And now I have told you before it happens, so that when it does happen, you will believe.Now I have told you before it happens so that when it happens, you may believe.And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe.
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… because Jesus made it very, very clear that he does exist. Old and New Testament both. But we are still sticking with that theme verse, and that is John 14, verse 29. John chapter 14, verse 29 says, Jesus is speaking. He says, now I have told you before it comes. That is, I've told you before it happens, that when it does come to pass, you may believe. Bible prophecy should cause you to have a greater faith. So just get that under your belt. Don't be afraid of studying Bible prophecy. 27 to 33% of the entire Bible is Bible prophecy. And I think God wants you to study and to know it all. And that's a comforting thing. So this will be part one. It We'll go as far as we can tonight before I read a section of scripture. I want to give you two profound quotes from two great saints of God. Number one is the reformer, of course, Martin Luther. Now, listen to what he said. …
… One little verse, so theologically powerful. John 14, verse 29 is the theme to our Applied Series. Jesus said, and now I have told you before it comes. Think on that for a moment. I'm going to tell you the future before it happens. That's what Jesus said. if you're a doubter, atheist, skeptic, gnostic, agnostic, you got to stop right now and you got to, you got to wrestle with that. You got to wrestle with that statement and at that comma, you got to pause. And Jesus said it. So it's up to you to disprove him wrong. 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. 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. …
… But let's go to the opening title and the opening theme verse for the entire series, you guys. It's out of John chapter 14, verse 29. And it is a powerful declaration. It's one that should not be wasted on any of us. We need to grab it. And we need to know this. Jesus said, and now I have told you. By the way, do you know why Jesus never said, thus saith the Lord? All the great prophets of God said, thus saith the Lord. Do you want to know why Jesus never said that? good for you. He is the Lord. He says, I, he is the Lord. And now I have told you before it comes that when it does come to pass, you may believe. That is not only a salvation statement, it is a Bible prophecy statement. And it is the fact that Jesus Christ authenticates the very Bible itself by telling you that what he has spoken will come to pass. And he's the very governor of all of that. …
… kingdom on earth forever. And we look forward to that. The Bible has talked about that from Old to New Testament. Of course, the theme verse is John chapter 14, verse 29. We love this because Jesus said, and now I have told you before it comes that when it comes to pass, you may believe. So Bible prophecy should lead us to a deeper understanding. And repeatedly, by the way, The Bible teaches us that in the last days, there's going to be many false doctrines and false teachers that are going to be coming along promoting heresies, which these heresies, these false religions Jesus warned us about, have their origin in Satan himself. And we talked about him quite a few weeks ago. But in our last time together, we introduced ourselves to the glorious aspect of God's kingdom. and it's a kingdom that's in a collision and it's a beautiful collision. It's God's kingdom of light and of glory colliding with the kingdom of evil and darkness. …
… We've got it all down, I think, by now. But it's John 14, verse 29. And it's fantastic. It's awesome. It's beautiful. And it's Jesus speaking. And he says, now I have told you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe. And we want to remember that all that we're talking about regarding the prophetic events of the future written down in the Bible should play out in our lives to both strengthen our faith and to remind us of such a great salvation, but it should be a catalyst to have you and I tell other people about Jesus because he has spoken to us. So we're going to start now this mini-series within the series, and we're going to be talking about the coming of the King. The coming of the King, what does this mean? When we talk about the return of Christ, some people get a little confused. Maybe a lot of people get confused because when you talk about the king coming, what do you mean by that? …
… we're going tonight. So let's dive into this. We're going to recap just for about five minutes and then keep going. And it is this. Theme, title, always. John chapter 14, verse 29. This is what I want you to have embossed on your heart and mind always regarding Bible prophecy. When somebody says to you, I don't want to hear it, you need to tell them this. Jesus said, and now I have told you before it comes that when it does come to pass, you, there it is, those three words, you may believe. Prophecy is an evangelistic tool that a lot of people miss out on. God is the only one in the Bible. God is the only one in all of humanity. God is the only one. There's only one God who says, I'm the God that tells the future in advance. I've written it down, given it to you so that you might believe. Absolutely stunning. And so in our last time together, this is where we left off. And that is when we talk about the days of the Antichrist, what it is, who he is, and what role does it play in the world? We talked about number one, and that is the war for the souls of mankind. …
… going to drill it down into your heart and into your mind and into your Bible. John chapter 14, verse 29 is our theme for this entire series. And I love it because only God knows this. God says, and now I have told you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe. Notice that I said only God knows this. You say, well, Jack, that's written in John chapter 14. That's right. Only God knows the future before it comes to pass. We have covered that in our previous sessions in the Old Testament, that God says, I know things before they ever happen. In fact, I write them down in advance before they take place. And for the believer, that should bring us great comfort. Great comfort. Those are the words of Jesus Christ himself, which according to the Bible, of course, he is God, the second person of the Holy Trinity, God, the son. And Jesus said, I have told you before it comes that when it does come to pass, you may believe. …