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praise<00:12:04.879><c> and</c><00:12:05.120><c> honor</c><00:12:05.480><c> and</c><00:12:05.779><c> glory</c><00:12:06.200><c> at</c><00:12:06.480><c> the</c><00:12:06.620><c> appearing</c><00:12:06.940><c> of</c><00:12:07.179><c> Jesus</c><00:12:07.539><c> Christ.</c>

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Which<00:12:20.440><c> is</c><00:12:20.639><c> why</c><00:12:20.879><c> the</c><00:12:21.019><c> Lord</c><00:12:21.200><c> Jesus</c><00:12:21.620><c> exhorts</c><00:12:22.019><c> the</c><00:12:22.279><c> Ecclesia</c><00:12:22.580><c> and</c>

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Laodicea<00:12:23.500><c> in</c><00:12:23.679><c> Revelation</c><00:12:24.159><c> 3</c><00:12:24.679><c> and</c><00:12:24.799><c> 18</c><00:12:25.720><c> to</c><00:12:26.039><c> buy</c><00:12:26.299><c> of</c><00:12:26.500><c> me</c><00:12:26.659><c> gold</c><00:12:27.120><c> and</c>

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tried<00:12:28.019><c> in</c><00:12:28.299><c> the</c><00:12:28.480><c> fire</c><00:12:28.919><c> that</c><00:12:29.279><c> thou</c><00:12:29.460><c> mayest</c><00:12:29.799><c> be</c><00:12:30.000><c> rich.</c>

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it<00:12:36.320><c> endures,</c><00:12:37.240><c> then</c><00:12:37.320><c> it</c><00:12:37.399><c> will</c><00:12:37.639><c> shine</c><00:12:38.120><c> as</c><00:12:38.600><c> purified</c><00:12:39.100><c> gold.</c>

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Likewise,<00:12:41.639><c> we</c><00:12:41.740><c> have</c><00:12:41.940><c> silver,</c><00:12:43.159><c> which</c><00:12:43.460><c> is</c><00:12:43.820><c> mentioned</c><00:12:44.139><c> in</c><00:12:44.360><c> Numbers</c><00:12:44.659><c> 18</c>

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shall<00:13:08.679><c> redeem</c><00:13:09.240><c> and</c><00:13:09.919><c> the</c><00:13:10.139><c> firstborn</c><00:13:10.720><c> of</c><00:13:11.019><c> unclean</c><00:13:11.480><c> animals,</c><00:13:11.980><c> you</c><00:13:12.259><c> shall</c><00:13:12.500><c> redeem</c><00:13:13.000><c> and</c><00:13:13.639><c> their</c><00:13:13.799><c> redemption</c><00:13:14.220><c> price</c><00:13:14.759><c> at</c>

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the<00:13:21.539><c> shekel</c><00:13:21.740><c> of</c><00:13:21.919><c> the</c><00:13:22.100><c> sanctuary,</c><00:13:22.779><c> which</c><00:13:22.960><c> is</c><00:13:23.179><c> 20</c><00:13:23.460><c> garas</c><00:13:24.500><c> of</c><00:13:24.960><c> silver,</c><00:13:25.779><c> then</c><00:13:26.120><c> represents</c><00:13:26.679><c> that</c><00:13:27.100><c> which</c><00:13:27.240><c> is</c>

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So<00:13:56.500><c> silver</c><00:13:56.820><c> and</c><00:13:57.000><c> gold,</c><00:13:57.559><c> then,</c><00:13:57.639><c> are</c><00:13:57.779><c> symbols</c><00:13:58.299><c> of</c><00:13:58.879><c> true</c><00:13:59.100><c> believer</c><00:13:59.559><c> who</c><00:13:59.919><c> has</c>

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faith<00:14:00.639><c> that</c><00:14:01.120><c> has</c><00:14:01.320><c> been</c><00:14:01.539><c> tried</c><00:14:01.940><c> and</c><00:14:02.259><c> proven</c><00:14:02.480><c> true</c><00:14:03.080><c> and</c><00:14:04.200><c> who</c><00:14:04.440><c> is</c>

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redeemed<00:14:05.379><c> by</c><00:14:05.639><c> the</c><00:14:05.779><c> blood</c><00:14:05.919><c> of</c><00:14:06.059><c> Christ,</c><00:14:06.779><c> which</c><00:14:06.980><c> is</c><00:14:07.240><c> the</c><00:14:07.460><c> silver.</c>

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So<00:14:09.759><c> Paul</c><00:14:10.139><c> exhorts</c><00:14:10.480><c> us</c><00:14:10.700><c> on</c><00:14:10.840><c> how</c><00:14:11.080><c> we</c><00:14:11.279><c> should</c><00:14:11.460><c> use</c><00:14:11.840><c> these</c><00:14:12.159><c> precious</c><00:14:12.519><c> materials</c><00:14:13.059><c> in</c><00:14:13.379><c> his</c>

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Sorry,<00:14:22.419><c> I've</c><00:14:22.659><c> got</c><00:14:22.820><c> that</c><00:14:23.320><c> reference</c><00:14:23.639><c> here</c><00:14:24.039><c> in</c><00:14:24.240><c> First</c><00:14:24.419><c> Corinthians</c><00:14:24.860><c> three</c><00:14:25.480><c> and</c><00:14:25.740><c> verse</c><00:14:25.940><c> 10,</c><00:14:26.879><c> Paul</c><00:14:27.120><c> writes</c><00:14:27.419><c> to</c>

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them,<00:14:28.799><c> According</c><00:14:28.799><c> to</c><00:14:28.980><c> the</c><00:14:29.179><c> grace</c><00:14:29.379><c> of</c><00:14:29.600><c> God</c><00:14:29.879><c> given</c><00:14:30.139><c> to</c><00:14:30.399><c> me</c><00:14:30.720><c> like</c>

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building<00:14:35.600><c> upon</c><00:14:35.919><c> it.</c>

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one<00:14:40.679><c> can</c><00:14:40.879><c> lay</c><00:14:41.039><c> a</c><00:14:41.220><c> foundation</c><00:14:41.740><c> other</c><00:14:42.200><c> than</c><00:14:42.360><c> that</c><00:14:42.580><c> which</c><00:14:42.720><c> is</c><00:14:42.980><c> laid,</c><00:14:43.399><c> which</c><00:14:43.559><c> is</c>

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Jesus<00:14:44.080><c> Christ.</c>

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Now<00:14:45.379><c> if</c><00:14:45.539><c> anyone</c><00:14:45.820><c> builds</c><00:14:46.200><c> on</c><00:14:46.399><c> the</c><00:14:46.559><c> foundation</c><00:14:47.019><c> with</c><00:14:47.340><c> gold,</c><00:14:48.000><c> silver,</c><00:14:48.639><c> precious</c><00:14:48.980><c> stones,</c><00:14:50.039><c> wood,</c><00:14:50.360><c> hay,</c><00:14:50.840><c> straw,</c><00:14:51.820><c> each</c><00:14:52.080><c> one's</c><00:14:52.419><c> work</c><00:14:52.759><c> will</c><00:14:53.139><c> become</c><00:14:53.460><c> manifest,</c><00:14:54.659><c> for</c>

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If<00:15:04.100><c> the</c><00:15:04.240><c> work</c><00:15:04.539><c> that</c><00:15:04.740><c> anyone</c><00:15:05.039><c> has</c><00:15:05.460><c> built</c><00:15:05.740><c> on</c><00:15:05.919><c> the</c><00:15:06.100><c> foundation</c><00:15:06.580><c> survives,</c><00:15:07.659><c> he</c><00:15:07.759><c> will</c><00:15:07.960><c> receive</c><00:15:08.279><c> a</c>

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reward.<00:15:09.480><c> If</c><00:15:09.639><c> anyone's</c><00:15:10.059><c> work</c><00:15:10.200><c> is</c><00:15:10.399><c> burned</c><00:15:10.659><c> up,</c><00:15:11.299><c> he</c><00:15:11.440><c> will</c><00:15:11.639><c> suffer</c>

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loss,<00:15:12.740><c> though</c><00:15:12.940><c> he</c><00:15:13.139><c> himself</c><00:15:13.559><c> will</c><00:15:13.759><c> be</c><00:15:13.980><c> saved,</c><00:15:14.759><c> but</c><00:15:15.019><c> only</c><00:15:15.659><c> as</c>

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through<00:15:16.639><c> fire.</c>

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the<00:19:29.359><c> light</c><00:19:29.839><c> and</c><00:19:30.140><c> is</c><00:19:30.440><c> precious.</c>

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After<00:19:32.339><c> all,</c><00:19:32.819><c> what</c><00:19:32.819><c> makes</c><00:19:33.140><c> the</c><00:19:33.240><c> most</c><00:19:33.579><c> valuable</c><00:19:34.059><c> gemstone</c><00:19:34.660><c> so</c>

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They're<00:19:40.680><c> cut</c><00:19:41.059><c> without</c><00:19:41.559><c> hands.</c>

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And<00:19:42.839><c> this</c><00:19:43.099><c> great</c><00:19:43.559><c> stone</c><00:19:44.019><c> that</c><00:19:44.200><c> is</c><00:19:44.519><c> treasured</c><00:19:44.880><c> of</c><00:19:44.980><c> God</c><00:19:45.359><c> will</c><00:19:45.900><c> come</c><00:19:46.240><c> and</c><00:19:46.519><c> destroy</c><00:19:47.140><c> the</c><00:19:47.420><c> things</c><00:19:47.680><c> that</c><00:19:47.839><c> are</c><00:19:48.039><c> treasured</c><00:19:48.359><c> of</c>

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men<00:19:48.779><c> by</c><00:19:49.220><c> grinding</c><00:19:49.660><c> them</c><00:19:50.099><c> into</c><00:19:50.400><c> powder.</c>

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And<00:19:51.740><c> once</c><00:19:51.920><c> it</c><00:19:52.140><c> grinds</c><00:19:52.579><c> the</c><00:19:52.740><c> things</c><00:19:52.940><c> of</c><00:19:53.099><c> men</c><00:19:53.259><c> into</c><00:19:53.480><c> powder,</c><00:19:54.359><c> Daniel</c><00:19:54.519><c> says</c><00:19:54.819><c> that</c><00:19:55.000><c> it</c>

