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you</c><00:12:24.580><c> say,</c><00:12:25.179><c> well,</c><00:12:25.539><c> either</c><00:12:25.940><c> implicitly</c><00:12:26.340><c> or</c><00:12:26.500><c> explicitly,</c><00:12:27.139><c> you</c><00:12:27.279><c> say,</c> 00:12:27.899 --> 00:12:29.220 God<00:12:28.019><c> doesn't</c><00:12:28.299><c> see,</c> 00:12:29.799 --> 00:12:33.620 God's<00:12:30.120><c> not</c><00:12:30.279><c> looking.</c><00:12:31.360><c> In</c><00:12:31.480><c> fact,</c><00:12:31.940><c> you're</c><00:12:32.080><c> more</c><00:12:32.259><c> concerned</c><00:12:32.539><c> about</c><00:12:32.740><c> what</c><00:12:32.940><c> people</c><00:12:33.259><c> do,</c> 00:12:33.840 --> 00:12:34.759 are<00:12:33.980><c> they</c><00:12:34.200><c> seeing,</c><00:12:34.480><c> rather</c> 00:12:34.759 --> 00:12:38.200 than<00:12:34.899><c> what</c><00:12:35.100><c> God</c><00:12:35.340><c> sees.</c><00:12:36.360><c> If</c><00:12:36.480><c> we</c><00:12:37.080><c> have</c><00:12:37.259><c> that</c><00:12:37.519><c> 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man?</c><00:16:37.679><c> Have</c><00:16:37.799><c> you</c><00:16:38.039><c> seen</c><00:16:38.279><c> it?</c> 00:16:38.639 --> 00:16:41.440 Ezekiel<00:16:38.940><c> must</c><00:16:39.179><c> have</c><00:16:39.279><c> been</c><00:16:39.419><c> so</c><00:16:39.620><c> horrified</c><00:16:40.080><c> that</c><00:16:40.200><c> it</c><00:16:40.279><c> was</c><00:16:40.399><c> just</c> 00:16:41.440 --> 00:16:44.740 a,<00:16:41.519><c> just</c><00:16:41.519><c> a,</c><00:16:42.820><c> what</c><00:16:43.059><c> sort</c><00:16:43.200><c> of</c><00:16:43.360><c> a</c><00:16:43.480><c> question</c><00:16:43.720><c> is</c><00:16:43.940><c> this?</c> 00:16:44.980 --> 00:16:47.220 Have<00:16:45.100><c> you</c><00:16:45.379><c> seen</c><00:16:45.539><c> it?</c><00:16:45.899><c> Look,</c><00:16:46.059><c> Lord,</c><00:16:46.240><c> I've</c><00:16:46.519><c> seen</c><00:16:46.740><c> it,</c><00:16:46.919><c> this</c><00:16:47.019><c> is</c> 00:16:47.220 --> 00:16:50.519 unbelievable.<00:16:49.100><c> And</c><00:16:49.100><c> remembering</c><00:16:49.679><c> that</c><00:16:49.960><c> Ezekiel</c><00:16:50.299><c> was</c> 00:16:50.519 --> 00:16:57.860 brought<00:16:50.659><c> in</c><00:16:50.899><c> vision</c><00:16:51.080><c> to</c><00:16:51.299><c> Jerusalem,</c><00:16:51.860><c> I</c><00:16:51.919><c> can't</c><00:16:52.279><c> believe</c><00:16:52.519><c> it,</c><00:16:53.980><c> that</c><00:16:54.139><c> I'm</c><00:16:54.379><c> seeing</c><00:16:54.539><c> this.</c><00:16:56.460><c> Is</c><00:16:56.759><c> it</c><00:16:56.940><c> too</c><00:16:57.179><c> slight</c><00:16:57.480><c> a</c><00:16:57.679><c> thing</c> 00:16:57.860 --> 00:17:00.659 for<00:16:58.000><c> the</c><00:16:58.139><c> house</c><00:16:58.399><c> of</c><00:16:58.580><c> Judah</c><00:16:58.759><c> to</c><00:16:59.019><c> commit</c><00:16:59.220><c> this</c><00:16:59.500><c> abomination,</c> 00:17:00.820 --> 00:17:03.460 which<00:17:00.980><c> they</c><00:17:01.220><c> commit</c><00:17:01.440><c> here,</c><00:17:02.460><c> that</c><00:17:02.580><c> they</c><00:17:02.779><c> should</c><00:17:02.940><c> fill</c><00:17:03.240><c> the</c> 00:17:03.460 --> 00:17:09.220 land<00:17:03.679><c> with</c><00:17:04.099><c> violence</c><00:17:04.460><c> and</c><00:17:04.720><c> provoke</c><00:17:04.960><c> me</c><00:17:05.200><c> further</c><00:17:05.460><c> to</c><00:17:05.700><c> anger?</c><00:17:06.140><c> Anger,</c><00:17:06.759><c> this</c><00:17:07.000><c> is</c><00:17:07.200><c> why</c><00:17:07.339><c> I'm</c><00:17:07.480><c> angry.</c><00:17:08.279><c> How</c><00:17:08.539><c> else</c><00:17:08.740><c> could</c><00:17:08.900><c> I</c><00:17:09.099><c> be,</c> 00:17:09.720 --> 00:17:12.960 how<00:17:09.920><c> else</c><00:17:10.079><c> could</c><00:17:10.240><c> I</c><00:17:10.400><c> react</c><00:17:10.839><c> when</c><00:17:11.180><c> I</c><00:17:11.400><c> see</c><00:17:11.480><c> all</c><00:17:11.660><c> this</c><00:17:11.819><c> going</c><00:17:12.059><c> on?</c> 00:17:12.980 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couldn't</c><00:17:45.059><c> care</c><00:17:45.339><c> less</c><00:17:45.500><c> about</c><00:17:45.859><c> spiritual</c><00:17:46.220><c> things</c><00:17:46.500><c> that</c> 00:17:46.720 --> 00:17:47.880 they<00:17:46.839><c> just,</c><00:17:47.039><c> anything</c><00:17:47.480><c> would</c> 00:17:47.880 --> 00:17:54.720 go.<00:17:50.640><c> Therefore,</c><00:17:51.299><c> verse</c><00:17:51.400><c> 18,</c><00:17:51.819><c> I</c><00:17:51.980><c> will</c><00:17:52.259><c> deal</c><00:17:52.480><c> in</c><00:17:52.759><c> wrath,</c><00:17:54.319><c> my</c><00:17:54.519><c> eye</c> 00:17:54.720 --> 00:17:57.339 will<00:17:54.859><c> not</c><00:17:55.099><c> spare,</c><00:17:55.400><c> this</c><00:17:55.559><c> is</c><00:17:56.619><c> like</c><00:17:56.779><c> an</c><00:17:56.960><c> evocation</c> 00:17:57.339 --> 00:18:04.140 again<00:17:57.660><c> of</c><00:17:58.700><c> the</c><00:17:59.299><c> language</c><00:17:59.880><c> of</c><00:18:00.099><c> the</c><00:18:00.299><c> earlier</c><00:18:00.519><c> part</c><00:18:00.740><c> of</c><00:18:00.920><c> the</c><00:18:01.039><c> prophecy,</c><00:18:01.920><c> my</c><00:18:02.099><c> eye</c><00:18:02.299><c> will</c><00:18:02.480><c> not</c><00:18:02.740><c> spare,</c><00:18:03.559><c> nor</c><00:18:03.660><c> will</c><00:18:03.799><c> I</c><00:18:03.960><c> have</c> 00:18:04.140 --> 00:18:13.359 pity,<00:18:05.180><c> and</c><00:18:05.319><c> though</c><00:18:05.599><c> they</c><00:18:05.960><c> cry</c><00:18:06.279><c> in</c><00:18:06.539><c> my</c><00:18:06.740><c> ears</c><00:18:07.000><c> with</c><00:18:07.200><c> a</c><00:18:07.339><c> loud</c><00:18:07.519><c> voice,</c><00:18:08.779><c> I</c><00:18:09.019><c> will</c><00:18:09.180><c> not</c><00:18:09.299><c> hear</c><00:18:09.480><c> them.</c><00:18:12.140><c> Let's</c><00:18:12.619><c> pause</c><00:18:12.940><c> just</c><00:18:13.200><c> a</c> 00:18:13.359 --> 00:18:17.539 moment<00:18:13.519><c> before</c><00:18:13.759><c> we</c><00:18:13.920><c> 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profanities,</c><00:19:24.799><c> worshipping</c><00:19:25.220><c> in</c><00:19:25.440><c> secret</c><00:19:25.720><c> rooms.</c><00:19:26.440><c> I</c> 00:19:26.700 --> 00:19:27.420 just<00:19:26.859><c> can't</c><00:19:27.160><c> think</c> 00:19:27.420 --> 00:19:33.640 of<00:19:28.099><c> this</c><00:19:28.420><c> applying</c><00:19:29.059><c> in</c><00:19:31.079><c> totality</c><00:19:31.660><c> or</c><00:19:32.000><c> even</c><00:19:32.200><c> perhaps</c><00:19:32.440><c> in</c><00:19:32.740><c> part.