The King Is Coming with Jeff Kinley

The King Is Coming with Jeff Kinley

Revelation's Guide to Knowing God, Episode 3: The Wrath of God in the Tribulation

Jeff Kinley continues his series Revelation's Guide to Knowing God by examining the wrath of God poured out during the tribulation in Revelation chapters 6 through 18, tracing the seal, trumpet, and bowl judgments and explaining why even God's wrath is cause for gratitude and worship.

A New Book and a New Series
Jeff Kinley opens The King Is Coming by previewing his new book, God's Grand Finale: Wrath, Grace, and Glory in Earth's Final Days, explaining that he walks through the entire Book of Revelation to highlight thirteen attributes of God rather than simply forecasting future events. He also revisits As It Was in the Days of Noah, the book he first published in 2014 that reached the top of Amazon's prophecy category and led to appearances on national programs such as Fox & Friends and The Glenn Beck Show. Kinley says the book's warnings about a coming global storm feel even more relevant today, and notes that he has updated it with two new chapters. He then reintroduces the umbrella series Revelation's Guide to Knowing God, reminding listeners that a previous episode covered the sovereign, occupied throne of God in Revelation chapter 4, and that today's episode turns toward the darker judgments described later in the book.

Where the Church Stands During the Tribulation
Kinley argues that chapters 6 through 18 of Revelation form a parenthesis describing a future tribulation period, and he lays out his case that believers are removed from earth before it begins in a pre-tribulational rapture. He points to 1 Thessalonians 1:10, 1 Thessalonians 5:9, and Revelation 3:10 as promises that Christians will be kept from the coming hour of testing. As evidence, he traces the word church through Revelation, noting it appears roughly nineteen times in chapters 1 through 3, vanishes completely from chapters 6 through 18, and returns once in chapter 22, while the saints are shown gathered in heaven around the twenty-four elders during the judgment chapters. Kinley connects this absence to 2 Thessalonians 2, explaining that the Holy Spirit's unique restraining of sin, not his presence, is lifted before the Antichrist appears, warning that the rapture will unleash a sudden surge of evil once that restraint is gone.

Five Faces of God's Wrath
Kinley outlines five expressions of divine wrath found throughout scripture. Catastrophic wrath describes sudden judgments like Noah's flood or the plagues on Egypt. Harvest wrath, drawn from Galatians 6:7, reflects the principle that people reap what they sow. Everlasting wrath refers to the eternal lake of fire described in Revelation 14 and 20, where Kinley stresses that God himself, not Satan, presides over the torment of the unrepentant. Abandonment wrath, taken from Romans 1, occurs when God repeatedly gives a person or nation over to their own depraved choices after continual rejection, closing off any further reaching out. Kinley says Revelation 14 shows this same abandonment happening to those who take the mark of the beast during the tribulation. The fifth and final category, end times wrath, is the specific series of end-of-age judgments recorded in Revelation chapters 6 through 18, which becomes the focus of the rest of the teaching.

Why Talk About God's Wrath
Before detailing the judgments, Kinley explains why he chooses to preach on such an unpopular subject. He gives three reasons: wrath runs throughout scripture from Genesis to Revelation, so it deserves attention; wrath is itself an attribute of God, standing alongside love, mercy, and holiness because a truly righteous God must punish sin; and confronting wrath serves as a healthy deterrent that motivates people toward repentance, much like a doctor's frightening diagnosis is meant to spur a patient toward better choices rather than simply to scare them. Turning to Revelation chapter 6, verse 1, Kinley identifies the Lamb, Jesus Christ, as the one who breaks the first of seven seals in response to a living creature's command to come, establishing that the coming judgments originate from God himself even though nations and human evil become his instruments. This sets the stage for the specific judgments Kinley walks through next.

Seal, Trumpet, and Bowl Judgments
Kinley moves rapidly through the tribulation's judgments. The seal judgments open with a white horse rider he identifies as the Antichrist, conquering peacefully by treaty, followed by a red horse that removes peace and brings roughly eight hundred percent inflation, a black horse bringing famine, and a pale horse bringing death that Kinley says will claim a fourth of the earth's population, roughly two billion people today. A fifth seal reveals martyred believers later described in chapter 20 as beheaded for their faith, and a sixth seal brings earthquakes and cosmic disturbances that send the world's powerful into hiding. The trumpet judgments that follow destroy a third of vegetation, sea life, and fresh water, darken a third of the sun, moon, and stars, and unleash tormenting locusts and two hundred million demonic horsemen. Finally, Kinley says the bowl judgments arrive in the tribulation's second half, bringing sores, blood-red seas, scorching heat, darkness, and a drying Euphrates River.

Humanity's Rebellion and the Believer's Response
Kinley describes how humanity reacts as the judgments intensify, moving from fear and hiding in caves to continued blasphemy and, eventually, gathering at Armageddon in open rebellion against God, a trajectory he says Jesus himself warns about in Luke chapter 21, where fear causes people's hearts to fail. He contrasts this with how believers should respond to hearing about coming wrath, offering three responses: gratitude that Romans 8:1 means no condemnation awaits those in Christ, a renewed urgency to warn others before what he calls the bridge going out beneath them, and worship, since Revelation chapter 11 shows heaven's saints and angels rejoicing when God's judgments finally set the world right. Kinley closes by promising further attributes of God in the next episode of the series, and the broadcast ends with the announcer promoting a donation offer tied to Kinley's book Aftershocks and Kinley's appeal for ongoing financial support of World Prophetic Ministries.

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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.