The End Of The Age....

Greetings in the Lord!

Today, I bring you an urgent message. We are now at the end of the church age.  We are short on time, friends, as our blessed Saviour is at the door, ready to come in the clouds of glory to receive His bride, the church's you, I, and all His saints!

''Having made known unto us the mystery of His will, according  to His good pleasure which He has purposed in Himself, that in the dispensation of the fullness of times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in Heaven, and which are on Earth; even in Him.''.   Ephesians 1:9-10

''If ye have heard of the dispensation of grace of God, which is given me you ward. How that by revelation He made known unto me the mystery (as I wrote afore in few words).''.  Ephesians 3:2-3

While there are those who agree and others who do not, I consider myself a ''dispensationalist''. Scripture, as we just read in Paul's letter to the Ephesians, confirms the idea of dispensations, or ages. First, I think it would serve this sermon best to describe what is meant by dispensation. While some list seven, I break it into five.  Dispensations break the while of time, from Genesis 1 to Revelation 22 into divisions. Here are the dispensations:

    INNOCENCE -  Adam and the pre-sin age. Length of time is unknown.
    CONSCIENCE - Adams fall to the law. Period of time, approx. 2424 years.
    LAW - Moses' law to John the baptist. Period of time, approx. 1500 years.
    Grace - From Christ to the present. Period of time, 2000 years.
    MILLENIAL KINGDOM - Christ's second coming to the end of the
                                               millennial reign. Period of time, 1000 years.

Notice, the age or dispensation of Innocence has an undetermined time length. This is because archaeology hasn't found enough evidence to support a definitive frame of time. Perhaps the people of Adam's time didn't leave much by means of physical evidence nor the introduction if all things by the heavenly Creator. Things have been discovered, however, going all the way back to Noah's ark! Recently, a chariot wheel was fond in the ocean floor from the exodus of the Jews from Egyptian bondage!!

Why doesn't Jesus just show up, and set up His kingdom now (as post-tribulationists believe, erroneously so)?  We need to move from age to age, as God has preordained from the beginning. We need to shift from the age of grace (also known as ''the church age'') to the Millennial Kingdom, at which time the King of Kings will rule and reign for a thousand years! The shift will be sudden, and will begin at the very instant the church is raptured (see 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18; 1 Corinthians 15:51).   Take a moment to read 1 Thessalonians 5:9; Romans 1:18; Nahum 1:2; John 3:36; Revelation 6:16-17; Revelation 11:18.   Second, He will usher in the marriage supper of the lamb! Third, God has to turn His focus toward the salvation of Israel. (Romans 11:23). While the 144,000 in revelation are converted Jews whose eyes will be opened after the tribulation has begun. Lastly, He is completing His heavenly work, preparing for His reign, kingdom, and supper!

What can you do? First, if you are not yet saved, in a personal relationship with Christ, you need to pray right now (see Romans 10:9-10; John 3).  Actts 3:19 states, ''Repent therefore, and be converted, that your sins may blotted out. when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of theLord.''

Matthew 24:14, ''The gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations, and then shall the end come.''  (See also Acts 3:20; Matt 28:18-20)  Also, preach to all, Jew and Gentile, the grace of God. Interestingly, scripture tells the message was preached, to the jews by peter and to the greek by paul (ga2; Eph 3). There's not much time left, as I will show you in my next sermon.   The only thing left, then, is to get right with God and preach the word, getting everyone you can to come into relationship with our Father. An additional thing I'd suggest is to get a prayer partner. Someone you can fellowship with, encourage one another, be accountable to one another, pray for one another, and study the word together.

Find out your assignment, your call or purpose, from God and do it! We are not here to say a two minute prayer to be sealed (Ephesians 1:14) and coast through this life, entering the kingdom by the skin of our teeth.  We are here to be salt and light, working as ambassadors for Christ, preparing the world for the rapture, that they may be counted worthy to escape!

''Therefore be ye also ready, for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.''.   Matthew 24:44

Read my message on the last days and you will undoubtedly see we are in the last days, just waiting for Christ to appear in the clouds. It is the time Paul called the dispensation of grace, the end of the church age. The next event on Gods calendar is gathering His saints.  This could happen before I complete this sentence!   Are you ready? Are your friends And family?

I pray this sermon (this is Sunday's message to my church) has blessed you. I pray for all of you and hope God is working in your life.

In His Service,
Pastor Aaron