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Dr. Bill Bright

Dr. Paul Cedar

Mr. Dave Coleman

WARNING:
Hearing Christ’s Voice in the
Dr. Larry Crabb Midst of Chaos
Mr. Roger Cross

Rev. Samuel Farina

A Quick Focus
Dr. Kenneth O. Gangel The Book's Purpose
Rev. Lud Golz Examine what Christ says
Dr. Howard G. Hendricks about end-time prophecies
Mr. Olan Hendrix Urge Christians to be
Dr. David Jeremiah faithful servants of Christ, by Charles R. Swindoll
Rev. Knute Larson
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Dr. John C. Maxwell

Dr. Bruce McNicol

Encourage Christians to what it teaches, and ready for the moment
encourage one another and of His coming!
Mr. Dean Merrill
to pursue rewards that will
Mrs. Elisa Morgan last forever In an era of heightened confusion,
Christ's followers have priceless oppor-
Dr. Ray Ortlund tunities to minister peace and encourage-
Dr. Luis Palau The Book's Message ment to people hungry for hope. CB
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Dr. Gilbert A. Peterson
The arrival of the new millennium
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Rev. Wes Roberts ushered in an era of heightened stress
Mr. Jim Warren and confusion~even for many follow- Hearing the Master’s Voice ................... 2
ers of Christ. The prophetic words of Deception Alert ..................................... 3
Dr. Rick Warren Christ Himself provide warnings and
instructions for believers living in Truth Will Set You Free ......................... 4
turbulent times like these.
Encourage One Another ......................... 5
Publishers
David A. Martin God does not want His people Work While You Wait ............................ 6
John S. Martin, III to despair. Neither does He want de-
Editor ception to creep in. What He does Winning the Prize ................................. 7
Michael J. Chiapperino want is a Church that is saturated Living In Hope ...................................... 7
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HEARING THE He challenged the disciples to

draw peace from considering His
ascension and return (John 14:1-3).

MASTER’S VOICE
He warned His people not to
panic, telling them that He was
offering insights about the future to
keep them from stumbling (John
16:1).

