"HOW LONG TILL THE END?"
Intro: God had given prophetic insight into the future. Man's destiny was
to become progressively worse, verse 1 Then the Lord spoke of the
end when man's technology would be increased to allow him to
freely travel around the world. "How long till the end?"
I. AN END IS COMING.
A. Those who scoff at this thought.
1. Peter predicted these scoffers.
2. The idea of an end of man's abortive attempts at
government seem absurd.
a. They call us dreamers, unrealistic,
visionaries.
b. Who are the real dreamers?
1. Those who think that man can establish
a perfect government.
2. Those who think that men can solve the
problems of this complex age.
B. Jesus also spoke of the end of the age.
1. In the scripture reading in Luke 21, He spoke of the
signs of the end.
II. THE DISCIPLES WANTED TO KNOW THE SIGNS OF THE END
A. Famines, earthquakes, pestilence, world war.
B. A man to arise with genius capacities.
1. Create a new monetary system.
2. Create a world government.
3. Talk of peace.
III. AS WE SEE THE RAPIDLY DETERIORATING CONDITION OF OUR WORLD AGAIN WE
CRY, "HOW LONG TO THE END?"
A. When the National Council of Churches director of family
ministries, William Sheek writes to the Dade County Board of
Comm. to speak against Anita Bryant's brave and courageous
stand, saying she and her supporters do not represent the total
Christian community and that the Bible does not condemn
homosexuality.
"How long till the end?"
When I read of David Gordon being stabbed to death in a
Washington bar when he sought to aid a man being stabbed,
then the other bar patrons drinking and dancing about his
body as he lay dying on the floor, I cry, "How long Lord
till ..."
When I look at the air pollution.
When I heard of the ozone depletion. When I read of the
energy crisis.
When I see the required reading materials in the public
schools.
When I see the corrupted morals of our society.
It makes me thankful the end is coming.
IV. THE TIME OF THE END.
A. When this powerful world ruler sets up himself in the holy
place of the temple in Jerusalem and causes the daily
sacrifices and oblations to cease, it will be 1,290 days.
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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.