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Ezekiel<00:11:13.649><c> chapter</c><00:11:14.009><c> 33</c><00:11:14.769><c> flocked</c><00:11:15.370><c> to</c><00:11:15.529><c> hear</c><00:11:15.730><c> Him.</c><00:11:16.309><c> The</c><00:11:16.590><c> people</c><00:11:17.049><c> flocked</c><00:11:17.710><c> to</c>

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hear<00:11:18.070><c> Him</c><00:11:18.289><c> that</c><00:11:18.429><c> they</c><00:11:18.629><c> might</c><00:11:18.889><c> know</c><00:11:19.289><c> God,</c>

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but<00:11:19.750><c> they</c><00:11:19.950><c> only</c><00:11:20.350><c> knew</c><00:11:20.549><c> Him</c><00:11:20.789><c> academically.</c><00:11:22.690><c> They</c><00:11:22.850><c> recognized</c>

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Him<00:11:24.490><c> as</c><00:11:24.649><c> the</c><00:11:24.870><c> prophet</c><00:11:25.110><c> in</c><00:11:25.370><c> Babylon,</c>

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and<00:11:26.070><c> they</c><00:11:26.309><c> flocked</c><00:11:26.590><c> to</c><00:11:26.629><c> hear</c><00:11:26.889><c> Him.</c><00:11:27.269><c> They</c><00:11:27.470><c> were</c><00:11:28.009><c> the</c><00:11:28.210><c> ecclesia</c>

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in<00:11:29.250><c> the</c><00:11:29.450><c> Gentile</c><00:11:29.950><c> lands,</c><00:11:30.710><c> in</c><00:11:30.970><c> exile,</c>

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in<00:11:31.990><c> the</c><00:11:32.149><c> times</c><00:11:32.350><c> of</c><00:11:32.549><c> the</c><00:11:32.690><c> Gentiles.</c><00:11:34.049><c> We</c><00:11:34.330><c> read</c><00:11:34.549><c> in</c><00:11:34.669><c> verse</c><00:11:34.889><c> 30,</c>

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also<00:11:36.250><c> thou</c><00:11:36.529><c> son</c><00:11:36.809><c> of</c><00:11:37.009><c> man,</c><00:11:38.009><c> the</c><00:11:38.110><c> children</c><00:11:38.669><c> of</c><00:11:39.009><c> thy</c><00:11:39.210><c> people</c><00:11:39.789><c> still</c><00:11:40.269><c> are</c>

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talking,<00:11:41.309><c> now</c><00:11:41.610><c> not</c><00:11:41.830><c> against</c><00:11:42.309><c> thee,</c><00:11:42.570><c> as</c><00:11:42.669><c> you</c>

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have<00:11:43.049><c> in</c><00:11:43.149><c> your</c><00:11:44.110><c> authorized</c><00:11:44.570><c> version,</c><00:11:45.370><c> but</c><00:11:45.669><c> of</c><00:11:46.129><c> thee,</c><00:11:46.809><c> as</c><00:11:46.909><c> you</c>

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have<00:11:47.250><c> in</c><00:11:47.370><c> the</c><00:11:47.570><c> margin.</c><00:11:48.529><c> The</c><00:11:48.750><c> Hebrew</c><00:11:49.009><c> word</c><00:11:49.210><c> means</c>

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about<00:11:50.450><c> thee.</c><00:11:51.389><c> They</c><00:11:51.549><c> were</c><00:11:51.730><c> talking</c><00:11:52.070><c> about</c><00:11:52.509><c> Him.</c><00:11:52.889><c> They</c><00:11:53.009><c> were</c><00:11:53.190><c> talking</c><00:11:53.509><c> of</c>

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Him<00:11:54.110><c> by</c><00:11:54.629><c> the</c><00:11:54.889><c> walls</c><00:11:55.110><c> and</c><00:11:55.289><c> in</c><00:11:55.409><c> the</c><00:11:55.570><c> doors</c><00:11:55.809><c> and</c>

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the<00:11:56.129><c> houses,</c><00:11:57.090><c> saying,</c><00:11:57.950><c> come,</c><00:11:58.230><c> I</c><00:11:58.309><c> pray</c><00:11:58.529><c> you,</c><00:11:58.929><c> let's</c><00:11:59.250><c> hear</c><00:11:59.450><c> what</c>

