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At the end of the day, it's not about who knows you and how many people know your name. It's about your impact and especially your impact that was done with the right motive, with the right motive.
Motives will be one of the reasons that will be used to assess every believer that has made it through the rapture. Your motives for doing something. Motives talk about the major reason behind an action, behind a decision, behind a choice, behind a desire. The secret reason behind an action. The real reason behind an action, decision, choice, or desire. The basis for doing something. The basis for doing something. The basis for doing something.
Motives are also called an agenda. And so that is why you have things like hidden agenda. Motives are sometimes based on certain expectations. And that is why you also hear things like hidden expectation. So somebody is assisting you, especially like a lady. Now a man shows up and is offering so much help, so much kindness, so much assistance. Many times it's not unconditional. Many times it's not unconditional. There's some hidden expectation that is going to become obvious soon or later. So there are types of wrong motives. They are ulterior motives. They are selfish motives.
1 Corinthians chapter 4, as we begin to close it up now. 1 Corinthians chapter 4:5 Living Bible, it says, "So be careful not to jump to conclusions before the Lord returns as to whether someone is a good servant or not." Please take note of this scripture. Take note of this scripture. He said, when the Lord comes, he will turn on the light so that everyone can see exactly what each one of us is really like deep down in our hearts.
And the fifth notable point, the marriage supper of the lamb. We shall have the marriage supper of the lamb, which will be the marriage between Christ, the bridegroom, and his bride, which is the church, the raptured saints. Revelations 19:7-9. I have told you always note down the foundational or foundation or supporting scripture for anything that has to do with the second coming, uh, of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is a very, very sensitive, uh, aspect of the gospel, and to avoid embracing error always, and to be able to be in a position to speak convincingly, always have the supporting scriptures for the points that are key.
In Revelations 19:7-9, King James version, it says, "Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him, for the marriage of the lamb is come. And his wife had made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white. For the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. And he said unto me, write, blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he said unto me, these are the true sayings of God." This will happen after the judgment seat of Christ for all those who have been raptured.
Then the sixth notable point, the sixth notable point. Immediately after the rapture, immediately after the rapture, there shall be seven years of great tribulation on earth. Immediately after the rapture, there shall be seven years of great tribulation on earth, when the antichrist shall be the head of government of the world. So, the great tribulation is a seven-year period of great deceit, bloody war, violence, grievous crimes, lawlessness, and unprecedented terror. There shall not be such times before it or as after it.
Matthew 24:21. Matthew 24:21, Easy to Read version, it says, "Because it will be a time of great trouble, may you go with the first flight. May you make the rapture. May you not be left behind." He said, "Because it will be a time of great trouble. There will be more trouble than has ever happened since the beginning of the world." Is our Lord Jesus speaking here. And nothing as bad as that will ever happen again, to show you how severe it will be.
In Revelations 11:2-3. Revelations 11:2-3. But don't measure the yard outside. Easy to Read version. Leave it alone. It has been given to those who are not God's people. They will show their power over this holy city for 42 months, three and a half years. And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, three and a half years. They will be dressed in sackcloth.
Now, these are two prophets that God is going to release into ministry on that level. And the location of their ministry will be, the impact will be global, but their location will be Israel. They'll be based in Israel when that time comes. They could be anywhere in the world right now if the rapture is going to happen, uh, was to happen anytime soon. So, the moment the rapture happens, these two witnesses will still, these two prophets will be there. They would already be alive at the time of the rapture. But the ministry now will be in Israel, in Jerusalem. But they would, people be listening to them from all over the world. They will be preaching and carrying out signs and certain wonders, judgments on the world for three and a half years, out of the seven years.
At the end of the three and a half years, their ministry time will be over. They would have made attempts to assassinate them many times. It will fail. In fact, the Bible says anyone who tries to kill them, fire will come out of their mouth. So that means they could make a pronouncement, and whoever tries to kill them will die instantly. That will only go on for three and a half years. At the end of the three and a half years, they will kill them. They will kill these two great prophets, and there will be great joy all over the world. You read Revelations, uh, 11:3-13, you see all the details there. They'll be on their ministry. There'll be great joy. They will celebrate. Why? They, they would torment the world after the rapture by their pronouncements. By their pronouncements. Anywhere they make such pronouncements within the confines of the things God has will give them the liberty to say, those things will happen, and they will affect the people left behind by their pronouncements. So when they are finally killed, there will be joy. And the Bible tells us that their bodies will be on the street of Jerusalem, and people will be seeing it live. You know, when in those days when, uh, our fathers in the faith used to read that, they used to wonder how that will be fulfilled. How can everybody in the world see, you know, two men lying on the street in one location? That time we had not had a television, we had talk less of satellite. Uh, but now it's already happening on H1's phone. You as you could see anything going on anywhere in the world at the same time. The stage is set. Everything is ready for the rapture to happen. Everything is ready.
But however, after three days, something strange will happen. A voice will call from heaven, and these two dead prophets will suddenly come alive, and they will be taken up into heaven. Then the Bible says in that same Revelations 11, there will be a mighty earthquake, and 7,000 people will die. 7,000. And you know, from my understanding of, uh, of scriptures and prophecies, what that means is a minimum of 7,000. It will not be less than 7,000. They will die as a result of that earthquake in Jerusalem. Their ministry will be over.
Now, once these two prophets are out, the remaining three and a half years will be like a, a film show. Unimaginable dimensions of chaos, tragedy, any terrible thing you could ever imagine is what will be playing out on the surface of the earth at that time. You will not be around to witness all that. You will not be around to witness all that. You will rather be up in the skies with our Lord Jesus Christ and the rest of the saints, celebrating the judgment seat of Christ, celebrating the marriage supper of the lamb. We all will be together there by the mercies of God.