Recently there has been a feeding He offered details about coming

frenzy about the implications of the new millenium. The media have events so His followers would not
tapped into millenial anxieties~and garnered large profits~by produc- be surprised or drawn off course
ing and marketing a plethora of books, articles, programs, and pro- (John 16:4).
ducts about it.
"I can't get excited about any
"The potent year of 2000...and perhaps a decade or so book that inspires concern about
beyond~may prove a marketing bonanza, in religion and in other future events but ignores what
categories, with prophets leading publishers to profits." God wants us to do today...God
intends knowledge of future events
A key component of this has "Jesus was in the habit of prepar- to help us 'occupy' with a sense
been the Y2K computer "crisis." ing us for the future even during of urgency until the Lord returns."
Some believers have contended that His last days upon this earth.
it may signal the return of Jesus He made a point of telling those
Christ to earth. Others have taught around Him some things they Jesus revealed the future
that it is part of God's judgment on could anticipate in the days ahead." so His disciples would
people who have become more de- be compelled to
pendent on technology than on Him. Jesus rebuked people for not find rest in Him.
Certain reconstructionist theologians Whereas Christ's followers do not
have suggested that during the chaos knowing about the future.
He scolded people who could fore- know what the future holds, we can
following January 1, believers will be confident in knowing Who is
begin to dominate governments of cast weather conditions, but who
did not notice signs of the times~and holding the future! Again and again
the world, introducing a new age in the New Testament, we are urged
characterized by global submission remained ignorant about predictions
in Scripture. to rest in the Lord and place our
to "God's moral law." trust in Him alone~no matter what
is going on around us.
Amid all of the conjecture about “The Bible
this great transitional time in history, "The tough times can be like
there is only one voice we need to instructs us a magnet that draws you to the
hear~the voice of the Lord Jesus
Christ. His words about future events, to always be Lord Jesus. Nothing is going
to happen in the year 2000
chronicled in Scripture, are wholly
reliable.
looking for the day that will catch Jesus Christ
by surprise."
of Christ’s return...
What Jesus Said with sober and A personal relationship with
About the Future Spirit-led Jesus Christ is the best answer for
When Christ walked on earth, anxieties produced by millennial
He was not worried about the future. discernment.” madness. He is the Good Shepherd
Neither was He preoccupied with it. who guides us into truth and
We can make four observations calms our fears.
about His take on coming events:
New millenniums and computer
Jesus referred often Jesus related future truth glitches are no match for the perfect
to present situations. peace found in our Savior.
to the future.
There is no doubt that He wanted Whenever Christ discussed the
His people to know some helpful future, He connected it to events continued
facts about it. that were occurring.
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Hearing Christ’s
Words Above All
Others
DECEPTION ALERT
Deception is not a new This situation became so vile
With so many influential voices strategy for Satan; it is as old as the that God's followers~the equivalent
offering their spin on how the future Garden of Eden. But in Matthew of the modern-day Church~wor-
will unfold, the truth can easily get 24:3, Jesus told His disciples that shipped statues of false Gods, painted
lost in the mix. But one voice is pre- a flood of deception would signal murals to honor them, wept for
eminent; we can trust what Christ His return. them, and actually worshipped the
says. And we should be eager to sun within the confines of God's temple
glean His counsel regarding the "Our Lord's warning should be (Ezekiel 8:5-10).
future for several reasons: etched in our hearts. While we
Because of who He is. must always be on the alert for The nation of Israel had managed
He is God's son. He is God in the deception, the Lord Jesus here de- to combine their religion with the
flesh. clares that we must be especially pagan beliefs of surrounding cultures.
watchful for spiritual deceit as
"God lives in all of time as if it were the day of His return approaches." "When judgment came to the
the present. He sees the whole nation, it did not fall on them
parade of history from beginning Believers are warned that prior because they turned their back
to end. We see little snatches of it, to Christ's return there will not only totally upon God, but because they
but God Almighty sees it all~and be an increase in deception, but were deceived into believing He
Jesus Christ as God tells us what there will be a large potential for would share His glory with any
to expect." people~followers of Christ~to be other."
Because of what He said. deceived. The deception will be ~Herbert Schlossberg
His prophecies have been proven convincing and widespread.
true~with 100 percent accuracy. For Deception in
example, he predicted the destruc- “This is a time
tion of the temple (Matthew 24:1-2), the Church
and events unfolded in A.D. 70 just when all of Under the guise of "tolerance,"
as He had depicted. He predicted God’s people today's church toys with calling God
that Peter would deny Him and that both "he" and "she." And groups
His disciples would scatter when He
need to keep like the Jesus Seminar are attacking
was arrested. Both scenarios came their eyes and sone of Christianity’s most sacred
to pass swiftly. their Bibles doctrines.
We should heed Christ's predic- wide open.” As the information age generates
tions about the future! more print and electronic literature
Because of how He lived. than ever, we must be vigilent about
Jesus lived a sinless life on earth. His While it does not seem to make evaluating new materials~to ensure
primary purpose was to please God. sense that God's very own people that they are consistent with God's
could be deceived, this phenomenon Word. We cannot be too careful.
“We should listen to His words is not without scriptural precedent.
about the future because they Even faithful people have become And we need to prepare our minds
came from lips that never spoke susceptible to Satan's favorite ploy. for battle, remembering the following
a lie and always glorified God.” three "biblical certainties:"
Because of how He loves us. Scriptures record that God's
He knows the future; He knows my chosen people repeatedly slipped The person behind these
future. And we can be absolutely into idolatry as a result of deception. deceptions is Satan.
sure that He is filled with compas- The decision to worship Baal never Satan is a liar; his primary weapon
sion for each of His sheep! happened overnight. is deceit. He first pitched his tent in
the Garden of Eden, and he has been
Because of what He did for us. "A subtle intrusion into the wor- a smooth-talking liar ever since!
Undoubtedly, the one who died for ship of Almighty God began to
us is worthy of our trust. erode the affections and eventually "He is the deceiver. But he mas-
"What He said He would do, He the effectiveness of His people. querades as something other than
always did, and the things we al- Israel's growing policy of spiri- that. This pretending-to-be-some-
ready see fulfilled in His Word tual 'tolerance' and 'diversity' left thing-he-isn't lies at the core of
simply remind us that what He the door open wide enough for his deadly strategy."
said about the future will take deception to slip in unannounced." continued on page 4
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DECEPTION ALERT continued from page 3
Satan does his work subtly and Denying God's Word. The power over deception
cleverly. Satan shifted his attention from is Jesus Christ.
doubt to denial when he convinced Jesus personifies truth. Indeed He
her that she would not die if she ate is the way, the truth, and the life.
“With his the forbidden fruit. When we walk close to Him, we can
doctrines, he presses tell the difference between truth and
quiet arguments upon "Doubt opens the door to denial. error. And if we ruthlessly grip truth,
reasonable men, If Eve had not listened to Satan Satan will not be able to barge in
appealing in the beginning, she would not and snatch it away.
to the high intelligence have been victimized in the end."
and mature “When we
responsibilities.” Displacing God's Word.
"You will be like God" was the lie saturate our minds
~David Breese and hearts with
Satan used to lure Eve and to convince
her that wrong was right. He dis- God’s truth and
The principles behind placed God's Word with a lie. we live in the truth,
deception have not changed. Displacement of God's Word is we will be set free
Satan's mode of operation has not evident in the way our culture and deception can’t

