The Kingdom - The End of The Age (notes)

The Kingdom - The End of The Age

Almost 2,000 Years Ago

•Jesus entered the City of David on a donkey. The people rejoiced as they saw the Lord coming into Jerusalem.

The Next Time

•Jesus enters Jerusalem He will be riding on a white horse and the armies of heaven will come with Him to establish His reign on the earth for ever.

Until That Day

•It is our job to kick out the devil where ever he shows up.

The King of The Kingdom

•Came to a fallen world and started the process of completely restoring the earth to its original state.

•Is coming back to the earth and when He does He will completely subdue every kingdom that does not align itself with His Kingdom.

Jesus Established the church to be the enforcer of His Kingdom over the kingdom of darkness until He returns. We do this by…

1. Preaching the Good News

2. Casting out demons

3. Healing the sick

4. Prayer for leaders & nations

Luke 21

Talks about the events that will take place before His return.

1. The first event was the coming of the Roman Army & destroying the temple in 70 AD under Titus the Roman General.
2. The second series of events is False Messiahs.
3. Talks about the unrest of nations.
4. Ethnic strife-ethnic cleansing.
5. Great earthquakes, famines, pestilences, fearful events & great signs from heaven.
6. Persecution against Christians in the middle east.
7. A general hatred in society against God’s people.
8. Jerusalem surrounded by armies.

Jesus Says

• When you see these things take place. Don’t be alarmed:

• I predicted them

• They are simply signs of my coming

• I have things under control: this world, and Satan are my puppets,

Practical Application

•The dispersion of the Jews has happened several times in history. History repeats itself.

For almost 30 years of being a pastor here I have seen this scenario play out in the lives of some people.

•I see people come to the Lord, their lives are a mess but God starts to clean them up and to bless them.

•Then they take their eyes of the Blesser and put them on the blessing and pride starts to set in.

•They then suffer loss or they backslide and then God has to start the process all over.

We Are All Admonished

•To examine our hearts and see that there is no rebellion or stubborn streak in us.

•To walk humbly before our God and to show mercy.

The One Event

•That set the clock in motion that signals we are living in the End Times is Israel becoming a nation again. This happened in 1948. We are that generation.

•Be careful or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of life and that day will close on you unexpectedly like a trap.

•Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.

What Can We Apply To Our Lives From This Teaching?

1. The best way to live is love the Lord with all our heart, mind and strength.

2. Never forget what God is doing in our lives and has done.

3. Don’t put our trust in the things of this world-they are temporary.

4. Look up for our hope is in the return of Jesus Christ.