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"WHAT LIES AHEAD"

Published on Oct 14, 2017

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

"WHAT LIES AHEAD"

PART 1: RECOGNIZING THE TIME

"And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed."
Romans 13:11

being HUMAN

being interested in the future
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planning ahead

a human practice
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weather forcast

economist

must guess for future investments
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horoscopes, astrologers & psychics

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12 Disciples

were also interested in the times
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they turned to JESUS

Jesus provides accurate answers
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Matthew 24; Mark 13; Luke 21

Signs of the Times
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Seeking God Together &
Seeking God Individually
Matthew 24:3

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Signs...

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Signs in the Political World

"Wars & Rumors of War" Matthew 24:6,7
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Signs in Nature

Matthew 24:7, 29-30; Luke 21:11, 25-26

"As I hear of the terrible calamities that from week to week are taking place, I ask myself: What do these things mean? The most awful disasters are following one another in quick succession. How frequently we hear of earthquakes and tornadoes, of destruction by fire and flood, with great loss of life and property! Apparently these calamities are capricious outbreaks of seemingly disorganized, unregulated forces, but in them God's purpose may be read. They are one of the means by which He seeks to arouse men and women to a sense of their danger."
Testimonies to the Church Vol. 8, p. 252

Signs in Society

Matthew 24:12
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Signs in the Religious World

Matthew 24: 4-5, 9-12, 23-25, 37-39
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Signs in Preaching

Matthew 24:14
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Purpose of the Signs

Matthew 24:32-33, 36, 42
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"But there are many, many in our churches who know little of the real meaning of the truth for this time. I appeal to them not to disregard the fulfilling of the signs of the times, which says so plainly that the end is near. Oh, how many who have not sought their souls’ salvation will soon make the bitter lamentation: “The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved”!
We are living in the closing scenes of this earth's history. Prophecy is fast fulfilling. The hours of probation are fast passing. We have no time—not a moment—to lose. Let us not be found sleeping on guard. Let no one say in his heart or by his works: “My Lord delayeth His coming.” Let the message of Christ's soon return sound forth in earnest words of warning. Let us persuade men and women everywhere to repent and flee from the wrath to come. Let us arouse them!"
Testimonies to the Church, Vol. 8, p. 252

"The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance."
2 Peter 3:9

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