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Genesis<00:11:56.100><c> one</c><00:11:56.340><c> is</c><00:11:56.519><c> about</c><00:11:56.639><c> God</c><00:11:57.039><c> establishing</c><00:11:57.539><c> the</c><00:11:57.879><c> earth</c><00:11:58.159><c> as</c><00:11:58.440><c> his</c><00:11:58.580><c> temple</c><00:11:58.899><c> so</c>

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we<00:11:59.240><c> can</c><00:11:59.460><c> dwell</c><00:11:59.879><c> with</c><00:12:00.259><c> humanity.</c>

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Then,<00:12:04.320><c> sorry,</c><00:12:06.259><c> if</c><00:12:06.480><c> Genesis</c><00:12:06.879><c> one</c><00:12:07.100><c> is</c><00:12:07.340><c> about</c><00:12:07.539><c> God</c><00:12:08.240><c> establishing</c>

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the<00:12:09.759><c> earth</c><00:12:09.879><c> as</c><00:12:10.100><c> a</c><00:12:10.220><c> cosmic</c><00:12:10.519><c> temple</c>

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so<00:12:11.019><c> he</c><00:12:11.100><c> can</c><00:12:11.220><c> dwell</c><00:12:11.379><c> with</c><00:12:11.759><c> humanity,</c><00:12:12.820><c> then</c><00:12:12.960><c> God's</c><00:12:13.279><c> ultimate</c>

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goal<00:12:13.820><c> has</c><00:12:14.100><c> always</c><00:12:14.399><c> been</c><00:12:14.580><c> about</c><00:12:14.879><c> the</c><00:12:15.100><c> earth.</c>

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This<00:12:16.899><c> is</c><00:12:17.240><c> kind</c><00:12:17.419><c> of</c><00:12:17.580><c> one</c><00:12:17.720><c> more</c><00:12:18.299><c> line</c><00:12:18.659><c> of</c><00:12:18.960><c> reasoning</c><00:12:19.240><c> to</c><00:12:19.600><c> support</c>

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the<00:12:20.120><c> idea</c><00:12:20.279><c> of</c><00:12:20.440><c> the</c><00:12:20.620><c> kingdom</c><00:12:20.820><c> on</c><00:12:21.039><c> earth.</c>

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The<00:12:23.019><c> story</c><00:12:23.279><c> of</c><00:12:23.419><c> the</c><00:12:23.480><c> Bible</c><00:12:23.779><c> isn't</c><00:12:24.059><c> about</c><00:12:24.379><c> humanity</c><00:12:24.879><c> trying</c><00:12:25.200><c> to</c>

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escape<00:12:25.679><c> the</c><00:12:25.919><c> earth</c><00:12:26.019><c> and</c><00:12:26.120><c> go</c><00:12:26.299><c> to</c><00:12:26.440><c> heaven</c>

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as<00:12:27.019><c> disembodied</c><00:12:27.519><c> souls.</c><00:12:28.940><c> The</c><00:12:29.039><c> story</c><00:12:29.200><c> of</c><00:12:29.360><c> the</c><00:12:29.460><c> Bible</c><00:12:29.679><c> begins</c>

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with<00:12:30.259><c> God</c><00:12:30.500><c> coming</c><00:12:30.860><c> down</c><00:12:31.159><c> to</c><00:12:31.320><c> dwell</c><00:12:31.480><c> with</c><00:12:31.720><c> humanity</c>

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in<00:12:32.320><c> the</c><00:12:32.480><c> garden.</c><00:12:34.100><c> When</c><00:12:34.259><c> that</c><00:12:34.440><c> is</c><00:12:34.639><c> lost,</c><00:12:36.360><c> the</c><00:12:36.399><c> rest</c><00:12:36.600><c> of</c><00:12:36.779><c> the</c><00:12:36.879><c> Bible</c><00:12:37.120><c> is</c>

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God's<00:12:37.820><c> rescue</c><00:12:38.059><c> plan</c><00:12:38.279><c> to</c><00:12:38.460><c> restore</c><00:12:38.740><c> the</c><00:12:38.960><c> earth</c>

