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to<00:28:38.589><c> the</c><00:28:38.710><c> tribes</c><00:28:39.029><c> of</c><00:28:39.309><c> Jacob.</c><00:28:39.970><c> I'm</c><00:28:40.150><c> going</c><00:28:40.309><c> to</c><00:28:40.410><c> also</c><00:28:40.690><c> send</c><00:28:40.890><c> you</c>

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the<00:28:41.329><c> Gentiles.</c><00:28:42.849><c> Thus</c><00:28:42.869><c> saith</c><00:28:43.170><c> the</c><00:28:43.430><c> Lord,</c>

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the<00:28:45.190><c> redeemer</c><00:28:45.490><c> of</c><00:28:45.630><c> Israel</c><00:28:45.970><c> and</c><00:28:46.089><c> his</c><00:28:46.250><c> holy</c><00:28:46.470><c> one,</c><00:28:46.809><c> to</c><00:28:46.970><c> him</c><00:28:47.309><c> whom</c>

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man<00:28:47.829><c> despises,</c><00:28:48.609><c> to</c><00:28:48.710><c> him</c><00:28:48.990><c> whom</c><00:28:49.230><c> the</c><00:28:49.450><c> nation</c><00:28:49.750><c> abhors,</c>

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to<00:28:50.849><c> a</c><00:28:51.049><c> servant</c><00:28:51.210><c> of</c><00:28:51.430><c> rulers,</c><00:28:52.769><c> kings</c><00:28:53.089><c> shall</c><00:28:53.349><c> see</c><00:28:53.670><c> and</c><00:28:53.869><c> arise,</c><00:28:54.430><c> princes</c><00:28:54.730><c> also</c><00:28:55.170><c> shall</c><00:28:55.390><c> worship</c><00:28:55.890><c> because</c><00:28:56.630><c> of</c>

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that<00:28:57.390><c> is</c><00:28:57.609><c> faithful</c><00:28:58.089><c> and</c><00:28:58.670><c> the</c><00:28:58.869><c> holy</c><00:28:59.089><c> one</c><00:28:59.230><c> of</c><00:28:59.410><c> Israel,</c><00:29:00.049><c> and</c><00:29:00.230><c> he</c>

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shall<00:29:00.529><c> choose</c><00:29:00.890><c> thee.</c><00:29:02.430><c> So</c><00:29:02.849><c> Paul</c><00:29:03.069><c> quotes</c><00:29:03.390><c> this</c><00:29:03.690><c> verse</c>

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to<00:29:04.369><c> support</c><00:29:04.670><c> the</c><00:29:05.410><c> truth</c><00:29:05.549><c> going</c><00:29:05.789><c> out</c><00:29:06.009><c> to</c><00:29:06.210><c> the</c><00:29:06.329><c> Gentiles.</c><00:29:07.549><c> And</c>

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there's<00:29:08.069><c> lots</c><00:29:08.349><c> of</c><00:29:08.529><c> evidence</c><00:29:08.809><c> in</c><00:29:09.049><c> the</c><00:29:09.130><c> Old</c><00:29:09.289><c> Testament</c>

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that<00:29:09.869><c> the</c><00:29:10.130><c> truth</c><00:29:10.269><c> had</c><00:29:10.549><c> to</c><00:29:10.710><c> go</c><00:29:10.809><c> to</c><00:29:10.970><c> the</c><00:29:11.109><c> Gentiles</c><00:29:11.490><c> as</c><00:29:11.789><c> well.</c><00:29:13.450><c> But</c>

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I<00:29:14.349><c> wonder</c><00:29:14.529><c> about</c><00:29:14.730><c> the</c><00:29:14.910><c> rest</c><00:29:15.089><c> of</c><00:29:15.349><c> Isaiah</c><00:29:15.630><c> 49.</c>

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This<00:29:16.849><c> bit</c><00:29:17.029><c> about</c><00:29:17.430><c> kings</c><00:29:17.789><c> seeing</c><00:29:18.049><c> and</c><00:29:18.289><c> arising,</c><00:29:18.849><c> princes</c><00:29:19.170><c> worshiping</c><00:29:19.869><c> him.</c>

