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BEWARE OF THE TIMES.
*WATCH AND PRAY FOR WE KNOW NOT THE TIME NOR THE HOUR OUR LORD IS COMING*

Our main text is taken from
Matthew 24:42
Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. NKJV.

Matthew 24 begins with a conversation between the disciples of Jesus and His disciples.In verse 3 His disciples begin to ask Him the sign of His coming(the second coming). So He begins to tell them in verse 4 that they should take heed that no one deceives them.

Jesus continues to tell them in verse 5 that There will be people pretending to be Jesus Christ and these people will deceive many and send them to hell. Which means there will be deceivers but they should be careful so they won't be deceived.

In verse 6, He tells them that there will be wars pestilences famines and earthquakes. *All before His coming* Are we here? So you can imagine how great this tribulation will be per its description by Jesus. He then talks about A TRIBULATION in verse 9 where Christians will be killed and hated by all nations for the sake of Christ. In verse 21 Jesus says this is a very great tribulation which has never come into the world before and never will be after it.

Okay so will talk about 2 things here:
1. The tribulation of the Christians.
2. The wrath of God.

Jesus then says in verse 22 that unless these days are shortened even the elect will not be saved. Jesus continues to say immediately after the tribulation, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light and the stars will fall and the powers of the heaven will be shaken (verse 29)

Then Jesus will appear and the elect will be gathered. So the Christians are going to be persecuted by those against Christ. Guess what! The Antichrist, who is the beast and his image will be there.

How?

We are told in 2 Thessalonians 2:3-5 that, that day will not come until the *son of perdition* is revealed. That day *the coming of Christ.*

But some saints who are on earth whose names are in the book of life will not worship nor take his mark (verse 15) and will go through persecutions. This is where the days will be shortened else the elect will not be saved. This is Tribulation of Christians not the wrath of God.

Revelation 13 tells us about a beast who makes all who dwell on earth to worship him. Those whose names are not in the book of life. He also made war with the saints. Revealation 13:7 It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation. NKJV.

Now in chapter 14, verse 9 - 11 the wrath of God is going to be poured out on those who worshiped the beast and took his mark. The bible says these will be tormented forever ( where else than hell? )

Now after tribulation is the rapture of the saints. We can see this in Matthew 24 (In verse 21, tribulation then in 31 rapture) and Revelation 14. (Chapter 13- Tribulation then Chapter 14, Jesus is reaping the saints).

So now we know the difference between the WRATH OF GOD and THE TRIBULATION OF THE SAINTS. The teaching that there will be rapture before the 'left behind Christians' will be tortured is unscriptural. Jesus said watch so you are not deceived. Be ready for any form of tribulation for Christ even if we will be killed, let us not deny Christ nor take the mark. The tribulation of the saints will be before rapture. Remember , the tribulation is temporal and after it, there is glory in heaven but if you take the mark you are going to suffer the wrath of God forever. So be watchful for you do not know THE HOUR OUR LORD IS COMING. *Amen*
If you are reading this message and you’re not born again, please receive Jesus Christ into your life now and trust and obey Him at all times. You can do this by praying a prayer from your heart and believing that, Jesus is Lord, Amen. Now it doesn't end there. We must now work out our own salvation with fear and trembling.
_Philippians 2:12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;_
We must obey God in all things and at all times. Look at what Jesus said in *John 5:14, Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.” NKJV*
Now on the judgement day, you and I will give account on how we led our lives. Whether we lived in total obedience unto God or not. At this point in time, I want us to pause for a moment and take a look at our lives. How will we give account on judgment Day? Did we win souls for God? Did we love Him as we ought to? Did we love our neighbours as ourselves? Let us pray for grace right now to do God's will so that on the day we are to give account, we will not be stammering.
Now we cannot attain heaven with riches, fame, beautiful voice, beauty etc. rather, with holiness and righteousness. Receiving Jesus Christ into our lives and living in total obedience unto God.
Prophecies have been given on how the RFID chip is the mark of the beast. The title of the video is, "This engineer said God showed him the mark of the beast".
Also we are told in prophecies that, it is in the Corona virus vaccine so we should flee from it.
'Sadhu Sundar Selveraj on the mark of the beast'.
Friends, I am not forcing you to believe these prophecies. But pray about them and let God reveal it to you Himself. The Bible too tells us not to despise prophecies.
Now what we as Christians have to do is to grow our faith in the Lord and keep the word in our hearts. We have to stop being lukewarm and be all out for Christ. We have to put on the full amour in Ephesians 6:10-18. May the Lord help us. Amen.
Now let's touch on an important topic. *Evangelism.*
Evangelism is sharing the good news of the salvation work of our Lord Jesus Christ to others, teaching them to receive Jesus into their lives and surrendering our lives totally unto Him.
So the Bible tells us to make disciples of all nations.
So we can evangelize to our friends, neighbours, acquaintances and even our enemies.
Why is it necessary to evangelize?
1. It's is a command from God.
2. It's not good to keep the good news of the gospel selfishly to ourselves.
3. It is a form of showing love to our neighbours as instructed in Matthew 22:39
*TIPS FOR EVANGELISM*
1. There is a need for repentance because all men sinned from the beginning. Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23 and Acts 2:38.
2. Pray and invite the Lord Jesus into your life. Romans 10:9, John 1:12
3. Study the word of God, meditate on it, memorize portions of it and pray to God for grace to be a doer of the word. Colossians 3:16, Joshua 1:2, Psalm 1:2, James 1:22, Psalm 119:11.
*Joshua 1:8**
4. Pray always 1st Thessalonians 5:17.
5. Share the gospel with others. Matthew 28:18-20 Mark 16:15-18
6. Trust in the Lord always. Pro 3:5.
7. Obey God and love Him with all your heart. John 14:15
8. Work for God and serve Him diligently.
9. Fear God and depart from all evil. Ecclesiastes 12:13.
10. Adore, worship, cherish and honor Jehovah God only. Psalm 81:9.
11. Always forgive people when they offend you.
12. Pray and ask God for forgiveness each day before you go to bed.

Now, these are the points to use when evangelising to people. You can forward this message also as a form of evangelising. Stay blessed by Jesus. Amen.
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