The Church in Noble - Cornerstone
September 20, 2026
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      • 2 Thessalonians 2:2NASB95

  • 10,000 Reasons
  • Doxology
  • What A Friend We Have In Jesus
  • Leaning On The Everlasting Arms
  • Hold On To Me
  • ILLUST: Confusion from Deception

    AI TECH - WAR - ELECTION

    “The year is 2026. Artificial intelligence dominates the news, international wars continue, and America is approaching another election. AI TECH - WAR - ELECTION Consider the numbers, code:
    A + I equals 1 + 9, or 10. Subtract the four letters in ‘tech,’ and you get. 6
    W + A + R equals 23 + 1 + 18, or 42. Divide by the seven day week of creation, and you get. 6
    ‘Election’ contains eight letters. Subtract the two major political parties, and you get. 6
    AI, war, and elections therefore equal 6–6–6. This proves that current events are fulfilling Revelation and the end must occur in 2026!”
    OK- I chose
    which events to select,
    which numerical system to use,
    what to subtract or divide,
    and when to introduce biblical numbers.
    With enough creative math, virtually any headline can be turned into “666.”
    READ 2 Thess 2:1-5

    Remaining Calm When the World is Not

    Part 1, really
    There will still be “silliness” in the world next week…
    Points to be made

    Does Your End-Times Belief Affect Your Faith?

    The End Times Chart - supported by Scripture, and what appears to be taught in NT
    What sparks interest in End Times?
    Unstable world, wars, political nonsense, technology, moral decay, Israel events
    Results in books, movies, social media posts, and confident predictions
    Similar in Thessalonica
    “Surely the Day of the Lord must have arrived/begun - I mean look around!”
    Notice - Paul does not “affirm” their feelings or beliefs, he does not leave them with “to each his own” mentality
    He corrects them
    He loves the people, even though their understanding is wrong
    (that is hard to do)
    They hear CONFIDENT voices
    Well-spoken people, saying wrong things
    Paul reminds them of two basic truths
    Christ is coming
    2. Believers will be gathered to Him
    This should result in HOPE
    I see End Times charts - I smile, from HOPE
    Why were they troubled?
    Thought they missed the “gathering together”
    The false teaching was that Jesus would appear in person, then Tribulation
    Paul did not teach that (see the first letter, ch. 4)
    They were hearing, reading, that the glorious events of all the Day of the Lord had passed them by
    If they missed Jesus, then they missed rest, glorification promised
    Paul must reassure them
    They are facing hardship, so bad that it made sense to them that they missed Jesus’ return
    He taught them, as he says here, that the gathering occurs before the Tribulation - they feel they are already in tribulation, and false teachers support that.
    Paul - divine judgment occurs AFTER Christ’s return
    Some specifics - they received…
    “A spirit”
    “A message”
    “A letter as if from us”
    Deception is very believable
    The modern equivalent
    “God told me”
    Podcasts, online videos
    AI videos, claims of new discoveries
    Eclipses really bother me, earthquakes, too
    Because exaggerated End Times nonsense always follows
    People often judge Scripture by the headlines,
    We need to judge the headlines, and the teachers (me, too) by Scripture
    Be still- relax, let go
    Psalm 46:10 NASB95
    “Cease striving (Be still) and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”

    What We DO Know

    And what we do not
    The Day of the Lord - begins with the gathering together
    Yes, things may get worse
    These are not signs of the end times
    The sign of the end times is in Revelation 22:12
    Revelation 22:12 NASB95
    “Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done.
    Nothing else needs to happen for Jesus to return, these identifiable events, related to Antichrist
    What Scripture is clear on, once the “gathering” occurs…
    Abandonment of faith
    Man of lawlessness revealed, and his opposition to God
    His self-exaltation
    Desecration of the temple (which will be built)
    His claim to divine authority
    We are NOT to try to identify if, or who this is today
    (Hitler, etc. - pick one…)
    Paul - “Don’t you remember…?”
    They should have recognized the claim of the false teachers did not fit
    The MAN of lawlessness is different from the SPIRIT of lawlessness
    The SPIRIT of lawlessness is already at work
    But not every evil leader is this MAN, or every crisis the beginning of end times
    Know the Word, so you can discern
    What Scripture clearly reveals
    What Scripture implies
    What we are guessing at
    Deuteronomy 29:29 NASB95
    “The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our sons forever, that we may observe all the words of this law.
    ILLUST: 88.1 prophecy examples
    They believe all this, but still proclaim what is going to happen to precede the Rapture ???
    Beware of people more certain about current events than the Bible allows
    Psalm 46:10 NASB95
    “Cease striving (Be still) and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
    So… Be Still
    You like answers to questions
    Biggest End Times Question:

    DO YOU BELONG TO JESUS CHRIST?

    CLOSE
    Be Ready
    Not shaken by every crisis
    Not believing every spiritual claim
    Not setting dates or believing those who do
    (except my opening 6-6-6…)
    Do not become more interested in antichrist than in Jesus Christ
    It’s OK to study Christ’s return someday
    Just don’t fail to live for Him today
    EVIL WILL NOT WIN
    CHRIST IS COMING FOR HIS CHURCH
    Nothing to worry about - So what can we do?
    Psalm 46:10 NASB95
    “Cease striving (Be still) and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
    If a sensational prophecy requires a chart, a calculator, and a link to buy the book—close the tab/page
    and open your Bible.
    Christ has not called us to crack the code.
    He has called us to trust Him, live faithfully, and be ready.
    The world is not out of control.
    Evil will not win. (stay tuned…)
    Believer - surrendered to Christ
    Live for Him
    Leave the worry to the lost
    Jesus Christ is coming for His church. So remain calm—God has this.

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