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Israel.</c><00:27:26.839><c> The</c><00:27:27.019><c> saints</c><00:27:27.180><c> will</c><00:27:27.400><c> march</c><00:27:27.579><c> from</c><00:27:27.839><c> Sinai.</c> 00:27:29.180 --> 00:27:31.359 The<00:27:29.319><c> destruction</c><00:27:29.700><c> of</c><00:27:30.000><c> Gog</c><00:27:30.119><c> will</c><00:27:30.279><c> take</c><00:27:30.599><c> place.</c> 00:27:31.720 --> 00:27:35.960 Throne<00:27:32.299><c> of</c><00:27:32.460><c> David</c><00:27:32.740><c> reestablished</c><00:27:33.359><c> in</c><00:27:33.519><c> Jerusalem.</c><00:27:34.799><c> The</c><00:27:34.819><c> nations</c><00:27:35.160><c> commanded</c><00:27:35.599><c> to</c><00:27:35.799><c> submit,</c> 00:27:36.039 --> 00:27:39.809 fear<00:27:36.339><c> God</c><00:27:36.619><c> and</c><00:27:36.740><c> give</c><00:27:36.900><c> glory</c><00:27:37.160><c> to</c><00:27:37.319><c> him.</c><00:27:38.259><c> The</c><00:27:38.380><c> gospel</c><00:27:38.680><c> of</c><00:27:38.859><c> the</c><00:27:39.019><c> age.</c> 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The<00:28:00.519><c> kingdom</c><00:28:00.819><c> then</c><00:28:01.119><c> lasting</c><00:28:01.460><c> for</c><00:28:01.740><c> a</c><00:28:01.839><c> thousand</c><00:28:02.119><c> years</c><00:28:02.420><c> and</c><00:28:02.660><c> finally</c><00:28:03.000><c> God</c> 00:28:03.279 --> 00:28:04.460 all<00:28:03.960><c> and</c><00:28:04.279><c> in</c><00:28:04.400><c> all.</c> 00:28:04.559 --> 00:28:06.539 Come<00:28:04.680><c> to</c><00:28:04.859><c> Revelation</c><00:28:05.220><c> 20</c><00:28:05.539><c> brethren</c><00:28:05.799><c> and</c><00:28:05.960><c> sisters.</c><00:28:06.099><c> Let's</c><00:28:06.240><c> look</c><00:28:06.420><c> at</c> 00:28:06.539 --> 00:28:08.220 the<00:28:06.720><c> thousand</c><00:28:07.140><c> years.</c> 00:28:09.039 --> 00:28:13.359 You<00:28:09.079><c> know</c><00:28:09.200><c> the</c><00:28:09.279><c> book</c><00:28:09.420><c> of</c><00:28:09.640><c> Revelation</c><00:28:09.980><c> is</c><00:28:10.220><c> a</c><00:28:10.460><c> mixture</c><00:28:10.819><c> of</c><00:28:11.759><c> symbol</c><00:28:12.220><c> and</c> 00:28:13.359 --> 00:28:15.099 literal<00:28:13.819><c> explanation.</c> 00:28:15.539 --> 00:28:18.500 In<00:28:15.640><c> Revelation</c><00:28:15.920><c> 20</c><00:28:16.200><c> we</c><00:28:16.339><c> have</c><00:28:16.420><c> one</c><00:28:16.579><c> of</c><00:28:16.680><c> those</c><00:28:16.880><c> chapters</c><00:28:17.140><c> that</c><00:28:17.339><c> has</c><00:28:17.519><c> both</c><00:28:17.779><c> in</c><00:28:17.940><c> it.</c><00:28:18.420><c> A</c> 00:28:18.500 --> 00:28:19.660 bit<00:28:18.559><c> like</c><00:28:18.779><c> Revelation</c><00:28:19.220><c> 17.</c> 00:28:19.740 --> 00:28:21.960 You've<00:28:19.900><c> got</c><00:28:20.019><c> a</c><00:28:20.140><c> woman</c><00:28:20.339><c> riding</c><00:28:20.599><c> upon</c><00:28:20.839><c> a</c><00:28:21.059><c> beast</c><00:28:21.319><c> and</c><00:28:21.700><c> then</c><00:28:21.839><c> you</c> 00:28:21.960 --> 00:28:24.519 have<00:28:22.000><c> an</c><00:28:22.259><c> explanation.</c><00:28:22.859><c> The</c><00:28:22.980><c> woman</c><00:28:23.200><c> you</c><00:28:23.539><c> saw</c> 00:28:24.519 --> 00:28:28.500 represents<00:28:25.299><c> kingdoms.</c><00:28:26.759><c> The</c><00:28:26.900><c> waters</c><00:28:27.140><c> that</c><00:28:27.299><c> you</c><00:28:27.539><c> saw</c><00:28:27.660><c> represent</c><00:28:28.119><c> peoples,</c> 00:28:28.759 --> 00:28:29.559 nations<00:28:28.900><c> and</c><00:28:29.140><c> tongues.</c><00:28:29.380><c> So</c><00:28:29.500><c> you</c> 00:28:29.559 --> 00:28:33.579 have<00:28:29.700><c> both</c><00:28:29.960><c> a</c><00:28:30.240><c> combination</c><00:28:30.700><c> of</c><00:28:31.640><c> symbol</c><00:28:31.980><c> and</c><00:28:32.319><c> literal</c><00:28:32.660><c> explanation.</c><00:28:33.359><c> We</c><00:28:33.400><c> have</c> 00:28:33.579 --> 00:28:34.559 the<00:28:33.740><c> same</c><00:28:33.960><c> thing</c><00:28:34.079><c> in</c><00:28:34.119><c> Revelation</c> 00:28:34.559 --> 00:28:39.559 20.<00:28:35.460><c> A</c><00:28:35.759><c> combination</c><00:28:36.220><c> of</c><00:28:36.480><c> literal</c><00:28:36.839><c> and</c><00:28:37.700><c> symbolic.</c><00:28:39.119><c> In</c><00:28:39.299><c> verse</c> 00:28:39.559 --> 00:28:41.980 two,<00:28:39.940><c> verse</c><00:28:40.160><c> one</c><00:28:40.400><c> and</c><00:28:40.559><c> two,</c><00:28:41.480><c> the</c><00:28:41.559><c> kingdom</c><00:28:41.779><c> of</c> 00:28:41.980 --> 00:28:46.720 God<00:28:42.099><c> is</c><00:28:42.319><c> portrayed</c><00:28:42.940><c> symbolically</c><00:28:44.319><c> as</c><00:28:44.980><c> the</c><00:28:45.240><c> chaining</c><00:28:45.539><c> of</c><00:28:45.759><c> a</c><00:28:45.900><c> great</c><00:28:46.119><c> dragon,</c><00:28:46.599><c> a</c> 00:28:46.720 --> 00:28:51.099 great<00:28:47.039><c> serpent.</c><00:28:49.640><c> Now</c><00:28:50.059><c> what</c><00:28:50.500><c> a</c><00:28:50.759><c> glorious</c> 00:28:51.099 --> 00:28:54.599 way<00:28:51.420><c> to</c><00:28:51.640><c> describe</c><00:28:52.359><c> the</c><00:28:52.940><c> works</c><00:28:53.180><c> of</c><00:28:53.339><c> man</c><00:28:53.619><c> as</c><00:28:53.819><c> the</c><00:28:54.000><c> works</c><00:28:54.240><c> of</c><00:28:54.460><c> the</c> 00:28:54.599 --> 00:28:56.660 dragon<00:28:54.880><c> and</c><00:28:55.160><c> the</c><00:28:55.359><c> serpent.</c><00:28:55.960><c> The</c><00:28:56.079><c> serpent</c><00:28:56.259><c> takes</c><00:28:56.519><c> us</c> 00:28:56.660 --> 00:28:59.299 right<00:28:56.980><c> back</c><00:28:57.140><c> to</c><00:28:57.279><c> the</c><00:28:57.380><c> Garden</c><00:28:57.640><c> of</c><00:28:57.839><c> Eden.</c><00:28:58.700><c> When</c><00:28:58.759><c> another</c><00:28:59.059><c> mind</c> 00:28:59.299 --> 00:29:01.299 was<00:28:59.519><c> introduced</c><00:28:59.980><c> into</c><00:29:00.140><c> the</c><00:29:00.380><c> world,</c><00:29:00.740><c> opposing</c><00:29:01.099><c> the</c> 00:29:01.299 --> 00:29:05.460 mind<00:29:01.460><c> of</c><00:29:01.680><c> God,</c><00:29:03.079><c> through</c><00:29:03.200><c> deceit</c><00:29:03.839><c> the</c><00:29:03.960><c> woman</c><00:29:04.220><c> was</c><00:29:04.660><c> deceived</c><00:29:05.200><c> by</c> 00:29:05.460 --> 00:29:09.099 the<00:29:05.660><c> lie</c><00:29:05.799><c> of</c><00:29:05.980><c> the</c><00:29:06.160><c> serpent.</c><00:29:07.759><c> Man's</c><00:29:08.240><c> sin</c><00:29:08.480><c> and</c><00:29:08.779><c> false</c> 00:29:09.099 --> 00:29:13.700 ideas<00:29:09.440><c> led</c><00:29:09.640><c> to</c><00:29:09.759><c> wrong</c><00:29:09.960><c> actions.</c><00:29:12.180><c> The</c><00:29:12.380><c> serpent</c><00:29:12.640><c> is</c><00:29:12.819><c> an</c><00:29:12.980><c> ideal</c> 00:29:13.700 --> 00:29:17.079 representation<00:29:14.579><c> of</c><00:29:15.759><c> the</c><00:29:15.920><c> government</c><00:29:16.299><c> of</c><00:29:16.619><c> mankind,</c> 00:29:17.079 --> 00:29:21.480 of<00:29:17.359><c> the</c><00:29:17.599><c> human</c><00:29:17.859><c> mind,</c><00:29:18.319><c> let</c><00:29:18.539><c> run</c><00:29:18.720><c> its</c><00:29:19.039><c> course.</c><00:29:20.279><c> And</c><00:29:20.380><c> the</c><00:29:20.519><c> governments</c><00:29:20.720><c> of</c><00:29:20.880><c> this</c><00:29:21.079><c> world</c><00:29:21.180><c> are</c> 00:29:21.480 --> 00:29:22.160 characterized<00:29:21.940><c> by</c> 00:29:22.160 --> 00:29:25.839 deception<00:29:22.700><c> and</c><00:29:22.980><c> lies,</c><00:29:24.519><c> or</c><00:29:24.579><c> in</c><00:29:24.640><c> the</c><00:29:24.759><c> modern</c><00:29:24.960><c> terminology</c><00:29:25.460><c> by</c> 00:29:25.839 --> 00:29:28.140 spin<00:29:26.180><c> doctors</c><00:29:26.579><c> who</c><00:29:26.859><c> put</c><00:29:26.960><c> the</c><00:29:27.220><c> right</c><00:29:27.519><c> slant</c><00:29:27.799><c> that</c><00:29:27.920><c> the</c> 00:29:28.140 --> 00:29:31.480 government<00:29:28.359><c> wants</c><00:29:28.680><c> on</c><00:29:28.980><c> particular</c><00:29:29.359><c> things.