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Sure,<00:29:21.769><c> maybe</c><00:29:22.210><c> we</c><00:29:22.410><c> had</c><00:29:22.569><c> some</c><00:29:22.829><c> of</c><00:29:22.990><c> that</c>

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when<00:29:23.369><c> the</c><00:29:23.589><c> wise</c><00:29:23.829><c> men</c><00:29:24.130><c> came</c><00:29:24.390><c> to</c><00:29:24.690><c> see</c><00:29:25.869><c> Jesus</c><00:29:26.670><c> as</c><00:29:27.049><c> a</c><00:29:27.190><c> baby,</c><00:29:27.490><c> but</c><00:29:28.369><c> I</c>

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don't<00:29:29.369><c> believe</c><00:29:29.549><c> that's</c><00:29:29.809><c> what</c><00:29:30.210><c> Isaiah</c><00:29:30.569><c> is</c><00:29:30.849><c> speaking</c><00:29:31.069><c> of</c><00:29:31.269><c> here.</c>

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This<00:29:31.650><c> is</c><00:29:31.910><c> the</c><00:29:32.170><c> recognition</c><00:29:32.809><c> of</c><00:29:33.410><c> the</c><00:29:33.569><c> Messiah</c><00:29:33.970><c> at</c><00:29:34.150><c> his</c><00:29:34.369><c> second</c>

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edict,<00:29:35.569><c> when</c><00:29:35.789><c> he</c><00:29:35.910><c> comes</c><00:29:36.170><c> again.</c>

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And<00:29:39.769><c> we</c><00:29:39.930><c> can't</c><00:29:40.190><c> be</c><00:29:40.390><c> mistaken.</c><00:29:41.650><c> Lots</c><00:29:41.910><c> of</c><00:29:42.049><c> people</c><00:29:42.210><c> are</c><00:29:42.349><c> going</c><00:29:42.410><c> to</c>

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be<00:29:42.609><c> mistaken</c><00:29:43.049><c> when</c><00:29:43.210><c> Jesus</c><00:29:43.529><c> comes</c><00:29:43.849><c> back.</c>

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They're<00:29:45.210><c> going</c><00:29:45.309><c> to</c><00:29:45.450><c> believe</c><00:29:45.589><c> he's</c><00:29:45.829><c> somebody</c><00:29:46.109><c> else,</c><00:29:46.750><c> and</c><00:29:46.970><c> there's</c><00:29:47.230><c> a</c><00:29:47.369><c> lot</c><00:29:47.470><c> of</c>

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confusion<00:29:48.069><c> about</c><00:29:48.329><c> what's</c><00:29:48.609><c> going</c><00:29:48.750><c> to</c><00:29:49.009><c> happen,</c>

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about<00:29:50.309><c> what</c><00:29:50.789><c> man's</c><00:29:51.269><c> purpose</c><00:29:51.529><c> is</c><00:29:51.690><c> on</c><00:29:51.930><c> the</c><00:29:52.049><c> earth,</c><00:29:52.849><c> whether</c><00:29:53.170><c> in</c>

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fact<00:29:53.890><c> God</c><00:29:54.309><c> desires</c><00:29:54.750><c> to</c><00:29:55.049><c> see</c><00:29:55.210><c> his</c><00:29:55.549><c> creation</c><00:29:55.990><c> made</c><00:29:56.250><c> very</c><00:29:56.650><c> good</c><00:29:56.789><c> again,</c>

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or<00:29:57.769><c> whether</c><00:29:58.089><c> he's</c><00:29:58.410><c> content</c><00:29:58.890><c> to</c><00:29:59.210><c> see</c><00:29:59.750><c> creation</c><00:30:00.190><c> destroyed.</c><00:30:02.470><c> Is</c>

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God<00:30:03.329><c> just</c><00:30:03.549><c> going</c><00:30:03.690><c> to</c><00:30:03.849><c> draw</c><00:30:04.130><c> away</c><00:30:04.730><c> the</c><00:30:04.970><c> men</c><00:30:05.130><c> and</c><00:30:06.069><c> women</c>