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the<00:11:59.870><c> word</c><00:12:00.070><c> is</c><00:12:00.269><c> that</c><00:12:00.409><c> comes</c><00:12:00.649><c> from</c><00:12:00.889><c> the</c><00:12:01.009><c> mouth</c><00:12:01.210><c> of</c>

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They<00:12:02.610><c> were</c><00:12:02.830><c> talking</c><00:12:03.149><c> about</c><00:12:03.649><c> Ezekiel.</c><00:12:04.529><c> They</c><00:12:04.730><c> were</c><00:12:05.389><c> enthusiastic</c><00:12:06.250><c> about</c><00:12:06.649><c> him.</c>

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There<00:12:07.529><c> was</c><00:12:07.750><c> great</c><00:12:07.970><c> respect</c>

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for<00:12:08.610><c> Ezekiel</c><00:12:09.490><c> to</c><00:12:10.070><c> his</c><00:12:10.470><c> face</c><00:12:11.090><c> when</c><00:12:13.009><c> he</c><00:12:13.230><c> was</c><00:12:13.490><c> watching,</c><00:12:15.090><c> when</c><00:12:15.289><c> he</c>

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was<00:12:15.669><c> talking.</c><00:12:17.210><c> He</c><00:12:17.389><c> was</c><00:12:17.649><c> like</c><00:12:17.850><c> the</c><00:12:17.970><c> son</c><00:12:18.190><c> of</c><00:12:18.429><c> man.</c>

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That's<00:12:19.730><c> the</c><00:12:19.850><c> title</c><00:12:20.090><c> that</c><00:12:20.289><c> he</c><00:12:20.370><c> has</c><00:12:20.929><c> in</c><00:12:22.409><c> the</c><00:12:22.529><c> prophecy</c><00:12:22.990><c> of</c><00:12:23.190><c> Ezekiel.</c><00:12:23.909><c> He</c><00:12:24.110><c> is</c>

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known<00:12:24.649><c> as</c><00:12:24.909><c> the</c><00:12:25.289><c> son</c><00:12:25.570><c> of</c><00:12:25.889><c> man,</c>

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and<00:12:27.470><c> he</c><00:12:27.629><c> stands</c><00:12:27.990><c> therefore</c><00:12:28.450><c> as</c><00:12:28.629><c> the</c><00:12:28.789><c> type</c><00:12:28.950><c> of</c><00:12:29.110><c> the</c><00:12:29.190><c> Lord</c><00:12:29.370><c> Jesus</c>

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Christ,<00:12:30.789><c> and</c><00:12:30.850><c> they</c><00:12:30.990><c> were</c><00:12:31.149><c> very</c><00:12:31.509><c> enthusiastic</c><00:12:32.269><c> in</c>

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these<00:12:32.950><c> times.</c><00:12:33.809><c> They</c><00:12:33.990><c> were</c><00:12:34.190><c> all</c><00:12:34.450><c> talking</c><00:12:34.809><c> about</c><00:12:35.149><c> him.</c><00:12:35.629><c> If</c><00:12:35.950><c> you</c>

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go<00:12:36.250><c> over</c><00:12:36.490><c> by</c><00:12:36.669><c> the</c><00:12:36.850><c> walls</c><00:12:37.090><c> or</c><00:12:37.269><c> in</c><00:12:37.350><c> the</c><00:12:37.490><c> doors</c><00:12:37.649><c> of</c><00:12:37.870><c> the</c>

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house,<00:12:38.230><c> they</c><00:12:38.350><c> were</c><00:12:38.509><c> speaking</c><00:12:38.809><c> one</c><00:12:39.029><c> to</c><00:12:39.230><c> another.</c><00:12:39.769><c> There</c><00:12:39.909><c> was</c>

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much<00:12:40.690><c> enthusiastic</c><00:12:41.769><c> attendance</c><00:12:42.250><c> to</c><00:12:42.490><c> his</c><00:12:42.750><c> studies.</c>

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Ezekiel's<00:12:44.169><c> meetings</c><00:12:44.450><c> were</c><00:12:44.690><c> well</c><00:12:44.950><c> attended.</c><00:12:45.570><c> There</c><00:12:45.710><c> was</c><00:12:45.850><c> much</c>

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excitement<00:12:46.669><c> as</c><00:12:46.950><c> his</c><00:12:47.230><c> prophecies</c><00:12:47.690><c> were</c>

