the crude awakening. 1 chronicles 12:32: “from the tribe of issachar, there were 200 leaders of...
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The Crude Awakening
1 Chronicles 12:32: “From the tribe of Issachar, there were 200 leaders of the tribe with their relatives. All these men understood the signs of the times and knew the best course for Israel to take.” (NLT)
1 Chronicles 12:32: “From the tribe of Issachar, there were 200 leaders of the tribe with their relatives. All these men understood the signs of the times and knew the best course for Israel to take.” (NLT)
“Oil explains why the Bible focuses its end-time attention on the Middle East.” (Dr. David Jeremiah, What in the World is Going On?, page 26)
World’s greatest oil reserves by country (2006):
Rank Country Billions of barrels
1 Saudi Arabia 264.32 Canada 178.83 Iran 132.54 Iraq 115.05 Kuwait 101.56 UAE 97.87 Venezuela 79.78 Russia 60.09 Libya 39.1
World’s greatest oil reserves by country (2006):
Rank Country Billions of barrels
1 Saudi Arabia 264.32 Canada 178.83 Iran 132.54 Iraq 115.05 Kuwait 101.56 UAB 97.87 Venezuela 79.78 Russia 60.09 Libya 39.1
Proverbs 22:7: “The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.”
Revelation 14:14, 16: “They are spirits of demons performing miraculous signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty….Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.”
The Valley of Megiddo, Israel
Isaiah 31:1: “Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in the multitude of their chariots and in the great strength of their horsemen, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel, or seek help from the LORD.”
Luke 12:32-34: “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not be exhausted, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Luke 12:32-34)
Three applications for us to consider as we look toward the destabilization of the Middle
East and our economy in the End Times:
1 Timothy 6:17-19 (page 884 in the pew Bible)
Three applications for us to consider as we look toward the destabilization of the Middle
East and our economy in the End Times:
1 Timothy 6:17-19 (page 884 in the pew Bible)
1) Hand over all of your hope, trust, and security to the God who loves you and provides for you (v. 17).
Malachi 3:6: “I the LORD do not change…”
2 Corinthians 1:22 “[God has] set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.”
Malachi 3:6: “I the LORD do not change…”
2 Corinthians 1:22 “[God has] set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.”
Malachi 3:6: “I the LORD do not change…”
Ephesians 1:13-14: “And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession – to the praise of his glory.”
Three applications for us to consider as we look toward the destabilization of the Middle
East and our economy in the End Times:
1) Hand over all of your hope, trust, and security to the God who loves you and provides for you (v. 17).
1 Timothy 6:17-19 (page 884 in the pew Bible)
2) Give your money away (v. 18).
Three applications for us to consider as we look toward the destabilization of the Middle
East and our economy in the End Times:
1) Hand over all of your hope, trust, and security to the God who loves you and provides for you (v. 17).
1 Timothy 6:17-19 (page 884 in the pew Bible)
2) Give your money away (v. 18).
3) Make eternal investments (v. 19).
Revelation 22:12: “Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done.”