Prepare for Jesus Christ's Return!

Prepare for Jesus Christ's Return!

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Prepare for Jesus Christ's Return! episodes

  • Are You Compelled to Prepare for Christ’s Return by Fear or by Love?

    Paul wrote: “For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again” (2 Corinthians 5:14–15).

    When believers appear before the judgment seat of Christ, they will be judged with His perfect righteousness. But even now, God’s discipline and chastening are expressions of His love, designed to help us grow and mature as future kings and priests.

    This episode challenges you to examine your motivation: Are you preparing for Christ’s return out of fear, obligation, or are you compelled by His love to give your whole heart? Discover how embracing God’s love transforms preparation into a joyful, life-changing pursuit.

     In This Episode, You Will Learn:

    • The difference between being motivated by fear versus love

    • How God’s discipline today reflects His love and desire for growth

    • Why preparation for Christ’s return is tied to spiritual maturity

    • How to respond to God’s love with wholehearted obedience

    Verses: 2 Cor. 5:9-11, 14-15, 8; Phil. 1:23; John 3:16; Matt. 24:11-13; 2 Pet. 3:11-12; Eph. 6:24; Rev. 2:4; Mal. 1:13; Rev. 19:7; 2 Cor. 12:31; Rev. 14:4


    2025 Year End Conf - North America - https://thechurchinfountainvalley.org/2025-year-end-conf/


    2025 Winter Conf - Europe -  ⁠https://himmlisches-jerusalem.de/posts/winterkonferenz-2025

    30 min
  • Appearing Before the Judgment Seat of Christ

    Did you know that at Christ’s second coming, every believer will appear before the judgment seat of Christ? The apostle Paul wrote: “Therefore we make it our aim…to be well pleasing to Him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord…” (2 Corinthians 5:9–11a).

    This episode explores what the Bible teaches about God’s judgment for His people, and why understanding it is essential for living a life that is pleasing to Him. Learn how to live in the awareness of God’s holiness, align your service with His heart, and prepare to stand before the Lord with confidence.

    In This Episode, You Will Learn:

    • What the judgment seat of Christ is and who will appear

    • How God evaluates our actions and motives

    • Why it’s crucial to live well-pleasing to Him daily

    • Practical steps to prepare your heart for Christ’s return

    Verses: Matt. 24:48, 50; 1 Tim. 4:14-16; 2 Cor. 5:9-11; Rom. 14:10, 12; 1 Pet. 4:17; Matt. 7:21-23; 2 Pet. 3:11-12; Heb. 5:11; Matt. 13:18-23

    2025 Year End Conf - North America - https://thechurchinfountainvalley.org/2025-year-end-conf/

    2025 Winter Conf - Europe -  ⁠https://himmlisches-jerusalem.de/posts/winterkonferenz-2025

    35 min
  • The Goal of Living Christ Today

    Paul said, “for me to live is Christ,” (Phil. 1:21a). Our goal is to live Christ and mature early as firstfruits. Thus we become sons of God that are qualified to serve Him in the holy and royal priesthood and to reign with Him in the Millennial kingdom age. The training beings today with your marriage, family and work life. If you practice the holy priesthood in your daily living, then you will be transformed ready to be taken before the great day of God’s wrath. Don’t miss out on the reward. Your training to live Christ begins now! 


    Verses: Ps. 139:23-24; Rev. 14:5; Col. 3:17-24; Matt. 7:21-23; Rev. 22:3, 5; 1:5-6; 5:9-10; 20:6

    2025 Year End Conf - North America - https://thechurchinfountainvalley.org/2025-year-end-conf/

    2025 Winter Conf - Europe -  ⁠https://himmlisches-jerusalem.de/posts/winterkonferenz-2025

    39 min
  • Opaque or Transparent? What Revelation 21 Reveals About Your Heart

    In Revelation 21, the holy city, New Jerusalem, is completely clear and transparent. Scripture describes it as pure gold, like clear glass (v.18), shining with a light like a jasper stone, clear as crystal (v.11), and even its street is pure gold, like transparent glass (v.21). But what about your heart?