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grows<00:19:55.460><c> into</c><00:19:55.700><c> a</c><00:19:56.019><c> great</c><00:19:56.220><c> mountain</c><00:19:56.740><c> that</c><00:19:57.079><c> covers</c><00:19:57.440><c> the</c><00:19:57.700><c> whole</c><00:19:57.900><c> earth.</c>

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One<00:19:58.980><c> day,</c><00:19:59.519><c> very</c><00:19:59.859><c> soon,</c><00:20:00.180><c> Lord</c><00:20:00.319><c> willing,</c><00:20:01.180><c> the</c><00:20:01.339><c> stone</c><00:20:01.660><c> will</c><00:20:01.960><c> come</c>

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and<00:20:02.740><c> his</c><00:20:02.960><c> kingdom</c><00:20:03.259><c> will</c><00:20:03.500><c> be</c><00:20:03.759><c> established</c><00:20:04.240><c> and</c><00:20:04.619><c> encompass</c><00:20:05.000><c> the</c>

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whole<00:20:05.539><c> earth.</c>

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A<00:20:06.599><c> wonderful</c><00:20:06.900><c> vision</c><00:20:07.319><c> of</c><00:20:07.720><c> what</c><00:20:07.880><c> we</c><00:20:08.119><c> have</c><00:20:08.500><c> to</c><00:20:08.640><c> look</c><00:20:08.900><c> forward</c><00:20:09.180><c> to.</c>

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But<00:20:11.240><c> finally,</c><00:20:11.500><c> we'll</c><00:20:11.660><c> come</c><00:20:12.000><c> to</c><00:20:12.240><c> 2</c><00:20:12.420><c> Timothy</c><00:20:12.839><c> chapter</c><00:20:13.380><c> two,</c><00:20:14.140><c> verses</c><00:20:14.440><c> 19</c>

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to<00:20:15.079><c> 21</c><00:20:15.460><c> to</c><00:20:15.680><c> wrap</c><00:20:15.900><c> up</c><00:20:16.059><c> this</c><00:20:16.299><c> idea</c><00:20:16.779><c> of</c><00:20:17.279><c> the</c><00:20:17.500><c> foundation</c><00:20:18.220><c> that</c><00:20:18.579><c> we're</c><00:20:18.759><c> built</c><00:20:18.980><c> on.</c>

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Paul<00:20:22.119><c> says</c><00:20:22.420><c> to</c><00:20:22.579><c> Timothy</c><00:20:22.900><c> in</c><00:20:23.039><c> verse</c><00:20:23.259><c> 19</c><00:20:23.759><c> of</c><00:20:23.960><c> chapter</c><00:20:24.259><c> two,</c><00:20:25.220><c> but</c>

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God's<00:20:25.880><c> firm</c><00:20:26.240><c> foundation</c><00:20:27.039><c> stands</c><00:20:27.720><c> bearing</c><00:20:28.380><c> this</c><00:20:28.839><c> seal.</c>

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The<00:20:29.819><c> Lord</c><00:20:30.000><c> knows</c><00:20:30.559><c> those</c><00:20:31.039><c> who</c><00:20:31.240><c> are</c><00:20:31.359><c> his</c><00:20:31.700><c> and</c><00:20:32.720><c> let</c><00:20:33.019><c> everyone</c><00:20:33.500><c> who</c>

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names<00:20:33.980><c> the</c><00:20:34.220><c> name</c><00:20:34.380><c> of</c><00:20:34.519><c> the</c><00:20:34.680><c> Lord</c><00:20:34.920><c> depart</c><00:20:35.460><c> from</c><00:20:35.859><c> iniquity.</c>

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Now,<00:20:38.559><c> in</c><00:20:38.779><c> a</c><00:20:38.960><c> great</c><00:20:39.099><c> house,</c><00:20:39.519><c> there</c><00:20:39.700><c> are</c><00:20:39.880><c> not</c><00:20:40.059><c> only</c><00:20:40.259><c> vessels</c><00:20:40.559><c> of</c>

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Therefore,<00:20:48.079><c> if</c><00:20:48.359><c> anyone</c><00:20:48.680><c> cleanses</c><00:20:49.200><c> himself</c><00:20:49.779><c> from</c><00:20:50.059><c> what</c><00:20:50.259><c> is</c><00:20:50.579><c> dishonorable,</c><00:20:51.599><c> he</c>

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will<00:20:51.880><c> be</c><00:20:52.079><c> a</c><00:20:52.200><c> vessel</c><00:20:52.519><c> for</c><00:20:52.940><c> honorable</c><00:20:53.299><c> use,</c><00:20:54.160><c> set</c><00:20:54.359><c> apart</c><00:20:54.619><c> as</c><00:20:54.880><c> holy,</c><00:20:55.660><c> useful</c><00:20:56.119><c> to</c>

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the<00:20:56.500><c> master</c><00:20:56.819><c> of</c><00:20:56.980><c> the</c><00:20:57.099><c> house,</c><00:20:57.920><c> ready</c><00:20:58.180><c> for</c><00:20:58.440><c> every</c><00:20:58.640><c> good</c><00:20:58.900><c> work.</c>

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This<00:21:00.460><c> passage</c><00:21:00.940><c> is</c><00:21:01.279><c> a</c><00:21:01.400><c> symbol</c><00:21:01.660><c> of</c><00:21:01.880><c> the</c><00:21:02.019><c> ecclesia</c><00:21:02.420><c> of</c><00:21:02.599><c> God.</c>

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Surely<00:21:03.900><c> the</c><00:21:04.099><c> foundation,</c><00:21:04.880><c> which</c><00:21:04.960><c> is</c><00:21:05.140><c> Christ,</c><00:21:05.920><c> is</c><00:21:06.140><c> sure.</c>

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some<00:21:09.799><c> that</c><00:21:10.059><c> have</c><00:21:10.299><c> the</c><00:21:10.579><c> characteristics</c><00:21:11.079><c> he's</c><00:21:11.299><c> looking</c><00:21:11.579><c> for</c>

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and<00:21:12.500><c> some</c><00:21:12.900><c> that</c><00:21:13.180><c> don't.</c>

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When<00:21:14.299><c> he</c><00:21:14.420><c> comes</c><00:21:14.819><c> to</c><00:21:15.039><c> inspect</c><00:21:15.380><c> his</c><00:21:15.559><c> house,</c><00:21:16.119><c> he</c><00:21:16.240><c> will</c><00:21:16.460><c> remove</c><00:21:16.940><c> those</c><00:21:17.299><c> who</c><00:21:17.579><c> lack</c><00:21:17.759><c> the</c><00:21:18.019><c> precious</c><00:21:18.279><c> metals</c><00:21:18.660><c> and</c><00:21:18.920><c> stones</c><00:21:19.400><c> so</c>

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that<00:21:20.119><c> only</c><00:21:20.460><c> the</c><00:21:20.720><c> faithful</c><00:21:21.200><c> redeemed</c><00:21:21.920><c> will</c><00:21:22.140><c> be</c><00:21:22.339><c> left.</c>

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the<00:21:26.779><c> precious</c><00:21:27.180><c> metals</c><00:21:27.539><c> and</c><00:21:27.779><c> stones</c><00:21:28.220><c> that</c><00:21:28.700><c> will</c><00:21:28.940><c> withstand</c><00:21:29.619><c> that</c><00:21:29.940><c> day</c><00:21:30.099><c> of</c><00:21:30.299><c> judgment.</c>

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And<00:21:31.460><c> we</c><00:21:31.559><c> do</c><00:21:31.740><c> that</c><00:21:32.039><c> by</c><00:21:32.299><c> burying</c><00:21:32.619><c> ourselves</c><00:21:33.180><c> in</c><00:21:33.339><c> the</c><00:21:33.480><c> word</c><00:21:33.579><c> of</c><00:21:33.819><c> God,</c><00:21:34.420><c> by</c>

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filling<00:21:35.039><c> our</c><00:21:35.299><c> hearts</c><00:21:35.640><c> and</c><00:21:35.819><c> our</c><00:21:36.019><c> minds</c><00:21:36.460><c> with</c><00:21:36.859><c> its</c><00:21:37.119><c> teachings</c>

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and<00:21:38.059><c> building</c><00:21:38.460><c> one</c><00:21:38.700><c> another</c><00:21:38.920><c> up</c><00:21:39.240><c> as</c><00:21:39.460><c> we</c><00:21:39.680><c> work</c><00:21:39.859><c> together</c><00:21:40.420><c> as</c><00:21:40.819><c> an</c><00:21:40.980><c> ecclesia.</c>

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We're<00:21:42.940><c> given</c><00:21:43.119><c> a</c><00:21:43.440><c> great</c><00:21:43.660><c> example</c><00:21:44.099><c> of</c><00:21:44.259><c> this</c><00:21:44.660><c> and</c><00:21:44.900><c> a</c><00:21:45.119><c> contrast</c><00:21:45.599><c> between</c><00:21:46.019><c> two</c><00:21:46.319><c> ecclesias</c><00:21:46.859><c> in</c>

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the<00:21:47.279><c> book</c><00:21:47.599><c> of</c><00:21:47.799><c> Revelation</c><00:21:48.299><c> chapter</c><00:21:48.859><c> three.</c>

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Now,<00:21:50.400><c> earlier</c><00:21:50.680><c> in</c><00:21:50.779><c> our</c><00:21:51.000><c> class,</c><00:21:51.180><c> we</c><00:21:51.440><c> mentioned</c><00:21:51.779><c> the</c><00:21:52.079><c> ecclesia</c>

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in<00:21:52.819><c> Laodicea.</c>

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We<00:21:54.279><c> know</c><00:21:54.480><c> from</c><00:21:54.680><c> history</c><00:21:55.140><c> that</c><00:21:55.380><c> it</c><00:21:55.559><c> was</c><00:21:55.680><c> a</c><00:21:55.839><c> wealthy</c><00:21:56.099><c> city</c><00:21:56.480><c> and</c>