</c><00:29:30.960><c> The</c><00:29:31.140><c> world</c><00:29:31.259><c> is</c> 00:29:31.480 --> 00:29:34.000 characterized<00:29:32.000><c> by</c><00:29:32.279><c> false</c><00:29:32.599><c> philosophies,</c><00:29:33.759><c> wrong</c> 00:29:34.000 --> 00:29:37.720 attitudes,<00:29:34.680><c> values</c><00:29:34.839><c> that</c><00:29:35.140><c> ignore</c><00:29:35.400><c> God.</c><00:29:37.079><c> And</c><00:29:37.200><c> the</c><00:29:37.339><c> works</c><00:29:37.480><c> of</c> 00:29:37.720 --> 00:29:40.759 the<00:29:37.859><c> serpent</c><00:29:38.119><c> are</c><00:29:38.480><c> party</c><00:29:38.880><c> politics,</c><00:29:39.339><c> vested</c><00:29:39.559><c> interests.</c> 00:29:41.400 --> 00:29:44.519 And<00:29:41.960><c> when</c><00:29:42.140><c> the</c><00:29:42.440><c> serpent</c><00:29:42.759><c> mind</c><00:29:43.119><c> gains</c><00:29:43.519><c> temporal</c><00:29:43.960><c> power,</c><00:29:44.460><c> they</c> 00:29:44.519 --> 00:29:46.200 become<00:29:44.859><c> dragons,</c> 00:29:47.559 --> 00:29:50.839 because<00:29:47.819><c> they</c><00:29:47.980><c> can</c><00:29:48.160><c> enforce</c><00:29:48.559><c> their</c><00:29:48.839><c> mind</c><00:29:49.440><c> upon</c><00:29:49.740><c> others.</c> 00:29:54.140 --> 00:29:58.519 The<00:29:54.259><c> Millennium</c><00:29:54.559><c> brethren</c><00:29:54.799><c> and</c><00:29:55.000><c> sisters</c><00:29:55.160><c> will</c><00:29:55.400><c> see</c><00:29:55.500><c> all</c><00:29:55.819><c> of</c><00:29:56.000><c> those</c><00:29:56.480><c> works</c><00:29:56.880><c> of</c><00:29:57.039><c> man</c><00:29:57.359><c> restrained,</c><00:29:58.279><c> a</c> 00:29:58.519 --> 00:29:59.420 great<00:29:58.839><c> chain,</c> 00:29:59.740 --> 00:30:03.319 in<00:29:59.920><c> verse</c><00:30:00.160><c> one,</c><00:30:01.019><c> will</c><00:30:01.279><c> chain</c><00:30:01.579><c> the</c><00:30:01.839><c> devil</c><00:30:02.019><c> and</c><00:30:02.359><c> Satan.</c><00:30:02.660><c> The</c><00:30:02.839><c> mind</c><00:30:03.140><c> of</c> 00:30:03.319 --> 00:30:05.160 the<00:30:03.579><c> flesh</c><00:30:03.759><c> will</c><00:30:03.960><c> be</c><00:30:04.200><c> chained</c><00:30:04.380><c> for</c><00:30:04.660><c> a</c><00:30:04.779><c> thousand</c> 00:30:05.160 --> 00:30:09.380 years<00:30:05.839><c> and</c><00:30:07.460><c> cast</c><00:30:07.799><c> into</c><00:30:08.000><c> the</c><00:30:08.099><c> bottomless</c><00:30:08.559><c> pit.</c><00:30:08.779><c> No</c><00:30:09.000><c> more</c><00:30:09.240><c> will</c> 00:30:09.380 --> 00:30:11.599 those<00:30:09.660><c> things</c><00:30:09.900><c> control</c><00:30:10.380><c> the</c><00:30:10.599><c> world.</c> 00:30:14.839 --> 00:30:17.220 What<00:30:14.980><c> will</c><00:30:15.200><c> happen,</c><00:30:15.539><c> brethren</c><00:30:15.660><c> and</c><00:30:15.880><c> sisters,</c><00:30:16.559><c> is</c><00:30:16.740><c> explained</c> 00:30:17.220 --> 00:30:21.519 to<00:30:17.380><c> us</c><00:30:18.400><c> in</c><00:30:18.740><c> verse</c><00:30:19.019><c> four.</c><00:30:20.799><c> I</c><00:30:20.799><c> saw</c><00:30:21.079><c> thrones</c> 00:30:21.519 --> 00:30:23.500 and<00:30:21.720><c> those</c><00:30:21.900><c> that</c><00:30:22.059><c> sat</c><00:30:22.119><c> upon</c><00:30:22.359><c> them,</c><00:30:22.599><c> judgment</c><00:30:22.839><c> was</c><00:30:23.079><c> given</c><00:30:23.279><c> unto</c> 00:30:23.500 --> 00:30:25.180 them.<00:30:23.720><c> And</c><00:30:23.819><c> this</c><00:30:23.960><c> is</c><00:30:24.160><c> literal.</c> 00:30:26.099 --> 00:30:27.839 The<00:30:26.319><c> souls</c><00:30:26.500><c> of</c><00:30:26.680><c> those</c><00:30:26.839><c> that</c><00:30:26.940><c> were</c><00:30:27.079><c> beheaded</c><00:30:27.319><c> for</c><00:30:27.500><c> the</c><00:30:27.640><c> witness</c> 00:30:27.839 --> 00:30:30.799 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resurrection.</c><00:30:40.880><c> On</c> 00:30:41.180 --> 00:30:42.259 such<00:30:41.400><c> the</c><00:30:41.599><c> second</c><00:30:41.880><c> death</c><00:30:42.039><c> has</c> 00:30:42.259 --> 00:30:46.460 no<00:30:42.579><c> power.</c><00:30:42.759><c> They</c><00:30:42.920><c> lived</c><00:30:43.180><c> and</c><00:30:43.480><c> reigned</c><00:30:43.680><c> with</c><00:30:43.940><c> Christ</c><00:30:44.460><c> a</c><00:30:45.079><c> thousand</c><00:30:45.740><c> years.</c> 00:30:46.940 --> 00:30:48.279 And<00:30:47.259><c> that</c><00:30:47.380><c> is</c><00:30:47.579><c> the</c><00:30:47.799><c> explanation</c> 00:30:48.279 --> 00:30:52.339 of<00:30:48.519><c> the</c><00:30:48.799><c> symbology</c><00:30:49.319><c> of</c><00:30:49.480><c> verse</c><00:30:49.680><c> one</c><00:30:49.859><c> and</c><00:30:50.119><c> two.</c><00:30:51.660><c> The</c><00:30:51.900><c> victory</c><00:30:52.140><c> of</c> 00:30:52.339 --> 00:30:54.000 the<00:30:52.500><c> saints</c><00:30:52.660><c> 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will</c><00:31:04.380><c> change</c><00:31:04.740><c> the</c><00:31:04.980><c> world.</c><00:31:05.240><c> So</c> 00:31:05.480 --> 00:31:07.279 God<00:31:05.700><c> will</c><00:31:05.980><c> chain</c><00:31:06.279><c> up</c><00:31:06.599><c> human</c><00:31:06.940><c> thinking.</c> 00:31:07.779 --> 00:31:09.720 And<00:31:07.900><c> he's</c><00:31:08.059><c> got</c><00:31:08.160><c> two</c><00:31:08.380><c> methods</c><00:31:08.680><c> of</c><00:31:08.880><c> doing</c><00:31:09.039><c> that,</c><00:31:09.359><c> brethren</c><00:31:09.480><c> and</c> 00:31:09.720 --> 00:31:11.900 sisters.<00:31:09.980><c> The</c><00:31:10.160><c> first</c><00:31:10.380><c> is</c><00:31:10.619><c> through</c><00:31:10.819><c> Israel.</c> 00:31:12.119 --> 00:31:14.400 God<00:31:12.299><c> is</c><00:31:12.500><c> going</c><00:31:12.640><c> to</c><00:31:12.759><c> utterly</c><00:31:13.079><c> confound</c><00:31:13.660><c> the</c><00:31:13.880><c> nations</c><00:31:14.079><c> of</c><00:31:14.240><c> the</c> 00:31:14.400 --> 00:31:16.839 world<00:31:14.539><c> by</c><00:31:14.740><c> his</c><00:31:15.019><c> mercy</c><00:31:15.400><c> toward</c><00:31:15.759><c> Israel.</c> 00:31:17.339 --> 00:31:20.660 The<00:31:17.519><c> Jews</c><00:31:17.680><c> always</c><00:31:18.200><c> cast</c><00:31:18.559><c> down</c><00:31:18.819><c> and</c><00:31:19.119><c> despised.</c><00:31:20.220><c> At</c><00:31:20.339><c> the</c><00:31:20.480><c> time</c> 00:31:20.660 --> 00:31:22.519 of<00:31:20.839><c> Armageddon</c><00:31:21.160><c> will</c><00:31:21.339><c> also</c><00:31:21.700><c> become</c><00:31:22.039><c> unpopular.</c> 00:31:22.519 --> 00:31:27.039 All<00:31:22.900><c> her</c><00:31:23.019><c> lovers</c><00:31:23.279><c> will</c><00:31:23.519><c> forsake</c><00:31:23.880><c> Israel.</c><00:31:26.579><c> Russia</c><00:31:26.660><c> will</c><00:31:26.900><c> feel</c> 00:31:27.039 --> 00:31:28.460 emboldened<00:31:27.480><c> to</c><00:31:27.700><c> invade.</c> 00:31:31.480 --> 00:31:35.200 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00:31:42.920 --> 00:31:43.579 of<00:31:43.140><c> Israel,</c> 00:31:43.839 --> 00:31:47.339 where<00:31:43.980><c> I</c><00:31:44.119><c> shall</c><00:31:44.279><c> be</c><00:31:44.539><c> sanctified</c><00:31:45.099><c> in</c><00:31:45.420><c> you</c><00:31:45.579><c> before</c><00:31:45.940><c> their</c><00:31:46.319><c> eyes.</c> 00:31:48.180 --> 00:31:50.420 You<00:31:48.500><c> think</c><00:31:48.720><c> of</c><00:31:48.880><c> the</c><00:31:49.039><c> utter</c><00:31:49.259><c> consternation</c><00:31:49.880><c> of</c><00:31:50.039><c> the</c><00:31:50.180><c> nations</c> 00:31:50.420 --> 00:31:51.099 of<00:31:50.599><c> the</c><00:31:50.779><c> world.