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it</c><00:10:46.000><c> begins</c> 00:10:46.340 --> 00:10:48.159 to<00:10:46.720><c> rise,</c><00:10:47.360><c> it</c><00:10:47.679><c> evaporates.</c> 00:10:48.159 --> 00:10:53.480 And<00:10:49.500><c> the</c><00:10:49.960><c> humidity</c><00:10:50.419><c> collects</c><00:10:51.000><c> together</c><00:10:51.679><c> in</c><00:10:52.600><c> the</c><00:10:52.860><c> skies</c><00:10:53.220><c> to</c> 00:10:53.480 --> 00:10:54.259 form<00:10:53.740><c> clouds</c> 00:10:54.259 --> 00:10:58.919 which<00:10:54.559><c> then</c><00:10:55.000><c> in</c><00:10:55.200><c> the</c><00:10:55.379><c> water</c><00:10:55.600><c> cycle</c><00:10:56.240><c> develop</c><00:10:57.320><c> the</c><00:10:57.759><c> ability</c><00:10:58.200><c> to</c> 00:10:58.919 --> 00:11:00.139 hold<00:10:59.220><c> enough</c><00:10:59.659><c> water</c> 00:11:00.139 --> 00:11:05.659 to<00:11:00.659><c> rain</c><00:11:01.019><c> back</c><00:11:01.340><c> down</c><00:11:01.620><c> upon</c><00:11:01.879><c> the</c><00:11:02.100><c> earth</c><00:11:02.600><c> causing</c><00:11:03.220><c> life</c><00:11:04.000><c> and</c><00:11:04.460><c> growth</c><00:11:04.899><c> and</c> 00:11:05.659 --> 00:11:08.500 fruit<00:11:06.019><c> to</c><00:11:06.580><c> abound</c><00:11:07.120><c> in</c><00:11:07.419><c> the</c><00:11:07.620><c> world.</c> 00:11:08.539 --> 00:11:12.120 That<00:11:08.759><c> which</c><00:11:08.960><c> is</c><00:11:09.220><c> sustained</c><00:11:09.759><c> in</c><00:11:09.960><c> this</c><00:11:10.240><c> world</c><00:11:10.720><c> comes</c><00:11:11.179><c> from</c><00:11:11.879><c> the</c> 00:11:12.120 --> 00:11:13.100 watering<00:11:12.360><c> of</c><00:11:12.720><c> clouds.</c> 00:11:13.100 --> 00:11:19.039 So<00:11:14.100><c> I'm</c><00:11:15.960><c> sure</c><00:11:16.240><c> you're</c><00:11:16.539><c> already</c><00:11:17.039><c> following</c><00:11:17.460><c> the</c><00:11:17.919><c> spiritual</c> 00:11:19.039 --> 00:11:21.200 ideas<00:11:20.120><c> that</c><00:11:20.500><c> come</c><00:11:20.700><c> from</c><00:11:20.960><c> that.</c> 00:11:21.480 --> 00:11:25.840 There's<00:11:21.740><c> a</c><00:11:22.019><c> word</c><00:11:22.639><c> that</c><00:11:23.720><c> scientists</c><00:11:24.340><c> use,</c><00:11:24.820><c> meteorologists</c><00:11:25.299><c> use</c><00:11:25.639><c> to</c> 00:11:25.840 --> 00:11:29.179 describe<00:11:26.340><c> how</c><00:11:26.600><c> it</c><00:11:26.659><c> is</c><00:11:26.860><c> that</c><00:11:27.039><c> these</c><00:11:27.240><c> water</c><00:11:27.480><c> particles</c><00:11:27.899><c> hold</c><00:11:28.200><c> together.</c> 00:11:29.279 --> 00:11:32.620 The<00:11:29.480><c> word</c><00:11:29.940><c> is</c><00:11:30.899><c> coalesce.</c> 00:11:33.379 --> 00:11:36.779 Water<00:11:33.620><c> and</c><00:11:33.820><c> ice</c><00:11:34.500><c> particles</c><00:11:35.340><c> in</c><00:11:35.539><c> the</c><00:11:35.740><c> air</c><00:11:36.000><c> coalesce.</c> 00:11:36.879 --> 00:11:39.600 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God's</c><00:11:49.419><c> mind</c><00:11:49.779><c> when</c><00:11:49.940><c> he</c><00:11:50.259><c> created</c><00:11:50.659><c> clouds</c><00:11:51.200><c> and</c> 00:11:51.399 --> 00:11:53.919 he<00:11:51.519><c> was</c><00:11:51.740><c> thinking</c><00:11:52.000><c> of</c><00:11:52.200><c> the</c><00:11:52.299><c> Lord</c><00:11:52.480><c> Jesus</c><00:11:52.899><c> Christ</c> 00:11:53.919 --> 00:11:58.259 also<00:11:54.980><c> included</c><00:11:55.960><c> a</c><00:11:57.299><c> wonder.</c> 00:12:00.100 --> 00:12:05.200 How<00:12:00.500><c> do</c><00:12:00.620><c> these</c><00:12:00.960><c> little</c><00:12:01.279><c> droplets</c><00:12:01.899><c> that</c><00:12:03.480><c> contain</c><00:12:04.360><c> spiritually</c> 00:12:05.200 --> 00:12:08.320 what<00:12:05.500><c> he</c><00:12:05.799><c> later</c><00:12:06.019><c> tells</c><00:12:06.320><c> us</c><00:12:06.639><c> is</c><00:12:06.879><c> his</c><00:12:07.179><c> righteousness</c> 00:12:08.899 --> 00:12:11.399 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plane,</c><00:12:28.779><c> on</c><00:12:28.940><c> every</c><00:12:29.220><c> plane,</c><00:12:29.600><c> in</c><00:12:29.679><c> every</c> 00:12:30.039 --> 00:12:31.740 sense<00:12:30.320><c> that</c><00:12:30.480><c> we</c><00:12:30.559><c> can</c><00:12:30.840><c> understand</c> 00:12:31.740 --> 00:12:37.220 little<00:12:33.000><c> particles</c><00:12:33.720><c> holding</c><00:12:34.399><c> together</c><00:12:35.299><c> almost</c><00:12:36.659><c> for</c><00:12:36.899><c> no</c> 00:12:37.220 --> 00:12:38.159 explainable<00:12:37.740><c> reason</c> 00:12:38.159 --> 00:12:41.559 other<00:12:38.580><c> than</c><00:12:38.860><c> they</c><00:12:39.120><c> are</c><00:12:39.399><c> now</c><00:12:39.740><c> contained</c><00:12:40.200><c> in</c><00:12:40.399><c> a</c><00:12:40.519><c> heavenly</c><00:12:40.759><c> place</c> 00:12:41.559 --> 00:12:45.259 where<00:12:42.480><c> you</c><00:12:42.879><c> are</c><00:12:43.340><c> in</c><00:12:44.139><c> Christ.</c> 00:12:45.779 --> 00:12:50.639 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becomes</c><00:13:05.340><c> visible</c> 00:13:07.500 --> 00:13:10.039 to<00:13:08.100><c> worldly</c><00:13:08.639><c> spectators.</c> 00:13:11.299 --> 00:13:15.960 So<00:13:11.580><c> this</c><00:13:11.820><c> is</c><00:13:12.039><c> a</c><00:13:12.139><c> cumulus</c><00:13:12.620><c> cloud.</c><00:13:12.960><c> Let's</c><00:13:13.200><c> now</c><00:13:13.279><c> go</c><00:13:13.460><c> on</c><00:13:13.720><c> with</c><00:13:14.440><c> some</c><00:13:15.000><c> clouds.</c> 00:13:16.580 --> 00:13:19.740 This<00:13:16.879><c> is</c><00:13:17.360><c> as</c><00:13:17.620><c> you</c><00:13:17.779><c> may</c><00:13:17.980><c> remember</c><00:13:18.360><c> a</c><00:13:18.659><c> serious</c><00:13:18.899><c> a</c><00:13:19.080><c> little</c><00:13:19.220><c> bit</c><00:13:19.379><c> more</c><00:13:19.600><c> of</c> 00:13:19.740 --> 00:13:21.360 an<00:13:20.000><c> airy</c><00:13:20.519><c> kind</c><00:13:20.759><c> of</c><00:13:21.039><c> cloud.</c> 00:13:21.360 --> 00:13:27.940 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looks</c><00:14:07.179><c> like</c><00:14:07.460><c> actually</c><00:14:07.700><c> a</c><00:14:08.000><c> better</c><00:14:08.240><c> picture</c><00:14:08.620><c> of</c><00:14:08.899><c> one</c><00:14:09.120><c> than</c> 00:14:09.379 --> 00:14:11.080 the<00:14:09.539><c> ones</c><00:14:09.700><c> you</c><00:14:10.019><c> normally</c><00:14:10.440><c> see</c> 00:14:11.080 --> 00:14:15.720 which<00:14:11.759><c> are</c><00:14:12.019><c> substantially</c><00:14:12.519><c> more</c><00:14:12.980><c> blurry</c><00:14:13.460><c> than</c><00:14:14.500><c> this</c><00:14:14.779><c> one.</c> 00:14:17.820 --> 00:14:21.279 Doesn't<00:14:18.519><c> that</c><00:14:18.720><c> just</c><00:14:18.980><c> get</c><00:14:19.179><c> you?</c><00:14:19.379><c> That's</c><00:14:19.700><c> another</c><00:14:19.919><c> lenticular</c><00:14:20.480><c> cloud.</c> 00:14:21.299 --> 00:14:24.720 You<00:14:21.460><c> look</c><00:14:21.639><c> at</c><00:14:21.820><c> these</c><00:14:21.960><c> and</c><00:14:22.059><c> you</c><00:14:22.240><c> think</c><00:14:22.500><c> God</c><00:14:23.100><c> is</c><00:14:23.460><c> just</c><00:14:23.840><c> amazing</c> 00:14:25.000 --> 00:14:30.460 in<00:14:25.700><c> the</c><00:14:25.940><c> way</c><00:14:26.240><c> the</c><00:14:26.879><c> creativity</c><00:14:27.399><c> of</c><00:14:27.860><c> His</c><00:14:28.080><c> hand</c><00:14:28.879><c> works</c><00:14:29.480><c> itself</c><00:14:29.879><c> out</c> 00:14:30.460 --> 00:14:34.220 in<00:14:30.919><c> these</c><00:14:31.240><c> natural</c><00:14:31.639><c> wonders</c><00:14:32.059><c> that</c><00:14:33.080><c> we</c><00:14:33.360><c> and</c><00:14:33.559><c> everybody</c><00:14:33.879><c> else</c> 00:14:34.220 --> 00:14:34.899 who's<00:14:34.519><c> alive</c> 00:14:34.899 --> 00:14:39.200 look<00:14:35.200><c> at</c><00:14:35.539><c> and</c><00:14:35.940><c> just</c><00:14:36.340><c> marvel</c><00:14:37.059><c> at.