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it<00:21:57.160><c> flourished</c><00:21:57.660><c> under</c><00:21:57.880><c> the</c><00:21:58.059><c> Roman</c><00:21:58.220><c> Empire.</c>

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It<00:21:59.500><c> benefited</c><00:21:59.779><c> greatly</c><00:22:00.259><c> from</c><00:22:00.480><c> its</c><00:22:00.700><c> position</c><00:22:01.079><c> on</c><00:22:01.259><c> a</c><00:22:01.480><c> trade</c><00:22:01.700><c> route</c><00:22:01.920><c> and</c>

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became<00:22:02.519><c> one</c><00:22:02.799><c> of</c><00:22:02.859><c> the</c><00:22:02.980><c> most</c><00:22:03.279><c> important</c><00:22:03.880><c> and</c><00:22:04.339><c> flourishing</c><00:22:04.779><c> commercial</c><00:22:05.240><c> cities</c><00:22:05.660><c> of</c>

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Asia<00:22:06.119><c> Minor.</c>

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It<00:22:07.200><c> was</c><00:22:07.500><c> known</c><00:22:07.759><c> to</c><00:22:07.920><c> be</c><00:22:08.099><c> a</c><00:22:08.220><c> place</c><00:22:08.440><c> where</c><00:22:08.759><c> large</c><00:22:09.160><c> money</c><00:22:09.519><c> transactions</c><00:22:10.180><c> and</c><00:22:10.640><c> extensive</c><00:22:11.140><c> trade</c><00:22:11.599><c> in</c>

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black<00:22:12.160><c> wool</c><00:22:12.480><c> were</c><00:22:12.740><c> carried</c><00:22:13.000><c> on.</c>

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In<00:22:14.559><c> verse</c><00:22:14.759><c> 17,</c><00:22:15.460><c> he</c><00:22:15.640><c> says</c><00:22:15.920><c> to</c><00:22:16.099><c> the</c><00:22:16.259><c> brethren</c><00:22:16.599><c> of</c><00:22:16.859><c> the</c><00:22:17.039><c> ecclesia</c><00:22:17.339><c> there,</c>

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For<00:22:18.400><c> you</c><00:22:18.779><c> say</c><00:22:19.079><c> I</c><00:22:19.380><c> am</c><00:22:19.619><c> rich,</c><00:22:20.500><c> I</c><00:22:20.619><c> have</c><00:22:20.859><c> prospered</c><00:22:21.539><c> and</c><00:22:21.619><c> I</c><00:22:21.839><c> need</c>

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nothing,<00:22:23.059><c> not</c><00:22:23.380><c> realizing</c><00:22:24.019><c> that</c><00:22:24.319><c> you</c><00:22:24.460><c> are</c><00:22:24.700><c> wretched,</c><00:22:25.599><c> pitiable,</c><00:22:26.500><c> poor,</c>

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blind<00:22:27.500><c> and</c><00:22:27.819><c> naked.</c>

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the<00:23:08.400><c> Lord</c><00:23:08.559><c> calls</c><00:23:08.880><c> them</c><00:23:09.079><c> rich,</c><00:23:09.920><c> because</c><00:23:10.180><c> they</c><00:23:10.299><c> were</c><00:23:10.579><c> rich</c><00:23:10.960><c> in</c>

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the<00:23:11.279><c> things</c><00:23:11.460><c> of</c><00:23:11.619><c> God.</c>

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Their<00:23:12.619><c> faith</c><00:23:13.099><c> and</c><00:23:13.299><c> their</c><00:23:13.599><c> steadfast</c><00:23:14.059><c> dedication</c><00:23:14.680><c> to</c><00:23:14.859><c> the</c><00:23:15.079><c> truth,</c><00:23:15.339><c> despite</c><00:23:15.779><c> their</c><00:23:16.099><c> trials,</c><00:23:17.019><c> made</c><00:23:17.240><c> them</c><00:23:17.480><c> precious</c><00:23:18.019><c> in</c>

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God's<00:23:18.740><c> sight.</c>

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As<00:23:20.059><c> someone</c><00:23:20.460><c> who</c><00:23:20.660><c> grew</c><00:23:20.839><c> up</c><00:23:21.039><c> in</c><00:23:21.180><c> the</c><00:23:21.220><c> US</c><00:23:21.680><c> and</c><00:23:22.180><c> abroad,</c><00:23:23.140><c> that</c><00:23:23.160><c> was</c>

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raised<00:23:23.759><c> in</c><00:23:24.440><c> relative</c><00:23:24.880><c> luxury,</c><00:23:25.740><c> middle</c><00:23:26.019><c> class</c><00:23:26.319><c> family,</c><00:23:27.220><c> it's</c>

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easy<00:23:27.680><c> for</c><00:23:27.839><c> me</c><00:23:27.960><c> to</c><00:23:28.079><c> see</c><00:23:28.240><c> myself</c><00:23:28.839><c> as</c><00:23:29.160><c> one</c><00:23:29.359><c> of</c><00:23:29.400><c> the</c><00:23:29.539><c> Laodiceans.</c>

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of<00:23:37.299><c> life.</c>

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I'm<00:23:38.299><c> not</c><00:23:38.539><c> saying</c><00:23:38.680><c> it</c><00:23:38.799><c> doesn't</c><00:23:39.079><c> exist,</c><00:23:39.579><c> but</c><00:23:39.819><c> for</c><00:23:40.039><c> the</c><00:23:40.140><c> majority</c>

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for<00:23:49.019><c> God.</c>

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Just<00:23:50.440><c> a</c><00:23:50.640><c> thought</c><00:23:50.799><c> to</c><00:23:51.039><c> consider</c><00:23:51.400><c> as</c><00:23:51.680><c> we</c><00:23:51.859><c> go</c><00:23:52.079><c> about</c><00:23:52.319><c> our</c><00:23:52.519><c> daily</c><00:23:52.740><c> lives.</c>

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Let's<00:23:53.700><c> not</c><00:23:53.920><c> let</c><00:23:54.059><c> the</c><00:23:54.380><c> things</c><00:23:54.619><c> that</c><00:23:54.799><c> we're</c><00:23:55.039><c> blessed</c><00:23:55.359><c> with</c><00:23:55.680><c> become</c><00:23:55.980><c> a</c><00:23:56.339><c> distraction</c><00:23:56.779><c> to</c>

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us<00:23:57.519><c> in</c><00:23:57.859><c> our</c><00:23:58.099><c> walk,</c><00:23:58.839><c> as</c><00:23:59.259><c> apparently</c><00:23:59.680><c> the</c><00:23:59.920><c> Laodiceans</c><00:24:00.559><c> did.</c>

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Now<00:24:03.359><c> there's</c><00:24:03.539><c> one</c><00:24:03.720><c> other</c><00:24:03.940><c> precious</c><00:24:04.259><c> material</c><00:24:04.700><c> that</c><00:24:04.880><c> comes</c><00:24:05.059><c> up</c>

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In<00:24:10.099><c> another</c><00:24:10.400><c> parable</c><00:24:10.799><c> of</c><00:24:10.960><c> Jesus</c><00:24:11.339><c> in</c><00:24:11.519><c> Matthew</c><00:24:11.839><c> 13,</c><00:24:12.700><c> he</c><00:24:12.880><c> says</c><00:24:13.279><c> that</c><00:24:13.519><c> the</c><00:24:13.619><c> kingdom</c><00:24:13.900><c> of</c>

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heaven<00:24:14.420><c> is</c><00:24:14.859><c> likened</c><00:24:15.099><c> to</c><00:24:15.319><c> a</c><00:24:15.519><c> merchant</c><00:24:15.799><c> man</c><00:24:16.259><c> seeking</c><00:24:16.759><c> goodly</c><00:24:17.279><c> pearls,</c><00:24:18.420><c> who</c><00:24:18.660><c> when</c><00:24:19.059><c> he</c>

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greater<00:24:47.400><c> than</c><00:24:47.640><c> anything</c><00:24:48.039><c> this</c><00:24:48.339><c> life</c><00:24:48.680><c> can</c><00:24:48.900><c> give</c><00:24:49.059><c> us.</c>

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It<00:24:50.180><c> is</c><00:24:50.599><c> truly</c><00:24:51.039><c> a</c><00:24:51.400><c> pearl</c><00:24:51.740><c> of</c><00:24:52.359><c> great</c><00:24:52.660><c> price.</c>

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Now<00:24:54.319><c> the</c><00:24:54.519><c> pearl</c><00:24:54.859><c> is</c><00:24:55.140><c> a</c><00:24:55.319><c> unique</c><00:24:55.759><c> treasure</c><00:24:56.160><c> because</c><00:24:56.740><c> it's</c><00:24:57.019><c> the</c>

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only<00:24:57.599><c> precious</c><00:24:58.000><c> material</c><00:24:58.500><c> that's</c><00:24:58.940><c> formed</c><00:24:59.279><c> by</c><00:24:59.680><c> an</c><00:24:59.960><c> animal.</c>

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Pearls<00:25:02.200><c> are</c><00:25:02.380><c> only</c><00:25:02.740><c> formed</c><00:25:03.039><c> by</c><00:25:03.359><c> oysters</c><00:25:03.740><c> and</c><00:25:04.039><c> saltwater</c><00:25:04.579><c> and</c><00:25:04.960><c> mussels</c><00:25:05.579><c> and</c><00:25:05.839><c> freshwater</c><00:25:06.240><c> when</c><00:25:06.859><c> an</c><00:25:07.140><c> irritant</c><00:25:07.599><c> or</c><00:25:07.960><c> a</c>

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parasite<00:25:08.460><c> makes</c><00:25:08.880><c> its</c><00:25:09.119><c> way</c><00:25:09.339><c> into</c><00:25:09.579><c> the</c><00:25:09.819><c> shell</c><00:25:09.980><c> of</c><00:25:10.180><c> the</c><00:25:10.359><c> mollusk.</c>

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Now<00:25:11.660><c> once</c><00:25:11.980><c> the</c><00:25:12.220><c> irritant</c><00:25:12.500><c> becomes</c><00:25:12.880><c> trapped,</c><00:25:13.960><c> the</c><00:25:14.079><c> mollusk</c><00:25:14.700><c> starts</c><00:25:15.039><c> to</c>