</c> 00:31:51.099 --> 00:31:54.140 When<00:31:51.460><c> they</c><00:31:51.660><c> come</c><00:31:51.920><c> to</c><00:31:52.140><c> realize</c><00:31:52.519><c> that</c><00:31:52.720><c> not</c><00:31:52.819><c> only</c><00:31:53.039><c> was</c><00:31:53.220><c> Jesus</c><00:31:53.599><c> born</c><00:31:53.960><c> a</c> 00:31:54.140 --> 00:31:55.680 Jew,<00:31:54.319><c> that</c><00:31:54.400><c> he's</c><00:31:54.619><c> always</c><00:31:54.940><c> going</c><00:31:55.099><c> to</c><00:31:55.200><c> be</c><00:31:55.339><c> king</c><00:31:55.500><c> of</c> 00:31:55.680 --> 00:31:58.799 the<00:31:55.839><c> Jews.</c><00:31:57.200><c> That</c><00:31:57.339><c> Jerusalem</c><00:31:57.779><c> will</c><00:31:57.960><c> be</c><00:31:58.079><c> the</c><00:31:58.220><c> capital</c><00:31:58.480><c> of</c><00:31:58.660><c> the</c> 00:31:58.799 --> 00:32:03.240 age<00:31:59.019><c> to</c><00:31:59.259><c> come.</c><00:32:00.640><c> That</c><00:32:00.759><c> the</c><00:32:01.079><c> Jews</c><00:32:01.319><c> are</c><00:32:01.660><c> God's</c><00:32:02.259><c> people.</c> 00:32:03.900 --> 00:32:07.940 That<00:32:04.019><c> God</c><00:32:04.220><c> will</c><00:32:04.480><c> rescue</c><00:32:04.859><c> them,</c><00:32:05.279><c> convert</c><00:32:05.619><c> them,</c><00:32:07.359><c> humble</c><00:32:07.660><c> 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he</c><00:32:54.839><c> was</c><00:32:55.099><c> bound</c><00:32:55.299><c> with</c><00:32:55.480><c> the</c><00:32:55.700><c> chains.</c> 00:32:58.359 --> 00:33:00.980 We,<00:32:58.740><c> brethren</c><00:32:58.740><c> and</c><00:32:59.039><c> sisters,</c><00:32:59.240><c> are</c><00:32:59.480><c> saved</c><00:32:59.880><c> by</c><00:33:00.160><c> the</c><00:33:00.460><c> hope</c><00:33:00.579><c> of</c><00:33:00.799><c> Israel.</c> 00:33:01.059 --> 00:33:04.000 Here<00:33:01.220><c> it</c><00:33:01.339><c> is</c><00:33:01.539><c> that</c><00:33:01.700><c> Israel</c><00:33:02.119><c> will</c><00:33:02.400><c> be</c><00:33:02.859><c> the</c><00:33:03.140><c> mechanism</c><00:33:03.539><c> by</c><00:33:03.799><c> which</c> 00:33:04.000 --> 00:33:06.259 God<00:33:04.279><c> will</c><00:33:04.599><c> convert</c><00:33:04.980><c> the</c><00:33:05.319><c> world.</c> 00:33:07.579 --> 00:33:13.000 That's<00:33:07.880><c> why,</c><00:33:08.140><c> brethren</c><00:33:08.319><c> and</c><00:33:08.680><c> sisters,</c><00:33:09.779><c> we</c><00:33:09.940><c> are</c><00:33:10.140><c> those</c><00:33:10.819><c> who</c><00:33:11.359><c> are</c><00:33:11.559><c> born</c><00:33:11.779><c> in</c><00:33:12.079><c> Zion.</c> 00:33:13.440 --> 00:33:16.279 We<00:33:13.660><c> don't</c><00:33:13.880><c> support</c><00:33:14.200><c> the</c><00:33:14.359><c> Israeli</c><00:33:14.720><c> government</c><00:33:15.259><c> and</c><00:33:15.500><c> its</c><00:33:15.700><c> politics.</c> 00:33:16.720 --> 00:33:19.099 We<00:33:17.160><c> are</c><00:33:17.380><c> not</c><00:33:17.579><c> political</c><00:33:18.039><c> Zionists.</c> 00:33:20.980 --> 00:33:24.299 The<00:33:21.079><c> Jews</c><00:33:21.319><c> today</c><00:33:21.660><c> need</c><00:33:21.859><c> to</c><00:33:21.960><c> be</c><00:33:22.140><c> humbled,</c><00:33:22.960><c> brought</c><00:33:23.180><c> to</c><00:33:23.339><c> their</c><00:33:23.579><c> knees,</c> 00:33:27.119 --> 00:33:29.960 devastated<00:33:27.559><c> to</c><00:33:28.000><c> see</c><00:33:28.200><c> how</c><00:33:28.480><c> wrong</c><00:33:28.700><c> they</c><00:33:28.880><c> are.</c> 00:33:30.539 --> 00:33:33.259 We<00:33:30.680><c> do</c><00:33:30.839><c> not</c><00:33:31.059><c> glory</c><00:33:31.299><c> in</c><00:33:31.440><c> the</c><00:33:31.599><c> deeds</c><00:33:31.779><c> of</c><00:33:31.920><c> the</c><00:33:32.099><c> state</c><00:33:32.259><c> of</c><00:33:32.380><c> Israel.</c> 00:33:33.720 --> 00:33:36.400 We<00:33:33.960><c> glory</c><00:33:34.259><c> in</c><00:33:34.400><c> the</c><00:33:34.579><c> promises</c><00:33:34.839><c> made</c><00:33:35.140><c> to</c><00:33:35.299><c> the</c><00:33:35.480><c> fathers.</c> 00:33:37.099 --> 00:33:39.660 We<00:33:37.279><c> love</c><00:33:37.539><c> Zion,</c><00:33:38.059><c> that</c><00:33:38.259><c> is</c><00:33:38.400><c> to</c><00:33:38.640><c> come.</c> 00:33:40.140 --> 00:33:42.200 We<00:33:40.299><c> love</c><00:33:40.539><c> the</c><00:33:40.759><c> Jews</c><00:33:40.980><c> because</c><00:33:41.279><c> they</c><00:33:41.460><c> are</c><00:33:41.740><c> God's</c><00:33:42.079><c> people.</c> 00:33:42.259 --> 00:33:44.220 We<00:33:42.420><c> know</c><00:33:42.640><c> what</c><00:33:42.779><c> they</c><00:33:42.940><c> have</c><00:33:43.140><c> to</c><00:33:43.259><c> go</c><00:33:43.500><c> through.</c> 00:33:44.940 --> 00:33:48.500 But<00:33:45.339><c> we,</c><00:33:45.740><c> brethren</c><00:33:45.859><c> and</c><00:33:46.079><c> sisters,</c><00:33:46.359><c> are</c><00:33:46.440><c> the</c><00:33:46.579><c> children</c><00:33:46.900><c> of</c><00:33:47.140><c> Zion.</c> 00:33:49.720 --> 00:33:53.059 Yahweh<00:33:49.920><c> loves</c><00:33:50.140><c> the</c><00:33:50.319><c> gates</c><00:33:50.559><c> of</c><00:33:50.700><c> Zion</c><00:33:51.019><c> more</c><00:33:51.220><c> than</c><00:33:51.279><c> all</c><00:33:51.539><c> the</c><00:33:51.640><c> dwellings</c><00:33:51.900><c> of</c><00:33:52.099><c> Jacob.</c> 00:33:53.180 --> 00:33:56.640 Glorious<00:33:53.420><c> things</c><00:33:53.680><c> are</c><00:33:53.940><c> spoken</c><00:33:54.200><c> of</c><00:33:54.400><c> thee,</c><00:33:54.740><c> O</c><00:33:54.740><c> city</c><00:33:54.920><c> of</c><00:33:55.160><c> God,</c><00:33:56.119><c> of</c><00:33:56.319><c> Zion.</c> 00:33:56.779 --> 00:33:59.000 It<00:33:56.779><c> shall</c><00:33:56.880><c> be</c><00:33:57.079><c> said</c><00:33:57.200><c> that</c><00:33:57.380><c> this</c><00:33:57.660><c> one</c><00:33:57.779><c> and</c><00:33:57.920><c> that</c><00:33:58.200><c> one</c><00:33:58.339><c> was</c><00:33:58.640><c> born</c><00:33:58.900><c> there.</c> 00:33:59.039 --> 00:34:00.160 That's<00:33:59.279><c> you</c><00:33:59.400><c> and</c><00:33:59.519><c> I,</c><00:33:59.680><c> brethren</c><00:33:59.859><c> and</c><00:34:00.079><c> sisters.</c> 00:34:00.259 --> 00:34:03.400 It<00:34:00.380><c> doesn't</c><00:34:00.400><c> matter</c><00:34:00.599><c> what</c><00:34:00.839><c> our</c><00:34:01.119><c> national</c><00:34:01.839><c> cultural</c><00:34:02.440><c> identity</c><00:34:02.799><c> is.</c> 00:34:03.819 --> 00:34:05.940 In<00:34:04.160><c> the</c><00:34:04.359><c> end,</c><00:34:04.559><c> we'll</c><00:34:04.720><c> be</c><00:34:04.960><c> born</c><00:34:05.160><c> in</c><00:34:05.440><c> Zion.</c> 00:34:06.420 --> 00:34:08.619 And<00:34:06.579><c> when</c><00:34:06.740><c> God</c><00:34:06.980><c> counts</c><00:34:07.319><c> up</c><00:34:07.480><c> and</c><00:34:07.599><c> writes</c><00:34:07.839><c> up</c><00:34:08.019><c> the</c><00:34:08.199><c> register</c><00:34:08.460><c> of</c> 00:34:08.619 --> 00:34:09.699 his<00:34:08.840><c> saints,</c> 00:34:09.780 --> 00:34:11.139 this<00:34:10.099><c> one</c><00:34:10.280><c> was</c><00:34:10.480><c> born</c><00:34:10.679><c> in</c><00:34:10.880><c> Zion.</c> 00:34:11.219 --> 00:34:12.800 This<00:34:11.480><c> one</c><00:34:11.639><c> was</c><00:34:11.800><c> in</c><00:34:11.960><c> the</c><00:34:12.099><c> hope</c><00:34:12.179><c> of</c><00:34:12.460><c> Israel.</c> 00:34:12.800 --> 00:34:16.420 You<00:34:13.420><c> are</c><00:34:13.679><c> here</c><00:34:13.840><c> because</c><00:34:14.219><c> you're</c><00:34:14.559><c> a</c><00:34:14.619><c> Jew</c><00:34:14.760><c> spiritually</c><00:34:15.360><c> and</c><00:34:15.619><c> inwardly.</c> 00:34:18.599 --> 00:34:21.139 So<00:34:18.699><c> through</c><00:34:18.920><c> Israel,</c><00:34:19.360><c> God</c><00:34:19.559><c> will</c><00:34:19.840><c> convert</c><00:34:20.099><c> the</c><00:34:20.340><c> world.</c> 00:34:21.559 --> 00:34:24.440 But<00:34:21.659><c> he</c><00:34:21.739><c> will</c><00:34:21.920><c> also</c><00:34:22.239><c> use</c><00:34:22.519><c> the</c><00:34:22.820><c> saints,</c><00:34:23.179><c> brethren</c><00:34:23.260><c> and</c><00:34:23.519><c> sisters,</c> 00:34:24.579 --> 00:34:27.260 to<00:34:24.719><c> convert</c><00:34:25.219><c> and</c><00:34:25.860><c> change</c><00:34:26.260><c> the</c><00:34:26.500><c> world.