 Amen. Thank you so much. Good evening everybody. Hope you had a good lunch. Did you? You don't sound like you had a good lunch. You know every evening I come here I really make mention of how well the music is in this church and in this camp meeting. I also want to make mention of how good the food is and to and to really give a shout out to the Culminary team and social committee, social committee guys in a fantastic job and and for the number of individuals that have hosted us since we came it has really it has been such a tremendous blessing to fellowship with you and to shield to worship with you may the Lord bless you real good and and in a very special way I really want to sing low the three young lady who sang earlier where you guys are there you go come on up come on up come on up come on up yeah come on up yes they did a fantastic job where's the other yeah come on up come on up come on up don't be shy don't be shy because if you have that singing talent you're gonna be coming up quite a few quite a few time oh my goodness I was I was blown away I was blown away I was blown away so I'm curious curious I'm a little inquisitive and I sat here and I was wondering how old are you guys so so so first of all I want to get your name what's your name Tiffany who all are you Tiffany 12 12 Wow and you are Tiana and Tiana is old nine and you are tomorrow and tomorrow is old so this is Tia Tiffany Tiana tomorrow you guys plan this stuff that you all start with T no is your mom here who's here your dad dad where are you oh there go dad all right dad you all plan this stuff dad no okay okay oh man they are they are incredible incredible and and the folks the folks in the Cayman Islands the song that you just did yeah it's a well-known song over there and I'm sure they are being blessed can I ask you to sing one more verse of it is that all right can we get some mic to them sing one more verse do the land it's a well-popular song and the folks some folks are watching from the Cayman Islands and so I'm sure they'll be happy they're gonna thank me when I get back home to say hey and so this is a tribute tribute to the guys in the Cayman Islands all right and by the way by the way I must confess I only realized that they were they didn't have any music singing when they were at the end of the song it was so beautiful okay one more verse of it and this is so beautiful beautiful thank you Tiana tiara and tremendous tremendous thank you guys thank you beautiful beautiful tonight we want to switch a little bit go back to our main part of our Jesus is coming and the presentation that we will share together was forcefully planted in my mind just about three four years ago I was concerned that things are happening on the planet lots of stuff happening on the planet that the Bible spoke about but in my mind people were not connecting the dots between the things that are currently happening what the prophecies of the Bible have been saying and so if we leave it up to CNN and Fox News and all these American big news company they just present the news and we consume it but a seventh-day Adventist we cannot consume the news like others we have to make sense of the news from a prophetic perspective so the 2020 the coronavirus caught me in Mountain View California Silicon Valley I was working on my license hours for my clinical psychology license and was doing my clinical hours up there and was pastoring the Mountain View something the Adventist Church that's in the heart of Silicon Valley Google Facebook Twitter all of these big companies are around there and so during the shutdown California was the first state in the U.S. to shut down shelter in place I didn't even know what that meant at the time so we're all completely locked down and I I said Lord no I can't I can't go to church and I can't go to the clinic and I and so I'm just stuck in my apartment so lower I'm gonna do and the Lord impressed upon my mind this coronavirus that is taking the entire globe that has shut down the entire globe as grounded all flights airplane grounded all public transportation locked down hotels locked down for factories I have never in my entire lifetime seen anything that locked down the entire world and so I said no no no this there got to be something this is too big for it just to be a disease there got to be something prophetic here and so the Lord spoke to me to say go search diligently so I went to my church and by the way my church at the time was a mountain view still is big church that's a church Ellen White used to visit that's a church where the Pacific press used to be and when I went that church I was blown away they have one of the biggest libraries so I went to the church to the library I drove down to the to my church empty streets because you know it's it is shut down and I went into the library and I picked up all the SD above the commentaries and I all Ellen White books and all the prophetic books that I could find in the Bible in a library I put them in my car trunk and I drove home and I spread them out on the floor and for the next couple of months 15 months or so it was me and the books together with the Holy Spirit and the Spirit says identify all the prophecies in the Bible on one hand and then much to see how many of them have already been fulfilled and my eyes I was blown away by it and the Spirit gave me the instruction put it in a book and sent it out so that the entire world could read it and so I wrote the book is God still coming is God still coming keyword there is still coming and the answer to that is in the prophetic fulfillment how does current events fulfill Bible prophecy I wanted to carry a number of them here but because of the loggies and traveling so far we could not but the book is available on Amazon a little promo I'm gonna say I used to play the promo for you if it is possible on that book they coming up in a couple minutes just start it if you can find Diego you get the volume okay there goes the copy of it you can get it at Barnes and Noble order it on Amazon and get a copy of it it's a Bible companion every seventh day Adventist need to get a copy personal copy of it I had one copy a while ago and somebody took it off me so I would love for you to end to get a copy of this book our subject most of what we discussed tonight and some of what you've heard already in on Sabbath the stone is coming all of that is in the book including what we have here tonight the birth pains have begun bow your head with me as we pray father please open our minds again and open our understanding again as we true on your word in Jesus name we pray so I stumble on this text I don't know if you have ever seen this text stumble on this text written by the Apostle Paul to the church at Rome and he used a terminology that was fascinating Romans age 22 by the way we're just gonna spend a little time I'm gonna send you home early tonight spend a little time just to chew on a piece of prophecy here Romans 822 it says we know that's Paul we know what do we know Paul well we know that the whole creation has been what growing as in the pains of what childbirth right up to the present time Paul thought that you knew that but did you Paul says we know oh Paul you you may have known but I'm not too sure whether the folks in Nairobi knew knew what knew that the whole did you know that the whole creation has been what groaning as in the pains of childbirth did you know that the whole creation is groaning like a woman in labor did you know that and by the way why does Paul use the terminology pains of childbirth why use labor pain the whole creation is groaning like a woman in labor pain right up to the present I wish I could wake up Paul out of his grave and tell him brother Paul if you thought the creation was groaning in your days you should listen to the groaning now Emma if in his days and that was about 80 64 somewhere up there if in his days he thought the creation was groaning what would he say about it now this present time so I was fascinated by that text here's another text that fascinates me and Paul again to the church at Stathalonica in 1st Thessalonians 5 verse 3 he's speaking about the second coming of Christ let no