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The World and the Church In the Last Days
Keith Daniel
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Keith Daniel

The World and the Church In the Last Days

Keith Daniel · 1:13:27

Keith Daniel warns that in the last days, perilous times of moral decay, deception, and persecution will challenge the church, urging believers to remain faithful to God's uncompromising truth.
In 'The World and the Church In the Last Days,' Keith Daniel delivers a prophetic message about the moral and spiritual challenges facing the church and society in the end times. Drawing extensively from Scripture, he highlights the rise of deception, persecution, and moral decay, urging believers to remain steadfast in faith and uncompromising in truth. This sermon serves as a sobering call to vigilance and faithfulness in a world increasingly hostile to godliness.

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2nd Timothy 3 verse 1. In the last days perilous times shall come. Perilous, that is fearful and dangerous times shall come. Verse 2. For men, men shall be blasphemers, unholy, without natural affection, false accusers, incontinent, that is without self-control, with no self-control in anything of their lives, despisers of those that are good, despisers of those that are good, lovers of pleasure.

Verse 4. That is sensual, sinful pleasure, more than that is rather than lovers of God. Verse 5. Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof, that is religious but not saved, with no ability or intention of turning from their sins, although they embrace religion zealously. Verse 8. These also resist the truth, that is they reject, oppose and undermine the true message of Christianity with all their religion and activity.

Men of corrupt minds, men of corrupt minds, reprobate, that is debased, concerning the faith, that is speaking of Christianity. Reprobate, concerning the faith, that is pursuing and spreading a blasphemous distortion of the true message of Christ's salvation. In the last days, perilous times shall come.

Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, for the devil has come down unto you having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. Revelation 12 verse 12. Today, we are witnessing an unprecedented spiraling of moral decadence across this world.

Today, we are fearfully witnessing an unprecedented spiraling of moral decadence across this world. The masses, it would seem, hate the good and love the evil. Micah 3 verse 2, and hate the righteous.

Psalm 34 verse 21, despises of those that are good. 2 Timothy 3 verse 2, he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey. Contextually, he that turns from his sins in repentance of the message of the gospel of Christ, he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey, that is, literally will be accounted as mad and treated so.

Isaiah 59 verse 15, Isaiah fearfully prophesying of the last days, contextually, with those words, all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 2 Timothy 3 verse 12, verse 13, but evil men, evil men and seducers, that's heretics, shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. 2 Timothy 3 verse 12 and 13, the wicked shall do wickedly.

Daniel 12 verse 10, that is unprecedented evil. Iniquity shall abound, escalate as never before in history, contextually. Matthew 24 verse 12, across the whole world, nations fearfully prepare for protection from a possible military attack against them, but they lie conquered and destroyed.

By the moral war that has mercilessly waged against them in these the last days, we have lost our sensibilities. One fearful newspaper journalist recently wrote in one of the greatest newspapers of the world, front page, we have lost our sensibilities. That which shocked yesterday is today accepted as the norm.

Most restrictions and restraints in our lifetime have retreated in confusion. Obscenity in this liberated generation is distaught in almost every form of media. Julian Barnes recently warned in the United Kingdom Weekly Telegraph newspapers, one of the most read newspapers on earth, front page, obscenity in this liberated generation is distaught in almost every form of media today.

He wrote, freedom of speech originally hailed when it was first introduced into our laws has conditioned the minds of the masses to steadily accept and now openly pursue a thousand moral evils. A generation is emerging that has been conditioned to place no value on moral purity. The minds of our children, the minds of children have been tragically desensitized against moral decadence and extreme violence.

Anthony McCarter, author of The Death of a Superhero, he states, the implications, the implications of teenagers worldwide immersed in computer games of mass murder fill him with fear. Freedom of speech has tragically taken away the rights of and left the morally decent people helpless to protect themselves and their children from the depraved filth now exploited brazenly in films, on television, in secular music, and uncensored magazines. But freedom of speech is denied to those who dare to oppose moral decadence, who are now accused of hate speech and threatened with legal action from the law itself.