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so<00:12:39.700><c> he</c><00:12:39.799><c> can</c><00:12:39.960><c> dwell</c><00:12:40.120><c> there</c><00:12:40.320><c> again.</c><00:12:42.559><c> And</c><00:12:43.039><c> we</c><00:12:43.539><c> look</c><00:12:43.759><c> forward</c><00:12:44.059><c> to</c>

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one<00:12:44.720><c> day</c><00:12:44.940><c> that</c><00:12:45.279><c> happening.</c><00:12:46.259><c> Revelation</c><00:12:46.700><c> 21</c><00:12:48.000><c> has,</c><00:12:49.360><c> says,</c>

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look,<00:12:50.679><c> God's</c><00:12:51.139><c> dwelling</c><00:12:51.240><c> place</c><00:12:51.580><c> is</c><00:12:51.799><c> now</c><00:12:52.080><c> among</c><00:12:52.259><c> the</c><00:12:52.460><c> people</c><00:12:52.700><c> and</c><00:12:52.820><c> he</c>

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will<00:12:53.159><c> dwell</c><00:12:53.320><c> with</c><00:12:53.580><c> them.</c>

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So<00:12:54.779><c> that's</c><00:12:55.279><c> the</c><00:12:55.419><c> future</c><00:12:55.620><c> that</c><00:12:55.779><c> we</c><00:12:55.899><c> all</c><00:12:56.000><c> look</c><00:12:56.179><c> forward</c><00:12:56.440><c> to.</c><00:12:58.840><c> So</c>

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conclusion,<00:13:00.860><c> we</c><00:13:01.460><c> don't</c><00:13:01.639><c> need</c><00:13:01.799><c> to</c><00:13:02.019><c> choose</c><00:13:02.460><c> between</c>

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taking<00:13:03.559><c> the</c><00:13:03.759><c> Bible</c><00:13:03.960><c> seriously</c><00:13:04.500><c> and</c><00:13:04.779><c> accepting</c><00:13:05.039><c> modern</c><00:13:05.379><c> science.</c><00:13:06.759><c> We</c><00:13:06.960><c> don't</c><00:13:07.139><c> even</c><00:13:07.379><c> have</c><00:13:07.559><c> to</c>

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work<00:13:07.919><c> to</c><00:13:08.100><c> make</c><00:13:08.220><c> them</c>

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fit.<00:13:09.659><c> When</c><00:13:09.840><c> we</c><00:13:09.980><c> let</c><00:13:10.139><c> go</c><00:13:10.279><c> of</c><00:13:10.379><c> our</c><00:13:10.519><c> modern</c><00:13:10.759><c> ideas</c><00:13:11.139><c> about</c><00:13:11.360><c> the</c><00:13:11.580><c> world</c><00:13:11.980><c> and</c>

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read<00:13:12.500><c> scripture</c><00:13:12.960><c> as</c><00:13:13.279><c> a</c><00:13:13.440><c> message</c><00:13:13.679><c> from</c><00:13:13.879><c> God</c><00:13:14.120><c> to</c>

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people,<00:13:15.919><c> then</c><00:13:16.100><c> we</c><00:13:16.320><c> open</c><00:13:16.519><c> up</c><00:13:16.899><c> a</c><00:13:17.039><c> whole</c><00:13:17.200><c> new</c><00:13:17.399><c> world</c><00:13:17.559><c> of</c>

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beautiful<00:13:18.120><c> interpretations.</c>

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So<00:13:22.399><c> yeah,</c><00:13:23.440><c> now</c><00:13:24.500><c> we</c><00:13:24.620><c> can</c><00:13:24.759><c> open</c><00:13:24.899><c> it</c><00:13:25.059><c> up</c><00:13:25.240><c> to</c><00:13:25.600><c> some</c><00:13:25.779><c> discussion</c><00:13:26.279><c> if</c>

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anybody<00:13:26.759><c> has</c><00:13:27.019><c> questions</c><00:13:27.759><c> and</c><00:13:28.840><c> we</c><00:13:28.980><c> can</c><00:13:29.139><c> talk</c><00:13:29.399><c> about</c><00:13:29.580><c> it.</c>