Protected from Wrath

[Ray]

Well, good morning, it's good to see everyone once again.

[Gerhard]

Good morning also from my side this time.

[Ray]

Yes, we're doing things a little bit differently.

We're going to try this out where we know we're transitioning into a new time and we know that many of you have questions and so today we're going to anticipate some of those questions. Then maybe you can submit some questions also and then next week we can talk about some of those as well. So today we have not just myself but Brother Gerhard with us and he will be helping in the conversation.

[Gerhard]

Amen. So Brother Ray already introduced a little bit this new setup. As you know, at least when you followed our last sermons--and I think there are over 40 sermons in the last months we produced for you--you know that we started to come into a new time. The past time was the time of the sign of the Son of Man, if you will, and this ended some days ago, May 28th. and now we are in the time of the 372 days. Now we received many questions from you and therefore we want to clarify some things or to explain them better, so that at least you know what is to come. And one thing was, What is it that people should expect, now? This is one question because many people were waiting. I know that personally a dear sister I met in the supermarket and she said, "Oh, I waited on the 28th," Yeah, maybe many of you also waited, but what should one expect? And I explained (and I think we should say this here one more time), the Bible says--maybe you have the slide--the Bible says this is the day of the Lord and till Brother Ray has the slide, I continue to explain and the Bible verse continues and says the year of vengeance. So it's already clear if someone just waits for one day, then he is maybe disappointed.

[Ray]

So there are a few verses that talk about the day of the Lord and this is one example: For it is the day of the Lord's vengeance and the year of recompenses for the controversy of Zion. So there's that day and year comparison showing that it's not just one day that we're looking at. It's the day of the Lord is this whole year and it just begins, or began, on May 28th.

[Gerhard]

And this is the so-called day for year principle and all those who understand or study prophecy know that principle. So don't be discouraged! A day in prophecy is a year, literally. So I hope this is a clear point and that the people understand.

So what is now to be expected? Vengeance and plagues, right? This is still missing. Okay so this is one of those questions. Then maybe another one is where we are in prophecy.

We have Daniel 12, I think. Do you have this slide anywhere prepared? Because Michael stands up. This is what we preached in our last sermons a long time, and we explained where to see that in the heavens.

[Ray]

So Daniel chapter 12 in verse 1, we're familiar with this verse. "And at that time," which in context it says it's the time of the end, "shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people. And there shall be a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time. And at that time thy people shall be delivered: everyone that shall be found written in the book." and so we see in the sign we have the deliverance represented but we also have Michael standing up in both witnesses and in the Horologium we have these two crossing points just as in Orion we had the two legs being crossed by the comet.

[Gerhard]

So just to make it clear how this is manifested that Michael stands up, we just can say we will observe. But important is to know that he stands up, right? We will also observe and one more time, although we can at least say that the Lord will never leave his people uninformed about the certain time. So, we have a lot of followers: some are faithful believers and have sincere questions. They have an open heart to study and learn more from the word of God when he speaks from heaven. Hebrews 12, I think says, don't despise the one who speaks from heaven, right? Exactly. So, we know where to look: into the heavens. And we have other followers who are just observers and they're more of the watchers... yes, and maybe mockers, right? So for the ones who are sincere, we want to serve them and provide for them the knowledge that they need to come through the time: this 372 days. Maybe this is a good point for another question about this 372 days. What is this? And this brings us back to Matthew 25: the virgins, because we also had in our last sermons that the coming time now here is the time also of the true midnight cry and this is the parable of the of the virgins. Yes, the ten virgins. Just

[Ray]

starting at the point where it mentions, "at midnight." This is after the virgins were sleeping and then, finally at midnight there was a cry made, Behold the bridegroom cometh! Go ye out to meet him! Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps, and the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil, for our lamps are gone out. But the wise answered saying not so lest there be not enough for us and you, but go ye rather to them that sell and buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came and they that were ready went in with him to the

[Gerhard]

marriage and the door was shut. So one thing is clear already: Here is a situation described of dividing--a separation--of separation, yes, and it is about the oil. Just to make it clear, what is the oil in this parable? What does Oil for and, for us at least, we have the oil in the vessel in the

[Ray]

heavens you see it represented there so you can make that out the dove the Holy Spirit that's the