In many western countries, in the book of Acts, as Paul preached, there was an uproar and they angrily dragged him to court and he was jailed and later driven out of that city. And it seems the days have come again when where this truth, where this truth is preached uncompromisingly and fearlessly, we are again being dragged to the courts and many are being driven out of their cities to escape persecution and death threats from the ungodly. Even children are encouraged to object and protest against preachers and Christians who name sin or the coming judgment of God upon sinners or that Christ is the only way accepted by God for salvation.

In the last days, lawlessness shall prevail. It does not mean that they will not be law, but it seems that the law will defend and protect moral indecency and condemn those who make any stand against what God condemns in this once revered book. Freedom of speech has opened the doors for no restraint from the law against most immoral evils being brazenly propagated through much of today's media.

And the internet has dangerously equipped morally and mentally defiled people with weapons of the mass destruction of moral sanity. The language of the gutters, the language of the gutters is now encouraged and portrayed to be the language of the home in films and on the television. They that hate thee, they that hate thee have lifted up the head, Psalm 83 verse 8, whose glory is in their say.

Philippians 3 verse 19, there is no fear of God before their eyes. Psalm 36 verse 1, Psalm 2 verse 1, why do the heathen, the unbelieving, godless rage that is brought and the people generally and their masses imagine a vain thing that is desire, a futile and fearful thing. The kings of the earth set themselves and the rulers, the rulers take counsel together against the Lord and against his anointed, that's Christ, saying, let us break their bands asunder and cast away their cords from us.

Come, they say literally, let us free ourselves from all this bondage and slavery to God and his word. Contextually, which our forefathers once embraced. In 2 Samuel 23 verse 3, we read that he that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.

But when the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth. Proverbs 29 verse 16, because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. Ecclesiastes 8 verse 11, but woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees.

Isaiah 10 verse 1, and what you sow you will reap. God warns in Galatians 6 verse 7, ye have ploughed wickedness and have reaped iniquity. Hosea 10 verse 13, they that plough iniquity and sow wickedness shall reap the same.

Job 4 verse 8, they have sown the wind and they shall reap the whirlwind. Hosea 8 verse 7, what you sow you will reap. This applies not only to the individual, but nationally, and as we are witnessing today, to an entire generation.

Visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children. Exodus 20 verse 5, thou recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children, that is into the hearts of their children. Jeremiah 32 verse 18, Romans 1 verse 28, and even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind to do those things which are not convenient.

Being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, haters of God, the godly across this world have become fearfully conscious as never before, that the whole world lieth in wickedness, literally in the hands of the wicked one. 1 John 5 verse 19, and that he, that is the God of this world, 2 Corinthians 4 verse 4, hath blinded the minds of the masses, and in the last days, in the last days many false prophets, heretics, shall arise and shall deceive many. Matthew 24 verse 11, eschatology, and probably the most important chapter in the Bible, and the coming events before this return of Christ.

In these last days, many false prophets, that word many is fearful, literally in the Greek, it says the most. This is speaking contextually within the Christian faith. Under the banner of Christianity worldwide, the most who stand in pulpits across the world in the last days will be heretical deceivers.

They shall arise and shall deceive many, the same Greek word, the masses, the most who gather under the banner of Christianity worldwide in the last days will be deceived. Under the most preachers under the banner of Christianity in the last days across the entire world, heretics, the masses, the most. The time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine.

They will not endure sound doctrine, contextually speaking, about the Christian church, so-called, worldwide in the last days. But after their own lusts, sensual wickedness with all their religion, they shall heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears, a sensationalists, and they shall turn away their ears from the truth and shall be turned unto fables. The closest word I can give is rubbish, trash, dished out by the most preachers.

2 Timothy 4 verse 3, the God is love. The God is love, full stop. Preachers and theologians lamely cry that everyone that doeth evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and he delighted in them.

Malachi 2 verse 17, that say unto the wicked, thou art righteous. Proverbs 24 verse 24, that call evil good, and good evil, that put darkness for light, and light for darkness. Isaiah 5 verse 20, the gospel according to Isaiah, 70-something percent of which is speaking of the gospel dispensation and the last days, right up to the judgment.

And the white throne, the great white throne and the lake that burn all there, the gospel according to Isaiah. His watchmen are blind, the dumb dogs that cannot bark. Isaiah 56 verse 10, horrific words, but it's God's word, forgive me for actually saying it in case you're offended.

