 Well, good evening, good afternoon. I hope you're all doing well. I am going to obviously disagree and differ with some people. I'm going to bother some people, particularly my post meal and I'm millennial people. I subscribe to a literal, grammatical, historical hermeneutic, which means I take a literal approach to the scriptures. Obviously, you can't always do that because there are times where symbolism, figures of speech are employed, different idioms, and so forth. And so you have to account for that. However, because I do that, there's going to be obviously a natural reading. And by the way, I believe that matter of fact, not I believe, but I know there's a natural reading that we employ just normally how we read any other book or magazine or so forth. We employ a natural reading. We employ a literal, grammatical, historical hermeneutic. As a matter of fact, we do that with most of the Bible. And so because of that, I think it should shape us. It should cause us really to be consistent. Whatever your hermeneutic is, it should be consistent. It shouldn't be that you read it one way in this book and then differently. Now, obviously, there are certain books where there are a lot of figures of speech and symbolism, so forth. You think about the different poetry books. You think about song and proverbs and then also in Revelation. And when we look at Revelation, that necessarily means that there is nothing literal in Revelation. There's a lot of literal ways to read Revelation, even though there are figures of speech and so forth employed. As a matter of fact, a lot of what we see in Revelation is backing up what we see in prophecy elsewhere. Remember, the bulk of prophecy that we see in the Bible is not in Revelation. So we get Revelation. There's a good chance that a lot of what we're going to see is somewhere else. Now, there are some things that aren't other places in the Bible that are only in Revelation, specifically what we call the millennium. Now, there are those that disagree as to what the millennium is and when the millennium is and when Christ is going to return. I take a literal 1,000 year approach. You'll see the reason why. And then, speaking of the reason why, when you talk about the end times, you necessarily have to figure out what's happening. But more to the point, why? There's nothing. And I mean nothing that God does or that he shares with us that he didn't have a reason for. God is not like us. He just does things. Well, just because I had a little time on my hand and so I'm decided to do so. No, there is a reason behind what God is doing. And so, ladies and gentlemen, if you don't know what God is trying to do is he is trying to reconcile, not trying, but he is going to reconcile man to himself. All of mankind? No, not all of mankind, but some, those that have placed their faith in Christ. There are two different groups of people that do so that form one people. There's one way of salvation, not two ways, but there's one. However, we see in the Bible, we see those that are Jewish, ethnic Israel, and then we see those that are not. That's really the only two classes of people. But then ultimately, in the end, the only two classes of people that matter are those that are part of the church, those his believers, and then those that are not. However, we're going to see that there are some people who are going to be a part of the church who are not yet a part of the church that God has made some promises for. In other words, we're speaking about Israel. God has made some promises to Israel. Israel has not been replaced when we get to Jeremiah 31. He tells us that as long as we've got stars and moons, as long as we've got waves, we've got the oceans and so forth, Israel will always see, will never cease to be a nation before the Lord. They will be a nation before the Lord forever. And so the problem with them is they have not placed their faith in her Messiah. But what does God promise? God has promised that He will cost them to do just that. Therein lies the whole point of the tribulation, the 70 weeks, the millennial reign. And so for all of these different things that we're going to talk about, there is a reason for these things happening, for all of these occurrences. And so I want to go ahead and jump into it. Remember now, God is also going to obligate Himself. He's not obligated to us, but God can't obligate Himself to Himself. He can obligate Himself specifically speaking to His promises. Remember, there are some promises that God made. And when we think about the promises that God made, we got to ask ourselves a question, especially those relating to prophecy, up until now. And here's the question you have to ask yourself. And we'll look at some of these promises in a second as well. But up until now, every prophecy, every promise that God has made, every prophecy that we look back on, they have all been fulfilled literally. So should there be an expectation for the remaining prophecies to be fulfilled literally? Or should they be filled figuratively, allegorized in a spiritual way? Well, if you're going to say so, well, then I think the onus is on the person to say that when we look at other prophecies that have not yet been fulfilled, the onus is on that person to tell us that that prophecy is going to be fulfilled in a spiritual sense and allegorizes. Does that make sense? God is consistent up until people in the Western society decided that it's going to be a figurative fulfillment, that they're all figures of speech and symbolism. But they weren't fulfilled. Think about this. The prophecy of Christ dying on the cross. Was that fulfilled literally? Or was that fulfilled figuratively? Well, we know for a fact it was literally us being saved. Was that figurative or it was literal? And so all the promises thus far have been literal. And so these promises must be kept. Number one, we've got some promises about a king who is going to rule. Think about that for a second. We're going to look at some specific passages in a little bit. But there are, and I'm going to ask you guys, especially those of you all who are in the chat, do us a favor. Do yourself a favor. Try to track with me because I can promise you this. All of your passages that you might want to throw up, that you want to put on the screen and so forth, we'll cover them. We'll cover the ones that you might think that speak differently and so forth. We'll get to Revelation 20. We'll get to Matthew 24 and so forth. We'll get to Daniel. We'll get to Isaiah. We'll get to Jeremiah and Zechariah. We'll get to those places. But let's go back before that and think about the promises. We have promises of a Messiah who needs to reign before the people. Now the very first promise that we see happening that we see before us is this promise. This promise here says, and I will put enmity between you and the woman and between your seed and her seed and he shall bruise you on the head and you shall bruise him on the heel. Now the reason for that is it's just not there. You know what? Let me throw a riddle and see if anyone can guess this. No, there's a point. He's pointing to something. We get to Genesis 3, but even more specifically, we also get to Genesis 15. What happens in Genesis 15? Well, there's a promise made to Abraham. And I want you guys to think about this for a second. There are these promises that are made. Obviously, Jesus is going to do something with the enemy, with Satan and then his seed, his seed being death. So the ultimate goal, the ultimate prize is Genesis 3, 15. Well, is that going to be a literal fulfillment or a figurative spiritual fulfillment? It's going to be a literal fulfillment. Now he's using figures of speech, obviously, crushing his head and heel and so forth. Obviously, that is figurative speech, but there is a literal end game, which is that Satan will be destroyed and so to his seed, which is death. But also to that, when he speaks to Abraham, he's got this promise to Abraham. Abraham is told that he is going to have a, what's the word? He is going to have descendants, obviously physical descendants, but he's also going to have some that are likened to him by faith as well. So now he makes some other promises. Now I want you to think about this for a second. Some of the promises that he makes is that in Genesis 15, he makes a promise to Abraham that Abraham is going to have, or his descendants, they are going to occupy this land. Well, here's the question. Do we take that promise that God made to Abraham as a literal promise? Well, obviously, we take that as a literal promise. It has to be a literal promise. God promised Israel to occupy this nation. The issue is, has Israel ever, and I mean ever, occupied all of the land that God promised? Well, the answer is no. Israel has never, ever occupied all of the land that God has promised in Genesis 15. Also, we look at other places, numbers 34. There's some promises that have never been fulfilled. Do we say and think about the implications that God is not going to fulfill all of his promises that he made, not conditional promises, not saying, if you do this, then I'll do that. We're not talking about those promises. We're talking about actual promises that he's made where he states that I will do this irrespective of you. As a matter of fact, even with regards to Israel, what does he say about Israel? And I'm building this up before we go to the scriptures. He says that he is going to do these things irrespective of Israel. As a matter of fact, he's going to punish Israel, but so that Israel make Israel almost like a byword and a proverb, but he is going to restore Israel back to the land. He's going to give them a new heart. They'll fulfill all of these things. Why? Because he loved because Israel so awesome. No, because of the promise that he made and also that he will remember the promise that he made, as well as to those that he made of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Are you guys with me so far? I want to make sure you're tracking with me. These are things that shouldn't be too difficult to understand because we've covered that. Now in Deuteronomy 30, something's happening even before they go into this land. Now remember he's got these promises because he didn't have just the land promises that he's made with Israel. By the way, there is a covenant that someone even called the Palestinian covenant. I think it's part of another covenant. I think it goes along with the Mosaic covenant, but part of the covenant, it reiterates what he said to Abraham and that is this land. And so in Deuteronomy 29 and Deuteronomy 30, he's speaking of this land that he's going to have them in. So look what he says in Deuteronomy 30. He says, So it shall be when all of these things have come upon you, the blessings and the curse, which I have set before you. God is going to do these things to Israel. Look what he says. He says, And you call them to mine in all the nations where the Lord your God has banished you, and you return to the Lord your God and obey him with all your heart. And so according to all that I command you today and your sons, then the Lord your God will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you again. So he, and he uses this word again and therefore reason gather you again from all the peoples where the Lord your God has gathered you. And so he's speaking about where he's going to have them at, how he's going to discipline them, how he's going to put upon them, why to bring them back. He says the issue is verse six. Moreover, the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants to love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul that you may live. Now, if we were to track further, we see about him speaking about this land that he's going to have in this land. And the problem is they just do not have this land. They've never had this land totally. So what has God promised to do? Israel is a disobedient nation. Now think about this for a second, ladies and gentlemen. They are so disobedient. He has shown the goodness of Israel, of himself to Israel, but what has Israel not done? Israel has not consistently obeyed. They have a problem with their heart following the Lord. He's even given them sacrifices to show himself. And the reason why I'm saying this, I'm bringing up these sacrifices because one of the questions is going to come up. What about these animal sacrifices in the millennium? If the millennium is literal, then at some point in time, we'll see there's a millennium happening in their sacrifices, animal sacrifices. Well, what gives if Jesus was our ultimate sacrifice? We're going to see. But going back to this, he wants to bring Israel back to him. He says he's going to bring these blessings and these curses upon Israel, why to bring them back? He tells them in Deuteronomy 32 later on, notice what he says, starting in verse 16. He said, they made him that his God jealous with strange gods, with abominations they provoked him to anger. So Israel strikes the first blow against God because they decide to go after other gods that they disobey. So then what does God say in turn because they've made him jealous? What does he stated? They have made me jealous with what is not God. Then they have provoked me to anger with their idols. So I will make them jealous with those who are not a people. I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation. Now those who have a dispensational hermeneutic sometimes will view, not all, but some will view this as the church being kind of a parentheses or plan B. Nothing can be further from the truth. God is already even here in Deuteronomy, even before they go into the land, before the Jews go into the land. God has already articulated as fully as he can. No, not yet, but he's articulate. That's going to be another people that he's going to make his people along with Israel. Are you guys with me? So far we see that God has made a statement that he's going to make them jealous with another people and make those people that are not as people yet, but to become his people. And we won't for a sake of time, but if you were to go to Hosea 2 and just read through Hosea 2, really all of Hosea and see what he's saying. So all of Hosea, he's speaking about this disobedient, adulterous nation, and he's going to go after another nation, bring them to him and cause his other nation to be jealous. But what he's going to do, even though he's going to punish Israel and punish them severely, he's going to do so to bring them back. Now, if you're tracking this leapfrog a few thousand years from Deuteronomy 30, where he says that he's