</c> 00:14:39.419 --> 00:14:41.120 So<00:14:39.740><c> that's</c><00:14:40.200><c> lenticular</c><00:14:40.759><c> clouds.</c> 00:14:41.240 --> 00:14:43.960 This<00:14:41.460><c> is</c><00:14:41.980><c> another</c><00:14:42.440><c> manifestation</c><00:14:43.200><c> of</c><00:14:43.379><c> lenticular</c><00:14:43.820><c> clouds.</c> 00:14:43.960 --> 00:14:47.440 You<00:14:44.019><c> look</c><00:14:44.200><c> at</c><00:14:44.360><c> this</c><00:14:44.559><c> and</c><00:14:44.700><c> you</c><00:14:44.860><c> say,</c><00:14:45.980><c> so</c><00:14:46.379><c> let's</c><00:14:47.000><c> follow</c><00:14:47.259><c> through</c> 00:14:47.440 --> 00:14:48.200 with<00:14:47.600><c> the</c><00:14:47.740><c> principle</c> 00:14:48.200 --> 00:14:51.460 that<00:14:48.759><c> without</c><00:14:49.120><c> Him</c><00:14:49.279><c> was</c><00:14:49.460><c> not</c><00:14:49.639><c> anything</c><00:14:49.899><c> made</c><00:14:50.159><c> that</c><00:14:50.259><c> was</c><00:14:50.500><c> made.</c> 00:14:52.279 --> 00:14:54.419 What<00:14:52.500><c> would</c><00:14:52.639><c> that</c><00:14:52.899><c> look</c><00:14:53.159><c> like?</c> 00:14:55.059 --> 00:14:57.879 It's<00:14:55.259><c> like</c><00:14:55.480><c> lots</c><00:14:55.759><c> of</c><00:14:56.139><c> round</c><00:14:56.419><c> things,</c><00:14:56.820><c> doesn't</c><00:14:57.120><c> it?</c> 00:14:58.320 --> 00:15:01.840 All<00:14:58.840><c> put</c><00:14:59.200><c> together</c><00:14:59.620><c> in</c><00:14:59.779><c> a</c><00:14:59.860><c> very</c><00:15:00.120><c> interesting</c><00:15:00.500><c> way</c><00:15:00.840><c> and</c><00:15:01.080><c> elevated</c><00:15:01.460><c> to</c><00:15:01.720><c> a</c> 00:15:01.840 --> 00:15:03.440 heavenly<00:15:02.100><c> place.</c> 00:15:05.679 --> 00:15:09.159 Rolling<00:15:06.200><c> things</c><00:15:06.720><c> as</c><00:15:07.100><c> they</c><00:15:07.419><c> roll</c><00:15:07.820><c> around</c><00:15:08.299><c> in</c><00:15:08.480><c> the</c><00:15:08.679><c> currents</c><00:15:08.940><c> of</c> 00:15:09.159 --> 00:15:09.539 the<00:15:09.320><c> wind</c> 00:15:09.539 --> 00:15:11.899 which<00:15:09.799><c> make</c><00:15:10.039><c> that</c><00:15:10.240><c> interesting</c><00:15:10.720><c> formation.</c> 00:15:13.019 --> 00:15:15.919 All<00:15:13.500><c> right,</c><00:15:13.720><c> so</c><00:15:13.899><c> let's</c><00:15:14.080><c> just</c><00:15:14.480><c> put</c><00:15:14.659><c> that</c><00:15:14.899><c> on</c><00:15:15.220><c> pause</c><00:15:15.539><c> and</c><00:15:15.720><c> we'll</c> 00:15:15.919 --> 00:15:18.580 talk<00:15:16.159><c> about</c><00:15:16.500><c> that</c><00:15:17.539><c> tomorrow.</c> 00:15:19.220 --> 00:15:22.159 Not<00:15:19.340><c> today.</c><00:15:19.539><c> We</c><00:15:19.600><c> don't</c><00:15:19.820><c> have</c><00:15:20.120><c> time</c><00:15:20.440><c> to</c><00:15:20.600><c> talk</c><00:15:20.820><c> about</c><00:15:21.080><c> that</c><00:15:21.299><c> today.</c> 00:15:22.360 --> 00:15:24.399 But<00:15:22.580><c> I</c><00:15:22.700><c> think</c><00:15:22.879><c> that</c><00:15:23.100><c> looks</c><00:15:23.279><c> like</c><00:15:23.559><c> something.</c> 00:15:24.500 --> 00:15:27.860 And<00:15:24.720><c> you'll</c><00:15:24.960><c> see</c><00:15:25.279><c> I</c><00:15:25.500><c> think</c><00:15:25.700><c> tomorrow</c><00:15:26.340><c> that</c><00:15:27.059><c> there's</c><00:15:27.379><c> a</c><00:15:27.700><c> good</c> 00:15:27.860 --> 00:15:29.320 basis<00:15:28.240><c> for</c><00:15:28.559><c> agreement</c><00:15:28.799><c> on</c><00:15:29.019><c> that</c> 00:15:29.320 --> 00:15:32.460 although<00:15:29.840><c> we</c><00:15:30.440><c> can't</c><00:15:30.659><c> go</c><00:15:30.820><c> but</c><00:15:31.019><c> so</c><00:15:31.320><c> far</c><00:15:31.519><c> in</c><00:15:31.740><c> wondering</c><00:15:32.000><c> what</c><00:15:32.220><c> God</c> 00:15:32.460 --> 00:15:33.100 had<00:15:32.659><c> in</c><00:15:32.899><c> mind.</c> 00:15:33.299 --> 00:15:35.740 But<00:15:33.500><c> we</c><00:15:33.779><c> do</c><00:15:34.019><c> know</c><00:15:34.200><c> this.</c><00:15:34.460><c> There's</c><00:15:34.679><c> no</c><00:15:34.860><c> wondering</c><00:15:35.120><c> about</c><00:15:35.419><c> this.</c> 00:15:36.019 --> 00:15:40.240 He<00:15:36.299><c> did</c><00:15:36.799><c> have</c><00:15:37.240><c> His</c><00:15:37.559><c> Son</c><00:15:37.759><c> in</c><00:15:38.100><c> mind</c><00:15:38.460><c> when</c><00:15:38.860><c> He</c><00:15:39.139><c> made</c><00:15:39.559><c> everything.</c> 00:15:40.240 --> 00:15:44.919 The<00:15:41.000><c> clouds,</c><00:15:41.940><c> the</c><00:15:42.220><c> rainbow,</c><00:15:43.059><c> the</c><00:15:43.299><c> trees,</c><00:15:44.000><c> the</c><00:15:44.159><c> fruit</c><00:15:44.320><c> of</c><00:15:44.440><c> this</c><00:15:44.679><c> world,</c> 00:15:45.100 --> 00:15:48.940 the<00:15:45.179><c> grasses</c><00:15:45.539><c> of</c><00:15:45.779><c> the</c><00:15:45.960><c> field,</c><00:15:46.620><c> the</c><00:15:46.779><c> land,</c><00:15:47.379><c> the</c><00:15:47.639><c> sea,</c><00:15:48.440><c> the</c><00:15:48.620><c> fruit</c><00:15:48.779><c> of</c> 00:15:48.940 --> 00:15:49.419 this<00:15:49.220><c> world,</c> 00:15:49.639 --> 00:15:51.639 everything<00:15:50.159><c> that</c><00:15:50.679><c> grows.</c> 00:15:53.139 --> 00:15:57.259 All<00:15:53.700><c> of</c><00:15:54.120><c> those</c><00:15:54.360><c> things</c><00:15:54.919><c> He</c><00:15:55.679><c> was</c><00:15:55.840><c> thinking</c><00:15:56.100><c> about</c><00:15:56.379><c> His</c><00:15:56.620><c> Son</c><00:15:56.899><c> and</c> 00:15:57.259 --> 00:15:58.720 everything<00:15:57.620><c> else.</c> 00:15:59.799 --> 00:16:02.700 Take<00:16:00.019><c> a</c><00:16:00.059><c> look</c><00:16:00.179><c> at</c><00:16:00.360><c> this</c><00:16:00.580><c> one,</c><00:16:01.100><c> mammatus</c><00:16:02.000><c> clouds.</c> 00:16:03.019 --> 00:16:05.720 I<00:16:03.240><c> have</c><00:16:03.460><c> never</c><00:16:03.700><c> been</c><00:16:03.899><c> underneath</c><00:16:04.279><c> the</c><00:16:04.500><c> sky</c><00:16:04.679><c> like</c><00:16:04.960><c> that,</c><00:16:05.299><c> but</c><00:16:05.580><c> I</c> 00:16:05.720 --> 00:16:07.419 think<00:16:05.899><c> I</c><00:16:06.039><c> would</c><00:16:06.340><c> duck.</c> 00:16:07.620 --> 00:16:10.259 Like<00:16:08.139><c> I</c><00:16:08.299><c> would</c><00:16:08.480><c> run</c><00:16:08.659><c> inside.</c><00:16:09.299><c> I</c><00:16:09.360><c> don't</c><00:16:09.460><c> know</c><00:16:09.539><c> what</c><00:16:09.740><c> would</c><00:16:10.000><c> be</c><00:16:10.120><c> coming.</c> 00:16:10.419 --> 00:16:13.360 A<00:16:10.559><c> tornado</c><00:16:11.059><c> or</c><00:16:11.440><c> some</c><00:16:11.820><c> serious</c><00:16:12.519><c> thing.</c> 00:16:13.679 --> 00:16:15.419 I<00:16:14.200><c> think</c><00:16:14.379><c> I</c><00:16:14.539><c> remember</c><00:16:14.779><c> reading</c><00:16:15.120><c> that.</c> 00:16:15.440 --> 00:16:18.399 They<00:16:15.639><c> look</c><00:16:15.899><c> a</c><00:16:16.240><c> lot</c><00:16:16.440><c> more</c><00:16:16.779><c> serious</c><00:16:17.159><c> than</c><00:16:17.299><c> they</c><00:16:17.500><c> actually</c><00:16:17.960><c> are.</c> 00:16:18.740 --> 00:16:21.220 But<00:16:19.139><c> they</c><00:16:19.659><c> are</c><00:16:19.960><c> certainly</c><00:16:20.320><c> threatening.