The Rapture Is Closer Than You Think | Pastor Otha Turnbough

Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Glad to see you all, Lord, on this morning.

Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus. Hallelujah. We're going to jump right into what it is that we have on today. I uh today is a uh one of the things that I realized is that uh there are a few ministries that the Lord has us preaching sermons for those that will be left behind. And so, uh, I need to share some things with you today that are very serious on multiple levels, [clears throat] uh, on multiple levels. And, uh, and this is a teaching that you may need to listen to again. Um, this is one that you may want to send to your relatives and even share with them that look, if you never listen to another sermon, please just listen to this one. And so, uh, we're going to jump right into it. If I have time, maybe at the end, I may offer it up. offer some uh things for a question and answer. But uh let's start with second Peter chapter 3. It says most importantly and and and before I start, let me say this that is you really got to give your undivided attention. I have to explain some things that are difficult to explain. A lot of confusion around this subject. It's not really talked about at most churches. And uh and then there's an instruction at the end that the Holy Spirit gave me to give to all of us.

So second Peter 3, it says, "Most importantly, I want to remind you that in the last days scoffers will come mocking the truth and following their own desires. They will say what happened to this promise that Jesus is coming again from before the times of our ancestors. Everything has remained the same since the world was first created. They deliberately forget that God made the heavens long ago by the word of his command and he brought the earth out from the water and surrounded it with water. Then he used the water to destroy the ancient world with a mighty flood. That's Noah's day. You know that part where it says they deliberately forget. You know, my wife and I, we were on vacation this past week. We were in Cabo, Mexico. And I like this particular place because the ocean is so uh rough that they don't allow you to go into the water. They actually have security standing there and you can't go into the water. You know, how you know they're Americans. always got to break rules and so they have ropes and the guy has to blow the whistle, you know. But I stood on the o edge of that thing just looking over into the vastness of the sea and and uh there were even clouds and it was lightning within the clouds and and and I was standing there. I was like, "Yeah, you you have to deliberately reject the creation principle to think that some firecracker was exploded in outer space and all of this natural order just just came about, you know, just just the very fact that where did the water come from?" You got to be on some level of stupid to say that the water all of that ocean, you know, and so but they deliberately do it. But in verse 7, it says, "By the same word, the present heavens and earth have been stored up for fire. They are being kept for the day of judgment." Now, I want you to think about something. Earth would have already been destroyed based on men. But God is making sure that he keeps planet earth intact cuz he wants to destroy it and not us. >> Okay? It's being stored up for fire. They are being kept for the day of judgment when ungodly people will be destroyed. But you must not forget this one thing. A day is like a thousand years to the Lord and a thousand years is like a day. How many know this very important when they said you should not remember this one thing. And then verse 9. Well, let me do verse eight. I need to teach this very accurately this morning. Um, so you know, we've been talking about the book of Revelation since Jen. We've been talking about the book of Revelation one chapter a weekend. And we've been talking about how, you know, the six days of creation represents 6,000 years of human history. And so that's the reason why God came out and created one thing on one day, then stopped, waited 24 hours, came back and created another thing on the next day, waited 24 hours, came out on a third day because each day would actually represent 1,000 years of human history. And so after 6,000 years, you would be at the end uh where things would begin to unfold. So it's been 6,000 years. And so now there are a lot of things that are being revealed and a lot of squirrely things that are being revealed. But then here in verse 9 now, and so based on that, you know, people have always quoted, "No man knows the day or the hour." No man knows the day or the hour. Yeah. And that is true. No man knows the day or the hour, but the Bible never said you wouldn't know the week, month, or the season. God is very specific. And what happened is is that, you know, preachers, we just said day of the hour, day of the hour. And that's the only revelation we had about the end time is that no man knows the day of the hour. And they never taught what the rest of the Bible says about the end times. And so, [clears throat] so, uh, [snorts] but because you might get to the place where you're like, "Oh, this is the season." But then that season could possibly pass. I'm preaching this with accuracy, but also letting you know that there's a measure of this that I'm ignorant about because I don't know.

Then in verse nine, it says, "The Lord isn't really being slow about his promise as some people think." Now, he just told us about the 6,000-year principle. Then he also says, "The Lord isn't really being slow about his promise as some people think." No, he's being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent. So, there are some scriptures in the Bible that are written for everyone. And then there are some scriptures in the Bible that are only written for people at that particular moment. That one is not written for everybody. That one is technically written to us in the last days who be like, "Well, you know what? Based on everything, Jesus should have returned." And then the Lord says, "Yeah, be careful. The Lord isn't being slow about his promises the way you think I'm being slow." Yeah, the time is up. But there are certain amount of people. I'm thinking about maybe your family member or you know someone else. these certain amount of people that I need to still come in. So, we'll leave the door open a little bit. So, this is one side of the coin when it comes to the end times is that you can see that the time is here and everybody is wondering why hasn't it happened yet? Some people don't want it to happen. Then you have the other side of the coin which is men setting dates and then it deceives people. And so, I didn't on my studies I don't care about a date. I just don't. So I will never study that subject, you know. But I do care about a season. You know how many of you know that when a farmer I have to teach this y'all. When a farmer plants a fruit tree, he does not set a date >> for when the fruit is ready. >> It's a season. You understand what I'm saying? And so as sons of God, daughters of God, we have to be careful about setting dates.

And so let's look at a couple of more scriptures. Daniel chapter 12. At that time, which is our time now, this this right here, this scenario happened about 4,000 years ago. At that time, the archangel who stands guard over your nation will arise. This lets you know that there is an angel that is set over every nation. Then there will be a time of anguish greater than any since nations first came into existence. But at that time, every one of your people whose name is written in the book will be rescued. How many people your name is written in the book of life. That is the most important book in all of the universe. It didn't say everybody who goes to church. It said everybody whose name is written in the book. It didn't say anybody that had a church or had a title. In heaven, they don't care about titles. They only care about names. Even devils don't care about titles. That's why he said, "Jesus, I know. Paul, I know, but who are you?" He didn't mention titles. But men like titles because it makes them feel entitled. At that time, every one of your people whose name is written in the book will be rescued. Many of those whose bodies lie dead and buried will rise up, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting disgrace. That's a nickname for hell, everlasting disgrace. Those who are wise will shine as bright as the sky. Those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever. But you, Daniel, keep what we showed you a secret. Seal up the book until the time of the end when many will rush here and there and knowledge will increase. So for you all that are new or listening to this first time in the future, the Bible gives you several scenarios by which you would actually know you were at the end. How many know all we heard is is that you know it stormed too hard and it was a sign of the times. You know the street flooded. It's a sign of the times. So that's all we knew. But the scripture actually gave things that you would be able to tell that you were in the end at the very end. Um, but it would not be unlocked until that time of the end. And so here he said one of the ways that you will tell when these secrets will be unlocked is that it will be a time in earth when men can move with speed. Okay? You know that for 6,000 years men walked or they rode a horse. Okay? And then it's is it's very interesting you all that the technology on planet earth all came around at the same time. We had electricity, you know what I'm saying? uh the the cars, the planes, all of that was created around the same time because even technology had a lock on it. We we'll lock men out of technology until we get closer to the end. Then we will unlock it and they will begin to see certain things. You're not going to tell me it takes 6,000 years for a man to find out that there's electricity. It doesn't take 6,000 years to find out that oh, there's gravity in the planet. You know, all of these things were locked. And they said, you'll get at the very end men can move with speed. You know, we flew to Mexico. If you had to go by by foot or by ship, that would take several months back in the day, but we were able to get there in four hours. Okay. Boom. Boom. Okay. And then he said he said knowledge will increase. Okay. Go to verse uh 10. Thank you. He No, no, no. That the next scripture, y'all go back to the previous passage of scripture. Don't jump. Go back to Daniel, the other one before that one. Thank you. Yeah. Don't jump to the next one until I just say shift to the next one. Um, now where? Wait a minute. Now, where am I at? Go to verse four. I'm confused now. Hold on. It should be Daniel 12 1-4. Okay. But you, Daniel, keep this prophecy a secret. Seal up the time. seal of the book until the time of the end will many rush you in there and knowledge will increase. So how many you know everything now is being built on artificial intelligence. You know AI Apple is getting ready to come out with a new uh slew of products that are all infused with AI. The most dangerous thing now is that AI is so intelligent they they have now put it on autopilot. AI is now creating AI. So, you have taken out the human element and now you just got computers creating computers. How many of y'all watch the movies? It never ended well, did it? >> From the original >> and Terminator part one, Terminator part two, Ter part three. And what's very interesting is how those movies always going in and out of time just like the scripture does. So, but you know, they going to keep on doing what they going to do. [snorts] You know that I told you they put two robots. They did this a couple years ago. They put two robots in front of each other and they let the robots talk to each other without the human element. At the end of the conversation, both robot robots came to the conclusion that mankind should be destroyed because they don't know what they're doing. Now, part of that is true. [laughter] We don't need robots to tell us that. Okay? So, you know, we're at the time of the end.

