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It's<00:10:50.659><c> also</c><00:10:51.000><c> called</c><00:10:51.279><c> the</c><00:10:51.580><c> supper</c><00:10:51.980><c> of</c><00:10:52.720><c> the</c><00:10:52.960><c> great</c><00:10:53.179><c> God.</c>

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That<00:11:03.059><c> is</c><00:11:03.340><c> the</c><00:11:03.600><c> presentation</c><00:11:04.299><c> of</c><00:11:05.120><c> a</c><00:11:05.240><c> new</c><00:11:05.399><c> heavens</c><00:11:05.960><c> and</c><00:11:06.840><c> a</c><00:11:06.960><c> new</c><00:11:07.100><c> earth.</c>

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That's<00:11:37.200><c> just</c><00:11:37.740><c> a</c><00:11:38.000><c> small</c><00:11:38.220><c> period</c><00:11:38.539><c> of</c><00:11:38.799><c> time</c>

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So,<00:11:52.100><c> what</c><00:11:52.340><c> do</c><00:11:52.559><c> we</c><00:11:52.759><c> need</c><00:11:52.940><c> to</c><00:11:53.179><c> do</c><00:11:53.860><c> in</c><00:11:54.399><c> our</c><00:11:54.659><c> lives</c><00:11:55.000><c> to</c><00:11:55.259><c> prepare</c><00:11:55.740><c> for</c>

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that<00:11:56.279><c> event?</c>

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Well,<00:11:58.240><c> to</c><00:11:58.379><c> find</c><00:11:58.620><c> out,</c><00:11:58.840><c> I</c><00:11:58.940><c> thought</c><00:11:59.139><c> I'd</c><00:11:59.320><c> go</c><00:11:59.600><c> to</c><00:11:59.779><c> the</c><00:11:59.960><c> internet.</c>

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And<00:12:01.440><c> this</c><00:12:01.620><c> is</c><00:12:01.779><c> what</c><00:12:01.899><c> I</c><00:12:02.179><c> found</c><00:12:02.440><c> was</c><00:12:02.700><c> a</c><00:12:02.980><c> wedding</c><00:12:03.500><c> beauty</c><00:12:04.039><c> checklist.</c>

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Clearly,<00:12:07.080><c> that's</c><00:12:07.360><c> not</c><00:12:07.580><c> our</c><00:12:07.840><c> preparation</c><00:12:08.460><c> for</c><00:12:09.059><c> a</c><00:12:09.220><c> wedding</c>

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young<00:12:13.799><c> ladies.</c>

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So<00:12:40.639><c> we</c><00:12:40.720><c> wanted</c><00:12:40.899><c> to</c><00:12:41.139><c> look</c><00:12:41.299><c> at</c><00:12:41.440><c> the</c><00:12:41.759><c> qualities</c><00:12:42.340><c> that</c><00:12:43.000><c> are</c><00:12:43.220><c> listed</c>

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It's<00:13:00.799><c> not</c><00:13:01.139><c> the</c><00:13:01.340><c> first</c><00:13:01.580><c> time</c><00:13:01.860><c> the</c><00:13:02.100><c> saints</c><00:13:02.340><c> are</c><00:13:02.639><c> described</c><00:13:03.159><c> in</c><00:13:03.480><c> Revelation</c>

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whence<00:13:22.919><c> came</c><00:13:23.240><c> they?</c>

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And<00:13:24.639><c> I</c><00:13:24.820><c> said</c><00:13:24.940><c> unto</c><00:13:25.200><c> him,</c><00:13:25.919><c> Sir,</c><00:13:26.460><c> thou</c><00:13:26.639><c> knowest.</c>

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standing<00:13:54.379><c> before</c><00:13:55.279><c> the</c><00:13:55.580><c> throne.</c>

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Well,<00:13:58.919><c> they</c><00:13:59.360><c> came</c><00:13:59.779><c> out</c><00:14:00.399><c> of</c><00:14:00.779><c> great</c><00:14:01.639><c> tribulation.</c>

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Sometimes<00:14:04.379><c> we</c><00:14:04.960><c> look</c><00:14:05.200><c> at</c><00:14:05.399><c> the</c><00:14:05.580><c> history</c><00:14:06.220><c> of</c><00:14:06.639><c> brethren</c>

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bit<00:14:13.500><c> free</c><00:14:13.620><c> in</c><00:14:13.799><c> our</c><00:14:14.000><c> day.</c>

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That<00:14:15.120><c> we</c><00:14:15.299><c> haven't</c><00:14:15.620><c> suffered</c><00:14:16.059><c> the</c><00:14:16.320><c> same</c><00:14:16.600><c> degree</c><00:14:16.860><c> of</c><00:14:17.139><c> persecution</c>

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which<00:14:18.919><c> brethren</c><00:14:19.820><c> suffered</c><00:14:20.539><c> many</c><00:14:21.000><c> years</c><00:14:21.600><c> ago.</c>

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But<00:14:23.419><c> our</c><00:14:23.679><c> persecution</c><00:14:24.379><c> which</c><00:14:24.759><c> is</c><00:14:25.039><c> spoken</c><00:14:25.340><c> of</c><00:14:25.559><c> in</c><00:14:25.779><c> the</c><00:14:25.919><c> Bible</c>

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is<00:14:28.759><c> indeed</c><00:14:29.340><c> an</c><00:14:29.759><c> intense</c><00:14:30.259><c> persecution.</c>

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It's<00:14:32.159><c> not</c><00:14:32.320><c> a</c><00:14:32.460><c> physical</c><00:14:32.860><c> persecution.</c>

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It's<00:14:34.620><c> not</c><00:14:34.879><c> one</c><00:14:35.080><c> that</c><00:14:35.259><c> leaves</c><00:14:35.519><c> us</c><00:14:35.940><c> sores</c><00:14:36.419><c> or</c><00:14:36.799><c> potentially</c><00:14:37.340><c> dead.</c>

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But<00:14:39.100><c> it's</c><00:14:39.320><c> a</c><00:14:39.480><c> persecution</c><00:14:40.000><c> which</c><00:14:40.279><c> can</c><00:14:40.539><c> be</c><00:14:41.259><c> ever</c><00:14:41.580><c> so</c><00:14:41.860><c> much</c><00:14:42.080><c> more</c><00:14:42.419><c> deadly.</c>

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Because<00:14:43.960><c> physical</c><00:14:44.340><c> persecution</c><00:14:45.039><c> has</c><00:14:45.360><c> a</c><00:14:45.539><c> way</c><00:14:45.980><c> of</c><00:14:46.519><c> building</c>

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our<00:14:47.440><c> resolve</c>

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of<00:14:50.159><c> making</c><00:14:50.659><c> us</c><00:14:50.980><c> realize</c><00:14:51.639><c> that</c><00:14:52.220><c> we've</c><00:14:52.679><c> got</c><00:14:52.840><c> a</c><00:14:53.039><c> choice</c><00:14:53.320><c> to</c><00:14:53.580><c> be</c><00:14:53.740><c> made,</c>

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a<00:14:54.100><c> single</c><00:14:54.419><c> choice</c><00:14:54.779><c> at</c><00:14:54.960><c> a</c><00:14:55.059><c> given</c><00:14:55.240><c> time</c>

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when<00:14:56.779><c> perhaps</c><00:14:57.259><c> an</c><00:14:57.539><c> authority</c><00:14:57.860><c> is</c><00:14:57.960><c> going</c><00:14:58.100><c> to</c><00:14:58.240><c> come</c><00:14:58.379><c> to</c><00:14:58.559><c> the</c><00:14:58.720><c> house</c>

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and<00:14:59.340><c> challenge</c><00:14:59.720><c> us</c><00:15:00.059><c> on</c><00:15:00.659><c> what</c><00:15:00.860><c> we</c><00:15:01.120><c> believe.</c>

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But<00:15:01.559><c> our</c><00:15:01.820><c> persecution,</c><00:15:02.500><c> brothers</c><00:15:02.639><c> and</c><00:15:02.879><c> sisters</c>

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and<00:15:03.840><c> young</c><00:15:04.059><c> people</c><00:15:04.399><c> is</c><00:15:04.580><c> not</c><00:15:04.980><c> so.</c>

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It's<00:15:06.899><c> an</c><00:15:07.120><c> intense</c><00:15:07.919><c> persecution.</c>

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It's<00:15:09.820><c> indeed</c><00:15:10.379><c> a</c><00:15:11.100><c> great</c><00:15:11.919><c> tribulation.</c>

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It's<00:15:14.759><c> ease</c><00:15:15.600><c> and</c><00:15:17.299><c> it's</c><00:15:17.820><c> immorality</c><00:15:18.639><c> that</c><00:15:19.120><c> surrounds</c><00:15:19.559><c> us</c><00:15:19.899><c> in</c>

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this<00:15:20.360><c> world.</c>

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It's<00:15:22.539><c> the</c><00:15:22.740><c> wealth</c><00:15:23.100><c> and</c><00:15:23.299><c> the</c><00:15:23.519><c> comfort</c><00:15:23.919><c> that</c><00:15:24.100><c> we</c><00:15:24.299><c> enjoy.</c>

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It's<00:15:26.179><c> the</c><00:15:26.320><c> free</c><00:15:26.720><c> time</c><00:15:27.019><c> that</c><00:15:27.200><c> we</c><00:15:27.480><c> have.</c>

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And<00:15:29.919><c> it's</c><00:15:30.120><c> how</c><00:15:30.440><c> the</c><00:15:30.720><c> world</c><00:15:31.039><c> directs</c><00:15:31.700><c> us</c><00:15:31.879><c> to</c><00:15:32.080><c> try</c><00:15:32.299><c> to</c><00:15:32.519><c> use</c><00:15:32.720><c> that</c>

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free<00:15:33.299><c> time</c>

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and<00:15:34.100><c> tells</c><00:15:34.440><c> us</c><00:15:34.679><c> that</c><00:15:34.799><c> we</c><00:15:34.940><c> should</c><00:15:35.139><c> be</c><00:15:35.480><c> channeling</c><00:15:36.039><c> that</c><00:15:36.840><c> time.</c>

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And<00:15:38.559><c> for</c><00:15:38.700><c> us</c><00:15:38.899><c> it's</c><00:15:39.059><c> not</c><00:15:39.259><c> a</c><00:15:39.399><c> one</c><00:15:39.740><c>-time</c><00:15:39.960><c> decision.</c>

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It's<00:15:41.360><c> not</c><00:15:41.559><c> an</c><00:15:41.799><c> event,</c><00:15:42.659><c> a</c><00:15:42.740><c> persecution</c><00:15:43.360><c> of</c><00:15:43.580><c> a</c><00:15:43.779><c> town</c><00:15:44.000><c> or</c><00:15:44.179><c> an</c><00:15:44.320><c> ecclesia</c>

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which<00:15:45.340><c> we</c><00:15:45.639><c> can</c><00:15:45.960><c> rally</c><00:15:46.320><c> together</c><00:15:46.899><c> and</c><00:15:47.639><c> stand</c><00:15:48.080><c> firm</c><00:15:48.519><c> in</c><00:15:48.779><c> our</c><00:15:49.019><c> beliefs</c>

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and<00:15:50.120><c> make</c><00:15:50.320><c> that</c><00:15:50.559><c> one</c><00:15:50.960><c> stand</c><00:15:51.299><c> and</c><00:15:51.539><c> then</c><00:15:51.720><c> potentially</c><00:15:52.500><c> die</c><00:15:53.139><c> for</c>

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our<00:15:53.879><c> Lord.</c>

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No,<00:15:54.759><c> it's</c><00:15:55.419><c> every</c><00:15:55.740><c> day.</c>

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It's<00:15:57.379><c> a</c><00:15:57.500><c> hundred</c><00:15:57.799><c> decisions</c><00:15:58.379><c> a</c><00:15:58.620><c> day.</c>

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Maybe<00:15:59.799><c> it's</c><00:16:00.299><c> a</c><00:16:00.299><c> thousand</c><00:16:00.820><c> decisions</c><00:16:01.399><c> a</c><00:16:01.580><c> day.</c>

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And<00:16:03.379><c> it's</c><00:16:04.019><c> relentless.</c>

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It<00:16:05.960><c> never</c><00:16:06.340><c> stops.</c>

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These<00:16:09.879><c> are</c><00:16:10.860><c> they</c><00:16:11.580><c> which</c><00:16:12.360><c> came</c><00:16:12.700><c> out</c><00:16:13.059><c> of</c><00:16:13.779><c> great</c><00:16:14.720><c> tribulation.</c>

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It's<00:16:18.720><c> an</c><00:16:18.879><c> intense</c><00:16:19.980><c> trial.</c>

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And<00:16:20.840><c> we</c><00:16:21.039><c> need</c><00:16:21.600><c> to</c><00:16:22.419><c> recognize</c><00:16:23.279><c> that</c><00:16:23.960><c> we're</c><00:16:24.440><c> enduring</c><00:16:25.139><c> an</c><00:16:25.639><c> intense</c><00:16:26.620><c> trial</c>

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because<00:16:27.299><c> if</c><00:16:27.480><c> we</c><00:16:27.639><c> don't</c><00:16:27.840><c> recognize</c><00:16:28.360><c> it,</c>

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that<00:16:29.700><c> means</c><00:16:30.059><c> that</c><00:16:30.299><c> we're</c><00:16:30.460><c> not</c><00:16:30.779><c> making</c><00:16:31.279><c> all</c><00:16:32.080><c> those</c><00:16:32.320><c> little</c>

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decisions<00:16:33.480><c> every</c><00:16:34.580><c> single</c><00:16:35.139><c> day.</c>

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That<00:16:36.659><c> means</c><00:16:37.019><c> that</c><00:16:37.279><c> we're</c><00:16:37.500><c> not</c><00:16:37.799><c> fighting</c><00:16:38.159><c> the</c><00:16:38.460><c> battle,</c><00:16:39.419><c> brothers</c><00:16:39.600><c> and</c>

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sisters<00:16:40.139><c> and</c><00:16:40.299><c> young</c><00:16:40.480><c> people.</c>

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And<00:16:41.799><c> we</c><00:16:41.919><c> need</c><00:16:42.100><c> to</c><00:16:42.259><c> be</c><00:16:42.559><c> fighting</c><00:16:43.179><c> a</c><00:16:43.720><c> vigorous</c><00:16:44.600><c> war.</c>

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That's<00:16:45.799><c> how</c><00:16:45.960><c> Paul</c><00:16:46.240><c> describes</c><00:16:46.759><c> it,</c><00:16:46.960><c> doesn't</c><00:16:47.200><c> he,</c><00:16:47.379><c> in</c><00:16:47.460><c> Romans</c><00:16:47.759><c> 7.</c>

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There's<00:16:49.220><c> a</c><00:16:49.480><c> war</c><00:16:50.039><c> going</c><00:16:50.639><c> on</c><00:16:51.019><c> in</c><00:16:51.240><c> my</c><00:16:51.519><c> members,</c><00:16:51.899><c> he</c><00:16:52.240><c> says.</c>

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It's<00:16:53.419><c> a</c><00:16:53.639><c> great</c><00:16:53.899><c> tribulation.</c>

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And<00:16:55.240><c> that</c><00:16:55.379><c> needs</c><00:16:55.720><c> to</c><00:16:55.940><c> be</c><00:16:56.080><c> our</c><00:16:56.259><c> mindset.</c>

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Don't<00:16:57.159><c> think</c><00:16:57.820><c> that</c><00:16:58.259><c> we're</c><00:16:58.559><c> getting</c><00:16:58.820><c> off</c><00:16:59.220><c> easy,</c><00:17:00.299><c> brothers</c><00:17:00.460><c> and</c>

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sisters<00:17:01.000><c> and</c><00:17:01.220><c> young</c><00:17:01.419><c> people.</c>

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This<00:17:02.639><c> is</c><00:17:02.899><c> an</c><00:17:03.080><c> intense</c><00:17:04.380><c> trial</c><00:17:05.079><c> for</c><00:17:05.940><c> us</c><00:17:06.299><c> individually,</c><00:17:07.859><c> for</c><00:17:08.039><c> our</c><00:17:08.279><c> families,</c>

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our<00:17:10.039><c> extended</c><00:17:10.519><c> families,</c><00:17:11.700><c> our</c><00:17:11.940><c> ecclesial</c><00:17:12.380><c> families,</c><00:17:13.500><c> even</c>

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for<00:17:14.259><c> the</c><00:17:14.380><c> ecclesial</c><00:17:14.799><c> world.</c>

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These<00:17:17.279><c> are</c><00:17:17.500><c> they</c><00:17:17.720><c> that</c><00:17:17.980><c> washed</c><00:17:18.460><c> their</c><00:17:18.940><c> robes</c><00:17:19.799><c> and</c><00:17:20.400><c> made</c><00:17:20.660><c> them</c>

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white<00:17:21.359><c> in</c><00:17:21.900><c> the</c><00:17:22.099><c> blood</c><00:17:22.500><c> of</c><00:17:22.920><c> the</c><00:17:23.119><c> Lamb.</c>

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Well,<00:17:25.099><c> and</c><00:17:25.220><c> for</c><00:17:25.359><c> those</c><00:17:25.619><c> of</c><00:17:25.799><c> us</c><00:17:26.220><c> who've</c><00:17:26.500><c> been</c><00:17:26.740><c> baptized,</c>

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that's<00:17:28.720><c> a</c><00:17:28.859><c> quality</c><00:17:29.240><c> that</c><00:17:29.700><c> we</c><00:17:30.019><c> have,</c><00:17:30.460><c> isn't</c><00:17:30.640><c> it?</c>

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Upon<00:17:32.240><c> entering</c><00:17:32.579><c> the</c><00:17:32.779><c> waters</c><00:17:33.099><c> of</c><00:17:33.420><c> baptism,</c>

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we<00:17:34.160><c> associated</c><00:17:34.920><c> ourselves</c><00:17:35.859><c> with</c><00:17:36.059><c> the</c><00:17:36.160><c> blood</c><00:17:36.339><c> of</c><00:17:36.500><c> the</c><00:17:36.619><c> Lord</c>

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Jesus<00:17:37.160><c> Christ,</c>

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with<00:17:38.440><c> His</c><00:17:38.660><c> death</c><00:17:39.299><c> and</c><00:17:40.039><c> with</c><00:17:40.200><c> His</c><00:17:40.440><c> resurrection.</c>

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We<00:17:42.019><c> entered</c><00:17:42.240><c> into</c><00:17:42.519><c> the</c><00:17:42.799><c> water</c><00:17:43.079><c> and</c><00:17:43.240><c> we</c><00:17:43.480><c> came</c><00:17:43.660><c> out</c><00:17:43.859><c> of</c><00:17:43.920><c> the</c><00:17:44.140><c> water</c>

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with<00:17:45.180><c> the</c><00:17:45.180><c> newness</c><00:17:45.480><c> of</c><00:17:45.680><c> life.</c>

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And<00:17:47.799><c> so</c><00:17:47.920><c> we</c><00:17:48.099><c> have</c><00:17:48.519><c> fulfilled</c><00:17:49.220><c> that</c><00:17:49.980><c> quality.</c>

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And<00:17:51.259><c> if</c><00:17:51.400><c> we're</c><00:17:51.619><c> fighting</c><00:17:52.019><c> the</c><00:17:52.339><c> battle</c><00:17:52.920><c> and</c><00:17:53.559><c> recognizing</c><00:17:54.099><c> it</c><00:17:54.279><c> as</c><00:17:54.480><c> a</c>

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great<00:17:54.940><c> tribulation,</c>

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then<00:17:56.339><c> we're</c><00:17:56.619><c> fulfilling</c><00:17:57.039><c> that</c><00:17:57.460><c> quality.</c>

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And<00:17:59.039><c> that's</c><00:17:59.380><c> the</c><00:17:59.539><c> picture</c><00:18:00.279><c> of</c><00:18:01.140><c> you</c><00:18:01.740><c> and</c><00:18:02.680><c> of</c><00:18:02.900><c> me</c><00:18:03.400><c> in</c><00:18:04.079><c> the</c><00:18:04.259><c> Kingdom</c><00:18:04.539><c> of</c><00:18:04.680><c> God.</c>

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Those<00:18:06.859><c> that</c><00:18:07.099><c> humbled</c><00:18:07.359><c> themselves</c><00:18:08.380><c> to</c><00:18:09.240><c> associate</c><00:18:09.819><c> themselves</c>

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with<00:18:11.660><c> the</c><00:18:11.839><c> blood</c><00:18:12.319><c> of</c><00:18:12.680><c> the</c><00:18:12.799><c> Lord</c><00:18:12.960><c> Jesus</c><00:18:13.339><c> Christ.</c>

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Those<00:18:15.319><c> that</c><00:18:15.660><c> recognized</c><00:18:16.400><c> that</c><00:18:17.180><c> they</c><00:18:17.259><c> were</c><00:18:17.440><c> given</c><00:18:17.640><c> a</c><00:18:17.839><c> garment,</c>

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they<00:18:19.460><c> were</c><00:18:19.700><c> given</c><00:18:20.039><c> forgiveness</c><00:18:20.619><c> of</c><00:18:21.059><c> sins</c><00:18:21.640><c> when</c><00:18:22.619><c> they</c><00:18:22.799><c> came</c><00:18:22.980><c> out</c><00:18:23.160><c> of</c>

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the<00:18:23.380><c> waters</c><00:18:23.700><c> of</c><00:18:23.960><c> baptism.</c>

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Those<00:18:25.839><c> that</c><00:18:26.200><c> recognized</c><00:18:26.940><c> that</c><00:18:28.079><c> they</c><00:18:28.200><c> didn't</c><00:18:28.400><c> have</c><00:18:28.619><c> a</c><00:18:28.779><c> victory</c>

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at<00:18:29.339><c> that</c><00:18:29.559><c> point.</c>

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They<00:18:30.980><c> just</c><00:18:31.279><c> made</c><00:18:31.980><c> a</c><00:18:32.400><c> very</c><00:18:32.859><c> big</c><00:18:33.160><c> decision</c><00:18:33.920><c> and</c><00:18:34.759><c> taken</c><00:18:35.019><c> a</c><00:18:35.299><c> first</c>

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step<00:18:35.980><c> in</c><00:18:36.200><c> a</c><00:18:36.400><c> long</c><00:18:36.640><c> walk,</c>

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a<00:18:37.940><c> walk</c><00:18:38.319><c> full</c><00:18:38.900><c> of</c><00:18:39.099><c> great</c><00:18:39.380><c> tribulation.</c>

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So<00:18:43.480><c> we</c><00:18:43.680><c> have</c><00:18:43.940><c> the</c><00:18:44.200><c> redemption</c><00:18:44.720><c> through</c><00:18:45.119><c> Christ's</c><00:18:45.720><c> blood.</c>

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That<00:18:46.759><c> is</c><00:18:47.039><c> the</c><00:18:47.279><c> forgiveness</c><00:18:47.819><c> of</c><00:18:48.319><c> sins</c><00:18:48.900><c> according</c><00:18:49.819><c> to</c><00:18:50.099><c> the</c><00:18:50.240><c> riches</c><00:18:50.660><c> of</c>

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His<00:18:51.200><c> grace,</c>

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says<00:18:52.640><c> Paul</c><00:18:53.440><c> in</c><00:18:54.299><c> Ephesians</c><00:18:54.940><c> 1</c><00:18:55.240><c> verse</c><00:18:55.519><c> 7.</c>

