The Church for the American Christian Patriot
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Harrison, Maine, USA
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Pastor Rev. Robert Celeste ACP/MCAC the pastor who obeyed Christ command in Luke 22:36

Guest thoughts done by:
Rev. Jim Marstaller, Pastor of Cornerstone Gospel Church, Naples, Maine
and Mr. Steve Burzlaff, Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Thanks to ACP's Steve Burzlaff, we now have the Evanglical handout, "What If" in PDF format.
For the "What If" evangelical handout in PDF format, click here.
Thank God for Steve,
Bob

All Scripture quoted, in both sermons and daily thoughts, except when done by a guest, is from the ACP/authorized 1611 King James Version. The words in red are those quotes of God the Son, the Lord Jesus and the words in purple are those qoutes spoken directly by God the Father and the words in this sickly greenish color are of satan. But all of the Bible is spoken by God and should be viewed as God's handbook for us to run our lives by 2 Timothy 3:16.

Wake Up

Yesterday, close to the end of the thought was this:

“So, what are these signs of Noah that Jesus was referring to? Perhaps, just perhaps Jesus elaborated further to us through the pen of His Apostle Paul.

1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent (without self control), fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4 traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: (2 Timothy 3:1-5 ACP/KJV)

Today we are going to start looking at these signs. But, guys, it is time to wake up, it is time to get off your collective arses and start spreading the word of God. It is time to do the work of an evangelist. It is time to realize that Christ could rapture His church at any moment.”

Some took offence at the word “arse” as in “it is time to get off your collective arses and start spreading the word of God”. Let me try to explain why I said what I said, for it is now said and cannot ever be taken back. For what is said is said, what is done is done.

I firmly believe that end times prophecy is not to be used to try to scare the unsaved, the unrepentant, into seeking Christ and giving their lives to Him. No, instead I see end times prophecy as a way to light a fire under the sleepers in the Church of Philadelphia. Let me ask you a question; What if God sent the angel Gabriel to you right this very instant, and he said to you, “I am the angel Gabriel, I stand before God day and night, He has sent time to deliver a message to you, God saith, ‘I will rapture My church in fifteen days.’” and then he left. What would you do? I mean what would you really do?

Would you stop what you were doing and immediately get out and start evangelizing? Would you question yourself asking if you really saw what you knew you saw and do nothing? Would you go out and use your line of credit to buy things to make these next fifteen days really comfortable, like a new car, a new boat and $15.00 a pound steaks? Justifying those purchasers by telling yourself that when your creditors come looking for you they will realize that you are gone to be with the Lord? What would you do?

Let me tell you what I think would happened to an unsaved, unregenerate person who had the same encounter with Gabriel. I think they would do nothing. Oh they would think about it, they might ponder it, but then, in the long run, they would do nothing till after the rapture took place. Rich Christianio has an excellent movie called “The Appointment” that does and excellent job covering a lie subject.

So, I don’t use prophecy in evangelizing, not unless an unsaved person brings it up by asking me questions concerning it. But I do use end times prophecy to try and wake up sleeping members of the church. All that said, let us look at what makes up the Biblical description of what Jesus meant when He said: “But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but My Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”

While there is more, we shall start with Paul’s second letter to Timothy. Over the coming days we shall go into more and more descriptions of these days like as in the times of Noah.

1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, (2 Timothy 3:1-2 ACP/KJV)

Let’s start with the word “last” as in “in the last days” of verses one. That word “last” is, in the Greek eschatos, pronounced es'-khat-os and it means literally the final days of an era. The word “days” in the same verse is hemera, pronounced hay-mer'-ah and means literally the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 consecutive hours in one of our days. In verse one we also find “perilous times” that word perilous is chalepos, pronounced khal-ep-os' and means a time when strength is reduced, a time that is dangerous, by implication a time that is furious and fierce, a time that is perilous.

So, you can see that verses one’s translation in 1611 is still extremely accurate today. Now let’s start looking at some of what makes up those times that remind us of the times of Noah.

