April 23, 2025
The Perilous Days of the End Times
The 100th episode of Renewed Mindsets arrives with a burning message that cuts through the comfortable Christianity many have embraced. We're not just living in troubled times – we're witnessing the fulfillment of Paul's warning about perilous last days where darkness masquerades as light and wickedness cloaks itself in religious language.
What happens when everyone claims Jesus but nobody wants to look like Him? When sinners rebuke the church and religious rebels proudly proclaim faith while living like the devil? This spiritual crisis runs deeper than mere confusion – it's active resistance against biblical truth. The American version of Christianity has become a dangerous counterfeit where standards are so low you can barely trip over them. Many believers proudly identify as "just a sinner saved by grace" as an excuse to remain in sin, while redefining holiness as legalism and conviction as oppression.
This urgent message speaks directly to the faithful remnant who feel outnumbered and misunderstood. Your commitment to biblical truth isn't excessive – you were born for this moment. Christ isn't returning for a compromised bride but a spotless one. Whether you're standing firm or just waking up to these realities, this episode will confirm you're not crazy for pursuing holiness when everyone around you settles for hashtag Christianity. Share this message with someone playing religious games while headed toward destruction. The trumpet is about to sound – stay bold, stay holy, stay ready.
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Thank You. I Love You!
SEE YA!
Rick
Be An Encourager...Not A Discourager!
Chapters
02:12 - The Backwards Generation
03:36 - Religious Rebels
04:52 - The American Gospel Lie
06:32 - Judgement is Here
07:44 - The Call to the Remnant
09:41 - Outro
Transcript
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Today shows episode 80, but, as you know, I've put out some smaller bonus episodes and those I didn't number.
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So this episode is officially the 100th episode of Renewed Mindsets.
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Thank you so much for being a loyal listener.
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I love you.
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Now on to the good stuff.
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The world is changing and time is running out.
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This is Renewed Mindsets, where we confront biblical truth head on.
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No sugarcoating, no compromise.
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We expose false doctrine, reveal fulfilled prophecy and shine light on the demonic deception of these last days, but we also stand firm on the hope of Christ's return, the call to holiness and the urgency of true salvation.
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It's time to renew your mind, for the time is now.
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Let's go, boys.
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Hey, welcome back to Renewed Mindsets, where we don't sugarcoat the truth.
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We confront it head-on with the Word of God.
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I'm Rick and I'm so glad you're here.
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Today.
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We're going to talk about something that's been burning in my spirit.
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We are living in perilous times the last days the Bible warned us about.
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Now, this isn't just some dramatic headline to catch your attention.
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This is the reality that we're walking in, that we're living in every day, and I need to warn you.
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I'm not here to tickle ears today.
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I'm here to sound the alarm.
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So buckle in, open your Bible and let's let the Holy Spirit convict not just our culture but us.
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So let's just start today with Scripture.
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Let's begin in 2 Timothy 3, verses 1-5.
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Paul told Timothy but know this that in the last days, perilous times will come.
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Lovers of themselves, lovers of money, blasphemers, unholy lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power.
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From such people turn away.
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Do you realize what we're witnessing?
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We're not just in troubled times, we're in a time where darkness is called light and wickedness is cloaked in religion.
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Everybody claims Jesus, but nobody wants to look like him.
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We live in a generation where sinners rebuke the church, where people who don't know scripture, never preached a message, never laid hands on the sick, never ministered deliverance, will get online and tell seasoned men and women of God how to do ministry, and they'll say it while puffing on a cigarette, shouting Jesus between cuss words.
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They've redefined Christianity to be whatever fits their lifestyle, but the Bible hasn't changed.
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God hasn't lowered his standard.
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He's still holy and he's still calling us to be holy.
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Now we're not just dealing with rebellious sinners who don't know God.
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We're dealing with the spirit of religion.
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That's even more dangerous because these people think they're saved.
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They say I'm a believer, but they live like the devil.
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They wear the name tag of Christianity but they walk in disobedience.
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They say grace, but they mean license to sin.
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Now Paul said in 2 Timothy 3.8, licensed to sin.
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Now Paul said in 2 Timothy 3.8, now as Janice and Jambre resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth.
