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What's the point of all the signs? How should the end of the world change how we live now? In the second half of Jesus' Olivet Discourse, He calls His followers to live faithfully as they watch for His coming.

This message was given by Tim Cedarland, Thrive's director emeritus.

On the Mount of Olives, Jesus gave one of his most famous speeches, the "Olivet Discourse." In it, Jesus explains how his followers can know that the end is near and what steps they should take to respond.

This message was given by Tim Cedarland, Thrive's director emeritus.

Spanning two chapters, the final and longest prophecy in Daniel surveys what will happens to the Jewish people under the Persians and the Greeks, before abruptly skipping ahead to the end of the world. Why the jump? Because once again, Daniel is learning that earlier periods of history foreshadow later ones—in this case, the rule of the Antichrist just prior to Christ’s return.

Scripture passages cited in this message include Daniel 8:19; 9:26; and 11-12.

Dean Kershner, a field director for Gospelink, has served Christ around the globe. He joins Thrive to share a special message about heeding the call of Christ to go into all the world with the good news of the gospel.

The second half of Daniel is filled with vivid predictions of the end times. But it’s not just the predictions that are vivid—it’s the way they’re delivered! Daniel’s final prophecy is conveyed to him by an awe-inspiring figure, who reveals to him an invisible world of good and evil spiritual beings. For this reason, Daniel 10 provides one of the clearest glimpses of the unseen realm that lies behind our material world.

This message was given by Alan Jones, pastor of Firebrand Church in Port Orchard, WA. Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include Daniel 7:14; 10; 1 Corinthians 15:24; 2 Corinthians 4:3-4; Deuteronomy 32:8; Genesis 3; Job 1; Genesis 6:1-4; Zechariah 3; 2 Peter 2:4; Revelation 12; 20; Isaiah 14; Ezekiel 28; Ephesians 6:12; Ps 82; 1, 6-8; 89:5-7; and 1 Chronicles 12:32.

So far Daniel has learned that before God restores Israel’s kingdom, they will be ruled over by a succession of Gentile empires, culminating with a final end-times ruler called the Antichrist. But how long will this period last? In Daniel 9, God reveals to Daniel a 490-year timeline for Israel’s restoration. That timeline includes the destruction of the Antichrist—and most importantly, the coming of an “Anointed One” who will die and rise again.

Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include Daniel 2:10-11; 7:25; 9; Isaiah 46:10; John 13:19; 2 Peter 1:19; Jeremiah 25:8-9, 11; Leviticus 25:2-5; 26:27-28, 33-35; Deuteronomy 30:1-3; Ezra 1:2-4; 6:6-12; 7:12-26; Nehemiah 2:5-6; Zechariah 9:9; Luke 19:42; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4; Revelation 13:1-15; and Matthew 24:15.