The Danger of Spiritual Deadness: Why Prophecy Without the Gospel Fails

While the sermon demonstrates a strong commitment to biblical prophecy and a call to evangelism, it is fundamentally compromised by a total omission of the Gospel. The teaching substitutes the monergistic work of God in salvation with geopolitical analysis and moralistic exhortation. Additionally, the sermon suffers from significant pulpit decorum violations and political conflation, further distancing the message from the grace-centered nature of the Gospel.

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Theological Status: DEAD ORTHODOXY / DECISIONISM Biblical Parallel(Archetype): Sardis
❓ What do these grades mean?
🔍 Biblical Discernment: The 7 Church Parallels
The Faithful Parallels Smyrna • Philadelphia
Teaching that parallels the churches that endure suffering with true spiritual riches (Rev 2:9) and keep the Word of Christ without denial despite having "little strength" (Rev 3:8).
The Cold Orthodox Parallel Ephesus
Teaching that upholds doctrinal precision yet parallels the loss of the "first love"—the vital, motivating power of the Gospel (Rev 2:4).
The Compromised Parallel Pergamum
Teaching that parallels churches tolerating the "doctrine of Balaam" through cultural accommodation (Rev 2:14), characterized by weak boundaries, sloppy theology, and worldly compromise.
The Corrupted & Dead Parallels Thyatira • Sardis • Laodicea
Teaching that parallels churches with active heresy, synergism, therapeutic deism, or dead orthodoxy (Rev 2:20, Rev 3:1, Rev 3:17). These represent systemic, fundamental errors that corrupt the Gospel.
Why strictly "Mark & Avoid"?
We do not issue this rating to attack the speaker, but to protect the listener. This ministry's overall teaching trend consistently deviates from sound doctrine. As per Romans 16:17, we identify these patterns so believers can guard their hearts.
Date: 2026-07-22 | Church: Calvary Chapel | Speaker: Jack Hibbs

🧐 Overview

Theological Verdict & Summary

Sermon Summary: A sermon that focuses heavily on global events and spiritual readiness but completely misses the heart of the Christian message: the saving work of Jesus Christ.

Pastoral Analysis: While the sermon demonstrates a strong commitment to biblical prophecy and a call to evangelism, it is fundamentally compromised by a total omission of the Gospel. The teaching substitutes the monergistic work of God in salvation with geopolitical analysis and moralistic exhortation. Additionally, the sermon suffers from significant pulpit decorum violations and political conflation, further distancing the message from the grace-centered nature of the Gospel.

Biblical Parallel (Archetype): Sardis — The sermon exhibits a 'name that it is alive, but is dead' spiritual condition. While it maintains an outward appearance of biblical engagement through prophecy and evangelism, it is fundamentally dead because it omits the core Gospel of regeneration. By substituting the monergistic work of the Holy Spirit with geopolitical speculation and moralistic vigilance, the teaching relies on human effort and worldly knowledge rather than the life-giving power of the Gospel.

Big Idea: Biblical prophecy provides a reliable framework for understanding current global events, specifically the rise of geopolitical tensions involving Israel and the West, demonstrating that God is sovereign over history and preparing believers for what is next. [00:00:00 ▶️ 📄]


📖 How they Handle Scripture & Jesus

  • Primary Text: Ezekiel 38
  • Usage Classification: Topical
  • Text-to-Talk Ratio: High
  • Pulpit Decorum: ❌ FAIL - The sermon contains multiple instances of pejorative language and partisan political rhetoric that violate standards of Christian speech.

✝️ Christological Focus: Absent

"Jesus Christ is not presented as the central figure of salvation or the fulfillment of prophecy. The sermon focuses on geopolitical events and moral vigilance rather than the person and work of Christ."

Scripture Saturation: Verses Read: 27 | Referenced: 8 | Alluded: 3

📖 View 4 Passages Read Aloud
  • John 14:29 [00:08:48 ▶️ 📄]
    "Jesus said, and now I have told you before it comes."
  • Isaiah 42:9 [00:11:07 ▶️ 📄]
    "behold, the former things have come to pass and new things I declare before they spring forth. I tell you of them."
  • Isaiah 46:9-10 [00:13:02 ▶️ 📄]
    "remember the former things of old. So go back and think about the things that have happened that you can remember. God says there, for I am God and there is no other. Is there anybody knocking on the door of your house telling you that there's other gods on other planets and other places and if you're a good boy or girl, you can become a god too? Does it sound familiar? That's the doctrine that Satan used in the Garden of Eden. No, there's only one God, and you're not him. And I'm not him. He says there's no other. I am God, and there is none like me. Notice his proof. This is what he says. This is his argumentation. You would have thought that he would say, and I'm going to save all mankind. That's true, but he didn't say that. He said, this is how you'll know I'm the true God. declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things that are not yet done. Saying my counsel shall stand and I will do all my pleasure."
  • Ezekiel 38:1-23 [00:18:32 ▶️ 📄]
    "Now the word of the Lord came to me saying that is Ezekiel son of man set your face against Gog in the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshach, and Tubal, and prophesy against him. No problem there. We know exactly where that is because we've read Genesis chapter 10 and 11. It's the regions north of the Caucasus Mountains, which are in southern Russia. And say, thus says the Lord God, behold, I am against you, O Gog. Now, Gog is a political military leader They're all wrapped up in one man. It's a title. It's not a person. That's not his name, Gog. It's a title of an individual person who holds military and political dominance over a country, that region. The prince of Rosh, Meshach, and Tubal. We know exactly where that is. I will, God says, notice, I will turn you around. And the understanding of this is you're not willing, you're not looking, you're in the opposite direction, but I, God, will turn you, Gog, around. I'm gonna turn you around. Put hooks into your jaws and lead you out with all of your army, horses and horsemen, all splendidly clothed and great company with bucklers and shields. Now, we don't use that kind of terminology, but you gotta go back 2,800 years ago to Ezekiel's day and he's trying to describe an army. He's doing the best he can. all of them handling swords persia we call persia what do we call persia today iran ethiopia and libya in libya all muslim by the way are with them all of them with shields and helmet gomer and all its troops in the house of togamar the regions of turkey and above syria in that region, from the far north and all its troops. Again, all of the ones that are mentioned, everything that's been mentioned right here, right now, are Muslims. Now that's interesting because this is an ancient prophecy, but Islam is not ancient. Think of that. Islam came around in the seventh century. How did Ezekiel know that? Many people are with you. Verse seven, prepare yourself and be ready. You and all your companies that are gathered about you, watch this, and be a guard for them. Go look the word up, guard, in Hebrew, in Ezekiel. The word guard here means to be a supplier, a provider, one who equips. After many days, this is God speaking, God, the Lord. After many days, you will be visited. Isn't that kind of eerie language? God is saying, in many days, or at the time of the end, you're gonna be visited. I'm going to call upon you. You're going to be an instrument or a tool. Watch this. In the latter years, the last days, you will come into the land of those brought back from the sword and gathered from many people or nations. On the mountains of, say the word. It's in your Bible. It's not Palestine. It's Israel. We're reading a 2,830-year-old prophecy here, folks. It says Israel, which had long been desolate. They were brought out of the nations and now all of them dwell safely. See the word dwell and safety. It's one word in Hebrew. All of them are back in their land and they assume that they're safe. It's a false safety. It's not real. Go look it up. I'm going to be saying that a lot tonight. Go look it up. Israel is going to come back to their land in the last days. They're going to dwell in their land and they're going to be living in a moment when they feel like they are safe, but they're really not. Interesting. And verse 9, you will ascend, speaking about Gog, you will ascend coming like a storm, covering the land like a cloud, you and all your troops and many peoples with you. Thus says the Lord God, on that day it shall come to pass that thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will make an evil plan. You will say, I will go up against a land of unwalled villages. I will go to a peaceful people who dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls and having neither bars nor gates. Stop right there. Guess what? That's not describing the Israel of right now. Israel survives because they have a terrorist wall that they built around their country. By the way, when they built that wall, terrorism went down 99%. It works. They don't feel safe today. This is somewhat in the future. Verse 12. I'm sorry, not verse 12. Yes, verse 12. They're still thinking. To take a plunder and to take a booty or reward or like loot, to take the spoils, to stretch out your hand against the waste places that are again inhabited and against a people gathered from the nations, speaking about the Jews, you have acquired livestock and goods who dwell in the midst of the land? Watch this. This is what's known as an insightful insert, parenthetical insert. Sheba, Dedan, the merchants of Tarshish, all of their young lions. This is remarkable. Sheba and Dedan. When you look at the table of nations in the scriptures, Sheba and Dedan, that region, we call it a different name today. We call it after the name of a family after World War II. um have you ever heard of saudi arabia arabia is arabia it's always been arabia in the book of galatians the bible tells us that paul the apostle went into arabia arabia is arabia but saudi who's saudi saudi who's the saudi what says what's a saudi the saudi family today we think saudi arabia back then they didn't know any saudi there wasn't a family to them Sheba and Dedan is today the area of Saudi Arabia. Remarkable. Watch this. The merchants of Tarshish. You can do the, what's the word? Etymology on the word Tarshish. The merchants of tin. Tin, you know metal? Whoever the merchants of tin are, Tarshish. Well, it's interesting because, have you ever heard of Britannia? Britain, the land of tin. Tin mining. If you've ever been to England, the Cornwall region is all about mining tin. The merchants of Tarshish is a reference to a Western European location. Remember, was it Jonah? Yes, Jonah got on a ship headed for where? Tarshish would have been land's end. The end of the world in his mind because the great sea was called or is called today the Mediterranean. Is this boring? I think you're bored. We'll keep going because I do need to pick it up because I have a lot to show you. So I need to stop. Stop doing this. I need to stop interrupting myself. And all their young lions will say to you, some people say that America, Canada, the young lions is the reference to nations that came out of Tarshish. We don't know that for a fact. it's possible but no you can't it's you can't prove it um in other words and it's true america is nowhere mentioned in scripture no matter what people try to make it say this it's good it's an eagle and so our symbols stop it that's that's not how it works and the young lions will say to you notice what they say so the european nations including Saudi Arabia will say, have you come to take plunder? Have you gathered your army to take loot or booty, to carry away silver and gold and take away livestock and goods and take great plunder? Notice, do you know what that's called? That's called a United Nations resolution complaining about something. That's all they say. We'd like to file a complaint. Are you invading Israel because you want to take all their wealth? You know what's interesting about that statement, everybody? Get ready to ooh and ah. This prophecy assumes that a people would be dispersed throughout all the world, come back to their own land in the last days, dwell in an imaginary safety, and have their land to become very productive and very profitable, that the nations view that as, that's why this Muslim nation's being led by Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshach, and Tubal. That's why you've come. You're coming to steal their wealth. Ladies and gentlemen, that is an awesome statement, a declaration that you cannot ignore. In the ancient Bible, it says the future of Israel, it will be very, very prosperous, so much so that there'll be nations who will have a confederacy to come together to attack it. And even the world will say, you must have come down there to take them because of all their wealth. And that is true right now. The land, a nation the size of New Jersey and what they put out in gross national product GDP is insane. Their economy, their debt ratio is amazing. Who would have thunk? But here we are. Verse 15, then you will come from your place out of the far north, which is fun. The most northern area from Jerusalem. It's kind of amazing. I'll just say this. The furthest part, so leave Jerusalem and go as far north as you can go. That's what this means. And you can see it in your head. You'll go right through from Jerusalem. If you go to Magnetic North or True North, one of those courses are gonna take you through Murmansk or Moscow. It's remarkable. But the Bible's so specific. From the far north, you and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great company and mighty army, you will come up against my people Israel like a cloud to cover the land. it will be in the latter days that I will bring you against my land so result being that the nations here's the point that the nations may know me when I am hollowed in you oh Gog before their eyes that means God is rolling up his sleeves at about this point thus says the Lord God are you he of whom I have spoken in former days by my servants the prophets of Israel who prophesied for years in those days that I would bring you against them. And it will come to pass at that time when Gog comes against the land of Israel, says the Lord God. And there's a comma right there. And this is very important because it's very, very possible that the following section may be a dual or near far fulfillment of prophecy. That's a very common thing, a near and far fulfillment of Bible prophecy. So that comma, we see it in English as a comma, God may be done with that section. It's very possible. Next, that my fury will show in my face, for in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath, I have spoken surely in that day, there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel. Now this may be, again, a far fulfillment. So that the fish of the seas and the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the field and all the creeping things that creep on the earth and all men who are on the face of the earth shall shake at my presence. the mountain shall be thrown down, the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground. I will call for a sword against Gog throughout all my mountains, says the Lord God. God calls the mountains of Israel his mountains. I like that. Are you guys okay still? Every man's sword will be against his brother. That's it. You haven't heard that since Genesis, there is a particular son of Abraham who his sword is always against his brother's neck. Do you know who I'm talking about? Ishmael. Isn't that interesting? These guys too. Hmm? Their swords, they'll attack each other. Verse 22, and I will bring him to judgment with pestilence and with bloodshed, I will rain down on him and his troops and many peoples who are with him flooding rain, great hailstones and fire and brimstone. Thus I will magnify myself and sanctify myself. I will be known in the eyes of many nations. Wow. Then they shall know that I am the Lord."

