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enemies</c><00:14:49.720><c> again</c><00:14:50.179><c> we</c><00:14:50.320><c> go</c><00:14:50.600><c> back</c> 00:14:51.259 --> 00:14:55.720 to<00:14:51.820><c> Genesis</c><00:14:52.139><c> 3</c><00:14:52.480><c> 15</c><00:14:53.399><c> and</c><00:14:53.779><c> that</c><00:14:54.000><c> enmity</c><00:14:54.600><c> that</c><00:14:54.899><c> is</c><00:14:55.100><c> there</c><00:14:55.299><c> between</c> 00:14:55.720 --> 00:14:58.159 the<00:14:56.000><c> two</c><00:14:56.299><c> seeds</c><00:14:56.700><c> and</c><00:14:56.960><c> the</c><00:14:57.159><c> two</c><00:14:57.299><c> ways</c><00:14:57.580><c> of</c><00:14:57.899><c> thinking</c> 00:14:58.159 --> 00:15:02.879 and<00:14:58.460><c> living.</c><00:14:59.639><c> Verse</c><00:14:59.679><c> 19,</c><00:15:00.419><c> whose</c><00:15:00.539><c> end</c><00:15:00.879><c> is</c><00:15:01.379><c> destruction,</c><00:15:02.580><c> the</c> 00:15:02.879 --> 00:15:06.539 serpent<00:15:03.240><c> will</c><00:15:03.580><c> 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another</c><00:15:57.600><c> thing</c><00:15:57.840><c> altogether</c><00:15:58.419><c> to</c><00:15:59.480><c> allow</c><00:16:00.559><c> consciously</c><00:16:01.659><c> the</c><00:16:02.360><c> belly</c> 00:16:02.700 --> 00:16:05.320 to<00:16:03.019><c> be</c><00:16:03.399><c> the</c><00:16:03.779><c> ruler,</c><00:16:04.460><c> to</c><00:16:04.860><c> be</c><00:16:05.080><c> our</c> 00:16:05.320 --> 00:16:11.659 God,<00:16:06.500><c> to</c><00:16:06.840><c> give</c><00:16:07.080><c> in</c><00:16:07.340><c> and</c><00:16:07.559><c> say,</c><00:16:07.860><c> I</c><00:16:08.019><c> am</c><00:16:08.259><c> going</c><00:16:08.440><c> to</c><00:16:08.779><c> serve</c><00:16:09.279><c> this</c><00:16:09.860><c> lust.</c><00:16:10.980><c> I</c> 00:16:11.659 --> 00:16:14.539 am<00:16:11.960><c> going</c><00:16:12.120><c> to</c><00:16:12.460><c> satisfy</c><00:16:13.000><c> my</c><00:16:13.480><c> pride.</c> 00:16:14.639 --> 00:16:18.379 I'm<00:16:15.179><c> going</c><00:16:15.299><c> 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account.</c><00:16:35.379><c> We've</c><00:16:35.840><c> highlighted</c><00:16:36.360><c> some</c><00:16:36.840><c> words</c><00:16:37.120><c> initially</c><00:16:37.659><c> that</c><00:16:37.980><c> would</c><00:16:38.679><c> indicate</c><00:16:39.200><c> that.</c><00:16:39.720><c> At</c> 00:16:39.799 --> 00:16:40.399 first<00:16:40.120><c> read,</c> 00:16:40.559 --> 00:16:46.159 you<00:16:40.559><c> can't</c><00:16:40.940><c> help</c><00:16:41.200><c> but</c><00:16:41.440><c> notice</c><00:16:42.440><c> all</c><00:16:44.340><c> of</c><00:16:44.500><c> the</c><00:16:44.799><c> indications</c><00:16:45.519><c> here</c> 00:16:46.159 --> 00:16:51.440 that<00:16:46.740><c> Paul</c><00:16:47.139><c> is</c><00:16:48.039><c> thinking</c><00:16:48.340><c> back</c><00:16:49.320><c> to</c><00:16:50.559><c> the</c><00:16:51.059><c> Romans</c> 00:16:51.440 --> 00:16:55.320 account<00:16:52.159><c> and</c><00:16:53.460><c> to</c><00:16:53.580><c> the</c><00:16:53.759><c> 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Jesus</c><00:17:07.240><c> Christ,</c><00:17:07.700><c> but</c> 00:17:07.799 --> 00:17:09.660 their<00:17:08.099><c> own</c><00:17:08.539><c> belly.</c> 00:17:10.259 --> 00:17:14.099 And<00:17:10.480><c> by</c><00:17:10.799><c> good</c><00:17:11.099><c> words</c><00:17:11.579><c> and</c><00:17:11.920><c> fair</c><00:17:12.200><c> speeches</c><00:17:12.740><c> deceive</c><00:17:13.359><c> the</c><00:17:13.680><c> hearts</c><00:17:13.920><c> of</c> 00:17:14.099 --> 00:17:16.660 the<00:17:14.319><c> simple,</c><00:17:15.380><c> for</c><00:17:15.559><c> your</c><00:17:15.799><c> obedience</c><00:17:16.240><c> has</c><00:17:16.440><c> come</c> 00:17:16.660 --> 00:17:21.240 abroad<00:17:17.079><c> unto</c><00:17:17.400><c> all</c><00:17:17.779><c> men.</c><00:17:18.559><c> I</c><00:17:18.720><c> am</c><00:17:18.839><c> glad</c><00:17:19.140><c> therefore</c><00:17:19.559><c> on</c><00:17:19.779><c> your</c><00:17:20.000><c> behalf,</c><00:17:21.099><c> but</c> 00:17:21.240 --> 00:17:23.339 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Amen.</c><00:17:35.859><c> And</c><00:17:35.980><c> so</c><00:17:36.220><c> a</c> 00:17:36.339 --> 00:17:37.420 lot<00:17:36.539><c> of</c><00:17:36.720><c> language</c><00:17:37.079><c> related</c> 00:17:37.420 --> 00:17:42.640 back<00:17:37.720><c> to</c><00:17:37.940><c> Genesis.</c><00:17:38.420><c> And</c><00:17:38.500><c> when</c><00:17:38.619><c> we</c><00:17:39.240><c> look</c><00:17:39.420><c> at</c><00:17:39.599><c> it</c><00:17:39.819><c> again,</c><00:17:40.099><c> we</c><00:17:40.279><c> might</c><00:17:40.539><c> really</c><00:17:40.880><c> notice</c><00:17:41.279><c> that</c><00:17:41.960><c> there's</c><00:17:42.220><c> even</c><00:17:42.400><c> a</c><00:17:42.519><c> lot</c> 00:17:42.640 --> 00:17:52.700 more<00:17:43.059><c> language</c><00:17:43.680><c> there</c><00:17:44.299><c> that's</c><00:17:45.059><c> relevant</c><00:17:45.599><c> to</c><00:17:46.000><c> the</c><00:17:46.220><c> Genesis</c><00:17:46.720><c> account.</c><00:17:48.400><c> Mark</c><00:17:48.880><c> them.</c><00:17:50.740><c> We've</c><00:17:51.059><c> been</c><00:17:51.299><c> really</c><00:17:51.680><c> told</c><00:17:51.960><c> to</c><00:17:52.279><c> mark</c> 00:17:52.700 --> 00:17:57.420 out<00:17:53.299><c> the</c><00:17:53.519><c> serpent,</c><00:17:54.880><c> to</c><00:17:55.019><c> know</c><00:17:55.279><c> who</c><00:17:55.519><c> he</c><00:17:55.660><c> is,</c><00:17:56.859><c> to</c><00:17:57.000><c> know</c><00:17:57.180><c> what</c><00:17:57.339><c> he</c> 00:17:57.420 --> 00:18:01.740 is,<00:17:57.599><c> and</c><00:17:57.700><c> to</c><00:17:57.819><c> know</c><00:17:57.980><c> that</c><00:17:58.559><c> we're</c><00:17:59.640><c> in</c><00:17:59.859><c> opposition</c><00:18:00.460><c> to</c><00:18:00.940><c> him.</c> 00:18:02.579 --> 00:18:06.519 Cause<00:18:02.960><c> divisions?</c><00:18:03.700><c> The</c><00:18:04.039><c> serpent</c><00:18:04.339><c> caused</c><00:18:04.799><c> a</c><00:18:05.160><c> great</c><00:18:05.380><c> division.</c> 00:18:07.299 --> 00:18:09.019 There's<00:18:07.519><c> a</c><00:18:07.660><c> real</c><00:18:07.940><c> expectation</c><00:18:08.480><c> for</c><00:18:08.799><c> us</c> 00:18:09.019 --> 00:18:14.960 here,<00:18:09.339><c> brethren</c><00:18:09.420><c> and</c><00:18:09.640><c> sisters,</c><00:18:10.079><c> that</c><00:18:10.559><c> we</c><00:18:11.640><c> are</c><00:18:12.700><c> very</c><00:18:12.980><c> supportive</c><00:18:13.599><c> of</c><00:18:14.460><c> unity</c> 00:18:14.960 --> 00:18:16.160 in<00:18:15.259><c> the</c><00:18:15.440><c> brotherhood,</c> 00:18:16.519 --> 00:18:20.859 because<00:18:16.900><c> both</c><00:18:17.180><c> of</c><00:18:17.339><c> these</c><00:18:17.559><c> passages</c><00:18:18.140><c> regarding</c><00:18:18.920><c> the</c><00:18:19.259><c> belly</c><00:18:19.500><c> and</c><00:18:19.640><c> those</c><00:18:19.920><c> who</c><00:18:20.180><c> serve</c><00:18:20.359><c> it</c> 00:18:20.859 --> 00:18:22.039 had<00:18:21.259><c> relevance</c><00:18:21.759><c> to</c> 00:18:22.039 --> 00:18:31.319 those<00:18:22.400><c> who</c><00:18:22.839><c> were</c><00:18:23.619><c> causing</c><00:18:24.099><c> divisions.