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Time is Running Out
A seemingly innocuous sermon question shook Daniel Ochoa's religious foundation to its core: "What makes you think you're on that off-ramp to heaven?" Despite six years of faithful church attendance, Bible study, and involvement in church activities, Ochoa realized he had mistaken religious participation for salvation.
Daniel shares the pivotal conversation with his pastor that transformed his understanding of faith. "There's a cost to follow Jesus," his pastor explained—not just belief, but surrender of finances, time, reputation, even relationships. That night, Ochoa committed his life fully to Christ, marking the beginning of authentic discipleship characterized by hunger for God's Word and radical life changes.
This powerful testimony frames our discussion of Daniel's book, "Time is Running Out," which challenges readers to honestly examine whether they're in good standing with God. Using vivid analogies, Daniel explains that Christianity isn't like buying a diet book or joining CrossFit—it's meaningless without implementation and visible transformation. While clarifying he doesn't believe in works-based salvation, he emphasizes that true faith naturally produces fruit, demonstrating the Holy Spirit's presence.
The conversation takes a fascinating turn toward end times prophecy, with Daniel offering thought-provoking perspectives about Israel's 1948 establishment as a key prophetic marker. He expresses concern that many Christians remain unprepared for challenging times ahead, focusing exclusively on God's grace while ignoring accountability. Daniel believes demonic forces are actively dividing families and promoting self-centeredness—signs pointing to Christ's imminent return.
Beyond just information, this episode delivers a heartfelt call to spiritual vigilance. Discover why Daniel believes we're living in prophetic times and how you can prepare not just intellectually but spiritually for what's ahead. Check out his YouTube channel "Life on the Narrow Road" for deeper teaching on authentic faith and end times prophecy.
Are you merely attending church or truly following Jesus? Has your heart been transformed? As Daniel reminds us, the narrow path to heaven requires more than casual belief—it demands complete surrender. Time is indeed running out.
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Speaker 3:Hello everyone. They call me the Maestro and we are back in the foxhole where we actively pursue belonging, accountability and growth through authentic relationships. No masks, no agendas, just iron sharpening. Iron Mark and Steve are in the foxhole today with a special guest. You know what time it is, get comfortable, open your notes app and let's get this symphony started, because time is running out.
Speaker 2:Hey, welcome back to Foxhole Symphony Podcast. I'm Sarge here with my good friend, mark, in the foxhole with a guest and excited to hear about him. So and I know you guys are going to be excited, mark, why don't you kick us off?
Speaker 1:Sure, I'd be happy to Let me tell you about Daniel. Today's guest in the foxhole is Daniel Ochoa, a dedicated Bible teacher and author of the book Time is Running Out. With over 25 years of experience studying and teaching God's Word, daniel's journey began with a powerful realization about salvation, which led him to teach across various church settings, including Stonebriar Church in Frisco, texas. An in-depth study of end times prophecy inspired this book, where he encourages readers to be prepared and vigilant for Christ's return. Welcome, daniel.
Speaker 4:Welcome. Thank you, Mark.
Speaker 2:That was uh an impressive introduction you know it's funny, man, I the name of the book. I mean it's awesome. Uh, you know, mark and I are uh involved. We've been involved for many, many years with a men's ministry called marked men for christ, and um, mark's actually just coming off a weekend up in Pennsylvania and you know there's a whole segment of that weekend where this is the topic, you know, where we talk about the fact that time is running out and so I'm excited. I'm excited to hear what you have to say and what you know, what you've heard from the Lord and what's inspired this book. Daniel, so welcome and great to have you.
Speaker 4:Well, thank you, I'm pleased to be here.
Speaker 1:Cool, Tell us a little bit about your backstory Before we deep dive the book tell us about Daniel.
Speaker 4:We'd love to hear it. Well, I grew up in Lincoln Park, michigan. I have two brothers, two sisters, and we grew up Catholic. My mother was Catholic. My father wasn't really a religious man and you know, in my late 20s I started going to church. I bought me a Bible. I was single and I really thought, mark, that God was pleased with me. You know, here I'm looking at myself, thinking you know, here's a single guy in his 20s going to bed early on Saturday so he could get up early for church. And you know, I'd go to church and I did this for about six years. I even got involved with Sunday school class. I got involved with church activities and I just thought I was in good standing with God.