</c> 00:19:34.500 --> 00:19:35.640 And<00:19:34.579><c> yet</c><00:19:34.700><c> the</c><00:19:34.900><c> lesson</c><00:19:35.119><c> is</c><00:19:35.420><c> there,</c> 00:19:35.779 --> 00:19:37.460 brothers<00:19:35.920><c> and</c><00:19:36.079><c> sisters,</c><00:19:36.220><c> we</c><00:19:36.400><c> have</c><00:19:36.579><c> to</c><00:19:36.740><c> think,</c><00:19:36.940><c> is</c><00:19:37.039><c> there</c><00:19:37.220><c> any</c> 00:19:37.460 --> 00:19:38.920 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these</c><00:26:16.440><c> abominations</c><00:26:17.380><c> and</c><00:26:17.920><c> would</c><00:26:18.140><c> want</c><00:26:18.599><c> to</c><00:26:19.460><c> live</c><00:26:19.559><c> in</c><00:26:19.720><c> a</c> 00:26:19.920 --> 00:26:22.119 spiritual<00:26:20.200><c> house</c><00:26:21.039><c> totally</c><00:26:21.579><c> different</c> 00:26:22.119 --> 00:26:27.740 from<00:26:22.519><c> this.</c><00:26:25.579><c> And</c><00:26:25.640><c> to</c><00:26:25.819><c> others,</c><00:26:26.000><c> he</c><00:26:26.240><c> said</c><00:26:26.460><c> in</c><00:26:26.819><c> my</c><00:26:27.039><c> hearing,</c><00:26:27.400><c> pass</c> 00:26:27.740 --> 00:26:31.339 through<00:26:28.200><c> the</c><00:26:28.519><c> city</c><00:26:28.700><c> after</c><00:26:29.119><c> him</c><00:26:29.339><c> and</c><00:26:29.700><c> smite</c><00:26:30.480><c> your</c><00:26:30.779><c> eye</c> 00:26:31.339 --> 00:26:35.579 shall<00:26:31.559><c> not</c><00:26:31.819><c> spare</c><00:26:32.140><c> 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with</c><00:26:49.539><c> the</c><00:26:49.740><c> elders</c><00:26:50.059><c> who</c><00:26:50.619><c> were</c><00:26:50.720><c> before</c><00:26:51.119><c> the</c> 00:26:51.420 --> 00:26:54.200 house.<00:26:52.180><c> This</c><00:26:52.319><c> is</c><00:26:52.559><c> the</c><00:26:53.400><c> doctrine,</c><00:26:53.759><c> of</c><00:26:54.000><c> course,</c> 00:26:54.519 --> 00:26:58.519 of<00:26:54.640><c> judgment</c><00:26:54.900><c> beginning</c><00:26:55.420><c> at</c><00:26:56.200><c> the</c><00:26:56.400><c> household</c><00:26:56.700><c> of</c><00:26:56.960><c> God.</c><00:26:58.000><c> But</c> 00:26:58.519 --> 00:27:01.440 protect<00:26:58.920><c> those</c><00:26:59.440><c> who</c><00:26:59.859><c> have</c><00:27:00.000><c> the</c><00:27:00.200><c> mark,</c><00:27:00.579><c> the</c><00:27:00.839><c> towel</c><00:27:01.099><c> mark</c> 00:27:01.440 --> 00:27:12.920 on<00:27:02.200><c> their</c><00:27:02.460><c> foreheads.</c><00:27:07.339><c> Brothers</c><00:27:07.480><c> and</c><00:27:07.640><c> sisters,</c><00:27:07.859><c> this</c><00:27:08.440><c> is</c><00:27:09.660><c> a</c><00:27:09.859><c> profoundly</c><00:27:10.240><c> important</c><00:27:10.799><c> exhortation</c><00:27:11.319><c> for</c><00:27:11.559><c> us,</c><00:27:11.700><c> I</c><00:27:11.880><c> think.</c> 00:27:13.940 --> 00:27:20.119 First<00:27:14.539><c> of</c><00:27:14.680><c> all,</c><00:27:14.759><c> to</c><00:27:14.920><c> have</c><00:27:15.039><c> the</c><00:27:15.380><c> attitude</c><00:27:15.779><c> that</c><00:27:15.980><c> we</c><00:27:16.299><c> hate</c><00:27:17.480><c> impurity,</c><00:27:19.099><c> particularly</c><00:27:19.519><c> any</c> 00:27:20.119 --> 00:27:20.940 kind<00:27:20.400><c> of</c><00:27:20.640><c> spiritual</c> 00:27:20.940 --> 00:27:26.000 impurity<00:27:21.500><c> or</c><00:27:21.940><c> spiritual</c><00:27:22.359><c> desecration,</c><00:27:23.019><c> we</c><00:27:23.140><c> hate</c><00:27:23.339><c> it.</c><00:27:25.220><c> And</c><00:27:25.819><c> we</c> 00:27:26.000 --> 00:27:28.339 have<00:27:26.140><c> the</c><00:27:26.359><c> reverence</c><00:27:26.960><c> as</c><00:27:27.420><c> the</c><00:27:27.640><c> only</c><00:27:27.920><c> means</c><00:27:28.079><c> of</c> 00:27:28.339 --> 00:27:33.339 salvation<00:27:28.759><c> from</c><00:27:28.980><c> all</c><00:27:29.279><c> this</c><00:27:30.039><c> by</c><00:27:31.039><c> allowing</c><00:27:31.559><c> the</c><00:27:32.599><c> one</c><00:27:32.880><c> who</c><00:27:33.119><c> has</c> 00:27:33.339 --> 00:27:42.400 the,<00:27:34.819><c> who</c><00:27:35.119><c> is</c><00:27:35.359><c> clothed</c><00:27:35.579><c> in</c><00:27:35.700><c> linen,</c><00:27:35.940><c> who</c><00:27:36.119><c> has</c><00:27:36.359><c> the</c> 00:27:42.400 --> 00:27:53.339 cloth.<00:27:48.279><c> Give</c><00:27:48.720><c> us</c><00:27:48.880><c> protection,</c><00:27:51.099><c> to</c><00:27:51.200><c> give</c><00:27:51.299><c> us</c><00:27:51.480><c> salvation</c><00:27:51.980><c> really</c><00:27:52.859><c> and</c> 00:27:53.339 --> 00:27:57.640 to<00:27:53.519><c> ensure</c><00:27:53.859><c> that</c><00:27:54.079><c> we</c><00:27:55.279><c> are</c><00:27:56.640><c> saved,</c><00:27:57.380><c> we</c><00:27:57.460><c> are</c> 00:27:57.640 --> 00:28:02.920 kept,<00:27:59.559><c> we</c><00:27:59.779><c> are</c><00:27:59.940><c> separate</c><00:28:00.319><c> from</c><00:28:00.740><c> all</c><00:28:00.960><c> this</c><00:28:01.660><c> departing</c><00:28:02.099><c> glory.</c> 00:28:04.259 --> 00:28:06.299 Then<00:28:04.700><c> he</c><00:28:04.799><c> said</c><00:28:05.000><c> to</c><00:28:05.099><c> them,</c><00:28:05.559><c> defile</c><00:28:05.880><c> the</c><00:28:06.099><c> house,</c> 00:28:06.460 --> 00:28:09.200 fill<00:28:06.619><c> the</c><00:28:06.839><c> courts</c><00:28:06.980><c> with</c><00:28:07.220><c> the</c><00:28:07.400><c> slain,</c><00:28:07.660><c> go</c><00:28:07.900><c> forth</c><00:28:08.200><c> and</c><00:28:08.339><c> they</c><00:28:08.500><c> went</c><00:28:08.700><c> forth</c><00:28:09.019><c> and</c> 00:28:09.200 --> 00:28:10.960 they<00:28:09.420><c> spoke</c><00:28:09.539><c> in</c><00:28:09.720><c> the</c><00:28:09.839><c> city.</c> 00:28:11.480 --> 00:28:14.099 Verse<00:28:11.880><c> 8,</c><00:28:12.099><c> and</c><00:28:12.220><c> while</c><00:28:12.400><c> they</c><00:28:12.559><c> were</c><00:28:12.759><c> smiting</c><00:28:13.079><c> and</c><00:28:13.240><c> I</c><00:28:13.359><c> was</c><00:28:13.500><c> left</c><00:28:13.700><c> alone,</c><00:28:14.079><c> I</c> 00:28:14.099 --> 00:28:15.299 fell<00:28:14.299><c> on</c><00:28:14.440><c> my</c><00:28:14.700><c> face</c><00:28:14.880><c> and</c><00:28:15.059><c> cried,</c> 00:28:15.500 --> 00:28:20.579 ah<00:28:15.839><c> Lord</c><00:28:16.259><c> God,</c><00:28:17.660><c> will</c><00:28:17.740><c> they</c><00:28:17.960><c> destroy</c><00:28:18.339><c> all</c><00:28:19.359><c> the</c><00:28:19.480><c> remains</c><00:28:19.839><c> of</c><00:28:19.980><c> Israel</c><00:28:20.380><c> in</c> 00:28:20.579 --> 00:28:22.119 the<00:28:20.779><c> outpouring</c><00:28:21.240><c> of</c><00:28:21.440><c> their</c><00:28:21.599><c> wrath</c><00:28:21.819><c> upon</c> 00:28:22.119 --> 00:28:26.740 Jerusalem.<00:28:23.700><c> Then</c><00:28:23.940><c> he</c><00:28:24.059><c> said</c><00:28:24.200><c> unto</c><00:28:24.380><c> me,</c><00:28:25.779><c> the</c><00:28:25.880><c> guilt</c><00:28:26.099><c> of</c><00:28:26.240><c> the</c><00:28:26.420><c> house</c><00:28:26.599><c> of</c> 00:28:26.740 --> 00:28:28.940 Israel<00:28:27.039><c> and</c><00:28:27.220><c> Judah</c><00:28:27.380><c> is</c><00:28:27.680><c> exceedingly</c><00:28:28.079><c> great.