Podcast Summary: ENTRY & END TIMES | When Christ Comes

Podcast: 2819 Church
Host: 2819 Church (Pastor Sam & Team)
Speaker: Philip Anthony Mitchell
Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46
Date: September 22, 2025
Duration: Approx. 72 min

Overview

This impassioned message, delivered by Philip Anthony Mitchell at 2819 Church, centers on Jesus’ prophetic teaching in Matthew 25:31-46 about his Second Coming, the final judgment, and the eternal destinies that await humanity. The sermon is a clarion call for both urgency and compassion—confronting believers with the reality of end times, the necessity of genuine faith evidenced by love and action, and the heartbreaking fate of those apart from Christ. The latter portion of the episode is a prolonged time of corporate prayer and intercession for the lost, reflecting the urgency and gravity of the subject.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. A Multiethnic Kingdom (00:00–04:00)

• Pastor Sam emphasizes there is no “black church,” “white church,” or “brown church”—there’s only the Church of Jesus Christ.
• Quote: “This is what heaven is going to look like. And I want you to love each other deeply, no matter the color of your skin.” (Pastor Sam, 00:52)
• Idolatry of skin color, whether pride or shame, is denounced; the community is called to deep love and unity in Christ.

2. Urgency of the Hour: The Coming End Times (04:57–12:00)

• The message stands as the conclusion to a three-year series in Matthew, now focused on Jesus’ end-times teachings.
• Personal story of a nightmare before conversion—darkness, demonic oppression, terror—a vivid illustration of hopelessness apart from Christ.
  • Quote: “In my mind, I just started calling on the name of Jesus.” (Assistant Pastor or Co-Teacher, 08:12)
• Life’s fleeting nature and the seriousness of eternity are often lost on both nonbelievers and complacent church-goers.
• The American church’s apathy and attachment to temporal things is confronted. The lack of prayer and missionary urgency is denounced as tragic.

3. The Longest Answer of Jesus: Matthew 24–25 (13:01–15:50)

• Jesus’ detailed answer about the end—two whole chapters given to his prophecy on final things.
• The parables of the faithful steward, ten virgins, and talents all underscore one point: Be Ready.
• Quote: “My Bible carries the stain of my tears that has fallen on the pages this week as I thought about the implications of this text and who it affects in the end.” (Pastor Sam, 15:11)

4. A Biblical Worldview: Five Epochs of Human History (16:51–19:12)

• Creation: Perfection from the start.
• Fall: Human rebellion and the entrance of sin and death.
• Redemption: The current era of invitation—time to enter the “Ark of Safety.”
• Consummation: The imminent end, the coming of Christ.
• New Creation: The promised new heavens and new earth for the redeemed.
• The most urgent mission: partnering with God for the redemption of souls.

5. The Return of Christ: Glory and Judgment (20:47–25:22)

• Jesus will come with cosmic signs—darkness, shaking, and visible glory.
  • “Every eye will see him coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.” (Assistant Pastor or Co-Teacher, 21:23)
• He will move from the “throne of grace” (now, open for mercy) to the “throne of judgment” (then, final and irreversible).
• All nations will be gathered; humanity split into two groups: sheep (the saved) and goats (the lost).

6. The Final Separation: Sheep and Goats (25:22–33:11)

• The only distinction that will matter: relationship to Jesus, not religious label or morality.
  • “There are only two groups in the world, those who are saved and those who are not.” (Pastor Sam, 27:06)
• Sheep: Those having the evidence (fruit) of faith, evidenced by love and acts of compassion.
• Goats: The self-directed, unrepentant, or merely religious—lacking genuine fruit.

7. Evidence of Salvation: Compassionate Fruit (33:37–40:50)

• Jesus’ commendation (“come, inherit the kingdom”) is given to those who, in hardship, cared for the hungry, naked, sick, and imprisoned—a proof of their salvation.
  • “Love, compassion, mercy, generosity... The evidence that you’re really a Christian, we see the acts of love pouring out of your life. No fruit, no credibility.” (Assistant Pastor or Co-Teacher, 36:14)
• This is not works-based salvation—but genuine faith always bears visible fruit (James 2).