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listened<00:12:48.210><c> to,</c><00:12:48.629><c> as</c><00:12:48.830><c> his</c><00:12:48.970><c> wonderful</c><00:12:49.409><c> statements</c><00:12:49.809><c> flowed</c><00:12:50.129><c> from</c>

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his<00:12:50.549><c> mouth.</c><00:12:51.169><c> There</c><00:12:51.409><c> were</c><00:12:51.690><c> expressions</c><00:12:52.110><c> of</c><00:12:52.389><c> great</c>

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support<00:12:52.990><c> for</c><00:12:53.149><c> him,</c><00:12:56.870><c> but</c><00:12:56.950><c> no</c><00:12:57.169><c> action,</c><00:13:00.330><c> no</c><00:13:00.570><c> change</c><00:13:01.009><c> of</c><00:13:01.350><c> conduct.</c>

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It<00:13:03.269><c> was</c><00:13:03.490><c> all</c><00:13:03.730><c> vocal.</c><00:13:05.330><c> It</c><00:13:05.429><c> was</c><00:13:05.629><c> all</c><00:13:05.929><c> theory.</c>

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They<00:13:07.350><c> didn't</c><00:13:07.750><c> know</c><00:13:08.269><c> Yahweh.</c><00:13:09.309><c> They</c><00:13:09.590><c> heard</c><00:13:09.970><c> Him.</c><00:13:10.730><c> They</c><00:13:10.970><c> knew</c><00:13:11.149><c> of</c>

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Him.<00:13:12.149><c> They</c><00:13:12.389><c> flocked</c><00:13:12.750><c> to</c><00:13:12.850><c> hear</c><00:13:13.009><c> the</c><00:13:13.230><c> words,</c>

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as<00:13:13.610><c> you</c><00:13:13.789><c> have</c><00:13:13.909><c> it</c><00:13:14.070><c> in</c><00:13:14.210><c> verse</c><00:13:14.429><c> 31.</c><00:13:15.250><c> They</c><00:13:15.450><c> come</c><00:13:15.710><c> unto</c><00:13:15.889><c> thee</c><00:13:16.070><c> as</c><00:13:16.210><c> the</c><00:13:16.370><c> people</c><00:13:16.669><c> come.</c><00:13:17.129><c> They</c><00:13:17.389><c> sit</c><00:13:17.590><c> before</c><00:13:17.929><c> thee</c><00:13:18.169><c> as</c><00:13:18.250><c> my</c>

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people.<00:13:19.129><c> They</c><00:13:19.289><c> say,</c><00:13:19.889><c> I</c><00:13:19.889><c> am</c><00:13:20.590><c> the</c><00:13:20.690><c> temple</c><00:13:21.029><c> of</c><00:13:21.289><c> Yahweh,</c><00:13:21.570><c> the</c><00:13:21.730><c> temple</c><00:13:21.990><c> of</c>

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Yahweh,<00:13:22.490><c> the</c><00:13:22.590><c> temple</c><00:13:22.889><c> of</c><00:13:23.070><c> Yahweh,</c>

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are<00:13:23.710><c> we.</c><00:13:24.649><c> And</c><00:13:25.090><c> they</c><00:13:25.250><c> would</c><00:13:25.529><c> hear</c><00:13:26.009><c> thy</c><00:13:26.870><c> words.</c><00:13:27.870><c> They</c><00:13:28.090><c> went</c><00:13:28.230><c> away</c>

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in<00:13:28.809><c> thrall</c><00:13:29.009><c> by</c><00:13:29.289><c> the</c><00:13:29.509><c> outline</c><00:13:29.830><c> of</c><00:13:30.009><c> it.</c><00:13:30.230><c> What</c>

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a<00:13:30.590><c> wonderful</c><00:13:30.970><c> prophecy</c><00:13:31.470><c> Ezekiel's</c><00:13:32.149><c> got</c><00:13:32.230><c> for</c><00:13:32.429><c> us,</c><00:13:32.649><c> brethren</c>

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and<00:13:33.090><c> sisters.</c><00:13:36.230><c> But</c><00:13:36.490><c> their</c><00:13:36.710><c> lives</c><00:13:36.990><c> didn't</c>