</c> 00:28:29.099 --> 00:28:32.019 The<00:28:29.279><c> land</c><00:28:29.460><c> is</c><00:28:29.660><c> full</c><00:28:29.859><c> of</c><00:28:30.099><c> blood</c><00:28:30.279><c> and</c><00:28:30.500><c> the</c><00:28:30.619><c> city</c><00:28:30.839><c> is</c><00:28:30.980><c> full</c><00:28:31.160><c> of</c><00:28:31.339><c> injustice,</c><00:28:31.920><c> for</c> 00:28:32.019 --> 00:28:32.859 they<00:28:32.339><c> say,</c> 00:28:33.099 --> 00:28:35.559 Yahweh<00:28:33.299><c> has</c><00:28:33.539><c> forsaken</c><00:28:33.900><c> the</c><00:28:34.140><c> land</c><00:28:34.319><c> and</c><00:28:34.579><c> Yahweh</c><00:28:34.839><c> does</c><00:28:35.019><c> not</c><00:28:35.279><c> see.</c> 00:28:35.720 --> 00:28:38.339 He's<00:28:35.960><c> just</c><00:28:36.740><c> insisting</c><00:28:37.279><c> that</c><00:28:37.420><c> we</c><00:28:37.720><c> take</c><00:28:37.900><c> that</c><00:28:38.140><c> point,</c> 00:28:38.339 --> 00:28:46.819 the<00:28:38.480><c> Lord</c><00:28:38.740><c> does</c><00:28:38.980><c> not</c><00:28:39.279><c> see</c><00:28:39.900><c> is</c><00:28:41.000><c> a</c><00:28:41.119><c> problem</c><00:28:41.619><c> in</c><00:28:42.539><c> their</c><00:28:42.759><c> sin.</c><00:28:43.960><c> As</c><00:28:44.180><c> for</c><00:28:44.359><c> me,</c><00:28:44.720><c> my</c><00:28:44.880><c> eye</c><00:28:45.119><c> will</c><00:28:45.319><c> not</c><00:28:45.539><c> spare,</c><00:28:46.220><c> nor</c><00:28:46.339><c> will</c><00:28:46.460><c> I</c><00:28:46.640><c> have</c> 00:28:46.819 --> 00:28:54.380 pity,<00:28:47.460><c> but</c><00:28:47.619><c> I</c><00:28:47.859><c> will</c><00:28:48.079><c> requite</c><00:28:48.420><c> their</c><00:28:48.680><c> deeds</c><00:28:48.980><c> upon</c><00:28:49.240><c> their</c><00:28:49.519><c> heads.</c><00:28:52.140><c> In</c><00:28:52.339><c> verse</c><00:28:52.480><c> 11,</c><00:28:53.920><c> this</c><00:28:54.160><c> is</c> 00:28:54.380 --> 00:28:56.759 a<00:28:54.559><c> magnificent</c><00:28:55.220><c> sort</c><00:28:55.460><c> of</c> 00:28:56.759 --> 00:29:01.859 breath<00:28:57.140><c> of</c><00:28:57.460><c> fresh</c><00:28:57.619><c> air</c><00:28:57.859><c> in</c><00:28:58.019><c> this</c><00:28:58.240><c> prophecy,</c><00:28:59.539><c> and</c><00:28:59.740><c> lo,</c><00:29:01.339><c> the</c><00:29:01.500><c> man</c> 00:29:01.859 --> 00:29:04.720 clothed<00:29:02.279><c> in</c><00:29:02.440><c> linen</c><00:29:02.859><c> with</c><00:29:03.440><c> a</c><00:29:03.660><c> writing</c><00:29:03.900><c> case</c><00:29:04.259><c> at</c><00:29:04.519><c> his</c> 00:29:04.720 --> 00:29:11.059 head,<00:29:05.460><c> brought</c><00:29:05.740><c> back</c><00:29:06.099><c> words</c><00:29:06.380><c> saying,</c><00:29:09.240><c> I</c><00:29:09.299><c> have</c><00:29:09.519><c> done</c><00:29:09.920><c> as</c><00:29:10.880><c> thou</c> 00:29:11.059 --> 00:29:15.059 didst<00:29:11.619><c> command</c><00:29:11.839><c> me.</c><00:29:14.039><c> Doesn't</c><00:29:14.299><c> it</c><00:29:14.539><c> sound</c><00:29:14.680><c> like</c><00:29:14.940><c> the</c> 00:29:15.059 --> 00:29:19.180 Lord<00:29:15.200><c> Jesus</c><00:29:15.539><c> Christ,</c><00:29:16.579><c> John</c><00:29:16.819><c> 17</c><00:29:17.299><c> and</c><00:29:17.500><c> elsewhere?</c><00:29:18.579><c> I</c><00:29:18.799><c> have</c><00:29:18.960><c> done</c> 00:29:19.180 --> 00:29:22.579 as<00:29:19.400><c> thou</c><00:29:19.500><c> hast</c><00:29:19.720><c> commanded</c><00:29:20.039><c> me.</c><00:29:21.720><c> That's</c><00:29:22.019><c> the</c><00:29:22.160><c> language</c> 00:29:22.579 --> 00:29:25.660 of<00:29:22.799><c> the</c><00:29:22.900><c> Lord</c><00:29:23.079><c> during</c><00:29:23.299><c> his</c><00:29:23.500><c> own</c><00:29:23.700><c> ministry.</c><00:29:24.579><c> I've</c><00:29:24.839><c> done,</c><00:29:25.359><c> I've</c> 00:29:25.660 --> 00:29:28.920 done<00:29:25.759><c> as</c><00:29:25.920><c> you</c><00:29:26.039><c> have</c><00:29:26.200><c> commanded</c><00:29:26.519><c> me.</c><00:29:27.900><c> I've</c><00:29:28.319><c> put</c><00:29:28.480><c> a</c><00:29:28.700><c> mark</c> 00:29:28.920 --> 00:29:31.880 on<00:29:29.200><c> those</c><00:29:29.480><c> who</c><00:29:29.640><c> would</c><00:29:29.779><c> be</c><00:29:29.980><c> faithful.</c><00:29:30.980><c> I've</c><00:29:31.200><c> identified</c><00:29:31.660><c> them</c> 00:29:31.880 --> 00:29:33.400 and<00:29:31.960><c> they</c><00:29:32.140><c> have</c><00:29:32.299><c> willingly</c><00:29:32.619><c> allowed</c><00:29:33.039><c> themselves</c> 00:29:33.400 --> 00:29:37.599 to<00:29:33.500><c> be</c><00:29:33.640><c> identified.</c><00:29:35.400><c> I've</c><00:29:35.720><c> done</c><00:29:35.880><c> what</c><00:29:36.059><c> you've</c><00:29:36.920><c> commanded</c><00:29:37.200><c> me.</c> 00:29:37.960 --> 00:29:39.859 There<00:29:38.119><c> is</c><00:29:38.359><c> a</c><00:29:38.500><c> remnant</c><00:29:38.759><c> that's</c><00:29:38.980><c> going</c><00:29:39.039><c> to</c><00:29:39.140><c> be</c><00:29:39.319><c> saved,</c> 00:29:40.319 --> 00:29:46.640 even<00:29:40.579><c> in</c><00:29:40.779><c> the</c><00:29:40.900><c> Ecclesia.</c><00:29:45.200><c> That</c><00:29:45.559><c> is</c><00:29:45.779><c> what</c><00:29:45.900><c> I</c><00:29:46.140><c> find</c><00:29:46.279><c> one</c><00:29:46.440><c> of</c><00:29:46.519><c> the</c> 00:29:46.640 --> 00:29:48.359 most<00:29:46.759><c> difficult</c><00:29:47.079><c> parts</c><00:29:47.339><c> of</c><00:29:47.500><c> this</c><00:29:47.660><c> passage.</c><00:29:48.059><c> This</c> 00:29:48.359 --> 00:29:55.839 is<00:29:48.680><c> a</c><00:29:48.859><c> tour</c><00:29:49.279><c> within</c><00:29:50.420><c> the</c><00:29:50.640><c> Ecclesia.</c><00:29:52.559><c> It's</c><00:29:52.660><c> not</c><00:29:52.900><c> a</c><00:29:53.119><c> tour</c><00:29:53.640><c> of</c><00:29:54.000><c> Babylon.</c><00:29:55.519><c> It's</c><00:29:55.640><c> not</c> 00:29:55.839 --> 00:30:00.559 a<00:29:56.059><c> tour</c><00:29:57.519><c> of</c><00:29:58.319><c> Tyre</c><00:29:59.559><c> or</c><00:30:00.160><c> of</c><00:30:00.339><c> Egypt,</c> 00:30:00.559 --> 00:30:05.460 as<00:30:00.680><c> we</c><00:30:00.819><c> read</c><00:30:01.039><c> elsewhere</c><00:30:01.380><c> in</c><00:30:01.559><c> Ezekiel.</c><00:30:01.859><c> This</c><00:30:02.140><c> is</c><00:30:02.400><c> a</c><00:30:02.519><c> tour</c><00:30:02.660><c> of</c><00:30:02.859><c> the</c><00:30:03.000><c> Ecclesia,</c><00:30:05.019><c> doctrine</c><00:30:05.299><c> of</c> 00:30:05.460 --> 00:30:06.500 the<00:30:05.640><c> remnant.</c> 00:30:08.220 --> 00:30:12.420 We<00:30:08.319><c> are</c><00:30:08.599><c> all</c><00:30:08.839><c> in</c><00:30:09.059><c> our</c><00:30:09.240><c> baptism.</c><00:30:11.019><c> We</c><00:30:11.140><c> all</c><00:30:11.319><c> receive</c><00:30:11.740><c> the</c><00:30:12.000><c> mark</c><00:30:12.180><c> of</c> 00:30:12.420 --> 00:30:16.480 Christ.<00:30:14.640><c> It's</c><00:30:14.819><c> always,</c><00:30:15.240><c> it's</c><00:30:15.500><c> there</c><00:30:15.700><c> when</c><00:30:15.839><c> we</c><00:30:16.059><c> baptize.