Proclaiming the Eternal Gospel Before Final Judgment

``I'm afraid we live in a world that that clamors for the freedom to make decisions and and wants no one to tell us what to do. But when responsibility comes, it's never our fault. And so we kinda wanna play both sides of that. What we're gonna find here in the middle of chapter 14 is a call from God. He's gonna send three angels. They proclaim a message. This message is to the earth, to the people on earth, but it is the final proclamation of an eternal gospel. Judgment is coming. We will be held accountable. There is no one else to blame. [00:31:21] (39 seconds)  #NoOneElseToBlame

at hand. You don't know how many days you got. You don't know how many breaths you got. You don't know when the last time the Holy Spirit's gonna come knocking on your heart's door and say that old preacher's right. I know you think he's crazy, but he's telling you the truth. You don't know the last time you'll be convicted for your sins. You don't know the last time you'll look at your life and say, I gotta do something. And if you put it off and put it off, one day the door shuts and it's too late. Here's what John's saying. God's got his hand on the door. He's starting to shut it. And for one last time, he's looking at a world going, if you're gonna get in, get in. [01:00:31] (40 seconds)  #DoorIsClosing

He talks about this body, this physical life, and what we do. This is one last plea in the book of Revelation. Soon, judgment will fall. The seven bowls are gonna be poured out. We're gonna watch the battle of Armageddon. We're gonna see the judgment of the devil. We're gonna see a thousand year reign. We're gonna see the banishment of the devil. And we're gonna see a final judgment, but this is the last time the gospel shows up. This is the last time an angel comes with the eternal gospel. And saying one more time before judgment, one more time before the end, won't you respond? [01:04:54] (42 seconds)  #FinalGospelCall

We are of good courage. Can I can I ask you this? Are you of good courage? Do you have something in you that God has put there that gives you a courage to live in this world. To endure. That's what John would say, endure. We endure because we have courage. We endure because we go, look, I know it's bad and I know it's hard and and I know there's a lot going on, but here's what I know. Jesus died for my sins. And when I die, it's not death. I'll go into his presence. I'll be with him for all eternity. And so I live for him today. [01:02:25] (39 seconds)  #EndureWithCourage

We're not careful. We live our life however we want and pursue whatever pleasures we want, and we'll come to the time of judgment. I don't know. You maybe you think, well, I'll just blame somebody else. I didn't know. It wasn't clear. Nobody told me. I wasn't sure. I was gonna do it. But on that day, there are no excuses. On that day, there's nothing to say that holds any weight. On that day, the door has been shut, And you're either on the inside or you're on the outside. [01:05:58] (47 seconds)  #NoExcusesJudgment

And God is holy and God is just and God is righteous. Now here's what that means. He can't just turn a blind eye to sin. He he can't look at you and say, well, now I know you meant well. Now I'm gonna let that one slide, but don't do it again. He's not gonna grade on the curve. He's not gonna take all your good stuff and put it against all your bad stuff and say, as long as you got more good than bad, you're okay. He can't do that. You see, if he doesn't judge sin, he's not holy. If he doesn't judge sin, he's not just. If he doesn't judge sin, he's not righteous, and that's who he is. [00:40:33] (35 seconds)  #GodIsJustAndHoly

So how do you take our sin? And with a God who says, I cannot make exceptions, I must judge sin, How do you and I have any good news? Because here's the truth, we all sin. Every one of us have sinned. We we've been rebellious and prideful. We wanted our own way. We've looked at God's law and say, I'm not gonna do that. We chased our own everybody. How do we ever find hope or good news if there is a God who demands justice and will not compromise on sin? Will we find it in Christ? Because here's what God wants. God wants a relationship with you. [00:41:08] (45 seconds)  #JusticeMeetsMercy

And so it came to represent the government structures, those things that were oppressive and and overbearing. And so there's there's some ideas that that that is what this Babylon is. But in the end, it's a system that wants to conform you to its pattern. Just have fun. Just indulge. Live for the moment. We'll deal with the consequences later. After all, you deserve it. It offers a cup, a pleasure, and says just don't think about it. [00:48:47] (41 seconds)  #ResistWorldlyPleasures