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your</c><00:10:46.759><c> early</c><00:10:47.220><c> parents</c><00:10:47.700><c> believe,</c><00:10:48.519><c> that</c><00:10:49.860><c> perhaps</c><00:10:50.980><c> we</c> 00:10:52.080 --> 00:10:53.519 won't<00:10:52.320><c> die.</c> 00:10:53.960 --> 00:10:56.279 Perhaps<00:10:54.460><c> there's</c><00:10:54.879><c> something</c><00:10:55.220><c> else.</c> 00:10:56.720 --> 00:10:59.179 That's<00:10:57.580><c> the</c><00:10:57.740><c> great</c><00:10:57.960><c> temptation.</c> 00:11:00.340 --> 00:11:04.259 And<00:11:00.460><c> ye</c><00:11:00.679><c> are</c><00:11:01.120><c> of</c><00:11:01.360><c> your</c><00:11:02.120><c> father</c><00:11:02.740><c> the</c><00:11:03.419><c> devil.</c> 00:11:04.960 --> 00:11:08.620 So<00:11:05.440><c> the</c><00:11:05.759><c> people</c><00:11:05.919><c> were</c><00:11:06.179><c> in</c><00:11:06.399><c> bondage,</c><00:11:07.120><c> Hebrews</c><00:11:07.340><c> chapter</c><00:11:07.659><c> 2</c><00:11:07.899><c> tells</c><00:11:08.179><c> us.</c> 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they</c><00:14:48.080><c> can't</c><00:14:48.379><c> stop</c><00:14:48.700><c> staring</c><00:14:49.120><c> into</c><00:14:49.399><c> each</c><00:14:49.580><c> other's</c><00:14:49.940><c> eyes.</c> 00:14:51.419 --> 00:14:55.019 Of<00:14:51.820><c> course</c><00:14:52.000><c> they</c><00:14:52.159><c> can't.</c><00:14:52.559><c> They're</c><00:14:52.899><c> checking</c><00:14:53.360><c> that</c><00:14:53.740><c> they</c><00:14:54.840><c> are</c> 00:14:55.019 --> 00:14:56.399 of<00:14:55.320><c> one</c><00:14:55.659><c> mind</c> 00:14:56.399 --> 00:15:00.100 and<00:14:57.539><c> their</c><00:14:57.779><c> eyes</c><00:14:58.139><c> are</c><00:14:58.600><c> the</c><00:14:58.740><c> windows</c><00:14:59.179><c> of</c><00:14:59.399><c> their</c><00:14:59.620><c> minds</c><00:14:59.919><c> and</c> 00:15:00.100 --> 00:15:01.679 they're<00:15:00.320><c> looking</c><00:15:00.700><c> towards</c><00:15:01.019><c> each</c><00:15:01.299><c> other.</c> 00:15:01.960 --> 00:15:05.559 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recognizable</c><00:15:17.179><c> as</c><00:15:17.559><c> such.</c> 00:15:18.580 --> 00:15:23.919 They<00:15:18.759><c> were</c><00:15:19.039><c> blind</c><00:15:19.700><c> and</c><00:15:21.779><c> the</c><00:15:22.220><c> blind</c><00:15:22.480><c> men</c><00:15:23.059><c> are</c><00:15:23.559><c> healed.</c> 00:15:24.059 --> 00:15:28.399 Verse<00:15:24.299><c> 29,</c><00:15:25.000><c> Jesus</c><00:15:25.299><c> touched</c><00:15:25.740><c> their</c><00:15:26.100><c> eyes.</c><00:15:27.299><c> According</c><00:15:27.779><c> to</c><00:15:28.100><c> your</c> 00:15:28.399 --> 00:15:32.419 faith,<00:15:29.659><c> be</c><00:15:29.799><c> it</c><00:15:30.100><c> done</c><00:15:30.399><c> unto</c><00:15:30.799><c> you.</c> 00:15:33.639 --> 00:15:39.460 Verse<00:15:34.200><c> 32,</c><00:15:34.759><c> as</c><00:15:36.340><c> they</c><00:15:36.620><c> went</c><00:15:36.840><c> out,</c><00:15:37.100><c> behold,</c><00:15:37.500><c> they</c><00:15:37.639><c> brought</c><00:15:37.860><c> to</c><00:15:38.080><c> him</c><00:15:39.019><c> a</c> 00:15:39.460 --> 00:15:42.759 dumb<00:15:39.759><c> man,</c><00:15:40.980><c> possessed</c><00:15:41.360><c> with</c><00:15:41.860><c> a</c><00:15:42.000><c> devil.</c> 00:15:43.320 --> 00:15:48.919 Now<00:15:43.639><c> I</c><00:15:43.940><c> find</c><00:15:44.279><c> it</c><00:15:44.460><c> much</c><00:15:44.700><c> more</c><00:15:44.980><c> difficult</c><00:15:45.659><c> to</c><00:15:46.940><c> recognize</c><00:15:47.379><c> someone</c><00:15:47.700><c> who's</c><00:15:48.100><c> done.</c> 00:15:50.740 --> 00:15:55.200 Not<00:15:51.059><c> so</c><00:15:51.299><c> easy,</c><00:15:51.639><c> is</c><00:15:51.759><c> it?</c><00:15:53.120><c> Until</c><00:15:53.519><c> you</c><00:15:53.879><c> ask</c><00:15:54.139><c> them</c><00:15:54.580><c> a</c><00:15:54.720><c> question</c><00:15:55.019><c> or</c> 00:15:55.200 --> 00:15:56.039 start<00:15:55.379><c> to</c><00:15:55.600><c> speak</c><00:15:55.740><c> to</c><00:15:55.899><c> them</c> 00:15:56.039 --> 00:15:58.299 and<00:15:56.159><c> you</c><00:15:56.340><c> realize</c><00:15:56.620><c> that</c><00:15:57.259><c> it's</c><00:15:57.500><c> not</c><00:15:57.639><c> that</c><00:15:57.740><c> they</c><00:15:57.840><c> won't</c><00:15:58.159><c> answer,</c> 00:15:58.340 --> 00:15:59.620 but<00:15:58.419><c> they</c><00:15:58.600><c> can't</c><00:15:59.059><c> answer.</c> 00:15:59.620 --> 00:16:05.159 Much<00:16:00.299><c> more</c><00:16:00.620><c> difficult</c><00:16:01.019><c> to</c><00:16:01.299><c> recognize</c><00:16:01.980><c> dumbness</c><00:16:02.919><c> than</c><00:16:03.980><c> blindness.</c> 00:16:06.539 --> 00:16:09.940 And<00:16:06.639><c> it</c><00:16:06.779><c> does</c><00:16:07.059><c> seem</c><00:16:07.559><c> as</c><00:16:07.820><c> if</c><00:16:08.360><c> the</c><00:16:08.620><c> language</c><00:16:08.919><c> that</c><00:16:09.100><c> is</c><00:16:09.320><c> used</c><00:16:09.620><c> in</c> 00:16:09.940 --> 00:16:13.299 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way</c><00:16:56.700><c> you</c><00:16:56.759><c> could</c><00:16:56.960><c> heal</c><00:16:57.059><c> his</c><00:16:57.340><c> dumbness</c><00:16:57.980><c> was</c><00:16:58.340><c> to</c> 00:16:58.519 --> 00:16:59.879 take<00:16:58.639><c> away</c><00:16:58.779><c> the</c><00:16:59.000><c> devil.</c> 00:17:01.299 --> 00:17:05.960 And<00:17:01.580><c> so</c><00:17:01.919><c> the</c><00:17:02.139><c> devil</c><00:17:02.279><c> was</c><00:17:02.519><c> taken</c><00:17:02.820><c> away</c><00:17:03.159><c> and</c><00:17:04.180><c> the</c><00:17:04.440><c> dumbness</c><00:17:04.779><c> was</c><00:17:05.019><c> cured.</c> 00:17:06.380 --> 00:17:10.099 As<00:17:06.579><c> far</c><00:17:06.859><c> as</c><00:17:07.000><c> the</c><00:17:07.220><c> blind</c><00:17:07.440><c> man</c><00:17:07.680><c> was</c><00:17:07.940><c> concerned,</c><00:17:08.460><c> Jesus</c><00:17:08.880><c> touched</c> 00:17:10.099 --> 00:17:12.299 the<00:17:10.480><c> man's</c><00:17:11.059><c> eyes.</c> 00:17:13.460 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said,</c><00:17:36.059><c> He</c><00:17:36.220><c> casteth</c><00:17:36.920><c> out</c> 00:17:37.079 --> 00:17:42.259 devils<00:17:38.059><c> through</c><00:17:38.900><c> the</c><00:17:39.359><c> prince</c><00:17:40.059><c> of</c><00:17:40.799><c> the</c><00:17:41.000><c> devils.</c> 00:17:42.319 --> 00:17:47.119 Do<00:17:42.480><c> you</c><00:17:42.480><c> remember</c><00:17:42.700><c> Romans</c><00:17:43.019><c> chapter</c><00:17:43.359><c> 5</c><00:17:43.839><c> spoke</c><00:17:44.279><c> about</c><00:17:44.980><c> sin</c><00:17:45.640><c> reigning</c><00:17:46.440><c> unto</c><00:17:46.779><c> death?</c> 00:17:47.180 --> 00:17:49.920 And<00:17:47.259><c> we</c><00:17:47.359><c> said,</c><00:17:47.579><c> well,</c><00:17:47.599><c> there's</c><00:17:47.759><c> a</c><00:17:47.920><c> kingdom</c><00:17:48.160><c> of</c><00:17:48.460><c> sin</c><00:17:48.900><c> and</c><00:17:49.680><c> here</c> 00:17:49.920 --> 00:17:54.740 is<00:17:50.160><c> the</c><00:17:50.319><c> 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man</c><00:18:24.400><c> of</c><00:18:25.200><c> verse</c><00:18:25.460><c> 32</c> 00:18:26.119 --> 00:18:31.259 and<00:18:27.400><c> the</c><00:18:27.559><c> two</c><00:18:27.880><c> blind</c><00:18:28.220><c> men</c><00:18:28.539><c> of</c><00:18:28.720><c> verse</c><00:18:29.319><c> 27.</c> 00:18:31.759 --> 00:18:34.160 So<00:18:31.819><c> perhaps</c><00:18:32.019><c> it</c><00:18:32.160><c> is</c><00:18:32.299><c> a</c><00:18:32.460><c> language</c><00:18:32.720><c> problem</c><00:18:33.039><c> after</c><00:18:33.420><c> all.</c> 00:18:34.500 --> 00:18:42.880 Perhaps<00:18:35.140><c> this</c><00:18:36.000><c> is</c><00:18:36.400><c> one</c><00:18:36.720><c> of</c><00:18:36.859><c> the</c><00:18:37.160><c> diseases</c><00:18:37.819><c> which</c><00:18:39.480><c> is</c><00:18:39.680><c> mentioned</c><00:18:40.079><c> in</c><00:18:40.759><c> verse</c><00:18:41.420><c> 35.