going to make them jealous, well, does he? Is he? Well, in Romans 11, what is Paul stating? Paul says that, I say then, they did not stumble that it's Israel, the nation Israel. He's not speaking about figurative Israel. Do not say, ladies and gentlemen, do not say the church is the new Israel. Do not say that the church has replaced Israel, that the church is spiritual Israel. If you say so, there's no way to make sense of Romans 9, 10, and 11. God can have a plan for them and have a plan for you, just like God can have a plan for Bob and a plan for Frank and a plan for Mary and a plan for Sheila and a plan for Darryl and whoever else. He can have why he's God. You think it's difficult to spend plates in the air and watch and try to bounce but not God. When God is handling billions and trillions of different things at once, that's just a regular day for him. That's just who he is. Miracles are special to us but for him it's just, oh well, because he's God. What is he going to do in Romans 11? He says, I say then, they, that it's Israel, they did not stumble so as to fall, did they? No, they did not. He says, may it never be, but by their transgression, who's transgressing? Not spiritual Israel, the nation of Israel. Salvation has come to the Gentile so could not be spiritual Israel. This is the legit, this is actual ethnic Israel and because of their failure, salvation has come to the Gentiles. Why? Look what he says, to make them jealous. Now, the reason why we're going all over all this stuff is because we got, we have to see when we start talking about the rapture or the tribulation or the limit. We need to see why these things are happening. They don't just pop up. God has already stated what he is going to do. Now, there's a big issue that we need to bring up. Because he is going to deal with Israel. There's a problem that Israel has. Israel is disobedient. And so he's promising that he is going to bring them back. Now, I want you guys to be fair because I can't, I can't see the questions just yet. I see some of you guys put in questions, but hold your questions toward the ends. We'll try to ask some questions at the end, but I want to get through this as quickly as I can. So therefore, we want to see what God has done in terms of how he's going to bring Israel back. Do you think Israel is going to make it back unscathed? No. Israel has all of their existence been a disobedient nation. As a matter of fact, look at Israel, the state of Israel right now. What is Israel's spiritual state? Well, their spiritual state is one of a hard and hard. They have turned their back on God. Question, did God prophesy that or did God state that? I hate using the word did God prophesy that, but did God state that he would do that? Yes. He stated a couple of things. One, they'll be back in their land. They will have a hard and hard. They will turn their backs on him, but it's okay. It's all part of God's plan. We'll deal with this, their hard and hards per question. When God says that he will harden their heart, was that a spiritual or figure of speech or was that literal? God said that it is literal. Somebody said that's not the real Israel. It doesn't matter if it's not the real Israel. Whoever the real Israel is, their hearts are hard. How do we know so? Because God said so. If you want to say that that's not the real Israel, fine. Whoever the real Israel is, their hearts are hard. Why? Because not because you are, I might differ because the Bible says so. Look at that in a second though. So what does he say? One, God says, I'll put them back in the land. There's somebody in the land, maybe not everyone that's in Israel is of Israel. It's not an issue for us. But there are those that are there that have a hard and hard against him. And even those Jews that are true Jews that are scattered about the world, what are they? Same condition, a hard and hard. And so what does God say he's going to do? He's giving them things to do. Part of the old covenant, part of the law, and then observing God and following God and observing His commandments, they disobeyed. One of the things they were supposed to do was they were supposed to observe not just their own Sabbath, but the land had a Sabbath. Every seventh year, the land was to rest. And God would bless the land so much so in the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth year, He would bless the land so much so that the next two years, they would still have plenty. Why the next two years? Because the seventh year, there is no planning, no harvesting. And then the very, the eighth year, which will be the first year following, it's going to take a while for it to harvest, but they will have enough. So what did Israel do though? Israel disobeyed. They disobeyed this seven years that they were supposed to give the land some rest. And then we'll go back to matter of fact, let's do this. Let me put this on the screen as well. Let me go back to Leviticus 26. Leviticus 2610. I didn't put that on the screen, but I should have one second thought. Leviticus 2610, I believe. And I just want to read this passage. Is it 2610? Or is it 264? I need to make sure. Yeah, here it is. He said, And I shall give you the range of their season so that the land, so that the land will yield its produce and the trees of the field will bear the fruit. Indeed, your threshing will last for you until grape and gathering, grape, gathering until sowing time. You will thus eat your food to the full and live securely in your land. I shall also grant peace in the land so that you may lie down with no one making you tremble. Now he said what he would do, let me find the exact passage. I don't want to read all of 2510, 2610. There it is. If instead you reject my statue, and if your soul abhors by ordinances so as not to carry it all my commandments and so to break my covenant, I in turn will do this to you. I will appoint over you a sudden terror, consumption, and fever that will waste away the eyes and cause the soul to pine away. Also, you will sow your seed uselessly for your enemies will eat it. I will set my face against you. You will be struck down before your enemies. Let me find the actual spot where he speaks about the land. Let me just type this in because I want, I think this is a vitally important part. Let me go to, let me just slide further. I'm sorry guys. Give me one second. It's necessary that I cover this particular passage. There it is. There it is. I was right there. I don't know why I didn't see it. I was actually in the right spot. I just glanced over. I'm sorry. Okay. He says, then I shall give you, wait a second, 26 four. Hold on one second. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen. I did it again. I went to the same spot, but the wrong spot. Yeah. No, for a fact, we've covered this a multitude of times. And for some reason I am not looking at this. There it is. I'm sorry. I don't know. Forgive me, ladies and gentlemen. Forgive me. Uh-oh. So the viticus 26 32, the viticus 26. Let's start in verse 30. Then I will destroy through your high places and cut down your incense, alters and heap your remains on the remains of your idols for my soul shall poured you. I will lay, wait, here it is. I will lay waste to your cities as well. I will make your sanctuary desolate and I will not smell your sooth and aroma. So there's going to come a point in time where God is not going to want to take their offerings. He's not going to even take part in even their Sabbaths, their new moon festival and so forth. It's going to come a point in time where God says, you know what? Do what you want to. I'm not in it. And so he's speaking of this right now. He says, I will lay waste to your cities as well as make your sanctuary desolate and I will not smell your soothe your aromas. I will make the land desolate so that your enemies who settle in it will be appalled over it. You, however, I will scatter among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities become waste. Look at verse 34. Then the land will enjoy its Sabbaths all the days of the desolation while you are in your enemy's land. Then the land will rest and enjoy its Sabbaths. The reason I had, I had to go over that was for a reason. How many times did Israel break this seven-year Sabbaths? You all know this question to answer this question. It took Israel violated that particular part of his law, of his, of their covenant with him. They violated it how many times? 70 times. And there's a reason for me bringing that up. The reason why that's important, them violating this 70 times is because God is going to deal with them with this 70 times. 70 times what? 70 times seven. Now this is all to, this is all to bring Israel back. Remember, the promise has to be kept that he is going to keep Israel, as he says, really as the apple of his eye, of his eye. He is going to bring them back. But how is he going to do so? One, by hurting them, by punishing them. Two, by making them jealous. And in doing so, he's going to bring in other people. That's us. That's Genesis 12, 3, where he says, and through you all the families of the earth shall be blessed. So we're going to see this happening. So we'll get to this 70, 70 times 70 is the second. But notice what he says in Zachariah 12, 10. He says, I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on me whom they have peers, and they will mourn for him as one who mourns for an only son. And they will weep bitterly over him, like the bitter weeping of a firstborn. In that day, look what he says, in that day, there will be great mourning in Jerusalem, like the mourning of how to, how to rip, I'm sorry, how to driven in the plane of Megadeth. The land will mourn every family by itself, the family of the house of David by itself, and their wives by themselves, the family of the house of Nathan by itself, and their wives by themselves, the family of the house of Levi by itself and their wives, the family of the Shemites by itself and the wives of themselves, all the families that remain every family by itself and their wives by themselves. What's going to happen? He is going to put a hurting on Israel. He's going to force Israel to come back to him. Then if we go to Zechariah, chapter 14, starting in verse 4, let's start in verse 3. This is him speaking of when the Lord actually does come back. He says, then the Lord will go forth and fight against those nations as when he fights on a day of battle. In that day, look what's going to happen on that day when he shows back up. On that day, his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives. That is not here in America, ladies and gentlemen. That's in Israel. The Mount of Olives, which is in front of Jerusalem on the east, and the Mount of Olives will be split in its middle from east to west by a very large valley, so that half of the mountain will move toward the north and the other half towards the south. You will flee by the valley of my mountains, for the valley of the mountains will reach to Azo. Now, some might say this is probably figurative or this is speaking maybe towards there are those who are either partial or full predators who believe that this is happening. This happened in Israel in 70 AD. The problem is all these things didn't happen. Jesus did not return in 70 AD. But look what happens. So he says, you will flee by the by the valley. I'm sorry. Yes, you will flee just as you fled before the earthquakes in the days of Uzziah, king of Judah. Then the Lord, my God, will come and all the holy ones with him. So when he comes, look what he says. When when the Lord comes, somebody's coming with him. Look what he's saying. And if you think that this has already been fulfilled, look what he just said. When he comes, all the holy ones will come with him. That has not been fulfilled yet, ladies and gentlemen, that has not happened. You can't and you can't say figuratively because if you say figuratively, the question is going to be, well, how do we figuratively know that happened? Then he says in that day, notice what he says. There will be no light. The luminaries will dwindle. So there's going to be darkness. We're going to see where Jesus is going to say the exact same thing when he returns. That did not happen. Ladies and gentlemen, it hasn't happened yet. Then the luminaries will dwindle. That's the stars and so forth. Everything in the sky that gives light will go away for it will be a unique day, which is known to the Lord neither day nor night, but it will come about at evening time. There will be light and in that day, living waters will flow out of Jerusalem. Half of them towards the eastern sea and the other half towards the western sea. It will be in summer as well as the winter. Now, if we go through Ezekiel, which we won't do, you see this also being brought up in Ezekiel. And look what he says, verse nine, and the Lord will be king over all the earth. Has that happened? Ladies and gentlemen, if you're going to say that Jesus is raining now, that's not a very good rain. Matter of fact, we've seen the king of England or the queen of England when England had, you know, the old saying that the sun never sets on England or the United Kingdom. The sun never sets on it because the kingdom was so vast. Not even Jesus has had a rain like that yet, but he will. So we can't say, well, he's raining now. Look at the condition of the world. You tell me, you mean, let's stop for a second. Does someone mean to tell me that Jesus is raining now with the condition of the world? Think about it. You guys, even if you're 20, even if you're 30 or 40, you can go back to your childhood and think it was a lot better. You mean to tell me Jesus is raining now and kids can't go out in the streets and play? Kids can't be safe. Now, were we ever completely safe? No, but it's a lot worse, but Jesus is raining. Hmm. I think what's literally what's figurative is the figurative statement that Jesus figuratively raining because it's not raining maybe in our hearts, but not in this world. And that's not what he's speaking of. Look what he says. He says, and the Lord will be king over all the earth, all of the earth. And in that day, the Lord will be the only one and his name, the only one. Look what's being stated. Ladies and gentlemen, he in that day will be the only one. There won't be him raining, but then we've got the President of the United States. We've got Xi Jinping. We've got, uh, Vladimir Putin. We've got all these other leaders that also raining. No, he says he will be the only one. Why? What's he getting to? Well, because Israel, you've messed up, but it's okay. I knew you would mess up, which is