Sermon Notes
If you can believe the Resurrection, you can believe the Rapture. Jesus did not use scare tactics or exaggeration when he spoke. If he said a Great Tribulation was coming, he meant it. After the Rapture, the wrath of God will come upon the Earth like never before, and the book of Revelation describes exactly what will happen.
Key Scriptures:
Revelation 6:1-17; Matthew 24:21-22; Jeremiah 30:6-7; Daniel 12:1; Revelation 19:11; Zechariah 14:12; Revelation 13:17; Revelation 8:1; Revelation 9:1-11; Revelation 3:10; Revelation 4:1; Romans 8:18; I Thessalonians 1:10; I Thessalonians 5:1-9; Romans 13:11-12; Genesis 5:24; Hebrews 11:5; Revelation 21:4
Key Points:
- The Antichrist is coming. After the Rapture, a great storm will come upon the Earth. The Antichrist will come on a white horse, imitating Jesus, to take control of the world with military power. The economy will collapse, and the world will become like a troubled sea.
- War is coming. The second thing to come upon the Earth is great warfare. The Bible describes modern-day nuclear warfare, which will destroy the Earth. War will break out, and the Antichrist will conquer the whole world.
- A famine is coming. After the Rapture, a great food shortage will come upon the Earth, and you will not be able to buy or sell without the Mark of the Beast.
- Death is coming. One fourth of the Earth will die during the Great Tribulation. Death will claim the bodies, but Hell will claim the spirits of those left behind.
- Persecution is coming. After the Rapture, many who are left behind will be converted, but it will come at a price. Those who believe in Jesus will be beheaded. If you can’t live for Jesus now, how hard will it be for those who believe during the Tribulation?
- Earthquakes are coming. There will be cosmic disturbances on the Earth, and men will try to escape, but find no rest.
- Demons are coming. There are demon spirits reserved for the Tribulation that will come upon the Earth and afflict men. It will be so bad that men will wish they could die. But the Church will be in Heaven with Jesus.
- Jesus is coming. After the Tribulation, Jesus will return and destroy Satan, the Antichrist, and the False Prophet. We will experience Heaven, and it will be more glorious than you can imagine! Once you get to Heaven, the glory will be so great that you won’t even remember the pain and sorrow of what you’ve been through.
Final Thoughts:
There are signs of the times all around. We are in the Last Days, and you must be ready for the Return of Jesus Christ. If you’ll live to please God, you won’t have to worry about anything else. Jesus already took the wrath of God on your behalf so that you don’t have to experience the wrath to come