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And<00:18:58.180><c> John</c><00:18:58.420><c> tells</c><00:18:58.759><c> us</c><00:18:59.180><c> in</c><00:18:59.319><c> his</c><00:18:59.599><c> epistle</c>

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that<00:19:01.259><c> we</c><00:19:01.539><c> continue</c><00:19:02.400><c> to</c><00:19:03.220><c> wash</c><00:19:03.480><c> ourselves</c><00:19:04.240><c> in</c><00:19:04.519><c> the</c><00:19:04.640><c> blood</c><00:19:04.779><c> of</c><00:19:04.960><c> Christ</c>

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when<00:19:05.480><c> we</c><00:19:05.640><c> get</c><00:19:05.900><c> together</c><00:19:06.660><c> Sunday</c><00:19:07.200><c> by</c><00:19:07.539><c> Sunday</c><00:19:07.920><c> in</c><00:19:08.200><c> fellowship.</c>

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He<00:19:09.779><c> says</c><00:19:09.980><c> we</c><00:19:10.119><c> have</c><00:19:10.420><c> fellowship</c><00:19:10.980><c> one</c><00:19:11.279><c> with</c><00:19:11.559><c> another</c>

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when<00:19:12.799><c> we</c><00:19:13.059><c> assure</c><00:19:13.339><c> the</c><00:19:13.680><c> Apostles'</c><00:19:14.440><c> doctrine</c>

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and<00:19:15.700><c> we</c><00:19:16.019><c> walk</c><00:19:16.359><c> in</c><00:19:16.799><c> that</c><00:19:17.039><c> light.</c>

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And<00:19:18.380><c> the</c><00:19:18.500><c> blood</c><00:19:18.900><c> of</c><00:19:19.140><c> Jesus</c><00:19:19.559><c> Christ</c><00:19:19.940><c> His</c><00:19:20.200><c> Son</c><00:19:21.160><c> cleanseth</c><00:19:21.859><c> us</c>

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from<00:19:22.680><c> all</c><00:19:22.960><c> sin.</c>

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So<00:19:24.339><c> by</c><00:19:24.519><c> coming</c><00:19:24.759><c> together</c><00:19:25.140><c> on</c><00:19:25.400><c> weekends</c><00:19:25.759><c> like</c><00:19:26.119><c> this,</c>

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and<00:19:27.220><c> coming</c><00:19:27.480><c> together</c><00:19:27.980><c> each</c><00:19:28.319><c> Sunday</c><00:19:28.720><c> and</c><00:19:29.019><c> for</c><00:19:29.180><c> Bible</c><00:19:29.619><c> class,</c>

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and<00:19:30.579><c> every</c><00:19:30.880><c> opportunity</c><00:19:31.519><c> that</c><00:19:31.759><c> we</c><00:19:31.900><c> can</c><00:19:32.160><c> avail</c><00:19:32.420><c> ourselves</c><00:19:32.880><c> of,</c>

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we<00:19:33.940><c> continue</c><00:19:34.539><c> to</c><00:19:34.900><c> strengthen</c><00:19:35.299><c> ourselves</c>

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in<00:19:36.500><c> our</c><00:19:36.779><c> resolve</c><00:19:37.279><c> to</c><00:19:37.619><c> fight</c><00:19:38.079><c> that</c><00:19:38.779><c> battle</c><00:19:39.160><c> that</c><00:19:39.339><c> we</c><00:19:39.559><c> fight.</c>

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Well<00:19:41.940><c> in</c><00:19:42.019><c> Revelation</c><00:19:42.519><c> 14,</c><00:19:43.740><c> as</c><00:19:44.259><c> was</c><00:19:44.519><c> read</c><00:19:44.740><c> for</c><00:19:45.000><c> us</c><00:19:45.140><c> by</c><00:19:45.359><c> Brother</c><00:19:45.680><c> Steve,</c>

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we<00:19:47.700><c> read</c><00:19:48.160><c> of</c><00:19:48.380><c> a</c><00:19:48.599><c> few</c><00:19:48.880><c> other</c><00:19:49.339><c> qualities</c><00:19:50.079><c> of</c><00:19:51.259><c> the</c><00:19:51.460><c> Bride</c><00:19:51.680><c> of</c><00:19:51.839><c> Christ.</c>

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It<00:19:54.599><c> says</c><00:19:55.079><c> at</c><00:19:55.380><c> verse</c><00:19:55.680><c> 4,</c>

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These<00:19:57.500><c> are</c><00:19:57.740><c> they</c><00:19:58.359><c> which</c><00:19:58.880><c> were</c><00:19:59.220><c> not</c><00:19:59.559><c> defiled</c><00:20:00.380><c> with</c><00:20:00.859><c> women,</c>

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for<00:20:02.599><c> they</c><00:20:02.740><c> are</c><00:20:03.000><c> virgins.</c>

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These<00:20:05.599><c> are</c><00:20:05.839><c> they</c><00:20:06.059><c> which</c><00:20:06.279><c> were</c><00:20:06.660><c> not</c><00:20:07.220><c> defiled</c><00:20:08.319><c> of</c><00:20:09.059><c> women,</c>

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for<00:20:09.819><c> they</c><00:20:10.200><c> are</c><00:20:10.539><c> virgins.</c>

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When<00:20:12.500><c> we</c><00:20:12.720><c> consider</c><00:20:13.299><c> this</c><00:20:13.839><c> statement</c><00:20:14.359><c> in</c><00:20:14.680><c> the</c><00:20:14.940><c> context</c><00:20:15.759><c> of</c><00:20:16.440><c> Revelation,</c>

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it's<00:20:18.359><c> not</c><00:20:18.700><c> difficult</c><00:20:19.240><c> to</c><00:20:19.579><c> figure</c><00:20:19.799><c> out</c><00:20:20.319><c> what</c><00:20:20.500><c> it's</c><00:20:20.759><c> talking</c><00:20:21.220><c> about.</c>

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It's<00:20:23.319><c> not</c><00:20:23.759><c> saying</c><00:20:24.359><c> that</c><00:20:24.839><c> these</c><00:20:25.220><c> are</c><00:20:25.420><c> those</c>

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who<00:20:26.500><c> have</c><00:20:26.779><c> kept</c><00:20:26.980><c> themselves</c><00:20:28.160><c> morally</c><00:20:29.160><c> spotless.</c>

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Well<00:20:31.359><c> he</c><00:20:31.359><c> goes</c><00:20:31.599><c> on</c><00:20:31.900><c> to</c><00:20:32.079><c> talk</c><00:20:32.319><c> about</c><00:20:32.559><c> those</c><00:20:32.960><c> that</c><00:20:33.259><c> have</c><00:20:33.359><c> followed</c><00:20:33.579><c> Christ,</c>

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later<00:20:35.259><c> in</c><00:20:35.480><c> verse</c><00:20:35.740><c> 4.</c>

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And<00:20:36.240><c> then</c><00:20:36.339><c> in</c><00:20:36.460><c> verse</c><00:20:36.700><c> 5,</c><00:20:37.519><c> he</c><00:20:37.559><c> talks</c><00:20:37.859><c> about</c><00:20:38.059><c> those</c><00:20:38.380><c> that</c><00:20:38.539><c> are</c>

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without<00:20:39.079><c> guile</c>

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and<00:20:40.279><c> can</c><00:20:40.539><c> be</c><00:20:40.900><c> presented</c><00:20:41.319><c> faultless.</c>

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But<00:20:43.519><c> that's</c><00:20:43.740><c> not</c><00:20:43.940><c> what</c><00:20:44.059><c> this</c><00:20:44.359><c> is</c><00:20:44.519><c> talking</c><00:20:44.880><c> about.</c>

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Adultery<00:20:46.539><c> in</c><00:20:46.740><c> the</c><00:20:46.960><c> context</c><00:20:47.539><c> of</c><00:20:47.920><c> Revelation</c>

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is<00:20:49.779><c> talking</c><00:20:50.200><c> about</c><00:20:51.019><c> false</c><00:20:51.920><c> doctrine.</c>

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Turn<00:20:55.279><c> with</c><00:20:55.500><c> me</c><00:20:55.660><c> over</c><00:20:55.880><c> to</c><00:20:56.160><c> 2</c><00:20:56.400><c> Corinthians</c><00:20:57.079><c> chapter</c><00:20:57.720><c> 11.</c>

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2<00:21:10.519><c> Corinthians</c><00:21:11.079><c> chapter</c><00:21:11.579><c> 11.</c>

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Let's<00:21:16.839><c> read</c><00:21:17.099><c> verses</c><00:21:17.660><c> 1</c><00:21:18.299><c> to</c><00:21:18.460><c> 4.</c>

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Paul<00:21:21.460><c> says</c><00:21:21.900><c> to</c><00:21:22.180><c> the</c><00:21:22.400><c> Ecclesiast</c><00:21:22.859><c> Corinth,</c>

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Would<00:21:23.480><c> to</c><00:21:23.700><c> God</c><00:21:24.000><c> ye</c><00:21:24.240><c> could</c><00:21:24.420><c> bear</c><00:21:24.660><c> with</c><00:21:24.839><c> me</c><00:21:25.059><c> a</c><00:21:25.180><c> little</c><00:21:25.440><c> in</c><00:21:25.700><c> my</c><00:21:25.980><c> folly,</c>

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and<00:21:27.019><c> indeed</c><00:21:27.559><c> bear</c><00:21:27.940><c> with</c><00:21:28.200><c> me</c><00:21:28.200><c> a</c><00:21:28.200><c> little</c><00:21:28.200><c> in</c><00:21:28.200><c> my</c><00:21:28.200><c> folly,</c>

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for<00:21:28.200><c> I</c><00:21:29.539><c> am</c><00:21:29.700><c> jealous</c><00:21:30.119><c> over</c><00:21:30.440><c> you</c><00:21:30.619><c> with</c><00:21:30.920><c> godly</c><00:21:31.380><c> jealousy,</c>

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for<00:21:32.880><c> I</c><00:21:33.079><c> have</c><00:21:33.359><c> espoused</c><00:21:33.940><c> you</c><00:21:34.579><c> to</c><00:21:34.940><c> one</c><00:21:35.160><c> husband,</c>

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that<00:21:36.400><c> I</c><00:21:36.640><c> may</c><00:21:36.839><c> present</c><00:21:37.279><c> you</c><00:21:37.680><c> as</c><00:21:38.059><c> a</c><00:21:38.200><c> chaste</c><00:21:38.740><c> virgin</c><00:21:39.220><c> to</c><00:21:39.539><c> Christ.</c>

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There's<00:21:40.660><c> the</c><00:21:40.880><c> same</c><00:21:41.119><c> language</c><00:21:41.579><c> of</c><00:21:41.819><c> Revelation</c><00:21:42.339><c> 14</c><00:21:43.079><c> and</c><00:21:43.359><c> verse</c><00:21:43.660><c> 4.</c>

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But<00:21:44.920><c> I</c><00:21:45.279><c> fear,</c><00:21:46.259><c> lest</c><00:21:46.400><c> by</c><00:21:46.859><c> any</c><00:21:47.099><c> means,</c>

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as<00:21:47.859><c> the</c><00:21:48.119><c> serpent</c><00:21:48.500><c> beguiled</c><00:21:49.180><c> Eve</c><00:21:49.539><c> through</c><00:21:49.819><c> his</c><00:21:50.119><c> subtlety,</c>

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so<00:21:51.619><c> your</c><00:21:51.859><c> mind</c><00:21:52.140><c> should</c><00:21:52.359><c> be</c><00:21:52.700><c> corrupted</c>

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from<00:21:53.420><c> the</c><00:21:53.759><c> simplicity</c><00:21:54.440><c> that</c><00:21:55.319><c> is</c><00:21:55.579><c> in</c><00:21:55.880><c> Christ.</c>

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For<00:21:57.319><c> if</c><00:21:57.539><c> he</c><00:21:57.720><c> that</c><00:21:57.940><c> cometh</c><00:21:58.259><c> preacheth</c><00:21:59.039><c> another</c><00:21:59.500><c> Jesus,</c>

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whom<00:22:00.720><c> ye</c><00:22:00.940><c> have</c><00:22:01.119><c> not</c><00:22:01.440><c> preached,</c>

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or<00:22:02.740><c> if</c><00:22:02.880><c> ye</c><00:22:03.019><c> receive</c><00:22:03.380><c> another</c><00:22:03.880><c> spirit</c><00:22:04.619><c> which</c><00:22:05.119><c> ye</c><00:22:05.339><c> have</c><00:22:05.519><c> not</c><00:22:05.759><c> received,</c>

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or<00:22:06.660><c> another</c><00:22:07.000><c> gospel</c><00:22:07.500><c> which</c><00:22:07.720><c> ye</c><00:22:07.900><c> have</c><00:22:08.099><c> not</c><00:22:08.359><c> accepted,</c>

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ye<00:22:09.519><c> might</c><00:22:09.980><c> bear</c><00:22:10.599><c> well</c><00:22:11.099><c> with</c><00:22:11.400><c> him.</c>

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So<00:22:13.380><c> what</c><00:22:13.559><c> is</c><00:22:13.819><c> Paul's</c><00:22:14.619><c> concern</c>

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when<00:22:16.039><c> he</c><00:22:16.339><c> considers</c><00:22:16.880><c> his</c><00:22:17.420><c> role</c><00:22:17.859><c> as</c><00:22:18.700><c> a</c><00:22:18.940><c> servant</c><00:22:19.200><c> of</c><00:22:19.460><c> God</c><00:22:19.740><c> in</c><00:22:20.059><c> the</c><00:22:20.299><c> Ecclesia,</c>

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taking<00:22:22.279><c> a</c><00:22:23.039><c> bride</c><00:22:23.519><c> or</c><00:22:24.319><c> a</c><00:22:24.559><c> group</c><00:22:24.759><c> of</c><00:22:25.099><c> individuals</c>

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who<00:22:25.920><c> are</c><00:22:26.500><c> espoused,</c><00:22:27.039><c> who</c><00:22:27.240><c> are</c><00:22:27.539><c> engaged</c><00:22:28.200><c> to</c><00:22:28.720><c> the</c><00:22:28.859><c> Lord</c><00:22:29.059><c> Jesus</c><00:22:29.440><c> Christ,</c>

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and<00:22:31.099><c> understands</c><00:22:31.680><c> that</c><00:22:31.940><c> his</c><00:22:32.200><c> goal</c><00:22:32.700><c> is</c><00:22:33.299><c> to</c><00:22:33.579><c> present</c><00:22:33.960><c> them</c>

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in<00:22:34.359><c> the</c><00:22:34.519><c> day</c><00:22:34.680><c> of</c><00:22:34.920><c> judgment</c><00:22:35.359><c> as</c><00:22:35.900><c> a</c><00:22:36.220><c> chaste</c><00:22:36.619><c> bride?</c>

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What<00:22:37.160><c> is</c><00:22:37.339><c> his</c><00:22:37.539><c> concern?</c>

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His<00:22:39.319><c> concern</c><00:22:40.140><c> is</c><00:22:41.220><c> that</c><00:22:41.380><c> they've</c><00:22:41.680><c> maintained</c><00:22:42.700><c> the</c><00:22:43.279><c> simplicity</c>

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which<00:22:44.880><c> is</c><00:22:45.200><c> in</c><00:22:45.920><c> Christ.</c>

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So<00:22:49.200><c> what</c><00:22:49.339><c> is</c><00:22:49.460><c> Revelation</c><00:22:49.880><c> telling</c><00:22:50.200><c> us?</c>

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Well,<00:22:52.079><c> it's</c><00:22:52.339><c> telling</c><00:22:52.640><c> us</c>

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that<00:22:55.039><c> doctrine</c><00:22:55.720><c> really</c><00:22:57.759><c> does</c><00:22:58.920><c> matter.</c>

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Now,<00:23:01.839><c> 20</c><00:23:02.079><c> years</c><00:23:02.440><c> ago,</c>

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I<00:23:03.960><c> don't</c><00:23:04.240><c> think</c><00:23:04.460><c> I</c><00:23:04.579><c> would</c><00:23:04.720><c> have</c><00:23:04.900><c> had</c><00:23:05.059><c> to</c><00:23:05.319><c> have</c><00:23:05.420><c> even</c><00:23:05.759><c> said</c><00:23:06.000><c> that.</c>

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That<00:23:07.440><c> would</c><00:23:07.619><c> be</c><00:23:07.900><c> a</c><00:23:08.140><c> blinding</c><00:23:08.740><c> flash</c><00:23:09.019><c> of</c><00:23:09.200><c> the</c><00:23:09.400><c> obvious,</c>

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that<00:23:11.240><c> doctrine</c><00:23:11.819><c> really</c><00:23:12.339><c> does</c><00:23:12.680><c> matter.</c>

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But<00:23:13.980><c> today,</c><00:23:15.380><c> in</c><00:23:15.720><c> 2014,</c>

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that's<00:23:18.559><c> something</c><00:23:18.980><c> that</c><00:23:19.200><c> we</c><00:23:19.339><c> need</c><00:23:19.619><c> to</c><00:23:19.880><c> take</c><00:23:20.140><c> to</c><00:23:20.380><c> heart</c>

00:23:20.680 --> 00:23:22.700
and<00:23:21.000><c> we</c><00:23:21.039><c> need</c><00:23:21.279><c> to</c><00:23:21.500><c> take</c><00:23:21.759><c> heed.</c>

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Because<00:23:23.220><c> the</c><00:23:23.579><c> influence</c><00:23:24.160><c> in</c><00:23:24.619><c> Christianity</c><00:23:25.240><c> around</c><00:23:25.779><c> us</c>

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is<00:23:27.079><c> that</c><00:23:27.299><c> doctrine</c><00:23:27.940><c> really</c><00:23:29.200><c> doesn't</c><00:23:29.920><c> matter</c><00:23:30.440><c> anymore.</c>

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The<00:23:32.460><c> influence</c><00:23:32.859><c> of</c><00:23:33.059><c> Christianity</c><00:23:33.759><c> around</c><00:23:34.259><c> us</c>

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and<00:23:35.059><c> even</c><00:23:35.400><c> starting</c><00:23:35.759><c> in</c><00:23:36.059><c> our</c><00:23:36.420><c> Ecclesias</c>

00:23:37.680 --> 00:23:39.940
is<00:23:38.240><c> that</c><00:23:38.359><c> it's</c><00:23:38.619><c> about</c><00:23:38.819><c> how</c><00:23:39.039><c> we</c><00:23:39.319><c> act</c>

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and<00:23:40.799><c> how</c><00:23:40.940><c> we</c><00:23:41.200><c> treat</c><00:23:41.359><c> each</c><00:23:41.619><c> other.</c>

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That's<00:23:43.759><c> the</c><00:23:43.880><c> most</c><00:23:44.180><c> important</c><00:23:44.599><c> thing.</c>

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But<00:23:45.920><c> when</c><00:23:46.579><c> the</c><00:23:46.779><c> book</c><00:23:47.000><c> of</c><00:23:47.220><c> Revelation</c>

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reveals<00:23:49.359><c> the</c><00:23:49.980><c> bride</c><00:23:50.240><c> of</c><00:23:50.440><c> Christ,</c>

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one<00:23:52.259><c> of</c><00:23:52.400><c> the</c><00:23:52.539><c> first</c><00:23:52.720><c> things</c><00:23:53.059><c> it</c><00:23:53.240><c> says</c><00:23:53.519><c> about</c><00:23:53.819><c> it</c>

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is<00:23:54.180><c> that</c><00:23:54.359><c> they're</c><00:23:55.039><c> virgins.</c>

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They're<00:23:56.079><c> not</c><00:23:56.700><c> adulterous.</c>

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And<00:23:58.819><c> Paul</c><00:23:59.079><c> tells</c><00:23:59.400><c> us</c><00:23:59.619><c> what</c><00:23:59.799><c> that</c><00:24:00.099><c> means.</c>

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They<00:24:01.940><c> haven't</c><00:24:02.779><c> been</c><00:24:03.279><c> corrupted</c>

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from<00:24:04.500><c> the</c><00:24:04.740><c> simplicity</c><00:24:05.240><c> which</c><00:24:05.500><c> is</c><00:24:05.700><c> in</c><00:24:05.940><c> Christ.</c>

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They've<00:24:07.500><c> stayed</c><00:24:07.799><c> true</c><00:24:08.440><c> to</c><00:24:09.000><c> the</c><00:24:09.259><c> first</c><00:24:09.539><c> principle</c><00:24:10.140><c> teachings</c>

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that<00:24:10.940><c> they</c><00:24:11.099><c> were</c><00:24:11.339><c> taught,</c><00:24:12.279><c> that</c><00:24:12.440><c> they</c><00:24:12.619><c> were</c><00:24:12.900><c> baptized</c><00:24:13.440><c> into.</c>

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But<00:24:15.980><c> there's</c><00:24:16.220><c> tremendous</c><00:24:16.900><c> pressure</c><00:24:17.819><c> right</c><00:24:18.720><c> now,</c>

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brothers<00:24:19.480><c> and</c><00:24:19.720><c> sisters,</c><00:24:20.119><c> in</c><00:24:20.339><c> the</c><00:24:20.539><c> Ecclesia</c>

00:24:21.809 --> 00:24:24.920
to<00:24:22.180><c> say</c><00:24:22.440><c> that</c><00:24:22.720><c> doctrine</c><00:24:23.160><c> is</c><00:24:23.640><c> secondary</c>

00:24:24.980 --> 00:24:28.079
and<00:24:25.539><c> that</c><00:24:25.759><c> our</c><00:24:26.019><c> walk</c><00:24:26.339><c> is</c><00:24:26.940><c> primary.</c>

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And<00:24:29.099><c> we</c><00:24:29.240><c> know</c><00:24:29.460><c> that's</c><00:24:29.819><c> wrong.</c>

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Why<00:24:31.579><c> do</c><00:24:31.759><c> we</c><00:24:31.839><c> know</c><00:24:31.980><c> that's</c><00:24:32.299><c> wrong?</c>

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Because<00:24:33.980><c> the</c><00:24:34.319><c> Scriptures</c><00:24:34.740><c> are</c><00:24:35.259><c> so</c><00:24:35.720><c> clear</c><00:24:36.059><c> in</c><00:24:36.440><c> teaching</c><00:24:36.799><c> us</c>

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that<00:24:38.559><c> our</c><00:24:39.079><c> walk</c><00:24:39.579><c> is</c><00:24:40.599><c> right</c>

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based<00:24:42.240><c> on</c><00:24:42.700><c> a</c><00:24:42.980><c> right</c><00:24:43.240><c> understanding</c><00:24:44.039><c> of</c><00:24:44.440><c> doctrine.</c>

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So<00:24:46.420><c> when</c><00:24:46.599><c> we</c><00:24:46.880><c> understand</c><00:24:47.480><c> correctly</c>

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Christ's<00:24:49.700><c> atoning</c><00:24:50.039><c> work,</c>

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we<00:24:51.440><c> respond</c><00:24:52.160><c> in</c><00:24:52.359><c> the</c><00:24:52.500><c> right</c><00:24:52.720><c> way.</c>

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That<00:24:53.920><c> was</c><00:24:54.160><c> Isaiah's</c><00:24:55.059><c> exhortation</c>

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to<00:24:56.640><c> the</c><00:24:56.799><c> Ecclesia</c><00:24:57.220><c> of</c><00:24:57.519><c> the</c><00:24:57.599><c> Old</c><00:24:57.819><c> Testament.</c>