    Is your heart transparent before God, or is it opaque, darkened, and filled with hidden motives? God is light, and as light, He desires to shine into our hearts to expose, judge, and remove every impurity. Only when the heart is purified can His light shine out of us to express His glory.


    This episode reveals how living in God’s light transforms us inwardly, making us transparent vessels that reflect Christ and prepare us to become part of His holy city, the New Jerusalem.

    In This Episode, You Will Learn:

    • The spiritual meaning of transparency in Revelation 21

    • What transparency means in the life of a believer

    • What makes a heart opaque or transparent before God

    • How to remain in God’s light for inward purification

    • How a purified heart prepares us to become the New Jerusalem

    Verses: Rev. 3:21; 21:11, 14:5; Eph. 5:13-14; Ps. 139:23-24; Eph. 5:27; Rev. 3:17-18

    2025 Fall Conferences

    Vaihingen - https://app.theheavenlyjerusalem.org/conference?id=264&name=2025%20Oct%20Short%20Conf%20(Vaihingen):%20God’s%20Ultimate%20Masterpiece%20–%20the%20Holy%20City,%20the%20Heavenly%20Jerusalem,%20the%20Lamb’s%20Wife

    S. Korea - https://app.theheavenlyjerusalem.org/conference?id=262&name=2025%20Autumn%20Conf%20in%20S.%20Korea:%20God’s%20Ultimate%20Masterpiece%20–%20the%20Holy%20City,%20the%20Heavenly%20Jerusalem,%20the%20Lamb’s%20Wife

    Quezon City - https://app.theheavenlyjerusalem.org/conference?id=265&name=2025%20QC%20Conf:%20God’s%20Ultimate%20Masterpiece%20–%20the%20Holy%20City,%20the%20Heavenly%20Jerusalem,%20the%20Lamb’s%20Wife

    Mt. Zion App -  ⁠https://theheavenlyjerusalem.org/mt-zion-app/⁠

    38 min
  • How God’s Grace Trains You for Kingdom Living

    What do you do when God speaks to you? Many believers hear His voice, but few practice what He says. Without cooperating with the Lord in daily obedience, spiritual growth remains impossible. The New Testament priesthood requires a life of exercising our spirit, responding to God’s speaking, and learning to live Christ in every situation.

    In this episode, you will discover how the grace of God trains you, not by outward effort, but by learning to experience Christ as your offerings day by day. As you practice living Christ, you mature in life, qualify as both king and priest, and are perfected to become a firstfruit, part of God’s holy city, the New Jerusalem.

    This is a rich, practical word that will help you move from merely hearing God to being transformed by Him.

    In This Episode, You Will Learn:

    • Why hearing God without practicing His speaking leads to no growth

    • How daily spiritual exercise trains you in the holy priesthood

    • What it means to experience Christ as your offerings

    • How practicing Christ in your situations helps you learn to live Christ

    • How grace matures you into a firstfruit for the New Jerusalem

    Verses: Heb. 5:11-14; 1 Tim. 4:7b-8; Titus 2:11-13; Rev. 21:10-11, 19-21; 1. Pet. 2:5; Heb. 12:25-29

    2025 Fall Conferences

    Vaihingen - https://app.theheavenlyjerusalem.org/conference?id=264&name=2025%20Oct%20Short%20Conf%20(Vaihingen):%20God’s%20Ultimate%20Masterpiece%20–%20the%20Holy%20City,%20the%20Heavenly%20Jerusalem,%20the%20Lamb’s%20Wife

    S. Korea - https://app.theheavenlyjerusalem.org/conference?id=262&name=2025%20Autumn%20Conf%20in%20S.%20Korea:%20God’s%20Ultimate%20Masterpiece%20–%20the%20Holy%20City,%20the%20Heavenly%20Jerusalem,%20the%20Lamb’s%20Wife

    Quezon City - https://app.theheavenlyjerusalem.org/conference?id=265&name=2025%20QC%20Conf:%20God’s%20Ultimate%20Masterpiece%20–%20the%20Holy%20City,%20the%20Heavenly%20Jerusalem,%20the%20Lamb’s%20Wife

    Mt. Zion App -  ⁠https://theheavenlyjerusalem.org/mt-zion-app/⁠

    35 min
  • Do You Know ABOUT God or Do You KNOW GOD?

