The King Is Coming with Jeff Kinley

Revelation's Guide to Knowing God, Episode 2: John's Vision of the Throne of Heaven

Jeff Kinley continues his series Revelation's Guide to Knowing God with a study of John's vision of heaven in Revelation chapter 4, walking through the occupied throne of God, the twenty-four elders, and the four living creatures who cry that God is holy.

Opening Tease and a New Series

Jeff Kinley opens the broadcast by asking listeners whether they have ever wondered what the very first thing they will see is when they arrive in heaven, promising an answer later in the program. Before turning to that question, he circles back to a project he has already been discussing on The King Is Coming, his book As It Was in the Days of Noah, first published in 2014 and now updated with new chapters. He recalls that the book reached the top of Amazon's prophecy category and led to appearances on several national programs, and he argues its warnings about a coming global storm remain relevant today. Kinley then reminds listeners that the current teaching sits inside a larger series called Revelation's Guide to Knowing God, drawn from his book God's Grand Finale: Wrath, Grace, and Glory in Earth's Final Days, which surveys thirteen attributes of God revealed in the book of Revelation.

John's Invitation Through an Open Door

Turning to Revelation chapter 4, Kinley explains that immediately after Jesus finishes evaluating the seven churches, John sees a door standing open in heaven and hears a voice like a trumpet inviting him, come up here. He notes that this same phrase appears later in Revelation chapter 11, when the two witnesses are killed in Jerusalem and a voice calls their bodies up to heaven, and he says some readers have wondered whether similar words might be spoken at the rapture, while stressing that this cannot be confirmed. Kinley describes John as being in the spirit, caught up in a supernatural vision rather than a physical journey, and prepares listeners for what John sees first once he arrives. Rather than angels, streets of gold, or reunions with loved ones, Kinley says the very first thing that captures John's attention in heaven is a throne, and he treats that detail as significant enough to build the rest of the teaching around it.

An Occupied and Sovereign Throne

Kinley walks through Revelation 4:2, where John sees a throne standing in heaven with someone seated on it, and stresses that the throne is occupied rather than empty. He argues this detail shows that God's rule is established, immovable, and unshakable, quoting Psalm 115:3 that God does whatever he pleases and is not subject to the actions of nations, presidents, or laws. From this, Kinley draws a personal application, telling listeners that if the throne scene is true, then history, humanity, and individual lives carry meaning, purpose, and destiny because God is orchestrating events rather than leaving anything to chance. He describes this as one of the greatest comforts available to believers, the assurance that God remains in charge of a world that often looks chaotic and out of control. The throne, he says, is not just occupied but sovereign, and that sovereignty undergirds everything else John is about to witness in the vision.

A Throne Beyond Human Description

Kinley moves to Revelation 4:3, where John compares the figure on the throne to jasper and sardius stones surrounded by a rainbow with emerald tones, and he treats this as John's attempt to put an indescribable sight into human language. He explains jasper as a crystal-clear stone resembling diamond and sardius as a ruby-red stone, arguing that these images point to colors and hues in heaven that human eyes have never encountered. Kinley compares the moment to standing at the edge of an ocean and trying to take in its vastness, saying language simply fails when describing something this glorious. He notes that John repeatedly uses the word like, signaling that he is reaching for comparisons rather than exact descriptions, and he points to a similar vision in Ezekiel chapter 1. For Kinley, the passage illustrates that heaven's beauty and God's glory exceed anything the human mind can fully picture or contain.

Elders Enthroned Around God

Kinley then examines Revelation 4:4, where twenty-four elders sit on their own thrones around God's throne, dressed in white garments and wearing golden crowns. He argues that these details identify the elders as the bride of Christ rather than angels, since white garments describe the bride in Revelation 19 and Scripture never depicts angels wearing crowns. Because the elders already appear in heaven at this point in the vision, Kinley concludes that the church has been taken up after the evaluation of the seven churches but before the tribulation period begins. He connects their crowns and thrones to promises in Second Timothy and Romans that believers will one day reign with Christ as joint heirs. While the exact meaning of the number twenty-four remains uncertain, Kinley suggests it may signal completeness or wholeness. The elders, he says, surround the throne in a posture of homage, reinforcing that this is a throne worthy of deep respect.