Daniel 12 8-10. I heard what he said, but I did not understand what he meant. So I asked, "How will all of this finally in my Lord?" Now the angel just told the boy, "This is a secret." But how many know we're always trying to pry open secrets? >> But he said, "Go now, Daniel, for what I have said is kept secret and sealed until the time of the end. Many will be purified." How many purified people do I have in here? Many will be cleansed. How many cleansed? And how many have been refined by the things that you have gone through? He said, "Many will be refined by these trials, but the wicked will continue in their foolishness. None of them will understand. Only those who are wise will know what these things mean during that time." >> Okay. So, the wickedness will, you know, one of the most things that was uh I I uh and and let me say this. Well, it was amazing. And you know, we had this atrocity that happened at this Catholic uh place. And um and so it was it was it was it was amazing to me how some uh Democratic politicians, you know, even use the F word to talk about F prayers, you know. Oh, it was terrible. So, there's a going back and forth and some of the Republicans are like, "Y'all are so foul." It's a reason why we call y'all demonrats. you know, and they were just I mean just using profanity to say how stupid it is to these are major politicians and so but that's the and and but they they don't understand they don't understand that there is an eternity they don't understand that as atrocious as it was that those children were martyrs they don't know what the Bible says about martyrs >> and that Jesus and that there's a scripture in revelation and he said I saw a group of people who had been killed in planet Earth because of their faith. And they cried out to God, "When are you going to exact revenge on that man that killed us in that Catholic school?" And the Lord said, "Wait a while because more are going to be killed. And when the full number of those that are martyed come into heaven, then we will exact revenge. And the man will wish he had never picked up a gun or even seen one in the first place." See, so these people that that's why I said none of the wicked will understand anything cuz the wicked are stupid. They're so stupid. They don't recognize that they would rather they rather serve the devil instead of Jesus. >> Dumb coming up with dumb, you know. Yes. You know, it was it was a big bang and somebody and my my favorite ones are the people who worship the universe. >> I just want to thank God. See, you worship in outer space. You don't even know out of space came from. Okay, wonderful. You worship the universe. Who created the universe? >> Bible says, Bible explains everything. It says in the last days, people will worship the creation. instead of the creator, but they don't understand because they don't read the Bible. We looking at the D. Never mind. Let me just go on back over here and keep it on point today. I don't get it. Okay, so uh let's put up this graphic. [clears throat] This is where we kind of jump into things right now. I I was on vacation. I was like, I can't even enjoy my vacation. Jesus, they just I leave and the whole planet start acting a fool. Social media is ablaze because several prominent leaders have set a date for the rapture. Several even ones that I have followed they these guys are they just setting a date and they all setting the same date. And here's the thing that we going this is this is a very very serious teaching when I because the Holy Spirit gave me the instruction that we all need to do at the end. Okay? They could be right or they could be wrong. Hold on. Can't stand those sneezes that have pauses. Excuse me. Thank you. Okay. So, and so yeah, some of you all are old enough to remember other men of God who set dates and people were selling their homes. I never understood why you sell your home in your car and you go wait for Jesus on the mountain. Wait for them in your bedroom. Watch your last Netflix series or something. You know what I'm saying? That's just me. I understand that concept. You know, now watch this. If people have been, and there have been many of times that happened. So, if in times past people did that, how many you know they're definitely going to do it today because it seems like things are even closer today. And guess what? On social media, people are saying that they're selling their homes and their cars to prepare for Jesus' return. literally not me. I'm keeping my car. He might he might come when I'm driving to the restaurant or something, you know. And but anyway, so people are selling their houses and cars to prepare for the rapture, which is extremely unwise. Now, if you going to do it though, you just going to give it away. I'll give you my address. You can come drop it off and I'll go on vacation again and meet Jesus back in Cabo where I just came from. Several leaders are saying Jesus return is going to line up with the feast of trumpets which is September 22nd through the 24th of next month. Others are claiming visions, dreams, and confirmations that the rapture is happening September 23rd or 24th. Um, so some of you don't know what the rapture is, and I'm going to explain it in just a few moments. Now, let me say something. I am not preaching that they are right, and I am not preaching that they are wrong. What I'm saying is is that what they're they're saying that it's going to line up with the feast of trumpets. The feast of trumpets is a Jewish holiday in September. Now, what they are bringing out is a revelation of something is that the feast of trumpets was based on um the new moon. So, the moon had to shine a particular way during that season. And the problem is is that they didn't know if it would shine on the 23rd or the 24th. So the feast of trumpets is apparently nicknamed the feast of no man knows the day or the hour. >> You understand what I'm saying? Because it had to be verified. Two priests had to go out there and well and because the apparently apparently the this festival could not start until the moon was confirmed. Well, is it today? No, it's not quite. Well, let's check tomorrow. And because they didn't know the day or the hour for when the fe You understand where I'm going? So, they're saying that when Jesus said, "No man knows the day of the hour," he was actually hinting to the fact that he would come during that particular festival. Y'all follow that wonderful revelation. That don't mean he coming though. >> He Now, let me tell you something. I'm being very, very serious. I had to really take a day while we were on vacation and I had to get my mind right and and and because of what they were sharing, I knew if I had to get my mind right with some things, I said, "Oh man, I have to take a break on the rest of the revelation about Jesus destroying the planet and I have to teach this because people are already losing their mind. They didn't have much to lose in the first place. So, the rest of it is definitely going to go down the drain in a real Okay. And so others are claiming vision, dreams, and confirmations, you know, that the rapture is happening. And again, so now what's going on is you have these are men that I have listened to. It's not a few. They are and they're all saying the same thing. One guy said, he said, "We've made other there have been dates made in the past." He said, "This is the final one." Guaranteed. I wouldn't say that on national television, son. Because what happens is if it doesn't happen, you have lost your credibility. You can keep your credibility by humility and telling people, "I'm just giving you wisdom because I don't know what I'm talking about." >> Stay low. Bishop Budapo said, Bishop will share with us. He said, "The reason why God does not talk to most pastors today is because they know." >> And once you know everything, God doesn't teach people because the meek will he guide in judgment. >> And meek people don't think they know everything. Amen. >> Amen. Amen. >> So he said, "That's why I keep arriving." He said, "Because I never arrived." >> So I need to help you understand this in regards to this. So let me give you my personal opinion. I don't mind sharing my opinion. I know that it's close. My personal belief, remember, I could be right and I could be wrong. My personal belief is that Jesus it would be around the back end of 2026 maybe beginning of 2027. That's my personal belief based on what I have seen. Everyone say he could be right. >> He could be right >> and he could be wrong. >> He could be wrong. >> It's his opinion. >> It's his opinion. >> So keep your house. >> Keep your house >> and your car. >> And your car >> and your bank account. >> Keep going to school. >> Don't get a divorce. None of those. >> Jesus said, "Occupy until I come." >> In other words, and the Bible says in the last day, and we'll read it in a moment, that everybody is going to be still doing their things. You just incorporate Jesus into everything. >> Get the fat out of your life. You know what I mean by that? >> Get the time wasters. Yeah. And definitely the sins. [snorts] Hey, so there are three times that Jesus comes to earth. Three. One is called the day of his salvation. Hey, the second one is called the day of his return. How many you know God almost does everything in threes? I've shown that to you. It's unbelievable how he does everything in threes. One is called the day of his salvation. Two is the day of his return. And three is called the day of his wrath that the scripture calls the Lord's day. Okay? It's [snorts] the day of his vengeance and the day of his wrath. So, let's just look at a couple of scriptures. You know, in order for you to not have faith in men and have faith in God, I mean, you know, preachers don't define the Bible. The Bible defines itself. Luke 2:10, this is the day of his salvation. But the angel reassured them. Don't. This is when Jesus came the first time. Don't be afraid. He said, I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Savior, yes, the Messiah, the Lord, has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David. Luke 2:27. That day the spirit led him to the temple. So when Mary and Joseph, this is a priest. [snorts] That day the spirit led the priest to the temple. So when Mary and Joseph came to present the baby Jesus to the Lord as the Lord required, Simeon was there. He took the child in his arms and praised God saying, "Soverevereign Lord, now let your servant die in peace as you have promised. I have seen your salvation which you have prepared for all people." Okay. So the first time Jesus came was to produce and provide salvation for all of the people. So when he came that was the day of salvation. They recognize that. The wise men recognize it. The priests recognize it. The shepherds recognize it etc. The day of his salvation. Then the second time that he comes is called the day of his return. Okay, let me explain it first. Is that the second time he comes, he's coming, he returns. He never sets foot on planet Earth. He comes very to the very top of planet Earth where the clouds are. He stands there and he calls there's a trumpet that is blown and he pulls all of uh the Christians out of planet earth and takes them back to heaven because he does not want us to be he does not want his children to be in planet earth during the mayhem that he and his father are going to bring for the next three and a half years. Y'all got me? So that one is called the day of his return. He returns and so let me just lead the scripture of Jesus. John 14 2-3 there is more than enough room in my father's home. How many of y'all appreciate that? Heaven is so big. How many a parent has a all children have a room in their parents' home? Heaven is so big. God's house is so big that your mansions are all in his house. So each person's individual mansion is actually a room in your father's mansion. Heaven is an extreme place. You can't comprehend it. Both hell and heaven. Hell and heaven are very extreme. If this were not so, would I have told you that I'm going to prepare a place for you when everything is ready? I will come and get you so that you will always be with me where I am. Everybody say, "Return." You're going to see that word over these next three passages. Luke 17:26. This Now, let me say something. People argue the word rapture is not in the Bible. So the word rapture means catching away. It's a lot of stuff that we use that is not in the Bible. But it doesn't mean that it's wrong. It's just the terminology that we use. You understand? So we live in a day where we use words differently than they used in scripture. And God uses words how he wants to. And then we change. You know, you know, back in the day, dope used to mean that you were a drug dealer. >> Now it just means that you cool. >> So much so now God is dope. That would offend my grandmama. She'll beat you with a belt right in Walmart. But it's it's you know I I learned this from Fred Price. He said the dictionary does not define words. People do. >> Okay. So it's not bad to say that God is dope because you don't mean the cocaine. But the words keep changing and evolving every day. My kids keep me on edge with that. I don't have no idea what they talking about. between the handshakes and the and the new words and I'm just like help me father to keep up. But they keep you young. That's see young people keep you young. >> Luke 17:26 when the son of man what? >> Returns. That's the key word. First one is the day of his salvation. The second one is the day of his return. The return that word will always be used with the rapture. And the rapture is the Lord catching people out the planet before he brings the mayhem. When the son of man returns, it'll be like it was in Noah's day. In those days, the people enjoyed banquetss, parties, weddings, right up to the time Noah entered his boat and the flood came and destroyed them all. And the world will be as it was in the days of Lot. People went about their daily business, eating and drinking, buying and selling, farming and building until the morning Lot left Sodom. Then fire and burning sulfur rain down from heaven and destroyed them all. Yes, it will be business as usual right up to the day when the Son of Man is revealed. It didn't say when he comes to planet Earth. When he is revealed, I got me. And he won't be revealed to the world. He's only revealed to his children on that day. He is revealed, you know, and then we go up to heaven with him. And then everybody that