man deceive you about that day Paul says and then he says for when they say what peace and safety then sudden destruction will come upon them as what as labor pains upon a pregnant woman and they shall notice Paul again is using the terminology labor pain to describe the coming of Christ whoa where does he get that idea from well stay with me let me unpack this little piece for you fascinating stuff in Matthew 24 Matthew 24 if you ever looking for a chapter that is concentrated on signs of the end of the world you have to go Matthew 24 Matthew the entire Matthew 24 and 25 are concerned about the second coming of Christ so in Matthew 24 verse 3 the text says now as Jesus he sat on Mount of Olives the disciples came to him how privately disciples came to him privately and you'll soon know why they came privately saying tell us when will these things be and what will be the sign of your coming and the end of the age now I want you to look on the text because on the text here's something you need to take note the disciples asked Jesus for two things can you identify the two yes one tell us when will these these things be that's one and then while you're at it they said and and also tell us where what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age so they are the two things they asked Jesus about when will these things be well for you to understand what they meant by these stick when will these things be for you to understand what that question meant meant you have to go back to the first verse we were in verse 3 I'm gonna start the chapter at verse 1 so this is menu Matthew 24 verse 1 this is how it started then Jesus went out and departed from the temple he left the temple by the way for those of you theologian in the congregation this is Jesus's last visit to the temple not not too often you see him in that visit in that temple the last time we saw him there you had some whip beating old people you remember that stuff yeah whipping some people out of the temple now this is the last visit he made to the temple and in this visit he really went on bad you never see Jesus going on bad yet you need to read verse 20 chapter 23 he was angry with those folks who were in the temple he said you all are generation of vipers he really was angry with them read it read it you can you can you can hear it he really tell them off big and proper they were all but he said you're all bunch of hypocrites you are like what white wash supple cuz you look good on the outside but inside you're filled with dead man's bones so he had a he really told them off on that last visit and when he was finished with them because they were all bunch of hypocrites when it was finished with them he walked out of the 12 disciple walkout behind him and while they were and while they departed the temple the disciples came came his disciples came and show him the building disciples came and said Lord look at look at this these buildings look how marvelous they are look how grandeur they are and Jesus said do you not see all these things assuredly I say to you not one stone shall be left upon another that shall not be what thrown down in other way Jesus says you see this beautiful temple that the Jews are going around are behaving as if it is the best thing in town I am telling you not a single stone will be left in other words what Jesus is saying I am now telling you this temple will be completely and utterly destroyed whoa it shocked the disciples it shocked the disciples everybody remain quiet because they were shocked by jeet are you are you telling us that the temple in Jerusalem is gonna be destroyed and they were all stunned and so they kept quiet because this is not something you can talk aloud let the folks here this will get you killed so they kept quiet and when they went on Mount Olivet they left the temple and they went up on Mount Olivet and when they're up there that's why they came how privately precisely because they don't want the crowd to hear that so they came privately and they pick up the story they said Lord when will these things be the destruction of the temple and while you're at it tell us also what will be the sign of your coming and the end of the age or the end of the world so it is two things that ask Jesus so anytime you take up Matthew 24 and reading the prophecy you must understand that the whatever you see there has dual application are we together primarily it goes for the destruction of the temple but secondarily and most importantly it applies to the end of the world are we together yeah having said that so now if we go there let's let's end on the first piece it's not significant or it's not important for us but just to give us context let's put when will these things be well well prior to the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70 some stuff happened there was a series of severe famines because Jesus mentioned that during the reign of Claudius from AD 41 to 54 that's in the book of Acts 11 there are some of the same sign that Jesus mentioned there was also a series of major earthquakes between AD 31 and AD 70 yeah these hit the cities it is like Crete cities like Rome city like Furgia and Campana the dates are all there all these things that Jesus says would happen they happen before the destruction of Jerusalem there are also reported severe hurricanes and storm in AD 65 according to the SDA Bible commentary very much near page 497 and so when you look when you put it together you realize that these signs foreshadowed the destruction of Jerusalem so to the very same set of signs foreshadow the end of the world and the second coming of Christ is the church still with me that's why they are important so now we're gonna go take a deep dive into it so take for example this new term everybody everybody using what's the term climate change everybody using climate change well I checked Bible and I didn't see any climate change I didn't see that terminology in Bible but if if climate change is affecting the entire globe it is big enough to be in Bible yes does that make sense yes yes yes yes yes so I began to wonder could it be that what the scientists are just now seeing that they call climate change that that is exactly what Christ has been predicting over 2,000 years ago is it possible well let's dig a little deeper here is here is the prophecy in Matthew 24 that we were talking about I'm in Matthew 24 verses 6 and 7 let's read together 1 2 let's read like kindergarten children 1 2 3 and you will hear of wars and rumors of wars yes see that you are not troubled okay for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet I mean verse 7 for nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom take your time now and there will be famines and what else pestilences and what else earthquakes in various places that's for the text but the text says the text says notice it start with war have you seen that yes you notice it start with war you shall hear of war rumors of war verse 7 nation shall rise against nation and there will be famine so war is is every day on our television news now is war uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh yep we're just coming out of two world wars right and now everybody is nervous that world war number 3 may just about to start and so governments across the land are doing all that they possibly can to prevent world war 3 from starting and so war is on everybody's agenda huge war all over this place there is war yep and so with the latest one is the war between Ukraine and Russia nobody saw that coming really and while that is being played out if you check the Pentagon they are concerned about another one that's between China and Taiwan because in the very same way brother Putin Mr. Putin decide that he needs to take Ukraine by force is a very same way Mr. Chi Chinese president decide that he wants to take Taiwan by force so if putin got gets if putin gets the is opportunity to walk into another country and take it over by force and Chinese Xi Jinping take the opportunity to walk in and take Taiwan by force then I guarantee you another leader is looking at another country to say these two can get through maybe I can get through to war and if you if you