Holiness, Worship, and Resting in God's Rule

Kinley closes by describing four living creatures covered in eyes who cry holy, holy, holy before the throne, and he explains that holiness at its root means being separate and set apart rather than merely sinless. He argues that God's transcendence, not just his perfection, is what these angelic beings are proclaiming, and he connects human access to that holiness to Christ's shed blood and Second Corinthians 5:21, describing believers as receiving an imputed righteousness they could not earn. Kinley walks through the elders casting their crowns before God's throne, calling it one of Revelation's fourteen worship scenes, and says the proper response to seeing God this way is worship rather than argument. He closes the teaching by urging listeners to rest in God's sovereignty regardless of surrounding chaos, repeating that the throne in heaven remains occupied and permanent. The broadcast ends with an appeal for prayerful financial support of World Prophetic Ministries and its outreach efforts.

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Hope For America - Episode 7 Is there hope for America?

This Is Your Finest Hour: Living as Light in a Nation in Crisis

Summary

Heavenly Citizenship and Earthly Responsibility

Jeff Kinley concludes the series by asking whether there is hope for America and by framing the answer through Christian responsibility. He argues that believers have a form of dual citizenship: an earthly connection to their country and an eternal citizenship in heaven. While expressing strong love for the United States, he says a Christian's highest allegiance should remain with God and the eternal home promised in Scripture. He uses travel and the image of a soldier returning home to illustrate the temporary nature of earthly life. His central point is that concern for the nation should be governed by a heavenly perspective rather than by politics, comfort, or fear alone.

Reordering Life Around Heavenly Priorities

Kinley distinguishes between earthly necessities and what he calls heavenly priorities. He says work, family, education, recreation, possessions, and other ordinary parts of life can be enjoyed as gifts, but they should not displace a believer's relationship with God. He encourages listeners to examine how they spend their time, what they desire, and where Scripture and service to Christ fit within their goals. He also describes this ordering of priorities as something he personally has to revisit continually. Passages from Colossians, Philippians, Hebrews, and other biblical texts are used to support his call to seek what is above while continuing to live responsibly on earth.

Four Ways Christians Can Respond to Culture

The episode presents four possible responses Christians can have to a culture Kinley describes as morally and spiritually declining. He rejects retreat from the world, constant condemnation of the world, isolation inside a Christian subculture, and absorption into the surrounding culture. Instead, he argues for engagement that combines conviction with love, humility, dignity, and gentleness. He uses workplaces, schools, teams, neighborhoods, and families as examples of settings where Christians can remain present without adopting values they believe conflict with Scripture. His preferred model is to enter culture as a Christian influence without allowing the culture's value system to reshape the believer.

Being the Church Beyond Church Walls

Kinley says the next responsibility is not merely to do witnessing but to be a witness through one's life, words, attitude, and character. He emphasizes that the church should not become a self-contained world that meets every need while leaving believers disconnected from people outside it. Using the image of a football huddle, he describes church gatherings as a place for preparation before Christians return to everyday life and carry out their mission. He repeatedly uses the biblical image of light to describe the role believers should play among people who do not share their faith. In his presentation, Christian hope is carried into the wider culture through visible conduct, personal relationships, and spoken testimony.

The Gospel, New Birth, and the Cost of Being Light

The teaching then moves from cultural engagement to the gospel message itself. Kinley says Christian conduct is important, but he also insists that people need to hear the message of Jesus Christ, sin, forgiveness, eternal life, and reconciliation with God. He addresses both people who have never embraced the faith and Christians who may have become spiritually lethargic, calling both groups toward a new or renewed beginning. At the same time, he warns that living openly as a Christian may provoke hostility because, in his view, light exposes darkness. The episode therefore presents Christian witness as both an invitation to hope and a responsibility that can carry personal risk.