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He<00:24:59.779><c> told</c><00:25:00.000><c> them,</c><00:25:00.380><c> look,</c><00:25:00.880><c> on</c><00:25:01.099><c> the</c><00:25:01.220><c> day</c><00:25:01.400><c> of</c><00:25:01.619><c> atonement</c>

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a<00:25:03.019><c> fast</c><00:25:03.319><c> was</c><00:25:03.660><c> declared,</c>

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a<00:25:04.660><c> response</c><00:25:05.299><c> to</c><00:25:05.539><c> the</c><00:25:05.799><c> love</c><00:25:06.099><c> of</c><00:25:06.380><c> the</c><00:25:06.599><c> Father</c>

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in<00:25:07.559><c> forgiving</c><00:25:07.960><c> the</c><00:25:08.359><c> sins</c><00:25:08.619><c> of</c><00:25:08.799><c> the</c><00:25:08.920><c> nation.</c>

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So<00:25:11.339><c> Israel</c><00:25:11.759><c> responded</c><00:25:12.359><c> to</c><00:25:12.599><c> that</c><00:25:12.880><c> fast.</c>

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He<00:25:13.799><c> says</c><00:25:14.000><c> in</c><00:25:14.160><c> Isaiah</c><00:25:14.440><c> 58,</c>

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we<00:25:16.140><c> have</c><00:25:16.299><c> done</c><00:25:16.440><c> it</c><00:25:16.579><c> with</c><00:25:16.740><c> an</c><00:25:16.980><c> outward</c><00:25:17.279><c> show</c><00:25:17.519><c> of</c><00:25:17.859><c> piety</c>

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because<00:25:19.539><c> they</c><00:25:19.700><c> didn't</c><00:25:19.940><c> understand</c>

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the<00:25:21.960><c> day</c><00:25:22.480><c> of</c><00:25:22.740><c> atonement.</c>

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They<00:25:24.079><c> didn't</c><00:25:24.339><c> understand</c><00:25:25.000><c> that</c><00:25:25.200><c> what</c><00:25:25.380><c> God</c><00:25:25.680><c> did,</c>

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He<00:25:26.799><c> did</c><00:25:26.920><c> out</c><00:25:27.140><c> of</c><00:25:27.359><c> love.</c>

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They<00:25:28.380><c> thought</c><00:25:28.559><c> it</c><00:25:28.660><c> was</c><00:25:28.940><c> a</c><00:25:29.039><c> ritual.</c>

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And<00:25:31.140><c> then</c><00:25:31.359><c> Isaiah</c><00:25:31.579><c> goes</c><00:25:31.799><c> on</c><00:25:32.119><c> to</c><00:25:32.339><c> exhort</c><00:25:32.740><c> them</c>

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that<00:25:33.980><c> what</c><00:25:34.160><c> they</c><00:25:34.339><c> were</c><00:25:34.539><c> supposed</c><00:25:34.980><c> to</c><00:25:35.200><c> do</c>

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was<00:25:36.500><c> reciprocate</c><00:25:37.680><c> and</c><00:25:38.160><c> be</c><00:25:38.359><c> merciful</c><00:25:38.920><c> to</c><00:25:39.180><c> their</c><00:25:39.400><c> brethren</c>

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and<00:25:41.640><c> end</c><00:25:41.660><c> a</c><00:25:42.220><c> hand</c><00:25:42.480><c> in</c><00:25:42.720><c> love.</c>

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See,<00:25:43.759><c> doctrine</c><00:25:44.099><c> always</c><00:25:44.920><c> affects</c><00:25:45.779><c> walk.</c>

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So<00:25:47.579><c> if</c><00:25:47.660><c> we</c><00:25:47.759><c> have</c><00:25:47.920><c> the</c><00:25:48.180><c> doctrine</c><00:25:48.500><c> right,</c>

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then<00:25:49.740><c> our</c><00:25:50.279><c> walk,</c>

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hopefully<00:25:51.900><c> by</c><00:25:52.380><c> strengthening</c><00:25:52.980><c> one</c><00:25:53.259><c> another</c>

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and<00:25:54.539><c> by</c><00:25:54.880><c> continually</c><00:25:55.400><c> reminding</c><00:25:56.039><c> ourselves</c>

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of<00:25:57.460><c> what</c><00:25:57.680><c> is</c><00:25:57.940><c> right,</c><00:25:58.240><c> that</c><00:25:58.380><c> our</c><00:25:58.700><c> walk</c><00:25:59.039><c> will</c><00:25:59.619><c> be</c><00:25:59.799><c> right.</c>

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But<00:26:01.140><c> if</c><00:26:01.259><c> we</c><00:26:01.440><c> turn</c><00:26:01.640><c> those</c><00:26:01.920><c> things</c><00:26:02.140><c> around</c>

00:26:02.480 --> 00:26:05.000
and<00:26:02.619><c> say</c><00:26:02.740><c> we're</c><00:26:02.880><c> going</c><00:26:03.019><c> to</c><00:26:03.099><c> focus</c><00:26:03.519><c> first</c><00:26:04.079><c> on</c><00:26:04.500><c> our</c><00:26:04.759><c> walk</c>

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and<00:26:05.200><c> we'll</c><00:26:05.420><c> worry</c><00:26:05.579><c> about</c><00:26:05.779><c> the</c><00:26:05.980><c> doctrine</c><00:26:06.319><c> later,</c>

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we're<00:26:08.339><c> absolutely</c><00:26:08.920><c> going</c><00:26:09.200><c> to</c><00:26:09.480><c> end</c><00:26:09.740><c> up</c>

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focusing<00:26:11.049><c> on</c><00:26:11.410><c> the</c><00:26:11.710><c> wrong</c><00:26:12.410><c> things.</c>

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It<00:26:14.829><c> would</c><00:26:14.869><c> be</c><00:26:14.950><c> like</c><00:26:15.150><c> an</c><00:26:15.369><c> employee</c>

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who<00:26:16.369><c> was</c><00:26:16.890><c> never</c><00:26:17.150><c> given</c><00:26:17.369><c> the</c><00:26:17.750><c> instructions</c>

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for<00:26:19.269><c> what</c><00:26:19.430><c> it</c><00:26:19.569><c> was</c><00:26:19.750><c> they</c><00:26:19.910><c> were</c><00:26:20.089><c> supposed</c><00:26:20.450><c> to</c><00:26:20.690><c> produce</c>

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for<00:26:21.309><c> their</c><00:26:21.470><c> boss.</c>

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And<00:26:23.349><c> you're</c><00:26:23.470><c> supposed</c><00:26:23.829><c> to</c><00:26:24.009><c> make</c><00:26:24.170><c> it</c><00:26:24.369><c> up.</c>

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Well,<00:26:25.450><c> what</c><00:26:25.509><c> feels</c><00:26:25.869><c> right</c><00:26:26.150><c> to</c><00:26:26.430><c> me</c>

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would<00:26:27.769><c> be</c><00:26:27.950><c> where</c><00:26:28.109><c> we</c><00:26:28.390><c> go</c>

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if<00:26:29.789><c> we</c><00:26:29.990><c> don't</c><00:26:30.150><c> have</c><00:26:30.390><c> the</c><00:26:30.609><c> Word</c><00:26:30.769><c> guiding</c><00:26:31.150><c> us.</c>

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And<00:26:33.789><c> sometimes</c><00:26:34.390><c> we</c><00:26:34.609><c> can</c><00:26:34.789><c> even</c><00:26:35.029><c> have</c><00:26:35.269><c> ecclesias</c>

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that<00:26:36.009><c> start</c><00:26:36.269><c> to</c><00:26:36.490><c> be</c><00:26:36.650><c> guided</c><00:26:36.890><c> that</c><00:26:37.230><c> way</c>

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because<00:26:37.849><c> we</c><00:26:38.089><c> stop</c><00:26:38.309><c> doing</c><00:26:38.529><c> the</c><00:26:38.690><c> daily</c><00:26:38.950><c> Bible</c><00:26:39.349><c> readings</c>

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because<00:26:40.269><c> doctrine</c><00:26:41.049><c> is</c><00:26:41.789><c> not</c><00:26:41.970><c> being</c><00:26:42.269><c> studied</c>

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because<00:26:42.809><c> we</c><00:26:42.950><c> need</c><00:26:43.109><c> to</c><00:26:43.329><c> focus</c><00:26:43.569><c> more</c><00:26:43.789><c> on</c><00:26:43.930><c> our</c><00:26:44.150><c> walk.</c>

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But<00:26:44.569><c> if</c><00:26:44.930><c> it's</c><00:26:45.190><c> not</c><00:26:45.609><c> coming</c>

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from<00:26:46.650><c> a</c><00:26:47.009><c> study</c><00:26:47.210><c> of</c><00:26:47.410><c> the</c><00:26:47.529><c> Word</c><00:26:47.650><c> of</c><00:26:47.829><c> God,</c>

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from<00:26:48.529><c> divine</c><00:26:49.009><c> principles,</c>

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then<00:26:51.269><c> where</c><00:26:51.569><c> is</c><00:26:52.690><c> that</c><00:26:53.750><c> walk</c>

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and<00:26:54.509><c> direction</c><00:26:55.109><c> for</c><00:26:55.390><c> our</c><00:26:55.589><c> walk</c><00:26:55.730><c> coming</c><00:26:56.069><c> from?</c>

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It's<00:26:57.910><c> coming</c><00:26:58.130><c> from,</c><00:26:58.589><c> well,</c><00:26:59.089><c> I</c><00:26:59.430><c> think,</c>

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or<00:27:01.230><c> in</c><00:27:01.730><c> my</c><00:27:02.009><c> parents'</c><00:27:02.349><c> day,</c>

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and<00:27:04.589><c> slowly</c><00:27:04.890><c> bit</c><00:27:05.170><c> by</c><00:27:05.450><c> bit,</c>

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our<00:27:07.130><c> walk</c><00:27:07.589><c> and</c><00:27:07.910><c> our</c><00:27:08.269><c> decisions</c>

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are<00:27:08.950><c> made</c><00:27:09.329><c> based</c><00:27:09.730><c> on</c><00:27:10.470><c> gut</c><00:27:10.730><c> feeling</c>

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and<00:27:11.490><c> our</c><00:27:11.730><c> thinking</c>

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rather<00:27:13.029><c> than</c><00:27:13.230><c> on</c><00:27:13.430><c> going</c><00:27:13.609><c> back</c><00:27:13.970><c> to</c><00:27:14.150><c> the</c><00:27:14.250><c> Word</c><00:27:14.369><c> of</c><00:27:14.549><c> God.</c>

00:27:14.769 --> 00:27:17.230
But<00:27:14.950><c> there's</c><00:27:15.970><c> the</c><00:27:16.309><c> revealing,</c>

00:27:17.369 --> 00:27:19.269
the<00:27:17.569><c> revelation</c><00:27:18.049><c> of</c><00:27:18.269><c> the</c><00:27:18.450><c> bride.</c>

00:27:19.789 --> 00:27:20.990
They've<00:27:20.049><c> not</c><00:27:20.269><c> been</c><00:27:20.589><c> corrupted</c>

00:27:20.990 --> 00:27:24.410
from<00:27:21.329><c> the</c><00:27:21.630><c> simplicity</c><00:27:22.130><c> which</c><00:27:22.990><c> is</c><00:27:23.190><c> in</c><00:27:23.410><c> Christ.</c>

00:27:25.829 --> 00:27:29.750
They're<00:27:26.349><c> without</c><00:27:26.970><c> guile</c><00:27:27.630><c> and</c><00:27:28.509><c> faultless,</c>

00:27:29.789 --> 00:27:32.369
it's<00:27:30.029><c> said</c><00:27:30.210><c> in</c><00:27:30.390><c> Revelation</c><00:27:30.890><c> 14.</c>

00:27:33.230 --> 00:27:35.769
Without<00:27:33.670><c> guile</c><00:27:34.190><c> and</c><00:27:34.490><c> faultless.</c>

00:27:35.910 --> 00:27:37.549
See,<00:27:36.089><c> they</c><00:27:36.430><c> followed</c><00:27:36.890><c> the</c><00:27:37.210><c> Lamb</c>

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whithersoever<00:27:38.950><c> he</c><00:27:39.269><c> goeth.</c>

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And<00:27:40.890><c> so</c><00:27:41.009><c> they</c><00:27:41.170><c> were</c><00:27:41.390><c> redeemed,</c>

00:27:41.869 --> 00:27:44.930
the<00:27:42.250><c> firstfruits</c><00:27:42.910><c> unto</c><00:27:43.210><c> God</c><00:27:43.569><c> and</c><00:27:43.769><c> to</c><00:27:43.930><c> the</c><00:27:44.109><c> Lamb</c>

00:27:45.210 --> 00:27:47.450
because<00:27:45.930><c> there</c><00:27:46.170><c> will</c><00:27:46.369><c> be</c><00:27:46.609><c> another</c><00:27:46.890><c> group</c>

00:27:47.450 --> 00:27:49.289
at<00:27:47.970><c> the</c><00:27:48.069><c> end</c><00:27:48.210><c> of</c><00:27:48.430><c> the</c><00:27:48.569><c> thousand</c><00:27:48.910><c> years</c>

00:27:49.289 --> 00:27:51.589
that<00:27:49.450><c> will</c><00:27:49.690><c> stand</c><00:27:50.109><c> in</c><00:27:50.630><c> judgment.</c>

00:27:52.009 --> 00:27:55.230
And<00:27:52.329><c> it's</c><00:27:52.750><c> your</c><00:27:53.049><c> job</c><00:27:53.609><c> and</c><00:27:54.329><c> my</c><00:27:54.650><c> job</c>

00:27:55.230 --> 00:27:58.069
by<00:27:55.829><c> God's</c><00:27:56.349><c> grace</c><00:27:56.930><c> to</c><00:27:57.490><c> prepare</c>

00:27:58.069 --> 00:28:01.609
the<00:27:58.970><c> secondfruits</c><00:28:00.470><c> for</c><00:28:01.150><c> judgment</c>

00:28:01.609 --> 00:28:03.490
at<00:28:01.950><c> the</c><00:28:02.049><c> end</c><00:28:02.210><c> of</c><00:28:02.390><c> the</c><00:28:02.450><c> millennium.</c>

00:28:03.630 --> 00:28:05.910
These<00:28:03.890><c> are</c><00:28:04.069><c> they</c><00:28:04.250><c> which</c><00:28:04.650><c> follow</c><00:28:05.089><c> the</c><00:28:05.410><c> Lamb</c>

00:28:05.910 --> 00:28:08.509
whithersoever<00:28:07.049><c> he</c><00:28:07.369><c> goeth.</c>

00:28:08.630 --> 00:28:09.990
There's<00:28:09.190><c> our</c><00:28:09.430><c> instruction</c>

00:28:09.990 --> 00:28:12.650
and<00:28:10.309><c> there's</c><00:28:10.670><c> the</c><00:28:10.849><c> guidance</c><00:28:11.430><c> for</c><00:28:12.029><c> our</c><00:28:12.269><c> walk.</c>

00:28:12.990 --> 00:28:14.609
And<00:28:13.210><c> there's</c><00:28:13.509><c> the</c><00:28:13.730><c> order.</c>

00:28:14.769 --> 00:28:17.490
They're<00:28:14.950><c> virgins,</c><00:28:15.630><c> they've</c><00:28:16.250><c> held</c><00:28:16.509><c> on</c>

00:28:17.490 --> 00:28:21.250
to<00:28:17.910><c> the</c><00:28:18.250><c> principles</c><00:28:18.950><c> of</c><00:28:19.829><c> the</c><00:28:20.049><c> one</c><00:28:20.269><c> faith.</c>

00:28:21.910 --> 00:28:24.910
They<00:28:22.329><c> followed</c><00:28:22.750><c> Christ</c><00:28:23.349><c> in</c><00:28:23.690><c> their</c><00:28:23.910><c> walk.</c>

00:28:26.109 --> 00:28:27.930
And<00:28:26.390><c> I</c><00:28:26.549><c> don't</c><00:28:26.809><c> know</c><00:28:27.130><c> that</c><00:28:27.230><c> it</c><00:28:27.390><c> could</c><00:28:27.569><c> be</c><00:28:27.809><c> said</c>

00:28:27.930 --> 00:28:29.450
of<00:28:28.210><c> any</c><00:28:28.450><c> one</c><00:28:28.589><c> of</c><00:28:28.750><c> us</c>

00:28:29.450 --> 00:28:31.930
that<00:28:30.170><c> in</c><00:28:30.349><c> their</c><00:28:30.509><c> mouth</c><00:28:30.910><c> was</c><00:28:31.250><c> no</c><00:28:31.470><c> guile.</c>

00:28:32.289 --> 00:28:33.430
Perhaps<00:28:32.769><c> it</c><00:28:33.069><c> could.</c>

00:28:33.430 --> 00:28:37.130
There<00:28:34.410><c> was</c><00:28:34.690><c> a</c><00:28:34.849><c> disciple</c><00:28:35.309><c> of</c><00:28:35.589><c> whom</c><00:28:35.710><c> it</c><00:28:35.849><c> was</c><00:28:36.089><c> said,</c>

00:28:37.890 --> 00:28:39.869
but<00:28:37.950><c> we</c><00:28:38.170><c> know</c><00:28:38.369><c> from</c><00:28:38.630><c> the</c><00:28:38.849><c> Scriptures,</c>

00:28:40.210 --> 00:28:42.450
and<00:28:40.549><c> we'll</c><00:28:40.750><c> be</c><00:28:40.930><c> considering</c><00:28:41.430><c> that</c><00:28:41.750><c> more</c><00:28:41.910><c> this</c><00:28:42.170><c> evening,</c>

00:28:42.490 --> 00:28:44.009
God<00:28:42.730><c> willing,</c><00:28:43.049><c> in</c><00:28:43.230><c> our</c><00:28:43.490><c> class,</c>

00:28:44.349 --> 00:28:46.170
we<00:28:44.490><c> know</c><00:28:44.710><c> from</c><00:28:44.910><c> the</c><00:28:45.109><c> Scriptures</c><00:28:45.430><c> that</c><00:28:45.670><c> our</c><00:28:45.910><c> tongue</c>

00:28:46.450 --> 00:28:50.829
is<00:28:46.950><c> the</c><00:28:47.170><c> hardest</c><00:28:47.509><c> part</c><00:28:47.970><c> of</c><00:28:48.349><c> our</c><00:28:48.569><c> body</c><00:28:49.170><c> to</c><00:28:49.769><c> contain.</c>

00:28:51.710 --> 00:28:54.569
But<00:28:51.829><c> not</c><00:28:52.029><c> only</c><00:28:52.250><c> that,</c><00:28:52.490><c> for</c><00:28:52.630><c> they</c><00:28:52.809><c> are</c><00:28:53.009><c> without</c><00:28:53.589><c> fault.</c>

00:28:55.029 --> 00:28:57.809
Anybody<00:28:55.410><c> here</c><00:28:55.690><c> that</c><00:28:55.809><c> could</c><00:28:55.970><c> raise</c><00:28:56.190><c> their</c><00:28:56.410><c> hand</c><00:28:56.589><c> to</c><00:28:56.750><c> that</c><00:28:56.990><c> one?</c>

00:28:58.490 --> 00:28:59.509
No.

00:28:59.750 --> 00:29:02.950
No,<00:28:59.930><c> it's</c><00:29:00.230><c> only</c><00:29:01.049><c> through</c><00:29:01.609><c> God's</c><00:29:02.369><c> grace.</c>

00:29:03.430 --> 00:29:06.410
Paul<00:29:03.890><c> says</c><00:29:04.190><c> to</c><00:29:04.450><c> the</c><00:29:04.650><c> Ecclesia</c><00:29:05.190><c> at</c><00:29:05.549><c> Ephesus,</c>

00:29:06.710 --> 00:29:08.849
He<00:29:06.750><c> hath</c><00:29:07.029><c> chosen</c><00:29:07.470><c> us</c><00:29:07.950><c> in</c><00:29:08.289><c> Him</c>

00:29:08.849 --> 00:29:10.849
before<00:29:09.329><c> the</c><00:29:09.549><c> foundation</c><00:29:10.190><c> of</c><00:29:10.430><c> the</c><00:29:10.609><c> world</c>

00:29:10.849 --> 00:29:13.890
that<00:29:10.990><c> we</c><00:29:11.210><c> should</c><00:29:11.369><c> be</c><00:29:11.650><c> holy</c><00:29:12.109><c> and</c><00:29:12.890><c> without</c><00:29:13.369><c> blame</c>

00:29:13.890 --> 00:29:15.910
before<00:29:14.349><c> Him</c><00:29:14.549><c> in</c><00:29:14.750><c> love.</c>

00:29:19.210 --> 00:29:23.329
Let's<00:29:19.369><c> take</c><00:29:19.650><c> a</c><00:29:19.750><c> look</c><00:29:19.910><c> at</c><00:29:20.150><c> Colossians</c><00:29:21.049><c> chapter</c><00:29:21.990><c> 1.</c>

00:29:40.029 --> 00:29:42.650
In<00:29:40.670><c> Colossians</c><00:29:41.170><c> chapter</c><00:29:41.650><c> 1,</c>

00:29:42.950 --> 00:29:45.369
along<00:29:43.150><c> the</c><00:29:43.430><c> same</c><00:29:43.750><c> themes</c><00:29:44.089><c> and</c><00:29:44.369><c> the</c><00:29:44.490><c> same</c><00:29:44.710><c> exhortation</c>

00:29:45.369 --> 00:29:47.430
that<00:29:45.589><c> Paul</c><00:29:45.809><c> had</c><00:29:46.130><c> for</c><00:29:46.369><c> the</c><00:29:46.529><c> Ecclesia</c><00:29:46.849><c> at</c><00:29:47.089><c> Corinth,</c>

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starting<00:29:48.109><c> at</c><00:29:48.349><c> verse</c><00:29:48.569><c> 22,</c>

00:29:51.569 --> 00:29:53.309
Our<00:29:52.210><c> Lord</c><00:29:52.490><c> Jesus</c><00:29:52.869><c> Christ,</c>

00:29:53.450 --> 00:29:56.009
in<00:29:53.549><c> the</c><00:29:53.670><c> body</c><00:29:54.109><c> of</c><00:29:54.289><c> His</c><00:29:54.529><c> flesh</c><00:29:55.069><c> through</c><00:29:55.529><c> death,</c>

00:29:56.109 --> 00:29:59.309
to<00:29:56.329><c> present</c><00:29:56.710><c> you</c><00:29:57.009><c> holy</c><00:29:57.509><c> and</c><00:29:58.410><c> unblameable</c>

00:29:59.309 --> 00:30:01.509
and<00:29:59.609><c> unreprobable</c><00:30:00.529><c> in</c><00:30:00.730><c> His</c><00:30:00.970><c> sight,</c>

00:30:01.690 --> 00:30:03.410
if<00:30:02.230><c> you</c><00:30:02.569><c> continue</c><00:30:03.230><c> in</c><00:30:03.410><c> this</c><00:30:03.410><c> world</c>

00:30:04.569 --> 00:30:07.269
grounded<00:30:05.170><c> and</c><00:30:05.769><c> settled</c><00:30:06.130><c> and</c><00:30:06.490><c> not</c><00:30:06.710><c> moved</c><00:30:06.930><c> away</c>

00:30:07.269 --> 00:30:08.710
from<00:30:07.509><c> the</c><00:30:07.750><c> hope</c><00:30:07.890><c> of</c><00:30:08.049><c> the</c><00:30:08.230><c> Gospel</c>

