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When The Nations Gather · 5-Minutes of Good News

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SPEAKER_00: Hello, Christians.
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SPEAKER_00: This is Dallas Beecham.
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SPEAKER_00: Stand by for good news.
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SPEAKER_00: There are moments when the evening news sounds less like a report and more like an echo from an old prophet.
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SPEAKER_00: Ezekiel stood by a river while in captivity and saw things no man could see on his own.
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SPEAKER_00: Ezekiel saw nations gather against the mountains of Israel.
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SPEAKER_00: He named old names, Gog and Magog, Persia and Cush.
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SPEAKER_00: He saw a storm coming from the north.
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SPEAKER_00: He saw weapons, armies, horses, shields, a plan made in secret, a plan made in pride, a plan made by men who thought Israel was weak.
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SPEAKER_00: But Ezekiel heard something greater than marching feet.
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SPEAKER_00: He heard the voice of God.
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SPEAKER_00: I am against you, O God.
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SPEAKER_00: That changes the whole story.
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SPEAKER_00: If God had said nothing, the armies would look terrifying.
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SPEAKER_00: If heaven were silent, the headline would be enough to steal your sleep.
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SPEAKER_00: But heaven is not silent.
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SPEAKER_00: God speaks, and when God speaks, the believers listen differently.
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SPEAKER_00: The unbeliever may see only truth movements.
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SPEAKER_00: The believer sees a throne.
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SPEAKER_00: The unbeliever may see only alliances.
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SPEAKER_00: The believer sees prophecy.
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SPEAKER_00: The unbeliever may see chaos, but the believer remembers that God writes straight lines through crooked history.
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SPEAKER_00: That is the part believers must not miss.
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SPEAKER_00: The nations may gather, but God is not gathering information.
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SPEAKER_00: He is not surprised, he is not rushed, he is not walking the floor in heaven.
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SPEAKER_00: He is not wondering what Russia, Iran, Israel, or America will do.
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SPEAKER_00: Long before the headline, God's word was written.
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SPEAKER_00: Long before the armies moved, God had already declared the end of the story.
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SPEAKER_00: Zachariah said the nations would gather against Jerusalem.
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SPEAKER_00: Joel said the nations would be brought down into the valley of decision.
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SPEAKER_00: Revelation says the kings of the earth will gather at a place called Armageddon.
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SPEAKER_00: Ezekiel says God will put hooks in the jaws of the invader.
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SPEAKER_00: He will bring him forward, not because evil is in charge, but because God will display his greatness before the eyes of the nations.
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SPEAKER_00: That means the battlefield is not the highest issue.
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SPEAKER_00: The highest issue is the glory of God.
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SPEAKER_00: The nations think they are coming for spoil.
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SPEAKER_00: They think they are coming for power.
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SPEAKER_00: They think they are coming because Israel appears vulnerable.
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SPEAKER_00: But God says He will use that very moment to make His name known.
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SPEAKER_00: He will show the nations that He is holy.
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SPEAKER_00: He will show Israel that He keeps His word.
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SPEAKER_00: He will show the world that history has never belonged to the proud and the powerful.
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SPEAKER_00: That is why Christians can watch world events with clear eyes.
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SPEAKER_00: We do not have to pretend the world is calm when it is not.
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SPEAKER_00: We do not have to ignore danger.
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SPEAKER_00: We do not have to close our Bibles and say nothing matters.
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SPEAKER_00: It matters.
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SPEAKER_00: Israel matters.
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SPEAKER_00: Jerusalem matters.
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SPEAKER_00: The nations matter.
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SPEAKER_00: The promises of God matter, but we also do not have to panic.
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SPEAKER_00: The same Lord who named the nations can restrain the nations.
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SPEAKER_00: The same Lord who foretold the storm can command the storm.
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SPEAKER_00: There is another lesson here.
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SPEAKER_00: God sometimes lets evil gather itself into one place.
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SPEAKER_00: He lets pride stand up where everyone can see it.
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SPEAKER_00: He lets rebellion speak out loud.
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SPEAKER_00: He lets the nations make their plans.
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SPEAKER_00: Then at the appointed time He answers.
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SPEAKER_00: Pharaoh learned it at the Red Sea.
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SPEAKER_00: Goliath learned it in the valley, and one day every proud power will learn it again.
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SPEAKER_00: So when you hear of alliances forming, do not only ask what are the nations doing, ask what the Bible says about what they are doing.
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SPEAKER_00: When you hear of threats against Israel, do not only ask how dangerous is this, ask did God not promise?
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SPEAKER_00: And the answer is yes, always yes.
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SPEAKER_00: He has not forgotten Abraham.
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SPEAKER_00: He has not forgotten David.
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SPEAKER_00: He has not forgotten Jerusalem.
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SPEAKER_00: He has not forgotten the church, and he has not forgotten his promise to you.
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SPEAKER_00: Peter said it on the day of Pentecost, for the promise is unto you and to your children, and to all that are far off.
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SPEAKER_00: That means God promises did not stop with one generation.
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SPEAKER_00: It reached forward, it reached outward, and by grace it reached us.
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SPEAKER_00: And now the good news Bible prophecy is not given to terrify Christians.
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SPEAKER_00: It is given to make Christians faithful.
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SPEAKER_00: It is given to wake us up.
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SPEAKER_00: It is given to lift our eyes, and it is given to remind us that the world is not spinning loose from the hand of God.
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SPEAKER_00: When the world seems unstable, the believer can stand on a stable word.
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SPEAKER_00: When the nations rage, Psalm two says the Lord still sits in the heavens.
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SPEAKER_00: When armies gather, God still reigns, and when the final chapter comes, it will not end with Gog, Magog, Persia or Armageddon.
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SPEAKER_00: It will end with Jesus Christ, King of kings and Lord of Lords.
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SPEAKER_00: So lift up your head, Christian.
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SPEAKER_00: Watch the times, but do not worship the times.
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SPEAKER_00: Read the headlines, but believe the scriptures.
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SPEAKER_00: Pray for Israel, pray for the nations, pray for the lost, pray for peace, but never forget where peace finally comes from.
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SPEAKER_00: It does not come from a treaty table or political strength.
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SPEAKER_00: It comes from the Prince of Peace.
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SPEAKER_00: The nations may gather against Israel, against Jerusalem, and against the purposes of God, but no nation has ever gathered enough power to overthrow the throne of heaven.
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SPEAKER_00: Remember this message, as I hope it has touched your heart and causes you to have a good day.