Key References: Genesis 10, Genesis 11, Genesis (Ishmael reference), Isaiah 17, 2 Peter 1:19, Galatians (Paul in Arabia reference), Ezekiel, Daniel


🎙️ Sermon Content & Delivery

Word Count: 9,382 words

📌 View 24 Key Topics Addressed
  • Biblical Prophecy and Preparation [00:01:33 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor argues that the purpose of prophecy is preparation and comfort, citing Dr. Ed Heinsohn, and contrasts this with the fear often associated with end-times teachings.
  • Biblical Worldview and Perspective [00:02:28 ▶️ 📄]
    > Using the analogy of sunglasses with different lenses, the pastor urges believers to view current global events through the 'filter' of biblical prophecy to remain calm and not whimsical.
  • The Necessity of Christ's Sinlessness for Resurrection [00:05:45 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor explains that death could not hold Jesus because He never sinned, meaning death had no 'entrance' or 'crack' to enter His body, thus validating His resurrection.
  • Divine Sovereignty and Timing [00:07:56 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor asserts that a believer's presence in the current era is not an accident but an ordination by God for a specific mission, encouraging young people to see their timing as purposeful.
  • The Reliability of Scripture and God's Nature [00:09:45 ▶️ 📄]
    > Citing John 14:29 and Isaiah 42:9, the pastor argues that God's ability to predict the future proves His transcendence over time and matter, distinguishing Him from His creation.
  • Proper Interpretation of Prophecy [00:11:56 ▶️ 📄]
    > Referencing 2 Peter 1:19-20, the pastor warns against private interpretation of prophecy, stating that scripture must interpret scripture and that prophecy comes from the Holy Spirit, not human will.
  • National Celebration and Thanksgiving [00:14:55 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor connects the current date to the nation's 250th birthday, urging the congregation to maintain a thankful and blessed perspective while remembering God amidst national celebrations.
  • National Thanksgiving and Affluence [00:15:02 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor contrasts the nation's 250th birthday celebration and material blessings with the danger of becoming 'disgruntled' or 'complaining' like Goldilocks due to misplaced priorities.
  • Biblical Prophecy ([Ezekiel 38](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+38&version=KJV)) [00:17:14 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor introduces Ezekiel 38 as an ancient prophecy concerning a future attack on Israel by a coalition led by 'Gog' from the far north.
  • Geopolitical Identification [00:18:46 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor identifies modern nations with biblical locations, linking 'Gog' to southern Russia, 'Persia' to Iran, 'Gomer' to Turkey, and 'Tarshish' to Western Europe/Britain.
  • Israel's Future Prosperity [00:28:24 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor argues that the prophecy assumes Israel will be highly productive and profitable in the last days, which is the motive for the nations' attack.
  • Biblical Prophecy ([Ezekiel 38](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+38&version=KJV) & [Isaiah 17](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+17&version=KJV)) [00:28:24 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor analyzes Ezekiel 38 regarding Gog/Magog attacking Israel from the north and Isaiah 17 regarding the destruction of Damascus, arguing these are unfulfilled prophecies currently coming to pass.
  • Geopolitical Analysis of the Middle East [00:35:44 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor discusses the 'Epic Fury' conflict starting Feb 28, 2026, US military presence, Israel's strategic limitations, and the role of the US in holding Israel back.
  • Iran and the 'Hudna' Strategy [00:40:41 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor explains the concept of 'Hudna' (a tactical pause in Islamic warfare to rearm) and argues that Iran used a 60-day ceasefire to receive Chinese weaponry and increase its military capabilities against US forces.
  • Chinese Military Technology [00:46:06 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor highlights the deployment of Chinese Beidou 3 technology and cargo aircraft delivering weapons to Iran during the ceasefire, marking a new level of military threat.
  • Chinese Military Technology (Beidou 3) [00:46:00 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor details the deployment of China's Beidou 3 system, contrasting it with US GPS, and explaining how it bypasses US stealth technology and jamming capabilities.
  • US Military Complacency [00:49:12 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor argues that the US has 'settled back on our laurels' and 'gone to sleep' regarding national security, relying on outdated 1977 technology while adversaries advance.
  • Geopolitical Shifts (Canada and China) [00:54:02 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor discusses Canada's potential shift away from the US toward China due to financial deficits and perceived lack of US support.
  • China's Use of Islam as a Proxy [00:59:31 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor explains that China, described as 'godless, atheistic communists,' is capitalizing on Islamic fury and using Iran as a proxy to target America.
  • Eschatology and the Mahdi [01:00:02 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor connects current Middle East conflicts to Islamic eschatology, specifically the belief that a global fire must be created for the Mahdi (Messiah) to return.
  • Ezekiel's Prophecy and Israel [01:03:36 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor links the current geopolitical climate to biblical prophecy, noting that Israel's return and productivity in the land are signs of the latter days.
  • Eschatology and Geopolitics [01:02:53 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor discusses the return of the Mahdi, the concept of the Antichrist, and the prophetic significance of Israel's restoration and Persia's survival in the latter days.
  • Evangelism and Mission [01:07:31 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor uses the example of Iranians downloading Bible sermons during COVID to argue that God is sowing seeds in Persia, urging the congregation to be ready to proclaim the gospel if doors open.
  • Christian Citizenship [01:11:38 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor contrasts earthly patriotism with heavenly citizenship, asserting that believers' wealth, future, and ultimate allegiance belong to heaven, not any earthly nation.
🖼️ View 14 Illustrations & Stories
  • Sermon Illustration [00:02:30 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor uses the analogy of wearing sunglasses with different colored lenses (gray, amber, rose) to illustrate how believers should view the world through the 'filter' of biblical prophecy to parse and compartmentalize current events calmly.
  • Sermon Illustration [00:06:07 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor personifies 'Death' as a visitor coming to Jesus' tomb, looking for a 'crack' or 'entrance' (sin) to cause decay, but finding none because Jesus was sinless, thus explaining why the grave could not hold Him.
  • Sermon Illustration [00:10:37 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor uses an analogy comparing a Mercedes-Benz car to Mr. Mercedes (the creator) to illustrate that God, as the uncreated Creator, is greater than and not subject to the limitations of His creation (time, space, matter).
  • Sermon Illustration [00:16:33 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor uses the analogy of Goldilocks to describe how people can be unthankful despite having their needs met, complaining that things are not exactly to their liking.
  • Sermon Illustration [00:23:39 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor references the 'terrorist wall' built by Israel, noting that terrorism went down 99% after its construction, to illustrate that current Israel does not dwell in the 'unwalled villages' described in the prophecy.
  • Sermon Illustration [00:25:57 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor explains the etymology of 'Tarshish' as 'merchants of tin,' linking it to Britannia (Britain) and the tin mining in Cornwall, England.
  • Sermon Illustration [00:41:00 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor uses the analogy of 'Hudna' (a timeout in a fight where the losing party asks for peace to rearm) to explain Iran's request for a 60-day ceasefire, arguing they never intended peace but used the time to receive Chinese weapons.
  • Sermon Illustration [00:37:17 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor references the historical pattern of empires (Egyptian, Babylonian, Medo-Persian, Third Reich) trying to exterminate the Jews to explain Israel's current defensive posture and determination to survive.
  • Sermon Illustration [00:47:21 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor recounts a historical anecdote about a 1999/2000 Chinese ICBM weapons test against Taiwan that went out of control into the Pacific, where the US took control of the rocket via GPS, leading to China's massive military build-up and development of Beidou.
  • Sermon Illustration [00:49:23 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor uses the example of Denver Airport's massive white radar domes (installed in 1977) to illustrate how the US relies on outdated technology and has 'gone to sleep' on national security.
  • Sermon Illustration [00:53:34 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor references a news headline about Iran's Gulf strike hitting four states and killing US jamming defense to illustrate the failure of current US defensive systems against Chinese technology.
  • Sermon Illustration [00:58:48 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor mentions the persecution of Uyghur Muslims in China to contrast China's domestic actions with its foreign policy of supporting Islamic groups against the US.
  • Sermon Illustration [01:07:06 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor recounts a specific intelligence report where the CIA detected massive downloads of Bible sermons and digital Bibles from Iran during the COVID lockdown, using this as evidence of spiritual activity in the region.
  • Sermon Illustration [01:08:50 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor references the biblical figure Daniel, who lived in the Babylonian and Medo-Persian empires, to illustrate that it is not unusual for God's people to be present and active in that specific land.
🚀 View 12 Calls to Action
  • Pastoral Charge [00:09:00 ▶️ 📄]
    > Challenge skeptics and doubters to wrestle with Jesus' claim of predicting the future and attempt to disprove it.
  • Pastoral Charge [00:07:44 ▶️ 📄]
    > Remember the resurrection of Jesus Christ as the most important truth.
  • Pastoral Charge [00:14:36 ▶️ 📄]
    > Mark the current date (July 22nd) in their minds/notes.
  • Pastoral Charge [00:14:20 ▶️ 📄]
    > To pay close attention to the date and the significance of the current time.
  • Pastoral Charge [00:14:40 ▶️ 📄]
    > To remember the specific date of the sermon.
  • Pastoral Charge [00:17:31 ▶️ 📄]
    > To scan the QR code to access the sermon notes and verses.
  • Pastoral Charge [00:22:33 ▶️ 📄]
    > To verify the Hebrew meaning of 'dwell safely' in the Bible.
  • Pastoral Charge [00:46:06 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor commands the congregation to independently verify the claims regarding Chinese military technology (Beidou 3) and geopolitical events.
  • Pastoral Charge [00:53:57 ▶️ 📄]
    > Take a picture of the slide and look up the referenced information in the sermon notes.
  • Pastoral Charge [01:00:02 ▶️ 📄]
    > Watch the provided video clip regarding Islamic eschatology.
  • Pastoral Charge [01:10:15 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor challenges the congregation to prioritize evangelism in Iran over personal comfort or immediate heavenly reward, asking them to affirm their willingness to wait and serve.
  • Pastoral Charge [01:11:38 ▶️ 📄]
    > The pastor calls the congregation to engage in persistent prayer, biblical knowledge, and immediate readiness for divine service.