Speaker 4:And then one Sunday morning, you know, the preacher was talking about the road to heaven and hell, and when he said the road to heaven is very narrow and only a few find it, mark, I didn't hear anything. After that I just pictured this eight lane highway during the middle of rush hour and everybody on the eight lanes was going to hell. And then I pictured an off ramp. It was, those were the people that were going to heaven and I thought to myself what makes you think you're on that off ramp? I mean it's got to be more to it. I mean Jesus saying only a few find it. I mean, if you were to put a percentage on that, what would it be? Three, five, seven percent? And it just, it, just. I mean I just kept hearing this voice. Now, it wasn't a voice coming from anywhere, it's just my myself, you know, talking to myself. But I kept hearing myself saying what makes you think you're on that offering? And I started looking around the church and members that I knew were on that offering because of the sacrifices they made and the way they were living their lives, and it really haunted me.
Speaker 4:And so, after the sermon was over, I went to the pastor and asked if we could have lunch and he agreed to meet for lunch. And we met about two days later and he explained the gospel to me. But then he explained something else that no one's ever explained. He told me he started talking about in the book of Matthew, where Jesus talks about no one builds a tower without considering the cost. And he said there's a cost to follow Jesus. And I said what do you mean?
Speaker 4:And he said there's a cost to follow Jesus. And I said what do you mean? And he said look, here in America we're fortunate that it doesn't cost us our lives, but it is going to cost you your finances. It's going to definitely cost you your time. It's going to cost you your reputation. It may even cost you your friends or family members. And that really hit me and I really thought about it. And after our discussion I went home and opened up the Bible and started reading some things and that night I got on my knees and I asked God into my life and I told him that I was fully committed. And that's when the light bulb went off and that's when I believe I was truly saved, is that night when I really understood what it meant to follow Jesus, to follow Jesus.
Speaker 1:With that opportunity in your life and a chance to really follow the Lord, you had an awakening of sorts, right? I don't mean to put words in your mouth, but how did they so? I know what the catalyst was. How did it change your life? What manifested itself after that time?
Speaker 4:Well, I think what changed was I started going to church not just to gather information. I wanted to know how to live a life to please God. So when I would hear a sermon, I would love to hear things that talked about things that I was doing wrong and I knew I needed to change that. Because I wanted to change it, I wanted to live a life that pleased God. From that moment on, I mean, I just thought going to church that I was okay, you know. I thought, look, you know, ever since I was a little boy, if you would ask me, you know, do you believe in Jesus? I would say yes, you know. And did Jesus die for your sins? Yes, but it never changed my heart. And it was that moment that changed my heart that now I wanted to follow Jesus and start living for him and not for myself.
Speaker 1:Thank you. It makes perfect sense. Pastor or teacher, at least in church. So many people? Well, there are so many divergent paths available to the foot of the cross right. There's one that works for me. There's one that worked for you, sargent. I think it's not formulaic, but we believe there are certain key things men need to do right to enhance that journey. Just enjoy each other's company, time with each other, honesty with each other, accountability with each other. How do you manage that in your life? Who are the people that influence you as you're on your unique journey with God?
Speaker 4:It was my pastor, it was. You know I could go to him and I would go to him all the time. And you know, I don't know if he got tired of me calling him all the time, but you know I could go to him and I would go to him all the time. You know, I don't know if he got tired of me calling him all the time, but you know I'd be reading the Bible and I would have a question and you know I would call him and he would answer it for me. And you know, and it was also great teachers, you know I was so hungry for God's word.
Speaker 4:Not only was I going to church and listening to a sermon every Sunday, but I was listening to other sermons. I was listening to John Piper, chuck Swindoll, and you know men like that, and I was listening to their sermons every week online and you know. So I was getting three or four sermons a week and I had a job where I would drive around, so I would have to go visit clients, so it gave me a lot of opportunity. While I was in the car, instead of listening to music, I was listening to sermons.
Speaker 1:I get it. Yeah, I do it with podcasts now.
Speaker 4:Yeah.
Speaker 1:There are millions to choose from right.
Speaker 4:Yeah.
Speaker 2:Yeah. So what changed for you, daniel? You mentioned you know, like you know, you kind of started following Jesus right and you know you referenced the cost.