</c> 00:30:16.579 --> 00:30:23.660 It's<00:30:16.700><c> there,</c><00:30:19.259><c> 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to</c><00:31:20.500><c> the</c><00:31:20.619><c> man</c><00:31:20.819><c> clothed</c><00:31:21.140><c> in</c><00:31:21.299><c> linen,</c><00:31:21.559><c> here</c> 00:31:21.700 --> 00:31:24.079 is<00:31:21.880><c> the</c><00:31:22.000><c> man</c><00:31:22.259><c> clothed</c><00:31:22.619><c> in</c><00:31:22.700><c> linen</c><00:31:23.019><c> reappearing,</c> 00:31:24.079 --> 00:31:27.500 go<00:31:24.680><c> in</c><00:31:24.900><c> among</c><00:31:25.160><c> the</c><00:31:25.519><c> whirling</c><00:31:25.920><c> wheels</c><00:31:26.180><c> underneath</c><00:31:26.539><c> the</c><00:31:26.839><c> cherubim,</c><00:31:27.220><c> fill</c> 00:31:27.500 --> 00:31:29.059 your<00:31:27.779><c> hands</c><00:31:27.960><c> with</c><00:31:28.180><c> burning</c><00:31:28.480><c> coals</c><00:31:28.859><c> from</c> 00:31:29.059 --> 00:31:32.180 between<00:31:29.299><c> the</c><00:31:29.539><c> cherubim</c><00:31:30.019><c> and</c><00:31:30.460><c> scatter</c><00:31:30.720><c> them</c><00:31:30.900><c> over</c><00:31:31.079><c> the</c><00:31:31.299><c> city.</c> 00:31:32.839 --> 00:31:35.059 And<00:31:32.960><c> so</c><00:31:33.059><c> the</c><00:31:33.220><c> man</c><00:31:33.400><c> clothed</c><00:31:33.640><c> in</c><00:31:33.819><c> linen</c><00:31:34.019><c> is</c><00:31:34.259><c> himself</c> 00:31:36.660 --> 00:31:43.160 associated<00:31:37.099><c> with</c><00:31:37.539><c> judgment,</c><00:31:39.019><c> with</c><00:31:39.119><c> a</c><00:31:39.339><c> scattering</c><00:31:39.700><c> of</c><00:31:40.740><c> the</c><00:31:40.859><c> burning</c><00:31:41.079><c> coals.</c><00:31:43.000><c> And</c><00:31:43.099><c> so</c> 00:31:43.160 --> 00:31:44.279 he<00:31:43.240><c> goes</c><00:31:43.420><c> in,</c><00:31:43.740><c> the</c><00:31:43.859><c> cherubim,</c> 00:31:44.480 --> 00:31:46.700 we're<00:31:44.480><c> told</c><00:31:44.640><c> there</c><00:31:44.839><c> in</c><00:31:44.980><c> verse</c><00:31:45.119><c> 3,</c><00:31:45.339><c> the</c><00:31:45.480><c> cherubim</c><00:31:45.839><c> were</c><00:31:46.000><c> standing</c><00:31:46.319><c> on</c><00:31:46.519><c> the</c> 00:31:46.700 --> 00:31:49.079 south<00:31:46.900><c> side</c><00:31:47.420><c> of</c><00:31:48.339><c> the</c><00:31:48.539><c> house</c><00:31:48.759><c> when</c><00:31:48.940><c> the</c> 00:31:49.079 --> 00:31:54.099 wind<00:31:49.240><c> went</c><00:31:49.500><c> in.</c><00:31:50.380><c> The</c><00:31:50.519><c> cloud</c><00:31:50.740><c> filled</c><00:31:51.079><c> the</c><00:31:51.279><c> inner</c><00:31:51.539><c> court</c><00:31:51.799><c> and</c><00:31:52.720><c> the</c><00:31:52.920><c> glory</c><00:31:53.339><c> of</c> 00:31:54.099 --> 00:31:55.619 the<00:31:54.180><c> Lord</c><00:31:54.400><c> or</c><00:31:54.619><c> the</c><00:31:54.759><c> glory</c><00:31:55.079><c> of</c><00:31:55.440><c> Yahweh</c> 00:31:55.619 --> 00:31:58.279 went<00:31:55.839><c> up</c><00:31:56.099><c> from</c><00:31:56.279><c> the</c><00:31:56.539><c> cherubim.</c><00:31:56.900><c> Another</c><00:31:57.099><c> picture</c><00:31:57.500><c> of</c><00:31:57.720><c> the</c><00:31:57.900><c> glory</c><00:31:58.079><c> is</c> 00:31:58.279 --> 00:32:03.099 about<00:31:58.500><c> to</c><00:31:58.779><c> leave.</c><00:32:01.539><c> The</c><00:32:01.779><c> house</c><00:32:02.099><c> was</c><00:32:02.420><c> filled</c><00:32:02.720><c> with</c> 00:32:03.099 --> 00:32:06.700 cloud.<00:32:04.460><c> The</c><00:32:04.680><c> court</c><00:32:04.819><c> was</c><00:32:05.059><c> full</c><00:32:05.279><c> of</c><00:32:05.539><c> brightness</c><00:32:05.839><c> of</c><00:32:06.119><c> glory</c><00:32:06.460><c> of</c> 00:32:06.700 --> 00:32:09.059 Yahweh<00:32:07.160><c> and</c><00:32:07.900><c> the</c><00:32:08.119><c> sound</c><00:32:08.279><c> of</c><00:32:08.460><c> the</c><00:32:08.559><c> wings</c><00:32:08.700><c> of</c><00:32:08.859><c> the</c> 00:32:09.059 --> 00:32:12.680 cherubim<00:32:09.319><c> was</c><00:32:09.579><c> 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in</c><00:32:28.019><c> verse</c><00:32:28.140><c> 7,</c><00:32:28.700><c> the</c><00:32:28.740><c> cherub</c><00:32:29.039><c> stretched</c><00:32:29.380><c> forth</c><00:32:29.660><c> his</c><00:32:29.920><c> hand</c><00:32:30.160><c> from</c><00:32:30.440><c> beneath</c><00:32:30.799><c> between</c><00:32:31.119><c> the</c><00:32:31.339><c> cherubim</c><00:32:31.680><c> to</c> 00:32:31.859 --> 00:32:32.400 the<00:32:32.039><c> fire</c><00:32:32.259><c> that</c> 00:32:32.400 --> 00:32:35.380 was<00:32:32.599><c> between</c><00:32:33.099><c> the</c><00:32:33.539><c> cherubim</c><00:32:34.039><c> and</c><00:32:34.480><c> took</c><00:32:34.660><c> some</c><00:32:34.900><c> of</c><00:32:35.039><c> it</c><00:32:35.140><c> and</c><00:32:35.240><c> put</c> 00:32:35.380 --> 00:32:36.980 it<00:32:35.519><c> in</c><00:32:35.599><c> the</c><00:32:35.759><c> hands</c><00:32:35.920><c> of</c><00:32:36.079><c> the</c><00:32:36.180><c> man</c><00:32:36.380><c> clothed</c><00:32:36.640><c> 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a</c><00:32:46.680><c> sort</c><00:32:46.759><c> of</c><00:32:46.920><c> a</c><00:32:47.140><c> restatement</c><00:32:48.059><c> of</c><00:32:48.460><c> the</c><00:32:49.579><c> vision</c><00:32:49.900><c> which</c> 00:32:50.680 --> 00:32:53.539 appeared<00:32:51.019><c> in</c><00:32:51.220><c> the</c><00:32:51.380><c> first</c><00:32:51.559><c> chapter</c><00:32:51.940><c> of</c><00:32:52.420><c> the</c><00:32:52.619><c> prophecy</c> 00:32:53.839 --> 00:32:57.680 of<00:32:54.480><c> how</c><00:32:54.799><c> here</c><00:32:55.079><c> this</c><00:32:55.599><c> is</c><00:32:55.819><c> an</c><00:32:55.960><c> identification</c><00:32:56.579><c> of</c><00:32:56.940><c> glory.</c><00:32:57.259><c> Glory</c> 00:32:57.680 --> 00:33:01.099 came<00:32:58.059><c> to</c><00:32:58.299><c> Ezekiel</c><00:32:59.019><c> the</c><00:32:59.579><c> prophet</c><00:32:59.980><c> in</c><00:33:00.779><c> the</c><00:33:00.920><c> river</c> 00:33:01.099 --> 00:33:06.299 Kibar<00:33:02.039><c> and</c><00:33:03.319><c> here</c><00:33:03.599><c> it's</c><00:33:03.960><c> leaving</c><00:33:04.319><c> the</c><00:33:04.579><c> city</c><00:33:04.799><c> of</c><00:33:04.980><c> Jerusalem.</c><00:33:05.339><c> What</c><00:33:05.559><c> an</c> 00:33:06.299 --> 00:33:09.599 extraordinary<00:33:07.099><c> contrast.</c><00:33:08.400><c> Glory</c><00:33:08.859><c> coming</c><00:33:09.240><c> to</c> 00:33:09.599 --> 00:33:19.180 Ezekiel<00:33:10.180><c> in</c><00:33:10.440><c> Babylon.</c><00:33:12.920><c> Glory</c><00:33:13.599><c> leaving</c><00:33:14.299><c> the</c><00:33:15.500><c> holy</c><00:33:15.759><c> city.</c><00:33:17.579><c> Glory</c><00:33:18.200><c> coming</c><00:33:18.960><c> to</c> 00:33:19.180 --> 00:33:21.140 an<00:33:19.420><c> individual</c><00:33:19.900><c> person</c><00:33:20.380><c> or</c><00:33:20.619><c> representative</c> 00:33:21.140 --> 00:33:25.579 of<00:33:21.460><c> the</c><00:33:21.680><c> remnant,</c><00:33:22.039><c> very</c><00:33:22.279><c> few.