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May 12, 2020 8:00 am
God has an encouraging word for you and me today to the Bible-based preaching the Dr. Don Wilton method called if no one knows words together but our phone numbers open as well. To pray with you right now in 866-899-WORD 9673 email us at online@tewonline.org G Dr. Don Wilton that my friends we going to be getting into quite a subject today, you need to get ready for this. It comes in the form of a question if no one knows, let me tell you where I get that title from Matthew chapter 24 and verse 36 but concerning the day and no one knows want everybody to connect into that you listen carefully so I'm standing here today and we're talking about some wonderful things. I've got some great news for you. This is gonna encourage your heart today so we gonna discover very quickly that the Bible say is just lets us know God lets us know and by the way, this is what Jesus said.
He said Dr. Wooton just before you get up and preach. Let me remind you about something you don't know that's a loss how do you do for a preaching is in it. You know you get up and you this big authority. Now you gonna tell everybody in Jesus is excuse me no one knows, and that includes you.
In fact, Jesus even included the Angels in this just in case any of the Angels, but ahead of themselves want to remind you birds out that you don't know either. Nobody knows. Jesus said that nobody knows I'm off the Christian how do we know if nobody knows can you feel this all of your site. Now wait a minute I want to see how it gets you all of this will. Jesus tells us what we do now. I'm a believer. I've given my heart to the Lord Jesus. I believe what Jesus Jesus said I'm going to prepare a place for you and I'm going to come back again. I'm gonna receive you unto myself, so that where I am that you will be also. Jesus is coming back is no question about it and what we going to discover is that the Bible tells us that we can have a very good idea concerning the imminence of Jesus coming because when the world implode when the world comes to an end. It's only going to come to an end when Jesus comes.
Now we can damage ourselves. North Korea may fire a nuclear missile all wars might break out and a lot of people lose their lives, but we will never be able to destroy ourselves because this will belongs to God. He holds the title deed in these hand, we know that very clearly in Revelation chapter 5 nobody knows. So what we going to discover yeah just a few moments is that Jesus tells us that deceases look. First of all, nobody knows, but if you really want to know the good starting point is go back and take a hard look at Noah, so reread this to you in Matthew chapter 24 verse 36 but concerning that day and all, no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the sun but only the father for as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the son of man.
For as in those days before the flood. That's the word implosion before the great explosion before the earth as we know it is eliminated before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, and will say that Noah entered the ark, and they were unaware until the flood came, and they swept them all away, so it will be with the coming of the Son of Man.
Two men will be in the field.
One will be taken and the other one will be left behind. Two women will be grinding at the mill. One will be taken and the other one left behind.
Therefore, stay awake anyone about to go to sleep right now. Stay awake for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming, but know this, that if the monster of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would've stayed awake and would not have late fees house be broken into. Therefore, you also must be ready for the son of man is coming at an hour now we've got some words here that are very important.
What part of the night. One day that word is not cheap talk. What moment, but God gives to us a picture of the night. He gives us a picture of the day, not the hour of the day tells us what the conditions alike. He warns us. If snow is going to come. This is what he tells us, you and he seems to us. I want you to begin by just having a look at Noah. Now I'm not going to go and read you the story of Noah because we would be in Genesis 6 and seven. So go to Genesis chapter 6 just keep your Bible open. That's all I'm going on student go to Genesis chapter 6 and I'm just going to do what Jesus said everyone in agreement.
Jesus is telling me Don, you're a believer you've given your life to Christ you believe that Jesus is going to come in the clouds. First Thessalonians chapter 4 going to come in the clouds and when he comes in the clouds. All those who are on this earth. You know Jesus that might be me.
That might be you are going to suddenly be taken up and it might be a husband and a wife and the wife knows and loves Jesus, but the husband husband doesn't she's going to be taken, and he will be left behind your son that you love who doesn't know Jesus you love them to Betty's party or family, but he doesn't know Jesus you be left behind. That's what Jesus says when this happens, only those who are in Christ will suddenly be taken up and all going to join all those you already in heaven. Yesterday, one of the most precious ladies I've ever known in my entire life.
Mrs. sibling Stewart went to be with Jesus just loved her so much when I was talking to a just the other day just she just radiates your most precious lady in the world. Well, when if we are alive we gotta be court up. We gonna meet all those like Ms. Sobel who already in heaven, and if we want to know when that's going to happen but a gun. Look at Noah so there are four things the Bible tells us when we look at Noah so here is what the day of Noah looked black, one the population was exploding.