Jesus’
changed since he deceived Eve. minimizes and trivializes sin.
Absolute truth is becoming a thing manhandle us.”
Questioning God's Word.
He started by watering down God's of the past.
Word~ever so slightly. Satan is still "The authority of the Bible has been CB
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TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE

“Deep stress fractures run through the very foundation blocks of our culture.”
Without doubt, we live in trou- could expect prior to His Second And in conclusion, Christ tells His
bling times; our headlines attest Coming. The discussion focused on people to be expectant about His impen-

Warn
to that. We hear reports of crime, deception, disputes between nations, ding return, not worried or frightened.
famine, wars, disease, and natural and devastations.
disasters every day. When Paul taught on these proph-
Jesus warned that shortly before etic themes (II Thessalonians 2:15-17),
In the midst of chaos, God's His return there would be a dra- he urged the followers of Christ to stand
Word remains our anchor~a place matic increase in deception. fast and adhere to the solid teaching
to gain God's perspective about a they had been given, as opposed to
Jesus warned that an escalation falling prey to new ideas.
world gone mad. The Bible serves of wars between groups of people
as our guidance system, navigating would be a signal of His return. “If we’ve been instructed in the truth
us through the difficult moments and know the Word of God, it’s time
of life. It also gives us a lens through Jesus warned that famines and
earthquakes would plague the to dig our roots down deep.”
which we can analyze current
events. earth shortly before His return. Paul also warned His disciples to
"stand fast and hold the traditions which
During Jesus' ministry on earth, "When Jesus spoke of devastations, you were taught...Now may our Lord
He taught His disciples many les- however, He had more than earth- Jesus Christ Himself and our God and
sons~including what they could quakes on His mind. Plagues like Father, who has loved us and given us
expect in the future. When He AIDS, and other deadly new viruses everlasting consolation and good hope
taught them on the Mount of Olives now race across the globe...All of by grace, comfort your hearts" (II Thes-
(Matthew 24:1-6), He answered these are signs that the time of salonians 2:15-17). Paul's advice is to
their questions about what they Christ's return grows nearer." focus on Christ and God's Word when
the going gets tough.
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ENCOURAGE WHAT EVER BECAME
OF EVANGELISM?
ONE ANOTHER
In an era that has become known
The story is told of
a people who thought of themselves as
fishermen. They lived in an area with
for its dismantling of Christian values and its shameless dis- many places to fish and many fish to catch.
plays of impurity and dishonesty, we are called to a monu- They spent most of their time in meetings
mental task. While the world destroys, we are called to build. discussing their need to fish, the many
fish that awaited them and how they plan-
Evangelism builds the church externally but edification ned to catch them. They defined, defended
and encouragement build the church internally. We must and declared fishing to be the best occu-
make a decision to build one another up; we are called to do pation. These meetings took place in
it deliberately. It is a countercultural task, but a biblical one! beautiful buildings erected for the sake
Sometimes building others up requires selflessness~ of teaching fishermen to fish. But nobody

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deferring to the needs of others instead of our own. Paul makes went fishing.
three clear points about building others up in Ephesians 4:29:
Courageous men who were willing
1. We need to control our language, refusing to participate to talk about fishing and promote the idea
in unwholesome conversation or vulgarity. of it in faraway places formed a board.
It developed staffs and committees to con-
2. Our words should build others up. The world profits tinue defining and defending fishing while
from the failures of others. Believers should be different. seeking new fishing holes. But these people
did not fish.
3. Selflessness must be at the heart of our encouragement
of others. Our sole interest should be to benefit the one with Large training centers were built to
whom we are speaking. further train fishermen how to fish. Every
nuance of fishing was thoroughly dis-
Building others up involves intentional design; it doesn't cussed by teachers with "doctorates in
happen by accident. When the needs of others become a fishology." These teachers taught but did
priority to us, we become effective builders of God's family. not fish. They built publishing houses

