The Restrainer - Amir Tsarfati

[Music] I'd like to conclude this conference with this third and last message before we going to take another set of Q&A with the message on a topic that is really really untouched or in many ways unknown to so many Christians there is a great great misunderstanding of the whole portion from second Thessalonians chapter 2 regarding the gathering of all of us to be with the Lord and I would like to to tell you that all of it has to do with the fact that people always stop reading and not they don't continue to where they should the Bible says in the second epistles that Paul wrote to the Thessalonians he said the following thing and please follow up with me now brethren concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in our gathering together to him we ask you not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled neither by spirit or by word or by letter as it if from us as though the day of Christ had come Paul is telling the people of the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki do not panic do not rush to unnecessary conclusions there is an order of things to happen before Jesus comes back and gather his people to him now many people continue one more verse then stop and then make the wrong conclusion watch this first of all he says let no one deceive you by any means for that day will not come unless the falling away comes first he says the falling away come for he says look Jesus is not gonna come back to take his church before there is going to be in the Greek apostasy I say that apostasy ax from that comes the word apostasy now unfortunately some say that the word apostasy is rapture which is how can it be the rapture cannot happen until the rapture happens first it doesn't even make sense grammatically boardies apostasy apostasy is the false and wrong teachings from within the church not from the outside it's going you're going to see wrong movements putting the wrong emphasis on the wrong things and the automatic thing is getting away and away and away from the Word of God I am NOT against signs and wonders I believe it's important but when you forget the word and it's only signs and wonders you're in trouble I'm also not against healing but it's if it's only healing and it's not teaching the word because think about it it is the Word of God that sanctifies us Jesus says that so we have to be in the world we have to teach the world we have to study the word and that is so we are not going to be deceived because deception is always there when people are ignorant when people don't know the word then somebody comes and teach them something and they follow him I mean come on if you really are in the word you can never follow the appointed son because you know it's not biblical because you know the New Jerusalem is only going to come at the very end because you know that there is no restored Garden of Eden anywhere because you know that the father still exists the son still exists the Holy Spirit still exists they are three and they're in one and they are three and they are not in mr. Keeble oi I'm very sorry I will also tell you then then he went on now Paul is a very diligent teacher of the word is one of my favorite Bible characters because he is a man who studied so much throughout his life though most of what he studied he counted as rubbish later on but he's amended studies he's a man that is in - you know when he was in darkness he he was still full of zeal in the wrong place but he was a salesperson and then Paul is a very deductive person look he look what he said he said first of all he says I don't want you to be mr. I don't want you to have unnecessary history I don't want you to think that the day of the Lord already came don't let anyone write to you or tell you or him to you that it happened in other words he's basically telling them don't think that you were left behind don't the rapture took place no there has to be certain things first of all there has to be great apostasy and the apostasy will usher the coming of the Antichrist the apostasy has to be first the Antichrist is not gonna come to a perfect world where the Word of God is being taught in a healthy manner all over the world it's gonna come when people will be deceived from the outside and from the inside and therefore he says there will be first a falling away and then the man of sin is revealed the son of perdition who opposes and exalts elph above all that is called God or that is worshipped so that he sits as God in the temple of God showing himself that He is God so people stop reading right there and said there you go that's why the the rapture has to come at the end of the tribulation because the Antichrist has to be revealed first wait why don't you keep reading why don't you just finish reading because Paul says wait a minute yes he has to be revealed but let me explain to you what has to happen first before his reveal and then he says this do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things and now you know what is restraining that he may be revealed when in his own time and then he said the following thing for the mystery of lawlessness is already at work he says look the Antichrist is going to be reveal future tense in his old time but the one thing we can conclude for sure one thing we know for sure is that his spirit of lawlessness his spirit of evil of deception is already at work so that's one for sure but then he says this then he says the mystery of lawlessness is already at work only he who now restrains who will do so until he is taken out of the way and then say and then and then say and then and then the lawless one will be revealed so you have to keep reading you'll conclude you have to study the world he's telling you yes there is going to be apostasy yes the Antichrist is going to rise but I want you to know that and he is going to be revealed in his own time but there is one thing that is stopping him from being revealed and that one thing has to be taken out of the way for him to then be revealed I just love the Word of God because their best way to study the Word of God is to let the Word of God explain the Word of God so the questions that we're gonna ask ourselves today is first of all who is the restrainer what is he restraining when did the strainer start why does the restrainer restrain haba does the restrainer restrain and all that and we just read in 2nd Thessalonians 2 7 and 8 we just read let's read it again for the mystery of lawlessness is or look I marked the times already he who now say that restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way and then you see you see he says this there is something that is already going on it will continue until it will be taken out and then the Antichrist will be revealed so the one