Dr. David Jeremiah: END TIMES - BE THE GOOD NEWS | David Jeremiah Sermons [20:26-25:28]

We are making progress. The good news is that today we're starting to penetrate even the most difficult barriers by means of technology. The internet is essential but cheaper methods for setting up satellite TV and radio have also allowed preachers to reach difficult homes of interested people who want to learn about the gospel. Men and women, we live in a time when the gospel has the opportunity to be heard as never before and the darkness seems to be coming toward us in the midst of that darkness the gospel is standing up, showing the way, shining the light, the unstoppable message of the gospel before the rapture. But then the rapture will happen and all God's people will go to heaven and immediately after that in the first three and a half years of the tribulation there's going to be a massive revival. Now I know some people that say are you praying for the great revival that's going to bring Jesus back in the rapture? Well I'm praying for revival but I haven't prayed that way because there's nothing in the Bible that says we're to have a great revival before the rapture happens. It's not in the Bible. We hope it happens. I'm okay if it happens. I hope it does happen but there's one thing I do know there is a prophecy that after the rapture during the tribulation period there will be the greatest revival on this earth that has ever happened. You say, well Pastor Jeremiah how's it going to happen? All the Christians are gone. Well I remember Jay Vernon McGee say but my programs will still be here they can find them on the radio. Kind of a good idea right? Well let me tell you what I know about that first of all they're going to be two incredible witnesses that show up. They call the two witnesses I think it's Moses and Elijah. So how would you like to live in a community and somebody says hey would you come with me tonight we're having a rally downtown and Moses and Elijah are going to be there to speak. I might go to that. These two witnesses are going to do amazing things in fact they will actually die and come back to life. During the ministry of the two witnesses thousands of people will get right with God and become Christians. Well if that's not enough the two witnesses are followed up by a hundred and forty four thousand spirit filled Jewish witnesses. Now just think about that phrase for a moment. A hundred and forty four thousand spirit filled Jewish witnesses spread all over the world preaching the gospel. So the gospel will be preached during the tribulation. Many people don't realize that the first half of the tribulation will be one of the greatest evangelistic awakenings in human history. The gospel of the kingdom will be preached to the whole world and then comes the return of God. Now that's the message of the gospel but I want to conclude my remarks to you today with a second part of this message which is the unstoppable messengers of the gospel. The message is important but without messengers the message can't get distributed. Without preachers there's no message available. What do we do if there are no messengers? That's why Jesus said behold I say to you lift up your eyes and look at the fields they are ready white for the harvest. Jesus said we need helpers we need messengers there are people ready to be saved they just need to hear the gospel. And then he said I will build my church and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. How does the Lord help us to do that? Well I want to engage with you at a little deeper level right now than where we have been so far and help you understand we are a group of barefoot evangelists. We are the people who carry the gospel to the world. First of all we do it by showing it in our lives. We are representatives of the gospel. We are the embodiment of the gospel. Ladies and gentlemen that means we need to be different. We need to be people of God. And let me tell you something that you made out of thought of. In the world in which you and I live today we are more conspicuous than we have ever been. We are more different than we've ever been. There's a greater contrast between a person who was really walking with God and the rest of the people in the world than there's ever been. You say how do you know that? All I know is I watch what's happening in the world. I watch what goes on in the world and realize if you're out and out Christian and you stand for God listen to me. You will be noticed. You will be noticed because you're different. Jesus said it this way. You are the light of the world. A city that is set in a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket but on a lampstand and it gives light. You are the light of the world. Let your light shine Jesus said so that men will see your good works.