</c> 00:18:43.299 --> 00:18:45.299 Move<00:18:43.500><c> on</c><00:18:43.619><c> a</c><00:18:43.720><c> couple</c><00:18:43.859><c> of</c><00:18:44.039><c> chapters</c><00:18:44.220><c> to</c><00:18:44.400><c> chapter</c><00:18:44.740><c> 11.</c> 00:18:45.299 --> 00:18:51.640 We<00:18:46.380><c> thought</c><00:18:47.079><c> of</c><00:18:47.220><c> this</c><00:18:47.460><c> verse</c><00:18:47.960><c> yesterday,</c><00:18:49.680><c> Jesus'</c><00:18:50.059><c> message</c><00:18:50.819><c> to</c> 00:18:51.640 --> 00:18:55.299 John<00:18:52.019><c> the</c><00:18:52.160><c> Baptist</c><00:18:52.579><c> taken</c><00:18:53.019><c> back</c><00:18:53.319><c> by</c><00:18:53.559><c> John's</c><00:18:54.140><c> disciples.</c> 00:18:55.380 --> 00:18:59.220 Verse<00:18:55.380><c> 4,</c><00:18:56.920><c> go</c><00:18:57.200><c> and</c><00:18:57.559><c> show</c><00:18:57.759><c> John</c><00:18:57.960><c> again</c><00:18:58.299><c> those</c><00:18:58.579><c> things</c><00:18:58.839><c> which</c><00:18:59.059><c> ye</c> 00:18:59.220 --> 00:19:00.299 do<00:18:59.380><c> hear</c><00:18:59.660><c> 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said,</c><00:24:26.680><c> verse</c><00:24:26.880><c> 27.</c> 00:24:27.460 --> 00:24:28.960 What<00:24:27.640><c> new</c><00:24:27.940><c> doctrine</c><00:24:28.279><c> is</c><00:24:28.500><c> this?</c> 00:24:28.960 --> 00:24:33.799 For,<00:24:29.839><c> and</c><00:24:30.160><c> we</c><00:24:30.319><c> were</c><00:24:30.539><c> right</c><00:24:30.740><c> all</c><00:24:30.980><c> along,</c><00:24:31.700><c> for</c><00:24:31.960><c> with</c><00:24:32.400><c> authority</c> 00:24:34.079 --> 00:24:37.579 he<00:24:34.599><c> commandeth</c><00:24:35.119><c> even</c><00:24:35.299><c> the</c><00:24:35.500><c> unclean</c><00:24:35.940><c> spirits</c><00:24:36.480><c> and</c><00:24:36.619><c> they</c><00:24:36.880><c> obey</c><00:24:37.200><c> him.</c> 00:24:37.920 --> 00:24:41.200 He's<00:24:38.180><c> got</c><00:24:38.359><c> authority</c><00:24:38.819><c> not</c><00:24:39.039><c> only</c><00:24:39.279><c> over</c><00:24:39.539><c> the</c><00:24:39.779><c> kingdom</c><00:24:40.400><c> 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with</c><00:24:57.440><c> the</c><00:24:57.599><c> language</c><00:24:57.900><c> that's</c><00:24:58.140><c> being</c><00:24:58.440><c> used?</c> 00:24:59.299 --> 00:25:04.200 Or<00:24:59.519><c> in</c><00:24:59.839><c> fact,</c><00:25:00.640><c> in</c><00:25:00.819><c> every</c><00:25:01.339><c> single</c><00:25:01.839><c> case</c><00:25:02.319><c> where</c><00:25:02.599><c> Jesus</c><00:25:02.940><c> is</c><00:25:03.259><c> performing</c><00:25:03.599><c> a</c><00:25:03.839><c> miracle,</c> 00:25:04.660 --> 00:25:07.200 is<00:25:04.920><c> he</c><00:25:05.160><c> casting</c><00:25:05.599><c> out</c><00:25:06.039><c> devils?</c> 00:25:07.740 --> 00:25:09.720 And<00:25:08.079><c> I</c><00:25:08.200><c> think</c><00:25:08.339><c> he</c><00:25:08.500><c> is.</c> 00:25:11.220 --> 00:25:14.420 And<00:25:11.420><c> I</c><00:25:11.599><c> think,</c><00:25:12.500><c> my</c><00:25:12.660><c> beloved</c><00:25:12.880><c> brethren</c><00:25:13.119><c> and</c><00:25:13.380><c> sisters,</c> 00:25:15.160 --> 00:25:18.460 that<00:25:15.279><c> when</c><00:25:15.480><c> we</c><00:25:15.779><c> each</c><00:25:16.180><c> entered</c><00:25:16.599><c> the</c><00:25:16.880><c> waters</c><00:25:17.160><c> of</c><00:25:17.440><c> baptism,</c> 00:25:19.680 --> 00:25:22.700 there<00:25:19.819><c> was</c><00:25:20.059><c> a</c><00:25:20.440><c> tearing</c><00:25:20.740><c> which</c><00:25:21.079><c> took</c><00:25:21.380><c> place.</c> 00:25:22.900 --> 00:25:27.359 And<00:25:23.579><c> that</c><00:25:23.900><c> part</c><00:25:24.240><c> of</c><00:25:24.440><c> us</c><00:25:24.640><c> which</c><00:25:24.880><c> was</c><00:25:25.119><c> going</c><00:25:25.319><c> to</c><00:25:25.660><c> cling</c><00:25:26.200><c> to</c><00:25:27.180><c> the</c> 00:25:27.359 --> 00:25:29.059 kingdom<00:25:27.720><c> of</c><00:25:28.059><c> sin</c> 00:25:29.200 --> 00:25:31.519 was<00:25:29.759><c> torn</c><00:25:30.079><c> from</c><00:25:30.380><c> us.</c> 00:25:32.359 --> 00:25:36.880 And<00:25:32.539><c> we</c><00:25:32.720><c> were</c><00:25:33.240><c> translated</c><00:25:34.019><c> to</c><00:25:35.220><c> the</c><00:25:35.339><c> kingdom</c><00:25:35.619><c> of</c><00:25:35.900><c> grace.</c> 00:25:37.519 --> 00:25:39.299 And<00:25:37.640><c> that's</c><00:25:38.019><c> the</c><00:25:38.099><c> wonderful</c><00:25:38.519><c> promise,</c><00:25:38.920><c> isn't</c><00:25:39.140><c> it,</c> 00:25:39.319 --> 00:25:41.680 which<00:25:39.539><c> scripture</c><00:25:39.880><c> holds</c><00:25:40.180><c> out</c><00:25:40.460><c> for</c><00:25:40.680><c> us.</c> 00:25:41.799 --> 00:25:45.839 The<00:25:42.039><c> kingdom</c><00:25:42.720><c> of</c><00:25:43.319><c> the</c><00:25:43.599><c> son</c><00:25:44.039><c> of</c><00:25:44.420><c> God's</c><00:25:44.960><c> love.</c> 00:25:45.960 --> 00:25:49.200 That's<00:25:46.640><c> where</c><00:25:46.880><c> we're</c><00:25:47.140><c> directing</c><00:25:47.599><c> ourselves</c><00:25:48.220><c> to.</c> 00:25:49.299 --> 00:25:52.200 That's<00:25:49.900><c> the</c><00:25:50.019><c> great</c><00:25:50.319><c> promise</c><00:25:50.799><c> which</c><00:25:51.019><c> is</c><00:25:51.259><c> in</c><00:25:51.519><c> store</c><00:25:51.740><c> for</c><00:25:51.960><c> each</c> 00:25:52.200 --> 00:25:52.500 of<00:25:52.339><c> us.</c> 00:25:52.660 --> 00:25:58.660 And<00:25:52.680><c> it's</c><00:25:53.660><c> by</c><00:25:53.900><c> our</c><00:25:54.200><c> Father's</c><00:25:54.660><c> mercy</c><00:25:55.259><c> that</c><00:25:55.799><c> we</c><00:25:55.980><c> are</c><00:25:56.200><c> called</c><00:25:56.380><c> to</c><00:25:56.640><c> it.</c> 00:26:02.400 --> 00:26:04.099 Verse<00:26:03.000><c> 32.</c> 00:26:04.839 --> 00:26:08.400 And<00:26:05.119><c> that</c><00:26:05.500><c> even</c><00:26:05.940><c> when</c><00:26:07.220><c> the</c><00:26:07.559><c> sun</c><00:26:07.819><c> did</c><00:26:08.099><c> set,</c> 00:26:08.519 --> 00:26:12.519 they<00:26:08.680><c> brought</c><00:26:08.920><c> unto</c><00:26:09.220><c> him</c><00:26:09.880><c> all</c><00:26:10.480><c> that</c><00:26:10.660><c> were</c><00:26:10.859><c> diseased</c> 00:26:12.519 --> 00:26:15.279 and<00:26:12.960><c> them</c><00:26:13.240><c> that</c><00:26:13.319><c> were</c><00:26:13.640><c> possessed</c><00:26:14.240><c> with</c><00:26:14.619><c> devils.</c> 00:26:15.279 --> 00:26:19.359 You<00:26:16.019><c> see,</c><00:26:17.220><c> it's</c><00:26:17.420><c> a</c><00:26:17.519><c> bit</c><00:26:17.660><c> like</c><00:26:17.940><c> Hebrew</c><00:26:18.299><c> poetry.</c> 00:26:19.599 --> 00:26:21.460 The<00:26:19.740><c> one</c><00:26:20.039><c> phrase</c><00:26:20.400><c> explains</c><00:26:21.039><c> the</c><00:26:21.279><c> other.</c> 00:26:21.559 --> 00:26:25.579 All<00:26:21.940><c> who</c><00:26:22.160><c> were</c><00:26:22.500><c> diseased</c><00:26:23.299><c> were</c><00:26:23.700><c> possessed</c><00:26:24.160><c> with</c><00:26:24.460><c> devils.</c> 00:26:25.759 --> 00:26:28.660 There<00:26:25.859><c> is</c><00:26:26.079><c> a</c><00:26:26.339><c> parallelism</c><00:26:26.819><c> there</c><00:26:27.099><c> which</c><00:26:27.279><c> is</c><00:26:27.559><c> true.</c> 00:26:29.759 --> 00:26:32.339 All<00:26:30.059><c> that</c><00:26:30.220><c> are</c><00:26:30.460><c> diseased</c><00:26:30.900><c> are</c><00:26:31.119><c> possessed</c><00:26:31.539><c> with</c><00:26:31.859><c> devils.</c> 00:26:32.440 --> 00:26:35.660 And<00:26:32.619><c> we</c><00:26:32.759><c> are</c><00:26:33.039><c> each</c><00:26:34.059><c> diseased.</c> 00:26:36.700 --> 00:26:43.539 The<00:26:36.920><c> Lord</c><00:26:37.559><c> took</c><00:26:38.319><c> upon</c><00:26:38.579><c> himself</c><00:26:39.539><c> the</c><00:26:40.680><c> iniquities</c><00:26:41.740><c> of</c><00:26:42.339><c> us</c><00:26:42.539><c> all.