For men shall be lovers of their own selves. (Men shall be philautos, pronounced fil'-ow-tos they will be selfish and lovers of their own self.) Have we not become a society where we put ourselves ahead of all others? Do we not spend more and more time seeing to our own needs and comforts?

Covetous; (philarguros, pronounced fil-ar'-goo-ros, meaning in love with money and the things it can buy.) Do you tithe ten percent of gross, net, or what is left after paying everything else first? What has become the number one thing in the lives of most? God or things bought with money?

Boasters; (alazon, pronounced al-ad-zone literally meaning those who brag about possessions, wealth, sexual and business conquest, etc.) How often do you hear “Hey come check out my new car” or “Look here at my new girl friend” or “man taxes are terrible, last year I paid over X thousand of dollars”. How I would love to see a campaign ad that said “I serve Christ day and night and will, if you choose me to be your elected public servant, strive daily to do nothing that will offend Him.” Unfortunately instead most lie about their qualifications, not by understating, but by overstating, boasting.

Proud; (huperephanos, pronunced hoop-er-ay'-fan-os conspicuously making yourself to appear above others. One who is haughty and self servingly proud.) Not only individuals, but nations. The United States of America is head over heals in debt. In debt by borrowing so as to be the big shot on the block with the biggest plane for the President, the biggest and best foreign aid, the most powerful military, the ones able to spend the most on all kinds of foolishness such as funding of the United Nations. Remember this “ Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.”

Blasphemers; ( blasphemos, pronounced blas'-fay-mos, it means impious towards God, railing against God, insulting God and using His name in inappropriate ways.) I hear the unsaved using the name of the Lord more than I hear the Saved. How often do you hear someone calling on the name of God to damn someone or something? As a child I was taught to bow my head before uttering the name of Jesus. That is no longer taught.

Disobedient to parents; (apeithes, pronounced ap-i-thace' literally one who disobeys his our her parents including step parents. One who is unpersuadable, and/or contumacious, a disobedient child.) The other day I heard, at my own diner table, a 50 year old ordained Methodist snap at his 82 year old ordained fundamental pastor father. All to often I hear of children sneaking around behind their parents back, lying to their parents, calling their parents names, and saying no or ignoring their parents when told to do something or stop doing something. God has said “Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.” Yet, outside of Christian homes parents and step parents are, all to often, treated with disdain and like dirt. Perhaps this is the reason so many teens commit suicide, are afflicted with sexually transmitted diseases, and the like.

Unthankful; (acharistos, ach-ar'-is-tos, thankless and ungrateful. Not only to man, but to God.) Been to a public restaurant lately? Notice how the one receiving the meal thanks everyone except God? Not long ago I helped a man, he was to busy asking God to damn people and things while blaspheming God to even thank me.

Unholy; (anosios, pronounced an-os'-ee-os, it means wicked.) Understand this, if one is not holy, one is wicked. If your kids do not know and serve Christ, they are wicked! Look around, look at all those you love who are unsaved, they are wicked and are going to the lake of fire for all eternity! There are no wicked in heaven.

Read this carefully: “It is done! I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end! I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be My son. But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.” Jesus said that.

Let us end there for today, there is much, much more to the description of the times Jesus refers to as “in the time of Noah”. It is important for you to see and understand these times so that you can see just how perilous and short the times are.

The Lord could come at any time. I personally think it to be within the next ten to twenty years. I actually expect to be alive at the time the Lord raptures His church. If you go to ChristianPatriot.com/form, you can tell me what I can do to help you evangelize.

You don’t have to start by going out into the streets and preaching, but how about inviting a few friends in and showing them the movie Fly Wheel or the movie Tim Changer? You can get either or both through us for very little money.

Guys, don’t get one of those letters from hell that ended the thought on May 5^th, of this year. Do You Mourn, the thought with the letter from hell video at the end.

Lord God, Creator of the Universe, thank You. Into Thy hands I place all things, do with me and this web site as You would please, use it Lord to achieve what You would achieve with it and me. Thank You Father, for it is in the name of Your Son Jesus that I surrender all that You have entrusted to me, and all that will entrust me with. Amen,

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