</c> 00:16:21.360 --> 00:16:24.539 And<00:16:21.500><c> that</c><00:16:21.639><c> of</c><00:16:21.759><c> course</c><00:16:21.940><c> brings</c><00:16:22.240><c> us</c><00:16:22.500><c> to</c><00:16:22.679><c> clouds</c><00:16:22.899><c> like</c><00:16:23.440><c> that.</c> 00:16:24.840 --> 00:16:26.500 Thankfully<00:16:25.279><c> I've</c><00:16:25.519><c> never</c><00:16:25.740><c> seen</c><00:16:25.960><c> one</c><00:16:26.100><c> like</c><00:16:26.340><c> that.</c> 00:16:26.519 --> 00:16:29.500 But<00:16:26.639><c> that's</c><00:16:26.980><c> the</c><00:16:27.240><c> ominous</c><00:16:28.539><c> cloud.</c> 00:16:29.620 --> 00:16:33.200 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humongous</c> 00:17:03.519 --> 00:17:05.420 rather<00:17:03.860><c> than</c><00:17:04.180><c> the</c><00:17:04.539><c> English</c><00:17:05.059><c> spelling.</c> 00:17:05.799 --> 00:17:09.480 So<00:17:06.059><c> let's</c><00:17:06.339><c> just</c><00:17:06.720><c> now</c><00:17:07.059><c> take</c><00:17:07.559><c> a</c><00:17:07.779><c> deep</c><00:17:08.039><c> breath</c><00:17:08.380><c> and</c><00:17:08.619><c> relax</c><00:17:09.039><c> again.</c> 00:17:09.920 --> 00:17:12.140 We're<00:17:09.960><c> not</c><00:17:10.200><c> going</c><00:17:10.440><c> back</c><00:17:10.740><c> to</c><00:17:10.880><c> where</c><00:17:11.039><c> we</c><00:17:11.220><c> were</c><00:17:11.440><c> the</c><00:17:11.599><c> other</c><00:17:11.819><c> night.</c> 00:17:12.319 --> 00:17:15.559 And<00:17:12.480><c> Matthew</c><00:17:12.759><c> 25,</c><00:17:14.039><c> I</c><00:17:14.319><c> found</c><00:17:14.680><c> out</c><00:17:14.940><c> about</c><00:17:15.240><c> that</c> 00:17:15.559 --> 00:17:17.660 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stand</c><00:23:38.619><c> ye</c><00:23:38.759><c> gazing</c><00:23:39.119><c> into</c><00:23:39.400><c> Heaven?</c> 00:23:40.119 --> 00:23:42.960 This<00:23:40.319><c> same</c><00:23:40.559><c> Jesus</c><00:23:40.960><c> which</c><00:23:41.160><c> is</c><00:23:41.380><c> taken</c><00:23:41.599><c> up</c><00:23:41.799><c> from</c><00:23:41.980><c> you</c><00:23:42.259><c> into</c><00:23:42.559><c> Heaven</c> 00:23:42.960 --> 00:23:45.900 shall<00:23:43.200><c> so</c><00:23:43.619><c> come</c><00:23:43.900><c> in</c><00:23:44.160><c> like</c><00:23:44.380><c> manner</c><00:23:44.700><c> as</c><00:23:44.980><c> ye</c><00:23:45.180><c> have</c><00:23:45.319><c> seen</c><00:23:45.519><c> Him</c><00:23:45.720><c> go</c> 00:23:45.900 --> 00:23:46.480 into<00:23:46.140><c> Heaven.</c> 00:23:46.480 --> 00:23:50.220 This<00:23:47.279><c> is</c><00:23:47.759><c> where</c><00:23:47.960><c> we</c><00:23:48.180><c> start</c><00:23:48.500><c> to</c><00:23:48.680><c> get</c><00:23:48.839><c> 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of</c><00:24:02.599><c> Christ</c> 00:24:02.819 --> 00:24:06.319 because<00:24:03.160><c> you</c><00:24:03.480><c> will</c><00:24:03.779><c> hear</c><00:24:04.000><c> if</c><00:24:04.160><c> you</c><00:24:04.400><c> haven't</c><00:24:04.579><c> already</c><00:24:05.220><c> as</c><00:24:05.920><c> we</c><00:24:06.140><c> go</c> 00:24:06.319 --> 00:24:07.960 you<00:24:06.440><c> will</c><00:24:06.700><c> hear</c><00:24:06.900><c> some</c><00:24:07.299><c> saying</c> 00:24:07.960 --> 00:24:11.119 this<00:24:09.119><c> in</c><00:24:09.579><c> simple</c><00:24:09.980><c> terms</c><00:24:10.599><c> says</c> 00:24:11.119 --> 00:24:13.900 how<00:24:11.779><c> and</c><00:24:12.079><c> where</c><00:24:12.299><c> the</c><00:24:12.420><c> Lord</c><00:24:12.559><c> Jesus</c><00:24:13.000><c> Christ</c><00:24:13.339><c> returns.</c> 00:24:13.900 --> 00:24:17.420 He<00:24:14.259><c> left</c><00:24:14.619><c> from</c><00:24:14.859><c> Jerusalem,</c><00:24:15.359><c> He's</c><00:24:15.599><c> 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in</c><00:26:23.759><c> your</c><00:26:23.940><c> heart,</c><00:26:24.440><c> whatever.</c> 00:26:25.299 --> 00:26:27.759 If<00:26:25.460><c> He's</c><00:26:25.720><c> coming</c><00:26:26.000><c> back</c><00:26:26.319><c> as</c><00:26:26.440><c> they</c><00:26:26.680><c> said</c><00:26:26.799><c> He's</c><00:26:27.000><c> coming</c><00:26:27.259><c> back,</c> 00:26:27.759 --> 00:26:30.599 then<00:26:27.960><c> He's</c><00:26:28.299><c> really</c><00:26:28.660><c> coming</c><00:26:28.960><c> back</c><00:26:29.220><c> to</c><00:26:29.380><c> deliver</c><00:26:29.680><c> Israel</c><00:26:30.140><c> as</c> 00:26:30.599 --> 00:26:31.380 Jesus<00:26:31.039><c> Christ</c> 00:26:31.380 --> 00:26:33.839 in<00:26:31.839><c> whose</c><00:26:32.079><c> hands</c><00:26:32.380><c> they</c><00:26:32.579><c> will</c><00:26:32.740><c> be</c><00:26:32.880><c> able</c><00:26:33.019><c> to</c><00:26:33.299><c> recognize</c> 00:26:33.839 --> 00:26:36.799 the<00:26:34.160><c> scars</c><00:26:34.599><c> of</c><00:26:34.779><c> His</c><00:26:35.000><c> crucifixion.</c> 00:26:37.779 --> 00:26:39.059 So<00:26:38.059><c> enough</c><00:26:38.500><c> right</c><00:26:38.880><c> there.</c> 00:26:39.099 --> 00:26:44.000 Let's<00:26:39.279><c> take</c><00:26:39.539><c> a</c><00:26:39.640><c> look</c><00:26:39.759><c> at</c><00:26:40.839><c> an</c><00:26:41.579><c> overview</c><00:26:42.000><c> of</c><00:26:42.660><c> scriptural</c><00:26:43.140><c> clouds.</c> 00:26:44.619 --> 00:26:46.859 The<00:26:44.720><c> first</c><00:26:44.960><c> place</c><00:26:45.200><c> the</c><00:26:45.400><c> cloud</c><00:26:45.599><c> comes</c><00:26:45.900><c> up</c><00:26:46.099><c> is</c><00:26:46.240><c> in</c><00:26:46.400><c> the</c><00:26:46.559><c> covenant</c> 00:26:46.859 --> 00:26:48.500 where<00:26:47.099><c> God</c><00:26:47.380><c> said</c><00:26:47.680><c> to</c><00:26:48.299><c> Noah,</c> 00:26:48.579 --> 00:26:51.920 never<00:26:48.799><c> again</c><00:26:49.319><c> destroy</c><00:26:49.839><c> all</c><00:26:50.099><c> flesh</c><00:26:50.519><c> with</c><00:26:50.960><c> a</c><00:26:51.180><c> flood.</c> 00:26:52.180 --> 00:26:53.519 And<00:26:52.380><c> when</c><00:26:52.519><c> I</c><00:26:52.680><c> look</c><00:26:52.819><c> at</c><00:26:52.980><c> the</c><00:26:53.220><c> cloud</c> 00:26:53.519 --> 00:26:55.779 in<00:26:53.660><c> which</c><00:26:53.859><c> there</c><00:26:54.019><c> will</c><00:26:54.200><c> be</c><00:26:54.440><c> contained</c><00:26:54.759><c> a</c><00:26:55.019><c> bow,</c> 00:26:56.279 --> 00:26:59.279 I<00:26:56.539><c> will</c><00:26:56.680><c> look</c><00:26:56.900><c> at</c><00:26:57.000><c> it</c><00:26:57.119><c> and</c><00:26:57.180><c> remember</c><00:26:57.599><c> this</c><00:26:57.859><c> everlasting</c><00:26:58.400><c> covenant</c><00:26:58.839><c> with</c><00:26:59.119><c> you.</c> 00:26:59.279 --> 00:27:03.960 So<00:26:59.500><c> God</c><00:27:00.140><c> is</c><00:27:00.380><c> saying</c><00:27:00.740><c> something</c><00:27:01.299><c> about</c><00:27:02.619><c> a</c><00:27:03.279><c> cloud</c><00:27:03.500><c> and</c><00:27:03.700><c> a</c><00:27:03.880><c> bow.</c> 00:27:04.099 --> 00:27:06.440 We'll<00:27:04.160><c> talk</c><00:27:04.380><c> about</c><00:27:04.599><c> the</c><00:27:04.819><c> bow</c><00:27:05.019><c> tomorrow.</c> 00:27:06.890 --> 00:27:10.619 Wherein<00:27:07.359><c> when</c><00:27:07.599><c> He</c><00:27:08.079><c> sees</c><00:27:08.579><c> that</c><00:27:09.140><c> cloud</c><00:27:09.700><c> form</c> 00:27:10.619 --> 00:27:15.420 He<00:27:12.279><c> would</c><00:27:12.539><c> remember</c><00:27:13.259><c> His</c><00:27:13.759><c> everlasting</c><00:27:14.680><c> covenant.