Ken Martin - Why Trumpets? To Fulfill A Promise

well good morning everyone on this very very special holy day not only is it the weekly sabbath something we look forward to but today is a double high sabbath because it kicks off the holy day season and this is a very special time for all of us and something that we should be exceedingly joyful and happy to be a part of appreciate those opening comments from mr mills and we're going to take a look at some things here today that are very exciting in terms of not only how it's going to apply to us but how it's going to apply to everyone in the process of time it is a wonderful blessing to be able to sit here on this holy day because you realize the far-reaching impact that it's going to have not only for us but for the whole world of which we live i've entitled this sermon today why trumpets and the answer to fulfill a promise why trumpets to fulfill a promise what was that promise i shall return and jesus is going to return and we're here today by a divine decree a divine decree the bible talks about this in very specific terms and as individuals who have been brought into the awareness of the truth of god and not everyone has that wonderful gift so we should be extremely appreciative now as we celebrate these days in our honor because what we're doing it's an act of worship our presence today is an act of worship toward our god who has commanded us to keep these days so it's a divine decree it's a summons that requires something from each of us each of us are expected to do something on this day in our relationship to god so our lives our future are tied to this enormous significance the enormous significance and the meaning of this festival of god it's spoken of in leviticus 23 and verse 1 which means these are my feasts so god has given us the specifics he tells us right up front look these don't belong to anybody else and don't try to water these things down these things are my feasts and i have set the guidelines the rules and i have given you a divine summons to come before me and that's why we're here today and this is an exciting period of time for all of us in the church of god each year each year those of us in god's church are reminded of the far-reaching effects of god's festivals because they outline the plan of god people today wander in life and they ask themselves well what's it all about what is life well i submit to you that there's no answer to life unless you look to the god who is the source of life that's why man can't put a handle on it he can't quite come to grips with what is this thing ah this sweet mystery of life we know it's precious we know it's something different than anything else that exists in all life i believes clearly is stated in the bible comes from god he is the one who only has immortality and he shares that gift of eternal life and immortal life with the angels with us as human beings made in his image sons and daughters of god and with all other life forms he created anything that has life has to come from god and so we have to listen to god each and every opportunity we have to come before him study his word and to grow in the grace and knowledge of the scriptures so that we will be more like him and come to understand him and our lord and savior jesus christ those of us who have been given the i would like to use the term eyes to see you know you have eyes to see if you read the scriptures and you can comprehend them most people today because in the plan of god they have not yet been called only a small handful as we know and that's why we're here today but the vast majority of the world is not here their time is later and as the feast begins to progress for these fall holy days we will understand their part and how they come into the play so we don't have to worry about moms and dads and brothers and sisters and aunts and uncles and people who have gone before and are deceased they lie in the grave waiting for the day of the resurrection but if you leave god out of the picture there is no answer to anything that's why these days are so important for us and we're told that those of us who have been given eyes to see in our lifetime we have received a divine calling from god himself the very one who is the author of all life and he has touched us and is explaining to us why we are on this earth that he created why he made us out of the dust of the ground in his image male and female because we are looking forward to a day when we will become the divine sons and daughters of god i mean how important in this life is family we all know it and families in this world are all dysfunctional none of us are perfect but god is raising if i might use the term or better put rearing a divine perfect family and that is exciting and that's why it says he's perfecting holiness in us we don't know how to perfect it in ourselves the plan of god involves his great purpose for making life and all things and that's what gets us very excited when we realize you've been touched by the hand of god to understand these things and to be able to know what the end of the beginning is all about from the very beginning when god created mankind he put everything in a plan he outlines those plans by his festivals and that's why this divine calling in acts 2 38 admonishes us that we are to act on this calling act on this summons when we are told to appear and what is that acts 2 38 and we're supposed to repent and be baptized and receive this gift of the holy spirit the gift of the holy spirit is the dynamic element that works in our life and so in the final time remaining what i want to do is i want to cover some very important elements to help us understand that this holy day while a group of people are going to be rejoicing when it comes there's another group of people who will not be very happy when this day comes they have argued against god they have fought against god they have practiced those things that are contrary to god himself and his instruction and because of that very thing what god is going to do he is going to cause man's worlds and his world and everything he hopes and