</c> 00:34:29.699 --> 00:34:31.500 The<00:34:29.699><c> Lord</c><00:34:29.900><c> Jesus</c><00:34:30.239><c> Christ</c><00:34:30.579><c> said,</c> 00:34:32.420 --> 00:34:34.239 Come<00:34:32.619><c> ye</c><00:34:32.860><c> blessed</c><00:34:33.300><c> of</c><00:34:33.539><c> my</c><00:34:33.880><c> Father.</c> 00:34:34.739 --> 00:34:37.239 You<00:34:34.900><c> know,</c><00:34:34.980><c> they're</c><00:34:35.099><c> beautiful</c><00:34:35.500><c> words,</c><00:34:35.820><c> brethren</c><00:34:35.960><c> and</c><00:34:36.239><c> sisters.</c> 00:34:38.360 --> 00:34:40.460 How<00:34:38.500><c> he</c><00:34:38.599><c> will</c><00:34:38.800><c> rejoice</c><00:34:39.039><c> to</c><00:34:39.320><c> say</c><00:34:39.440><c> those</c><00:34:39.699><c> words</c><00:34:40.000><c> to</c><00:34:40.239><c> us.</c> 00:34:40.579 --> 00:34:42.039 Come<00:34:40.800><c> ye</c><00:34:41.079><c> blessed</c><00:34:41.420><c> of</c><00:34:41.619><c> my</c><00:34:41.840><c> Father.</c> 00:34:42.039 --> 00:34:47.579 Inherit<00:34:42.719><c> the</c><00:34:42.880><c> kingdom</c><00:34:43.219><c> prepared</c><00:34:43.679><c> for</c><00:34:43.900><c> you</c><00:34:44.880><c> from</c><00:34:45.260><c> the</c><00:34:45.400><c> foundation</c><00:34:46.000><c> of</c><00:34:46.320><c> the</c><00:34:46.500><c> world.</c> 00:34:48.940 --> 00:34:50.579 And<00:34:48.940><c> what</c><00:34:49.099><c> a</c><00:34:49.239><c> kingdom,</c><00:34:49.559><c> brethren</c><00:34:49.679><c> and</c><00:34:49.880><c> sisters,</c><00:34:50.119><c> has</c><00:34:50.280><c> been</c> 00:34:50.579 --> 00:34:52.539 prepared<00:34:51.079><c> for</c><00:34:51.440><c> us.</c> 00:34:52.840 --> 00:34:54.960 He<00:34:52.920><c> that</c><00:34:53.139><c> overcometh</c><00:34:53.579><c> and</c><00:34:53.780><c> keepeth</c><00:34:54.000><c> my</c><00:34:54.260><c> works</c><00:34:54.500><c> to</c><00:34:54.679><c> the</c><00:34:54.840><c> end.</c> 00:34:55.079 --> 00:34:58.400 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how</c><00:35:07.559><c> God's</c><00:35:07.840><c> going</c><00:35:07.940><c> to</c><00:35:08.119><c> convert</c><00:35:08.340><c> the</c><00:35:08.519><c> world.</c> 00:35:08.579 --> 00:35:11.659 That's<00:35:08.840><c> why</c><00:35:09.079><c> God</c><00:35:09.340><c> has</c><00:35:09.559><c> spent</c><00:35:09.719><c> 6</c><00:35:10.179><c>,000</c><00:35:10.579><c> years</c><00:35:10.940><c> finding</c><00:35:11.340><c> people,</c> 00:35:11.880 --> 00:35:13.019 brethren<00:35:11.880><c> and</c><00:35:12.099><c> sisters,</c> 00:35:13.139 --> 00:35:15.460 to<00:35:13.199><c> be</c><00:35:13.420><c> a</c><00:35:13.599><c> nucleus</c><00:35:14.059><c> for</c><00:35:14.320><c> his</c><00:35:14.559><c> kingdom.</c> 00:35:15.860 --> 00:35:18.519 To<00:35:15.880><c> be</c><00:35:16.039><c> the</c><00:35:16.280><c> center</c><00:35:16.519><c> and</c><00:35:16.699><c> the</c><00:35:16.920><c> heart</c><00:35:17.059><c> of</c><00:35:17.199><c> his</c><00:35:17.380><c> purpose.</c> 00:35:18.900 --> 00:35:22.500 To<00:35:18.940><c> be</c><00:35:19.099><c> those</c><00:35:19.400><c> who</c><00:35:19.619><c> have</c><00:35:19.820><c> the</c><00:35:20.780><c> wisdom</c><00:35:21.239><c> given</c><00:35:21.579><c> to</c><00:35:21.780><c> them</c><00:35:21.820><c> by</c><00:35:22.099><c> God.</c> 00:35:22.820 --> 00:35:25.599 To<00:35:22.980><c> go</c><00:35:23.219><c> out</c><00:35:23.400><c> and</c><00:35:23.519><c> to</c><00:35:23.780><c> teach</c><00:35:23.940><c> the</c><00:35:24.159><c> nations</c><00:35:24.440><c> in</c><00:35:24.679><c> God's</c><00:35:25.099><c> ways.</c> 00:35:26.000 --> 00:35:28.159 Developing<00:35:26.460><c> them</c><00:35:26.599><c> by</c><00:35:26.840><c> the</c><00:35:27.099><c> trials</c><00:35:27.360><c> of</c><00:35:27.559><c> life</c><00:35:27.800><c> today.</c> 00:35:28.219 --> 00:35:30.539 That<00:35:28.340><c> they</c><00:35:28.579><c> might</c><00:35:28.780><c> be</c><00:35:28.960><c> able</c><00:35:29.179><c> to</c><00:35:29.519><c> instruct</c><00:35:29.760><c> the</c><00:35:30.039><c> nations</c><00:35:30.320><c> in</c> 00:35:30.539 --> 00:35:31.719 Godly<00:35:30.920><c> thinking.</c> 00:35:34.639 --> 00:35:35.820 We<00:35:34.920><c> might</c><00:35:35.139><c> think</c><00:35:35.360><c> to</c><00:35:35.480><c> ourselves,</c> 00:35:35.940 --> 00:35:37.639 Well,<00:35:36.019><c> I</c><00:35:36.119><c> don't</c><00:35:36.320><c> want</c><00:35:36.559><c> to</c><00:35:36.960><c> rule</c><00:35:37.119><c> any</c><00:35:37.380><c> nations.</c> 00:35:37.639 --> 00:35:41.500 I<00:35:37.800><c> don't</c><00:35:37.980><c> want</c><00:35:38.219><c> to</c><00:35:38.480><c> smash</c><00:35:38.739><c> them</c><00:35:38.920><c> with</c><00:35:39.099><c> a</c><00:35:39.219><c> rod</c><00:35:39.320><c> of</c><00:35:41.000><c> iron.</c> 00:35:42.239 --> 00:35:43.679 Brethren<00:35:42.420><c> and</c><00:35:42.840><c> sisters,</c> 00:35:45.059 --> 00:35:47.559 the<00:35:45.159><c> reason</c><00:35:45.420><c> God</c><00:35:45.699><c> chooses</c><00:35:46.159><c> people</c><00:35:46.559><c> like</c><00:35:46.840><c> us,</c> 00:35:47.960 --> 00:35:50.179 who<00:35:48.119><c> are</c><00:35:48.300><c> utter</c><00:35:48.519><c> nobodies</c><00:35:48.940><c> in</c><00:35:49.139><c> this</c><00:35:49.420><c> world,</c> 00:35:50.219 --> 00:35:53.980 who<00:35:50.360><c> spend</c><00:35:50.500><c> all</c><00:35:50.719><c> our</c><00:35:50.900><c> life</c><00:35:51.159><c> trying</c><00:35:51.420><c> to</c><00:35:51.539><c> be</c><00:35:51.739><c> humble</c><00:35:51.980><c> and</c><00:35:52.159><c> learning</c><00:35:52.679><c> to</c><00:35:53.059><c> be</c><00:35:53.260><c> meek,</c> 00:35:55.739 --> 00:35:58.420 is<00:35:55.820><c> that</c><00:35:55.920><c> he</c><00:35:55.980><c> wants</c><00:35:56.179><c> to</c><00:35:56.400><c> use</c><00:35:56.579><c> us</c><00:35:56.780><c> for</c><00:35:56.920><c> that</c><00:35:57.139><c> sort</c><00:35:57.280><c> of</c><00:35:57.480><c> purpose.</c> 00:35:59.460 --> 00:36:01.900 He<00:35:59.719><c> won't</c><00:35:59.920><c> take</c><00:36:00.159><c> the</c><00:36:00.420><c> generals</c><00:36:00.719><c> and</c><00:36:00.920><c> the</c><00:36:01.139><c> admirals,</c> 00:36:03.440 --> 00:36:05.559 the<00:36:03.599><c> great</c><00:36:03.840><c> politicians</c><00:36:04.340><c> of</c><00:36:04.519><c> the</c><00:36:04.699><c> world</c><00:36:04.940><c> and</c><00:36:05.099><c> put</c><00:36:05.260><c> them</c><00:36:05.440><c> in</c> 00:36:05.559 --> 00:36:05.960 the<00:36:05.739><c> kingdom</c> 00:36:05.960 --> 00:36:08.079 because<00:36:06.280><c> they</c><00:36:06.460><c> have</c><00:36:06.739><c> the</c><00:36:06.960><c> skills.</c> 00:36:08.719 --> 00:36:12.000 He<00:36:08.860><c> will</c><00:36:09.079><c> take</c><00:36:09.280><c> people</c><00:36:09.619><c> who</c><00:36:09.880><c> have</c><00:36:09.960><c> learned</c><00:36:10.000><c> works</c><00:36:10.320><c> like,</c><00:36:10.599><c> brethren</c><00:36:10.820><c> and</c><00:36:11.059><c> sisters,</c> 00:36:12.440 --> 00:36:14.860 to<00:36:12.559><c> work</c><00:36:12.760><c> in</c><00:36:12.900><c> their</c><00:36:13.099><c> families</c><00:36:13.480><c> and</c><00:36:13.679><c> their</c><00:36:13.900><c> ecclesiastes.</c> 00:36:16.880 --> 00:36:19.639 And<00:36:16.980><c> to</c><00:36:17.099><c> have</c><00:36:17.199><c> the</c><00:36:17.380><c> divine</c><00:36:17.599><c> qualities</c><00:36:18.059><c> of</c><00:36:18.380><c> mercy</c><00:36:18.760><c> and</c><00:36:19.039><c> kindness</c><00:36:19.400><c> and</c> 00:36:19.639 --> 00:36:20.219 long<00:36:19.860><c> suffering</c> 00:36:20.219 --> 00:36:23.619 and<00:36:20.539><c> patience</c><00:36:20.920><c> and</c><00:36:21.239><c> goodness</c><00:36:21.699><c> and</c><00:36:22.320><c> gentleness.</c> 00:36:25.059 --> 00:36:27.460 That<00:36:25.219><c> they</c><00:36:25.420><c> might</c><00:36:25.619><c> be</c><00:36:25.820><c> those</c><00:36:26.099><c> who</c><00:36:26.219><c> will</c><00:36:26.400><c> show</c><00:36:26.639><c> the</c><00:36:26.820><c> world</c><00:36:27.059><c> how</c> 00:36:27.460 --> 00:36:29.059 they<00:36:27.739><c> should</c><00:36:27.980><c> be</c><00:36:28.199><c> ruled.