Right Start Radio with Pastor Jim Custer

The Day God's Patience Ran Out. One day the Sun will set on this Day of Grace. Someone's non-decision for Christ will be crystalized as a decision against Christ. Unbelievers will have to lament with Jeremiah that "Harvest is past, Summer is ended, and we are not saved." Today our study of the book of Revelation takes us to the last of the Last Judgments. And there's an announcement about the futu...

What happens before the Last Days? Any study of Revelation takes us forward into the future, all the way out to the end of Gentile history. And that calls for a study of the book of Daniel, and of Jesus' words on the subject. And that rewinds the film a bit, because the Lord gave us some indications of "the beginning of labor pains," saying, "the end is not yet." We'll look at some of those "near-...

Before AI... before the internet... before the printing press... there was a prophecy. "Knowledge will increase" in the last days, Daniel was told. And in the "Information Age," our databases have far outgrown our wisdom and discipline to use them to our benefit. Please hang on for my announcement about the future of the program after we hear Part 1 of, Signs of the End, from Jim. Listen to Right...

This is not her first rodeo; in fact, it will be her last. "I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast," wrote John. But, as a bronco rider might testify, the one in the saddle is not necessarily the one in control. And so it will turn out for Babylon. Today we'll hear the conclusion of the message, The Two Beasts, then I'll have a special word about the ministry. But we start with Jim's visit to th...

There are no "accidents of history!" As we bounce between Revelation and the book of Daniel today, it will become very clear that John's Apocalypse is not as weird as it seems; God has been consistent over thousands of years with His message of how history will unfold. And His track record is 100%. After we hear the first half of this message called, The Two Beasts, I'll have an announcement about...

There will be a second Holocaust. Even with all the antisemitism that's bubbling up these days, the depth of the Antichrist's hatred toward the Jews is shocking. His betrayal and murderous rage are documented in Revelation - but we'll begin in Daniel 9, today. Stay tuned for an announcement about Right Start, after we hear from Jim. Here's Part 3 of, Satan's Superman Listen to Right Start Radio ev...

Both Christ and Antichrist fulfill prophecy! Through Daniel, God had marked out one specific day when we could expect Messiah's official entrance, and we'll see today that Jesus fulfilled that prophecy. As we continue our Revelation study, we'll discover that the Antichrist will check off his scriptural qualifications, too. And afterward I'll have a special note about the ministry. Listen to Right...

What happens when "the accuser of our brethren" runs out of accusations? We learn some surprising things about our ancient enemy, Satan, in Revelation 12. Like: He still has access to Heaven now, if he will lose a war and be "thrown down" from there in the future. And the timing is very interesting! For those who haven't heard, there's a special announcement about Right Start coming, after we hear...

"He's got the whole world in his hands." Maybe we should stop singing that! John wrote, "We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one." This will be most evident in the world described in Revelation 12. When the Deceiver is thrown down to Earth, the world will suffer. If you haven't heard the news about Right Start, I'll repeat it at the end of the broadcast....

The people with the "COEXIST" bumper stickers have it almost right! It's that "T," that cross on the end, that's the problem. Once those troublemaking Christians are gone, there will be peace. Of a sort. For a while. We're ready for the finale of the sermon, When God Removes the Church. We're in the eleventh chapter of Revelation. And please stand by after the end of the message for an announcemen...

The Temple will be a place where the true God is worshiped... until a false god struts in. Today we'll look at the "Abomination of Desolation." Daniel prophesied it, Jesus warned of it. It's the desecration of the most holy place by a most unholy person. But that place does not exist, today! Jim will bring us Part 2 of his sermon, When God Removes the Church, then afterwards I'll add a note about...

If Jesus' sacrifice made the Old Covenant offerings obsolete, why build another Jewish Temple? As we see in Revelation, chapter 11, not only will the Temple be rebuilt in Jerusalem, but it will serve an important purpose - the normal purpose of a temple: Worship. Pastor Jim will help us make sense of these events, today. And please stay tuned after the teaching part of the program for an important...

