@@polystrate1 Coming soon and other such phrases are a very vague terms that doesn't mean coming right now. Which goes back to what it says "no man knows the day or the hour."
@@polystrate1 The point is to live as if He is coming. He always is returning, as judge (that is, ultimate consequence of trajectory), at the end of every moment, and he steals it away. You must not be caught up in the times, in the popular opinions, neither in positive nor negative ways. You must simply always be prepared for the end of everything temporal, which is constantly occurring. This must of course be understood within the framework that it is life, love, light, truth, beauty which is eternal, and that you are made to partake in that.
Dang dude.. I've been sitting here for five minutes in silence just reflecting on this. I don't know what it is about how you deliver a message but it's probably some of the most powerful stuff I've heard. Fighting back tears at the end.
@@InspiringPhilosophy Hey brother have you ever thought about talking to Keith Giles? He wrote a very interesting book called Jesus Unexpected: Ending the End Times to become the Second Coming. Thanks for the video by the way.
I'm a little disturbed by this because the entire Bible tells us clearly wicked and evil men will wax worse and worse and the antichrist Kingdom will envelope the whole earth just before Christ returns. Anyone arguing we are going to slowly convert the whole world to Christianity and then Jesus will return is not read the same Bible I am. If you are willing to twist the word of the Bible this radically, you can pretty much make it say and mean whatever you desire.
This made me cry, his delay saddens me and makes me rejoice, we have time to grow in him. It made me think how shortsighted we are, and how gracious he is. Give me patience Lord.
God said in Quran about Jesus (peace be upon him): " And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed God has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds. O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow [in prayer]. That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal to you, [O Muhammad]." (Quran 3:42-43) " [And mention] when the angels said, “O Mary, indeed God gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to God ]. He will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be of the righteous. She said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?" [The angel] said, "Such is God ; He creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is. He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel, And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of God.(Quran 03:45-49) "[Mention] when God said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to God alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ." (Quran 3:55 )
NIV: Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. New Living Translation Endure suffering along with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. Berean Standard Bible Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. New King James Version You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. New American Standard Bible Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. Amplified Bible Take with me your share of hardship [passing through the difficulties which you are called to endure], like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. Holman Christian Standard Bible: Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. American Standard Version: Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. Aramaic Bible in Plain English: And endure hardships as a good Soldier of Yeshua The Messiah.
@@I9s7lam5is-S3tu1pid The Gospel of Jesus was originally one book, written by Lazarus in consultation with the Apostles [John 21:24] and published soon after Jesus left them on their own. The religion was hijacked by Rome, the Gospel was broken up scrambled adulterated into a bunch of competing narratives. Later four of those adulterated gospels were canonized with falsely ascribed authorship and a Gnosticism cover-story. It was the finding of an original Gospel of Jesus scroll in Jerusalem that gained the Knights Templar power over the Church and their eventual undoing when the church finally retaliated against them Friday 13th.
I have been dealing with that prideful thinking- wanting Jesus to come back so he may judge the earth. Such a self centered view and I am ashamed that I had believed so. You are Exactly right. Pray for our enemies’ salvation.
Here is The Savior YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified/Pierced for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Egyptian Semitic: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moshe (Moses) wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Egyptian Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"
God said in Quran about Jesus (peace be upon him): " And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed God has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds. O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow [in prayer]. That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal to you, [O Muhammad]." (Quran 3:42-43) " [And mention] when the angels said, “O Mary, indeed God gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to God ]. He will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be of the righteous. She said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?" [The angel] said, "Such is God ; He creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is. He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel, And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of God.(Quran 03:45-49) "[Mention] when God said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to God alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ." (Quran 3:55 )
If I can go back in time to speak to my 17 year old self who just became Christian, I would show him this video. I was one of those who really thought that christ’s return would mean the punishment of my enemies, but this is a view blinded by the flesh. Thanks for this video, stay blessed 🙏
God said in Quran about Jesus (peace be upon him): " And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed God has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds. O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow [in prayer]. That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal to you, [O Muhammad]." (Quran 3:42-43) " [And mention] when the angels said, “O Mary, indeed God gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to God ]. He will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be of the righteous. She said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?" [The angel] said, "Such is God ; He creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is. He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel, And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of God.(Quran 03:45-49) "[Mention] when God said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to God alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ." (Quran 3:55 )
This has got to be one of your greatest videos (top 10 for sure). To fully live for the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus and pray for all people to know Him as He truly is. Thank you. I have tears in my eyes.
Here is The Savior YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified/Pierced for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Egyptian Semitic: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moshe (Moses) wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Egyptian Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"
Wow, at first I was skeptical of your channel. But now you truly open my eyes, seeing the light of Christ. You’ve made me see him more clearer than before. May Jesus bless you and the whole Trinity together, Amen.
Thanks IP for this! You're right! It is truly in our best interest to love the world and the enemies of Christ, just as Christ loved us and died for us whilst we were still his enemies. We are to love, with patience and forgiveness, not hatred or become prideful that our enemies should perish, but love them just as God himself desires all to be saved through Jesus. I myself was saved back in 2023, and I can tell you how grateful I am that I have heard the gospel (which I never heard/understood previously before), and I am to pray for my enemies that they also get the chance to hear the gospel, whether through myself or anyone else that knows Christ, like you IP! This is a real game changer and faith builder, thank you so much!
I've walked away from God. I'm willing to admit that. Now I want to come back. Please pray for me and anyone else struggling right now. Pray that we all understand what true love is. If I hurt anyone, I apologize.
IN JOHN 3 16 17 AND 18 THE WORD IN THE BIBLE SAYS FOR GOD SO LOVE THE WORLD AND BELIEVE D IN HIS SON WOULD NOT PERISH. UT HAVE ETERNAL LIFE AND JESUS SAID I DIDNT COME TO DESROY THE PEOPLE BUT THROUGH ME THEY WOULD BE SAVED BY THERE FAITH. THOSED THAT BELIEVED ON MY NAME ARE SAVED ALREADY UTDENIED ME MY FATHER WILL DENIED THEM.
Currently I am premillennial/Post-Trib-Pre-Wrath. So I see the world getting a whole lot worse before He comes back. Hello Michael, first time Patreon subscriber. I came into a 50$ e-card and figured I'd spend it with you. Love most of your work, please continue winning for the kingdom!
@@Nunya_Bidness_53 it's not a salvation issue, even though it can become a bad stronghold of fear and poor choices. I've rose above the unmitigated fear and self inflicted choices on myself, ie. I've learned from my mistakes and make better decisions now. I still believe what I do, but I trust God to lead me in whatever happens in my life.
I’m Postmillennial Preterist. All of the prophecy in the Bible makes perfect sense if you connect it with historical events prior to 70 AD. Jesus will not return before the Church has made disciples of all nations.
I’ll admit if he just came down I’d be skeptical myself. I also have a brother by blood who does not believe. The thought of what Hell horrifies me. I have an uncle, one of my favorites, who died shaking his fist at God. I prayed for him until he passed, and then some. I pray he had a last moment repentance. I gotta remember the same thing for those who mistreated me in my time in the military. Thank you for reminding me.
I would be sceptical to a degree, but the evidence would be overwhelming surely. I am an atheist, and many Christians have asked me what would it take to change my mind, .. for Jesus to return, and perform miracles which experts could not account for, would be sufficient for me.
@@bonnie43uk I hope that you stumble across the evidence that you need in the lives of believers, that you might come to faith and share eternity with us. It sounds as though you are closer than you may realize. God bless you.
Amen. I learnt something I'd been denying in myself: That I must cast off my selfish pride that is a troublemaker but repent and pray for my enemies. I should never had desired for my enemies to suffer but to repent and come to Christ. I'm going to carry this closer now, and remind myself of what Christ wants and not what I want. Thanks dude, we all really need you to help us.
Thank you for this message. I think about this verse a lot: 2 Peter 3:9-9 (NASB95) The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.
I can't wait for his return so only us athiests, witches, enlightened ones remain so we can turn this planet into a paradise. Nye bye sheep, the wolves will run things now. Ave Satanas.
God said in Quran about Jesus (peace be upon him): " And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed God has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds. O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow [in prayer]. That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal to you, [O Muhammad]." (Quran 3:42-43) " [And mention] when the angels said, “O Mary, indeed God gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to God ]. He will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be of the righteous. She said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?" [The angel] said, "Such is God ; He creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is. He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel, And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of God.(Quran 03:45-49) "[Mention] when God said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to God alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ." (Quran 3:55 )
If we have to make the world good enough for Jesus to come back we are never going to get there and it sure feels like everyday we get further away from it.
“Is he a threat to democracy” being something that western government would say is so painfully true. Democracy is put on a pedestal above God by many people.
God said in Quran about Jesus (peace be upon him): " And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed God has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds. O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow [in prayer]. That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal to you, [O Muhammad]." (Quran 3:42-43) " [And mention] when the angels said, “O Mary, indeed God gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to God ]. He will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be of the righteous. She said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?" [The angel] said, "Such is God ; He creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is. He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel, And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of God.(Quran 03:45-49) "[Mention] when God said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to God alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ." (Quran 3:55 )
@@Adam-eg1hz noone asked. The Quran retells gnostic Christian and rabbinic jewish stories about Jesus that were floating around in arabia. Nothing that is factually relevant. The Qurans authors believed Mary is part of the trinity 🙄
@@mikek7029 Mike, please read till the end. Our creator (God almighty, the father) sent prophets and messengers to mankind throughout history to guide them to the straight path, Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Jesus and the last one Muhammad and many other prophets (peace be upon them all) and sent with them revelation (Psalm, Torah, Gospel and Quran). But after God saved and raised Jesus (pbuh) when they tried to kill him, people started worshipping him instead of God and changed his message. They went from worshiping one God, the creator of all, to trinity. And they also changed and altered the original Gospel and Torah. So God sent the last and final messenger, Prophet Muhammad pbuh, and the last and final revelation Quran to correct and complete Judaism and Christianity. God said in Quran: "Indeed, We have sent revelation to you ˹O Prophet˺ as We sent revelation to Noah and the prophets after him. We also sent revelation to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and his descendants, ˹as well as˺ Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and Solomon. And to David We gave the Psalms." (Quran 4:163) "God: There is no deity ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him-the Ever-Living, All-Sustaining. It is He Who has sent down the Book to you (O Muhammad) with truth, confirming what came before it. And He revealed the Torah and the Gospel previously, as guidance for mankind." (Quran 3:4)
It saddens me to be reminded of how petty and self centered humanity is. I was hoping I would see the return of our king in my lifetime. But I believe you are right. Humanity as it is, is not ready for his return, and won't be for a long time. I can only pray for guidance and to live as he did. Amen
What constitutes "ready for his return"? From what I read the second coming is a "ready of not... here I come". 42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. 43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. 44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. 45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? 46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. 47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods. 48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; 49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; 50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, 51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
As a reborn Catholic this was difficult but fruitful to watch because I desire all to come to Rome and I must reevaluate if it's out of love or pride. Thank you and GOD bless you Mike.