are not following what's going on with the war check your son video game the video game industry is now a monotype billion dollar interest industry and the number one junior of types of game is war that's what sells video game so while you may think all is well at home your son or your daughter is very much learning war games and nobody nobody makes a connection between that and prophecy right in your home or well here's what your Bible says and there will be famine that word and connects the war with the famine is the church still with me yes yes yes notice that yeah yeah yeah because famine normally follows war is the church here famine has always been a feature in the history of God's people yep you will remember that God also use farming as a means of judgment for his people in in second Kings 8 yep Elijah just preach about that last week Elijah locked down heaven for three and a half years and there was famine so so famine has always been used in the Bible it should be no surprise then that famines are again used to indicate the end of the journey of God's people yep you remember Abraham had to go down to Egypt because there was famine have you read that stuff did you read it yes and Jacob had to take his 12 sons down in Egypt because there was famine and I asked myself the question how is it that Egypt always have food and the promised land don't have your thought about it they always have to go to Egypt to get food why why no food in the promised land mmm that's a question I have written down to ask God when he comes but not famine follows war so if there's gonna be war there's gonna be famine 1989 was one of the big famine around the place but now this is a big trouble because not only is war bringing famine but climate change is also begin farming yep and and and the war in factions war in factions causing displacement of individuals and people are asking can there really be famine at a time like this when there are mega farms that are that are using mega industries that are producing hundreds and thousands a pound of food can they are we really gonna see famine well well here's what the United Nations task force on global food and nutrition security says according to them the latest available estimates indicate that about 821 million people in the world were undernourished in 2018 undernourished one in nine people do not get enough food to be healthy and lead an active life and hunger and malnutrition are the biggest risk to health worldwide greater than AIDS malaria tuberculosis and tuberculosis combined food shortage food insecurity the same tax force report it is estimated that over 2 billion people do not have regular access to safe nutritious sufficient food including 8% of the population in North America and Europe and Africa is a region with the highest percentage almost 20% food shortage and now one of the things that is concerning to people in management is whether the Ukraine war is going to lead to another major famine so even as we speak Bible prophecy is opening up before us that was one the second thing by Jesus said we will see before he comes is what pestilence well the word pestilence is not in my vocabulary that we don't use this we don't use I don't know if you guys use it here in Nairobi but we don't use the word pestilence if you see if you said pestilence some people are too sure what you're talking about but but but pestilence here's the text for nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there will be famines and then there'll be pestilence what is that what is that in Bible the terminology is used a few times in Bible here's exodus 19 verse 15 now if I had stretched out my hand and struck you and your people with pestilence then you would have been cut off from the earth when God sent the 10 plagues down in Egypt they were referred to as what pestilence yes pestilence are plagues plagues diseases here's Jeremiah 21 verse 6 I will strike the inhabitants of the city both man and bees they shall die of what pestilence yes these are diseases these are plagues that by the way these are not necessarily man-made they tend whether whether whether whether they manufacture them in labs or not they can only come at the permission of God I would take other church with me yes they can only come at the permission of God pestilences diseases this is coronavirus that I thought was gone but is still lingering up to August 6th this year 6 million 954 thousand 336 people have died from this disease says the World Health Organization and I'm wondering who is connecting that to the prophecy we have gone through to an unprecedented stage and it's not just coronavirus before it there was SARS and by the way a lot of people forget one of the worst pestilence that ever come across human being and up to now we cannot be cured it's cancer in 2020 9.9 million people died from cancer coronavirus 6.9 million and we locked down the entire world for coronavirus but cancer 9.9 million and the world continues and the question is who is connecting this to Bible to the prophecy to the prophecy I'm going back into the text verse 7 there's a whole lot of stuff in it Jesus is not only will you see wars not only will you see will you see famines not only will you see diseases that shocked the whole world but before I come there will be earthquakes where where in various places oh my goodness earthquakes earthquakes fascinating stuff I want you to note earthquakes are much more popular known and associated with divine judgment yes sir says a book of Joel Joel 2 verse 10 and take note take note take note earthquakes earthquake was a so was used to close Christ's ministry on Friday evening when he died the Bible said there was a great earthquake in fact it even wake up it even split some of the tombs that were there and some of the folks that were that were buried so there was an earthquake to close this ministry but there was one on Sunday morning when he rose am I right yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah when when he rose on Sunday morning so there's a there's there's there's one to close his ministry on earth and there's another one to open his new ministry which is a ministry in heaven earthquakes earthquakes by the way where where did Jesus say the earthquakes would happen various places all over the world it has become it has become it has become a popular happening we just had one of the worst one in Turkey and in Syria and in Mexico and in Haiti and in various part of the world I am I wouldn't have enough time to list the countries that are affected by earthquake so I stumbled when I was researching for my book I stumbled on a site put together by Noah and that gave us watch me that gave us a little understanding of how earthquakes have been frequent in the last days no if you're sleeping take a deep breath if you're sleeping take it and if your neighbor is sleeping wake them up take a deep breath I'm gonna play this little video for you and you will and when you finish you will tell me whether you think God is coming or not it's gonna show you earthquakes way back in the 1900 how frequent it was then and track the frequency and the intensity of it up to our time are you ready for it yes by the way where was earthquake supposed to be again various places let me let's see if this thing work if this thing work then you're in you're in good business okay let's see if it works okay because if it's look like you're in business global earthquake animation 20th century it's loading here goes now I'm gonna put a pause on it I'm gonna put a pause on it I wanted to notice what year it is what year 1902 can you see that yes so those red spots are the earthquakes that happened on the entire planet in 1902 is the church with me yes because what you're looking there is the entire world that's the map of the entire world so in 1902 how many earthquakes you saw there one two three four five six yeah yeah that's it now as time passes on the year number will change and you will see the frequency of earthquakes in some colored dots are you with me yes and then those earthquakes that cause a tsunami you'll see a big flash of Marv or purple big flash of purple it means that's a tsunami that came from