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    Escape the Coming Night: A Message of Hope in a Time of Crisis
    Escape the Coming Night: A Message of Hope in a Time of Crisis
    Escape the Coming Night: A Message of Hope in a Time of Crisis
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    Escape the Coming Night: A Message of Hope in a Time of Crisis

    By Dr. David Jeremiah

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    There’s no doubt the world is in trouble. We see tragedy in the streets and violence in the news—but what can we do about it? And how can we find peace amid the chaos?

    We hear increasingly divisive political debates that spotlight the deep and bitter divisions in our society. We feel the pain and confusion of a culture that seems to be coming apart at the seams. It can be difficult to find a way forward, trusting that God will protect and care for us amid the struggles of life.

    In this updated edition of Escape the Coming Night, Dr. Jeremiah walks through the perfect Scriptures for these uncertain times, exploring The Book of Revelation in a practical way. For those who have wanted to know more about Book of Revelation but didn’t know how to get started, the book answers key questions like:

    • How do we explain so much continuous chaos?
    • How do we live with such turmoil?
    • Is there any hope for peace in our lifetime?

    As one of the world’s most beloved Bible teachers, Dr. David Jeremiah is the perfect voice to help answer these questions. This exploration of Revelation is shocking and eye-opening, but also consistently uplifting—and a vital message for our time.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas Nelson
    Release dateFeb 6, 2018
    ISBN9780785221951
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    Dr. David Jeremiah

    Dr. David Jeremiah is the founder of Turning Point, an international ministry committed to providing Christians with sound Bible teaching through radio and television, the internet, live events, and resource materials and books. He is the author of more than fifty books, including Where Do We Go From Here?, Forward, The World of the End, and The Great Disappearance. Dr. Jeremiah serves as the senior pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church in El Cajon, California. He and his wife, Donna, have four grown children and twelve grandchildren.

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      Escape the Coming Night - Dr. David Jeremiah

      INTRODUCTION

      Warning! Watching the news could trouble your heart.

      We’ve never had so many sources of breaking news beamed nonstop into our homes and phones, and most of the stories leave us perplexed and disheartened. Who could imagine times like these? Political upheaval. Global terrorism. Mass killings. Rogue states. Economic peril. Rampant secularism. Worldwide pandemics. Racism. Division. War.

      It’s as if the signs of the times have become the signs of our times.

      Earlier generations could only imagine these days as they read the concluding book of Scripture—Revelation. Now we’re living in times that epitomize the contents of this prophetic book. As we read the headlines of the day and compare them to the contents of Revelation, they seem to align like points on a compass. Think of the new threats that have emerged in the last few years to endanger our world: cyberwar, Internet dependence, terrorism, superbugs, super weapons, and more. And think of our communications advances with real-time video, real-time audio, and expanding social media. In Escape the Coming Night, I’ll show you how the writer of Revelation envisioned these final days of history.

      I don’t feel frightened by the coming apocalypse, and neither should you. If we know Christ as Savior, we should be exhilarated as the times unfold. God has given us a book of promises and insights, and He has called that book Revelation because He wants to reveal tomorrow to us today.

      The key thought in Revelation is simple: God has a plan for the future and for eternity. Regardless of what happens—no matter how depressing or difficult the news—life in Christ has a happy ending for those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

      WHY STUDY REVELATION?

      There is simply something special about studying Revelation. This is the only book in the Bible that promises a special blessing for those who study it. In the pages to follow, I’ll point out seven specific blessings promised to those who examine this book and love its message. If you need an extra blessing from God today, you’ll find it within the pages of Revelation.

      There’s also something powerful about knowing the future. The contents of Revelation are devoted to telling us what must soon take place (Revelation 1:1). I’m going to take you through these events, chapter by chapter. From the dawning of history, men and women have dreamed of foretelling the future; and the Devil, leveraging that desire, has enslaved millions of people through astrology, fortune-telling, gambling, and the occult. Science-fiction writers and futurists use academic models and vivid imaginations to create scenes of the future, but with limited success. For example, you can read hundreds of science-fiction books from the first half of the twentieth century without finding one that envisions the Internet or the worldwide web. The writers simply couldn’t foresee how modern technology would unfold.

      But God knows the future. He knows tomorrow as thoroughly as He knows yesterday, and He has shared His insights with us in the twenty-two chapters of Revelation. We don’t need to read tea leaves, become sci-fi fanatics, or look at crystal balls to know what’s coming. I want to show you what God says about it in the final pages of Scripture.

      Revelation will also motivate you to rearrange your priorities and patterns of life. When you learn about the Rapture of the Church, the unleashing of the Tribulation, the unfolding of the last days of planet earth, the rise of the Antichrist, the courage of the Tribulation martyrs, the power of the heavenly angels, the return of Jesus, the Great White Throne Judgment, the nature of hell, and the endless realms of heaven, you’ll see your present life more clearly.

