"HOW LONG TILL THE END?"
Intro: The Jewish people have endured great suffering and persecution.
Many times they were conquered and subjugated by their ancient
enemies. They were finally dispersed by the Assyrians and
Babylonians, but a remnant returned and rebuilt from the ashes.
Finally, Rome conquered and crushed the nation in 68-70. Scattered
throughout the world they have been persecuted and discriminated.
Spanish Inquisition, German Holocaust. Today in Russia and
especially Ethiopia.
I. DANIEL PREDICTS A TIME OF TROUBLE GREATER THAN ANYTHING IN THEIR
HISTORY.
A. Jesus confirms this prophesy, Matt. 24:21.
B. The book of Revelation gives great details 6-18.
C. When you are suffering, time seems to stand still.
1. One dominant question, "How long will this last.
a. If I can see a termination point, it helps.
2. Daniel heard someone ask the question, "How long to the
end of these matters?"
a. The answer came back, "for a time, times, and a
half."
3. Daniel did not understand, so he repeated the question.
a. "From the time the daily sacrifice is taken
away and abomination of desolation set up. One
thousand two hundred and ninety days."
II. WHAT DOES ALL OF THIS MEAN?
A. There is to rise out of Western Europe a ten nation federation.
1. Out of this federation will come an awesome, powerful
leader.
2. He will come on a platform of peace, but he will be
endowed with the powers of hell.
3. He will make a treaty with Israel and they will rebuild
the temple and reinstitute the sacrifice.
4. Three and a half years after the treaty is signed he
will come to Jerusalem and enter into the holy place of
the temple declaring that he is God, and demand to be
worshipped.
a. Interesting how desperately Satan desires to be
worshipped.
b. He promised Jesus the kingdoms of this world if
He would only worship him.
5. This event will be the trigger to mark the count down
to the end.
a. It will produce the great tribulation.
b. God's judgment will fall upon men who refused
to worship Him but are now worshipping this
satanic pseudo-messiah.
c. For 1290 days, the earth will be purged by
cataclysm events.
6. Then Jesus will return to the earth with His church to
establish God's Kingdom on the earth.
7. Matt. 25:31, Jesus will then gather the nations for
judgment.
a. At this judgment, it will be determined who of
those who survived the great tribulation will
be allowed into the Kingdom age.
b. It would appear this will take 4-5 days.
So blessed is he who comes to the 1335th day. He's in the Kingdom!
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Chuck Smith (1927 - 2013)
Pastor Chuck was used in the Jesus People revival where he was used along with others to minister to the hippy young people. They saw a work of the Spirit where many were added to the church and discipled. He has raised up many pastors who are a part of the Calvary Chapel movement now and where he pastors the large Costa Mesa church in California.The Calvary Chapel movement is based of simple principles that Chuck Smith taught over the years such as: The priority of agape love, Simple fellowship amongst the saints, the breaking of bread, the teaching of God's word chapter by chapter and verse by verse. And lastly and most importantly the principle not by might nor by power but by my spirit saith the Lord.