thing we can conclude already is that the only thing we see with the very eyes and we feel in our spirit is the mystery of lawlessness and what's going to be the end of that man whom the Lord will consume with the breath of his mouth and destroy with the brightness of his coming so he's already talking about a second coming he's telling you the rapture will be taking place then the Antichrist will reveal himself and then in a second coming Christ will destroy him all of that treasure is in within those two verses just to put things in the right perspective first John chapter four one two three beloved do not believe every spirit but test the spirits whether they are of God because many false prophets have gone out into the world by this you know the Spirit of God every spirit had confessed that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is honor of God and this is the spirit of the Antichrist which you have heard was coming and is now already in the world this spirit of the Antichrist is already in the world first John four four to six you are of God little children and have overcome them because what say because he say he he he who is in you is greater than he was in the world they are of the world therefore they speakers of the world and the world hears them but we are of God he who knows God hears us he who is not of God does not hear us by the way this tells you this tells you that large churches are not necessarily teaching the Word of God this tells you that being a believer does not necessarily means I need to belong to a huge crowd because let me tell you something folks we will always be the minority always we were not even designed to be the majority we are designed to be only at the end the only ones but until he will make all things new new heavens new earth new Jerusalem where we are the only dwellers we will always be the minority don't seek to be the majority because you will not be why does the path to destruction arrow is the path to salvation you understand to begin with we're not of this world we are citizens of the heavenlies we are not if you want to be like the world look what's gonna happen because he who is in you is greater than he was in the world they are of the world therefore they speak as of the world and the world hears them the world will hear you when we you speak to the world what the world wants to hear the world will not hear you if you speak the truth now let me teach you Greek look at the word in the Greek oh say ho ho is he and in Hebrew he is a who who in Hebrew is he in English he in English is hor in Greek hee ha hoo ha means the one Romans 8:31 232 what then shall I say to these things if God is for us who can be against us he who did not spare his own son how do we say in the Greek he ha how do we say in Hebrew he who he who did not spare his own son but delivered him up for us for all of us how shall he how do we say he in Greek hope hope in Greek who is in Hebrew shall not with him freely give us all things but then in the Greek he who can you do the he who hee hoo hoo hee let's go to the hee hoo can I get the hee hoo there is have I lost you somewhere with because there is he which is but then he who is the he who is actually host and I I'm going to show you something very interesting okay I guess we lost it so let me take you now from Adam to Jesus and all the way to the Antichrist there's three steps step 1 step 2 and step 3 first of all ever since sin entered the world judgment was required do we understand that judgment was required it is what it is today when you commit a crime judgment is required that's why we have lawyers that's why we have the law it's very simple Genesis 6:5 2:8 one of the most terrible portions of the Bible when the Lord saw you know that sin began small in the Garden of Eden only one fruit one bite that's it and before you know it in verse five and six of chapter 6 then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually God is looking at mankind he just created them four five chapters ago they started just with one little sin one bite of the wrong thing and look before you know it by chapter 6 everything they do all day long continually even just their thoughts let alone their deeds are evil continually and the Lord was sorry that he had made on the earth and the Lord was grieved in his heart so the Lord said I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth both man and beast creeping things and birds of the air for I am sorry that I have made them judgment had to come I think God that he said but Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord you see our God is not looking for an excuse to destroy us he's looking for an excuse to preserve and to bless and he found one man and by the way he read all this story of Noah he wasn't that great certainly not towards the end of his life but it was good enough for God to say I'm not going to wipe out all men I'm going to start all over again I'm gonna give it another shot but Noah thank God because because of that were still alive we're alive today because God had mercy if God would have acted according to his own laws we would have been not in existence people don't understand God said to Adam and Eve if you eat from that fruit what you will want surely die and the fact that even they were left alive was the mercies of God Satan by the way and I know a lot of people think that the restrainer is the one that restrains Satan Satan never restrains himself never Satan is Satan from from from Genesis 3 all the way to Revelation 20 he's the same first Peter 5:8 gives us a vivid picture of Satan be sober be vigilant because you're at yes siree the devil look what he says he walks about like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour this is Satan Satan is not resting says I say that is not looking at you oh I'll wait he looks terrible today no he is always on his mission to seek whom he may devour this is Satan second Thessalonians 2:9 2:12 the coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan when the Antichrist will come it's according to the working of Satan there is no restraining here with all power and signs and lying wonders and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish and because they did not receive the love of the truth that they might be saved only because they did not receive the love of the truth only because they actively rejected the only chance for them to be saved that's when God sent them strong delusion that they should believe the lie and that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but not only that they did not believe in the truth look at this world today not only that they don't want to believe in God but they take pleasure in unrighteousness don't tell me I cannot do this I want to do it this is my