The Elijah Of The Last Days - Zac Poonen (Telugu)
Theme of the conference : How to be Ready for Christ's Return. Message by Br.Zac Poonen from the 2008 Hyderabad conference with Telugu translation.
Summary
The central message is the necessity of being spiritually ready for Christ's second coming, drawing parallels from the ministry of John the Baptist. The speaker emphasizes that true readiness comes from a heart prepared for God, not just intellectual knowledge of scripture. He concludes by noting that after the New Covenant, God works through the unified body of the Church rather than solely through individual prophets.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
How to be ready for Christ's returnThe primary focus of these sessions is understanding how to be genuinely ready for the second coming of Christ, something many Christians overlook.
God sent John the Baptist to prepare the wayJust as John the Baptist was sent ahead of Christ's first coming to prepare the people, his ministry offers vital lessons for believers today.
What made John the Baptist great?John the Baptist was great in the sight of the Lord because he had no desire to be great in the sight of men, unlike preachers who tailor their message to please crowds.
The prophecy of Elijah in MalachiMalachi prophesied that Elijah the prophet would come before the great and terrible day of the Lord, a role fulfilled in spirit by John the Baptist for those who accepted his message.Malachi 4:5
From individual prophets to the corporate bodyWhile old covenant prophets were single individuals, God after Pentecost works through a pure, united group of people called the church or one new man.
The miracle of divine onenessJesus prayed in John 17 that His disciples would be one just as He and the Father are one, a unity built through daily accepting the cross and dying to self.
Misguided Christian priorities todayMany modern Christians are impressed by large crowds, physical healing, and entertainment rather than holiness, deliverance from sin, and a challenging word from God.
Preaching what pleases people versus preaching the crossPreaching material blessing attracts crowds, but teaching people to die to self, abandon the love of money, and flee sin forms the church Jesus approves of.
Being born again is like getting marriedTrue salvation involves repentance and a complete life transformation, much like a bride taking her husband's name and surrendering her old life and plans.
The devalued meaning of 'Christian'Originally called disciples—learners and followers of Jesus—those labeled Christians today often live like anyone else, showing the term has been devalued.Acts 11:26
A living body versus a miscarriageJust as a physical body grows from two united cells, a true church is a living organism of believers joined together in holiness rather than a fractured miscarriage.
The last-days Elijah is the churchThe final Elijah is not a single person but the corporate church—the one new man—whose primary ministry is making people ready for the coming of the Lord.