is outside of Christ doesn't know what happened. [snorts] [clears throat] Verse 31. On that day, a person out on a deck of a roof, he's he's telling you how quick it will be. On that day, a person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack. Person out in the field must not return home. Remember what happened to Lot's wife. And then he warns you how you can get left behind. If you cling to your way of doing things, you will lose your life. And if you let your life go, you will save it. Here's the rapture. That night, two people will be asleep in one bed. One will be taken, the other left. Two women will be working together at the meal. One will be taken and the other left. Okay? So you see with the return, the return is always associated with him returning to planet Earth, not setting foot, him revealing himself to his children and say, "Hey, it's time to go home." because uh my father does not want y'all to experience his bad side. That period of time is called the time of God's wrath. It's the wrath of God and the wrath of the lamb. And and how many of you know that if you if you had a terrible situation that you had to handle, you would remove the children out of the situation >> so that they wouldn't see what you getting ready to do. >> If you had to shoot a dog, okay, and because of some bad situation, you might tell the wife, "Take the kids in another room. take them in another room cuz you don't want to see. You don't want the kids to see what you're getting ready to do. Okay. Well, this is God saying, "I don't want y'all to see what I'm getting ready to do." So, and and what I'm getting ready to do is not for you because y'all belong to me. The wicked said they don't want me. So, I'm going to give them something that they don't want. [sighs] 1 Thessalonians 4:14. This is the rapture. Okay? For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus what? Returns. Now watch that word is associated with the rapture. God will bring back with him the believers who have died. Let me stop for a second. Follow me. It's very extreme. How many know that God doesn't do things that always make sense? Every person that dies, they immediately go to heaven or they go to hell. Their body is left in planet earth. Their spirits are in heaven. There's something about this body that it is so valuable that those that are in when Jesus returns, those that are in heaven have to come back with him and get those bodies and then those bodies are transformed into a glorified body. Y'all follow me so far? It seems weird and it is weird, but that's what it says. It says Jesus will bring those that have died back with. And so when you when you see people, let me just go back to the scriptures that keeps me sane. read verse 14. Since we believe Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus returns, God will bring back with him the believers who have died. We tell you this directly from the Lord. We who are still living when the Lord returns will not meet him ahead of those who have died. Why we won't meet him ahead? Because they came back with him. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First the believers who have died will rise from their graves. He's talking about their bodies. >> Then together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord where >> cuz he never touches the ground because he only stepped into the planet to bring his kids home. All right. >> Are y'all following me so far? >> To meet the Lord in the air, then we will be with the Lord forever. So, encourage each other with these words. Let me make sure the Holy Spirit is not trying to give me a tangible example. No, I can't. That was just me. [clears throat] I wasn't trying to be deep, you was just trying to figure out if it was the Holy Spirit. It was just me. I was trying to give an example. So, so, so watch this. So you have an audience in planet earth. Then you have an audience in heaven. Okay. So Jesus said it is time. But this is also the time when everybody gets their glorified bodies. I'll read that in a second. So he brings the people from heaven and says we got to go back to get your bodies. He brings them from heaven comes to the top of the earth. They stand there up there with him. They blow a trumpet and then all of us come up in the air and then their [clears throat] glorified bodies in the graves come out of the graves and your body is transformed in the air and then we all fly back to heaven in our new bodies. That's what the scripture says. Now let's look at the next one to prove it. Philippians 3:20. But we are citizens of heaven. We're the I wanted to quote I just read the other day. Live like citizens of heaven, not citizens of earth. But we are citizens of heaven where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to what? >> Return. Notice the return is associated with the rapture and getting a new body. He will take our weak mortal bodies and change them into glorious bodies like his own using the same power with which he will bring everything under his control. Look for 1 Corinthians 15:50. The Bible interprets itself. What I am saying, dear brothers and sisters, is that our physical bodies cannot inherit the kingdom of God. That's the reason why those who went to heaven and left their bodies in earth have to come back and get it since now it's a glorified body. Are y'all following me? [sighs] These dying bodies cannot inherit what will last forever. But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed. Let me read that again. Not all of us are going to die, but all of us are going to be transformed. >> You already talking about beam me up. >> I'm going say that again. Some of us will die and some of us will not die. I have to be totally honest with you. Probably all of you in this room are not going to die. That's a That's a fact. Okay. [laughter] like hallelujah. [laughter] Verse 51. I want to read that again. So, some of us will die, some of us will not die. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed. >> Verse 52, it will happen in a moment, in the blink of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, those who have died, their bodies will be raised to live forever, and we who are living will also be transformed like them. >> Y'all follow that? >> It's a little weird, but y'all are still following it. [snorts] >> For our dying bodies must be transformed into bodies that will never die. >> Our mortal bodies must be transformed into immortal bodies. >> The mortal body It needs food in order to live. The immortal body, food is not a necessity. You only eat it for pleasure sake. The mortal body, how many know if you take off running at full speed, give it about 20 seconds. Then you're going to come to a stop and bend over and try to catch catch your breath. The immortal body could run at full speed for a whole year and not be tired. The mortal body, you can shoot it and then the bullet can enter and it can kill you. The immortal body cannot be killed. So either the bullet will pass right through you or it will bounce off of you, you know, or create a hole and it come back to life again. But the immortal body is just like Jesus. Can Jesus be destroyed? >> Think about that. So in the future, the only way you could be destroyed is if they killed Jesus first. They would have to kill Jesus first and then you would die. Yeah. >> The same way that Eve didn't die until Adam ate the fruit. >> Because Eve came out of Adam. >> That's why he ate the fruit. Cuz she didn't die because she was connected to him. He didn't know I'm the one that has the power to make everybody else live. That's why the Bible says in Adam all men died. >> It's crazy, isn't it? >> So you keep that. So very, very simple. You have the day of his salvation, then you have the day of his return. He said it'll be like Noah and Lot's day. And in Noah and Lot's day, the world was completely wicked. He said, "But before we brought destruction, we brought brought not Noah into a place of safety. And we brought Lot into a place of safety. Then we brought it." So he said, "It's going to be the same way for you." And before we bring it in planet Earth, we have to move our children to a place of safety. The difference is this won't be another city and this won't be another ark. This will be heaven itself. >> Very simple concept. So, y'all got that? That's the day of his return. Got to teach this because we have over two million people following us now. >> And I'm responsible for what I tell two million people. >> So, you better believe I'm teaching them the word. >> I do not need the judgment of leading two million people astray. >> Y'all like, "Where's Pastor Arthur? He didn't make it, dog. He didn't make it." >> We're like, "No, that's a lie. Trick or treat. I'm right here. April Fool's Day. [laughter] It's not getting me. So, so do you all because like I said, if I have time, I may open it up for questions at the end. But you understand that Jesus came first to provide salvation. He comes a second time to bring those into heaven who received salvation. >> Y'all got that? And with that, when you you have a the real you is a spirit, not a body. Okay? Okay. The real you is a spirit. Your spirit is transformed when you receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. But your body also has to be transformed. But that's a particular date. I don't know why. But um and so part of it is how many of you know I don't want to get that's a little too deep. The Bible says unless a corn dies it remains alone. But if it dies it produces much fruit. >> Okay? And so, but I don't want to get over to that too much before I lose myself. Okay. So, so Jesus comes back. He says, "Look, yo, this is the this chapter is about to end. Everybody in heaven, your bodies are in Earth. You're up here as spiritual beings, but we must go back to planet Earth and get your bodies." But it decomposed. Yeah, I know that. I'm pretty sure that I can make decomposed bodies come together since I hung the earth on nothing. That's Job. So they come back with him. Jesus comes to the top of the earth and a trumpet is blown. But the only ones that hear it are the ones that's connected to God. >> Hallelujah. >> The sinners hear nothing. >> And all of a sudden all of the Christians that are live, not every professed Christian is going. Those who are Christians in lifestyle, not words. >> Bible says stop talking arrogantly because with God your actions are weighed. So they get called. Boom. And in that moment, in that now there'll be a sign left in planet earth. Would you like to know what that sign is? That every grave where there was a Christian will be open and that's going to freak them out. >> Many funeral home directors are going to quit that day. You know, I am not into this. No, I mean it doesn't matter where they are. And can you imagine all of the Christians their their bodies have to come out of that grave. Okay, y'all know that happened also when Jesus resurrected from the dead. That's a very mysterious thing, isn't it? Very mysterious. It says they came up out the graves and went into the city and preached to people. >> So that lets you know that either never mind. >> I'm I'm I'm teaching the simple because there are many people that have never heard this teaching. >> Okay? And so and so now your bodies have to be transformed because Jesus died for you to be like him. Y'all got me? And Jesus also got a new body. He now has a glorified body. He had a physical body on planet Earth. He now has a immortal body in heaven. And so since he died for you to be exactly like him, you also have to be reborn like he was. And you have to get an immortal body like he has. But the data set that everyone gets their immortal body on the day of the return. I step into top of planet Earth. Alrighty. Get everybody that is ready. Blow the horn. He blows the horn. We hear it and boom, instantly our bodies are transformed. Hold on just a second. I think I got something here. Yeah, I got it. Okay. Thank you. [sighs] Here's another one. This is This is the rapture. Then I Revelation 14. Then I saw a white cloud. Seated on the cloud was someone like the son of man. He had a gold crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. Couple of things here. Number one, a sickle is something that you used. It's used to harvest. Okay? They use you don't see that over here. They have machines. But overseas, okay, Middle East, Africa, India, Pakistan, all those places, even in China, you know, every all the places over there, they have sickles and they bring down the harvest. [snorts] How many know this is Jesus? Notice that Jesus is not standing on the planet because he never touches down. He comes as high as to where he can sit on top of a cloud. See? See how the scripture keeps lining up? This three scriptures show you we meet the Lord in the air, not on the ground. >> Says he's seated. Okay. Then another angel came from the temple and shouted to the one sitting on the cloud. Swing the sickle for the time of harvest has come. The crop on earth is ripe. So the one sitting on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth and the whole earth was harvested. [laughter] >> Andrea said one swing. Jesus ain't out there. Swing swing. No. >> So you have to see the different sides of the story to get the full story. >> Jesus comes back. All of heaven is standing in the clouds with him. And NASA can't pick it up >> cuz you can't pick up spirit spirit with natural instruments. >> Don't even know a whole alien race is sitting up there and they can't see nothing. >> Then a trumpet is blown and then Jesus swings a sickle. Just symbolic swing and all of us are snatched up. Whole earth is harvested but only for the crops that are ripe. You want to know what definition of Jesus ripe is for fruit is you live holy. If you're not holy, we're not ready to pull you off of the tree yet because no farmer pulls unripe fruit off of the tree. He leaves it on there more time. And that's why Jesus said, "Don't let us leave you behind. You have to be doing here during the time of mayhem. I'm not getting ripe doing it. I'm need to No, that's not going to happen. So that's him. Now watch this though. Verse 17. After that, another angel came from the temple in heaven and he also had a sharp sickle. Notice Jesus had the sickle for the Christians. An angel has the sickle for the sinners. Then another angel who had the power to destroy with fire. This lets you know that there are angels that have been assigned over elements. This is a