00:30:08.710 --> 00:30:11.470
which<00:30:09.410><c> ye</c><00:30:09.630><c> have</c><00:30:09.829><c> heard</c><00:30:10.269><c> and</c><00:30:10.549><c> which</c><00:30:10.710><c> was</c><00:30:11.049><c> preached</c>

00:30:11.470 --> 00:30:14.089
to<00:30:12.009><c> every</c><00:30:12.369><c> creature</c><00:30:12.769><c> which</c><00:30:13.049><c> is</c><00:30:13.170><c> under</c><00:30:13.430><c> heaven,</c>

00:30:14.450 --> 00:30:17.970
whereof<00:30:14.690><c> I,</c><00:30:15.670><c> Paul,</c><00:30:15.990><c> am</c><00:30:16.269><c> made</c><00:30:16.730><c> a</c><00:30:17.069><c> minister.</c>

00:30:19.450 --> 00:30:22.309
So<00:30:19.890><c> there</c><00:30:20.089><c> again</c><00:30:20.490><c> is</c><00:30:20.809><c> us</c><00:30:21.210><c> presented</c><00:30:21.789><c> holy</c>

00:30:22.309 --> 00:30:25.390
and<00:30:22.930><c> unblameable</c><00:30:23.769><c> and</c><00:30:23.970><c> unreprobable</c><00:30:24.750><c> in</c><00:30:24.930><c> His</c><00:30:25.190><c> sight,</c>

00:30:25.470 --> 00:30:27.490
if<00:30:25.549><c> we</c><00:30:25.750><c> continue</c><00:30:26.329><c> in</c><00:30:26.950><c> the</c><00:30:27.170><c> faith,</c>

00:30:27.750 --> 00:30:30.289
in<00:30:27.990><c> doctrine</c><00:30:28.569><c> and</c><00:30:29.269><c> in</c><00:30:29.529><c> walk.</c>

00:30:30.730 --> 00:30:32.589
Jude<00:30:30.950><c> says,</c><00:30:31.450><c> now</c><00:30:31.490><c> unto</c><00:30:31.730><c> him</c><00:30:32.029><c> that</c><00:30:32.150><c> is</c><00:30:32.369><c> able</c>

00:30:32.589 --> 00:30:34.369
to<00:30:32.650><c> keep</c><00:30:32.890><c> you</c><00:30:33.170><c> from</c><00:30:33.490><c> falling</c>

00:30:34.309 --> 00:30:36.150
and<00:30:34.630><c> to</c><00:30:34.930><c> present</c><00:30:35.130><c> you</c><00:30:35.450><c> faultless</c>

00:30:36.150 --> 00:30:37.789
before<00:30:36.490><c> the</c><00:30:36.750><c> presence</c><00:30:37.089><c> of</c><00:30:37.269><c> His</c><00:30:37.470><c> glory</c>

00:30:37.789 --> 00:30:40.950
with<00:30:38.069><c> exceeding</c><00:30:38.609><c> joy</c><00:30:39.069><c> to</c><00:30:39.890><c> the</c><00:30:40.049><c> only</c><00:30:40.369><c> wise</c><00:30:40.650><c> God,</c>

00:30:40.990 --> 00:30:43.329
our<00:30:41.190><c> Savior,</c><00:30:41.750><c> be</c><00:30:41.849><c> glory</c><00:30:42.589><c> and</c><00:30:42.910><c> majesty,</c>

00:30:43.430 --> 00:30:47.150
dominion<00:30:43.849><c> and</c><00:30:44.049><c> power</c><00:30:44.569><c> both</c><00:30:45.049><c> now</c><00:30:45.569><c> and</c><00:30:46.109><c> ever.</c>

00:30:47.569 --> 00:30:49.569
And<00:30:47.849><c> John</c><00:30:48.089><c> in</c><00:30:48.269><c> his</c><00:30:48.549><c> epistles</c><00:30:48.990><c> speaks</c>

00:30:49.569 --> 00:30:52.589
of<00:30:50.150><c> us</c><00:30:50.470><c> being</c><00:30:50.809><c> without</c><00:30:51.509><c> sin,</c>

00:30:52.630 --> 00:30:55.470
so<00:30:52.990><c> complete</c><00:30:53.569><c> is</c><00:30:53.930><c> the</c><00:30:54.170><c> atoning</c><00:30:54.470><c> work</c><00:30:54.690><c> of</c><00:30:54.890><c> our</c><00:30:55.089><c> Lord</c>

00:30:55.470 --> 00:30:58.569
that<00:30:56.289><c> at</c><00:30:56.470><c> the</c><00:30:56.710><c> appearing</c><00:30:57.109><c> of</c><00:30:57.430><c> our</c><00:30:57.589><c> Lord</c><00:30:57.769><c> Jesus</c><00:30:58.130><c> Christ</c>

00:30:58.569 --> 00:31:01.089
in<00:30:58.829><c> judgment</c><00:30:59.309><c> we</c><00:31:00.049><c> can</c><00:31:00.289><c> be</c><00:31:00.630><c> presented</c>

00:31:01.089 --> 00:31:03.490
without<00:31:02.369><c> fault.</c>

00:31:04.109 --> 00:31:06.390
We<00:31:04.430><c> don't</c><00:31:04.670><c> deserve</c><00:31:05.029><c> it,</c><00:31:05.250><c> do</c><00:31:05.430><c> we?</c>

00:31:06.569 --> 00:31:08.509
As<00:31:06.730><c> we</c><00:31:06.890><c> said</c><00:31:06.990><c> at</c><00:31:07.190><c> the</c><00:31:07.269><c> beginning</c><00:31:07.529><c> of</c><00:31:07.710><c> our</c><00:31:07.910><c> class,</c>

00:31:08.990 --> 00:31:11.789
we<00:31:09.210><c> don't</c><00:31:09.650><c> deserve</c><00:31:10.329><c> to</c><00:31:10.509><c> be</c><00:31:10.750><c> presented</c><00:31:11.089><c> without</c><00:31:11.569><c> fault</c>

00:31:11.789 --> 00:31:14.250
because<00:31:12.109><c> every</c><00:31:12.410><c> one</c><00:31:12.569><c> of</c><00:31:12.690><c> us</c><00:31:13.250><c> has</c><00:31:13.589><c> it.</c>

00:31:14.750 --> 00:31:16.890
And<00:31:14.990><c> yet</c><00:31:15.109><c> we</c><00:31:15.230><c> can</c><00:31:15.769><c> be</c><00:31:16.170><c> that</c><00:31:16.470><c> way.</c>

00:31:17.369 --> 00:31:19.430
There's<00:31:17.769><c> a</c><00:31:17.910><c> picture</c><00:31:18.289><c> of</c><00:31:18.490><c> us</c>

00:31:19.430 --> 00:31:23.289
standing<00:31:20.029><c> without</c><00:31:20.509><c> guile</c><00:31:21.109><c> and</c><00:31:21.910><c> without</c><00:31:22.369><c> fault.</c>

00:31:24.650 --> 00:31:26.650
In<00:31:24.829><c> Galatians</c><00:31:25.690><c> it</c><00:31:26.009><c> speaks</c>

00:31:26.650 --> 00:31:29.509
of<00:31:27.410><c> those</c><00:31:27.789><c> that</c><00:31:27.990><c> are</c><00:31:28.230><c> Christ,</c>

00:31:29.970 --> 00:31:30.529
Christ's.

00:31:30.529 --> 00:31:32.890
And<00:31:30.630><c> it</c><00:31:30.710><c> says</c><00:31:30.930><c> that</c><00:31:31.210><c> their</c><00:31:31.529><c> fruit</c><00:31:31.890><c> is</c><00:31:32.269><c> love,</c>

00:31:33.230 --> 00:31:36.069
joy,<00:31:34.210><c> peace,</c><00:31:35.049><c> long</c><00:31:35.289><c>-suffering,</c>

00:31:36.529 --> 00:31:39.529
gentleness,<00:31:37.509><c> goodness,</c><00:31:38.569><c> faith,</c>

00:31:39.650 --> 00:31:41.869
meekness<00:31:40.210><c> and</c><00:31:40.509><c> temperance.</c>

00:31:44.130 --> 00:31:47.809
But<00:31:44.289><c> we</c><00:31:44.430><c> know</c><00:31:44.609><c> how</c><00:31:44.890><c> easy</c><00:31:45.190><c> it</c><00:31:45.329><c> is</c><00:31:45.609><c> to</c><00:31:45.849><c> be</c><00:31:46.970><c> pulled</c><00:31:47.210><c> aside</c>

00:31:47.809 --> 00:31:50.789
and<00:31:48.210><c> to</c><00:31:48.369><c> succumb</c><00:31:48.990><c> to</c><00:31:49.210><c> the</c><00:31:49.369><c> thinking</c><00:31:49.569><c> of</c><00:31:49.789><c> the</c><00:31:49.930><c> flesh.</c>

00:31:50.890 --> 00:31:52.950
We<00:31:51.029><c> know</c><00:31:51.210><c> it</c><00:31:51.349><c> because</c><00:31:51.509><c> in</c><00:31:51.750><c> our</c><00:31:51.910><c> readings</c>

00:31:52.910 --> 00:31:54.309
in<00:31:53.190><c> the</c><00:31:53.329><c> past</c><00:31:53.549><c> couple</c><00:31:53.869><c> of</c><00:31:54.069><c> days</c>

00:31:54.309 --> 00:31:56.269
we've<00:31:54.529><c> been</c><00:31:54.690><c> reading</c><00:31:54.990><c> about</c><00:31:55.250><c> the</c><00:31:55.450><c> type</c><00:31:55.650><c> of</c><00:31:55.910><c> fruit</c>

00:31:56.269 --> 00:31:58.670
that<00:31:56.710><c> the</c><00:31:56.910><c> Ecclesia</c><00:31:57.269><c> in</c><00:31:57.450><c> the</c><00:31:57.609><c> wilderness</c>

00:31:59.009 --> 00:32:01.710
in<00:31:59.529><c> the</c><00:31:59.750><c> land</c><00:32:00.049><c> of</c><00:32:00.269><c> Israel</c><00:32:00.869><c> was</c><00:32:01.410><c> bringing.</c>

00:32:01.809 --> 00:32:04.710
It<00:32:01.869><c> was</c><00:32:02.150><c> the</c><00:32:02.490><c> fruit</c><00:32:02.769><c> of</c><00:32:03.130><c> Sodom</c><00:32:03.450><c> and</c><00:32:03.609><c> Gomorrah.</c>

00:32:04.910 --> 00:32:07.029
It<00:32:05.029><c> was</c><00:32:05.710><c> bitter</c><00:32:06.130><c> fruit.</c>

00:32:07.269 --> 00:32:09.470
It<00:32:07.410><c> was</c><00:32:07.990><c> wild</c><00:32:08.369><c> grapes.</c>

00:32:10.410 --> 00:32:11.569
But<00:32:10.569><c> the</c><00:32:10.750><c> fruit</c><00:32:10.890><c> of</c><00:32:11.049><c> the</c><00:32:11.250><c> land,</c>

00:32:11.650 --> 00:32:13.130
the<00:32:11.789><c> fruit</c><00:32:12.049><c> of</c><00:32:12.210><c> those</c><00:32:12.509><c> that</c><00:32:12.630><c> are</c><00:32:12.789><c> Christ,</c>

00:32:13.230 --> 00:32:15.809
is<00:32:13.390><c> love,</c><00:32:13.769><c> joy,</c><00:32:14.609><c> peace,</c><00:32:15.089><c> long</c><00:32:15.289><c>-suffering,</c>

00:32:16.029 --> 00:32:17.589
gentleness,<00:32:16.589><c> goodness,</c><00:32:17.130><c> faith,</c>

00:32:17.890 --> 00:32:19.450
meekness<00:32:18.430><c> and</c><00:32:18.650><c> temperance.</c>

00:32:19.910 --> 00:32:22.170
The<00:32:20.190><c> qualities</c><00:32:20.650><c> of</c><00:32:20.930><c> our</c><00:32:21.029><c> Heavenly</c><00:32:21.390><c> Father</c>

00:32:22.269 --> 00:32:25.509
exhibited<00:32:22.829><c> in</c><00:32:23.089><c> the</c><00:32:23.230><c> life</c><00:32:23.569><c> of</c><00:32:23.789><c> the</c><00:32:23.890><c> Lord</c><00:32:24.089><c> Jesus</c><00:32:24.490><c> Christ.</c>

00:32:26.009 --> 00:32:28.690
And<00:32:26.269><c> they</c><00:32:26.410><c> are</c><00:32:26.549><c> those</c><00:32:26.890><c> who</c><00:32:27.049><c> have</c><00:32:27.289><c> crucified</c><00:32:27.849><c> the</c><00:32:28.210><c> flesh</c>

00:32:29.009 --> 00:32:32.690
with<00:32:29.450><c> the</c><00:32:29.829><c> affections</c><00:32:30.650><c> and</c><00:32:30.970><c> lusts</c><00:32:31.369><c> thereof.</c>

00:32:33.589 --> 00:32:36.089
Well,<00:32:33.670><c> let's</c><00:32:33.829><c> take</c><00:32:34.069><c> a</c><00:32:34.170><c> look</c><00:32:34.369><c> at</c><00:32:34.630><c> just</c><00:32:34.869><c> a</c><00:32:35.029><c> couple</c><00:32:35.309><c> of</c><00:32:35.710><c> types</c>

00:32:36.089 --> 00:32:38.970
in<00:32:36.509><c> the</c><00:32:36.750><c> scripture</c><00:32:37.250><c> of</c><00:32:38.230><c> individuals</c>

00:32:38.970 --> 00:32:41.569
that<00:32:39.349><c> appeared</c><00:32:39.670><c> before</c><00:32:40.490><c> the</c><00:32:41.009><c> judgment</c><00:32:41.309><c> seat</c>

00:32:41.569 --> 00:32:43.529
of<00:32:41.769><c> the</c><00:32:41.890><c> Lord</c><00:32:42.049><c> Jesus</c><00:32:42.369><c> Christ.</c>

00:32:43.549 --> 00:32:45.789
Turn<00:32:43.710><c> with</c><00:32:43.910><c> me</c><00:32:44.150><c> back</c><00:32:44.509><c> to</c><00:32:44.809><c> Ruth.</c>

00:32:48.230 --> 00:32:52.210
What's<00:32:48.609><c> beautiful</c><00:32:49.250><c> about</c><00:32:50.210><c> types</c><00:32:50.690><c> in</c><00:32:51.029><c> the</c><00:32:51.230><c> scriptures</c>

00:32:52.609 --> 00:32:57.089
is<00:32:53.369><c> that</c><00:32:53.549><c> it</c><00:32:53.769><c> fills</c><00:32:54.170><c> in</c><00:32:54.769><c> some</c><00:32:55.170><c> of</c><00:32:55.430><c> the</c><00:32:55.710><c> details</c><00:32:56.130><c> for</c><00:32:56.549><c> us</c>

00:32:57.089 --> 00:32:59.809
or<00:32:57.849><c> gives</c><00:32:58.049><c> us</c><00:32:58.289><c> perhaps</c><00:32:58.769><c> a</c><00:32:59.210><c> clearer</c><00:32:59.490><c> picture</c>

00:33:00.130 --> 00:33:01.869
of<00:33:00.769><c> some</c><00:33:01.009><c> of</c><00:33:01.170><c> those</c><00:33:01.410><c> details.</c>

00:33:02.049 --> 00:33:03.990
And<00:33:02.130><c> such</c><00:33:02.289><c> is</c><00:33:02.490><c> the</c><00:33:02.589><c> case</c><00:33:03.210><c> with</c><00:33:03.670><c> Ruth.</c>

00:33:04.009 --> 00:33:05.849
And<00:33:04.190><c> we'll</c><00:33:04.470><c> consider</c><00:33:04.750><c> her</c><00:33:04.990><c> again,</c><00:33:05.390><c> God</c><00:33:05.589><c> willing,</c>

00:33:05.869 --> 00:33:06.890
in<00:33:05.990><c> our</c><00:33:06.109><c> next</c><00:33:06.349><c> class.</c>

00:33:07.309 --> 00:33:10.890
And<00:33:07.869><c> some</c><00:33:08.250><c> other</c><00:33:08.609><c> individuals</c><00:33:09.230><c> in</c><00:33:09.509><c> the</c><00:33:09.650><c> Word</c><00:33:09.750><c> of</c><00:33:09.930><c> God.</c>

00:33:11.289 --> 00:33:13.630
So<00:33:11.490><c> we</c><00:33:11.589><c> look</c><00:33:11.750><c> at</c><00:33:11.890><c> Ruth</c><00:33:12.210><c> chapter</c><00:33:12.609><c> 2.</c>

00:33:14.029 --> 00:33:18.750
The<00:33:14.269><c> context</c><00:33:15.029><c> is</c><00:33:15.609><c> that</c><00:33:15.730><c> she</c><00:33:15.930><c> has</c><00:33:16.309><c> come</c><00:33:16.670><c> from</c><00:33:16.990><c> Moab</c><00:33:17.549><c> with</c><00:33:18.230><c> Naomi</c>

00:33:18.750 --> 00:33:22.670
at<00:33:19.769><c> the</c><00:33:20.089><c> time</c><00:33:20.730><c> of</c><00:33:21.150><c> the</c><00:33:21.630><c> barley</c><00:33:21.950><c> harvest,</c>

00:33:23.069 --> 00:33:24.990
at<00:33:23.289><c> the</c><00:33:23.450><c> time</c><00:33:23.630><c> of</c><00:33:23.970><c> Passover.</c>

00:33:25.210 --> 00:33:28.650
She's<00:33:25.890><c> in</c><00:33:26.190><c> Boaz's</c><00:33:26.930><c> field</c><00:33:27.309><c> and</c><00:33:27.569><c> we</c><00:33:27.809><c> understand</c>

00:33:28.849 --> 00:33:33.269
that<00:33:29.529><c> Boaz</c><00:33:30.150><c> is</c><00:33:30.549><c> a</c><00:33:30.789><c> type</c><00:33:31.069><c> of</c><00:33:31.390><c> the</c><00:33:31.529><c> Lord</c><00:33:31.730><c> Jesus</c><00:33:32.089><c> Christ.</c>

00:33:33.410 --> 00:33:36.029
He<00:33:33.450><c> was</c><00:33:33.710><c> able</c><00:33:33.950><c> to</c><00:33:34.250><c> redeem</c><00:33:34.670><c> that</c><00:33:34.990><c> which</c><00:33:35.230><c> the</c><00:33:35.549><c> law</c>

00:33:36.029 --> 00:33:38.930
was<00:33:36.589><c> not</c><00:33:36.910><c> able</c><00:33:37.670><c> to</c><00:33:38.109><c> redeem.</c>

00:33:39.829 --> 00:33:42.769
And<00:33:39.930><c> so</c><00:33:40.049><c> we</c><00:33:40.170><c> look</c><00:33:40.329><c> at</c><00:33:40.470><c> verses</c><00:33:40.809><c> 10</c><00:33:41.250><c> to</c><00:33:41.390><c> 13.</c>

00:33:43.390 --> 00:33:49.369
Boaz<00:33:43.829><c> approaches</c><00:33:44.470><c> Ruth</c><00:33:44.970><c> and</c><00:33:46.029><c> she</c><00:33:46.369><c> falls</c><00:33:46.869><c> on</c><00:33:47.349><c> her</c><00:33:47.710><c> face</c><00:33:48.230><c> before</c><00:33:48.690><c> him.</c>

00:33:49.569 --> 00:33:53.309
And<00:33:49.869><c> she</c><00:33:50.089><c> bows</c><00:33:50.509><c> to</c><00:33:50.789><c> the</c><00:33:51.009><c> ground</c><00:33:51.470><c> and</c><00:33:52.170><c> she</c><00:33:52.470><c> says</c><00:33:52.730><c> to</c><00:33:52.890><c> him,</c>

00:33:53.309 --> 00:33:56.170
Why<00:33:54.009><c> have</c><00:33:54.230><c> I</c><00:33:54.430><c> found</c><00:33:54.690><c> grace</c><00:33:55.109><c> in</c><00:33:55.410><c> thine</c><00:33:55.589><c> eyes</c>

00:33:56.170 --> 00:33:58.549
that<00:33:56.650><c> thou</c><00:33:56.930><c> shouldest</c><00:33:57.349><c> take</c><00:33:57.630><c> knowledge</c><00:33:58.009><c> of</c><00:33:58.250><c> me</c>

00:33:58.549 --> 00:34:01.150
seeing<00:33:59.509><c> I</c><00:33:59.829><c> am</c><00:34:00.069><c> a</c><00:34:00.289><c> stranger?</c>

00:34:01.650 --> 00:34:03.930
And<00:34:01.950><c> Boaz</c><00:34:02.250><c> answered</c><00:34:02.809><c> and</c><00:34:03.049><c> said</c><00:34:03.210><c> unto</c><00:34:03.450><c> her,</c>

00:34:04.410 --> 00:34:07.230
It<00:34:04.509><c> hath</c><00:34:04.710><c> been</c><00:34:05.029><c> fully</c><00:34:05.349><c> showed</c><00:34:05.670><c> me</c><00:34:06.069><c> all</c><00:34:06.430><c> that</c><00:34:06.549><c> thou</c><00:34:06.730><c> hast</c><00:34:06.990><c> done</c>

00:34:07.230 --> 00:34:10.530
unto<00:34:07.470><c> thy</c><00:34:07.690><c> mother</c><00:34:08.030><c>-in</c><00:34:08.269><c>-law</c><00:34:08.769><c> since</c><00:34:09.150><c> the</c><00:34:09.309><c> death</c><00:34:09.510><c> of</c><00:34:09.750><c> thine</c><00:34:09.909><c> husband,</c>

00:34:10.949 --> 00:34:13.469
and<00:34:11.170><c> how</c><00:34:11.289><c> thou</c><00:34:11.449><c> hast</c><00:34:11.670><c> left</c><00:34:11.889><c> thy</c><00:34:12.210><c> father</c><00:34:12.630><c> and</c><00:34:12.750><c> thy</c><00:34:12.969><c> mother</c>

00:34:13.469 --> 00:34:15.349
and<00:34:13.809><c> the</c><00:34:13.949><c> land</c><00:34:14.150><c> of</c><00:34:14.329><c> thy</c><00:34:14.570><c> nativity,</c>

00:34:15.630 --> 00:34:19.170
and<00:34:15.849><c> art</c><00:34:16.090><c> come</c><00:34:16.349><c> unto</c><00:34:16.530><c> a</c><00:34:16.769><c> people</c><00:34:17.050><c> which</c><00:34:17.349><c> thou</c><00:34:17.650><c> knewest</c><00:34:18.110><c> not</c><00:34:18.329><c> heretofore.</c>

00:34:19.670 --> 00:34:22.829
The<00:34:19.969><c> Lord</c><00:34:20.289><c> recompense</c><00:34:21.090><c> thee</c><00:34:21.590><c> for</c><00:34:22.130><c> thy</c><00:34:22.409><c> work,</c>

00:34:23.309 --> 00:34:25.550
that<00:34:23.590><c> sorry,</c><00:34:23.909><c> Yahweh</c><00:34:24.190><c> recompense</c><00:34:24.809><c> thy</c><00:34:25.070><c> work,</c>