</c> 00:27:15.920 --> 00:27:18.059 So<00:27:16.160><c> there</c><00:27:16.380><c> is</c><00:27:16.599><c> a</c><00:27:17.000><c> direct</c><00:27:17.299><c> relationship</c> 00:27:18.059 --> 00:27:21.619 between<00:27:19.019><c> the</c><00:27:19.460><c> Lord's</c><00:27:19.920><c> coming</c><00:27:20.079><c> in</c><00:27:20.359><c> clouds</c><00:27:20.660><c> of</c><00:27:21.019><c> glory</c> 00:27:21.619 --> 00:27:24.839 and<00:27:22.240><c> the</c><00:27:22.519><c> fulfillment,</c><00:27:23.140><c> the</c><00:27:23.680><c> manifestation</c> 00:27:24.839 --> 00:27:28.319 of<00:27:25.680><c> the</c><00:27:26.019><c> everlasting</c><00:27:26.839><c> covenant</c><00:27:27.380><c> of</c><00:27:27.900><c> God,</c> 00:27:28.319 --> 00:27:32.720 of<00:27:29.000><c> life</c><00:27:29.599><c> and</c><00:27:30.000><c> peace</c><00:27:30.460><c> which</c><00:27:30.859><c> begins</c><00:27:31.359><c> with</c><00:27:31.599><c> His</c><00:27:31.880><c> name</c><00:27:32.299><c> saying</c> 00:27:32.720 --> 00:27:38.559 I<00:27:32.980><c> will</c><00:27:33.240><c> put</c><00:27:33.460><c> my</c><00:27:33.779><c> life</c><00:27:34.220><c> in</c><00:27:34.779><c> you</c><00:27:35.119><c> from</c><00:27:35.599><c> one</c><00:27:36.319><c> manifested</c><00:27:37.099><c> in</c><00:27:37.619><c> many.</c> 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love</c><00:29:41.299><c> and</c><00:29:41.599><c> His</c><00:29:41.859><c> judgment</c> 00:29:42.240 --> 00:29:44.440 and<00:29:42.720><c> all</c><00:29:43.059><c> of</c><00:29:43.240><c> this</c><00:29:43.420><c> pointing</c><00:29:43.799><c> to</c><00:29:44.079><c> a</c><00:29:44.240><c> time</c> 00:29:44.440 --> 00:29:47.680 when<00:29:44.680><c> these</c><00:29:45.079><c> things</c><00:29:45.400><c> would</c><00:29:45.619><c> be</c><00:29:46.319><c> real</c><00:29:47.079><c> events</c> 00:29:47.680 --> 00:29:50.160 in<00:29:47.960><c> our</c><00:29:48.220><c> world</c><00:29:48.480><c> at</c><00:29:48.680><c> the</c><00:29:48.799><c> time</c><00:29:48.960><c> of</c><00:29:49.119><c> the</c><00:29:49.259><c> second</c><00:29:49.440><c> coming</c><00:29:49.660><c> of</c><00:29:49.859><c> Christ</c> 00:29:50.160 --> 00:29:53.099 when<00:29:50.339><c> He</c><00:29:50.539><c> takes</c><00:29:50.880><c> over</c><00:29:51.460><c> the</c><00:29:51.920><c> kingdoms</c><00:29:52.240><c> of</c><00:29:52.420><c> this</c><00:29:52.660><c> world</c> 00:29:53.099 --> 00:29:55.980 and<00:29:53.920><c> that's</c><00:29:54.099><c> what</c><00:29:54.500><c> Moses</c><00:29:54.920><c> saw.</c> 00:29:56.079 --> 00:29:58.619 And<00:29:56.259><c> then</c><00:29:56.900><c> the</c><00:29:57.720><c> clouds</c><00:29:57.920><c> are</c><00:29:58.180><c> spoken</c><00:29:58.400><c> of</c> 00:29:58.619 --> 00:30:01.220 in<00:29:58.880><c> the</c><00:29:59.160><c> context</c><00:29:59.640><c> of</c><00:29:59.859><c> a</c><00:30:00.119><c> congregation.</c> 00:30:01.500 --> 00:30:04.299 Then<00:30:01.720><c> a</c><00:30:02.059><c> cloud</c><00:30:02.359><c> covered</c><00:30:02.900><c> the</c><00:30:03.200><c> tent</c><00:30:03.359><c> of</c><00:30:03.559><c> the</c><00:30:03.779><c> congregation</c> 00:30:04.299 --> 00:30:06.599 it<00:30:04.480><c> says</c><00:30:04.799><c> in</c><00:30:05.019><c> Exodus</c><00:30:05.359><c> 40</c><00:30:05.819><c> and</c><00:30:06.000><c> 34</c> 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of</c><00:30:20.019><c> the</c><00:30:20.180><c> Lord</c> 00:30:20.339 --> 00:30:22.099 and<00:30:20.480><c> it's</c><00:30:20.740><c> in</c><00:30:20.960><c> a</c><00:30:21.140><c> temple.</c> 00:30:22.200 --> 00:30:24.319 Only<00:30:22.359><c> it</c><00:30:22.480><c> was</c><00:30:22.619><c> a</c><00:30:22.700><c> little</c><00:30:23.019><c> model</c><00:30:23.319><c> of</c><00:30:23.480><c> the</c><00:30:23.640><c> temple</c><00:30:23.859><c> as</c><00:30:24.019><c> it</c><00:30:24.180><c> was</c> 00:30:24.319 --> 00:30:26.980 in<00:30:25.000><c> that</c><00:30:25.200><c> ecclesia</c><00:30:25.640><c> in</c><00:30:25.900><c> the</c><00:30:26.019><c> wilderness.</c> 00:30:27.440 --> 00:30:29.880 Nevertheless<00:30:27.880><c> you</c><00:30:28.099><c> can</c><00:30:28.380><c> see</c><00:30:28.500><c> that</c><00:30:28.680><c> the</c><00:30:28.880><c> context</c><00:30:29.279><c> of</c><00:30:29.480><c> a</c><00:30:29.660><c> cloud</c> 00:30:29.880 --> 00:30:33.400 is<00:30:30.220><c> now</c><00:30:30.660><c> not</c><00:30:31.079><c> just</c><00:30:31.359><c> pointing</c><00:30:31.680><c> to</c><00:30:31.960><c> His</c><00:30:32.240><c> mercy</c><00:30:32.519><c> for</c><00:30:32.819><c> thousands</c> 00:30:33.400 --> 00:30:37.579 but<00:30:34.440><c> now</c><00:30:34.799><c> in</c><00:30:35.079><c> a</c><00:30:35.259><c> congregation</c><00:30:35.880><c> in</c><00:30:36.240><c> a</c><00:30:36.440><c> tabernacle.</c> 00:30:38.099 --> 00:30:41.319 And<00:30:38.759><c> here</c><00:30:39.160><c> specifically</c><00:30:39.920><c> the</c><00:30:40.200><c> tabernacle</c><00:30:40.640><c> comes</c><00:30:40.900><c> up.</c> 00:30:41.720 --> 00:30:43.799 Can<00:30:41.819><c> any</c><00:30:42.299><c> understand</c><00:30:43.039><c> says</c><00:30:43.380><c> Job</c> 00:30:43.799 --> 00:30:46.480 and<00:30:44.619><c> isn't</c><00:30:45.380><c> this</c><00:30:45.539><c> wonderful</c><00:30:45.880><c> in</c><00:30:46.039><c> the</c><00:30:46.180><c> context?</c> 00:30:46.579 --> 00:30:48.539 You<00:30:46.619><c> may</c><00:30:46.779><c> have</c><00:30:46.960><c> just</c><00:30:47.140><c> passed</c><00:30:47.279><c> over</c><00:30:48.099><c> this</c><00:30:48.319><c> verse</c> 00:30:48.539 --> 00:30:50.039 pretty<00:30:48.759><c> quickly</c><00:30:48.960><c> in</c><00:30:49.160><c> the</c><00:30:49.220><c> past.</c> 00:30:50.099 --> 00:30:53.839 Now<00:30:50.680><c> stop</c><00:30:51.759><c> and</c><00:30:52.259><c> have</c><00:30:52.880><c> a</c><00:30:53.039><c> look.</c> 00:30:54.059 --> 00:30:57.099 Can<00:30:54.279><c> any</c><00:30:54.500><c> understand</c><00:30:55.000><c> the</c><00:30:55.339><c> spreadings</c><00:30:55.640><c> of</c><00:30:55.799><c> the</c><00:30:56.059><c> clouds</c> 00:30:57.890 --> 00:31:02.599 or<00:30:58.220><c> the</c><00:30:58.579><c> noise</c><00:30:59.559><c> like</c><00:31:00.940><c> many</c><00:31:01.259><c> waters</c> 00:31:02.980 --> 00:31:04.799 of<00:31:03.640><c> His</c><00:31:03.960><c> tabernacle,</c> 00:31:04.799 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spreading</c><00:31:23.640><c> of</c><00:31:24.039><c> clouds</c> 00:31:24.380 --> 00:31:26.500 as<00:31:24.640><c> being</c><00:31:24.819><c> His</c><00:31:25.180><c> tabernacle.</c> 00:31:26.819 --> 00:31:29.000 There's<00:31:27.019><c> no</c><00:31:27.240><c> noise</c><00:31:27.619><c> in</c><00:31:27.940><c> clouds.</c> 00:31:29.079 --> 00:31:30.640 There,<00:31:29.839><c> natural</c><00:31:30.299><c> clouds.</c> 00:31:30.640 --> 00:31:31.940 And<00:31:30.740><c> then</c><00:31:30.920><c> He</c><00:31:31.000><c> says,</c> 00:31:31.960 --> 00:31:35.660 for<00:31:32.000><c> by</c><00:31:32.700><c> them</c><00:31:33.099><c> He</c><00:31:33.799><c> judges</c><00:31:34.299><c> the</c><00:31:34.660><c> people.</c> 00:31:35.859 --> 00:31:38.700 By<00:31:36.079><c> the</c><00:31:36.599><c> spreading</c><00:31:36.980><c> of</c><00:31:37.640><c> His</c><00:31:38.160><c> clouds,</c> 00:31:38.819 --> 00:31:40.380 of<00:31:39.180><c> the</c><00:31:39.500><c> clouds</c><00:31:39.819><c> it</c><00:31:40.000><c> says,</c> 00:31:40.740 --> 00:31:43.099 by<00:31:41.019><c> the</c><00:31:41.420><c> noise</c><00:31:41.779><c> of</c><00:31:42.000><c> His</c><00:31:42.299><c> tabernacle,</c> 00:31:43.299 --> 00:31:46.539 coming<00:31:43.519><c> up</c><00:31:43.799><c> also</c><00:31:44.220><c> in</c><00:31:44.500><c> Ezekiel</c><00:31:44.859><c> 1</c><00:31:45.099><c> and</c><00:31:45.220><c> Ezekiel</c><00:31:45.819><c> 10,</c> 00:31:46.619 --> 00:31:48.359 this<00:31:46.880><c> noise.