why he states what he states in Genesis three as well as Genesis 49. What is Jesus? What is Jesus? What does the Lord say through Jacob in Genesis 49, 10 and 11? He says, the scepter shall not depart from Judah. Who has a scepter? Well, he's speaking, obviously, of the king. And then in second Samuel, there's this, uh, Davidic covenant that speaks about this king that's going to rain and he is going to rain on the throne. How long forever in the throne, in Israel, not in heaven. Again, God can speak for himself. He didn't have to use language to where we have to try to figure out what in the world does he mean by that? What does he say? I got you, uh, Jess. What does he mean by that? No, he means what he means again. We, and this what I think happens sometimes, ladies and gentlemen, I think that sometimes we want to help God out. We want to help God out and make this fit. Remember, there was a time where, and by the way, the reason why we even have the idea that there is a spiritual Israel, there is a good reason why we think that the church replaced Israel and became the new Israel or the spiritual Israel, the reason why, the reason why we thought that because human beings, maybe they were well intentioned human beings, thought that we need to help God out. God has stated that Israel will reign in the land and that Israel will be this beacon of light and so forth, but we don't even have a nation of Israel. That is from some of you, people that are a lot older than I am, those of us, those of you who were born prior to 1948, those in the, in the 19th century, in the 18th and 17th. For how long did we have no nation of Israel on the planet a long time? But then God told us, showed us, I don't need you to help me out. I am God. I'm not a man that I should lie. So if I say Israel will be back in that land, I meant Israel, not you fake Israel, but the Israel, they will be back in that land. What do we have? Israel back it. So you don't have someone, I said no one is here is older than you Corey. We don't need someone to make up something to help God out. There is no need for that. If God said that you mean to tell me you serve a God who can't do it exactly like he says, I want you to think about it because all that means is that means whatever promise you think you have for him. Don't worry about it being figured. I mean fulfilled, fulfilled, fulfilled, completely and literally. No, there's going to be some sort of way where he will just, you know, because you don't deserve it. He'll kind of make it fit. Well, God didn't have to tweak his words like we do. No, he means what he means. He says what he means and means what he says. And so he says what he's going to do and he's going to do so because it was hardhearted. But this is his way of bringing in other nations using Israel as an example to show that mankind cannot do it on their own apart from him. He has to be with them either on the outside as a force or inwardly pushing us. So he makes a statement about Israel in Jeremiah 30. And I want you to listen to this statement that he makes in Jeremiah 30 where do I want to start? Do I want to start verse one? Yeah, why not? The word came to Jeremiah from the Lord saying, Thus the Lord, the God of Israel, write all the words which I've spoken to you in a book. For behold, days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel. Now is that is that literal or is that figurative? I think it's literal. He says when I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel and Judah, the Lord says I will also bring them back to the land. Is that a physical bringing back or is that a literal or is that figurative? I think that's literal. I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their forefathers and they shall possess them. Let's stop for a second. If he's going to bring them back to the land and he says the land which he gave to his forefathers, did their forefathers ever possess all that God gave? No. So he's got to fulfill that. He has to fulfill all of that or else we can't trust him. I think we can trust God's word. I think we can trust every word. And if we can't trust that small thing, it's a small detail, then how can we trust our salvation? We can't, but we can because we can trust that he's going to do everything that he says. Now, look what he says. The Lord says I will bring them back to the land that I gave their forefathers. Now, these are the words which the Lord spoke concerning Israel and concerning Judah. Now, who is this spoken towards? This is important, ladies and gentlemen. Is he speaking to Israel, Judah, and all of us? Or is he speaking to just Israel and Judah? He's speaking to Israel and Judah. Verse five, for thus says the Lord, I have heard a sound of terror, of dread, and there is no peace. Ask now and see if a male can give birth. Why do I see every man with his hands on his loins as a woman in childbirth, in other words, bowed over, bent over in pain? And why have all the faces turned pale? Alas, for that great day, for that day is great. So even in the Hebrew, Hayyom, this is speaking of a specific day or a specific time. So in the Hebrew, Yom or Himera can refer to a specific day or can speak of a specific time. So in that great day or those days, that time, and it's deathment, so it's a particular time or particular day, he says there is none like it. And it is a time of Jacob's distress, or you might call it Jacob's trouble. But he will be saved from it. Who will be saved from it? Israel, Jacob, Israel, will be saved from it. It shall come about on that day, declares the Lord and hosts that I will break his yoke from off their necks and will tear off their bonds and strangers will no longer make them their slaves. But they shall serve the Lord their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them. Guys, listen to what's spoken of. I know there's, I can, I'm catching glances of it as I'm looking at it. And I'll try to get some of your comments and questions. But folks say, what about this passage, that passage? What about this passage? What about that passage? And I'm trying to caution you guys. What about this passage? What about that passage? What about that passage? We'll get there. But first off, what about these passages? Don't, don't, don't do what the basic exegete would do. Don't do what the, what the child would do in, in Sunday school class. You guys are smart Christians. You guys are the next best thing to a seminarian. So you look, you don't just deal with the passage you want to, but deal with these other passages. What about these passages? When God says he's going to do it, by the way, there's no way you can even fit us in these passages. You can't fit him saying that he's going to put us back into the land as Gentiles. You can't put that in there. You can't speak of a, a, a physical, a physical, I'm sorry, a literal, I'm literal, a figurative Jerusalem. You can't speak of a figurative Israel in light of what he's stating, what he's going to do. Now let's continue. So he said he's going to do this, this, this distress is going to come upon Israel. Now he's got some good news for Israel as it's going to happen. He says, behold, days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a covenant, a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, not like the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land. Did he take them out of a figurative land or literal land? Did he take them out? Are we speaking of figurative fathers or literal fathers? All of this is literal, but this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put my heart, I mean, within them, my heart, in their heart, I will put out my spirit, write my law within their heart, and I will write it and I will be their God and they shall be my people. He's speaking in this case of Israel, ladies and gentlemen. They will not teach again each man his neighbor and each man his brother saying, know the Lord, for they will all know me who's all, all of Israel, not all of the Jews that have ever existed, but there's this remit that Paul speaks of, of Jews that he speaks of in Isaiah 53. He's going to cause them and look back at them, all of them, all of them will look on him and know him and know him, declare him he is Lord, for I will forgive their iniquity and their sin, I will remember no more. Now, by the way, just so we know, he's speaking about a literal Israel, a nation of Israel. You can't get past his passage. You can't get past, he says, listen, thus says the Lord who gives the Son, that's literal, for light, that's literal by day, again, literal, and the fixed order of the moon, literal, and stars literal by little light, by little night, who stirs up the little seas so that it's literal waves, literally roar. The Lord of hosts is his name, literally, and if this fixed order departs, last I checked, they have it. Most of us or a lot of us went out and checked out a solar eclipse. So those likes that he's speaking of, the stars of the moon, we literally went out and saw them on display. Did we not a few days ago? So he says, if those things depart from before me declares the Lord, then the offspring of Israel also will cease. Has that stopped? No. So guess what hadn't ceased, the offspring of Israel from being a nation before me forever. Yeah, I know folks wanted to fix it for God, but then God said, I don't need you to fix up. Here we have by some by some ungodly folks to decide that we're going to put this nation back on the map in 1948. Forget all the little political wranglings and so forth. This was coming from God. You want to know why there's still problem and chaos even in Israel today, because literally God told them that because you did not throw them out of the land when I told you, he told Josh with that. He tells them in judges. He says, because you did not put them out of the land, you want to know why the Palestinians are still there in the land. You want to know why Hamas is there, why Hezbollah is there. You want to know why they're going to stay there, not because of any political issues or any wrangling. No, you guys are looking for a two state solution. No, this is a heaven solution because it's a heaven ordained punishment. God says they will be in that land until He takes them out to be a thorn in the side and a prick in the eye until God removes them. So they're going to be there. They are going to be there. Why? Because to serve as a reminder of their disobedience to God. Are you guys with me? So he says, then the offspring of Israel will cease from being a nation before me. Well, obviously they haven't. So he's saying Israel will never cease to be a nation for God before God ever. Now, we talked about one of the reasons why they got put out of the land. They were exiled out of the land for how many years? Jeremiah is running around saying that you guys are going to get put out of the land. Why? You all know, why was Israel put out of the land? Why were they vanquished out of the land? Well, because of their sin and because of just outright sin. How long was Israel put out of the land? Not just Israel, but Judah. If you want to call it Israel or Ephraim, that's fine, or Judah or the southern kingdom, they were put out for 70 years. 70 years they were put out. Now, as they were getting ready to come back in, because now they were saying, and these false prophets show up saying, no, God, God loves us. He will never put us out. We're going to be fine. He's going to bless us. And he says, stop. Listen to those false prophets. Matter of fact, when they take you captive, get comfortable, have babies, have some kids, put down some stakes, put down some roots. You're going to be there for a while. 70 years in fact. Now, are they going to stay there? No, he's going to bring them back. The problem is with Israel as the time is approaching for him to bring them back. One prophet decides to pray. And when this prophet decides to pray, because he's concerned about his people, he's bothered. He's bothered and he wants to know about his people in the land. It's almost, almost 70 years. It's getting close. And so he prays. And then who shows up? An angel. An angel says, we've heard your prayer. Now I want to give you the answer to your prayer. You might not like it that much, Daniel, but it's going to be good news overall. He says 70 weeks. This word week is the word Shabbim or Shabbim, which is for sevens. So 77s. 77s have been decreed by who? By God. God has decreed 77s for who? For your people and your holy city. Let me just stop there for a second, guys. So I want to make sure, especially those that might disagree. I'm giving you ample opportunity, ample food to consume, to spit out and say, no, Corey, you're wrong about that. He says, decreed for your people and your city. Who are the 77s decreed for? Who is your people? It must be Israel. And then who is your holy city? That's not Dallas. That's not Indianapolis. That's not Washington DC. That's not New York. It's not Chicago. It's not, no, it's not Moscow. It's not Luxembourg. No, no, no. This is Jerusalem. He said, and now look what he says he's going to do. Why he's going to do so? Again, God doesn't just do it just because 70 weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city. Remember, when he's coming back, what city is he coming back to? To Jerusalem. He's going to set his foot on this mountain. When he does, look what he says, to finish the transgression, to make an end of sin. Ladies and gentlemen, I've got a question for you. Has that happened? No, to make an atonement for the iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteous. It hasn't happened yet, ladies and gentlemen, to Israel, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the most holy place. Again, Jerusalem in that case. So you are to know and to discern that from the issuing of a decree to restore and to rebuild Jerusalem until the Messiah, the prince that will be now. Let's add this up, ladies and gentlemen. Let's figure this out. From the time of this decree that's going out, the building of this city and this wall, notice what happens. Look what he says, and it goes up 483 years. What happens at the end of this four after these 483 years? Do y'all remember what happens at the end? We're going to count this, but what happens at the end of this 483 years? Y'all remember Messiah shows up and he comes in. Remember Daniel 49 comes in this king. Remember Second Samuel, chapter seven, the son of David. They're saying Hosanna, Hosanna. Here comes the son of David. Glory to God in the highest. Here comes the son of David, Hosanna. When does that happen? After this 483 years? Look