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coat<00:25:15.539><c> it</c><00:25:15.700><c> with</c><00:25:15.880><c> a</c><00:25:16.039><c> substance</c><00:25:16.460><c> called</c><00:25:16.839><c> nacre</c><00:25:17.299><c> as</c><00:25:17.819><c> a</c><00:25:18.000><c> defense</c><00:25:18.339><c> mechanism,</c><00:25:19.440><c> and</c><00:25:19.660><c> the</c><00:25:19.880><c> unique</c><00:25:20.140><c> luster</c><00:25:20.619><c> or</c>

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glow<00:25:21.420><c> of</c><00:25:21.740><c> pearls</c><00:25:22.099><c> comes</c><00:25:22.660><c> from</c><00:25:22.900><c> this</c><00:25:23.200><c> nacre.</c>

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The<00:25:24.740><c> mollusk</c><00:25:25.119><c> coats</c><00:25:25.500><c> the</c><00:25:25.759><c> irritant</c><00:25:26.079><c> with</c><00:25:26.339><c> thousands</c><00:25:26.819><c> upon</c><00:25:27.119><c> thousands</c><00:25:27.619><c> of</c>

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Now<00:25:32.720><c> how</c><00:25:33.119><c> long</c><00:25:33.339><c> it</c><00:25:33.380><c> takes</c><00:25:33.660><c> for</c><00:25:33.839><c> the</c><00:25:34.000><c> pearl</c><00:25:34.140><c> to</c><00:25:34.400><c> form</c><00:25:34.599><c> is</c><00:25:34.859><c> dependent</c><00:25:35.119><c> on</c><00:25:35.279><c> the</c>

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growth<00:25:35.720><c> rate</c><00:25:35.940><c> of</c><00:25:36.119><c> the</c><00:25:36.299><c> nacre,</c><00:25:37.039><c> but</c><00:25:37.220><c> most</c><00:25:37.480><c> pearls</c><00:25:37.759><c> typically</c>

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high<00:28:36.960><c> priest</c><00:28:37.180><c> garments.</c>

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So<00:28:48.319><c> in</c><00:28:48.480><c> verse</c><00:28:48.720><c> four,</c><00:28:49.099><c> we're</c><00:28:49.259><c> told,</c><00:28:50.039><c> and</c><00:28:50.279><c> these</c><00:28:50.539><c> are</c><00:28:50.700><c> the</c><00:28:50.839><c> garments</c><00:28:51.140><c> with</c>

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which<00:28:51.880><c> they</c><00:28:52.299><c> shall</c><00:28:52.480><c> make</c><00:28:52.920><c> a</c><00:28:53.400><c> breastplate</c><00:28:54.079><c> and</c><00:28:54.339><c> an</c><00:28:54.519><c> ephod</c><00:28:54.980><c> and</c>

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a<00:28:55.619><c> rogue</c><00:28:55.960><c> and</c><00:28:56.359><c> a</c><00:28:56.559><c> broider</c><00:28:56.859><c> coat,</c><00:28:57.759><c> a</c><00:28:57.960><c> miter</c><00:28:58.259><c> and</c><00:28:58.559><c> a</c><00:28:58.720><c> girdle.</c>

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And<00:28:59.859><c> they</c><00:28:59.880><c> shall</c><00:29:00.099><c> make</c><00:29:00.319><c> holy</c><00:29:00.680><c> garments</c><00:29:01.039><c> for</c><00:29:01.319><c> Aaron,</c><00:29:01.579><c> my</c><00:29:01.720><c> brother,</c><00:29:02.480><c> and</c>

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his<00:29:02.920><c> sons</c><00:29:03.319><c> that</c><00:29:03.640><c> he</c><00:29:03.799><c> may</c><00:29:03.980><c> minister</c><00:29:04.519><c> unto</c><00:29:05.559><c> me</c><00:29:05.980><c> into</c><00:29:06.279><c> the</c>

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priest's<00:29:07.000><c> office.</c>

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And<00:29:08.700><c> dropping</c><00:29:08.839><c> down</c><00:29:09.079><c> to</c><00:29:09.220><c> verse</c><00:29:09.380><c> 15,</c><00:29:10.279><c> we</c><00:29:10.420><c> have</c><00:29:10.779><c> the</c><00:29:11.220><c> description</c><00:29:11.680><c> of</c><00:29:11.859><c> the</c><00:29:12.079><c> breastplate</c><00:29:12.700><c> where</c><00:29:13.200><c> the</c>

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stones<00:29:13.700><c> were</c><00:29:13.960><c> held.</c>

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It<00:29:16.259><c> says</c><00:29:16.519><c> in</c><00:29:16.640><c> verse</c><00:29:16.819><c> 15,</c><00:29:18.079><c> you</c><00:29:18.240><c> shall</c><00:29:18.440><c> make</c><00:29:18.640><c> a</c><00:29:18.859><c> breastplate</c><00:29:19.259><c> of</c>

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judgment<00:29:19.880><c> and</c><00:29:20.519><c> skilled</c><00:29:20.839><c> work</c><00:29:21.279><c> in</c><00:29:21.759><c> the</c><00:29:22.000><c> style</c><00:29:22.220><c> of</c><00:29:22.420><c> the</c><00:29:22.579><c> ephod.</c>

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You<00:29:23.099><c> shall</c><00:29:23.279><c> make</c><00:29:23.539><c> it</c><00:29:24.059><c> of</c><00:29:24.380><c> gold,</c><00:29:25.000><c> blue</c><00:29:25.460><c> and</c><00:29:25.700><c> purple</c><00:29:26.059><c> and</c><00:29:26.359><c> scarlet</c><00:29:26.779><c> yarns</c>

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and<00:29:27.880><c> fine</c><00:29:28.200><c> twined</c><00:29:28.599><c> linen.</c>

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Shall<00:29:29.180><c> you</c><00:29:29.420><c> make</c><00:29:29.559><c> it?</c><00:29:30.359><c> It</c><00:29:30.539><c> shall</c><00:29:30.619><c> be</c><00:29:30.900><c> square</c><00:29:31.319><c> and</c><00:29:31.759><c> doubled</c><00:29:32.059><c> a</c><00:29:32.539><c> span,</c><00:29:33.160><c> its</c><00:29:33.359><c> length</c><00:29:33.759><c> and</c><00:29:34.119><c> a</c>

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span,<00:29:34.579><c> its</c><00:29:35.000><c> breadth.</c>

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You<00:29:36.079><c> shall</c><00:29:36.339><c> set</c><00:29:36.559><c> in</c><00:29:36.700><c> it</c><00:29:36.880><c> four</c><00:29:37.140><c> rows</c><00:29:37.460><c> of</c><00:29:37.680><c> stones,</c><00:29:38.440><c> a</c><00:29:38.579><c> row</c><00:29:38.819><c> of</c><00:29:39.039><c> sardis,</c><00:29:39.660><c> topaz</c><00:29:40.200><c> and</c>

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carbuncle<00:29:41.119><c> shall</c><00:29:41.500><c> be</c><00:29:41.660><c> the</c><00:29:41.819><c> first</c><00:29:42.079><c> row.</c>

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In<00:29:43.019><c> the</c><00:29:43.220><c> second</c><00:29:43.440><c> row,</c><00:29:43.920><c> an</c><00:29:44.059><c> emerald,</c><00:29:44.700><c> a</c><00:29:44.859><c> sapphire</c><00:29:45.420><c> and</c><00:29:45.579><c> a</c><00:29:45.740><c> diamond.</c>

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In<00:29:46.799><c> the</c><00:29:46.980><c> third</c><00:29:47.180><c> row,</c><00:29:47.819><c> a</c><00:29:47.819><c> jasinth,</c><00:29:48.519><c> an</c><00:29:48.779><c> agate</c><00:29:49.160><c> and</c><00:29:49.319><c> an</c><00:29:49.539><c> amethyst.</c>

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In<00:29:50.720><c> the</c><00:29:50.940><c> fourth</c><00:29:51.180><c> row,</c><00:29:51.680><c> a</c><00:29:51.839><c> burl,</c><00:29:52.380><c> an</c><00:29:52.619><c> onyx</c><00:29:53.039><c> and</c><00:29:53.180><c> a</c><00:29:53.400><c> jasper.</c>

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They<00:29:54.599><c> shall</c><00:29:54.799><c> be</c><00:29:55.079><c> set</c><00:29:55.259><c> in</c><00:29:55.599><c> gold</c><00:29:56.059><c> filigree.</c>

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There<00:29:57.460><c> shall</c><00:29:57.640><c> be</c><00:29:57.880><c> twelve</c><00:29:58.220><c> stones</c><00:29:58.660><c> with</c><00:29:58.960><c> their</c><00:29:59.180><c> names</c><00:29:59.460><c> according</c><00:29:59.880><c> to</c><00:30:00.099><c> the</c>

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names<00:30:00.480><c> of</c><00:30:00.660><c> the</c><00:30:00.839><c> sons</c><00:30:01.079><c> of</c><00:30:01.240><c> Israel.</c>

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They<00:30:02.299><c> shall</c><00:30:02.500><c> be</c><00:30:02.619><c> like</c><00:30:02.900><c> signets,</c><00:30:03.680><c> each</c><00:30:04.000><c> engraved</c><00:30:04.799><c> with</c><00:30:05.019><c> its</c>

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name<00:30:05.680><c> for</c><00:30:05.960><c> the</c><00:30:06.140><c> twelve</c><00:30:06.400><c> tribes.</c>

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And<00:30:08.680><c> so</c><00:30:08.819><c> we</c><00:30:09.000><c> have</c><00:30:09.220><c> described</c><00:30:09.700><c> here</c><00:30:09.980><c> this</c><00:30:10.240><c> order</c><00:30:10.640><c> of</c><00:30:10.880><c> stones</c><00:30:11.279><c> with</c><00:30:11.619><c> all</c><00:30:11.980><c> the</c><00:30:12.200><c> names</c><00:30:12.460><c> of</c>