that earthquakes so you're gonna see that as well as well as you're gonna see the frequency of earthquakes before you were born by the way anybody here born 1902 why you laugh at me okay before you were born right you're gonna spot this thing and then you will tell me whether Bible is fulfilling are you ready for this okay so let's go let's roll the tape roll the tape so 1905 or 7 don't know why it's gone dim and let's see let's see if we can get it back for you let's watch again 1901 1902 4 or 5 was gone dim anyway you can see it still 10 11 12 19 13 19 14 17 19 all those pops are earthquakes all those pops 1924 25 those are earthquakes 1930 okay there we go 33 all those pops are earthquakes every light flash is a earthquake every light flash is an earthquake every light flash is an earthquake as we travel in time watch earthquakes watch earthquakes watch earthquakes I mean 1974 75 77 watch earthquakes the entire world is lit up 83 84 85 86 watch earthquakes 89 90 and we're still rolling and we're still rolling to 2000 look at how many were in 1902 six we could only find six and I asked myself the question do the scientists at NOAA connect what they're seeing with the word of God who is advised in government who is reading the Bible and giving government advice are they connecting it nobody but what I'm to the church those who study the prophecy because what we're seeing oh let me come out of this what we're seeing is prophecy fulfilling so when you saw Turkey got devastated and and Syria got devastated and you are in Nairobi I said oh my I'm sorry for those people I want you to connect it to say yes Lord you are on your way the church has to understand what is happening and war on the town and tell the people these things are not just happening by accident these are prophecies fulfilling in our very eyes you're not happening by accident these are prophecies fulfilling in our very eyes the last one I'll share with you tonight is this one is not in Matthew 24 it's in a little book called Luke I haven't heard anybody mention in this but this is a big one here's it I mean Luke 21 25 and there will be let me read there's about eight verse I mean three verses put together and here's all Jesus said Jesus said there will be signs in the sun and in the moon and in the stars we'll talk about that one of the evenings coming and on the earth I think about Friday evening or somewhere there and on the earth distress of nation is that true so far on the earth oh yes oh yes then he says with what perplexity then come these words the sea and the waves roaring hang on what what does that mean when you read Bible when you read Bible and Jesus is prophesying his second coming these are signs before his second coming and you see the sea and the way is roaring what does that have to do with the second coming you can't pass that stuff you need to stop and ask what does that have to do what does it mean by the sea and the way of roaring well verse 26 says men's heart failing them from fear and the expectations of those things which are coming on the earth for the powers of the heavens will be shaken here's it put together now in verse 27 then they will then they will see the Son of man coming in in a cloud with power and great glory now when these things begin to happen when these things when these which things these sea and waves roaring and all and distress a nation when you see these things happening the tech Jesus says you must do what look up and lift up your head why redemption draw at night so the question I asked you question in Nairobi what's the connection between Jesus is coming and the sea and waves roaring that's a connection that's in the little package here but because you don't have any see in Nairobi you overlook it yeah where I live I can't overlook it I live in the Cayman Islands Cayman Islands is three little islands in the Caribbean Sea yeah if I walk this way for a couple minutes I'm in the sea and if I walk this way for a few minutes I'm in the sea if I turn this direction for a few minutes I'm in the sea the island is seven miles wide and about 21 or 22 miles long so anywhere I go the sea when I wake up in the morning I can smell the sea when if the sea is rough I can hear the waves from my from my house is it church with me yes yes yes yes yes yes yes so I can't overlook this when you are you're in a big you're in a big continent and we'll see around you so you overlook this but I can't overlook this it says one of the things I must look for just before Jesus come is something happening to the sea and the ways without doubt the prophetic eye of Christ saw way down the road the catastrophic force of nature manifested in the sea in fact what Christ was identifying here is what we now call hurricanes tsunamis cyclones and sea level rising for us who live in the Cayman Islands hurricanes are a regular part of our life how many have you ever been through a hurricane one hand and the one hand came from the Cayman Islands for you you know you you have no clue what the hurricane is the Lord bless you trust me you don't want to experience it you don't you don't how many have you ever been through a tsunami you don't want to experience it in boom bus you may have it yeah yeah floods oh you have floods but they're not bad floods are they what Jesus saw in the last days will be floods will be we if you watch your television just the other day half of the world is burning while the other half is in flood is the church with me flood at an unprecedented level hey tsunamis this is this is 2011 in in Japan tsunamis tsunamis caused by earthquake in the sea that that carry the ocean when that comes it takes everything in its path we have seen just two of them in recent times one in snap in Southeast Asia this is one in Southeast Asia that kills 300 and thousand and 2004 and the one in Japan in 2011 this is what Jesus saw tornadoes tornadoes if you live anywhere in the southern part of the United States tornadoes is your biggest enemy every year people are destroyed by tornadoes hurricanes yeah that's where we are worried we about always no color hurricane season next month the month of September is our most feared month because that's the prime of hurricane season and when hurricane comes it takes out everything destructive force you'll never imagine hey wildfires I was living in California half of it was burning in wildfires and by the way you don't have to live in California just that couple of weeks ago the entire Europe seem to be on fire did you watch that stuff Australia on fire Greece on fire in fact I was watching DW story and they look they said they said somebody came on you I said the whole Europe on fire France and fire Italy had fire Greece had fire Algeria had fire Turkey had fire even England had fire why last month was a July was the hottest month since men started keeping record so something is happening and my trouble is that the pulpit is silent on this matter why hey hey hey the prophecies are the prophecies are opening like popcorn you guys know popcorn yeah they're opening like popcorn all over and nobody is connecting to that to say we are at the end so what's happening let me help you let me make sense of what happened and then send you home let's hope it go back to the text the text says March 24 7 for nation shall rise against nation kingdom against kingdom there will be famine I'm in verse 7 goal I'm in verse 7 Matthew 24 I'm in verse 7 look at the text maybe you didn't see this before but I'm gonna connect the two dots for you that the dots for you know verse 7 these are says before I come back on planet Earth before the world end what will usher in my coming what will signal to all government if government people watching what will signal to all government on the planet that the world is coming to an end verse 7 they will arise against nation against nation kingdom against kingdom there will be famine tick it off there'll be pestilences tick it off there'll be earthquakes in various places tick it off that's verse 7 now holy breath I'm going to verse 8 verse 8 read for me all these are the beginning of sorrows oh that does not mean anything to the choir so choir members I'm gonna disturb your soul