what it says. Let's add it up. There will be seven weeks or seven sevens. What's seven times seven? That's 49 and 62 weeks or 62 sevens. So 62 and seven is 69. So that's 69 sevens. That's 483 years. I couldn't add that up, but I know seven times seven. So seven times 70 is 490. So minus seven, that's 43. That's my math. That's the genius of my math because I can't add or multiply seven times. I mean 69 times seven. I can't do it. That's just above my head. Anyway, look what it says though. Messiah the prince, there will be seven sevens and then 62 sevens. It will be built again with plaza and moat, which did happen, even in times of distress, which did happen. Now this part right here, do y'all see the part that's underlined? Then after. Now here's the point. Someone's going to say that then after this 70 weeks are 70 consecutive weeks. They are not. They are not. Why? Because this word, how it's written right here, Hoa Achari, which is there's a point then after. So then after what? After the 69. So seven times 69 or 70 times 69, 483 years. Then after that, what's going to happen after those 483 years? Messiah will be cut off have and have nothing and the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and sanctuary. So a lot of things are going to happen after that 69th week. One Messiah is going to come in. He's going to be cut off, meaning he's going to be killed. He's going to be he's going to be crucified. Oh, by the way, the city is going to be destroyed as well. All of this is going to happen after the 69th week. So anyone looking for 70 AD, well, that's also contemplated here as well. Then he says, and it's in will come with the flood. Even to the end, there will be war. Desolations are determined and he will make a firm. Now look now here's that last week. And this is what this important. I know, I know, I know we're working on getting towards the end time. We have to build up there and he will make a firm covenant with the many wind for one week. How many weeks are left? One more week or one more seven. When you see week, think sevens. One more seven, one more week is left. What's going to happen in this one week? Look at verse 27. And he will make a firm covenant. This man is going to make a firm covenant with the many for one week. But in the middle of the week, he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offerings. And on the wing of abominations will come the one who will make desolate. Now let's stop for a second. Someone might want to say, well, that must have been 70 AD and Nero. It couldn't be 170 AD is past 490 years. There is no seven year timeframe that these things could have happened in. So unless God's calculator in heaven is off, it couldn't have included 70 AD. I understand folks want to include that, but it doesn't fit with scripture. It could not be 70 AD, not even fully or partially. The only part that 70 AD plays in this, or the destruction of the temple and so forth, was that it took place after the 69th week. But during that last week, notice what he says. There's a covenant that's going to be made and that covenant is going to be broken in the middle of the week, of the seven. So what's the middle of seven, ladies and gentlemen? Again, we're not, this isn't smart mathematicians. We're just smart Christians. Seven divided by two is three and a half, three and a half. So what's going to happen in the middle of that? Because he says in the middle of the seven, something's going to happen. So let's go to Daniel chapter, where I want to start. Let's start in verse, let's start in verse one. Let's start in verse one. Now at that time, Michael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people will arise and there will be a time of distress. Look what he says. Here's where we get into this issue of the tribulation and rapture and so forth. Now, let me ask this question. I just happened to peek over and see this. Let me answer this question. Alejandro says, is this a salvation issue? For those of us that are saved, no, it's not. No, it's not. But for those that are not saved, for Israel, it very, it definitely is. Here's how you know. If you were to preach the gospel to Gentiles on the streets, wherever you are, Alejandro or anyone else, is the gospel salvation issue? Sure. Guess what this is to them? It's a salvation issue. As a matter of fact, if we read Romans 9 to 11, specifically 10, Paul is speaking about giving them the gospel. Who's going to give them the, who's going to preach them? Who's going to teach them? Who's going to tell them? Tell who's the them, the Jews? So for them, it does become one because when they go through all of this, that's when they're going to look back and they're going to say, you know what? Yeah. That's the Messiah. What does Isaiah 53 say? If we go back, we're not going to do it today. But if you go back and read Isaiah 53, notice the past tense verbs that he's saying in Isaiah 53. Speaking about Israel, wait a second. Isaiah 53 was spoken before Jesus was crucified. So why would you use past tense verbs? Because Israel is not going to say that yet. They will. And when they will, that's the point, the purpose of the past tense verb. He was bruised for our transgressions. The chastisement of our peace was laid upon him. Are you with me? So there we go. So now let's go back to Daniel 12. He says, and there will be a time of distress, such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time. And at that time, your people, everyone who was found written in the book will be rescued. So when this is happening, if their names, whoever's name is in the book, they're going to be rescued. The folks whose names are not, they will not be. Many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake. Huh. Many of those people who, now we're getting to the end time stuff, many of those people who sleep in the ground. In other words, the dead who sleep in the ground, they will awake. These to everlasting life, but others to disgrace and everlasting attempt. Those who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanses of heaven. And those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. But as for you, Daniel, conceal these words and seal up the book until the end of time. Many will go back and forth and knowledge will increase. I think that's true. Certainly we've seen that. Then I, Daniel, looked and behold, two others were standing, one on this bank of the river and the other on that bank of the river. And one said to the man, one said to the man of the man, basically Dresden Lennon, who was above the waters of the river, how long will it be until the end of these wonders? He gives him a time. How long will it be? Verse seven, I heard the man Dresden Lennon who was above the waters of the river as he raised his right hand and is left toward heaven and swore by him, that is to God, who lives forever, that it would be a time, times and half a time. So a year, two years and a half of time. That's three and a half years. And as soon as they finish shattering the power of the holy people, all these events will be completed. So in the very middle of this last seven, in the very middle of this last seven, there is going to be this three and a half year period where it's going to be literally almost like all hell breaking loose. At the very end of that we're through. Now remember what what star says, this covenant is made with this man. We'll talk about him in just a little bit with this man and halfway through the covenant is broken. And he is going to do some things to Israel. Remember God is also going to cause like he has now cause all the nations to hate Israel. By the way, that was not in 70 AD. All the nations did not hate Israel in 70 AD. Why? Because Israel was not a sovereign nation in 70 AD and all the nations did not hate Rome. Rome didn't hate Rome. So let's continue. As for me, I heard but could not understand. So I said, my Lord, what will be the outcome of these events? He says, go your way, Daniel, for these words are concealed and sealed up until the time. Many will be purified and refined, but the wicked will act wickedly and none of the wicked will understand it. But those have insights will understand. In other words, it's going to come point in time when they're going to get it. He says, from the time that the regular sacrifice, that's what he says, ladies and gentlemen, from the time that the regular sacrifice is abolished and the abomination of desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days. How blessed is he who keeps waiting and attains 1,335 days. But as for you, go your way to the end, then you will enter into the rest and rise again for your allotted portion at the end of the age. So he's clearly speaking of the end of time. He says the end of age, and he gives three and a half years. Now, the reason why that is important about those three and a half years, I want to pull up something. I want to deal with this. Now let's go to Matthew. Before we go to Matthew, let's go to Mark and Luke first. Going to Mark and Luke, let's start in Mark 13, 1330. Yeah, 1330. Yeah, you don't, let's start before that. Let's start before that. Notice what he says. Let's start in verse 34. We'll recap it again. But notice what he says in 24, but in those days after tribulation. Now, someone's going to say, well, we always have tribulation. Greek students, feast your eyes over to the right. We have tain, ellipsing. Tain is the Greek, one of the Greek words for the definite article, the. So we are speaking, we are speaking of a definite tribulation, the tribulation. But in those days after that, the tribulation. So he's speaking of the tribulation. Look what he says is going to happen, ladies and gentlemen, and tell me if you don't recall this, us talking with this just a little while ago, he says the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give off its light. Did we not hear Jeremiah say the exact same thing where these luminaries will disappear? There won't be any more sunlight. Now Jesus is bringing this up. Oh, by the way, this is centered around this time of tribulation. He says, and the stars will be falling from heaven and the powers that are stars in heaven will be shaken. Then they will see this has to happen. Then they will see the, the son of man coming hadn't happened yet. Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know if you noticed that in clouds with great power and glory. By the way, the disciples, as they were standing on the banks, Jesus is taken up as they're looking up. Do you all recall what the angel said to them? Why do you stare, stand, stand there looking at this Jesus? He's going to come back in the same way that he left. He's coming back. So he's going to come back. He says, so, and this is not a figurative. This is a literal coming back. And then he said, he will send forth angels and will gather his elect from the four winds from the farthest. Now learn the parable of the fig tree. When his branches have already become tender and put forth its leaves, you know summer is near. Even so you too, when you see these things happening, recognize that he is near right at the door. No one knows their hour. No. So now, by the way, if this work is, could you imagine if this would have been the, if he would have gave us the exact timing, but then comes back and says, comes back and say, no one knows the time of the hour. Well, no, no. And as we read this, no one knows the time of the hour, but it was 70 AD. Well, somebody's wrong. I think the folks that are saying, say, maybe they're, they're the ones that's wrong. Now, I want you to notice something. This is where people say, well, we got a problem here, Corey, because he's going to say something like that, that must have meant it had to be them. Two things is going to obliterate this issue. Truly, I say to you, this generation, uh-oh, I think we've got a problem. We don't. Someone says, well, this generation means it must have been that generation. Well, first of all, it's a, it's a demonstrable pronoun. It has nothing to do with time. It's talking, it's not about a when, it's about a what or who will pass away, will not pass away until all these things are taking place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. Hmm. Do we believe that any of his words will pass away? That's the point. Well, any of his words ever pass away? Uh, no, they will not pass away. Now, let's continue. Let's go to Luke 21. Let's do it. I want to read this. No, I'll come back. I'll probably come back to that. I'll come back to that. These, there will be signs in the sun and moons and stars on the earth. So this is Luke 21 saying the same thing. Uh, then they will see the Son of Man verse 27, come in a cloud with power and great glory. Now, all of this is happening. Do y'all know who Jesus is saying this to? Does it, does anyone have any idea who Jesus is saying this to? He's not saying this to who you think he's saying it to. Who is the audience that Jesus is speaking to at this, at this point, at this moment? Does anyone, does anyone know that? And I want to give you guys an opportunity in the, in the chats to see if any of y'all know, um, the, the, um, audience that he's speaking to. He's speaking to four people, just four, just four people. He's not speaking to all the disciples. He didn't have the Jews around him. He didn't have the audience around him, just four disciples. And look what he says. Let's, uh, let's start in, in, let's start in verse 37 of Matthew 23. I'm going to make a point on this, on this word, this generation, just a second. Cause what happened is people are going to say, well, this generation and this generation, a generation last, but so long, what have you, well, a couple of questions before we get there. Um, which generation, if we say this generation, that, that suppose that everyone that's alive at this point in time that Jesus makes a statement, we'll see what happens in 70 AD. You know what that means? That means no one died for almost 40 years. What if, and by the way, a good number of those folks that live at that time did in fact die between, so that, so now that that passage can't even, it can't even apply to them. But we'll deal with this word this in a second, but he, Jesus says, Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stone those who are sent to her. How often have I, have I wanted to gather your children together? Think about what he's saying. How often have I wanted to gather who? Israel's children. And he will, uh, together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings. Behold, your house is being left to you desolate. For I say to