</c> 00:31:49.579 --> 00:31:52.259 By<00:31:50.000><c> them</c><00:31:50.220><c> He</c><00:31:50.460><c> judges</c><00:31:50.839><c> the</c><00:31:51.140><c> people.</c> 00:31:52.619 --> 00:31:54.940 We're<00:31:52.859><c> beginning</c><00:31:53.119><c> to</c><00:31:53.420><c> understand</c><00:31:53.839><c> a</c><00:31:54.000><c> lot</c><00:31:54.220><c> now,</c><00:31:54.519><c> aren't</c><00:31:54.660><c> we?</c> 00:31:55.160 --> 00:31:58.539 In<00:31:55.460><c> so</c><00:31:55.980><c> 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longer</c><00:32:22.279><c> contain</c><00:32:22.819><c> its</c><00:32:23.240><c> contents.</c> 00:32:24.200 --> 00:32:25.940 And<00:32:24.599><c> so</c><00:32:25.019><c> the</c><00:32:25.299><c> rain</c><00:32:25.539><c> begins</c> 00:32:25.940 --> 00:32:27.980 and<00:32:26.140><c> it</c><00:32:26.319><c> says</c><00:32:26.460><c> He</c><00:32:26.759><c> scatters</c><00:32:27.200><c> His</c><00:32:27.359><c> bright</c><00:32:27.619><c> cloud</c> 00:32:27.980 --> 00:32:32.740 that<00:32:28.460><c> He</c><00:32:28.759><c> may</c><00:32:29.160><c> do</c><00:32:29.839><c> whatever</c><00:32:30.380><c> He</c><00:32:30.900><c> commands</c><00:32:31.440><c> them.</c> 00:32:33.980 --> 00:32:35.619 He<00:32:34.160><c> causes</c><00:32:34.539><c> it</c><00:32:34.759><c> to</c><00:32:35.000><c> come,</c> 00:32:35.759 --> 00:32:36.539 whether<00:32:36.019><c> for,</c> 00:32:36.619 --> 00:32:37.799 look<00:32:37.059><c> at</c><00:32:37.220><c> how</c><00:32:37.319><c> this</c><00:32:37.619><c> points</c> 00:32:37.799 --> 00:32:39.140 to<00:32:38.000><c> the</c><00:32:38.180><c> second</c><00:32:38.339><c> coming</c><00:32:38.539><c> of</c><00:32:38.759><c> Christ</c> 00:32:39.140 --> 00:32:40.519 and<00:32:39.519><c> the</c><00:32:39.700><c> redemption</c><00:32:40.019><c> of</c><00:32:40.200><c> Israel</c> 00:32:40.519 --> 00:32:42.220 and<00:32:40.859><c> the</c><00:32:41.140><c> establishment</c><00:32:41.500><c> of</c><00:32:41.700><c> the</c><00:32:41.839><c> Kingdom</c> 00:32:42.220 --> 00:32:44.680 and<00:32:42.720><c> the</c><00:32:43.079><c> feet</c><00:32:43.220><c> of</c><00:32:43.380><c> the</c><00:32:43.500><c> Lord</c><00:32:43.619><c> on</c><00:32:43.880><c> land</c><00:32:44.160><c> and</c><00:32:44.480><c> sea</c> 00:32:44.680 --> 00:32:46.700 and<00:32:44.900><c> the</c><00:32:45.039><c> taking</c><00:32:45.220><c> of</c><00:32:45.420><c> the</c><00:32:45.579><c> dominions</c><00:32:45.900><c> of</c><00:32:46.079><c> this</c><00:32:46.339><c> world,</c> 00:32:47.119 --> 00:32:48.640 whether<00:32:47.420><c> for</c><00:32:47.980><c> correction,</c> 00:32:48.640 --> 00:32:49.940 and<00:32:48.980><c> it</c><00:32:49.160><c> will</c><00:32:49.299><c> be</c><00:32:49.559><c> there,</c> 00:32:50.119 --> 00:32:52.420 or<00:32:50.400><c> for</c><00:32:50.700><c> His</c><00:32:50.980><c> land</c><00:32:51.259><c> and</c><00:32:51.359><c> He</c><00:32:51.519><c> will</c><00:32:51.700><c> take</c><00:32:51.940><c> it</c><00:32:52.200><c> over,</c> 00:32:52.539 --> 00:32:53.640 or<00:32:52.900><c> for</c><00:32:53.259><c> mercy,</c> 00:32:53.640 --> 00:32:56.039 and<00:32:53.859><c> that</c><00:32:54.039><c> will</c><00:32:54.200><c> be</c><00:32:54.339><c> the</c><00:32:54.599><c> basis</c><00:32:54.920><c> of</c><00:32:55.279><c> everything</c><00:32:55.700><c> done,</c> 00:32:56.039 --> 00:32:58.240 including<00:32:56.900><c> the</c><00:32:57.220><c> judgments.</c> 00:33:00.299 --> 00:33:01.680 What<00:33:00.559><c> things</c><00:33:00.920><c> we</c><00:33:01.180><c> can</c><00:33:01.440><c> see</c> 00:33:01.680 --> 00:33:04.440 in<00:33:01.920><c> these</c><00:33:02.359><c> interesting</c><00:33:02.940><c> words</c><00:33:03.220><c> of</c><00:33:03.480><c> our</c><00:33:03.619><c> Lord.</c> 00:33:06.039 --> 00:33:07.319 Then<00:33:06.180><c> in</c><00:33:06.380><c> the</c><00:33:06.559><c> Psalms</c><00:33:06.920><c> He</c><00:33:07.059><c> says,</c> 00:33:07.519 --> 00:33:09.759 Give<00:33:07.559><c> ye</c><00:33:07.779><c> strength</c><00:33:08.240><c> to</c><00:33:08.480><c> the</c><00:33:08.660><c> Elohim,</c> 00:33:11.099 --> 00:33:12.660 these<00:33:11.599><c> mighty</c><00:33:11.900><c> ones</c><00:33:12.200><c> of</c><00:33:12.440><c> God,</c> 00:33:12.700 --> 00:33:15.619 for<00:33:12.819><c> His</c><00:33:13.220><c> excellency</c><00:33:13.980><c> is</c><00:33:14.880><c> over</c><00:33:15.119><c> Israel</c> 00:33:15.619 --> 00:33:18.420 and<00:33:16.200><c> His</c><00:33:16.579><c> strength</c><00:33:17.119><c> is</c><00:33:17.740><c> in</c><00:33:17.900><c> the</c><00:33:18.119><c> clouds.</c> 00:33:18.480 --> 00:33:20.539 Well,<00:33:18.700><c> are</c><00:33:18.920><c> we</c><00:33:19.180><c> speaking</c><00:33:19.460><c> about</c> 00:33:20.640 --> 00:33:22.599 the<00:33:20.819><c> little</c><00:33:21.799><c> cumulus</c><00:33:22.279><c> clouds</c> 00:33:22.599 --> 00:33:24.019 that<00:33:22.900><c> the</c><00:33:23.339><c> Lord</c><00:33:23.559><c> comes</c><00:33:23.859><c> in?</c> 00:33:24.019 --> 00:33:26.220 Is<00:33:24.140><c> His</c><00:33:24.380><c> strength</c><00:33:24.660><c> going</c><00:33:24.839><c> to</c><00:33:24.920><c> be</c><00:33:25.019><c> in</c><00:33:25.160><c> those</c><00:33:25.339><c> clouds?</c> 00:33:26.920 --> 00:33:28.099 Or<00:33:26.980><c> some</c><00:33:27.160><c> other</c><00:33:27.380><c> kind</c><00:33:27.680><c> of</c><00:33:27.880><c> cloud,</c> 00:33:28.240 --> 00:33:30.299 which<00:33:28.319><c> I'm</c><00:33:28.500><c> sure</c><00:33:28.680><c> you're</c><00:33:28.960><c> on</c><00:33:29.000><c> to</c><00:33:29.220><c> by</c><00:33:29.420><c> now.</c> 00:33:30.359 --> 00:33:31.359 Faithfulness. 00:33:31.460 --> 00:33:33.500 Now<00:33:31.599><c> in</c><00:33:31.740><c> the</c><00:33:31.980><c> context</c><00:33:32.279><c> of</c><00:33:32.660><c> faithfulness,</c> 00:33:33.819 --> 00:33:35.119 the<00:33:33.920><c> Lord</c><00:33:34.039><c> is</c><00:33:34.279><c> speaking</c><00:33:34.519><c> about</c><00:33:34.859><c> clouds.</c> 00:33:35.180 --> 00:33:36.700 Thy<00:33:35.420><c> mercy,</c><00:33:35.920><c> O</c><00:33:35.920><c> Lord,</c><00:33:36.059><c> is</c><00:33:36.160><c> in</c><00:33:36.319><c> the</c><00:33:36.420><c> heavens,</c> 00:33:37.079 --> 00:33:40.940 and<00:33:37.240><c> thy</c><00:33:37.599><c> faithfulness</c><00:33:38.660><c> reaches</c><00:33:39.200><c> unto</c><00:33:39.680><c> the</c><00:33:39.960><c> clouds.</c> 00:33:42.059 --> 00:33:44.660 We<00:33:42.319><c> certainly</c><00:33:42.640><c> will</c><00:33:42.880><c> experience</c><00:33:43.299><c> how</c><00:33:43.500><c> that</c><00:33:43.720><c> happens.</c> 00:33:45.059 --> 00:33:46.460 Then<00:33:45.200><c> He</c><00:33:45.400><c> speaks</c><00:33:45.680><c> about</c><00:33:46.059><c> truth,</c> 00:33:46.779 --> 00:33:50.579 and<00:33:46.920><c> Christadelphians</c><00:33:47.660><c> in</c><00:33:49.160><c> these</c><00:33:49.619><c> times</c> 00:33:50.579 --> 00:33:53.140 know<00:33:51.279><c> this</c><00:33:51.640><c> perhaps</c><00:33:52.079><c> as</c><00:33:52.460><c> much</c><00:33:52.619><c> or</c><00:33:52.940><c> more</c> 00:33:53.140 --> 00:33:55.579 than<00:33:53.200><c> anyone</c><00:33:53.680><c> else</c><00:33:54.059><c> in</c><00:33:54.220><c> the</c><00:33:54.440><c> world.</c> 00:33:55.599 --> 00:33:57.500 Great<00:33:55.819><c> is</c><00:33:56.119><c> thy</c><00:33:56.259><c> mercy</c><00:33:56.779><c> unto</c><00:33:57.019><c> the</c><00:33:57.220><c> heavens</c> 00:33:57.500 --> 00:34:01.599 and<00:33:57.839><c> thy</c><00:33:58.079><c> truth</c><00:33:59.119><c> unto</c><00:34:00.900><c> the</c><00:34:01.220><c> clouds.