</c> 00:26:44.220 --> 00:26:48.180 That<00:26:44.859><c> was</c><00:26:45.259><c> the</c><00:26:45.480><c> disease</c><00:26:45.920><c> which</c><00:26:46.180><c> was</c><00:26:46.519><c> laid</c><00:26:46.720><c> upon</c><00:26:47.059><c> him,</c> 00:26:49.079 --> 00:26:51.579 that<00:26:49.220><c> he</c><00:26:49.420><c> might</c><00:26:49.799><c> bear</c><00:26:50.140><c> it</c><00:26:50.440><c> for</c><00:26:50.619><c> us.</c> 00:26:52.119 --> 00:26:54.720 All<00:26:52.400><c> the</c><00:26:52.579><c> city</c><00:26:52.740><c> was</c><00:26:52.960><c> gathered</c><00:26:53.180><c> together</c><00:26:53.500><c> at</c><00:26:53.640><c> the</c><00:26:53.819><c> door,</c> 00:26:55.079 --> 00:26:58.680 and<00:26:55.279><c> he</c><00:26:55.599><c> healed</c><00:26:55.880><c> many</c><00:26:56.200><c> that</c><00:26:56.359><c> were</c><00:26:56.559><c> sick</c><00:26:56.759><c> of</c><00:26:57.039><c> divers'</c><00:26:57.880><c> diseases,</c> 00:26:59.220 --> 00:27:01.480 casting<00:26:59.500><c> out</c><00:26:59.920><c> many</c><00:27:00.299><c> devils.</c> 00:27:01.539 --> 00:27:05.920 The<00:27:01.759><c> same</c><00:27:02.059><c> parallelism,</c><00:27:03.799><c> divers'</c><00:27:04.559><c> diseases,</c><00:27:04.940><c> different</c><00:27:05.359><c> diseases,</c> 00:27:06.079 --> 00:27:09.279 many<00:27:06.359><c> devils</c><00:27:07.700><c> cast</c><00:27:08.220><c> out.</c> 00:27:09.920 --> 00:27:13.460 He<00:27:10.720><c> suffered</c><00:27:10.900><c> not</c><00:27:11.359><c> the</c><00:27:11.599><c> devils</c><00:27:12.039><c> to</c><00:27:12.420><c> speak,</c> 00:27:14.579 --> 00:27:17.859 because<00:27:14.980><c> they</c><00:27:15.920><c> knew</c><00:27:16.200><c> him.</c> 00:27:21.740 --> 00:27:24.799 Revised<00:27:22.259><c> version,</c><00:27:23.660><c> the</c><00:27:23.900><c> margin,</c> 00:27:24.880 --> 00:27:27.559 and<00:27:25.140><c> the</c><00:27:26.000><c> parallel</c><00:27:26.259><c> record</c><00:27:26.579><c> in</c><00:27:26.819><c> Luke</c><00:27:26.980><c> tells</c><00:27:27.319><c> us</c> 00:27:27.559 --> 00:27:30.019 he<00:27:27.740><c> suffered</c><00:27:28.059><c> not</c><00:27:28.359><c> the</c><00:27:28.559><c> devils</c><00:27:28.839><c> to</c><00:27:29.180><c> speak,</c> 00:27:30.099 --> 00:27:34.740 because<00:27:30.420><c> they</c><00:27:30.839><c> knew</c><00:27:31.440><c> he</c><00:27:32.420><c> was</c><00:27:33.079><c> the</c><00:27:33.480><c> Christ,</c> 00:27:35.420 --> 00:27:37.660 servant<00:27:35.940><c> of</c><00:27:36.160><c> one</c><00:27:36.440><c> kingdom,</c> 00:27:38.039 --> 00:27:40.920 recognizing<00:27:38.559><c> the</c><00:27:38.779><c> king</c><00:27:39.299><c> of</c><00:27:39.500><c> the</c><00:27:39.680><c> other.</c> 00:27:45.319 --> 00:27:47.660 Do<00:27:45.480><c> you</c><00:27:45.500><c> remember</c><00:27:45.759><c> Acts</c><00:27:46.039><c> chapter</c><00:27:46.339><c> 2</c><00:27:46.700><c> and</c><00:27:46.859><c> verse</c><00:27:47.119><c> 22</c> 00:27:47.660 --> 00:27:49.380 that<00:27:47.859><c> we</c><00:27:48.000><c> looked</c><00:27:48.240><c> at</c><00:27:48.359><c> yesterday?</c> 00:27:52.039 --> 00:27:53.980 Let's<00:27:52.220><c> just</c><00:27:52.359><c> look</c><00:27:52.500><c> at</c><00:27:52.619><c> it</c><00:27:52.759><c> again</c><00:27:52.980><c> and</c><00:27:53.259><c> remind</c><00:27:53.519><c> ourselves.</c> 00:27:54.200 --> 00:27:57.859 This<00:27:54.339><c> is,</c><00:27:56.460><c> well,</c><00:27:56.700><c> it</c><00:27:56.799><c> is</c><00:27:56.980><c> a</c><00:27:57.119><c> key</c><00:27:57.319><c> verse.</c> 00:27:58.019 --> 00:28:03.000 That's<00:27:58.460><c> why</c><00:27:58.700><c> it's</c><00:27:59.700><c> the</c><00:28:01.000><c> phrase</c><00:28:01.599><c> which</c><00:28:01.940><c> forms</c><00:28:02.240><c> our</c><00:28:02.660><c> title</c> 00:28:03.000 --> 00:28:05.319 for<00:28:03.180><c> these</c><00:28:03.559><c> studies</c><00:28:03.880><c> this</c><00:28:04.180><c> week.</c> 00:28:05.640 --> 00:28:08.059 Ye<00:28:05.680><c> men</c><00:28:05.880><c> of</c><00:28:06.079><c> Israel,</c><00:28:07.079><c> hear</c><00:28:07.359><c> these</c><00:28:07.700><c> words,</c> 00:28:08.119 --> 00:28:12.099 Jesus<00:28:08.480><c> of</c><00:28:08.720><c> Nazareth,</c><00:28:09.279><c> the</c><00:28:09.440><c> man</c><00:28:10.119><c> approved</c><00:28:10.940><c> of</c><00:28:11.140><c> God</c><00:28:11.460><c> among</c><00:28:11.779><c> you</c> 00:28:12.099 --> 00:28:16.819 by<00:28:12.759><c> miracles</c><00:28:13.519><c> and</c><00:28:14.299><c> wonders</c><00:28:14.839><c> and</c><00:28:15.640><c> signs,</c> 00:28:16.880 --> 00:28:20.720 which<00:28:17.240><c> God</c><00:28:17.720><c> did</c><00:28:18.039><c> by</c><00:28:18.480><c> him</c><00:28:18.880><c> in</c><00:28:19.480><c> the</c><00:28:19.700><c> midst</c><00:28:19.980><c> of</c><00:28:20.220><c> you,</c> 00:28:21.180 --> 00:28:24.460 as<00:28:21.700><c> ye</c><00:28:21.980><c> yourselves</c><00:28:22.740><c> also</c><00:28:23.519><c> know.</c> 00:28:25.299 --> 00:28:26.740 So<00:28:25.559><c> there</c><00:28:25.720><c> we</c><00:28:25.880><c> have</c><00:28:26.019><c> it,</c> 00:28:26.980 --> 00:28:31.700 the<00:28:27.220><c> miracles</c><00:28:27.799><c> and</c><00:28:28.619><c> the</c><00:28:28.900><c> wonders</c><00:28:29.359><c> and</c><00:28:30.480><c> the</c><00:28:30.960><c> signs.</c> 00:28:31.700 --> 00:28:39.380 And<00:28:32.380><c> those</c><00:28:33.259><c> proved</c><00:28:34.359><c> that</c><00:28:35.900><c> Jesus</c><00:28:36.460><c> was</c><00:28:37.500><c> God's</c><00:28:38.400><c> man,</c> 00:28:39.599 --> 00:28:41.099 God's<00:28:40.299><c> representative.</c> 00:28:41.599 --> 00:28:44.220 He<00:28:41.740><c> was</c><00:28:41.980><c> doing</c><00:28:42.359><c> God's</c><00:28:43.160><c> work.</c> 00:28:46.019 --> 00:28:49.779 Now<00:28:46.339><c> turn</c><00:28:46.740><c> to</c><00:28:47.799><c> the</c><00:28:48.000><c> second</c><00:28:48.200><c> letter</c><00:28:48.400><c> to</c><00:28:48.619><c> the</c><00:28:48.779><c> Thessalonians</c> 00:28:49.779 --> 00:28:51.759 in<00:28:50.160><c> chapter</c><00:28:50.539><c> 2.</c> 00:29:04.119 --> 00:29:06.220 And<00:29:04.759><c> there's</c><00:29:04.920><c> quite</c><00:29:05.140><c> a</c><00:29:05.339><c> long</c><00:29:05.539><c> passage</c><00:29:05.900><c> here,</c> 00:29:06.240 --> 00:29:09.579 and<00:29:06.380><c> I</c><00:29:06.539><c> make</c><00:29:06.660><c> no</c><00:29:06.980><c> apology</c><00:29:07.339><c> for</c><00:29:07.539><c> going</c><00:29:07.819><c> through</c><00:29:08.500><c> this</c><00:29:09.200><c> passage</c> 00:29:09.579 --> 00:29:10.700 with<00:29:09.859><c> you,</c> 00:29:10.779 --> 00:29:13.200 because<00:29:11.559><c> it's</c><00:29:11.880><c> important</c><00:29:12.299><c> and</c><00:29:12.420><c> I</c><00:29:12.539><c> think</c><00:29:12.680><c> you'll</c><00:29:13.000><c> see</c> 00:29:13.200 --> 00:29:16.400 its<00:29:13.420><c> relationship</c><00:29:14.160><c> to</c><00:29:14.839><c> our</c><00:29:15.059><c> subject</c><00:29:15.400><c> today.</c> 00:29:18.859 --> 00:29:24.839 Let's<00:29:19.299><c> start,</c><00:29:19.880><c> shall</c><00:29:19.880><c> we,</c><00:29:20.180><c> at</c><00:29:20.299><c> verse</c><00:29:20.960><c> 3</c><00:29:21.740><c> of</c><00:29:22.420><c> 2</c><00:29:22.700><c> Thessalonians</c><00:29:23.500><c> 2.</c> 00:29:25.339 --> 00:29:28.700 Let<00:29:25.480><c> no</c><00:29:25.839><c> man</c><00:29:26.440><c> deceive</c><00:29:27.180><c> you</c><00:29:27.720><c> by</c><00:29:28.059><c> any</c><00:29:28.319><c> means.</c> 00:29:28.700 --> 00:29:34.039 Now<00:29:28.900><c> remember,</c><00:29:30.500><c> deception</c><00:29:30.599><c> is</c><00:29:30.920><c> the</c><00:29:31.160><c> keynote</c><00:29:31.759><c> of</c><00:29:32.960><c> sin.</c> 00:29:35.359 --> 00:29:37.460 Let<00:29:35.880><c> no</c><00:29:36.079><c> man</c><00:29:36.240><c> deceive</c><00:29:36.579><c> you</c><00:29:36.720><c> by</c><00:29:36.940><c> any</c><00:29:37.099><c> means,</c> 00:29:37.519 --> 00:29:38.900 for<00:29:37.660><c> that</c><00:29:37.859><c> day</c><00:29:37.980><c> shall</c><00:29:38.160><c> not</c><00:29:38.440><c> come,</c> 00:29:39.339 --> 00:29:41.859 except<00:29:39.539><c> there</c><00:29:39.720><c> come</c><00:29:39.839><c> a</c><00:29:40.099><c> falling</c><00:29:40.299><c> away</c><00:29:40.660><c> first.