dreams for is going to collapse it's going to collapse that's why it says in the parable jesus used the example he says if you build your house your life is built on sand when the storms come and it's not built on the right dimensions as god has outlined should be built on a rock which is the rock of christ jesus is that rock that followed them first corinthians 10 tells us that in the old testament when he followed the israelites and so what we find is that that house collapsed and it says and great is the collapse well dear brethren right now we're hearing talk and rumors about the great reset we're hearing talk about forces behind the scenes that are getting ready to dynamically change the world in which you and i live they want to create a new world a world that is a world by their definition a new world order of things and what is going to happen is that god has created his divine reset what they are going to try to accomplish will never be able to be brought to pass it will come crashing down and we understand that because god has explained that to us how he's going to do it and bring it about we're going to see a little of that today so man's world is going to collapse and the return of the king jesus christ will be the great divine reset when god is going to come and he's going to set the record straight for mankind because today mankind is all over the place everybody is leaning to their own understanding and they're confused and they have nobody to guide them just like ancient israel in their in the book of judges you read about all the problems that the nation of old testament israel had and how god worked with them and what was the final thing he told him he says there was no king in israel and everyone did what was right in their own eyes and that's how people are living today that's why if you have eyes to see you know you have entered into that time frame that the bible has talked about and we have spoken of for many years frankly we were ahead of our time we were thinking about things that had not yet happened but right now folks everything is happening the whole world is beginning to recognize something big is going down and that's why we have to be prepared for what it's all about to announce the beginning of the great fall harvest of mankind that's what these fall holy days are and this is what gives us great excitement at this time i've used the scripture many times and i'll continue to do it because it tells us what we must do we must be in a state of learning romans 15 and verse 4 in which it says everything that is written was preserved for our learning why do we go to school in early grades to learn why do we go to high school to learn why do we go to college to learn why do we have different types of employment and jobs that we go for training and we learn how to be proficient as a plumber electrician an airline pilot whatever it is all these things require are learning as human beings if we're not learning then something has happened we are beginning to retrogress and we're beginning to lose ground and this is what god does not want that's why he tells us we must always be moving forward always looking to the future because god is our future and jesus christ is going to lead us into the future of eternity with things that are absolutely mind-blowing and the bible makes it very clear that god says at his right hand our pleasures forevermore he's going to bring wonderful things we think we have some wonderful things that we can enjoy in life but can't compare to what god says he's going to do for all of us in the future so turn with me to ezekiel chapter 20 and verse 20. the book of ezekiel one of the major prophets of the old testament whom god used to bring forth many prophetic pieces of instruction for the old testament church of israel and also for the new testament church of god in ezekiel chapter 20 if you'll turn to verse 20 we'll see something very important stated here we are commanded and to hallow my sabbaths and they shall be a sign between me and you that you may know that i am the lord your god now i submit to you dear folks today people today do not know the lord god that's one of the great reasons he's going to come back and have to re-educate mankind for those who survive these terrible times that are still yet ahead that are going to come because of the sinful behavior of mankind and what he says here is that we have if you looked up in verse 18 the latter part of that it says nor will you defile yourself with your idols we have been so consumed with idols and in fact if you read this whole chapter you'll begin to see that this is a history of how god worked with his people in the two great problems that israel had was sabbath-breaking and idolatry so how we how we revere god's sabbaths just like this one is a double high sabbath with trumpets taking precedence over the weekly sabbath and then we realize not only here do we have this marvelous sabbath and the truth but sabbath-breaking and idolatry and i'm submitting again to your thoughts that you look around and be observant because idolatry is everywhere idolatry is everywhere folks and we need to understand how that's going to impact mankind now it is a sign between god and each of us and we are heading for the greatest event to ever incur in human history there's a lot of great events that have happened in marked time but acts 1 verse 11 tells us about an event that is yet to take place that was stated back after jesus christ left this earth acts 1 and verse 11. acts 1 and verse 11. as jesus was being taken up into the heavens it says in verse 10 and while they look steadfastly up toward heaven as he went up behold two men who were actually angelic beings stood by them in white apparel always one of the symbols of a righteousness these were righteous angels manifesting themselves and they asked the question you men of galilee why are you standing here gazing up into heaven this same jesus the one you see leaving which is taken up from you into heaven shall so come in like manner as you have seen him go into heaven this major event is going to absolutely change