</c><00:33:23.059><c> Glory</c><00:33:23.519><c> in</c><00:33:23.819><c> all</c><00:33:24.000><c> its</c><00:33:24.220><c> majesty</c><00:33:24.559><c> coming</c><00:33:25.039><c> to</c> 00:33:25.579 --> 00:33:27.660 to<00:33:25.819><c> him</c><00:33:26.160><c> and</c><00:33:26.680><c> to</c><00:33:26.819><c> those</c><00:33:26.940><c> who</c><00:33:27.119><c> had</c><00:33:27.259><c> listened</c><00:33:27.440><c> to</c> 00:33:27.660 --> 00:33:30.880 Ezekiel.<00:33:28.779><c> The</c><00:33:29.019><c> glory</c><00:33:29.259><c> departing</c><00:33:29.779><c> from</c><00:33:30.000><c> all</c><00:33:30.299><c> their</c><00:33:30.460><c> spiritual</c> 00:33:30.880 --> 00:33:33.079 establishment<00:33:31.440><c> in</c><00:33:31.859><c> Jerusalem,</c><00:33:32.500><c> the</c><00:33:32.660><c> priesthood,</c> 00:33:33.079 --> 00:33:40.400 the<00:33:33.299><c> elders.</c><00:33:35.000><c> It's</c><00:33:35.160><c> the</c><00:33:35.980><c> again</c><00:33:36.440><c> this</c><00:33:36.700><c> juxtaposition</c><00:33:37.380><c> is</c><00:33:37.640><c> amazing.</c><00:33:39.559><c> Glory</c><00:33:39.799><c> coming</c><00:33:40.119><c> to</c> 00:33:40.400 --> 00:33:41.400 what<00:33:40.599><c> seems</c><00:33:40.900><c> to</c><00:33:41.059><c> be</c><00:33:41.160><c> so</c> 00:33:41.400 --> 00:33:45.339 little<00:33:41.599><c> and</c><00:33:41.960><c> inconsequential</c><00:33:43.220><c> and</c><00:33:43.799><c> glory</c><00:33:44.019><c> departing</c><00:33:45.099><c> from</c> 00:33:45.339 --> 00:33:47.420 what<00:33:45.559><c> was</c><00:33:45.839><c> supposed</c><00:33:46.140><c> to</c><00:33:46.359><c> be</c><00:33:46.539><c> the</c><00:33:46.779><c> essence</c><00:33:47.119><c> of</c> 00:33:47.420 --> 00:33:54.380 spiritual<00:33:47.700><c> worship.</c><00:33:49.980><c> The</c><00:33:50.180><c> house</c><00:33:50.259><c> of</c><00:33:50.519><c> God</c><00:33:50.700><c> was</c><00:33:50.980><c> vacuous,</c><00:33:52.599><c> absolutely</c><00:33:53.019><c> empty</c><00:33:53.579><c> and</c> 00:33:54.380 --> 00:33:55.579 in<00:33:54.619><c> a</c><00:33:54.779><c> certain</c><00:33:54.940><c> sense</c><00:33:55.259><c> it</c><00:33:55.380><c> was</c> 00:33:55.579 --> 00:33:59.819 unworthy<00:33:56.099><c> of</c><00:33:56.279><c> his</c><00:33:56.480><c> glory.</c><00:33:57.640><c> Why</c><00:33:57.900><c> should</c><00:33:58.099><c> God's</c><00:33:58.619><c> glory</c><00:33:59.140><c> remain</c> 00:33:59.819 --> 00:34:02.400 when<00:34:00.920><c> all</c><00:34:01.240><c> these</c><00:34:01.640><c> dreadful</c><00:34:02.059><c> things,</c> 00:34:02.400 --> 00:34:11.099 all<00:34:02.799><c> these</c><00:34:03.000><c> profanities,</c><00:34:04.779><c> all</c><00:34:04.900><c> this</c><00:34:06.839><c> attitude</c><00:34:07.539><c> which</c><00:34:09.960><c> is</c><00:34:10.000><c> which</c><00:34:10.000><c> Ezekiel</c><00:34:10.440><c> so</c> 00:34:11.099 --> 00:34:13.039 graphically<00:34:11.739><c> observes</c><00:34:12.380><c> during</c><00:34:12.739><c> his</c> 00:34:13.039 --> 00:34:20.480 tour.<00:34:16.019><c> Therefore</c><00:34:16.159><c> again</c><00:34:16.440><c> in</c><00:34:16.820><c> verse</c><00:34:17.000><c> 15,</c><00:34:18.159><c> the</c><00:34:18.320><c> Kerubim</c><00:34:18.619><c> mounted</c><00:34:18.880><c> up.</c><00:34:19.260><c> It's</c><00:34:19.460><c> always</c><00:34:19.760><c> the</c><00:34:19.960><c> picture</c><00:34:20.199><c> of</c> 00:34:20.480 --> 00:34:21.460 a<00:34:20.900><c> mobile</c> 00:34:21.460 --> 00:34:25.840 Kerubim<00:34:22.500><c> leaving.</c><00:34:23.900><c> Verse</c><00:34:24.159><c> 15,</c><00:34:24.659><c> the</c><00:34:24.780><c> Kerubim</c><00:34:25.199><c> mounted</c><00:34:25.440><c> up.</c> 00:34:26.239 --> 00:34:28.099 These<00:34:26.679><c> we're</c><00:34:26.980><c> told</c><00:34:27.099><c> were</c><00:34:27.280><c> the</c><00:34:27.400><c> living</c><00:34:27.539><c> creatures</c><00:34:27.940><c> that</c> 00:34:28.099 --> 00:34:30.300 I<00:34:28.199><c> saw</c><00:34:28.380><c> by</c><00:34:28.559><c> the</c><00:34:28.679><c> river</c><00:34:28.880><c> Kibar.</c><00:34:29.239><c> This</c><00:34:29.420><c> is</c><00:34:29.579><c> to</c><00:34:29.760><c> identify</c><00:34:30.179><c> them.</c> 00:34:30.340 --> 00:34:34.000 It's<00:34:30.539><c> the</c><00:34:30.719><c> same.</c><00:34:31.940><c> Ezekiel</c><00:34:32.099><c> what</c><00:34:32.320><c> you</c><00:34:32.619><c> saw</c><00:34:33.139><c> coming</c> 00:34:34.000 --> 00:34:37.239 towards<00:34:34.320><c> you</c><00:34:34.559><c> is</c><00:34:34.840><c> what's</c><00:34:35.139><c> about</c><00:34:35.340><c> to</c><00:34:35.559><c> leave.</c><00:34:35.860><c> He</c><00:34:36.219><c> restates</c><00:34:36.559><c> this</c><00:34:37.019><c> a</c> 00:34:37.239 --> 00:34:40.239 number<00:34:37.400><c> of</c><00:34:37.619><c> times.</c><00:34:38.980><c> This</c><00:34:39.239><c> is</c><00:34:39.480><c> exactly</c><00:34:39.820><c> the</c><00:34:40.079><c> same</c> 00:34:40.239 --> 00:34:43.139 as<00:34:40.400><c> what</c><00:34:40.519><c> you</c><00:34:40.800><c> saw</c><00:34:41.019><c> by</c><00:34:41.199><c> the</c><00:34:41.320><c> river</c><00:34:41.480><c> Kibar.</c><00:34:42.280><c> The</c><00:34:42.480><c> picture</c><00:34:42.760><c> of</c><00:34:43.019><c> my</c> 00:34:43.139 --> 00:34:45.320 majesty.<00:34:43.820><c> It's</c><00:34:43.960><c> leaving</c><00:34:44.320><c> Ezekiel.</c><00:34:44.800><c> Can</c><00:34:44.940><c> you</c><00:34:45.079><c> believe</c> 00:34:45.320 --> 00:34:50.619 it?<00:34:46.199><c> Can</c><00:34:46.360><c> you</c><00:34:46.519><c> believe</c><00:34:46.760><c> it</c><00:34:46.940><c> Ezekiel?</c><00:34:49.559><c> My</c><00:34:49.900><c> glory</c><00:34:50.159><c> is</c><00:34:50.340><c> leaving</c> 00:34:50.619 --> 00:34:54.300 Jerusalem.<00:34:51.320><c> Can</c><00:34:51.500><c> you</c><00:34:51.719><c> imagine</c><00:34:52.079><c> that?</c><00:34:53.659><c> This</c><00:34:53.900><c> is</c><00:34:54.059><c> for</c> 00:34:54.300 --> 00:34:57.059 profit.<00:34:54.619><c> Can</c><00:34:54.760><c> you</c><00:34:54.880><c> just</c><00:34:55.179><c> try</c><00:34:55.400><c> and</c><00:34:55.619><c> think</c><00:34:55.760><c> what</c><00:34:55.920><c> that</c><00:34:56.139><c> means</c> 00:34:57.059 --> 00:35:00.440 Ezekiel?<00:34:58.239><c> It's</c><00:34:58.519><c> leaving.</c><00:34:59.420><c> It's</c><00:34:59.559><c> the</c><00:34:59.739><c> end.</c><00:35:00.059><c> It's</c><00:35:00.139><c> the</c><00:35:00.260><c> end.</c> 00:35:00.599 --> 00:35:04.139 It's<00:35:00.699><c> finished.</c><00:35:01.079><c> It's</c><00:35:01.139><c> finished.</c><00:35:02.039><c> Glory</c><00:35:02.380><c> is</c><00:35:02.619><c> departing.</c> 00:35:04.699 --> 00:35:06.639 That's<00:35:04.940><c> what</c><00:35:05.079><c> happened.