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correspond<00:13:37.809><c> with</c><00:13:37.990><c> their</c><00:13:38.230><c> mouths.</c><00:13:40.110><c> They</c><00:13:40.629><c> will</c><00:13:40.990><c> not</c><00:13:41.289><c> do</c><00:13:41.590><c> them,</c>

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he<00:13:42.049><c> says.</c><00:13:43.370><c> With</c><00:13:43.570><c> their</c><00:13:43.889><c> mouth</c><00:13:44.309><c> they</c><00:13:44.529><c> show</c><00:13:44.830><c> much</c>

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love.<00:13:46.210><c> With</c><00:13:46.490><c> their</c><00:13:46.710><c> mouth</c><00:13:46.929><c> they</c><00:13:47.149><c> proclaim</c><00:13:47.529><c> this</c><00:13:47.830><c> and</c><00:13:47.990><c> that</c>

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and<00:13:48.269><c> the</c><00:13:48.309><c> other.</c><00:13:49.330><c> But</c><00:13:49.509><c> their</c><00:13:49.769><c> heart</c><00:13:50.110><c> goeth</c><00:13:50.529><c> after</c>

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their<00:13:51.929><c> covetousness.</c><00:13:52.509><c> And</c><00:13:52.649><c> they</c><00:13:52.830><c> weren't</c><00:13:53.110><c> ready.</c><00:13:54.429><c> They</c><00:13:54.710><c> weren't</c><00:13:55.029><c> ready</c><00:13:55.350><c> when</c>

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the<00:13:55.789><c> king</c><00:13:56.049><c> from</c><00:13:56.309><c> the</c><00:13:56.490><c> east,</c><00:13:56.909><c> Cyrus,</c>

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the<00:13:59.110><c> servant</c><00:13:59.450><c> of</c><00:13:59.730><c> Yahweh,</c><00:14:00.950><c> came</c><00:14:01.090><c> to</c><00:14:01.690><c> release</c><00:14:02.070><c> the</c><00:14:02.250><c> people</c><00:14:02.669><c> from</c><00:14:03.009><c> their</c><00:14:03.250><c> exile.</c><00:14:04.129><c> Their</c><00:14:04.429><c> heart</c><00:14:04.789><c> was</c>

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in<00:14:05.289><c> Babylon.</c>

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They<00:14:06.350><c> built</c><00:14:06.629><c> their</c><00:14:06.909><c> houses</c><00:14:07.330><c> in</c><00:14:07.529><c> Babylon.</c><00:14:08.490><c> They</c><00:14:08.730><c> were</c><00:14:09.009><c> employed</c><00:14:09.570><c> in</c><00:14:09.730><c> Babylon.</c><00:14:11.169><c> And</c>

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whatever<00:14:13.029><c> they</c><00:14:13.309><c> did</c><00:14:13.809><c> in</c>

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enthusiasm<00:14:15.350><c> for</c><00:14:15.690><c> the</c><00:14:15.950><c> prophecies,</c><00:14:17.230><c> they</c><00:14:17.809><c> remained</c><00:14:18.610><c> in</c><00:14:19.110><c> Babylon</c><00:14:19.409><c> like</c>

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Lot's<00:14:20.289><c> wife.</c><00:14:21.789><c> You</c><00:14:21.950><c> know,</c><00:14:22.350><c> when</c><00:14:22.710><c> the</c><00:14:23.009><c> angels</c>

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came<00:14:23.549><c> to</c><00:14:23.769><c> grab</c><00:14:23.970><c> Lot</c><00:14:24.169><c> out,</c><00:14:25.289><c> she</c><00:14:25.509><c> didn't</c><00:14:25.769><c> want</c><00:14:25.970><c> to</c><00:14:26.129><c> go.</c><00:14:26.990><c> She</c><00:14:27.169><c> only</c>

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went<00:14:27.669><c> because</c><00:14:27.909><c> her</c><00:14:28.149><c> husband</c><00:14:28.450><c> said</c><00:14:28.730><c> to</c><00:14:28.850><c> her.</c>

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memorial,<00:14:36.470><c> brethren</c><00:14:36.570><c> and</c>

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sisters,<00:14:37.830><c> a</c><00:14:37.929><c> pillar</c><00:14:38.169><c> of</c><00:14:38.470><c> salt,</c><00:14:39.590><c> a</c><00:14:39.730><c> salt's</c><00:14:40.330><c> preservative,</c><00:14:41.789><c> preserved</c><00:14:42.289><c> memorial</c><00:14:42.950><c> to</c>

