Why the Urgency to Preach the Gospel?
By: Pastor David M. James
Main Text: II Thess. 2:1-12 AMP
1. What is the rapture? 1594 (2nd Coming of Christ, not appearing) I Thess. 4:16-18NLT.
2. When will the rapture occur?
3. Who will be taken?
4. Who will be left behind?
V2 agitated as a ship at sea in a storm, This doctrine exists today. Cults (pre-trib, mid-trib, post-trib), spirit of Anti-Christ exists today in the church, it undermines the Authority of the Scriptures. (the emergent church, Word Faith movement)
V3a When will the rapture occur? Great falling away first. The Church:
either a total abandonment of Christianity itself, or such a corruption of its doctrines that renders the whole system completely inefficient to salvation. (Grainger Community Church 56% lost) (pastor said 100% saved would be a horrible situation)
In order to be saved, you must:
Believe and understand by faith: you’re a sinner, helpless, hopless. Repent of your sins, believe by faith in the Virgin Birth, sinless life of Christ, death burial ressuerction, that Jesus is the Son of God.
You must live your life at the foot of the cross to be saved, and stay saved.
V3b Evil must come and overtake to make the way for the Anti-Christ.(beast)
Son of Perdition, same name attached to Judus Iscariot (John 17:12)
V4 The temple in Israel will be rebuilt in first 42 months. (see chart) what the Anti-Christ (beast) will do: He stands against and exalts himself above all divine authority, many believe the Pope will be this man because he has exaulted himself above the church (AD 540) and the Word(1070 No marriage of priests, vs I Tim. 4:3, 1870 infallable),
But Catholocism has not denied the Deity of Christ and is the Harlot church woman in Rev. 17 and is judged for the blood of the saints it has spilled and will continue to spill, around the globe. (Jesuit priest intiation rites and guide)
V6-7 what holds back the revelaing of the Anti-Christ? (Church or HS V7)
When the church is gone, the HS moves with us.(see chart)
The HS job is to convict men of sin, without HS here no conviction equals total lawlesness of man. Jer. 17:9-10AMP
No Holy Spirit equates to no conviction (move on V11-12 later)
2 schools or camps of thought in the Church today about evil:
1. Let evil prevail so the rapture will come, “I am tired Jesus, just take me home to see Momma”
2. “Fight the evil, use your authority that Jesus paid for with his life, that more will be saved!” (Matt. 28:18-19NIV Go! Preach! Baptize! No retirement!)
(Paul fast forwards in time to comfort the scared church V2) (Thessalonians)
V8 rapture is not his appearing or coming. (clouds vs heaven open) (see chart)
Rev. 19:11-21NIV Armegeddon (see chart)
V9-10 great power of Satan
Why such an urgency to preach the Gospel?
This is why!!!
This is what this message is all about folks!
V11-12 “Therefore” who will be left behind? (there is no hope)
Strong delusion, believe a lie. All whom reject the gospel now, before the rapture, will believe a lie. Your friends, family, co-workers will all suffer thru the trubulation, be judged by Jesus himself (Rom. 2:16) and cast alive into the lake of Fire, for rejecting the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Rom 2:16 TLB
The day will surely come when at God's command Jesus Christ will judge the secret lives of everyone, their inmost thoughts and motives; this is all part of God's great plan, which I proclaim.
Urgency to preach the Gospel. II Cor. 6:2 “today is the day of salvation”.
40.6 of the world’s population has never heard the Gospel (Joshua Project)
93,000 people die each day, without Jesus Christ
>3% of Europeans have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ (home of the reformation)
2,251 languages still do not have any of the Bible translated
Matt. 24:36NIV
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