[Gerhard]

oil and for us, oil means knowledge, wisdom, revelation, right? So all that which the Lord is showing us from heaven, while he is speaking from heaven, this is adding in the oil into the lamp our lamp, filling the vessel. So this was a process already in the past weeks and months and even years. Now is the question. And the midnight cry was heard, the bridegroom is coming. The question is, Do you have your extra portion of oil to fill the lamp after obviously a long time of sleep of the virgins. And this is now the question, because people are going to buy oil elsewhere, but the people of God--the wise virgins--they have the oil of God, right? Therefore, a division comes. The sad thing in the story is that the foolish virgins later will come back and that is then a sad thing. This is also a prophecy of Jesus Himself, which has to be expected in the coming 372 days. And be prepared. This will come, literally. People will recognize that it was

[Ray]

what was preached from heaven. And notice the foolish virgins. They had the same opportunity as the wise (Amen.), to be prepared, to be ready, to have that oil in their vessels. They just didn't do it. And then, in the end, the door was shut to them--to the foolish virgins. They didn't have any more opportunity to make that preparation. And so we see that there's there's a time to prepare, and that time now is past. Now we have the 372 days ahead, mostly, to see the outpouring--the

[Gerhard]

use of that preparation. Right, so May 28th was here. Now you know, here's the other loop. (Audience: "The flame of time burns.")

[Ray]

Yes, here are the 372 days represented, and that's when the flame--the light--is being given from the time: the message of time given by the Holy Spirit with the fire of the Spirit lighting

[Gerhard]

the world. All right, so maybe we should speak about the time which is needed so that people wake up. What is this, practically? Many, many people are observing the events in the world and that is good, because events in the world should meet the prophecies, right? So as long as nothing happens in the world, people will continue to sleep. But there is a lot of news in the world, like news of nature: Yellowstone, the volcano in Italy: the Phlegraean Fields, or what is going on in the WHO, the World Health Organization, people are still sleeping but trying to wake up. And this is a process, but when they wake up, fear will come. And then, the question is, Do those people then have oil--the right oil from heaven? Because then the division comes. Do they go elsewhere and search for wisdom, for knowledge to buy this oil? or do they know where the true oil from heaven comes from? So there's a process. I want to say, in this 372 days,

[Ray]

it will need a while till people wake up. Yes, until there's the fullness of the realization. Everything is as a process. You know, in the last few years with the whole crisis that the world went through, at first, a lot of people just went along with it, but now people are beginning to realize what

[Gerhard]

has really been happening. And I want to add here, because it fits here at this point. People need to decide where to buy the oil and the Bible says, Do not deny the assembly of God. It's really, really important, because where you buy, you should attend, you should stay, you should listen, you should learn there. And therefore, if the congregation is full, if people are coming, we can interact. People can ask, we can have fellowship, communion. It is not so important if everyone understands each word in English, or if we should translate in German or in Spanish or whatever. We will do that, but the point is, if no one comes, this opportunity is missing. And it is like the Bible says, if you have one stick, you can rapidly break it, but if you have a bundle of sticks, you cannot break it. And therefore this assembly, this being together at least one time in a week, on a Sabbath in our case, is of utmost importance. Yes, for the strength

[Ray]

of the community. (Amen.) And also understanding. You know, when we are able to come together to share ideas, to communicate, then our faith can grow, because it's in the sharing that we grow. If you're just holding on to something and you don't have that opportunity to communicate it, to learn somebody else's perspective on it--it's only together with that communication, that fellowship that you can grow and build your faith. And therefore without that assembling together, the people will lose their strength (to stand alone), and that's important!

[Gerhard]

And this maybe brings us to another point, another question, because the coming time is the time of big sorrows. Now, where is this in the Bible? The question was, what is the difference between the so-called "little", and the so-called "great" time of trouble? Now this is a very important part because many people think this little time of trouble will yet come. Everything is fine in the world, right? No, it's not fine! So maybe you have the slides of the "little" time of trouble. So this

[Ray]

comes from Matthew 24, and notice this in the context of the sign of the Son of Man. He says (Jesus speaking), Immediately after--after--the tribulation of those days, shall the sun be darkened and the moon shall not give her light (pointing to the eclipse). So, immediately after the tribulation--that's not the great tribulation, but the little tribulation, a little time of trouble. The moon shall not give her light and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken. And then shall appear (in its completion) the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then shall all of the tribes of the earth mourn. And they shall see the Son of Man coming