you from now on, you will not see me until you say, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Do not miss this point. Israel will not see him until when? Until Israel says, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. I've got to ask you guys a question. It's not a difficult question, not a trick question. Has Israel said, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord? The question is, no, Israel has not ever, as a nation says, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. That's important because I want to go down all the things that Jesus says must take place. Jesus came out of the temple and was going away when his disciples came to him and pointed out to the temple says, Hey, he said, they said to him, uh, I'm sorry, he said to them, do you see not all these things? Truly I said, he's not one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn down. As he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him private. Those four disciples saying, tell us when will these things happen and what will be the sign of your coming? And of the end of the age that he just got through telling us as we went back in the Old Testament about the end of the age. James, John, Andrew, Peter. Yes, Peter, James and John Andrew. Verse 24, I'm sorry, verse four, Jesus answered and said to them, see to it that no one misleads you, for many will come in my name and saying I am the Christ and will mislead you or mislead many. You will be hearing of wars and rumors of war. See that, that you are not frightened for those things must take place. But that is not yet the end for nation will rise against nation. Listen to this, guys. Let's see if this happened. Nations rising against nation, especially in particular has that happened at that point in time. For nation will rise against nation and came against kingdom and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes. But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs. Then they will deliver you to tribulation and will kill you and you will be hated by all nations because of my name. That did not happen in 70 AD, ladies and gentlemen. At that time, many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one another. We didn't have a great falling away from the gospel then. Now we're seeing it now. We're seeing it now. Many false prophets will arise and will mislead many because lawlessness is increased. By the way, did we see false prophets arising? Let's even say prior to 70 AD in Jesus' name. Not just false prophets, but in Jesus' name. No, we didn't. Not meant no. Because lawlessness is increased. Most people's love will grow cold. That's happening now. But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved. The gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations. Then the end will come. That certainly didn't happen in 70. Therefore, when you see the abomination of desolation, uh-oh. Listen to this point right here, ladies and gentlemen. Therefore, when you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken through Daniel, the prophet standing in the holy place, let the reader hear. Then those who are in Judea must flee the mountains. Now we talked about this. Abomination of desolations, this is what Jesus is giving off as these signs and what's going to occur at that time. That hadn't happened yet, ladies and gentlemen. This seven-year period, specifically this three-and-a-half-year period, didn't happen. There was no agreement made with anyone in Israel that was broken off. So that has not happened just yet. Yes, any which were speaking of the lawless man, the Antichrist has not happened. Then those who are in Judea must flee the mountaintop. Whoever's on the mount on the house top must not go down to get the things out that are in the house top. Whoever's in the field must not turn back. But woe to those who are pregnant, verse 20, but pray that your flight will not be in winter or on the Sabbath. For then there will be, look what he says, a great tribulation. There will be, now he's speaking of a specific tribulation. There will be a great tribulation, not just generic tribulation. We all will have tribulation in our life. But then there will be a great tribulation. Notice how he describes it, such as, has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will. Have we seen any, so if someone were to say 70 AD, we have seen worse than 70 AD. I know 70 might have been bad, but specifically to the Jews, I promise you the Holocaust was far worse for them, for Israel, for the Jews than this. Verse 22, unless those days, now look what he says, unless those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved. That hasn't happened yet. That just hasn't happened yet. Where it was so bad that the day has to end, or everybody would be cut off, no life. That hasn't happened yet. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short. Has not happened yet, but it will. Then if anyone says you behold, here's a Christ, or there he is, do not believe him, for false Christ and false prophets will arise. And they will show great signs and wonders so as to mislead, even if possible, even the elect. And I'm telling this in advance, so if they say to you, behold, he is in the wilderness, do not go. Behold, he's in the inner rooms, do not believe him. For just as, look what he says, for just as lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. Wherever the corpse is, there the vulture will gather. Here it is. But immediately after those days, ladies and gentlemen, he's going down a list of events that have not happened. But immediately after the tribulation of those days, there it is again, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light. But the stars will fall and the sky from the powers of the heaven will be shaken. Hasn't happened yet, ladies and gentlemen. And I want you all to, I understand, and for some reason, I don't know why this topic gets tested for people. We can, some people don't get as excited about their own salvation, but about the end time, it's as though that their very lives are dependent on them. For some folks, it might be. But if you just listen to what I'm literally, I'm going through things and I'll get to where you might, I disagree. But so far, I'm going through the points that you either agree with or disagree. And so just ask you just to pay attention, especially for you guys that are in chess, but immediately after the tribulation, how we take that differently than literally, I don't know. But immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light. It's the third time we're hearing this. Now I've spoken many times before that as well. Speaking about that in that 70th week, that's going to happen. The moon will not give its light and the stars will fall from the skies. Verse 30. And the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky. Has that happened? And then all the tribes of the earth will mourn and they will see the Son of Man coming. Did all the tribes of the earth mourn or did they see the Son of the Man coming? No, that hadn't happened. And he will send forth his angels with a great trumpet and they will gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to another. I want to put something on the screen. Here is Jesus. Here is Jesus. Guys, pay attention. Stop telling people to go to others. Matter of fact, do this. I want you guys to pay attention. I want you guys to know what's going to happen is this. Too often you guys want someone to listen to you but you don't want to listen. I'm asking you and this is for you guys that are watching in the chats, I mean in the replay, but in the chats. Listen to what I'm saying. Do not tell anyone to go look at any other passage until we get to the end because we might go to that passage. We are adults and the problem that we have is people come into a discussion like this ready to prove their point instead of ready to listen. And if you ever find a person who says or has the idea or the belief or the view that you can't show me anything, that person needs to take their Bible and throw it away. They have no more need of it. You know why? Because they know it. You can't show them anything. They want to show you something, but you can't show them anything. And what they would also rather do is distract you. If you happen to disagree, here, let me show you this. Well, no. And so guys, while we're here, I want you to focus because here's what inevitably happens. You'll turn around and say, Corey, what about? And I said, I just spent the first hour covering it. So look what I stated and I want you all to notice what Jesus said. These are the things that Jesus says that must take place. Notice what he says. First thing that he says that must take place. The Jews, the Jews hasn't happened, but they will say, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Ladies and gentlemen, I just want to see in the chats. Has that happened? The answer is no. How about two nations rising against nation? Well, in 70 AD, no today. Yes, it's happening. Thames and earthquake. We're not sure. Don't don't really know. Don't really know. Verse. I mean, number four, then they will deliver you. Who's the you to tribulation? That's that's an important question. Ladies and gentlemen, they say they will deliver you. Who is the you to remember when he says that he's only talking for people. He's only talking to four people, Peter, James and John. Here's a question, especially about this generation, and they will deliver you if it's if he's talking to Peter, James and John was John. Does that include John? John didn't die at this point in time. And were these four delivered? There might be a case for you to make that, but I'm just throwing it out there. Five, a great falling away from the faith, not having faith. Ladies and gentlemen, in let's say 70 AD, for example, was there a great falling away from the faith in 70 AD? The clear answer is no, there was a growth of the faith. This was a new faith. They were attacking a small, a new religion, so to speak, but it kept growing even in spite of their persecution. You could burn them. You can feed them to the lions. You can hide. You can you can quarter and hide. You can what is it? You can quarter and you can quarter them, whatever you call it, do all those different things and still it grew. We're talking about real faith. Then we look and see verse six. This gospel will be preached to the whole world. Has the gospel at that point in time, especially been preached to the whole world? No, it's being preached this way. A great tribulation like never seen or will be seen. Has the sun been darkened or the moon ever failed to give office life at that point in time? No, it did not. Don't forget. Now these last two points, points nine and points 10. These are vitally important points nine and 10. Ladies and gentlemen, look what it says nine. The son of man is going to return. That settles 70 AD because the son of man didn't return. And if you want to be if you want to be figurative, well, he returned in glory. He returned in heaven. You know what that is? That is Jehovah's Witness speech. That is Jehovah's Witness speech. That's also a Seventh Day Adventist speech. That is not true. Then lastly, he says he will gather his people, his elect people. Has the Lord gathered his elect people yet? Hadn't happened yet, has it? So if you're going to make your doctrine work, all of this has to fit in there. All of this has to fit in there. Amen. So that part must be clear. Now someone said, what about, he said that these things won't happen until this generation, this generation. Does this generation refer to that specific generation or is he referring to what has to happen and when it happens with that generation? How do I know? That's what he's saying. We see this spoken of before. Let's go to how about Matthew, same person. Matthew 15. He says, this people, same word this, this people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far away from me. Question, is Jesus speaking of just those people there? Simple question. Since this has to refer to just them specifically, solely. Is Jesus speaking to them solely? Put it back on the screen. He says, this people honor me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. No. How do we know he's not speaking of just them specifically, them exclusively, them solely? Because he's not, this is a quote. This is an Old Testament quote from Isaiah. So he's not just speaking about them. He's speaking of a specific kind. And when he says this generation, by the way, what does it mean? It means a kind. That's what the word means. So these, this kind, these things are going to happen when this kind of these folks are going to see this, when these things are happening, when it begins to happen, that generation, those people, this kind of this group, they won't die until they see that. But these things have not happened yet. We're talking about, if it's then we're talking about a 40 year period of time. And the biggest problem with that is that it doesn't fit with the 70 AD. So let's, so should we just forget about the 70 weeks? Are we to ignore the 70 weeks? We cannot. This comes from God's mouth. So we can't get past the 70 weeks. And he says, one of these things going to happen, he says, in the, as he refers back to, and he will make a firm covenant and the many for one week. But in the middle of the week, he will put a stop to the sacrifice and grain off the abominations. I'm sorry. And on the wings of abominations will come the one who makes deathlet. So Jesus says, one of the signs, think about it. Jesus says that one of the signs of these things happening, or one of the precursors of this thing happening is this abomination of desolation must take place. So this abomination of desolation must take place. Ladies and gentlemen, that has not happened. Now, what is the ultimate goal? Well, the ultimate goal is if we go back to what he says in Jeremiah 30, he is going to afflict Israel. Remember Jesus, by the way, have you ever noticed that all of this talk about this punishment that these things happen is taking place before the Jews? They're the ones that's talking about it. There does come a point in time when he speaks about someone being brought up to avoid any sort of wrath. He's not speaking to Jews, then is he? When that conversation happens, he's speaking to Gentiles. But when the conversation takes place about going through this suffering, this tribulation, who's he speaking to? He's speaking to Jews. So he's got two artists that he's speaking to, Gentile believers. And he tells, he seems to be telling them that