This is so weird, I've never met a Christian saying they want him to come back just so that they can be right. I sat and thought about it and it truly has not ever crossed my mind. I want to be united to my Lord, changed mind, body and soul to perfection, and see his rule over ALL turning everything right.
Same. None of this video resonated w me. The whole time I was like...wait, what?? People want this?! This stuff has never crossed my mind! I want Jesus to come back so we can have heaven on earth. To see and know God face to face, complete health and peace. ..A new glorified body that knows no pain or disease. To understand and see things clearly vs as a shadow etc. So many reasons and not once has it ever been to prove righteousness to unbelievers or recieve justice for those who disagree or don't like me. 🤷♀️
I was thinking the same thing - I've never known any Christian who's looking forward to Christ's return so that their "enemies" can be punished. All the Christians I know feel brokenhearted over all the lost people in the world and desperately want them all to know Christ and be saved, not for them to be judged and punished - it's not the Father's will that any should perish. I watched this video wondering whether I'm in some kind of exceptional "bubble" of believers whose hearts are for the lost to be saved and I'm just naïve in believing most Christians feel the same way, or if Inspired Philosophy is the one who's surrounded by carnal Christians to such a degree that he believes most other Christians are like that too.
What’s funny to me is that a lot of this is avoided if you believe in the rapture and the tribulation….because sure everyone would try to explain away the disappearing of millions of people, but when Christ actually returned, it WOULD be a time of judgement and no escape….as Revelation tells us…and I can’t ignore the scripture’s clear teaching on Christ’s return as imminent. That said, this was an incredibly thought-provoking and convicting message. Thank you so much, brother, for your exhortation and ministry.
My whole life, I've been lost. I don't know everything, and for all I know, I could be wrong about everything. I admit this. But if there's one thing I hold to heart, it's that I trust Him. I will follow my King. 🙏
With tears I say now after watching this movie that invites me to rise along with this God: We adore Thee O Christ and we bless Thee! Because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world!
This has me feeling convicted. I pray the Lord forgive me for some of those thoughts you described. Thanks for this Mike. Didn’t realize how bad I needed to hear this.
At 6:12 you say the return of Jesus in our current time would only end in bloodshed. That's exactly how the New Testament describes it, though. It is glory and celebration for the saints, but terror and destruction for the wicked. "since indeed God considers it just to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to grant relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might, when he comes on that day to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed." 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10 ESV
I agree. What are we to make of all that is foretold in revelations if Jesus' return is not to be a time of judgement? I agree with the point that we should not rejoice in the fact that our enemies will perish but I don't understand how that means Christ will come down and there won't be judgement.
God said in Quran about Jesus (peace be upon him): "And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed God has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds. O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow [in prayer]."(Quran 3:42-43) " [And mention] when the angels said, “O Mary, indeed God gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to God ]. He will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be of the righteous. She said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?" [The angel] said, "Such is God ; He creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is. He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel, And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of God . "[Mention] when God said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to God alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ."(Quran 3:55) "And their saying, “We have surely killed the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, the Messenger of God”…In fact, they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him, but it appeared to them as if they had. And indeed, those who differed over him are in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it-just following assumptions. And certainly, they did not kill him. Rather, Allah raised him to Himself. And ever is Allah Exalted in Might and Wise." (Quran 4:158)
Thank you for making this video I’ve been wanting to see Jesus for a while now and know his time is coming again and to those reading this may you have a blessed day 🙏
I'm touched and brought to tears by this video. I realize how selfish i've been in that ive not simply accepted his love for me and instead fought because he didnt seem to do what he said he would do for me.
I understood the reminder to love and grow in the Spirit. What I don't get is how the things that were said to hold back his return are reasons he doesn't return. He'll return as a lion and no longer a lamb and the world WILL always be in opposition to him regardless of when he returns.
This DEFINITELY hit me hard Made me think about my own actions and described many thoughts I've had I love your channel and the work you do I pray you may continue to do so and be guided by the Lord
Your actions have nothing to do with your salvation other than calling upon the Lord to be saved. . Believe in the death burial n resurrection n you're good.
Here is The Savior YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified/Pierced for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Egyptian Semitic: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moshe (Moses) wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Egyptian Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"
God said in Quran about Jesus (peace be upon him): " And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed God has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds. O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow [in prayer]. That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal to you, [O Muhammad]." (Quran 3:42-43) " [And mention] when the angels said, “O Mary, indeed God gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to God ]. He will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be of the righteous. She said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?" [The angel] said, "Such is God ; He creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is. He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel, And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of God.(Quran 03:45-49) "[Mention] when God said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to God alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ." (Quran 3:55 )
Dang this is extremely convicting. I’m praying for my enemies. They need Jesus. My pride is the sin I need to crucify with Christ. Lord Jesus have mercy upon me.
The whole thing of pridefully pointing the finger and saying “haha, I was right all along” never even crossed my mind. I’ve always, always thought of it as; when Jesus descends from heaven we will be In sheer panic if we will get chosen to meet him in the sky and if we don’t get chosen how sad it is and hopefully once the rapture takes them then they’ll be repentant and will be allowed to ascend. It’s always been this awe jaw dropping thing but mostly filled with anxious anticipation for those that I love. It might just be me but the whole pride thing wasn’t even something I thought about at all. Though it sounds right for us humans unfortunately 😐
I agree. I also have never thought this, and the entire video seems kinda pointless. Also, the rapture was invented in the 1800s, so you don't have to worry about that.
Man the section on Protestants, Catholics, and Orthodox wanting a Christ who will vindicate their view and calling the real Christ an antichrist if he doesn't was 🔥🔥🔥! I honestly feel convicted by this to have more charity towards my brothers who I disagree with. I can only hope I'd have the grace to let the LORD be the LORD, and not my small and fallible idea of what he should be, great video IP. Also that ending line "Let's begin." I've got goosebumps man. Lol
This video starts off with a false assumption, that Christ's return will be obvious, and this personage will be a well-known celebrity whether famous or infamous. This is wrong. - This is the work of God, that ye believe in him who He hath sent. But first He must suffer many things and be repudiated and rejected and considered unfit [to be the Messiah] by this [unbelieving] generation. Christian Standard Bible @InspiringPhilosophy I'm claiming to be the Second Coming right NOW. Will you ask to see my credentials? Are you going to invite me on your show, even for a grilling? NO. So much for your assumption that the Second Coming will be infamous. ".. they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, ..and KNEW NOT until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be." -Matthew 24:38-42
Which of the following prophecies ever came through, for they were predicted to be fulfilled in the generation that Jesus lived. 1 John 2:18 18 Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour. Matthew 16:27-28 27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. 28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. Mark 13:24-30 24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, 25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. 26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. 27 And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. 28 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near: 29 So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors. 30 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done. Matthew 24:29-35 29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: 30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. 32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: 33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. 34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. 35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. Matthew 10:19-23 19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. 20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you. 21 And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death. 22 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. 23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come. Acts 2:14-20 14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: 15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. 16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; 17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: 18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: 19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come: Deuteronomy 18:21-22 21 And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken? 22 When a prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him. Definition of generation: all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively.
@@mariobethell3731 besides the last video IP put out on the contingent prophecy view you should also go watch the video put out by The Analytic Christian on the delay of the parousia which also takes the contingent prophecy view. Essentially they point out that the passage in Deuteronomy was one test of a prophet but there was a second means of testing a prophet which finds full expression in the prophecies of Jeremiah but can be shown to be operative more of the time than even the deuteonomical test.That being said, I'm also a Orthodox preterist so I believe that while many of these things had a fulfillment either in the ministry of Christ, the Acts Church, or at the fall of Jerusalem, that there will be a final fullfillment of the rest at the second coming. So to address the passages you've brought up the only three that explicitly said that the generation of Jesus would not pass away before it was accomplished was Mark 13:24-30, Matthew 16:27-28, 24:28-35 which most people looking at the surrounding context can quickly see is, at least in part, a reference to the transubstantiation. So to quickly deal with the rest: 1 John 2:18: fulfillment is right there in the text, many antichrists have already come. Mark13:24-30: partially fulfilled at the transubstantiation(24-26), final fulfillment at the second coming(27), but fulfillment delayed for the reasons IP laid out in these last 2 videos. Matthew 24:29-35:partially fulfilled at the transubstantiation(29-30), final fulfillment at the second coming(31), but fulfillment delayed for the reasons IP laid out in these last 2 videos. Matthew 10:19-23: fulfillment in the Resurrection. Acts 2:14-20: Fulfillment at pentecost and in the ministry of the churches documented throughout the book of acts.(17-19). Full fulfillment (the day of the Lord) may have been the fall of the temple in 70 a.d. but may have its greatest fulfillment in the second coming, there were many days of the Lord throughout the old testament all of which are shadows and types of the final judgement. So there you go. Some were fulfilled, even fulfilled in multiple ways within the generation of the apostles and disciples Jesus was speaking to, some have been delayed and will have their initial fulfillment at the second coming, and others were partially fulfilled whether in the ministry of Jesus and the Acts Church, or at the fall of Jerusalem in 70 and, but will have their final fulfillment at the second coming.
I don't know bro, this kind of seems like emotionalism to me. Didn't Jesus say that those who are not with him are against him? Didn't Jesus also say that we should fear the one who can destroy both body and soul in Gehenna? Wasn't it outlined in Revelation that when Christ returns that he will lay waste to all that oppose him and that the birds of the air will feast on the flesh of his enemies? So while agree with some of your sentiments and views in the video, I think you're ultimately misrepresenting Jesus here. Scripture clearly states that his first coming was as the lamb, where he willingly laid down his life for those that choose to follow, and that his second coming well be as the lion. Also, humans will never be ready for Christ's return. Humans will always be prideful creatures. It is in our fallen nature.