A particular angel. He is over fire. The Bible says there's another particular angel that is over water. We read already that there are a particular angels that are over wind. All this stuff y'all see in the karate movies. Man, this stuff is real.

Anyway, then another angel who had power to destroy with fire came from the altar. He shouted to the angel with the sharp sickle, "Swing your sickle now to gather the clusters of grapes from the vines of the earth, for they are ripe for judgment." Woo! The first group is ripe for rescue. The second group is ripe for judgment.

But it's only two groups. How many know you you in the group for the rescue? I'm I'm down with the rescue plan, Jesus. I'm not down for the judgment plan. Y'all can have that. It's very symbolic, but you can see how they're putting people. It's amazing how God puts people in the category of different types of fruit, diamonds, rubies, and animals. [snorts] Swing your sickle now to gather the clusters since we got the fruit out the. And notice that all notice because God is in the creativity. Notice that the first group is just fruit in different varieties. But the second group is all put in the same category. They're all grapes of wrath. Swing your sickle now to gather the clusters of grapes from the vines of the earth for they are ripe for judgment.

So the angel swung his sle. Why did he swing his sickle? Because Jesus is gone with us. The angel swings his sickle over the earth and loaded the grapes into the great wine press of God's wrath. The grapes were trampled in the wine press outside the city. And blood flowed from the wine press in a stream about 180 miles long and as high as a horse's bridal. That's how many people God is going. That during that three and a half period, that's how many people die. is that the blood from the people who are destroyed during that time, you could stretch it out 180 miles and it would be this high.

Y'all got that? Say, "Don't let it be me, Lord." Huh? So, are y'all following me so far? I hope you are. Not too many people say, "Amen." Are y'all following me? Well, I just realized something. If they can't, if they're not following you, they're not going to say amen. [clears throat and cough] [snorts]

I'm I'm being redundant and repetitious on purpose. First time Jesus come is to provide salvation for mankind. That's the day of his salvation. The day of his return is to rescue those who receive that salvation. And for those that receive that salvation, when he comes and he returns to bring us home and out of the mayhem, we also at that moment get brand new bodies that are invincible and immortal. Y'all got that?