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that<00:30:06.569><c> believe</c><00:30:06.769><c> in</c><00:30:06.970><c> him</c><00:30:07.210><c> and</c><00:30:07.630><c> give</c><00:30:07.849><c> them</c><00:30:08.309><c> a</c><00:30:08.509><c> place</c><00:30:08.690><c> somewhere</c>

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else?<00:30:10.730><c> Is</c><00:30:11.130><c> God</c><00:30:11.430><c> going</c><00:30:11.650><c> to</c><00:30:11.769><c> whisk</c><00:30:11.970><c> them</c><00:30:12.210><c> away</c><00:30:12.950><c> someday?</c>

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Or<00:30:14.829><c> does</c><00:30:15.009><c> he</c><00:30:15.230><c> have</c><00:30:15.470><c> a</c><00:30:15.609><c> purpose</c><00:30:15.930><c> here</c><00:30:16.190><c> on</c><00:30:16.390><c> the</c><00:30:16.569><c> earth</c><00:30:16.950><c> for</c><00:30:17.970><c> men</c>

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and<00:30:18.450><c> women?</c>

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When<00:30:25.990><c> the</c><00:30:26.230><c> apostles</c><00:30:26.589><c> taught,</c><00:30:27.029><c> they</c><00:30:27.170><c> taught</c><00:30:27.329><c> from</c><00:30:27.569><c> scripture,</c>

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and<00:30:28.710><c> that's</c><00:30:29.109><c> what</c><00:30:29.250><c> we've</c><00:30:29.569><c> often</c><00:30:29.789><c> done</c><00:30:29.990><c> in</c><00:30:30.210><c> our</c><00:30:30.509><c> public</c><00:30:30.849><c> lectures.</c>

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That's<00:30:31.789><c> what</c><00:30:31.930><c> we've</c><00:30:32.190><c> always</c><00:30:32.529><c> done</c><00:30:32.769><c> in</c><00:30:32.950><c> our</c><00:30:33.130><c> public</c><00:30:33.410><c> lectures.</c>

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We've<00:30:34.529><c> gone</c><00:30:34.650><c> to</c><00:30:34.970><c> the</c><00:30:35.230><c> Old</c><00:30:35.470><c> Testament</c><00:30:35.849><c> prophets.</c>

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We've<00:30:37.309><c> pointed</c><00:30:37.529><c> to</c><00:30:37.829><c> Daniel</c><00:30:38.230><c> Stone,</c><00:30:39.470><c> cut</c><00:30:39.670><c> without</c><00:30:40.150><c> hands,</c><00:30:41.289><c> that</c><00:30:41.569><c> knocked</c><00:30:41.789><c> down</c><00:30:42.309><c> the</c>

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statue<00:30:43.630><c> that</c><00:30:44.410><c> Nebuchadnezzar</c><00:30:44.930><c> saw</c><00:30:45.089><c> in</c><00:30:45.190><c> his</c><00:30:45.329><c> dream.</c>

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We<00:30:46.569><c> know</c><00:30:46.789><c> that</c><00:30:47.009><c> the</c><00:30:47.150><c> present</c><00:30:47.410><c> world</c><00:30:47.710><c> order</c><00:30:47.970><c> will</c><00:30:48.250><c> be</c><00:30:48.549><c> reconfigured.</c>

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We<00:30:50.730><c> know</c><00:30:50.950><c> that</c><00:30:51.109><c> God</c><00:30:51.349><c> has</c><00:30:51.670><c> raised</c><00:30:51.990><c> up</c><00:30:52.430><c> the</c><00:30:52.670><c> modern</c><00:30:52.930><c>-day</c><00:30:53.130><c> nation</c>

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of<00:30:53.549><c> Israel,</c><00:30:54.569><c> bone</c><00:30:54.690><c> to</c><00:30:54.930><c> bone,</c><00:30:55.509><c> in</c><00:30:55.589><c> sinew</c><00:30:56.230><c> and</c><00:30:56.549><c> flesh</c><00:30:56.769><c> upon</c><00:30:57.130><c> them.</c>