Speaker 4:And there is the cost is a cost to, you know, being a disciple. Um, what did that look like for you? Well, I mean, it made me realize that the road I was on was a wrong road and I needed to change everything that I was doing. And uh, you know and I always like using the example of when I was 18 years old I dated a girl that you know, quickly, you know, kind of fell in love with and when I could afford it, I took her to a nice dinner. We were about maybe a month and a half in her dating and you know, I was only 18. And you know, we went out to dinner and she started asking me questions about my future. You know, where do I see myself, you know, 10 years from now? How many kids do I want? Do I want a dog? What kind of house do I envision? And nobody's ever asked me questions like that. I mean, it really caught me off guard. But you know, I answered all of them the best I could and at the end of it she said well, you know, that's exactly what I wanted for my life. And I could tell that she really liked me.
Speaker 4:Now, and when I got home that night I laid in bed just thinking what makes you think you're going to get all the things that you want and this kind of mirrors. You know my relationship with God. You know what makes you think you're going to get it. I was a high school dropout. I was smoking pot and I just thought there's no way you're going to be able to provide for her all those things unless you start making changes. And so about a week later I went and enlisted in the US Army, and the reason I share that story is because that's kind of what happened to me.
Speaker 4:When I came to Christ, you know, I realized that I was on this road, that there is no way I'm pleasing God with this road. I got to change a lot of things about my life and I started, I started changing a lot of things. I started, you know, hanging out with, or stopped hanging out with, certain friends that I knew I can't change if I'm hanging out with these people, and so I stopped doing that. I stopped watching some of the shows I was watching, you know, and some of the music I was listening to. I started making a lot of changes in my life because I just had this heart that I really wanted to please God.
Speaker 4:And you know, when you read the Bible, god's biggest desire for our life is to be transformed to the likeness of his son. And you know, and that's what I want. And you know, ever since I made that change and I had that hunger, I've witnessed hundreds of people. In the last 30 years, you know, I've witnessed the people on planes and stores. You know everywhere and stores, you know everywhere. And and the reason I do that is because when I found myself thinking that I was in good standing with God and realized I wasn't, I figured how many other people are just like me? And, uh, you know it, it became a passion of mine and I believe I have a gift for it, because I never really offend people.
Speaker 4:You know, maybe they may change the conversation, but I've never really offended anybody to where they get angry or get upset. And I can't tell you how many emails I received after a conversation with a client that I was with Because, like I said, I was driving around visiting clients. I can't tell you how many emails I received saying, hey, man, I really appreciated our conversation the other day. I just want you to know that my wife and I decided to start going to church and we're even going to start going to Sunday school class. And, man, I would be praise God.
Speaker 2:So what's the, what's the main message? That you know if we had more than the three people that listen to this podcast, you know if it was, let's say, seven. Or you know if we had more than the three people that listen to this podcast, you know if it was, let's say, seven. Or you know 70,000, or maybe a couple million. What is it you would want them to know?
Speaker 4:That you know. Jesus said that no one will see the kingdom of God unless they're born again. And you need to be born again. And being born again is not just an idea, it's not just a feeling, it's actually a rebirth, and that's, I think, why he used the born again. It's about a new life and that's what I try to get people to understand that you give up your old life and start living a new life. It doesn't mean it all changes overnight. It's a process. But look, I don't believe that the Holy Spirit enters any person's body and then there's no change, because that would mean that the Holy Spirit failed to do its job, and we know that can't be true.
Speaker 1:Right.
Speaker 4:Now, for some people there's major changes right away, but for others it's gradual changes. But if you don't see a change, and let me give you an example let's say you had a friend of yours that was 100 pounds overweight and you met for lunch and when he sat down at whatever restaurant you met at, he had a CrossFit shirt on and you looked at him and thought CrossFit, and he said, yeah, I just won CrossFit. And you're like, oh, okay. He said, yeah, I want to get into shape. You know, I want to make some changes. And you're like man, that's great. And then six months later you haven't seen him. But you, you meet again for lunch and he looks like he gained weight. Now, even though he's a member of CrossFit, is he really doing the CrossFit training? No, and that's what I try to teach people.
Speaker 4:You know, just because you go to church, just because you're a member of church, doesn't mean you're a Christian. It's like buying a diet book. You know, just because you buy the diet book doesn't mean you're on a diet. Just because you read the diet book doesn't mean you're on a diet. You're not on a die until you start taking what you're reading and actually implementing in your life, and that's how I look at Christianity. You're really not truly saved unless you read what you're reading You're actually implementing into your life.