history everything will become quite different from that point on jesus is declared the son of god and he is going to return to this earth why as i mentioned why this feast of trumpets this is the day that sets in motion the return of the son of god that's why trumpets to fulfill a promise and this is the promise that was given he's going to come again in like manner so when he returns to this earth things are going to change they're going to change big time because again people don't want to believe this because they want to live in their own fantasy world they want to live doing what they want to do because human beings in their selfish way that's all of us folks all of us are this way we have a deceitful heart we like to play god and we're not qualified to play god we're not qualified to rule even over our fellow human beings only god is because he is god and he must make known to all his creation that he and he alone is god and he is the one that has given life and without him you cannot explain this marvelous thing of life and people have sat and tried to contemplate and cogitate and all kinds of things trying to figure out are we alone in the universe are we just a fluke or something that happened by accident no there was divine purpose there was divine meaning as you're going to see here in just a little bit of something i'm going to read to you from a noted scientists deceased who knew who should know better by the very things he stated and we will with our eyes to see will look right through it and analyze what he has said so what we have here is that the son of god will return to the earth sometime in the future and with all the signs that are happening right now we believe that it may be getting a lot closer than any of us think i'm not setting dates you don't have to worry about it because god has already got it figured the father and he will say son now's the time now how will that be that's in his hands that's his venue to decl declare that at that particular time but people don't want this to happen notice ii peter chapter 3 verse 4 2 peter chapter 3 and verse 4. this shows the attitude of people as a whole that mankind today are expressing this very thing and where in verse 4 where is the promise of his coming that's that we just discussed about it they know that it was discussed in the book of acts in acts chapter 2 verse 38 shows what we were supposed to act on and in acts 1 11 was the angels talking and saying he's going to come again in like manner but notice how the world as a whole this is what peter is reflecting he says their attitude is where is the promise of his coming for since the fathers fell asleep since people have gone to sleep and their they're in their graves everything continues as it was from the beginning of creation they look around they say hey this is just from one generation to the next to the next to the next what what's what's new what's new here and notice what he says he says for they are willingly ignorant verse 5 that by the word of god the heavens of old were of earth and the earth standing out of the water and in the water this is in other words taking you back to the book of genesis what you read in the beginning statement in genesis deals with beginnings and god is telling us how the beginning took place and how things have progressed down through time and here we are today here we are today it's affecting us as well all right what does god say about this happening let's take a look at matthew 25. matthew 25 and let's look at verse 31 matthew 25 and verse 31. the word of god fills in this marvelous picture and gives us the answer that while the world says where is the promise of his coming here matthew records in verse 25 chapter 25 verse 31 that when the son of man shall come in his glory once it has been determined now is the time it says with all the holy angels the entirety of the angelic host coming back with him then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory this will be one of the most fantastic events of human history and you and i hope to be a part of that because not only when those holy angels come back with jesus we want to be a part of that resurrection that brings us into that first and glorious return and we will not come back being physical we'll be coming back as born-again sons and daughters of god so again this is uh what i call this is a wow event when this happens it's going to be wow mankind is going to be stunned because this is all taking everything out of his hands and so that's why we're told now enjoy the blessings of god that he's given us the wonderful blessings of israel that he's placed upon his people in the end time because we see them being taken away we have sinned as a people and we are paying the price for it and we are losing our status that we once had or what god gave as our glory we were among the nations the most glorious nation the best nation that ever had created not a perfect nation a nation filled with many problems but god works through people and he works through the problems and difficulties of people and he turns it all around for his benefit that his glory may be made manifest he's not here to preserve our ideas of glory and what we think he's going to change the entirety of mankind notice angels he's coming back with angels why angels because angels are dynamic part of the plan of god that's why he created them and they are messengers and they carry out the will of god just like gabriel was a carob angel that gives information and instruction michael likewise and so we find he has a service he is a commander of the host among the angelic realm that everything is organized with god god is not the author of chaos in fact when we read the book of genesis always think about that as god has revealed it human beings think when they read the book of genesis that all right genesis 1 1 in the beginning god created the heaven and earth that's time space and matter that's better sheath sheet elohim and because of that people say all right well then he created the earth originally in verse 2 in a state of chaos no he didn't that verse 1 tells