      Imagine you knew the stock market would collapse tomorrow, or Los Angeles would suffer an atomic attack, or a new Disney theme park would open in your city—it would affect your emotions, your plans, your priorities, and the things you talk about today. It would overshadow your communication. It would dominate your thoughts. We view our lives today more clearly when we have insights into tomorrow’s events. The book of Revelation gives perspective.

      But there’s more. As you study Revelation, you’ll also worship Jesus in a fresh way. In the Gospels, we see Him as the friend of sinners, as a baby born to save the world, as a Savior who died and rose again for our sins. In the book of Acts, we meet Him as the unstoppable force behind His church. In the New Testament letters, we better understand the mission of Christ in bringing justification to the world and the nature of His person and work. We learn about the privilege of being in Christ.

      All those things are true and wonderful. But in Revelation we encounter Christ as the Faithful Witness, the Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last, the One who was and is and is to come—as the Lion of the tribe of Judah who is holy and true. We see Him who holds the seven stars in His hands, and who opens a door that no one can shut. We see Him as King of kings and Lord of lords— forever and ever, amen! With the descriptions of Jesus in Revelation, and as we study these twenty-two chapters, I think you’ll see Him with new appreciation and adoration.

      The book of Revelation also infuses us with fresh urgency. I’ve been studying Revelation for years. I first preached through the book of Revelation at Shadow Mountain Community Church in the 1980s, and I came away from those sermons believing Christ would return any day. We’re still here on earth waiting, but the times are more urgent and the events of Revelation nearer than ever. Prophecy is a favorite subject of mine. Why? It reminds me time is short, and there are souls to be saved. There’s so much to do for the Lord. People are in pain today, and we want to rescue the lost as we see the approach of the coming night.

      HE WHO HAS EARS, LET HIM HEAR

      At the beginning of the previous century, a young Christian named George Davis made a personal decision to speak to someone every single day about receiving Christ as Savior. Sometimes he would forget until he was in bed, but then he would arise, get dressed, and go out into the streets until he found someone with whom to share Christ.

      When World War I erupted, Davis began distributing Bibles to soldiers. While holding meetings in a military camp at Fort Matilda in Scotland, he was given a damaged New Testament. It had belonged to a soldier who had kept it in his jacket pocket. During an intense battle, a steel-jacketed German bullet went straight for his heart, but it struck the little Book instead. It plowed its way through page after page, stopping at Revelation 3:6: Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

      The soldier, having been saved by the Book, was then saved by the blood of its Author. He received the Lord Jesus into his heart. A month after, the soldier was hit by shrapnel and killed. But he died with a testimony for Christ on his lips, and his Bible was passed from soldier to soldier until given to Davis. For the rest of the war, George Davis used that damaged New Testament to impress soldiers with the urgency of salvation, saying, Whoever has ears, let them hear.

      That’s how we feel as we study Revelation. The times are urgent; the days are short; and the battle is fierce. The book of Revelation is a shield for the heart, and as we study it we’ll better know how to escape the coming night—and anticipate the eternal day.

      May God give us ears to hear, and may He give us mouths to share the message of Revelation with others as we await the greatest breaking news in human history:

      HE’S BACK!

      —David Jeremiah

      Part 1

      REVELATION: KEY TO THE FUTURE

      Chapter 1

      WARNINGS IGNORED

      Convict Lake sparkled under the crisp winter sky of the Sierra Nevada. Surrounded by two-foot snow banks, the ice above crystal clear waters invited daring souls with a siren song of beauty . . . and treachery.

      Trained rescue people know a frozen mountain lake is the most illusive of natural phenomena. There is no such thing as safe ice. It could be two to four feet dense in one place, but only a short distance away, pockets of warm springs bubbling under the surface might shrivel the thickness to a perilous few inches.

      On a cloudless day in February, fifteen teenagers and two counselors from Camp O’Neal, a residential facility for troubled youth, were on a holiday outing at the lake. What began as an adventure ended in disaster.

      Some of the boys stayed with Counselor Randy Porter on the breakwater by the marina, throwing rocks to break the shallow-water ice. Another group was about eight feet out on the ice, laughing and clowning around while Counselor Dave Meyers snapped pictures. At first no one noticed five boys who were headed toward the middle of the lake. When Randy spotted them, they were already far out from shore.

      Hey, you guys . . . get back here. It’s dangerous out there! His shouts fell on deaf ears.

      Far out on the frozen lake, the boys heard a loud crack and looked down to see the ice fracturing beneath them. One boy shouted, We shouldn’t be doing this, and started back to shore. The other four boys forged ahead.

      I don’t care if I die! one boy shouted as he smashed the ice with his hiking boots.