</c><00:18:27.279><c> And</c><00:18:27.460><c> offenses,</c><00:18:28.079><c> contrary</c><00:18:28.779><c> to</c><00:18:28.980><c> the</c><00:18:29.180><c> doctrine.</c><00:18:29.740><c> The</c><00:18:29.900><c> teaching</c><00:18:30.240><c> of</c> 00:18:31.319 --> 00:18:32.160 God<00:18:31.619><c> was</c> 00:18:32.160 --> 00:18:40.960 to<00:18:32.380><c> not</c><00:18:32.559><c> partake</c><00:18:33.480><c> of</c><00:18:33.740><c> this</c><00:18:34.039><c> tree.</c><00:18:35.460><c> But</c><00:18:36.160><c> these</c><00:18:37.039><c> were</c><00:18:37.660><c> giving</c><00:18:37.900><c> teaching</c><00:18:38.319><c> that</c><00:18:38.559><c> was</c><00:18:38.980><c> contrary.</c><00:18:40.640><c> He</c> 00:18:40.960 --> 00:18:42.779 have<00:18:41.480><c> learned.</c> 00:18:44.099 --> 00:18:48.539 Adam<00:18:44.319><c> and</c><00:18:44.440><c> Eve</c><00:18:44.519><c> had</c><00:18:44.819><c> learned.</c><00:18:45.640><c> They</c><00:18:45.799><c> were</c><00:18:46.000><c> to</c><00:18:46.319><c> avoid</c><00:18:47.180><c> them.</c> 00:18:48.619 --> 00:18:50.980 And<00:18:48.940><c> there</c><00:18:49.039><c> were</c><00:18:49.220><c> certain</c><00:18:49.460><c> things</c><00:18:49.859><c> that</c><00:18:50.500><c> Adam</c><00:18:50.680><c> and</c><00:18:50.839><c> Eve</c> 00:18:50.980 --> 00:18:55.220 should<00:18:51.140><c> have</c><00:18:51.460><c> avoided.</c><00:18:53.559><c> Serve</c><00:18:53.579><c> not</c><00:18:53.920><c> our</c><00:18:54.099><c> Lord</c><00:18:54.359><c> Jesus</c><00:18:54.839><c> Christ,</c> 00:18:55.420 --> 00:19:00.960 but<00:18:55.440><c> their</c><00:18:55.640><c> own</c><00:18:56.059><c> belly.</c><00:18:58.660><c> Eve's</c><00:18:59.339><c> eyes</c><00:18:59.859><c> saw.</c> 00:19:01.700 --> 00:19:05.220 And<00:19:01.700><c> all</c><00:19:02.059><c> of</c><00:19:02.259><c> those</c><00:19:02.960><c> basic</c><00:19:03.619><c> principles</c><00:19:04.140><c> within</c><00:19:04.519><c> her</c><00:19:04.859><c> started</c> 00:19:05.220 --> 00:19:08.460 to<00:19:06.119><c> go</c><00:19:06.319><c> to</c><00:19:06.519><c> work</c><00:19:06.859><c> as</c><00:19:07.180><c> she</c><00:19:07.420><c> looked</c><00:19:07.599><c> upon</c><00:19:07.940><c> that</c><00:19:08.279><c> tree</c> 00:19:08.460 --> 00:19:13.700 and<00:19:08.660><c> was</c><00:19:08.880><c> enticed</c><00:19:09.420><c> by</c><00:19:09.680><c> the</c><00:19:09.920><c> serpent.</c><00:19:11.220><c> Good</c><00:19:11.480><c> words</c><00:19:11.779><c> and</c><00:19:12.019><c> fair</c><00:19:12.319><c> speeches.</c><00:19:13.079><c> That's</c><00:19:13.279><c> clearly</c><00:19:13.480><c> a</c> 00:19:13.700 --> 00:19:18.700 reference<00:19:13.980><c> to</c><00:19:14.420><c> the</c> 00:19:18.700 --> 00:19:24.779 hearts<00:19:19.299><c> and</c><00:19:20.200><c> the</c><00:19:20.579><c> simple,</c><00:19:21.099><c> the</c><00:19:21.339><c> open,</c><00:19:21.680><c> the</c><00:19:21.859><c> vulnerable,</c><00:19:23.000><c> their</c><00:19:23.200><c> obedience.</c><00:19:24.339><c> That's</c><00:19:24.619><c> what</c> 00:19:24.779 --> 00:19:25.759 God<00:19:25.000><c> was</c><00:19:25.180><c> looking</c><00:19:25.460><c> for</c> 00:19:25.759 --> 00:19:29.000 there.<00:19:26.960><c> It's</c><00:19:27.000><c> come</c><00:19:27.180><c> abroad</c><00:19:27.460><c> into</c><00:19:27.680><c> all</c><00:19:27.980><c> men.</c><00:19:28.400><c> You</c><00:19:28.579><c> can't</c><00:19:28.839><c> help</c> 00:19:29.000 --> 00:19:31.700 but<00:19:29.200><c> think</c><00:19:29.339><c> of</c><00:19:29.539><c> the</c><00:19:29.740><c> impact</c><00:19:30.099><c> of</c><00:19:30.960><c> Adam</c><00:19:31.180><c> and</c><00:19:31.359><c> Eve</c> 00:19:31.700 --> 00:19:34.819 and<00:19:31.980><c> how</c><00:19:32.160><c> that</c><00:19:32.380><c> is</c><00:19:32.680><c> spread</c><00:19:32.920><c> unto</c><00:19:33.460><c> all</c><00:19:33.779><c> men.</c><00:19:34.039><c> Here</c><00:19:34.299><c> was</c><00:19:34.579><c> their</c> 00:19:34.819 --> 00:19:37.039 obedience.<00:19:35.420><c> In</c><00:19:35.480><c> their</c><00:19:35.720><c> case,</c><00:19:35.980><c> it</c><00:19:36.079><c> was</c><00:19:36.240><c> the</c> 00:19:38.019 --> 00:19:44.000 disobedience.<00:19:38.720><c> Like</c><00:19:38.880><c> to</c><00:19:39.059><c> have</c><00:19:39.099><c> you</c><00:19:39.400><c> wise</c><00:19:40.160><c> unto</c><00:19:41.779><c> good</c><00:19:42.000><c> and</c><00:19:42.380><c> simple</c><00:19:42.680><c> unto</c><00:19:43.019><c> evil.</c><00:19:43.880><c> And</c> 00:19:44.000 --> 00:19:45.019 the<00:19:44.140><c> God</c><00:19:44.259><c> of</c><00:19:44.460><c> peace.</c> 00:19:45.019 --> 00:19:48.420 I<00:19:45.900><c> will</c><00:19:46.019><c> put</c><00:19:46.240><c> enmity.</c><00:19:47.259><c> Ultimately,</c><00:19:47.519><c> God</c><00:19:47.720><c> is</c><00:19:47.940><c> going</c><00:19:48.059><c> to</c><00:19:48.259><c> bring</c> 00:19:48.420 --> 00:19:50.480 peace<00:19:48.880><c> through</c><00:19:49.200><c> taking</c><00:19:49.539><c> on</c><00:19:49.940><c> the</c><00:19:50.160><c> serpent.</c> 00:19:50.740 --> 00:19:55.099 He<00:19:50.960><c> is</c><00:19:51.200><c> the</c><00:19:51.380><c> answer.</c><00:19:52.859><c> And</c><00:19:53.000><c> the</c><00:19:53.160><c> bruising</c><00:19:53.460><c> of</c><00:19:53.799><c> Satan,</c><00:19:54.200><c> the</c><00:19:54.440><c> crushing</c><00:19:54.779><c> of</c> 00:19:55.099 --> 00:19:58.619 the<00:19:55.299><c> serpent's</c><00:19:55.759><c> head</c><00:19:56.099><c> under</c><00:19:57.359><c> your</c><00:19:57.700><c> feet.</c> 00:19:59.140 --> 00:20:04.779 The<00:19:59.720><c> foot</c><00:19:59.900><c> is</c><00:20:00.339><c> bruised,</c><00:20:01.619><c> but</c><00:20:02.099><c> Satan's</c><00:20:02.619><c> head</c><00:20:02.960><c> is</c><00:20:03.519><c> crushed.</c><00:20:04.579><c> So</c> 00:20:04.779 --> 00:20:07.019 the<00:20:04.960><c> language</c><00:20:05.319><c> is</c><00:20:05.619><c> all</c><00:20:05.900><c> the</c><00:20:05.980><c> way</c><00:20:06.119><c> through</c><00:20:06.420><c> this</c><00:20:06.720><c> section</c> 00:20:07.019 --> 00:20:11.740 and<00:20:07.160><c> it's</c><00:20:07.480><c> a</c><00:20:07.619><c> real</c><00:20:07.980><c> exhortation</c><00:20:08.700><c> to</c><00:20:09.019><c> us</c><00:20:09.559><c> and</c><00:20:09.980><c> something</c><00:20:10.299><c> we</c><00:20:10.579><c> can</c><00:20:11.039><c> think</c><00:20:11.319><c> about</c><00:20:11.559><c> as</c> 00:20:11.740 --> 00:20:13.140 we're<00:20:12.019><c> proceeding</c><00:20:12.319><c> through</c><00:20:12.660><c> life.</c> 00:20:13.140 --> 00:20:17.619 To<00:20:13.559><c> keep</c><00:20:13.859><c> things</c><00:20:14.200><c> in</c><00:20:14.500><c> balance.