These are notes from my pastor's sermon series entitled "Last Days." While I am a copious note-taker (and don't want them to go to waste!), I do NOT intend that they replace Pastor Bryan's preaching! Hopefully they will serve as a helpful outline as you listen to the actual sermon, which is available for viewing here:
FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE
"For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will. Unless those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved ; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short. Then if anyone says to you, 'Behold, here is the Christ,' or 'There He is,' do not believe him. For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect." ~Matt 24:21-24 (NASB)
The INITIATION of the Last Days
The INITIATION of the Last Days
- God has a plan and finishes what He starts
- Man cannot stop His plan
- Payday is coming - you will reap what you sow: more thank you sow, later than you sow.
Four horsemen are the first four of the seven "seal judgments"
1st - riding a white horse, holding a bow and crown, bent on conquest (rescuer, bow but no arrows, seems to offer security and is given authority, has mastery uses anything to gain power - antichrist?)
2nd - riding a red horse, takes peace and causes men to slay each other, had a large sword (bloodthirsty, hatred, peace exchanged for terror)
3rd - riding a black horse, holding scales (mourning, hunger and famine, economic disaster and moral decay and collapse for some but not those in power, mark of the beast?)
4th - riding a pale horse, rider name death, hell follows. Given power to kill 1/4 earth by sword, famine, plague and wild beasts/pestilence (Despair, armed with 4 weapons for destruction)
The fourth horse will come at the mid-point of the tribulation period, after which increasingly horrific judgments will be unleashed on the earth (Great Tribulation).
The fourth horse will come at the mid-point of the tribulation period, after which increasingly horrific judgments will be unleashed on the earth (Great Tribulation).
The CULMINATION to the Last Days
- Suffering increases when we run from God.
- Suffering can cause us to return to Christ and realign us when we surrender.
- Great Tribulation isn't the end - Look for Jesus' return!
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