God bless you all we are all believed and believers may Jesus set us free on our path to a better world may we be forgiven for all our fallen mistakes amen I am with you❤ he is coming soon 🙏
Puts it in perspective how we can be selfish just wanting Christ to return for our benefit, rather than putting our concern on the lost and the consequences of those who reject Him if He was to return right now
Im someone who decided to renew his relationship with Christ a year ago after many decades away. Lately I've been having a lot of doubts and questions and this was a question I had struggled with. Thank you for this excellent video 🙏
Let’s think about this. If Jesus Christ returned sooner instead of waiting, would you have ever had a chance to renew your relationship? Or would you have been caught with your pants down
He is nearer now from when we believed Luke 19:27 But those my enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring here, and slay them before me.
All Zachariah 14 Revelation 6:10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, do you not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
God said in Quran about Jesus (peace be upon him): "And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed God has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds. O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow [in prayer]."(Quran 3:42-43) " [And mention] when the angels said, “O Mary, indeed God gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to God ]. He will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be of the righteous. She said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?" [The angel] said, "Such is God ; He creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is. He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel, And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of God . "[Mention] when God said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to God alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ."(Quran 3:55) "And their saying, “We have surely killed the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, the Messenger of God”…In fact, they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him, but it appeared to them as if they had. And indeed, those who differed over him are in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it-just following assumptions. And certainly, they did not kill him. Rather, Allah raised him to Himself. And ever is Allah Exalted in Might and Wise." (Quran 4:158)
His enemies (and all things) have already been made Christ's footstool, this happened at His Resurrection; see Ephesians 1:20-23 below: "Which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, *far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named,* not only in this age but also in the one to come. And *He put all things in subjection under His feet,* and made Him head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all."
@@restedassurance Hebrews 2:8 8 putting everything in subjection under his feet.” Now in putting everything in subjection to him, he left nothing outside his control. At present, we do not yet see everything in subjection to him.
I woke up with and have been pondering the question, "what if Jesus doesn't come back?" It's something I've grappled with, because just as he says in the video, it seems so self-righteous and selfish to await Christ's return for validation and destruction of enemies. I looked through the Bible, read some possible answers from RC Sproul, still felt empty... until this video. It humbled me. Took my hubris down all the notches. Made me realize that I've stopped praying for others' salvation for quite sometime and have slowly become complacent. This was the wake-up call I needed. Yes, Christ is already here - he lives within me. I need to follow his steps, undo what I've become. What I have been is not "kingdom of Heaven" - I pray for God to forgive me and remove my blinders. I'll start praying for others again, ask God to restore and recreate a whole new loving heart instead of holding animosity. May more and more repent, hear and see the truth, and be rescued and redeemed. Amen.
The one thing I realise from all of these perspectives on eschatology, is the following: One day, all knee shall bow and all kingdom, nation, and tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is the King of Kings, and Lord of Lords! God bless you Michael Jones, may God everso greatly continue to bless you!
such a great message! never stopped to think about just how not ready we are. really great point on how you said you know in your heart your not there yet. prayers going out to your ministry to continue spreading the good news and hope all over the world. love you and thanks for giving me so much to think about over the last 3 years of coming back to Jesus and finding your channel❤️❤️❤️
Oh man Michael that may have been your best one yet. It is so hard to “love your enemies” sometimes. But if HE loves them then I must as well. God bless brother!
Today, I need conviction. I'm literally just a sinner under the weight of an eternally holy God. Now that my sin is manifesting in my life as consequence, now I earnestly seek forgiveness. I pray I get it even kinda right before it's too late. I love Him a lot.....but all I do is sin! I'm not seeking perfection, just adequacy.
So. I have mixed feelings about this because I respect you and the work you do. I’ve been a Believer since 1975, and other than people whom I know, wrapped around the axle of this world’s politics, I have not encountered the kind of Christian you are describing; I am not naive, as I have said I know such people exist. I 100% agree with you that if you call yourself a Christian and a Believer and are wishing damnation on your enemies and longing for Jesus to be the instrument of that, you’re like James and John, calling fire down, and have missed Who has Saved you! Simultaneously, although the scripture plainly says that God is giving humanity time, because He doesn’t want any to perish, fact of the matter is, time will run out and people will perish, you kind of state this but it needs to be emphasized. Judgement is not a nice thing, it is a laying bare, Jesus died and rose, so no one would have to face that, but many will! But to the point, God has a timetable, He is merciful, but judgement will come, many will long for the kingdom to come, but many won’t. Even in Revelation it talks about how people want the rocks and hills to bury them to hide them from the Shining Presence when He appears and returns for all to see. Metaphorically or not, when ever this happens, everyone will not be ready for it or look forward to it’s happening. It’s interesting that in the controversial book of Revelation, The Revelation Of Jesus, at the end of a thousand years, it states that Satan will be loosed from his prison to go out and deceive the nations again, and apparently they are deceived and go to war against the Lord and against His saints, however you or anyone interprets this, something significant happens here, a rebellion. The prophetic language is very harsh in the way that God then wipes them all out and then a The Final Judgement. Somewhere, it may be Revelation or Daniel or one of the Prophets, it is written, He will rule the nations with a rod of iron. So is it possible that even under God’s rule that there will be an undercurrent of discontent brought about by His rule? Satan and his angels rebelled against God, so it has occurred, even Eden had it’s rebellion. I believe that when Jesus comes back, paradigms will be overturned, it won’t be nice, it won’t be clean but He will rule. I think that 1000 years will be a period of lengthy adjustment, but don’t forget, His followers, as He stated In Matthew 24 will be separated out, Paul says that we won’t all die, but at the last trumpet, we will be changed absolutely into some different kind of beings, incorruptible, that sounds instantaneous...so what we will be, I do not know. But I do believe that the nations of the earth will not be like what we will become. So the Kingdom is growing in hearts being prepared for a new existence, but unbelievers, it seems, will also be given even more opportunities to accept or reject God’s rule, and even in the end, many will reject Him, one more final time. After all God’s Love and Mercy, people will still reject Him.
@@KeganVanSickle I would agree too. This video seems to toss most of Revelation and the 70th Week of Daniel right out the window. I choose to go on praying for the shout and the sound of the trumpet.
God. I often watch a lot of your videos and I'm busy writing down a lot of what you say so I can reflect on it later and hopefully pass the message along to others. But for this video, all I could do was just listen. Michael, this really touched my heart. Thank you for your and continue to be blessed, brother 🙏🏽 🙌🏾
The Gospel of Jesus was originally one book, written by Lazarus in consultation with the Apostles [John 21:24] and published soon after Jesus left them on their own. The religion was hijacked by Rome, the Gospel was broken up scrambled adulterated into a bunch of competing narratives. Later four of those adulterated gospels were canonized with falsely ascribed authorship and a Gnosticism cover-story. It was the finding of an original Gospel of Jesus scroll in Jerusalem that gained the Knights Templar power over the Church and their eventual undoing when the church finally retaliated against them Friday 13th.
@@termination9353 man, wake up and reflect. What you're stating is present in no gospel account that was approved by the early christians to be authentic. Those that were are till this day. You're going too far with your conspiracies which is a blasphemy against your intelligence. Rather than wasting it on contradictory nonsense, why not look up accurate history of approved scholarship? Those that tell you these sensational but gravely incorrect stories are more often than not jokesters who consider others' minds to be playthings.
@@doktorenko " What you're stating is present in no gospel account that was approved" Book titled John is "approved" John 21:24 "This is the disciple[whom Jesus loved/ Lazarus] which testifieth of these things, AND WROTE THESE THINGS: and we[Apostles] know that his testimony is true." Is not the Gospels, Mat Mark, Luke, John, accurate history and approved for scholarship? I perceive YOUR church to be the ones telling incorrect stories and counterfeiting up epistles.
Hi IP, I'm your viewer since 2018 I think. I love your work and despite becoming an atheist along the way, I still watch your videos and listen to your debates because of how smart and reasonable you are. Is there perhaps a designated post or other place to suggest a video topic? For me it would be a) "why would anyone want to believe in God" and b) "which Christian denomination is true".
@@sjappiyah4071 I think IP is a very smart guy with solid knowledge, I love his videos and debates. I used to watch this channel to reasure my former faith, but even now I like to watch his content. Definietely my favourite apologist. I actually may become his patron now that you mention it.
@@imrukiitoaoffire1908 There are many factors, but I think there was a decisive one. At one point in my life I was struggling with a problem which despite my best efforts would require a miracle to be resolved. I can elaborate on what it was, although it's not relevant to the story. But basically I really tried to get in contact with God. You know, both Bible and peoples' testimonies say God is a real thing and he has talked to numerous people and intervened in their lives (for better or worse). But in my case, no matter how much I repented, prayed and tried to resolve the problem myself, God just didn't care. At one point I stopped praying for help, I started praying to have him give me a sign that he's at least listening, a sign that is beyond things easily interpreted as coincidences - after all, he has shown himself, talked to and helped many people who can testify that. But in my case nothing ever happened, it was like talking to an imaginary friend. I entered a vicious cycle of constantly blaming myself for doing something that keeps God from acknowledging me. It was terrible and after around 2 years I realized God will remain mute regardless of what I do - meaning he either doesn't exist or hates me, which in the end makes no difference.
Something absolutely no on covers is the fact that there many people within the church that are horrified by all this Jesus coming back. I for one believe in God but do not and have never felt I want an eternity at all. It horrifies me, especially being that I have no choice, absolutely everything is imposed to us by God and well if you don't submit to his "love" then you surely will go to hell for eternity. So you are doomed if you do or if you don't. Also why must we submit to all the whims of God just because he is God, this seems so awful to me as absolutely no one asked to be born. It's so unfair. We truly have no choice over anything. But no one can see this. Well atheists can. Also Jesus does not and has not healed all, just look at all the afflicted who die horrific and agonizing deaths. Also, as much as people do evil things, I do not find it gratifying of a God to come back in wrath and unmerciful, and why send anyone to hell if they are simply making this choice out of what I e been saying, not having a fair choice, what if we dont want to be saints but neither be in hell? You see we are stuck, it is by force that is hidden in the word love. There is nothing loving in a leader/God imposing, coercing his way in all or else sending you to hell. I mean If he is truly God, he must have known I myself Wish I never existed, the agony of knowing I have no damn choice, if I dont side with God then I will go to hell, when all this could have been avoided by not bringing me into existence. And I have never felt or seen his crusification if it happened as an act of love, because God set it all up himself. He created the backstory, the whole thing and plus we didn't sin, it was Adam and Eve so makes no sense. I am just so bitter and conflicted that because of a capricious God, I am here. I do not care for his plan, I do not even want it. I fear this awful being most of the time.
This is exactly what my recent issue was. When I got into argument with people against Christianity, my thought was I want to see your face when you see Jesus on the throne and judge you for your sin, then I realized I am worse Jonah now, at least Jonah had understandable reason. What is my reason? That is a person Jesus died for and I'm hoping to see him being punished? So, I had to repent for my arrogance and prideful heart and started pray for any person I get into argument. I still do sometimes.
