Words of Life|Pastor Balan Swaminathan|HIPM

Hope Walked Out

-Hope didn’t die at the cross—it was buried, silenced, and then walked out of the tomb alive. 
-Because Hope didn’t stay in the grave, but walked out, we don’t have to stay in our guilt and fear.

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The Closing Moments of History | The Holy City - New Jerusalem

-The New Jerusalem is huge and perfectly shaped—showing how powerful and organized God is in preparing a place for His people. 
-With gates made of pearl, streets of gold, and shining jewel foundations, the city shows God’s glory and how special His home is.

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The Closing Moments of History | The New Heaven and the New Earth

-God will not completely annihilate the current earth and heaven; instead, He will purify and renew them, removing everything that defiled His creation. 
-If the world corrupted by Satan had to be completely destroyed, he might have claimed victory — but God denied him victory. Instead, God will redeem and renew it.

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The Closing Moments of History | The Great White Throne Judgement

-Our status, religion, or profession won’t matter

-all must face God’s judgment.

-Believers before Judgment Seat of Christ, and unbelievers before the Great White Throne.

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The Closing Moments of History | The Millennium

-The Millennium is a time of peace and comfort for the believers.

-The Millennium is a time of joy, where believers will reign with Christ.

-The Millennium is a time of reward according to our faithfulness in the current life.

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The Closing Moments of History | The Second Coming

-On one end, we see the wicked being punished; on the other end, Christ rewarding His people.

-For the ungodly, His return brings great terror, whereas for God's people, it is a time of hope and joy.

-So, how should we live now? Should we live in fear and hopelessness? No.

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The Closing Moments of History | The Tribulation-Part B

-Satan's aggression reveals his final attempt to dethrone God and establish his own kingdom.

-But God will aggressively overthrow earthly kingdoms, wipe out corruption, and destroy darkness to establish His righteous rule.

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The Closing Moments of History | The Tribulation-Part A

Because the day is unknown, we must live in a state of preparedness. 
We should live holy and godly lives,   
-eagerly waiting and watching for that day

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The Closing Moments of History | The Rapture

• As Jesus' return is imminent, we don't know the time of His coming, so we must be prepared.
• As Rapture happens in a twinkling of an eye, we will not have time to prepare when He comes.

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The Closing Moments of History | The World of the End

-We are not here to predict the End of the World, we are trying to know the World of the End so that we can better prepare ourselves.

-We don't feel like doing what we want to do, because this world is harder to live in than ever been, since we have been here.

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