[Gerhard]

in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. So, please notice: first is this tribulation mentioned in Matthew 24:29. Then appears the sign of the Son of Man. Now, people may ask, You used this verse already months and weeks ago. Yes, it's true, because when the sign first started, here was K2 and here was E3. Of course, you read’ this verse and then you can remember, we had a sermon where we said, here was the mourning, because here was the attack of Israel and Hamas; this conflict. Clear! We had this in mind because we simply followed the prophecy, but as we see that the sign is now fulfilled and the other verses are not fulfilled so far, we must conclude that this is here meant that when the sign fully appeared in heaven. And this was on May 28. So we know, now, the sign is there, and now we can easily see what is the next step to expect: And then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn. Now mourning is not something nice, right? That's a time where something bad happens! And what is missing in the revelation? It's the time of plagues. So, we do not discuss that today of course, but the Lord will surely give--sooner or later--information about it, but just be clear:

[Ray]

mourning is that which will come now. And that's the sequence that we see: Then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man. So it is completed by May 28th. And then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn. And what do we see after that--after that May 28th line? It's this 372 days during which the tribes of

[Gerhard]

the earth will mourn. Right, so do you have this verse in Daniel 12:1? (Yes.) Because there the same time frame is mentioned, but it is mentioned that this is a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation, even to the same time. So here you can say this is the great time of trouble. I think, now this is clear. In the past was already the little time of trouble; now comes

[Ray]

the great time of trouble. Exactly. And just looking back here in verse 29, He says after that little time of tribulation, the sun would be darkened. So we had the little time of trouble before. And then the sun is darkened and the moon doesn't give its light, and then comes the application of Michael standing up. That's also where, after this time when Michael completely stands up--the two feet of the Horologium are then complete as well--and then begins this time when there's a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time. But it continues that with this contrast, because there's the wicked, and then there's the deliverance of God's people. At that time, thy people (speaking to Daniel), thy people shall be delivered: everyone that shall be found written in the book. And there's also that time of deliverance--Michael standing for his people to deliver them. Amen. Maybe this is a good time

[Gerhard]

to switch to the little time of trouble, so that the people can understand it again and have the overview. What happened in this little time of trouble and why was this a time of trouble? and what happened in this time? So as you can see, here is 2024. let me say, "right now," and seven years backwards, what was this troublous time? People think, Oh, there must be war, or there must be some calamities, or whatever. This would be for them, a troublous time, right? But God is a spiritual God, and it must be found in the Bible. Such troublous things must be found in the Bible. Now as you see, it goes back to the time of 2015 to 16, something like that. And as you can remember, we shared that in the penultimate sermon, I think, something like that (two or three ago), that we had super, super, great and important spiritual tests in the recent seven years. The first was introduced in 2015, and as you can see, right now, we have June 1st, right? June 1st. And you know which month this is. Pride month. Yes, pride is never good, and this was the bill in US, as you know, nationwide.

[Ray]

The Supreme Court decision of the United States in June of 2015, June 26th. They decided in favor of allowing gay marriage, calling it constitutional for the United States, and that paved the way in the next years for this to be a major testing issue as other nations throughout the world also took part, following the the strength of the lead of the United States. Yes, and just to be clear, the

[Gerhard]

Bible says that it will be, in the end times, like in the time of Noah and in the time of a lot. And I know there's a controversy, because people say, No, in Sodom and Gomorrah, it was not only this homosexual thing. Yes, that's true, it was a wicked city, completely. But Lot says that he was troubled day by day, seeing what the people there were doing. We don't have the verse. Look it up, simply. But he was already troubled, and therefore when we see this, people of God are troubled by that. The verse says it already. You need to start the troublous time of Matthew 24:29 with that thing, because Lot was also troubled day by day. Therefore, this was one test: would God's people see what is coming, what the problem is here? Would they see that? Would they stand this test? So this test goes on, and then you know what happened here in these wonderful times, right? This was not the only test, now there came a second test [during this period], and of course we warned and many people also understood it. And we had troublous times while the corona vaccination was present. And nowadays, many, many reports came up, we can say.