us everything was done in organized fashion it was perfect and then chaos erupted in the universe verse 2 to you and bow you and we know that god is not the author of confusion so we understand because our eyes have been blessed to see that there was a rebellion among the angelic realm and god had to deal with that in the plan of god and so he is using that element as well as all other things and then what did god do verse 2 tells us you're brought on the scene and there's confusion in the creation and then god does what let there be light and then he tells us about this and then he tells us about that in other words he brings order to a chaotic state of affairs our lives have been extremely chaotic folks all of our lives have been we've lived in chaos because we live in a chaotic world and god through his holy spirit has brought from chaos he's brought us to what order he's ordered our life and brought it around he taught us how to keep the sabbath because when you keep the sabbath suddenly your life which was in confusion you were living seven days a week god says you can't function that way you've got to have a day of rest and you've got to learn of me because i am the source of your life i'm the one who gives you life and if you just keep running around like a chicken with your head cut off you'll never understand who you are why you are why you were put on this earth so lo and behold look at our lives compare what you have over the years where you have been and where you are now and you can see the wave of where you've hit chaos and confusion and how god got rid of this chaos and that confusion he's perfecting holiness in us and when that happens guess what we're at peace because god is a god of peace and he's going to send the prince of peace on this future holy day at a point in time to set the record straight on life and why we as human beings are placed on this earth and he's going to redesign and redo everything you know the the physical world is literally covered with angels i don't think we realize that to what degree god's angels are all over the place because they're they're ministering spirits to the saints of god so they're everywhere watching and protecting us and many of us have been closer to death than any of us would ever imagine and god in his mercy intervened and with his angels spared us we didn't see it all we did is survive from it and if that angel had not been there watching over us we might not have survived so it's interesting to think about these things dear brethren because these angels are there doing what they're carrying out the will of god but there's another group of angels out there in this world and we see that the fruit of their work their work creates chaos creates upheaval and all kinds of heartache but god's angels are there to help and nourish and strengthen and give us the help that we need as individuals now the physical human mind that you and i were born with and leaving god technically out of the picture on this we're talking about our just physical brains we can't comprehend spiritual things you can't i can't nobody can but how is it now that we do something happened in our life we were touched by god this book that didn't make any sense to us and we were willing like everybody else just to go our own way and do our own thing and we didn't care less about what other people thought suddenly boom a reality check and we found out that we were on the wrong side of the ledger and we had to get our act together we had to act on this knowledge because now we see it from a perspective we've never seen why because god's spirit was working with us and as it says in the gospel thing of john the gospel so excuse me the gospel book of john that we would be doing what the spirit of god would work with us and then ultimately be in us upon conversion process so here we have first corinthians chapter two first corinthians chapter two if you'll join me there we'll see what god reveals here through the apostle paul who was enlightened to see many of these marvelous truths and of course seeing it even in his own life in first corinthians chapter 2 and verse 14. now it says the natural man the natural man the natural woman that's just talking about human beings as they are receives not the things of the spirit of god why because they are foolishness unto him that's what people look at i don't believe that that doesn't make any sense that's because their eyes are not open to see those things at this time remember one thing that jesus told his disciples when they came to him they said well master why do you why do you talk to them in parables and he says because unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of god but to them it is not given meaning at that time it wasn't their time to learn our time for learning romans 15 4 is now and if we don't learn these lessons then we either have to repeat and learn by going through other tests and trials and hopefully we can learn quickly and go through less and less heartaches and suffering and notice what he says the natural man doesn't grasp these things neither can he know them because they are spiritually discerned something has to happen and that's where the spirit of god comes into the mind of a human being to help us discern well what is god saying here and it says verse 16 for who knows the mind of the lord well nobody knows god that he may be instructed of him but we have the mind of christ by learning of the mind of christ that's why peter said we are to grow in the grace and knowledge of our lord and savior jesus christ the more we study the gospels the more we think about him the more how did jesus deal with this how are we supposed to deal with it if we follow in his footsteps we'll know how to live this gift of life in a more apropos manner to receive the blessing of god all right now science on the other side of the coin scientific and boy do we live in a scientific world now i mean after after 70 some years ago when world war ii finished up it just seems like technology cut loose uh the scientists were grabbing all they could from the germans that that they