    What is the real difference between knowing about God and knowing God? Many believers assume that listening to sermons or learning biblical teachings automatically means they know Him. But Scripture reveals a deeper truth: knowledge about Christ is not the same as experiencing Christ. In fact, intellectual knowledge alone can create a false sense of security.


    To truly know God, you must encounter Him personally, turning your heart to Him, denying the soul-life, and mixing His word with faith. Only then does His power work in you, transforming your life from the inside out.

    In this episode, you will learn how to move from information to revelation, from head knowledge to heart experience, and from religious activity to a living, intimate relationship with the Lord. Discover how God transforms those who cooperate with Him into firstfruits who express His image.

    In This Episode, You Will Learn:

    ✅ The difference between knowing doctrines and knowing God

    ✅ Why spiritual knowledge without experience is dangerous

    ✅ How to turn your heart to the Lord in daily life

    ✅ What it means to deny your soul life and follow Christ

    ✅ How faith + the Word produce transformation

    ✅ How God makes believers His firstfruits


    Verses: Eph. 1:15-19; 3:14-20; Heb. 4:1-2; 2 Pet. 1:5-11; 2 Pet. 3:11; Rom. 15:18

    2025 Fall Conferences

    Vaihingen - https://app.theheavenlyjerusalem.org/conference?id=264&name=2025%20Oct%20Short%20Conf%20(Vaihingen):%20God’s%20Ultimate%20Masterpiece%20–%20the%20Holy%20City,%20the%20Heavenly%20Jerusalem,%20the%20Lamb’s%20Wife

    S. Korea - https://app.theheavenlyjerusalem.org/conference?id=262&name=2025%20Autumn%20Conf%20in%20S.%20Korea:%20God’s%20Ultimate%20Masterpiece%20–%20the%20Holy%20City,%20the%20Heavenly%20Jerusalem,%20the%20Lamb’s%20Wife

    Quezon City - https://app.theheavenlyjerusalem.org/conference?id=265&name=2025%20QC%20Conf:%20God’s%20Ultimate%20Masterpiece%20–%20the%20Holy%20City,%20the%20Heavenly%20Jerusalem,%20the%20Lamb’s%20Wife

    Mt. Zion App -  ⁠https://theheavenlyjerusalem.org/mt-zion-app/⁠

    37 min
  • Serving God with Holy Fear | Lessons from Nadab and Abihu

    When Aaron’s sons, Nadab and Abihu, offered profane fire before the Lord in Leviticus 10, God judged them instantly. Their sudden death is a solemn reminder that we cannot serve God based on our own ideas, creativity, or preferences. God requires His priests to serve Him acceptably, with reverence and godly fear (Hebrews 12:28–29), because our God is a consuming fire.


    Today, many believers serve God sincerely but not always according to His holiness. This episode reveals why holiness is the most essential qualification for anyone who serves in God’s holy priesthood. God is not looking for giftedness, excitement, or innovation, He is looking for holiness.


    You will learn how God views service, what disqualifies a priest, and how to remain sanctified so your service becomes pleasing, acceptable, and aligned with His heart.