[Ray]

Sure, showing just how how real all the concerns were, that were shoved aside in calling it safe and effective. That was announced, but then studies were done and over the last few years, they now have been coming out with these research reports that are showing some very significant adverse effects, just to put it mildly, resulting from the mRNA technology that was used across the world

[Gerhard]

in the vaccinations. Yes, and don't forget, it is now already known that this vaccination itself causes both deaths. (Right.) The physical death, because it affects the organs greatly. That's one of the

[Ray]

things that the results of the research shows: that the excess deaths--In other words, every year there's a certain baseline of people that die, but then there's an excess. How much more than normal are there people that are dying. And in the years since 2021 when the vaccinations came out, those excess deaths across the world--almost every nation that has administered this vaccine, the excess deaths have gone up in many cases very significantly and it's correlated with that push for this technology being injected into us, into the bodies. So that's the first death. Yes,

[Gerhard]

and the second death is of course a spiritual death. And where does this come from? Just to say it again. Why do we say it again? Because what the WHO will do, and what is in the making, will most probably lead again to such a kind of vaccination. It is enough to say, Be aware of that! But what is this thing doing? You know: changing the DNA. And this is a thing which is the very core of God's creation in Eden, and this was the same thing that they did in Noah's time. It is known that they manipulated with the DNA, right? It's hinted to, even in Genesis chapter 6, when it

[Ray]

speaks of Noah, and it particularly mentions that he was "perfect in his generations", that is, in his genes: his DNA was perfect, or uncontaminated, unlike the rest of the population. So, God singled out Noah and his family, at least in part, because of that purity in his DNA: uncontaminated. He respected God's creation, that God was the creator and He was therefore the only One who had the right, the authority, to handle the genetic composition of the human body. Yes, and

[Gerhard]

please do not forget! Dear friends, do not forget that the body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. (Amen.) We are now in this "mu" time, right? In the time of the Holy Spirit, and don't forget that the Holy Spirit wants to live in you. And if you mess up your body, which would mean you mess up the temple of God, in the inner core. We had sermons recently, where Brother Ray showed exactly how this works. Then the Holy Spirit will leave. And it is said for the end time, that the Holy Spirit is withdrawn or He simply leaves the world, or he leaves the unrighteous people. Right, there's

[Ray]

something foreign coming into the body rather than the divine coming in. So you don't want that kind of a replacement. And you know you mentioned about this crisis again coming back with the plans of the World Health Organization, and that's a lot like what Jesus said in His time with Israel. He warned the people that when you see the armies coming around the city, and they're sieging the city because they want to attack it. (Right.) But then He said, When you see that, then they retreat that's your opportunity to flee the city, because then when they come. The second time, there's no getting out, and that's what we're seeing now. We've seen the first siege already, and now we still have a little bit of this time when you have the opportunity to flee, as it were, and strengthen yourself for resisting the second time when it comes again.

[Gerhard]

Yes. So, I think what I wrote down about the questions, I am more or less through

[Ray]

with those ideas. Do you have some questions? Why don't we talk a little bit about the seventh trumpet, because that also talks about some of this contrast, and how the nations are involved there. In Revelation 11:16, And the four and twenty elders which sat before God on their seats fell upon their faces and worshipped God. Now, when you hear about the 24 elders, if you've been watching our ministry for any length of time, you know that points to Orion, exactly, and so that's where you're looking there, and it's a scene of worship, and they are "saying, we give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art and was and art to come, because thou hast taken to thee thy great power and hast reigned. So now we see this transition coming. They praise God because finally He's standing up. He's taking His power, His authority, and reigning. Same as in Daniel 12, standing up as King. (Exactly.) And just like in Daniel 12, what happens on the earth? The nations were angry: a "great time of trouble." And thy wrath is come: the plagues. The plagues, exactly. And the time of the dead, that they should be judged and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets. So again, we have the punishment, the wrath, the plagues, being poured out on the earth. And on the other hand, we have reward being given to God's people: the servants, the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name. They honor the Creator and they understand His name. They recognize it in heaven. "...small and great, and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament and there were lightnings and voices and thunderings and an earthquake and great hail." So that points to the very end of the fierceness

[Gerhard]

of His wrath. Yes, this is the very end, right? But what is interesting here, is that the temple of God was open and you could even look into the temple, to the ark of the testament. Now in old times if a Jew would have seen the ark of His testament with his eyes, and he was not the high priest, he would have died. Right, the Shekinah Glory. Which means that the lord, the high priest in heaven, is not there anymore. This was like as in Jesus' time when He was crucified, the big veil, the veil was torn from top to bottom. And the ark was seen. Normally people would have died in that time. It meant just that this service was not necessary anymore, because the true Lamb of God was crucified