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the<00:30:12.799><c> tribes</c><00:30:13.039><c> of</c><00:30:13.220><c> Israel.</c>

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And<00:30:14.339><c> every</c><00:30:14.599><c> stone</c><00:30:15.000><c> had</c><00:30:15.240><c> a</c><00:30:15.500><c> name</c><00:30:15.839><c> engraved</c><00:30:16.500><c> on</c><00:30:16.680><c> it</c><00:30:16.839><c> with</c><00:30:17.039><c> gold.</c>

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Now<00:30:18.400><c> in</c><00:30:18.460><c> verse</c><00:30:18.720><c> 29,</c><00:30:19.539><c> it</c><00:30:19.579><c> says,</c>

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It's<00:30:34.059><c> not</c><00:30:34.200><c> just</c><00:30:34.500><c> that</c><00:30:34.640><c> it</c><00:30:34.680><c> was</c><00:30:34.900><c> to</c><00:30:35.039><c> be</c><00:30:35.259><c> worn</c><00:30:35.359><c> on</c><00:30:35.500><c> his</c><00:30:35.779><c> chest.</c>

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It<00:30:36.799><c> specifically</c><00:30:37.500><c> says</c><00:30:37.980><c> that</c><00:30:38.259><c> it</c><00:30:38.420><c> should</c><00:30:38.559><c> be</c><00:30:38.819><c> worn</c><00:30:39.119><c> on</c><00:30:39.440><c> his</c><00:30:39.759><c> heart.</c>

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And<00:30:41.180><c> why</c><00:30:41.339><c> his</c><00:30:41.559><c> heart?</c>

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Well,<00:30:42.940><c> because</c><00:30:43.299><c> that's</c><00:30:43.680><c> what</c><00:30:43.839><c> the</c><00:30:44.059><c> high</c><00:30:44.319><c> priest</c><00:30:44.740><c> was</c><00:30:44.960><c> supposed</c><00:30:45.460><c> to</c><00:30:45.740><c> treasure.</c>

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Jesus<00:30:47.140><c> told</c><00:30:47.440><c> us</c><00:30:47.759><c> in</c><00:30:47.880><c> the</c><00:30:48.039><c> very</c><00:30:48.279><c> parable</c><00:30:48.559><c> that</c><00:30:48.720><c> we're</c><00:30:48.900><c> studying,</c>

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Where<00:30:49.980><c> your</c><00:30:50.259><c> treasure</c><00:30:50.619><c> is,</c><00:30:51.400><c> there</c><00:30:51.619><c> will</c><00:30:51.839><c> your</c><00:30:52.059><c> heart</c><00:30:52.440><c> also</c><00:30:52.859><c> be.</c>

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And<00:30:54.220><c> so</c><00:30:54.519><c> when</c><00:30:54.680><c> we</c><00:30:54.920><c> consider</c><00:30:55.200><c> the</c><00:30:55.359><c> Lord</c><00:30:55.519><c> Jesus</c><00:30:55.859><c> Christ,</c><00:30:56.359><c> who</c><00:30:56.500><c> is</c>

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our<00:30:56.920><c> high</c><00:30:57.180><c> priest,</c>

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who<00:30:57.859><c> came</c><00:30:58.119><c> to</c><00:30:58.339><c> lay</c><00:30:58.539><c> down</c><00:30:58.720><c> his</c><00:30:58.960><c> life</c><00:30:59.180><c> for</c><00:30:59.380><c> his</c><00:30:59.640><c> friends,</c><00:31:00.440><c> where</c>

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was<00:31:00.839><c> his</c><00:31:01.079><c> heart?</c>

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It<00:31:02.039><c> was</c><00:31:02.319><c> focused</c><00:31:02.740><c> on</c><00:31:02.980><c> the</c><00:31:03.180><c> people</c><00:31:03.380><c> of</c><00:31:03.619><c> God.</c>

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It<00:31:04.359><c> was</c><00:31:04.559><c> upon</c><00:31:04.799><c> the</c><00:31:05.200><c> treasure</c><00:31:05.640><c> of</c><00:31:06.339><c> God,</c><00:31:07.039><c> not</c><00:31:07.480><c> the</c><00:31:07.819><c> treasure</c><00:31:08.180><c> of</c><00:31:08.440><c> man.</c>

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Now<00:31:10.059><c> the</c><00:31:10.140><c> people</c><00:31:10.400><c> of</c><00:31:10.640><c> God,</c><00:31:11.079><c> his</c><00:31:11.279><c> peculiar</c><00:31:11.819><c> people,</c><00:31:12.500><c> were</c><00:31:12.640><c> written</c><00:31:12.900><c> on</c>

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the<00:31:13.380><c> very</c><00:31:13.720><c> heart</c><00:31:13.940><c> of</c><00:31:14.119><c> his</c><00:31:14.279><c> high</c><00:31:14.500><c> priest.</c>

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And<00:31:15.859><c> every</c><00:31:16.039><c> time</c><00:31:16.220><c> he</c><00:31:16.380><c> put</c><00:31:16.539><c> on</c><00:31:16.740><c> the</c><00:31:16.980><c> ceremonial</c><00:31:17.599><c> robes,</c><00:31:18.339><c> he</c><00:31:18.559><c> would</c><00:31:18.740><c> be</c>

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reminded<00:31:19.420><c> of</c><00:31:19.680><c> the</c><00:31:20.059><c> importance</c><00:31:20.460><c> of</c><00:31:20.759><c> that</c><00:31:20.980><c> treasure.</c>

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Now<00:31:22.519><c> we</c><00:31:22.579><c> can</c><00:31:22.759><c> take</c><00:31:22.940><c> this</c><00:31:23.180><c> one</c><00:31:23.440><c> step</c><00:31:23.680><c> farther.</c>

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Now<00:31:25.160><c> here</c><00:31:25.480><c> is</c><00:31:25.720><c> the</c><00:31:25.920><c> traditional</c><00:31:26.400><c> layout</c><00:31:26.980><c> of</c><00:31:27.539><c> the</c><00:31:27.759><c> stones</c><00:31:28.059><c> like</c>

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we<00:31:28.579><c> saw</c><00:31:28.940><c> in</c><00:31:29.180><c> the</c><00:31:29.380><c> original</c><00:31:29.759><c> picture</c><00:31:30.220><c> of</c><00:31:30.420><c> the</c><00:31:30.539><c> high</c><00:31:30.759><c> priest.</c>

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You<00:31:31.819><c> can</c><00:31:32.079><c> see</c><00:31:32.319><c> each</c><00:31:32.599><c> stone</c><00:31:32.940><c> has</c><00:31:33.400><c> a</c><00:31:33.680><c> name</c><00:31:34.079><c> engraved</c><00:31:34.619><c> on</c><00:31:34.779><c> it.</c>

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We<00:31:36.000><c> have</c><00:31:36.220><c> four</c><00:31:36.559><c> rows</c><00:31:37.000><c> with</c><00:31:37.420><c> three</c><00:31:37.799><c> stones</c><00:31:38.180><c> in</c><00:31:38.380><c> each</c><00:31:38.579><c> row,</c><00:31:39.119><c> just</c>

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as<00:31:39.579><c> described</c><00:31:40.079><c> in</c><00:31:40.759><c> Exodus</c><00:31:41.180><c> 28</c><00:31:41.960><c> and</c><00:31:42.119><c> verse</c><00:31:42.279><c> 17.</c>

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You<00:31:43.440><c> shall</c><00:31:43.720><c> set</c><00:31:43.940><c> it</c><00:31:44.380><c> in</c><00:31:44.700><c> four</c><00:31:45.059><c> rows</c><00:31:45.400><c> of</c><00:31:45.619><c> stones.</c>

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However,<00:31:47.500><c> if</c><00:31:47.680><c> we</c><00:31:47.859><c> look</c><00:31:47.980><c> at</c><00:31:48.119><c> the</c><00:31:48.299><c> Hebrew</c><00:31:48.619><c> word</c><00:31:49.140><c> row,</c><00:31:50.000><c> which</c><00:31:50.220><c> is</c><00:31:50.680><c> tour,</c>

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it<00:31:52.460><c> can</c><00:31:52.619><c> also</c><00:31:52.900><c> be</c><00:31:53.200><c> translated</c><00:31:53.619><c> as</c><00:31:54.059><c> a</c><00:31:54.259><c> wall</c><00:31:54.779><c> round</c><00:31:55.259><c> about.</c>

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So<00:31:56.839><c> we</c><00:31:57.079><c> could</c><00:31:57.380><c> translate</c><00:31:57.839><c> verse</c><00:31:58.059><c> 17</c><00:31:58.579><c> like</c><00:31:58.940><c> this.</c>

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You<00:32:00.380><c> shall</c><00:32:00.700><c> sit</c><00:32:01.000><c> it</c><00:32:01.259><c> in</c><00:32:01.579><c> four</c><00:32:01.940><c> walls</c><00:32:02.500><c> of</c><00:32:02.819><c> stones.</c>

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If<00:32:04.500><c> this</c><00:32:04.740><c> is</c><00:32:04.960><c> the</c><00:32:05.119><c> case,</c><00:32:05.619><c> then</c><00:32:05.740><c> the</c><00:32:05.980><c> breastplate</c><00:32:06.420><c> would</c><00:32:06.599><c> have</c>

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looked<00:32:07.000><c> more</c><00:32:07.599><c> like</c><00:32:07.960><c> this.</c>

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And<00:32:10.299><c> if</c><00:32:10.380><c> this</c><00:32:10.579><c> looks</c><00:32:10.740><c> familiar</c><00:32:11.180><c> to</c><00:32:11.440><c> anyone,</c><00:32:12.099><c> it's</c><00:32:12.359><c> because</c>

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you've<00:32:12.980><c> probably</c><00:32:13.400><c> seen</c><00:32:13.680><c> this</c><00:32:14.000><c> layout</c><00:32:14.200><c> before.</c>

