Apocalypse Now - Part 2

In Part 2 of the Apocalypse Now series from Omega Church & Ministries Center, Pastor Price provides an overview of the two testaments of Scripture and how they work together to provide a complete revelation of the salvation experience.

Topics covered in this video include:

Apocalypse Now - Part 2

• Who are the two witnesses in the book of Revelation and why are they important?  
• What role does the Old Testament law have in the life of believers?   
• How do we overcome sin?  
• How does the Bible show a repeated pattern of conflict between two natures?  
• What is regeneration?  

Apocalypse Now - Part 1

"But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts. These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life"  Jude 1:17-21

Many people talk about the end times, the latter or last days, the Second Coming of Christ, but what does all of this really mean?  What happens during this time and how can we know when that time is approaching?  How do we prepare and what do we need to know in order to prepare?

A Word for Eddie Long & New Birth

"Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.  But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican." Matthew 18:15-17

A brother once shared that the wisdom God gives us in how to handle disputes is very similar to how He deals with us in our trespasses against Him. When there are things in our lives that God does not like, He comes to us directly to put light on those things through personal conviction by His Holy Spirit.  If we do not take heed, He will send two or three witnesses to confirm the word of the Spirit.  If even then we do not turn, He will expose the issue before the church. If our heart is hardened still, we become like the heathen.

Consider how each of these steps illustrates the character of God.  He continually works to turn us from sin.  God is longsuffering, and there is a whole lot of 'stepping over' we must do to go around His commands. He gets no pleasure in damning people to hell, but desires that men repent and live (Ezekiel 18:23-32, 33:11; Luke 15:20-24; II Peter 2:9). Therefore, He gives us plenty of space to do so.

So many are focused on whether Eddie Long coerced young men into sexual relationships.  While this indeed is a serious charge, I would like to bring your attention to the mercies of God.  Our eyes are often too LOW.  The bigger question in this matter is what is God doing?

Up on a Pedestal...Instead of a Cross

Puffed up by the Flatterer

"Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man. For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away." Job 32:21-22

Recently my family watched the movie, "Pilgrim's Progress: Journey to Heaven". It is based on the classic novel "Pilgrim's Progress" by John Bunyan.

In the story, you follow the walk of a man named "Christian" as he seeks eternal life. Along this journey, there are various people that he meets, including the "Flatterer". Christian had been warned to stay clear of the Flatterer, for he would say anything to lead him off of the path. And well into his journey - almost to his destination - Christian encounters him.

Brokenness - The Key to Heavenly Life

Not of Works

Although we just completed a series on whether the Scriptures are reliable as God's words, the Scriptures in and of themselves are still not the whole of what is needed in the new life we have in Christ. Study of the Scriptures is what Zac Poonen below calls "necessary", but true victory in the Lord only comes through brokenness; when it is no longer about what we are doing for God, but what He is doing in and through us.

We must come through the Holy Place, which includes feeding on God's word, being enlightened by His Spirit, and communing with Him in prayer and worship...but our journey doesn't end there.

Thy Word IS Truth - Conclusion

How I Love They Precepts

"I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches. I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways. I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word....Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness." Psalms 119:14-16, 159

God exalts His word even above all His name (Psalms 138:2). Yet how is it that so many deny His words in order to honor His name? Such is truly deception and He will not accept such defiled offerings. If we do not believe what God has said, doesn't that show us to be unbelievers?