A Finest-Hour Appeal for Hope

Near the conclusion, Kinley invokes Winston Churchill's "finest hour" language as an analogy for what he sees as a limited opportunity for Christians to act faithfully in the present moment. He does not claim to know whether America as a nation will be saved or restored, saying that only God knows. His more definite conclusion is that individual Americans can be saved and that Christians therefore have a role in bringing the gospel to others. He returns to the opening appeal for listeners to begin with their own hearts and lives and become what he calls hope bearers and hope bringers. The broadcast closes with repeated offers related to the Hope for America series, Jeff Kinley's book, ministry donations, and support for distributing the gospel.

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Hope for America - Episode 5: Is America in Bible Prophecy?

Jeff Kinley opens the teaching by addressing one of the most common questions he receives: whether America appears in Bible prophecy and what role the United States may play in the end times. He explains that people ask this because they love their country, recognize America's historic influence for Christianity, understand America's superpower status, and may assume that a nation so prominent must be explicitly mentioned in the Bible. He cautions, however, that Bible interpretation must begin with the text rather than with national pride, personal preference, or a desire to force current events into prophetic passages.

Israel at the Center of the Prophetic Narrative

Kinley emphasizes that the end-times narrative in Scripture is centered on Israel, not America. He points to the large portion of the Bible from Genesis 12 through Acts 2 as evidence of Israel's central role in God's covenant storyline. He teaches that Israel is currently under a partial hardening, referencing Romans 11, while the church age continues and Gentiles and individual Jews come to Christ. He argues that after the rapture, God's prophetic focus will turn again to the Jewish people.

Nations Specifically Named in End-Times Prophecy

The episode reviews several nations Kinley identifies from Ezekiel 38 and 39 as part of the Gog coalition, including Rosh, Magog, Meshech, Tubal, Persia, Cush, Put, Gomer, and Beth Togarmah. He interprets these as Russia, Central Asia, Turkey, Iran, Sudan, Libya, and related regions. According to Kinley, these nations come against Israel in the War of Gog and Magog, but God Himself supernaturally intervenes to defend Israel. He suggests this divine intervention may help set the stage for Israel's future temple developments.

Six Proposed "USA Sightings" in Scripture

Kinley then reviews six ways some interpreters claim to find America in Bible prophecy. These include Babylon the Great in Revelation 18, the eagle's wings of Daniel 7, the seven heads or kingdoms in Revelation 13 and 17, the great eagle of Revelation 12, the tall smooth-skinned people of Isaiah 18, and the young lions of Tarshish in Ezekiel 38. In each case, he explains why he does not accept the interpretation. His core argument is that similarities between a passage and America do not establish identity unless the text itself supports that conclusion.

Why Kinley Rejects America as Babylon or the Eagle

A major portion of the episode focuses on America-as-Babylon and America-as-eagle interpretations. Kinley acknowledges that Babylon in Revelation 18 has similarities to America - immorality, wealth, power, pride, trade, and sudden destruction - but he argues that Revelation identifies Babylon as a city, not a nation. He also rejects the idea that the great eagle of Revelation 12 refers to an American airlift rescuing Israel. In his view, the great eagle is better understood as Yahweh Himself, based on imagery from Exodus 19.

America's Present Responsibility

Kinley concludes that America is not specifically named in Bible prophecy, but she has had an end-times role through blessing Israel and extending the gospel throughout the world. He argues that America should not focus on trying to locate herself in prophetic passages, but on her present spiritual condition. The final emphasis is that America needs new life in Jesus Christ, repentance, revival, and a renewed commitment to the gospel.

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Hope For America - Episode 4: Divine Abandonment, Sexual Morality, and America’s Spiritual Crisis

Jeff Kinley presents Episode 4 of Hope for America on The King Is Coming, teaching from Romans 1 about what he calls the stages of God’s abandonment wrath, the spiritual consequences of rejecting God, sexual promiscuity, homosexuality, the depraved mind, the limits of political solutions, and the Christian responsibility to live and share the gospel while awaiting Christ’s return.

