WHEN TIME SHALL BE NO MORE!
Dr. Jobe Martin
Biblical Discipleship Ministries
www.biblicaldiscipleship.org
• When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound
• And time shall be no more
• And the morning breaks eternal, bright and fair
• When the saved on earth shall gather
• Over on the other shore
• And the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.
• When the roll is called up yonder (3x)
• When the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.
• On that bright and cloudless morning
• When the dead in Christ shall rise
• And the glory of His resurrection share
• When His chosen ones shall gather
• To their home beyond the skies
• And the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.
• When the roll is called up yonder (3x)
• When the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.
• Let us labor for the Master
• From the dawn till setting sun
• Let us talk of all His wondrous love and care
• Then when all of life is over
• And our work on earth is done
• And the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.
• When the roll is called up yonder (3x)
• When the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.
•When the roll is
called up yonder,
will you be there?
1 Thessalonians 4:13ff
• 13 But I would not have you to be ignorant,
brethren, concerning them which are asleep,
that ye sorrow not, even as others which have
no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died
and rose again, even so them also which sleep
in Jesus will God bring with him.
• 15 For this we say unto you by the word of the
Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto
the coming of the Lord shall not prevent
(precede) them which are asleep.
1 Thessalonians 4:16ff
• 16 For the Lord himself shall descend from
heaven with a shout, with the voice of the
archangel, and with the trump of God: and the
dead in Christ shall rise first:
• 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be
caught up together with them in the clouds, to
meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever
be with the Lord. 18 Wherefore comfort one
another with these words.
WHAT IF:
• Today were our last day on planet earth?
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Either the Lord comes for us. . .
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Or, we die sometime tomorrow?
• How would you spend your last few
hours on this earth?
• Are you prepared to meet your God?
• Are we a people who “know our times?”
• I Chronicles 12:32
WORLDVIEW THINKIING IN THE
HISTORY OF U.S.A.
• Christian Theism: Personal God• Young Universe Creation
• Traditional Deism: Reduced God• Old Universe Theistic Evolution
• Secular Humanism: Dead God• Darwinian Atheistic Evolution
• Pagan Mysticism/Metaphysical Naturalism:
I am God/All is God/There is no God• Evolution is God! Harry potter is God!
ACTS 13:36
KJV
“For David, after he had served his own
generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and
was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
NAS
“For David, after he had served the purpose of
God in his own generation, fell asleep, and was
laid among his fathers and underwent decay.”
1 SAMUEL 13:14
• “But now thy kingdom shall not
continue: the LORD hath sought
him a man after his own heart, and
the LORD hath commanded him to
be captain over his people,
because thou hast not kept that
which the LORD commanded
thee.”
ACTS 13:22
• “And when he had removed him,
he raised up unto them David to be
their king; to whom also he gave
testimony, and said, I have found
David the son of Jesse, a man after
mine own heart, which shall fulfil
all my will.”
• THERE IS ANOTHER MAN WHO
WOULD COME AND SINLESSLY AND
PERFECTLY FULFILL ALL OF GOD THE
FATHER’S WILL—THE MESSIAH
JESUS OF THE SEED OF DAVID!
The Messiah in O.T. Prophecy
and N.T. Fulfillment
• He Would be the “Seed of a Woman.”