</c> 00:29:41.880 --> 00:29:45.240 And<00:29:42.019><c> that</c><00:29:42.480><c> man</c><00:29:42.720><c> of</c><00:29:43.019><c> sin</c><00:29:43.200><c> be</c><00:29:43.480><c> revealed,</c><00:29:44.039><c> the</c><00:29:44.119><c> son</c><00:29:44.339><c> of</c><00:29:44.519><c> perdition,</c> 00:29:45.599 --> 00:29:48.500 who<00:29:45.779><c> opposeth</c><00:29:46.299><c> and</c><00:29:46.599><c> exalted</c><00:29:46.920><c> himself</c><00:29:47.440><c> above</c><00:29:47.779><c> all</c><00:29:48.140><c> that</c><00:29:48.279><c> is</c> 00:29:48.500 --> 00:29:49.039 called<00:29:48.680><c> God,</c> 00:29:49.079 --> 00:29:50.579 all<00:29:49.240><c> that</c><00:29:49.380><c> is</c><00:29:49.640><c> worshipped,</c> 00:29:50.720 --> 00:29:54.059 so<00:29:50.920><c> that</c><00:29:51.119><c> he</c><00:29:51.599><c> as</c><00:29:52.039><c> God</c><00:29:52.480><c> sitteth</c><00:29:52.779><c> in</c><00:29:52.980><c> the</c><00:29:53.160><c> temple</c><00:29:53.440><c> of</c><00:29:53.640><c> God,</c> 00:29:54.380 --> 00:29:56.160 showing<00:29:54.599><c> himself</c><00:29:55.099><c> that</c><00:29:55.319><c> he</c><00:29:55.519><c> is</c><00:29:55.740><c> God.</c> 00:29:56.160 --> 00:30:05.660 So<00:29:57.000><c> we've</c><00:29:57.180><c> not</c><00:29:57.400><c> just</c><00:29:57.619><c> got</c><00:29:58.460><c> a</c><00:29:58.859><c> master</c><00:29:59.980><c> of</c><00:30:02.559><c> sin</c><00:30:02.900><c> that's</c><00:30:03.240><c> got</c><00:30:03.619><c> servants</c><00:30:04.079><c> of</c><00:30:04.420><c> sin,</c> 00:30:06.339 --> 00:30:13.799 or<00:30:07.140><c> a</c><00:30:07.940><c> prince</c><00:30:08.380><c> of</c><00:30:08.720><c> devils</c><00:30:09.420><c> that's</c><00:30:10.319><c> got</c><00:30:11.339><c> servants</c><00:30:12.059><c> who</c><00:30:12.440><c> are</c><00:30:12.599><c> demons,</c> 00:30:14.559 --> 00:30:17.980 but<00:30:14.720><c> we've</c><00:30:14.940><c> got</c><00:30:15.059><c> one</c><00:30:15.259><c> that's</c><00:30:15.660><c> exalting</c><00:30:16.059><c> himself</c><00:30:16.519><c> as</c><00:30:16.880><c> God.</c> 00:30:20.079 --> 00:30:24.579 Now<00:30:20.440><c> you</c><00:30:20.599><c> see,</c><00:30:21.339><c> we've</c><00:30:21.559><c> still</c><00:30:21.759><c> got</c><00:30:21.920><c> these</c><00:30:22.500><c> two</c><00:30:22.799><c> choices,</c><00:30:23.299><c> haven't</c><00:30:23.539><c> we?</c> 00:30:24.900 --> 00:30:27.940 The<00:30:25.539><c> one</c><00:30:25.799><c> master</c><00:30:26.200><c> against</c><00:30:26.519><c> the</c><00:30:26.779><c> other</c><00:30:26.960><c> master,</c> 00:30:27.960 --> 00:30:29.920 the<00:30:28.019><c> one</c><00:30:28.359><c> king</c><00:30:28.720><c> against</c><00:30:29.039><c> the</c><00:30:29.279><c> other</c><00:30:29.500><c> king,</c> 00:30:30.319 --> 00:30:35.160 this,<00:30:31.359><c> in</c><00:30:31.660><c> inverted</c><00:30:32.039><c> commas,</c><00:30:32.500><c> God,</c><00:30:33.000><c> against</c><00:30:33.380><c> the</c><00:30:33.920><c> true</c><00:30:34.140><c> God.</c> 00:30:36.980 --> 00:30:42.759 Now<00:30:37.299><c> there's</c><00:30:38.180><c> the</c><00:30:38.480><c> choice</c><00:30:39.000><c> which</c><00:30:40.160><c> lies</c><00:30:40.480><c> before</c><00:30:40.880><c> us.</c> 00:30:42.819 --> 00:30:45.859 Verse<00:30:43.019><c> 5,</c><00:30:43.519><c> remember</c><00:30:43.779><c> ye</c><00:30:44.000><c> not</c><00:30:44.400><c> that</c><00:30:44.900><c> when</c><00:30:45.079><c> I</c><00:30:45.220><c> was</c><00:30:45.380><c> yet</c><00:30:45.559><c> with</c><00:30:45.740><c> you</c> 00:30:45.859 --> 00:30:47.460 I<00:30:46.000><c> told</c><00:30:46.259><c> you</c><00:30:46.440><c> these</c><00:30:46.740><c> things?</c> 00:30:47.460 --> 00:30:52.900 And<00:30:48.240><c> now</c><00:30:48.500><c> you</c><00:30:48.740><c> know</c><00:30:49.460><c> what</c><00:30:49.940><c> withholdeth</c><00:30:50.900><c> that</c><00:30:51.299><c> he</c><00:30:51.480><c> might</c><00:30:51.680><c> be</c><00:30:52.099><c> revealed</c><00:30:52.539><c> in</c> 00:30:52.900 --> 00:30:54.519 his<00:30:53.339><c> time,</c> 00:30:54.660 --> 00:30:59.319 for<00:30:54.720><c> the</c><00:30:54.980><c> mystery</c><00:30:55.500><c> of</c><00:30:55.740><c> iniquity</c><00:30:56.900><c> doth</c><00:30:57.200><c> already</c><00:30:57.859><c> work.</c> 00:31:00.759 --> 00:31:04.319 Like<00:31:01.480><c> the</c><00:31:02.200><c> yeast</c><00:31:02.519><c> in</c><00:31:02.720><c> the</c><00:31:03.019><c> flour,</c><00:31:03.339><c> isn't</c><00:31:03.559><c> it?</c> 00:31:04.799 --> 00:31:06.940 It's<00:31:05.220><c> working</c><00:31:05.720><c> throughout.</c> 00:31:07.680 --> 00:31:11.039 We<00:31:07.839><c> can</c><00:31:08.140><c> see</c><00:31:08.319><c> the</c><00:31:08.539><c> evil</c><00:31:08.819><c> that</c><00:31:08.980><c> is</c><00:31:09.119><c> in</c><00:31:09.259><c> the</c><00:31:09.480><c> world</c><00:31:09.900><c> working</c><00:31:10.680><c> in</c> 00:31:11.039 --> 00:31:12.240 the<00:31:11.240><c> world.</c> 00:31:12.519 --> 00:31:16.180 We<00:31:13.240><c> can</c><00:31:13.519><c> see</c><00:31:13.680><c> the</c><00:31:14.000><c> power</c><00:31:14.539><c> of</c><00:31:14.880><c> evil</c><00:31:15.259><c> in</c><00:31:15.559><c> the</c><00:31:15.799><c> world,</c> 00:31:16.180 --> 00:31:20.220 which<00:31:16.359><c> is</c><00:31:16.599><c> coming</c><00:31:16.839><c> from</c><00:31:17.259><c> men's</c><00:31:17.819><c> own</c><00:31:18.240><c> human</c><00:31:18.640><c> nature,</c><00:31:19.519><c> at</c><00:31:19.839><c> work</c> 00:31:20.220 --> 00:31:21.180 in<00:31:20.500><c> the</c><00:31:20.720><c> world,</c> 00:31:21.539 --> 00:31:23.819 and<00:31:21.740><c> it's</c><00:31:22.240><c> stirring</c><00:31:22.680><c> nations</c><00:31:23.220><c> up,</c> 00:31:24.200 --> 00:31:27.579 and<00:31:24.380><c> it's</c><00:31:24.619><c> bringing</c><00:31:24.920><c> them</c><00:31:25.160><c> to</c><00:31:25.359><c> a</c><00:31:25.579><c> time</c><00:31:25.720><c> of</c><00:31:25.839><c> the</c><00:31:25.980><c> great</c><00:31:26.240><c> confrontation,</c> 00:31:27.880 --> 00:31:31.779 which<00:31:28.059><c> we</c><00:31:28.339><c> know</c><00:31:28.539><c> is</c><00:31:28.819><c> surely</c><00:31:29.119><c> and</c><00:31:29.480><c> shortly</c><00:31:29.779><c> going</c><00:31:30.000><c> to</c><00:31:30.160><c> come</c><00:31:30.299><c> upon</c><00:31:30.559><c> the</c><00:31:30.819><c> earth.</c> 00:31:32.700 --> 00:31:34.579 And<00:31:33.240><c> it's</c><00:31:33.380><c> going</c><00:31:33.460><c> to</c><00:31:33.700><c> happen.</c> 00:31:35.299 --> 00:31:40.640 It's<00:31:35.740><c> going</c><00:31:35.819><c> to</c><00:31:35.980><c> be</c><00:31:36.180><c> revealed</c><00:31:36.960><c> in</c><00:31:38.640><c> its</c><00:31:39.480><c> time.</c> 00:31:41.900 --> 00:31:47.000 Verse<00:31:42.599><c> 8,</c><00:31:43.259><c> then</c><00:31:43.619><c> shall</c><00:31:44.059><c> that</c><00:31:44.519><c> wicked</c><00:31:44.960><c> be</c><00:31:45.819><c> revealed,</c> 00:31:47.519 --> 00:31:50.819 whom<00:31:47.640><c> the</c><00:31:47.880><c> Lord</c><00:31:48.200><c> shall</c><00:31:48.559><c> consume</c><00:31:49.200><c> with</c><00:31:49.460><c> the</c><00:31:49.799><c> spirit</c><00:31:50.059><c> of</c><00:31:50.240><c> his</c><00:31:50.440><c> mouth.</c> 00:31:51.019 --> 00:31:53.680 Let<00:31:51.240><c> me</c><00:31:51.319><c> just</c><00:31:51.500><c> read</c><00:31:51.660><c> that</c><00:31:52.140><c> to</c><00:31:52.319><c> you</c><00:31:52.440><c> from</c><00:31:52.640><c> the</c><00:31:52.839><c> revised</c><00:31:53.160><c> version.