Chapter 6 and verse one now want you to draw your own parallels the population was exploding. There were just more and more and more people everywhere. I should imagine they were asking how we going to be able to feed all these people waited we put everyone running out of housing. The traffic is getting crazy can hardly go anywhere anyway anymore molds are completely logjam in the states getting overrun population was exploding. Number two immorality. Raymond, 20 tells us in verse two, and in verse four that really was what was really going on in the population was that there was a meteoric rise in even tomorrow, ungodly behavior and it's very interesting that even guarding Genesis pinpoints the very nature of the he puts it right down into human sexuality.
He brings it into the very subject that nobody wants to talk about, but it's on every billboard everywhere. And what he was saying is, what ever it is that man wanted to do.
He just didn't didn't matter about what God had to say. You're listening to Dr. Don Wilton our teacher here on Encouraging Word. No go away back with the rest of today's message. If no one knows in just a moment to remind you that there are so many people asking about this book had to get a second order of all the bumps or what you climb on a wonderful quote from Dr. Wilton's friend Warren. This is a life-changing document called some things pop out at us and feel like this is a problem, it's just get details on our website online.org online.org or call 86689 and ask about how to begin the phone number is 866899673 available to connect with resources but also just afraid. 866899967.
Today's message with Dr. Don immorality rain.
That was the second number one was the population increase number two was the meteoric rise of immoral behavior standards morality corruption rampaged you know when you get down to verse 11 now the earth was corrupt. I watch this blog site. Remember that this is about garden so the measuring standard is God so he didn't say well I think I need to go and consult with the Republicans see what the standard or let's go and see what the Democratic genders. He wasn't signed will look at my slightly liberal or my conservative all semi-independent and let's just see how this fits in with my thinking this was in gardens site.
Did you hear that in God's side. So the measuring standard of what Jesus was saying was that God had sent the ball. This is what God said. Man said otherwise.
So in reality and corruption, and the fourth thing, which is violence all measured in God's sight. Why would we bother the awesome God what he thinks so during the days of Noah just four things that I'm putting out. You remember now what's this Jesus said nobody knows what if nobody knows how do we know first of all we done accepting Jesus saying know what it is you don't know is the exact that moment I'm not going to tell you that this is not time I'm not going to tell you I'm not. I'm just telling you you don't know any the father which is in heaven, will come on the sun will come in the clouds, not even the Angels know that but what I knew because I'm a God of grace and mercy. I want you to just begin this journey and go back to know and you go back to Noah and they were four things that I'm just singling out. There's a lot more number one population explosion number two immorality number three corruption number four violence violence man toward man. Now we've got to go to the next stage because it God is the only one who knows this. Now, having looked at Noah we go to now look at God because he's the one is going to make the decision right what he said only God knows. So if you don't mind fermented. I want us to just limit God at the time of Noah and the Bible teaches us three things about God number one. He is watching. Look at verse five Bible says that God is watching the Lord God, soul, that the wickedness of man was great on the earth. Did you know that God is watching everything so yes the big question. Where were you lost not did you get away.
What did you do on Wednesday where you now God is watching.
Did you know that God knows everything all the time he's watching so I want us to look at him because he's going to make the decision. God is watching number two God is grieving what the Bible says in verse six grieve these heart.
Look at verse six and the Lord grieved he regretted he had hurt heart, and reminds me of being a parent is just reminds me of being a parent you know when Sunil daughter does something and how it hurts your heart.
How do you describe that just hurts very much and you know why it hurts. It hurts because you love. So if God loves at at the label that God can love, can you imagine the intensity of these hurt. So God is watching God is grieving but there's 1/3 thing in verse seven and following God is preparing to do two things, one to eliminate the wicked, ungodly. This all those who turn their back on him number two. He is preparing to save the righteous.
Okay, so Jerrod is so what exactly is it that God back in the day of Noah number one, he raised up a godly man.
That's what the Bible tells us in in verse nine.
So what is what is going, I remember now.
We've already established this shows the world population exploding these increasing wickedness and unrighteousness and violence God is watching. He's grieving over what's going on. He's preparing these preparing to eliminate all the ungodliness and ungodly people and he's preparing to save all those who love him and who are striving to please him. How does he knew it, one he raised up in this case a godly man of voice number two he moved an indestructible boat with the Bible says in verse 14. Now what do you suppose he's doing right now I'm going to prepare a place for you to know what God is doing right now he's booting an indestructible boat is what he's doing. It's going on right now, three, number three, he made an eternal covenant. So if you if you'd like to just look at verse 18. For example, verse 18. But I will establish my covenant with you, he established he made an eternal covenant they that call upon the name of the Lord will be saved. He made a covenant and it's an eternal covenant number four, he guaranteed an absolute security.