    In This Episode, You Will Learn:

    • What “profane fire” represents in Christian service

    • How to serve God according to His holiness not human ideas

    • Why holiness is the primary requirement for the New Testament priesthood

    • How to guard your heart, conduct, and motives in serving God

    • What God requires from His priests in these last days

    Verses: Rev. 21:2; Hag. 2:12-13; Lev. 10:1-3; Heb. 12:28-29; Matt. 7:21-23; Ezek. 44:13, 15-23; Luke 21:34; Philm 24; 2 Tim. 4:10; Lev. 10:8; Heb. 12:14; 2 Cor. 7:1; 1 Pet. 1:15-16

    2025 Fall Conferences

    Vaihingen - https://app.theheavenlyjerusalem.org/conference?id=264&name=2025%20Oct%20Short%20Conf%20(Vaihingen):%20God’s%20Ultimate%20Masterpiece%20–%20the%20Holy%20City,%20the%20Heavenly%20Jerusalem,%20the%20Lamb’s%20Wife

    S. Korea - https://app.theheavenlyjerusalem.org/conference?id=262&name=2025%20Autumn%20Conf%20in%20S.%20Korea:%20God’s%20Ultimate%20Masterpiece%20–%20the%20Holy%20City,%20the%20Heavenly%20Jerusalem,%20the%20Lamb’s%20Wife

    Quezon City - https://app.theheavenlyjerusalem.org/conference?id=265&name=2025%20QC%20Conf:%20God’s%20Ultimate%20Masterpiece%20–%20the%20Holy%20City,%20the%20Heavenly%20Jerusalem,%20the%20Lamb’s%20Wife

    Mt. Zion App -  ⁠https://theheavenlyjerusalem.org/mt-zion-app/⁠

    37 min
  • Pursue and Perfect Holiness in the Fear of God | Living as God’s Holy Priesthood

    The defining characteristic of the New Jerusalem in Revelation 21 is that the city is holy. God Himself is holy, and His call in 1 Peter 1:16 still stands: “Be holy, for I am holy.”

    But how can believers practically be sanctified, purified, and transformed into God’s holiness? Holiness is not achieved through human effort, it is produced as you learn to live daily in the reality of the holy priesthood.

    When you partake of Christ as your feasts and offerings, He becomes your holiness. This spiritual eating renews you, cleanses you, and qualifies you to enter and remain in the Most Holy Place, where you can walk in the Spirit, hear God’s speaking, and obey His will.

    This episode unfolds the divine pathway to holiness that prepares you for God’s ultimate goal: to become part of His holy city, the New Jerusalem.


    In This Episode, You Will Learn:

    • Why holiness is the central feature of the New Jerusalem

    • What it means to “be holy” as God is holy

    • How daily priestly living produces true sanctification

    • How partaking of Christ makes you holy from within

    • Why remaining in the Most Holy Place is key to hearing and obeying God

    • How holiness prepares you for God’s ultimate purpose and Christ’s soon return

    Verses: Rom.  8:19-23; Rev. 21:2, 8; Matt. 5:27-28; Heb. 12:14; Rev. 21:27; 22:1, 14; Eph. 5:26; Rom. 14:17; Rev. 21:18; 2 Cor. 7:1

    2025 Fall Conferences

    Vaihingen - https://app.theheavenlyjerusalem.org/conference?id=264&name=2025%20Oct%20Short%20Conf%20(Vaihingen):%20God’s%20Ultimate%20Masterpiece%20–%20the%20Holy%20City,%20the%20Heavenly%20Jerusalem,%20the%20Lamb’s%20Wife

    S. Korea - https://app.theheavenlyjerusalem.org/conference?id=262&name=2025%20Autumn%20Conf%20in%20S.%20Korea:%20God’s%20Ultimate%20Masterpiece%20–%20the%20Holy%20City,%20the%20Heavenly%20Jerusalem,%20the%20Lamb’s%20Wife

    Quezon City - https://app.theheavenlyjerusalem.org/conference?id=265&name=2025%20QC%20Conf:%20God’s%20Ultimate%20Masterpiece%20–%20the%20Holy%20City,%20the%20Heavenly%20Jerusalem,%20the%20Lamb’s%20Wife

    Mt. Zion App -  ⁠https://theheavenlyjerusalem.org/mt-zion-app/⁠

    39 min
  • Hear and Obey God’s Speaking in the Holiest Place | Building According to His Heart

    When you enter into the Holy of Holies, into the very presence of God, what does He desire to speak to you? In this sacred place, God reveals what is in His heart, His eternal plan for the building of the New Jerusalem, the holy city described in Revelation 21–22.