00:34:25.989 --> 00:34:29.929
and<00:34:25.989><c> a</c><00:34:26.289><c> full</c><00:34:26.449><c> reward</c><00:34:27.070><c> be</c><00:34:27.329><c> given</c><00:34:27.550><c> thee</c><00:34:27.969><c> of</c><00:34:28.510><c> the</c><00:34:28.690><c> Lord</c><00:34:28.929><c> God</c><00:34:29.150><c> of</c><00:34:29.329><c> Israel</c>

00:34:29.929 --> 00:34:33.670
under<00:34:30.630><c> whose</c><00:34:31.010><c> wings</c><00:34:31.530><c> thou</c><00:34:31.829><c> art</c><00:34:32.010><c> come</c><00:34:32.369><c> to</c><00:34:32.690><c> trust.</c>

00:34:34.090 --> 00:34:38.750
What<00:34:34.250><c> we</c><00:34:34.489><c> have</c><00:34:34.789><c> in</c><00:34:35.130><c> this</c><00:34:35.769><c> cameo</c><00:34:36.329><c> here</c><00:34:36.889><c> in</c><00:34:37.429><c> the</c><00:34:37.550><c> book</c><00:34:37.710><c> of</c><00:34:37.969><c> Ruth,</c>

00:34:38.949 --> 00:34:41.570
a<00:34:39.150><c> picture</c><00:34:39.510><c> of</c><00:34:39.789><c> Ruth</c><00:34:40.170><c> at</c><00:34:40.630><c> the</c><00:34:40.869><c> judgment</c><00:34:41.250><c> seat</c>

00:34:41.570 --> 00:34:43.510
of<00:34:41.849><c> the</c><00:34:41.989><c> Lord</c><00:34:42.150><c> Jesus</c><00:34:42.489><c> Christ.</c>

00:34:43.750 --> 00:34:45.929
We'd<00:34:44.030><c> have</c><00:34:44.130><c> to</c><00:34:44.289><c> study</c><00:34:44.469><c> the</c><00:34:44.650><c> whole</c><00:34:44.769><c> book</c><00:34:44.949><c> of</c><00:34:45.170><c> Ruth</c>

00:34:46.219 --> 00:34:48.389
to<00:34:46.489><c> firmly</c><00:34:47.010><c> cement</c><00:34:47.510><c> that</c><00:34:47.750><c> in</c><00:34:47.909><c> our</c><00:34:48.110><c> minds</c>

00:34:48.389 --> 00:34:50.489
that<00:34:48.530><c> this</c><00:34:48.750><c> is</c><00:34:48.929><c> the</c><00:34:49.150><c> time</c><00:34:49.349><c> period</c><00:34:49.670><c> and</c><00:34:49.829><c> this</c><00:34:49.989><c> is</c><00:34:50.130><c> what</c><00:34:50.230><c> it's</c>

00:34:50.489 --> 00:34:51.030
speaking<00:34:50.750><c> of.</c>

00:34:51.030 --> 00:34:54.269
But<00:34:51.329><c> I</c><00:34:51.469><c> think</c><00:34:51.650><c> on</c><00:34:51.929><c> a</c><00:34:52.050><c> general</c><00:34:52.550><c> basis</c><00:34:53.170><c> we</c><00:34:53.550><c> accept</c>

00:34:54.269 --> 00:34:57.409
that<00:34:54.929><c> Boaz</c><00:34:55.409><c> is</c><00:34:55.769><c> a</c><00:34:55.929><c> type</c><00:34:56.090><c> of</c><00:34:56.269><c> the</c><00:34:56.389><c> Lord</c><00:34:56.590><c> Jesus</c><00:34:56.989><c> Christ</c>

00:34:57.409 --> 00:35:01.230
who<00:34:57.809><c> was</c><00:34:58.050><c> able</c><00:34:58.309><c> to</c><00:34:58.650><c> redeem</c><00:34:59.070><c> both</c><00:34:59.769><c> Jew</c><00:35:00.110><c> and</c><00:35:00.769><c> Gentile</c>

00:35:01.230 --> 00:35:03.090
because<00:35:01.530><c> when</c><00:35:01.710><c> he</c><00:35:01.829><c> took</c><00:35:02.110><c> Ruth,</c>

00:35:03.250 --> 00:35:06.250
he<00:35:03.530><c> redeemed</c><00:35:03.929><c> a</c><00:35:04.210><c> Moabitess</c><00:35:04.829><c> which</c><00:35:05.070><c> the</c><00:35:05.309><c> law</c><00:35:05.489><c> could</c><00:35:05.809><c> not,</c>

00:35:06.670 --> 00:35:09.769
and<00:35:06.989><c> in</c><00:35:07.210><c> doing</c><00:35:07.469><c> so</c><00:35:07.809><c> he</c><00:35:08.050><c> also</c><00:35:08.650><c> redeemed</c><00:35:09.449><c> Naomi</c>

00:35:10.050 --> 00:35:12.510
and<00:35:10.469><c> the</c><00:35:10.590><c> house</c><00:35:11.090><c> of</c><00:35:11.269><c> Elimelech.</c>

00:35:12.849 --> 00:35:14.690
So<00:35:12.989><c> he's</c><00:35:13.210><c> a</c><00:35:13.309><c> type</c><00:35:13.469><c> of</c><00:35:13.670><c> our</c><00:35:13.829><c> Lord</c><00:35:13.989><c> Jesus</c><00:35:14.349><c> Christ</c>

00:35:14.690 --> 00:35:16.750
who<00:35:14.849><c> can</c><00:35:15.150><c> redeem</c><00:35:15.789><c> Jew</c><00:35:16.110><c> and</c><00:35:16.349><c> Gentile</c>

00:35:16.750 --> 00:35:19.550
and<00:35:16.929><c> now</c><00:35:17.309><c> here's</c><00:35:17.750><c> Ruth,</c><00:35:18.289><c> this</c><00:35:18.409><c> faithful</c><00:35:18.829><c> young</c><00:35:19.150><c> lady,</c>

00:35:19.550 --> 00:35:23.909
on<00:35:20.530><c> the</c><00:35:21.030><c> ground</c><00:35:21.469><c> with</c><00:35:21.769><c> her</c><00:35:22.030><c> face</c><00:35:22.550><c> in</c><00:35:22.849><c> the</c><00:35:22.989><c> dirt.</c>

00:35:24.730 --> 00:35:29.690
Is<00:35:25.150><c> it</c><00:35:25.329><c> not</c><00:35:25.570><c> a</c><00:35:25.789><c> type</c><00:35:26.269><c> of</c><00:35:27.170><c> her</c><00:35:27.510><c> being</c><00:35:27.869><c> raised</c><00:35:28.309><c> up</c><00:35:28.670><c> in</c><00:35:28.869><c> the</c><00:35:29.070><c> resurrection</c>

00:35:29.690 --> 00:35:33.769
and<00:35:30.829><c> bowing</c><00:35:31.389><c> before</c><00:35:31.869><c> the</c><00:35:32.030><c> Lord</c><00:35:32.250><c> Jesus</c><00:35:32.630><c> Christ?</c>

00:35:34.070 --> 00:35:38.730
And<00:35:34.469><c> what</c><00:35:34.610><c> does</c><00:35:35.190><c> Boaz</c><00:35:35.869><c> say</c><00:35:36.809><c> to</c><00:35:37.110><c> this</c><00:35:37.489><c> young</c><00:35:37.829><c> lady?</c>

00:35:39.630 --> 00:35:43.530
It<00:35:40.210><c> doesn't</c><00:35:40.429><c> go</c><00:35:40.650><c> through</c><00:35:40.909><c> a</c><00:35:41.030><c> whole</c><00:35:41.329><c> life</c><00:35:42.130><c> in</c><00:35:42.530><c> Moab.</c>

00:35:44.070 --> 00:35:46.690
It<00:35:44.250><c> doesn't</c><00:35:44.349><c> talk</c><00:35:44.590><c> about</c><00:35:44.750><c> all</c><00:35:44.929><c> the</c><00:35:45.130><c> mistakes</c><00:35:45.530><c> that</c><00:35:45.789><c> she</c><00:35:45.969><c> made</c><00:35:46.210><c> there.</c>

00:35:46.690 --> 00:35:52.849
No,<00:35:47.289><c> he</c><00:35:47.550><c> brings</c><00:35:47.929><c> to</c><00:35:48.150><c> bear</c><00:35:48.469><c> three</c><00:35:49.730><c> qualities</c><00:35:50.389><c> of</c><00:35:51.409><c> this</c><00:35:51.630><c> young</c><00:35:51.829><c> lady.</c>

00:35:53.570 --> 00:35:56.750
It<00:35:53.630><c> has</c><00:35:53.869><c> been</c><00:35:54.090><c> showed</c><00:35:54.369><c> me</c><00:35:54.869><c> all</c><00:35:55.329><c> that</c><00:35:55.469><c> you</c><00:35:55.630><c> have</c><00:35:55.869><c> done</c><00:35:56.230><c> to</c><00:35:56.550><c> your</c>

00:35:56.750 --> 00:35:57.849
mother<00:35:57.030><c>-in</c><00:35:57.250><c>-law</c>

00:35:57.849 --> 00:36:00.610
that<00:35:59.070><c> you</c><00:35:59.349><c> left</c><00:35:59.889><c> Moab</c>

00:36:00.610 --> 00:36:04.550
and<00:36:01.769><c> that</c><00:36:01.909><c> you've</c><00:36:02.190><c> joined</c><00:36:02.429><c> yourself</c><00:36:02.949><c> to</c><00:36:03.150><c> the</c><00:36:03.289><c> God</c><00:36:03.449><c> of</c><00:36:03.590><c> Israel.</c>

00:36:07.570 --> 00:36:10.630
What<00:36:07.849><c> does</c><00:36:08.030><c> it</c><00:36:08.230><c> say</c><00:36:08.650><c> in</c><00:36:09.030><c> James</c><00:36:09.449><c> chapter</c><00:36:09.969><c> 1</c>

00:36:10.630 --> 00:36:15.269
and<00:36:11.010><c> verse</c><00:36:11.309><c> 27</c><00:36:11.909><c> about</c><00:36:12.250><c> pure</c><00:36:12.610><c> religion</c><00:36:13.250><c> or</c><00:36:13.889><c> true</c><00:36:14.190><c> religion?</c>

00:36:16.429 --> 00:36:18.969
Anybody<00:36:17.030><c> help</c><00:36:17.269><c> me</c><00:36:17.469><c> out</c><00:36:17.630><c> with</c><00:36:17.829><c> James</c><00:36:18.130><c> 1</c><00:36:18.329><c> and</c><00:36:18.469><c> 27?</c>

00:36:19.150 --> 00:36:25.730
True<00:36:19.389><c> religion</c><00:36:19.909><c> is</c><00:36:21.269><c> to</c><00:36:24.710><c> visit</c><00:36:25.050><c> the</c><00:36:25.289><c> widows</c>

00:36:25.730 --> 00:36:28.269
and<00:36:25.969><c> the</c><00:36:26.269><c> fatherless</c><00:36:26.690><c> in</c><00:36:26.829><c> their</c><00:36:27.050><c> affliction</c>

00:36:29.030 --> 00:36:33.010
and<00:36:29.630><c> to</c><00:36:29.829><c> keep</c><00:36:30.030><c> yourself</c><00:36:30.590><c> unspotted</c><00:36:31.530><c> from</c><00:36:31.909><c> the</c><00:36:32.130><c> world.</c>

00:36:33.110 --> 00:36:37.130
To<00:36:33.289><c> visit</c><00:36:33.630><c> the</c><00:36:33.929><c> widows</c><00:36:34.429><c> and</c><00:36:34.730><c> the</c><00:36:35.030><c> fatherless</c><00:36:35.630><c> in</c><00:36:35.809><c> their</c><00:36:36.050><c> affliction.</c>

00:36:38.289 --> 00:36:39.989
Did<00:36:38.510><c> Naomi</c><00:36:38.789><c> have</c><00:36:39.030><c> a</c><00:36:39.050><c> husband?</c>

00:36:40.989 --> 00:36:41.809
She<00:36:41.230><c> was</c><00:36:41.489><c> a</c><00:36:41.590><c> widow.</c>

00:36:41.809 --> 00:36:44.849
Did<00:36:42.769><c> Naomi</c><00:36:43.309><c> have</c><00:36:43.769><c> a</c><00:36:43.989><c> father?</c>

00:36:45.070 --> 00:36:47.329
No,<00:36:45.409><c> she</c><00:36:45.610><c> was</c><00:36:46.090><c> fatherless.</c>

00:36:48.329 --> 00:36:53.250
So<00:36:48.969><c> checkmark</c><00:36:49.670><c> goes</c><00:36:50.130><c> beside</c><00:36:50.670><c> the</c><00:36:50.989><c> first</c><00:36:51.449><c> of</c><00:36:52.050><c> the</c><00:36:52.250><c> two</c><00:36:52.510><c> qualifications</c>

00:36:53.250 --> 00:36:56.269
or<00:36:53.550><c> qualities</c><00:36:53.969><c> of</c><00:36:54.190><c> true</c><00:36:54.329><c> religion</c><00:36:54.889><c> in</c><00:36:55.590><c> James</c><00:36:55.889><c> 1.</c>

00:36:56.690 --> 00:37:00.849
She<00:36:56.949><c> visited</c><00:36:57.409><c> the</c><00:36:57.829><c> fatherless</c><00:36:58.329><c> and</c><00:36:58.570><c> the</c><00:36:58.730><c> widow</c><00:36:59.010><c> in</c><00:36:59.650><c> their</c><00:36:59.909><c> affliction.</c>

00:37:01.230 --> 00:37:04.510
Did<00:37:01.389><c> she</c><00:37:01.610><c> keep</c><00:37:01.789><c> herself</c><00:37:02.289><c> unspotted</c><00:37:03.030><c> from</c><00:37:03.269><c> the</c><00:37:03.469><c> world?</c>

00:37:04.590 --> 00:37:07.269
Well,<00:37:04.750><c> no</c><00:37:04.869><c> doubt</c><00:37:05.090><c> not</c><00:37:05.530><c> while</c><00:37:05.750><c> she</c><00:37:05.909><c> was</c><00:37:06.170><c> in</c><00:37:06.389><c> Moab.</c>

00:37:07.710 --> 00:37:10.010
But<00:37:07.849><c> now</c><00:37:08.070><c> here's</c><00:37:08.289><c> a</c><00:37:08.349><c> young</c><00:37:08.530><c> lady</c><00:37:08.750><c> who's</c><00:37:09.110><c> left</c><00:37:09.409><c> Moab.</c>

00:37:10.010 --> 00:37:13.590
Who's<00:37:11.150><c> left</c><00:37:11.429><c> the</c><00:37:11.730><c> gods</c><00:37:12.110><c> that</c><00:37:12.369><c> were</c><00:37:12.570><c> worshipped</c><00:37:12.949><c> there.</c>

00:37:13.929 --> 00:37:16.570
The<00:37:14.250><c> pagan</c><00:37:14.590><c> religions</c><00:37:15.230><c> of</c><00:37:15.550><c> the</c><00:37:15.690><c> nations</c><00:37:16.110><c> around.</c>

00:37:16.829 --> 00:37:20.969
And<00:37:17.010><c> she's</c><00:37:17.309><c> come</c><00:37:18.030><c> to</c><00:37:19.389><c> the</c><00:37:19.690><c> promised</c><00:37:19.929><c> land.</c>

00:37:21.170 --> 00:37:25.010
And<00:37:21.389><c> she's</c><00:37:21.769><c> joined</c><00:37:21.989><c> herself</c><00:37:22.909><c> to</c><00:37:23.510><c> the</c><00:37:23.630><c> God</c><00:37:23.769><c> of</c><00:37:23.949><c> Israel.</c>

00:37:25.309 --> 00:37:28.869
And<00:37:25.510><c> she</c><00:37:25.889><c> trusts</c><00:37:26.789><c> in</c><00:37:27.809><c> Yahweh.</c>

00:37:29.690 --> 00:37:35.170
She's<00:37:30.190><c> now</c><00:37:30.949><c> keeping</c><00:37:31.429><c> herself</c><00:37:32.190><c> unspotted</c><00:37:33.489><c> from</c><00:37:34.010><c> the</c><00:37:34.289><c> world.</c>

00:37:35.309 --> 00:37:40.110
And<00:37:35.909><c> so</c><00:37:36.150><c> James</c><00:37:36.929><c> summarizes</c><00:37:38.190><c> what</c><00:37:38.789><c> Ruth</c><00:37:39.030><c> was.</c>

00:37:40.389 --> 00:37:43.230
And<00:37:40.530><c> here's</c><00:37:40.710><c> a</c><00:37:40.849><c> little</c><00:37:41.010><c> picture</c><00:37:41.409><c> of</c><00:37:41.889><c> Ruth's</c><00:37:42.389><c> judgment.</c>

00:37:43.590 --> 00:37:46.769
And<00:37:43.670><c> she's</c><00:37:44.170><c> commended</c><00:37:44.889><c> because</c><00:37:45.489><c> of</c><00:37:45.650><c> her</c><00:37:45.949><c> treatment</c><00:37:46.349><c> of</c><00:37:46.630><c> her</c>

00:37:46.769 --> 00:37:48.230
mother<00:37:46.949><c>-in</c><00:37:47.170><c>-law.</c>

00:37:48.570 --> 00:37:51.789
And<00:37:48.869><c> because</c><00:37:49.150><c> she</c><00:37:49.449><c> chose</c><00:37:50.050><c> to</c><00:37:50.710><c> leave</c><00:37:50.909><c> the</c><00:37:51.110><c> ways</c><00:37:51.289><c> of</c><00:37:51.449><c> the</c><00:37:51.610><c> world</c>

00:37:51.789 --> 00:37:53.250
and<00:37:51.969><c> to</c><00:37:52.110><c> put</c><00:37:52.190><c> it</c><00:37:52.349><c> behind</c><00:37:52.670><c> her.</c>

00:37:53.730 --> 00:37:58.869
And<00:37:53.969><c> to</c><00:37:54.190><c> put</c><00:37:54.289><c> her</c><00:37:54.590><c> trust</c><00:37:55.130><c> in</c><00:37:56.230><c> the</c><00:37:56.409><c> Lord</c><00:37:56.869><c> God</c><00:37:57.530><c> of</c><00:37:57.909><c> Israel.</c>

00:38:01.510 --> 00:38:04.150
There's<00:38:01.909><c> another</c><00:38:02.250><c> cameo</c><00:38:02.849><c> in</c><00:38:03.070><c> the</c><00:38:03.190><c> book</c><00:38:03.510><c> of</c><00:38:03.789><c> Esther.</c>

00:38:04.150 --> 00:38:08.150
Return<00:38:04.530><c> with</c><00:38:04.829><c> me</c><00:38:05.730><c> to</c><00:38:06.070><c> Esther</c><00:38:06.530><c> chapter</c><00:38:07.150><c> 2.</c>

00:38:23.489 --> 00:38:26.030
I'm<00:38:23.710><c> sure</c><00:38:23.909><c> we're</c><00:38:24.170><c> all</c><00:38:24.349><c> familiar</c><00:38:24.730><c> with</c><00:38:24.969><c> the</c><00:38:25.230><c> story</c><00:38:25.530><c> from</c><00:38:25.829><c> our</c>

00:38:26.030 --> 00:38:27.010
Sunday<00:38:26.289><c> school</c><00:38:26.570><c> days</c>

00:38:27.010 --> 00:38:29.269
and<00:38:27.230><c> maybe</c><00:38:27.510><c> from</c><00:38:27.849><c> plays</c><00:38:28.150><c> even.</c>

00:38:29.489 --> 00:38:34.429
We<00:38:29.809><c> have</c><00:38:30.329><c> a</c><00:38:30.730><c> great</c><00:38:31.010><c> palace</c><00:38:31.769><c> and</c><00:38:32.690><c> a</c><00:38:32.889><c> great</c><00:38:33.070><c> big</c><00:38:33.309><c> party</c>

00:38:34.610 --> 00:38:39.610
and<00:38:34.929><c> another</c><00:38:35.230><c> party</c><00:38:35.610><c> that</c><00:38:35.769><c> was</c><00:38:35.969><c> going</c><00:38:36.269><c> on</c><00:38:36.650><c> of</c><00:38:37.289><c> the</c><00:38:37.610><c> king's</c><00:38:38.070><c> wife,</c><00:38:38.409><c> the</c><00:38:38.710><c> queen.</c>

00:38:40.150 --> 00:38:44.210
And<00:38:40.349><c> due</c><00:38:40.469><c> to</c><00:38:40.750><c> circumstances</c><00:38:41.469><c> the</c><00:38:41.769><c> king</c><00:38:42.389><c> has</c><00:38:43.130><c> put</c><00:38:43.510><c> off</c><00:38:43.929><c> the</c>

00:38:44.210 --> 00:38:45.050
queen<00:38:44.530><c> now.</c>

00:38:45.550 --> 00:38:48.309
And<00:38:45.909><c> he's</c><00:38:46.170><c> searching</c><00:38:46.590><c> for</c><00:38:47.030><c> a</c><00:38:47.190><c> new</c><00:38:47.389><c> bride.</c>

00:38:49.090 --> 00:38:52.150
And<00:38:49.289><c> we</c><00:38:49.429><c> would</c><00:38:49.670><c> suggest,</c><00:38:50.369><c> as</c><00:38:50.449><c> many</c><00:38:50.769><c> have,</c><00:38:51.489><c> that</c><00:38:51.610><c> the</c><00:38:51.750><c> book</c><00:38:51.889><c> of</c>

00:38:52.150 --> 00:38:54.570
Esther<00:38:52.489><c> is</c><00:38:53.230><c> also</c><00:38:53.869><c> a</c><00:38:54.250><c> type.</c>

00:38:54.570 --> 00:39:01.789
And<00:38:55.190><c> in</c><00:38:55.349><c> the</c><00:38:55.610><c> type,</c><00:38:57.510><c> a</c><00:38:57.789><c> hazuaris</c><00:38:58.829><c> represents</c><00:38:59.650><c> the</c><00:39:00.110><c> great</c><00:39:00.650><c> king.</c>

00:39:02.090 --> 00:39:03.849
That<00:39:02.309><c> is</c><00:39:02.769><c> God.</c>

00:39:04.349 --> 00:39:07.789
And<00:39:04.590><c> so</c><00:39:04.989><c> this</c><00:39:05.550><c> woman</c><00:39:05.989><c> that's</c><00:39:06.389><c> to</c><00:39:06.510><c> be</c><00:39:06.690><c> his</c><00:39:06.969><c> bride</c>

00:39:08.250 --> 00:39:11.489
represents<00:39:08.889><c> the</c><00:39:09.369><c> true</c><00:39:09.650><c> bride</c><00:39:09.929><c> or</c><00:39:10.230><c> the</c><00:39:10.449><c> ecclesia.</c>

00:39:12.469 --> 00:39:13.849
And<00:39:12.590><c> so</c><00:39:12.670><c> let's</c><00:39:12.849><c> read</c><00:39:13.050><c> it,</c><00:39:13.210><c> verse</c><00:39:13.429><c> 8.</c>

00:39:14.010 --> 00:39:17.150
So<00:39:14.150><c> it</c><00:39:14.230><c> came</c><00:39:14.510><c> to</c><00:39:14.769><c> pass,</c><00:39:15.650><c> when</c><00:39:15.889><c> the</c><00:39:16.090><c> king's</c><00:39:16.570><c> commandment</c><00:39:16.989><c> and</c>