If they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they would have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings. Jeremiah 23 verse 22, and what hast thou to do? To declare my statute, seeing thou castest my words behind thee. Psalm 50 verse 16, when I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die, if thou dost not speak and warn, to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood will I require at thine hand.

Be not many masters, James warns in chapter 3.1, be not many teachers of the oracles of God, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. Be careful preacher, if you dare to say this is God's word, and you know you've glued most of the pages together. His blood will I require at thine hand, as he killed.

33 verse 8, woe unto you, ye blind guides. Matthew 23 verse 16, the apostle Paul cried, I am pure of the blood of all men. What a lovely testimony.

Acts 20 verse 26, but many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied, literally preached in its context, according to Luther, Zwingli, Calvin, John Wesley, and others, in case you doubt my interpretation. The word prophecy is the point that speaks of preaching for the edification of the church, that is gifts. If you want gifts, that is.

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, have we not preached in thy name? And they're going to say it fearfully when they see his face is not showing love to them. Matthew 7.22, and they will hear Christ's words, I never knew you apart from me. Ye that work iniquity.

By the way, he's saying that to preachers, contextually. I wonder what percentage of preachers across the world under the banner of Christianity will hear Christ say that to them one day. Think about it, sir, before you preach your next sermon.

Dare to preach again. The wicked have lifted up the head, but the triumphing of the wicked is short. Job 20 verse 5, the triumphing of the wicked is short.

This is your hour and the power of darkness. Luke 22 verse 53, but the wicked shall be turned into hell. And all the nations that forget God, that reject God.

Psalm 9 verse 17, even as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Jude verse 7, the time is swiftly coming when God will cry these fearful words. He that is unjust, let him be unjust still.

He which is filthy, let him be filthy still. He that is righteous, let him be righteous still. He that is holy, let him be holy still.

Revelation 22 verse 11, Satan used the serpent to bring the tragic downfall of mankind, but the serpent was cursed by God for being the means through which Satan worked mankind's fall. And Satan continues to this day to seek for people through which he can work his evil devices, but they too will face God's judgment and wrath. Matthew 18 verse 6 warns us, who so shall offend that is cause to sin, one of these little ones, the children.

A millstone, it would be better for him that if a millstone was hung around his neck, that he would drown in the depth of the sea. Verse 7, woe unto the world, because of offenses, literally enticements to sin upon young people. Woe to that man by whom the offense cometh.

Verse 10, take heed that ye despise not that is contextually the innocency, the decency, the purity of children, of youth, in your wickedness. Woe unto the world, because of offenses, enticements, influences to bring people to sin and be defiled. It must needs be that offenses come, but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh.

God manifested in the flesh said, in case you doubt it, Matthew 18 verse 7. Now, I would say the most fearful warning in this book, the most fearful warning in this book concerning these perilous, dangerous last days is found in Matthew 24 verse 12. Because iniquity shall abound, the love of many, Greek word the most, shall wax cold. Because iniquity shall abound contextually in eschatology of Matthew 24, the love of many contextually under the banner of Christianity worldwide shall wax cold.

The apostle Peter cried in his time, save yourselves from this untoward generation. Save yourselves from this untoward, that's evil, corrupt generation. Acts 2 verse 40, and I am compelled to cry the same words to this generation, beware, beware lest ye also being led away with the error of the wicked fall fall from your own steadfastness.

2 Peter 3 verse 17, watch for your souls. Hebrews 13 verse 17, strengthen the things which remain that are ready to die. Revelation 3 verse 2, for many walk of whom I have told you often and now tell you even weeping that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ.

Philippians 3 verse 18, Christ prophesied that as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be in these last days just before his return. Luke 17 verse 26, the world had become so wicked that God found only one family that he could save. For thee, for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

Genesis 7 verse 1, likewise also as it was in the days of Lot, Luke 17 verse 28, for the Lord delivered just Lot, vexed that is grieved, troubled, and fearful with a filthy conversation that's the lives of the wicked. 2 Peter 2 verse 7, when his judgment fell upon Sodom and Gomorrah. Beloved, the world has so fearfully changed that most places once accepted as safe are now dangerous to enter into morally.