20 tells us in verse 18. I'm still looking at Noah he said watch this watch this phenomena rise up a godly man, godly people I got to get up and I gonna say give your life to Christ, trusting Jesus coming again while they doing that I'm in a mood and indestructible boat phenomena make an eternal covenant and I'm going to guarantee you absolute security you get on this boat, I got your you come onto my boat.
You are eternally secure.
Number five. He expected total obedience not you going to verse 22 Bible in verse 22 said no it did this he did all that God commanded him any questions so care again. We got this picture wonderful picture that he's giving us any siblings. I just expect total obedience all right number number six E. St., a catastrophic flood. God boy, that's an unpopular subject. You mean God sent the flood. What he did, God, what the Bible tells us going to happen all of a sudden Jesus going to appear in the clouds. All believers again to suddenly be taken up joining those who are in heaven caught up together to meet him in the clouds. The only people left on this earth that won't be in the boat. All the people who didn't get on to the boat. Everybody else, of which I want and I want to invite you to join me will be on the boat. Number seven. He's going to float his boat came up with that but it sounds terrific. He's gonna float his unsinkable boat in the midst of this catastrophic flood gives the boat. I want you to think about what a catastrophic flood must've looked like because it covered the whole earth. I can't conceive that I'm aware of Flood's Katrina on and on but I can't conceive of a flood that covers this in high that not a single minutest bit of land of any kind is showing torrential rain and on top of all of this is God's unsinkable boat and onboard old people. He invited in. And it doesn't sink.
Jesus said let not your heart be troubled. Believe in God believe also in me. In my father's house are many boats for not so I would've told you I'm going to prepare for your dog unprepared for you.
I'm going to come again. I'm a nurse receive you to myself that way. I am, there ye may be also. God himself was totally unaffected by the flood and every one of those on the boat with him were equally totally unaffected.
Which brings me to the final point, he returned them to a brand-new foot. The Bible says in the Genesis account then you go across to Revelation chapter 20 verse one through three so I guess Noah flood comes here and overloads with a more on the boat. It's catastrophic.
And all of a sudden, here comes a dove. All of a sudden the earth begins to appear.
You know, the earth that appeared off to the flood was a completely freshly washed earth all the wickedness had been wiped away orbit. Everything there wasn't even dirt in the streets. Gone the old earth was gone. Everything was brand-new when you getting to Revelation chapter 20 says what God's servant says he said I sort new heaven and a new earth is the old heaven. The old earth and passed away, and then God said, this is seen. He said watch this.
He said I'm singing heaven down to me said I'm coming down there this brand-new way all my people are going to live forever, but it's a brand-new it's re-created we going back to the Garden of Eden. What happened when God wiped out the earth with the flood. When the new earth emerged it was back to the gardener, beaten again, and that's exactly what he's telling us that's exactly what he showing us. I just gave you a summary of the whole book of Revelation, from Genesis chapter 6 because that's what God said to do so here I am in. I'm looking at my world and I'm signed Lord I'm getting nervous what's gonna happen and what about my children's understand. I'm just gonna raise up godly people by going to tell you the truth, not given you my word.
Lord, what you doing I'm just up you booting another boat, I'm inviting everybody on board and then close the door when I close the door. Nobody's gonna shut you on that boat.
Everything in this earth is going to get wiped out. You you going to see the dove again. You gonna walk on this land again as I made an eternal covenant with you. You belong to me.
You can live with me forever old things.
Apostate way everything is brain that's a powerful truth applies to you today. The old things have passed away and everything is made new Jesus Christ know Jesus Christ knew about attending church is doing the right person because when you get to know him personally save his next thoughts from our past or current. Are you ready to give your heart and life to the Lord Jesus Christ.
I'm so happy to hear that wanting to pray this prayer with me today there gone. I know that you love me very, very much and I know that the Lord Jesus Christ came and died on the cross so that I might be forgiven of my sins, today I repent of my sins, I confess my sin to you, and I invite you to come into my heart, my life by faith in Jesus name I pray, if you prayed that prayer.
Let me be the first one to welcome you to the family of God. This is wonderful. I hope that you know how much I'm going to be praying for you and how very important this is for me.
Call us so we can hope to connect you place you can begin this wonderful journey. Perhaps in the last few moments you given your life to Jesus Christ. We dedicated your life.
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