Now, before we go to the last day, which I don't like reading because the last day is very emotional. It's very um it's very alarming. But before I uh well, let me just read these in this graphic. So an event is getting ready to happen where possibly over a billion people disappear and the grave of every Christian that died is open. It is this catastrophe in earth that will lead to the antichrist because the chaos will be too great. Nations and governments will fall in one day. Not one of them, all of them. This is the reason why because they all fall in one day and some of them will no longer have a king or president. Because the leaders are gone. Because Jesus is coming back to get everybody that belongs to him. You'd be surprised how many political leaders and how many businessmen are Christian. Because there will be a total breakdown of society. Many will set down everything and study the Bible all day to see what else is going to happen after the rapture. Millions will give their life to Jesus and be 100% totally dedicated to him in lifestyle and purpose.

I didn't put this scripture in here, but Jesus made a very powerful statement. He said, "Pray that your flight is not in the winter time." Why? He said, "During harvest time," we talking about heaven, what heaven determines is harvest time. During harvest time, I will come and I will swing that sickle and I will bring you home. He said, "But for you that are left behind, when you realize you made a great big mistake, you will be allowed to receive salvation. The problem is you're saved during the time of God's wrath. Many Christians are going to die in that particular period. They will come home. They will go to heaven. They will be Christians and they will be on fire more than we will. But unfortunately, many of them still got to die because God did not say anything about him sparing the Christians who left and decided to go up on the second trip during wintertime. Wintertime is what comes after the harvest. Wintertime is when everything begins to die."

Y'all following me so far? [snorts] Alrighty. Am I doing an okay job? [clears throat]

So, I want you to imagine for a moment what brings. The Bible says that the Christians [snorts] are the one thing that is holding the antichrist back. There's another thing too. I know some of you not going to like this, but it's okay. You'll be okay. You know, it's a fickle person that leaves a church over one statement. Matter of fact, if you leave a church over one statement, I don't even want you here in the first place because you're going to produce problems in the future. Okay? But uh um so I actually saw the footage myself, you know, the you know, the one world order that they're working on, okay? One world government, all that type of stuff. And they had all these people that are a part of this system. And I was sitting right there when they said it. I was sitting right. Listen to me like I was in an audience. I saw it, you know, on there was a news clip and um it was actually the lady that was speaking. I can't remember which. Okay. [clears throat] And she said everything is in place for the one world government. She says everything in place. She said it's only thing it's only one individual that's holding it back. They said who's that? They said Donald Trump. They said he's in the way of what we're trying to do when it comes to this one world thing. He's in the way. Some of y'all don't like him. And that's okay. You don't like. They didn't like Moses. That's why Moses said, "Lord, how am I going to get these people to believe?" The Lord said, "Do a couple of things." They didn't like Jesus. His own his own family members didn't like him. Okay?

Like I said, the Holy Spirit told me something years ago. We always think we're experts about everything, don't we? You can't even manage your uh tax return correctly. We can't hardly manage our own lives, but we think we're experts about everybody else. The Holy Spirit told me something. He said, "Always remember," he said, "When the people pick the leader, I don't like him. When I pick the leader, the people don't like him. Because when I pick a leader, it's based on what I desire for the future. Not your health insurance, not your social security income, not how much gas is going to be, and how much a a thing a basket of eggs costs. God is not making decisions based on eggs. He's making decisions based on his agenda. And one thing you find about God, he uses whoever he wants to produce his agenda."

Y'all understand what I'm saying? Sure, there might be some things about Donald Trump that you don't like, but there are things about Donald Trump that God loves. Because it's about God's agenda. And and if you're not, and see the people that hate Trump the most are the people that are not with God's agenda. You got a president that says, "No, Joe and O are not going to the bathroom ran a dress. It's not going to happen. He said, "We're reversing that." He said, "No, you are not going to be allowed to commit abortion." He tried to make it a crime. He told the other nations, any of you all that want to support abortion, he said, "The money that we give you is going to dry up." You should I mean, the the mo I'm just I'm going to keep it low. 90% of the decisions that he has made in office, decisions, not what he said, 90% of the decisions that President Trump have made are all scriptural. But people don't like that. You know why? Because they don't read the Bible. So they don't know what the scripture says. So they fight against him because of their emotions or because of what other people said about him. The man was never racist until he became president of the United States. Did y'all know that this man has received uh NAACP awards with Rosa Parks? Did y'all know that he did not run against Jesse Jackson when Jesse Jackson ran for president because it was his best friend and he said that publicly? You just go on YouTube, you can find everything. You know, you social media is unforgiving. You can't erase nothing on social media. It's there forever. I closed my account. Yeah, but the information is still out there for the people who have accounts. You know, I didn't know that. Okay. So, but anyway, I we're not talking about him today. But anyway, don't be offended. It doesn't matter. You can never preach the truth without offending people because most people are not humble. They grab on to some belief and they want to hang on to it forever because they don't want they see being wrong as never mind.

So watch this. I want you I've done this before. My my wife and I were in Mexico and and I thought cuz there are billions of scenarios. I want you to think about the state of planet Earth when over 1 billion people disappear. See, it would be bad enough if it's in one city or if it's one state. Okay. So, I pretended I This was pretend. Everybody say pretend for real. I pretended like I was not saved and my wife was and we were in Mexico. I This is definitely pretend. Matter of fact, this this is this is [laughter] but I pretended what would happen if I'm asleep 3:00 in the morning and I go to use the restroom and my wife is not in the bed and I'm thinking maybe she went out on the deck because you know this particular place in Cabo um it's built the the hotel is built into the side of the mountain so that every room is ocean front not ocean view. Ocean view means in some place in your room, you might be able to view the ocean and a sliver in the side of the room. OH YEAH, I CAN SEE IT. I CAN SEE IT. NO, NO, that's not what we asked for. Don't get ocean view. Get ocean front cuz you are in front of the ocean. So, but every room here is ocean front. And so, and so maybe I'm thinking, oh man, did she go sit on the deck, you know, balcony and not go out there? She's not there. But then I noticed people are moving around in a hurry. I said, "The girl go to the ocean." Now I'm texting her cell phone. No, no response. No response. No response. So I sit there for a while and I keep calling. I keep texting. I keep calling. And so now, guess what? So now um um as a result of checking the phone, I said, "Well, I just check the news and I find out billions have disappeared."

So now, so now watch this. So now imagine the panic. Now we talking about a man. Imagine the panic of me thinking, "Is this what my wife was talking about? No, this can't be." And then guess what? So now, guess what? Because I can't find my wife anywhere. Okay, is she gone? And do I need to go back to the States or do I continue looking for her here because maybe this is just an alien and boom, boom, boom, boom. And then I stay there maybe a couple door couple of days later looking for my wife, looking for my wife. And because I can't find her, I can't get back to the States because all of the airplanes been grounded. All of them. Not the ones coming from the States. Every airplane in the world has become grounded because many of them have already crashed because the pilots were saved. And if I could get back home, I couldn't get back home because imagine us. Y'all been in Atlanta traffic. You're like, "What is going on?" And then when you find out, you mean to tell me this is traffic back up is because somebody got a flat tire on the side of the road. Now you see that? Now imagine what happens if all of these Christians around the world are driving and they disappear from the driver's seat. So, it is beyond chaos. You're talking about not nationwide gridlock, worldwide gridlock. And you're stuck. No matter where you are, you are stuck. And hopefully where you are, you can walk home.

Now, as a result of this, how many of you know that criminals are opportunists? And see, here's the other problem with this, y'all. The gas stations run dry that day. Grocery stores empty in an hour. And they can't refill the grocery stores because of the gridlock from all the cars that have just blocked every. Do you realize how much time it would take just to remove the cars off of the streets and the freeways that are blocking traffic because it no longer has an occupant. Now, we haven't moved over any anything else including the doctor that's doing a hot operation and then the patient disappears. But in the next hospital room, they're doing a heart operation and the doctor disappears. This is a complete state of chaos. We're not talking about all of the women that are not saved with children and their children disappear. What you going to call 911? No, they're closed. Because number one, that amount of calls, it crashes the system. Number two, the ladies that are working 911, they're trying to get home to find out where their family members are. This is a state of complete chaos. I can keep going on and on and on. There will during that period of time there will be many games being played basketball and football. Yeah. But the problem is some of the players disappear. So you can't continue the game. Some of the coaches disappear. But guess what? Everybody at the game can't get home because it's gridlock. You can't fly anywhere. You can't buy any groceries. It's a complete. You have no idea the energy that will be in the planet based on that state of fear because the people that left behind don't have any faith in the first place.