But what is feared of the world must also today tragically be said of the Christian church worldwide. For what was once accepted as safe pulpits, safe denominations, safe theological seminaries, missions, Christian book rooms, Christian book publishers are now viewed by the godly everywhere as compromising and fearfully bordering on apostasy. Christian book rooms are stooping to sell heretical preachers books, knowing that the contents are dangerous, evil, wickedness, blasphemous, in order to prosper financially and get the masses of religious who've lost everything or never knew anything, should I say.

But may I remind our Christian book rooms throughout the world, we are not called to be successful, we are called to be faithful. The day you lose sight of that, your wickedness is more wicked than the people who want those books, sir. Now in these last days, in these last days we have witnessed the forced removal of Christianity from our schools, our museums that force evolution, which is actually atheism, anti-god, which is also being forced upon our children in their set workbooks and government schools across the world.

But even more frightening to me is the forced removal from much of the evangelical church worldwide of the sensuality and emphasis of the unadulterated word of God being faithfully, fearlessly, uncompromisingly preached, which has now been blatantly replaced with some form of worldly religious entertainment. And the forced removal, the forced removal of the hymns of our faith to accept and adapt to contemporary music with singing groups and musicians whose body language and outward appearance emulate the ungodly worldly entertainers of this world, unashamed. I know preachers who were forced to leave their congregations and their denomination, some for one reason, because they held on to the singing of the great hymns of our faith and would not tolerate today's religious rock music.

Why should the devil have all the good music, one famous singer said? Well, if the devil's music is good to you, why on earth would you want that in the church? It's the devil's music. Why do you love it? The commandment in Romans 12 verse 2, be not conformed to this world. It would seem has been reworded in most churches across the world to say, be conformed to this world, to win the world, beginning with our music, our worship, our dancing.

And I watched men, such sensuality going on in a church that I wept loud, be conformed to the world to win them. Great Leonard Ravenhill said, you can't win the world by being like the world. The world will win you, full stop.

When the world is at home in the church, it's simply because the church is at home in the world. If they don't come, I'm not quoting Ravenhill now, but if they don't come to your church, sir, lady, child, young people, youth leaders, youth groups, in their sin and tremble and fear what they witnessed by your conduct, your dress, your conversation, your singing, your message, and flee never to come back unless they repent and seek God. Then there's something radically wrong with you.

I wonder what percentage of the world is the church. I came close to death when I heard music from some building beside some hotel I had to be in a while back in our country, in one of the biggest cities. And I was praying, how am I going to sleep? Why is they put me here in this room next to this terrible nightclub? It must be the worst.

Well, in the morning, I had to walk to some auto bank or something. And I looked past as I passed the hotel and I looked at this nightclub and what was it? A church. I was in the world, but I never heard such underground heavy metal trash in my life.

That's what came from that building. And that's what the world thinks the church is. The world.

We've outdone the world. I think they're embarrassed we've so outdone them, church. And cut the preaching of God's word short.

Give them the music till they dance. You want to play dance music? Don't be surprised when they start dancing. And let me tell you, if you have one iota of integrity or honesty left, you will accept that that's not godly dancing.

That they tell me is dancing in the spirit. Man, they're vomiting in the spirit. They so lost their sensibilities in this day and age.

Change and decay in all around I see. O thou that changest not, abide with me. The word conservatism has been replaced in the evangelical Christian vocabulary throughout the world as meaning legalism.

Any conservatism is now looked upon as legalism, lois, baggage, and despised. And sin is no longer preached against and named fervently, earnestly, zealously with a broken heart. Quoting all that's in this book about it and the judgment to come if you don't repent from it.

Once you've named death, sin, that is. It's no longer preached against for fear of offense. Let them dance, walk, leap, praise God.

Give them the music of the world. Wonderful. Let them jump on the seats, but don't lose them.

Don't offend them. Stop preaching this book anyway. What are you saying? Tell God if it's not that.