Romans 1 and the Question of Hope for America

Jeff Kinley continues the Hope for America series by asking whether the nation can turn around spiritually and whether God has begun withdrawing from a culture that rejects Him. He reviews earlier stages from Romans 1: suppressing divine revelation, refusing God’s rule, and replacing the worship of God. He then introduces what he calls “abandonment wrath,” meaning that God allows people or societies to experience the consequences of repeatedly rejecting Him. The episode presents this as Kinley’s theological interpretation of Romans 1 rather than as a universally accepted Christian conclusion.

“God Gave Them Over” and the Meaning of Paradidomi

Kinley focuses on the repeated phrase “God gave them over” and connects it with the Greek verb paradidomi. He explains the term as handing someone over, permitting arrest, or releasing a person into the consequences of a chosen direction. In his illustration, God not only lets go but gives a push, after which human desire and consequence take over. He compares this with Pharaoh’s hardened heart and argues that persistent rejection of God can eventually lead to divine withdrawal.

Sexual Promiscuity and Dishonoring the Body

Kinley identifies sexual promiscuity as the fourth stage in his outline of divine abandonment. He interprets Romans 1:24 as teaching that people who reject God are given over to desires that dishonor their bodies. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 6, he says sexual behavior is not merely physical but also spiritual because the believer’s body is described as the temple of the Holy Spirit. He contrasts marital intimacy between a man and a woman with sexual activity outside marriage and argues that different sins can carry different practical and spiritual consequences.

Pornography, Technology, and Cultural Consequences

Kinley describes modern America as saturated with sexual imagery and pornography. He cites statistics about pornography websites, viewing habits, childhood exposure, industry revenue, and sexually transmitted diseases to support his argument that sexual behavior is reshaping minds, emotions, relationships, and bodies. The transcript itself warns that these figures were preserved as speaker claims and should be independently fact-checked before being reused as verified data. Kinley also warns that smartphones and social media expose children to content that earlier generations had to actively seek.

Homosexuality and Kinley’s Interpretation of Romans 1

Kinley describes homosexuality and lesbianism as the fifth stage in what he calls God’s abandonment protocol. He interprets Romans 1:26–27 as teaching that same-sex relationships are contrary to God’s design, nature, and creation. He criticizes churches and Christian leaders who affirm same-sex relationships and links social acceptance of homosexuality with national judgment. These are Kinley’s theological and cultural claims, and the transcript does not present them as independently verified medical, scientific, legal, or universally accepted religious conclusions.

Judgment, Mercy, and the Possibility of Salvation

Although the sermon strongly condemns same-sex behavior, Kinley also says God loves homosexual, lesbian, and transgender people and that salvation remains available through Jesus Christ. He compares the present opportunity for repentance to the open door of Noah’s ark and says people from every background may receive forgiveness and a changed life. At the same time, he warns that continued rejection of God can reach a point where God “gives them over.” This tension between warning and invitation forms a major part of the episode’s message.

The Depraved Mind as the Final Stage

Kinley identifies Romans 1:28–32 as the sixth and final stage in the episode’s outline. He reads the passage’s list of unrighteousness, greed, envy, murder, deceit, arrogance, disobedience, and lack of mercy, and interprets the “depraved mind” as a mind that has failed God’s test and become spiritually ruined. He says individuals and nations at this stage not only practice sin but celebrate and approve it. Kinley concludes that America is already experiencing all six stages of what he calls divine abandonment wrath.

Government Cannot Save the Nation

Kinley warns that the crisis may worsen through additional laws, mandates, and social changes. He says the final future stage will involve the rapture of the church and the spiritual emptying of America, a subject he intends to address later in the series. He rejects government, presidents, and political parties as ultimate solutions, saying only God can save the nation. His practical response is to trust Scripture, rely on the gospel, live the Christian message, love people, speak truth, and remember that Christ is returning.

Ministry Resources and Closing Appeal

The program includes several ministry offers connected with the Hope for America DVD series, Jeff Kinley’s book The End of America, and another series titled America in Crisis. The narrator also appeals for financial support for World Prophetic Ministries. Because the transcript lists differing donation amounts for some offers and contains an uncertain speaker name in the America in Crisis segment, those promotional details should be checked before publication.