</c> 00:34:01.740 --> 00:34:03.220 So<00:34:01.940><c> what</c><00:34:02.200><c> clouds</c><00:34:02.599><c> are</c><00:34:02.880><c> those</c> 00:34:03.220 --> 00:34:06.779 that<00:34:03.440><c> the</c><00:34:03.700><c> truth</c><00:34:04.440><c> reaches</c><00:34:05.579><c> to?</c> 00:34:08.599 --> 00:34:10.199 The<00:34:08.940><c> resurrection</c><00:34:09.380><c> is</c><00:34:09.659><c> spoken</c><00:34:09.960><c> of</c> 00:34:10.199 --> 00:34:11.579 in<00:34:10.440><c> the</c><00:34:10.659><c> context</c><00:34:11.099><c> of</c><00:34:11.380><c> clouds,</c> 00:34:11.639 --> 00:34:12.699 and<00:34:11.699><c> we</c><00:34:11.860><c> know</c><00:34:12.039><c> that</c><00:34:12.320><c> because</c> 00:34:12.699 --> 00:34:14.460 due<00:34:12.960><c> is</c><00:34:13.199><c> symbolic</c><00:34:13.619><c> of</c><00:34:13.800><c> the</c><00:34:13.960><c> resurrection</c> 00:34:14.460 --> 00:34:16.139 in<00:34:14.920><c> every</c><00:34:15.219><c> sense.</c> 00:34:16.260 --> 00:34:18.920 That<00:34:16.539><c> being</c><00:34:16.980><c> something</c><00:34:17.619><c> that</c><00:34:18.260><c> materializes</c> 00:34:18.920 --> 00:34:21.300 at<00:34:19.119><c> the</c><00:34:19.340><c> earliest</c><00:34:19.659><c> part</c><00:34:20.019><c> of</c><00:34:20.179><c> the</c><00:34:20.340><c> sun's</c><00:34:20.780><c> rising</c> 00:34:21.300 --> 00:34:23.380 before<00:34:21.940><c> it's</c><00:34:22.179><c> really</c><00:34:22.460><c> high</c><00:34:22.760><c> in</c><00:34:22.940><c> the</c><00:34:23.099><c> sky,</c> 00:34:23.539 --> 00:34:25.880 before<00:34:23.639><c> it's</c><00:34:23.880><c> maybe</c><00:34:24.159><c> even</c><00:34:24.480><c> visible</c><00:34:24.800><c> on</c><00:34:25.119><c> the</c><00:34:25.300><c> horizon,</c> 00:34:26.380 --> 00:34:28.420 it<00:34:26.940><c> begins</c><00:34:27.300><c> to</c><00:34:27.559><c> warm</c><00:34:27.679><c> the</c><00:34:27.960><c> atmosphere,</c> 00:34:28.519 --> 00:34:30.139 and<00:34:28.639><c> out</c><00:34:28.780><c> of</c><00:34:28.920><c> that</c><00:34:29.139><c> warming,</c> 00:34:30.159 --> 00:34:31.800 the<00:34:30.239><c> first</c><00:34:30.480><c> thing</c><00:34:30.659><c> that</c><00:34:30.920><c> happens</c><00:34:31.239><c> is</c> 00:34:31.800 --> 00:34:33.960 something<00:34:32.260><c> that</c><00:34:32.440><c> was</c><00:34:32.739><c> otherwise</c><00:34:33.159><c> invisible,</c> 00:34:34.039 --> 00:34:35.340 moisture<00:34:34.500><c> in</c><00:34:34.760><c> the</c><00:34:34.980><c> air,</c> 00:34:35.699 --> 00:34:38.079 in<00:34:35.800><c> a</c><00:34:35.940><c> higher</c><00:34:36.119><c> place</c><00:34:36.519><c> than</c><00:34:36.659><c> the</c><00:34:36.900><c> land</c><00:34:37.280><c> now,</c> 00:34:38.260 --> 00:34:39.300 materializes<00:34:38.860><c> in</c><00:34:39.000><c> it,</c> 00:34:39.320 --> 00:34:42.420 and<00:34:39.500><c> it</c><00:34:39.860><c> forms</c><00:34:40.239><c> little</c><00:34:41.039><c> crystalline</c><00:34:41.940><c> droplets</c> 00:34:42.420 --> 00:34:44.139 all<00:34:42.900><c> over</c><00:34:43.219><c> things</c><00:34:43.579><c> that</c><00:34:43.900><c> grow,</c> 00:34:44.179 --> 00:34:45.179 and<00:34:44.300><c> it</c><00:34:44.460><c> waters</c><00:34:44.699><c> the</c><00:34:44.960><c> earth</c> 00:34:45.179 --> 00:34:49.699 and<00:34:45.320><c> causes</c><00:34:45.760><c> still</c><00:34:46.079><c> more</c><00:34:47.699><c> fertilization</c><00:34:48.780><c> and</c><00:34:49.280><c> growth.</c> 00:34:49.699 --> 00:34:51.360 So<00:34:50.539><c> that's</c><00:34:50.800><c> the</c><00:34:50.980><c> resurrection,</c> 00:34:51.539 --> 00:34:55.619 and<00:34:51.559><c> it</c><00:34:51.719><c> says</c><00:34:51.960><c> that</c><00:34:52.199><c> the</c><00:34:52.360><c> clouds</c><00:34:52.780><c> drop</c><00:34:53.219><c> down</c><00:34:54.159><c> that</c><00:34:54.679><c> due.</c> 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of</c><00:35:08.900><c> heaven,</c> 00:35:09.280 --> 00:35:11.940 and<00:35:09.460><c> there</c><00:35:09.599><c> are</c><00:35:10.000><c> thousands</c><00:35:10.639><c> and</c><00:35:11.079><c> thousands</c> 00:35:11.940 --> 00:35:13.199 ministering<00:35:12.639><c> unto</c><00:35:12.860><c> him,</c> 00:35:13.579 --> 00:35:14.920 and<00:35:13.800><c> judgment</c><00:35:14.239><c> was</c><00:35:14.519><c> then</c><00:35:14.780><c> given</c> 00:35:14.920 --> 00:35:16.360 to<00:35:15.119><c> the</c><00:35:15.300><c> saints</c><00:35:15.480><c> of</c><00:35:15.639><c> the</c><00:35:15.760><c> Most</c><00:35:16.059><c> High,</c> 00:35:16.579 --> 00:35:18.539 and<00:35:16.780><c> the</c><00:35:16.980><c> time</c><00:35:17.219><c> came</c><00:35:17.579><c> that</c><00:35:17.760><c> the</c><00:35:18.000><c> saints</c> 00:35:18.539 --> 00:35:20.619 possessed<00:35:19.119><c> the</c><00:35:19.440><c> kingdom.</c> 00:35:21.599 --> 00:35:23.260 And<00:35:21.820><c> then</c><00:35:21.980><c> 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out</c><00:35:34.340><c> of</c><00:35:34.440><c> the</c><00:35:34.559><c> north</c> 00:35:34.780 --> 00:35:38.739 because<00:35:35.539><c> there</c><00:35:36.820><c> was</c><00:35:37.139><c> another</c><00:35:37.840><c> whirlwind</c> 00:35:38.739 --> 00:35:43.280 that<00:35:39.519><c> came</c><00:35:39.780><c> and</c><00:35:40.639><c> overshadowed</c><00:35:42.159><c> that</c><00:35:42.440><c> northern</c><00:35:42.840><c> host,</c> 00:35:43.360 --> 00:35:45.420 and<00:35:43.579><c> out</c><00:35:43.800><c> of</c><00:35:43.980><c> that</c><00:35:44.679><c> situation</c> 00:35:45.420 --> 00:35:47.179 there's<00:35:45.780><c> a</c><00:35:45.960><c> great</c><00:35:46.199><c> cloud</c><00:35:46.519><c> that</c><00:35:46.820><c> comes,</c> 00:35:47.179 --> 00:35:49.179 and<00:35:47.599><c> that</c><00:35:47.800><c> begins</c><00:35:48.199><c> this</c><00:35:48.480><c> whole</c><00:35:48.719><c> description</c> 00:35:49.179 --> 00:35:50.300 of<00:35:49.380><c> the</c><00:35:49.500><c> 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possibly</c><00:36:02.980><c> how</c><00:36:03.300><c> you</c><00:36:03.420><c> would</c><00:36:03.659><c> understand</c> 00:36:04.039 --> 00:36:05.239 him<00:36:04.239><c> coming</c><00:36:04.480><c> out</c><00:36:04.659><c> of</c><00:36:04.760><c> the</c><00:36:04.920><c> north,</c> 00:36:05.559 --> 00:36:08.460 because<00:36:05.820><c> otherwise</c><00:36:06.320><c> this</c><00:36:06.639><c> cloud</c><00:36:06.920><c> comes</c><00:36:07.199><c> out</c><00:36:07.360><c> of</c><00:36:07.460><c> the</c><00:36:07.639><c> south.</c> 00:36:08.500 --> 00:36:09.320 We<00:36:08.699><c> have</c><00:36:08.820><c> another</c><00:36:09.019><c> verse</c> 00:36:09.320 --> 00:36:10.599 that<00:36:09.480><c> will</c><00:36:09.619><c> show</c><00:36:09.820><c> you</c><00:36:09.960><c> that</c><00:36:10.079><c> in</c><00:36:10.139><c> a</c><00:36:10.219><c> few</c><00:36:10.300><c> minutes,</c> 00:36:10.699 --> 00:36:13.179 but<00:36:11.280><c> for</c><00:36:11.719><c> now</c><00:36:11.840><c> let's</c><00:36:12.000><c> look</c><00:36:12.179><c> at</c><00:36:12.380><c> Gog.</c> 00:36:13.199 --> 00:36:14.400 You<00:36:13.420><c> remember</c><00:36:13.679><c> it</c><00:36:13.880><c> says</c><00:36:14.079><c> that</c> 00:36:14.400 --> 00:36:17.139 Gog<00:36:14.699><c> comes</c><00:36:15.099><c> down</c><00:36:15.940><c> against</c><00:36:16.460><c> my</c><00:36:16.800><c> people</c> 00:36:17.139 --> 00:36:18.980 as<00:36:17.440><c> a</c><00:36:17.719><c> cloud</c><00:36:17.980><c> to</c><00:36:18.260><c> cover</c><00:36:18.460><c> the</c><00:36:18.699><c> land,</c> 00:36:19.159 --> 00:36:20.960 so<00:36:19.440><c> what</c><00:36:19.840><c> kind</c><00:36:20.159><c> of</c><00:36:20.360><c> cloud</c><00:36:20.559><c> is</c><00:36:20.800><c> that?