Just finished the Book of Revelation it was very hard. So many die, it was hard because it was my neighbors, family and those I know. It saddened me. Yes I am rejoicing when Jesus returns, but rejoicing because Jesus is ruling on earth not because people will see I was right.
Incredibly thought provoking... I knew I was selfish, but this message points out my blatant hypocrisy. It's me, me, me, when my focus needs to be on HOW I can serve and share the gospel. I need to ALLOW the Lord to soften my heart and have free reign of my spirit to make me more like Christ in every way. Thanks for this video, it's one of your best.
Here is The Savior YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified/Pierced for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Egyptian Semitic: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moshe (Moses) wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Egyptian Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"
What a powerful video. All too often I find myself wishing that the enemies of Christ would be judged already while forgetting that I too once stood condemned before God. 😢
God said in Quran about Jesus (peace be upon him): " And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed God has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds. O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow [in prayer]. That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal to you, [O Muhammad]." (Quran 3:42-43) " [And mention] when the angels said, “O Mary, indeed God gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to God ]. He will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be of the righteous. She said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?" [The angel] said, "Such is God ; He creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is. He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel, And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of God.(Quran 03:45-49) "[Mention] when God said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to God alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ." (Quran 3:55 )
Let's remember, for us it's been 2 thousand years for God it's been 2 days . No time at all for our Lord. Prepare for it and if it happens in our life time great, If not live as he asks anyway
Learn to love as Jesus loved. Clear up the pride in yourself first before trying to point it out in others. Once we all love each other as Christ loved us, I believe He will come back again to claim his throne.
I've been subscribed to you for a long while now, and though I disagree with some of your takes. This was the most well-spoken, beautiful, perfect, and dare I say... inspired speeches I've heard in 20-plus years! This video is a must hear for every person. 👏 👏👏
Here is The Savior YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified/Pierced for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Egyptian Semitic: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moshe (Moses) wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Egyptian Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"
Don’t think most of us pray for Jesus’ return just so He can destroy our enemies. Matter of fact I think it’s the opposite. That’s why most churches are involved in missions, cause they want to spread the gospel and make the world aware of who Jesus is. We have martyrs even to this very day some who were missionaries who were killed on the mission field and some who were converted. At the moment gross persecution is not prominent in the West, however, it does exist in many other countries. Many of those being persecuted have prayed for their enemies and were murdered. Some are put in prison and their faith has not been shaken and they too pray for their enemies. Doesn’t mean we do not want to see injustice, bigotry, violence and wickedness come to an end. Desiring the end of such things doesn’t mean our motives are selfish and prideful either.
You know what, if he did come back he would see most of you as one of those sinners. Including people like you yourself who see themselves in Jesus's path would get a big surprise
How does this explanation jive with the many verses in the OT/NT that say the world will be in a state of rebellion against God when Jesus returns? You say that Jesus is waiting for the world to be ready to accept him as king. But the Bible seems explicit that it will be precisely the opposite.
I love your videos JP, you have taught me a lot. I enjoyed this video as well, but I would have liked to see how this message can fit in with revelation.
It can't. He literally called the idea of Christ returning on a white horse with a sword to judge the nations (an image directly from Revelation) an "apocalyptic fantasy" born of pride. He sees the idea of Christ judging the nations as deplorable. He would have to completely empty Revelation of any serious meaning to justify such a position. He also ignores the promises of a real political messianic kingdom to Israel. The Jews were confused because they had prophecies of both a Suffering Servant and a Ruling King, and they didn't understand how one person could ever fulfill both because they didn't expect the Messiah to be Eternal God Himself. Christ fulfilled the Suffering Servant prophecies the first coming, but there remain a whole host of promises to the literal nation of Israel that they will have a time of perfect and just rule by King Messiah. All the "rod of iron" prophecies go unfulfilled if the world just "get's good enough" so Christ doesn't have to act as King and Judge on His second coming. If it's possible for us to bring in a Utopian Heaven on Earth for Jesus to return to, then there's no point for Him to return at all and the majority of Revelation becomes nonsense. This was a pious emotion-based appeal, but it doesn't sit with scripture at all.
Great video on the heart of a believer and the heart of God. This speaks to every Christian. Do I want Christ to destroy the world? What's beautiful about Christ's return is that, though his coming will be sudden, it will not be without merciful calls and wake-up calls for mankind to know how important it is for everyone to believe in him. I'm pre-millennial, pre-trib rapture. And, yes, this video applies beautifully to that position. Why? Because it is a biblical exposé on the importance of having a heart for people that Christ did. The video was a great challenge.
@@theguyver4934 using your logic, the Quran is literally a book made 600 years after Jesus’s death but claims to know all the accurate and correct details of Jesus’s life and his death saying that it was his fucking brother that was crucified and Jesus just stayed somewhere else. I mean what? You guys are so fucking weird bro
God said in Quran about Jesus (peace be upon him): " And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed God has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds. O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow [in prayer]. That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal to you, [O Muhammad]." (Quran 3:42-43) " [And mention] when the angels said, “O Mary, indeed God gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to God ]. He will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be of the righteous. She said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?" [The angel] said, "Such is God ; He creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is. He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel, And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of God.(Quran 03:45-49) "[Mention] when God said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to God alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ." (Quran 3:55 )
He did return, but most Christians missed it because they don't understand the Bible and figurative, apocalyptic, or metaphorical language. They are taught something from the minute they become a Christian and that something is wrong. Bad eschatology doctrine. They miss it just like the Jews missed Jesus coming in physical flesh. The church really needs to wake up and study preterism. It makes way more sense than futurist eschatology. Jesus came in 70 AD to destroy the old covenant system. That happened with the destruction of the temple in 70 AD. This allowed the new covenant to be revealed in Jesus.
You are 100% Correct! I'm a Full-Preterist and my citizenship is in Heaven not some remade paradise on earth. Sadly Mike Jones is also a Futurist. Partial-preterism aka Post-millennialism is also a Futurist Eschatology and just as bankrupt as Dispensationalism
To borrow from Gandalf.
"Jesus is never late, nor is he early, he'll arrive precisely when he means to!"
@@polystrate1 That's because in the bible it clearly states that no man knows the day or the hour.
@@polystrate1 Where in the bible did it say that?
@@polystrate1 Coming soon and other such phrases are a very vague terms that doesn't mean coming right now.
Which goes back to what it says "no man knows the day or the hour."
@@polystrate1 You wouldn't have doubts if you actually studied the bible.
@@polystrate1 The point is to live as if He is coming. He always is returning, as judge (that is, ultimate consequence of trajectory), at the end of every moment, and he steals it away. You must not be caught up in the times, in the popular opinions, neither in positive nor negative ways. You must simply always be prepared for the end of everything temporal, which is constantly occurring. This must of course be understood within the framework that it is life, love, light, truth, beauty which is eternal, and that you are made to partake in that.
Dang dude.. I've been sitting here for five minutes in silence just reflecting on this. I don't know what it is about how you deliver a message but it's probably some of the most powerful stuff I've heard. Fighting back tears at the end.
Thank you, don't fight them
I let it all out. Quietly.
@@InspiringPhilosophy Hey brother have you ever thought about talking to Keith Giles? He wrote a very interesting book called Jesus Unexpected: Ending the End Times to become the Second Coming. Thanks for the video by the way.
This is even more powerful. ua-cam.com/play/PLh6VLj690ZTNpPx71SIKeIXWM-orrLJSj.html
I'm a little disturbed by this because the entire Bible tells us clearly wicked and evil men will wax worse and worse and the antichrist Kingdom will envelope the whole earth just before Christ returns. Anyone arguing we are going to slowly convert the whole world to Christianity and then Jesus will return is not read the same Bible I am. If you are willing to twist the word of the Bible this radically, you can pretty much make it say and mean whatever you desire.
This made me cry, his delay saddens me and makes me rejoice, we have time to grow in him. It made me think how shortsighted we are, and how gracious he is. Give me patience Lord.
@@theguyver4934 the Trinity is false
@@theguyver4934 Do you believe that Christ rose from the Dead?
@@theguyver4934No offense but why follow a religion where allah(false idol) only exists to fulfills the false prophet's lust
@@theguyver4934 why did your prophet curse?
God said in Quran about Jesus (peace be upon him):
" And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed God has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds. O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow [in prayer]. That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal to you, [O Muhammad]." (Quran 3:42-43)
" [And mention] when the angels said, “O Mary, indeed God gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to God ].
He will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be of the righteous. She said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?" [The angel] said, "Such is God ; He creates what He wills.
When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is. He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel, And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of God.(Quran 03:45-49)
"[Mention] when God said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to God alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ." (Quran 3:55 )
I don’t care at all about being right, I just want all the suffering to end. Come soon Jesus and please have mercy on us 🙏✝️
Jesus gave us a powerful weapon to end suffering and it’s not his second coming … prayer
NIV:
Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
New Living Translation
Endure suffering along with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
Berean Standard Bible
Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
New King James Version
You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
New American Standard Bible
Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
Amplified Bible
Take with me your share of hardship [passing through the difficulties which you are called to endure], like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
Holman Christian Standard Bible:
Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
American Standard Version:
Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English:
And endure hardships as a good Soldier of Yeshua The Messiah.
@@I9s7lam5is-S3tu1pid The Gospel of Jesus was originally one book, written by Lazarus in consultation with the Apostles [John 21:24] and published soon after Jesus left them on their own. The religion was hijacked by Rome, the Gospel was broken up scrambled adulterated into a bunch of competing narratives. Later four of those adulterated gospels were canonized with falsely ascribed authorship and a Gnosticism cover-story. It was the finding of an original Gospel of Jesus scroll in Jerusalem that gained the Knights Templar power over the Church and their eventual undoing when the church finally retaliated against them Friday 13th.
@@NickSandt it’s not working
Isn't praying for Him to come soon ensuring that others who are still lost will continue suffering good I eternity?
I have been dealing with that prideful thinking- wanting Jesus to come back so he may judge the earth. Such a self centered view and I am ashamed that I had believed so. You are Exactly right. Pray for our enemies’ salvation.
Here is The Savior
YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified/Pierced for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF”
From the Ancient Egyptian Semitic:
"Yad He Vav He" is what Moshe (Moses) wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3)
Ancient Egyptian Semitic Direct Translation
Yad - "Behold The Hand"
He - "Behold the Breath"
Vav - "Behold The NAIL"
Hi
God said in Quran about Jesus (peace be upon him):
" And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed God has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds. O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow [in prayer]. That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal to you, [O Muhammad]." (Quran 3:42-43)
" [And mention] when the angels said, “O Mary, indeed God gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to God ].