pleasure to understand on my way I want to do things this way and you primitive Christian get out of here I will determine if I'm a male or a female not you I will determine what family is not you I will even determine if God is a female or a male not you I will do what brings me pleasure that's what they do John 370 everybody loves to quote John 3:16 but John 3:17 a nun says for God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world but that the world through him might be saved he who believes in Him is not condemned however he who does not believe in is condemned already because from day one from Genesis 3 we are condemned we are automatically already condemned unless we believe and that's when we are no longer condemned we can escape judgment by believing in Christ Jesus and his finished work on the cross but if we don't if we reject it we are already condemned because he hasn't eat because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God and this is the condemnation that the light has come into the world and men love darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil for everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light lest his deeds should be exposed but he who does the truth comes to the light that his deeds may be clearly seen that they have been done in God you see which Satan business is as usual 2nd Corinthians 11 he says but what I do I will also continue to do that I may cut off the opportunity from those who desire an opportunity to be regarded just as we are in the things which they boast for such other false apostles deceitful workers transforming themselves into apostles of Christ and no wonder for Satan himself transforming himself into an angel of light he's always deceiving he's always on the go he's always there to look woman he can devour Satan does not restrain himself we are not restraining Satan the restrainer is not about him and I will tell you what the restrainer is Genesis 18 can show you that don't doubt Abraham is the father of the Jewish people because the first negotiations business negotiation between men and God was right there the Lord said if I find in Sodom 50 righteous within the city then I will spare all the place for their sakes and Abraham is is lowering him and then he says let not the Lord be angry and I will speak but once more suppose ten should be found there and you know what I want to tell you something God loves that you're not you're not negotiating with God over bad things you're negotiating with God over good things you want him to spare a place you want him not to exercise judgment because you want people to be saved so you're saying they're just what if there's only ten and the Lord said I will not destroy it for even the sake of ten causes you know what Abraham fine I'll restrain my judgment guess who is restrained here the judgment of God is being restrained it's not Satan as far as Satan is concerned every day all day long I want to deceive every day all day long I want to devour I want to kill I want to bring them to death God on the other hand restrains his his judgment more than once by the way even in the story of job when we think that Satan is up for the to be restrained all was Satan was Satan he's about killing destroying stealing and lying and by the way job who was even there before Abraham job himself ladies and gentlemen knew one thing I'm not too worried about Satan I'm not too worried about the schemes of the devil I'm not too worried about those things if there is one thing I need to worry about look o that my words were written all that we were they were inscribed in a book that they were engraved on a rock with an iron pen and a led before ever for I know that my redeemer lives and he shall stand at last on the earth and after my skin is destroyed this I know that in my flesh I shall seek God be afraid of the sword for yourself for wrath brings the punishment of the sword that you may know there is a judgment that's what men should be afraid of and that's what men should know that is awaiting and this is what was restrained in is restrained as long as we are here as long as we are here knock when when Jesus says you're the salt of the earth what do you think he meant do you know what salt is salt is that which slows down the decomposing the decay of the flesh we are the only reason that God is not already judging the world we are the restrainer you understand ever since Jesus came to this world the solution already was provided for judgment he peepers nine says in heathen who would have had a suffer to suffer often since the foundation of the world but now once at the end of the ages he has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself and as it is appointed for men to die once but after this the judgment so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many to those who eat early wait for him he will appear a second time apart from sin for salvation what he says is this Christ already came once to bring solution for sin and deliver you from judgment however he will appear again apart from sin for the salvation of your body Romans 8 tells us redemption of our body awaiting that judgment was replaced with awaiting his return that's for the believers the restrainer is God's presence in his people who are in this world they are the ambassadors they are the Watchmen they are the businessman the believers are the salt of the earth you are the salt of the earth but if the salt loses its flavor how shall it be seasoned it is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by males they are the face of God here on earth John 14 if you had known me you would have known my father also and from now on you would you know him and have seen him and Philip said to him Lord show us the father and it is sufficient for us and Jesus said to him and I've been with you so long and yet you have not known me Philip he who had seen me has seen the father so how can you say show us the father do you not believe that I am in the father and the father is in me you don't have to be the father to show the people the father God is not in temples made by men God is in men made to be his temples the Bible says in acts 17 God who made the world and everything in it since he is Lord of Heaven and Earth does not dwell in temples made with hands nor is he worshipped with men's hands as though he needed anything since he gives to all life breath and all things and then he continued for in him we live and we move and we have our being we are God in the when God is in this world we are the representative of God on earth in him we are to live and move and have our being when they see us they see Jesus when they see Jesus they see the Father you understand we our very existence here is their restraining power here in this