One leader of a once conservative evangelical denomination in this world, recently when he was told that they are losing the youth to the more worldly churches, the world's music, et cetera, he cried these words loudly, Then we must also change, but we must not lose our youth. Satan brought the downfall of man by speaking through the serpent to Eve with these tragic and blasphemous words. Hath God said? Hath God said? Martin Luther said, we will not be judged so much by what we say in the pulpit, but by what we do not say, what we refuse to say and preach from the pages within the sacred book, for fear of offense, making the word of God of none effect.

Mark 7 verse 13. But if the foundations, if the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? Psalm 11 verse 3. Today, multitudes who gather under the banner of Christianity worldwide are being carried about with diverse and strange doctrines, Hebrews 13 verse 9, so-called prophetic utterances from self-appointed prophets. Do you know they've got not Bible colleges near masses anymore across so much of the sensationalist emotional churches? Prophecy, schools of prophecy.

How to get into some form of trance with a high-pitched voice and tell the world that you've got a message coming down. You know, they bury the Bible once a man has this ability. I'm going to tell you something that's going to shock you.

This is the finished prophecy, sir. The final and complete prophecy. Don't you add to it or you will be judged.

Don't you take away from it or you will be judged. And don't you bury this book, prophesying the word of God, Peter says, expounding in the light of eternity, faithfully, this book. Good grief, how are you going to face Christ, sir, when you knew you were lying like a child wanting attention, stooping to that in pulpits or churches, carried about with diverse and strange doctrines in the last days, casting aside God's word for these prophetic utterances, visions, dreams.

They take the place. They grab the attention. Oh, you're something.

But don't you stand there and tell them about their sin. You're not wanted after that. Oh, by the way, what God says, not you, about people not giving their money to you.

Yeah. Diverse and strange doctrines worldwide carried about with them, the so-called gifts, which, by the way, is in italics and accepted by most in humans, literally, which are not instantaneous, but they're there. And then you neglect not the gift that's in the most important prophecy, preaching, teaching, expounding the word of God.

You've got to give yourself. It's not just instantaneous coffee, rubbish. That makes you bury preachers, sermons, because you have some little manifestation or tongue.

Oh, be careful of the interpretation of what people call gifts today, sir. Manifestations, such as being slain in the spirit, sought for as the evidences of someone who really is going through with God. But beware, 1 Timothy 4 verse 1 warns us that in the latter times, there will be those who depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, deceptive spirits, doctrines of devils.

1 Timothy 4 verse 1, God warned in Jude verse 18, that there should be mockers in the last time. Well, where? Nowhere? Oh, believe not every spirit. Try the spirits.

Whether it be of God, where many false prophets have gone out into this world, we have to. The only way you know is to soak yourself in this book. And only then, if you do that with all your heart, God will protect you.

If you have a heart for truth, but you need this to know within seconds, this man's of the devil, because of the scriptures, not some instantaneous discernment as a gift. You have as much discernment, sir, as you know of this book. And there shall be mockers in the last times.

These be they who separate themselves sensual, having not the spirit. 1 Corinthians 12 verse 13 and 1 Corinthians 12, 13 and 14 clearly teach that. When the Son of Man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? What a question.

Literally, the faith, the truth, uncompromised, unadulterated. When the Son of Man cometh, God's word asks, not me, shall he find the faith in the earth? Luke 18 verse 8, it's a fearful thought and a fearful warning to the church worldwide. Church of Christ, ye are the salt of the earth, Jesus said.

That's one responsibility to this world, sir. You're the light of the world. That's one incredible responsibility to this church worldwide, sir.

But if the salt have lost his savor, what does that mean? It's truth and the effectiveness that comes through truth only, being preached and lived. Wherewith shall it be salted? What can I do with it? God says, it is henceforth good for nothing. Christ said that about what he said will be the church.

Will this never happen? Can this never happen? Was Christ wasting his words like some do with sensationalism that isn't scripture? It is henceforth good for nothing but to be cast out and to be trodden under foot of men, which is what happens and is happening worldwide to those who have one iota of sensibility and discernment left as they look at the chaos. Ye are the salt of the earth. What an incredible responsibility, salt in its context in the day of Christ, speaking contextually and accurately that stops corruption, disease, the spread of ye are the salt of the earth.