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Hope For America - Episode 3 Romans 1 and the Rejection of God

Jeff Kinley continues Hope for America by examining Romans 1 as a biblical framework for America’s spiritual decline, teaching that when a nation suppresses God’s revelation, refuses His rule, replaces true worship, and redefines reality, it moves toward darkness, judgment, and ruin unless it turns to Jesus Christ.

America in Crisis and the Question of Hope

In this episode of The King Is Coming, Jeff Kinley continues the Hope for America series with Episode 3, focusing on the theme “America’s Road to Ruin.” The program opens by asking whether there is hope for America after previous episodes considered America’s Christian roots and its relationship to God as a Gentile nation. The transcript identifies Jeff Kinley as host and notes that promotional material, scripture references, theological framing, and the program’s substance were preserved in the corrected publication-ready version.

Biblical Illiteracy and the Need for Scripture

Kinley begins by saying that Americans must evaluate the nation biblically, rather than simply through cultural criticism or personal opinion. He points to biblical illiteracy as a serious problem, citing examples of people who revere the Bible but do not read it and surveys suggesting that many Americans cannot name the Ten Commandments or understand basic Bible stories. For Kinley, this is why programs like The King Is Coming exist: to help viewers understand what Scripture says about humanity, nations, communities, and God’s expectations.

Romans 1 and the Suppression of God’s Revelation

The main teaching begins in Romans 1, where Kinley presents what he calls stages of divine judgment, ruin, or abandonment. His first principle is that humanity suppresses God’s revelation. He explains that God has given people internal evidence through conscience and external evidence through creation, so that every person has some awareness of God, right and wrong, and divine power. In Kinley’s view, America’s problem begins when people bury that truth, reject God as Creator, and replace biblical revelation with their own explanations.

Refusing God’s Rule and Creating a New Reality

Kinley’s second stage is that God’s rule is refused. Drawing from Romans 1:21-22, he teaches that when people refuse to honor God or give thanks, their thinking becomes futile and their hearts are darkened. He argues that once a society shuts the door on God’s truth, it must invent replacement truths built on feelings, relativism, speculation, and self-made reality. Kinley connects this to modern America, saying people are now redefining humanity, origins, gender, marriage, relationships, truth, and reality itself.

Darkness, Consequences, and the Loss of Discernment

Kinley emphasizes that free will does not mean freedom from consequences. He compares rejecting God’s truth to walking around in a dark room, where people cannot see clearly and begin imagining what is around them. He says God progressively turns down the light when people reject the light they have already been given. This leads, in his teaching, to a loss of spiritual discernment, a darkened understanding, and a condition where people think they are wise while becoming foolish in relation to God and truth.

Replacing True Worship With Creation Worship

The final major stage Kinley discusses is replacing God’s rightful worship with worship of creation. He explains Romans 1:23 as the exchange of the glory of God for images of humans, animals, birds, and created things. Kinley connects this not only to ancient idolatry and animist religion, but also to what he calls modern climate hysteria and the veneration of “Mother Earth.” He says believers should be good stewards of creation, but should never worship the earth, humanity, relationships, or any created thing in place of the Creator.

Jesus Christ as America’s Only Hope

Kinley closes by applying Romans 1 directly to America, saying the nation has pushed God to the margins of schools, universities, communities, media, and public life. He warns that America is on a fast track toward ruin unless it turns around, comparing the nation’s trajectory to a roller coaster that reaches the top and then goes downhill under gravity. His final message is that America’s only hope is Jesus Christ, who alone can bring salvation, light, and understanding. The episode ends with promotional material for Kinley’s books The End of America and As It Was in the Days of Noah, along with a ministry donation appeal.

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Hope For America - Episode 2: America, Abraham, and the Nations Under God’s Judgment

Jeff Kinley teaches that God’s covenant with Abraham reveals how He relates to Israel, Gentile nations, and America, arguing that national blessing depends on moral character, treatment of Israel, and turning to Jesus Christ.