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and<00:18:40.849><c> they</c><00:18:41.069><c> also</c><00:18:41.390><c> which</c><00:18:41.710><c> pierced</c><00:18:41.970><c> him,</c><00:18:42.589><c> and</c><00:18:42.809><c> all</c><00:18:43.130><c> tribes</c><00:18:43.410><c> of</c><00:18:43.630><c> the</c><00:18:43.769><c> earth</c><00:18:43.970><c> shall</c><00:18:44.289><c> mourn</c><00:18:44.609><c> because</c><00:18:44.950><c> of</c><00:18:45.170><c> him.</c>

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yet<00:18:51.329><c> await</c><00:18:51.789><c> that</c><00:18:52.509><c> must</c><00:18:52.950><c> be</c><00:18:53.230><c> fulfilled</c><00:18:53.789><c> before</c>

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the<00:18:54.710><c> coming</c><00:18:54.710><c> of</c><00:18:54.910><c> the</c><00:18:54.950><c> Lord</c><00:18:55.210><c> Jesus</c><00:18:55.650><c> Christ.</c><00:18:56.809><c> And</c><00:18:56.930><c> what</c><00:18:57.069><c> is</c><00:18:57.269><c> the</c>

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character,<00:18:57.789><c> therefore,</c><00:18:58.630><c> that</c><00:18:58.750><c> we</c><00:18:58.930><c> should</c><00:18:59.130><c> seek</c><00:18:59.430><c> for?</c>

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It's<00:19:01.230><c> in</c><00:19:02.430><c> this</c><00:19:03.089><c> chapter</c><00:19:03.410><c> here,</c><00:19:03.950><c> chapter</c><00:19:04.289><c> 34</c><00:19:04.910><c> of</c><00:19:05.329><c> Ezekiel.</c>

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seat<00:19:13.589><c> brought</c><00:19:14.009><c> to</c><00:19:14.230><c> our</c><00:19:14.430><c> attention.</c><00:19:15.490><c> In</c><00:19:15.710><c> verse</c>

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2<00:19:16.549><c> you'll</c><00:19:16.970><c> notice</c><00:19:17.410><c> that</c><00:19:17.849><c> Israel</c><00:19:18.369><c> failed</c><00:19:19.069><c> to</c><00:19:19.329><c> develop</c><00:19:19.609><c> the</c><00:19:19.910><c> divine</c><00:19:20.210><c> likeness.</c><00:19:21.650><c> Son</c>

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of<00:19:22.109><c> man,</c><00:19:22.309><c> he</c><00:19:22.509><c> says,</c>

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prophesy<00:19:24.009><c> against</c><00:19:24.329><c> the</c><00:19:24.630><c> shepherds</c><00:19:24.990><c> of</c><00:19:25.069><c> Israel,</c><00:19:25.910><c> prophesy</c>

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and<00:19:26.730><c> say</c><00:19:26.869><c> unto</c><00:19:27.029><c> them,</c><00:19:27.829><c> thus</c><00:19:28.009><c> saith</c><00:19:28.430><c> the</c>

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Lord<00:19:28.930><c> Yahweh</c><00:19:29.309><c> unto</c><00:19:29.609><c> the</c><00:19:29.869><c> shepherds,</c><00:19:30.690><c> woe</c><00:19:31.109><c> to</c><00:19:31.190><c> those</c><00:19:31.609><c> that</c><00:19:31.950><c> feed</c><00:19:32.210><c> themselves,</c><00:19:34.730><c> woe</c>

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to<00:19:35.190><c> those</c><00:19:35.829><c> that</c><00:19:36.529><c> should</c>

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be<00:19:37.269><c> feeding</c><00:19:37.569><c> the</c><00:19:37.829><c> flock,</c><00:19:38.250><c> but</c><00:19:38.309><c> neglect</c><00:19:38.869><c> their</c><00:19:39.190><c> opportunity,</c>

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their<00:19:40.450><c> responsibility.</c><00:19:42.630><c> Shepherds</c><00:19:43.210><c> are</c><00:19:43.589><c> called</c><00:19:43.829><c> upon</c>