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But<00:30:58.490><c> he</c><00:30:58.650><c> has</c><00:30:58.829><c> not</c><00:30:59.009><c> yet</c><00:30:59.230><c> breathed</c><00:30:59.690><c> his</c><00:30:59.809><c> spirit</c><00:31:00.009><c> into</c><00:31:00.289><c> them.</c>

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The<00:31:02.089><c> nation</c><00:31:02.569><c> of</c><00:31:02.769><c> Israel,</c><00:31:03.230><c> national</c><00:31:03.549><c> Israel,</c><00:31:04.329><c> hasn't</c><00:31:04.549><c> been</c><00:31:04.869><c> pricked</c><00:31:05.029><c> in</c>

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their<00:31:05.410><c> hearts</c><00:31:05.630><c> yet,</c><00:31:05.930><c> but</c><00:31:06.109><c> this</c><00:31:06.349><c> is</c><00:31:06.509><c> all</c><00:31:06.730><c> coming.</c>

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It's<00:31:07.369><c> all</c><00:31:07.529><c> been</c><00:31:07.769><c> prophesied,</c><00:31:08.250><c> and</c><00:31:08.349><c> this</c><00:31:08.549><c> is</c><00:31:08.789><c> the</c><00:31:08.950><c> sort</c><00:31:09.109><c> of</c><00:31:09.269><c> thing</c><00:31:09.430><c> that</c><00:31:09.609><c> Paul</c><00:31:09.809><c> would</c><00:31:10.049><c> preach</c><00:31:10.349><c> to</c>

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people<00:31:10.869><c> today,</c>

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people<00:31:12.089><c> in</c><00:31:12.349><c> the</c><00:31:12.509><c> church</c><00:31:12.809><c> today,</c><00:31:13.529><c> if</c><00:31:13.750><c> he</c><00:31:13.890><c> came.</c>

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He<00:31:15.130><c> would</c><00:31:15.269><c> go</c><00:31:15.509><c> to</c><00:31:15.910><c> the</c><00:31:16.269><c> synagogue</c><00:31:16.630><c> down</c><00:31:17.009><c> on</c><00:31:17.190><c> the</c><00:31:17.309><c> corner</c><00:31:17.630><c> in</c><00:31:17.930><c> Main</c><00:31:18.130><c> Street,</c><00:31:18.930><c> and</c><00:31:18.970><c> he</c>

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would<00:31:19.230><c> walk</c><00:31:19.450><c> into</c><00:31:19.630><c> the</c><00:31:19.829><c> church,</c><00:31:20.089><c> and</c><00:31:20.190><c> he</c><00:31:20.329><c> would</c><00:31:20.750><c> speak</c><00:31:21.150><c> scripture</c><00:31:21.509><c> to</c><00:31:21.710><c> them.</c>

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Time<00:31:25.990><c> and</c><00:31:26.170><c> time</c><00:31:26.390><c> again,</c><00:31:26.970><c> that's</c><00:31:27.269><c> where</c><00:31:27.529><c> Paul</c><00:31:27.769><c> goes.</c><00:31:30.029><c> He</c><00:31:30.349><c> quotes</c><00:31:30.609><c> Psalm</c>

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16<00:31:31.650><c> in</c><00:31:32.150><c> Acts</c><00:31:32.349><c> 13.</c>

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He<00:31:32.890><c> says,</c><00:31:33.589><c> You</c><00:31:33.609><c> shall</c><00:31:33.829><c> not</c><00:31:34.089><c> suffer,</c><00:31:34.490><c> thy</c><00:31:34.630><c> holy</c><00:31:34.910><c> one,</c><00:31:35.130><c> to</c><00:31:35.250><c> seek</c><00:31:35.369><c> corruption.</c>

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He<00:31:36.890><c> whom</c><00:31:37.089><c> God</c><00:31:37.369><c> raised</c><00:31:37.650><c> up</c><00:31:37.970><c> again</c><00:31:38.509><c> saw</c><00:31:38.990><c> no</c><00:31:39.250><c> corruption.</c>