[Ray]

in the same moment. Right, and in fact, when the veil was torn in the temple, it was exposed that there

[Gerhard]

wasn't even the ark in there, because it was hidden before--it was hidden in a cave. And this time, you see it, but you see no high priest there. This means that Jesus, the High Priest, will leave the most holy--His service. Which means, as people would say, His intercessory service ends, and that's a serious

[Ray]

thing! Amen. And it's a necessary thing. We don't always like to talk about that, because it's not so pleasant, but it's necessary that if Jesus is ministering in heaven and He has to come to earth, He has to stop ministering, right? And this is just one day, right? The day of the Lord. Yes, exactly. Expect, on that day, that He needs to leave. Right, not necessarily at the first moment, but this is toward the end of that period. (Yes, this is a whole process.) Right, that's what we have to learn with prophecy is everything is a process you see "day", and you think, Oh, it happens in 24 hours. Think twice about that! A day is as a year in the Bible. Is there another topic, because it doesn't

[Gerhard]

matter how how long we are here and explaining things and preaching. It does not matter. When you have questions, let us know, especially about these 372 days, because we want to shepherd you. We want to feed you and we want to help to bring you through that troublous time. It is important that you have this oil, that you have these portions in your bag, so that your lamp is shining. Amen.

[Ray]

And on that note, in the book of Joel, Chapter 2 (Yes.), speaking of the oil, he says, "And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your old men shall dream dreams. Your young men shall see visions, and also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days, will I pour out my Spirit. So this isn't just a time of vengeance and trampling the grapes, but for God's people, there's something to look forward to. We can expect Him to pour out His Spirit in abundance. Right, this is the oil. This is the oil. This is the portions to come through. This is knowledge. In a different metaphor, we would say it's the latter rain that ripens the harvest. Yes, and by the way, I came from a church

[Gerhard]

where I never heard anything of any dream that would have been shared in the church. By knowing that, I know that there is a big problem. I have been counting our dreams since, I think, 2019, and we have 200-300 dreams recorded, and this is by far not all. I just want to say, if you are in a church and a dream, a vision is not the topic, there's a problem, I guess

[Ray]

Yeah, in Revelation, it talks about the Spirit of Prophecy, and that is the testimony of Jesus and that's expressed in this form, when He gives His Spirit, He speaks. He speaks through dreams, He speaks through visions and other forms. And that should be a part of His church, and if it's not then it's a problem. Maybe He's not with that church. Yes, and it's interesting

[Gerhard]

and I will show you wonders in the heavens and in the earth. Now it's again mentioned here, you have to look up, because in the heavens, you see the wonders which we try to explain over the years. And this is a sign of the end times. You need to listen to the voice of God from heaven. Don't despise Him.

[Ray]

Amen. Very important. He continues and talks about those signs: The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood before the great and terrible day of the Lord come. And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered. There's the name of the Lord: The Alpha and Omega, and even the Mu. Yes. For in mount Zion (also represented in the sign) and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance-- spiritual Jerusalem, not the physical one. Amen, that's an important point as well to point out. As the Lord hath said, and in the remnant, whom the Lord shall call. Amen. So that's kind of a recapitulation of some of the things that we've talked about, especially in relation to those 372 days. Where is it? "The great and terrible day of the Lord." Yes, we're already in that-- the very beginning of that--time. And you know, the the mockers like to wait until the first moment, and if they're still comfortable, then they say, "Ah, there's nothing to worry about. Everything goes on like it has since the beginning of the creation." Who said that, Peter? Yes, but indeed, it is a great and terrible day of the Lord, and it is coming, and as it was in the days of Noah--and how long did the flood last? A whole year! It lasted a year, but at the beginning of that year, there was a short time of seven days when they entered into the ark, before any rain came. So even then, there was a time delay. When they took action--and I think that's an important point. Noah and his family took action before any rain ever fell. And so if you're waiting just to see when the fireballs are falling, then you are not in--then you're not in the ark. You know, this is the ark. Go in into the ark. Believe it! Exactly. Take it by faith, before you see--before you see everything. I mean, how much does it take? We've seen so much already in the heavens. (Amen.) But this is what we see by faith. And unfortunately, so many are only looking to what happens on the earth, and as long as Europe isn't in a world war, or the United States isn't in a bloodbath of civil war (yet), then "Oh, there's more time. It's fine, no problem. Nothing to worry about." But we look in heaven and we see the time. We understand what time we're living in, and we know it's this great and terrible day of the Lord,