</c><00:35:05.659><c> That's</c><00:35:05.820><c> what's</c><00:35:06.199><c> inextricably</c> 00:35:06.639 --> 00:35:08.980 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earth,</c> 00:35:17.460 --> 00:35:19.659 it's<00:35:17.639><c> all</c><00:35:17.840><c> going</c><00:35:18.019><c> out</c><00:35:18.320><c> now</c><00:35:18.539><c> instead</c><00:35:18.760><c> of</c><00:35:18.840><c> coming</c><00:35:19.119><c> towards</c><00:35:19.500><c> as</c> 00:35:19.659 --> 00:35:22.780 it<00:35:19.800><c> was</c><00:35:19.940><c> in</c><00:35:20.119><c> chapter</c><00:35:20.360><c> one.</c><00:35:21.699><c> The</c><00:35:21.960><c> wheels</c><00:35:22.179><c> did</c><00:35:22.360><c> not</c><00:35:22.539><c> turn</c> 00:35:22.780 --> 00:35:25.739 from<00:35:22.860><c> beside</c><00:35:23.300><c> them.</c><00:35:24.019><c> And</c><00:35:24.199><c> when</c><00:35:24.320><c> they</c><00:35:24.539><c> stood</c><00:35:24.760><c> still,</c><00:35:25.500><c> these</c> 00:35:25.739 --> 00:35:27.360 stood<00:35:26.000><c> still.</c><00:35:26.440><c> And</c><00:35:26.579><c> when</c><00:35:26.719><c> they</c><00:35:26.960><c> mounted</c><00:35:27.079><c> up,</c> 00:35:27.400 --> 00:35:30.380 these<00:35:27.659><c> mounted</c><00:35:27.900><c> up</c><00:35:28.159><c> with</c><00:35:28.360><c> them,</c><00:35:28.780><c> for</c><00:35:28.920><c> the</c><00:35:29.119><c> spirit</c><00:35:29.300><c> of</c><00:35:29.460><c> the</c><00:35:29.559><c> living</c><00:35:29.739><c> creatures</c><00:35:30.139><c> was</c> 00:35:30.380 --> 00:35:32.260 in<00:35:30.559><c> them.</c><00:35:31.340><c> Leaving,</c><00:35:31.840><c> leaving,</c> 00:35:32.659 --> 00:35:36.800 leaving.<00:35:35.340><c> And</c><00:35:35.440><c> so</c><00:35:35.559><c> the</c><00:35:35.719><c> glory</c><00:35:35.960><c> of</c><00:35:36.119><c> the</c><00:35:36.199><c> Lord,</c><00:35:36.400><c> we're</c><00:35:36.500><c> told</c><00:35:36.679><c> in</c> 00:35:36.800 --> 00:35:40.159 verse<00:35:37.679><c> 18,</c><00:35:38.679><c> went</c><00:35:38.920><c> forth</c><00:35:39.239><c> from</c><00:35:39.440><c> the</c><00:35:39.760><c> threshold</c> 00:35:40.159 --> 00:35:44.679 of<00:35:40.360><c> the</c><00:35:40.519><c> house.</c><00:35:40.940><c> It's</c><00:35:41.340><c> beautifully</c><00:35:41.780><c> written.</c><00:35:42.360><c> It's</c><00:35:42.460><c> like</c><00:35:42.599><c> another</c><00:35:42.960><c> tour.</c><00:35:44.119><c> It's</c><00:35:44.280><c> like</c><00:35:44.460><c> the</c> 00:35:44.679 --> 00:35:45.739 glory<00:35:45.019><c> of</c><00:35:45.219><c> the</c><00:35:45.360><c> Lord</c> 00:35:45.739 --> 00:35:50.920 step<00:35:46.360><c> by</c><00:35:46.840><c> step</c><00:35:47.280><c> inextricably</c><00:35:48.340><c> leaving.</c><00:35:49.920><c> It</c><00:35:50.039><c> went</c><00:35:50.280><c> from</c><00:35:50.579><c> the</c> 00:35:50.920 --> 00:35:53.199 threshold<00:35:51.320><c> of</c><00:35:51.480><c> the</c><00:35:51.659><c> house</c><00:35:52.039><c> which</c><00:35:52.559><c> stood</c><00:35:52.719><c> over</c><00:35:52.980><c> the</c> 00:35:53.199 --> 00:35:55.960 Kerubim.<00:35:53.940><c> The</c><00:35:54.219><c> Kerubim</c><00:35:54.519><c> lifted</c><00:35:54.739><c> up</c><00:35:54.940><c> their</c><00:35:55.119><c> wings.</c><00:35:55.739><c> They're</c> 00:35:55.960 --> 00:35:58.780 leaving.<00:35:57.099><c> They</c><00:35:57.340><c> mounted</c><00:35:57.440><c> up</c><00:35:57.639><c> from</c><00:35:57.780><c> the</c><00:35:58.000><c> earth</c> 00:35:58.860 --> 00:36:02.260 and<00:35:59.159><c> they</c><00:35:59.360><c> stood</c><00:35:59.480><c> at</c><00:35:59.619><c> the</c><00:35:59.760><c> door</c><00:35:59.900><c> of</c><00:36:00.039><c> the</c><00:36:00.199><c> east</c><00:36:00.440><c> gate</c><00:36:00.639><c> of</c><00:36:00.820><c> the</c><00:36:00.980><c> house</c><00:36:01.519><c> of</c> 00:36:02.260 --> 00:36:04.159 the<00:36:02.340><c> Lord</c><00:36:02.639><c> of</c><00:36:02.880><c> Yahuwah</c><00:36:03.179><c> and</c><00:36:03.400><c> the</c><00:36:03.599><c> glory</c><00:36:03.840><c> of</c><00:36:04.039><c> the</c> 00:36:04.159 --> 00:36:07.739 Lord<00:36:04.539><c> or</c><00:36:05.099><c> the</c><00:36:05.219><c> God</c><00:36:05.340><c> of</c><00:36:05.519><c> Israel</c><00:36:05.840><c> was</c><00:36:06.079><c> over</c><00:36:06.400><c> them.</c><00:36:06.920><c> These</c><00:36:07.400><c> were</c> 00:36:07.739 --> 00:36:09.460 the<00:36:07.900><c> living</c><00:36:08.099><c> creatures.</c><00:36:08.480><c> Don't</c><00:36:08.699><c> make</c><00:36:08.900><c> any</c><00:36:09.119><c> mistake</c> 00:36:09.460 --> 00:36:11.960 about<00:36:09.699><c> this</c><00:36:10.019><c> Ezekiel.</c><00:36:10.619><c> These</c><00:36:11.039><c> were</c><00:36:11.280><c> the</c><00:36:11.440><c> living</c><00:36:11.599><c> creatures</c> 00:36:11.960 --> 00:36:15.539 which<00:36:12.159><c> you</c><00:36:12.460><c> saw</c><00:36:12.860><c> underneath</c><00:36:13.559><c> the</c><00:36:14.019><c> God</c><00:36:14.179><c> of</c><00:36:14.380><c> Israel</c><00:36:14.980><c> by</c><00:36:15.360><c> the</c> 00:36:15.539 --> 00:36:23.340 Kiva.<00:36:16.139><c> 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00:36:37.699 elders<00:36:34.480><c> of</c><00:36:34.679><c> the</c><00:36:34.840><c> city.</c><00:36:35.960><c> Among</c><00:36:36.139><c> them</c><00:36:36.380><c> was</c><00:36:36.800><c> Jaseniah,</c><00:36:37.300><c> the</c><00:36:37.400><c> evil</c> 00:36:37.699 --> 00:36:43.179 Jaseniah,<00:36:39.679><c> Petaliah,</c><00:36:41.539><c> son</c><00:36:41.719><c> of</c><00:36:41.860><c> man,</c><00:36:42.239><c> verse</c><00:36:42.500><c> 2.</c><00:36:42.840><c> These</c> 00:36:43.179 --> 00:36:46.219 are<00:36:43.340><c> the</c><00:36:43.440><c> men</c><00:36:43.619><c> who</c><00:36:43.880><c> devise</c><00:36:44.119><c> iniquity.</c><00:36:44.820><c> These</c><00:36:45.119><c> are</c><00:36:45.380><c> the</c><00:36:45.599><c> elders.</c><00:36:45.980><c> These</c> 00:36:46.219 --> 00:36:47.780 are<00:36:46.500><c> the</c><00:36:46.880><c> brothers</c><00:36:47.119><c> if</c><00:36:47.320><c> you</c><00:36:47.460><c> like,</c><00:36:47.659><c> the</c> 00:36:47.780 --> 00:36:53.619 elder<00:36:47.960><c> brothers</c><00:36:48.659><c> who</c><00:36:50.539><c> devise</c><00:36:50.880><c> iniquity</c><00:36:51.340><c> and</c><00:36:51.500><c> who</c><00:36:51.639><c> give</c><00:36:51.760><c> wicked</c><00:36:52.000><c> counsel</c><00:36:52.420><c> in</c><00:36:52.559><c> his</c><00:36:52.760><c> city,</c><00:36:53.400><c> in</c> 00:36:53.619 --> 00:36:55.039 this<00:36:53.760><c> city</c><00:36:54.300><c> and</c><00:36:54.739><c> who</c> 00:36:55.039 --> 00:37:00.760 say<00:36:55.639><c> time</c><00:36:56.139><c> is</c><00:36:56.300><c> not</c><00:36:56.500><c> near.</c><00:36:56.800><c> Can</c><00:36:56.940><c> you</c><00:36:57.059><c> imagine</c><00:36:57.320><c> the</c><00:36:57.539><c> elders</c><00:36:57.739><c> saying</c><00:36:57.940><c> don't</c><00:36:58.199><c> worry</c><00:36:58.760><c> things</c><00:36:59.760><c> shall</c><00:37:00.019><c> continue</c><00:37:00.440><c> as</c><00:37:00.639><c> they</c> 00:37:00.760 --> 00:37:03.820 had<00:37:00.820><c> ever</c><00:37:01.059><c> been?</c><00:37:01.360><c> It's</c><00:37:01.480><c> like</c><00:37:01.619><c> Peter's</c><00:37:02.219><c> warning.