Speaker 4:Now, look, we're not going to be perfect and I don't want your viewers to think that I believe in work salvation, because I don't. I believe in election, and we are the people that don't even work salvation at all. But you know who? Was it? Not Paul James, wasn't it James that said works without faith is dead and it's kind of. You know, the way I like to explain it is if you walk up to an apple tree and you see delicious apples, the apples is not what gives the apple life. The apples show that the tree has good life, and if the apples were rotten, they didn't look appealing. Then you know the tree is sick and that's why Jesus said buy their fruits. You will know them. It's because we're doing the things that we're supposed to be doing now.
Speaker 4:You know, like I said, if we're not going to be perfect, we're going to mess up, and I mess up all the time. But the difference is from my previous self and now is I don't like when I mess up, you know, I get on my knees and repent when I do something that I knew I shouldn't have done and I wake up the next morning, you know, with a different attitude, wanting to, you know, wanting to correct what I did Not correct it to, so I'm forgiven, but correct it to please God, because I know what he did on the cross. He's already forgiven me, yeah.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I appreciate the clarification on on you know the, the, the works, righteousness, and um, I think that's really important, important to note, um, and and I would agree with you that there, you know there should be, there should be fruit. Right, If we don't have, you know, fruit in our lives, uh, after making a decision to, to follow Jesus, you know something's off, something's off and um, you know.
Speaker 4:So, yeah, I mean, don't you think we live in a culture today where Jesus is a watered down Jesus?
Speaker 2:Oh, I think, um, yeah, I think that that that's very true in many, many respects, Absolutely. Yeah, I would agree with that, yeah, I would agree with that and really just, I mean, you know, or just watered down Christianity, we should be pretty intentional and have a sense of intensity about our faith and about our walk. If Jesus is more than a friend, he is God and our savior and if, if we are, which we are called to be his apprentice you know his apprentices if we're apprenticing with Jesus, um, you know that requires time, that requires commitment, uh, requires cost. All right, I mean all those things you're talking about, and I think that that is something that unfortunately, probably isn't even really talked about all that much. And if it were, I think most would opt out. Right, that's the wide road as opposed to the narrow path and the narrow gate. You know there's sacrifice required, there's a cost.
Speaker 4:Oh yeah, you know. I think today too many churches only focus on God's grace without ever talking about man's accountability. I've even heard pastors say don't try, you're just going to fail. You know God has forgiven us. You know if you try to pull yourself up from your own bootstrap, you're just going to fail, and I don't like that approach.
Speaker 4:And here's why you know in any relationship, if you're in a marriage, if you're and you're not, you're in a failed marriage. Or you're in, you're a parent, you're a father or a mother and you're in a failed marriage, or you're a parent, you're a father or a mother and you're not doing a very good job and you know it with your kids. You can go see counseling and the counselor is going to give you advice on what to do to improve either the marriage or your parenthood relationship with your kids. Now I've never heard of a counsel telling a couple don't try, because neither one of you are going to do the things that I recommend. Perfectly no, actually, the couple that actually sees progress and improvement in their marriage is the couple that takes the things that the counsel recommended and actually implements it into their marriage. And you know those are the ones that see a difference in their marriage, but it's the try-in that shows that they love the other person.
Speaker 2:Yeah, there's a lot to there's a lot to be said, for you know spiritual disciplines, for you know spiritual disciplines, you know the disciplines of prayer and meditation, the discipline of you know reading the scriptures. You know the disciplines. And so I think yeah, I think it's a slippery slope we could easily fall into the trap of behavior modification and say, well, if I just change, you know, if I change this behavior, you know these habits, which, um, not to say that there might not be some that need to be changed, but you know, jesus, that's why you want to change.
Speaker 4:It's kind of like being married to your spouse. It's not working. You love her. You go see counseling and the counselor tells you this is what you need to be doing. This is what you're doing wrong. Well, if you truly love your spouse, you're going to make those changes.
