“THE KING IS COMING” | THE SCOFFERS
I'm going to attempt to clear up some things with those of you who are annoyed with those of us who are daily sounding the alarm. I'm going to address the urgency of the times, the biblical timeline, the purpose of sounding the alarm, and the whole purpose of watching.
My hope in this message is to clear up the false idea that talking about the urgency of the times is doom, gloom, fear, or lack of joy. I'm going to address it biblically, lovingly, and with clarity. I say all this with love and urgency—not arrogance or fear—because I think it's become quite clear that many don’t understand why so many of us are focused on the end times.
It's certainly not about obsession, doom, or fear. It's about being awake, alert, and obedient to the Word of God. Jesus himself commanded us to watch and be aware of the signs of His return, saying: "Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming" (Matthew 25:13). He also rebuked the religious leaders for their lack of spiritual discernment: "You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times" (Matthew 16:3). That rebuke wasn't casual — it was a sharp correction. Rebuke is a pretty harsh thing.
The fact that people everywhere are talking about it is not fanaticism. It is the spiritual watchmen sounding the alarm just as Jesus told us to do. Sometimes you mention that talking about the end times takes away peace and joy—but that couldn't be further from the truth. Our peace and joy is in Jesus Christ (John 14:27; Romans 15:13). Knowing that the time is short actually fuels the urgency to reach the lost, to love our families well, to live holy lives, and to stay unspotted from this world (James 1:27). My friends, that is not depression—that is devotion.
As for the timeline: we don't have 50 more years. We may not even have 10, or even five. Many of us believe that the tribulation will begin in 2025, not later than 2026, because scripture gives us a prophetic structure in how God set aside 7,000 years for His redemptive plan.
Let’s do the math: 4,000 years from Adam to Christ, then 2,000 years of the Church Age, and right now, we are around year 5,993. The final 1,000 years is Christ’s Millennial Reign, described in Revelation 20:4–6, where it says:
“They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years… Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection… they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.”
That 7-year tribulation has to fit in there somewhere. This all aligns with the seven days of creation in Genesis 1, and the pattern of rest on the seventh day (Genesis 2:2–3). That seventh day becomes a prophetic shadow of the millennial reign — a time when Satan is bound (Revelation 20:2) and peace and prosperity abound.
That “golden age” that Trump says he’s bringing? That’s not it. The true golden age is Jesus’s rule and reign over the nations for 1,000 years — with us, His Church—ruling and reigning with our King (2 Timothy 2:12, Revelation 5:10). When Jesus comes back to set up His government, it will be His government, not the ones we see now. "The government shall be upon His shoulder" (Isaiah 9:6). That seventh day of creation represents completion, totality, perfection, peace, and rest. God rested on the seventh day—and so will we (Hebrews 4:9–10).
If we are at year 5,993 and we add the 7-year tribulation, that completes 6,000 years. Then the 1,000-year millennial reign completes the 7,000-year plan for mankind. So, if you do the math, the tribulation would have to begin this year—maybe next year at the latest. You can deny it all you want, but we are literally right on the edge prophetically, especially since Daniel 9:27 is forming right before our eyes. That verse says:
“He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven’” (Daniel 9:27), referring to a 7-year period. This covenant, involving America’s president and the Middle East nations, is shaping up to be the very agreement that initiates Daniel’s 70th week, also called “the time of Jacob’s trouble” (Jeremiah 30:7) — not the Church’s trouble — and also known as the 7-year tribulation.
That is why we are sounding the alarm every single day. We’re being obedient. We are being watchmen.
Some of you say we should just live our lives, enjoy our families, and go to work. And we do. The Bible says to “occupy till I come” (Luke 19:13, KJV). We're occupying too. But occupying does not mean being blind or silent. In fact, Ezekiel 33 tells us that we are watchmen on the wall:
“If the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet… his blood I will require at the watchman’s hand” (Ezekiel 33:6).
If you want to say we have another 50 years, that’s okay. Maybe we do. But Matthew 24:36 says:
“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.”
Still, when you look at the biblical math, it’s undeniable. That’s why we must know the entire Bible, from cover to cover.
Yes, we may not know the exact moment when that trumpet will sound—but we are expected to know the season. Paul said in 1 Thessalonians 5:4–6:
“But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day should overtake you as a thief… Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober.”
And I’m going to tell you — whether you want to hear it or not—Jesus is not going to return for a drowsy, distracted church. He is coming for a bride who is watching, waiting, and ready (Matthew 25:1–13, the Parable of the Ten Virgins).
As for just preaching the gospel — I agree. But the rapture is part of the gospel. 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17 tells us:
“For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout… and the dead in Christ shall rise first… and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”
I’m surprised some believers don’t know this. The gospel is not just that Christ died and was buried and rose again (1 Corinthians 15:3–4). It also includes that He will return for His church and will come back with His church (Revelation 19:14).
That is the whole gospel—our blessed hope.
Titus 2:13 says:
“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ.”
How can we leave that out of the gospel? It literally says our blessed hope is His appearing.
You might say, “I don’t have time for this. I don’t have time for end-times talk.” But as believers, we are told in Ephesians 5:16 to “redeem the time, because the days are evil.”
The very fact that you — a professing believer — are scoffing about the Lord’s return was prophesied. It makes sense that unbelievers scoff. But you?
2 Peter 3:3–4 says:
“In the last days, scoffers will come, walking according to their own lusts, and saying, ‘Where is the promise of His coming?’”
You are actually fulfilling that prophecy.
We are not yelling, “The sky is falling.” We are proclaiming: “The King is coming!” And that bothers you?
This isn’t about fear. This is about faithfulness to the Word of God — the whole Word, the full counsel (Acts 20:27), the full gospel (Romans 1:16).
We love our families. We are grateful for this life and all that God has given us. And I can speak for myself—I enjoy every bit of it. But we are also longing for His appearing (2 Timothy 4:8). Yes, we are. And we are warning those who will be caught unawares.
He is coming. We are not ashamed of it (Romans 1:16). We are excited about it. And we will proclaim it every single day.
Because the truth is — that day will come. “The day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night” (2 Peter 3:10), and many will be caught unaware and wish they had paid attention.
You don’t see it now — but what will you do when that day comes? Do you want to be found condemning, scoffing, saying “no disrespect,” while disrespecting the message?
Is that what you want to be doing when Jesus returns?
Or do you want to be found faithful, united with the brethren, and proclaiming Jesus Christ and His soon coming?
We must not speak from feelings. We must speak from truth.
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