</c> 00:36:31.579 --> 00:36:34.320 You<00:36:31.659><c> know,</c><00:36:31.800><c> God</c><00:36:31.980><c> has</c><00:36:32.760><c> a</c><00:36:33.280><c> glorious</c><00:36:33.599><c> future</c><00:36:33.820><c> for</c><00:36:33.980><c> us,</c><00:36:34.219><c> brethren</c> 00:36:34.320 --> 00:36:34.719 and<00:36:34.539><c> sisters.</c> 00:36:34.719 --> 00:36:36.820 Come<00:36:35.119><c> to</c><00:36:35.260><c> Ephesians</c><00:36:35.800><c> chapter</c><00:36:36.119><c> 2.</c> 00:36:38.119 --> 00:36:39.880 You<00:36:38.159><c> know,</c><00:36:38.300><c> we</c><00:36:38.340><c> all</c><00:36:38.539><c> have</c><00:36:38.739><c> favorite</c><00:36:39.039><c> verses</c><00:36:39.380><c> in</c><00:36:39.539><c> the</c><00:36:39.679><c> Bible.</c> 00:36:39.920 --> 00:36:44.280 I<00:36:40.059><c> have</c><00:36:40.260><c> one</c><00:36:40.440><c> in</c><00:36:40.579><c> Ephesians</c><00:36:41.059><c> 2</c><00:36:41.260><c> that</c><00:36:41.400><c> is</c><00:36:42.280><c> particularly</c><00:36:42.699><c> meaningful</c><00:36:43.119><c> to</c><00:36:43.320><c> me.</c> 00:36:45.019 --> 00:36:46.559 Because<00:36:45.179><c> you</c><00:36:45.360><c> see,</c><00:36:45.500><c> we</c><00:36:45.579><c> all</c><00:36:45.739><c> have</c><00:36:45.920><c> a</c><00:36:46.039><c> sense,</c><00:36:46.219><c> don't</c><00:36:46.420><c> we,</c> 00:36:46.719 --> 00:36:48.820 that<00:36:46.840><c> we're</c><00:36:47.019><c> not</c><00:36:47.320><c> fit</c><00:36:47.519><c> to</c><00:36:47.719><c> do</c><00:36:47.800><c> this</c><00:36:48.019><c> great</c><00:36:48.280><c> work</c><00:36:48.539><c> that</c><00:36:48.679><c> we're</c> 00:36:48.820 --> 00:36:50.019 talking<00:36:49.099><c> about.</c> 00:36:50.099 --> 00:36:51.420 Jesus<00:36:50.380><c> said</c><00:36:50.579><c> to</c><00:36:50.699><c> his</c><00:36:50.920><c> disciples,</c> 00:36:51.579 --> 00:36:54.619 Fear<00:36:51.860><c> not,</c><00:36:52.119><c> little</c><00:36:52.360><c> flock,</c><00:36:52.599><c> it</c><00:36:52.679><c> is</c><00:36:52.739><c> your</c><00:36:52.980><c> father's</c><00:36:53.500><c> good</c><00:36:53.679><c> pleasure.</c> 00:36:54.780 --> 00:36:55.760 It<00:36:54.920><c> is</c><00:36:55.159><c> good</c><00:36:55.440><c> pleasure.</c> 00:36:55.940 --> 00:36:59.539 He<00:36:55.940><c> wants</c><00:36:56.239><c> us</c><00:36:56.500><c> to</c><00:36:56.719><c> take</c><00:36:56.880><c> on</c><00:36:57.059><c> this</c><00:36:57.320><c> role,</c><00:36:58.079><c> to</c><00:36:58.300><c> give</c><00:36:58.420><c> you</c><00:36:58.579><c> the</c><00:36:58.739><c> kingdom.</c> 00:37:00.199 --> 00:37:03.719 In<00:37:00.340><c> Ephesians</c><00:37:00.780><c> chapter</c><00:37:01.079><c> 2,</c><00:37:01.380><c> we</c><00:37:01.559><c> have</c><00:37:02.199><c> some</c><00:37:02.599><c> idea</c><00:37:02.920><c> of</c><00:37:03.139><c> the</c><00:37:03.360><c> grace</c><00:37:03.579><c> that</c> 00:37:03.719 --> 00:37:04.260 is<00:37:03.900><c> involved</c> 00:37:04.260 --> 00:37:05.800 in<00:37:04.519><c> giving</c><00:37:04.599><c> us</c><00:37:04.920><c> the</c><00:37:05.059><c> kingdom.</c> 00:37:06.440 --> 00:37:07.440 It<00:37:06.579><c> says</c><00:37:06.579><c> there</c><00:37:06.719><c> in</c><00:37:06.840><c> verse</c><00:37:07.039><c> 5,</c> 00:37:07.460 --> 00:37:09.619 When<00:37:07.539><c> we</c><00:37:07.619><c> were</c><00:37:07.820><c> dead</c><00:37:07.940><c> in</c><00:37:08.219><c> sins,</c><00:37:08.500><c> we</c><00:37:08.519><c> were</c><00:37:08.699><c> quickened</c><00:37:08.960><c> together</c> 00:37:09.619 --> 00:37:12.239 with<00:37:10.039><c> Christ</c><00:37:10.380><c> by</c><00:37:10.619><c> grace</c><00:37:10.880><c> that</c><00:37:11.019><c> we</c><00:37:11.219><c> saved.</c> 00:37:12.539 --> 00:37:15.960 Raised<00:37:12.880><c> up</c><00:37:12.980><c> in</c><00:37:13.059><c> verse</c><00:37:13.360><c> 6</c><00:37:13.639><c> together</c><00:37:13.980><c> to</c><00:37:14.179><c> sit</c><00:37:14.420><c> together</c><00:37:14.900><c> in</c><00:37:15.179><c> holy</c><00:37:15.440><c> places,</c> 00:37:16.239 --> 00:37:17.880 heavenly<00:37:16.500><c> places</c><00:37:16.840><c> in</c><00:37:17.039><c> Christ</c><00:37:17.360><c> Jesus.</c> 00:37:18.260 --> 00:37:20.019 An<00:37:18.460><c> exalted</c><00:37:18.840><c> status</c><00:37:19.199><c> we</c><00:37:19.400><c> now</c><00:37:19.719><c> have</c> 00:37:20.019 --> 00:37:23.820 as<00:37:20.500><c> those</c><00:37:20.780><c> who</c><00:37:20.920><c> are</c><00:37:21.019><c> the</c><00:37:21.159><c> prospective</c><00:37:21.739><c> rulers</c><00:37:22.059><c> of</c><00:37:22.239><c> the</c><00:37:22.380><c> age</c><00:37:22.559><c> to</c><00:37:22.800><c> come.</c> 00:37:25.139 --> 00:37:28.159 But<00:37:25.300><c> look</c><00:37:25.440><c> at</c><00:37:25.559><c> verse</c><00:37:25.760><c> 7,</c><00:37:26.079><c> it</c><00:37:26.159><c> puts</c><00:37:26.380><c> a</c><00:37:26.619><c> different</c><00:37:27.000><c> slant</c><00:37:27.300><c> on</c><00:37:27.420><c> it.</c> 00:37:29.599 --> 00:37:32.340 In<00:37:29.780><c> verse</c><00:37:29.980><c> 7,</c><00:37:30.340><c> it</c><00:37:30.440><c> says</c><00:37:30.679><c> that</c><00:37:30.860><c> in</c><00:37:31.000><c> the</c><00:37:31.159><c> ages</c><00:37:31.480><c> to</c><00:37:31.820><c> come,</c> 00:37:32.340 --> 00:37:35.780 God<00:37:33.179><c> might</c><00:37:33.500><c> show</c><00:37:33.980><c> the</c><00:37:34.360><c> exceeding</c><00:37:34.800><c> riches</c><00:37:34.960><c> of</c><00:37:35.139><c> his</c><00:37:35.360><c> grace</c> 00:37:35.780 --> 00:37:39.039 in<00:37:36.000><c> his</c><00:37:36.340><c> kindness</c><00:37:36.739><c> toward</c><00:37:37.099><c> us</c><00:37:37.659><c> through</c><00:37:38.380><c> Christ</c><00:37:38.780><c> Jesus.</c> 00:37:39.099 --> 00:37:40.800 Do<00:37:39.199><c> you</c><00:37:39.300><c> think</c><00:37:39.440><c> what</c><00:37:39.559><c> that's</c><00:37:39.840><c> saying,</c><00:37:40.320><c> brethren</c><00:37:40.380><c> and</c><00:37:40.599><c> sisters?</c> 00:37:41.099 --> 00:37:43.679 This<00:37:41.260><c> puts</c><00:37:41.480><c> our</c><00:37:41.739><c> future</c><00:37:42.139><c> role</c><00:37:42.360><c> in</c><00:37:42.559><c> perspective.</c> 00:37:44.519 --> 00:37:46.820 It<00:37:44.619><c> keeps</c><00:37:44.880><c> us</c><00:37:45.199><c> humble</c><00:37:45.579><c> yet</c><00:37:45.840><c> hopeful.</c> 00:37:48.980 --> 00:37:50.639 You<00:37:49.099><c> see,</c><00:37:49.219><c> God</c><00:37:49.440><c> intends,</c><00:37:50.059><c> brethren</c><00:37:50.199><c> and</c><00:37:50.480><c> sisters,</c> 00:37:50.739 --> 00:37:53.860 to<00:37:50.940><c> confound</c><00:37:51.420><c> 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the</c><00:38:06.079><c> world</c><00:38:06.280><c> and</c><00:38:06.480><c> saying,</c> 00:38:06.880 --> 00:38:09.019 well,<00:38:06.960><c> who</c><00:38:07.119><c> are</c><00:38:07.320><c> you?</c><00:38:07.460><c> Where</c><00:38:07.579><c> did</c><00:38:07.719><c> you</c><00:38:07.900><c> come</c><00:38:08.139><c> from?</c> 00:38:09.440 --> 00:38:13.199 Oh,<00:38:09.619><c> well,</c><00:38:09.739><c> I</c><00:38:09.880><c> was</c><00:38:10.079><c> a</c><00:38:10.340><c> farmer</c><00:38:10.480><c> in</c><00:38:10.599><c> Israel,</c><00:38:11.199><c> 500</c><00:38:11.760><c> BC.</c> 00:38:13.840 --> 00:38:17.039 I<00:38:14.199><c> was</c><00:38:14.400><c> a</c><00:38:14.519><c> mother</c><00:38:14.679><c> in</c><00:38:14.840><c> Israel,</c><00:38:15.659><c> a</c><00:38:15.820><c> thousand</c><00:38:16.159><c> BC.</c> 00:38:17.980 --> 00:38:19.400 Little<00:38:18.139><c> inheritance</c><00:38:18.559><c> up</c><00:38:18.780><c> in</c><00:38:18.980><c> Naftali.</c> 00:38:19.480 --> 00:38:21.980 We<00:38:19.559><c> just</c><00:38:19.780><c> had</c><00:38:19.960><c> a</c><00:38:20.119><c> few</c><00:38:20.320><c> cattle</c><00:38:20.699><c> and</c><00:38:20.980><c> a</c><00:38:21.139><c> little</c><00:38:21.300><c> bit</c><00:38:21.460><c> of</c><00:38:21.539><c> block</c><00:38:21.619><c> of</c><00:38:21.820><c> land.