Gen. 3:15 **** Gal. 4:4, Lk. 2:7, Rev.12:5
• Promised seed of Abraham
Gen. 18:18 **** Matt. 1:1, Lk. 3:34
• Promised seed of Isaac
Gen. 17:19 **** Matt. 1:2, Lk. 3:34
• Promised seed of Jacob
Num. 24:17 **** Matt. 1:2, Lk. 3:34
•Messiah to be from tribe of Judah
Gen. 49:10 **** Matt. 1:2,3; Lk. 3:33
• Heir to the throne of David
Isaiah 9:7 **** Matt. 1:1,1:6
• To be born in Bethlehem
Micah 5:2 **** Matt. 2:1, Lk. 2:4-7
• Time of birth prophesied
Daniel 9:25 **** Luke 2:1-7
• Jesus to be born of a virgin
Isaiah 7:14 **** Matt. 1:18, Lk. 1:26-35
•Massacre of infants prophesied
Jeremiah 31:15 **** Matt.2:16-18
• Jesus would spend time in Egypt
Hosea 11:1 **** Matt. 2:14,15
• Messiah would minister in Galilee
Isaiah 9:1,2 **** Matt 4:12-16
• He would be a prophet
Deuteronomy 18:15 **** John 6:14, 1:45
• He would be a priest like Melchizedek
Psalm 110:4 **** Hebrews 6:20, 5:5,6
Jesus was to be rejected by his people
Isaiah 53:3, Psa. 2:2 **** John1:11, 5:43
• Characteristics of Jesus were
prophesied
Isaiah 11:2, Psa. 45:7 ****
Lk. 2:52, 4:18
• Triumphal entry to Jerusalem prophesied
Zech. 9:9, Isa. 62:11 **** John 12:13,14
• Messiah to be betrayed by a friend
Psalm 41:9 **** Mark 14:10
• Messiah to be sold for thirty pieces of
silver Zech. 11:12-13 **** Matt. 20:15,
27:3-10
Silver to be returned for a Potter’s Field
Zech. 11:13 **** Matt. 27:3-10
• Judas’ office to be taken over by
another
Psalm 109:7,8 **** Acts 1:1620
• False witnesses to accuse Messiah
Psalm 27:12, 35:11 **** Matt. 26:60-61
• Messiah would be silent when accused
Isaiah 53:7, Psa. 38:13 **** Matt 26:62,63
• He would be smitten and spat upon
Isaiah 50:6 **** Mark 14:65, 15:17; Jn 19
•Messiah would be hated without a cause
Psalm 69:4, 109:3-5 **** John 15:23-25
• Messiah was to suffer for the sins of
others Isaiah 53:4-12****Matt. 8:16,17;
Rom. 4:25
• Immanuel would be crucified with sinners
Isaiah 53:12 **** Matt. 27:38, Luke 23:33
• Messiah’s hands and feet to be pierced
Psalm 22:16, Zech. 12:10****Jn. 19:17-37
• Jesus would be mocked and insulted
Psalm 22:6-8 **** Matt. 27:39-44, Mk. 15
•Messiah to be given gall and vinegar
Psalm 69:21 **** Jn. 19:29, Matt. 27:34,48
• He would hear the Scriptures mocked
Psalm 22:8 **** Matt. 27:43
• Messiah would pray for his enemies
Psa. 109:4, Isa. 53:12 **** Luke 23:34
• Messiah’s side was to be pierced
Zechariah 12:10 **** John 19:34
• Soldiers would cast lots for his coat
Psalm 22:18 **** Mark 15:24, John 19:24
Messianic prophecies are all fulfilled
literally and historically
• Messiah’s bones were not to be broken
Psalm 34:20, Exod. 12:46 **** John 19:33
• Messiah would be buried with the rich
Isaiah 53:9 **** Matt. 27:57-60
• Messiah would be resurrected from the dead
Psalm 16:10 **** Matt. 16:21, 28:9, Lk. 24
• Messiah would ascend up to Heaven
Psalm 68:18 **** Lk. 24:50,51; Acts 1:9
• NOW SOME PROPHECIES
ABOUT THE SECOND COMING
OF MESSIAH JESUS.
Israel in History and Prophecy
Two Involuntary Captivities
Two National Returns
Two Involuntary National Removals
and Two National Returns
• About 722 B.C. the ten northern tribes (Israel,
Ephraim) were taken captive by Assyria.
• About 586 B.C. the two southern tribes (Judah)
were taken captive by Babylonia.
• First Involuntary National
Removal Complete 586 B.C.