      Within seconds, the four boys fell into the freezing water as the loud crack of the ice fracture echoed through the canyon. Muffled screams coming from the middle of the lake could be heard on shore. Counselor Dave dropped his camera gear and began to race toward the sound of those frantic cries. With each step the ice gave way under his feet.

      When Counselor Randy realized the danger, he immediately ordered the kids close to shore to get off the ice and instructed one of the wards to run to the ranger’s residence for help. Then Randy headed out on the ice himself.

      Dave reached the spot where the four boys had been hanging onto the edge of the ice, but only three were there. Shawn was gone. Without a wet suit, Dave’s jeans and sweatshirt were frozen stiff, but he plunged into the ice-water and pushed Phil to the surface and coached him to crawl on his belly to the north shore, some two hundred feet away. Phil survived, but his buddy, Sellars, was unable to move, his body frozen to the surface of the ice. Dave and another boy, Ryan, struggled for life as hypothermia gripped their bodies.

      On shore, Ranger Clay Cutter, caretaker for Convict Lake, had been called from his home by a hysterical boy. His wife, Teri, dialed 911 and reported to the emergency services dispatcher that four youths were through the ice at Convict Lake. She told her three daughters, Stay in the house, grabbed her binoculars, and headed to the lake that was consuming the lives of those caught in its freezing grip. She watched the entire event, including the valiant life-and-death battle her husband fought for the next forty-five minutes.

      MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM

      In a mountain home twenty-five miles from Convict Lake, the beeper sounded for Reverend Russ Veenker, a man trained in underwater search and recovery and a skilled scuba diver. A few moments before, two of his friends, Doug Englekirk and Doug Nidevar, expert athletes themselves, had stopped to visit the Veenker family and hearing the urgent call, asked, Can we help?

      While Kandy Veenker rushed to the phone to alert other rescue team members, Russ paused for a quick prayer. Lord . . . keep us safe. Prayer was SOP—Standard Operating Procedure—for Russ. He always prayed for the safety of the rescuers because many times they risked their own lives to save others. He knew that life-and-death situations were in God’s hands.

      Get the rubber life raft and meet me at the lake, Russ instructed the two Dougs.

      He gave Kandy a quick kiss and hug. Love you. This was also SOP.

      Kandy had great confidence in Russ’s wilderness abilities and God’s protection. But this time as he pulled out of the driveway, she felt oppressed by a vague presence of darkness. She began to pray more fervently.

      FROM FEAR TO PANIC

      Ranger Clay Cutter and Counselor Randy Porter watched helplessly as one boy slipped away under the surface. As they were moving on their hands and knees toward the large ice hole where another boy and Counselor Dave Meyers were struggling to keep their heads above water, suddenly the entire edge of the hole cracked and gave way. Randy fell into the water just as Clay’s frozen hand lost its grip on Sellars. Convict Lake had claimed two victims.

      On shore, emergency units had arrived and begun a rescue effort. Paramedic Chris Baitx and Fire Captains Vidar Anderson and Ray Turner obtained an aluminum fishing boat and began to push over the ice toward the hole. However, the thin layer gave way from the weight, spilling Captain Turner overboard. Baitx and Anderson rescued him before he sank below the surface. While this drama was being played, far out on the ice a frantic voice was heard.

      Hurry up! screamed Ranger Cutter.

      Paramedic Baitx retrieved a ladder from the boat and, tying one end of a rope to himself and the other to the ladder, grabbed a pike pole and, pushing the ladder ahead of him like a sled, crawled over the ice toward the victims.

      At the ice hole, Baitx saw Counselor Randy and one of the boys holding to the end of a rope and Counselor Dave floating on his back a short distance away. Baitx headed toward Dave, but the ladder he was using for support turned into a slick slide and plunged him into the water.

      Meanwhile, Captain Anderson, using two ladders like giant snowshoes, was sliding across the surface of the ice in another rescue attempt.

      Then Dave disappeared. One more fatality. How many more lives would be claimed before this nightmare ended?

      BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE

      When Russ arrived on the scene he was not prepared for what he saw. There were a dozen or more fire volunteers standing on the breakwater looking at a couple of stick figures kneeling on the ice in the middle of the lake. They were Ranger Cutter and Captain Anderson, but no one on the shore could tell who they were.

      Those on land were powerless. They could hear cries for help, but the voices were fading. When fire and rescue personnel are put in a situation they can’t fix, it’s like telling a small child to push a full-size cement truck around the block. Frustration turned to despair.

      How many out there? Russ asked.

      We’re not sure. We think three or four kids, a couple of counselors, Ranger Cutter, Captain Anderson, and Paramedic Baitx. . . . We don’t have any communication with them.

      Russ knew he had thirty to sixty minutes in thirty-four-degree water with his wet suit on to go into the ice water hole and push as many victims as possible to the surface.