</c> 00:38:22.039 --> 00:38:23.280 We<00:38:22.159><c> just</c><00:38:22.420><c> survived.</c> 00:38:24.019 --> 00:38:27.920 Oh,<00:38:25.099><c> and</c><00:38:25.400><c> you're</c><00:38:25.639><c> a</c><00:38:25.699><c> ruler</c><00:38:25.800><c> over</c><00:38:26.119><c> this</c><00:38:26.639><c> whole</c><00:38:26.840><c> country?</c> 00:38:28.179 --> 00:38:29.300 Yes,<00:38:28.199><c> that's</c><00:38:28.480><c> right.</c> 00:38:29.900 --> 00:38:31.699 A<00:38:30.300><c> stonemason</c><00:38:30.699><c> from</c><00:38:30.880><c> the</c><00:38:31.019><c> 13th</c><00:38:31.440><c> century,</c> 00:38:31.800 --> 00:38:34.599 a<00:38:31.900><c> bootmaker</c><00:38:32.320><c> from</c><00:38:32.559><c> Poland</c><00:38:32.860><c> in</c><00:38:33.039><c> the</c><00:38:33.079><c> 16th</c><00:38:33.679><c> century,</c> 00:38:34.760 --> 00:38:37.920 a<00:38:34.900><c> fisherman</c><00:38:35.179><c> from</c><00:38:35.420><c> Vanuatu</c><00:38:35.880><c> in</c><00:38:36.039><c> the</c><00:38:36.159><c> 21st</c><00:38:36.679><c> century.</c> 00:38:38.559 --> 00:38:41.099 All<00:38:38.860><c> of</c><00:38:39.000><c> them</c><00:38:39.099><c> made</c><00:38:39.380><c> king</c><00:38:39.719><c>-priests</c><00:38:40.079><c> and</c><00:38:40.239><c> going</c><00:38:40.420><c> out</c><00:38:40.599><c> to</c><00:38:40.679><c> the</c><00:38:40.820><c> nations</c> 00:38:41.099 --> 00:38:43.840 and<00:38:41.360><c> saying,</c><00:38:41.639><c> I've</c><00:38:41.760><c> got</c><00:38:41.900><c> something</c><00:38:42.199><c> that</c><00:38:42.380><c> you</c><00:38:42.460><c> need</c><00:38:42.599><c> to</c><00:38:42.800><c> know.</c> 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God</c><00:38:54.380><c> will</c><00:38:54.579><c> take</c><00:38:54.840><c> the</c><00:38:55.079><c> little</c><00:38:55.219><c> of</c><00:38:55.420><c> this</c><00:38:55.679><c> world,</c> 00:38:55.960 --> 00:38:58.599 the<00:38:56.099><c> insignificant</c><00:38:56.599><c> God</c><00:38:57.019><c> hath</c><00:38:57.260><c> chosen,</c><00:38:57.699><c> we're</c><00:38:57.880><c> told</c><00:38:58.000><c> in</c><00:38:58.179><c> Corinthians,</c> 00:38:58.599 --> 00:39:01.019 the<00:38:59.019><c> insignificant,</c><00:38:59.800><c> the</c><00:39:00.019><c> humble.</c> 00:39:01.360 --> 00:39:02.739 He's<00:39:01.500><c> not</c><00:39:01.659><c> chosen</c><00:39:01.980><c> the</c><00:39:02.199><c> mighty</c><00:39:02.380><c> of</c><00:39:02.500><c> the</c><00:39:02.619><c> world.</c> 00:39:02.800 --> 00:39:05.539 He's<00:39:02.960><c> choosing</c><00:39:03.179><c> little</c><00:39:03.500><c> people</c><00:39:03.699><c> to</c><00:39:03.920><c> confound</c><00:39:04.360><c> them</c><00:39:04.559><c> out</c><00:39:04.780><c> there.</c> 00:39:06.260 --> 00:39:08.699 And<00:39:06.420><c> we</c><00:39:06.500><c> won't</c><00:39:06.679><c> go</c><00:39:06.920><c> out</c><00:39:07.119><c> because</c><00:39:07.320><c> we</c><00:39:07.519><c> are</c><00:39:07.699><c> great.</c> 00:39:09.179 --> 00:39:10.539 Because<00:39:09.519><c> we're</c><00:39:09.780><c> arrogant</c><00:39:10.039><c> and</c><00:39:10.280><c> proud,</c> 00:39:10.619 --> 00:39:11.960 we'll<00:39:10.719><c> go</c><00:39:10.880><c> out,</c><00:39:11.139><c> brethren</c><00:39:11.280><c> and</c><00:39:11.519><c> sisters,</c> 00:39:12.340 --> 00:39:14.280 because<00:39:12.679><c> we</c><00:39:12.860><c> are</c><00:39:13.039><c> vessels</c><00:39:13.440><c> of</c><00:39:13.860><c> His</c><00:39:14.139><c> grace.</c> 00:39:14.300 --> 00:39:16.039 Look<00:39:14.440><c> what</c><00:39:14.539><c> it</c><00:39:14.739><c> says</c><00:39:14.940><c> in</c><00:39:15.059><c> verse</c><00:39:15.320><c> seven.</c> 00:39:18.440 --> 00:39:21.780 When<00:39:18.699><c> they</c><00:39:18.800><c> look</c><00:39:18.920><c> at</c><00:39:19.139><c> us,</c><00:39:21.179><c> they</c><00:39:21.280><c> won't</c><00:39:21.500><c> say,</c> 00:39:21.800 --> 00:39:23.900 boy,<00:39:22.059><c> those</c><00:39:22.280><c> Christadelphians</c><00:39:22.980><c> were</c><00:39:23.179><c> wonderful</c><00:39:23.579><c> people.</c> 00:39:23.940 --> 00:39:25.079 They<00:39:24.099><c> really</c><00:39:24.380><c> knew</c><00:39:24.519><c> their</c><00:39:24.699><c> Bibles.</c> 00:39:25.300 --> 00:39:28.340 They<00:39:25.539><c> will</c><00:39:25.800><c> say,</c><00:39:26.420><c> and</c><00:39:26.619><c> they</c><00:39:26.800><c> will</c><00:39:27.000><c> understand</c><00:39:27.539><c> from</c><00:39:27.760><c> us,</c> 00:39:28.599 --> 00:39:32.219 that<00:39:28.980><c> we</c><00:39:29.119><c> are</c><00:39:29.480><c> demonstrations</c><00:39:30.260><c> of</c><00:39:30.559><c> just</c><00:39:30.980><c> how</c><00:39:31.400><c> merciful</c><00:39:31.900><c> God</c> 00:39:32.219 --> 00:39:33.280 can<00:39:32.500><c> be.</c> 00:39:34.039 --> 00:39:35.079 Look<00:39:34.219><c> at</c><00:39:34.219><c> what</c><00:39:34.360><c> it</c><00:39:34.480><c> says.</c> 00:39:35.480 --> 00:39:38.079 That<00:39:35.559><c> He</c><00:39:35.639><c> might</c><00:39:35.920><c> show</c><00:39:36.239><c> the</c><00:39:36.539><c> exceeding</c><00:39:36.980><c> riches</c><00:39:37.199><c> of</c><00:39:37.400><c> His</c><00:39:37.659><c> grace</c> 00:39:38.079 --> 00:39:38.880 toward<00:39:38.360><c> us.</c> 00:39:39.079 --> 00:39:41.619 So<00:39:39.199><c> God</c><00:39:39.400><c> is</c><00:39:39.559><c> looking</c><00:39:39.699><c> for</c><00:39:39.920><c> people</c><00:39:40.199><c> that</c><00:39:40.340><c> He</c><00:39:40.420><c> can</c><00:39:40.539><c> put</c><00:39:40.719><c> into</c><00:39:40.880><c> His</c><00:39:41.179><c> kingdom</c> 00:39:41.619 --> 00:39:44.380 as<00:39:42.139><c> demonstrations</c><00:39:42.820><c> of</c><00:39:43.000><c> how</c><00:39:43.280><c> kind</c><00:39:43.599><c> and</c><00:39:43.760><c> how</c><00:39:44.019><c> forgiving</c> 00:39:44.380 --> 00:39:46.639 and<00:39:44.739><c> how</c><00:39:45.099><c> merciful</c><00:39:45.340><c> He</c><00:39:45.420><c> can</c><00:39:45.679><c> be.</c> 00:39:48.860 --> 00:39:51.800 On<00:39:49.119><c> that</c><00:39:49.280><c> grounds,</c><00:39:49.719><c> brethren</c><00:39:49.800><c> and</c><00:39:50.059><c> sisters,</c><00:39:50.579><c> I</c><00:39:50.780><c> qualify.</c> 00:39:52.980 --> 00:39:55.760 Because<00:39:53.119><c> I</c><00:39:53.280><c> need</c><00:39:53.380><c> all</c><00:39:53.599><c> the</c><00:39:53.780><c> mercy</c><00:39:53.980><c> and</c><00:39:54.260><c> kindness</c><00:39:54.900><c> that</c><00:39:55.579><c> God</c> 00:39:55.760 --> 00:39:57.119 can<00:39:56.039><c> provide.</c> 00:39:57.519 --> 00:40:00.079 And<00:39:57.960><c> He</c><00:39:58.079><c> wants</c><00:39:58.380><c> demonstrations</c><00:39:59.039><c> to</c><00:39:59.280><c> walk</c><00:39:59.480><c> around</c><00:39:59.780><c> the</c><00:39:59.960><c> world</c> 00:40:00.079 --> 00:40:02.699 and<00:40:00.219><c> to</c><00:40:00.440><c> teach</c><00:40:00.639><c> people</c><00:40:00.920><c> how</c><00:40:01.179><c> kind</c><00:40:01.500><c> and</c><00:40:01.719><c> forgiving</c><00:40:01.940><c> He</c><00:40:02.099><c> can</c><00:40:02.340><c> be,</c> 00:40:02.880 --> 00:40:05.260 how<00:40:03.059><c> much</c><00:40:03.239><c> He</c><00:40:03.420><c> wants</c><00:40:03.679><c> people</c><00:40:03.880><c> to</c><00:40:04.059><c> share</c><00:40:04.239><c> immortality</c><00:40:04.780><c> with</c><00:40:04.960><c> Him.</c> 00:40:05.360 --> 00:40:09.900 If<00:40:05.539><c> only</c><00:40:05.820><c> they</c><00:40:06.000><c> will</c><00:40:06.219><c> try,</c><00:40:07.860><c> He</c><00:40:08.079><c> will</c><00:40:08.239><c> make</c><00:40:08.480><c> up</c><00:40:08.619><c> the</c><00:40:08.760><c> difference.</c> 00:40:11.159 --> 00:40:12.840 Can<00:40:11.239><c> you</c><00:40:11.400><c> be</c><00:40:11.500><c> a</c><00:40:11.599><c> vessel</c><00:40:11.760><c> of</c><00:40:11.980><c> grace,</c><00:40:12.420><c> brethren</c><00:40:12.420><c> and</c><00:40:12.679><c> sisters?