</c> 00:31:54.099 --> 00:31:57.400 And<00:31:54.299><c> then</c><00:31:54.500><c> shall</c><00:31:54.660><c> be</c><00:31:54.980><c> revealed</c><00:31:55.539><c> the</c><00:31:56.160><c> lawless</c><00:31:56.759><c> one,</c> 00:31:57.859 --> 00:32:03.000 whom<00:31:58.000><c> the</c><00:31:58.240><c> Lord</c><00:31:58.460><c> Jesus</c><00:31:59.240><c> shall</c><00:31:59.759><c> slay</c><00:32:00.559><c> with</c><00:32:00.779><c> the</c><00:32:01.119><c> breath</c><00:32:01.460><c> of</c><00:32:01.700><c> his</c><00:32:02.000><c> mouth.</c> 00:32:03.319 --> 00:32:08.119 How<00:32:03.599><c> would</c><00:32:03.779><c> the</c><00:32:04.259><c> demons</c><00:32:04.680><c> cast</c><00:32:05.099><c> out</c><00:32:05.799><c> in</c><00:32:06.299><c> the</c><00:32:06.460><c> Gospel</c><00:32:06.839><c> record?</c> 00:32:09.160 --> 00:32:12.859 Come<00:32:09.880><c> out</c><00:32:10.119><c> of</c><00:32:10.220><c> him,</c><00:32:11.500><c> Jesus</c><00:32:11.859><c> said.</c> 00:32:14.359 --> 00:32:18.660 They<00:32:14.500><c> were</c><00:32:15.119><c> slayed</c><00:32:15.880><c> by</c><00:32:16.500><c> the</c><00:32:16.700><c> breath</c><00:32:17.180><c> of</c><00:32:17.380><c> his</c><00:32:17.660><c> mouth.</c> 00:32:18.859 --> 00:32:20.599 The<00:32:18.980><c> same</c><00:32:19.079><c> is</c><00:32:19.259><c> going</c><00:32:19.359><c> to</c><00:32:19.579><c> happen.</c> 00:32:21.259 --> 00:32:22.700 The<00:32:21.440><c> same</c><00:32:21.539><c> is</c><00:32:21.740><c> going</c><00:32:21.900><c> to</c><00:32:22.140><c> happen.</c> 00:32:23.079 --> 00:32:26.680 For<00:32:23.160><c> with</c><00:32:23.579><c> authority</c><00:32:24.319><c> commandeth</c><00:32:24.880><c> he</c><00:32:25.180><c> even</c><00:32:25.640><c> the</c><00:32:25.799><c> evil</c><00:32:26.019><c> spirits,</c><00:32:26.500><c> and</c> 00:32:26.680 --> 00:32:27.759 they<00:32:26.839><c> obey</c><00:32:27.099><c> him.</c> 00:32:28.240 --> 00:32:32.920 For<00:32:28.420><c> with</c><00:32:28.819><c> authority</c><00:32:29.359><c> he</c><00:32:29.599><c> will</c><00:32:29.880><c> command</c><00:32:30.240><c> sin,</c><00:32:31.940><c> and</c><00:32:32.240><c> sin</c><00:32:32.680><c> will</c> 00:32:32.920 --> 00:32:34.220 be<00:32:33.200><c> bound.</c> 00:32:34.660 --> 00:32:36.539 No<00:32:35.420><c> doubt</c><00:32:35.740><c> about</c><00:32:36.059><c> it.</c> 00:32:36.839 --> 00:32:40.359 That's<00:32:37.359><c> the</c><00:32:37.640><c> power</c><00:32:37.980><c> of</c><00:32:38.220><c> the</c><00:32:38.400><c> Word</c><00:32:38.619><c> of</c><00:32:38.779><c> God</c><00:32:39.319><c> invested</c><00:32:40.059><c> in</c><00:32:40.279><c> the</c> 00:32:40.359 --> 00:32:42.220 Lord<00:32:40.539><c> Jesus</c><00:32:40.920><c> Christ.</c> 00:32:42.980 --> 00:32:47.500 And<00:32:43.119><c> he</c><00:32:43.420><c> shall</c><00:32:43.819><c> destroy,</c><00:32:45.720><c> verse</c><00:32:46.000><c> 8</c><00:32:46.220><c> continues,</c> 00:32:47.779 --> 00:32:50.279 with<00:32:47.940><c> the</c><00:32:48.539><c> brightness</c><00:32:48.920><c> of</c><00:32:49.180><c> his</c><00:32:49.400><c> coming.</c> 00:32:50.559 --> 00:32:54.160 Who<00:32:50.740><c> can</c><00:32:51.200><c> stand</c><00:32:51.539><c> before</c><00:32:51.940><c> him</c><00:32:52.559><c> at</c><00:32:52.940><c> his</c><00:32:53.180><c> appearing?</c> 00:32:54.200 --> 00:32:55.400 Remember<00:32:54.400><c> that?</c> 00:32:56.559 --> 00:33:00.400 Even<00:32:56.920><c> him</c><00:32:57.500><c> whose</c><00:32:58.099><c> coming</c><00:32:58.579><c> is</c><00:32:59.380><c> after.</c> 00:33:00.640 --> 00:33:02.200 Oh,<00:33:00.960><c> this</c><00:33:01.119><c> is</c><00:33:01.319><c> different.</c> 00:33:02.609 --> 00:33:05.900 This<00:33:02.940><c> is</c><00:33:03.119><c> a</c><00:33:03.180><c> different</c><00:33:03.640><c> sort</c><00:33:03.960><c> of</c><00:33:04.180><c> coming</c><00:33:04.380><c> here</c><00:33:04.920><c> in</c><00:33:05.119><c> verse</c><00:33:05.359><c> 9.</c> 00:33:06.140 --> 00:33:10.319 Him<00:33:06.240><c> whose</c><00:33:06.579><c> coming</c><00:33:06.799><c> is</c><00:33:07.920><c> after</c><00:33:08.380><c> the</c><00:33:08.619><c> working</c><00:33:08.980><c> of</c><00:33:09.400><c> Satan.</c> 00:33:11.640 --> 00:33:15.220 And<00:33:11.799><c> now</c><00:33:12.119><c> remember</c><00:33:12.940><c> Acts</c><00:33:13.339><c> 2,</c><00:33:13.839><c> verse</c><00:33:14.059><c> 22,</c> 00:33:15.960 --> 00:33:23.440 with<00:33:16.079><c> all</c><00:33:16.960><c> power</c><00:33:18.039><c> and</c><00:33:19.980><c> signs</c><00:33:20.579><c> and</c><00:33:22.619><c> wonders.</c> 00:33:23.940 --> 00:33:24.180 Right? 00:33:24.559 --> 00:33:26.799 Just<00:33:24.920><c> the</c><00:33:25.119><c> same</c><00:33:25.299><c> as</c><00:33:25.460><c> we</c><00:33:25.579><c> had</c><00:33:25.660><c> in</c><00:33:25.839><c> Acts</c><00:33:26.059><c> 2,</c><00:33:26.380><c> 22,</c> 00:33:26.839 --> 00:33:28.980 but<00:33:27.240><c> here</c><00:33:27.599><c> they're</c><00:33:27.799><c> different,</c><00:33:28.259><c> aren't</c><00:33:28.440><c> they?</c> 00:33:28.980 --> 00:33:32.880 You<00:33:29.619><c> see,</c><00:33:29.839><c> they</c><00:33:30.079><c> are</c><00:33:30.839><c> deceitful</c><00:33:31.720><c> this</c><00:33:32.059><c> time,</c> 00:33:33.000 --> 00:33:34.900 that<00:33:33.079><c> keynote</c><00:33:33.500><c> of</c><00:33:33.839><c> sin.</c> 00:33:36.660 --> 00:33:41.099 It's<00:33:37.259><c> powers,</c><00:33:38.140><c> signs,</c><00:33:38.859><c> and</c><00:33:39.259><c> lying</c><00:33:39.759><c> wonders.</c> 00:33:41.579 --> 00:33:47.900 Revised<00:33:42.079><c> version,</c><00:33:42.779><c> margin,</c><00:33:43.339><c> sign,</c><00:33:43.920><c> power,</c><00:33:44.920><c> signs,</c><00:33:45.839><c> and</c><00:33:46.059><c> wonders</c><00:33:46.359><c> of</c><00:33:46.759><c> falsehood.</c> 00:33:48.640 --> 00:33:51.079 So<00:33:48.839><c> on</c><00:33:48.980><c> the</c><00:33:49.099><c> one</c><00:33:49.319><c> hand</c><00:33:49.480><c> you've</c><00:33:49.680><c> got</c><00:33:49.859><c> a</c><00:33:50.079><c> man</c><00:33:50.240><c> approved</c><00:33:50.720><c> of</c><00:33:50.859><c> God</c> 00:33:51.079 --> 00:33:51.500 among<00:33:51.359><c> you</c> 00:33:51.500 --> 00:33:53.680 by<00:33:51.759><c> miracles</c><00:33:52.279><c> and</c><00:33:52.579><c> wonders</c><00:33:52.880><c> and</c><00:33:53.259><c> signs,</c> 00:33:54.019 --> 00:33:57.059 which<00:33:54.339><c> God</c><00:33:54.720><c> did</c><00:33:55.039><c> by</c><00:33:55.420><c> him</c><00:33:55.759><c> in</c><00:33:56.000><c> the</c><00:33:56.119><c> midst</c><00:33:56.380><c> of</c><00:33:56.640><c> you,</c> 00:33:57.059 --> 00:33:59.019 as<00:33:57.819><c> ye</c><00:33:57.980><c> yourselves</c><00:33:58.440><c> also</c><00:33:58.839><c> know.</c> 00:33:59.039 --> 00:34:01.519 It<00:33:59.119><c> was</c><00:33:59.319><c> God</c><00:33:59.599><c> working</c><00:34:00.039><c> through</c><00:34:00.380><c> Christ.</c> 00:34:02.099 --> 00:34:07.000 And<00:34:02.299><c> on</c><00:34:02.460><c> the</c><00:34:02.599><c> other</c><00:34:02.799><c> hand</c><00:34:03.160><c> you've</c><00:34:03.480><c> got</c><00:34:04.460><c> signs</c><00:34:05.200><c> and</c><00:34:06.400><c> powers</c> 00:34:07.000 --> 00:34:10.219 and<00:34:08.000><c> wonders</c><00:34:08.400><c> which</c><00:34:08.679><c> are</c><00:34:08.980><c> false.</c> 00:34:10.440 --> 00:34:12.900 It's<00:34:10.679><c> not</c><00:34:10.800><c> God</c><00:34:11.000><c> working</c><00:34:11.380><c> through</c><00:34:11.659><c> those.</c> 00:34:14.480 --> 00:34:17.739 And<00:34:14.760><c> sometimes</c><00:34:15.039><c> the</c><00:34:15.340><c> world</c><00:34:15.880><c> thinks</c><00:34:16.260><c> it</c><00:34:16.519><c> is.</c> 00:34:18.900 --> 00:34:22.119 Sometimes<00:34:19.619><c> the</c><00:34:20.079><c> world</c><00:34:20.420><c> thinks</c><00:34:20.760><c> it</c><00:34:21.019><c> is.</c> 00:34:24.239 --> 00:34:27.219 Go<00:34:24.840><c> back</c><00:34:25.039><c> into</c><00:34:25.199><c> the</c><00:34:25.280><c> book</c><00:34:25.420><c> of</c><00:34:25.579><c> Deuteronomy</c><00:34:26.139><c> in</c><00:34:26.320><c> chapter</c><00:34:26.619><c> 13,</c> 00:34:27.300 --> 00:34:31.619 because<00:34:27.500><c> what</c><00:34:27.639><c> we've</c><00:34:27.800><c> just</c><00:34:28.119><c> seen</c><00:34:28.380><c> in</c><00:34:29.199><c> 2</c><00:34:29.500><c> Thessalonians</c><00:34:30.320><c> 2</c> 00:34:31.619 --> 00:34:39.119 starts<00:34:32.719><c> here</c><00:34:33.159><c> in</c><00:34:33.679><c> Deuteronomy.