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to<00:19:44.730><c> care</c><00:19:45.089><c> for</c><00:19:45.289><c> those</c><00:19:45.609><c> under</c><00:19:46.009><c> their</c><00:19:46.609><c> their</c><00:19:46.789><c> attention.</c><00:19:48.190><c> And</c><00:19:48.450><c> the</c><00:19:48.730><c> judgment</c><00:19:49.089><c> seat</c><00:19:49.289><c> of</c>

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Jesus<00:19:49.930><c> Christ</c><00:19:50.509><c> is</c><00:19:51.569><c> going</c>

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to<00:19:51.910><c> be</c><00:19:52.009><c> based</c><00:19:52.410><c> upon</c><00:19:52.750><c> this</c><00:19:53.130><c> very</c><00:19:53.569><c> quality,</c><00:19:54.890><c> the</c><00:19:55.009><c> very</c><00:19:55.450><c> quality</c>

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of<00:19:56.349><c> shepherding.</c><00:19:58.309><c> Shepherding</c><00:19:58.710><c> is</c><00:19:58.950><c> important</c>

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in<00:19:59.650><c> the</c><00:19:59.849><c> scripture.</c><00:20:01.170><c> In</c><00:20:01.309><c> Psalm</c><00:20:01.630><c> 80,</c><00:20:02.410><c> God</c><00:20:02.690><c> himself</c><00:20:03.210><c> was</c><00:20:03.509><c> portrayed</c><00:20:03.950><c> as</c><00:20:04.410><c> the</c>

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great<00:20:04.990><c> shepherd</c><00:20:05.309><c> of</c><00:20:05.529><c> Israel.</c>

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In<00:20:07.309><c> John</c><00:20:07.670><c> 10,</c><00:20:08.589><c> his</c><00:20:08.789><c> son</c><00:20:09.049><c> is</c><00:20:09.250><c> revealed</c><00:20:09.569><c> as</c><00:20:10.029><c> the</c><00:20:10.309><c> good</c><00:20:10.549><c> shepherd</c>

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who<00:20:11.349><c> cares</c><00:20:11.670><c> for</c><00:20:11.910><c> his</c><00:20:12.190><c> sheep.</c><00:20:13.430><c> And</c><00:20:13.529><c> in</c><00:20:13.750><c> the</c><00:20:13.829><c> first</c>

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of<00:20:14.190><c> Peter,</c><00:20:15.390><c> chapter</c><00:20:16.150><c> 2,</c><00:20:23.029><c> and</c><00:20:23.029><c> it's</c><00:20:23.269><c> verse</c><00:20:24.190><c> 22</c><00:20:25.369><c> or</c><00:20:26.230><c> 21,</c><00:20:27.710><c> we</c><00:20:27.950><c> are</c>

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told<00:20:28.970><c> that</c><00:20:29.829><c> the</c><00:20:29.990><c> Lord</c><00:20:30.230><c> must</c><00:20:30.549><c> be</c><00:20:30.849><c> our</c><00:20:31.230><c> example,</c>

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our<00:20:33.509><c> example</c><00:20:34.329><c> in</c><00:20:34.890><c> the</c><00:20:35.049><c> way</c><00:20:35.269><c> we</c><00:20:35.490><c> conduct</c><00:20:35.930><c> ourselves</c><00:20:36.509><c> towards</c>

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each<00:20:37.170><c> other.</c><00:20:37.589><c> He</c><00:20:37.769><c> says,</c>

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for<00:20:38.569><c> even</c><00:20:39.190><c> here</c><00:20:39.490><c> unto</c><00:20:39.769><c> were</c><00:20:40.029><c> ye</c><00:20:40.210><c> called,</c><00:20:40.910><c> because</c><00:20:41.289><c> Christ</c><00:20:41.769><c> also</c><00:20:42.269><c> suffered</c><00:20:42.569><c> for</c><00:20:42.849><c> us,</c>

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leaving<00:20:44.069><c> us</c><00:20:44.650><c> an</c><00:20:44.970><c> example</c><00:20:45.529><c> that</c><00:20:46.130><c> ye</c><00:20:46.509><c> should</c><00:20:47.250><c> follow</c><00:20:47.990><c> his</c><00:20:48.609><c> steps.</c><00:20:50.990><c> That's</c><00:20:51.470><c> the</c><00:20:51.529><c> quality</c><00:20:51.829><c> of</c><00:20:52.009><c> a</c><00:20:52.210><c> shepherd.</c>