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There<00:31:40.549><c> is</c><00:31:40.769><c> no</c><00:31:41.029><c> corruption</c><00:31:41.509><c> in</c><00:31:41.710><c> the</c><00:31:41.809><c> resurrected</c><00:31:42.250><c> Christ.</c>

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So<00:31:45.210><c> there's</c><00:31:45.730><c> a</c><00:31:45.869><c> lot</c><00:31:46.049><c> of</c><00:31:46.230><c> things</c><00:31:46.410><c> we</c><00:31:46.529><c> can</c><00:31:46.690><c> look</c><00:31:46.930><c> to</c><00:31:47.109><c> in</c><00:31:47.289><c> this</c><00:31:47.509><c> day</c>

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and<00:31:47.809><c> age</c><00:31:48.029><c> that</c><00:31:48.289><c> remind</c><00:31:48.589><c> us</c><00:31:48.809><c> that</c><00:31:48.950><c> Jesus</c><00:31:49.309><c> is</c><00:31:49.609><c> coming</c><00:31:49.809><c> soon,</c>

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that<00:31:50.970><c> these</c><00:31:51.269><c> prophecies</c><00:31:51.750><c> of</c><00:31:51.950><c> scripture</c><00:31:52.210><c> will</c><00:31:52.490><c> be</c><00:31:52.710><c> fulfilled.</c>

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I<00:31:54.609><c> hear</c><00:31:54.789><c> a</c><00:31:54.869><c> lot</c><00:31:55.029><c> of</c><00:31:55.130><c> people</c><00:31:55.329><c> talking</c><00:31:55.690><c> about</c><00:31:56.569><c> the</c><00:31:56.930><c> blood</c><00:31:57.170><c> moons.</c>

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I<00:31:58.170><c> hear</c><00:31:58.309><c> people</c><00:31:58.609><c> talking</c><00:31:59.029><c> about</c><00:31:59.529><c> Russia</c><00:31:59.970><c> pushing</c><00:32:00.390><c> Ukraine</c><00:32:00.910><c> around,</c><00:32:02.190><c> and</c><00:32:02.269><c> the</c><00:32:02.529><c> prophecies</c><00:32:03.089><c> of</c>

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the<00:32:03.410><c> Gogian</c><00:32:03.730><c> host</c><00:32:04.029><c> in</c><00:32:04.230><c> Ezekiel</c><00:32:04.549><c> 38.</c>

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We<00:32:06.789><c> hear</c><00:32:07.309><c> about</c><00:32:08.049><c> profane</c><00:32:08.849><c> lifestyles</c><00:32:09.509><c> of</c><00:32:09.750><c> people</c><00:32:10.029><c> who</c><00:32:10.210><c> are</c>

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supposedly<00:32:10.970><c> church</c><00:32:11.390><c> leaders,</c>

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and<00:32:14.170><c> we</c><00:32:14.509><c> see</c><00:32:15.170><c> the</c><00:32:16.269><c> spirit</c><00:32:16.569><c> of</c><00:32:16.890><c> humanism</c><00:32:17.450><c> and</c><00:32:17.990><c> the</c><00:32:18.190><c> depravity</c>

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in<00:32:18.769><c> the</c><00:32:18.910><c> world</c><00:32:19.130><c> around</c><00:32:19.410><c> about</c><00:32:19.650><c> us,</c>

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So<00:32:26.910><c> these</c><00:32:27.150><c> are</c><00:32:27.349><c> the</c><00:32:27.529><c> birth</c><00:32:27.750><c> pangs.</c><00:32:28.349><c> They're</c><00:32:28.490><c> signs</c><00:32:28.769><c> of</c><00:32:28.930><c> the</c><00:32:29.029><c> times,</c><00:32:29.349><c> and</c><00:32:29.789><c> I</c>

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don't<00:32:30.089><c> know</c><00:32:30.230><c> when</c><00:32:30.410><c> Jesus</c><00:32:30.730><c> is</c><00:32:31.009><c> coming</c><00:32:31.150><c> back.</c>