</c> 00:34:49.800 --> 00:34:52.940 Deuteronomy<00:34:50.719><c> 13,</c><00:34:51.559><c> verse</c><00:34:51.800><c> 1.</c> 00:34:53.000 --> 00:34:59.880 If<00:34:53.199><c> there</c><00:34:53.539><c> arise</c><00:34:53.880><c> among</c><00:34:54.199><c> you</c><00:34:55.300><c> a</c><00:34:55.659><c> prophet</c><00:34:56.179><c> or</c><00:34:57.639><c> a</c><00:34:58.039><c> dreamer</c><00:34:58.380><c> of</c><00:34:58.539><c> dreams,</c> 00:35:00.239 --> 00:35:06.179 and<00:35:00.579><c> giveth</c><00:35:00.920><c> thee</c><00:35:02.380><c> a</c><00:35:03.179><c> sign</c><00:35:03.840><c> or</c><00:35:05.019><c> a</c><00:35:05.280><c> wonder,</c> 00:35:06.579 --> 00:35:08.960 and<00:35:06.980><c> the</c><00:35:07.340><c> sign</c><00:35:07.619><c> or</c><00:35:07.780><c> the</c><00:35:07.940><c> wonder</c><00:35:08.119><c> come</c><00:35:08.460><c> to</c><00:35:08.719><c> pass,</c> 00:35:09.119 --> 00:35:10.559 whereof<00:35:09.239><c> ye</c><00:35:09.440><c> spake</c><00:35:09.719><c> unto</c><00:35:09.940><c> these,</c><00:35:10.219><c> saying,</c> 00:35:10.980 --> 00:35:13.340 Let<00:35:11.239><c> us</c><00:35:11.360><c> go</c><00:35:11.579><c> after</c><00:35:11.840><c> other</c><00:35:12.039><c> gods</c><00:35:12.300><c> which</c><00:35:12.500><c> thou</c><00:35:12.659><c> hast</c><00:35:12.860><c> not</c><00:35:13.119><c> known,</c> 00:35:13.400 --> 00:35:14.840 and<00:35:13.460><c> let</c><00:35:13.619><c> us</c><00:35:13.820><c> serve</c><00:35:14.119><c> them.</c> 00:35:14.960 --> 00:35:18.199 Thou<00:35:15.280><c> shalt</c><00:35:15.539><c> not</c><00:35:15.860><c> hearken</c><00:35:16.219><c> unto</c><00:35:16.420><c> the</c><00:35:16.599><c> words</c><00:35:16.760><c> of</c><00:35:16.920><c> that</c><00:35:17.079><c> prophet</c> 00:35:18.420 --> 00:35:21.079 or<00:35:18.820><c> that</c><00:35:19.219><c> dreamer</c><00:35:19.679><c> of</c><00:35:19.880><c> dreams.</c> 00:35:21.880 --> 00:35:24.400 For<00:35:22.059><c> the</c><00:35:22.300><c> Lord</c><00:35:22.500><c> your</c><00:35:22.739><c> God</c><00:35:23.599><c> proveth</c><00:35:24.119><c> you</c> 00:35:24.400 --> 00:35:26.019 to<00:35:24.539><c> know</c><00:35:24.719><c> whether</c><00:35:24.940><c> you</c><00:35:25.079><c> love</c><00:35:25.280><c> the</c><00:35:25.480><c> Lord</c><00:35:25.659><c> your</c><00:35:25.840><c> God</c> 00:35:26.019 --> 00:35:27.860 with<00:35:26.199><c> all</c><00:35:26.360><c> your</c><00:35:26.599><c> heart</c><00:35:26.820><c> and</c><00:35:26.940><c> with</c><00:35:27.099><c> all</c><00:35:27.219><c> your</c><00:35:27.480><c> soul.</c> 00:35:28.039 --> 00:35:30.300 You<00:35:28.300><c> shall</c><00:35:28.420><c> walk</c><00:35:28.699><c> after</c><00:35:28.900><c> the</c><00:35:29.099><c> Lord</c><00:35:29.260><c> your</c><00:35:29.440><c> God</c><00:35:29.599><c> and</c><00:35:29.860><c> fear</c><00:35:30.079><c> him</c> 00:35:30.300 --> 00:35:32.380 and<00:35:30.480><c> keep</c><00:35:30.659><c> his</c><00:35:30.840><c> commandments</c><00:35:31.239><c> and</c><00:35:31.440><c> obey</c><00:35:31.619><c> his</c><00:35:31.880><c> voice.</c> 00:35:32.380 --> 00:35:36.000 And<00:35:32.840><c> you</c><00:35:33.019><c> shall</c><00:35:33.239><c> serve</c><00:35:33.679><c> him</c><00:35:33.980><c> and,</c><00:35:34.219><c> oh,</c><00:35:34.340><c> this</c><00:35:34.539><c> lovely</c><00:35:35.019><c> word,</c> 00:35:36.340 --> 00:35:37.780 and<00:35:36.840><c> cleave</c><00:35:37.219><c> unto</c><00:35:37.519><c> him.</c> 00:35:37.820 --> 00:35:41.139 Now<00:35:37.980><c> that's</c><00:35:39.599><c> the</c><00:35:39.840><c> word</c><00:35:40.099><c> which</c><00:35:40.320><c> is</c><00:35:40.639><c> used</c> 00:35:41.139 --> 00:35:45.380 about<00:35:41.800><c> the</c><00:35:42.059><c> union</c><00:35:42.360><c> between</c><00:35:43.260><c> a</c><00:35:43.820><c> man</c><00:35:43.940><c> and</c><00:35:44.079><c> his</c><00:35:44.320><c> wife.</c> 00:35:46.960 --> 00:35:52.599 He<00:35:47.579><c> shall</c><00:35:47.719><c> take</c><00:35:48.059><c> her</c><00:35:48.320><c> and</c><00:35:48.619><c> they</c><00:35:49.099><c> shall</c><00:35:49.860><c> cleave</c><00:35:50.699><c> unto</c><00:35:51.000><c> her.</c> 00:35:54.519 --> 00:35:59.000 Inseparable,<00:35:57.579><c> she</c><00:35:57.639><c> will</c><00:35:57.760><c> obey</c><00:35:58.019><c> his</c><00:35:58.320><c> voice,</c> 00:35:59.000 --> 00:36:03.719 serve<00:35:59.860><c> him</c><00:36:00.619><c> and</c><00:36:01.380><c> cleave</c><00:36:02.300><c> unto</c><00:36:02.619><c> him.</c> 00:36:04.480 --> 00:36:08.179 And<00:36:04.880><c> that</c><00:36:05.159><c> prophet</c><00:36:05.659><c> or</c><00:36:06.619><c> that</c><00:36:06.980><c> dreamer</c><00:36:07.400><c> of</c><00:36:07.500><c> dreams</c> 00:36:08.179 --> 00:36:10.179 shall<00:36:09.039><c> be</c><00:36:09.219><c> put</c><00:36:09.400><c> to</c><00:36:09.619><c> death</c> 00:36:10.179 --> 00:36:13.539 because<00:36:11.079><c> he</c><00:36:11.280><c> hath</c><00:36:11.480><c> spoken</c><00:36:12.059><c> to</c><00:36:12.280><c> turn</c><00:36:12.519><c> you</c><00:36:12.719><c> away</c><00:36:12.940><c> from</c><00:36:13.139><c> the</c><00:36:13.320><c> Lord</c> 00:36:13.539 --> 00:36:14.199 your<00:36:13.739><c> God</c> 00:36:14.199 --> 00:36:17.139 which<00:36:15.059><c> brought</c><00:36:15.320><c> you</c><00:36:15.480><c> out</c><00:36:15.659><c> of</c><00:36:15.760><c> the</c><00:36:15.840><c> land</c><00:36:16.019><c> of</c><00:36:16.219><c> Egypt.</c> 00:36:17.420 --> 00:36:20.739 And,<00:36:17.900><c> and</c><00:36:18.199><c> this</c><00:36:18.360><c> is</c><00:36:18.519><c> the</c><00:36:18.659><c> link</c><00:36:18.820><c> now</c><00:36:19.119><c> with</c><00:36:19.699><c> what</c><00:36:20.119><c> our</c><00:36:20.260><c> brother</c><00:36:20.440><c> Colin</c> 00:36:20.739 --> 00:36:22.119 has<00:36:20.900><c> been</c><00:36:21.119><c> speaking</c><00:36:21.400><c> to</c><00:36:21.559><c> us</c><00:36:21.739><c> about,</c> 00:36:22.579 --> 00:36:25.500 redeemed<00:36:22.900><c> you</c><00:36:23.519><c> out</c><00:36:23.760><c> of</c><00:36:23.860><c> the</c><00:36:24.059><c> house</c><00:36:24.320><c> of</c><00:36:24.619><c> bondage</c> 00:36:25.679 --> 00:36:28.420 to<00:36:26.159><c> thrust</c><00:36:26.380><c> thee</c><00:36:26.599><c> out</c><00:36:26.800><c> of</c><00:36:26.900><c> the</c><00:36:27.039><c> way</c><00:36:27.199><c> which</c><00:36:27.400><c> the</c><00:36:27.619><c> Lord</c><00:36:27.840><c> thy</c><00:36:28.119><c> God</c> 00:36:28.420 --> 00:36:30.559 commanded<00:36:28.920><c> thee</c><00:36:29.179><c> to</c><00:36:29.480><c> walk</c><00:36:29.739><c> in.</c> 00:36:31.340 --> 00:36:35.800 So<00:36:31.340><c> remember</c><00:36:31.900><c> we've</c><00:36:32.199><c> seen</c><00:36:32.719><c> the</c><00:36:33.400><c> kingdom</c><00:36:33.760><c> of</c><00:36:34.059><c> sin</c><00:36:34.199><c> is</c><00:36:34.420><c> one</c><00:36:34.619><c> where</c> 00:36:36.280 --> 00:36:40.159 its<00:36:36.820><c> subjects</c><00:36:37.360><c> are</c><00:36:37.639><c> in</c><00:36:37.880><c> bondage.</c> 00:36:40.579 --> 00:36:42.159 The<00:36:40.679><c> same</c><00:36:40.800><c> was</c><00:36:41.019><c> true,</c><00:36:41.239><c> wasn't</c><00:36:41.420><c> it,</c><00:36:41.559><c> in</c><00:36:41.760><c> Egypt?</c> 00:36:42.360 --> 00:36:45.400 God's<00:36:42.760><c> people</c><00:36:42.940><c> were</c><00:36:43.219><c> in</c><00:36:43.559><c> bondage</c><00:36:44.199><c> in</c><00:36:44.380><c> Egypt</c> 00:36:45.369 --> 00:36:47.780 and<00:36:45.639><c> it</c><00:36:45.699><c> was</c><00:36:45.940><c> necessary</c><00:36:46.360><c> that</c><00:36:47.179><c> they</c><00:36:47.300><c> should</c><00:36:47.480><c> be</c> 00:36:47.780 --> 00:36:49.840 torn<00:36:48.079><c> away</c><00:36:48.400><c> from</c><00:36:48.599><c> that</c><00:36:48.840><c> bondage.