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He<00:20:53.569><c> said</c><00:20:53.769><c> earlier,</c><00:20:54.630><c> the</c><00:20:54.730><c> sheep</c><00:20:55.069><c> hear</c><00:20:55.589><c> my</c><00:20:55.950><c> voice</c><00:20:56.269><c> and</c><00:20:56.710><c> follow</c>

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me.<00:20:58.509><c> The</c><00:20:58.789><c> shepherd</c><00:20:59.049><c> in</c><00:20:59.430><c> those</c><00:20:59.809><c> biblical</c><00:21:00.230><c> times,</c>

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and<00:21:01.009><c> even</c><00:21:01.190><c> today</c><00:21:01.490><c> in</c><00:21:01.650><c> the</c><00:21:01.730><c> Middle</c><00:21:01.990><c> East,</c><00:21:03.009><c> lead</c><00:21:03.029><c> their</c><00:21:03.410><c> sheep.</c>

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They<00:21:04.849><c> have</c><00:21:05.069><c> an</c><00:21:05.369><c> intimate</c><00:21:05.750><c> knowledge</c><00:21:06.430><c> of</c><00:21:06.809><c> their</c>

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individual<00:21:07.990><c> personality,</c><00:21:08.910><c> the</c><00:21:09.289><c> individual</c><00:21:09.710><c> sheep.</c><00:21:10.609><c> They</c><00:21:10.829><c> lead</c><00:21:11.150><c> the</c><00:21:11.390><c> sheep.</c><00:21:11.890><c> So</c>

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the<00:21:12.250><c> shepherd</c><00:21:12.470><c> goes</c><00:21:12.829><c> before</c>

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hear<00:21:17.069><c> his</c><00:21:17.430><c> voice.</c><00:21:19.210><c> Now,</c><00:21:20.049><c> Christ</c><00:21:20.470><c> has</c>

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suffered<00:21:21.190><c> for</c><00:21:21.470><c> us,</c><00:21:22.150><c> leaving</c><00:21:22.430><c> us</c><00:21:22.769><c> an</c><00:21:22.950><c> example</c><00:21:23.410><c> that</c><00:21:23.569><c> we</c><00:21:23.730><c> should</c>

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follow<00:21:24.309><c> his</c><00:21:24.630><c> steps.</c><00:21:26.329><c> For</c><00:21:26.490><c> in</c><00:21:26.650><c> verse</c><00:21:26.910><c> 25,</c><00:21:27.769><c> he</c><00:21:27.950><c> says,</c>

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ye<00:21:29.089><c> were</c><00:21:29.569><c> as</c><00:21:30.029><c> sheep</c><00:21:30.309><c> going</c><00:21:30.730><c> astray</c><00:21:31.690><c> off</c><00:21:32.109><c> the</c><00:21:32.410><c> path,</c><00:21:33.430><c> but</c><00:21:33.670><c> are</c>

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now<00:21:34.130><c> returned</c><00:21:34.730><c> unto</c><00:21:35.170><c> the</c><00:21:35.450><c> shepherd</c><00:21:35.910><c> and</c><00:21:36.509><c> bishop</c>

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of<00:21:37.410><c> your</c><00:21:37.750><c> souls.</c><00:21:39.910><c> But</c><00:21:40.069><c> when</c><00:21:40.250><c> he</c><00:21:40.390><c> goes</c><00:21:40.730><c> on</c><00:21:41.089><c> to</c><00:21:41.190><c> chapter</c><00:21:42.190><c> 5</c><00:21:43.069><c> and</c>

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at<00:21:43.589><c> verse</c><00:21:43.809><c> 1,</c><00:21:46.309><c> he</c><00:21:46.349><c> says,</c><00:21:47.190><c> the</c><00:21:47.230><c> elders</c><00:21:47.670><c> which</c><00:21:47.950><c> are</c>

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among<00:21:48.509><c> you</c><00:21:48.730><c> I</c><00:21:49.009><c> exhort,</c><00:21:50.490><c> who</c><00:21:50.630><c> also</c><00:21:50.970><c> am</c><00:21:51.210><c> an</c><00:21:51.450><c> elder</c><00:21:51.950><c> and</c><00:21:52.609><c> a</c><00:21:52.750><c> witness</c><00:21:53.029><c> of</c><00:21:53.289><c> the</c>

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sufferings<00:21:53.789><c> of</c><00:21:53.990><c> Christ</c><00:21:54.369><c> and</c><00:21:54.609><c> a</c>