Speaker 2:Yeah, there's a quote that I'm reminded of that I think you're touching on here, and it's this it's not only are we unable to will ourselves into holy living, we can't think ourselves into new ways of living, we live ourselves into new ways of thinking. So it's in the disciplines and it's in how we live, and it's in, it's in the the, the behaviors, it's in our the love for, you know, for others, you know, all the things that we're called to do. It's in that that develop new ways of thinking, new patterns of thinking, which is Christ-like thinking, and, um, so it's. It's, it's sort of this flip on, you know, behavior modification. It's not about like, willing ourselves to be or do better, right, um, so anyway, I don't know if that, if that, makes sense, but it kind of reminded me.
Speaker 1:I like that Sarge. Oh, thanks yeah. We live our way into a new way of thinking Is that oh, thanks, yeah, we live our way into a new way of thinking, is that?
Speaker 2:Yep.
Speaker 1:I like that.
Speaker 2:Hmm, yep, that's a good one. Yep, yep.
Speaker 1:Yeah, so, daniel, I've got a. It's a tiny tangent but it's probably worthwhile given what you've said so far. You know, I feel there's a paradigm shift. When you said we have a watered down Jesus, I'm thinking about my pool right, my foxhole has a group of guys in it that are full strength Jesus, right, and. But there's a fairly precipitous drop-off outside of that, in my opinion, in the culture in the world, and it's very watered down. So I agree with that. But it made me think of just some paradigms I've had in looking at my life, just with my family, and how things change. You know, we often I would say we I often lament things aren't what they used to be.
Speaker 1:I remember growing up I'm 10, 12, 14 years old. It's late 60s, early 70s. Led Zeppelin and the Beatles are out and my parents just hated it. They just hated that music, right. And so I find myself today. I do not like hip-hop, I'm not good at that, right. I think it's noisy and just doesn't work for me, and so that's my lament. My parents had theirs, I have mine.
Speaker 1:I often walk around thinking about and Sarge hears me say this so often I refer to the world as noisy and messy. Today. I find solace in the Word. I find solace in the Bible, in my friends, in Christian podcast movies, the Bible Project, teaching there, because there's peace there, it's quiet and I want to draw people there. I try to convince people, men particularly that immersion in the word and that time spent what you're doing, listening to multiple sermons each week just the most valuable time versus social media and other things.
Speaker 1:So there's actually a question here. Do you think that today the world is it just another case of? I think it's noisy, you know, because I'm, you know, I'm 66 years old and I've gotten to a point in my life where I don't like noise that much. Or is that really what's going on out there? Is there something different about it? And I'm heading towards your book when you say time is running out. I'm wondering if it's just another case of that generational lamaze of you know things were always better, you know, in the greatest generation. What's your experience when it comes to kind of the lens you look at the world today versus yesterday and also tomorrow?
Speaker 4:Well, I think there's a lot of similarities between you know when? I was a kid and today. But I think the difference is there's a demonic force that's heavily moving across this world to take control and I really see that demonic force and what it's doing to our culture.
Speaker 1:Can you go a little deeper with that?
Speaker 4:Yeah, I mean, you know, I just think people, you know the demonic force is splitting up families. It's putting people to where the only person they care about is themselves. They only care about. You know, when you look at social media today, it's all about me, it's all about me being successful, it's all about how many likes I get. I think that people really we're at a point in life now where people don't care too much about other people anymore. It's all about them. And you know, and I think the demonic force is uh destroying families. I think there's more divorces in the church than there was when I was a kid. I mean, it's always been bad, uh, but I I think it's grown a lot, and I just think that we are coming to the end times and that's why the, the demonic forces is moving full force.
Speaker 1:I think they know it I'm presuming this type of information is in your book. Yes, yes, okay. Well, let's talk about it. Let's talk about your. Your bio talks about being prepared and vigilant for christ's return, demonic forces coming to the end times. Let's play that out a little bit. Tell us what you're thinking and more about what your book includes.
Speaker 4:Well, you know, whenever I talk about end times, you know the famous phrase everybody always throws out is no-noser day of the hour. And look, I was in that camp too, that's you know. I used to throw that out all the time and the funny thing is is, including myself, most of the people that I talked to, I would say all of them, everybody that throws out that verse has never studied in time. It's just a verse that they learned from their pastor or from a friend and they saw the verse. You know that's quoted in Matthew and they use it all the time. But that's quoted in Matthew and they use it all the time. But that's not what Jesus meant.