world for judgment not yet to come first Corinthians 6:19 do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you whom you have from God and you are not your own second Peter 3:8 9 but beloved do not forget this one thing that with the Lord one day is a thousand years and a thousand years as one day the Lord is not slack concerning his promise as some count slackness but is long-suffering towards us this is why we're still here but he's not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance he is keeping us here he is not removing us from this world as of yet because he's long-suffering he is not willing that any should perish because the minute we are removed judgment comes and people will perish 1st Timothy 2:1 - 4 therefore exhort first of you or with all supplications prayers intercessions and giving of things be made to all men for kings and all who are in authority that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence for this is good and acceptable the sight of God our Savior who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth by the way he desires all men but he gave us free will and unfortunately most of them will not and I say that because there is a terrible heresy around the church now of universalism speaking and teaching that all men are saved no God wants them to be saved but he left it to them to decide because after all God did not create robots he wanted people to worship Him in spirit Hebrews 7 24 25 but he because he continues forever has he has an unchangeable priesthood therefore he's also able to save to the uttermost those who come to power through him since he always lives to make intercession for them it's not that God doesn't want men choose blunt God offered he's interceding he is leaving us here so people will see so people will come to the knowledge you know the moment will come and when we are out of here the Bible says that because they rejected the love of the truth that they might be saved God will send them strong delusion in other words if you choose to reject him today there is a great probability you'll never receive him because you will be completely deceived and you will be deluded you will be completely in a different mind and way of thinking and how will the restrainer be removed if we are the restrainer if the Holy Spirit in us restrains God from judging the world how will the restrainer be removed first the Salone ins 480 16 to 18 for the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout with a voice of the Archangel and with the trumpet of God and the dead in Christ will rise first and then we who are alive and remain shall be what cut up say that cut up in other words we will leave earth and we will cut up we will be caught up the Bible says together with those dead in Christ in the clouds to meet the Lord where you see we're no longer going to stay here the removal of the restrainer is going to be physically removal it's a physical removal we will be taken we will be caught up together with those who are dead in Christ and we will meet the Lord in the and thus we shall always be with the Lord therefore comfort one another with these words you cannot comfort one another with the words of let's stay here you should comfort one another way we're soon out of here that's what we need to comfort one another why will the restrainer be removed because judgement time is coming tribulations trials and testing will usher in the judgement and remember the tribulation will come upon the world but the tribulation is also for Israel's salvation remember God is not done with Israel God says in his word in Hosea 5:15 I will return again to my place until they acknowledge their offense and then they will seek my face and in their affliction they will earnestly seek me and when will the restrainer be removed the Bible just said just before the Antichrist is revealed you understand and if the spirit of the Antichrist is already here and if the world is already moving the fig tree is already ready the generation that shall not pass away is alive already Europe is ready to give birth to that leader to lead them out of chaos did you know that there's so much despair so much chaos right now in Western Europe did you know that they're looking for a deliverer every time someone new is showing up all the newspaper asking is he Europe's deliver even micron when he became president of France then the the Time magazine had him walking on water and the question was is this Europe Savior all that we see today the the whole crisis of immigration is just to expediate the longing of the people and later on they'll come to that point where they will receive him because that's will going to be the only way for them to see the light at the end of the tunnel and he's going to come he's around the corner the world is ready we know that they push for globalism the new trick which by the way even the Pope is taking a very big part in is now global warming its climate changing they say that that that climate change is now the biggest thing and the Pope by the way said that for the sake of climate change a global government is required ladies and gentlemen they tried everything in the last push is now underway the world is ready Europe is ready Israel is back in the land the world the word has been preached all over the world the spirit of the Antichrist apostasy is all over the lawlessness is everywhere everything is ready the question is are you ready it's not for nothing that Jesus gave them this parable of the ten virgins because they were ten and there were all virgins and they were all dressed in white and they were all holding and lampstands and they were all waiting yet only five were ready with oil in their lamps do you have oil in your lamp do you have the Holy Spirit are you born again I use spirit-filled do you know that your redeemer lives do you know that judgment is around the corner do you know that you're exempt from judgment because you believe in the one and he who believes in Him is not condemned but he who does not believe in him already is condemned so I want you to remember we are the restrainer with the presence of the Holy Spirit in us we are the light of the world we are the salt of the earth we are the ambassadors of Christ we are the businessman we are the Watchmen we are the restraining power that stops God from judging the world and once we are taken out of here judgment is going to come [Music] you

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Keywords: Amir Tsarfati, Rapture, Pre-Tribulation, Mid-Tribulation, Post-Tribulation, Endtime Prophecy, Prophecy, Awaiting His Return Conference, Davao City, Philippines, Israel, Sermon, Bible

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Length: 44min 49sec (2689 seconds)

Published: Wed Jan 30 2019