00:39:17.150 --> 00:39:18.269
the<00:39:17.309><c> decree</c><00:39:17.550><c> was</c><00:39:17.869><c> heard</c>

00:39:18.269 --> 00:39:22.869
and<00:39:18.929><c> when</c><00:39:19.190><c> many</c><00:39:19.530><c> maidens</c><00:39:20.010><c> were</c><00:39:20.309><c> gathered</c><00:39:20.610><c> together</c><00:39:21.110><c> unto</c><00:39:21.409><c> Shushan</c><00:39:22.050><c> the</c><00:39:22.230><c> palace</c>

00:39:22.869 --> 00:39:25.869
to<00:39:23.469><c> the</c><00:39:23.670><c> custody</c><00:39:24.210><c> of</c><00:39:24.570><c> Haggai,</c>

00:39:26.250 --> 00:39:29.210
that<00:39:26.449><c> Esther</c><00:39:26.769><c> was</c><00:39:27.110><c> brought</c><00:39:27.409><c> also</c><00:39:28.010><c> into</c><00:39:28.289><c> the</c><00:39:28.530><c> king's</c><00:39:28.929><c> house</c>

00:39:29.210 --> 00:39:33.550
to<00:39:29.389><c> the</c><00:39:29.610><c> custody</c><00:39:30.289><c> of</c><00:39:30.829><c> Haggai,</c><00:39:32.070><c> keeper</c><00:39:32.349><c> of</c><00:39:32.530><c> the</c><00:39:32.690><c> women.</c>

00:39:33.690 --> 00:39:36.429
And<00:39:33.929><c> the</c><00:39:34.090><c> maiden</c><00:39:34.269><c> pleased</c><00:39:34.710><c> him</c><00:39:34.949><c> and</c><00:39:35.090><c> she</c><00:39:35.329><c> obtained</c><00:39:35.730><c> kindness</c>

00:39:36.429 --> 00:39:37.389
of<00:39:36.829><c> him.</c>

00:39:37.829 --> 00:39:41.829
And<00:39:38.150><c> he</c><00:39:38.409><c> speedily</c><00:39:38.750><c> gave</c><00:39:39.030><c> her</c><00:39:39.349><c> all</c><00:39:39.809><c> things</c><00:39:40.190><c> for</c><00:39:40.510><c> her</c><00:39:40.909><c> purification</c>

00:39:41.829 --> 00:39:44.889
with<00:39:42.710><c> such</c><00:39:43.090><c> things</c><00:39:43.510><c> as</c><00:39:43.909><c> belonged</c><00:39:44.190><c> to</c><00:39:44.469><c> her.</c>

00:39:45.389 --> 00:39:47.789
Seven<00:39:45.750><c> maidens</c><00:39:46.230><c> were</c><00:39:46.449><c> made</c><00:39:46.590><c> to</c><00:39:46.730><c> be</c><00:39:46.889><c> given</c><00:39:47.050><c> to</c><00:39:47.210><c> her</c><00:39:47.369><c> out</c><00:39:47.550><c> of</c><00:39:47.650><c> the</c>

00:39:47.789 --> 00:39:48.610
king's<00:39:48.150><c> house.</c>

00:39:48.610 --> 00:39:52.469
And<00:39:49.070><c> he</c><00:39:49.289><c> preferred</c><00:39:49.550><c> her</c><00:39:49.809><c> and</c><00:39:49.969><c> her</c><00:39:50.250><c> maids</c><00:39:50.570><c> unto</c><00:39:50.889><c> the</c><00:39:51.110><c> best</c><00:39:51.429><c> place</c><00:39:51.949><c> of</c>

00:39:52.469 --> 00:39:54.250
the<00:39:52.670><c> house</c><00:39:53.090><c> of</c><00:39:53.329><c> the</c><00:39:53.449><c> women.</c>

00:39:55.090 --> 00:39:57.190
And<00:39:55.329><c> we</c><00:39:55.449><c> know</c><00:39:55.769><c> from</c><00:39:56.070><c> verse</c><00:39:56.469><c> 12,</c>

00:39:57.610 --> 00:40:00.449
now<00:39:57.750><c> when</c><00:39:57.969><c> the</c><00:39:58.170><c> maid's</c><00:39:58.630><c> turn</c><00:39:58.829><c> was</c><00:39:59.130><c> come</c><00:39:59.349><c> to</c><00:39:59.489><c> go</c><00:39:59.670><c> into</c><00:39:59.869><c> the</c><00:40:00.150><c> king</c>

00:40:00.449 --> 00:40:01.530
a<00:40:00.710><c> hazuaris,</c>

00:40:01.630 --> 00:40:03.190
every<00:40:01.989><c> maid's</c><00:40:02.449><c> turn</c><00:40:02.590><c> was</c><00:40:02.889><c> come,</c>

00:40:03.590 --> 00:40:06.190
after<00:40:03.949><c> that</c><00:40:04.130><c> she</c><00:40:04.309><c> had</c><00:40:04.550><c> been</c><00:40:04.949><c> twelve</c><00:40:05.570><c> months</c>

00:40:06.190 --> 00:40:09.329
according<00:40:06.969><c> to</c><00:40:07.250><c> the</c><00:40:07.510><c> manner</c><00:40:07.849><c> of</c><00:40:08.190><c> the</c><00:40:08.369><c> women,</c>

00:40:10.429 --> 00:40:13.630
for<00:40:10.530><c> so</c><00:40:10.929><c> the</c><00:40:11.170><c> days</c><00:40:11.409><c> of</c><00:40:11.590><c> their</c><00:40:11.949><c> purifications</c><00:40:12.630><c> were</c><00:40:13.010><c> accomplished,</c>

00:40:14.070 --> 00:40:17.349
to<00:40:14.329><c> wit</c><00:40:14.530><c> six</c><00:40:14.949><c> months</c><00:40:15.570><c> with</c><00:40:15.969><c> oil</c><00:40:16.329><c> of</c><00:40:16.590><c> myrrh</c>

00:40:17.349 --> 00:40:19.630
and<00:40:17.489><c> six</c><00:40:17.869><c> months</c><00:40:18.289><c> with</c><00:40:18.610><c> sweet</c><00:40:18.849><c> odors</c>

00:40:19.630 --> 00:40:22.989
and<00:40:19.929><c> with</c><00:40:20.150><c> other</c><00:40:20.369><c> things</c><00:40:20.730><c> for</c><00:40:20.969><c> the</c><00:40:21.150><c> purifying</c><00:40:21.710><c> of</c><00:40:22.010><c> the</c><00:40:22.150><c> women,</c>

00:40:23.110 --> 00:40:27.409
that<00:40:23.309><c> every</c><00:40:23.710><c> maiden</c><00:40:24.070><c> came</c><00:40:24.989><c> before</c><00:40:25.989><c> the</c><00:40:26.530><c> king.</c>

00:40:27.530 --> 00:40:30.469
And<00:40:27.869><c> she</c><00:40:27.969><c> was</c><00:40:28.210><c> given,</c><00:40:28.690><c> as</c><00:40:28.929><c> she</c><00:40:29.110><c> was</c><00:40:29.309><c> to</c><00:40:29.449><c> go</c><00:40:29.610><c> before</c><00:40:29.889><c> the</c><00:40:30.090><c> king,</c>

00:40:30.969 --> 00:40:32.869
anything<00:40:31.329><c> she</c><00:40:31.809><c> desired.</c>

00:40:33.050 --> 00:40:36.070
And<00:40:33.250><c> I'm</c><00:40:33.389><c> sure</c><00:40:33.590><c> that</c><00:40:33.769><c> would</c><00:40:33.989><c> include</c><00:40:34.429><c> feathers</c><00:40:35.090><c> and</c><00:40:35.449><c> jewels</c>

00:40:36.070 --> 00:40:37.929
and<00:40:36.550><c> caps</c><00:40:37.010><c> and</c><00:40:37.409><c> veils</c>

00:40:37.929 --> 00:40:41.170
of<00:40:38.610><c> all</c><00:40:38.969><c> sorts</c><00:40:39.269><c> of</c><00:40:39.670><c> great</c><00:40:40.090><c> show</c><00:40:40.489><c> and</c><00:40:40.849><c> pomp</c>

00:40:41.170 --> 00:40:45.329
that<00:40:41.630><c> would</c><00:40:41.829><c> be</c><00:40:41.969><c> made</c><00:40:42.150><c> available</c><00:40:42.610><c> to</c><00:40:42.909><c> these</c><00:40:43.369><c> young</c><00:40:44.190><c> maidens.</c>

00:40:45.769 --> 00:40:50.489
But<00:40:46.409><c> we</c><00:40:46.590><c> find</c><00:40:46.909><c> out</c><00:40:47.190><c> that</c><00:40:47.610><c> Esther</c><00:40:47.929><c> chose</c><00:40:49.170><c> nothing</c>

00:40:50.769 --> 00:40:54.250
except<00:40:51.409><c> that</c><00:40:51.969><c> which</c><00:40:52.170><c> was</c><00:40:52.630><c> given</c><00:40:52.909><c> her.</c>

00:40:54.989 --> 00:40:57.510
And<00:40:55.150><c> she's</c><00:40:55.530><c> brought</c><00:40:55.869><c> before</c><00:40:56.309><c> the</c><00:40:56.610><c> king,</c>

00:40:58.070 --> 00:40:59.469
and<00:40:58.170><c> we</c><00:40:58.309><c> read</c><00:40:58.489><c> it</c><00:40:58.690><c> verse</c><00:40:58.909><c> 17,</c>

00:40:59.550 --> 00:41:03.030
and<00:40:59.670><c> the</c><00:40:59.769><c> king</c><00:41:00.269><c> loved</c><00:41:00.690><c> Esther</c><00:41:01.230><c> above</c><00:41:01.550><c> all</c><00:41:02.010><c> the</c><00:41:02.150><c> women,</c>

00:41:03.190 --> 00:41:06.110
and<00:41:03.369><c> she</c><00:41:03.610><c> obtained</c><00:41:03.989><c> grace</c><00:41:04.550><c> and</c><00:41:04.949><c> favor</c><00:41:05.210><c> in</c><00:41:05.429><c> his</c><00:41:05.690><c> sight,</c>

00:41:06.409 --> 00:41:08.050
more<00:41:06.670><c> than</c><00:41:06.829><c> all</c><00:41:07.210><c> the</c><00:41:07.409><c> virgins,</c>

00:41:08.510 --> 00:41:10.750
so<00:41:08.710><c> that</c><00:41:08.829><c> he</c><00:41:09.090><c> set</c><00:41:09.269><c> the</c><00:41:09.530><c> royal</c><00:41:09.809><c> crown</c><00:41:10.050><c> upon</c><00:41:10.389><c> her</c>

00:41:10.750 --> 00:41:13.510
and<00:41:10.869><c> made</c><00:41:11.090><c> her</c><00:41:11.409><c> queen</c><00:41:12.110><c> instead</c><00:41:12.769><c> of</c><00:41:12.989><c> Vashti.</c>

00:41:13.510 --> 00:41:17.670
And<00:41:14.190><c> he</c><00:41:14.269><c> had</c><00:41:14.429><c> a</c><00:41:14.650><c> great</c><00:41:14.869><c> feast</c><00:41:15.210><c> unto</c><00:41:15.489><c> all</c><00:41:15.750><c> his</c><00:41:15.989><c> princes</c><00:41:16.329><c> and</c><00:41:16.650><c> servants,</c>

00:41:17.690 --> 00:41:19.789
even<00:41:18.110><c> Esther's</c><00:41:18.809><c> feast.</c>

00:41:20.269 --> 00:41:22.110
He<00:41:20.750><c> celebrated</c><00:41:21.309><c> the</c><00:41:21.570><c> bride,</c>

00:41:22.570 --> 00:41:24.289
and<00:41:22.750><c> he</c><00:41:22.909><c> made</c><00:41:23.050><c> a</c><00:41:23.230><c> release</c><00:41:23.510><c> to</c><00:41:23.730><c> the</c><00:41:23.929><c> provinces</c>

00:41:24.289 --> 00:41:28.150
and<00:41:24.550><c> gave</c><00:41:24.829><c> gifts</c><00:41:25.289><c> according</c><00:41:25.750><c> to</c><00:41:25.969><c> the</c><00:41:26.210><c> state</c><00:41:26.610><c> of</c><00:41:27.170><c> the</c><00:41:27.349><c> king.</c>

00:41:29.550 --> 00:41:31.489
So<00:41:29.849><c> just</c><00:41:30.050><c> a</c><00:41:30.190><c> few</c><00:41:30.329><c> things</c><00:41:30.690><c> to</c><00:41:30.889><c> look</c><00:41:31.150><c> at</c>

00:41:31.489 --> 00:41:34.489
in<00:41:31.809><c> this</c><00:41:32.329><c> preparation</c><00:41:33.210><c> of</c><00:41:33.730><c> a</c><00:41:34.010><c> bride</c>

00:41:34.489 --> 00:41:37.969
who's<00:41:35.409><c> going</c><00:41:35.530><c> to</c><00:41:35.730><c> be</c><00:41:36.050><c> presented</c><00:41:36.409><c> before</c><00:41:36.789><c> her</c><00:41:37.090><c> king.</c>

00:41:38.050 --> 00:41:41.449
She<00:41:38.289><c> was</c><00:41:38.550><c> given</c><00:41:38.809><c> things</c><00:41:39.369><c> for</c><00:41:39.909><c> purification.</c>

00:41:41.789 --> 00:41:45.730
And<00:41:42.469><c> the</c><00:41:42.610><c> word</c><00:41:42.809><c> means</c><00:41:43.230><c> to</c><00:41:43.789><c> scrape</c><00:41:44.289><c> or</c><00:41:45.130><c> to</c><00:41:45.530><c> clean.</c>

00:41:45.889 --> 00:41:48.130
And<00:41:46.030><c> turn</c><00:41:46.170><c> with</c><00:41:46.409><c> me,</c><00:41:46.789><c> keeping</c><00:41:47.030><c> your</c><00:41:47.289><c> finger</c><00:41:47.590><c> in</c><00:41:47.809><c> Esther,</c>

00:41:48.630 --> 00:41:51.150
to<00:41:48.909><c> Proverbs</c><00:41:49.550><c> chapter</c><00:41:50.309><c> 20,</c>

00:41:51.489 --> 00:41:54.550
where<00:41:51.670><c> we</c><00:41:52.010><c> see</c><00:41:52.230><c> this</c><00:41:52.610><c> word</c><00:41:52.869><c> which</c><00:41:53.090><c> is</c><00:41:53.349><c> not</c><00:41:53.570><c> used</c><00:41:53.849><c> often</c>

00:41:54.550 --> 00:41:57.570
used<00:41:55.550><c> in</c><00:41:55.829><c> another</c><00:41:56.110><c> context.</c>

00:42:00.610 --> 00:42:03.550
Proverbs<00:42:01.210><c> chapter</c><00:42:01.789><c> 20,</c>

00:42:05.150 --> 00:42:07.250
and<00:42:05.489><c> looking</c><00:42:05.730><c> at</c><00:42:05.969><c> verse</c><00:42:06.409><c> 13,</c>

00:42:08.289 --> 00:42:13.980
the<00:42:08.869><c> blueness</c><00:42:09.449><c> of</c><00:42:09.670><c> a</c><00:42:09.909><c> wound</c><00:42:10.670><c> cleanseth</c><00:42:12.469><c> away</c><00:42:13.190><c> evil.</c>

00:42:15.110 --> 00:42:16.900
And<00:42:15.230><c> so</c><00:42:15.309><c> there's</c><00:42:15.530><c> this</c><00:42:15.789><c> word</c><00:42:16.110><c> purification.</c>

00:42:18.070 --> 00:42:22.980
The<00:42:18.250><c> blueness</c><00:42:18.570><c> of</c><00:42:18.829><c> a</c><00:42:18.949><c> wound</c><00:42:19.769><c> cleanseth</c><00:42:21.510><c> away</c><00:42:22.190><c> evil.</c>

00:42:23.889 --> 00:42:25.590
So<00:42:24.050><c> the</c><00:42:24.210><c> cleansing</c><00:42:24.630><c> that</c><00:42:24.869><c> it</c><00:42:25.130><c> spoke</c><00:42:25.449><c> of</c>

00:42:25.590 --> 00:42:29.110
or<00:42:25.750><c> the</c><00:42:26.090><c> purifying</c><00:42:26.650><c> that</c><00:42:26.809><c> it</c><00:42:27.030><c> spoke</c><00:42:27.349><c> of</c><00:42:27.710><c> of</c><00:42:28.130><c> Esther,</c>

00:42:29.190 --> 00:42:32.150
although<00:42:29.449><c> it</c><00:42:29.610><c> had</c><00:42:29.849><c> to</c><00:42:30.050><c> do</c><00:42:30.130><c> with</c><00:42:30.329><c> an</c><00:42:30.530><c> outward</c><00:42:30.849><c> adornment,</c>

00:42:32.170 --> 00:42:34.489
and<00:42:32.230><c> I'm</c><00:42:32.429><c> sure</c><00:42:32.610><c> it</c><00:42:32.769><c> would</c><00:42:32.869><c> have</c><00:42:32.989><c> been</c><00:42:33.210><c> lavish</c><00:42:33.750><c> baths</c>

00:42:34.489 --> 00:42:36.389
and<00:42:34.710><c> oils</c><00:42:35.210><c> and</c><00:42:35.610><c> perfumes,</c>

00:42:36.389 --> 00:42:40.750
and<00:42:36.829><c> things</c><00:42:37.389><c> to</c><00:42:37.630><c> make</c><00:42:37.750><c> a</c><00:42:37.949><c> woman</c><00:42:38.230><c> so</c><00:42:38.630><c> presentable</c><00:42:39.190><c> before</c><00:42:39.550><c> a</c><00:42:39.809><c> king.</c>

00:42:41.469 --> 00:42:42.750
When<00:42:41.610><c> we</c><00:42:41.789><c> consider</c><00:42:42.150><c> the</c><00:42:42.369><c> record,</c>

00:42:42.869 --> 00:42:44.730
it<00:42:43.090><c> gives</c><00:42:43.329><c> us</c><00:42:43.690><c> just</c><00:42:43.909><c> a</c><00:42:44.050><c> little</c><00:42:44.210><c> hint</c>

00:42:44.730 --> 00:42:48.269
that<00:42:45.289><c> it's</c><00:42:45.949><c> foreshadowing</c><00:42:46.710><c> something</c><00:42:47.170><c> more.</c>

00:42:48.670 --> 00:42:51.750
That<00:42:48.829><c> there's</c><00:42:49.050><c> a</c><00:42:49.190><c> process</c><00:42:49.590><c> going</c><00:42:49.909><c> on</c><00:42:50.250><c> with</c><00:42:50.510><c> this</c><00:42:50.769><c> woman</c>

00:42:52.550 --> 00:42:55.409
that<00:42:53.210><c> involves</c><00:42:53.869><c> a</c><00:42:54.469><c> cleansing.</c>

00:42:55.769 --> 00:42:59.989
This<00:42:56.010><c> is</c><00:42:56.269><c> a</c><00:42:56.349><c> person</c><00:42:56.710><c> who</c><00:42:57.769><c> has</c><00:42:58.030><c> endured</c><00:42:58.269><c> a</c><00:42:58.530><c> great</c><00:42:58.750><c> tribulation,</c>

00:43:00.469 --> 00:43:03.690
brought<00:43:00.670><c> forth</c><00:43:01.010><c> out</c><00:43:01.230><c> of</c><00:43:01.449><c> captivity,</c><00:43:02.210><c> lost</c><00:43:02.449><c> her</c><00:43:02.730><c> parents.</c>

00:43:03.889 --> 00:43:07.230
This<00:43:04.530><c> is</c><00:43:04.750><c> a</c><00:43:04.809><c> person</c><00:43:05.170><c> who's</c><00:43:05.449><c> now</c><00:43:06.130><c> working</c><00:43:06.630><c> diligently</c>

00:43:07.230 --> 00:43:11.150
to<00:43:07.610><c> prepare</c><00:43:07.909><c> herself</c><00:43:08.630><c> to</c><00:43:09.630><c> be</c><00:43:09.849><c> presented</c><00:43:10.329><c> as</c><00:43:10.610><c> a</c><00:43:10.829><c> bride</c>

00:43:11.150 --> 00:43:12.889
before<00:43:11.469><c> the</c><00:43:11.630><c> great</c><00:43:11.929><c> king.</c>

00:43:13.250 --> 00:43:16.349
And<00:43:13.469><c> six</c><00:43:13.789><c> months</c><00:43:14.210><c> with</c><00:43:14.710><c> oil</c><00:43:15.090><c> of</c><00:43:15.369><c> myrrh,</c>

00:43:16.469 --> 00:43:19.110
which<00:43:16.590><c> was</c><00:43:16.909><c> used</c><00:43:17.369><c> as</c><00:43:17.690><c> the</c><00:43:17.909><c> holy</c><00:43:18.170><c> anointing</c><00:43:18.710><c> oil,</c>

00:43:19.550 --> 00:43:23.070
and<00:43:19.730><c> six</c><00:43:19.969><c> months</c><00:43:20.250><c> of</c><00:43:20.489><c> odor</c><00:43:20.769><c> and</c><00:43:21.050><c> other</c><00:43:21.309><c> things</c><00:43:21.650><c> for</c><00:43:21.949><c> purifying,</c>

00:43:23.389 --> 00:43:26.289
and<00:43:23.650><c> she</c><00:43:23.849><c> was</c><00:43:24.230><c> brought</c><00:43:24.590><c> then</c><00:43:25.130><c> before</c><00:43:25.849><c> the</c><00:43:26.130><c> king</c>

00:43:26.289 --> 00:43:29.949
with<00:43:26.530><c> no</c><00:43:26.829><c> other</c><00:43:27.130><c> adornment</c><00:43:28.389><c> than</c><00:43:28.929><c> the</c><00:43:29.309><c> preparation</c>

00:43:29.949 --> 00:43:31.050
that<00:43:30.250><c> she</c><00:43:30.429><c> had</c><00:43:30.710><c> spent.</c>

00:43:31.050 --> 00:43:34.130
Nothing<00:43:32.269><c> else</c><00:43:32.590><c> does</c><00:43:32.730><c> she</c><00:43:32.929><c> want</c><00:43:33.130><c> than</c><00:43:33.329><c> the</c><00:43:33.590><c> time</c>

00:43:34.130 --> 00:43:37.449
she<00:43:35.110><c> had</c><00:43:35.449><c> spent</c><00:43:35.869><c> in</c><00:43:36.369><c> preparing</c><00:43:36.710><c> herself</c>

00:43:37.449 --> 00:43:41.329
with<00:43:38.469><c> all</c><00:43:38.650><c> the</c><00:43:38.869><c> qualities</c><00:43:39.289><c> to</c><00:43:39.530><c> be</c><00:43:39.730><c> an</c><00:43:39.869><c> appropriate</c><00:43:40.369><c> bride.</c>

00:43:41.530 --> 00:43:43.150
And<00:43:41.730><c> in</c><00:43:41.889><c> her</c><00:43:42.170><c> choosing,</c>

00:43:43.530 --> 00:43:47.389
we're<00:43:43.769><c> told</c><00:43:44.050><c> that</c><00:43:44.289><c> she</c><00:43:44.449><c> was</c><00:43:44.730><c> shown</c><00:43:45.429><c> grace</c><00:43:46.150><c> and</c><00:43:46.489><c> mercy.</c>

