Psalters: 400: 1 – 5; 435: 6 + 9; 187: 1 – 4; 3: 1- 4; 383: 1 – 5. Reading: Exodus 20:1-17; Matthew 25:1-13; Revelation 10:1-11 The end of time, and the Mystery of God Finished. Thomas Boston 1732 Text: Revelation 10: 6+7 “And swear……, that there shall be time no longer;” :7 “the mystery of God should be finished.” This being the last Sunday of 2015, warning there will come a time when time will cease. This is told us with an oath from Christ. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Time shall come to an end. Confirmed with an oath from the mouth of Christ. This truly is a great mystery. Mystery of the Kingdom of God. Only God knows the end time This is a set time appointed by God. “The day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night.” 2 Peter 3:10 7. “This is the will of Him that sent me, that every one that which seeth the Son, and believeth on Him, may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.” John 6:40. 8. Improve our years, apply our hearts to wisdom, seek the Lord. 9. No more seasons, no more business, no more eating, no more marriage and given to marriage. 10 . Christ and His people will be the only remaining relationship. 11 Mathew 25: 1-13 parable of the wise and the foolish. 12 Time of grace will be over. Seriousness of this truth sworn with an oath. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Man are careless Truth and teaching from God’ Words God knows the day and the hour. Time of opportunity finished. Them that be risen with Christ “Set your affection on things above, and not on the things on the earth.” Col. 3:2 Use this world as passing through, as a pilgrim. Verse 7 “The mystery of God shall be finished.” 1 God chose to Himself, out of a fallen mankind, a number that shall believe in Him. 2 Phil.2:13 “For it is God which worketh in you, both to will and to do of His good pleasure. 3 Christ given as a witness to the people. Isa. 55:4 4 Christ will continue to work and bring sinners to Himself by the means of the preaching of the gospel. 5 The mystery of God is the Kingdom of Christ. 6 “Without controversy, great is the mystery of godliness. God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.” 1 Tim. 3:16. 7 The gospel is the last ship to Immanuel’s land.