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knows<00:32:36.509><c> that,</c><00:32:38.250><c> but</c><00:32:38.410><c> we</c><00:32:38.829><c> do</c><00:32:39.049><c> have</c><00:32:39.269><c> to</c><00:32:39.390><c> be</c><00:32:39.569><c> ready.</c>

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We<00:32:40.269><c> have</c><00:32:40.470><c> to</c><00:32:40.569><c> be</c><00:32:40.769><c> prepared</c><00:32:41.109><c> at</c><00:32:41.329><c> any</c><00:32:41.509><c> time</c><00:32:41.769><c> for</c><00:32:41.930><c> him</c><00:32:42.069><c> to</c><00:32:42.150><c> come</c><00:32:42.390><c> back,</c><00:32:42.970><c> and</c><00:32:43.809><c> I</c>

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Paul<00:32:49.250><c> and</c><00:32:49.390><c> Barnabas</c><00:32:49.809><c> were</c><00:32:50.009><c> on</c><00:32:50.170><c> the</c><00:32:50.289><c> other</c><00:32:50.509><c> side</c><00:32:50.670><c> of</c><00:32:50.769><c> that</c><00:32:50.950><c> spectrum.</c>

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They<00:32:52.509><c> were</c><00:32:52.710><c> with</c><00:32:52.950><c> the</c><00:32:53.150><c> Ecclesia</c><00:32:53.430><c> when</c><00:32:53.609><c> things</c><00:32:53.829><c> were</c><00:32:54.109><c> first</c>

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setting<00:32:54.569><c> out,</c><00:32:54.910><c> but</c><00:32:55.150><c> they</c><00:32:56.269><c> established</c><00:32:56.750><c> the</c><00:32:57.029><c> Ecclesia.</c>

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They<00:32:58.009><c> gave</c><00:32:58.230><c> us</c><00:32:58.569><c> letters</c><00:32:58.890><c> that</c><00:32:59.210><c> still</c><00:32:59.470><c> support</c><00:32:59.809><c> us,</c><00:33:00.430><c> show</c><00:33:00.809><c> us</c>

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brethren<00:33:03.109><c> together.</c>

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the<00:33:16.369><c> earth?</c>

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faith<00:33:22.250><c> in</c><00:33:22.430><c> all</c><00:33:22.609><c> corners</c><00:33:22.970><c> of</c><00:33:23.190><c> the</c><00:33:23.369><c> earth.</c>

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You<00:33:24.390><c> won't</c><00:33:24.609><c> find</c><00:33:24.849><c> a</c><00:33:24.950><c> whole</c><00:33:25.170><c> lot</c><00:33:25.369><c> of</c><00:33:25.569><c> it,</c><00:33:26.250><c> though.</c><00:33:27.569><c> This</c><00:33:27.750><c> is</c><00:33:27.950><c> a</c>

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faithless<00:33:28.430><c> generation.</c>

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Faith<00:33:30.210><c> is</c><00:33:30.430><c> very</c><00:33:30.789><c> rare,</c><00:33:31.309><c> but</c><00:33:31.670><c> his</c><00:33:32.230><c> own</c><00:33:32.529><c> elect,</c><00:33:32.950><c> which</c><00:33:33.230><c> cry</c><00:33:33.490><c> day</c>

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and<00:33:33.890><c> night</c><00:33:34.009><c> to</c><00:33:34.170><c> him,</c><00:33:34.869><c> though</c><00:33:35.049><c> he</c><00:33:35.309><c> bear</c><00:33:35.529><c> long</c><00:33:35.809><c> with</c><00:33:36.089><c> them,</c><00:33:36.410><c> he</c>

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will<00:33:36.849><c> avenge</c><00:33:37.170><c> them</c><00:33:37.470><c> speedily.</c>

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So<00:33:40.789><c> this</c><00:33:41.069><c> is</c><00:33:41.329><c> the</c><00:33:41.450><c> time</c><00:33:41.630><c> for</c><00:33:41.829><c> us</c><00:33:42.109><c> to</c><00:33:42.730><c> lift</c><00:33:42.990><c> up</c><00:33:43.230><c> our</c><00:33:43.430><c> heads.</c><00:33:44.390><c> Our</c>