00:43:47.590 --> 00:43:49.809
Even<00:43:47.869><c> after</c><00:43:48.210><c> all</c><00:43:48.489><c> that,</c><00:43:48.750><c> her</c><00:43:48.929><c> natural</c><00:43:49.429><c> beauty,</c>

00:43:50.150 --> 00:43:51.429
her<00:43:50.329><c> time</c><00:43:50.530><c> of</c><00:43:50.869><c> preparation,</c>

00:43:51.869 --> 00:43:54.849
the<00:43:52.050><c> opportunity</c><00:43:52.690><c> to</c><00:43:52.989><c> adorn</c><00:43:53.309><c> herself</c><00:43:53.730><c> with</c><00:43:53.989><c> outward</c><00:43:54.250><c> jewels,</c>

00:43:55.269 --> 00:43:57.050
which<00:43:55.469><c> she</c><00:43:55.769><c> rejects.</c>

00:43:57.130 --> 00:43:58.690
Even<00:43:57.389><c> after</c><00:43:57.750><c> all</c><00:43:57.989><c> that</c><00:43:58.210><c> preparation,</c>

00:43:58.690 --> 00:44:02.449
her<00:43:59.070><c> choosing</c><00:43:59.429><c> was</c><00:43:59.750><c> one</c><00:44:00.269><c> of</c><00:44:00.849><c> grace</c><00:44:01.210><c> and</c><00:44:01.530><c> mercy.</c>

00:44:03.070 --> 00:44:06.309
Is<00:44:03.230><c> that</c><00:44:03.389><c> not</c><00:44:03.530><c> a</c><00:44:03.730><c> picture</c><00:44:04.070><c> of</c><00:44:04.510><c> our</c><00:44:05.449><c> preparation,</c><00:44:06.070><c> brothers</c>

00:44:06.309 --> 00:44:07.570
and<00:44:06.550><c> sisters?</c>

00:44:07.829 --> 00:44:10.130
And<00:44:07.969><c> the</c><00:44:08.110><c> last</c><00:44:08.389><c> cameo</c><00:44:08.750><c> we</c><00:44:08.929><c> want</c><00:44:09.090><c> to</c><00:44:09.309><c> look</c><00:44:09.489><c> at</c>

00:44:10.130 --> 00:44:14.110
is<00:44:10.590><c> found</c><00:44:11.030><c> in</c><00:44:11.289><c> Daniel</c><00:44:11.710><c> chapter</c><00:44:12.170><c> 10.</c>

00:44:20.590 --> 00:44:24.150
It's<00:44:21.050><c> another</c><00:44:21.289><c> typical</c><00:44:22.329><c> death</c><00:44:23.130><c> and</c><00:44:23.510><c> resurrection</c>

00:44:24.150 --> 00:44:29.030
and<00:44:25.150><c> judgment</c><00:44:25.849><c> of</c><00:44:26.670><c> another</c><00:44:27.030><c> faithful</c><00:44:27.750><c> individual.</c>

00:44:31.510 --> 00:44:33.530
And<00:44:31.630><c> the</c><00:44:31.789><c> judgment</c><00:44:32.150><c> in</c><00:44:32.429><c> Daniel</c><00:44:32.730><c> 10</c>

00:44:33.530 --> 00:44:38.320
is<00:44:34.150><c> typified</c><00:44:34.789><c> once</c><00:44:35.190><c> again</c><00:44:35.989><c> with</c><00:44:36.710><c> only</c><00:44:37.070><c> a</c><00:44:37.329><c> few</c><00:44:37.429><c> words.</c>

00:44:39.889 --> 00:44:44.969
Daniel<00:44:40.170><c> chapter</c><00:44:40.670><c> 10,</c><00:44:42.590><c> and</c><00:44:42.989><c> starting</c><00:44:43.250><c> at</c><00:44:43.510><c> verse</c><00:44:43.769><c> 8.</c>

00:44:45.449 --> 00:44:48.829
Therefore<00:44:45.829><c> I</c><00:44:46.050><c> was</c><00:44:46.309><c> left</c><00:44:46.630><c> alone</c><00:44:47.150><c> and</c><00:44:47.489><c> saw</c><00:44:47.769><c> this</c><00:44:47.989><c> great</c><00:44:48.349><c> vision,</c>

00:44:49.269 --> 00:44:51.909
and<00:44:49.449><c> there</c><00:44:49.690><c> remained</c><00:44:50.010><c> no</c><00:44:50.610><c> strength</c><00:44:51.050><c> in</c><00:44:51.329><c> me,</c>

00:44:51.909 --> 00:44:54.550
but<00:44:52.469><c> my</c><00:44:52.929><c> comeliness</c><00:44:53.489><c> or</c><00:44:53.809><c> my</c><00:44:54.170><c> vigor</c>

00:44:54.550 --> 00:44:57.230
was<00:44:55.289><c> turned</c><00:44:55.710><c> in</c><00:44:55.969><c> me</c><00:44:56.190><c> into</c><00:44:56.570><c> corruption,</c>

00:44:57.730 --> 00:45:01.789
and<00:44:57.969><c> I</c><00:44:59.650><c> retained</c><00:45:00.090><c> no</c><00:45:00.610><c> strength.</c>

00:45:02.289 --> 00:45:04.469
Yet<00:45:02.550><c> heard</c><00:45:02.789><c> I</c><00:45:03.030><c> the</c><00:45:03.190><c> voice</c><00:45:03.530><c> of</c><00:45:03.690><c> his</c><00:45:03.949><c> words,</c>

00:45:04.670 --> 00:45:06.469
and<00:45:04.849><c> when</c><00:45:04.989><c> I</c><00:45:05.190><c> heard</c><00:45:05.289><c> the</c><00:45:05.449><c> voice</c><00:45:05.750><c> of</c><00:45:05.889><c> his</c><00:45:06.150><c> words,</c>

00:45:06.489 --> 00:45:10.250
then<00:45:06.969><c> was</c><00:45:07.349><c> I</c><00:45:07.590><c> in</c><00:45:07.670><c> a</c><00:45:07.909><c> deep</c><00:45:08.269><c> sleep</c><00:45:08.829><c> on</c><00:45:09.190><c> my</c><00:45:09.530><c> face,</c>

00:45:10.250 --> 00:45:13.010
and<00:45:10.570><c> my</c><00:45:10.909><c> face</c><00:45:11.429><c> toward</c><00:45:11.789><c> the</c><00:45:12.070><c> ground.</c>

00:45:13.090 --> 00:45:16.570
A<00:45:13.329><c> similar</c><00:45:13.590><c> picture</c><00:45:14.050><c> to</c><00:45:14.289><c> that</c><00:45:14.530><c> of</c><00:45:14.750><c> Ruth</c><00:45:15.030><c> before</c><00:45:15.469><c> Boaz.</c>

00:45:16.849 --> 00:45:18.949
And<00:45:17.170><c> behold,</c><00:45:17.630><c> a</c><00:45:17.829><c> hand</c><00:45:18.070><c> touched</c><00:45:18.449><c> me,</c>

00:45:19.030 --> 00:45:20.670
which<00:45:19.349><c> set</c><00:45:19.570><c> me</c><00:45:19.809><c> upon</c><00:45:20.050><c> my</c><00:45:20.329><c> knees</c>

00:45:20.670 --> 00:45:22.630
and<00:45:20.869><c> upon</c><00:45:21.130><c> the</c><00:45:21.389><c> palms</c><00:45:21.650><c> of</c><00:45:21.889><c> my</c><00:45:22.130><c> hands.</c>

00:45:23.010 --> 00:45:27.030
And<00:45:23.190><c> so</c><00:45:23.409><c> typically</c><00:45:23.829><c> we</c><00:45:24.150><c> have</c><00:45:24.750><c> a</c><00:45:25.110><c> resurrection</c><00:45:25.730><c> of</c><00:45:26.090><c> Daniel.</c>

00:45:27.150 --> 00:45:28.349
And<00:45:27.269><c> he</c><00:45:27.449><c> said</c><00:45:27.610><c> unto</c><00:45:27.889><c> me,</c>

00:45:28.510 --> 00:45:32.210
O<00:45:28.730><c> Daniel,</c><00:45:30.110><c> a</c><00:45:30.369><c> man</c><00:45:30.710><c> greatly</c><00:45:31.250><c> beloved,</c>

00:45:32.710 --> 00:45:35.590
understand<00:45:33.309><c> the</c><00:45:33.590><c> words</c><00:45:34.010><c> that</c><00:45:34.269><c> I</c><00:45:34.570><c> speak</c><00:45:34.809><c> unto</c><00:45:35.110><c> thee,</c>

00:45:35.969 --> 00:45:40.610
and<00:45:36.250><c> stand</c><00:45:36.710><c> upright,</c><00:45:37.949><c> for</c><00:45:38.150><c> unto</c><00:45:38.510><c> thee</c><00:45:38.929><c> am</c><00:45:39.190><c> I</c><00:45:39.389><c> now</c><00:45:39.809><c> sent.</c>

00:45:40.690 --> 00:45:43.190
And<00:45:40.929><c> when</c><00:45:41.110><c> he</c><00:45:41.230><c> had</c><00:45:41.530><c> spoken</c><00:45:41.889><c> this</c><00:45:42.230><c> word</c><00:45:42.550><c> unto</c><00:45:42.909><c> me,</c>

00:45:43.230 --> 00:45:44.769
I<00:45:43.469><c> stood</c><00:45:43.730><c> trembling.</c>

00:45:45.449 --> 00:45:47.590
Is<00:45:45.650><c> it</c><00:45:45.789><c> not</c><00:45:45.929><c> a</c><00:45:46.090><c> picture</c><00:45:46.369><c> of</c><00:45:46.590><c> us</c>

00:45:47.590 --> 00:45:50.889
standing<00:45:48.210><c> before</c><00:45:48.630><c> the</c><00:45:48.889><c> judgment</c><00:45:49.269><c> seat</c><00:45:49.650><c> of</c><00:45:49.869><c> our</c><00:45:50.030><c> Lord?</c>

00:45:51.349 --> 00:45:53.510
Then<00:45:51.969><c> said</c><00:45:52.369><c> he</c><00:45:52.550><c> unto</c><00:45:52.809><c> me,</c>

00:45:53.550 --> 00:45:55.429
Fear<00:45:53.829><c> not,</c><00:45:54.150><c> Daniel,</c>

00:45:55.650 --> 00:45:58.650
for<00:45:55.849><c> from</c><00:45:56.150><c> the</c><00:45:56.409><c> first</c><00:45:56.769><c> day</c><00:45:57.110><c> that</c><00:45:57.309><c> thou</c><00:45:57.510><c> did</c><00:45:57.849><c> set</c><00:45:58.130><c> thine</c><00:45:58.389><c> heart</c>

00:45:58.650 --> 00:46:00.090
to<00:45:58.989><c> understand,</c>

00:46:00.429 --> 00:46:03.510
to<00:46:00.670><c> chasten</c><00:46:01.030><c> thyself</c><00:46:01.829><c> before</c><00:46:02.250><c> thy</c><00:46:02.530><c> God,</c>

00:46:03.730 --> 00:46:05.590
thy<00:46:03.929><c> words</c><00:46:04.510><c> were</c><00:46:04.889><c> heard,</c>

00:46:05.989 --> 00:46:09.789
and<00:46:06.289><c> I</c><00:46:06.550><c> am</c><00:46:06.889><c> come</c><00:46:07.369><c> for</c><00:46:08.469><c> thy</c><00:46:08.769><c> words.</c>

00:46:10.070 --> 00:46:13.849
He<00:46:10.530><c> was</c><00:46:10.750><c> in</c><00:46:10.849><c> a</c><00:46:11.030><c> deep</c><00:46:11.289><c> sleep</c><00:46:11.909><c> face</c><00:46:12.409><c> down</c><00:46:12.590><c> on</c><00:46:12.769><c> the</c><00:46:12.929><c> ground.</c>

00:46:14.210 --> 00:46:16.730
A<00:46:14.469><c> hand</c><00:46:14.690><c> touched</c><00:46:15.070><c> him</c><00:46:15.329><c> and</c><00:46:15.510><c> set</c><00:46:15.650><c> him</c><00:46:15.889><c> on</c><00:46:16.030><c> his</c><00:46:16.250><c> knees,</c>

00:46:17.170 --> 00:46:19.530
and<00:46:17.409><c> told</c><00:46:17.550><c> him</c><00:46:17.710><c> to</c><00:46:17.969><c> stand</c><00:46:18.409><c> upright.</c>

00:46:20.670 --> 00:46:23.289
In<00:46:20.670><c> one</c><00:46:20.909><c> type,</c><00:46:21.610><c> in</c><00:46:21.710><c> picture,</c><00:46:22.269><c> in</c><00:46:22.429><c> a</c><00:46:22.590><c> cameo,</c>

00:46:23.550 --> 00:46:25.550
we<00:46:23.730><c> have</c><00:46:23.949><c> a</c><00:46:24.110><c> death</c><00:46:24.469><c> and</c><00:46:24.769><c> a</c><00:46:25.010><c> resurrection</c>

00:46:25.550 --> 00:46:28.590
of<00:46:26.530><c> this</c><00:46:26.929><c> faithful</c><00:46:27.349><c> man</c><00:46:27.670><c> Daniel.</c>

00:46:29.369 --> 00:46:31.190
And<00:46:29.610><c> look</c><00:46:29.730><c> what</c><00:46:29.909><c> the</c><00:46:30.150><c> angel</c><00:46:30.369><c> says</c><00:46:30.730><c> to</c><00:46:30.929><c> him,</c>

00:46:31.190 --> 00:46:32.809
Fear<00:46:31.510><c> not,</c><00:46:31.769><c> Daniel,</c>

00:46:33.329 --> 00:46:36.909
you<00:46:33.710><c> are</c><00:46:33.889><c> a</c><00:46:34.010><c> man</c><00:46:34.510><c> greatly</c><00:46:35.670><c> beloved.</c>

00:46:39.409 --> 00:46:44.110
He<00:46:39.630><c> is</c><00:46:39.829><c> a</c><00:46:40.010><c> man</c><00:46:40.230><c> who</c><00:46:40.489><c> had</c><00:46:40.889><c> set</c><00:46:41.329><c> his</c><00:46:41.969><c> heart</c><00:46:42.449><c> to</c><00:46:42.869><c> understand.</c>

00:46:44.769 --> 00:46:47.650
He<00:46:44.929><c> was</c><00:46:45.150><c> a</c><00:46:45.309><c> man</c><00:46:45.590><c> who</c><00:46:45.909><c> spent</c><00:46:46.349><c> time</c>

00:46:47.650 --> 00:46:50.150
studying<00:46:48.190><c> the</c><00:46:48.750><c> word</c><00:46:48.909><c> of</c><00:46:49.130><c> God.</c>

00:46:50.969 --> 00:46:54.030
You<00:46:51.110><c> have</c><00:46:51.429><c> chastened</c><00:46:51.909><c> yourself</c><00:46:52.469><c> before</c><00:46:52.869><c> your</c><00:46:53.090><c> God.</c>

00:46:54.929 --> 00:46:57.869
You<00:46:55.150><c> endured</c><00:46:55.650><c> a</c><00:46:56.110><c> great</c><00:46:56.489><c> tribulation,</c>

00:46:58.409 --> 00:47:00.769
the<00:46:58.650><c> trial</c><00:46:58.929><c> of</c><00:46:59.170><c> the</c><00:46:59.449><c> flesh,</c>

00:47:01.130 --> 00:47:05.070
warring<00:47:01.610><c> against</c><00:47:01.969><c> the</c><00:47:02.230><c> members</c><00:47:02.670><c> which</c><00:47:03.389><c> lust</c><00:47:03.849><c> inside.</c>

00:47:05.190 --> 00:47:07.710
He<00:47:05.469><c> had</c><00:47:05.750><c> walked</c><00:47:06.190><c> in</c><00:47:06.530><c> the</c><00:47:06.690><c> light,</c>

00:47:07.929 --> 00:47:10.670
and<00:47:08.250><c> thy</c><00:47:08.510><c> words</c><00:47:09.130><c> were</c><00:47:09.510><c> heard.</c>

00:47:10.849 --> 00:47:12.469
You<00:47:10.969><c> are</c><00:47:11.050><c> a</c><00:47:11.170><c> man</c><00:47:11.309><c> of</c><00:47:11.550><c> prayer.</c>

00:47:13.730 --> 00:47:14.849
Would,<00:47:14.130><c> brothers</c><00:47:14.250><c> and</c><00:47:14.510><c> sisters,</c>

00:47:14.849 --> 00:47:17.170
that<00:47:14.989><c> those</c><00:47:15.630><c> were</c><00:47:16.510><c> the</c><00:47:16.769><c> qualities</c>

00:47:17.170 --> 00:47:20.250
that<00:47:17.429><c> were</c><00:47:17.730><c> called</c><00:47:17.909><c> out</c><00:47:19.070><c> about</c><00:47:19.630><c> us</c>

00:47:20.250 --> 00:47:21.670
when<00:47:20.489><c> we</c><00:47:20.730><c> stood</c><00:47:20.929><c> before,</c>

00:47:22.010 --> 00:47:26.570
when<00:47:22.230><c> we</c><00:47:23.030><c> stand</c><00:47:23.489><c> before</c><00:47:24.530><c> our</c><00:47:24.769><c> Lord</c><00:47:24.949><c> Jesus</c><00:47:25.329><c> Christ.</c>

00:47:26.949 --> 00:47:30.449
That<00:47:27.170><c> we're</c><00:47:27.989><c> a</c><00:47:28.250><c> man</c><00:47:28.650><c> or</c><00:47:28.909><c> a</c><00:47:29.130><c> woman</c>

00:47:30.809 --> 00:47:33.349
of<00:47:31.190><c> diligent</c><00:47:31.630><c> study</c><00:47:32.010><c> of</c><00:47:32.210><c> the</c><00:47:32.409><c> word.</c>

00:47:33.989 --> 00:47:37.190
That<00:47:34.250><c> we're</c><00:47:34.449><c> someone</c><00:47:34.750><c> that's</c><00:47:35.309><c> chastened</c><00:47:35.730><c> ourselves</c>

00:47:37.610 --> 00:47:39.670
in<00:47:37.989><c> our</c><00:47:38.269><c> walk</c><00:47:38.570><c> before</c><00:47:39.010><c> our</c><00:47:39.289><c> God.</c>

00:47:39.670 --> 00:47:44.489
That<00:47:40.769><c> we're</c><00:47:41.010><c> a</c><00:47:41.170><c> man</c><00:47:41.630><c> or</c><00:47:41.969><c> a</c><00:47:42.090><c> woman</c><00:47:42.550><c> of</c><00:47:43.429><c> prayer.</c>

00:47:45.630 --> 00:47:48.050
And<00:47:45.730><c> that</c><00:47:46.289><c> our</c><00:47:46.510><c> Lord</c><00:47:46.690><c> would</c><00:47:46.929><c> say</c><00:47:47.090><c> to</c><00:47:47.269><c> us,</c>

00:47:48.309 --> 00:47:51.130
Fear<00:47:48.590><c> not,</c><00:47:50.150><c> and</c><00:47:50.409><c> call</c><00:47:50.610><c> us,</c>

00:47:51.150 --> 00:47:52.650
a<00:47:51.409><c> man</c><00:47:51.670><c> or</c><00:47:51.869><c> a</c><00:47:52.030><c> woman,</c>

00:47:53.010 --> 00:47:54.449
greatly<00:47:53.409><c> beloved.</c>

00:47:56.269 --> 00:47:57.969
But<00:47:56.949><c> here's</c><00:47:57.230><c> the</c><00:47:57.349><c> wonderful</c><00:47:57.690><c> thing,</c>

00:47:58.130 --> 00:47:59.469
brothers<00:47:58.210><c> and</c><00:47:58.429><c> sisters,</c>

00:48:00.389 --> 00:48:04.469
not<00:48:00.690><c> only</c><00:48:01.489><c> is</c><00:48:02.170><c> this</c><00:48:02.650><c> hope</c><00:48:03.110><c> that's</c><00:48:03.570><c> set</c><00:48:03.690><c> before</c><00:48:04.110><c> us</c>

00:48:04.969 --> 00:48:07.670
not<00:48:05.489><c> deserved</c><00:48:06.050><c> by</c><00:48:06.409><c> us,</c>

00:48:07.869 --> 00:48:10.929
not<00:48:08.389><c> only</c><00:48:08.750><c> is</c><00:48:08.989><c> it</c><00:48:09.269><c> too</c><00:48:09.510><c> wonderful</c><00:48:10.030><c> for</c><00:48:10.389><c> us</c>

00:48:10.929 --> 00:48:13.010
to<00:48:11.389><c> truly</c><00:48:11.690><c> comprehend,</c>

00:48:14.269 --> 00:48:16.650
but<00:48:14.510><c> we</c><00:48:14.690><c> don't</c><00:48:14.849><c> have</c><00:48:15.090><c> to</c><00:48:15.190><c> do</c><00:48:15.329><c> it</c><00:48:15.469><c> by</c><00:48:15.630><c> ourselves.</c>

00:48:17.969 --> 00:48:18.989
We<00:48:18.110><c> haven't</c><00:48:18.309><c> been</c><00:48:18.610><c> told,</c>

00:48:19.190 --> 00:48:21.610
go<00:48:19.309><c> fight</c><00:48:19.610><c> the</c><00:48:19.869><c> battle</c><00:48:20.090><c> by</c><00:48:20.369><c> yourself.</c>

00:48:22.869 --> 00:48:25.050
We<00:48:23.050><c> haven't</c><00:48:23.210><c> been</c><00:48:23.469><c> told</c><00:48:23.710><c> that</c><00:48:23.829><c> this</c><00:48:24.050><c> is</c><00:48:24.469><c> a</c><00:48:24.690><c> war</c>

00:48:25.050 --> 00:48:26.949
that<00:48:25.550><c> we</c><00:48:25.750><c> need</c><00:48:25.929><c> to</c><00:48:26.170><c> fight</c><00:48:26.349><c> by</c><00:48:26.610><c> ourselves.</c>

00:48:27.030 --> 00:48:29.449
We<00:48:27.170><c> haven't</c><00:48:27.369><c> been</c><00:48:27.690><c> told</c><00:48:28.429><c> that</c><00:48:28.889><c> we're</c><00:48:29.190><c> enduring</c>

00:48:29.449 --> 00:48:32.190
a<00:48:29.750><c> great</c><00:48:29.969><c> tribulation</c><00:48:30.730><c> with</c><00:48:30.989><c> no</c><00:48:31.230><c> help.</c>

00:48:32.530 --> 00:48:34.670
Turn<00:48:32.710><c> with</c><00:48:32.929><c> me</c><00:48:33.150><c> to</c><00:48:33.349><c> Ephesians</c><00:48:34.150><c> 5</c>

00:48:34.670 --> 00:48:39.889
where<00:48:35.710><c> Paul</c><00:48:36.269><c> compares</c><00:48:37.449><c> a</c><00:48:38.650><c> husband</c><00:48:39.110><c> and</c><00:48:39.349><c> a</c><00:48:39.550><c> wife</c>

00:48:39.889 --> 00:48:44.130
to<00:48:40.289><c> Christ's</c><00:48:41.010><c> relationship</c><00:48:41.750><c> with</c><00:48:42.750><c> the</c><00:48:43.070><c> Ecclesia,</c>