</c><00:20:15.420><c> To</c><00:20:15.420><c> never</c><00:20:15.740><c> let</c><00:20:16.019><c> the</c><00:20:16.400><c> belly</c><00:20:16.759><c> rule.</c><00:20:17.420><c> Do</c> 00:20:17.619 --> 00:20:20.460 not<00:20:17.779><c> let</c><00:20:17.920><c> it</c><00:20:18.140><c> become</c><00:20:18.799><c> our</c><00:20:19.539><c> God.</c> 00:20:21.279 --> 00:20:25.940 Now<00:20:21.440><c> turn</c><00:20:21.599><c> with</c><00:20:21.779><c> me</c><00:20:22.180><c> to</c><00:20:22.720><c> Jeremiah</c><00:20:23.200><c> 51</c><00:20:24.420><c> and</c><00:20:24.960><c> verse</c><00:20:25.259><c> 34</c><00:20:25.740><c> because</c> 00:20:25.940 --> 00:20:27.859 we're<00:20:26.119><c> moving</c><00:20:26.259><c> on</c><00:20:26.519><c> to</c><00:20:26.700><c> our</c><00:20:27.039><c> second</c><00:20:27.460><c> segment</c> 00:20:27.859 --> 00:20:31.339 now<00:20:28.200><c> and</c><00:20:28.319><c> we</c><00:20:28.480><c> want</c><00:20:28.660><c> to</c><00:20:28.960><c> identify</c><00:20:29.539><c> another</c><00:20:30.359><c> enemy</c><00:20:30.640><c> and</c><00:20:30.819><c> we'll</c><00:20:31.000><c> spend</c><00:20:31.200><c> a</c> 00:20:31.339 --> 00:20:33.460 little<00:20:31.500><c> bit</c><00:20:31.700><c> of</c><00:20:31.819><c> time</c><00:20:32.079><c> on</c><00:20:32.400><c> this.</c> 00:20:34.460 --> 00:20:40.720 In<00:20:34.599><c> Jeremiah</c><00:20:35.220><c> 51</c><00:20:35.920><c> verse</c><00:20:36.539><c> 34,</c><00:20:37.799><c> we</c><00:20:37.920><c> have</c><00:20:38.079><c> a</c><00:20:38.220><c> reference</c><00:20:38.740><c> to</c><00:20:39.460><c> Nebuchadne</c><00:20:40.220><c> Resur,</c><00:20:40.599><c> the</c> 00:20:40.720 --> 00:20:42.039 king<00:20:40.880><c> of</c><00:20:41.099><c> Babylon.</c> 00:20:42.180 --> 00:20:46.720 And<00:20:42.539><c> it's</c><00:20:42.779><c> the</c><00:20:42.960><c> inhabitant</c><00:20:43.539><c> of</c><00:20:43.759><c> Zion</c><00:20:44.119><c> which</c><00:20:44.359><c> is</c><00:20:44.599><c> speaking.</c><00:20:46.519><c> And</c><00:20:46.599><c> he</c> 00:20:46.720 --> 00:20:47.750 says<00:20:46.920><c> there,</c> 00:20:49.799 --> 00:20:53.180 Nebuchadne<00:20:50.420><c> Resur,</c><00:20:50.799><c> the</c><00:20:50.859><c> king</c><00:20:51.099><c> of</c><00:20:51.380><c> Babylon,</c><00:20:52.039><c> hath</c><00:20:52.380><c> devoured</c> 00:20:53.180 --> 00:20:56.809 me.<00:20:54.880><c> He</c><00:20:55.119><c> hath</c><00:20:55.420><c> crushed</c><00:20:55.980><c> me.</c> 00:20:57.099 --> 00:21:00.779 He<00:20:57.299><c> hath</c><00:20:57.500><c> made</c><00:20:57.759><c> me</c><00:20:57.980><c> an</c><00:20:58.180><c> empty</c><00:20:58.460><c> vessel.</c><00:20:59.400><c> He</c><00:20:59.579><c> hath</c><00:20:59.940><c> swallowed</c><00:21:00.460><c> me</c> 00:21:00.779 --> 00:21:05.319 up<00:21:01.339><c> like</c><00:21:01.740><c> a</c><00:21:02.039><c> dragon.</c><00:21:03.339><c> He</c><00:21:03.579><c> hath</c><00:21:03.859><c> 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particular</c><00:28:51.900><c> viewpoint.</c> 00:28:58.160 --> 00:29:03.960 Now,<00:28:58.420><c> prophecies</c><00:28:58.920><c> such</c><00:28:59.319><c> as</c><00:28:59.619><c> Daniel</c><00:29:00.400><c> and</c><00:29:01.500><c> Revelation</c><00:29:02.519><c> define</c> 00:29:03.960 --> 00:29:06.519 these<00:29:04.660><c> animals</c><00:29:05.039><c> for</c><00:29:05.440><c> us,</c><00:29:05.819><c> and</c><00:29:05.900><c> they</c><00:29:06.160><c> bring</c><00:29:06.259><c> us</c> 00:29:06.519 --> 00:29:11.480 back<00:29:06.759><c> to</c><00:29:06.920><c> the</c><00:29:07.119><c> true</c><00:29:07.299><c> monsters,</c><00:29:07.980><c> the</c><00:29:08.140><c> enemies</c><00:29:08.400><c> of</c><00:29:08.680><c> God,</c><00:29:09.480><c> man</c><00:29:09.859><c> himself.</c><00:29:11.299><c> We</c> 00:29:11.480 --> 00:29:13.440 know<00:29:11.619><c> it</c><00:29:11.799><c> all</c><00:29:12.099><c> began,</c><00:29:12.640><c> in</c><00:29:12.880><c> some</c><00:29:13.160><c> sense,</c> 00:29:13.440 --> 00:29:18.279 with<00:29:13.859><c> Nimrod,</c><00:29:15.119><c> Nimrod</c><00:29:15.819><c> who</c><00:29:16.559><c> developed</c><00:29:17.079><c> the</c><00:29:17.359><c> kingdom</c><00:29:17.660><c> of</c><00:29:17.900><c> men</c> 00:29:18.279 --> 00:29:21.920 against<00:29:18.960><c> God.</c><00:29:20.880><c> The</c><00:29:21.000><c> beginning</c><00:29:21.299><c> of</c><00:29:21.440><c> his</c><00:29:21.640><c> kingdom</c> 00:29:21.920 --> 00:29:28.140 was<00:29:22.180><c> Babel</c><00:29:22.500><c> or</c><00:29:22.680><c> Babylon,</c><00:29:23.900><c> and</c><00:29:24.000><c> we</c><00:29:24.220><c> see</c><00:29:24.339><c> it</c><00:29:24.559><c> depicted</c><00:29:24.859><c> in</c><00:29:25.160><c> Nebuchadnezzar's</c><00:29:26.400><c> image.</c><00:29:27.759><c> As</c><00:29:27.880><c> we</c> 00:29:28.140 --> 00:29:28.799 move<00:29:28.359><c> from</c><00:29:28.559><c> the</c> 00:29:28.799 --> 00:29:33.400 gold<00:29:29.079><c> 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people,</c><00:29:59.000><c> Israel,</c><00:29:59.799><c> and</c><00:30:00.019><c> spiritual</c><00:30:00.519><c> Israel.</c><00:30:02.579><c> As</c><00:30:02.799><c> we</c> 00:30:03.059 --> 00:30:05.259 move<00:30:03.359><c> through</c><00:30:04.039><c> to</c><00:30:04.420><c> our</c><00:30:04.700><c> time,</c><00:30:04.960><c> we</c><00:30:05.039><c> have</c> 00:30:05.259 --> 00:30:10.980 iron<00:30:05.859><c> stage</c><00:30:06.240><c> moving</c><00:30:06.579><c> into</c><00:30:06.920><c> an</c><00:30:07.200><c> iron</c><00:30:07.519><c> and</c><00:30:07.960><c> clay</c><00:30:08.339><c> stage.</c><00:30:10.299><c> Something</c><00:30:10.759><c> from</c> 00:30:10.980 --> 00:30:13.619 the<00:30:11.279><c> iron</c><00:30:11.799><c> continues.</c><00:30:13.039><c> It</c><00:30:13.180><c> is</c><00:30:13.359><c> the</c> 00:30:13.619 --> 00:30:18.440 metals<00:30:13.920><c> that</c><00:30:14.259><c> represent</c><00:30:15.259><c> the</c><00:30:15.859><c> powers,</c><00:30:16.680><c> 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thou</c><00:30:57.339><c> sawest</c><00:30:57.819><c> the</c><00:30:58.039><c> feet</c><00:30:58.200><c> and</c><00:30:58.500><c> toes</c><00:30:58.819><c> part</c> 00:30:59.160 --> 00:31:02.019 of<00:30:59.359><c> potter's</c><00:30:59.880><c> clay</c><00:31:00.000><c> and</c><00:31:00.200><c> part</c><00:31:00.380><c> of</c><00:31:00.599><c> iron,</c><00:31:01.480><c> the</c><00:31:01.660><c> kingdom</c> 00:31:02.019 --> 00:31:05.640 shall<00:31:02.140><c> be</c><00:31:02.460><c> divided,</c><00:31:03.099><c> but</c><00:31:03.119><c> there</c><00:31:03.359><c> shall</c><00:31:03.539><c> be</c><00:31:03.819><c> in</c><00:31:03.880><c> it</c><00:31:04.019><c> of</c><00:31:04.200><c> the</c><00:31:04.460><c> strength</c><00:31:04.960><c> of</c> 00:31:05.640 --> 00:31:09.200 iron.