How many of you have gone through something crazy but your faith took you through the middle of that? It could have been a sickness. It could have been a bankruptcy. It could have been a divorce. It could have been something crazy. And you held on to God's unchanging hand, didn't you? I mean, you held on. You confessed the word. You prayed. It might have even been in unbelief, but you were crying. You were complaining. You were crying out to God. You at least had a branch to hold on to. What you going to hold on to when you don't have any faith? The ones you talked about are gone. You left here with no faith. So, all you have is fear. So, you become completely irrational. And every demon in the planet takes advantage of your mind. You, this is beyond a breakdown. So now you understand why the Bible says that they will all look for this new one world leader who will be a man of impeccable intelligence and acumen and they're going to they're going to we need to follow somebody because watch this. Everybody gives up and follows this guy because of their fear. They don't know what happened and this man is giving answers and his answers make sense. But then as time goes on, your family members like them, "No, y'all not about to tell me there was an alien spaceship that hovered over planet Earth and and and sucked all of the people out of the planet. So you're telling me that this alien ship only took the Christians? Nobody else. These aliens don't even know Jesus and they [laughter] Y'all follow with me? Y'all follow me? You can't imagine that. You can go through every single scenario, including the guy that's driving home from work, can't wait to get home, and all of a sudden there are accidents all around him, and he crashes into the car in front of him. Gets out to talk to the occupant, but there's no occupant. He's looking around, and now this guy is looking around, and all of the cars are crashing. He thinks he's in a dream, but it's not. It's a real live nightmare.

Y'all got that? Now you understand why Jesus takes us out. Actually it is Jesus taking us out that causes this. He takes this is very horrific. He takes us out to cause this and then he adds insult to injury in saying now that planet earth is in a state of chaos and we got all of the wicked in one spot. Now let's rain down fire and brimstone. Paul said something very serious. He said, "It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of a living God when he's angry at you."

So now, so now some people say seven years, I say three and a half. The scripture doesn't never never says seven. It says three and a half, three and a half, three and a half, three and a half, three and a half, three and a half. So I'm going to stick with what the scripture says. Okay? I could be right and I could be wrong, but we're talking about the principle of it. Y'all got me? Yes. So during that period of time, the Bible says that we are in heaven. We got our invincible bodies. Oh, by the way, that when all of this happens, there's music involved. Okay? And Bible says that Jesus is going to give us is called the great supper of the lamb where he sits us down in heaven and he says, "We'd like to give you a welcome dinner." And Jesus said, and I quote in scripture, he said, "I will personally put on an apron and serve you. Always remember the God that you serve is humble, not arrogant. He said, "I'm a servant, so I'm going to serve you." Okay? And then by the time, let me tell you something. I have a vivid imagination, but it's still poverty compared to. Can you imagine what the table settings are going to look like? Now, when you imagine this, you're imagining your table settings, if they gave you a million dollars and called told you to you get the most fancy china wear and the most beautiful crystal glasses and the silver. You'd hire a professional to make sure the silverware placement is there. Yeah. But the question is, are they even silverware? You understand? I mean, is it something where once you desire a particular thing, the food moves to your mouth, do you eat it or does it soak on the inside of your body? See, these are all the things and the wonders of heaven. But how many know the meal is going to be good? If you go up there asking for some fried chicken, the angel's going to smack you. No, Colonel Sanders. He made it, but we did not use his recipe up here. [clears throat]

Y'all see the new Colonel Sanders that they got on the commercials? The angry Colonel Sanders that smacks people at the restaurant when they do the food wrong. Oh man, it's hilarious. It's the best rendition I've seen so far. But anyway, while we are enjoying victory, three and a half years pass on planet Earth that the Bible says if it was any longer, there would be nothing living. And then God ends it with a terrible end. And Jesus says, "Let's go. We got to go back to planet Earth because I got to destroy the wicked. So, we're going to rule and reign on planet Earth for a thousand years, but all of y'all are in charge."

Um, now I'm going to pick a future date, maybe in a few weeks, to do a full teaching on the day of the Lord. I'm just going to give you an excerpt because this is how terrible it is in one day. The first one is the day of his salvation. The second one is the day of his return. And the third one is the day of his wrath. Now, they are unfolding their wrath in measures over three and a half years. But then they end it this way. And these are just a couple. [sighs]

I watched as the lamb in Revelation 6 broke the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun became as dark as black cloth and the moon became as red as blood. Then the stars of the sky fell to the earth like green figs falling from a tree shaken by a strong wind. The sky was rolled up like a scroll and all of the mountains and islands were moved out of their place. That's crazy. What is the state of planet Earth where every mountain is moved out of its place? Then everyone, the kings of the earth, the rulers, generals, the wealthy, powerful, and every slave and free person all hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. They cried to the mountains and to the rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who sits on the throne, from the wrath of the lamb. For the great day of their wrath has come." Who can survive this? It alarmed me to see how much the Old Testament talks about that day. These are just a couple. A few weeks I'm going to do a full teaching. When you do the full teaching, you might leave here depressed and crying.

Isaiah 13:6. Scream in terror for the day of the Lord has arrived. The time for the Almighty to destroy. Every arm is paralyzed with fear. And every heart melts, and people are terrified. Pangs of anguish grip them like those of a woman in labor. They look helplessly at one another, their faces a flame with fear. For see, the day of the Lord is coming. [snorts] The terrible day of his fury and fierce anger. The land will be made desolate and all the sinners destroyed with it. The heavens will be black above them. The stars will give no light. The sun will be dark when it rises and the moon will provide no light. I the Lord will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their sin. I will crush the arrogance of the proud and humble the pride of the mighty. I will make people scarcer than gold, more rare than the fine gold of Ophir. For I will shake the heavens. The earth will move off its axis. When the Lord of heaven's armies displayed his wrath in the day of his fierce anger. That last scripture there in verse 13, when it says, "I will shake the heavens," it means solar system. He said the entire solar system in that area is going to shake and move and the planets will move off their axis. You can have that.

Zephaniah 1:12. These are just a couple. I will search with lanterns in Jerusalem's darkest corners to punish those who sent complacent in their sins. They think the Lord will do nothing to them, either good or bad. So their property will be plundered. Their homes will be ransacked. They will build new homes. but never live in them. They will plant vineyards but never drink wine from them. That terrible day of the Lord is near. Swiftly it comes. A day of bitter tears, a day when even strong men will cry. It will be a day when the Lord's anger is poured out. A day of terrible distress and anguish, a day of ruin and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness, a day of trumpet calls and battle cries. Down go the walled cities and the strongest battlements. In other words, your nuclear weapons are irrelevant in this particular situation. Because you have sinned against the Lord, I will make you grope around like the blind. Your blood will be poured into the dust. Your bodies will lie rotting on the ground. Your silver and gold will not save you on that day of the Lord's anger. For the whole land will be devoured by the fire of his jealousy. and he will make a terrifying end of all the people on earth. Crazy thing is those are the light ones. When I do it today, the heavier ones are crazy. The heavy ones make you cry. They do because you you feel sorry for the wicked.

Luke 21:34, watch out. Don't let your hearts be doled by carousing and drunkenness. Crows means hanging out and by the worries of this life. Don't let that day catch you unaware like a trap. For that day will come upon everyone living on the earth. Keep alert at all times and pray that you might be strong enough to escape these coming horrors and stand before the son of man. How many you know it's one thing when a when a man who makes a scary movie calls it horror and terror. It's another thing altogether when heaven says this is our definition of horror. Your definition of horror is like going to the beach and having a cupcake. Our definition of horror is real horror. And those are the light ones. Okay.

Now, as a result of me meditating this weekend, I became overwhelmed with me wasting time. How many of you would agree you've wasted time? How many of you wish you could restart time? How many wish you could do things over? Is there anybody and you don't have to lift your hand if you want to. Is there anybody though like that I was I mean I don't go we had the best vacation in the world you know but after but I was I was uh I don't want to use the word depressed but I was filled with anxiety maybe a little bit of depression hindsight is 2020 just looking at things that I could have done you know I'm thinking about this thing is about to wrap up and man I just wish I had more time maybe I do have a little more time and just think about the time that I wasted. And man, I wish I had have prayed more. I wish I wish. And um and I literally prayed. By the way, remember when you sat next to me and I told you I was praying? I just sat in the chair in front of the ocean and I'm just going to be honest with you. This is how I prayed. I said, "Lord, I know this thing is getting ready to wrap up. I don't know what these guys are talking about with these dates." I said but based on what I have seen if if if if the Lord if this thing has not wrapped up completely remember three and a half years got to go by and all that if it has not wrapped up completely by 2030 2032 we have no revelation whatsoever about how to determine the future zero zero because 100% everything points to that time if it does not happen in that time we don't have one scripture to point to anything that will happen in the future, not one.