00:48:45.289 --> 00:48:50.070
with<00:48:45.630><c> those</c><00:48:46.030><c> that</c><00:48:46.230><c> are</c><00:48:46.570><c> espoused</c><00:48:47.150><c> or</c><00:48:47.530><c> engaged</c><00:48:48.210><c> to</c><00:48:48.530><c> him.</c>

00:48:51.349 --> 00:48:55.969
Ephesians<00:48:51.949><c> 5,</c><00:48:53.010><c> in</c><00:48:53.090><c> verse</c><00:48:53.369><c> 27.</c>

00:48:56.989 --> 00:48:59.530
Let's<00:48:57.789><c> start</c><00:48:57.989><c> at</c><00:48:58.150><c> 25.</c>

00:48:59.969 --> 00:49:01.670
Husbands,<00:49:00.730><c> love</c><00:49:01.010><c> your</c><00:49:01.250><c> wives,</c>

00:49:01.829 --> 00:49:04.250
even<00:49:02.110><c> as</c><00:49:02.349><c> Christ</c><00:49:02.730><c> also</c><00:49:03.230><c> loved</c><00:49:03.469><c> the</c><00:49:03.730><c> Ecclesia,</c>

00:49:04.670 --> 00:49:06.809
and<00:49:05.070><c> gave</c><00:49:05.489><c> himself</c><00:49:06.010><c> for</c><00:49:06.309><c> it,</c>

00:49:07.070 --> 00:49:09.610
that<00:49:07.369><c> he</c><00:49:07.510><c> might</c><00:49:07.889><c> sanctify</c><00:49:08.750><c> and</c><00:49:09.130><c> cleanse</c><00:49:09.389><c> it</c>

00:49:09.610 --> 00:49:12.369
with<00:49:09.809><c> the</c><00:49:10.050><c> washing</c><00:49:10.409><c> of</c><00:49:10.909><c> water</c><00:49:11.150><c> by</c><00:49:11.409><c> the</c><00:49:11.590><c> word,</c>

00:49:12.409 --> 00:49:14.610
that<00:49:12.710><c> he</c><00:49:12.889><c> might</c><00:49:13.150><c> present</c><00:49:13.610><c> it</c><00:49:13.829><c> to</c><00:49:13.949><c> himself</c>

00:49:14.610 --> 00:49:16.349
a<00:49:15.170><c> glorious</c><00:49:15.769><c> Ecclesia,</c>

00:49:16.369 --> 00:49:19.789
not<00:49:16.650><c> having</c><00:49:16.989><c> spot</c><00:49:17.409><c> or</c><00:49:17.670><c> wrinkle</c><00:49:18.110><c> or</c><00:49:18.489><c> any</c><00:49:18.909><c> such</c><00:49:19.190><c> thing,</c>

00:49:20.030 --> 00:49:23.929
but<00:49:20.250><c> that</c><00:49:20.369><c> it</c><00:49:20.550><c> should</c><00:49:20.710><c> be</c><00:49:21.030><c> holy</c><00:49:21.550><c> and</c><00:49:22.309><c> without</c><00:49:22.650><c> blemish.</c>

00:49:24.570 --> 00:49:29.809
Do<00:49:24.909><c> you</c><00:49:25.110><c> see</c><00:49:25.349><c> who</c><00:49:26.369><c> has</c><00:49:26.769><c> the</c><00:49:27.190><c> responsibility</c><00:49:27.909><c> in</c><00:49:28.130><c> Ephesians</c><00:49:28.670><c> 5?</c>

00:49:31.110 --> 00:49:33.030
He<00:49:31.670><c> started</c><00:49:31.989><c> us</c><00:49:32.409><c> off</c>

00:49:33.030 --> 00:49:36.309
with<00:49:33.909><c> a</c><00:49:34.289><c> chance</c><00:49:34.610><c> of</c><00:49:34.949><c> success.</c>

00:49:36.769 --> 00:49:40.309
He<00:49:37.269><c> gave</c><00:49:37.769><c> himself</c><00:49:38.590><c> for</c><00:49:39.050><c> us,</c>

00:49:40.769 --> 00:49:44.010
and<00:49:40.869><c> he</c><00:49:41.329><c> sanctifies</c><00:49:42.070><c> us,</c><00:49:42.750><c> and</c><00:49:42.889><c> he</c><00:49:43.269><c> cleanses</c><00:49:43.809><c> us.</c>

00:49:44.010 --> 00:49:46.269
How?<00:49:44.769><c> With</c><00:49:44.989><c> the</c><00:49:45.309><c> washing</c><00:49:45.650><c> of</c><00:49:45.929><c> the</c><00:49:46.110><c> word.</c>

00:49:46.309 --> 00:49:48.369
But<00:49:46.489><c> what</c><00:49:46.630><c> if</c><00:49:46.710><c> we</c><00:49:46.849><c> don't</c><00:49:47.030><c> read</c><00:49:47.309><c> the</c><00:49:47.510><c> word?</c>

00:49:49.030 --> 00:49:52.389
What<00:49:49.670><c> if</c><00:49:49.969><c> we're</c><00:49:50.309><c> not</c><00:49:50.650><c> a</c><00:49:50.809><c> brother</c><00:49:51.190><c> or</c><00:49:51.409><c> a</c><00:49:51.690><c> sister</c>

00:49:52.389 --> 00:49:55.929
or<00:49:52.969><c> a</c><00:49:53.190><c> young</c><00:49:53.389><c> person</c><00:49:53.889><c> who's</c><00:49:54.250><c> dedicated</c><00:49:54.710><c> to</c><00:49:54.949><c> the</c><00:49:55.110><c> word?</c>

00:49:57.769 --> 00:50:00.670
Well,<00:49:59.070><c> then</c><00:49:59.250><c> it's</c><00:49:59.469><c> like</c><00:49:59.750><c> a</c><00:49:59.969><c> young</c><00:50:00.250><c> child</c>

00:50:00.670 --> 00:50:02.769
who<00:50:00.929><c> refuses</c><00:50:01.289><c> to</c><00:50:01.590><c> take</c><00:50:01.750><c> a</c><00:50:01.969><c> shower</c>

00:50:03.030 --> 00:50:06.329
or<00:50:03.449><c> a</c><00:50:03.849><c> father</c><00:50:03.849><c> asks</c><00:50:04.369><c> them</c><00:50:04.650><c> to</c><00:50:04.849><c> do</c><00:50:05.050><c> so.</c>

00:50:06.550 --> 00:50:11.789
We're<00:50:06.849><c> refusing</c><00:50:07.610><c> the</c><00:50:08.690><c> washing</c><00:50:09.250><c> power</c><00:50:10.030><c> of</c><00:50:10.309><c> the</c><00:50:10.429><c> word</c><00:50:10.570><c> of</c><00:50:10.789><c> God</c>

00:50:12.030 --> 00:50:14.429
and<00:50:12.489><c> the</c><00:50:12.730><c> cleansing</c><00:50:13.250><c> power.</c>

00:50:14.829 --> 00:50:17.429
Because<00:50:15.070><c> without</c><00:50:15.309><c> that</c><00:50:15.610><c> word</c><00:50:15.789><c> going</c><00:50:16.130><c> in</c><00:50:16.449><c> daily,</c>

00:50:18.030 --> 00:50:21.429
there's<00:50:18.309><c> no</c><00:50:18.570><c> war</c><00:50:19.130><c> going</c><00:50:19.510><c> on</c><00:50:19.829><c> in</c><00:50:20.010><c> any</c><00:50:20.170><c> of</c><00:50:20.349><c> our</c><00:50:20.469><c> minds.</c>

00:50:21.670 --> 00:50:24.110
There's<00:50:22.010><c> no</c><00:50:22.289><c> great</c><00:50:22.650><c> tribulation,</c>

00:50:24.630 --> 00:50:27.110
because<00:50:24.769><c> the</c><00:50:25.070><c> serpent</c><00:50:25.409><c> is</c><00:50:25.710><c> winning</c><00:50:26.010><c> the</c><00:50:26.269><c> battle.</c>

00:50:28.309 --> 00:50:30.190
But<00:50:28.510><c> our</c><00:50:28.630><c> Lord</c><00:50:28.829><c> Jesus</c><00:50:29.210><c> Christ</c><00:50:29.590><c> has</c><00:50:29.869><c> said</c>

00:50:30.190 --> 00:50:33.949
that<00:50:30.409><c> he</c><00:50:31.269><c> will</c><00:50:32.110><c> sanctify</c><00:50:32.730><c> the</c><00:50:32.989><c> Ecclesia,</c>

00:50:33.989 --> 00:50:36.409
he<00:50:34.670><c> will</c><00:50:35.269><c> cleanse</c><00:50:35.630><c> the</c><00:50:35.889><c> Ecclesia,</c>

00:50:36.750 --> 00:50:39.150
that<00:50:37.050><c> he</c><00:50:37.409><c> might</c><00:50:37.730><c> present</c><00:50:38.250><c> it</c><00:50:38.469><c> to</c><00:50:38.590><c> himself,</c>

00:50:39.550 --> 00:50:42.230
a<00:50:39.789><c> glorious</c><00:50:40.289><c> Ecclesia</c><00:50:40.829><c> without</c><00:50:41.309><c> spot</c><00:50:41.710><c> or</c><00:50:41.949><c> wrinkle</c>

00:50:42.230 --> 00:50:45.809
or<00:50:42.389><c> any</c><00:50:42.750><c> such</c><00:50:42.989><c> thing,</c><00:50:43.690><c> holy</c><00:50:44.030><c> and</c><00:50:44.349><c> without</c><00:50:44.650><c> blemish.</c>

00:50:46.690 --> 00:50:51.610
Our<00:50:46.889><c> Lord</c><00:50:47.369><c> is</c><00:50:48.750><c> there</c><00:50:49.190><c> with</c><00:50:49.469><c> us</c><00:50:49.869><c> in</c><00:50:50.050><c> our</c><00:50:50.349><c> Ecclesias,</c>

00:50:52.349 --> 00:50:55.610
in<00:50:52.469><c> our</c><00:50:52.769><c> homes</c><00:50:53.289><c> when</c><00:50:53.610><c> we</c><00:50:53.849><c> open</c><00:50:54.130><c> the</c><00:50:54.269><c> word</c><00:50:54.429><c> of</c><00:50:54.590><c> God,</c>

00:50:56.010 --> 00:50:57.949
and<00:50:56.230><c> even</c><00:50:56.469><c> when</c><00:50:56.650><c> we're</c><00:50:56.809><c> on</c><00:50:56.989><c> our</c><00:50:57.230><c> own,</c>

00:50:57.949 --> 00:50:59.809
reading<00:50:59.130><c> from</c><00:50:59.429><c> the</c><00:50:59.610><c> word,</c>

00:50:59.989 --> 00:51:03.730
our<00:51:00.070><c> Lord</c><00:51:00.550><c> is</c><00:51:01.710><c> working</c><00:51:02.110><c> with</c><00:51:02.530><c> us</c>

00:51:03.690 --> 00:51:08.769
because<00:51:04.130><c> he</c><00:51:04.530><c> wants</c><00:51:05.250><c> his</c><00:51:06.130><c> fiancé</c><00:51:07.210><c> to</c><00:51:07.909><c> be</c><00:51:08.150><c> there,</c>

00:51:09.030 --> 00:51:13.570
standing<00:51:09.429><c> before</c><00:51:09.889><c> him</c><00:51:10.909><c> without</c><00:51:11.570><c> guile</c><00:51:12.349><c> and</c><00:51:12.849><c> faultless.</c>

00:51:14.010 --> 00:51:16.250
In<00:51:14.070><c> Matthew</c><00:51:14.510><c> 11</c><00:51:14.909><c> he</c><00:51:15.150><c> says,</c>

00:51:16.710 --> 00:51:21.349
take<00:51:16.710><c> my</c><00:51:17.369><c> yoke</c><00:51:18.309><c> and</c><00:51:19.230><c> share</c><00:51:19.670><c> my</c><00:51:20.429><c> burden.</c>

00:51:22.309 --> 00:51:24.510
And<00:51:22.489><c> you</c><00:51:22.510><c> know</c><00:51:22.650><c> this</c><00:51:22.789><c> is</c><00:51:23.090><c> not</c><00:51:23.369><c> a</c><00:51:23.489><c> new</c><00:51:23.789><c> concept.</c>

00:51:24.510 --> 00:51:29.510
It's<00:51:25.690><c> helpful</c><00:51:26.110><c> in</c><00:51:26.570><c> Exodus</c><00:51:27.070><c> chapter</c><00:51:28.070><c> 23,</c>

00:51:29.949 --> 00:51:32.750
in<00:51:30.130><c> the</c><00:51:30.389><c> first</c><00:51:30.710><c> Exodus</c><00:51:31.190><c> from</c><00:51:31.449><c> verse</c><00:51:31.750><c> 20</c><00:51:32.090><c> to</c><00:51:32.269><c> 33,</c>

00:51:32.809 --> 00:51:36.070
and<00:51:32.909><c> we</c><00:51:33.050><c> won't</c><00:51:33.250><c> do</c><00:51:33.429><c> it</c><00:51:33.570><c> now</c><00:51:34.090><c> for</c><00:51:34.530><c> sake</c><00:51:34.789><c> of</c><00:51:35.110><c> time.</c>

00:51:36.530 --> 00:51:37.510
But<00:51:36.630><c> when</c><00:51:36.789><c> you</c><00:51:36.949><c> have</c><00:51:37.090><c> a</c><00:51:37.269><c> moment,</c>

00:51:37.690 --> 00:51:40.150
go<00:51:37.869><c> back</c><00:51:38.150><c> to</c><00:51:38.369><c> Exodus</c><00:51:38.650><c> 23,</c>

00:51:40.449 --> 00:51:44.489
and<00:51:40.610><c> in</c><00:51:40.730><c> those</c><00:51:41.010><c> 14</c><00:51:41.570><c> verses</c><00:51:42.070><c> highlight</c><00:51:42.909><c> the</c><00:51:43.329><c> words,</c>

00:51:44.769 --> 00:51:46.570
I<00:51:45.449><c> will.</c>

00:51:47.349 --> 00:51:51.550
God<00:51:47.730><c> said,</c><00:51:48.650><c> I</c><00:51:49.289><c> will</c><00:51:49.869><c> give</c><00:51:50.090><c> you</c><00:51:50.349><c> the</c><00:51:50.530><c> land.</c>

00:51:51.690 --> 00:51:56.469
And<00:51:52.250><c> he</c><00:51:52.510><c> said</c><00:51:52.650><c> it</c><00:51:52.909><c> to</c><00:51:52.969><c> them</c><00:51:53.369><c> over</c><00:51:54.090><c> and</c><00:51:54.429><c> over</c><00:51:54.949><c> and</c><00:51:55.190><c> over</c><00:51:55.730><c> and</c><00:51:55.949><c> over.</c>

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And<00:51:57.010><c> in</c><00:51:57.170><c> Hosea</c><00:51:57.489><c> chapter</c><00:51:57.869><c> 2,</c>

00:51:58.070 --> 00:52:00.489
which<00:51:58.269><c> we'll</c><00:51:58.409><c> look</c><00:51:58.610><c> at</c><00:51:58.730><c> God</c><00:51:58.949><c> willing</c><00:51:59.230><c> on</c><00:51:59.489><c> Monday,</c>

00:52:00.730 --> 00:52:04.010
God<00:52:00.989><c> says</c><00:52:01.250><c> the</c><00:52:01.570><c> same</c><00:52:01.989><c> thing</c><00:52:02.210><c> of</c><00:52:02.409><c> the</c><00:52:02.690><c> second</c><00:52:03.070><c> Exodus.</c>

00:52:04.530 --> 00:52:09.550
It's<00:52:04.889><c> my</c><00:52:05.309><c> work,</c><00:52:06.110><c> the</c><00:52:06.389><c> purifying</c><00:52:07.090><c> of</c><00:52:07.909><c> the</c><00:52:08.130><c> scattered</c><00:52:08.530><c> ten</c><00:52:08.909><c> tribes,</c>

00:52:09.949 --> 00:52:12.090
bringing<00:52:10.469><c> Israel</c><00:52:11.110><c> back</c><00:52:11.550><c> to</c><00:52:11.750><c> the</c><00:52:11.929><c> land.</c>

00:52:12.269 --> 00:52:14.570
It's<00:52:12.750><c> my</c><00:52:13.050><c> work.</c><00:52:13.590><c> I</c><00:52:13.949><c> will</c><00:52:14.170><c> do</c><00:52:14.389><c> it.</c>

00:52:14.570 --> 00:52:17.130
I<00:52:14.849><c> will</c><00:52:15.130><c> redeem</c><00:52:15.469><c> you.</c><00:52:16.010><c> I</c><00:52:16.269><c> will</c><00:52:16.530><c> cleanse</c><00:52:16.849><c> you.</c>

00:52:17.210 --> 00:52:20.170
I<00:52:17.429><c> will</c><00:52:17.690><c> purge</c><00:52:17.949><c> out</c><00:52:18.150><c> the</c><00:52:18.309><c> rebels.</c><00:52:18.650><c> It's</c><00:52:18.929><c> God's</c><00:52:19.349><c> work.</c>

00:52:21.050 --> 00:52:22.590
And<00:52:21.250><c> for</c><00:52:21.429><c> you</c><00:52:21.690><c> and</c><00:52:21.829><c> for</c><00:52:22.090><c> me,</c>

00:52:22.929 --> 00:52:25.829
it's<00:52:23.110><c> his</c><00:52:23.449><c> work</c><00:52:23.730><c> and</c><00:52:24.010><c> his</c><00:52:24.369><c> son's</c><00:52:24.809><c> work.</c>

00:52:26.369 --> 00:52:29.050
And<00:52:26.610><c> they're</c><00:52:26.769><c> working</c><00:52:27.230><c> right</c><00:52:27.829><c> now,</c>

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vigorously<00:52:30.230><c> because</c><00:52:30.690><c> they</c><00:52:31.110><c> know,</c>

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better<00:52:32.389><c> than</c><00:52:32.650><c> we</c><00:52:33.010><c> know,</c>

00:52:33.849 --> 00:52:37.510
how<00:52:34.230><c> intense</c><00:52:34.869><c> the</c><00:52:35.269><c> trial</c><00:52:35.510><c> is</c><00:52:36.110><c> that</c><00:52:36.389><c> we're</c><00:52:37.070><c> enduring,</c>

00:52:37.690 --> 00:52:40.590
brothers<00:52:37.889><c> and</c><00:52:38.170><c> sisters</c><00:52:38.869><c> and</c><00:52:39.269><c> young</c><00:52:39.469><c> people.</c>

00:52:41.210 --> 00:52:42.889
And<00:52:41.730><c> desperately,</c>

00:52:43.710 --> 00:52:47.769
they<00:52:44.369><c> want</c><00:52:44.630><c> us</c><00:52:45.809><c> to</c><00:52:46.550><c> stand</c>

00:52:48.269 --> 00:52:50.489
before<00:52:49.030><c> Christ</c>

00:52:50.820 --> 00:52:54.170
without<00:52:51.369><c> guile</c><00:52:52.130><c> and</c><00:52:52.829><c> faultless.</c>

00:52:54.670 --> 00:52:58.269
So<00:52:54.809><c> whatsoever</c><00:52:55.210><c> things</c><00:52:55.829><c> are</c>

00:53:00.059 --> 00:53:02.510
true,<00:53:01.130><c> pure,</c>

00:53:04.449 --> 00:53:06.949
of<00:53:04.510><c> a</c><00:53:04.670><c> good</c><00:53:04.809><c> report,</c><00:53:05.570><c> just,</c>

00:53:08.070 --> 00:53:10.530
lovely,<00:53:09.510><c> honest.</c>

00:53:11.170 --> 00:53:12.869
If<00:53:11.329><c> there</c><00:53:11.469><c> be</c><00:53:11.650><c> any</c><00:53:11.909><c> virtue,</c>

00:53:12.989 --> 00:53:14.309
if<00:53:13.110><c> there</c><00:53:13.329><c> be</c><00:53:13.510><c> any</c><00:53:13.789><c> praise,</c>

00:53:14.309 --> 00:53:17.769
just<00:53:14.610><c> think</c><00:53:15.710><c> on</c><00:53:16.309><c> these</c><00:53:16.630><c> things.</c>

00:53:18.309 --> 00:53:20.289
So<00:53:18.530><c> we</c><00:53:18.650><c> come</c><00:53:18.889><c> together</c><00:53:19.510><c> this</c><00:53:19.909><c> weekend,</c>

00:53:20.530 --> 00:53:23.670
brothers<00:53:20.610><c> and</c><00:53:20.909><c> sisters</c><00:53:21.489><c> and</c><00:53:22.329><c> young</c><00:53:22.550><c> people,</c>

00:53:23.969 --> 00:53:26.789
to<00:53:24.150><c> encourage</c><00:53:25.329><c> one</c><00:53:25.869><c> another,</c>

00:53:27.369 --> 00:53:29.730
to<00:53:27.690><c> strengthen</c><00:53:28.230><c> one</c><00:53:28.769><c> another,</c>

00:53:30.449 --> 00:53:33.090
because<00:53:30.610><c> we</c><00:53:30.829><c> all</c><00:53:31.090><c> know</c><00:53:32.030><c> there's</c><00:53:32.469><c> a</c><00:53:32.650><c> seat</c>

00:53:33.090 --> 00:53:36.829
waiting<00:53:33.750><c> for</c><00:53:34.090><c> us</c><00:53:35.190><c> at</c><00:53:35.610><c> a</c><00:53:35.809><c> glorious</c><00:53:36.210><c> event</c>

00:53:36.829 --> 00:53:39.909
that's<00:53:37.570><c> soon</c><00:53:37.809><c> going</c><00:53:38.070><c> to</c><00:53:38.230><c> come</c><00:53:38.389><c> to</c><00:53:38.570><c> pass.</c>

00:53:40.809 --> 00:53:44.130
And<00:53:41.230><c> our</c><00:53:41.449><c> husband,</c><00:53:42.550><c> our</c><00:53:42.789><c> fiancé,</c>

00:53:44.309 --> 00:53:46.989
desperately<00:53:44.869><c> wants</c><00:53:45.170><c> us</c><00:53:45.429><c> to</c><00:53:45.610><c> be</c><00:53:45.769><c> there.</c>

00:53:47.449 --> 00:53:50.869
And<00:53:47.610><c> he</c><00:53:47.670><c> wants</c><00:53:47.909><c> to</c><00:53:48.250><c> present</c><00:53:48.550><c> us</c><00:53:48.929><c> before</c><00:53:49.329><c> his</c><00:53:49.630><c> father,</c>

00:53:51.090 --> 00:53:54.210
without<00:53:51.349><c> spot,</c><00:53:52.750><c> without</c><00:53:52.949><c> wrinkle,</c>

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holy<00:53:54.469><c> and</c><00:53:55.289><c> without</c><00:53:55.550><c> blemish.</c>

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It's<00:53:57.489><c> just</c><00:53:57.670><c> up</c><00:53:57.869><c> to</c><00:53:58.110><c> us</c>

00:53:58.889 --> 00:54:02.210
to<00:53:59.429><c> let</c><00:53:59.670><c> him</c><00:54:00.570><c> work</c><00:54:01.030><c> in</c><00:54:01.230><c> our</c><00:54:01.429><c> lives.</c>