Last Days Ready: Part 1 Divine Previews!

 Acts 2:15-21 (MSG)

These people aren’t drunk as some of you suspect. They haven’t had time to get drunk—it’s only nine o’clock in the morning. 16 This is what the prophet Joel announced would happen:

17 “In the Last Days,” God says, “I will pour out my Spirit on every kind of people: Your sons will prophesy, also your daughters; Your young men will see visions, your old men dream dreams. 18 When the time comes, I’ll pour out my Spirit on those who serve me, men and women both, and they’ll prophesy.

2 Peter 3:9 (MSG)
God isn’t late with his (last days) promises as some measure lateness. He is restraining himself on account of you, holding back the End because he doesn’t want anyone lost. He’s giving everyone space and time to change.

[1]     Divine previews of the “Last Days” are given to us!

1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 (NIV) 

         For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. 18 Therefore encourage each other with these words.”

• Biblical previews/prophesies remind us that God is in !

Daniel 2:20-21 (NLT)

         Praise the name of God forever and ever, for he has all wisdom and power. 21 He controls the course of world events; he removes kings and sets up other kings …

Genesis 18:17 (NIV)

Then the Lord said, ‘Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?

John 16:1-4 (MSG)
“I’ve told you these things to prepare you for rough times ahead. 2 They are going to throw you out of the meeting places. There will even come a time when anyone who kills you will think he’s doing God a favor …4  I’ve told you these things so that when the time comes and they start in on you, you’ll be well-warned and ready for them.”

Revelation 11:15 (NLT)
Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices shouting in heaven: “The world has now become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign forever and ever.” 

• Biblical previews/prophesies reveal God’s hope-giving !

Jeremiah 29:11 (NLT)
“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”

Titus 2:13 (CEV)
We are filled with hope, as we wait for the glorious return of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

[2]     Divine previews of the “Last Days” are given to us!

• Until Jesus returns, we are to be actively people!

2 Peter 3:14 (NLT)
And so, dear friends, while you are waiting for these things to happen (end time events), make every effort to be found living peaceful (God-ordered) lives that are pure and blameless in his sight.

• Until Jesus returns, we are to be faithfully people!

Luke 19:12,13 (MSG)

There was once a man descended from a royal house who needed to make a long trip back to headquarters to get authorization for his rule and then return. 13 But first he called ten servants together, gave them each a sum of money, and instructed them, ‘Operate (literally – do business) with this until I return.’ (MSG)

S – Spiritual giftings/abilities!

H – Heart/passion!

A – Abilities, talents!

P – Personality!

E – Experiences!