8. Implications for Believers and Nonbelievers (40:50–47:46)

• Only the righteous enter the kingdom—no sinner (unredeemed) will be present in Christ’s millennial reign.
• The goats—those not saved—are cast out, destined for “eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.”
  • “He will say to them… depart from me, you who are cursed, you who are damned, into eternal fire… prepared for the devil and his angels.” (Assistant Pastor or Co-Teacher, 43:18)
• Hell was not made for people, but those who reject Christ follow Satan’s rebellion to its dreadful end.
• Satan’s strategy: to steal as many as possible through false religion, spiritual deception, and distraction.

9. Sobering Statistics & Jesus’ Warnings (47:46–52:04)

• Jesus’ words: “Broad is the road that leads to destruction, but narrow is the road that leads to life and few people are on it.” (Pastor Sam, 48:01)
• The ultimate tragedy: the majority of humanity, even churchgoers, may end up lost for “what they don’t do”—a lack of repentance, genuine faith, and fruit.
• The time to intercede is now—time is running out.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Christ’s Judgment:
  • “When he sits on that second throne, everybody’s fate will be sealed.” (Pastor Sam, 24:00)
• On Evidence of Faith:
  • “What we’re looking for is not a title. What we’re looking for is fruit.” (Assistant Pastor or Co-Teacher, 36:14)
• On Hell’s Purpose:
  • “The Lord never intended for anybody to be in hell. It wasn’t part of his original program.” (Assistant Pastor or Co-Teacher, 44:24)
• On the Fate of the Lost:
  • “Some of your family members are going to be there… Some of you got friends in school… I’m telling you right now, half of the majority of people we know are going to end up here if we don’t stand in the gap.” (Pastor Sam, 42:57 & 51:56)
• On Urgency:
  • “You may not see next week. You may not see tomorrow morning. You need to be begging God, Lord, forgive me. Please.” (Assistant Pastor or Co-Teacher, 52:20)
• On the Mission of the Church:
  • “If we ain’t about that with him… what life are we about as Christians? And the reason we’re not about that life? Because you’re too attached to right now.” (Pastor Sam, 19:25)

Prayer & Response (51:56–end)

A Prolonged Time of Intercession:

• The final twenty minutes are devoted to urgent, corporate prayer:
  • Prayer for the salvation of friends, family, neighbors, colleagues—anyone who does not know Jesus.
  • Repentance for personal apathy or sin.
  • Pleas that God would use the church as his “hands and feet” to reach the lost.
  • Intercessors cry out for God to “open their eyes,” “draw them,” and “save them” before time runs out.
• The pastor repeatedly beckons: “Pray. Time is running out.” (61:40)
• Spirit and emotion run high; listeners are called to kneel, cry, and even lay before God, interceding.
• The message closes with a blessing—no announcements or offerings—to preserve the sacredness of the moment.

Timestamps of Key Segments

• 00:00–04:00: Multiethnic unity; introduction
• 04:57: Transition to end-times series wrap-up/urgency
• 08:12: Testimony of dream: darkness without Christ
• 15:11–16:51: Christ’s final prophetic words and teaching on the Second Coming
• 17:21–19:12: Five biblical epochs & worldview
• 21:23: The Second Coming in glory and judgment
• 25:22: Sheep and goats: the final separation
• 36:14: Evidence of faith—fruit, not just confession
• 42:57: The fate of the lost; judgement on the goats
• 48:01: Few find the way; urgency to seek
• 51:56–67:00+: Corporate prayer and intercession for the lost

Conclusion

This episode is both a warning and an appeal: the end is certain, the return of Christ imminent, and eternity hangs in the balance. Only genuine faith—revealed in love, compassion, and fruit—has hope. The prayerful finale invites listeners to grieve, repent, intercede, and act, lest any perish without the hope of Christ.

Recommended Action:

• Take time to examine your own faith—are there visible fruits of salvation?
• Pray earnestly for those who do not know Christ.
• Live and labor with urgency; time is running out.

For more, visit 2819church.org.