right now that verse look at it all these things what things what things the famine the earthquakes the pestilence the tsunami the tornadoes all the craziness that scientists are calling climate change here's it in Bible all these things are what the beginning of some which word in verse 8 is giving you trouble which word you need to know sorrow sorrow what is that all these things are the beginning of something hey hey hey hey all these let me talk to the people online all these things this crazy thing that is happening around the world half of the world is burning half is in flood famines and pestilences and coronavirus and cancers and diseases all these things are the beginning of something what's that thing sorrow what does that mean preacher oh I'm glad you ask I'm gonna tell you what it means I'm gonna let Bible decode Bible are you ready for this take a deep breath that word sorrow is the same word found in Genesis chapter 63 Genesis 3 verse 16 the only difference is up there it is Hebrew down in New Testament is Greek but it's the same word oh let's go read verse 16 of chapter 3 in Genesis here's it to the come on her great to the woman he said I will greatly multiply your what whoa that's the word we're looking for that's the word we're looking for and your conception for in pain you shall bring forth what ah ha ha so read my lips that word sorrow means birth pain does that make sense to you know it means what birth pain or what some people call labor pain hey yeah yeah yeah it means birth pain it means labor pain that's why Paul said the whole creation is groaning as if it is in labor pain yes yes yes yes so so hang on preacher hang on hang on hang on I'm running with that time but let me wrap this up well so so so what does this mean earthquakes tsunamis tidal waves you name it pestilences and famine and all the crazy thing that is happening around that caused scientists to be going mad what is they call climate change Jesus is no no no those are birth pains those are labor pains hang on Jesus hang on hang on hang on hang on hang on hang on if those are labor pain we have a question who is pregnant who is giving birth bring in brother Paul the whole creation is groaning as in labor pain so who is pregnant mother earth is giving birth hang on hang on hang on when a cow gives birth what does it give birth to another cold am I right am I not right and when a dog gave birth keep birth to another dog am I correct yeah when a human being give birth what to give birth to another human being. So when earth give birth, what does it give birth to? Give yourself a round of applause. Mother earth is currently pregnant, and by the way, it's late stage pregnancy. It's about to give birth. Is the church with me? The labor pain has begun. So hold on your breath now. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Did I tell you the other day that I learned something about pregnancy? You remember me telling you that? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So with my wife's permission, I'm gonna share what I learned about pregnancy. By the way, all of you married men supposed to know this too. If you don't know it, I'm telling your wife, don't give them any dinner tonight. They're supposed to know it. Two things I know about pregnancy. One, about labor pain. One, one. And ladies, you can tell me if I'm wrong. Is that all right? Yeah. If I'm wrong, just put up your hand and say, no preacher, you're wrong. I give you permission to do that. So I learned two. I learned two things about labor pain. One is it starts, when it starts, get some contraction, no. And then there's a gap, a little ease, and then another contraction. Am I correct? Yes. Yes. Am I correct so far? Am I doing well so far? Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. So there's some space between the contractions. Are we together? Yes. That's when it just starts. But the closer you get to the point of delivery, what happened? The contraction becomes more frequent. Am I doing well so far? Am I correct so far? Yeah, man. Then tell me yet, man. Don't let me look like. I don't know what I'm saying. The closer you get to the point of delivery, the contraction becomes more frequent. Is that true? Good. Good, good, good. So therefore, so therefore, let's apply that to Mother Earth, who is now having contraction. It means if these things that we see are contraction, then the closer we get to the coming of Christ, we're going to see more earthquakes, more famine, more tornadoes, more disaster, and more frequent basis. Is the church with me? And there's nothing scientists on earth can do to stop it because Mother Earth is giving birth. So if you think you see disaster as yet, hold your breath. If that is not true, the Bible is wrong. Oh, that's one thing I learned about labor pain. The other thing I learned about labor pain. I was there with my wife giving birth, so I know. The other thing I know about labor pain is that when it starts, you feel it, not too bad, not too bad. Or the closer you get to the point of delivery is the more intense, the pain. True or false? True or false? Let the people around the world hear you. True or false? True. So, so, so, hang on, hang on. If that is true, then the closer we get to the coming of Christ, earthquakes will no longer be 5.46.3. No, no, no, no. There'll be 8. something, 9. something. They'll break the risk scale. Is the church with me? That's why that's earthquake will be coming larger, hurricane will be coming stronger, tornadoes will be coming more and more. The destruction will be more frequent and more devastating because earth is giving. I wish I could tell the scientists that. But normally listen to our old preacher because because we believe in Bible we don't have any sense. So, hey, hey, the United Nation would even ask for a spiritual advisor because I would volunteer because everything is here. So people around the world watching, we will have many more disasters worse than we possibly could entertain. That's why everybody's frightened about the intensities of the fires that they have seen blazing, the intensity of the earthquake in Turkey, the intensity of this, there will be more. And, and by the way, you folks sitting down in Nairobi don't think you will be spared. Don't think you'll be spared because the word of God is being fulfilled. Planet earth giving birth to a new earth, brand new earth, before our very eyes. You and I live at the time when planet earth is giving birth to a new earth. Oh, the Bible did prophesied. Here's Jeremiah. For behold, I create what? New heavens and a new earth, and the form of things shall not be remembered or come to mind. If you miss it in Jeremiah, in Isaiah, you'll find it down in Revelation 21 verse 1. Here's the text says, then I saw what? New heaven and a new earth for the first heaven and the first earth was passed away and there was no more sea. The Bible prophesied there will be a new earth and the signs of the time telling me we are in the process of changing over. How many of you, how many of you have put yourself in a position to be part of the new earth? How do I, I'm finished. How do we become part of the new earth? How do I ensure that I be part of the new earth? Answer. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved. To be part of the new earth, you have to ensure that you give your heart to the Lord. You have to ensure that you get baptized. Hear me, hear me, hear me out. This is my last point. This is my last point. Is your register general department here? Birth and death. Am I correct? Yes. When you give birth to a child, you register the child there. Am I correct? Yes. If the child is not registered there, then they are not a citizen. Is the church with me? In that new earth, if you are not registered in the kingdom of God, you are not part of that new earth. How many of you, how many of you are sure you are already registered for the new earth? Just one, two. Oh, this is trouble. How many of you are sure that you have already registered for the new earth? That when God comes in this new earth, you will be in the number? How many of you are sure I have already registered? My name is up there. Raise your hand. Raise your hand. I'm sure, I'm sure, I'm sure I'm registered. My name is up there because I have given the Lord my life in baptism. Amen. Some hands are, those of you whose hands are up, stand for me, stand for me. Oh, you guys use the word rise, rise. If you are sure, Lord, come bring the new earth, bring the new earth because I'm sure, I'm sure, I'm sure my name is up there. If you check the registration list in the new earth, my name is up there. Check, check it, Lord. Check it twice. Come, my name is up there. I am sure. I am very sure. I'm very sure. Okay. So this is a strange call. This is a strange call. All of you who are standing, you are sure. All of you who are standing, this call is for you. Can I ask you to join me up here? Come on. All of you standing, come. All of you standing, come. Join me up here. The rest of you seated, remain seated. Fill up here. You can fill up here. Use up my altar. Fill up here, fill up here. Fill up the whole place. Fill up the whole place. We're marching to Zion. Beautiful, beautiful Zion. Fill up, fill up the whole air. Fill up the whole air. You can fill up here. You can fill up here. The beautiful city of God. Come on, fill up here. Fill up here. The hills of Zion, heal the fountains of the sweet. Fill up here, fill up here, fill up here, fill up here, fill up here. Before we reach the heavenly hills, before we reach the heavenly hills, oh, walk the golden streets. Oh, walk the golden streets. We're marching to Zion. Beautiful, beautiful Zion. We're marching to Zion. The beautiful city of God. Love the Lord and let your jaws be known. Come on, join me to God. Join in the song. What it is that makes some is registered in the Lamb's Book of Life. They are citizens from the new earth. What it is that makes these folks feel sure, even though that they may be sinners like all of us, what it is that makes them feel sure, and what it is that makes the rest of us not so sure. So, all week I have been working on trying to ensure that all of God's children have the joy, like the Apostle Paul, to believe that there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness. All week I've been working to send a message to everybody in Nairobi that no matter what your situation, even if you are fugitive like Jonah, a terrorist like Paul, a harlot like Rahab, whoever you are, I want you to get the message. The God that accept these folks with their weaknesses and their blunders and their situation is also prepared to accept you. I want you to leave with the assurance. I don't want you to have any doubt in your mind. So, if you have not yet accepted the Lord Jesus Christ, if that is the reason that you have not yet accepted the Lord Jesus Christ, I want it to go on record, as it is being done by these people. And I want you to hear me say, do it now. If you have not yet given your heart to the Lord in baptism, Sabbath morning coming will be our next baptism. Angels in heaven will be standing by. I wish I had a longer time to preach with you. At baptism, the Bible says baptism is birth. It's the second birth. So just as how you register your child when it is born down here, when you are baptized, God register you up there because you're born in His kingdom. You become a candidate for the new earth. Is the church with me? The minute you get baptized, you become a candidate for the new earth. For your name is registered up there, and God has that list. And when He comes, He will call the role of yonder. And if your name is on the list, to God be the glory. The only way to get it on the list, give your heart to the Lord in baptism. Sabbath morning coming will be our next baptism. A number of people have already signed up. They had a class at 2 o'clock this evening, and we are preparing for, because that's the purpose of the church. And why am I spending my time and laboring this point? Answer, because planet earth is about to give birth. You don't have time left. You don't have time left. The labor pains already started. The labor pains already started. So this should be priority number one in your life before any girlfriend, any boyfriend, any husband, any job, any situation. This is because when that day comes, ain't no job, ain't no family, ain't nobody going to be important to you right now than you save your soul. So I want to end by asking you, I am assuming the rest of us down there, fall and up on the balcony, fall in two categories, one of two categories. One, either you have not yet been baptized, or maybe you were baptized and you are backslidden from your church. Category number one. Those of you who fall yourself in that category, I'm going to ask you to do me a favor. God has brought you in this church tonight so that you can hear this message tonight. The labor pains have begun. If you stay down there and let Sabbath morning baptism passes you, your blood is on your head because I've discharged my responsibility. I'm asking you, don't take that risk. In the name of Jesus, come. You have not yet given your heart to the Lord. I'm going to invite you to come. Join these happy folks. Come. You have not yet given your heart to the Lord and you plan to do so. Come. Come. Come. Join these folks. Come. Come. Come. Come. Join these folks by grace. This coming Sabbath, I am making that decision to give my heart to the Lord. God bless you, my daughter. Come. Come. I am not putting nothing. God bless you. God bless you. God bless you. God bless you. Come. Come. Come. Come. Come. God bless you. God bless you. Come. Come. Come. From the balcony. Come. If you're in category number one, come. Come. Come. Come. Come. The category number one, come. The labor pain has started. People, the labor pain starts. The labor pain starts. The labor pain has begun. Come. This coming Sabbath, the labor pain has begun. If you're in the balcony, say excuse and come. Come. You anybody else? This coming Sabbath, I am going to put my name down on the list. I'm going to put my name down on the list. I'm going to put my name down on the list. I'm going to join the people of God. God bless you. I'm going to join the people of God. I'm going to join the people of God. God bless you. This coming Sabbath. I'm gonna draw God bless you. Come on up. Come on up. Come on up. God bless you. Come on up. This coming Sabbath, labor pain has started. Come on up. Come on up. Come on up. Come on up. Bring your旁 side. Bring your旁 side. The rest of you there, city seated, I'm just curious, how many of you have already been baptized? Most not all of you. Which tells me there is something why you are not too sure. I don't need to know that it's between you orance from God that you'll be okay. I want you to leave here with the assurance. Whatever it is, you know sometimes we have ups and downs. Maybe if I'd asked this question two months ago, some people up here would be down there and some people down there would be up here. We understand the journey. Whatever it is I want you to understand this one thing. God is more interested in you being saved than you are interested in yourself being saved. God has a vested interest in you being saved. That's why he makes a sacrifice to send his son. God will do everything and anything possible to save you. So whatever, since you have made that commitment with him, whatever it is, I would like to challenge you. Go back and have a little talk with him. Hey God, I've made this decision for some strange reason. I am not sure about my soul salvation. I'm nervous, nervous. And I'm asking you one more time to forgive me for all my mistakes and my blunders. Cleanse me. Like David, wash me with his soap. Cleanse me. Renew the right mind. I'm asking you, go back and have a little talk with Jesus. Surrender to him again. Hand over yourself to him again. And when you are finished, I want you to get up off your knees and believe with all your heart that God has forgiven you. Are we together? Are we together on that? Yes. And live it because he has forgiven you. So I'm gonna pray with you. I am gonna pray with you. I'm gonna ask my pastor to either pray or find one of the other pastors to pray for these folks up here. But I'm gonna pray with you. So I'm gonna invite you to stand with me. I'm gonna pray with