</c><00:37:03.280><c> Time's</c><00:37:03.619><c> not</c> 00:37:03.820 --> 00:37:06.400 near<00:37:03.940><c> to</c><00:37:04.139><c> build</c><00:37:04.280><c> houses.</c><00:37:05.219><c> Don't</c><00:37:05.480><c> worry</c><00:37:05.699><c> we've</c><00:37:06.199><c> got</c> 00:37:06.400 --> 00:37:09.900 our<00:37:06.599><c> lot</c><00:37:06.739><c> here.</c><00:37:08.480><c> This</c><00:37:08.659><c> is</c><00:37:08.840><c> the</c><00:37:09.019><c> cauldron.</c><00:37:09.360><c> The</c><00:37:09.480><c> city</c><00:37:09.599><c> is</c><00:37:09.739><c> the</c> 00:37:09.900 --> 00:37:12.260 cauldron.<00:37:10.280><c> We</c><00:37:10.480><c> are</c><00:37:10.619><c> the</c><00:37:10.820><c> flesh.</c><00:37:11.119><c> It's</c><00:37:11.320><c> all</c><00:37:11.579><c> put</c><00:37:11.780><c> in</c> 00:37:12.260 --> 00:37:15.739 thoroughly<00:37:12.980><c> secular</c><00:37:13.400><c> terms</c><00:37:14.000><c> the</c><00:37:14.480><c> way</c><00:37:14.639><c> in</c><00:37:14.739><c> which</c><00:37:14.880><c> these</c><00:37:15.079><c> people</c><00:37:15.300><c> speak</c> 00:37:15.739 --> 00:37:19.280 and<00:37:16.400><c> there's</c><00:37:18.000><c> no</c><00:37:18.440><c> semblance</c> 00:37:19.280 --> 00:37:25.380 of<00:37:19.960><c> spirituality</c><00:37:20.480><c> in</c><00:37:21.320><c> the</c><00:37:21.400><c> way</c><00:37:21.519><c> in</c><00:37:21.639><c> which</c><00:37:21.780><c> these</c><00:37:22.219><c> 25</c><00:37:22.579><c> men</c><00:37:23.719><c> address</c><00:37:24.199><c> themselves</c><00:37:24.760><c> or</c> 00:37:25.380 --> 00:37:27.460 are<00:37:25.880><c> even</c><00:37:26.059><c> aware</c><00:37:26.579><c> of</c><00:37:27.139><c> impending</c> 00:37:27.460 --> 00:37:34.940 judgment.<00:37:31.280><c> So</c><00:37:31.280><c> the</c><00:37:32.019><c> paragraph</c><00:37:32.340><c> 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that</c><00:37:49.500><c> Petaliah</c><00:37:49.880><c> the</c> 00:37:50.019 --> 00:37:50.360 son<00:37:50.179><c> of</c> 00:37:50.360 --> 00:37:54.840 Benaliah<00:37:50.780><c> died,</c><00:37:51.880><c> one</c><00:37:52.059><c> of</c><00:37:52.099><c> these</c><00:37:52.280><c> infidels,</c><00:37:53.039><c> infidel</c><00:37:53.320><c> brethren</c><00:37:53.619><c> died</c><00:37:54.159><c> as</c> 00:37:54.840 --> 00:37:57.199 if<00:37:55.619><c> by</c><00:37:56.119><c> providential</c><00:37:56.619><c> decree</c><00:37:56.940><c> I'm</c> 00:37:57.199 --> 00:38:02.119 sure<00:37:57.659><c> and</c><00:37:58.619><c> I</c><00:37:58.760><c> fell</c><00:37:58.960><c> down.</c><00:37:59.699><c> Ezekiel</c><00:37:59.940><c> fell</c><00:38:00.199><c> down</c><00:38:01.159><c> upon</c><00:38:01.639><c> his</c><00:38:01.900><c> face</c> 00:38:02.119 --> 00:38:04.980 and<00:38:02.340><c> cried</c><00:38:02.539><c> with</c><00:38:02.739><c> a</c><00:38:02.800><c> loud</c><00:38:02.980><c> voice,</c><00:38:03.619><c> ah</c><00:38:03.820><c> Lord</c><00:38:04.199><c> God</c> 00:38:05.000 --> 00:38:07.460 will<00:38:05.440><c> they</c><00:38:05.659><c> make</c><00:38:05.840><c> a</c><00:38:06.079><c> full</c><00:38:06.260><c> end</c><00:38:06.480><c> of</c><00:38:06.639><c> the</c><00:38:06.780><c> remnant</c><00:38:07.059><c> of</c><00:38:07.219><c> Israel?</c> 00:38:07.519 --> 00:38:08.440 This<00:38:07.679><c> is</c><00:38:08.179><c> the</c> 00:38:08.440 --> 00:38:13.179 wonder<00:38:08.739><c> of</c><00:38:09.000><c> Ezekiel's</c><00:38:09.519><c> prophecy.</c><00:38:10.760><c> Look,</c><00:38:11.340><c> says</c><00:38:11.480><c> Ezekiel</c><00:38:11.880><c> to</c><00:38:12.099><c> God,</c><00:38:12.880><c> I</c> 00:38:13.179 --> 00:38:15.260 know<00:38:13.440><c> you've</c><00:38:13.699><c> shown</c><00:38:13.980><c> me</c><00:38:14.239><c> all</c><00:38:14.500><c> these</c> 00:38:15.260 --> 00:38:18.579 dreadful<00:38:15.619><c> things</c><00:38:15.800><c> that</c><00:38:16.039><c> are</c><00:38:16.039><c> happening</c><00:38:16.420><c> but</c><00:38:17.940><c> Lord</c><00:38:18.219><c> will</c><00:38:18.460><c> you</c> 00:38:18.579 --> 00:38:20.420 make<00:38:18.780><c> a</c><00:38:18.960><c> full</c><00:38:19.079><c> end</c><00:38:19.239><c> of</c><00:38:19.380><c> the</c><00:38:19.539><c> remnant?</c> 00:38:20.880 --> 00:38:23.380 Isn't<00:38:21.019><c> this</c><00:38:21.280><c> a</c><00:38:21.420><c> wonderful</c><00:38:21.719><c> hope</c><00:38:21.940><c> for</c><00:38:22.139><c> us?</c><00:38:22.579><c> Lord,</c><00:38:22.980><c> this</c><00:38:23.139><c> is</c><00:38:23.280><c> the</c> 00:38:23.380 --> 00:38:26.260 Lord<00:38:23.519><c> himself,</c><00:38:24.800><c> our</c><00:38:24.980><c> saviour,</c><00:38:25.639><c> pleading</c><00:38:25.880><c> in</c><00:38:26.099><c> heaven,</c> 00:38:26.340 --> 00:38:29.980 Lord<00:38:26.719><c> protect</c><00:38:27.360><c> the</c><00:38:27.619><c> remnant.</c><00:38:29.000><c> Are</c><00:38:29.179><c> you</c><00:38:29.280><c> going</c><00:38:29.340><c> to</c><00:38:29.420><c> make</c><00:38:29.519><c> a</c><00:38:29.679><c> full</c><00:38:29.820><c> end</c> 00:38:29.980 --> 00:38:32.579 of<00:38:30.099><c> the</c><00:38:30.280><c> remnant?</c><00:38:30.760><c> No.</c><00:38:31.639><c> If</c><00:38:31.800><c> there's</c><00:38:32.079><c> a</c><00:38:32.280><c> feud,</c> 00:38:32.579 --> 00:38:36.860 even<00:38:32.860><c> if</c><00:38:33.019><c> it's</c><00:38:33.440><c> just</c><00:38:33.519><c> a</c><00:38:33.579><c> tiny</c><00:38:33.880><c> few</c><00:38:34.239><c> who</c><00:38:35.019><c> decry</c><00:38:35.619><c> these</c><00:38:35.920><c> things,</c> 00:38:36.920 --> 00:38:38.900 they're<00:38:37.179><c> going</c><00:38:37.239><c> to</c><00:38:37.320><c> be</c><00:38:37.559><c> saved</c><00:38:37.940><c> because</c><00:38:38.280><c> they</c> 00:38:38.900 --> 00:38:41.880 have<00:38:39.119><c> their</c><00:38:39.380><c> name</c><00:38:39.599><c> written,</c><00:38:40.619><c> the</c><00:38:40.840><c> letter</c><00:38:41.079><c> written</c><00:38:41.400><c> on</c><00:38:41.659><c> their</c> 00:38:41.880 --> 00:38:45.800 foreheads.<00:38:43.519><c> And</c><00:38:43.719><c> here</c><00:38:43.840><c> is</c><00:38:44.019><c> Ezekiel</c><00:38:44.420><c> as</c><00:38:44.699><c> a</c><00:38:44.860><c> prophet</c> 00:38:46.000 --> 00:38:51.460 arguing<00:38:46.519><c> like</c><00:38:46.760><c> Moses</c><00:38:47.340><c> for</c><00:38:48.739><c> the</c><00:38:49.559><c> protection</c><00:38:50.019><c> of</c><00:38:50.199><c> his</c><00:38:50.360><c> people.</c> 00:38:53.179 --> 00:38:56.039 So<00:38:53.360><c> the</c><00:38:53.500><c> word</c><00:38:53.699><c> of</c><00:38:53.800><c> the</c><00:38:53.880><c> Lord</c><00:38:54.019><c> came</c><00:38:54.260><c> to</c><00:38:54.420><c> me</c><00:38:55.079><c> and</c><00:38:55.739><c> as</c><00:38:55.900><c> the</c> 00:38:56.039 --> 00:38:57.840 procession<00:38:56.500><c> continues</c> 00:38:58.559 --> 00:39:02.280 of<00:38:58.960><c> departure,</c><00:38:59.860><c> verse</c><00:38:59.900><c> 19,</c><00:39:00.380><c> I</c><00:39:00.460><c> will</c><00:39:00.679><c> give</c><00:39:00.840><c> them,</c><00:39:01.460><c> verse</c><00:39:01.820><c> 19,</c><00:39:02.280><c> I</c> 00:39:02.280 --> 00:39:04.300 will<00:39:02.440><c> give</c><00:39:02.559><c> them</c><00:39:02.760><c> one</c><00:39:03.019><c> heart</c><00:39:03.340><c> and</c><00:39:03.599><c> put</c><00:39:03.739><c> a</c><00:39:03.860><c> new</c><00:39:04.039><c> spirit</c> 00:39:04.300 --> 00:39:08.039 within<00:39:04.559><c> them.