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Only<00:32:15.660><c> it</c><00:32:15.859><c> was</c><00:32:16.039><c> in</c><00:32:16.200><c> the</c><00:32:16.359><c> layout</c><00:32:16.619><c> of</c><00:32:16.839><c> the</c><00:32:17.000><c> camp</c><00:32:17.160><c> of</c><00:32:17.339><c> Israel</c><00:32:17.720><c> when</c>

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they<00:32:18.240><c> would</c><00:32:18.420><c> make</c><00:32:18.660><c> camp</c><00:32:18.960><c> each</c><00:32:19.319><c> day.</c>

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Every<00:32:21.000><c> day,</c><00:32:21.380><c> the</c><00:32:21.380><c> children</c><00:32:21.660><c> of</c><00:32:21.819><c> Israel</c><00:32:22.160><c> set</c><00:32:22.420><c> up</c><00:32:22.660><c> camp.</c>

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And<00:32:23.359><c> no</c><00:32:23.559><c> doubt</c><00:32:23.779><c> the</c><00:32:24.039><c> Levites</c><00:32:24.380><c> and</c><00:32:24.539><c> the</c><00:32:24.759><c> priests</c><00:32:24.980><c> would</c><00:32:25.180><c> have</c>

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been<00:32:25.460><c> involved</c><00:32:25.940><c> in</c><00:32:26.140><c> the</c><00:32:26.400><c> organization</c><00:32:26.900><c> of</c><00:32:27.079><c> these</c><00:32:27.259><c> movements.</c>

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They<00:32:28.500><c> would</c><00:32:28.680><c> have</c><00:32:28.880><c> been</c><00:32:29.220><c> reminded</c><00:32:29.779><c> of</c><00:32:30.160><c> how</c><00:32:30.359><c> they</c><00:32:30.519><c> were</c><00:32:30.720><c> meant</c>

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to<00:32:31.099><c> be</c><00:32:31.359><c> a</c><00:32:31.559><c> peculiar</c><00:32:31.980><c> people,</c><00:32:32.779><c> a</c><00:32:33.140><c> special</c><00:32:33.519><c> treasure</c><00:32:33.940><c> to</c><00:32:34.180><c> God.</c>

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Every<00:32:35.539><c> time</c><00:32:35.680><c> the</c><00:32:35.880><c> high</c><00:32:36.059><c> priest</c><00:32:36.339><c> put</c><00:32:36.559><c> on</c><00:32:36.819><c> the</c><00:32:37.000><c> breastplate</c><00:32:37.400><c> of</c>

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precious<00:32:37.920><c> stones,</c>

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he<00:32:39.000><c> would</c><00:32:39.140><c> have</c><00:32:39.359><c> seen</c><00:32:39.559><c> the</c><00:32:39.799><c> people</c><00:32:40.160><c> laid</c><00:32:40.500><c> out</c><00:32:40.759><c> by</c><00:32:40.920><c> their</c><00:32:41.140><c> tribes</c><00:32:41.579><c> surrounding</c><00:32:42.279><c> the</c>

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tabernacle<00:32:43.180><c> and</c><00:32:43.480><c> the</c><00:32:43.700><c> mercy</c><00:32:43.900><c> seat.</c>

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So<00:32:45.619><c> now</c><00:32:45.799><c> that</c><00:32:45.940><c> we</c><00:32:46.019><c> have</c><00:32:46.200><c> this</c><00:32:46.480><c> image</c><00:32:46.660><c> in</c><00:32:46.859><c> our</c><00:32:47.019><c> minds,</c><00:32:47.720><c> let's</c><00:32:47.960><c> look</c><00:32:48.160><c> ahead</c><00:32:48.359><c> to</c>

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the<00:32:48.819><c> future</c><00:32:49.259><c> application</c><00:32:49.920><c> of</c><00:32:50.079><c> this</c><00:32:50.380><c> layout,</c>

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which<00:32:51.140><c> we</c><00:32:51.400><c> find</c><00:32:51.759><c> in</c><00:32:52.000><c> Revelation</c><00:32:52.680><c> chapter</c><00:32:53.299><c> 21.</c>

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In<00:32:55.039><c> this</c><00:32:55.299><c> chapter,</c><00:32:55.599><c> we</c><00:32:55.740><c> have</c><00:32:55.920><c> a</c><00:32:56.119><c> description</c><00:32:56.559><c> of</c><00:32:56.819><c> the</c><00:32:57.039><c> holy</c><00:32:57.359><c> city,</c><00:32:58.000><c> the</c><00:32:58.160><c> New</c><00:32:58.339><c> Jerusalem,</c><00:32:59.500><c> starting</c><00:32:59.720><c> in</c>

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verse<00:33:00.119><c> nine,</c>

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that<00:33:01.799><c> perfected</c><00:33:02.539><c> city</c><00:33:02.799><c> that</c><00:33:03.000><c> will</c><00:33:03.200><c> house</c><00:33:03.519><c> the</c><00:33:03.720><c> temple</c><00:33:04.019><c> of</c><00:33:04.200><c> the</c>

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Most<00:33:04.539><c> High</c><00:33:04.799><c> God,</c>

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which<00:33:05.700><c> the</c><00:33:06.019><c> angel</c><00:33:06.220><c> calls</c><00:33:06.660><c> the</c><00:33:06.920><c> bride,</c><00:33:07.680><c> the</c><00:33:07.880><c> wife</c><00:33:08.240><c> of</c><00:33:08.460><c> the</c><00:33:08.619><c> lamb.</c>

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He<00:33:10.579><c> says</c><00:33:10.839><c> there,</c><00:33:11.460><c> Then</c><00:33:11.460><c> came</c><00:33:11.779><c> one</c><00:33:12.000><c> of</c><00:33:12.099><c> the</c><00:33:12.259><c> seven</c><00:33:12.480><c> angels,</c><00:33:13.319><c> who</c>

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had<00:33:13.559><c> the</c><00:33:13.819><c> seven</c><00:33:14.019><c> bowls</c><00:33:14.339><c> full</c><00:33:14.619><c> of</c><00:33:14.759><c> seven</c><00:33:15.079><c> last</c><00:33:15.480><c> plagues,</c>

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and<00:33:16.480><c> spoke</c><00:33:16.740><c> to</c><00:33:16.940><c> me,</c><00:33:17.400><c> saying,</c><00:33:18.059><c> Come,</c><00:33:18.619><c> I</c><00:33:18.740><c> will</c><00:33:18.940><c> show</c><00:33:19.180><c> you</c><00:33:19.339><c> the</c><00:33:19.460><c> bride,</c><00:33:20.000><c> the</c><00:33:20.200><c> wife</c><00:33:20.480><c> of</c>

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the<00:33:20.819><c> lamb.</c>

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And<00:33:21.799><c> he</c><00:33:22.019><c> carried</c><00:33:22.180><c> me</c><00:33:22.440><c> away</c><00:33:22.619><c> in</c><00:33:22.759><c> the</c><00:33:22.980><c> spirit</c><00:33:23.180><c> to</c><00:33:23.359><c> a</c><00:33:23.519><c> great</c><00:33:23.680><c> high</c><00:33:23.900><c> mountain,</c>

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and<00:33:24.960><c> showed</c><00:33:25.180><c> me</c><00:33:25.420><c> the</c><00:33:25.579><c> holy</c><00:33:25.880><c> city,</c><00:33:26.380><c> Jerusalem,</c><00:33:27.140><c> coming</c><00:33:27.380><c> down</c>

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out<00:33:28.059><c> of</c><00:33:28.160><c> heaven</c><00:33:28.440><c> from</c><00:33:28.660><c> God,</c>

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having<00:33:29.799><c> the</c><00:33:30.039><c> glory</c><00:33:30.259><c> of</c><00:33:30.480><c> God,</c><00:33:31.000><c> its</c><00:33:31.279><c> radiance</c><00:33:31.779><c> like</c><00:33:32.099><c> a</c><00:33:32.259><c> most</c><00:33:32.539><c> rare</c><00:33:32.880><c> jewel,</c><00:33:33.519><c> like</c><00:33:33.740><c> a</c>

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jasper,<00:33:34.980><c> clear</c><00:33:35.240><c> as</c><00:33:35.480><c> crystal.</c>

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And<00:33:36.700><c> it</c><00:33:36.799><c> had</c><00:33:36.960><c> a</c><00:33:37.220><c> great</c><00:33:37.500><c> high</c><00:33:37.819><c> wall</c><00:33:38.160><c> with</c><00:33:38.380><c> twelve</c><00:33:38.700><c> gates,</c><00:33:39.640><c> and</c>

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at<00:33:39.880><c> the</c><00:33:40.039><c> gates</c><00:33:40.420><c> twelve</c><00:33:40.819><c> angels,</c>

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and<00:33:41.700><c> at</c><00:33:41.839><c> the</c><00:33:41.980><c> gates</c><00:33:42.240><c> the</c><00:33:42.440><c> names</c><00:33:42.779><c> of</c><00:33:42.960><c> the</c><00:33:43.119><c> twelve</c><00:33:43.339><c> tribes</c><00:33:43.740><c> of</c><00:33:43.940><c> the</c><00:33:44.039><c> sons</c><00:33:44.279><c> of</c>

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Israel<00:33:44.779><c> were</c><00:33:45.039><c> inscribed.</c>

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And<00:33:46.519><c> on</c><00:33:46.720><c> the</c><00:33:46.859><c> east</c><00:33:47.180><c> three</c><00:33:47.400><c> gates,</c><00:33:48.000><c> and</c><00:33:48.079><c> on</c><00:33:48.180><c> the</c><00:33:48.279><c> north</c><00:33:48.579><c> three</c>

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gates,<00:33:49.480><c> and</c><00:33:49.559><c> on</c><00:33:49.680><c> the</c><00:33:49.799><c> south</c><00:33:50.099><c> three</c><00:33:50.359><c> gates,</c><00:33:51.119><c> and</c><00:33:51.180><c> on</c><00:33:51.319><c> the</c><00:33:51.400><c> west</c>

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three<00:33:52.119><c> gates.</c>

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And<00:33:53.319><c> the</c><00:33:53.440><c> wall</c><00:33:53.759><c> of</c><00:33:53.940><c> the</c><00:33:54.099><c> city</c><00:33:54.319><c> had</c><00:33:54.599><c> twelve</c><00:33:55.059><c> foundations,</c><00:33:56.160><c> and</c>