</c> 00:36:50.079 --> 00:36:52.280 It<00:36:50.199><c> wasn't</c><00:36:50.500><c> easy</c><00:36:51.059><c> for</c><00:36:51.360><c> them</c><00:36:51.500><c> to</c><00:36:51.760><c> leave.</c> 00:36:52.639 --> 00:36:54.360 They<00:36:52.780><c> had</c><00:36:52.920><c> great</c><00:36:53.179><c> difficulty.</c> 00:36:54.539 --> 00:36:56.400 But<00:36:54.639><c> Colin's</c><00:36:54.960><c> been</c><00:36:55.139><c> pointing</c><00:36:55.420><c> out</c><00:36:55.679><c> to</c><00:36:55.840><c> us</c><00:36:55.960><c> that</c><00:36:56.119><c> that's</c><00:36:56.260><c> what</c> 00:36:56.400 --> 00:36:58.860 the<00:36:56.539><c> Apostle</c><00:36:56.900><c> Peter</c><00:36:57.179><c> was</c><00:36:57.400><c> speaking</c><00:36:57.760><c> about.</c> 00:36:59.079 --> 00:37:01.300 That<00:36:59.199><c> we</c><00:36:59.320><c> must</c><00:36:59.619><c> do,</c><00:36:59.860><c> we</c><00:36:59.980><c> must</c><00:37:00.380><c> leave</c><00:37:00.880><c> Egypt</c> 00:37:01.300 --> 00:37:03.659 and<00:37:01.480><c> not</c><00:37:01.699><c> take</c><00:37:01.940><c> Egypt</c><00:37:02.260><c> with</c><00:37:02.519><c> us.</c> 00:37:04.599 --> 00:37:10.760 And<00:37:04.880><c> it's</c><00:37:05.159><c> here</c><00:37:05.380><c> as</c><00:37:05.639><c> well</c><00:37:06.079><c> and</c><00:37:06.420><c> it's</c><00:37:06.920><c> associated</c><00:37:07.460><c> with</c><00:37:09.280><c> falsehood.</c> 00:37:11.780 --> 00:37:14.199 Those<00:37:12.059><c> that</c><00:37:12.300><c> would</c><00:37:12.500><c> lead</c><00:37:12.659><c> us</c><00:37:13.000><c> astray</c> 00:37:14.739 --> 00:37:17.960 and<00:37:15.300><c> that</c><00:37:15.519><c> which</c><00:37:15.699><c> will</c><00:37:15.900><c> lead</c><00:37:16.059><c> us</c><00:37:16.300><c> astray</c><00:37:16.599><c> is</c><00:37:16.940><c> sinful.</c> 00:37:18.519 --> 00:37:21.719 It's<00:37:18.719><c> not</c><00:37:18.840><c> in</c><00:37:19.039><c> accord</c><00:37:19.239><c> at</c><00:37:19.559><c> all</c><00:37:19.780><c> with</c><00:37:20.000><c> the</c><00:37:20.179><c> ways</c><00:37:20.380><c> of</c><00:37:20.679><c> God.</c> 00:37:23.119 --> 00:37:27.400 And<00:37:23.599><c> all</c><00:37:24.079><c> that</c><00:37:24.360><c> is,</c><00:37:25.199><c> is</c><00:37:25.539><c> taking</c><00:37:25.760><c> us</c><00:37:26.519><c> away</c><00:37:27.159><c> from</c> 00:37:27.780 --> 00:37:30.199 the<00:37:28.199><c> true</c><00:37:28.400><c> service</c><00:37:28.820><c> of</c><00:37:29.000><c> our</c><00:37:29.179><c> Lord.</c> 00:37:31.539 --> 00:37:34.880 The<00:37:31.780><c> Gospel</c><00:37:32.019><c> of</c><00:37:32.219><c> Luke</c><00:37:32.420><c> in</c><00:37:32.579><c> chapter</c><00:37:32.800><c> 9.</c> 00:37:46.300 --> 00:37:48.659 Now<00:37:46.420><c> I</c><00:37:46.719><c> hope</c><00:37:47.039><c> that</c><00:37:47.219><c> the</c><00:37:47.400><c> passages</c><00:37:47.619><c> that</c><00:37:47.840><c> we've</c><00:37:48.079><c> looked</c><00:37:48.320><c> at,</c> 00:37:48.659 --> 00:37:50.820 even<00:37:49.099><c> though</c><00:37:49.280><c> they're</c><00:37:49.659><c> so</c><00:37:49.940><c> well</c><00:37:50.219><c> known</c><00:37:50.420><c> to</c><00:37:50.659><c> us,</c> 00:37:51.000 --> 00:37:52.940 you've<00:37:51.460><c> found</c><00:37:51.579><c> useful,</c> 00:37:54.099 --> 00:37:56.639 and<00:37:54.380><c> that</c><00:37:54.500><c> we</c><00:37:54.559><c> won't</c><00:37:54.920><c> shy</c><00:37:55.239><c> away</c><00:37:55.639><c> too</c><00:37:56.039><c> much</c> 00:37:56.639 --> 00:37:59.039 from<00:37:57.440><c> this</c><00:37:57.780><c> language</c><00:37:58.280><c> that</c><00:37:58.460><c> is</c><00:37:58.639><c> used.</c> 00:37:59.119 --> 00:38:02.380 We<00:37:59.179><c> won't</c><00:37:59.420><c> see</c><00:37:59.719><c> that</c><00:37:59.900><c> it's</c><00:38:00.559><c> a</c><00:38:00.739><c> barrier</c><00:38:01.079><c> to</c><00:38:01.380><c> belief,</c> 00:38:02.500 --> 00:38:05.780 but<00:38:02.519><c> a</c><00:38:02.659><c> means</c><00:38:02.840><c> of</c><00:38:03.320><c> really</c><00:38:03.579><c> understanding</c><00:38:04.320><c> what</c><00:38:04.559><c> the</c><00:38:04.800><c> situation</c><00:38:05.320><c> was</c> 00:38:05.780 --> 00:38:08.099 when<00:38:06.420><c> Jesus</c><00:38:06.920><c> healed.</c> 00:38:08.280 --> 00:38:10.739 Because<00:38:08.360><c> I</c><00:38:08.679><c> feel</c><00:38:08.920><c> it's</c><00:38:09.699><c> helpful.</c> 00:38:11.019 --> 00:38:13.519 I<00:38:11.179><c> feel</c><00:38:11.320><c> it's</c><00:38:11.539><c> the</c><00:38:11.619><c> sort</c><00:38:11.760><c> of</c><00:38:11.900><c> thing</c><00:38:12.059><c> which</c><00:38:12.260><c> can</c><00:38:12.519><c> assist</c><00:38:12.900><c> us.</c> 00:38:13.739 --> 00:38:16.800 Because<00:38:14.139><c> that's</c><00:38:14.519><c> what</c><00:38:14.679><c> we</c><00:38:14.880><c> know</c><00:38:15.139><c> the</c><00:38:15.340><c> Lord</c><00:38:15.599><c> will</c><00:38:15.780><c> do</c><00:38:15.900><c> when</c><00:38:16.039><c> he</c><00:38:16.260><c> comes.</c> 00:38:16.800 --> 00:38:20.199 It's<00:38:18.119><c> in</c><00:38:18.219><c> order</c><00:38:18.400><c> that</c><00:38:18.739><c> sin</c><00:38:19.039><c> will</c><00:38:19.280><c> be</c><00:38:19.599><c> bound</c> 00:38:20.199 --> 00:38:22.820 that<00:38:20.739><c> is</c><00:38:20.880><c> the</c><00:38:21.039><c> purpose</c><00:38:21.360><c> of</c><00:38:21.519><c> his</c><00:38:21.679><c> return.</c> 00:38:23.599 --> 00:38:27.260 It's<00:38:23.880><c> the</c><00:38:23.980><c> purpose</c><00:38:24.400><c> of</c><00:38:24.760><c> his</c><00:38:25.380><c> sacrifice</c><00:38:26.019><c> of</c><00:38:26.320><c> love.</c> 00:38:29.159 --> 00:38:31.860 And<00:38:29.260><c> we've</c><00:38:29.400><c> been</c><00:38:29.519><c> talking</c><00:38:29.760><c> about</c><00:38:30.039><c> choices,</c><00:38:30.760><c> haven't</c><00:38:30.880><c> we?</c> 00:38:32.219 --> 00:38:34.900 They're<00:38:32.559><c> very</c><00:38:32.940><c> distinct,</c><00:38:33.519><c> these</c><00:38:33.880><c> choices,</c> 00:38:35.300 --> 00:38:39.960 even<00:38:35.739><c> though</c><00:38:36.239><c> at</c><00:38:36.760><c> first</c><00:38:37.159><c> sight</c><00:38:37.659><c> they</c><00:38:38.739><c> may</c><00:38:38.940><c> be</c><00:38:39.300><c> similar,</c> 00:38:40.420 --> 00:38:45.500 in<00:38:40.559><c> that</c><00:38:40.679><c> there</c><00:38:40.820><c> are</c><00:38:41.019><c> masters</c><00:38:41.559><c> and</c><00:38:42.679><c> kings</c><00:38:43.400><c> and</c><00:38:44.440><c> a</c><00:38:44.639><c> god.</c> 00:38:45.739 --> 00:38:47.760 But<00:38:46.340><c> when</c><00:38:46.519><c> we</c><00:38:46.659><c> begin</c><00:38:46.820><c> to</c><00:38:47.179><c> examine</c><00:38:47.480><c> them,</c> 00:38:47.940 --> 00:38:50.780 we<00:38:47.940><c> find</c><00:38:48.360><c> that</c><00:38:48.800><c> they</c><00:38:49.119><c> are</c><00:38:49.159><c> poles</c><00:38:49.539><c> apart.</c> 00:38:50.980 --> 00:38:55.039 One<00:38:51.139><c> is</c><00:38:51.420><c> to</c><00:38:51.599><c> do</c><00:38:51.820><c> with</c><00:38:52.360><c> deceit</c><00:38:53.119><c> and</c><00:38:53.719><c> falsehood.</c> 00:38:55.400 --> 00:38:57.780 And<00:38:55.639><c> the</c><00:38:55.760><c> other</c><00:38:55.860><c> is</c><00:38:56.079><c> to</c><00:38:56.199><c> do</c><00:38:56.340><c> with</c><00:38:56.699><c> truth.</c> 00:38:58.699 --> 00:39:01.679 A<00:38:58.860><c> lovely</c><00:38:59.000><c> word</c><00:38:59.400><c> which</c><00:38:59.659><c> talks</c><00:38:59.980><c> of</c><00:39:00.159><c> something</c><00:39:00.500><c> which</c><00:39:00.780><c> can't</c><00:39:01.219><c> change.</c> 00:39:01.980 --> 00:39:03.500 It's<00:39:02.199><c> got</c><00:39:02.280><c> to</c><00:39:02.400><c> be</c><00:39:02.639><c> right.</c> 00:39:03.800 --> 00:39:06.539 It's<00:39:04.099><c> on</c><00:39:04.179><c> the</c><00:39:04.400><c> line</c><00:39:04.980><c> is</c><00:39:05.519><c> truth.