they'll be caught up. And then the Jewish people who aren't believers, they're the ones going to go through something because that's what he's always stated, going back to Deuteronomy, going back to Leviticus, going back to Jeremiah, going back to Isaiah, going back to Hosea, going back to Ezekiel. He has made this promise of what he is going to do to Israel, to the house of David, to Israel and to Judah. Then he's going to bring about this punishment of them. But in doing so, he's going to make, remember we said this earlier, he's going to make Israel jealous. How is he going to make Israel jealous? He's going to make Israel jealous by yours truly. He's going to use me, moi, to make them jealous. He's also going to use you guys. So he's going to use, he's going to use TT. He's going to use Sean. He's going to use Stand for Your Truth. He's going to use Stevie. He's going to use monkey moves. He's going to, he's going to use all of you people in the chats who are believers. He's using you to make Israel jealous. Don't believe me? One of you Gentile Christians, go up to a Jew and try to proselytize them. See what happens. You're going to get a lot of anger. Matter of fact, go to Israel and do so. You're going to get a lot of anger. Go to certain Jewish enclaves here in America, especially in New York City. You're going to get some anger. Why? Because for them, it is a rock. Jesus is a rock of offense. They are bothered by him, angered by him. So he's going to use us to make them jealous. We saw that in Romans 11. But what else do we see in Romans 11? In Romans 11, if I find my spot here, did I go past it? In Romans 11, notice what he says. He says, for if we, if you were cut off by, by, I'm sorry, by, by what is nature, by, I'm sorry, if you were cut off from what is by nature, a wild olive tree and were grafted contrary to the nature into a cultivative olive tree, how much more will these who are natural branches that are Jews who are natural branches be grafted into their own olive tree? Look what he says. For I do not want you, that is you Gentile believers to be uninformed of this mystery, so that you will not be wise in your own estimation. Look what he says that a partial hardening has happened to who? I haven't highlighted for a reason. Takes the guessing game out of it. Yeah, ask Ben Shapiro. A partial hardening has come to who? To Israel. Ladies and gentlemen, I'll just remove it off the screen for a second. How long has the partial hardening, how long will the partial hardening be there? The partial hardening will be there until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. So when he's through dealing with us, he turns his attention to Israel. Right now, Israel has a heart and heart. Who gave Israel the heart and heart? God did. Why? For the benefit of us. As he says, branches were broken off so that we, us Gentile believers, can be grafted in. And so he says, so all Israel will be saved just as it is written. The deliver will come from Zion. He will remove ungodliness from Jacob. Remember, they have to go through this trouble, this time of distress. But this is my covenant with them when I take away their sins. What's going to happen in the 70 weeks? What is the crime? What are the things he's going to do in the 70 weeks? In the 70 weeks, what does he say he's going to do? He's going to deal with their iniquities and remember them no more. Now, there's a concern though. People die. The concern is what's going to happen when this time comes, when this time of distress, when this time of tribulation shows up. I believe, those who disagree, I'm not stating what you believe. I'm stating what I believe and why I believe. What I believe is there is going to be this rapturing, this bringing up. Why? Because nowhere in the Bible do we see God stating that he is going to treat the righteous the same way he will the unrighteous. Even if the unrighteous is going to be, if he's reserved some unrighteous to become eventually righteous, like Israel. Nowhere do we, as a matter of fact, if we go through our Bible studies, as we've been making it through, from Genesis, now we are in Second Kings. We don't see the righteous being treated or allotted with the righteous. We don't see that. As a matter of fact, wasn't that the discussion that Abraham had with God? If there are 50 righteous people, will you destroy them? But there are 50. No, I will not. God is clear. I the Lord do not change. So God is not going to all of a sudden change his modus operandi. Look at how God operates. He is not changing it just to suit your, your denominational bent, your doctrinal bent, your theology. He's not changing for you. You should change for him. He's not changing. So therefore, he's not going to punish the, the godly with the ungodly, the righteous with the unrighteous. And so he makes a statement in, in 1 Corinthians 15. And this is going to what we're talking about. He says, Now I say this then, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Behold, I tell you a mystery. We will not all sleep. Not all of you are going to die. But we will, we will all be changed in a moment in the twinkling of an eye at the last trumpet for the trumpet will sound and the dead will be raised imperishable. And we will be changed for this, for this perishable must put on imperishable or this mortality must put on immortality. And this mortal must put on immortality. But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable and this mortal will have put on the immortal, then we'll come about the saying that is written death is swallowed up in victory. Oh death, where is your victory? So at that point in time, no one has to worry about dying. Now here's the reason why this is important. The people, now see if I can prove this, these people are going to be raised, caught up during this rapture. And the saints are going to get a body, a glorified body, a new body. And as Jesus says in heaven, we're not, we're neither given in marriage or taken in marriage. No marrying, no babies. This is important, guys. This is very important as we get towards the stuff in Revelation and in First and Second Thessalonians. So Christ comes back. Here's the picture I'm painting. We'll look at the passage in a second. So Christ comes back and he's bringing some folks with him. But when he does, after what he does with them, he's going to deal with us. Now I want to go to First Thessalonians. Look what he says. For they themselves report about us what kind of reception we had with you and how you turned to God from idols to server living God. And to wait for his son, to wait for his son from heaven whom he raised from the dead that is Jesus who rescues us from and notice what he says from the wrath. Notice this is also, ladies, let me pull this up so you can see this as well. Notice, ladies and gentlemen, this is taste or gaze, which is the wrath. It's definite, not from any particular, but the wrath to come. He's going to, he's going to protect these people from the wrath to come. They will be brought up. How do I know to be brought up? Because look what he says in First Thessalonians 4. Let's go to, let me back up a little bit. First Thessalonians 4. I'm sorry, right here. But we don't want you to be uninformed, brethren. Same language they used in Romans 11, didn't it? About those who are asleep, that is the dead. So that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope. You have hope. Don't grieve, like them, for if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring him who bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus. Do you ever remember the conversation that Jesus was having after Lazarus died speaking to his sister? I know he will rise in the resurrection. I know he will rise in the resurrection. What do you think they're talking about? Let's go back to it. 14, for if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus. For this we will say to you by the word of the Lord that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord. So when he comes, those who are alive will not proceed, those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout and with a voice of the archangel and with a trumpet of God and the dead in Christ will rise first. Their bodies will be brought up. And then, so let's say if it were happening today, then if grandma and grandpa are alive, I mean are in heaven, their bodies go up and then all of us go. Hopefully all of you go, all of us go. Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with him in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air so that we shall always be with the Lord. Now, a couple of things. One, this is not that second coming. How do we know? What did he say? What did Jesus say? And what did the prophet say? When Jesus comes back, he's going to touch foot on the ground. And in doing so, this is before, I mean this is afterward. In doing so, then that will be at the very end. This is what this is, is before I believe this millennial reign. Now, notice what he says. He says, therefore, comfort one another with these words. If we're going through the tribulation, if we're going to go through this great wrath, then that's not comforting. But it is comforting to see that we won't have to go through it if that person is going to be alive. Now, he didn't say when it's going to happen. So they were fully expecting that it to happen during their lifetime. They fully thought that it would happen during their lifetime, but it never did. Even the early church fathers, with all their flaws, they thought that it was going to happen at that time. Well, if we go over to 2nd Thessalonians, Paul has to write them again. Paul has to write back again to say, no guys, you haven't missed it. No guys, they were getting a little bit bothered. He says, do you, do you not remember that while I was still with you, I was telling you these things and you know what, what restrains him now so that in his time he will be revealed. So right now this lawless man has not been revealed. Okay. We have not seen or heard from the lawless man, the lawless one. Okay. He says, that's restraining him. Verse six, and you know what restrains him now so that in his time he will be revealed. He has not been revealed, but at some point in time he will be revealed. What's going to cause the lawless man or the antichrist to be revealed? Well, something right now is restraining him. It doesn't matter how you take it. It's really six hand on one hand, half a dozen the other. The Holy Spirit, either the Holy Spirit in us, the church, would have you because where is the Holy Spirit sitting about with us? Not that the actual presence of the Holy Spirit. He's always here, but it must be in us, the church. And so the presence of us, the spirit in us, I believe it's the only thing that could possibly be, is what's restraining him. For the mystery of the lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way. Then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will slay with his breath of his mouth and bring it in by the appearance of his coming. At his coming, the lawless man is going to be revealed and be killed. At that point, hasn't happened yet. How do we know so? Because he hadn't been killed and the Lord hadn't came. All of these things have to take place. You can't just take a two or three of these things. So you know what? Yeah, I believe that. And then figuratively make them fit. You cannot do that. You have, all of these have to go in concert. Then, so verse nine, that is the one who is coming in accord with the activity of Satan with all power and signs and wonders. Hadn't happened yet, ladies and gentlemen. And with all deception of wickedness for those who perish because they did not receive the love of the truth. So as to be safe, someone asked, is this a salvation issue? Yes. For them, because it is imperative for them to get this report. Israel will not by and large receive that there are some, but by and large, Israel will not receive this. Israel absolutely won't. Why? Because they're hardest hearted. They have turned their back on the Lord and God is dealing with someone other than them right now. Now, one thing is pretty noticeable. And there's just again, no way to get around this. And that's the fact that the church, the believers, he gives these warnings and then talks about what happens. The tribulation takes place in Revelation from chapters four to 19. We don't see the church. Well, why don't we see the church? Well, the reason why we don't see the church is because the church is nowhere to be found. The church is not the, remember the church at this point time. We're the righteous. We will not suffer with the unrighteous. We are the godly. We will not suffer with the ungodly. And so the church is moved out of the way. Notice what he says here. Let's go to Revelation three. Let's start in verse eight. Speaking to a particular church, he says, I know your deeds. Behold, I put forth, I put before you an open door which no one can because you have a little power and have kept my words and have not denied my name. Behold, I will cause those of the synagogue of Satan who say they are Jews and are not but lie. I will make them come and bow down at your feet and make them and make them know that I have loved you. Stop for a second. I believe he's speaking of Jews who say they're Jews, but they're not. I believe he's speaking of Jews who say they're Jews, but are not because Paul already told us that the true Jew is going to be the one whose heart is circumcised, not just the flesh. And so he says, I will make them come to bow down at your feet and make them know that I have loved you. Again, causing them to be jealous. We are going to be the mechanism that's going to prick them, bother them, upset them because you have kept my word. I mean, I'm sorry I kept the word of my perseverance. I also, because you've done so, look what he says, I will keep you from the hour, the oros of testing this temptation, that hour which is about to come upon the whole world to test those who dwell on the earth. You ain't going to be there, church. You are going to be gone. So therefore, that's one reason why we don't have to worry about there actually being any sort of church going through. Think about it. If there's a tribulation, what will be the point and purpose of the church going through it? What will be the reason of the church going through it? The church, the point of the tribulation, the point of these things is to bring the church or the nonbelievers to become church, to become his. We don't need anything to make us become his, we're already his. So what we're