🧭 Biblical Alignment Dashboard

Overall Verdict: Fundamentally in Error

CategoryStatusReasoning
Gospel Presentation ❌ FAIL The Gospel Engine is not intact. The sermon completely omits the monergistic work of God in salvation and the necessity of the Gospel for spiritual regeneration, substituting it with geopolitical speculation and moralistic calls to vigilance.
Soteriology ❌ FAIL The sermon omits the doctrine of salvation by grace through faith, replacing it with moralistic vigilance and geopolitical awareness.
Bibliology ⚠️ WEAK While Scripture is referenced, the hermeneutic is flawed by dispensationalist literalism that conflates modern nations with biblical prophecy.
Hermeneutic ❌ FAIL The sermon employs a rigid literalist hermeneutic that forces modern geopolitical entities into ancient prophetic texts, ignoring the New Testament fulfillment of these promises in the Church.
Theology Proper ✅ PASS The sermon correctly affirms God's sovereignty over history and His role as Creator, though these truths are misapplied.
Sacramentology ⚪ N/A No sacramental errors detected, though no sacraments were observed.
Confessional Depth ❌ SHALLOW The sermon lacks depth in soteriology and ecclesiology, focusing almost exclusively on external events and moral behavior.

⚙️ The Core Gospel Framework

What is this? This section checks if the sermon contains the essential building blocks of the Gospel. We look for explicit, substantive mentions of God's holy standard, human inability, and Christ's finished work on the cross.

Why it matters for the final verdict: A complete Gospel framework protects a sermon from becoming man-centered. If a preacher gives commands for good behavior but leaves out the grace and atonement of the Gospel, it often results in a 🔴 Critical or 🟠 Major error for Moralism (teaching human self-improvement rather than reliance on Christ). However, if these Gospel elements are missing simply because the pastor is preaching a highly focused, practical message to mature believers (e.g., instructions on biblical marriage), our system applies a "Safe Harbor" pardon, graciously reducing the omission to a 🟡 Minor error.

The Law And Wrath:

"for in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath, I have spoken surely in that day, there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel." [00:31:48 ▶️ 📄]

Total Depravity And Inability:

"our sins were so hideous and impossible to be forgiven" [00:04:14 ▶️ 📄]

Active Obedience Of Christ:

"living the perfect life that he did to go to the cross as the perfect sacrifice that he was so that you and I can be so, so very saved and so very forgiven because the price that was paid for our debt was so overwhelmingly perfect that the Bible tells us it met all the demands of the righteousness of God" [00:04:14 ▶️ 📄]

The Cross And Atonement:

"Jesus Christ fulfilled the ancient prophecies of going to the cross, God incarnate, God in human flesh... Jesus did not get himself killed... the price that was paid for our debt was so overwhelmingly perfect that the Bible tells us it met all the demands of the righteousness of God" [00:04:05 ▶️ 📄]

⚠️ Theological Concerns

🔴 Critical Gospel Omission

Root Cause: Moralism

The Belief/Behavior: The pastor completely omits the monergistic work of God in salvation and the necessity of the Gospel for spiritual regeneration.

Why It's Dangerous: This leaves the congregation without the core message of Christianity, reducing the faith to a system of moral effort and worldly knowledge.

Biblical Correction: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9)

🟠 Major Dispensationalist Geopolitical Literalism

Root Cause: Dispensationalism

"If you go to Magnetic North or True North, one of those courses are gonna take you through Murmansk or Moscow. It's remarkable. But the Bible's so specific... Sheba and Dedan is today the area of Saudi Arabia... some people say that America, Canada, the young lions is the reference to nations that came out of Tarshish... God said that in the latter days, Israel would have to be back in their land. You read it tonight. God said that Israel would have to be productive. It is. That their land would have to be desirable enough for a confederacy of nations that just so happens to be in the 21st century Islamic." [00:25:47 ▶️ 📄]

The Belief/Behavior: The pastor explicitly identifies modern nations like America, Canada, and Saudi Arabia as fulfillments of biblical prophecy (e.g., Tarshish, Sheba, Dedan).

Why It's Dangerous: This conflates historical prophecy with contemporary political states, leading to a distorted view of God's kingdom and the Church.

Biblical Correction: And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God. (Galatians 6:16)

🟠 Major Political Conflation & Alarmism

Root Cause: Cultural Accommodation

"All these years of our political leaders playing games, funding all kinds of stupid things that didn't matter to your protection, and national security." [00:52:30 ▶️ 📄]

The Belief/Behavior: The pastor condemns specific government policies and political leaders, stating, 'All these years of our political leaders playing games, funding all kinds of stupid things that didn't matter to your protection, and national security.'

Why It's Dangerous: This violates the biblical command to pray for and submit to governing authorities, introducing partisan alarmism into the pulpit.

Biblical Correction: Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. (Romans 13:1)

🟠 Major Pulpit Decorum

Root Cause: Lack of Self-Control

"Muslim crazies" [00:58:48 ▶️ 📄]

The Belief/Behavior: The pastor refers to Muslims as 'Muslim crazies.'

Why It's Dangerous: This violates the biblical command to speak with grace and avoid slander or derogatory language toward others, even those of opposing beliefs.

Biblical Correction: Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man. (Colossians 4:6)

✅ Commendations

Biblical Engagement | Commitment to Scripture

The pastor demonstrates a strong commitment to reading and engaging with biblical texts, particularly the book of Ezekiel, encouraging the congregation to study prophecy.

Evangelistic Zeal | Call to Witness

The sermon includes a clear and urgent call for believers to be witnesses for the gospel, emphasizing the importance of sharing the faith in a changing world.