So, I was sitting there and this is kind of like what I prayed. I said, "Lord, I just want to I said, "Lord, I want to thank you." It was a simple prayer. It was not deep. I wouldn't had I didn't have my hands lifted. I wasn't on my knees. I was sitting in the chair in front of the ocean. I just said, "Lord, I want to thank you that I am saved." I said, "I want to thank you for your mercy and your grace in my life. And I want to thank you for giving me a chance. [clears throat] I want to thank you that I am not by the wayside and that I am going to heaven. I want to thank you for the Holy Spirit, for your grace, your mercy, your longsuffering, your patience. I want to thank you for the lot that I have in life. Lot means my situation. All of us are blessed. If you suffered from the day you were born till the day you died, if you suffered every day, it still would not compare to the first 30 seconds in heaven. If they let you experience heaven for 30 seconds, you would say, "In order to get that feeling back for 30 seconds, I'm willing to suffer for 30 years."

So, I'm sitting there in front of the ocean. Lord, I just want to thank you. And I said, "I am sorry for the time that I wasted. I could have [snorts] prayed more, could have studied more, could have done more, could have gave more, could have evangelized more." And I just I said, "I'm sorry." I said I told him I said, "I wish I could reverse time, but I can't. I wish I could. [gasps] Forgive me for just wasting time. My bad attitude sometimes. I don't usually have a bad attitude, but how many know one bad attitude is still terrible enough. I was just I was just I was just I was just feel full of anxiety. I just said I just need to talk to the Lord. I just need to I just need to talk this out. I want to thank you for everything that you've given me. and I don't feel like that I have held up my side of the bargain the way you desired me to. [snorts] And so I was just repenting. I was just Lord just forgive me. You know, I said I have always believed that I have led your people correctly. But this is the first time that I have wondered if I really have done the way you wanted me to do it. So I'm just going through the whole thing. Going the whole thing. Let me tell you something. You talk to the Lord like that, he exalts you greatly. Okay? Because that's humility. The meek will inherit.

So then the Lord gave me this scripture. This scripture is for everyone here. I wanted to be transparent with you because I don't care. It's important I think for all of us to have some serious conversations with God over the next few days. Amen. Not a day. You need to have these conversations until something happen. You really, we really need to, you know, how many of you know it is the last round of the boxing match where they get really serious? [snorts] It's the last quarter of a game where they they're like, "Y'all, this is it." How many know that no matter what they did in the first three stages, it's the last stage of the relay race that matters. Hey, so whether you're young or old, I suggest you do this. Guess what? You should still be about your business. No one quit their job. Young people still keep going to school. Okay? You keep moving forward. It's just that as you keep moving forward to be a success, you also want to incorporate incorporate your private time being with God because you need to figure you need to really get before the Lord and say, "Lord, I need to end this right."

This scripture passage, the Holy Ghost gave me this. It's for everybody. [snorts] Matthew 20 verse one. This is where we in [snorts] for the kingdom of heaven. They're telling you this is how we operate. For the kingdom of heaven is like they're getting ready to tell you the story. The story is for the purpose of showing you how they operate in the kingdom. [snorts] The kingdom of heaven is like the landowner who went out early one morning to hire workers for his vineyard. He agreed to pay the normal daily wage and sent them out to work. At 9:00, everyone say 9:00. 9:00. At 9:00 in the morning, he was passing through the marketplace and saw some people standing around doing nothing. So he hired them telling them he would pay them whatever was right at the end of the day. So they went to work in the vineyard. At noon, everyone say noon. That's 3 hours later. And again at 3:00, everyone say 3:00. He did the same thing. Now based on that, how many know 9 + 3 is 12 + 3 is 3 + 3 is what? Six. Oh, but look at this. But at 5:00 That afternoon he was in town again and saw some people standing around. He asked them, "Why haven't you been working?" He said, "No one heard us." The landowner told them, "How many know work stops at 6:00 in the Jewish culture. Then then go out and join the others in my vineyard."

That evening, he told the four men to call the workers in and pay them, beginning from the last workers first. When those hard at the last moment were paid, they still received a full day's wage. When those hard first came to get their pay, they assumed. Don't assume with God. They assumed they would receive more. But they too were paid a day's wage. When they received their pay, they protested to the owner. Those people worked only one hour. And yet you paid them just as much as you paid us who worked all day in the scorching heat. He answered one of them, "Friend, I haven't been unfair. Didn't you agree to work all day for the usual wage? Take your money and go." I wanted to pay this last worker the same as you. Is it against the law for me to do what I want with my money? Should you be jealous because I am kind to others? So those who are last now will be first then and those who are first will be last. [applause]

So the Lord said he said you at the end of the last hour. But there's something mysterious about the kingdom of God that if you truly repent, see there's nothing worse than repenting of wasting time and then go right back to wasting it. There's nothing worse than repenting of not having solid prayer time and then go right back to not praying. I won't read the Bible. I won't do anything. I won't be faithful with church. I won't be faithful with this. And you repent and say you're sorry. But then you go right back to it. Yeah. You're not even you're not even regarded. But the Bible talks about men who did great evil in the sight of God. Some of them were kings. One of them was Ahab, the husband of Jezebel. Both of them were crazy. She was crazier, but both of them were crazy. And it says that as a result of Ahab's wickedness, God said, "Man, I'm getting ready to destroy you, your wife, and your whole family." Now, watch something. It says that Ahab felt so sorry for his wickedness. It says that he put on different clothes and he walked softly before the Lord in deep humility. The Bible says that God spoke to the prophet. He said, "Do you see how Ahab is he's he's really sorrowful?" He said, "So, you know what? What I said is was going to happen to him. It's not going to happen." Okay? Now, what will happen to his children? I'm going to pass the buck. That's a whole different teaching. But what I said about him and Jezebel, oh, it's going to happen to Jezebel because she hasn't repented. But it's not going to happen to him because he did. Y'all see that? Yeah, I remember Jezebel got destroyed by dogs and stomped her with the hooves of the horses and everything. Some of the stuff in the Bible is just straight crazy.

Hey, and so I suggest you do what I'm going to do, and that is whether Jesus is coming back in September, whether he's coming back next year, regardless, I'm going to try my best to make sure that the remainder of my days, uh, I'm on point. And according to that scripture, if you only had two months left, but you do 100% for the next two months, there's something about that where you'll get a great reward like some people that's been doing it for 30 years. And that's not fair. But that is what parents will do for their children when they love them. Because God is not looking to penalize any of us. He's looking to reward us because he loves us. You understand what I'm saying? That scripture greatly delivered me. cuz he said this is how the kingdom is. Those who do stuff at the last minute will be rewarded like somebody that's been serving God for 80 years, but you got to make sure that you do something. He didn't give them money because he felt sorry for them because no one hired them. He said, "Oh, nobody hired you." He said, "I'll pay you, but you do got to work for this last hour. And if in this last hour you work like the other people have been working, I'm going to give you the same. Man, that is crazy. That's beyond crazy. As I said, you have to be blind to reject Jesus. [clears throat] You literally have to be blind in your mind.

My wife and I are about I put that in there. My So at this particular vacation spot, I'm just It's only 11:02. Let me tell you something. We had to stay here for 3 hours. This is worth your eternity. [applause] There are times, you know, so the Lord always uses the number five with us. Okay? And when you get on the right track, eventually we'll find out that there is a number that God uses with you. Okay? For some people it's three, some people it's two. I have one daughter is eight. She always eight means new beginnings. It's the one daughter. She always trying new stuff. Hey. And uh never mind. With us is five. Just five. So So we landed in Cabo on Monday, which was the 25th. Then they upgraded us to first class, but it was the fifth row. And then when we got off the plane, um, they said to go to this particular terminal to get our baggage, but but when we once we got over there, it wasn't on that one. It was on terminal number five. So whenever whenever we do things, we try to find out what do we have peace about? And then the Lord confirms that you're in the right spot at the right time based on that number. because you're you're not supposed to be led by numbers, but they confirm that you're in the right spot. So, so if you give me your address to your house, um, you know, how many know I have to have numbers, and if it says it's going to take 61 miles to get there, my odometer should be correct when I get there. And it'll say that I traveled 61 miles. When I get there, those numbers that you gave me will be lining up. Also, the GPS coordinates. Y'all following me so far? So, so numbers confirm that you're in the right spot. That's a whole another lesson. It's a book called Numbers That Preach God's Mathematical Lingo. That's an excellent book on that. If you go to our website under the resources, it's there in case you forget.