</c> 00:39:08.380 --> 00:39:12.119 And<00:39:08.699><c> the</c><00:39:08.900><c> choice</c><00:39:09.099><c> is</c><00:39:09.400><c> something</c><00:39:09.739><c> which</c><00:39:10.780><c> comes</c><00:39:11.260><c> before</c><00:39:11.679><c> us.</c> 00:39:12.119 --> 00:39:17.420 At<00:39:12.460><c> the</c><00:39:12.559><c> end</c><00:39:12.760><c> of</c><00:39:13.039><c> the</c><00:39:13.840><c> 9th</c><00:39:14.440><c> chapter</c><00:39:14.800><c> of</c><00:39:15.019><c> Luke</c><00:39:15.280><c> and</c><00:39:15.539><c> verse</c><00:39:15.820><c> 51,</c> 00:39:23.420 --> 00:39:26.780 now<00:39:23.500><c> in</c><00:39:23.659><c> a</c><00:39:23.900><c> way</c><00:39:24.159><c> all</c><00:39:24.539><c> of</c><00:39:24.679><c> the</c><00:39:24.880><c> ministry</c><00:39:25.280><c> of</c><00:39:25.460><c> Jesus</c> 00:39:28.300 --> 00:39:32.320 was<00:39:28.820><c> focused</c><00:39:29.340><c> on</c><00:39:30.860><c> Golgotha.</c> 00:39:34.440 --> 00:39:37.599 But<00:39:34.719><c> from</c><00:39:34.960><c> this</c><00:39:35.179><c> verse</c><00:39:35.420><c> 51</c><00:39:35.900><c> in</c><00:39:36.099><c> Luke</c><00:39:36.360><c> chapter</c><00:39:36.699><c> 9,</c> 00:39:38.099 --> 00:39:39.880 for<00:39:38.300><c> the</c><00:39:38.440><c> rest</c><00:39:38.679><c> of</c><00:39:38.840><c> the</c><00:39:38.980><c> Gospel</c><00:39:39.360><c> of</c><00:39:39.619><c> Luke</c> 00:39:39.880 --> 00:39:44.280 you<00:39:40.079><c> can</c><00:39:41.260><c> plan</c><00:39:41.500><c> out</c><00:39:42.559><c> the</c><00:39:42.960><c> journeyings</c><00:39:43.440><c> of</c><00:39:43.619><c> Jesus</c> 00:39:44.280 --> 00:39:48.340 and<00:39:44.800><c> he</c><00:39:44.980><c> is</c><00:39:45.239><c> marching</c><00:39:45.840><c> inexorably</c><00:39:46.760><c> to</c><00:39:47.000><c> Jerusalem.</c> 00:39:50.780 --> 00:39:53.440 It<00:39:50.780><c> came</c><00:39:51.400><c> to</c><00:39:51.599><c> pass</c><00:39:51.880><c> when</c><00:39:52.159><c> the</c><00:39:52.400><c> time</c><00:39:52.559><c> was</c><00:39:52.800><c> come</c><00:39:53.019><c> that</c><00:39:53.159><c> he</c><00:39:53.280><c> should</c> 00:39:53.440 --> 00:39:55.320 be<00:39:53.739><c> received</c><00:39:54.079><c> up.</c> 00:39:56.659 --> 00:40:00.400 He<00:39:57.179><c> steadfastly</c><00:39:57.699><c> set</c><00:39:57.940><c> his</c><00:39:58.260><c> face</c><00:39:58.699><c> to</c><00:39:59.559><c> go</c><00:39:59.760><c> to</c><00:39:59.960><c> Jerusalem</c> 00:40:00.400 --> 00:40:02.360 and<00:40:00.659><c> sent</c><00:40:00.880><c> messengers</c><00:40:01.320><c> before</c><00:40:01.679><c> his</c><00:40:01.980><c> face.</c> 00:40:02.860 --> 00:40:05.179 They<00:40:03.079><c> went</c><00:40:03.320><c> and</c><00:40:03.460><c> entered</c><00:40:03.619><c> into</c><00:40:03.880><c> a</c><00:40:03.980><c> village</c><00:40:04.159><c> of</c><00:40:04.440><c> Samaritans</c><00:40:04.980><c> to</c> 00:40:05.179 --> 00:40:05.900 make<00:40:05.340><c> ready</c><00:40:05.559><c> for</c><00:40:05.739><c> him</c> 00:40:05.900 --> 00:40:07.480 and<00:40:06.179><c> they</c><00:40:06.420><c> did</c><00:40:06.599><c> not</c><00:40:06.780><c> receive</c><00:40:07.099><c> him</c> 00:40:07.480 --> 00:40:11.420 because<00:40:08.260><c> his</c><00:40:08.639><c> face</c><00:40:08.860><c> was</c><00:40:09.059><c> as</c><00:40:09.239><c> though</c><00:40:09.400><c> he</c><00:40:09.500><c> would</c><00:40:09.699><c> go</c><00:40:09.980><c> to</c><00:40:10.260><c> Jerusalem.</c> 00:40:12.980 --> 00:40:15.659 When<00:40:13.139><c> his</c><00:40:13.320><c> disciples</c><00:40:13.739><c> James</c><00:40:14.119><c> and</c><00:40:14.340><c> John</c><00:40:14.579><c> saw</c><00:40:14.940><c> this</c><00:40:15.179><c> they</c><00:40:15.400><c> said,</c> 00:40:15.760 --> 00:40:18.940 Lord,<00:40:16.260><c> wilt</c><00:40:16.420><c> thou</c><00:40:16.579><c> that</c><00:40:16.739><c> we</c><00:40:16.920><c> command</c><00:40:17.219><c> fire</c><00:40:17.639><c> to</c><00:40:17.820><c> come</c><00:40:18.039><c> down</c><00:40:18.219><c> from</c><00:40:18.420><c> heaven</c><00:40:18.699><c> and</c> 00:40:18.940 --> 00:40:19.800 consume<00:40:19.360><c> them?</c> 00:40:20.219 --> 00:40:22.099 Even<00:40:20.420><c> as</c><00:40:20.639><c> Elias</c><00:40:21.039><c> did.</c> 00:40:22.440 --> 00:40:25.380 Lord,<00:40:22.659><c> there's</c><00:40:22.960><c> a</c><00:40:23.300><c> good</c><00:40:23.659><c> scriptural</c><00:40:24.360><c> precedent</c><00:40:24.840><c> for</c><00:40:25.099><c> you</c><00:40:25.199><c> to</c> 00:40:25.380 --> 00:40:26.579 do<00:40:25.559><c> this.</c> 00:40:27.699 --> 00:40:30.019 Good<00:40:27.880><c> bit</c><00:40:28.099><c> of</c><00:40:28.360><c> wrath</c><00:40:28.579><c> is</c><00:40:28.780><c> what's</c><00:40:29.179><c> needed.</c> 00:40:30.380 --> 00:40:33.420 And<00:40:30.559><c> that</c><00:40:30.639><c> was</c><00:40:30.780><c> the</c><00:40:30.840><c> way</c><00:40:30.960><c> they</c><00:40:31.119><c> were</c><00:40:31.260><c> thinking,</c><00:40:31.639><c> wasn't</c><00:40:31.840><c> it?</c> 00:40:34.420 --> 00:40:38.840 But<00:40:35.119><c> Jesus</c><00:40:35.539><c> turned</c><00:40:35.900><c> and</c><00:40:36.139><c> rebuked</c><00:40:36.460><c> them</c><00:40:37.300><c> and</c><00:40:37.719><c> said,</c> 00:40:39.260 --> 00:40:44.179 Ye<00:40:39.300><c> know</c><00:40:39.559><c> not</c><00:40:40.159><c> what</c><00:40:41.119><c> manner</c><00:40:41.460><c> of</c><00:40:41.960><c> 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of</c> 00:40:59.320 --> 00:41:00.860 God's<00:40:59.719><c> love</c> 00:41:00.980 --> 00:41:05.059 or<00:41:01.559><c> are</c><00:41:01.800><c> you</c><00:41:01.960><c> being</c><00:41:02.219><c> possessed</c><00:41:02.679><c> by</c><00:41:02.940><c> the</c><00:41:03.239><c> Spirit</c><00:41:03.460><c> of</c><00:41:03.599><c> this</c><00:41:03.960><c> world</c> 00:41:05.230 --> 00:41:10.920 which<00:41:05.519><c> is</c><00:41:06.019><c> devilish</c><00:41:07.059><c> and</c><00:41:07.840><c> satanic</c><00:41:08.960><c> and</c><00:41:09.780><c> demonic</c> 00:41:13.219 --> 00:41:16.039 and<00:41:13.800><c> deceptive</c><00:41:14.380><c> and</c><00:41:15.059><c> lying</c> 00:41:16.159 --> 00:41:19.659 and<00:41:16.739><c> will</c><00:41:17.059><c> lead</c><00:41:17.219><c> you</c><00:41:17.460><c> away</c><00:41:17.699><c> from</c><00:41:17.960><c> truth?</c> 00:41:23.960 --> 00:41:26.840 In<00:41:24.159><c> verse</c><00:41:24.360><c> 57</c><00:41:24.840><c> it</c><00:41:25.019><c> came</c><00:41:25.239><c> to</c><00:41:25.460><c> pass</c><00:41:25.619><c> as</c><00:41:25.760><c> they</c><00:41:25.980><c> went</c><00:41:26.139><c> in</c><00:41:26.340><c> the</c><00:41:26.420><c> way</c><00:41:26.539><c> a</c> 00:41:26.840 --> 00:41:27.940 certain<00:41:27.119><c> man</c> 00:41:27.940 --> 00:41:29.780 said<00:41:28.539><c> unto</c><00:41:28.840><c> him,</c> 00:41:29.840 --> 00:41:36.860 Lord,<00:41:32.260><c> I'll</c><00:41:32.659><c> follow</c><00:41:32.940><c> thee,</c><00:41:34.699><c> whithersoever</c><00:41:35.239><c> thou</c><00:41:35.579><c> goest.</c> 00:41:38.239 --> 00:41:40.960 And<00:41:38.460><c> do</c><00:41:38.579><c> you</c><00:41:38.579><c> remember</c><00:41:38.780><c> the</c><00:41:38.960><c> next</c><00:41:39.280><c> verse</c><00:41:39.539><c> from</c><00:41:39.739><c> last</c><00:41:40.019><c> night?</c> 00:41:41.980 --> 00:41:43.760 Jesus<00:41:42.239><c> said</c><00:41:42.440><c> unto</c><00:41:42.679><c> him,</c> 00:41:44.219 --> 00:41:50.260 Foxes<00:41:44.659><c> have</c><00:41:44.800><c> holes</c><00:41:45.400><c> and</c><00:41:47.599><c> the</c><00:41:47.780><c> birds</c><00:41:47.940><c> of</c><00:41:48.119><c> the</c><00:41:48.280><c> air</c><00:41:48.440><c> have</c><00:41:48.679><c> nests</c> 00:41:50.659 --> 00:41:57.039 but<00:41:51.539><c> the</c><00:41:51.840><c> Son</c><00:41:52.000><c> of</c><00:41:52.219><c> Man</c><00:41:53.619><c> hath</c><00:41:54.119><c> not</c><00:41:54.559><c> where</c><00:41:54.900><c> to</c><00:41:55.679><c> lay</c><00:41:55.840><c> his</c><00:41:56.099><c> head.</c> 00:42:21.619 --> 00:42:23.519 Thank<00:42:23.019><c> you.</c>