Speaker 4:And I think that Christians make three mistakes when it comes to end time stuff. Number one is the seven-year tribulation. There is no seven-year tribulation. The Bible, there is not one mention of a seven-year tribulation in the entire Bible, from Genesis to Revelation Not one. So tribulation has been around since Jesus has been around. All tribulation is is, you know, pressure put under Christians, you know persecution under Christians because of Jesus. That's tribulation. So from the time Jesus was around to the midpoint of the 70th week of Daniel, the last seven years, there's always been tribulation. But, like I said, jesus drew the line and he called the second half the great tribulation, where the great tribulation is? The entire world now being persecuted, christians being persecuted. So that's the difference.
Speaker 4:Mistake number two is throwing out the line. You know no one knows the day of the hour. Jesus. You know no one knows the day or the hour. Jesus didn't say no one knows the day or the hour. What he actually said is about that day and hour. No man knows, not even the angels, nor the son of man, only the father. So what he's actually saying is about that day of his return, that day and hour. No one knows the exact time, which is true. No one knows the exact time. But here's the thing that changed everything.
Speaker 4:So I'm going to throw this out to your listeners. How does a God in his infinite wisdom keep everybody for 2,000 years from the time of Jesus, thinking that he could come at any time, but then reveal it to the generation when he does come back? And he was a genius? Well, he is. But I mean you don't the piece that you're a prophecy. There's a prophecy that, once it's fulfilled, you have the key piece to start putting the pieces together to know when he's returned. Well, you don't let that prophecy be fulfilled until the generation of his return, and that prophecy is Israel becoming a nation in 1948. Without that piece, no one can figure out when he's coming back. But now that that's happened you can figure it out.
Speaker 1:Well, you've, you've. There's a lot of a lot of thought food there, an awful lot, and this, obviously, you explain this in in agonizing detail in your book. Yes, you also speak about this. You said you did a video. So is this just something you put out on YouTube? Or? Yeah, I have a YouTube channel called Life on the Narrow Road. You also speak about this. You said you did a video, so is this just something you put out on YouTube? Or?
Speaker 4:Yeah, I have a YouTube channel called Life on the Narrow Road. You know, when I first started the channel, I wasn't going to talk about end times. I just wanted to talk about do some Bible lessons and about growing my relationship with God. But I wasn't getting that many likes and actually it was my son that convinced me to start the YouTube channel. I wasn't going to do it.
Speaker 4:And my son said dad, you know, ever since I was a little kid, everywhere we went, you would witness the people. He said I hated it. He goes, I get it now, but as a kid I hated it. He said but you were born to do this, so I decided to give it a try and I told him. I said you know, it's not going like I thought it would. I said, maybe I need to do a video about end times. And he's like dad, really. And I said, well, who knows? And then he goes. You know what I've been wrong about a lot of things. Dad, do one, I did one. I got over 2,500 views and I'm like, okay, this is what people want. So I started doing more and more about end times stuff.
Speaker 1:How long have you been doing that?
Speaker 4:A year now.
Speaker 1:Interesting. Do you have any idea what your demographic is? Who's listening to that? When you say that's what they want, who's they? The majority is 40 and above. Okay, makes sense, daniel. We need. We need you talking about it. We really do. I mean, let's just be real. There's a lot of voices shouting at our kids, young adults, you know, with a message that certainly doesn't have anything to do with what's happening in the Bible a long time ago or today. So I say hallelujah, you know, for anything that you can put out there, and it sounds like you've done your Bible homework and understand some of the details. So I think it's a great thing.
Speaker 4:You know I told you I found a new church about a year ago. You know I did a lot of searching, you know was getting kind of tired of visiting all these churches, finally found a church in Prosper, texas. And you know, after I found the church I met the pastor and we went out to lunch and we talked about end times. And you know he listened to me and about a month and a half later he called me up, said he wants to meet again, talk some more. And we talked some more and after about the fourth lunch he's on board. Man, he says Dan, there's too much here.
Speaker 4:And, matter of fact, on Sunday he gave a sermon this past Sunday for the first time he's talking about look, you know, he said there are over 600 prophecies of Jesus. He said did you know? Only one third is about his first coming. Two thirds are about his second coming. But we're always focused on his first coming. Nobody's paying attention to the second. He goes look, I've been paying attention and I'm seeing signs. That's what he told the congregation. Now he did tell me that he thinks he's going to have me start teaching classes on end time.