</c> 00:40:12.940 --> 00:40:14.539 Can<00:40:13.079><c> you</c><00:40:13.260><c> be</c><00:40:13.420><c> a</c><00:40:13.500><c> demonstration</c><00:40:14.079><c> of</c><00:40:14.320><c> that?</c> 00:40:14.760 --> 00:40:17.219 Most<00:40:15.159><c> certainly</c><00:40:15.440><c> we</c><00:40:15.619><c> all</c><00:40:15.880><c> can.</c> 00:40:18.219 --> 00:40:19.920 And<00:40:18.539><c> so</c><00:40:18.639><c> God</c><00:40:18.840><c> wants</c><00:40:19.099><c> us</c><00:40:19.300><c> for</c><00:40:19.420><c> His</c><00:40:19.619><c> kingdom.</c> 00:40:20.099 --> 00:40:20.760 One<00:40:20.280><c> last</c><00:40:20.619><c> verse.</c> 00:40:20.760 --> 00:40:24.300 Let's<00:40:20.960><c> come</c><00:40:21.179><c> to</c><00:40:21.320><c> Romans</c><00:40:21.619><c> chapter</c><00:40:21.980><c> two</c><00:40:22.659><c> and</c><00:40:23.079><c> verse</c><00:40:23.340><c> seven.</c> 00:40:24.579 --> 00:40:28.940 I<00:40:24.980><c> wanted</c><00:40:25.179><c> to</c><00:40:25.360><c> share</c><00:40:25.579><c> this</c><00:40:25.820><c> last</c><00:40:26.159><c> verse</c><00:40:26.320><c> with</c><00:40:26.559><c> you</c><00:40:27.599><c> before</c><00:40:28.019><c> we</c><00:40:28.239><c> close.</c> 00:40:30.980 --> 00:40:33.559 You<00:40:30.980><c> know,</c><00:40:31.179><c> this</c><00:40:31.300><c> concept</c><00:40:31.739><c> of</c><00:40:31.920><c> us</c><00:40:32.219><c> being</c><00:40:32.940><c> the</c><00:40:33.139><c> rulers</c><00:40:33.280><c> of</c><00:40:33.460><c> the</c> 00:40:33.559 --> 00:40:34.079 age<00:40:33.739><c> to</c><00:40:33.940><c> come</c> 00:40:34.079 --> 00:40:35.460 is<00:40:34.280><c> a</c><00:40:34.340><c> very</c><00:40:34.699><c> important</c><00:40:35.099><c> concept.</c> 00:40:35.659 --> 00:40:37.139 In<00:40:35.739><c> Romans</c><00:40:36.039><c> chapter</c><00:40:36.360><c> two</c><00:40:36.599><c> and</c><00:40:36.760><c> verse</c><00:40:36.920><c> seven,</c> 00:40:37.219 --> 00:40:39.280 we<00:40:37.280><c> have</c><00:40:37.460><c> a</c><00:40:37.579><c> verse</c><00:40:37.820><c> that</c><00:40:37.960><c> we</c><00:40:38.119><c> often</c><00:40:38.360><c> quote,</c> 00:40:39.400 --> 00:40:42.099 but<00:40:39.519><c> I</c><00:40:39.679><c> suggest</c><00:40:39.900><c> we</c><00:40:40.039><c> don't</c><00:40:40.179><c> always</c><00:40:40.480><c> understand</c><00:40:40.980><c> properly.</c> 00:40:42.719 --> 00:40:44.679 It<00:40:42.780><c> says</c><00:40:42.800><c> in</c><00:40:42.920><c> Romans</c><00:40:43.280><c> two</c><00:40:44.059><c> verse</c><00:40:44.239><c> six,</c> 00:40:44.820 --> 00:40:47.659 God<00:40:45.000><c> will</c><00:40:45.179><c> render</c><00:40:45.360><c> to</c><00:40:45.539><c> every</c><00:40:45.739><c> man</c><00:40:45.960><c> according</c><00:40:46.239><c> to</c><00:40:46.420><c> his</c><00:40:46.619><c> deeds,</c> 00:40:48.280 --> 00:40:50.059 to<00:40:48.380><c> them</c><00:40:48.539><c> in</c><00:40:48.719><c> my</c><00:40:48.940><c> patient</c><00:40:49.420><c> continuance,</c> 00:40:50.059 --> 00:40:54.059 consistent<00:40:50.659><c> application,</c><00:40:52.760><c> endurance</c><00:40:53.260><c> in</c><00:40:53.480><c> good</c><00:40:53.699><c> things,</c> 00:40:54.539 --> 00:40:57.900 in<00:40:54.679><c> well</c><00:40:54.940><c>-doing,</c><00:40:55.780><c> seek</c><00:40:56.039><c> for</c><00:40:56.380><c> glory</c><00:40:56.719><c> and</c><00:40:57.039><c> honor</c><00:40:57.179><c> and</c><00:40:57.300><c> immortality.</c> 00:40:58.239 --> 00:40:59.559 Let's<00:40:58.400><c> just</c><00:40:58.639><c> stop</c><00:40:58.840><c> there.</c> 00:41:00.219 --> 00:41:00.860 See,<00:41:00.360><c> brethren</c><00:41:00.500><c> and</c><00:41:00.800><c> sisters,</c> 00:41:00.920 --> 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ambitious,</c><00:41:10.820><c> brethren</c><00:41:11.000><c> and</c><00:41:11.320><c> sisters,</c> 00:41:11.860 --> 00:41:14.260 in<00:41:12.139><c> wanting</c><00:41:12.380><c> to</c><00:41:12.579><c> be</c><00:41:12.719><c> part</c><00:41:12.940><c> of</c><00:41:13.079><c> God's</c><00:41:13.460><c> glory,</c> 00:41:14.400 --> 00:41:15.460 in<00:41:14.619><c> wanting</c><00:41:14.840><c> to</c><00:41:15.019><c> live</c><00:41:15.139><c> forever,</c> 00:41:15.539 --> 00:41:17.880 that<00:41:15.659><c> we</c><00:41:15.840><c> might</c><00:41:16.119><c> demonstrate</c><00:41:16.719><c> to</c><00:41:16.940><c> the</c><00:41:17.099><c> world</c><00:41:17.260><c> what</c><00:41:17.480><c> God</c><00:41:17.699><c> has</c> 00:41:17.880 --> 00:41:19.239 done<00:41:18.000><c> for</c><00:41:18.199><c> us.</c> 00:41:19.380 --> 00:41:21.360 We've<00:41:19.860><c> got</c><00:41:20.000><c> to</c><00:41:20.139><c> be</c><00:41:20.320><c> ambitious,</c><00:41:20.900><c> brethren</c><00:41:21.059><c> and</c><00:41:21.239><c> sisters.</c> 00:41:21.380 --> 00:41:22.599 That's<00:41:21.559><c> what</c><00:41:21.639><c> it</c><00:41:21.860><c> says.</c> 00:41:22.880 --> 00:41:27.260 If<00:41:23.019><c> you</c><00:41:23.460><c> seek</c><00:41:24.019><c> for</c><00:41:24.599><c> glory</c><00:41:25.000><c> and</c><00:41:25.380><c> honor</c><00:41:25.659><c> and</c><00:41:25.960><c> immortality,</c> 00:41:27.300 --> 00:41:29.860 we've<00:41:27.480><c> got</c><00:41:27.559><c> to</c><00:41:27.760><c> have</c><00:41:27.880><c> that</c><00:41:28.159><c> desire</c><00:41:28.460><c> to</c><00:41:28.619><c> be</c><00:41:28.760><c> part</c><00:41:29.000><c> of</c><00:41:29.119><c> it.</c> 00:41:30.579 --> 00:41:34.360 And<00:41:30.699><c> God</c><00:41:30.860><c> says,</c><00:41:32.900><c> if</c><00:41:33.139><c> you</c><00:41:33.400><c> seek</c><00:41:33.619><c> that,</c> 00:41:35.219 --> 00:41:37.639 it'll<00:41:35.480><c> give</c><00:41:35.659><c> you</c><00:41:36.300><c> eternal</c><00:41:36.579><c> life.</c> 00:41:40.260 --> 00:41:42.099 Think<00:41:40.500><c> about</c><00:41:40.659><c> what</c><00:41:40.780><c> I'm</c><00:41:40.940><c> about</c><00:41:41.119><c> to</c><00:41:41.360><c> say.</c> 00:41:43.820 --> 00:41:45.360 There's<00:41:44.119><c> going</c><00:41:44.239><c> to</c><00:41:44.380><c> be</c><00:41:44.559><c> millions</c><00:41:44.960><c> of</c><00:41:45.219><c> people,</c> 00:41:45.519 --> 00:41:47.199 perhaps<00:41:45.840><c> billions</c><00:41:46.219><c> of</c><00:41:46.460><c> people,</c> 00:41:48.739 --> 00:41:51.340 who<00:41:48.940><c> will</c><00:41:49.159><c> have</c><00:41:49.679><c> immortality,</c> 00:41:52.059 --> 00:41:54.179 who<00:41:52.099><c> will</c><00:41:52.300><c> never</c><00:41:52.500><c> have</c><00:41:52.800><c> eternal</c><00:41:53.079><c> life.</c> 00:41:55.760 --> 00:41:57.199 You<00:41:56.039><c> think</c><00:41:56.219><c> about</c><00:41:56.440><c> it.</c> 00:41:58.360 --> 00:42:00.019 There's<00:41:58.460><c> going</c><00:41:58.599><c> to</c><00:41:58.719><c> be</c><00:41:58.860><c> billions</c><00:41:59.260><c> who</c><00:41:59.420><c> will</c><00:41:59.480><c> have</c><00:41:59.599><c> immortality</c> 00:42:00.019 --> 00:42:01.699 that<00:42:00.139><c> will</c><00:42:00.360><c> never</c><00:42:00.619><c> have</c><00:42:01.039><c> eternal</c><00:42:01.500><c> life</c> 00:42:01.699 --> 00:42:03.300 because<00:42:02.000><c> eternal</c><00:42:02.380><c> life,</c><00:42:02.739><c> brethren</c><00:42:02.860><c> and</c><00:42:03.059><c> sisters,</c> 00:42:03.679 --> 00:42:06.199 is<00:42:03.820><c> the</c><00:42:04.099><c> life</c><00:42:04.599><c> of</c><00:42:04.920><c> the</c><00:42:05.179><c> age.</c> 00:42:06.539 --> 00:42:08.940 It's<00:42:06.820><c> talking</c><00:42:07.159><c> about</c><00:42:07.500><c> the</c><00:42:07.780><c> unique</c><00:42:08.139><c> class</c> 00:42:08.940 --> 00:42:11.000 who<00:42:09.659><c> serve</c><00:42:10.019><c> God</c><00:42:10.300><c> now</c> 00:42:11.000 --> 00:42:13.400 and<00:42:11.519><c> will</c><00:42:11.699><c> be</c><00:42:11.860><c> the</c><00:42:12.059><c> rulers</c><00:42:12.360><c> of</c><00:42:12.639><c> the</c><00:42:12.820><c> age</c><00:42:13.039><c> to</c><00:42:13.260><c> come,</c> 00:42:13.440 --> 00:42:16.599 who<00:42:13.559><c> will</c><00:42:13.739><c> be</c><00:42:13.920><c> the</c><00:42:14.219><c> firstfruits</c><00:42:14.699><c> in</c><00:42:14.860><c> the</c><00:42:15.079><c> thousand</c><00:42:15.460><c>-year</c><00:42:15.639><c> reign</c><00:42:15.860><c> of</c><00:42:16.059><c> Christ.