📜 Full Sermon Transcript (Audit)

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[00:00:00] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_01]
[00:00:00] First of all, most people, sad to say in Christianity, most people, most Christians, most seminaries or churches don't teach or touch on biblical prophecy.
[00:00:11] And I understand that to a point. It takes a lot of work, it takes a lot of time, and it requires the most prerequisite thing of all, and that is, you'll never understand what biblical prophecy is unless you read the entire Bible.
[00:00:30] people, I don't even trust polls. You know, they take polls and they say, so many Christians have never read through the Bible. I don't even believe those answers. Because if Christians are not reading through their Bible, then they can lie about the poll. Does that make sense? 40% of
[00:00:47] Christians say they read all the way through the Bible. I bet you the number is less than that.
[00:00:54] That said, you'll never understand, and it's indicative of our age, where ministries do not get into looking at what the Bible says about the future because they've not studied the incredible, beautiful reliability of biblical prophecy. It's not as Dr. Ed Heinsohn, you know, I miss him.
[00:01:13] He went to heaven. He got out of here. But he would often come and speak here, Dean of Education at Liberty University and tremendous author. By the way, if you want to buy great books, buy anything that Dr. Ed Heinsohn has written, and you'll do fine. But that said,
[00:01:33] he's the guy that said this, and then everybody else steals it from him, that God did not give us Bible prophecy to scare us, but to prepare us. And that's a beautiful thing. And so
[00:01:49] we just want to look at that tonight. But I got to tell you up front, I had mentioned to you last week that we were going to be bringing current updates into the message. That was last week.
[00:02:05] Boy, yeah, this week, I'm glad we had the delay. Even though some of the things that we need to look at in light of what's happened since you and I met last week in our nation and in the world
[00:02:22] is somewhat unnerving, we've got to look at everything through a biblical worldview lens, right?
[00:02:28] Think about that.
[00:02:30] I don't know what kind of sunglasses you like.
[00:02:32] Some people like gray ones, the gray lens or the amber lens or the rose lens, but everybody has their preference.
[00:02:42] Well, imagine putting on glasses that are lined with the filter or filtration of biblical prophecy, that whatever's going on in your world, our world, that there's a filter that begins to parse and set aside these things into compartments.
[00:03:05] You and I as Christians should be living our lives like that as believers.
[00:03:09] We should not be whimsical and running around crazy, upset or nervous about this or that.
[00:03:15] Why?
[00:03:15] Because we know that the God of, the God that we were just singing about, do we really mean it?
[00:03:21] These songs that we were singing, Do we really mean them?
[00:03:25] If we really mean them, then we're going to obey him and we are going to know him.
[00:03:31] And it's going to really make a difference in our lives.
[00:03:34] Because as the world continues to go down the course that it's on, people are going to become more terrified.
[00:03:41] But that's where you and I come in.
[00:03:43] You are going to become a powerful witness for the gospel of Jesus Christ, which, by the way, we sang about it tonight, Jesus Christ was crucified on the cross.
[00:03:55] That wasn't an accident.
[00:03:57] That wasn't things getting out of hand.
[00:04:01] Jesus did not get himself killed.
[00:04:05] Jesus Christ fulfilled the ancient prophecies of going to the cross, God incarnate, God in human flesh.
[00:04:14] Listen, our sins were so hideous and impossible to be forgiven that it took God coming into this world and becoming one of us, living the perfect life that he did to go to the cross as the perfect sacrifice that he was
[00:04:32] so that you and I can be so, so very saved and so very forgiven because the price that was paid for our debt was so overwhelmingly perfect that the Bible tells us it met all the demands
[00:04:49] of the righteousness of God that is now found in Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.
[00:04:55] And on the third, yes, you can thank him for that.
[00:04:57] And on the third day, Jesus Christ rose again from the dead.
[00:05:01] And I love that because the grave could not hold him.
[00:05:05] We were just singing.
[00:05:06] Why?
[00:05:07] You know, be a theologian all the time or a five-year-old.
[00:05:11] They're the similar thing.
[00:05:12] Because a good theologian will always ask questions.
[00:05:15] How come?
[00:05:15] Why?
[00:05:17] Because is not an answer.
[00:05:18] You can't turn to your five-year-old and say, because that's not an answer.
[00:05:22] You got to give them the answer.
[00:05:24] And a good theologian, which you are, is why is it, on what basis was the grave unable to keep Jesus bound?
[00:05:34] That's a good question.
[00:05:38] Why was the grave unable to hold Jesus's body in the tomb?
[00:05:45] Because death had no power over him.
[00:05:48] because listen sin gives power to death death comes in where sin is in fact the book of romans tells us there was no death in the world until sin entered the world but jesus the bible says
[00:06:07] never sinned so imagine for a moment imagine this is the body of jesus laying in the tomb the body and death i'm death imagine that i'm death and i'm coming to his body and with my arrival comes decay rot um destruction and so death comes to the body of jesus christ
[00:06:36] though he was 100 man he was 100 god and so death was looking around and looking for a crack looking for a place to enter in.
[00:06:49] Imagine, death examines the offering of Jesus Christ and death can't find anything.
[00:06:56] There's no crack.
[00:07:00] There's no entrance.
[00:07:02] And death needs an entrance to grab on, to hold you in that state of death.
[00:07:10] But until Christ came, the grave always won.
[00:07:15] But he did come.
[00:07:16] and the fact that Christ and his offering on the cross was acceptable to the father the Bible says because there was no sin in him his offering pleased the father and on the third day
[00:07:29] the power of the Holy Spirit raised Christ from the dead Amen I want you to remember that that's probably the most important thing that I'll say tonight and I mean it there's no greater news than that
[00:07:44] in all that our world is going to encounter at whatever time only God knows, just know this, that you and I as a believer, we have been ordained by God to be living at a time like this.
[00:07:56] It's not an accident that you're a Christian right now.
[00:08:00] Young people tonight, I want you to really take that to heart.
[00:08:03] You're not an accident.
[00:08:04] Your timing's not an accident.
[00:08:07] Your station in life is not an accident and all the stuff around you is not gonna victimize you.
[00:08:13] All that stuff that's going on against your life is gonna prepare you because God's got a tremendous work for you to do and a great mission, and that is, of course, living out the gospel.
[00:08:25] So last time, and it applies tonight, we're looking at the challenging question, are you ready for what's next?
[00:08:33] And I want to put this quote up, but I guess we should always start with the theme verse of it all.
[00:08:39] It's beautifully comforted.
[00:08:40] It's so profound.
[00:08:41] One little verse, so theologically powerful.
[00:08:45] John 14, verse 29 is the theme to our Applied series.
[00:08:48] Jesus said, and now I have told you before it comes.
[00:08:52] Think on that for a moment.
[00:08:54] I'm gonna tell you the future before it happens.
[00:08:58] That's what Jesus said.
[00:09:00] If you're a doubter, atheist, skeptic, agnostic, you gotta stop right now and you gotta wrestle with that.
[00:09:08] You gotta wrestle with that statement and at that comma, you gotta pause.
[00:09:12] And Jesus said it, so it's up to you to disprove him wrong.
[00:09:16] jesus said it you ought to challenge him to see what he said was true that's quite a statement you got to admit everybody come on quite a statement i have told you before it comes
[00:09:29] for what reason why that when it does come to pass here's the point you may believe bible prophecy if bible prophecy has a foundation this is one of those key statements if not the key statement. So I want to read you this quote on the screen right now. The Bible,
[00:09:50] like no other writings in all of human history, has the unparalleled ability to predict the future in advance. The reason for this is due to the nature of God who is transcendent over all time,
[00:10:04] space, and matter. He, being the uncreated creator, ooh, I like that, is not subject to the limitations of his creation as we are. In other words, well, who created God?
[00:10:20] Oh, let us be the first to introduce you to the uncreated creator, because everything in creation must be subject to space, time, and matter. God, who is spirit, is not. He's outside of that domain.
[00:10:37] He created it. Listen, who's more powerful? A Mercedes-Benz car or Mr. Mercedes and Mr. Benz?
[00:10:47] It's Mr. Mercedes and Mr. Benz. Because why? They can create another one and another one.
[00:10:55] The car is less than the creator and God is greater than his creation. And his creation's amazing. It's fallen as it is. It is amazing. Isaiah chapter 42 verse nine says, behold, the former things have come to pass and new things I declare before they spring forth. I tell you of
[00:11:16] them. Now that's a beautiful statement. I think the law of biblical interpretation is known as expositional constancy, meaning John 14, 29 and Isaiah 42 verse nine say the same thing, though they be a thousand years apart. Are you hearing me? It's amazing. Are you guys okay? 2 Peter chapter
[00:11:39] 1 verse 9. 2 Peter chapter 1, sorry, verse 19. 2 Peter 1 verse 19. This is Peter speaking and it's so powerful. And so he says we have the prophetic word confirmed. So how do you have a prophetic
[00:11:56] word confirmed? Which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place. In fact, you can use it like a flashlight until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts
[00:12:09] knowing this first that no prophecy of scripture is of any private interpretation in other words you can't make that cult up on your own you can't you can't do that i mean you're gonna do it
[00:12:22] but you're just you're actually sinning against scripture because you cannot make stuff up and say, well, this Bible says this. No, it doesn't. The Bible says you cannot make up private interpretations of things. In other words, let the Bible comment on the Bible. For prophecy never
[00:12:38] came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
[00:12:47] That's the work of God in our lives. So we have to remember that as we look through and consider the things that we're talking about tonight. One more thing, because it's comforting.
[00:12:59] Isaiah chapter 46, verses 9 and 10.
[00:13:02] God says, remember the former things of old.
[00:13:06] So go back and think about the things that have happened that you can remember.
[00:13:11] God says there, for I am God and there is no other.
[00:13:18] Is there anybody knocking on the door of your house telling you that there's other gods on other planets and other places and if you're a good boy or girl, you can become a god too?
[00:13:29] Does it sound familiar?
[00:13:31] That's the doctrine that Satan used in the Garden of Eden.
[00:13:37] No, there's only one God, and you're not him.
[00:13:41] And I'm not him.
[00:13:43] He says there's no other.
[00:13:44] I am God, and there is none like me.
[00:13:47] Notice his proof.
[00:13:48] This is what he says.
[00:13:49] This is his argumentation.
[00:13:52] You would have thought that he would say, and I'm going to save all mankind.
[00:13:56] That's true, but he didn't say that.
[00:13:59] He said, this is how you'll know I'm the true God.
[00:14:02] declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things that are not yet done.
[00:14:10] Wow.
[00:14:11] Saying my counsel shall stand and I will do all my pleasure.
[00:14:18] That's the great word of God.
[00:14:20] And so I'm just gonna ask you tonight to underscore and stress the matter.
[00:14:27] In my notes, I've written down on page two that we need to probably pay attention to the date of today.
[00:14:36] This is Wednesday, July 22nd of this year.
[00:14:40] We might wanna mark that down in our minds.
[00:14:42] And by the way, you can get the notes right now on your device and have all of them because I never cover all of my notes in a message.
[00:14:50] I just never get to them.
[00:14:51] But you can have all the verses and the like.
[00:14:55] So obviously, we are in our nation's 250th birthday year.
[00:15:02] And that being the case, it's a year of celebration.
[00:15:06] And I know that there's been a lot of programming.
[00:15:09] There's a lot of books.
[00:15:10] There's a lot of documentaries.
[00:15:11] And still this year, there's going to be more and more things as our nation celebrates.
[00:15:16] And that's wonderful, and that's great.
[00:15:17] but what I want to make sure that we throw out there is that we don't forget God in the midst of our celebration.
[00:15:28] One thing I would like to hear more about our 250th birthday as a nation is that we are a very, very thankful people.
[00:15:36] One of the reasons why is because we are a very blessed people.
[00:15:41] We probably have more than one or two pairs of shoes.
[00:15:45] we probably have more than one or two shirts or pants are you hearing me uh you probably came here tonight in some form of mechanized or motor vehicle of some type and if you walked here
[00:15:59] tonight maybe it's because you wanted to if you go to bed hungry tonight it's probably because you can choose to go to bed hungry tonight we are the most blessed people on the planet but my argument tonight is this regarding bible prophecy and you'll see why in a moment
[00:16:16] we should be the most thankful people on the planet.
[00:16:20] And unfortunately, I think in many ways, because we have misplaced God in all of our affluence is that we've become sometimes the most disgruntled or the most complaining people, like Goldilocks.
[00:16:33] She should have been happy that she had some porridge, but she was upset because it wasn't the temperature of her liking or the bed or the whatever else the thing goes.
[00:16:44] I don't even remember, but.
[00:16:46] So you say, Jack, I don't know if I like that tone.
[00:16:49] I'm not saying you're unthankful.
[00:16:51] I'm talking about us as a nation because it matters.
[00:16:56] So church, I'm going to read through this because it's going to matter in some way, in some time, could be soon, could be in the near future, or it could be some time away.
[00:17:09] But I'm going to use it as our reading and why we need to do this as an update.
[00:17:14] It's Ezekiel chapter 38, and I'll just read it to you, and I'm going to ask you again, please either take pictures or, you know, you're going to want to scan that QR code, but this is God speaking to the prophet Ezekiel.
[00:17:31] You're going to hear him being called the son of man.
[00:17:34] Don't worry about that.
[00:17:35] Jesus is the son of man.
[00:17:37] Ezekiel is called the son of man.
[00:17:39] God calls him that.
[00:17:41] Don't let that throw you off.
[00:17:42] This is an ancient prophecy of the Hebrews.
[00:17:44] in your Bible. And the great prophet Ezekiel spoke much about not only the future, but also Ezekiel was allowed to see remarkable things of heaven. And when he describes them, go ahead and read them. But that's about as far as you can go with them. Because if you try to
[00:18:03] figure out what he's telling you, it'll break your brain. It's just, it's crazy. In fact, you might want to ask chat GPT to describe to you what Ezekiel the prophet was trying to communicate and watch how long it takes