He will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be of the righteous. She said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?" [The angel] said, "Such is God ; He creates what He wills.
When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is. He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel, And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of God.(Quran 03:45-49)
"[Mention] when God said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to God alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ." (Quran 3:55 )
@@Adam-eg1hz Bible > Quran
Judgement is Good. God is a Just God. His Judgement is a Good thing.
Live like he’s coming back today, prepare like he won’t be back for another thousand years. Matthew 25:1-13. 💯❤️ to this community for keeping watch
Yes! Except prepare like he's coming this evening.
Your UA-cam name suits you. Keeping law is antithetical to God’s grace
Where do you get the idea of "keeping law" from his comment? 🤨
He's not. Anti Christ nor abomination of desolation hasn't happened yet. Ur tood
@@JesusisLOVEJohn- that’s the exact opposite. Why did you say Yes! if you disagree?
If I can go back in time to speak to my 17 year old self who just became Christian, I would show him this video. I was one of those who really thought that christ’s return would mean the punishment of my enemies, but this is a view blinded by the flesh. Thanks for this video, stay blessed 🙏
Welcome to the family brother. It won't be easy for now but it's worth an eternity.
As a middle Eastern who is considering Christianity, this was quite moving. Bravo!
Thank you, I hope you accept Christ.
The lord is the father who runs out to greet you with a hug after the years you spent away from him 🙂
Bible Verses Like Acts 26:28
“Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian
God said in Quran about Jesus (peace be upon him):
" And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed God has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds. O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow [in prayer]. That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal to you, [O Muhammad]." (Quran 3:42-43)
" [And mention] when the angels said, “O Mary, indeed God gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to God ].
He will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be of the righteous. She said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?" [The angel] said, "Such is God ; He creates what He wills.
When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is. He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel, And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of God.(Quran 03:45-49)
"[Mention] when God said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to God alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ." (Quran 3:55 )
This was more beautiful a message than i was expecting. May we all be as loving as the Lord is for all mankind.
Amen!
“Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do…”
Luke 23:34
This has got to be one of your greatest videos (top 10 for sure). To fully live for the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus and pray for all people to know Him as He truly is. Thank you. I have tears in my eyes.
Thank you, I’m glad you got something out of it.
Here is The Savior
YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified/Pierced for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF”
From the Ancient Egyptian Semitic:
"Yad He Vav He" is what Moshe (Moses) wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3)
Ancient Egyptian Semitic Direct Translation
Yad - "Behold The Hand"
He - "Behold the Breath"
Vav - "Behold The NAIL"
Wow, at first I was skeptical of your channel. But now you truly open my eyes, seeing the light of Christ. You’ve made me see him more clearer than before. May Jesus bless you and the whole Trinity together, Amen.
Thanks IP for this! You're right! It is truly in our best interest to love the world and the enemies of Christ, just as Christ loved us and died for us whilst we were still his enemies. We are to love, with patience and forgiveness, not hatred or become prideful that our enemies should perish, but love them just as God himself desires all to be saved through Jesus. I myself was saved back in 2023, and I can tell you how grateful I am that I have heard the gospel (which I never heard/understood previously before), and I am to pray for my enemies that they also get the chance to hear the gospel, whether through myself or anyone else that knows Christ, like you IP! This is a real game changer and faith builder, thank you so much!
Thank you for the inspiring message, and we really appreciate the donation.
I've walked away from God. I'm willing to admit that. Now I want to come back. Please pray for me and anyone else struggling right now. Pray that we all understand what true love is. If I hurt anyone, I apologize.
I will, please message me if you want to talk. Inspiringphilosophy.org/contact
@raiden306 I will be praying for you, my friend.
IN JOHN 3 16 17 AND 18 THE WORD IN THE BIBLE SAYS FOR GOD SO LOVE THE WORLD AND BELIEVE D IN HIS SON WOULD NOT PERISH. UT HAVE ETERNAL LIFE AND JESUS SAID I DIDNT COME TO DESROY THE PEOPLE BUT THROUGH ME THEY WOULD BE SAVED BY THERE FAITH. THOSED THAT BELIEVED ON MY NAME ARE SAVED ALREADY UTDENIED ME MY FATHER WILL DENIED THEM.
He will not forsake you,repent ask 4 forgiveness.❤ You can just repent you're sins to God.I was a catholic but I became born again.
Just go back to Church, dude. It happens every week.
Thanks!
Thank you for the donation.
Didn’t expected it to be a tear jerker.
That was goal, I'm am glad you got something out of it.
Currently I am premillennial/Post-Trib-Pre-Wrath. So I see the world getting a whole lot worse before He comes back. Hello Michael, first time Patreon subscriber. I came into a 50$ e-card and figured I'd spend it with you. Love most of your work, please continue winning for the kingdom!
Thank you so much. I hope you enjoyed the video
I was all that...in about 1984. I learned better, hope you do too.
@@Nunya_Bidness_53 it's not a salvation issue, even though it can become a bad stronghold of fear and poor choices. I've rose above the unmitigated fear and self inflicted choices on myself, ie. I've learned from my mistakes and make better decisions now. I still believe what I do, but I trust God to lead me in whatever happens in my life.
@@InspiringPhilosophy I did enjoy it, thank you for your content and zeal.
I’m Postmillennial Preterist. All of the prophecy in the Bible makes perfect sense if you connect it with historical events prior to 70 AD. Jesus will not return before the Church has made disciples of all nations.
I’ll admit if he just came down I’d be skeptical myself. I also have a brother by blood who does not believe. The thought of what Hell horrifies me. I have an uncle, one of my favorites, who died shaking his fist at God. I prayed for him until he passed, and then some. I pray he had a last moment repentance. I gotta remember the same thing for those who mistreated me in my time in the military. Thank you for reminding me.
Also, remember what I talked about here: ua-cam.com/video/tiYf6ITgWbk/v-deo.html
I would be sceptical to a degree, but the evidence would be overwhelming surely. I am an atheist, and many Christians have asked me what would it take to change my mind, .. for Jesus to return, and perform miracles which experts could not account for, would be sufficient for me.
@bonnie43uk then since the antichrist will perform "miracles" to deceive, you are setting yourself up for being misled
@@bonnie43uk I hope that you stumble across the evidence that you need in the lives of believers, that you might come to faith and share eternity with us. It sounds as though you are closer than you may realize. God bless you.
@@TravisHolt-eh8vn well, i've been looking for over 50 years, and the more i look, the more I find the evidence is lacking.
I found your funny shorts and wanted to check out your more in-depth videos. I am SO glad I did!
May God continue to bless you and your ministry.
Amen. I learnt something I'd been denying in myself: That I must cast off my selfish pride that is a troublemaker but repent and pray for my enemies. I should never had desired for my enemies to suffer but to repent and come to Christ. I'm going to carry this closer now, and remind myself of what Christ wants and not what I want.
Thanks dude, we all really need you to help us.
Thank you for this message.
I think about this verse a lot:
2 Peter 3:9-9 (NASB95) The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.
meanwhile this world's suffering is REAL EVERY DAY. Complete Roman trick to keep the plebes controlled with these "gospels." WAKE UP.
I can't wait for his return so only us athiests, witches, enlightened ones remain so we can turn this planet into a paradise.
Nye bye sheep, the wolves will run things now.
Ave Satanas.
This makes me think how gracious God is and how we the church needs to be busy fishing.
God said in Quran about Jesus (peace be upon him):
" And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed God has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds. O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow [in prayer]. That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal to you, [O Muhammad]." (Quran 3:42-43)
" [And mention] when the angels said, “O Mary, indeed God gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to God ].
He will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be of the righteous. She said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?" [The angel] said, "Such is God ; He creates what He wills.
When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is. He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel, And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of God.(Quran 03:45-49)
"[Mention] when God said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to God alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ." (Quran 3:55 )
@@Adam-eg1hz Have you heard the "Islamic Dilemma"? It proves Islam false all by itself, but there are many proofs that Islam is false.
“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.
Matthew 24:36 NKJV
Jesus is Risen!
If we have to make the world good enough for Jesus to come back we are never going to get there and it sure feels like everyday we get further away from it.
“Is he a threat to democracy” being something that western government would say is so painfully true. Democracy is put on a pedestal above God by many people.
Or is He a threat to our Republic, or our business model. It is ALL true - and so sad that we really aren't ready. I include myself of course.
They wont be saying that, they will be looking for a place to hide.
God said in Quran about Jesus (peace be upon him):
" And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed God has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds. O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow [in prayer]. That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal to you, [O Muhammad]." (Quran 3:42-43)
" [And mention] when the angels said, “O Mary, indeed God gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to God ].
He will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be of the righteous. She said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?" [The angel] said, "Such is God ; He creates what He wills.
When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is. He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel, And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of God.(Quran 03:45-49)
"[Mention] when God said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to God alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ." (Quran 3:55 )
@@Adam-eg1hz noone asked. The Quran retells gnostic Christian and rabbinic jewish stories about Jesus that were floating around in arabia. Nothing that is factually relevant. The Qurans authors believed Mary is part of the trinity 🙄
@@mikek7029 Mike, please read till the end.
Our creator (God almighty, the father) sent prophets and messengers to mankind throughout history to guide them to the straight path, Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Jesus and the last one Muhammad and many other prophets (peace be upon them all) and sent with them revelation (Psalm, Torah, Gospel and Quran).
But after God saved and raised Jesus (pbuh) when they tried to kill him, people started worshipping him instead of God and changed his message. They went from worshiping one God, the creator of all, to trinity. And they also changed and altered the original Gospel and Torah.
So God sent the last and final messenger, Prophet Muhammad pbuh, and the last and final revelation Quran to correct and complete Judaism and Christianity.
God said in Quran:
"Indeed, We have sent revelation to you ˹O Prophet˺ as We sent revelation to Noah and the prophets after him. We also sent revelation to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and his descendants, ˹as well as˺ Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and Solomon. And to David We gave the Psalms." (Quran 4:163)
"God: There is no deity ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him-the Ever-Living, All-Sustaining. It is He Who has sent down the Book to you (O Muhammad) with truth, confirming what came before it. And He revealed the Torah and the Gospel previously, as guidance for mankind." (Quran 3:4)
It saddens me to be reminded of how petty and self centered humanity is. I was hoping I would see the return of our king in my lifetime. But I believe you are right. Humanity as it is, is not ready for his return, and won't be for a long time. I can only pray for guidance and to live as he did. Amen
What constitutes "ready for his return"? From what I read the second coming is a "ready of not... here I come". 42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. 43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. 44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. 45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? 46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. 47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods. 48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; 49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; 50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, 51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
This really hit. Thank you for this great message!
