Day 1: Knowing the time
· The bible talks about the last days as perilous time - 2 Tim 3: 1 – 5
· We are living in the last days. Our salvation is nearer than when we first believed – Rom 13:11
· Jesus knew the time (John 13:1 – ). He told us everything we need for our salvation, even the end of the world (John 13:19) so that “when it is come to pass”, we may believe.
· He gave His disciples sign for His second coming and for the end of the world (Math 24).
· Pointing to the importance of prophecy as the end time gospel Jesus says “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come”. (Mathew 24:14).
· What gospel was Jesus referring to?
o Remember, the four books that we call gospels were not yet written. Jesus was talking of the end-time prophecy. He was referring to the end-time gospel based on prophecy. (We cover this in more details in next series).
o In verse 15 Jesus makes it clear about the kind of gospel He was referring to. He refers us to the book of Daniel. He says “When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand)” Mathew 24:15.
· Some people think that it is not necessary to understand the prophecies. They say “we only need to preach about love”. However, true love, while pointing us to Jesus, it leads us to understand prophecies. It was these prophecies that Jesus was referring to.
o Mathew 24 is full of prophetic events that we cannot afford to ignore (Mathew 24:4,25). You cannot separate love and prophecies.
o Daniel and John were the loved ones, and to these were the end-time prophecies given. (Dan 9:23; John 21:20,24 and Rev. 1:1-3).
o Love is connected with prophecy. For example, while 1 Corinthians 13 is about love, the 1 Corinthians 14 is about prophecy.
o You cannot separate the church with prophecy. In fact, God’s last days church is clearly identified with prophecy (2 Peter 1:19) and in prophecy (Rev 12:17 and Rev 14:12)
· “Let Daniel speak, let the Revelation speak, and tell what is truth. But whatever phase of the subject is presented, uplift Jesus as the center of all hope” TM 118.1
The great storm is coming. Oh if we knew the time! – Luke 19:41 – 44
Now is the time, let’s repent, believe the gospel and be ready.
by VOR Dear Brother & Friend,
Ganka Daniel Nyamsogoro
Department of Economics and International Business
University of Greenwich
Department of Economics and International Business
University of Greenwich