[00:18:22] chat GPT to figure it out.
[00:18:24] It gives it a headache.
[00:18:27] But someday we're going to see those angelic creatures but that's not in this chapter.
[00:18:31] The near future is in this chapter.
[00:18:32] Now the word of the Lord came to me saying that is Ezekiel son of man set your face against Gog in the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshach, and Tubal, and prophesy against him.
[00:18:45] No problem there.
[00:18:46] We know exactly where that is because we've read Genesis chapter 10 and 11.
[00:18:51] It's the regions north of the Caucasus Mountains, which are in southern Russia.
[00:18:58] And say, thus says the Lord God, behold, I am against you, O Gog.
[00:19:03] Now, Gog is a political military leader They're all wrapped up in one man.
[00:19:09] It's a title.
[00:19:09] It's not a person.
[00:19:10] That's not his name, Gog.
[00:19:12] It's a title of an individual person who holds military and political dominance over a country, that region.
[00:19:21] The prince of Rosh, Meshach, and Tubal.
[00:19:23] We know exactly where that is.
[00:19:25] I will, God says, notice, I will turn you around.
[00:19:30] And the understanding of this is you're not willing, you're not looking, you're in the opposite direction, but I, God, will turn you, Gog, around.
[00:19:42] I'm gonna turn you around.
[00:19:44] Put hooks into your jaws and lead you out with all of your army, horses and horsemen, all splendidly clothed and great company with bucklers and shields.
[00:19:55] Now, we don't use that kind of terminology, but you gotta go back 2,800 years ago to Ezekiel's day and he's trying to describe an army.
[00:20:04] He's doing the best he can.
[00:20:05] all of them handling swords persia we call persia what do we call persia today iran ethiopia and libya in libya all muslim by the way are with them all of them with shields and helmet gomer and all its troops in the house of togamar the regions of turkey and above syria
[00:20:30] in that region, from the far north and all its troops. Again, all of the ones that are mentioned, everything that's been mentioned right here, right now, are Muslims. Now that's interesting because this is an ancient prophecy, but Islam is not ancient. Think of that. Islam came around
[00:20:51] in the seventh century. How did Ezekiel know that? Many people are with you. Verse seven, prepare yourself and be ready. You and all your companies that are gathered about you, watch this, and be a guard for them.
[00:21:11] Go look the word up, guard, in Hebrew, in Ezekiel.
[00:21:15] The word guard here means to be a supplier, a provider, one who equips.
[00:21:24] After many days, this is God speaking, God, the Lord.
[00:21:28] After many days, you will be visited.
[00:21:30] Isn't that kind of eerie language?
[00:21:33] God is saying, in many days, or at the time of the end, you're gonna be visited.
[00:21:40] I'm going to call upon you.
[00:21:45] You're going to be an instrument or a tool.
[00:21:48] Watch this.
[00:21:52] In the latter years, the last days, you will come into the land of those brought back from the sword and gathered from many people or nations.
[00:22:02] On the mountains of, say the word.
[00:22:05] It's in your Bible.
[00:22:07] It's not Palestine.
[00:22:09] It's Israel.
[00:22:14] We're reading a 2,830-year-old prophecy here, folks.
[00:22:18] It says Israel, which had long been desolate. They were brought out of the nations and now all of them dwell safely. See the word dwell and safety. It's one word in Hebrew. All of them are
[00:22:33] back in their land and they assume that they're safe. It's a false safety. It's not real. Go look it up. I'm going to be saying that a lot tonight. Go look it up. Israel is going to come back to
[00:22:47] their land in the last days. They're going to dwell in their land and they're going to be living in a moment when they feel like they are safe, but they're really not. Interesting. And verse 9,
[00:23:04] you will ascend, speaking about Gog, you will ascend coming like a storm, covering the land like a cloud, you and all your troops and many peoples with you. Thus says the Lord God, on that
[00:23:18] day it shall come to pass that thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will make an evil plan.
[00:23:26] You will say, I will go up against a land of unwalled villages. I will go to a peaceful people who dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls and having neither bars nor gates. Stop
[00:23:39] right there. Guess what? That's not describing the Israel of right now. Israel survives because they have a terrorist wall that they built around their country. By the way, when they built that wall, terrorism went down 99%. It works. They don't feel safe today. This is somewhat in the
[00:24:05] future. Verse 12. I'm sorry, not verse 12. Yes, verse 12. They're still thinking. To take a plunder and to take a booty or reward or like loot, to take the spoils, to stretch out your
[00:24:31] hand against the waste places that are again inhabited and against a people gathered from the nations, speaking about the Jews, you have acquired livestock and goods who dwell in the midst of the land? Watch this. This is what's known as an insightful insert, parenthetical insert.
[00:24:51] Sheba, Dedan, the merchants of Tarshish, all of their young lions. This is remarkable. Sheba and Dedan. When you look at the table of nations in the scriptures, Sheba and Dedan, that region, we call it a different name today. We call it after the name of a family after World War II.
[00:25:10] um have you ever heard of saudi arabia arabia is arabia it's always been arabia in the book of galatians the bible tells us that paul the apostle went into arabia arabia is arabia but saudi who's saudi saudi who's the saudi what says what's a saudi the saudi family
[00:25:32] today we think saudi arabia back then they didn't know any saudi there wasn't a family to them Sheba and Dedan is today the area of Saudi Arabia.
[00:25:47] Remarkable.
[00:25:48] Watch this.
[00:25:49] The merchants of Tarshish.
[00:25:51] You can do the, what's the word?
[00:25:53] Etymology on the word Tarshish.
[00:25:57] The merchants of tin.
[00:25:59] Tin, you know metal?
[00:26:02] Whoever the merchants of tin are, Tarshish.
[00:26:07] Well, it's interesting because, have you ever heard of Britannia?
[00:26:11] Britain, the land of tin.
[00:26:14] Tin mining.
[00:26:15] If you've ever been to England, the Cornwall region is all about mining tin.
[00:26:21] The merchants of Tarshish is a reference to a Western European location.
[00:26:27] Remember, was it Jonah?
[00:26:29] Yes, Jonah got on a ship headed for where?
[00:26:34] Tarshish would have been land's end.
[00:26:37] The end of the world in his mind because the great sea was called or is called today the Mediterranean.
[00:26:44] Is this boring?
[00:26:45] I think you're bored.
[00:26:48] We'll keep going because I do need to pick it up because I have a lot to show you.
[00:26:51] So I need to stop.
[00:26:53] Stop doing this.
[00:26:55] I need to stop interrupting myself.
[00:26:58] And all their young lions will say to you, some people say that America, Canada, the young lions is the reference to nations that came out of Tarshish.
[00:27:14] We don't know that for a fact.
[00:27:16] it's possible but no you can't it's you can't prove it um in other words and it's true america is nowhere mentioned in scripture no matter what people try to make it say this it's good it's an eagle and so our symbols stop it that's that's not how it works
[00:27:35] and the young lions will say to you notice what they say so the european nations including Saudi Arabia will say, have you come to take plunder? Have you gathered your army to take loot or booty, to carry away silver and gold and take away livestock and goods and take great
[00:28:00] plunder? Notice, do you know what that's called? That's called a United Nations resolution complaining about something. That's all they say. We'd like to file a complaint.
[00:28:13] Are you invading Israel because you want to take all their wealth?
[00:28:19] You know what's interesting about that statement, everybody?
[00:28:22] Get ready to ooh and ah.
[00:28:24] This prophecy assumes that a people would be dispersed throughout all the world, come back to their own land in the last days, dwell in an imaginary safety, and have their land to become very productive and very profitable,
[00:28:38] that the nations view that as, that's why this Muslim nation's being led by Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshach, and Tubal.
[00:28:52] That's why you've come.
[00:28:54] You're coming to steal their wealth.
[00:28:56] Ladies and gentlemen, that is an awesome statement, a declaration that you cannot ignore.
[00:29:02] In the ancient Bible, it says the future of Israel, it will be very, very prosperous, so much so that there'll be nations who will have a confederacy to come together to attack it.
[00:29:17] And even the world will say, you must have come down there to take them because of all their wealth.
[00:29:25] And that is true right now.
[00:29:30] The land, a nation the size of New Jersey and what they put out in gross national product GDP is insane.
[00:29:40] Their economy, their debt ratio is amazing.
[00:29:47] Who would have thunk?
[00:29:49] But here we are.
[00:29:52] Verse 15, then you will come from your place out of the far north, which is fun.
[00:29:59] The most northern area from Jerusalem.
[00:30:02] It's kind of amazing.
[00:30:03] I'll just say this.
[00:30:05] The furthest part, so leave Jerusalem and go as far north as you can go.
[00:30:10] That's what this means.
[00:30:11] And you can see it in your head.
[00:30:13] You'll go right through from Jerusalem.
[00:30:16] If you go to Magnetic North or True North, one of those courses are gonna take you through Murmansk or Moscow.
[00:30:26] It's remarkable.
[00:30:30] But the Bible's so specific.
[00:30:33] From the far north, you and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great company and mighty army, you will come up against my people Israel like a cloud to cover the land.
[00:30:44] it will be in the latter days that I will bring you against my land so result being that the nations here's the point that the nations may know me when I am hollowed in you
[00:30:57] oh Gog before their eyes that means God is rolling up his sleeves at about this point thus says the Lord God are you he of whom I have spoken in former days by my servants the prophets of Israel
[00:31:12] who prophesied for years in those days that I would bring you against them.
[00:31:16] And it will come to pass at that time when Gog comes against the land of Israel, says the Lord God.
[00:31:22] And there's a comma right there.
[00:31:24] And this is very important because it's very, very possible that the following section may be a dual or near far fulfillment of prophecy.
[00:31:34] That's a very common thing, a near and far fulfillment of Bible prophecy.
[00:31:40] So that comma, we see it in English as a comma, God may be done with that section.
[00:31:48] It's very possible.
[00:31:49] Next, that my fury will show in my face, for in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath, I have spoken surely in that day, there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.
[00:32:00] Now this may be, again, a far fulfillment.
[00:32:04] So that the fish of the seas and the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the field and all the creeping things that creep on the earth and all men who are on the face of the earth
[00:32:12] shall shake at my presence.
[00:32:13] the mountain shall be thrown down, the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground. I will call for a sword against Gog throughout all my mountains, says the Lord God. God calls the mountains of Israel his mountains. I like that. Are you guys
[00:32:33] okay still? Every man's sword will be against his brother. That's it. You haven't heard that since Genesis, there is a particular son of Abraham who his sword is always against his brother's neck. Do you know who I'm talking about? Ishmael. Isn't that interesting? These guys too.
[00:32:57] Hmm. Their swords, they'll attack each other. Verse 22, and I will bring him to judgment with pestilence and with bloodshed, I will rain down on him and his troops and many peoples who are with him flooding rain, great hailstones and fire and brimstone. Thus I will magnify myself and
[00:33:20] sanctify myself. I will be known in the eyes of many nations. Wow. Then they shall know that I am the Lord. Okay. Wow. Now let's be honest. You just read, you just read a very, very important
[00:33:37] Bible prophecy, but you may not have read it before. And if you have, great. But one thing is sure, we could all leave tonight and you've got more Bible in you just now than you have in a
[00:33:46] while, especially from Ezekiel. You can tell your friends tomorrow, I read a chunk of Ezekiel last night. That's a pretty beautiful thing. With that said, I want to look at the current events because on the scene, on the horizon
[00:34:05] of what is known as biblical eschatology, people will ask the question, biblically speaking, what could happen next in this world?
[00:34:15] Apart from the rapture of the church, what could happen next?
[00:34:18] Well, there's two things that could happen biblically clearly from the Bible.
[00:34:24] Two things that could happen are very, very clear.
[00:34:28] One, we're not gonna get into, but that's Isaiah 17.
[00:34:32] Ezekiel 38 the second thing we will get into but Isaiah 17 has not yet been fulfilled either and how do we know that because it says that in Syria of Damascus there will be a fire that begins in its wall
[00:34:51] and it will be completely obliterated so much so that no one will ever be able to live there again well guess what people live there right now People have always lived there.
[00:35:05] Damascus, in fact, is one of the most longest.
[00:35:09] One of, it's in the category of a handful of cities or areas that have been the longest on earth inhabited.
[00:35:18] You gotta remember, you're going back to the regions of what is known as the Fertile Crescent or the Cradle of Civilization era back in that time.
[00:35:29] So I'm gonna go through this stuff just systematically now.
[00:35:32] So it might be boring to you, I hope not.
[00:35:36] But if you're taking notes, I'm on page four.
[00:35:40] And so guys, I'm gonna point out those three things.
[00:35:44] So at this time right now, the Middle East is the epicenter of world news, obviously.
[00:35:50] And with what's happening right now in the world around us, the United States with Israel, So now it's really honestly the United States.
[00:36:04] I can tell you about that in a second.
[00:36:06] On Saturday, February 28th, 2026, five months ago, the United States launched Epic Fury.
[00:36:14] And you guys know all about that.
[00:36:17] And so we're five months down the road and things have not stopped, have they?
[00:36:28] But guys, back up.
[00:36:30] Can you back up to those three things?
[00:36:32] That said, we're five months into it, the United States, and you may or may not be aware that the U.S. has had a very heavy hand on the nation of Israel.
[00:36:48] Now, I know that what I'm saying right here will go around the world, and it's going to get into the hands of people.
[00:36:54] So I'm going to be very careful about what I say.
[00:36:58] After October 7th, 2023, Israel was going to do whatever it took to keep itself in existence because, you know, they kind of have some proof evidence of the world trying to exterminate them over the course of human history.
[00:37:15] It's not like they're making it up.
[00:37:17] You can ask the Egyptian empire, Babylonian empire, Medo-Persian empire, and on and on it goes to the Third Reich.
[00:37:28] to Hezbollah Hamas and the Islamic agenda that is Islam.
[00:37:34] The Jews have got to go.
[00:37:36] So if you spend your time shouting death to Israel, kill the Jews, if they start to believe you, you know, it's war.