<00:31:07.440><c> For</c><00:31:07.660><c> as</c><00:31:07.819><c> much</c><00:31:08.099><c> thou</c><00:31:08.279><c> sawest</c><00:31:08.720><c> the</c><00:31:08.920><c> iron</c> 00:31:09.200 --> 00:31:14.059 mixed<00:31:09.559><c> with</c><00:31:09.880><c> miry</c><00:31:10.319><c> clay,</c><00:31:11.799><c> the</c><00:31:12.039><c> iron</c><00:31:12.299><c> is</c><00:31:12.519><c> still</c><00:31:13.000><c> in</c><00:31:13.359><c> some</c><00:31:13.599><c> sense</c> 00:31:14.059 --> 00:31:17.720 got<00:31:14.279><c> to</c><00:31:14.420><c> be</c><00:31:14.539><c> the</c><00:31:14.779><c> iron.</c><00:31:16.700><c> And</c><00:31:16.940><c> the</c><00:31:17.140><c> fourth</c><00:31:17.359><c> beast,</c> 00:31:17.799 --> 00:31:23.420 of<00:31:17.980><c> course,</c><00:31:18.759><c> is</c><00:31:19.099><c> Rome</c><00:31:19.440><c> as</c><00:31:19.980><c> we</c><00:31:20.319><c> follow</c><00:31:20.619><c> through</c><00:31:21.319><c> the</c><00:31:22.660><c> image</c><00:31:23.039><c> and</c> 00:31:23.420 --> 00:31:25.819 the<00:31:23.660><c> steps</c><00:31:23.880><c> and</c><00:31:24.059><c> the</c><00:31:24.279><c> stages</c><00:31:24.599><c> of</c><00:31:24.900><c> it.</c> 00:31:26.279 --> 00:31:31.779 And<00:31:26.960><c> so</c><00:31:27.180><c> we've</c><00:31:27.460><c> got</c><00:31:27.680><c> four</c><00:31:28.000><c> monsters,</c><00:31:29.079><c> if</c><00:31:29.660><c> you</c><00:31:29.839><c> like,</c><00:31:30.660><c> in</c><00:31:30.660><c> Daniel,</c><00:31:31.559><c> which</c> 00:31:31.779 --> 00:31:33.380 set<00:31:31.940><c> us</c><00:31:32.180><c> up</c><00:31:32.319><c> for</c><00:31:32.500><c> the</c><00:31:32.700><c> monsters,</c> 00:31:33.539 --> 00:31:37.940 which<00:31:33.700><c> are</c><00:31:34.539><c> detailed</c><00:31:35.099><c> in</c><00:31:35.319><c> Revelation.</c><00:31:37.240><c> And</c><00:31:37.440><c> if</c><00:31:37.539><c> you</c><00:31:37.619><c> turn</c><00:31:37.799><c> to</c> 00:31:37.940 --> 00:31:42.539 Revelation<00:31:38.500><c> chapter</c><00:31:38.980><c> 12,</c><00:31:40.380><c> we</c><00:31:40.519><c> have</c><00:31:40.740><c> a</c><00:31:40.980><c> red</c><00:31:41.420><c> dragon.</c> 00:31:44.079 --> 00:31:48.700 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little</c><00:31:59.000><c> horn</c><00:31:59.680><c> sprouts.</c><00:32:01.339><c> And</c><00:32:01.380><c> we</c><00:32:01.720><c> have</c><00:32:02.359><c> the</c><00:32:02.980><c> iron</c><00:32:03.460><c> turning</c><00:32:03.779><c> into</c><00:32:04.039><c> the</c> 00:32:04.279 --> 00:32:05.519 iron<00:32:04.420><c> and</c><00:32:04.720><c> clay</c><00:32:05.000><c> stage.</c> 00:32:05.579 --> 00:32:08.319 And<00:32:05.700><c> we</c><00:32:05.819><c> have</c><00:32:05.980><c> an</c><00:32:06.220><c> amplification.</c><00:32:07.220><c> The</c><00:32:07.380><c> books</c><00:32:07.579><c> were</c><00:32:07.880><c> shut</c><00:32:08.099><c> for</c> 00:32:08.319 --> 00:32:10.740 Daniel,<00:32:08.640><c> but</c><00:32:08.799><c> now</c><00:32:09.059><c> they're</c><00:32:09.420><c> opened</c><00:32:09.980><c> in</c><00:32:10.539><c> the</c> 00:32:10.740 --> 00:32:14.240 Revelation<00:32:11.220><c> through</c><00:32:11.539><c> the</c><00:32:11.759><c> Lord.</c><00:32:12.920><c> And</c><00:32:13.099><c> more</c><00:32:13.339><c> detail</c><00:32:13.779><c> is</c><00:32:14.059><c> given</c> 00:32:14.240 --> 00:32:16.799 to<00:32:14.579><c> us.</c><00:32:14.880><c> And</c><00:32:15.039><c> here</c><00:32:15.440><c> we</c><00:32:15.940><c> have</c><00:32:16.099><c> in</c><00:32:16.259><c> verse</c><00:32:16.460><c> three,</c> 00:32:16.799 --> 00:32:24.000 the<00:32:17.099><c> great</c><00:32:17.700><c> red</c><00:32:18.579><c> dragon.</c><00:32:20.279><c> And</c><00:32:20.380><c> this</c><00:32:20.660><c> great</c><00:32:21.059><c> red</c><00:32:21.440><c> dragon</c><00:32:21.960><c> is</c><00:32:22.559><c> representative</c><00:32:23.259><c> of</c> 00:32:24.000 --> 00:32:25.740 Rome,<00:32:24.539><c> pagan</c><00:32:24.720><c> Rome.</c> 00:32:26.059 --> 00:32:30.460 And<00:32:26.259><c> we</c><00:32:26.440><c> see</c><00:32:26.799><c> the</c><00:32:27.480><c> process</c><00:32:28.000><c> here</c><00:32:28.380><c> as</c><00:32:28.579><c> it's</c><00:32:29.059><c> been</c><00:32:29.720><c> expounded</c><00:32:30.099><c> to</c> 00:32:30.460 --> 00:32:33.200 us.<00:32:31.500><c> And</c><00:32:31.640><c> ultimately</c><00:32:32.019><c> we</c><00:32:32.319><c> find</c><00:32:32.740><c> that</c> 00:32:33.200 --> 00:32:39.779 Constantine<00:32:33.720><c> was</c><00:32:34.039><c> a</c><00:32:34.420><c> deliverer</c><00:32:35.900><c> of</c><00:32:36.180><c> the</c><00:32:36.440><c> Christians</c><00:32:37.079><c> and</c><00:32:38.299><c> this</c><00:32:39.000><c> dragon</c><00:32:39.440><c> was</c> 00:32:39.779 --> 00:32:42.579 cast<00:32:40.240><c> out.</c><00:32:41.059><c> But</c><00:32:41.240><c> we</c><00:32:41.339><c> know</c><00:32:41.460><c> in</c><00:32:41.619><c> the</c><00:32:41.819><c> end</c> 00:32:43.180 --> 00:32:49.319 Constantine<00:32:43.980><c> would,</c><00:32:44.799><c> through</c><00:32:45.359><c> melding</c><00:32:45.900><c> paganism</c><00:32:46.660><c> and</c><00:32:46.920><c> Christianity,</c><00:32:48.660><c> really</c><00:32:49.059><c> bring</c> 00:32:49.319 --> 00:32:51.200 Christianity<00:32:50.000><c> down.</c> 00:32:51.299 --> 00:32:54.559 Christianity<00:32:51.660><c> would</c><00:32:51.980><c> become</c><00:32:52.339><c> false</c><00:32:52.920><c> through</c><00:32:53.380><c> and</c><00:32:53.660><c> through.</c> 00:32:54.839 --> 00:32:57.619 And<00:32:54.960><c> so</c><00:32:55.059><c> when</c><00:32:55.220><c> we</c><00:32:55.339><c> look</c><00:32:55.519><c> back</c><00:32:56.000><c> at</c><00:32:56.519><c> the</c><00:32:57.259><c> image</c> 00:32:57.619 --> 00:33:03.539 and<00:32:57.960><c> we</c><00:32:58.160><c> see</c><00:32:58.339><c> today,</c><00:32:59.559><c> the</c><00:32:59.660><c> head</c><00:32:59.779><c> of</c><00:33:00.059><c> gold,</c><00:33:00.980><c> we</c><00:33:01.039><c> see</c><00:33:01.220><c> the</c><00:33:01.440><c> Babylonian</c><00:33:01.960><c> Trinity,</c><00:33:03.079><c> we</c><00:33:03.220><c> see</c> 00:33:03.539 --> 00:33:05.559 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James</c><00:35:56.460><c> chapter</c><00:35:57.219><c> four.</c><00:35:59.019><c> We</c><00:35:59.400><c> are</c><00:36:00.659><c> set</c><00:36:01.139><c> with</c><00:36:01.400><c> the</c><00:36:01.659><c> foundation</c><00:36:02.320><c> to</c> 00:36:02.500 --> 00:36:04.179 handle<00:36:02.820><c> any</c><00:36:03.199><c> problem</c><00:36:03.679><c> in</c><00:36:03.920><c> life,</c> 00:36:04.260 --> 00:36:11.480 with<00:36:04.659><c> God,</c><00:36:05.760><c> with</c><00:36:06.059><c> Christ</c><00:36:06.440><c> as</c><00:36:06.719><c> the</c><00:36:06.980><c> solution</c><00:36:07.599><c> and</c><00:36:08.260><c> our</c><00:36:08.780><c> example.</c><00:36:11.159><c> And</c><00:36:11.320><c> in</c> 00:36:11.480 --> 00:36:13.380 James<00:36:11.960><c> chapter</c><00:36:12.539><c> four,</c> 00:36:13.739 --> 00:36:19.519 we<00:36:14.340><c> have</c><00:36:14.940><c> something</c><00:36:15.420><c> that</c><00:36:16.000><c> speaks</c><00:36:16.519><c> to</c><00:36:16.800><c> 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00:36:41.980 there?