    God Himself is the Architect and Builder of His heavenly city, yet many believers today have their own ideas about how to build His church. To build according to God’s desire, we must first learn to enter and remain in the Spirit, to hear His speaking, and to obey His way.


    This episode will help you see that true service to God begins not with activity, but with listening, listening to His heart, obeying His voice, and walking with Him as He prepares His bride for His soon return.


    In This Episode, You Will Learn:

    • What God desires to speak when you enter His presence

    • The meaning of the New Jerusalem in God’s eternal plan

    • How to build God’s church according to His way, not ours

    • Why hearing and obeying God’s speaking is essential today

    • How to remain in the Spirit and prepare for the Lord’s return


    Verses: Dan. 4:25b; 5:21b; Rev. 5:8; 8:3-5; Rev. 3:12; 21:22; Rev. 14:1-5; Rev. 21:10; Heb. 11:10

    2025 Fall Conferences

    Vaihingen - https://app.theheavenlyjerusalem.org/conference?id=264&name=2025%20Oct%20Short%20Conf%20(Vaihingen):%20God’s%20Ultimate%20Masterpiece%20–%20the%20Holy%20City,%20the%20Heavenly%20Jerusalem,%20the%20Lamb’s%20Wife

    S. Korea - https://app.theheavenlyjerusalem.org/conference?id=262&name=2025%20Autumn%20Conf%20in%20S.%20Korea:%20God’s%20Ultimate%20Masterpiece%20–%20the%20Holy%20City,%20the%20Heavenly%20Jerusalem,%20the%20Lamb’s%20Wife

    Quezon City - https://app.theheavenlyjerusalem.org/conference?id=265&name=2025%20QC%20Conf:%20God’s%20Ultimate%20Masterpiece%20–%20the%20Holy%20City,%20the%20Heavenly%20Jerusalem,%20the%20Lamb’s%20Wife

    Mt. Zion App -  ⁠https://theheavenlyjerusalem.org/mt-zion-app/⁠

    38 min
  • Practice Walking by the Spirit | Abiding in God’s Presence Daily

    Once you’ve entered the Holy of Holies, God desires not only to meet and speak with you, but for you to remain in His presence. The Christian life is not meant to be lived by human effort but by walking in the Spirit.

    To walk by the Spirit means to abide in Christ in every part of daily life, not only during prayer, worship, or church gatherings, but also in your home, your work, your relationships, and your thoughts. As you practice abiding in Him, His life becomes your life, transforming you to live Christ in all things.

    This continual fellowship is what prepares and qualifies you to reign as a king and priest with Him at His coming.


    In This Episode, You Will Learn:

    • What it truly means to walk by the Spirit daily

    • How to remain in God’s presence beyond church meetings

    • Practical ways to abide in Christ at work, school, and home

    • How walking in the Spirit transforms your character and life

    • Why abiding in Christ prepares you for His return


    Verses: John 15:4-7, 10; Matt. 7:21-23; Gal. 5:16; Phil. 1:21; Eph. 4:13-14; Matt. 5:48

    2025 Pakkret Fellowship - https://app.theheavenlyjerusalem.org/conference?id=271&name=2025%20Pakkret%20Fellowship

    Mt. Zion App -  ⁠https://theheavenlyjerusalem.org/mt-zion-app/⁠

    31 min

About Prepare for Jesus Christ's Return!

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How do you prepare for Jesus Christ’s second coming? The Internet is buzzing with podcasts and videos regarding the signs of the times, but no one is talking about how to prepare. Why? It’s because most Christians are taught that once you receive Jesus Christ as your Savior, you and the entire church will be raptured before the coming of the great day of God’s wrath. So why prepare? But that is far from the truth!