[00:37:50] But the United States has been holding Israel back from doing what it wants to do.
[00:37:56] And I'm sure there are, in argument-wise, good reasons for this from our perspective, but Israel has been, you haven't hardly heard anything.
[00:38:08] In fact, Iran hasn't even been hitting Israel for the longest time. What's going on? Number one, we know that when Israel's at war, we know that whatever Israel does, it does swiftly and effectively. There's a reason for this because Israel is so limited, it cannot prosecute what
[00:38:28] is called an extended war. Do you understand that? They can't war very long. They don't have the space. They don't have the resources. What they do, they do big because they cannot do it long. Make sense? This is important. Number two, the rate at which the U.S. is expending
[00:38:46] its arsenal is a concern in longevity. Right now, as of tonight, the United States, by having Israel stand down, the United States has been going forward and we were really landed out there big, strong, and hard.
[00:39:03] We had a massive naval presence, air force presence.
[00:39:11] We do still, but during the 60-day, remember the 60-day ceasefire thing?
[00:39:19] A lot of Navy assets began to leave the region.
[00:39:24] Some people were home for four days and they had to turn around and go back.
[00:39:29] Some of our ships are still on their way back to the Middle East right now.
[00:39:33] What's going on?
[00:39:34] What's happening?
[00:39:36] Did the United States expect this to be over by now is the question.
[00:39:42] But there was a 60-day pause or the MOU, the Memorandum of Understanding, which was simply the Memorandum of Understanding with Iran was, will you agree to sit down, seize hostilities, and let's talk about a peace treaty. It wasn't a peace treaty. It was an
[00:40:02] agreement to talk about one. Three, the revelation of a China-Russia union to stop the USA regarding Iran and Persia is currently in effect, and we're going to talk about that tonight. It's very unnerving what's going on. And so in the 60 days, 60 days of pause, do you know who asked for a
[00:40:31] pause? Anybody remember? Did the United States ask for a timeout? Who asked for a timeout? Iran.
[00:40:41] I'm going to avoid, some of you, you know Arabic and you know, you already know the answer.
[00:40:47] I'll look over here.
[00:40:52] Why would Iran ask for a timeout?
[00:41:00] It's called hudna.
[00:41:04] Hudna.
[00:41:06] In Islam, when you're fighting your opponent and you're losing, you ask for a timeout.
[00:41:14] Let's talk peace.
[00:41:16] You never intend to do peace.
[00:41:17] You say peace while you rearm.
[00:41:20] For real.
[00:41:23] Now, why President Trump did not know that?
[00:41:26] I don't know.
[00:41:27] shame on his advisors? Or did they know that? I don't know. You're starting to hear more and more leading national and military leaders say, we never should have taken our boot off the neck.
[00:41:47] That's the term they used yesterday. We shouldn't have paused. We shouldn't have taken our boot off the neck. Well, why are they saying that? Number one, guys, this is what went on today.
[00:42:03] the honoring of soldiers, airmen, that were killed this week.
[00:42:14] Are you aware of this?
[00:42:15] How were they killed?
[00:42:19] How did this happen?
[00:42:21] It's now known, I'm not telling you any secrets, it's now known that Iran, after being engaged in war with the United States of America since February 28th, rather than being blown to smithereens and decimated and crushed and put whatever word you want to put in there. In the last seven days,
[00:42:54] Iran's ability to hit us has dramatically increased. And in tandem, we have not been able to stop their attacks with our Patriot or THAAD anti-missile system. THAAD and Patriot, The fad system in conjunction with Patriot.
[00:43:18] Nobody could stop nothing.
[00:43:22] It was fantastic.
[00:43:24] It was, I said.
[00:43:25] This week we just found out that these military personnel were killed with direct precision hits.
[00:43:38] 80 different strikes by Iran against the United States.
[00:43:44] 80.
[00:43:45] Five different countries.
[00:43:51] All United States military installations, all of that done in one hour and 27 minutes with massive, massive losses of U.S. military air power.
[00:44:09] In other words, aircraft were blown up in their hangars and as they were on the tarmac in these other countries.
[00:44:19] And a United States drone manufacturing and repair facility, I believe it was in Bahrain, was blown to bits.
[00:44:34] Perfect precision.
[00:44:35] How did this happen?
[00:44:38] During the 60-day break, five cargo aircraft were seen, monitored.
[00:44:45] By the way, if you have Flight Radar 24, which you should have it.
[00:44:49] Everybody has it.
[00:44:50] I have it.
[00:44:51] You should have it.
[00:44:52] It's fun.
[00:44:53] It's fun, it's fun.
[00:44:56] Five Chinese cargo aircraft during that pause flew into Iran.
[00:45:07] We just, I don't know, we know that.
[00:45:10] We just know that.
[00:45:11] We don't know why we let it, what could we have done about it?
[00:45:13] We don't know.
[00:45:16] And who was the first to violate the peace, the MOU, the peace agreement?
[00:45:22] Was it us?
[00:45:23] Was it Iran?
[00:45:25] When did Iran break the agreement?
[00:45:30] After the cargo planes went back to China.
[00:45:34] They were rearmed.
[00:45:38] During the Hudna, they were restocked with Chinese weaponry.
[00:45:46] And now what we have going on right now is Chinese military weapon technology that has never been proved in actual battle until this last week.
[00:46:00] And you can look it up, please look it up, but just spend time looking it up.
[00:46:06] They deployed Beidou 3.
[00:46:10] Beidou 3, you may have heard of Beidou 1 and Beidou 2.
[00:46:13] Beidou 1 used in telecommunications in China, in cities.
[00:46:18] They perfected that.
[00:46:19] Then they went to Beidou 2, which was communication systems regarding the Pacific area of that region of the West Pacific region and again for telecommunications and now there's BEDO3.
[00:46:43] What is BEDO?
[00:46:45] Have you ever heard of GPS?
[00:46:48] GPS is owned and operated by the United States government.
[00:46:52] It's a classified technology and our government lets companies use it.
[00:46:59] GPS. China did a weapons test against Taiwan. I believe it was 1999. It could have been 2000, 2001. I don't remember exactly. But China did a weapons test with an ICBM, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. They launched it. It was just a test. They were not going to blow up Taiwan.
[00:47:21] They were testing if they could blow up Taiwan. And that missile went absolutely harebrained crazy and went out into the Pacific and crashed, and China had lost total control of it.
[00:47:35] When news came out, China was terribly, terribly embarrassed because it was then found out that the United States took control of the rocket.
[00:47:43] How could the United States take control of a Chinese military rocket?
[00:47:48] Because the whole world had to function off of GPS.
[00:47:51] The rocket system used a GPS system.
[00:47:56] China was so embarrassed that China pivoted on their military spending and they went into a massive military build-up mode.
[00:48:06] You got to remember something.
[00:48:06] 20 years ago, folks, 30 years ago, you wouldn't have taken China seriously regarding military.
[00:48:20] They went on a tremendous program to build and they developed a system that we are now learning about and that system was used on these, with, I should say, these Iranian drones and rockets.
[00:48:46] And here's one of many things that's unnerving.
[00:48:50] Our THAAD system, our Patriot system, never even saw them go by.
[00:48:57] They operate on a completely different technology, a completely different way of thinking that is so advanced beyond us that we got caught with our pants down as a military.
[00:49:12] we settled back on our laurels so long for so many decades, we went to sleep in our, we've got GPS.
[00:49:23] How many of you have flown into Denver Airport?
[00:49:26] If you're on the left side of the airplane, you've seen those massive white domes that are covering massive radar systems.
[00:49:35] That's key to the GPS program, by the way.
[00:49:38] That is in Aurora.
[00:49:42] And that is, if I remember right, is it Buckley?
[00:49:46] does Buckley Space Force Base? Is that right? Buckley? Did you know that technology, we're still using it? Do you know that technology was installed in 1977? But we've got it. So we're good. We're fine. We don't need to worry about anything. We're America. And while we were
[00:50:06] sleeping, we just woke up this week to find out that we're not safe anywhere in the Middle East.
[00:50:17] We're not safe anywhere in the Pacific because we can't stop the Beidou 3 system.
[00:50:25] We have to learn about it now.
[00:50:27] In fact, I saw today at Jane's Defense, J-A-N-E-S, that they said it's going to take the United States somewhere between, we will possibly have a response by the mid-2030s.
[00:50:46] Ladies and gentlemen, this is not a good thing.
[00:50:50] Because our GPS systems is what detects things and then we take care of it.
[00:50:59] And we can also, because we create a GPS, we know how to jam it.
[00:51:04] The reason why the Iranians have been hitting us lately is because we haven't been able to jam it because they're using Beto 3.
[00:51:14] We can't jam it.
[00:51:17] There are rumors, you can read about it, this is not secret, that the technology that is used with part of a key component to the United States stealth aircraft system incorporates special versions of GPS.
[00:51:41] Of course, the aircraft have critical angles, the way that they're created, and special type, they call it skin.
[00:51:49] The aircraft has radar-absorbing materials.
[00:51:53] Beidou 3 is not affected by that stuff.
[00:51:57] See, what are you saying?
[00:51:59] Beto 3, stealth technology doesn't work with Beto 3.
[00:52:05] That means you can see an F-22 and an F-35.
[00:52:09] We just got done boasting that we can come and go as we please and nobody can see us.
[00:52:13] That was true a couple of weeks ago.
[00:52:19] It's not true now, ladies and gentlemen.
[00:52:23] All these years of our political leaders playing games, funding all kinds of stupid things that didn't matter to your protection, and national security. We can fund the international, you know, research program of gay frogs, but we fail to update our GPS to compete against Beto 3. And now we're in trouble.
[00:52:52] So why are you saying this? My argument tonight is this. What if Ezekiel is correct? What if those Western nations, all they say when Israel's invaded is, are you here? Are you going there to take a spoil? Not one nation comes to Israel's defense. That includes us. What's going to happen?
[00:53:19] I don't know. I hope, well, I'm going to end with a big hope in a minute. And I'm very excited about that, but I want to just march through these things. So guys, video, I'm not video. Yes,
[00:53:34] that's it. Iran's widest Gulf strike hits four states as Bido kills U.S. jamming defense.
[00:53:51] This is, what magazine is this? I looked at so many today, my head hurts. It doesn't matter.
[00:53:57] You can take a picture. You can look it up. It's on the notes. Anyway, it's on the notes.
[00:54:02] Next slide. Canada. Right now. Canada. Let's free ourselves of the U.S. and forge closer ties with China. No, no. It's a smart thing for them to do. Smart thing for them to do. Because what China
[00:54:17] has offered Canada, listen, guys, Canada is a beautiful, wonderful place, but it operates in a deficit. It needs help financially. It's got too many social programs, among other things, but whatever. That said, China has made incredible offers to Canada, and Canada's argument is,
[00:54:40] let's go with China. America's not helping us. We can be much more secure with China.
[00:54:45] Can you imagine if China bellies up to the bar with Canada? That changes everything, folks. In our hemisphere. Next slide. Iran confirms GPS jamming. Eyes switch to Chinese system. By the way, I'm going to be off by one or two. The United States GPS system that you and I work off of in
[00:55:13] all of our Google Maps, I'm not into Google Maps, but you know, like Apple Maps, all that kind of stuff weighs. It uses GPS. Has your GPS ever failed you? Of course. It can only be accurate
[00:55:31] so much. Not Beto 3. In fact, if you have an Android, your Android has been built in such a way, it makes its own decision on this. And Apple cannot use, Apple contract, it's against the law.
[00:55:51] Apple cannot use Beto 3 technology.
[00:55:53] They can't access it by United States national security.
[00:55:59] But Android technology, Androids, your Android thinks about which one to use from whatever country you're at.
[00:56:07] It could go to the European system.
[00:56:09] It could go to the US GPS.
[00:56:11] It could go to China's Beto 3.
[00:56:14] It makes the decision.
[00:56:16] That's why if you look up on, if you Google right now, hey, Google, does my phone use a Beto 3 or BDS technology?
[00:56:24] It will say something like this.
[00:56:27] It could use it, or it's not common for it to use it.
[00:56:33] But if you ask it about Apple, it says Apple cannot use it.
[00:56:37] The reason why it says it could, very clever how it's speaking to you, is because it depends on where you're at.
[00:56:42] It doesn't always use it.
[00:56:44] it you listen your android system will use the strongest signal without you even knowing it and use it and you'll love your service well this is the best little do you know united states has
[00:56:59] something like 25 or 27 let's just be generous let's say 30 global positioning satellites that make your gps happen beta 3 has 45 and they're still sending new ones up there's nowhere on earth listen there's nowhere on earth that Beto doesn't reach which is why
[00:57:22] China has been deploying their policies and technologies in places like Colombia Mexico Guatemala South America are you sitting down Cuba next slide if we have one? No? We don't have one? Let me see. I'm going to, let's do this. So you have, what's going on
[00:58:05] in the Middle East right now? Why in the world, you might say, why in the world would China help Iran? That's a good question. China has to have Iran. China has to have Iranian oil or somebody
[00:58:15] else's oil. But up until the war, Iran gave, that's China's fuel tank. And they're getting desperate china's getting desperate so why would why would chinese help muslim crazies listen what do what do you know what china does to muslims anybody know tell me uh okay let's do it in order
[00:58:48] persecute them arrest them and kill them china china kills muslims one of you you should know that look up the uyghurs and see what happens to them so why would they why would they be helping
[00:59:05] because, and I always get this saying wrong, the friend, how's it, the friend of my enemy?
[00:59:10] The enemy of my friend is my friend, enemy?
[00:59:13] You know what I'm saying?
[00:59:14] I don't even know what I'm saying.
[00:59:18] The friend, I don't know, look it up.
[00:59:23] China has no, listen, China is godless, atheistic communists, right?
[00:59:31] They will use Islam.
[00:59:33] They will capitalize on Islam's insanity and its fury to get its own way.
[00:59:41] Right now, if Iran uses Hezbollah and Hamas as a proxy, right now, China is using Iran as a proxy and America's the target.
[00:59:57] And I don't know who's gonna tell you this, but I think you should know that.
[01:00:02] I want you guys to watch this because Islam is expecting their Messiah to come back, but he can't come back until they create a fire.
[01:00:12] Did you know that?
[01:00:12] They have to create a global fire for him to come back.
[01:00:15] He said, I don't believe that.
[01:00:17] Nobody cares what you believe.
[01:00:19] They don't care what I believe.
[01:00:21] That's what they believe.
[01:00:23] Listen to this. Watch this.