going to see now is we're going to see after he, after the church is taken up, then we can go back and read Daniel and we can go back and read Jeremiah and we can go back and read his other passages, speak about this great time of tribulation, this seven-year period and then it ramps up for three and a half years. It's going to sound like the earth is at peace and so forth, peaceful, peaceful, peaceful until this, as Daniel was told, this covenant is broken. The lawless man who has not been revealed yet is going to break the covenant and this abomination of desolation is going to take place and then literally all hell is going to break loose for the world, but really mainly for Israel. And they are then at some point in time, they're going to look back. This is when God is going to deal with them. As Paul says, this hardening has come to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has left. Now, what's going to take place in the meantime, after this time of tribulation from Revelation 4 to 19, we do not see any Gentile believers. We don't see the church, but we see this persecution, this, this, this tribulation happening to the world, to Israel. Oh, by the way, it won't be just Israel that will face it, but notice what happens and there's this distinction that's happening. The, this thousand year period is getting ready to take place. This millennial reign is going to take place and we see, let's go to chapter 20. Then I saw an angel coming from down from heaven holding the key of the abyss. Now, what has already taken place, by the way, matter of fact, let's go. For a second time, I won't read it, but you guys will go back and read chapter 19. We see the lawless man, the beast and so forth taken and thrown into the abyss. I mean, it's not the abyss, but they're like a fire. We saw them cast aside. Chapter 20 verse one, then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key of the abyss at a great chain in his hand, and he laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who is a devil and Satan and bound him for a thousand years. This is, ladies and gentlemen, this is a literal 1000 years. When we see these numbers in the Bible, we, they are literal numbers. There's no need to spiritualize, to allegorize. Well, he just means a long time. Why didn't he say a long time? There's words to say a long time. He can just use Megala, which is just a great title or a short time micro. He can use those words, but he uses actual numbers a thousand years and he says it six times. Six times. And we know what a thousand years looks like. Well, we know what a thousand years, what a year is, and we know what a thousand is. We never actually witnessed a thousand years. He said, and laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for 1000 years and threw him into the abyss and shut it and sealed it over him so that he would no longer deceive the nations any longer until the 1000 years were completed. And after these things, he must be released for a short time. Now, I want to back up for a second. I want to pull up something else and let's deal with this, this issue of the millennium. Now, we won't go through Ezekiel, but we see this temple being rebuilt or being built in Ezekiel. I believe this is going to be taking place during the millennial reign, and so we're going to see some things happening. There's going to be something strange is going to happen in the millennial reign, something really strange. We'll get to that in just a second, but let's go to Isaiah 65. He tells us some things that are going to happen. He says, I will also rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad my people, and there will no longer be heard, I'm sorry, be heard in her, the voice of weeping and the sound of crime hadn't happened yet, but I think it will. Obviously, during this 1000 year period, no longer will there be in it an infant who lives but a few days. So we won't have babies dying. Hmm. You mean no more abortion? Great day in America. Or an old man who does not live out his days. There's hope for me. For the youth will die at the age of 100, and the one who does not reach the age of 100 will be thought a curse. A couple of things. There will be death in the millennium. There will also be sin in the millennium. Okay. There will be death and there will be sin, not a lot, but there will be. And we're talking about the period of 1000 years. So death is not a normal occurrence. Death is not like we see you pick a news station. Every time something comes on, every time something comes on the news, then what do we have? We have someone being killed, right? We have someone being killed every day. It can be a small town, USA or a large place. It doesn't matter. So what we see here, he says that we're going to live off it. People are going to live a long time as a virtual one. They will build houses and inhabit them. They will also plant beans and eat fruit. They will not build. And another inhabit, they will not plant and another eat for as a lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of my people, my chosen ones who will wear out the work of their hands. And so he's speaking a little bit about what's going to happen during this time of tribulation. Now, it's going to be a time of great peace because look what he says. This is Isaiah 1923. He says, in those days, there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrians will come into Egypt and the Egyptians into Assyria, and the Egyptians will worship with the Assyrians. In that day, will be the third party with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth, whom the Lord of hosts has blessed saying, blessed is Egypt, my people, and Assyria, the work of my hands, and Israel, my, can you imagine this? Egypt and the Assyrians, who has been the thorn in the sides for the Jews, are going to be there worshiping there with Israel. A peaceful day, because God isn't just dealing with just, just Israel, God is dealing with Gentiles alike. That is, think about how awesome that is. Let me put up another Old Testament prophecy or another Old Testament saying, because remember, God has to fulfill some promises. He's got to fulfill these covenants and these other promises. He says, Psalm 1101, look what he says, the Lord says to my Lord, sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet. The Lord will stretch forth your strong scepter from, wait a scepter, yeah, king's half scepter, Jesus is a king, rule in the midst of your enemies. Your people will, when will that happen? Jesus ruling in the midst of his enemies, because there's going to be some time, a time where there's going to be some people who are, or being ruled, but aren't necessarily followers of Christ. That's in this 1,000 year millennium, in this one, I said that's, I don't need both those words. Your people will volunteer freely in the day of your power. In your holy array from the womb of the dawn, your youth are to you as the dew. The Lord has sworn, the Lord has sworn and will not change his mind. Look what he said, the Lord has sworn and will not change his mind. Someone has to help me understand, when has it been that the Lord has actually reigned over all of the earth and all the nations get it? All the nations know it. We haven't had a time where all of the nations have accepted him as the king. It hadn't happened. Doesn't mean that during the millennium everybody is going to like it or necessarily, they might like it, but they won't necessarily be a follower, because we're going to see why in just a little bit, but it won't be like that or it hasn't been like that. Then let's go to Daniel 7. Y'all remember this passage? I kept looking until the thrones were set up. This is Daniel 7. And the ancient of days took his seat by, I'm sorry, his vesture was like white snow and his hair and the hair of his head like pure wool. His throne was ablaze with flames. Its wheels were a burning furnace. I mean fire. A river of fire was flowing and coming from before him, thousands upon thousands were attending him and myriads upon myriads were standing before him. The court sat and books were open. Then I kept looking because of the sound of the boastful words which the horn was speaking. I kept looking until the beast was slain and his body was destroyed and giving to the burning fire. And as for the rest of the beast, their dominion was, stop for a second. Stop for a second. Look what he says. Then I kept looking because of the sound of the boastful words which the horn was speaking. I kept looking until the beast was slain and his body was destroyed and giving to the burning fire, which he talks about in Revelation 20. As for the rest of the beast, their dominion was taken away but an extension of life was granted to them for an appointed time. Huh. So there are going to be some folks which sin in them that are also going to live through this time. Yes it will. I kept looking in the night vision and behold with the clouds of heaven, one like a son of man was coming. And he came up to the ancient days and was presented before him. Here it is. And to him was given dominion, glory, and a kingdom. You're going to tell me 70 AD's when this happened? No, it did not. That all the peoples, nations, and men of every language might serve him. That is, he's not reigning right now. That men of every language might serve him. His dominion is everlasting dominion which will not pass away and his kingdom is one which will not be destroyed. This is, this is piggybacking off of 2 Samuel chapter 7 where David is given this covenant where his descendant, that is Jesus of the tribe of Judah will reign forever. Are you guys with me? Now why does it have to happen? Well again, we want to know just what's happened but also why it's happened. We've covered a lot of the why. But one of the question is why must he reign in the millennium? Why not just end it all? Well one because he's supposed to reign to fulfill prophecy and to fulfill these covenants. We are going to have a king as he said way back in Genesis 49 as well in Zachariah as well. We're going to have this king as his prophesied to even Abraham. Moses gives some some little allusion to it and then David it's made clear with David. So we must fulfill prophecy. Oh by the way, part of that prophecy must be that Israel will have this nation, have this reign, and all of the borders that God promised must be there. But there's something weird that happens. We won't cover it. We won't actually go to the pastors but it's there. Corey, why do we have animal sacrifices though? This proves this can't be literal because there are animal sacrifices in the millennium. What gives? Why in the world will there actually be animal sacrifices? And if there are animal sacrifices, does that nullify? Does that bitchy ate big word I learned a long time ago? Does that nullify or bitchy ate what's happening? No, well wait a second though, Corey, but Jesus was our sacrifice. Our salvation is in his propitiation. Why do animals have to be sacrificed? That's going back to the law. No, it's not. Here's why. One, animal sacrifice is not just the law. We had animal sacrifices that predate the law. Do we not remember the very first time that man sinned and God wanted to rectify that and bring them to him? What happened? An animal sacrifice? That animal, I don't know, was a bear, a lion, tiger, whatever, I don't know, maybe it was a puppy. I know more of it though, but whatever it was, they didn't give up their coat without giving up their life. There was some shed blood. Now, then we see these sacrifices, even in Genesis 4 and 5, we see as they come to God giving him these sacrifices. Remember with Cain and Abel, animal sacrifices, was that the law? Was that taking away sin? No, it didn't take away sin. As a matter of fact, one of the things is those things can never take away sin. Can never, now what they were were a sign of a temporary propitiation, so they could never take away sin. But then we have this animal sacrifice in the millennium. A couple of things. Now, do we have as complete of an answer for that? No. By the way, whatever your eschatological view, whether it's premillennial, whether it's post meal, omel, whatever, are you pre-trip, post-trip, whatever, there are going to be some points like, you know what, let me think about that for a second. Let me, let me, by far the one that has the least amount of holes is this one, by far. But the issue that they bring up is going to be the issue of animal sacrifices in the millennium. That makes no sense. Well, now some would say, well, that's because it's, it can and I think also does serve as a memorial or reminder back to what Christ did. Wait a minute, why in the world we ever need a reminder about what Christ did? Hmm. Can any of you think of a reason why we might need a reminder about what Christ did? Well, he's not getting back on the cross, so he's, there's not going to be a reenactment of that. He's not going to like some of these churches do and have a reenactment of Christ on the cross. He's not doing that. And by the way, don't we have reminders or memorials even now that look back to the cross? I can tell you of two that we can think of that are definitely going to remind us. One, the Lord's Supper. What is that? What does the Lord's Supper actually do for us? Does the Lord's Supper actually take away any of our sins? No, it doesn't. No, it doesn't. What about the nail prints and the scars? This same Jesus, how he left, he's coming back that same way. We'll still have those. We're going to have the Lord's Supper in the millennium, and we're going to have these animal sacrifices. Now, do we have a full explanation? No, we don't. We don't. But not having a full explanation is nowhere near reason of saying, well, it's not going to happen. We do know it says it's going to happen. It can't be because it doesn't make sense to you that you throw it out. Let me ask you guys a question. During the millennium, let's say, because there are going to be some kids born during the millennium. There are going to be some kids born during the millennium. Let's say Frank is born 500 years into the millennium. What will Frank not know very much of? I'll let you guys think about what Frank will not know very much of while I pull up, while I go back to this passage, while I go back to let's go to revelation, back to Revelation 20. There's something that Frank just simply won't, he won't have a, he won't know it like we know it. Does anyone know what Frank born 500 years into the millennium won't know? There's something Frank just, I'm not, it'll be like, it will be like us people that