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Becoming an encourager has little to do with how much and speaking bureaus to disseminate
you know and much to do with how much you love. the latest information about fishing.
But nobody went fishing.
"When you've been wounded yourself, you begin to see
wounded people in a new light. You find yourself with an Until one day a young man left a
entirely different attitude toward hurting people." meeting about fishing to fish. He returned
People who successfully encourage others are able to
having caught two great fish and was
distinguish between the exercise of a gift and the goal of that immediately honored. He was scheduled
gift. In I Corinthians 14:12, Paul makes this distinction clear to speak at the big meeting houses to tell
when he exhorts those who are eager to exercise spiritual others how he caught the fish. He was
gifts to focus their zeal not on the gift but on the "edification given a position on one of the boards be-
of the church." cause of his vast experience. He no longer
had time to fish.
Building others up requires that we be built up by His
Word. We can't draw water from an empty well. "Is a person a fisherman
if year after year
"If you are not spending time in the Word of God, I can
almost promise you, you will tear down your own life~ he never catches a fish?"
and tend to tear down the lives of others in turn."
~Adapted from
The godly foundations that once knit our nation together "A Plea for Fishing"
are being demolished today. While this may drive a wedge by John M. Drescher
Pulpit Digest, July/August 1978
between unbelievers, it should cause believers to see our need
for one another. More than ever we need to edify one another
as we wait for our Lord's return. CB
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WORK WHILE YOU WAIT
As Jesus sat on the Even when we recognize the gifts
“If
evangelism
slopes of the Mount of Olives, He God has given to each of us, it is
told His disciples two stories. One sometimes difficult to ascertain what
was about ten virgins who had oil- He expects of us. If we commit our- becomes
selves to obey God and serve Him
burning lamps and awaited their
bridegroom's return. All ten went in three general areas, He will make buried by
out to meet their bridegroom, but
only five took oil. In time, they all
specific areas of calling more clearly
known: eschatology,
fell asleep while waiting. When the
bridegroom came at midnight, only "We are to be busy equipping be-
it is an
five were ready for him; the others
had no oil for their lamps.
lievers, evangelizing the lost and
encouraging the Church."
unworthy
The other story was about a man
grave.”
The Holy Spirit will guide us
who gave money to his three servants into truth and lead us into service
to govern while he was away on a as we wait for the Son's imminent
journey. Two of the three servants return. What a joy it will be to meet
invested their master's money wisely Him in the clouds one day as "good
and doubled it; the other buried and faithful servants." The last words of Christ repre-
what he was given in the ground. sent His first priority. We need to
The master honored the two servants Among the three areas of general make sure it is ours as well.
who doubled the money, but con- call, Christ placed significant impor-
demned the other one and called tance on evangelizing the lost. The The church of Jesus Christ has
him wicked and lazy. The message very final words of Christ before He developed some unhealthy attitudes
of this parable is clear: we are not ascended into heaven that must have concerning outreach and evangelism.
to sit dormantly while we wait for echoed in the ears of His disciples We eagerly abdicate our responsibil-
His return. We are to work while we are recorded in Acts 1:8b: "And you ity to tell others about Christ to
wait. will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, those we believe are "more qualified."
"You and I are called to serve Jesus and in all Judea and Samaria, and to
Christ in His absence, always the ends of the earth." "A missionary church qualifies
looking for His return..." as a great missionary church only
The final words of Christ not when it becomes a church full of
The parable of the virgins de- only reflect what He would have those who are missionaries
scribes an attitude we should have, us do, but also describe the nature wherever they are and wherever
while the parable of the talents em- of His entire ministry. Jesus made they go."
phasizes the action we should take "fishers of men" out of fishermen.
as we await His return. The problem In Luke 19 He stated the purpose It seems, at times, that the
with the unpreparedness of the five of His ministry to Zacchaeus, "to church has become more concerned
virgins and the unproductive servant seek and to save that which was with offending people than disobey-
was not that they did wrong but that lost." His entire ministry was ing God. If we knew for sure that
they did nothing. centered around telling people the the Lord were returning very shortly,
Good News. how would we live? What would
What has God gifted you to do? we do differently? Among the prior-
What doors has he opened to you? We should follow Christ's exam- ities of our lives, evangelism would
God gifts all of His children with ple and focus on sharing our faith, have no contender.
"talents" and sets them free to serve even in these turbulent times. If we
Him. find ourselves focusing on unravel- The message is clear. While we
ing end-time events and becoming watch and wait for the return of our
"Through the grace of God we have
different gifts. If our gift is preach- preoccupied with studying proph- Savior, we are to be doing His busi-
ecies at the expense of evangelism, ness. Evangelizing the lost will re-
ing, let us preach to the limit of sult in an eternal glory and joy that
our vision. If it is serving others we will miss the point altogether.
will outweigh our present anxieties.
let us concentrate on our service; He has called us to tell others about
if it is teaching let us give all we In His mercy, Christ informed Him. We should pray that He will
have to our teaching; and if our us of what is to come. But more im- use us as His witnesses daily.
gift be the stimulating of the faith portantly, by His example and Word
of others let us set ourselves to it." He called us to be His witnesses to CB
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WINNING it their responsibility to judge other