<00:36:37.579><c> There's</c><00:36:38.280><c> this</c><00:36:38.679><c> conflict,</c><00:36:39.300><c> these</c><00:36:39.500><c> wars</c><00:36:39.940><c> among</c><00:36:40.460><c> you,</c> 00:36:42.260 --> 00:36:47.340 among<00:36:42.500><c> the</c><00:36:42.699><c> ecclesial</c><00:36:43.559><c> members.</c><00:36:44.760><c> But</c><00:36:45.460><c> he</c><00:36:46.880><c> says,</c> 00:36:47.340 --> 00:36:56.159 it's<00:36:47.800><c> because</c><00:36:48.119><c> you're</c><00:36:48.360><c> losing</c><00:36:48.659><c> a</c><00:36:48.940><c> war</c><00:36:49.099><c> on</c><00:36:49.360><c> another</c><00:36:49.679><c> front.</c><00:36:52.139><c> And</c><00:36:52.320><c> that's</c><00:36:52.599><c> the</c><00:36:52.860><c> internal</c><00:36:53.260><c> front</c><00:36:53.719><c> of</c><00:36:55.599><c> your,</c> 00:36:56.219 --> 00:37:01.099 in<00:36:56.599><c> your</c><00:36:56.880><c> members.</c><00:36:58.900><c> So</c><00:36:59.119><c> the</c><00:36:59.639><c> wars</c><00:36:59.960><c> and</c><00:37:00.280><c> fighting</c><00:37:00.480><c> among</c><00:37:00.860><c> you</c> 00:37:01.099 --> 00:37:02.739 within<00:37:01.320><c> the</c><00:37:01.559><c> ecclesiast</c><00:37:01.980><c> because</c><00:37:02.219><c> you're</c><00:37:02.460><c> losing</c> 00:37:02.739 --> 00:37:09.980 the<00:37:03.219><c> battle</c><00:37:03.340><c> within.</c><00:37:05.880><c> The</c><00:37:06.019><c> lusts,</c><00:37:06.780><c> the</c><00:37:07.039><c> pride,</c><00:37:08.519><c> the</c><00:37:08.719><c> belly</c><00:37:09.119><c> is</c> 00:37:09.980 --> 00:37:14.800 not<00:37:10.340><c> being</c><00:37:10.960><c> taken</c><00:37:11.639><c> care</c><00:37:12.000><c> of</c><00:37:12.300><c> within.</c><00:37:14.300><c> Verse</c><00:37:14.480><c> two,</c> 00:37:14.820 --> 00:37:17.460 ye<00:37:15.019><c> lust</c><00:37:15.480><c> and</c><00:37:15.699><c> ye</c><00:37:15.800><c> have</c><00:37:15.920><c> not,</c><00:37:16.119><c> ye</c><00:37:16.320><c> kill</c><00:37:16.659><c> and</c><00:37:16.860><c> desire</c><00:37:17.099><c> to</c><00:37:17.320><c> have</c> 00:37:17.460 --> 00:37:19.579 and<00:37:17.599><c> cannot</c><00:37:17.780><c> obtain,</c><00:37:18.539><c> ye</c><00:37:18.739><c> fight</c><00:37:19.059><c> in</c><00:37:19.280><c> war</c><00:37:19.440><c> yet</c> 00:37:19.579 --> 00:37:26.059 ye<00:37:19.780><c> have</c><00:37:19.940><c> not,</c><00:37:20.679><c> because</c><00:37:21.039><c> ye</c><00:37:21.400><c> ask</c><00:37:21.820><c> not.</c><00:37:23.719><c> Many</c><00:37:24.079><c> wars,</c><00:37:24.780><c> many</c><00:37:25.099><c> battles</c><00:37:25.539><c> within</c><00:37:25.840><c> the</c> 00:37:26.059 --> 00:37:27.880 ecclesial<00:37:26.539><c> world</c><00:37:27.099><c> have</c><00:37:27.559><c> to</c><00:37:27.800><c> do</c> 00:37:27.880 --> 00:37:32.840 with<00:37:28.179><c> a</c><00:37:28.179><c> battle</c><00:37:28.639><c> that</c><00:37:29.119><c> we're</c><00:37:29.300><c> losing</c><00:37:30.480><c> inside</c><00:37:31.440><c> of</c><00:37:31.659><c> ourselves.</c> 00:37:33.400 --> 00:37:34.699 And<00:37:33.539><c> sometimes</c><00:37:33.840><c> we</c><00:37:33.980><c> can</c><00:37:34.199><c> do</c><00:37:34.320><c> it</c><00:37:34.500><c> in</c><00:37:34.559><c> the</c> 00:37:34.699 --> 00:37:40.500 name<00:37:34.860><c> of</c><00:37:35.139><c> contending</c><00:37:35.599><c> for</c><00:37:35.800><c> the</c><00:37:36.019><c> faith.</c><00:37:38.820><c> But</c><00:37:39.059><c> many</c><00:37:39.239><c> a</c><00:37:39.440><c> times</c><00:37:39.659><c> it's</c><00:37:39.860><c> not</c><00:37:40.099><c> that</c><00:37:40.260><c> at</c> 00:37:40.500 --> 00:37:43.820 all.<00:37:42.059><c> It's</c><00:37:42.320><c> because</c><00:37:42.599><c> we're</c><00:37:42.900><c> losing</c> 00:37:44.219 --> 00:37:47.900 battles<00:37:44.780><c> within</c><00:37:45.340><c> our</c><00:37:45.619><c> own</c><00:37:45.860><c> hearts</c><00:37:46.199><c> and</c><00:37:46.519><c> minds.</c><00:37:47.719><c> Now</c><00:37:47.860><c> that</c> 00:37:47.900 --> 00:37:48.820 doesn't<00:37:48.099><c> mean</c><00:37:48.239><c> there</c><00:37:48.420><c> aren't</c> 00:37:48.820 --> 00:37:53.019 battles<00:37:49.199><c> that</c><00:37:49.460><c> we</c><00:37:49.619><c> do</c><00:37:49.920><c> wage</c><00:37:50.139><c> to</c><00:37:50.500><c> contend</c><00:37:50.840><c> for</c><00:37:51.019><c> the</c><00:37:51.260><c> faith.</c><00:37:52.619><c> But</c> 00:37:53.019 --> 00:37:55.699 when<00:37:53.460><c> you</c><00:37:53.639><c> look</c><00:37:53.780><c> at</c><00:37:53.940><c> the</c><00:37:54.219><c> big</c><00:37:54.599><c> picture</c><00:37:55.059><c> of</c><00:37:55.340><c> things</c> 00:37:55.699 --> 00:38:02.800 our<00:37:56.500><c> own</c><00:37:56.860><c> selves</c><00:37:57.280><c> involved,</c><00:37:58.579><c> we</c><00:37:58.619><c> know</c><00:37:58.840><c> how</c><00:37:59.239><c> often</c><00:38:00.059><c> self,</c><00:38:01.320><c> personality,</c><00:38:02.579><c> all</c> 00:38:02.800 --> 00:38:04.480 of<00:38:02.980><c> these</c><00:38:03.239><c> kinds</c><00:38:03.619><c> of</c><00:38:03.820><c> things</c><00:38:04.019><c> can</c><00:38:04.219><c> be</c> 00:38:04.480 --> 00:38:08.500 involved<00:38:04.860><c> causing</c><00:38:05.420><c> division</c><00:38:05.900><c> and</c><00:38:06.280><c> strife.</c><00:38:07.860><c> And</c><00:38:08.039><c> this</c><00:38:08.199><c> must</c> 00:38:08.500 --> 00:38:10.840 not<00:38:08.719><c> be</c><00:38:08.960><c> the</c><00:38:09.079><c> case,</c><00:38:09.579><c> brethren</c><00:38:09.659><c> and</c><00:38:09.900><c> sisters.</c> 00:38:11.480 --> 00:38:17.119 We<00:38:11.679><c> must</c><00:38:12.219><c> win</c><00:38:12.659><c> the</c><00:38:12.960><c> war</c><00:38:13.579><c> within.</c><00:38:15.420><c> And</c><00:38:15.579><c> so</c><00:38:15.699><c> we</c><00:38:15.840><c> go</c><00:38:16.059><c> on</c><00:38:16.340><c> 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God?<00:38:30.639><c> Whosoever</c><00:38:31.139><c> therefore</c><00:38:31.500><c> will</c> 00:38:31.699 --> 00:38:36.719 be<00:38:31.920><c> a</c><00:38:32.059><c> friend</c><00:38:32.199><c> of</c><00:38:32.340><c> the</c><00:38:32.500><c> world</c><00:38:32.659><c> is</c><00:38:32.860><c> the</c><00:38:33.039><c> enemy</c><00:38:33.320><c> of</c><00:38:33.539><c> God.</c><00:38:34.659><c> Now</c><00:38:34.900><c> what</c><00:38:35.059><c> we're</c><00:38:35.280><c> being</c><00:38:35.619><c> told</c><00:38:36.079><c> there</c><00:38:36.420><c> is</c> 00:38:36.719 --> 00:38:38.400 that<00:38:37.159><c> if</c><00:38:37.880><c> internally</c> 00:38:38.400 --> 00:38:42.460 we<00:38:38.719><c> are</c><00:38:39.019><c> like</c><00:38:39.300><c> the</c><00:38:39.619><c> world,</c><00:38:40.820><c> then</c><00:38:40.940><c> we</c><00:38:41.159><c> are</c><00:38:41.480><c> friends</c><00:38:41.900><c> with</c><00:38:42.199><c> the</c> 00:38:42.460 --> 00:38:45.940 world.