Founders Baptist Church

Introduction--What I will declare tonight, almost all of you will have heard before. -What I will declare tonight is not arresting because it's something new to us.-It's not arresting because I'm taking an approach to this text that is creative.-What I declare tonight is arresting for one reason. -IT'S ARRESTING BECAUSE IT'S TRUE. -These verses speak of something that we only know about because God revealed it. -They speak of something we can only imagine- we've never seen anything like it before. -They speak of a hope that we have that is entirely by faith.-These events will certainly come to pass. -And, if you believe that they are certain to come to pass, then your life will be changed.-You can't believe these verses and remain the same.-You can't believe these verses - really believe these verses - and waste your life.-What is described here is as certain to take place as it is certain that Jesus is Lord.-Because Jesus is the one telling us what will happen. If this doesn't happen, then Jesus was a fraud,