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on<00:33:56.660><c> them</c><00:33:56.839><c> were</c><00:33:57.019><c> the</c><00:33:57.220><c> twelve</c><00:33:57.460><c> names</c><00:33:57.920><c> of</c><00:33:58.140><c> the</c><00:33:58.359><c> twelve</c><00:33:58.640><c> apostles</c>

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of<00:33:59.500><c> the</c><00:33:59.680><c> Lamb.</c>

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Now,<00:34:01.359><c> this</c><00:34:01.500><c> description</c><00:34:02.140><c> of</c><00:34:02.359><c> the</c><00:34:02.519><c> layout</c><00:34:02.799><c> of</c><00:34:02.980><c> the</c><00:34:03.140><c> city</c><00:34:03.359><c> sounds</c><00:34:03.740><c> amazingly</c><00:34:04.220><c> similar</c><00:34:04.759><c> to</c><00:34:05.059><c> the</c><00:34:05.299><c> description</c><00:34:05.640><c> of</c>

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the<00:34:05.980><c> camp</c><00:34:06.160><c> of</c><00:34:06.319><c> Israel,</c>

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and<00:34:07.279><c> the</c><00:34:07.519><c> positioning</c><00:34:07.880><c> of</c><00:34:08.099><c> the</c><00:34:08.320><c> stones</c><00:34:08.619><c> on</c><00:34:08.880><c> the</c><00:34:09.079><c> breastplate</c>

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of<00:34:09.760><c> the</c><00:34:09.840><c> high</c><00:34:10.039><c> priest.</c>

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In<00:34:11.320><c> fact,</c><00:34:11.699><c> they're</c><00:34:11.980><c> almost</c><00:34:12.380><c> identical,</c><00:34:13.360><c> which</c><00:34:13.619><c> cannot</c><00:34:13.980><c> be</c><00:34:14.260><c> anything</c><00:34:14.699><c> more</c><00:34:15.119><c> than</c><00:34:15.280><c> a</c>

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deliberate<00:34:15.920><c> act</c><00:34:16.380><c> of</c><00:34:16.780><c> the</c><00:34:17.000><c> spirit.</c>

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And<00:34:18.440><c> so,</c><00:34:18.639><c> in</c><00:34:18.820><c> the</c><00:34:19.000><c> Kingdom</c><00:34:19.219><c> Age,</c><00:34:19.800><c> we</c><00:34:19.920><c> come</c><00:34:20.139><c> full</c><00:34:20.599><c> circle</c><00:34:21.019><c> to</c><00:34:21.320><c> a</c>

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complete<00:34:21.920><c> fulfillment</c><00:34:22.460><c> of</c><00:34:22.940><c> what</c><00:34:23.099><c> was</c><00:34:23.420><c> laid</c><00:34:23.619><c> out</c><00:34:23.920><c> in</c><00:34:24.079><c> the</c><00:34:24.239><c> law.</c>

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The<00:34:25.239><c> twelve</c><00:34:25.599><c> gates</c><00:34:25.880><c> of</c><00:34:26.039><c> the</c><00:34:26.139><c> New</c><00:34:26.280><c> Jerusalem,</c><00:34:27.219><c> like</c><00:34:27.460><c> the</c><00:34:27.659><c> twelve</c><00:34:27.900><c> stones</c><00:34:28.239><c> on</c>

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the<00:34:28.599><c> breastplate,</c>

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will<00:34:29.659><c> have</c><00:34:29.780><c> the</c><00:34:29.960><c> names</c><00:34:30.239><c> of</c><00:34:30.400><c> the</c><00:34:30.579><c> twelve</c><00:34:30.900><c> sons</c><00:34:31.260><c> of</c><00:34:31.380><c> Israel</c><00:34:31.800><c> inscribed</c><00:34:32.360><c> on</c><00:34:32.500><c> them,</c>

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and<00:34:33.400><c> each</c><00:34:33.719><c> gate</c><00:34:33.960><c> will</c><00:34:34.219><c> stand</c><00:34:34.519><c> a</c><00:34:34.780><c> judge,</c><00:34:35.440><c> one</c><00:34:35.699><c> disciple</c><00:34:36.199><c> for</c><00:34:36.519><c> each</c><00:34:36.860><c> tribe</c><00:34:37.079><c> of</c><00:34:37.239><c> Israel.</c>

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If<00:34:38.820><c> we</c><00:34:39.000><c> continue</c><00:34:39.360><c> on</c><00:34:39.639><c> in</c><00:34:39.739><c> verse</c><00:34:39.960><c> 19</c><00:34:40.840><c> of</c><00:34:42.280><c> Revelation</c><00:34:42.760><c> 21,</c><00:34:43.460><c> we</c><00:34:43.559><c> read,</c>

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And<00:34:44.619><c> the</c><00:34:44.739><c> foundations</c><00:34:45.460><c> of</c><00:34:45.679><c> the</c><00:34:45.880><c> wall</c><00:34:46.159><c> of</c><00:34:46.340><c> the</c><00:34:46.500><c> city</c><00:34:46.739><c> were</c><00:34:47.059><c> garnished</c><00:34:47.619><c> with</c>

00:34:47.900 --> 00:34:49.579
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all<00:34:48.340><c> manner</c><00:34:48.619><c> of</c><00:34:48.860><c> precious</c><00:34:49.139><c> stones.</c>

00:34:49.579 --> 00:34:53.320
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The<00:34:50.320><c> first</c><00:34:50.579><c> foundation</c><00:34:51.139><c> was</c><00:34:51.420><c> jasper,</c><00:34:52.199><c> the</c><00:34:52.400><c> second</c><00:34:52.679><c> sapphire,</c>

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the<00:34:53.619><c> third</c><00:34:53.920><c> a</c><00:34:54.119><c> chalcedony,</c>

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the<00:34:55.320><c> fourth</c><00:34:55.539><c> an</c><00:34:55.760><c> emerald,</c><00:34:56.300><c> the</c><00:34:56.500><c> fifth</c><00:34:56.800><c> sardonyx,</c><00:34:57.960><c> the</c><00:34:58.179><c> sixth</c>

00:34:58.619 --> 00:35:00.820
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sardius,<00:34:59.619><c> the</c><00:34:59.820><c> seventh</c><00:35:00.139><c> chrysalith,</c>

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the<00:35:01.420><c> eighth</c><00:35:01.739><c> beryl,</c><00:35:02.360><c> the</c><00:35:02.579><c> ninth</c><00:35:02.860><c> topaz,</c><00:35:03.599><c> the</c><00:35:03.800><c> tenth</c><00:35:04.239><c> a</c><00:35:04.480><c> chrysophorus,</c><00:35:05.760><c> the</c><00:35:05.960><c> eleventh</c><00:35:06.360><c> a</c>

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jicent,<00:35:07.599><c> and</c><00:35:07.760><c> the</c><00:35:07.960><c> twelfth</c><00:35:08.360><c> an</c><00:35:08.599><c> amethyst.</c>

00:35:09.760 --> 00:35:13.820
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And<00:35:09.940><c> the</c><00:35:10.139><c> twelve</c><00:35:10.360><c> gates</c><00:35:10.699><c> were</c><00:35:10.980><c> twelve</c><00:35:11.460><c> pearls,</c><00:35:12.460><c> every</c><00:35:13.079><c> several</c><00:35:13.460><c> gate</c>

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was<00:35:14.079><c> one</c><00:35:14.460><c> pearl,</c>

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and<00:35:15.519><c> the</c><00:35:15.659><c> street</c><00:35:15.960><c> of</c><00:35:16.159><c> the</c><00:35:16.280><c> city</c><00:35:16.440><c> was</c><00:35:16.679><c> pure</c><00:35:17.000><c> gold,</c><00:35:17.719><c> as</c><00:35:17.780><c> it</c><00:35:18.000><c> were</c>

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transparent<00:35:19.000><c> glass.</c>

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If<00:35:20.579><c> you</c><00:35:20.719><c> notice,</c><00:35:21.219><c> the</c><00:35:21.280><c> foundation</c><00:35:21.820><c> of</c><00:35:22.039><c> the</c><00:35:22.179><c> city</c><00:35:22.340><c> is</c><00:35:22.539><c> no</c><00:35:22.699><c> longer</c><00:35:23.000><c> made</c>

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of<00:35:23.500><c> one</c><00:35:23.800><c> stone</c>

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than<00:35:24.760><c> the</c><00:35:24.900><c> Lord</c><00:35:25.119><c> Jesus</c><00:35:25.519><c> Christ</c><00:35:26.000><c> that</c><00:35:26.420><c> was</c><00:35:26.659><c> spoken</c><00:35:26.920><c> of</c><00:35:27.079><c> by</c><00:35:27.280><c> Paul.</c>

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The<00:35:28.440><c> foundation</c><00:35:29.019><c> of</c><00:35:29.340><c> this</c><00:35:29.559><c> perfected</c><00:35:30.159><c> city</c><00:35:30.360><c> is</c><00:35:30.579><c> made</c><00:35:30.800><c> up</c><00:35:30.960><c> of</c>

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twelve<00:35:31.619><c> different</c><00:35:32.059><c> stones,</c>

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just<00:35:33.239><c> like</c><00:35:33.440><c> the</c><00:35:33.599><c> twelve</c><00:35:33.840><c> stones</c><00:35:34.199><c> that</c><00:35:34.400><c> are</c><00:35:34.559><c> listed</c><00:35:34.860><c> in</c><00:35:35.099><c> Exodus</c>

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28<00:35:36.039><c> for</c><00:35:36.380><c> the</c><00:35:36.559><c> twelve</c><00:35:36.800><c> tribes.</c>

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This<00:35:38.840><c> new</c><00:35:39.179><c> foundation</c><00:35:39.739><c> is</c><00:35:39.980><c> made</c><00:35:40.199><c> up</c><00:35:40.480><c> of</c><00:35:40.880><c> those</c><00:35:41.260><c> who</c><00:35:41.539><c> dedicated</c>

