Derek finishes this message for the week by referring to a question that God posed to him personally: “Would you ask Me to give you My heart for America?” God presented a serious invitation to Derek to ask God for His heart. This same opportunity is now open to you. Will you accept the challenge?

Using Scripture from 1 Corinthians, Derek stresses the need for the church to judge itself and walk uprightly before the Lord. He then looks at a passage from Amos concerning judgment coming to Israel. He then asks whether the United States is not in much the same situation.

Derek comments on spiritual conditions in America by comparing to Ezekiel's writings, looking at the condition of secular rulers, then at the church, and questioning how it has dealt with sin. Comparing the iniquity of Sodom—which was pride, fullness of bread, abundance of idleness, and a failure to take care of the poor—he stresses the need for intercession for America.

Today we are looking at a time in Israel’s history when Ezekiel was given supernatural insight to see God’s judgment, which began with the prophets and priests in the house of the Lord. Derek uses this passage to illustrate how God deals with leaders who have been deceived by the love of money and who do not recognize true holiness.

Derek begins this study with John's description of Jesus in Revelation—one who knows all about His church. Believers will all stand before Him one day, not to hear words of condemnation, but to answer for what they have done in the kingdom. While there are various judgment seats referred to in Scripture, we must always keep in mind that “judgment begins at the house of God.”

Today Derek finishes this message with a look at the four horsemen described in Revelation. In particular, he focuses on the rider of the white horse—Jesus the conqueror. That rider keeps ahead of the other horses and brings in the vast harvest of souls that comes before final judgment.

Derek moves on from the Great Tribulation to reveal religious deception that will occur during this time. Jesus speaks of vultures gathering on a corpse as these labor pains of trouble descend one by one upon the earth. Derek goes on to look at the final two harvests: the harvest of grain (which are the souls of men), and the harvest of the grapes of wrath (which refer to God's judgment).

Derek continues Jesus’ discourse concerning end times, and comes to what is the sign that the end is at hand. This is Matthew 24:14: “This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations.” This is how we can hasten the coming of the day of the return of Jesus.

Today Derek begins looking at the signs Jesus spoke about in Matthew 24—the labor pains of all creation groaning. Wars, famines, earthquakes, and persecution of Christians will plumb new levels never seen before. We must remember, though, that these signs all lead up to the glorious return of Jesus!

Derek begins this week’s series about prophetic revelation by using a passage in Matthew given by Jesus. Derek calls this passage, The Spine of Prophetic Revelation. This presents true prophecy given by Jesus the Prophet while addressing questions from His disciples regarding the destruction of the temple, the sign of the return of Jesus, and the end of the age.