And that brings us to the last one, the seventh one, the seventh notable point. The major highlight of the great tribulation on earth would be the emergence of the antichrist. The major highlight of the great tribulation on earth will be the emergence of the antichrist. That's the seventh notable point you need to take note of.
2 Thessalonians 2:5-8. 2 Thessalonians 2:5-8, Easy to Read version, it says, "I told you before that all these things would happen. Remember, and you know what is stopping that man of evil now? Who is a man of evil? The coming antichrist. He is being stopped now so that he will appear at the right time. The secret power of evil is already working in the world now. But there is one who is stopping that secret power of evil, and he will continue to stop it until it's taken out of the way. And what is that? The church, the bride of Christ, must be taken away first before the antichrist can manifest. The antichrist cannot manifest while we are still here. The rapture must happen. He would show face immediately after the rapture, deceiving the world, packaged as a man of peace, bringing peace and signing major agreements of peace between different, uh, warring nations in the earth, at, at that time, after immediately after the rapture."
Verse 8, 2 Thessalonians chapter 2, we are, we are verse 8 now. Is it to read version? He said, "Then that man of evil will appear, but the Lord Jesus will kill him with a breath that comes from his mouth. The Lord will come in a way that everyone will see, and that will be the end of the man of evil." But that will be only after the three, the second three and a half years. It is when Jesus now is coming at the end of those seven years of tribulation, coming with us. The raptured saints will be coming with him now, physically. All those left behind will see Jesus physically. They will see, and all the saints coming with him. Saints would have celebrated the judgment seat of Christ, celebrated the marriage supper of the lamb, and they would descend back to the earth. Jesus will kill the antichrist.
In Revelations chapter 13, it said, "Then I saw a beast coming up out of the sea. It had 10 horns and seven heads. There was a crown on each of its top horns. It had an evil name written on each head. This beast looked like a leopard with feet like a bear's feet. It had a mouth like a lion's mouth. The dragon gave the beast all of its power and his throne and great authority. One of the heads of the beast looked as if it had been wounded and killed, but the death wound was healed." He would also try to replicate some of the things that Jesus did when he came earlier on in life, including the resurrection after death.
"All the people in the world were amazed, and they all followed the beast." So you can see how dangerous it is to be left in this world after the rapture. The genuine believers who were really truthful in their Christian life would have been taken away. Some will still make it after the rapture, but most at the point, at the cost of their lives, as they refuse to take the mark of the beast. They'll be killed. They won't mind. But some will still take the mark of the beast. So he's telling you us here in verse three of Revelation, Revelations 13, that all, and they all followed the beast. All the people in the world were amazed, and they all followed the beast. Verse four, "People worshiped the dragon because it had given its power to the beast, and they also worshiped the beast. They asked, 'Who is as powerful as the beast? Who can make war against it?'" The beast was allowed to boast and speak insults against God. It was allowed to use its power for 42 months. 42 months. And that is what, three and a half years. The second half of the seven-year tribulation period. It was, uh, it was the beast opened his mouth to insult God, to insult his name, the place where he lives, and all those who live in heaven. It was given power to make war against God's holy people and to defeat them. Yes, the rapture has happened. It's only those, those left behind that will be experiencing this now. It was given power over every tribe, race, or people, language, and nation. It's going to be global. So, everyone living on earth would worship the beast after the rapture. These are all the people since the beginning of the world whose names are not written in the lamb's book of life. The lamb is the one who was killed. These are those who their names were not written in the lamb's book of life.
Shall we bow our heads in the presence of God? The rapture is right, right around the corner. Everything is set. All pre-rapture prophecies are fulfilled. The stage is set for the event of the rapture and the seven-year tribulation period. You are here this beautiful morning. God is stretching out to you now his hand, asking for your own hand in fellowship. The Lord is asking you, like others seated in this service, to submit and surrender to him. Receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior. And when you do so, something will happen instantly. There will be a shift in the spiritual realm, and God will pour upon you his Holy Spirit, and a new journey begins.
You are here this morning. You have not yet genuinely given your life to Christ. This is the moment. Everything you have heard today is 100% setting. The stage is set. The time for this decision is now. If you are also here and you were overwhelmed by the message as a result of certain things that may have transpired in your Christian work, but there is always a turning point, and God is ever waiting for that moment. And so, this moment, you want once again to surrender to the Lord genuinely for a new work. I want to rededicate your life. Just lift up that hand. I'm also going to pray. Everything you have had here is real. Is closed. Is closed. Is closed. Thank you, Lord.
Father, we thank you for the power of your word. We thank you for the privilege of hearing this message, not after the rapture, but before the rapture. Thank you for enabling everyone to have heard this message in the way it came. Lord, behold your sons and daughters. They have accepted your word today, and they have surrendered their lives. They have accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior by reason of their raised hands. Father, we pray that according to your promise, receive them into your kingdom. Forgive their sins. Wash them clean in the blood of the lamb. Grant unto each one of them, Lord, the power of sonship. Let your Holy Spirit, Lord, instantly come into their lives, and let a new work with you, Lord, begin from today. We also lift up, oh God, our brothers, our sisters who, Lord, by the power of your word have rededicated their lives unto you today to serve you more deeply, to serve you more closely, and to maintain a closer walk with you. Father, we pray that your fire of revival will come upon them. And this step they have taken today, Lord, let it become a permanent one in the name of Jesus. Father, we thank you. We ask, Lord, for everyone whose hands were raised. Let yokes be broken. Let curses be cancelled. Whatever has been pushing them back from you, Lord, let that power be overthrown. We release them into a new phase and season. In Jesus name, we pray. Put those hands together for Jesus.