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What to Expect… When the World is Ending. What to Expect…. An Increase in Deception. Jewish Messiah Claimants: Simon of Peraea – 4 BC Athronges – 3 AD Menahem ben Judah – 1 st C.
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What to Expect… An Increase in Deception Jewish Messiah Claimants: • Simon of Peraea – 4 BC • Athronges – 3 AD • Menahemben Judah – 1st C. “Some time ago Theudas appeared, claiming to be somebody, and about 400 men rallied to him. He was killed, all his followers dispersed, and it all came to nothing.” Acts 5:36
What to Expect… An Increase in Deception Jewish Messiah Claimants: • Simon bar Kokhba – 135 AD • Moses of Crete – 470 AD • David Alroy – 1160 AD • Moses Botarel – 1413 AD • SabbataiZevi – 1676 AD • Jacob Joseph Frank – 1791 AD • Menachem Mendel Schneerson – 1994 AD
What to Expect… An Increase in Deception Christian Messiah Claimants: • Simon Magus – 1st C. • Tanchelm of Antwerp – 1110 AD • Ann Lee – 1784 AD – the “Shakers” • Bernhard Muller – 1834 AD • Baha’u’llah – 1864 AD • AhnSahng-hong – 1985 AD • Jung MyungSeok – present
Growth of World Religions 2008 World Christian Encyclopedia – World Pop. Growth = 1.41%
“Fastest Growing” • Deists grew at a rate of 717% from 1990-2001 but only totaled 49,000 people • Wicca grew at 143%/year from 1990-2001, from 8,000 – 134,000 people and now totals an estimated 1 million worldwide • The “LDS Church” (Mormons) grew at nearly 5% from 1950-1990 and continued at 2.5% annually from 1990-2005 but still total less than 14 Million worldwide
“Fastest Growing” • Deists 717% 49,000 • Wicca 143% 1,000,000 • Mormons 2.5% 13,600,000 • Islam 2.0% 935,000,000 (1990) 1,600,000,000 (2010)
“Fastest Growing” • Deists 717% 49,000 (2001) • Wicca 143% 1,000,000 (2010) • Mormons 2.5% 13,600,000 (2010) • Islam 2.0% 935,000,000 (1990) 1,600,000,000 (2010) • Christianity 1.36% 1,700,000,000 (1990) 2,100,000,000 (2010)
The Spread of Christianity 1910 – 600,000,000 / 1,800,000,000 = 35% • 66% Europe • 27% the Americas 2010 – 2,100,000,000 / 6,900,000,000 = 32% • 37% the Americas • 26% Europe • 24% Sub-Saharan Africa • 13% Asia / Pacific
What to Expect… An Increase in Devastation • 20th C. Deaths from war and conflict: 231,000,000 • Natural disasters in the ‘80s – 120/year • Natural disasters in the ‘00s – 500/year (NaturalNews.com – 400% increase)
What to Expect… An Increase in Devastation Epic Disasters.com
What to Expect… An Increase in Devastation “Then you will be handed over to persecution and to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me.” Matthew 24:9 “Then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now…” Matthew 24:21 “Immediately after the distress of those days…” Matthew 24:29
What to Expect… An Increase in Devastation “He will speak against the Most High and oppress his saints… The saints will be handed over to him for a time, times and half a time.” Daniel 7:25 “It will be for a time, times and half a time. When the power of the holy people has been finally broken, all these things will be completed.” Daniel 12:7
What to Expect… An Increase in Devastation • More Christians were killed in the 20th Century than the 1,900 years before combined. • 75 / 100 religion based killings are Christians • 100,000,000 Christians are currently being persecuted in more than 45 countries Persecution.com and UCG.org
What to Expect… An Increase in Declaration • 6,900 Unreached People Groups • 3,000,000,000 Unreached People (Definition: less than 2% Evangelical) • 86% live in the 10/40 Window • only 2.4% of missionaries go there The Joshua Project
What to Expect… An Increase in Declaration Missionaries: World A – 10,200 (2.4%) World B – 103,000 (24.5%) World C – 306,000 (73.1%) World Population: World A – 1.6 B (28%) World B – 2.4 B (40%) World C – 2.0 B (32%) Global Frontier Missions: State of the World 2011
Distribution of Missionaries 1.6 B people 73% 40% 28% 32% % World Population 25% 2% % Missionaries (Least Reached) (Less Reached) (Most Reached)
Of 6,800 Languages Wycliffe.org
Bible Translation Progress 5% of the world has no Scripture – 350,000,000 people
Unreached, Unengaged People Groups Dr. Alex Abraham
What to Expect When the World is Ending: Increasing… Deception (Distraction) Devastation (Persecution) Declaration (Demonstration) Therefore, Stay Alert Stand Firm Serve Faithfully
Pastor YoucefNadarkhani “I need to remind my beloveds, though my trial has been so long, and as in the flesh I wish these days to end, yet I have surrendered myself to God’s will.”
Orthodox Protestant Chinese Muslim Hindu Buddhist Catholic “This gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” Matthew 24:14
Matthew 24 “These are the beginning of birth pains…” (v. 9) • Increasing Deception Stay Alert • Increasing Devastation Stand Firm • Increasing Declaration Serve Faithfully “Learn this lesson from the fig tree…” (v. 32)
Matthew 24 “These are the beginning of birth pains…” (v. 9) “You are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief.” 1 Thessalonians 5:4 “Learn this lesson from the fig tree…” (v. 32)