</c><00:39:06.539><c> This</c><00:39:06.719><c> is</c><00:39:06.880><c> the</c><00:39:07.000><c> picture</c><00:39:07.199><c> which</c><00:39:07.380><c> will</c><00:39:07.539><c> come</c><00:39:07.760><c> to</c> 00:39:08.039 --> 00:39:10.780 in<00:39:08.380><c> one</c><00:39:08.820><c> of</c><00:39:08.960><c> our</c><00:39:09.079><c> latest</c><00:39:09.340><c> studies.</c><00:39:10.059><c> The</c><00:39:10.179><c> God</c><00:39:10.380><c> is</c><00:39:10.619><c> not</c> 00:39:10.780 --> 00:39:12.800 going<00:39:10.980><c> to</c><00:39:11.159><c> take,</c><00:39:11.699><c> the</c><00:39:11.820><c> God</c><00:39:12.000><c> is</c><00:39:12.159><c> the</c><00:39:12.219><c> one</c><00:39:12.300><c> who's</c><00:39:12.480><c> going</c><00:39:12.559><c> to</c><00:39:12.659><c> take</c> 00:39:12.800 --> 00:39:14.679 the<00:39:13.019><c> initiative.</c><00:39:13.599><c> He</c><00:39:13.780><c> will</c><00:39:13.960><c> put</c><00:39:14.119><c> the</c><00:39:14.300><c> new</c><00:39:14.460><c> heart,</c> 00:39:14.800 --> 00:39:17.579 the<00:39:14.880><c> new</c><00:39:15.019><c> spirit</c><00:39:15.300><c> within</c><00:39:15.539><c> them</c><00:39:15.880><c> and</c><00:39:16.539><c> I</c><00:39:16.760><c> will</c><00:39:16.920><c> take</c><00:39:17.139><c> the</c><00:39:17.380><c> stony</c> 00:39:17.579 --> 00:39:19.940 heart<00:39:17.840><c> 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them.</c><00:39:44.260><c> And</c> 00:39:44.400 --> 00:39:46.699 the<00:39:44.519><c> glory</c><00:39:44.760><c> of</c><00:39:44.940><c> Yah</c><00:39:45.039><c> went</c><00:39:45.219><c> up</c><00:39:45.699><c> from</c><00:39:45.880><c> the</c><00:39:46.019><c> midst</c><00:39:46.300><c> of</c><00:39:46.559><c> the</c> 00:39:46.699 --> 00:39:49.119 city<00:39:47.000><c> and</c><00:39:47.420><c> stood</c><00:39:47.639><c> upon</c><00:39:47.900><c> the</c><00:39:48.079><c> mountain</c><00:39:48.340><c> which</c><00:39:48.519><c> is</c><00:39:48.659><c> on</c><00:39:48.800><c> the</c><00:39:48.920><c> east</c> 00:39:49.119 --> 00:39:50.800 side<00:39:49.360><c> of</c><00:39:49.500><c> the</c><00:39:49.619><c> city.</c><00:39:49.800><c> This</c><00:39:49.960><c> is</c><00:39:50.099><c> the</c><00:39:50.199><c> Mount</c><00:39:50.320><c> of</c><00:39:50.519><c> Olives.</c> 00:39:50.800 --> 00:39:57.380 The<00:39:51.320><c> glory</c><00:39:51.519><c> has</c><00:39:51.739><c> 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transported</c><00:40:05.340><c> back</c> 00:40:05.920 --> 00:40:09.780 from<00:40:06.219><c> Jerusalem,</c><00:40:07.239><c> back</c><00:40:07.780><c> to</c><00:40:08.039><c> where</c><00:40:08.119><c> he</c><00:40:08.280><c> was</c><00:40:08.480><c> in</c><00:40:08.639><c> the</c><00:40:08.719><c> river</c><00:40:08.900><c> Kiba.</c> 00:40:12.800 --> 00:40:16.219 Now<00:40:13.239><c> I'd</c><00:40:13.519><c> like</c><00:40:13.539><c> to</c><00:40:14.360><c> reflect</c><00:40:14.639><c> on</c><00:40:14.820><c> this</c><00:40:14.980><c> and</c><00:40:15.119><c> perhaps</c><00:40:15.300><c> read</c><00:40:15.659><c> something</c><00:40:16.000><c> into</c> 00:40:16.219 --> 00:40:17.639 this<00:40:16.400><c> which</c><00:40:16.539><c> you</c><00:40:16.699><c> may</c><00:40:16.800><c> not</c><00:40:16.980><c> agree</c><00:40:17.199><c> with</c> 00:40:17.639 --> 00:40:22.000 and<00:40:18.019><c> which</c><00:40:18.099><c> I</c><00:40:18.239><c> don't</c><00:40:18.519><c> find</c><00:40:18.980><c> really</c><00:40:19.420><c> in</c><00:40:19.599><c> very</c><00:40:19.780><c> many</c><00:40:19.940><c> of</c><00:40:20.059><c> the</c><00:40:20.179><c> commentaries</c><00:40:21.059><c> but</c> 00:40:22.000 --> 00:40:24.420 am<00:40:22.159><c> I</c><00:40:22.260><c> right?</c><00:40:23.019><c> Am</c><00:40:23.159><c> I</c><00:40:23.260><c> right</c><00:40:23.440><c> about</c><00:40:23.679><c> this?</c> 00:40:27.300 --> 00:40:32.360 In<00:40:27.420><c> a</c><00:40:27.539><c> holy</c><00:40:27.780><c> city,</c><00:40:30.039><c> the</c><00:40:30.239><c> glory</c><00:40:30.860><c> lifting</c><00:40:31.420><c> up</c><00:40:31.840><c> from</c><00:40:32.079><c> the</c><00:40:32.199><c> holy</c> 00:40:32.360 --> 00:40:36.179 place<00:40:33.159><c> going</c><00:40:34.400><c> through</c><00:40:34.619><c> the</c><00:40:34.820><c> east</c><00:40:35.079><c> gate,</c> 00:40:37.159 --> 00:40:41.559 going<00:40:37.639><c> to</c><00:40:37.980><c> the</c><00:40:38.079><c> 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like</c><00:40:59.320><c> the</c><00:40:59.460><c> Lord</c><00:40:59.559><c> Jesus</c><00:40:59.940><c> Christ's</c><00:41:01.239><c> Jerusalem,</c><00:41:02.760><c> oh</c> 00:41:02.940 --> 00:41:04.920 Jerusalem,<00:41:03.539><c> Jerusalem,</c> 00:41:05.579 --> 00:41:08.940 thou<00:41:05.719><c> that</c><00:41:06.019><c> killest</c><00:41:06.320><c> the</c><00:41:06.539><c> prophets</c><00:41:07.119><c> and</c><00:41:08.039><c> stone</c><00:41:08.260><c> us</c><00:41:08.440><c> them</c><00:41:08.599><c> that</c> 00:41:08.940 --> 00:41:10.739 come<00:41:09.119><c> unto</c><00:41:09.460><c> thee?</c> 00:41:11.500 --> 00:41:16.519 Jerusalem<00:41:11.940><c> is</c><00:41:12.380><c> unworthy.</c><00:41:14.320><c> My</c><00:41:14.440><c> house</c><00:41:15.079><c> shall</c><00:41:15.619><c> be</c><00:41:15.800><c> called</c><00:41:15.900><c> a</c><00:41:16.019><c> house</c><00:41:16.219><c> of</c> 00:41:16.519 --> 00:41:18.940 prayer<00:41:16.800><c> but</c><00:41:17.739><c> 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him.<00:41:45.280><c> It's</c><00:41:45.519><c> slowly</c><00:41:45.800><c> again</c><00:41:46.239><c> inexorably</c><00:41:46.880><c> he</c><00:41:47.099><c> goes</c> 00:41:48.179 --> 00:41:53.159 to<00:41:48.440><c> the</c><00:41:48.599><c> east</c><00:41:48.840><c> gate</c><00:41:49.059><c> which</c><00:41:49.280><c> is</c><00:41:49.420><c> just</c><00:41:49.619><c> by</c><00:41:49.780><c> the</c><00:41:49.960><c> Garden</c><00:41:50.139><c> of</c><00:41:50.340><c> Gethsemane</c><00:41:51.440><c> and</c> 00:41:53.159 --> 00:41:55.920 the<00:41:53.380><c> glory</c><00:41:53.900><c> goes</c><00:41:54.820><c> to</c><00:41:55.219><c> the</c><00:41:55.579><c> Mount</c><00:41:55.699><c> of</c> 00:41:55.920 --> 00:42:02.019 Olives.<00:41:57.940><c> The</c><00:41:58.179><c> glory</c><00:41:58.579><c> is</c><00:41:58.980><c> departing,</c><00:42:01.099><c> not</c><00:42:01.460><c> forever</c><00:42:01.760><c> because</c> 00:42:02.019 --> 00:42:04.059 the<00:42:02.219><c> 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