False Revivals and False Christs 2024-6-28
False
Revivals and False Christs
We'll praise Jesus today everyone. One
thing that our Lord Jesus warned us about in the end times were false prophets
and also people going around claiming to be Christ or claiming to have
salvation. And that is exactly what we're seeing today. We see a lot of
Christian churches and the Christian culture claiming that they're having these
revivals, they have these prophets, revival meetings, and you see a lot of
people attracted to this because it has the appearance that something big is
happening. And a lot of these revivals that you see with the young people, it's
mostly all sensation. It's all about feeling, it's all about going to the
altar, lifting your hands, singing all these so-called worship songs. But in
the end it has nothing to do with true repentance, a true word from God, and
real change. It has everything to do with just feelings, sensations, looking
good. And this is a huge deception within our Christian culture. So many times
throughout history there have been these so-called revivals. There's a preacher
that comes along and says “all these people are spiritually dead, we need to
revive”. And the so-called revival does not bring about the repentance that God
desires for us. Remember that Jesus said, where the vultures gather, there the
body lies. It's like a dead body. A lot of these Christians are spiritually
dead, and all the vultures are like the demons gathering around there. And
people go, “oh look, there's something going on”. And people flock to these
meetings because the people are saying, “Jesus is here, he's in the inner room,
Jesus is there, you're going to have to go out to the desert to meet him”. And
we were specifically warned about this, that he's not going to be hidden in the
inner room somewhere, he's not going to be tucked away on some college campus
that we have to go all the way to Texas, or all the way to the East Coast or
the West Coast to be able to get a peep and see Jesus. But in the end times
when the Lord is returning, it will be evident, as much as lightning you see
going from the East to the West, so will the return of the Son of God be. We're
not going to miss it. And if we truly are Jesus' disciples, then we will be
looking up, our redemption draws nigh. And instead of thinking that we need to
join in one of these revivals, or one of these big prayer meetings, or getting
involved with a prophet that's in America, rather we have to seek Jesus in our
hearts, because we know this is a spiritual kingdom.
The kingdom of God is in our midst. It
doesn't come with the signs such as men perceive it, that it's a physical
kingdom that's being built up in Africa, or built up in America somewhere, but
it is in our hearts. And if we truly repent and give our heart to Jesus Christ,
then he can start working inside of us and be changing us from the inside out. The
problem is most people are looking for sensational music that they're calling
worship music, sensational stories about Christians that are persecuted, or
Christians that came from a hard background and gave their life to Christ. They
love this kind of entertainment, but it's not creating any change. Don't be
looking for the perfect prophet, or the perfect speaker, or the perfect pastor,
or the perfect church with worship arts music. This is the thing that Jesus
warned us against. Instead of running after these things and trying to find the
next revival, seek the Lord and ask Him what you need to be doing in these
days.
We know that the end is near. We're
living in the end times. Our death could be tomorrow. If we live it should be
for Jesus Christ, and if we die it should be for Him. And instead of trying to
just preserve ourselves and hide, we ought to be shining as a light for the
world to see and calling people to repent that the Lord's house may be full. We
want the wedding supper of the Lamb to be full of people so that God's kingdom
can be full of guests, that it won't be empty. When Jesus tells the parable, He
says “none of those that are originally invited will be able to make it in”. Those
original people were the Jews. They were people that said they knew God. They
knew Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. They were God's chosen people. But they despised
Jesus. They rejected the chief cornerstone. They threw that out. They didn't
want anything to do with God's salvation. And so salvation was then offered to
Gentiles, people that are not Jewish by blood or descent.
But spiritually, if we put our faith
in Jesus Christ, we have that same faith as the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and
Jacob. And we put our faith in Jesus Christ and we also will receive the gift
of the Holy Spirit and come into this newness of life, this new covenant that
God has created with all of those who want to enter into His kingdom. The
blessing is for you. It is for me. It is for all nations. Anyone who will put
their faith in Jesus, believe that He died on the cross, that He resurrected
and that we should now do the works of righteousness, not living in the old
sinful life, but throwing off all the things that are sinful and ungodly and
living holy, living righteous and calling people to be disciples, starting with
our own family. We need to make sure that our own household is in line, that
we're teaching our own children about Jesus. So are we being transformed from
the inside out in our own households or are we deceived like these Christians
in the pop culture that are always looking for what's trending, always looking
for what's cool, what sounds good, what's sensational? Are we always looking
for Jesus in the inner room? Are we deceived by that or are we really seeking
first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, His kingdom in our midst, that
is in our hearts?
I want to pray for those of you that
do want to put your faith in Jesus, that want to overcome this world and by
overcoming be part of the next world that is Jesus' kingdom. “Lord Jesus, I
pray for my fellow brothers and sisters across the world. I pray that they can
truly be called out and unshackled from all of the bondage of this world, all
sin and evil and demonic influence. I pray that they can truly be set free of
those things, that they could put their faith in You and not have the worries
of this world, but the things of this world will grow dim in the light of Your
glory and Your awesomeness. I pray that You fill us with the power of Your Holy
Spirit and that we can walk in the newness of life with You, partaking in Your
new covenant, that we can be washed by Your blood, that we can drink Your blood
and eat Your flesh and just be part of You, Lord, having Your cup and eating
Your supper. I pray that You be with us and let us just be light and salt,
shining for You and preserving what is left, that more people may enter into
Your kingdom and have everlasting life. In Your name I pray, Lord Jesus, Amen.”
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