But if the salt have lost his savor, its effectiveness, its message, its truth. One of the greatest theologians in the history of the church said that the most accurate interpretation of this verse, you are the world's protection, church of Jesus Christ, to make it tolerable to live in. But if you lose your effectiveness, what will happen to the world? And you yourselves will eventually be thrown out by them and your religion considered worthless if you lose the truth of your message and the pursuit of it in your lives, church of Jesus Christ.

We blame politicians, lack of censorship, Hollywood, for the state of this world today. But I dare to tell you from my heart with great sorrow, I blame the church. Judgment must begin with the house of God as a fearful word.

I believe the church of our Lord Jesus Christ stands today in a terrible crisis and crossroad, having lost its uncompromising message, its effectiveness. Beloved, look at what has become of the world. Nehemiah prayed for his nation, Hear the prayer of thy servant, O God, which I pray day and night.

That's prayer. That's a man who really is desperate for his land. And I confess the sins of the children of Israel, which have sinned grievously against thee.

But are there any today who shamefully confess the sins before God day and night? God waits for a man with broken hearts to rise up, to take hold of him in prayer. Ezekiel 22 verse 30, I sought for a man among them that should make up the hedge and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it. But I found none.

God looked for something. He looked. He wanted, but God couldn't find it.

God looked. I found none. Isaiah 62 verse 6, Set watchmen upon thy walls, Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day and night.

Ye that make mention of the Lord, keep not silence. Verse 7, Give him no rest. Give him no rest till he establish and make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.

Of course, contextually this is speaking about Jerusalem. But does God not wait for us to do the same for this world today? Christians, oh, lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left, beginning with the remnant that is left, Isaiah 37 verse 4. Silence in the face of evil is evil. God will not hold us guiltless.

Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act. Dietrich Bornhelder, Martin Luther declared, For evil to triumph, all it takes is for good men to do nothing.

I knew a man who were in his 90s today, Lex Buchanan, German man, farmer back in Africa, very godly, and very revered and loved by many people because of his godliness and humility. He would come to my home in Pietermaritzburg, about 30 miles away from his farm, on a monthly basis to give us, I suppose, a portion of his tithing. I think he had done that to our mission for many years of his life.

He never would come in the douse. No, I'm not coming in. I just stand under the tree for a little while and talk to you and have a little prayer with you.

And I used to go back in on my knees after his visit. I would say every occasion at what I heard from his heart. One day, he stood beside me and tears started coming down his face, and he said, Keith, I used to groan on my knees every day in agony for the lost.

But I find that I am now weeping and groaning and agonizing for the church. I groan and pray for Christians to be saved from worldliness and compromise, from watering down the word of God, from taking away the sharp edge of the sword. No one would be offended.

People are sitting in God's church comfortable in their sins. There's such compromise and fear of offense. They're going to hell in their masses.

Many even have a testimony, come to Jesus, believe, receive, but they don't hear the word repent. What do they repent from if you don't name their sins? By the law is the knowledge of sin, Paul says. How can we expect the unsaved to come to God if we as the evangelical church are in such a tragic state of compromising and shallowness on every level and have been conformed to the world in such a tragic way that I think the world is embarrassed by us, he said.

It's so stupid to win them that we be like them in every way. We need revival. We need revival.

Revival is not a big attendance, sir. Otherwise, the Jehovah Witnesses are having the greatest revival in history. Revival, I believe you will not know it by attendances only because then your 30, 50, 60,000 old Alsteins, et cetera, across this world who preach nothing of the truth and end truth.

That's survival. No, it's when you get back to this book, Church of Christ, from your pulpits and in your people's hearts and lives soaking in this book and loving it, seeking grace to live it. And before that, don't believe you've had a revival.

God revives his people. As a result, he reaches the unsaved. And I believe even in the last days when God says things will get worse and worse, I believe any nation whose godly people get down on their faces in repentance and seek God again for the standard of his book and preach it no matter what.

In the Old Testament, God cried to his people, thus say the Lord, stand ye in the ways and see, ask for the old paths, which is the good way and walk in them again. Jeremiah 6 verse 16, does God not cry these words to us today? Isaiah 58 verse 12, they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places. Thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations.

Thou shalt be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of the paths that God has laid for his people. The greatest danger this world faces today is not Islam. Dare a pinch of salt of the true dangers this world faces.