<00:38:43.840><c> It</c><00:38:44.039><c> wasn't</c><00:38:44.260><c> that</c><00:38:44.460><c> we</c><00:38:44.639><c> were</c><00:38:44.900><c> actually</c><00:38:45.500><c> friends</c> 00:38:45.940 --> 00:38:49.460 with<00:38:46.179><c> the</c><00:38:46.300><c> world.</c><00:38:46.519><c> I</c><00:38:46.519><c> mean</c><00:38:46.639><c> that</c><00:38:46.820><c> almost</c><00:38:47.139><c> goes</c><00:38:47.420><c> without</c><00:38:47.739><c> saying.</c><00:38:48.079><c> We</c><00:38:48.119><c> should</c><00:38:48.360><c> not</c><00:38:48.559><c> be</c> 00:38:49.460 --> 00:38:51.039 unequally<00:38:50.039><c> yoked</c><00:38:50.440><c> with</c><00:38:50.780><c> the</c> 00:38:51.039 --> 00:38:54.559 world.<00:38:52.039><c> But</c><00:38:52.199><c> he's</c><00:38:52.460><c> saying,</c><00:38:53.300><c> you</c><00:38:53.440><c> know</c><00:38:53.599><c> what?</c><00:38:54.079><c> You're</c><00:38:54.320><c> friends</c> 00:38:54.559 --> 00:38:57.920 with<00:38:54.739><c> the</c><00:38:54.940><c> world</c><00:38:55.260><c> by</c><00:38:55.659><c> what</c><00:38:55.880><c> you're</c><00:38:56.199><c> doing</c><00:38:56.460><c> inside.</c> 00:38:58.059 --> 00:39:01.739 You<00:38:58.219><c> are</c><00:38:58.380><c> no</c><00:38:58.619><c> different</c><00:38:59.119><c> than</c><00:38:59.880><c> these</c><00:39:00.179><c> nations.</c><00:39:01.199><c> You</c><00:39:01.380><c> are</c><00:39:01.519><c> no</c> 00:39:01.739 --> 00:39:03.900 different<00:39:02.159><c> than</c><00:39:02.519><c> the</c><00:39:02.719><c> seat</c><00:39:02.800><c> of</c><00:39:03.000><c> the</c><00:39:03.139><c> serpent</c><00:39:03.380><c> because</c> 00:39:03.900 --> 00:39:09.320 of<00:39:04.760><c> what</c><00:39:05.039><c> you're</c><00:39:05.300><c> losing</c><00:39:05.800><c> inside</c><00:39:06.840><c> you.</c><00:39:08.400><c> And</c><00:39:08.659><c> that's</c><00:39:08.920><c> how</c><00:39:09.059><c> you</c> 00:39:09.320 --> 00:39:13.400 become<00:39:09.639><c> friends</c><00:39:10.219><c> with</c><00:39:10.820><c> the</c><00:39:11.139><c> world.</c><00:39:12.579><c> When</c><00:39:12.739><c> we</c><00:39:12.960><c> act</c><00:39:13.139><c> like</c> 00:39:13.400 --> 00:39:18.619 leaders,<00:39:13.880><c> when</c><00:39:14.059><c> we</c><00:39:14.219><c> act</c><00:39:14.420><c> like</c><00:39:14.619><c> the</c><00:39:14.840><c> nations,</c><00:39:16.099><c> and</c><00:39:16.099><c> we</c><00:39:16.280><c> let</c><00:39:16.579><c> those</c><00:39:17.139><c> lusts,</c><00:39:18.420><c> the</c> 00:39:18.619 --> 00:39:21.820 belly<00:39:18.860><c> rule,</c><00:39:20.079><c> we</c><00:39:20.300><c> make</c><00:39:20.519><c> ourselves</c><00:39:21.059><c> the</c> 00:39:21.960 --> 00:39:25.460 seat<00:39:22.099><c> of</c><00:39:22.320><c> the</c><00:39:22.539><c> serpent.</c><00:39:23.760><c> And</c><00:39:23.820><c> so</c><00:39:24.059><c> James</c><00:39:24.320><c> illustrates</c><00:39:24.960><c> this</c><00:39:25.199><c> by</c> 00:39:25.460 --> 00:39:28.099 interleaving<00:39:26.579><c> the</c><00:39:27.039><c> internal</c><00:39:27.340><c> and</c><00:39:27.539><c> the</c><00:39:27.760><c> external</c> 00:39:28.099 --> 00:39:32.659 through<00:39:28.420><c> this</c><00:39:28.940><c> exposition.</c><00:39:31.360><c> We</c><00:39:31.539><c> go</c><00:39:31.699><c> on</c><00:39:31.880><c> in</c><00:39:32.000><c> verse</c><00:39:32.179><c> five.</c><00:39:32.639><c> He</c> 00:39:32.659 --> 00:39:34.679 says,<00:39:32.880><c> do</c><00:39:32.980><c> you</c><00:39:33.239><c> think</c><00:39:33.519><c> that</c><00:39:33.679><c> the</c><00:39:33.860><c> scripture</c><00:39:34.099><c> saith</c><00:39:34.420><c> in</c> 00:39:34.679 --> 00:39:38.559 vain,<00:39:35.340><c> the</c><00:39:35.579><c> spirit</c><00:39:36.000><c> that</c><00:39:36.219><c> dwells</c><00:39:36.500><c> in</c><00:39:36.659><c> us</c><00:39:36.920><c> lusteth</c><00:39:37.440><c> to</c><00:39:37.679><c> envy?</c> 00:39:38.860 --> 00:39:42.500 But<00:39:39.000><c> he</c><00:39:39.139><c> giveth</c><00:39:39.280><c> more</c><00:39:39.579><c> grace.</c><00:39:40.820><c> Wherefore</c><00:39:41.099><c> he</c><00:39:41.360><c> sayeth</c><00:39:41.719><c> God</c> 00:39:42.500 --> 00:39:50.900 resisteth<00:39:43.480><c> the</c><00:39:43.840><c> proud,</c><00:39:45.099><c> but</c><00:39:45.239><c> giveth</c><00:39:45.480><c> grace</c><00:39:45.980><c> unto</c><00:39:46.280><c> the</c><00:39:46.500><c> humble.</c><00:39:48.539><c> Interactions</c><00:39:49.139><c> between</c><00:39:49.519><c> brothers</c><00:39:49.800><c> and</c><00:39:50.019><c> sisters</c> 00:39:50.900 --> 00:39:56.239 should<00:39:51.440><c> never</c><00:39:51.719><c> be</c><00:39:52.079><c> characterized</c><00:39:52.699><c> by</c><00:39:53.320><c> the</c><00:39:53.539><c> figure</c><00:39:53.880><c> of</c><00:39:54.239><c> warring.</c><00:39:55.880><c> There's</c><00:39:56.039><c> a</c><00:39:56.079><c> way</c> 00:39:56.239 --> 00:39:57.920 to<00:39:56.440><c> say</c><00:39:56.699><c> things.</c> 00:39:58.420 --> 00:40:04.099 There's<00:39:58.579><c> a</c><00:39:58.639><c> way</c><00:39:58.840><c> to</c><00:39:59.019><c> act</c><00:39:59.280><c> and</c><00:39:59.599><c> humility</c><00:40:00.159><c> is</c><00:40:00.500><c> a</c><00:40:00.699><c> wonderful</c><00:40:01.420><c> relationship</c><00:40:02.420><c> builder.</c><00:40:03.980><c> It</c> 00:40:04.099 --> 00:40:04.739 doesn't<00:40:04.199><c> mean</c><00:40:04.360><c> the</c><00:40:04.599><c> truth</c> 00:40:04.739 --> 00:40:09.800 is<00:40:04.860><c> hidden.</c><00:40:06.579><c> It</c><00:40:06.579><c> doesn't</c><00:40:06.780><c> mean</c><00:40:06.920><c> it's</c><00:40:07.099><c> not</c><00:40:07.420><c> voiced,</c><00:40:08.699><c> but</c><00:40:08.840><c> there's</c><00:40:09.119><c> a</c><00:40:09.219><c> way</c> 00:40:09.800 --> 00:40:14.300 to<00:40:10.300><c> do</c><00:40:10.559><c> it.</c><00:40:12.199><c> Humility.</c><00:40:13.880><c> Now</c><00:40:14.000><c> turn</c><00:40:14.139><c> to</c> 00:40:14.300 --> 00:40:18.780 Galatians<00:40:14.900><c> chapter</c><00:40:15.400><c> five.</c><00:40:15.980><c> We</c><00:40:15.980><c> have</c><00:40:16.179><c> another</c><00:40:16.880><c> graphic</c><00:40:17.820><c> example</c><00:40:18.480><c> of</c> 00:40:18.780 --> 00:40:22.780 this.<00:40:21.019><c> This</c><00:40:21.420><c> picture</c><00:40:21.820><c> here</c> 00:40:24.099 --> 00:40:29.059 is<00:40:24.559><c> a</c><00:40:24.679><c> remarkable</c><00:40:25.880><c> depiction</c><00:40:27.599><c> of</c><00:40:27.840><c> this</c><00:40:28.119><c> verse</c><00:40:28.360><c> in</c><00:40:28.519><c> Galatians</c> 00:40:29.059 --> 00:40:33.760 five.<00:40:30.539><c> If</c><00:40:30.719><c> ye</c><00:40:31.139><c> bite</c><00:40:31.639><c> and</c><00:40:32.119><c> devour</c><00:40:32.579><c> one</c><00:40:32.820><c> another,</c> 00:40:33.940 --> 00:40:38.800 take<00:40:34.579><c> heed</c><00:40:34.940><c> that</c><00:40:35.179><c> ye</c><00:40:35.440><c> be</c><00:40:35.659><c> not</c><00:40:35.980><c> consumed</c><00:40:36.719><c> one</c><00:40:37.079><c> of</c><00:40:37.239><c> another.