believers. God has not given that
task to Christians but to Christ,
who exclusively is worthy to judge.
LIVING
THE PRIZE
God unashamedly
Christians cannot know one another's
motives; but all things are laid bare
before Christ.
The New Testament reveals five
IN HOPE
In a world where:
uses a system of rewards to motivate crowns that God has given to those Droughts, plagues, and earth-
His people to serve Him wholeheart- who faithfully and earnestly seek to quakes ravage the earth;
edly. Jesus tells us, “Behold, I am do God's will.
coming quickly, and my reward is 1. "The Crown of the Victor." Worldwide recession looks more
with me, to give to every one accord- and more probable;
In 1 Corinthians 9:25-27 Paul
ing to his work” (Revelation 22:12). describes this eternal crown as being Scandals in government and
business are commonplace;
While seeking to determine why won in the same way an athlete wins Weapons of mass destruction
the early Christian church success- his race and receives a crown here proliferate; and
fully grew under the Roman Empire, in this life.
the historian Gibbon identifies five 2. "The Crown of Rejoicing." Ethnic groups are waging war
reasons. Number one was the zeal This crown, identified in I Thes- against other ethnic groups...
of the early Christians. Second on salonians 2:19, is the reward re-
his list was their belief in future ceived by those who win souls and ...we need hope. In fact, the
rewards. will one day experience the joy of sense of impending doom that these
issues elicit places the church in a
Many Scriptures discuss the re- meeting them in heaven. strategic position to dispense hope.
wards of God for His children, but 3. "The Crown of Righteousness." When the times are the most turbu-
in I Corinthians 2:9 Paul explains This crown is for those who are lent, people are the most apt to listen
how desirable they will be. He de- looking forward to Christ's return. to a message of hope! The baby
scribes a reward whose equal has not We learn from II Timothy 4:8 that boomer generation is ready to hear
been seen by human eyes, heard by this is a crown after which Paul him- about hope; they are looking for a
human ears, or imagined in a human self sought. Savior who will support them in
mind. crises, and gently guide them through
4. "The Crown of Life." pain and distress.
The rewards of God are not like According to James 1:12, this
those of man. He does not reward crown is for those who have been
us because He owes us a wage for approved after enduring trials. Giving A Living Hope
services rendered. We don't earn a up our lives for our Lord qualifies Peter lived at a time when Rome
reward from God; we simply qualify us for this incredible crown. brutalized believers. Followers of
to receive it by our obedience. And Christ were tortured and killed
God's rewards are infinitely greater 5. "The Crown of Glory." routinely. Suffering was a way of life.
than the labors invested by His This crown is bestowed on those
children. who shepherd God's flock. In I Peter Nevertheless, Peter insisted that
5:4 this crown is presented by the believers could live in hope if they
Believers will one day stand Chief Shepherd and its glory will could understand and believe the
before the judgment seat of Christ. last forever. truth about Christ.
The judgment that takes place from
this seat does not determine our “The Lord who "Blessed be the God and Father of our
entrance into heaven or condem- Lord Jesus Christ, who according to
nation to hell. All those standing misses nothing his abundant mercy has begotten us
in this judgment will go to heaven. will reward us again to a living hope through the res-
This seat simply determines the re- with the beauty urrection of Jesus Christ from the
ward we will receive there. dead." I Peter 1:3
and glory and
We will not sit in judgment over nearness of His Peter was convinced the hope
one another, but we will all be judged presence though
by Christ. To Him alone we must that so easily eludes believers is
one day give account of what we endless ages.” found only in the Person of Jesus
have done as believers. He will re- Christ, the one who has overcome
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