The greatest danger this world faces, I would say the only danger this world is facing today is if God's people won't get down on their faces across this world and humble themselves and pray and seek his face and confess their sins. For only then will he hear their prayer, forgive their sins and heal their land. That verse, that statement, sir, contextually Old Testament, yes, but don't you tell me that two-thirds of the Bible is history and not God's heart.

It is as vital as the New Testament. Take it away, you're in poverty, even the promises, the dealings of God with nations, the dealings of God, the warnings, the promises, they're meant for now, old man. Or do you honestly believe two-thirds of the Bible is history and not to be taken to account? You hyper-dispensationalists, God have mercy on you.

You've dispensed of 90% of the Bible as revelant and this is relevant. And if you knew anything of God and soaked yourself comparing Scripture with Scripture, you would see the whole Bible as relevant, man. Contextually and knowing what you're speaking and being honest about the context, yes, and of course there's dispensations.

We're in the gospel dispensation, hallelujah. Don't bury 90% of the Bible as irrelevant and not to be preached. What are you left with, man? What are they left with? What's the world going to be left with? If my people, my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and I will heal their land.

What do you think economically through Chronicles 7.14? You watch what God does to this world if you, Church of Christ, get right with God and on your faces. There is no army in America, even if you're the greatest military nation on earth, man, that can save you or this world, apart from the army of God's people on their faces groaning before God to turn this wicked world back to himself through your lives and your conduct and your preaching. This book uncompromisingly and fearlessly and faithfully and fervently, well, Church of Christ, you can blame the politicians, even the good politicians, scapegoats, for what's happening here in the world and is going to happen worse and worse.

I blame you. And deep down you know it's true, Church of Christ, no matter what you're going to do to me, eh? So now I want Brother Don to come and commit us to Christ, please. Oh, get this message.

It'll soon be on the YouTube. I know many, many people are going, the only time I'm going to preach it in my life is here today. You can't preach this message more than once to God's people.

What do you call it? Burn it or something. Take it to your preacher and then run. I dare you, not only you sitting here, but everyone that hears it.

And perhaps every member of your church and every single soul you know on earth that calls himself a Christian in this blasphemous, compromising church today. Can you please commit us to Christ?

Sermon Outline

  1. I
    • Description of perilous times in the last days
    • Moral decay and societal rejection of godliness
    • Scriptural warnings about increasing evil
  2. II
    • The rise of false prophets and heresy within the church
    • The consequences of rejecting sound doctrine
    • The danger of religious entertainment replacing true worship
  3. III
    • Persecution of the faithful in the last days
    • The loss of moral sensibility in society and media
    • The call to remain steadfast and faithful to God’s word
  4. IV
    • The judgment awaiting the wicked and false teachers
    • The importance of preaching uncompromising truth
    • Encouragement to resist conformity to the world

Key Quotes

“In the last days perilous times shall come, fearful and dangerous times marked by moral decay and rejection of godliness.” — Keith Daniel
“Many false prophets shall arise and deceive the most who gather under the banner of Christianity worldwide.” — Keith Daniel
“We are not called to be successful, we are called to be faithful.” — Keith Daniel

Application Points

  • Remain vigilant against false teachings and hold firmly to biblical truth.
  • Live a godly life despite societal opposition and moral decline.
  • Avoid conforming to worldly values and pursue holiness in all areas.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 'perilous times' mean in the context of the last days?
Perilous times refer to fearful and dangerous periods marked by moral decay, deception, and hostility toward godliness as described in 2 Timothy 3.
Why does Keith Daniel emphasize the rise of false prophets?
He warns that many who claim to be Christian leaders will spread heresy and deceive the masses, leading the church away from sound doctrine.
How should Christians respond to moral decay in society?
Christians are called to remain faithful, uphold biblical truth uncompromisingly, and avoid conforming to worldly values.
What is the significance of persecution mentioned in the sermon?
Persecution is a sign of the last days where those who live godly lives will suffer opposition and hostility for their faith.
What practical warnings does the sermon give to preachers?
Preachers are cautioned to preach sound doctrine faithfully, as they will be held accountable for leading others rightly or wrongly.

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