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redemption<00:33:44.990><c> draws</c><00:33:45.410><c> nigh.</c>

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Our<00:33:47.250><c> Savior</c><00:33:47.690><c> has</c><00:33:48.630><c> done</c><00:33:48.910><c> all</c><00:33:49.210><c> that</c><00:33:49.309><c> needs</c><00:33:49.549><c> to</c><00:33:49.710><c> be</c><00:33:49.869><c> done.</c><00:33:51.210><c> He</c><00:33:51.529><c> fought</c><00:33:51.750><c> the</c>

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fight,<00:33:52.269><c> and</c><00:33:52.509><c> he</c><00:33:52.630><c> went</c><00:33:52.809><c> before</c><00:33:53.170><c> us.</c>

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He<00:33:54.089><c> sacrificed</c><00:33:54.730><c> his</c><00:33:54.970><c> own</c><00:33:55.190><c> life,</c><00:33:56.549><c> his</c><00:33:56.710><c> body,</c><00:33:58.390><c> his</c><00:33:58.549><c> strength.</c>

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He<00:33:59.730><c> submitted</c><00:34:00.069><c> himself</c><00:34:00.529><c> in</c><00:34:00.789><c> perfect</c><00:34:01.029><c> obedience</c><00:34:01.490><c> to</c><00:34:01.710><c> his</c><00:34:01.930><c> Father.</c>

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That's<00:34:04.190><c> truly</c><00:34:04.430><c> something</c><00:34:04.789><c> to</c><00:34:05.049><c> admire</c><00:34:05.589><c> in</c><00:34:06.109><c> our</c><00:34:06.329><c> Lord.</c>

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He<00:34:07.769><c> exemplified</c><00:34:08.250><c> all</c><00:34:08.510><c> the</c><00:34:08.730><c> best</c><00:34:09.269><c> which</c><00:34:10.309><c> God</c><00:34:10.630><c> can</c><00:34:10.869><c> give</c><00:34:10.989><c> us,</c><00:34:12.170><c> which</c><00:34:12.389><c> comes</c><00:34:12.610><c> from</c><00:34:12.809><c> God,</c><00:34:13.170><c> the</c><00:34:13.329><c> things</c><00:34:13.489><c> that</c><00:34:13.670><c> we</c>

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can't<00:34:14.070><c> get</c><00:34:14.170><c> for</c><00:34:14.349><c> ourselves,</c>

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the<00:34:15.510><c> blessings</c><00:34:15.889><c> which</c><00:34:16.170><c> God</c><00:34:16.389><c> will</c><00:34:16.590><c> give</c><00:34:16.710><c> us</c><00:34:16.989><c> richly</c><00:34:17.349><c> if</c><00:34:18.150><c> we</c><00:34:18.349><c> pray</c><00:34:18.630><c> for</c>

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them<00:34:19.269><c> and</c><00:34:19.530><c> if</c><00:34:19.630><c> we</c><00:34:19.849><c> have</c><00:34:20.030><c> faith</c><00:34:20.269><c> in</c><00:34:20.429><c> him.</c>

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So<00:34:21.730><c> I</c><00:34:23.309><c> hope</c><00:34:23.510><c> that</c><00:34:24.130><c> you</c><00:34:24.349><c> all</c><00:34:24.570><c> commit</c><00:34:25.210><c> your</c><00:34:25.969><c> spiritual</c><00:34:26.289><c> lives</c><00:34:26.570><c> to</c>

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prayer,<00:34:27.769><c> to</c><00:34:27.789><c> the</c><00:34:27.989><c> spiritual</c><00:34:28.349><c> life</c><00:34:28.630><c> of</c><00:34:28.789><c> your</c><00:34:28.969><c> ecclesia,</c><00:34:30.429><c> and</c>

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pray<00:34:31.769><c> for</c><00:34:32.050><c> Jesus'</c><00:34:32.650><c> return.</c>