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themselves<00:35:42.519><c> to</c><00:35:42.760><c> the</c><00:35:42.880><c> work</c><00:35:43.019><c> of</c><00:35:43.280><c> God</c>

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and<00:35:44.139><c> spreading</c><00:35:44.659><c> his</c><00:35:44.940><c> gospel</c><00:35:45.320><c> message</c><00:35:45.840><c> and</c><00:35:46.400><c> allowed</c><00:35:46.679><c> the</c><00:35:47.039><c> pressure</c><00:35:47.340><c> and</c>

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the<00:35:47.840><c> fiery</c><00:35:48.079><c> trials</c><00:35:48.460><c> of</c><00:35:48.699><c> life</c>

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to<00:35:49.179><c> transform</c><00:35:49.719><c> them</c><00:35:50.099><c> into</c><00:35:50.519><c> jewels,</c><00:35:51.780><c> precious</c><00:35:52.039><c> stones</c><00:35:52.440><c> that</c>

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can<00:35:52.880><c> be</c><00:35:53.099><c> used</c><00:35:53.460><c> by</c><00:35:53.719><c> our</c><00:35:53.940><c> Father</c><00:35:54.280><c> to</c><00:35:54.800><c> fulfill</c><00:35:55.159><c> his</c><00:35:55.340><c> purpose.</c>

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And<00:35:56.719><c> each</c><00:35:56.960><c> gate</c><00:35:57.320><c> is</c><00:35:57.619><c> made</c><00:35:57.800><c> of</c><00:35:58.039><c> pearl,</c><00:35:58.880><c> the</c><00:35:59.119><c> pearl</c><00:35:59.400><c> that,</c><00:35:59.780><c> as</c><00:36:00.019><c> we</c>

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pointed<00:36:00.380><c> out</c><00:36:00.619><c> earlier,</c>

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is<00:36:01.719><c> formed</c><00:36:02.000><c> from</c><00:36:02.260><c> the</c><00:36:02.579><c> constant</c><00:36:03.179><c> struggle</c><00:36:03.800><c> with</c><00:36:04.119><c> irritants</c>

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in<00:36:04.860><c> our</c><00:36:05.039><c> life,</c>

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but<00:36:06.199><c> through</c><00:36:06.380><c> perseverance</c><00:36:07.000><c> and</c><00:36:07.280><c> hard</c><00:36:07.599><c> work</c><00:36:07.880><c> is</c><00:36:08.260><c> transformed</c>

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into<00:36:09.280><c> something</c><00:36:09.659><c> precious.</c>

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This<00:36:11.360><c> is</c><00:36:11.639><c> what</c><00:36:11.760><c> we</c><00:36:11.980><c> have</c><00:36:12.280><c> to</c><00:36:12.400><c> look</c><00:36:12.639><c> forward</c><00:36:12.960><c> to</c><00:36:13.400><c> in</c><00:36:13.699><c> that</c><00:36:14.000><c> great</c>

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kingdom<00:36:14.699><c> age,</c>

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the<00:36:15.940><c> age</c><00:36:16.280><c> when,</c><00:36:16.760><c> Lord</c><00:36:16.760><c> willing,</c><00:36:17.019><c> we</c><00:36:17.260><c> can</c><00:36:17.500><c> be</c><00:36:17.920><c> added</c><00:36:18.139><c> into</c><00:36:18.599><c> this</c>

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glorious<00:36:19.300><c> city</c><00:36:19.599><c> of</c><00:36:19.900><c> beauty</c><00:36:20.199><c> and</c><00:36:20.519><c> light,</c>

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so<00:36:21.440><c> that</c><00:36:21.619><c> we,</c><00:36:21.920><c> in</c><00:36:22.000><c> turn,</c><00:36:22.480><c> can</c><00:36:22.639><c> reflect</c><00:36:23.199><c> that</c><00:36:23.500><c> light</c><00:36:23.780><c> of</c><00:36:23.960><c> our</c><00:36:24.179><c> Father</c><00:36:24.480><c> to</c>

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the<00:36:24.940><c> world</c><00:36:25.139><c> around</c><00:36:25.440><c> us.</c>

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As<00:36:26.659><c> someone</c><00:36:26.880><c> pointed</c><00:36:27.139><c> out</c><00:36:27.400><c> to</c><00:36:27.500><c> me</c><00:36:27.659><c> that</c><00:36:27.900><c> each</c><00:36:28.340><c> gemstone</c><00:36:28.940><c> that</c>

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we<00:36:29.340><c> find</c><00:36:29.659><c> in</c><00:36:29.840><c> these</c><00:36:30.099><c> lists</c><00:36:30.400><c> have</c><00:36:31.019><c> no</c><00:36:31.340><c> luster</c><00:36:31.719><c> of</c><00:36:31.900><c> their</c><00:36:32.139><c> own.</c>

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If<00:36:32.699><c> you</c><00:36:32.840><c> have</c><00:36:32.940><c> it</c><00:36:33.139><c> sitting</c><00:36:33.300><c> on</c><00:36:33.500><c> the</c><00:36:33.699><c> ground,</c><00:36:33.920><c> it's</c><00:36:34.139><c> not</c><00:36:34.420><c> bright,</c><00:36:34.699><c> it</c>

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doesn't<00:36:34.960><c> look</c><00:36:35.179><c> like</c><00:36:35.360><c> anything</c><00:36:35.559><c> special,</c>

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but<00:36:36.679><c> when</c><00:36:36.820><c> you</c><00:36:37.099><c> shine</c><00:36:37.420><c> a</c><00:36:37.639><c> light</c><00:36:37.820><c> through</c><00:36:38.099><c> it,</c><00:36:38.420><c> it</c><00:36:38.579><c> becomes</c><00:36:38.920><c> radiant</c><00:36:39.539><c> and</c><00:36:39.920><c> beautiful.</c>

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And<00:36:41.159><c> that's</c><00:36:41.519><c> a</c><00:36:41.699><c> perfect</c><00:36:42.440><c> example</c><00:36:43.119><c> of</c><00:36:43.320><c> what</c><00:36:43.559><c> we</c><00:36:43.900><c> are</c><00:36:44.260><c> to</c><00:36:44.579><c> our</c><00:36:44.800><c> God.</c>

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If<00:36:45.659><c> we</c><00:36:46.000><c> put</c><00:36:46.159><c> on</c><00:36:46.360><c> the</c><00:36:46.599><c> characteristics</c><00:36:47.119><c> of</c><00:36:47.340><c> his</c><00:36:47.539><c> son</c><00:36:47.659><c> and</c><00:36:47.800><c> are</c><00:36:48.179><c> transformed</c><00:36:48.960><c> into</c><00:36:49.619><c> a</c><00:36:49.880><c> gem,</c>

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we<00:36:50.880><c> can</c><00:36:51.039><c> have</c><00:36:51.199><c> the</c><00:36:51.559><c> light</c><00:36:51.840><c> of</c><00:36:52.079><c> God</c><00:36:52.380><c> shown</c><00:36:52.739><c> through</c><00:36:53.059><c> us</c><00:36:53.480><c> and</c><00:36:53.679><c> we</c>

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become<00:36:54.179><c> beautiful</c><00:36:54.679><c> to</c><00:36:54.880><c> the</c><00:36:55.079><c> world</c><00:36:55.380><c> around</c><00:36:55.739><c> us.</c>

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So<00:36:57.000><c> as</c><00:36:57.119><c> we</c><00:36:57.420><c> face</c><00:36:57.699><c> the</c><00:36:58.000><c> trials</c><00:36:58.239><c> of</c><00:36:58.420><c> this</c><00:36:58.679><c> life</c><00:36:58.900><c> in</c><00:36:59.079><c> the</c><00:36:59.199><c> coming</c><00:36:59.400><c> week,</c>

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let<00:37:00.400><c> us</c><00:37:00.559><c> try</c><00:37:00.760><c> and</c><00:37:01.019><c> forget</c><00:37:01.300><c> about</c><00:37:01.679><c> vainly</c><00:37:02.199><c> storing</c><00:37:02.380><c> up</c><00:37:02.599><c> for</c><00:37:02.820><c> ourselves</c><00:37:03.260><c> the</c>

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riches<00:37:03.800><c> of</c><00:37:04.019><c> this</c><00:37:04.260><c> earth</c>

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that<00:37:04.980><c> can</c><00:37:05.139><c> be</c><00:37:05.360><c> eaten</c><00:37:05.539><c> by</c><00:37:05.860><c> moths,</c><00:37:06.579><c> tarnished</c><00:37:06.920><c> by</c><00:37:07.219><c> rust,</c><00:37:07.980><c> or</c><00:37:08.099><c> that</c><00:37:08.139><c> can</c>

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be<00:37:08.559><c> stolen</c><00:37:08.800><c> away</c><00:37:09.159><c> from</c><00:37:09.320><c> us</c><00:37:09.619><c> by</c><00:37:09.880><c> thieves.</c>

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But<00:37:11.079><c> let</c><00:37:11.179><c> us</c><00:37:11.380><c> rather</c><00:37:11.760><c> store</c><00:37:12.019><c> up</c><00:37:12.239><c> within</c><00:37:12.460><c> ourselves</c><00:37:13.039><c> the</c><00:37:13.400><c> treasures</c><00:37:13.739><c> of</c><00:37:13.960><c> heaven</c>

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so<00:37:14.840><c> that</c><00:37:14.920><c> when</c><00:37:15.099><c> our</c><00:37:15.260><c> Lord</c><00:37:15.420><c> does</c><00:37:15.719><c> come,</c><00:37:16.719><c> we</c><00:37:16.860><c> will</c><00:37:17.039><c> appear</c><00:37:17.300><c> to</c><00:37:17.420><c> him</c><00:37:17.659><c> as</c>

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polished<00:37:18.320><c> gems</c><00:37:18.760><c> and</c><00:37:19.360><c> precious</c><00:37:19.760><c> pearls</c>

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fit<00:37:20.960><c> to</c><00:37:21.179><c> be</c><00:37:21.380><c> added</c><00:37:21.719><c> to</c><00:37:22.099><c> his</c><00:37:22.320><c> city.</c>