Last Days: Today is Salvation Day!

We are living in the "last days" people. The "beginning of birth pains" is described in Matthew Chapter 24 by Jesus Christ to his disciples. More imformation about the "last days" or end times is mentioned in Daniel 12:1-13,Daniel 9:27, Mark 13:3-37,Luke 12:35-40, II Peter 3:1-17, I Thessalonians 4:13-18, II Timothy 3:1-9, Revelation Chapters 4-22,Isaiah 65:17-25, and Matthew 25:31-46.
Part I.
In the last days...there will be... "beginning of birth pains"
1. wars and rumors of wars
2. famines and earthquakes in various places
3. Christians will be hated by all nations.
4. Betrayal by others
5. Faith of many will grow cold
6. Deception
7. Many "false prophets"
8. "scoffers...scoffing and following their own evil desires," (II Peter 3:3)
9. Christians will be arrested, put on trial and put to death for their faith in Christ
10. Nation against nation
11. Kingdom against kingdom
12. Children rebel against thier parents and put them to death
13. All men will hate Christians
14. Christians handed over to local authorities and "flogged in the synagogues"-beaten
15. "terrible times" (II Timothy 3:1)
16. "People will be lovers of themselves..." II Timothy 3:2
17. "...lovers of money.." II Timothy 3:2
18. "...boastful..." II Timothy 3:2
19. "...proud..." II Timothy 3:2
20. "...abusive..." II Timothy 3:2
21. "...disobedient to thier parents..." II Timothy 3:2
22. "...ungrateful..." vs.2
23. "unholy," vs..2
24. "without love..." vs..3
25 . " unforgiving..." vs.3
26. " slanderous..." vs.3
27. "...without self-control..." vs.3
28. "...brutal..." vs.3
29. "...not lovers of the good.." vs.3
30. "treacherous..." vs.4
31. "...rash..." vs. 4
32. "..conceited..." vs.4
33. "...lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God___" vs.4
34. " having a form of godliness but denying its power..." vs. 5
Part II. The dead in Christ rise from their graves! (I Thessalonians 4:16)
1. Those who accepted Christ as thier personal Savior who are already in heaven, bodies rise fom the graves.
2. Reminder to Christians not be worried!
3. Reminder to the lost to get saved before they loose thier opportunity to do so.
Part III. The Rapture!
1. Those who accepted Christ as thier personal Savior that have not died yet, and are on the earth when the dead in Christ rise, are "caught up" with them!
* That is they vanish/disappear suddenly-in the twinkling of an eye...in the blink of an eye, so fast the lost people on the earth during this time will not know what to think of it.
2. The lost people are left behind.
Part IV. Judgment Seat of Christ-only redeemed here, all those who accepted Christ as their personal Savior,to see what you did for Christ, all will be rewarded, some will be ashamed
Part V.The Tribulation(last 7 years) & Great Tribulation (last 3 1/2 years)
1. God's judgment on those who rejected him.-the lost people on the earth left behind after the rapture.
2. a bad and awful thing for anyone to be in
3. last for quite a while
4. includes 7 seals, trumpets, and woes
* 5 months-torture, locusts with sting of scorpion, and head of a man-people will wish to die and won't be able too
* some of the water is destroyed by turning to blood -supernaturally- and fish, other sea creatures and people in it at the time, die
* sun blotted out
* 2 witnesses-from heaven, never died yet, breathe fire to protect themselves
-tell people about more judgment from God to come
-supernaturally killed
-stay dead for 3 1/2 days
* people celebrate, give each other gifts
-after 3 1/2 days are up the prophets rise from the dead and are caught back up to heaven
-than a earthquake takes place
*144,000 Jews accept Christ as thier personal Savior during this
* Some Gentiles accept Christ during this as well
* The rest of the people continue to mock God,laugh at him, and worship idols
* people decieved by the anti-christ from the east, male, stands in temple and calls himself god, deceives many
* have the mark of the beast-able to buy,sell, trade
*fire and brimestone
* a lot of the plants are burned up
* more earthquakes
* various other judgments from God
Part VI. Christ Second Coming to Earth-all shall see him, and bow down and worship him
Part VII. Millelium Kingdom -1,000 years
-Jesus reigns on earth
-Satan bound and cast into the bottomless pit
-Last ressurection-for the lost people & Great White Throne Jugdment-Lost Judged for rejecting Christ
Part VII. New Heaven and New Earth
A. Saved-eternity with God forever and ever!
B. All the Lost of all the ages -eternity /punishment in the lake of fire forever and ever

Now-the Church Age! We live at a time where people can still be saved for God is still in the saving business!
A. Watch-For His Return!
1. pay attention to what is going on around you
2. look for signs of the end times
3. keep on looking for him to come again
4. don't give up on looking for him to return
B. Pray for the peace of Israel, and for his return!
1. why? God commands us too
2. keep doing this till it happens
C. Pray for the salvation of the Lost!
1. government leaders
2. neighbors
3. family members
4. enemies
5. aquaintances
6. others
D. Be alert! Be on your guard!
1. be on the look out
2. keep on looking for his return!
E. Make sure you are ready, prepared for eternity yourself!
1. examine yourself
2. accept Christ as your personal Savior today