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The Good News at the End of the Story · 5-Minutes of Good News

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  SPEAKER_00: Hello, Christians.
• 0:02
  SPEAKER_00: This is Dallas Beacham.
• 0:04
  SPEAKER_00: Stand by for good news.
• 0:08
  SPEAKER_00: All week long we have followed a trail through prophecy.
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  SPEAKER_00: Ezekiel saw Gog and the nations coming against Israel.
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  SPEAKER_00: Daniel saw a troubled king coming to his end.
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  SPEAKER_00: Zachariah saw Jerusalem surrounded.
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  SPEAKER_00: Joel saw the nations gathered for judgment.
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  SPEAKER_00: Revelation saw the Euphrates dry up and the kings assembled, and the place called Armageddon.
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  SPEAKER_00: If we stop there, it would sound like bad news.
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  SPEAKER_00: Armies, judgment, wrath, earthquakes, hail, war.
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  SPEAKER_00: But the Bible doesn't leave God's people staring in the darkness.
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  SPEAKER_00: It shows them the dawn.
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  SPEAKER_00: Revelation nineteen opens with heaven.
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  SPEAKER_00: Behold a white horse.
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  SPEAKER_00: The one sitting on it is called faithful and true.
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  SPEAKER_00: His eyes are like a flame of fire.
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  SPEAKER_00: On his robe and on his thigh is a name written King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
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  SPEAKER_00: That is the rest of the story.
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  SPEAKER_00: Not merely that nations gather, not merely that evil rises, not merely that the world grows darker.
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  SPEAKER_00: The rest of the story is that Jesus returns.
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  SPEAKER_00: He judges rightly, he defeats the enemies of God.
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  SPEAKER_00: He delivers his people and he reigns.
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  SPEAKER_00: That is why the ending matters so much.
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  SPEAKER_00: If prophecy only ended with war, it would crush the heart.
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  SPEAKER_00: If revelation only ended with wrath, we would tremble with no hope.
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  SPEAKER_00: But revelation does not end at Armageddon.
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  SPEAKER_00: It moves beyond the battlefield.
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  SPEAKER_00: It moves beyond Babylon falling.
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  SPEAKER_00: It moves beyond the beast being judged.
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  SPEAKER_00: It moves to a throne.
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  SPEAKER_00: It moves to a city to a bride.
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  SPEAKER_00: It moves to a new heaven and new earth.
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  SPEAKER_00: That is the part we need to remember when we teach prophecy.
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  SPEAKER_00: We are not just telling people what is wrong with the world.
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  SPEAKER_00: We are telling them who is right with heaven.
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  SPEAKER_00: We are not just pointing to the gathering of nations.
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  SPEAKER_00: We are pointing to the coming of Christ.
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  SPEAKER_00: We are not just saying judgment is coming.
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  SPEAKER_00: We are saying salvation is offered.
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  SPEAKER_00: Jesus died for sinners.
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  SPEAKER_00: Jesus rose from the dead.
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  SPEAKER_00: Jesus is coming again.
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  SPEAKER_00: And the same Savior who will judge the nations is the Savior who will save every soul that calls upon his name.
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  SPEAKER_00: So what should Christians do with prophecy?
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  SPEAKER_00: We should not use it to scare the lost.
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  SPEAKER_00: We should use it to warn them.
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  SPEAKER_00: Warn them with love.
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  SPEAKER_00: We should not use it to boast.
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  SPEAKER_00: We should use it to worship.
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  SPEAKER_00: We should not use it to set dates.
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  SPEAKER_00: We should use it to set our hearts on Christ.
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  SPEAKER_00: The good news is not that we can explain every headline.
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  SPEAKER_00: The good news is that Jesus still saves sinners.
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  SPEAKER_00: He still keeps his promises, and one day he will make all things new.
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  SPEAKER_00: So let the headlines remind us to pray.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let the prophecies remind us to watch.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let the warnings remind us to witness.
• 3:53
  SPEAKER_00: If the nations are moving, Christians should not be sleeping.
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  SPEAKER_00: If the hour is serious, the gospel is urgent.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is not the time for cold hearts.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is not the time for careless living.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is not the time for silence.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is the time to speak to our children, to our neighbors, to our friends.
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  SPEAKER_00: Jesus is still the only safe place for the soul.
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  SPEAKER_00: When the nations gather, God still reigns.
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  SPEAKER_00: When kings conspire, Christ is still king.
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  SPEAKER_00: When the earth shakes, the word still stands.
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  SPEAKER_00: When the enemies rage, the lamb is not afraid.
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  SPEAKER_00: And when history reaches its final page, the lamb will not be defeated.
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  SPEAKER_00: He is coming back for his church, a people sealed by the Holy Spirit of promise.
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  SPEAKER_00: Ephesians 1 says that after we heard the word of truth, the gospel of our salvation, and believed we were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise.
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  SPEAKER_00: Think about it.
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  SPEAKER_00: What God has sealed, the world cannot break open.
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  SPEAKER_00: You belong to Him, you are kept by Him, and if you belong to Christ, your future is not fear.
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  SPEAKER_00: Your future is glory.
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  SPEAKER_00: The same Jesus who came first as Savior will come again as King.
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  SPEAKER_00: The same Jesus who was rejected by men will be praised by heaven and by earth.
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  SPEAKER_00: That is not the end of the story.
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  SPEAKER_00: Jesus is the story.
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  SPEAKER_00: And for the believer, that's good news.
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  SPEAKER_00: I hope today's message touched your heart and causes you to have a good day.