      He started out onto the ice, but was confronted with stark reality. Spider fractures were breaking out around his feet with every step. Lord, nobody should be out here. He dropped on his belly and began to crawl along the rope that was being held on shore and attached to someone out on the ice. His wet suit constricted body movement; it was like running a mile with manacles on your ankles.

      Suddenly there was a muffled sound of splashing and yelling—the rope under Russ was being pulled toward shore. Baitx was being dragged through the razor sharp ice as the skin on his body ripped into bloody shreds. Behind him were three, apparently alive, victims in the water.

      There are four of them, and only one of me, Russ thought. Terror moved through his body like a lightning bolt. Lord, help me!

      He was about twenty feet from Baitx. Russ turned toward shore and with all of his might shouted, Stop pulling the rope! When he looked around, he could no longer see Counselor Randy.

      In quick succession, Captain Anderson succumbed to the icy depths, only six feet from Russ’s outstretched hand. He could still hear Ranger Cutter yelling for help about one hundred feet away.

      Lord, this can’t be happening! Russ cried out under his breath. By now Paramedic Baitx was submerged under the ice, but Russ plunged below him and pushed him to the surface.

      It’s okay, buddy. This is Russ. I’ve got you. My wetsuit is buoyant.

      Baitx moaned. He was still alive. However, the rope that was tied to his waist was also fastened to a fourteen-foot fire ladder, which was pulling him down. Russ dove under water to see if he could free Baitx from the ladder, but discovered the rope was wrapped around the paramedic’s legs like a tangled mesh of fishing line.

      Russ, Baitx murmured through purple lips. I can’t make it . . . tell my wife. . . .

      We’ll make it. Hang in there. Russ answered calmly, but fear gripped him.

      As the possibility of survival waned, the two Dougs arrived, sliding through the broken ice with a life raft. Later Russ realized that it was no accident that the Lord sent those men at that moment to play a vital, life-saving role.

      After loosening the rope from Baitx’s legs, they lifted him onto the raft and pushed to shore. Russ began to swim in the direction of the voice he had heard calling for help, but after a few strokes, he realized that nobody was there. All he could see was a jacket, a few gloves, and a couple of wool caps sitting on the surface.

      Convict Lake had claimed its seventh victim, Ranger Clay Cutter.

      TRAUMA ON SHORE

      Baitx was rushed to the emergency hospital by members of his own paramedic team. When his gurney was pushed through the double emergency door, a shocked and horrified nurse, Lori Baitx, looked down at the battered, nearly frozen body of her husband.

      After the ambulance left the lake, the crowd on shore began to realize what had happened. Where’s Vidar? Where’s Clay? Did you see Randy or Dave out there? What about the boys? The horror of reality set in. Teri Cutter was in shock. She had watched her husband fight for life until the very end.

      Russ fell on his knees in the snow. He was too emotionally spent to stand. He heard his radio crackling in the background with the report, "We have seven confirmed fatalities . . . four, I think, were rescuers."

      Because one man had the proper equipment, another man’s life was saved. Tragically, because warnings were ignored on that fateful day, it was too late for the seven who plunged to their freezing death on the lake that was rightly named. It was, indeed, a brutal convict.

      WILL WE LISTEN?

      The warnings are posted today. THIN ICE AHEAD. Our eternal destiny is determined by whether we heed the signs or ignore them. Rescuers may want to save us, but it could be too late.

      The final days for all the inhabitants of planet earth have been recorded for almost two thousand years. In our time, those signs are becoming closer and bolder.

      The decade of the nineties saw tremendous changes in the world. The high-decibel threats of communism became less threatening as governments were toppled and new leaders emerged. Many oppressed people experienced a freedom they had never known.

      Time magazine had a cover story showing the heads of the world’s two most powerful countries smiling at each other over the words, Building a New World.

      Although we may rejoice that old animosities have dissolved and experience new hope for peace in the world community, at the same time we suspect that we are being lulled into a false security.

      Warnings have been posted about dangers ahead. We can either watch and listen or ignore them.

      The signs of the time are on a fast track, pointing to the final days of Bible prophecy. It’s true that many people shrug their shoulders and say, Is this like the guy who said the end of the world would come on September 16, 1988? Come on now! I’ve heard this stuff before.

      The apostle Peter said: First, I want to remind you that in the last days there will come scoffers who will do every wrong they can think of and laugh at the truth. This will be their line of argument: ‘So Jesus promised to come back, did he? Then where is he? He’ll never come! Why, as far back as anyone can remember, everything has remained exactly as it was since the first day of creation’ (2 Peter 3:3–4, TLB).

      There is a book in the Bible that scoffers should read. It contains warnings far more solemn than those directed at the young men on Convict Lake.

      The book of Revelation

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