You are so welcome
The problem I have with your argument, is that fewer and fewer people are becoming believers, not more.
So true!
Yes and it does speak of a great falling away before he comes I think we're in that process now
As a reborn Catholic this was difficult but fruitful to watch because I desire all to come to Rome and I must reevaluate if it's out of love or pride. Thank you and GOD bless you Mike.
It's love.
If Jesus is waiting for us to be ready then I think he will have to change his mind.
We will never be ready and I don't think we will ever be!
This is so weird, I've never met a Christian saying they want him to come back just so that they can be right. I sat and thought about it and it truly has not ever crossed my mind. I want to be united to my Lord, changed mind, body and soul to perfection, and see his rule over ALL turning everything right.
That's what I'm saying!!! Who the hell was this video for?? And all these people are commenting about how it "moved them to tears." What?!
Same. None of this video resonated w me. The whole time I was like...wait, what?? People want this?! This stuff has never crossed my mind! I want Jesus to come back so we can have heaven on earth. To see and know God face to face, complete health and peace. ..A new glorified body that knows no pain or disease. To understand and see things clearly vs as a shadow etc. So many reasons and not once has it ever been to prove righteousness to unbelievers or recieve justice for those who disagree or don't like me. 🤷♀️
I was thinking the same thing - I've never known any Christian who's looking forward to Christ's return so that their "enemies" can be punished. All the Christians I know feel brokenhearted over all the lost people in the world and desperately want them all to know Christ and be saved, not for them to be judged and punished - it's not the Father's will that any should perish. I watched this video wondering whether I'm in some kind of exceptional "bubble" of believers whose hearts are for the lost to be saved and I'm just naïve in believing most Christians feel the same way, or if Inspired Philosophy is the one who's surrounded by carnal Christians to such a degree that he believes most other Christians are like that too.
Spot on Michael!!! Glory to the King of kings and Lord of lords
What’s funny to me is that a lot of this is avoided if you believe in the rapture and the tribulation….because sure everyone would try to explain away the disappearing of millions of people, but when Christ actually returned, it WOULD be a time of judgement and no escape….as Revelation tells us…and I can’t ignore the scripture’s clear teaching on Christ’s return as imminent.
That said, this was an incredibly thought-provoking and convicting message. Thank you so much, brother, for your exhortation and ministry.
My whole life, I've been lost. I don't know everything, and for all I know, I could be wrong about everything. I admit this. But if there's one thing I hold to heart, it's that I trust Him. I will follow my King. 🙏
With tears I say now after watching this movie that invites me to rise along with this God:
We adore Thee O Christ and we bless Thee! Because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world!
This has me feeling convicted. I pray the Lord forgive me for some of those thoughts you described. Thanks for this Mike. Didn’t realize how bad I needed to hear this.
At 6:12 you say the return of Jesus in our current time would only end in bloodshed. That's exactly how the New Testament describes it, though. It is glory and celebration for the saints, but terror and destruction for the wicked.
"since indeed God considers it just to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to grant relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might, when he comes on that day to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed."
2 Thessalonians 1:6-10 ESV
I agree. What are we to make of all that is foretold in revelations if Jesus' return is not to be a time of judgement? I agree with the point that we should not rejoice in the fact that our enemies will perish but I don't understand how that means Christ will come down and there won't be judgement.
God said in Quran about Jesus (peace be upon him):
"And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed God has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds. O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow [in prayer]."(Quran 3:42-43)
" [And mention] when the angels said, “O Mary, indeed God gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to God ].
He will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be of the righteous. She said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?" [The angel] said, "Such is God ; He creates what He wills.
When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is. He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel, And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of God .
"[Mention] when God said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to God alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ."(Quran 3:55)
"And their saying, “We have surely killed the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, the Messenger of God”…In fact, they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him, but it appeared to them as if they had. And indeed, those who differed over him are in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it-just following assumptions. And certainly, they did not kill him. Rather, Allah raised him to Himself. And ever is Allah Exalted in Might and Wise." (Quran 4:158)
Thank you for making this video I’ve been wanting to see Jesus for a while now and know his time is coming again and to those reading this may you have a blessed day 🙏
How dare you make this tired, old, grumpy man sob with humility. Jesus is great and you, sir, are a legitimate ambassador.
I'm touched and brought to tears by this video. I realize how selfish i've been in that ive not simply accepted his love for me and instead fought because he didnt seem to do what he said he would do for me.
I needed to hear this. Few things bring tears to my eyes but this did. Jesus please help me follow you better.
I understood the reminder to love and grow in the Spirit. What I don't get is how the things that were said to hold back his return are reasons he doesn't return. He'll return as a lion and no longer a lamb and the world WILL always be in opposition to him regardless of when he returns.
This DEFINITELY hit me hard
Made me think about my own actions and described many thoughts I've had
I love your channel and the work you do
I pray you may continue to do so and be guided by the Lord
Your actions have nothing to do with your salvation other than calling upon the Lord to be saved. . Believe in the death burial n resurrection n you're good.
Here is The Savior
YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified/Pierced for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF”
From the Ancient Egyptian Semitic:
"Yad He Vav He" is what Moshe (Moses) wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3)
Ancient Egyptian Semitic Direct Translation
Yad - "Behold The Hand"
He - "Behold the Breath"
Vav - "Behold The NAIL"
God said in Quran about Jesus (peace be upon him):
" And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed God has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds. O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow [in prayer]. That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal to you, [O Muhammad]." (Quran 3:42-43)
" [And mention] when the angels said, “O Mary, indeed God gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to God ].
He will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be of the righteous. She said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?" [The angel] said, "Such is God ; He creates what He wills.
When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is. He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel, And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of God.(Quran 03:45-49)
"[Mention] when God said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to God alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ." (Quran 3:55 )
Dang this is extremely convicting. I’m praying for my enemies. They need Jesus. My pride is the sin I need to crucify with Christ. Lord Jesus have mercy upon me.
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The whole thing of pridefully pointing the finger and saying “haha, I was right all along” never even crossed my mind. I’ve always, always thought of it as; when Jesus descends from heaven we will be In sheer panic if we will get chosen to meet him in the sky and if we don’t get chosen how sad it is and hopefully once the rapture takes them then they’ll be repentant and will be allowed to ascend.
It’s always been this awe jaw dropping thing but mostly filled with anxious anticipation for those that I love. It might just be me but the whole pride thing wasn’t even something I thought about at all. Though it sounds right for us humans unfortunately 😐
I agree. I also have never thought this, and the entire video seems kinda pointless.
Also, the rapture was invented in the 1800s, so you don't have to worry about that.
Man the section on Protestants, Catholics, and Orthodox wanting a Christ who will vindicate their view and calling the real Christ an antichrist if he doesn't was 🔥🔥🔥! I honestly feel convicted by this to have more charity towards my brothers who I disagree with. I can only hope I'd have the grace to let the LORD be the LORD, and not my small and fallible idea of what he should be, great video IP. Also that ending line "Let's begin." I've got goosebumps man. Lol
This video starts off with a false assumption, that Christ's return will be obvious, and this personage will be a well-known celebrity whether famous or infamous. This is wrong. - This is the work of God, that ye believe in him who He hath sent. But first He must suffer many things and be repudiated and rejected and considered unfit [to be the Messiah] by this [unbelieving] generation. Christian Standard Bible
@InspiringPhilosophy I'm claiming to be the Second Coming right NOW. Will you ask to see my credentials? Are you going to invite me on your show, even for a grilling? NO. So much for your assumption that the Second Coming will be infamous. ".. they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, ..and KNEW NOT until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be." -Matthew 24:38-42
@@termination9353 can you remind me exactly what your heresy was? maybe universalism?
@@termination9353 is there any reason you're commenting this under my post and not just in the regular comment section?
Which of the following prophecies ever came through, for they were predicted to be fulfilled in the generation that Jesus lived.
1 John 2:18
18 Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour.
Matthew 16:27-28
27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
Mark 13:24-30
24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.
26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
27 And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.
28 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:
29 So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors.
30 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.
Matthew 24:29-35
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Matthew 10:19-23
19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
21 And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.
22 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
Acts 2:14-20
14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:
15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.
16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:
20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come:
Deuteronomy 18:21-22
21 And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken?
22 When a prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.
Definition of generation:
all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively.
@@mariobethell3731 besides the last video IP put out on the contingent prophecy view you should also go watch the video put out by The Analytic Christian on the delay of the parousia which also takes the contingent prophecy view. Essentially they point out that the passage in Deuteronomy was one test of a prophet but there was a second means of testing a prophet which finds full expression in the prophecies of Jeremiah but can be shown to be operative more of the time than even the deuteonomical test.That being said, I'm also a Orthodox preterist so I believe that while many of these things had a fulfillment either in the ministry of Christ, the Acts Church, or at the fall of Jerusalem, that there will be a final fullfillment of the rest at the second coming.
So to address the passages you've brought up the only three that explicitly said that the generation of Jesus would not pass away before it was accomplished was Mark 13:24-30, Matthew 16:27-28, 24:28-35 which most people looking at the surrounding context can quickly see is, at least in part, a reference to the transubstantiation. So to quickly deal with the rest:
1 John 2:18: fulfillment is right there in the text, many antichrists have already come.
Mark13:24-30: partially fulfilled at the transubstantiation(24-26), final fulfillment at the second coming(27), but fulfillment delayed for the reasons IP laid out in these last 2 videos.
Matthew 24:29-35:partially fulfilled at the transubstantiation(29-30), final fulfillment at the second coming(31), but fulfillment delayed for the reasons IP laid out in these last 2 videos.
Matthew 10:19-23: fulfillment in the Resurrection.
Acts 2:14-20: Fulfillment at pentecost and in the ministry of the churches documented throughout the book of acts.(17-19). Full fulfillment (the day of the Lord) may have been the fall of the temple in 70 a.d. but may have its greatest fulfillment in the second coming, there were many days of the Lord throughout the old testament all of which are shadows and types of the final judgement.
So there you go. Some were fulfilled, even fulfilled in multiple ways within the generation of the apostles and disciples Jesus was speaking to, some have been delayed and will have their initial fulfillment at the second coming, and others were partially fulfilled whether in the ministry of Jesus and the Acts Church, or at the fall of Jerusalem in 70 and, but will have their final fulfillment at the second coming.