First National Return of Israel
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About 516 B.C. Israel returned
to the Land of Promise under
Ezra, Nehemia and Zerubabel
to remain as an identifiable
people until 70 A.D.
Second Involuntary National
Removal
• About 70 A.D. Titus destroyed Jerusalem
and the temple thus removing the Jewish
people from the Land of Promise not to
return as a sovereign nation until 1948.
• The second
national return
of Israel----could that be
1948?
Does the Bible Teach a Second
National Return of Israel?
• Isaiah 11:11
• And it shall come to pass in that day,
that the Lord shall set his hand again
the second time to recover the
remnant of his people, which shall
be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt.
. . and from the islands of the sea.
What Happens after the
Second Return of the Jewish
People to Israel?
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Great Earthquakes
*Mt 24:7, Lk 21:11,
Wars will increase *Mt 24, Lk 21, Mk 13
Famines will increase *Mt 24, Rev 6:5-8
Plagues will increase *Rev 6:8, Lk 21:11
False christs will increase
*Matt 24:24
False prophets will increase
*Mt 24:24
False signs and wonders increase
*Mt
With the Jewish People back in their
land after 2000 years, what next?
• Demon worship increases
*1 Tim. 4:1
• Sorcery with drug abuse increases
(Gk = “pharmakeia” translated means: “a
spell-giving drug, magic, witchcraft,
sorcery”) (HARRY POTTER) *Rev. 9:21
• Children’s disobedience to parents
increases
*2 Timothy 3:1-5
• Self-esteem increases 2 Tim 3:2; 2 Pet 3:3
In the Last Days the Jewish People will
return to their Land
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SIMULTANEOUSLY:
European nations unite * Daniel 7 and 9
Russia is a world power * Ezekiel 38 and 39
China is a world power * Revelation 16:12f
Arab nations unite with Russia against
Israel (assumes Israel is there) *Ezek 38
A World Government takes over * Rev 13
In 1948 the Israelis as a Nation
Returned to the Holy Land
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SIMULTANEOUSLY:
Global Terrorism increased
* 2 Tim. 3
• Global Lawlessness increased * 2 Tim. 3
• Global Homosexuality increased *
*1 Timothy 4; 2 Tim. 3; Romans 1
• Global Immorality increased * Jude 18,19
• Persecution of Believers increased
Matt 24:9
Persecution of Believers
• HBO host, Bill Maher on MSNBC’S
Scarborough Country: “We are a nation
that is unenlightened because of religion.
…I think religion stops people from thinking. I think it justifies crazies….Christians
do not believe in science and rationality.
…The Bible is a book of fairy tales.”
Israel Returns to Her Land Not Yet
Accepting Her Messiah.
• Meanwhile:
• An Apostate Global Spiritual system
emerges
*** 2 Thessalonians 2, Rev. 13:8
• A Global Monetary System emerges *
*** Revelation 13:17
• A Global Leader emerges
*** Rev. 13:7
• A Global Encompassing Visual System
emerges
*** Revelation 11:9,10
When the Israelis get back in their land in
the Last Days they will build a temple
• The Jewish people are ready to build their
Last-Days Temple in Jerusalem as soon
as they have a guaranteed peace.
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Thess 2
• The Jewish people will accept a
guaranteed peace covenant secured by
the countries of the Revived Roman
Empire.
** Daniel 9:27
• The Jewish People will have their
Temple in Jerusalem soon!!!
When the Jewish People return
to their land in the Last Days:
• Mockers of the Second Coming of Christ
will increase.
*** 2 Peter 3, Jude 1
• Knowledge will increase. *** Daniel 12:4
• Travel will increase.
*** Daniel 12:4
• Hoarding of gold and silver will increase.
*** James 5:3
• The Church will be LUKE WARM!!!!!
Rev. 3:16
DO YOU UNDERSTAND OUR TIMES?
• Are you a “cultural christian” or are you a true,
believing Christian?