</c> 00:36:21.000 --> 00:36:23.179 Is<00:36:21.139><c> that</c><00:36:21.320><c> a</c><00:36:21.460><c> cumulonimbus</c><00:36:22.280><c> cloud?</c> 00:36:23.579 --> 00:36:25.920 Is<00:36:23.780><c> Gog</c><00:36:24.059><c> really</c><00:36:24.360><c> just</c><00:36:24.659><c> a</c><00:36:24.960><c> dark</c><00:36:25.260><c> storm</c><00:36:25.639><c> cloud</c> 00:36:25.920 --> 00:36:26.659 that<00:36:26.119><c> comes</c><00:36:26.360><c> down</c> 00:36:26.659 --> 00:36:28.940 and<00:36:26.900><c> settles</c><00:36:27.440><c> in</c><00:36:27.780><c> the</c><00:36:27.960><c> plains</c><00:36:28.199><c> of</c><00:36:28.460><c> Megiddo?</c> 00:36:29.159 --> 00:36:32.019 Or<00:36:29.320><c> is</c><00:36:29.460><c> this</c><00:36:29.639><c> perhaps</c><00:36:30.280><c> God's</c><00:36:30.659><c> way</c><00:36:30.920><c> of</c><00:36:31.159><c> saying</c> 00:36:32.179 --> 00:36:33.699 the<00:36:32.460><c> nations</c><00:36:32.880><c> of</c><00:36:33.059><c> this</c><00:36:33.380><c> world,</c> 00:36:33.800 --> 00:36:35.019 the<00:36:34.059><c> mighty</c><00:36:34.280><c> men</c><00:36:34.440><c> of</c><00:36:34.559><c> this</c><00:36:34.800><c> world</c> 00:36:35.019 --> 00:36:37.960 have<00:36:35.239><c> now</c><00:36:35.679><c> coalesced</c><00:36:36.360><c> in</c><00:36:36.519><c> their</c><00:36:36.780><c> own</c><00:36:37.059><c> way,</c> 00:36:38.019 --> 00:36:39.480 and<00:36:38.139><c> what</c><00:36:38.360><c> holds</c><00:36:38.699><c> them</c><00:36:39.019><c> together</c> 00:36:39.480 --> 00:36:43.519 is<00:36:39.880><c> a</c><00:36:40.219><c> uniform</c><00:36:40.679><c> desire</c><00:36:41.300><c> to</c><00:36:41.820><c> possess</c><00:36:42.320><c> the</c><00:36:42.639><c> Holy</c><00:36:42.960><c> Land</c> 00:36:43.519 --> 00:36:46.199 and<00:36:43.940><c> set</c><00:36:44.199><c> themselves</c><00:36:44.739><c> in</c><00:36:44.960><c> the</c><00:36:45.099><c> top</c><00:36:45.380><c> of</c><00:36:45.760><c> the</c><00:36:45.900><c> heavens</c> 00:36:46.199 --> 00:36:47.719 like<00:36:46.500><c> Nimrod</c><00:36:47.000><c> Didybald</c> 00:36:47.719 --> 00:36:50.000 and<00:36:47.960><c> establish</c><00:36:48.519><c> the</c><00:36:48.820><c> kingdom</c><00:36:49.179><c> of</c><00:36:49.500><c> men</c> 00:36:50.000 --> 00:36:52.699 once<00:36:50.579><c> and</c><00:36:50.940><c> for</c><00:36:51.159><c> all</c><00:36:51.280><c> in</c><00:36:51.440><c> this</c><00:36:51.659><c> world.</c> 00:36:53.000 --> 00:36:57.079 That<00:36:53.280><c> too,</c><00:36:54.460><c> described</c><00:36:55.000><c> as</c><00:36:55.360><c> the</c><00:36:55.639><c> counterpart</c><00:36:56.280><c> cloud</c> 00:36:57.280 --> 00:36:59.219 to<00:36:57.500><c> the</c><00:36:57.679><c> second</c><00:36:57.820><c> coming</c><00:36:58.039><c> of</c><00:36:58.239><c> Christ.</c> 00:37:00.159 --> 00:37:01.519 Then<00:37:00.599><c> speaking</c><00:37:00.739><c> of</c><00:37:00.940><c> the</c><00:37:01.119><c> Ecclesia,</c> 00:37:01.619 --> 00:37:03.880 Paul<00:37:01.920><c> says</c><00:37:02.219><c> all</c><00:37:02.480><c> were</c><00:37:02.699><c> baptized</c><00:37:03.139><c> unto</c><00:37:03.440><c> Moses</c> 00:37:03.880 --> 00:37:06.800 in<00:37:04.159><c> a</c><00:37:04.380><c> cloud</c><00:37:04.699><c> and</c><00:37:05.320><c> in</c><00:37:05.500><c> the</c><00:37:05.739><c> sea.</c> 00:37:07.199 --> 00:37:09.579 Speaking<00:37:07.460><c> of</c><00:37:07.679><c> the</c><00:37:07.860><c> saints,</c><00:37:08.760><c> he</c><00:37:08.900><c> says</c><00:37:09.179><c> then,</c> 00:37:09.659 --> 00:37:11.440 we<00:37:10.119><c> who</c><00:37:10.380><c> are</c><00:37:10.579><c> alive</c><00:37:10.880><c> and</c><00:37:11.159><c> remain</c> 00:37:11.440 --> 00:37:13.559 shall<00:37:11.559><c> be</c><00:37:11.820><c> caught</c><00:37:12.019><c> together</c><00:37:12.380><c> with</c><00:37:12.619><c> them</c><00:37:12.780><c> in</c><00:37:12.920><c> the</c><00:37:13.139><c> clouds,</c> 00:37:13.920 --> 00:37:16.420 so<00:37:14.320><c> we</c><00:37:14.460><c> can</c><00:37:14.659><c> understand</c><00:37:15.079><c> now</c><00:37:15.380><c> in</c><00:37:15.539><c> the</c><00:37:15.739><c> context</c> 00:37:16.420 --> 00:37:19.199 what<00:37:17.079><c> 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done</c><00:37:59.219><c> as</c><00:37:59.539><c> Christadelphians.</c> 00:38:00.340 --> 00:38:02.920 But<00:38:00.639><c> what's</c><00:38:01.059><c> this</c><00:38:01.420><c> bit</c><00:38:01.539><c> about</c><00:38:01.800><c> meeting</c><00:38:02.099><c> the</c><00:38:02.300><c> Lord</c><00:38:02.420><c> in</c><00:38:02.619><c> the</c><00:38:02.760><c> air?</c> 00:38:02.960 --> 00:38:05.119 I<00:38:03.019><c> want</c><00:38:03.139><c> to</c><00:38:03.280><c> take</c><00:38:03.500><c> a</c><00:38:04.219><c> moment</c><00:38:04.679><c> for</c><00:38:04.880><c> that.</c> 00:38:05.380 --> 00:38:07.619 The<00:38:05.639><c> moments</c><00:38:05.840><c> are</c><00:38:06.099><c> quickly</c><00:38:06.420><c> fleeting</c><00:38:07.199><c> here.</c> 00:38:07.619 --> 00:38:11.340 But<00:38:07.880><c> if</c><00:38:08.980><c> we</c><00:38:09.179><c> do</c><00:38:09.400><c> meet</c><00:38:09.559><c> the</c><00:38:09.719><c> Lord</c><00:38:09.880><c> in</c><00:38:10.079><c> the</c><00:38:10.300><c> air,</c> 00:38:14.360 --> 00:38:15.679 have<00:38:14.380><c> you</c><00:38:14.480><c> ever</c><00:38:14.619><c> looked</c><00:38:14.739><c> up</c><00:38:14.940><c> the</c><00:38:15.019><c> meaning</c><00:38:15.239><c> of</c><00:38:15.400><c> that</c><00:38:15.599><c> word?</c> 00:38:15.739 --> 00:38:18.539 Let's<00:38:15.860><c> go</c><00:38:16.099><c> back</c><00:38:16.280><c> now</c><00:38:16.460><c> to</c><00:38:16.559><c> the</c><00:38:16.719><c> value</c><00:38:17.059><c> of</c><00:38:17.260><c> looking</c><00:38:17.440><c> up</c><00:38:17.679><c> words.</c> 00:38:19.039 --> 00:38:20.420 It's<00:38:19.480><c> respiration.</c> 00:38:21.940 --> 00:38:26.440 Something<00:38:22.380><c> like</c><00:38:22.820><c> when</c><00:38:23.880><c> the</c><00:38:25.119><c> Spirit</c><00:38:25.440><c> of</c><00:38:25.639><c> God</c> 00:38:27.599 --> 00:38:29.420 will<00:38:28.039><c> blow</c><00:38:28.480><c> where</c><00:38:28.739><c> it</c><00:38:28.960><c> chooses,</c> 00:38:29.920 --> 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people</c> 00:38:43.500 --> 00:38:47.460 who<00:38:43.780><c> have</c><00:38:44.659><c> met</c><00:38:45.199><c> with</c><00:38:45.480><c> Christ</c><00:38:45.940><c> where</c><00:38:46.199><c> He</c><00:38:46.400><c> is.</c> 00:38:47.880 --> 00:38:50.400 So<00:38:48.260><c> the</c><00:38:48.539><c> air</c><00:38:48.860><c> there,</c><00:38:49.260><c> I</c><00:38:49.440><c> think,</c><00:38:49.659><c> is</c><00:38:49.880><c> a</c><00:38:49.980><c> reference</c> 00:38:50.400 --> 00:38:52.239 to<00:38:50.659><c> the</c><00:38:50.840><c> everlasting</c><00:38:51.460><c> breath</c><00:38:51.800><c> of</c><00:38:52.059><c> God</c> 00:38:52.239 --> 00:38:56.159 that<00:38:52.420><c> has</c><00:38:52.639><c> now</c><00:38:52.840><c> been</c><00:38:53.039><c> put</c><00:38:53.579><c> into</c><00:38:54.099><c> the</c><00:38:54.340><c> lungs</c><00:38:54.800><c> of</c><00:38:55.619><c> those</c><00:38:55.900><c> who</c> 00:38:56.159 --> 00:38:56.619 love<00:38:56.300><c> Him.</c> 00:38:56.900 --> 00:38:58.179 It's<00:38:57.099><c> a</c><00:38:57.199><c> simple</c><00:38:57.559><c> explanation.</c> 00:38:58.300 --> 00:38:59.599 It<00:38:58.340><c> makes</c><00:38:58.539><c> sense</c><00:38:58.820><c> with</c><00:38:59.079><c> the</c><00:38:59.280><c> word,</c> 00:38:59.599 --> 00:39:02.079 and<00:39:00.039><c> it's</c><00:39:00.360><c> certainly</c><00:39:00.619><c> understandable</c><00:39:01.219><c> in</c><00:39:01.719><c> context,</c> 00:39:02.079 --> 00:39:04.679 the<00:39:02.179><c> larger</c><00:39:02.519><c> context</c><00:39:03.139><c> of</c><00:39:03.320><c> the</c><00:39:03.500><c> clouds</c><00:39:03.699><c> we're</c><00:39:03.960><c> speaking</c><00:39:04.280><c> of.