America’s Crisis and the Question of Gentile Nations

In this episode of The King Is Coming: Hope for America, host Jeff Kinley asks whether the Bible says anything about God’s relationship to Gentile nations. The program opens by framing America as being in a “spiritual emergency,” then promotes resources focused on America’s moral, political, social, and spiritual crisis. Jeff explains that he loves America and wrote The End of America to help Christians understand what Scripture says about the nation, how America relates to biblical prophecy, and what believers can do to bring hope to the country.

Abraham’s Call and Israel’s Unique Covenant

Jeff begins his teaching by going back to Genesis 12 and the call of Abraham, who was still called Abram when God summoned him out of Ur of the Chaldees. He describes Ur as a pagan society associated with the worship of the moon god Nanna and suggests that Abraham likely grew up within that religious environment. According to Jeff, God’s call to Abraham was sovereign, specific, and undeserved, not based on anything Abraham had done. He then connects this to Deuteronomy 7, where God reminds Israel that He chose them not because of their size or merit, but because He loved them and kept His oath.

The Abrahamic Covenant as Specific, Unconditional, and Everlasting

The heart of the episode is Jeff’s explanation of the Abrahamic covenant. He describes it first as a specific promise made to Abraham alone, not to all nations or all pagan peoples. He then calls it unconditional, using Genesis 15 to explain the ancient covenant-cutting ceremony in which God alone passes through the divided animals while Abraham sleeps. In Jeff’s interpretation, this shows that God Himself takes responsibility for fulfilling the covenant. He compares this to God’s unconditional love, saying that God’s faithful love does not depend on human response, even though Abraham’s faith was still necessary for him to enter into the blessing of the promise.

Literal Land, Future Fulfillment, and the Millennial Kingdom

Jeff also emphasizes that the Abrahamic covenant is everlasting. He quotes Genesis 17 to argue that God promised Abraham and his descendants the land of Canaan as an everlasting possession. Since Israel has not yet possessed all the land promised through the covenant, Jeff says the promise remains future and will be fulfilled in the Millennial Kingdom. He warns against spiritualizing the word “everlasting” and urges listeners to interpret Scripture according to its plain sense unless the text itself gives reason to read it symbolically.

Blessing, Cursing, and Israel’s Place in History

Jeff then describes the covenant as rewarding, focusing on God’s promise to bless those who bless Abraham and curse those who curse him. He applies this principle to nations that have mistreated Israel, naming empires and peoples such as Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, the Amalekites, Ammonites, Philistines, Edomites, Moabites, and Rome. In Jeff’s view, their disappearance or decline is not coincidence but divine judgment tied to their treatment of Israel. He then connects the covenant to the Messiah, saying that Jesus came through Abraham’s lineage so that all nations could be blessed.

Four Principles for God’s Relationship With Nations

From the Abrahamic covenant, Jeff draws four principles for understanding how God relates to all nations. First, he says God judges nations according to their moral character and national conscience, using Sodom and Gomorrah and Nineveh as examples. Second, he says God judges nations according to their treatment of Israel, while clarifying that supporting Israel does not mean agreeing with every action of its government or military. Third, he argues that if God judged His own covenant people when they disobeyed, He will also judge Gentile nations that defy Him. Fourth, he teaches that God’s judgment fell on Jesus Christ at the cross so all nations could receive salvation.

America’s Hope and the Call to Turn to Christ

The episode closes by applying these principles to America. Jeff says God’s call to America is not to see itself as a uniquely chosen people, but to turn to Jesus Christ and receive blessing through relationship with Him. He argues that when enough people enter that relationship, biblical principles can spread through communities, states, and the nation. At the same time, Jeff warns that America is not presently experiencing God’s blessing as it should, and that judgment is “raging like a river” because the nation has a divine responsibility to turn to Christ. The program ends by previewing a future episode on what is wrong with America, followed by promotional material for Jeff’s books and ministry resources, including As It Was in the Days of Noah and Revelation’s Guide to Knowing God.

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