Okay, so we're there. My wife gave you the testimony about the couple that we ministered to, particularly the woman she ministered to right before we get on the plane for about an hour. My wife knew before the trip that there was someone she was supposed to minister to. Okay? And so, and the crazy thing is the the Holy Spirit prompt, we were in the airport and so there were these kids right around us. So, we were looking at the kids. So, we looked up and we saw this couple. They looked like they were Nigerian or something, but they were actually Ghanian. And and so, they waved. And so, I just looked at them cuz I truly thought that they were waving to the kids, but they were waving to us. So, when we didn't wave back, they said, "Okay, well, they're pastors so they're very busy. They probably don't want to be bothered." I am so glad that woman approached us a second time cuz when we got over to the seating area, she told her husband, "I'm going to try one more time. I need you to go with me for encouragement." I told her, "I am so glad that you approached me." I said, "Cuz we are not like that. We thought y'all were waving to the kids. That's why we didn't wave back." See, that's the enemy trying to stop cuz he could see in the spirit what the Lord was trying to produce. But back to the other side of the story, we were so on what we like about Cabo at this particular hotel, they got a full They have full kingsize beds on the beach right by the water. So you go out there and you rent a bed and you just lay there. Yeah, man. It's like King Solomon and his wife or something, you know? is out there, you know, on this, I mean, bed with all these pillows and all of these curtains to block the sun and they bringing food and and water and alcohol if you get your drink your drink on. But, you know, I mean, all of this stuff right in front of the ocean. So, you have to rent the bed and it's $135 a day if you want bottles of champagne or it's $65 a day. So, we paid the $65 is for the whole day. Y'all follow me? So, and as a result of that, we enjoyed that. Now, the truth be told is that we fall asleep a lot. We're reading, we studying, we working, we doing all type of stuff. And then we have a moment near the end where as it cools down, we just sit there and we just enjoy the ocean on the bed. Y'all follow me? $65 for an hour. What we noticed was that about an hour before all of that closes, all of these people show up and they sit on the beds, but because it's so late, they don't have to pay. And so they show up and watch this. They're enjoying the last hour the same way the couple that have been there for eight hours and enjoying it. They show up without paying and they sitting there enjoying the ocean just like we are. But we paid $65 and they didn't pay anything. But because they showed up, they got the same enjoyment. We paid for eight hours just to sit there. Now we ain't enjoying it. They showed up just to enjoy it and didn't have to pay for it. Y'all follow me? And so the my wife said that that reminder her of this story. Yes, there are some people, yeah, they pay a huge price and there are some people that don't pay a huge price, but they still get the blessing. The difference is you got to show up. Y'all follow me this morning. How many know I have preached a sermon today? THIS IS [applause] the scriptures talk correctly, draw you to Jesus, and make you less afraid. But guess what? It's it's the last hour and that man went out there and there were people there just sitting around and some of us have just been sitting around on Christ and Christ has given you an opportunity and will you you've been sitting around all day doing nothing. Okay. Watch this. You might have a job and a career and be in school and still sitting around doing nothing because only what you do for Christ is last. And this is the opportunity that the Lord has given us and everybody that listens to us and will listen to this. You got one hour left. Y'all know what I mean by that? You got one hour left. Okay. Now, I'm giving you an opportunity. And and and this is the hour where you can get on top of stuff. Let go of some of the stuff that you do. Okay? Social media, the movies, the games, all of that, hanging out, doing stupid stuff, just sitting around idle, okay? On the back porch for eight hours drinking lemonade, thinking about stupid stuff. Let all of that go. And I need you to work for me in this last hour. Well, how do I work? Just start finding out something that you can do. You can start by praying. You can start by reading. You can start by being in church on time, being there for prayer, serving, giving. You can all that's where you start. But then start asking me questions. Y'all got that? We got an hour left. Here's the deep part. We got an hour left, but we don't know how long or short the hour is. This gives you great hope because the devil will use the fact that you have wasted so much time and God will use that is true but the kingdom of God is not fair. Our listen he said this is how the kingdom is. Listen to what the man said. He said it's my money. Let me tell you something. Poor.

Are not allowed to tell the rich how they use their money. That's right. Because the rich are the ones who made it. And some of us don't like that, but that's you build a business in. See how you feel when people telling you to do with your money anyway. He said, "This is my money." He said, "And and I don't run my business based on what you want me to do. If she wasted all her life and she come in for the last five months and she does the work of the Lord, guess what? I'm proud of the fact that the fact that she stepped forward and said, "Do you realize how much?" First of all, see, God is not even looking at that. He's looking at how much humility it takes for you to recognize, "Lord, I messed up. I messed up. Lord, would you give me more time?" Sure. I'll give you I'll give you more time. I gave the thief on the cross time. The thief on the cross messed UP HIS ENTIRE LIFE, but he still had a couple of moments left. And in those couple of moments, he did the right thing. He humbled himself. He said, "Lord, will you bring me in? He said it was humility. It's the humility that he's looking at. Lord, I messed up, but would you remember me? The remember me was him giving his life to Christ. Okay. What's the other one that was just in my mind? Hold on. It'll come to me in a second. Holy Spirit bringing it down my attention. We're not moving until the Holy Spirit brings it back to my attention. It'll come. I just talked about the thief on the cross. Thank you, Jesus. Just pray in the spirit just for a second. Holy Spirit, what was that example I was going to give to the people about time?

[sighs] We just talked about the one with the uh man on the cross, right? How God gave him more time. Thank you, oh Lord God. Mhm. That was another one. The people of Nineveh. Samson. Hezekiah. See, those are in there for a reason. Lord told Hezekiah, "Put your house in order." How many know if God told you to put your house in order, you going to put your house in order. He says, "You're getting ready to die. Watch this. Hezekiah said, "Why? I live right." Is that what Hezekiah said? He started labeling his righteousness the Lord. The Lord said, "Oh, I'm sorry. I had the wrong Hezekiah. I was got my addresses mixed up." How many know Samson messed up? Sitting up with that crazy girl Delilah. That's an amazing story. That shows you how women can get a man. The Bible says that a king can be brought to a piece of bread over a woman. This girl is setting you up and you still going to go for the rope a dope. He messed up, blew out his eyes, messed up his vision. That's what happens when you get off track. Your vision gets off track. You remember what Samson said? He said, "Lord, in this one moment, he said, I messed up big time. I messed up your calling. I messed up your plan. But just in this one moment and the Bible says in that one moment he killed more than he killed his entire lifetime. Somebody brought up Nineveh. God said we can we can really kill y'all too. Everybody. And the king remember what the king did? He said uh he said he said we have messed up greatly and God is getting ready to kill us in in three days. He said so we're going on a three-day fast. And the man said the Bible says the man put all the people on a fast. He put the animals on a fast, too. Y'all remember that story? And he when you fast back then, you had to wear special clothes. They put the clothes on animals, too. Yeah. Little BA have no no meal today. The goldfish going to have to wait. [snorts] You know, cats, no milk, no nothing. Okay. Mice, no cheese, nothing. Everybody fasting. How many know that's crazy? But that's the type of crazy stuff you do when you're serious. Yes. And listen what God said. He saw. See, you have to be careful with this because people can take it too far. This proves that you can make God change his mind. He said, "You see how he repented?" Okay, here's a lesson. He told Jonah, "Go back and tell the king that he has not saved him in the city since they have repented." Guess what the prophet said? See, that's why I didn't want to go in the first place. Cuz I knew you were going to make me look bad cuz I told them that they were going to be destroyed and now they're not. This dude is more worried about how he looks. My wife said over some people that he doesn't even know that God is trying to save. What's the purpose for the calling then? There are some men that they would rather see you go to hell so that they can look good. It's unbelievable. Mhm. Yeah. They just bring it out. The woman caught in adultery, you know. And so, uh, but it's but the thief on the cross is in is an amazing situation because boom, last minute. Hey, you know what's crazy about all of those stories? When the person repented, the past was never brought up again. It was never brought up. Name one of those scenarios where anything negative was brought up about the past when somebody repented. The thief on the cross. He's up there for a reason. Y'all do realize that.