were developing the russians took their share we took our share we brought verna von braun over to the united states and he used his rocketry that he used for the third reich he used it to come over here and helped us to create saturn and some of the other high rockets that shoot up into space and we have the von braun facility the uh over there in huntsville alabama that you can go and see a lot of this information given so now we're living in tech tech the tech society we've had the agricultural revolution we've had the every kind of revolution i guess you could talk afterwards we've had the industrial revolution was the big one that came from the days in the 16 or know in the 1800s and then all into the early 1900s now we're in the high tech and all of us in our possession right here as i'm talking to you all have something in your possession that is high tech and you never dreamed you would ever have anything like that i never dreamed i would have a phone that would have all this information on it and i could call somebody across the country or just send a text message and it comes back to me as fast as i could say jack robertson and it's amazing these are things that show again how physical science can grow and produce but when it comes to the spiritual realm they are void they cannot comprehend that's what you just saw there in the book of first corinthians 2 and verse 14. now i'd like to read an article very quickly just hit highlights here to show you why they are willingly ignorant and if anything proves this is willingly ignorant this is something i found very very helpful to confirm the bible his name is stephen hawking stephen hawking uh he's deceased now he was a man a paraplegic type person he had to use computers to talk and when it came through the sound system and technology he would speak and you would but he was a very outstanding mental scientist he really knew his stuff and he put forth different things at different times at one time he uh he actually was pro god said uh that you know it has to be there has to be some intelligence involved but listen what he said the universe can create itself from nothing have you seen anything that can create itself from nothing i don't think there's anything on record now he says this now how does he back it up there is no place for god in theories on the creation of the universe so we're talking about the creation of the universe but we don't need god we don't need a creator professor hawking made this comment he says he had previously argued belief in a creator was not incompatible with science well that's right science and true biblical understanding is marvelous how it joins together but in a new book he concludes that the big bang was the inevitable consequence of the law of physics question please forgive me i'm dummy i'm not so smart mr hawkins but where did you get the law of physics who created the law of physics why are you talking about laws and things being done and lo and behold these things that are being done you say just happen by accident you say the grand design there is no need to invoke god who set the universe going well why is it set going why didn't it just fall apart what's holding it together mr hawkins spontaneous creation is the reason there is something spontaneous creation it just kind of get there they suddenly well how could it i mean there's no reason for it well he adds he says because there is a law such as gravity gravity mr hawking where did you get gravity please explain you are the scientist i'm the dummy i don't know anything about this thing but what is this thing of gravity he says that the universe can and will create itself from nothing well wait a second if it creates itself from nothing then why is there a law of gravity if the law of gravity is the reason why it creates itself from nothing if you're confused so am i that's my point this is this is absolute foolishness he said because in the brief history of time professor hawkins says it appears to accept the role of god in the creation of of of the universe but if we discover a complete theory if we can't see our minds human minds versus god's mind if we can con conceive of a complete theory it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason human reason how do you comprehend god who is above all that is he lives outside of the creation he created the creation he created the law of gravity he created the law of physics it's an amazing thing anyway he says for then we should know the mind of god when we get our mind to that point well that's not the case brethren i give you that just to show you again here are smart people don't play yourself down because you think you don't know anything they would look at you and say you're just you're a neophyte here you you know you don't know anything you know the truth of god john 17 17 and that makes you a whole lot smarter than a lot of scientists who talk like this also let's take a look at some of the future events these are the future events that are going to be happening and it is something that we need to keep in mind because the feast of trumpets reveals to us that there are spiritual forces behind the scenes of everyday life and they are working upon us every day and we have a situation where the bible says you better be wearing the whole armor of god why because you're going to need it to defend yourself from the fiery darts of the adversary the wrong spirit forces that are at work and you're going to need something in that armor called a shield of faith you're going to have to be able to put up a strong defense in faith and confidence in the word of god or otherwise you're going to be wounded in your mind and you're going to think oh well maybe they're right brethren there is going to be a phenomenal time yet ahead for all of us to have to deal with we're going to see things we can't explain and because we can't explain it we're going to be intimidated by things we can't explain this is why people many times back away because they're they're intimidated when they don't know something and somebody says well this that and i and and then well