Pastor Jack Hibbs delivered a prophetic warning to those gathered at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills on Sunday, declaring the world has never been closer to the fulfillment of Ezekiel 38 and the biblical end times.
“This is not a sermon of any sorts, more of an information briefing from the Bible as to what’s going on in the world around you,” Hibbs said in the June 15 message titled “Could This Be Next?” “We’ve only had a few hours to prepare for this… things are changing so quickly.”
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Referencing the recent Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, Hibbs emphasized that the events unfolding are not isolated political moments but prophetic ones.
“When you woke up, you were closer into Bible prophecy than in any other time of your life,” he told the congregation. “You and I have never been this late down the prophetic road before.”
Hibbs urged believers to be like the sons of Issachar, who the Bible says “knew the times in which they lived in and thereby… knew what Israel should do.” He said Christians must now “know the times in which we live in that we might know what we’re to do in light of Scripture.”
The pastor directly addressed the rise in anti-Semitism and public backlash against Israel for its recent military action. “Anybody who thinks that this was a preemptive strike by the nation of Israel is ignorant of what’s been going on,” he said. “You need to see a baby baked in an oven. Why not? Why shouldn’t you see that before you get caught up in the rhetoric of ‘Oh, Israel’s preemptive strike.’”
Hibbs played a video update from Daniel Cohen, a journalist based in Jerusalem, who described the conflict as a “modern David versus Goliath battle.”
Israel, Cohen said, had carried out “the most devastating strike on Iranian soil since the Islamic revolution,” killing top commanders and nuclear scientists in what he called a historic moment.
“The ring of fire Iran built to destroy Israel has now been severely weakened by Israel and is burning back on them,” Cohen stated.
Following the update, Hibbs returned to the pulpit and warned of a deeper spiritual reality behind the geopolitical turmoil. “This is a war… a collision of two global religions,” he said. “The reason why Islam exists is because it is Satan’s tool to try to destroy and thwart the very Word of God.”
Reading from Jeremiah and Isaiah, Hibbs underscored God’s covenant with Israel.
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“If those ordinances depart from before me, says the Lord, then the seed of Israel shall also cease from being a nation before me forever,” he said, quoting Jeremiah 31. “Every day you see the sunrise and it sets, just know this: I’m going to keep my word to Israel.”
Hibbs referenced the end-times battle of Ezekiel 38 as the potential outcomes of Israel’s recent attack. “If this is not Ezekiel 38, this is a huge step toward Ezekiel chapter 38,” he declared. “You’re not only on the threshold of history… the Ezekiel battle, once it commences, only lasts a few days.”
Highlighting the role of nations like Russia (Rosh), Iran (Persia), and others mentioned in the biblical text, Hibbs said, “We’re looking at a 2,700-year-old prophecy that names nations… and it’s going to be led by a guy who doesn’t want to get pulled into the event, but God’s going to put hooks in his jaws and pull him in.
“You are sitting in Bible prophecy right now. You’re living it.”
James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.