I don't know bro, this kind of seems like emotionalism to me.
Didn't Jesus say that those who are not with him are against him? Didn't Jesus also say that we should fear the one who can destroy both body and soul in Gehenna? Wasn't it outlined in Revelation that when Christ returns that he will lay waste to all that oppose him and that the birds of the air will feast on the flesh of his enemies?
So while agree with some of your sentiments and views in the video, I think you're ultimately misrepresenting Jesus here. Scripture clearly states that his first coming was as the lamb, where he willingly laid down his life for those that choose to follow, and that his second coming well be as the lion.
Also, humans will never be ready for Christ's return. Humans will always be prideful creatures. It is in our fallen nature.
God bless you all we are all believed and believers may Jesus set us free on our path to a better world may we be forgiven for all our fallen mistakes amen I am with you❤ he is coming soon 🙏
Puts it in perspective how we can be selfish just wanting Christ to return for our benefit, rather than putting our concern on the lost and the consequences of those who reject Him if He was to return right now
This is probably the best Christian video I've ever seen! Thank you!
Im someone who decided to renew his relationship with Christ a year ago after many decades away. Lately I've been having a lot of doubts and questions and this was a question I had struggled with. Thank you for this excellent video 🙏
Let’s think about this.
If Jesus Christ returned sooner instead of waiting, would you have ever had a chance to renew your relationship?
Or would you have been caught with your pants down
I cried…what a powerful message. Thank You.
6:47 "The truth is many like Jesus but not enough to call him King." This phrase is Gold.
This was so beautiful! How beautiful is the mercy and the patience of our King, and how powerful and is His everlasting steadfast love ❤
This was humbling brother, thank you for this. May Christ come soon, and may He make us all closer to Him for it.
Wow true to your title very Inspiring. Several folks have already commented that this is one of your best videos and i have to agree.
He is nearer now from when we believed
Luke 19:27 But those my enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring here, and slay them before me.
All Zachariah 14
Revelation 6:10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, do you not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
@@TheLionFarm You're wondering how long before a god smites your enemies?
God said in Quran about Jesus (peace be upon him):
"And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed God has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds. O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow [in prayer]."(Quran 3:42-43)
" [And mention] when the angels said, “O Mary, indeed God gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to God ].
He will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be of the righteous. She said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?" [The angel] said, "Such is God ; He creates what He wills.
When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is. He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel, And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of God .
"[Mention] when God said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to God alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ."(Quran 3:55)
"And their saying, “We have surely killed the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, the Messenger of God”…In fact, they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him, but it appeared to them as if they had. And indeed, those who differed over him are in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it-just following assumptions. And certainly, they did not kill him. Rather, Allah raised him to Himself. And ever is Allah Exalted in Might and Wise." (Quran 4:158)
Thank you IP❤
"Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity!"
Psalm 133:1 KJV
The more they call us the haters, the stronger we continue to love them.
Until tribute comes to HIM, HE'S waiting until HIS enemies are made His footstool
His enemies (and all things) have already been made Christ's footstool, this happened at His Resurrection; see Ephesians 1:20-23 below:
"Which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, *far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named,* not only in this age but also in the one to come. And *He put all things in subjection under His feet,* and made Him head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all."
Yup he owns everything
@@restedassurance
Hebrews 2:8
8 putting everything in subjection under his feet.”
Now in putting everything in subjection to him, he left nothing outside his control. At present, we do not yet see everything in subjection to him.
@@VEXF0Rwill he pay my mortgage off then
Does that mean that Christians should kill/tax every non believer? Getting some Muhammad vibes here...
This was beautiful. The last 3 minutes shook me to my core.
Oh my gosh what a powerful video. It takes a lot to induce tears on this guy's face, but you did it with this one. Come soon, Lord Jesus!
I woke up with and have been pondering the question, "what if Jesus doesn't come back?" It's something I've grappled with, because just as he says in the video, it seems so self-righteous and selfish to await Christ's return for validation and destruction of enemies. I looked through the Bible, read some possible answers from RC Sproul, still felt empty... until this video. It humbled me. Took my hubris down all the notches. Made me realize that I've stopped praying for others' salvation for quite sometime and have slowly become complacent. This was the wake-up call I needed. Yes, Christ is already here - he lives within me. I need to follow his steps, undo what I've become. What I have been is not "kingdom of Heaven" - I pray for God to forgive me and remove my blinders. I'll start praying for others again, ask God to restore and recreate a whole new loving heart instead of holding animosity. May more and more repent, hear and see the truth, and be rescued and redeemed. Amen.
Powerful message man. Thank you for sharing.
The one thing I realise from all of these perspectives on eschatology, is the following: One day, all knee shall bow and all kingdom, nation, and tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is the King of Kings, and Lord of Lords! God bless you Michael Jones, may God everso greatly continue to bless you!
such a great message! never stopped to think about just how not ready we are. really great point on how you said you know in your heart your not there yet. prayers going out to your ministry to continue spreading the good news and hope all over the world. love you and thanks for giving me so much to think about over the last 3 years of coming back to Jesus and finding your channel❤️❤️❤️
Oh man Michael that may have been your best one yet. It is so hard to “love your enemies” sometimes. But if HE loves them then I must as well. God bless brother!
Here is my thought
he has already returned but we just haven't noticed him yet
Today, I need conviction. I'm literally just a sinner under the weight of an eternally holy God. Now that my sin is manifesting in my life as consequence, now I earnestly seek forgiveness. I pray I get it even kinda right before it's too late. I love Him a lot.....but all I do is sin! I'm not seeking perfection, just adequacy.
This was absolutely amazing. God Bless you, brother. Praise Jesus ✝️
So. I have mixed feelings about this because I respect you and the work you do. I’ve been a Believer since 1975, and other than people whom I know, wrapped around the axle of this world’s politics, I have not encountered the kind of Christian you are describing; I am not naive, as I have said I know such people exist. I 100% agree with you that if you call yourself a Christian and a Believer and are wishing damnation on your enemies and longing for Jesus to be the instrument of that, you’re like James and John, calling fire down, and have missed Who has Saved you! Simultaneously, although the scripture plainly says that God is giving humanity time, because He doesn’t want any to perish, fact of the matter is, time will run out and people will perish, you kind of state this but it needs to be emphasized. Judgement is not a nice thing, it is a laying bare, Jesus died and rose, so no one would have to face that, but many will! But to the point, God has a timetable, He is merciful, but judgement will come, many will long for the kingdom to come, but many won’t. Even in Revelation it talks about how people want the rocks and hills to bury them to hide them from the Shining Presence when He appears and returns for all to see. Metaphorically or not, when ever this happens, everyone will not be ready for it or look forward to it’s happening.
It’s interesting that in the controversial book of Revelation, The Revelation Of Jesus, at the end of a thousand years, it states that Satan will be loosed from his prison to go out and deceive the nations again, and apparently they are deceived and go to war against the Lord and against His saints, however you or anyone interprets this, something significant happens here, a rebellion. The prophetic language is very harsh in the way that God then wipes them all out and then a The Final Judgement. Somewhere, it may be Revelation or Daniel or one of the Prophets, it is written, He will rule the nations with a rod of iron. So is it possible that even under God’s rule that there will be an undercurrent of discontent brought about by His rule? Satan and his angels rebelled against God, so it has occurred, even Eden had it’s rebellion.
I believe that when Jesus comes back, paradigms will be overturned, it won’t be nice, it won’t be clean but He will rule. I think that 1000 years will be a period of lengthy adjustment, but don’t forget, His followers, as He stated In Matthew 24 will be separated out, Paul says that we won’t all die, but at the last trumpet, we will be changed absolutely into some different kind of beings, incorruptible, that sounds instantaneous...so what we will be, I do not know. But I do believe that the nations of the earth will not be like what we will become. So the Kingdom is growing in hearts being prepared for a new existence, but unbelievers, it seems, will also be given even more opportunities to accept or reject God’s rule, and even in the end, many will reject Him, one more final time. After all God’s Love and Mercy, people will still reject Him.
Well said, I agree. The 2nd coming is not going to be a "kumbaya" time for most.
@@KeganVanSickle I would agree too. This video seems to toss most of Revelation and the 70th Week of Daniel right out the window. I choose to go on praying for the shout and the sound of the trumpet.
God. I often watch a lot of your videos and I'm busy writing down a lot of what you say so I can reflect on it later and hopefully pass the message along to others. But for this video, all I could do was just listen.
Michael, this really touched my heart.
Thank you for your and continue to be blessed, brother 🙏🏽 🙌🏾
The Gospel of Jesus was originally one book, written by Lazarus in consultation with the Apostles [John 21:24] and published soon after Jesus left them on their own. The religion was hijacked by Rome, the Gospel was broken up scrambled adulterated into a bunch of competing narratives. Later four of those adulterated gospels were canonized with falsely ascribed authorship and a Gnosticism cover-story. It was the finding of an original Gospel of Jesus scroll in Jerusalem that gained the Knights Templar power over the Church and their eventual undoing when the church finally retaliated against them Friday 13th.
@@termination9353 Cool fictional story bro!
@@J.F.331 Nothing fictional about it. straight out of the Gospel narrative. Unless you think the Gospel narrative is fictional.
@@termination9353 man, wake up and reflect. What you're stating is present in no gospel account that was approved by the early christians to be authentic. Those that were are till this day. You're going too far with your conspiracies which is a blasphemy against your intelligence. Rather than wasting it on contradictory nonsense, why not look up accurate history of approved scholarship? Those that tell you these sensational but gravely incorrect stories are more often than not jokesters who consider others' minds to be playthings.
@@doktorenko " What you're stating is present in no gospel account that was approved" Book titled John is "approved" John 21:24 "This is the disciple[whom Jesus loved/ Lazarus] which testifieth of these things, AND WROTE THESE THINGS: and we[Apostles] know that his testimony is true."
Is not the Gospels, Mat Mark, Luke, John, accurate history and approved for scholarship?
I perceive YOUR church to be the ones telling incorrect stories and counterfeiting up epistles.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God. Have mercy on me, a sinner. Amen.
Another amazing video. This one really touched me. I was wondering, are you planning on doing a video on Revelation sometime?
Crying tears of repentance.
Thank you for this. ❤
Hi IP, I'm your viewer since 2018 I think. I love your work and despite becoming an atheist along the way, I still watch your videos and listen to your debates because of how smart and reasonable you are. Is there perhaps a designated post or other place to suggest a video topic? For me it would be a) "why would anyone want to believe in God" and b) "which Christian denomination is true".
I think on his Patreon he has room for requests .