you. And I want to be obedient to the Spirit. The Spirit just dropped something inside of me and I want to be obedient to the Spirit. This is how the Lord moves. Is there somebody down there? Could it be that there's somebody down there? You perhaps was baptized already, maybe in this church or another church or somehow, but based on your current situation and your current connection with God, you have a sense that you need to be recommitted in baptism and to start your journey again. If that describes you, God is asking you to come. The Lord is asking you to come. Maybe you were baptized before. I don't know who it is. I don't know you. But the Lord is saying, come. Maybe you were baptized before. You know your situation. You know your connection with God. And you feel deep within your soul that for you to make it to the kingdom of God, you'll need to reconnect. You'll need to start moving. If that describes you, come. Come before I pray. In the silence of the moment, come. This is where God speaks to your soul. Come. God, I need, I need, I need to start. God bless you. God bless you. I need. Earth pains are happy. I need. You know yourself, brethren. I don't know you. But what you know between you and God, maybe you were baptized before, like Peter, the devil is after you. Jesus said, I pray for you. Come. Come, come, come. Step out of your seat. If that describes your situation. Come. Step out of your seat. Come. Come. Just hear another. Just hear another. Hear another. Come home. God has his arms wide open. Come home. Make that step this coming Sabbath morning. The Church has organized baptism for Camp Meeting 23 to ensure that all of Nairobi's members are going home. They are issues. They are stuff. They are circumstances that pose a challenge. Come. Don't look over your shoulder. Come. God, I need to make this recommitment. I need to start this over. I'm not going to stop trying. God bless. I'm not going to stop trying. Come. God bless. Come on. Come on, come on, come on. Bastard. Receive that, come on up. Receive that, fasting on that side. Receive that back. Come on up. Come on up. Come on up. Come on up, come on up. Come on up. Come on up. There is another one with you. Come home. Come home. Come home. So, on the right, we will fall in one of these two groups. And if you search our hearts, you will see that none of us in church today, including those online, none of us want to fall in the wrong group, in the wrong class. And so, Lord, that's the reason we took a decision to give our hearts to you in baptism. We made sacrifices in our lives to live for you. We resist temptation. We resist the world to live according to your will, so that when you come, we can be in the number. So, God, even in this church tonight, there is standing in their seats, in the pews, your sons, and your daughters who have already made a commitment in baptism, some who have already started their walk with you, already your disciple like Peter, but are experiencing some difficult moments, some trials, some tribulation, some setbacks, find themselves in a position where, for whatever the reason, they are not too sure, God, about their soul salvation. And as they listen to the message tonight and get a sense that the earth is coming to its close because the labor pain has begun, then the need to feel safe is heightened in their souls. And tonight, as they stand, they want relief of the fear that they will not make it. They want assurance. Merciful Father, I am asking you, breathe upon them, your Holy Spirit tonight, that they can feel your forgiven power, that they can know that whatever it is that caused doubt in their relationship, it is forgiven and wiped away. Give them a peace of mind that they never experienced before, so that they can go home and sing, knowing that when you come, they'll be in the number. So, Lord, take care of them, I pray, because they love you. You are their God. They're just having some Peter moments. For the same way, you forgive Peter and restore Peter and pour out your Holy Spirit on Peter and bless Peter and use Peter. I pray that you will do the same for these tonight. And it is my hope and my prayer that when we go over in the new earth, we'll meet everyone standing in the pew because they will be in the number. This is my prayer I ask in Jesus' name. Amen. We'll take the second prayer. All those who have come forward are marching to Zion and those who will join them come Saturday morning to expand the kingdom of God. Just before we pray, I'm just having a feeling there. Some people standing here who are not baptized and they feel they are not ready for baptism. It could be one or two, but I feel somebody who's here this evening is not baptized, is hearing the call for baptism in the Sabbath, but they feel they are not ready for the Sabbath. Maybe because of how you look at your life or the things expect ahead of you here, you're just feeling, even though this call is important, it's not now. Either such a person. If you're there, you can raise up your hand because I wish to take your names so that we can put you in a special prayer group to pray with you that whatever challenge is there, the Lord may remove it for next time for you to be in the number of those who who do be baptized. As such a person, you can raise up your hand or ask as you come there and take your name. You are not baptized for whatever reason and to feel you're not ready for the Sabbath. Are you there in one? Just raise up your hand. We will take your name for special prayers. Is there anyone? Anyone? I can see a hand there. Just raise your hand. I request please take those names. I can see a hand there. Is there any other hand? You're not baptized, but somehow there's something you feel you're not ready. I can see another hand here. Just keep raising them. Just keep raising them. We want to have you in a special prayer group that will be praying for you. I know the battle is very strong. It's not easy to break it, but the Lord is willing to fight for you. Somebody can climb up the balcony. Those who are taking names quickly to take the names up there. I can see hands up there. Let me have people run quickly there. Paul, I don't know where you are. Let's take those names. There are more hands down here. Just raise your hands. Just raise your hands. We take your names. We want this come meeting to be sure as we close our come meeting, everyone has an opportunity to be on the side of the Lord. So please don't fear. Don't fear. We are here and heaven is real in Jesus. Through all this come meeting, one thing we have seen through the messages, God will never give up on you. So even in a struggle, we appreciate the Lord is fighting for you, but we want to join you in that battle. We may not even ask you what you're going through, but we want you to be part of our prayer. When you retreat, we will be praying for you. Say, God, remember, this person is struggling. They need to come to the fold. In the other hand, in the other person, just raise your hand. Just raise your hand. Just raise your hand because you're about to pray now. Raise your hand. I don't know whether those names up there have been taken. I don't see anyone taking names up there. Oh, there's somebody there. Okay, thank you. Just keep raising your hand so that we take your names. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. We will make it to heaven. Can you say amen? We will make it to heaven. No matter the struggle that we see today, we are candidates for heaven. And the Lord is on our side. I want to invite persons to come. The team here, I know even as they stand here, they are not perfect. They have not come here because they are perfect. They have come here because they know they are in a personal relationship with Jesus. The struggle, they face every day falling and waking up. They are depending on the grace of God. And I want to ask the pastor to pray for this team so that none of these people here will miss out in the kingdom. May the heaven seal this decision that we have demonstrated here and give us a renewal, the power of the Holy Spirit to walk through this journey. And I'll pray for those who are still struggling. They are only baptized, they used to be baptized, but something is stopping them, the law to be with them. We pray. Let us pray. Our God and our Father, the Creator and the Redeemer of mankind, we come to you as children come to their Father. We come to you because you are our Father. And there's no other Father we can go to except you. There's no other name we can call upon except the name of Jesus Christ. Father, you brought your Son, your servant to this city, to this church, to share your word. This is your work. And this you did it by bringing him here because you had a message to reach somebody. And somebody tonight is here. A call has been made and somebody has walked to you. I lift my sisters and my brothers who have surrendered their lives to you and they are willing to seal their decision with baptism. Father, you know each one of them. You know their fear. You know their challenges. You know their pain. You know their struggle. And because they have come to you after you have spoken to them, Father, I request with all humility, stretch your hand and receive each one of them. Speak to each one of them about their fear and their struggle that you have taken them over. It is no longer their battle but it's your battle and you'll fight it for them up to the end. I commit each one of them to you. Please, Father, speak to the heart of each one of them that you have forgiven them and you have accepted them and you have recorded their names in the book of life. And they are your sons and your daughter. Father, he beg in Jesus' name. Before our Savior left for heaven, you said, I have to go to my Father and ask my Father to give you a comforter. But when a comforter comes, he will give you assurance of your salvation and conviction of sin. And Lord, feel their lives with your Holy Spirit. Baptize them with your Holy Spirit. That fear is no longer part of them. For Jesus is their Savior and for Jesus in their hearts. I pray that, Lord, may you take control of their lives. May all the chains that have been holding them be broken down in Jesus' name. And, Lord, I beg that may your assurance penetrate and peep into their hearts that every time in their lives they will know they have been accepted. They know heaven is their home and they know the new coming Jerusalem is their home. And the new city that is forthcoming, it is their city. I pray that, Lord, may this assurance fill their hearts and may this confidence drive them. And even as they are walking towards the baptistry, as they bury their life, Father, accept each one of them and cleanse each one of them. Tonight, Father God, as they have come, there are others who are still wondering, do I go now or next time? Tomorrow may not be yours. Tonight is your night. As Nicodemus risked his life and walked out of the city and moving to the forest, seeking for where Jesus is. Father God, I pray for those who have not given their lives. Tonight, Lord, is their night that they may come to you. Even when they have not stepped up from here. Father God, you know they have already stepped here in their hearts. Baptize them. Feel them with your Holy Spirit. And, Lord, all of us who have stood here, please, Father God, baptize us anew. That when we live here, we live with a new experience. Please, Father God, thank you for hearing our prayer. Thank you for accepting our prayer. Thank you for forgiving our sins. And thank you for retaining our names in the book of life. Thank you for your spirit. And thank you for the assurance of your word. And thank you for tonight's message because we ask all these things, believing and trusting in Jesus' name. Amen. Lord, we are glad to have you as our God. God who has demonstrated in the history of the world that He hears His children. God whose name is Emmanuel, God together with us, that in the fight and the battle in this world, when the storms are raging and the war drums are beating, we are not alone. Yes, Lord. When the evil and the tempter master the art of our life and the sin that so easily ensnares that and uses it every day as you try to rise and to walk with you, throwing us down, you are always there to hold us and lift us up. Like of Peter, I hear you tonight speaking to many of us and saying, the devil haxed for you, but I'm praying for you. And so even those who came up front here, my Father, whose names were written in the books of life, perhaps somebody walked in here, not very sure, but said, I am taking a rip of faith that because then I committed myself to the Lord. My name is there, but maybe they're not very sure of the status of the name. Lord, I want to pray tonight that we may look upon us with your favor and your grace and speak to us that you spoke to Peter and say, even so, I have prayed for you. That that name which was written in the book of life, Lord, it may not be blotted because of what we have done for your grace is sufficient. And you have said, Lord, if we confess our sins, you are faithful and gracious and just forgive us and cleanse us from all manner of unrighteousness. And this evening, my Father, in our furtherness, we look up to you for cleansing that comes from the throne of grace. Forgive us, Lord. We are your children. Just like the way we forgive our children who are struggling at times they believe they have done the right things, yet they have done the wrong things. Men of us are committing evil things. And knowingly, my Father, may you forgive us. You are a long-suffering God. I was blessed to know that you have always wanted to be introduced as a merciful Father. May your mercy be upon us tonight, O Lord, that not based on what we have done, but based on what you have done, dying for us on the cross, accept our request to have our names retained in the book of life. And to those who are standing here, they are not sure. For sure, they say, I know my name may not be there. Perhaps their names are there, but they have not enough faith to know that their name is there. Lord, I pray for them that you may increase their faith. Maybe somebody was unwilling to come because they feel because of what they have lived their life here. Their name may not be in your books, but my Father, I know the report may be different because you are a gracious God. You say your thoughts are not like our thoughts. So, Father, if somebody was left there struggling, strengthen them, my Father, give them this assurance that they can say, like Paul, I know now I have fought a good fight. Even though I'm being poured or like a drink, I know my name is in heaven. Pull them from down there. Pull them from that cloud of doubt and bring them in confidence to work with you. And for those who are yet to make a decision of baptism, Lord, you are speaking to them. My prayer is like that of Israel writes through Moses, we will go together with our children. And as a church, Lord, I'm praying tonight, we are not going to heaven alone, those who are here. We are going even with those who are doubting, bring them to the fold. Lord, tonight, let none leave this sanctuary without assurance of their salvation, for the hour is now and the time is here and nothing stops them. Stretch your gracious might hand and touch them and whisper to them, it is well, it is well, it is well, my child, that they may have confidence that you are right here just because of their salvation. Take us home, a people who have come from the whole mountain. May we be renewed and refreshed. Even as we come tomorrow morning, I pray with the joy of salvation, gladden our hearts. May we walk here very early in the morning knowing, yes, we are coming to the presence of God. Thank you, my father. I bless your name because of your man servant. Thank you for using him. The devil is not happy, but we rebuke him in Jesus' name and we declare he has no place in this community. May your spirit continue, hovering in this community. Take every seat, every position, every entrance, everything and everywhere in this compound. May your Holy Spirit take residence. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you for your grace. And now, may the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us up front here and those standing there and those watching online now and forever more. Amen, amen.