Speaker 4:Opportunity right In little little prosper Texas. What'd you say? 350 people, daniel, we're just so. You know, we're big fans of the ripple effect, where you drop a pebble in the pond and those ripples start going.
Speaker 4:And you and I was telling him, you know, nobody wants to hear this, they just want to be left alone and live their life. Why? And everybody keeps saying now, you know, no one knows the day or the hour, and I'm like, ok, when are we going to know? You know, I mean, it's been 2000 years. When is the right time? Another 500 years? Then would you believe, another thousand years. Then then would you believe Another thousand years. Then would you believe.
Speaker 4:And the answer is it doesn't matter if we go 5,000 years. Nobody wants their life to be cut short. That's the problem. People want to just keep living their life, doing what they want or enjoying the life they're living, and they just want to be left alone. But you know, the problem is, you know, revelation tells us, in the end times, brother will betray brother and sister will betray sister. Why? It's because they're not mentally prepared for what's coming. I mean, what's coming is bad. Now the end is good, we know the end, we have the script. So the ending is good, but getting to the ending is going to be bad.
Speaker 1:And what's between here and there?
Speaker 4:Yeah, yeah, and I can see people in a church betraying each other to survive because they were never mentally prepared. And you know, the Bible also talks about God sending a great delusion that's going to fool everybody except the elect. And he said, he says the elect, but then he says, if it was possible, it's going to be so great that even the elect are going to be thinking they're going to have to think about it and then say no, this can't be right.
Speaker 2:I mean listen, it's a fascinating conversation. We we, you know we don't talk about it much.
Speaker 1:I mentioned that to.
Speaker 2:Daniel earlier. I appreciate your heart, daniel, for people. I mean, that's what I would like to say. I appreciate your heart for people, that your, your, your, your heart is evident. You know, behind the topic of, you know, time is running out and the end the end is near, and so, out and the end, the end is near, and so you know, um, it's not a doesn't come across as a scare tactic or fear mongering or you know it. It it does come across as you really, you know, wanting the best for people and life of faith. You know, and to be intentional about that, to be aware, to be alert, right To be alert, which we need to be, and I need to be reminded of it daily, daily.
Speaker 4:And just so your listeners know, you know the subtitle of the book is called Am I Really in Good Standing with God. 80% of the book is about that it's about being in right standing with God, and then 20% of the book is about end time.
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 4:But I go into much greater detail. I give more scripture verses. You know I use the Israel becoming a nation in 1948 as the key to being able to put all the pieces together. But I didn't even use any of the other parables Jesus talked about. But you can find those in my book.
Speaker 1:Okay, awesome. Well, we'd like to leave the door open a crack. We often do with our guests because I'm going to read your book now. There's enough, like I said, brain food there, and once I do, I'm sure we'll have questions. Maybe it could just be a connection that we have via email, but also having you back on the podcast is not out of the question. So we will look forward to doing that with you.
Speaker 1:We thank you very much for making time with us, our three guests, as Sarge has pointed out, three listeners I'm sorry, not guests teasing, it's Mark, me and the maestro. Right, we listen to everyone, daniel, but, with that said, very appreciative of your time, the investment you're making for the kingdom, your community, I'm hoping your home as well. It's grassroots information that people need to hear because, yeah, it's just not on the radar, daniel, at least it's not hanging, like sarge just said. I just came back from a marked man phase one experience. There were 75 guys there and sarge is right, there is. There is a little talk about one less breath, but you've gone at it from, I, I think, a different angle and being prepared and vigilant are the right words. We have to promote that more. So thanks for that.
Speaker 4:Yeah, no problem, mark. Steve, I want to thank you for having me here. I mean, it's been a pleasure to talk about my book and you know I just want to change people's heart. And look, the main thing. People always ask me you know, what can I do to prepare? And I said, look, the first thing you got to do is make sure your heart's right, because it doesn't matter if you're prepared, you know for what's coming in. Your heart's not right, it's not going to matter.
Speaker 2:Yeah, amen. So the book is Time is Running Out, by Daniel Ochoa and the YouTube channel. Again, how can we find you on YouTube? It is Life on the Narrow Road. Life on the Narrow Road, love it, awesome.
Speaker 1:Daniel, thank you very much, god bless you brother.
Speaker 4:Peace, bye.
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