• Have you combined knowledge about the
Gospel of Lord Jesus Christ with saving faith?
• Have you repented of your sinfulness?
• Mark 1:15
• “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of
God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the
gospel.”
ROMANS 10: 9-11, 13
• 9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the
Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that
God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt
be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth
unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the scripture
saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be
ashamed. 13 For whosoever shall call
upon the name of the Lord shall be
saved.
IF WE HAVE ETERNAL LIFE:
• Our job is to be “Testifying both to
the Jews, and also to the Greeks,
repentance toward God, and faith
toward our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Acts 20:21
CHRISTIAN: INVADE THE WORLD!
• JESUS PRAYED: “SANCTIFY THEM
THROUGH THY TRUTH: THY WORD IS
TRUTH. AS THOU HAST SENT ME INTO
THE WORLD, EVEN SO HAVE I ALSO
SENT THEM INTO THE WORLD.”
John 17:17, 18
CHRISTIAN: INVADE THE WORLD!
• Prayer
• Tracts
• Missions
• Consistent Godly Lifestyle
– Godly attitudes
– Godly actions
– Godly attire
A FEW QUESTIONS TO PONDER:
• Haggai 1:5 & 7: Consider your ways.
• Zech. 1:3 & 4: Return to Me.
• I Tim. 4:6: Are we being constantly nourished
on the words of faith and sound doctrine?
• I Tim. 4:7: Have we disciplined ourselves for
the purpose of godliness?
• I Tim. 4:10: Have we fixed our hope on the
living God who is the Savior of all men,
especially of believers?
• OR: is our hope mostly in here and now?
1 TIMOTHY 6:13-16
• 13 I give thee charge in the sight of God, who
quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who
before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession14
That thou keep this commandment without spot,
unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus
Christ: 15 Which in his times he shall shew, who is
the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and
Lord of lords; 16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in
the light which no man can approach unto; whom no
man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and
power everlasting. Amen.
1 Timothy 4:13a-16a
• …give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to
doctrine. 14 Neglect not the gift that is in thee,
which was given thee by prophecy, with the
laying on of the hands of the presbytery. 15
Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly
to them; that thy profiting may appear to all. 16
Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine;
continue in them….
QUESTIONS….Cont’d
• Are you neglecting the spiritual gift that is within
you?
I Tim. 4:14
• Are you giving yourself wholly to the things of
the Lord, are you absorbed with them, is your
spiritual progress evident to all?
I Tim. 4:15
• Are we holding to a form of godliness but
denying the power?
II Tim. 3:5
• Could we always be learning, but never able to
come to a knowledge of the truth? II Tim.3:7
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Proverbs 23:7
TWO SYMPTOMS OF UNBELIEF:
• Unbridled Pride
• Unrestrained Selfishness
The Catastrophe of Unbelief
• Hebrews 3:7-19
• Hebrews 4:1, 2, 11-16
• Hebrews 5:8-14
• Hebrews 10:19-39
• I Thessalonians 5:1-24
THE PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH
• 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the
ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 13 Till
we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the
knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man,
unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of
Christ: 14 That we henceforth be no more children,
tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of
doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness,
whereby they lie in wait to deceive; 15 But speaking
the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things,
which is the head, even Christ: 16 From whom the
whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that
which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual
working in the measure of every part, maketh increase
of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. Eph.4:12-16
ROMANS 13:11-14
• 11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is
high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our
salvation nearer than when we believed. 12 The
night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us
therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let
us put on the armour of light. 13 Let us walk
honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and
drunkenness, not in chambering and
wantonness, not in strife and envying. 14 But
put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not
provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
ROMANS 5:8-11
• 8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in
that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for
us. 9 Much more then, being now justified by
his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through
him. 10 For if, when we were enemies, we were
reconciled to God by the death of his Son,
much more, being reconciled, we shall be
saved by his life. 11 And not only so, but we
also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
by whom we have now received the atonement.