since i don't know that maybe then maybe maybe they're right and i'm wrong don't assume that you are wrong if you're trusting in the word of god you are on the of your foundation is built on a rock jesus christ will never leave you he will never forsake you but he tells us don't you forsake me don't you turn from me you're going to have to walk in my footsteps you're going to have to follow my direction now these forces work behind the scenes and certain conditions are being fulfilled to the will of god but the these other dynamic force demonic forces working behind the scenes they're working to fulfill satan's will you see satan's battling against the christian that's why christians today are suddenly under fire and jesus said in matthew 24 that there will come a time he says just because you say and affirm that you belong in a christian community you know and there are good christians and there are professing christians god knows who the good christians are as opposed to the professing now the professing many times claim to believe these things but they won't obey god and that's something that god works in their lives where our judge we don't judge anybody our calling is to do the work of god to proclaim the gospel and get prepared ourselves for this awesome event that's coming because never before have we witnessed such fast-moving events on a daily basis i was going back on some of my notes and a couple sir uh a couple of things uh my wife barbara she gave me her book and i she says hey here's here's what we said and what we did back in 217. so i look back and some of the things i had said and some of the things i refer to and guess what they're forgotten by most people things i mentioned back there in 217 most people have forgotten and most of it doesn't even apply anymore because things have moved so fast we're moving in fast directions in another way and so it's hard it's like hold on everybody we're moving at a lightning speed and that's exactly what's happening and now we're finding great political problems religious problems economic problems it's raging all over the planet and we've got a big election coming up in the united states of america we hear talk about our nation being divided we hear about a great reset going to happen uh we know they're pumping trillions and trillions of dollars into the economy that'll last for a while but what will happen are we going to go to the gold standard will it raise the price of gold way up high a lot of things are being talked about right now it's called a great reset and then there's a thing called agenda 21 for those of you if you haven't heard about it you go on there these people are brazen now they're talking openly what they want to do we've got people walking the streets who are about marxist communist marxists and they want to destroy the country you and i love it's not a perfect country but it's the best country on the face of the earth and that's why everybody else wants to come here they want to have open borders yeah no we can't we can't afford to have open borders that would destroy the country and that's what they want to destroy the country ephesians chapter 6 and verse 12 reminds us that we are dealing with both physically and spiritually ephesians let's go to the book of ephesians chapter 6 and verse 12. the book of ephesians chapter 6 and here's what paul told us this is what you're up against every day he says for we wrestle you know have you ever done any wrestling at any time with anybody where you horse around with another person you kind of wrestled with them that's close combat folks wrestling isn't social distancing six feet away it's up close that means the enemy gets up as close as he can to do what it says we wrestle against not flesh and blood but against principalities against powers against the rulers of the darkness of this world against spiritual wickedness in high places and my marginal reference says wicked spirits we're fighting wicked spirits they're trying to influence our mind and take us away from the things of god and that's where we've got to be alert god is telling us this element is going to create a great be great deal of trouble in the years ahead i'll just reference it to daniel chapter 10 verse 13 daniel chapter 10 and verse 13 and in verse 20 and you will notice that there was an angelic combat going on when daniel was praying and asking for information from god that michael had to come and assist gabriel because he was being resisted by a demonic prince of persia a high-ranking demonic servant of satan trying to hold back the information not wanting that information to be known so we see that here again spirits play a big part now let's quickly jump to something else very quickly to show you again these things of the how angels play their part revelation chapter 16 revelation chapter 16 and verse 13 and 14. all right beginning in verse 13 of revelation 16 it says i saw three unclean spirits so these are unclean these are demonic servants of satan the devil they come out like frogs out of the mouth of the dragon who is representative of satan out of the mouth of the beast and the false prophet and they are the spirits of demons as it should read working miracles yes because they have been thrown out of heaven but angelic power that they had is now being used for evil purposes they are very talented god didn't take away all their capacity to do things but he did restrict where they could not use those powers in certain ways that they would like to so he says they're going to go forth to the kings of the earth of the whole world to gather them to the battle of the great day of god almighty this is what you refer to in the bible as the battle of armageddon they're going to set the set the play in motion they're going to drive those nations to warfare against jesus christ angels have always been key players when i studied the scripture i always see that they're key players in the affairs of men and so you know we have a few seats here that might be occupied by angels today because they keep these days too they know this is part of the holy day plan of god