Also very cool of you to be Atheist yet still appreciate his content that’s very mature
@@sjappiyah4071 I think IP is a very smart guy with solid knowledge, I love his videos and debates. I used to watch this channel to reasure my former faith, but even now I like to watch his content. Definietely my favourite apologist. I actually may become his patron now that you mention it.
So, I want to ask if I may, what exactly has made you an atheist?
@@imrukiitoaoffire1908 There are many factors, but I think there was a decisive one. At one point in my life I was struggling with a problem which despite my best efforts would require a miracle to be resolved. I can elaborate on what it was, although it's not relevant to the story. But basically I really tried to get in contact with God. You know, both Bible and peoples' testimonies say God is a real thing and he has talked to numerous people and intervened in their lives (for better or worse). But in my case, no matter how much I repented, prayed and tried to resolve the problem myself, God just didn't care. At one point I stopped praying for help, I started praying to have him give me a sign that he's at least listening, a sign that is beyond things easily interpreted as coincidences - after all, he has shown himself, talked to and helped many people who can testify that. But in my case nothing ever happened, it was like talking to an imaginary friend. I entered a vicious cycle of constantly blaming myself for doing something that keeps God from acknowledging me. It was terrible and after around 2 years I realized God will remain mute regardless of what I do - meaning he either doesn't exist or hates me, which in the end makes no difference.
Something absolutely no on covers is the fact that there many people within the church that are horrified by all this Jesus coming back. I for one believe in God but do not and have never felt I want an eternity at all. It horrifies me, especially being that I have no choice, absolutely everything is imposed to us by God and well if you don't submit to his "love" then you surely will go to hell for eternity. So you are doomed if you do or if you don't. Also why must we submit to all the whims of God just because he is God, this seems so awful to me as absolutely no one asked to be born. It's so unfair. We truly have no choice over anything. But no one can see this. Well atheists can.
Also Jesus does not and has not healed all, just look at all the afflicted who die horrific and agonizing deaths.
Also, as much as people do evil things, I do not find it gratifying of a God to come back in wrath and unmerciful, and why send anyone to hell if they are simply making this choice out of what I e been saying, not having a fair choice, what if we dont want to be saints but neither be in hell? You see we are stuck, it is by force that is hidden in the word love. There is nothing loving in a leader/God imposing, coercing his way in all or else sending you to hell. I mean If he is truly God, he must have known I myself Wish I never existed, the agony of knowing I have no damn choice, if I dont side with God then I will go to hell, when all this could have been avoided by not bringing me into existence.
And I have never felt or seen his crusification if it happened as an act of love, because God set it all up himself. He created the backstory, the whole thing and plus we didn't sin, it was Adam and Eve so makes no sense. I am just so bitter and conflicted that because of a capricious God, I am here. I do not care for his plan, I do not even want it. I fear this awful being most of the time.
I think this video gave me the guts to talk about Christ with a close friend of mine.
This is exactly what my recent issue was. When I got into argument with people against Christianity, my thought was I want to see your face when you see Jesus on the throne and judge you for your sin, then I realized I am worse Jonah now, at least Jonah had understandable reason. What is my reason? That is a person Jesus died for and I'm hoping to see him being punished? So, I had to repent for my arrogance and prideful heart and started pray for any person I get into argument. I still do sometimes.
Just finished the Book of Revelation it was very hard. So many die, it was hard because it was my neighbors, family and those I know. It saddened me. Yes I am rejoicing when Jesus returns, but rejoicing because Jesus is ruling on earth not because people will see I was right.
Incredibly thought provoking... I knew I was selfish, but this message points out my blatant hypocrisy. It's me, me, me, when my focus needs to be on HOW I can serve and share the gospel. I need to ALLOW the Lord to soften my heart and have free reign of my spirit to make me more like Christ in every way. Thanks for this video, it's one of your best.
Here is The Savior
YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified/Pierced for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF”
From the Ancient Egyptian Semitic:
"Yad He Vav He" is what Moshe (Moses) wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3)
Ancient Egyptian Semitic Direct Translation
Yad - "Behold The Hand"
He - "Behold the Breath"
Vav - "Behold The NAIL"
What a powerful video. All too often I find myself wishing that the enemies of Christ would be judged already while forgetting that I too once stood condemned before God. 😢
Judged for what?
@@wet-read Sin
@@JacobNeel in other words your god’s Orwellian thought crime’s 😡
God said in Quran about Jesus (peace be upon him):
" And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed God has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds. O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow [in prayer]. That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal to you, [O Muhammad]." (Quran 3:42-43)
" [And mention] when the angels said, “O Mary, indeed God gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to God ].
He will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be of the righteous. She said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?" [The angel] said, "Such is God ; He creates what He wills.
When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is. He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel, And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of God.(Quran 03:45-49)
"[Mention] when God said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to God alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ." (Quran 3:55 )
Let's remember, for us it's been 2 thousand years for God it's been 2 days . No time at all for our Lord. Prepare for it and if it happens in our life time great, If not live as he asks anyway
Learn to love as Jesus loved. Clear up the pride in yourself first before trying to point it out in others. Once we all love each other as Christ loved us, I believe He will come back again to claim his throne.
When we see Him as an enemy, and He sees us as His precious child.
I've been subscribed to you for a long while now, and though I disagree with some of your takes. This was the most well-spoken, beautiful, perfect, and dare I say... inspired speeches I've heard in 20-plus years! This video is a must hear for every person. 👏 👏👏
Thank you
Beautiful message!
Here is The Savior
YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified/Pierced for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF”
From the Ancient Egyptian Semitic:
"Yad He Vav He" is what Moshe (Moses) wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3)
Ancient Egyptian Semitic Direct Translation
Yad - "Behold The Hand"
He - "Behold the Breath"
Vav - "Behold The NAIL"
Don’t think most of us pray for Jesus’ return just so He can destroy our enemies. Matter of fact I think it’s the opposite. That’s why most churches are involved in missions, cause they want to spread the gospel and make the world aware of who Jesus is. We have martyrs even to this very day some who were missionaries who were killed on the mission field and some who were converted. At the moment gross persecution is not prominent in the West, however, it does exist in many other countries. Many of those being persecuted have prayed for their enemies and were murdered. Some are put in prison and their faith has not been shaken and they too pray for their enemies. Doesn’t mean we do not want to see injustice, bigotry, violence and wickedness come to an end. Desiring the end of such things doesn’t mean our motives are selfish and prideful either.
I wish Jesus would come back today to save everyone since the world has become so sinful
You know what, if he did come back he would see most of you as one of those sinners. Including people like you yourself who see themselves in Jesus's path would get a big surprise
That last part. About how Christ being ready to serve us, brought me to tears. I don't deserve that. Not from Him. I need to be better than I am.
How does this explanation jive with the many verses in the OT/NT that say the world will be in a state of rebellion against God when Jesus returns? You say that Jesus is waiting for the world to be ready to accept him as king. But the Bible seems explicit that it will be precisely the opposite.
I love your videos JP, you have taught me a lot. I enjoyed this video as well, but I would have liked to see how this message can fit in with revelation.
Me too.
It can't. He literally called the idea of Christ returning on a white horse with a sword to judge the nations (an image directly from Revelation) an "apocalyptic fantasy" born of pride. He sees the idea of Christ judging the nations as deplorable. He would have to completely empty Revelation of any serious meaning to justify such a position.
He also ignores the promises of a real political messianic kingdom to Israel. The Jews were confused because they had prophecies of both a Suffering Servant and a Ruling King, and they didn't understand how one person could ever fulfill both because they didn't expect the Messiah to be Eternal God Himself. Christ fulfilled the Suffering Servant prophecies the first coming, but there remain a whole host of promises to the literal nation of Israel that they will have a time of perfect and just rule by King Messiah. All the "rod of iron" prophecies go unfulfilled if the world just "get's good enough" so Christ doesn't have to act as King and Judge on His second coming. If it's possible for us to bring in a Utopian Heaven on Earth for Jesus to return to, then there's no point for Him to return at all and the majority of Revelation becomes nonsense.
This was a pious emotion-based appeal, but it doesn't sit with scripture at all.
You mean like a Bible study?
@@garlicgirl3149 he usually references bible verses in his videos, but this one seemed to more just talk about how some scholars have different views
@@politicallyincorrectpatrio9771 Gotcha
Great video on the heart of a believer and the heart of God. This speaks to every Christian. Do I want Christ to destroy the world? What's beautiful about Christ's return is that, though his coming will be sudden, it will not be without merciful calls and wake-up calls for mankind to know how important it is for everyone to believe in him.
I'm pre-millennial, pre-trib rapture. And, yes, this video applies beautifully to that position. Why? Because it is a biblical exposé on the importance of having a heart for people that Christ did.
The video was a great challenge.
Dang it! It hurts how convicting this is! Have mercy on me Jesus
He is not of 'this world but another, He will join
Great video! It definitely leaves a lot to think on and talk with God about. Thank you. ❤
The task of world-wide evangelism remains incomplete.
Great message. Thank you. The church needs this.
Amen brother, we sure do!!
@@theguyver4934 using your logic, the Quran is literally a book made 600 years after Jesus’s death but claims to know all the accurate and correct details of Jesus’s life and his death saying that it was his fucking brother that was crucified and Jesus just stayed somewhere else. I mean what? You guys are so fucking weird bro
God said in Quran about Jesus (peace be upon him):
" And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed God has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds. O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow [in prayer]. That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal to you, [O Muhammad]." (Quran 3:42-43)
" [And mention] when the angels said, “O Mary, indeed God gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to God ].
He will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be of the righteous. She said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?" [The angel] said, "Such is God ; He creates what He wills.
When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is. He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel, And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of God.(Quran 03:45-49)
"[Mention] when God said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to God alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ." (Quran 3:55 )
Christians like you are the ones we need.
Pray for this atheist wanting desperately to become a Christian, no matter what.
He did return, but most Christians missed it because they don't understand the Bible and figurative, apocalyptic, or metaphorical language. They are taught something from the minute they become a Christian and that something is wrong. Bad eschatology doctrine. They miss it just like the Jews missed Jesus coming in physical flesh. The church really needs to wake up and study preterism. It makes way more sense than futurist eschatology. Jesus came in 70 AD to destroy the old covenant system. That happened with the destruction of the temple in 70 AD. This allowed the new covenant to be revealed in Jesus.
You are 100% Correct! I'm a Full-Preterist and my citizenship is in Heaven not some remade paradise on earth. Sadly Mike Jones is also a Futurist. Partial-preterism aka Post-millennialism is also a Futurist Eschatology and just as bankrupt as Dispensationalism