[01:00:49] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_00]
[01:00:49] who have been important in the history of our country for a long time.
[01:00:54] How can they have the right to fight for democracy and the expansion of democracy that they have violated?
[01:01:00] To fight for the leadership of the Trump administration.
[01:01:02] To fight for the leadership of Trump administration.
[01:01:03] To fight.
[01:01:04] To attack the media.
[01:01:05] To kill so many people.
[01:01:07] To take Guantanamo's way.
[01:01:08] This is moral.
[01:01:09] We face the source of the phenomenon.
[01:01:11] Isn't it moral?
[01:01:14] The negotiation is neither good nor bad.
[01:01:17] What did you negotiate with?
[01:01:20] If it's not the heart of the whole world, this is a negotiation, it's a point of its own, and it's definitely good.
[01:01:27] This is a change in the way it's been done.
[01:01:30] If it's a negotiation, a negotiation for equality with the infidel society, this is definitely bad.
[01:01:37] I apologize to Hazrat Ta'aq and Imam Othman.
[01:01:40] They said that God is dead.
[01:01:42] This is a low-life speech, right?
[01:01:44] The most rude person can speak from this.
[01:01:46] A person who is dead like a dead person says that God is dead?
[01:02:22] fight war until or so that the hidden imam the madhi returns we talk about the antichrist in