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Men of corrupt minds, disapproved concerning of the faith.
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Did you catch that?
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These people aren't just confused, they're resistant.
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They actively fight against truth, they oppose holiness, they hate conviction, they mock obedience and they slander preachers who still believe in living set apart.
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It's the same spirit that came up against Moses.
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It's the same spirit that tried to stop Jesus, and now it's at work in our churches, behind pulpits, in our homes and even in our own hearts, if we're not careful.
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All right, y'all sit down.
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Let's talk about the American version of Christianity.
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It's not the gospel, it's a counterfeit.
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The standard has become so low you can barely trip over it, and most American Christians don't call themselves saints anymore.
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They proudly say I'm just a sinner saved by grace.
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As an excuse to stay in sin, you go out into the streets and you ask somebody if they're a believer and you'll hear oh yeah, I believe in Jesus.
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But then you listen to the life.
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You listen to their life, their mouth, their attitude, their weekend plans and you see zero fruit.
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Jesus said you'll know them by their fruit, not their hashtags, not their playlists, not their once a week church attendance.
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We're dealing now with religious rebels, people who honestly believe that they're right with God, all while walking in full rebellion to his word.
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They say things like hell is hateful.
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Being holy is legalism.
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Obedience is judgmental Judgmentalism.
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Obedience is judgmental.
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Conviction is oppression.
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And preachers like me.
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We're dangerous because we won't water it down.
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But here's what it says in Isaiah, chapter 5, verse 20 says Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.
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Woe to those.
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That means judgment is coming for those who flipped God's word upside down.
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People, judgment is here.
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This isn't something that's on the way, it's already here.
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You can see it.
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Our children are confused about their identity.
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Our churches are more worried about attendance than repentance.
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Our pastors are quiet on sin, but they're loud on tithes.
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Our gospel is motivational instead of transformational.
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The perilous times in the Bible are here, and here's what I want to say.
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If you're a believer who's awake right now, you're not crazy, you're not being too intense, you're not doing too much.
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People tell me, rick, you don't need to do all that.
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Just love people and I tell them I do all this because I do love people.
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If your house is on fire, I'm not handing you a scented candle and telling you that it's all good.
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I'm kicking in the door and I'm yelling wake up.
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We're in the last days.
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You've got to stop playing games with your soul.
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You've got to stop excusing the compromise.
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It's time to come out from among them and be separate.
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Let me end here by talking to the remnant.
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I know some of you are tired.
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You feel outnumbered.
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You feel mocked, misunderstood, even by other so-called Christians.
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But don't stop.
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Don't water it down, don't conform.
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You were born for this time.
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You were called to carry the fire.
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You were chosen to be a voice in the wilderness.
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Not everybody's going to listen, but someone will.
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The Bible says from such people turn away.
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You don't need validation from lukewarm believers.
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You don't need a platform to speak the truth.
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Just keep standing, keep preaching, keep living holy, because Jesus is coming back and he's not coming for a compromised bride, he's coming for a spotless one.
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I need every one of you in the remnant to share this episode with somebody that you know that needs it, because there's so many churchgoers playing games headed straight for hell and it's up to you to change their minds.
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Let me help Send them this link, either on Facebook, some type of social media.
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Copy the link and send it in a text.
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Get the word out.
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We need to change lives.
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We don't have time.
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We don't have time for this anymore.
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We need to keep shouting truth until the trumpet sounds.
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If you're standing in these last days, reach out.
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You're not alone.
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Remember we don't conform to this world.
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We're transformed by the renewing of our minds.
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Romans 12.2.
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Stay bold, stay holy and stay ready.
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That's all for today, but I'll be back with more unfiltered biblical truth and undeniable prophecy.
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The time to wake up is now.
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If today's episode challenged you, don't keep it to yourself.
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Tell someone.
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Please.
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Text them a link.
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Share the truth while there's still time.
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Visit renewedmindsetscom to stay connected and to listen to past episodes and check out our merch at renewedmindsetsstore.
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Jesus is coming soon.
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Stay watchful, stay holy, stay renewed Until next week.
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I'm Rick.
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Be an encourager, not a discourager.
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I love you, see ya.
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