[Gerhard]

and it will come and not tarry. Surely not, and don't forget what Brother Ray said: seven days Noah and his family were all together in the ark. Outside they were mocking. (Yeah.) And who closed the door? It was the Angel of the Lord. And the closing of the door is, as we said before, that the Lord is not interceding anymore, because He is on travel to earth on that day of the Lord. So expect that in that time. Get ready now! Better is even right now. Yeah, better earlier than too late. I had a children's Bible in my youth--a big thing--and I remember that like it were today: there was the ark of Noah, so the ark was seen. And on the ark, a guy sat, and there was written on it, "Oh, I wait till I see something, and then I can jump in." I remember that, really. And of course, the next picture was then the rain and he was washed away and he could not go in anymore. Therefore people, please, take it seriously, and don't think nothing will happen. It will. The heavens declare God's time and God's plan. And just in closing,

[Ray]

we're at this transition period, and honestly, we're at the point, now where the preparations should be complete, and now we're entering the day of the Lord. Amen. The Lord is merciful, and He gives plenty of opportunity when there's repentance. When His people turn from their ways, He extends mercy to them. Even the worst of the kings of Judah and Israel, when they turned and repented, like with Manasseh, for example (the last one), even though he repented, God didn't relent anymore. It was okay for Manasseh. It didn't happen in his time, but the consequences were not averted, and that's where we're at now. Those who repent now, they will suffer in this time, but God will have mercy on them in the end. He says, "Be faithful unto death, and I will give you a crown of life." These are the so-called martyrs.

[Gerhard]

(Exactly.) Also this number must be fulfilled. Those who stand with faith, standing for what they believe. Yes, and maybe this is a good closing point, because Brother Ray spoke about the love of the Lord. This is like a coin, and a coin has a backside and a front side. because there are the righteous and there are the wicked, right? If God pours out the plagues, and is ruling with the iron rod and with the sword out of his mouth, and the plagues are falling, people say often, where's the love? But the other (side of the) coin is there are righteous people. So God loves the sinner, and He loves, let me say, the righteous people. But He must at one point also say, How long should they suffer? Right. How long? If the other one would not repent. And honestly, God knows when the point has come when no one would repent anymore. He has love also for the righteous one, who try day by day like you, obviously, in the end, who watch the video. And you here, the congregation. There are people who try to be good people of God, so how long should He wait? Till He knows that others would not repent anymore. And in the plagues it is said two times or three times, that they would not repent and they mock God. Therefore, you know that the love towards those has ended in the end. But He needs then to show love to the righteous ones, to redeem them.

[Ray]

Yeah, and that's really what this transition point is showing: that that transition that says, okay, this is the point of no return. We've crossed now that point where the opportunity is now different. It's like Thomas. Jesus admonished Thomas because he didn't believe until he saw the evidence. (Yes.) And there are many, unfortunately, that won't believe until they see and feel the evidence. Maybe they still have a good heart, but they lose a blessing, and that's where we're at at this point. Now the blessing of having believed in faith is not given to those, and they must pass through death, whereas Philadelphia is spared from that hour. (Exactly.) So, with that,

[Gerhard]

send us your questions. Yes, and tell us also if you like the new setup, the new format, because maybe it's interesting for you, refreshing for you, or not.

[Ray]

Just tell us! We will decide, then. Yeah, we're open to the idea, so we wanted to try that. Let's close with a word of prayer. Dear Father in heaven, we thank You for Your mercy toward Your people, and You look kindly to even those who have not had much opportunity to learn to understand the things, because not everybody grows up and has the same background, the same nurturing--spiritual nurturing--to understand things in the same way. And so, for many, You give this last opportunity to finally see with their eyes what is coming on the world. And yet You extend to them mercy, even in this time when you're pouring out Your wrath, the plagues, when you're punishing the world. Yet you have mercy toward Your repentant ones that don't blaspheme Your name. And so we thank You for that. We thank You for Your steadfast character of love that You show to Your people, and we also thank You for bringing things to a conclusion, which necessarily means executing judgment. And that's the time that we're in, and we thank you that we have your promises of deliverance, and that You will be with Your people through this time. We love You, Father, and we look forward to spending all eternity with You. You are our exceeding great Reward, like You told Abraham. We praise Your name, and we ask these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Alnitak of Orion. Amen.