and what do we also notice as you read in the book of revelation that there are going to be trumpet plagues administered by angels seven last plagues administered by angels and where's gonna where's the church of god that has the portion thereof that has survived up to that point where are they gonna be well according to the scripture revelation 12 and verse 12 they will be provided for in a place that god will provide now people speculate where is that place my answer to that question is always this wherever god is that's the place of safety i think it's psalm 91 tells us that god is the place of safety that's what you're looking for if you're looking for a physical place why would you want to go to a physical place when you can be in the arms of god that's the safest place to be and that's where we all need to be all right this feast then reminds us that god is going to make right all the wrongs under man's rule mankind does not know the way to peace romans 3 17 and isaiah 59 8 romans 3 17 and isaiah 59 8 and when jesus christ comes back and that's in revelation 19 verse 11 through 21 he's not going to come back to say will all the leaders of the nations please sit down at the table and let's dialogue he's not going to do that it says he's coming back as a conquering king and why is that necessary because not too long ago there was an individual out there protesting on the street these quote innocent protesters who had one of these signs in which it said if christ comes back let's kill him again i think that says it all that's the attitude in the heart of so many people if christ were to come back let's kill him again how absolutely sad and pathetic but what about the saints of god what are we supposed to do in the meantime as all this stuff is building let's go to first corinthians chapter 15 because this tells us a lot right here first corinthians chapter 15. in chapter 15 verses 50 through 53 tremendous tremendous point of part of scripture because it tells us right here plainly that we do not possess humanly immortality we don't have eternal life it's not till christ comes into our life through the conversion process that god gives us the down payment of eternal life that we know that we will because christ was raised from the grave he's at the right hand of god and so it says behold verse 51 i show you a mystery not everybody understands this that we shall not all sleep there will be a portion who will be changed it says in a moment in the twinkling of an eye at the last trump when that trump goes off and the sound it says the dead will be raised incorruptible notice they'll be raised incorruptable and we shall be changed why verse 53 for this corruptable which we are as human beings left by ourselves must put on incorruption and this mortal must put on immortality that is the gift god offers us he says look i'm the source of all life and i give you life as human beings made in my image and i want you to become my divine sons and daughters of god so there is a plan being worked out we are shown through these holy days and the countdown has begun and we are supposed to be looking forward to the day when we will be changed from this mortal to immortality which will be sustained by the hand and power of god because all power belongs to god you can't have power without god he is the one who is the ever-living one who generates self-existing life all other life forms have to be sustained by the power of god that's why it says the word of christ it says by his word he sustains all things by the word of his power he speaks it and it's done now what do we do in the meantime notice verse 58 therefore my beloved brethren be you steadfast unre unmovable always abounding in the work of the lord for as much as you know that your labor what you're striving to do is not in vain in the lord in other words god monitors us he sees what we're striving to do he knows and reads our motives he wants our motives to be a motive of love and love of the brethren is going to be a sustaining power god's love shed abroad in our hearts so that we can truly love one another as god has commanded us to do without that love of god shudder brought in our hearts we would not be able to do it but with god all things are possible so where are we now well trump trumpets reminds us like paul said in second timothy 4 and verse 8 that there's a crown awaiting us god has a special crown with your name on it or a badge of identity however you want to think about it but the bottom line is in titus chapter 2 let's notice final scripture titus chapter 2. here in titus chapter 2 verse 11 through 13. it says for the grace of god that is jesus christ the grace of god that brings salvation has appeared to all men and what have we learned he was teaching us that denying ungodliness worldly lust that we should live soberly righteously and godly in this present world and what guides us is his spirit that leads us to keep the commandments and do those things that are pleasing to god so that we can live in a peace of mind that passes all understanding we're not living in a chaotic state of mind today so many people are living in a chaotic state of mind but it goes on to say we are to be looking for something what is it that blessed hope and the glorious appearing of the great god and our savior jesus christ we're not to be looking down we're to be looking up we're not to be walking in a negative frame of mind we're to be in a positive frame of mind and god wants us to constantly move forward and follow his example and what we are now doing on this feast of trumpets is being reminded that this is going to be a fulfilling of a promise why trumpets because a promise was made and a promise has to be fulfilled jesus christ will return and you and i have to make the most of the time that we have given and we don't know what that time limit is it's all in god's hands but we should be pressing hard for the kingdom of god god help us all to do that as we keep god's feast of trumpets followed by next time we gather the feast of atonement we'll see you there

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