Transcription
A lifeless image will become alive. How is it possible? For many, many years I pondered on that. How is it possible for a statue, a statue made of wood or stone, and suddenly the false prophet does some mumbo jumbo magic and the stone becomes alive? How is it possible? I pondered and pondered over many, many years.
Two years ago, while I was meditating on the scripture, the word of the Lord dawned on me: it is not a stone becoming alive, it is artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence. And ever since I received that word, I saw a great flurry of activity and investment by all the corporate world to develop artificial intelligence. And artificial, artificial intelligence will become so perfected, like as if the robot will behave exactly like a human. And I'm sure you have heard that in Saudi Arabia, a robot has become a first citizen. How in the world a robot can become a citizen? No other nation in the world has ever done it except Saudi Arabia. A human, a female robot has become an official citizen of Saudi Arabia. So, what is next? We are coming very close.
Artificial intelligence, if you have an iPhone, when you send a text message, you will find that before you complete the sentence, the system will tell you all the words that you need to type. Am I right? That's artificial intelligence in its minutest form. And if you go on the internet, whichever site you've been to, the system will bring all those images and like, like related images to tempt you, right? That is artificial intelligence in its minutest form. But this will become perfected in all its completeness so that when this software is introduced by the mark of the Oh, by the way, by the way. The Pope and the Roman Catholic Church are heavily investing in artificial intelligence. They even called for a world symposium to talk about artificial intelligence. Why must a church be interested in artificial intelligence? See, the false prophet is there, right? And they are heavily investing in that. And China is now the super leader in artificial intelligence. And who is China? It is the red dragon. You see, everything is falling in its pieces, and we are living in such a time as this that your eyes will see all these coming to pass. How much more we should put on the armor of God, armor of light, against the evil day.
Now, why did the Lord Jesus give us so much instructions about persecutions? So that we were prepared. In Gethsemane, the Lord Jesus Christ warned Peter of a trial that was coming at him. In Luke chapter 23, verse 31. Why did the Lord Jesus tell Peter about that? So that he can prepare himself and stand against the trial that was coming. So, persecution, the Bible tells us in Mark chapter 13, verse 19, will be on an unprecedented scale, never before in Bible history or modern history. Like a time that the world has never known. You cannot even imagine how severe the persecution is going to be. The mark of the beast will be enforced. Revelation chapter 13, verse 16. And all those who refuse to take the mark of the beast, Revelation chapter 20, verse 4, tells us they will be beheaded. And the worship of the image of the beast will be enforced. Revelation chapter 13, verse 8.
So, how to prepare ourselves for persecution? Six suggestions. Number one. Don't fear persecution. Don't fear. Revelation chapter 2, verse 10. Don't fear. Take away fear from your mind and from your heart. The Bible tells us God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of a sound mind, love, and power. Amen. So, determine today that you will not fear.
Number two. Pray consistently that your faith becomes strong. Jude, verse 20. Pray in the spirit. Pray in unknown tongues at least for one hour a day. Stir up your inner man that your faith will become strong. Once your faith becomes strong, no matter how much you are buffeted, you will not sway to the left or to the right, but you will stand strong like the palm tree.
Number three. Luke chapter 21, verse 19. Guard your faith from failing. Guard your faith. How can you guard your faith? By storing yourselves with the word of God. Colossians chapter 3, verse 16. Fill your hearts. Store your hearts with the word of God because the entrance of the word will strengthen you. The entrance of the word will give you faith. So, that's the only way. No other way. Build yourselves strong and mighty with the word of God. Like I told you a few days ago, don't just read the word, meditate the word. Your strength will come from meditation, not just reading the word. Meditate the word day and night.
Number four. Don't be weighed down by the cares of this world. Luke chapter 21, verses 34 to 35. That was what pulled Lot's wife down, and she became a pillar of salt. So, you don't want to become like that. Don't let the cares of this world crowd your heart and pull you down. For the things that you need, food to eat, clothes to wear, God will provide for you. God will take care. Not to worry about all that. What you should worry more is the kingdom of God. And God will, when you put your heart right to seek first the kingdom of God, then all these things, food, clothes, will be given to you. Your Father knows. He will provide for you. He will make sure in times of recession you will not lose your job. He will make sure. And he will make sure that the currency bill in your purse is multiplied. Have you experienced that? I have. It multiplies. Multiplies. Not counterfeit. No, no, real note. It's a real note. But it multiplies. If God can multiply bread, why cannot multiply paper? Tell me. Is it possible? Even paper can be multiplied if flour can be multiplied. So, let your heart not be weighed down by the cares of this world.
Number five. Endure persecution patiently. Don't fight against it. Matthew chapter 24, verse 13. Luke chapter 21, verse 19. Revelation chapter 13, verse 10. Chapter 14, verse 12. Endure patiently whatever comes against you. That is why the Lord Jesus Christ is manifested as the lamb of God. You don't fight against it. You endure patiently. You hold your peace like a lamb that is brought to the slaughterhouse. You don't fight. Vengeance belongs to God. And he will fight on your behalf.
Number six. Love not your lives even unto death. Even if it means for you to lose your life, don't love it so dearly that you will deny the Lord. Revelation chapter 12, verse 11.
In conclusion, the Lord told me to remind you in Revelation chapter 3, verse 10, he has promised to protect us during persecution. He has promised. And he will certainly promise. He said, "I will keep you during the hour of trial." Keep you meaning protect you. He will protect you from all evil. If he can stretch his hands and cover the three Hebrews and hold them close to his bosom so that not a hair in their body was burned, what more he cannot do? Amen. What more he cannot do? He can protect you in any circumstances. Even when there is a flood or an earthquake strikes, the angels will surround and protect you. Everything else will crumble down, but you will be protected.