</c><00:40:38.260><c> It's</c><00:40:38.559><c> one</c> 00:40:38.800 --> 00:40:41.219 thing<00:40:38.940><c> to</c><00:40:39.179><c> see</c><00:40:39.280><c> a</c><00:40:39.519><c> snake</c><00:40:39.739><c> take</c><00:40:40.019><c> a</c><00:40:40.300><c> frog,</c> 00:40:43.340 --> 00:40:47.639 but<00:40:43.539><c> when</c><00:40:44.280><c> they</c><00:40:44.639><c> take</c><00:40:45.059><c> their</c><00:40:45.420><c> brother,</c><00:40:46.239><c> so</c><00:40:46.420><c> to</c><00:40:46.679><c> speak,</c><00:40:47.320><c> one</c><00:40:47.500><c> of</c> 00:40:47.639 --> 00:40:48.900 their<00:40:47.880><c> own,</c> 00:40:50.099 --> 00:40:54.900 that's<00:40:50.619><c> a</c><00:40:50.739><c> very</c><00:40:50.940><c> ugly</c><00:40:51.260><c> sight.</c><00:40:51.880><c> It's</c><00:40:52.039><c> a</c><00:40:52.059><c> very</c><00:40:52.360><c> long</c><00:40:52.679><c> meal.</c><00:40:54.619><c> A</c> 00:40:54.900 --> 00:40:59.079 long<00:40:55.360><c> snake</c><00:40:55.780><c> has</c><00:40:56.159><c> swallowed</c><00:40:56.500><c> tail</c><00:40:56.940><c> first</c><00:40:57.460><c> another</c><00:40:57.960><c> snake.</c> 00:41:00.420 --> 00:41:05.079 If<00:41:01.059><c> ye</c><00:41:01.340><c> bite</c><00:41:01.679><c> and</c><00:41:01.960><c> devour</c><00:41:02.480><c> one</c><00:41:02.739><c> another,</c><00:41:04.199><c> take</c><00:41:04.460><c> heed</c><00:41:04.619><c> that</c><00:41:04.900><c> ye</c> 00:41:05.079 --> 00:41:09.400 be<00:41:05.280><c> not</c><00:41:05.539><c> consumed</c><00:41:06.380><c> one</c><00:41:07.019><c> of</c><00:41:07.179><c> another.</c><00:41:08.420><c> When</c><00:41:08.699><c> brethren</c> 00:41:09.400 --> 00:41:15.619 fight<00:41:10.599><c> against</c><00:41:11.079><c> brethren,</c><00:41:12.159><c> it's</c><00:41:12.320><c> a</c><00:41:12.340><c> very</c><00:41:12.719><c> ugly</c><00:41:13.360><c> sight</c><00:41:13.800><c> indeed.</c><00:41:15.360><c> And</c><00:41:15.440><c> so</c> 00:41:15.619 --> 00:41:17.460 in<00:41:15.780><c> Galatians</c><00:41:16.219><c> five</c><00:41:16.739><c> verse</c><00:41:17.079><c> one,</c> 00:41:17.659 --> 00:41:21.699 we<00:41:17.679><c> are</c><00:41:17.880><c> warned,</c><00:41:18.420><c> stand</c><00:41:18.619><c> fast</c><00:41:19.059><c> therefore</c><00:41:19.500><c> in</c><00:41:19.639><c> the</c><00:41:19.800><c> liberty</c><00:41:20.039><c> wherewith</c><00:41:20.480><c> Christ</c><00:41:20.800><c> hath</c><00:41:20.900><c> made</c><00:41:21.119><c> us</c><00:41:21.380><c> free,</c> 00:41:21.699 --> 00:41:25.039 and<00:41:22.239><c> be</c><00:41:22.420><c> not</c><00:41:22.639><c> entangled</c><00:41:23.099><c> again</c><00:41:23.440><c> with</c><00:41:23.639><c> the</c><00:41:23.800><c> yoke</c><00:41:24.019><c> of</c><00:41:24.199><c> bondage.</c> 00:41:26.980 --> 00:41:33.000 The<00:41:27.420><c> ceremony,</c><00:41:28.760><c> the</c><00:41:29.000><c> legalistic</c><00:41:29.559><c> approach</c><00:41:30.260><c> to</c><00:41:30.719><c> the</c><00:41:30.980><c> truth</c><00:41:31.219><c> that</c><00:41:31.440><c> was</c><00:41:31.639><c> very</c><00:41:32.079><c> prevalent</c><00:41:32.559><c> in</c> 00:41:33.000 --> 00:41:34.239 that<00:41:33.300><c> day</c> 00:41:34.260 --> 00:41:38.280 was<00:41:34.619><c> not</c><00:41:34.960><c> something</c><00:41:35.400><c> that</c><00:41:36.320><c> the</c><00:41:36.599><c> believer</c><00:41:36.800><c> was</c><00:41:37.099><c> to</c><00:41:37.239><c> be</c><00:41:37.460><c> entangled</c><00:41:37.960><c> with</c> 00:41:38.280 --> 00:41:42.300 once<00:41:38.659><c> again.</c><00:41:39.739><c> They</c><00:41:39.920><c> had</c><00:41:40.179><c> left</c><00:41:40.760><c> that</c><00:41:41.239><c> system.</c> 00:41:44.800 --> 00:41:47.340 For<00:41:45.039><c> brethren,</c><00:41:45.400><c> verse</c><00:41:45.699><c> 13,</c><00:41:46.260><c> we</c><00:41:46.340><c> read,</c><00:41:46.679><c> ye</c><00:41:46.699><c> have</c><00:41:46.719><c> been</c><00:41:47.059><c> called</c> 00:41:47.340 --> 00:41:48.880 unto<00:41:47.719><c> liberty.</c> 00:41:48.940 --> 00:41:52.380 Only<00:41:49.380><c> use</c><00:41:49.760><c> not</c><00:41:50.000><c> liberty</c><00:41:50.320><c> for</c><00:41:50.579><c> an</c><00:41:50.780><c> occasion</c><00:41:51.139><c> to</c><00:41:51.320><c> the</c><00:41:51.559><c> flesh,</c><00:41:52.019><c> but</c><00:41:52.059><c> by</c> 00:41:52.380 --> 00:41:56.460 love<00:41:53.219><c> serve</c><00:41:54.099><c> one</c><00:41:54.460><c> another.</c><00:41:55.480><c> For</c><00:41:55.659><c> all</c><00:41:55.980><c> the</c><00:41:56.199><c> laws</c> 00:41:56.460 --> 00:41:59.000 fulfilled<00:41:56.900><c> in</c><00:41:57.119><c> one</c><00:41:57.320><c> word,</c><00:41:57.639><c> even</c><00:41:57.739><c> in</c><00:41:57.920><c> this</c><00:41:58.079><c> thou</c><00:41:58.340><c> shalt</c><00:41:58.599><c> love</c> 00:41:59.000 --> 00:42:02.199 thy<00:41:59.280><c> neighbor</c><00:41:59.659><c> as</c><00:42:00.059><c> thyself.</c><00:42:01.480><c> But</c><00:42:01.619><c> if</c><00:42:01.800><c> ye</c><00:42:01.980><c> bite</c> 00:42:02.199 --> 00:42:05.880 and<00:42:02.420><c> devour</c><00:42:02.719><c> one</c><00:42:02.960><c> another,</c><00:42:03.440><c> take</c><00:42:03.739><c> heed</c><00:42:03.920><c> that</c><00:42:04.159><c> ye</c><00:42:04.380><c> be</c><00:42:04.639><c> not</c><00:42:04.880><c> consumed</c><00:42:05.559><c> one</c> 00:42:05.880 --> 00:42:10.460 of<00:42:06.059><c> another.</c><00:42:08.340><c> We</c><00:42:08.539><c> can't</c><00:42:09.260><c> speak</c><00:42:09.480><c> of</c><00:42:09.679><c> this</c> 00:42:10.599 --> 00:42:16.639 enough.<00:42:12.219><c> Love</c><00:42:12.739><c> one</c><00:42:13.159><c> another.</c><00:42:14.000><c> Verse</c><00:42:14.159><c> 16,</c><00:42:14.940><c> walk</c><00:42:15.300><c> in</c><00:42:15.519><c> the</c><00:42:15.780><c> Spirit,</c><00:42:16.599><c> and</c> 00:42:16.639 --> 00:42:18.239 ye<00:42:16.820><c> shall</c><00:42:16.940><c> not</c><00:42:17.139><c> fulfill</c><00:42:17.500><c> the</c><00:42:17.800><c> lust</c> 00:42:18.239 --> 00:42:22.880 of<00:42:18.659><c> the</c><00:42:18.900><c> flesh.</c><00:42:20.340><c> Verse</c><00:42:20.539><c> 17,</c><00:42:21.139><c> for</c><00:42:21.300><c> the</c><00:42:21.559><c> flesh</c><00:42:21.960><c> lusteth</c><00:42:22.539><c> against</c> 00:42:22.880 --> 00:42:25.019 the<00:42:23.179><c> Spirit,</c><00:42:23.760><c> and</c><00:42:23.880><c> the</c><00:42:24.039><c> Spirit</c><00:42:24.320><c> against</c><00:42:24.760><c> the</c> 00:42:25.019 --> 00:42:28.219 flesh.<00:42:25.840><c> And</c><00:42:25.960><c> these</c><00:42:26.139><c> are</c><00:42:26.420><c> contrary</c><00:42:27.119><c> the</c><00:42:27.340><c> one</c><00:42:27.480><c> to</c><00:42:27.639><c> the</c><00:42:27.800><c> other,</c> 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provoking</c><00:42:57.380><c> one</c> 00:42:57.599 --> 00:43:01.940 another,<00:42:58.719><c> envying</c><00:42:59.179><c> one</c><00:42:59.440><c> another.