There are good miracles, and bad miracles! Jesus supernaturally fed multitudes, but His Two Witnesses will cause drought and famine. The Lord turned water to wine; these will turn water to blood. They will kill people with fire, bearing testimony to the Christ who healed. Please stay with us for a special announcement at the end of the broadcast. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Fr...

Time out! The Apostle John sometimes pauses the timeline of the book of Revelation to bring us some essential background information. We'll consider a couple of those "interludes," or "parentheses" today; we'll find them in chapters 7 and 11. The title of the sermon is: The 144,000 and the Two Witnesses. And I have some news about Right Start that I'd like to share with you after the message - ple...

Crime does not pay. When you're tempted to think that sinners are the ones who have this game figured out - they're living the high life, while the righteous are being driven underground - take a look at Revelation, chapter 16. There we see the judgments of God falling relentlessly. It will seem like Hell on Earth at the climax of the Great Tribulation. Please stick around for the end of the broad...

"Let God arise!" the people of Israel used to sing. "Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered, and let those who hate Him flee before Him," is the rest of the verse from Psalm 68. Well, today we'll look at the joyful moment when the Almighty answers that prayer. We'll move quickly through the middle chapters of Revelation, but we'll start with chapter 9, verse 18. Listen to Right Start Radio ev...

Killer angels. There was an award-winning book about the Civil War called The Killer Angels. But the bloody battle of Gettysburg is nothing compared to the one that will commence at the river Euphrates: Four angels, 200-million cavalry, resulting in the slaughter of a third of the world's population. And in the 9th chapter of Revelation we'll also find more proof of why all this is necessary. But...

There will be no atheists in the Tribulation! The Apostle John reveals that, while the wrath of God is pouring down upon the Earth, humans will worship demons - not that the demons appreciate it. Yesterday we talked about the Fifth Trumpet, and the Abyss being opened. The demons like locusts, that sting like scorpions, are about to teach humanity a painful lesson: Our times are in God's hands. Her...

When you hear these trumpets, it's too late! We get the sense, reading Revelation, that God isn't commanding new judgments to fall on the Earth; we don't hear Him pronouncing them. Instead, the punishment for man's rebellion has been "stored up," and is now being released, in stages. And with each new blast of a Trumpet it becomes clearer that there is no stopping, or even pausing, this wrath. Her...

These trumpets are not for celebration! The Christians who first read John's Revelation had heard trumpets in various roles, like announcing a festival, warning of danger, proclaiming Roman dominance. The seven trumpets we'll read about today are ominous, official, and final. The Earth is about to change owners. And the wicked of the Earth are about to face the music. Listen to Right Start Radio e...

Would you rather experience the wrath of the Lamb, or the wrath of the "Anti-Lamb?" If you belong to Christ you won't be here for either the divine judgments of Revelation 6, or the genocidal rage of the Antichrist. We believe you'll be watching these events from Heaven, as John did. But those who are "left behind" will have to choose whom to fear. Here's Jim to finish his message, The Seven Seals...

The Bible is the most important book on Earth, but there is another book not on the Earth. John witnessed a scene of high drama in Heaven. He saw a scroll. And this scroll must be opened for the sake of God's plan, and justice, and the future of humanity. But no created being could open it. All of us were unworthy. Here's Jim in Revelation 5. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday...

There's more than one "decision for Christ!" Believers know well that we made a choice - maybe a long time ago - that affected our eternity. That was our decision to turn around and follow Jesus. But you've made some eternity-shaping choices already today... and you'll make more before the day is over. Here's Jim in 1 Corinthians 3 to wrap up his sermon, Letters to the Churches, Part 2. Listen to...

Forgiveness... and consequences! Yesterday we began to look at the paradox of God's free gift of salvation, and rewards for "good conduct." Rewards or losses, I should say. Today we'll take a look at what's at stake at the Judgment Seat of Christ. Our sins are forgiven, truly - with no asterisk. But that doesn't mean that overcomers and the overcome will get the same rewards. Listen to Right Start...

What we do today, matters. If we know for sure that we are saved by grace through faith apart from our works, then we own a priceless truth. But the devil can still use that truth against us! He tries to persuade Christians that because their conduct can't save them, therefore God doesn't care what they do. It sounds silly when you say it out loud, but many believers have been snared in that half-...