are, let's say in your 50s, and you try to explain someone a rotary phone, or you explain to someone that we used to have milk and juice delivered to the house, or some folks in the Northeast, you still do have oil delivered to your house. There are certain things that we use, you know what, we use, if you were five years old, I can leave you here and run to the store and come back, no problem. We used to smoke in, I didn't, they used to smoke in the cars with us, with the windows raised up. They used to leave us in the car, leather seats, windows raised up while they went in and shopped. Stuff you can't do, kids that they have no concept of this, Saturday morning cartoons, Saturday morning cartoons. Yeah, there are things that people in the millennium are not going to be able, those that are born in that are not going to be able to relate to. I see some answers coming through, I don't think I've seen the answer yet, there's something that we just have that, it won't, it won't, you can tell them about it, but it won't always make sense. We can tell them about, you know, getting spankings, we can tell them about saying yes ma'am and no ma'am, yes sir, no sir, we can tell them about that. We can tell somebody about how we used to have bomb drills, you know, we had to leave our classroom or get underneath the desk, because we thought that just in case Russia decided to bomb us. There's something that they won't have any, you can tell them about it, but it doesn't make sense. Death, death, they won't know death like we know death, we see death all the time. Animals dying, babies dying, old people dying, strangers dying, people you know and love dying, you with the fear of you dying. Tell that to somebody, 500 years into the millennium, what will they know about not very much? We can think about someone dying and blood being shed, because we've seen shed blood. We can't, we can't think, it's kind of hard for us to imagine Jesus on the cross dying, although we've seen videos and so forth and reenactments. Let me ask you, let me ask you a question. Let me ask you a question. How many of you all have ever seen Animal Sacrifice? Probably none of you. So could that be a reason? It very well could be. Now in the millennium, it's never said that those things are going to be taken away sin. So it could, it could very well serve as a memorial. Will there be anything else? Is there going to be anything else that's going to serve as a memorial in the millennium? Yeah, the Lord's Supper. But then if you ask, if we go back and look at what these sacrifices actually entailed, we can see, well, okay, okay, maybe we have a misunderstanding of those animal sacrifices, what they were doing. So what he says that he is going to do at the end of this 1000 year period, after, let's go to verse five, let's go to verse four. I'm sorry. Then I saw thrones, they sat on them and the judgment was given it. No, let's go back to verse one. And he threw them into the abyss and shut it and sealed it over him so that he would not deceive the nations any longer until the 1000 years were completed. After these things, he must be released for a short time. Then I saw thrones, they sat on them and judgment was given to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus. And because of the word of God, and those who had not worked with the beast or his image and had not received the mark on their forehead, their hand, and they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. So we got people, a couple of things. We've got Jesus coming back with an army of people, where they come from. Then we've got dead people in Christ. People had died during the tribulation being raised. Everybody else who took the mark of the beast, who was not a believer, they died. They died. Jesus kills them. They died. Now they're going to be resurrected again. But these people, other people, these saints, these dead saints are resurrected. So continuing back to it, the rest of the dead did not come to life until the 1000 years were completed. Well, who's the rest of the dead with the folks that are destined for hell? This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is the one who has part in the first resurrection. Over these, the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for this fictitious amount of time. A non-literal thousand years. No, for a literal thousand years. When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison and will come out to deceive the nations. Now, if you believe that he is bound now, he still seems to be deceived the nations. It couldn't be. It just doesn't make any sense to say that Satan is bound right now. He's no longer deceived the nations and Christ is ruling because when I step outside my door, when I look at the news or anything like it, it doesn't feel like it. It doesn't feel like, well, he's raining in my heart. Okay. But Peter says, be wary, be alert, because the devil walks around like a lion seeking whom he may devour. That doesn't seem to say that he is contained. He's not contained. So when a thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison and will come out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog and gather together them together for war. The number of them is like the sands of the seashores and they came up on board on the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city and fire came down from heaven and devoured them. If there's a rapture after the tribulation, the problem's going to be, the problem's going to be if there's a rapture after the tribulation, then when Satan is deceived, who is he gathering? Because we're caught and taken away. But in this case, there were people that were born during the tribulation, during the millennium who can sin, who can die. And so when he comes, Satan will be able to remember, we're talking about a thousand years, how many folks can be born during that time? A lot. And so he's going to take some of those and deceive them. There's not even a great war, but a quick war. And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also and they will be tormented day and night forever. Then I saw a great white throne judgment and him who set upon it from whose presence the earth and heaven fled away and have no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, the great and the small standing before the throne and books were open. And then you've got this judgment, those whose names were not written in the book of life and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books according to their deeds. And the sea gave up the dead. The sea gave up the dead, which were in it. So now the dead is coming up, coming up. Now they're being resurrected for this judgment. And death and Hades gave up the dead, which were in them, and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds. Then death and Hades were thrown to the lake of fire. Now we get to the beginning. This is like Steve Harvey, I'm sorry, Paul Harvey. Now you know the rest of the story. So Genesis 315, I will put in the tea between your seed, Satan and her seed. Well, who's Satan's seed? Death. And so now he destroys him. He crushed him and lays in, gentlemen. That is that. Someone said my screen went blank. Bring your screen back. Bring your screen back. Now what I'll do is I will take up a few questions. Can't be a lot because I'm tired. It's two hours and my mouth is dry. By the way, let me thank you guys. I didn't get a chance to do so while we're going. Thank you for all of you who gave the Super Chat or Super Stickers. Thank you so much. Daniel 7 will go a long way if you want my or me to find out what the mark of the beast is. Okay. Next one. I guess James was spiritualizing the text when he quotes Amos in Acts 1516. The New Testament brings clarity to the text. Okay. Well, let's go to Acts. I'm sorry, Acts 1516. I'm sorry. Hold on. Amos? Are we going to? Okay. Let me see where I think we're going. Let's go to Acts 1516. I think that's what you're saying. Acts 1516. Did I get that right? After these things. Well, let's back up. Simeon has all related to hell. With this word of the prophets agree, just as is written, after these things I will return and I will rebuild the tabernacle of David, which has fallen and I will rebuild its ruins and I will restore it so that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord and the Gentiles who are called by my name says the Lord who makes these things known from long ago. So my question is how does that refute anything? Help me understand. Tray, what is that? What is that refuting? Anyway, by the way, Little Light, Stephanie, Michael LeMay, New Creation, Margaret, Mona Logan, I mean, yeah, Mona Logan, Fritz, Matthew 3-2. Thank you so much for the Super Chat. Thank you guys so much. Let's see. Let's see. Let's see. Let's see. Is he still there? Well, some of the dead? No. No. Well, some of the dead that came up possibly be saved? No, they will not. No, they'll be brought up for judgment. And then those people that also took part that were deceived, they will also be dead. They have no shot. Yeah, but I hear what you're saying, but what is your point, Tray? Corey, what are the chances you are off in eschatology and the falling away are those who believe they will be taken up, but end up suffering and aren't prepared? Well, it would have to make sense. There's a chance that I can be wrong, but I've gone through these scriptures. And remember, there are these promises that God has made to us and to himself. So God holds himself accountable. His words do not change. His words will not go away and come back void. It just won't happen. So he said, take a breathy burn. Yeah. It just won't happen. So there's not a, there's a chance I'm wrong. Obviously, I wouldn't, I'd be wrong to say, well, no, there's no way I'm wrong. So if you look at all of what's going to happen, my question is not just what, what do you think is happening? Why? Because what I, what I, one thing that I've noticed, I don't care if there are millennials or post millennial postscript, the question is going to be why? And this is where they come up short. There's no why. You go to everything to fit your doctrinal points, but then when you do this, there's no why. There should, there should be a why as to why these things are happening. And so why, why is there no millennium? Why is there, why, why do we all suffer the same fate as the nonbelievers? Why, why is there a tribulation for even the believers and the nonbelievers to go through this great tribulation? Why is that? But isn't the first half of the tribulation Satan's wrath and not the first half of the tribulation is pretty tame. The first half of the tribulation, as a matter of fact, Israel is thinking that they've got, they, it's going to be cool, it's going to be peaceful. That's the, that's the reason that that's what's happening there. But then this covenant is going to be broken. And it happens in the middle of the covenant. What I keep asking is everyone says, but here, look at this past, look at this past. Well, look at all, I don't know how many passages I've covered. As a matter of fact, I haven't gone through all of the passages just yet. Matter of fact, let me, let me pull this up. Let me see if I got all of the, and I can't just for time. This, this is what I, if you all look at the passages at the top of the screen, these are all different, different workspaces that I've gone through. And I can't go through all of them. I've went through a great number of them. And there are even more. But when I say guys, look at what he's doing and why he's doing it. He's going through great lengths to show us himself and to show us his love and to have us to look back and look at the sacrifice that he paid for us. So that's why, and I am warned, I am, listen, I am worn out for it. I am, I can't, I love doing this, but I am so tired right now. I said to myself, maybe I can get this done in about an hour, hour and a half. Nope, can't be done. Can't be done. So, but so what we'll do is we'll have a Q and A tomorrow. And if anyone wants to, you know, cover this or any other things you want to cover this during the Q and A tomorrow, no problem. What did you say? I just thought, are we going to be in, I believe we will be in the thousand year reign. We're going to come back and reign with him. He's coming back with his reward and with us. So yes, I believe, I believe so. Someone asked a question, are we going to reign with him? I believe so. I believe so. For you guys that just, thank you so much, Steve, Denise, matrix, matrix RC and Dr. Pete. Dr. Dr. Pepper, Mr. Pib. I don't know. I'm sorry. I don't know why I thought of that. Okay. Okay. Let's do this. Let's do this. Let's go ahead and pause for now. Let's just pause for now. And then I thought, well, anyone that died, primarily they'll be beheaded, but anyone that died, they will be brought back. They will be alive. They will reign with Christ for that thousand year period of time. And ultimately we'll live forever. One thing that we didn't cover is after the thousand year reign, how is everything going to be? Because there will be no more death. Everything will be made new then. So how is that going to be? We can cover that on tomorrow. If you want, am I pre-trib? Yes, I am definitely pre-trib, pre-trib, pre-raptor, pre-trib, pre-everything. I'm sorry. I'm kidding. I'm kidding. Anyway, ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much, guys. I hope this has been edifying. I hope this, even if you disagree, I hope it's been challenging. If you disagree, no problem. Let's not get to the point that let me just say this as we leave. If you disagree with me, please don't make that be that I'm the worst guy ever. Because if I disagree with you, I won't hold that against you forever. I won't say that you're no good. I won't say that. I hope that you feel the same way. I want to take time to go through the scriptures because I want you to do the same thing. I want you to make your point and I want you to say, this is why and this is why and this is why and this is why. And button up and cover as many holes as there possibly is and then we'll just go from there. And so if you think I'm wrong on this, no problem. I love you. And if you disagree with me and I know you're wrong, no, I'm kidding. I'm kidding. But we can be wrong because again, it's not about who's right, but what's right. And it's not about what we know, but who we know. As long as we know Christ and the spirit will grow us. At some point, at some point in time, we'll know the truth. But as long as we know the main truth, then we are set free. Amen. Amen.