</c><00:43:01.179><c> Crucify</c><00:43:01.699><c> the</c> 00:43:01.940 --> 00:43:04.800 appetites,<00:43:02.559><c> the</c><00:43:02.840><c> belly,</c><00:43:03.219><c> the</c><00:43:03.440><c> affections,</c><00:43:04.000><c> the</c><00:43:04.139><c> lust,</c><00:43:04.500><c> deal</c> 00:43:04.800 --> 00:43:09.599 severely<00:43:05.760><c> with</c><00:43:06.900><c> evil,</c><00:43:08.239><c> and</c><00:43:08.800><c> you'll</c><00:43:08.980><c> be</c><00:43:09.159><c> far</c><00:43:09.320><c> more</c> 00:43:09.599 --> 00:43:16.019 successful<00:43:10.460><c> than</c><00:43:11.039><c> if</c><00:43:11.139><c> you</c><00:43:11.340><c> make</c><00:43:11.579><c> friends</c><00:43:12.260><c> with</c><00:43:12.659><c> the</c><00:43:12.920><c> enemy.</c><00:43:14.199><c> And</c><00:43:14.320><c> of</c><00:43:14.480><c> course,</c><00:43:14.619><c> we're</c><00:43:14.840><c> talking</c><00:43:15.119><c> as</c><00:43:15.360><c> a</c><00:43:15.599><c> personal</c> 00:43:16.019 --> 00:43:22.679 exhortation.<00:43:18.159><c> We</c><00:43:18.699><c> need</c><00:43:18.920><c> to</c><00:43:19.099><c> deal</c><00:43:19.219><c> with</c><00:43:19.320><c> it</c><00:43:19.519><c> severely</c><00:43:19.920><c> in</c><00:43:20.340><c> ourselves.</c><00:43:22.539><c> And</c> 00:43:22.679 --> 00:43:24.760 so<00:43:22.820><c> there's</c><00:43:23.139><c> the</c><00:43:23.360><c> third</c><00:43:23.639><c> step,</c> 00:43:24.880 --> 00:43:29.380 and<00:43:25.420><c> it's</c><00:43:25.679><c> often</c><00:43:25.940><c> the</c><00:43:26.300><c> hitch</c><00:43:26.719><c> in</c><00:43:27.659><c> solving</c><00:43:27.920><c> any</c><00:43:28.239><c> problem.</c><00:43:29.199><c> You</c> 00:43:29.380 --> 00:43:31.139 try<00:43:29.500><c> to</c><00:43:29.679><c> teach</c><00:43:29.860><c> the</c><00:43:30.139><c> truth,</c> 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want</c><00:43:47.860><c> to</c><00:43:47.960><c> give</c><00:43:48.059><c> up</c><00:43:48.219><c> their</c><00:43:48.400><c> way</c><00:43:48.599><c> of</c><00:43:48.900><c> life.</c> 00:43:51.019 --> 00:43:53.119 Self<00:43:51.440><c> stands</c><00:43:52.019><c> in</c><00:43:52.219><c> the</c><00:43:52.340><c> way.</c> 00:43:54.320 --> 00:44:00.199 In<00:43:54.519><c> coming</c><00:43:54.719><c> to</c><00:43:54.900><c> the</c><00:43:55.139><c> truth,</c><00:43:55.480><c> and</c><00:43:55.659><c> obviously</c><00:43:56.380><c> that</c><00:43:57.239><c> still</c><00:43:57.579><c> applies</c><00:43:58.239><c> afterwards</c><00:43:59.159><c> in</c> 00:44:00.199 --> 00:44:01.480 solving<00:44:00.480><c> the</c><00:44:00.739><c> many</c><00:44:00.960><c> problems</c> 00:44:01.480 --> 00:44:07.599 we<00:44:01.739><c> face</c><00:44:02.199><c> in</c><00:44:02.420><c> life.</c><00:44:03.880><c> It</c><00:44:03.880><c> is</c><00:44:04.239><c> self</c><00:44:04.980><c> that</c><00:44:05.579><c> is</c><00:44:05.840><c> 99</c><00:44:06.260><c>%</c><00:44:06.639><c> of</c><00:44:06.780><c> the</c><00:44:07.019><c> time</c> 00:44:07.599 --> 00:44:10.440 the<00:44:07.960><c> biggest</c><00:44:08.320><c> issue.</c><00:44:09.960><c> Now</c><00:44:10.019><c> we're</c><00:44:10.179><c> going</c><00:44:10.219><c> to</c><00:44:10.260><c> run</c> 00:44:10.440 --> 00:44:18.179 through<00:44:10.659><c> a</c><00:44:10.840><c> little</c><00:44:11.059><c> exercise</c><00:44:11.760><c> here</c><00:44:12.699><c> as</c><00:44:13.920><c> we</c><00:44:14.780><c> move</c><00:44:15.199><c> on</c><00:44:15.420><c> to</c><00:44:15.739><c> conclude.</c><00:44:17.639><c> This</c> 00:44:18.179 --> 00:44:20.260 is<00:44:18.420><c> a</c><00:44:18.420><c> situation</c><00:44:18.960><c> to</c><00:44:19.199><c> help</c><00:44:19.360><c> us</c> 00:44:20.539 --> 00:44:25.980 think<00:44:20.980><c> about</c><00:44:21.340><c> how</c><00:44:21.679><c> things</c><00:44:22.079><c> 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somebody</c><00:44:42.480><c> comes</c><00:44:42.860><c> to</c><00:44:43.139><c> you,</c> 00:44:44.219 --> 00:44:48.820 and<00:44:45.360><c> they</c><00:44:45.900><c> tell</c><00:44:46.219><c> you</c><00:44:46.599><c> that</c><00:44:47.579><c> you're</c><00:44:48.000><c> doing</c><00:44:48.139><c> it</c><00:44:48.239><c> for</c><00:44:48.320><c> the</c><00:44:48.559><c> wrong</c> 00:44:48.820 --> 00:44:52.739 reasons,<00:44:49.360><c> and</c><00:44:49.579><c> you're</c><00:44:50.420><c> bringing</c><00:44:50.900><c> harm</c><00:44:51.739><c> upon</c><00:44:52.420><c> the</c> 00:44:52.739 --> 00:44:59.920 pleasure,<00:44:54.500><c> and</c><00:44:54.559><c> this</c><00:44:56.420><c> starts</c><00:44:56.719><c> off</c><00:44:57.219><c> a</c><00:44:57.519><c> conflict.</c><00:44:58.780><c> Now</c><00:44:58.780><c> let's</c> 00:44:59.920 --> 00:45:03.400 follow<00:45:00.300><c> through</c><00:45:00.880><c> what</c><00:45:02.179><c> happens</c><00:45:02.659><c> in</c><00:45:02.880><c> these</c> 00:45:03.400 --> 00:45:15.039 situations.<00:45:05.559><c> First</c><00:45:05.820><c> of</c><00:45:06.099><c> all,</c><00:45:09.079><c> let's</c><00:45:13.079><c> start</c><00:45:13.360><c> with</c><00:45:13.739><c> the</c><00:45:14.099><c> start.</c> 00:45:18.320 --> 00:45:22.460 The<00:45:18.760><c> fleshly</c><00:45:19.320><c> reaction,</c><00:45:20.739><c> the</c><00:45:21.059><c> reaction</c><00:45:21.519><c> of</c><00:45:21.780><c> the</c> 00:45:22.780 --> 00:45:26.800 lust<00:45:23.059><c> and</c><00:45:23.420><c> of</c><00:45:23.539><c> the</c><00:45:23.780><c> pride.</c><00:45:24.559><c> When</c><00:45:24.800><c> someone</c><00:45:25.099><c> comes</c><00:45:25.480><c> to</c><00:45:25.760><c> us</c><00:45:26.320><c> and</c> 00:45:26.800 --> 00:45:28.900 we<00:45:26.980><c> think</c><00:45:27.139><c> we're</c><00:45:27.280><c> doing</c><00:45:27.519><c> something</c><00:45:27.920><c> good,</c> 00:45:29.019 --> 00:45:31.260 or<00:45:29.219><c> we</c><00:45:29.320><c> 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like</c><00:50:40.960><c> to</c><00:50:41.199><c> thank</c><00:50:41.320><c> our</c><00:50:41.559><c> brother</c><00:50:41.780><c> Ted</c><00:50:42.039><c> for</c><00:50:42.360><c> enlightening</c> 00:50:42.960 --> 00:50:47.139 us<00:50:43.340><c> to</c><00:50:43.679><c> the</c><00:50:43.980><c> enemy,</c><00:50:44.559><c> both</c><00:50:45.019><c> inside</c><00:50:45.739><c> and</c><00:50:46.099><c> out.</c> 00:50:48.320 --> 00:50:55.199 It<00:50:48.460><c> is</c><00:50:48.679><c> now</c><00:50:49.420><c> 940.</c><00:50:51.579><c> Let</c><00:50:51.820><c> us</c><00:50:52.000><c> be</c><00:50:52.239><c> back</c><00:50:52.519><c> in</c><00:50:52.659><c> our</c><00:50:52.940><c> seats</c><00:50:53.380><c> prior</c><00:50:54.079><c> to</c><00:50:54.340><c> 955,</c> 00:50:55.559 --> 00:51:00.739 so<00:50:55.800><c> we</c><00:50:55.960><c> can</c><00:50:56.179><c> commence</c><00:50:56.980><c> our</c><00:50:57.840><c> second</c><00:50:58.139><c> class</c><00:50:58.420><c> at</c><00:50:58.679><c> 955.</c><00:50:59.579><c> Thank</c><00:50:59.900><c> you.</c>