</c> 00:42:16.599 --> 00:42:20.320 If<00:42:17.059><c> you</c><00:42:17.400><c> seek</c><00:42:17.719><c> for</c><00:42:18.039><c> immortality</c><00:42:18.579><c> to</c><00:42:18.739><c> be</c><00:42:19.139><c> living</c><00:42:19.380><c> with</c><00:42:19.599><c> God</c><00:42:19.820><c> forever,</c> 00:42:20.599 --> 00:42:24.139 he<00:42:20.599><c> will</c><00:42:20.940><c> give</c><00:42:21.179><c> you</c><00:42:21.880><c> the</c><00:42:22.119><c> life</c><00:42:22.500><c> of</c><00:42:22.840><c> the</c><00:42:23.019><c> age.</c> 00:42:24.860 --> 00:42:26.320 He<00:42:24.940><c> will</c><00:42:25.119><c> give</c><00:42:25.239><c> you</c><00:42:25.400><c> that</c><00:42:25.619><c> special</c><00:42:25.920><c> privilege</c> 00:42:26.320 --> 00:42:28.820 of<00:42:26.480><c> being</c><00:42:26.719><c> one</c><00:42:26.980><c> of</c><00:42:27.079><c> those</c><00:42:27.360><c> that</c><00:42:27.519><c> are</c><00:42:27.760><c> the</c><00:42:27.920><c> firstfruits</c><00:42:28.420><c> in</c><00:42:28.619><c> the</c> 00:42:28.820 --> 00:42:30.300 thousand<00:42:29.159><c> years.</c> 00:42:30.539 --> 00:42:32.639 You<00:42:30.659><c> think</c><00:42:30.820><c> about</c><00:42:31.059><c> the</c><00:42:31.199><c> blessings</c><00:42:31.559><c> that</c><00:42:31.800><c> God</c><00:42:31.920><c> has</c><00:42:32.179><c> in</c><00:42:32.420><c> store.</c> 00:42:33.019 --> 00:42:36.079 Amazing<00:42:33.500><c> glory</c><00:42:33.860><c> and</c><00:42:34.059><c> honor</c><00:42:34.280><c> and</c><00:42:34.880><c> respect</c><00:42:35.440><c> in</c><00:42:35.579><c> the</c><00:42:35.679><c> eyes</c><00:42:35.900><c> of</c> 00:42:36.079 --> 00:42:37.159 the<00:42:36.199><c> nations.</c> 00:42:38.039 --> 00:42:39.639 You<00:42:38.219><c> don't</c><00:42:38.380><c> have</c><00:42:38.599><c> kings</c><00:42:38.880><c> here</c><00:42:39.159><c> in</c><00:42:39.280><c> America,</c> 00:42:40.119 --> 00:42:41.159 but<00:42:40.119><c> when</c><00:42:40.340><c> your</c><00:42:40.519><c> president</c><00:42:40.780><c> travels,</c> 00:42:41.280 --> 00:42:43.099 you<00:42:41.280><c> know,</c><00:42:41.400><c> the</c><00:42:41.480><c> whole</c><00:42:41.780><c> media</c><00:42:42.079><c> travels</c><00:42:42.420><c> along</c><00:42:42.679><c> behind.</c> 00:42:43.179 --> 00:42:44.860 In<00:42:43.260><c> England,</c><00:42:43.860><c> when</c><00:42:43.960><c> the</c><00:42:44.159><c> queen</c><00:42:44.320><c> goes</c><00:42:44.579><c> anywhere,</c> 00:42:44.860 --> 00:42:47.400 there's<00:42:45.159><c> crowds</c><00:42:45.480><c> everywhere</c><00:42:45.960><c> cheering</c><00:42:46.360><c> and</c><00:42:46.659><c> shouting,</c> 00:42:47.579 --> 00:42:51.059 we're<00:42:47.880><c> going</c><00:42:47.940><c> to</c><00:42:48.039><c> be</c><00:42:48.219><c> kings</c><00:42:48.960><c> and</c><00:42:49.639><c> priests</c><00:42:49.920><c> under</c><00:42:50.119><c> God.</c> 00:42:51.340 --> 00:42:54.500 They<00:42:51.599><c> will</c><00:42:51.760><c> be</c><00:42:51.920><c> desperate</c><00:42:52.199><c> to</c><00:42:52.519><c> hear</c><00:42:52.820><c> the</c><00:42:53.099><c> words</c><00:42:53.340><c> from</c><00:42:53.579><c> our</c><00:42:53.780><c> mouth.</c> 00:42:57.539 --> 00:42:59.940 Wonderful<00:42:57.800><c> fellowship</c><00:42:58.219><c> with</c><00:42:58.440><c> Christ,</c><00:42:58.900><c> the</c><00:42:59.139><c> saints</c><00:42:59.320><c> and</c><00:42:59.500><c> the</c><00:42:59.719><c> angels,</c> 00:43:00.139 --> 00:43:02.079 to<00:43:00.300><c> be</c><00:43:00.519><c> admired</c><00:43:00.980><c> in</c><00:43:01.219><c> those</c><00:43:01.380><c> that</c><00:43:01.739><c> believe.</c> 00:43:02.420 --> 00:43:03.400 Think<00:43:02.599><c> of</c><00:43:02.699><c> what</c><00:43:02.820><c> it's</c><00:43:02.960><c> going</c><00:43:03.039><c> to</c><00:43:03.139><c> be</c><00:43:03.280><c> like</c> 00:43:03.400 --> 00:43:06.239 to<00:43:03.559><c> be</c><00:43:03.639><c> in</c><00:43:03.760><c> that</c><00:43:04.019><c> special</c><00:43:04.380><c> group</c><00:43:04.619><c> of</c><00:43:04.880><c> Christ</c><00:43:05.139><c> friends,</c> 00:43:08.659 --> 00:43:10.940 to<00:43:08.800><c> have</c><00:43:09.000><c> power</c><00:43:09.239><c> over</c><00:43:09.440><c> the</c><00:43:09.539><c> nations,</c><00:43:10.179><c> to</c><00:43:10.320><c> rule</c><00:43:10.500><c> for</c><00:43:10.719><c> Christ.</c> 00:43:10.980 --> 00:43:13.280 Not<00:43:11.139><c> because</c><00:43:11.360><c> we</c><00:43:11.599><c> want</c><00:43:11.820><c> power</c><00:43:12.380><c> in</c><00:43:12.760><c> our</c><00:43:12.920><c> own</c><00:43:13.099><c> right,</c> 00:43:13.280 --> 00:43:16.239 but<00:43:13.440><c> to</c><00:43:13.559><c> be</c><00:43:13.679><c> able</c><00:43:13.960><c> to</c><00:43:14.099><c> bring</c><00:43:14.260><c> to</c><00:43:14.579><c> pass</c><00:43:14.880><c> the</c><00:43:15.119><c> righteousness</c><00:43:15.460><c> of</c><00:43:15.719><c> God.</c> 00:43:16.599 --> 00:43:18.420 King,<00:43:16.840><c> priest</c><00:43:17.039><c> of</c><00:43:17.199><c> the</c><00:43:17.320><c> nations,</c><00:43:17.659><c> bringing</c><00:43:17.840><c> them</c><00:43:17.980><c> to</c><00:43:18.119><c> God,</c> 00:43:18.619 --> 00:43:21.039 showing<00:43:18.800><c> them</c><00:43:19.039><c> the</c><00:43:19.199><c> way,</c><00:43:19.639><c> teaching</c><00:43:19.840><c> them</c><00:43:20.039><c> the</c><00:43:20.219><c> law,</c> 00:43:21.679 --> 00:43:24.579 the<00:43:21.900><c> great</c><00:43:22.159><c> gift</c><00:43:22.380><c> to</c><00:43:22.659><c> heal</c><00:43:22.820><c> the</c><00:43:23.039><c> wounds</c><00:43:23.260><c> of</c><00:43:23.440><c> the</c><00:43:23.619><c> world.</c> 00:43:25.119 --> 00:43:26.099 Think<00:43:25.199><c> of</c><00:43:25.280><c> the</c><00:43:25.360><c> ability</c><00:43:25.599><c> to</c><00:43:25.739><c> go</c><00:43:25.920><c> out</c> 00:43:26.099 --> 00:43:28.559 and<00:43:26.260><c> to</c><00:43:26.440><c> actually</c><00:43:26.739><c> change</c><00:43:27.179><c> people's</c><00:43:27.699><c> lives,</c> 00:43:28.780 --> 00:43:31.900 to<00:43:29.039><c> heal</c><00:43:29.280><c> the</c><00:43:29.519><c> mind</c><00:43:29.719><c> and</c><00:43:30.139><c> give</c><00:43:30.460><c> sight</c><00:43:30.739><c> to</c><00:43:30.900><c> the</c><00:43:31.079><c> blind,</c> 00:43:32.300 --> 00:43:33.559 to<00:43:32.519><c> rejuvenate</c><00:43:33.019><c> this</c><00:43:33.320><c> world.</c> 00:43:33.619 --> 00:43:34.860 Think<00:43:33.780><c> of</c><00:43:33.920><c> the</c><00:43:34.079><c> privilege</c><00:43:34.320><c> we</c><00:43:34.659><c> have</c> 00:43:34.860 --> 00:43:38.780 of<00:43:35.139><c> having</c><00:43:35.380><c> eternal</c><00:43:35.840><c> life</c><00:43:36.519><c> ahead</c><00:43:37.260><c> of</c><00:43:37.480><c> everybody</c><00:43:37.739><c> else.</c> 00:43:39.920 --> 00:43:41.280 It<00:43:40.159><c> is</c><00:43:40.280><c> your</c><00:43:40.519><c> father's</c><00:43:40.880><c> good</c><00:43:41.039><c> pleasure,</c> 00:43:41.280 --> 00:43:44.320 brethren<00:43:41.500><c> and</c><00:43:41.760><c> sisters,</c><00:43:42.860><c> to</c><00:43:43.079><c> give</c><00:43:43.179><c> you</c><00:43:43.340><c> the</c><00:43:43.500><c> kingdom.</c> 00:43:44.719 --> 00:43:47.300 We<00:43:44.960><c> pray</c><00:43:45.199><c> that</c><00:43:45.340><c> we</c><00:43:45.480><c> might</c><00:43:45.699><c> walk</c><00:43:45.900><c> worthy</c><00:43:46.280><c> of</c><00:43:46.699><c> that</c><00:43:46.880><c> God</c> 00:43:47.300 --> 00:43:50.340 who<00:43:48.099><c> has</c><00:43:48.320><c> called</c><00:43:48.460><c> us</c><00:43:48.900><c> to</c><00:43:49.039><c> his</c><00:43:49.219><c> kingdom</c><00:43:49.460><c> and</c><00:43:49.679><c> glory.</c>