[01:02:53] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_01]
[01:02:53] the Bible? That's the Mahdi to them. That's the one that they're thinking that's going to come and rescue them. But their doctrine is, for the Shia, is to create a conflagration of fire in the
[01:03:08] world. That once that has happened, and the infidels are being blown up, and the world's on fire, then their Messiah will come to bring judgment and peace. Remember, they're talking about a different God than you have in the Bible. Very important you understand that.
[01:03:36] We need to be careful, and I believe that we should be praying and being absolutely informed, serious, joyful, evangelistic about the times in which we live in, because God said that in the latter days, Israel would have to be back in their land. You read it tonight. God said
[01:04:06] that Israel would have to be productive.
[01:04:09] It is.
[01:04:11] That their land would have to be desirable enough for a confederacy of nations that just so happens to be in the 21st century Islamic.
[01:04:27] So here's what I want to leave you with though, most importantly, is what if, what if right now, what's happening in the Middle East and with Iran, what if, option one, What if there is an actual rising up of the Persian people
[01:05:07] and the Islamic regime since 1979 is overturned?
[01:05:13] What if the IRGC is defeated?
[01:05:16] Tracking, are you tracking?
[01:05:19] And the crown prince of Iran is reinstated.
[01:05:28] Remember his father, the Shah of Iran.
[01:05:31] What if that were to happen?
[01:05:36] Who do you think would feel safe if that were to happen?
[01:05:41] Israel.
[01:05:44] What if that were to happen and there's a brief season of peace?
[01:05:48] Because we know this, there is no mention of America on those verses you read, but there is the mention of Persia.
[01:05:58] We know this for sure.
[01:06:00] Persia will survive this current war.
[01:06:06] Will America?
[01:06:10] I don't know.
[01:06:12] That's not for me to determine.
[01:06:13] but what if what if this regime change happens in Iran and I'm now I'm just guessing what if we get a year two years three what if we got five years where it's quiet and calm and peaceful it would
[01:06:35] all for me come together many of you know that I told you that when COVID broke out and the world shut down. In Iran, the Central Intelligence Agency in Washington detected massive download of information, so much so that it triggered alert systems and it was looked into. And out
[01:07:06] of all the countries in the world, it just so happens that Iran, during COVID, were downloading more Bible sermons, Bibles, digital Bible, Christian books, so much so that it triggered the attention of the CIA to see what it was that they were downloading. That is an absolute fact.
[01:07:31] Is it possible that God was, so to speak, sowing the seed of his word into the land of Persia, the Persian people? Is it possible maybe that all that's going on for all kinds of reasons
[01:07:46] that you and I may never know, but there's one reason and there's one purpose we do live for and look for, and that is to proclaim the gospel of Jesus to every man, woman, boy, or girl in the
[01:07:59] world. What if God were to open up the doors of Iran so that the gospel can go in? What if we get the opportunity? What if? What if we had the opportunity to get U.S. passports and get on
[01:08:20] over there like we did in Russia for decades and start planting churches in Iran? What if we started having, what if the opportunity God gave us to proclaim the gospel in the parks and in the open
[01:08:33] places or at city centers in various key Iranian cities? What if the government said, we want the gospel in here? You know, it wouldn't be the first time, you guys. Have you ever heard of Daniel
[01:08:50] in your Bible? Daniel used to live there. The Babylonian empire, the Persian, Medo-Persian empire. It's not unusual for God to have his people in that land. I think there's a lot of Christians, probably, of course, undercover, all over Iran. What if? What if you and I are alive
[01:09:29] for such a time as this? Listen, as Americans, we will do what we should. We love our country, and you fight for your country, and you fight for your freedoms. That's normal. Every citizen of their countries to do that we are called to do the righteous thing to honor God with our lives
[01:09:56] we leave the results to him I'm just conflicted because I see what's going on and I'm wondering wow Lord I mean I want to go up now but if you were to say to me can you like wait a few years
[01:10:15] Jack because I'd like you to be in Iran preaching the gospel on the streets oh my I would I would gladly say, okay, I'll wait. Wouldn't you? Wouldn't you say, okay, I'll wait to go do that?
[01:10:31] Look, we're going to go to heaven. That's the default. That's where we're going anyway.
[01:10:34] But to go do that, to bring hope and to proclaim and to strengthen and encourage those that are there right now as believers that are hiding, some 40 plus thousand have been murdered by the IRGC recently, right?
[01:10:53] In the streets.
[01:10:59] I didn't even get to Cuba.
[01:11:02] There's a massive, massive Chinese technology military development taking place right now in China.
[01:11:14] I'm sorry, Chinese military developments, construction, and guess what?
[01:11:24] In Cuba, and it has been identified now, go look it up it's the Beto 3 system pointing at the United States why?
[01:11:38] I don't know why I just know this you and I work for heaven God is our boss we have a lot of work to do on our knees in prayer knowing the word of God
[01:11:54] and being ready to be used by him at the drop of a hat our wealth our retirement our future is not in the United States or any nation on earth our citizenship is in heaven
[01:12:10] because Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior let's all stand and I want to pray over you because you probably won't be able to sleep tonight after all that Father God I pray that you'd bless
[01:12:21] my brothers and sisters this night Father there's no greater hope than the gospel Father may that reality flood our hearts and our lives when all that's going on in the world around us we know so little.
[01:12:34] We thank you that you know everything.
[01:12:37] And Father, we know that you'll never fail to keep your word.
[01:12:40] So bless your people.
[01:12:44] And Father, may those that are watching right now or those that are here put their faith in Jesus Christ that they might also have hope eternal and assurance of their salvation.
[01:12:56] In his name we pray and all God's people said, Amen.
[01:12:59] God bless you.