</c> 00:39:05.079 --> 00:39:08.780 And<00:39:05.400><c> finally,</c><00:39:06.780><c> the</c><00:39:06.900><c> word</c><00:39:07.079><c> that</c><00:39:07.239><c> we've</c><00:39:07.480><c> always</c><00:39:07.739><c> understood</c><00:39:08.239><c> to</c><00:39:08.500><c> be</c> 00:39:08.780 --> 00:39:11.699 the<00:39:09.380><c> explanation</c><00:39:09.980><c> for</c><00:39:10.280><c> the</c><00:39:10.500><c> term</c><00:39:10.699><c> we</c><00:39:10.920><c> are</c><00:39:11.099><c> compassed</c><00:39:11.539><c> about</c> 00:39:11.699 --> 00:39:13.760 by<00:39:12.019><c> so</c><00:39:12.219><c> great</c><00:39:12.400><c> a</c><00:39:12.480><c> cloud</c><00:39:12.659><c> of</c><00:39:12.920><c> witnesses.</c> 00:39:14.239 --> 00:39:17.280 So<00:39:14.519><c> then</c><00:39:14.719><c> just</c><00:39:14.940><c> in</c><00:39:15.420><c> short</c><00:39:15.639><c> order,</c><00:39:16.219><c> we</c><00:39:16.320><c> can</c><00:39:16.579><c> understand</c><00:39:16.980><c> this,</c> 00:39:17.340 --> 00:39:19.980 that<00:39:17.480><c> the</c><00:39:17.599><c> King</c><00:39:17.719><c> of</c><00:39:17.860><c> the</c><00:39:18.000><c> North</c><00:39:18.199><c> descends</c><00:39:18.599><c> like</c><00:39:18.880><c> a</c><00:39:19.079><c> cloud</c> 00:39:20.000 --> 00:39:21.739 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in</c><00:39:35.079><c> the</c><00:39:35.199><c> south.</c> 00:39:35.739 --> 00:39:37.679 And<00:39:35.860><c> as</c><00:39:36.019><c> he</c><00:39:36.260><c> says</c><00:39:36.500><c> concerning</c><00:39:37.199><c> Egypt,</c> 00:39:37.820 --> 00:39:42.360 where<00:39:37.940><c> it</c><00:39:38.059><c> seems</c><00:39:38.500><c> that</c><00:39:39.719><c> remnant</c><00:39:40.079><c> of</c><00:39:40.340><c> Israel</c><00:39:40.539><c> has</c><00:39:40.780><c> run</c><00:39:41.039><c> for</c><00:39:41.320><c> safety,</c> 00:39:42.420 --> 00:39:44.900 opposite<00:39:42.900><c> the</c><00:39:43.260><c> direction</c><00:39:43.579><c> of</c><00:39:43.780><c> the</c><00:39:44.000><c> advancing</c><00:39:44.280><c> power</c><00:39:44.679><c> from</c> 00:39:44.900 --> 00:39:45.320 the<00:39:45.059><c> north,</c> 00:39:45.699 --> 00:39:47.699 behold,<00:39:46.139><c> the</c><00:39:46.199><c> Lord</c><00:39:46.420><c> rides</c><00:39:46.739><c> on</c><00:39:46.980><c> a</c><00:39:47.159><c> swift</c><00:39:47.340><c> cloud</c> 00:39:47.699 --> 00:39:51.320 and<00:39:47.880><c> comes</c><00:39:48.119><c> into</c><00:39:48.420><c> Egypt</c><00:39:48.840><c> to</c><00:39:49.380><c> deliver</c><00:39:49.719><c> His</c><00:39:50.000><c> remnant</c><00:39:50.260><c> a</c><00:39:50.500><c> second</c><00:39:50.820><c> time,</c> 00:39:51.579 --> 00:39:55.000 and<00:39:51.699><c> the</c><00:39:51.860><c> idols</c><00:39:52.039><c> of</c><00:39:52.239><c> Egypt</c><00:39:52.480><c> shall</c><00:39:52.679><c> be</c><00:39:52.880><c> moved</c><00:39:53.099><c> at</c><00:39:53.239><c> His</c><00:39:53.460><c> presence,</c><00:39:53.760><c> and</c><00:39:53.960><c> so</c><00:39:54.179><c> on.</c> 00:39:55.059 --> 00:39:56.780 Then<00:39:55.320><c> there's</c><00:39:55.559><c> a</c><00:39:55.719><c> bright</c><00:39:55.880><c> and</c><00:39:56.159><c> fiery</c><00:39:56.440><c> cloud,</c> 00:39:56.840 --> 00:39:58.000 and<00:39:56.960><c> it</c><00:39:57.019><c> 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at</c><00:40:56.880><c> the</c><00:40:57.019><c> end</c><00:40:57.179><c> of</c><00:40:57.320><c> his</c><00:40:57.539><c> vision,</c> 00:40:57.880 --> 00:41:00.460 we're<00:40:58.019><c> told</c><00:40:58.380><c> that</c><00:40:58.599><c> many</c><00:40:58.920><c> stand</c><00:40:59.360><c> up,</c><00:41:00.119><c> right?</c> 00:41:00.460 --> 00:41:01.300 Many<00:41:00.679><c> shall</c><00:41:00.940><c> awake.</c> 00:41:01.659 --> 00:41:02.260 Here's<00:41:01.880><c> the</c><00:41:02.039><c> verse,</c> 00:41:02.380 --> 00:41:04.179 And<00:41:02.380><c> many</c><00:41:02.619><c> of</c><00:41:02.780><c> them</c><00:41:02.920><c> that</c><00:41:03.139><c> sleep</c><00:41:03.360><c> in</c><00:41:03.500><c> the</c><00:41:03.599><c> dust</c><00:41:03.780><c> of</c><00:41:03.940><c> the</c><00:41:04.059><c> earth</c> 00:41:04.179 --> 00:41:05.400 shall<00:41:04.400><c> awake,</c> 00:41:05.420 --> 00:41:06.619 some<00:41:05.599><c> to</c><00:41:05.800><c> everlasting</c><00:41:06.219><c> life,</c> 00:41:06.699 --> 00:41:08.679 and<00:41:06.780><c> some</c><00:41:06.980><c> to</c><00:41:07.219><c> shame</c><00:41:07.440><c> and</c><00:41:07.599><c> everlasting</c><00:41:08.059><c> contempt.</c> 00:41:09.099 --> 00:41:10.460 And<00:41:09.179><c> they</c><00:41:09.380><c> that</c><00:41:09.539><c> be</c><00:41:09.760><c> wise</c><00:41:09.940><c> shall</c><00:41:10.179><c> shine</c> 00:41:10.460 --> 00:41:12.380 as<00:41:10.639><c> the</c><00:41:10.820><c> brightness</c><00:41:11.059><c> of</c><00:41:11.280><c> the</c><00:41:11.440><c> firmament.</c> 00:41:12.579 --> 00:41:16.039 So<00:41:12.820><c> if</c><00:41:13.000><c> you</c><00:41:13.179><c> look</c><00:41:13.340><c> at</c><00:41:13.519><c> the</c><00:41:13.780><c> key</c><00:41:14.119><c> words</c><00:41:14.539><c> in</c><00:41:14.699><c> this</c><00:41:14.960><c> passage,</c> 00:41:16.119 --> 00:41:18.059 you<00:41:16.280><c> see</c><00:41:16.699><c> He</c><00:41:16.920><c> begins</c><00:41:17.460><c> 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beginning</c><00:42:24.199><c> to</c><00:42:24.579><c> see</c><00:42:24.760><c> it</c> 00:42:24.920 --> 00:42:27.599 because<00:42:25.179><c> it's</c><00:42:25.880><c> visible</c><00:42:26.460><c> through</c><00:42:26.760><c> the</c><00:42:26.900><c> light</c><00:42:27.039><c> of</c><00:42:27.239><c> the</c><00:42:27.400><c> sun</c> 00:42:27.599 --> 00:42:29.159 in<00:42:27.960><c> a</c><00:42:28.099><c> very</c><00:42:28.360><c> heavenly</c><00:42:28.679><c> place.</c> 00:42:29.480 --> 00:42:32.880 You<00:42:29.860><c> are</c><00:42:30.280><c> in</c><00:42:30.500><c> that</c><00:42:30.860><c> day</c><00:42:31.239><c> the</c><00:42:31.679><c> mighty</c><00:42:32.039><c> ones</c><00:42:32.320><c> of</c><00:42:32.619><c> God,</c> 00:42:33.159 --> 00:42:34.579 Yahweh,<00:42:33.539><c> Elohim.</c> 00:42:34.619 --> 00:42:37.659 The<00:42:34.820><c> day</c><00:42:35.079><c> that</c><00:42:35.300><c> you</c><00:42:35.639><c> stand</c><00:42:35.980><c> up</c><00:42:36.199><c> 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ever</c><00:43:19.860><c> wondered</c><00:43:20.239><c> why</c><00:43:20.739><c> God</c><00:43:21.099><c> would</c><00:43:21.320><c> refer</c><00:43:21.699><c> to</c><00:43:22.000><c> Christ</c> 00:43:22.340 --> 00:43:24.739 at<00:43:22.619><c> this</c><00:43:22.880><c> moment</c><00:43:23.239><c> as</c><00:43:23.840><c> Michael?</c> 00:43:25.480 --> 00:43:29.199 I'd<00:43:25.719><c> like</c><00:43:25.800><c> to</c><00:43:26.380><c> offer</c><00:43:26.579><c> you</c><00:43:26.800><c> a</c><00:43:26.880><c> suggestion</c><00:43:27.440><c> as</c><00:43:27.739><c> to</c><00:43:27.900><c> the</c><00:43:28.019><c> answer.</c> 00:43:31.199 --> 00:43:34.179 At<00:43:31.280><c> that</c><00:43:31.579><c> time,</c><00:43:32.079><c> Michael</c><00:43:32.260><c> shall</c><00:43:32.659><c> stand</c><00:43:33.019><c> up.</c> 00:43:35.059 --> 00:43:36.800 Michael<00:43:35.460><c> means</c><00:43:35.840><c> who</c><00:43:36.039><c> is</c><00:43:36.300><c> like</c><00:43:36.519><c> God.</c> 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