are unable to stay. We want you to have a blessed week in the Lord. If you are able to stay,

we encourage you to do so. We'll probably only go for another two or three hours and then you can

so today I want to talk about what I would argue is one of the main reasons the Lord's return is closer than any of us might realize.

Now, I know what you're thinking, I can read your mind. There's something coming in right now. Let's just give me a second here.

You're thinking, wow, pastor, come on, man. You say that every single week. I know.

You've been saying this for years. I know. I have.

The Lord's return is drawing near.

Nearer now than when we first believed.

The Lord could come at any time.

Do you still believe that?

Yes.

Are you kidding me?

Hello?

More so now.

This is actually the reason why I want to address another matter that is sort of in concert with this

and that's why any mention of the Lord's

return is increasingly met with ridicule and I also want to in doing that

talk about why that should matter.

So in order to do that, we'll need to first look at three prophecies in the Bible.

I would encourage you to turn to them if I could trouble you to do so.

The first of which is in the Old Testament book of Daniel, and the second and third are in the New Testament books of Revelation, the last book in the Bible,

and Second Thessalonians. Let's start with Daniel 927. It says, then he, speaking of the

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