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partaker<00:21:55.109><c> of</c><00:21:55.289><c> the</c><00:21:55.430><c> glory</c><00:21:55.670><c> to</c><00:21:55.869><c> be</c><00:21:55.990><c> revealed.</c><00:21:56.930><c> Feed</c><00:21:57.390><c> the</c><00:21:57.769><c> flock</c>

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of<00:21:58.269><c> God.</c><00:21:59.430><c> The</c><00:21:59.569><c> word</c><00:21:59.769><c> feed</c><00:22:00.049><c> means</c><00:22:00.369><c> to</c><00:22:00.750><c> shepherd,</c>

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to<00:22:02.170><c> care</c><00:22:02.509><c> for</c><00:22:02.789><c> the</c><00:22:02.970><c> flock</c><00:22:03.089><c> of</c><00:22:03.289><c> God</c><00:22:03.690><c> as</c><00:22:04.170><c> Christ</c><00:22:04.829><c> cared</c><00:22:05.190><c> for</c><00:22:05.490><c> you,</c>

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as<00:22:07.150><c> he</c><00:22:07.369><c> has</c><00:22:07.730><c> shown</c><00:22:08.009><c> you</c><00:22:08.450><c> an</c><00:22:08.710><c> example</c><00:22:09.130><c> that</c>

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ye<00:22:09.509><c> should</c><00:22:09.670><c> follow</c><00:22:10.029><c> his</c><00:22:10.349><c> steps.</c><00:22:11.809><c> He</c><00:22:11.890><c> says</c><00:22:12.450><c> in</c><00:22:12.769><c> verse</c><00:22:12.970><c> 3,</c><00:22:13.789><c> do</c><00:22:13.829><c> not</c><00:22:14.089><c> be</c>

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lords<00:22:14.690><c> over</c><00:22:15.069><c> the</c><00:22:15.329><c> heritage,</c><00:22:15.970><c> but</c><00:22:16.069><c> be</c>

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examples<00:22:17.130><c> to</c><00:22:17.390><c> the</c><00:22:17.589><c> flock.</c><00:22:18.549><c> And</c><00:22:18.630><c> when</c><00:22:18.869><c> the</c><00:22:19.170><c> chief</c><00:22:19.470><c> shepherd</c><00:22:19.829><c> shall</c><00:22:20.109><c> appear,</c><00:22:20.990><c> ye</c>

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shall<00:22:21.349><c> receive</c><00:22:21.730><c> a</c><00:22:21.930><c> crown</c><00:22:22.089><c> of</c><00:22:22.369><c> glory</c>

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that<00:22:23.170><c> fadeth</c><00:22:23.549><c> not</c><00:22:23.849><c> away.</c><00:22:25.230><c> The</c><00:22:25.690><c> judgment</c><00:22:26.250><c> seat</c><00:22:26.630><c> of</c><00:22:27.390><c> Jesus</c><00:22:27.849><c> Christ</c><00:22:28.369><c> is</c>

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going<00:22:29.109><c> to</c><00:22:29.410><c> reveal</c>

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many<00:22:30.509><c> shepherds,</c><00:22:32.329><c> many</c><00:22:32.690><c> classes</c><00:22:33.150><c> of</c><00:22:33.450><c> shepherds.</c><00:22:35.589><c> Some</c><00:22:35.910><c> are</c>

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those<00:22:36.809><c> of</c><00:22:37.049><c> verse</c><00:22:37.470><c> 4,</c><00:22:38.710><c> ye</c><00:22:38.970><c> shall</c><00:22:39.210><c> receive</c>

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a<00:22:39.769><c> crown</c><00:22:39.970><c> of</c><00:22:40.230><c> glory.</c><00:22:41.269><c> Some</c><00:22:41.670><c> are</c><00:22:41.950><c> those</c><00:22:42.309><c> of</c><00:22:42.529><c> verse</c><00:22:42.750><c> 3,</c><00:22:43.910><c> lords</c>

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over<00:22:44.950><c> God's</c><00:22:45.769><c> heritage,</c><00:22:46.910><c> God's</c><00:22:47.529><c> flock.</c>

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says<00:23:02.049><c> in</c><00:23:02.809><c> verse</c><00:23:03.109><c> 3,</c>

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becoming<00:23:28.069><c> overbearing.</c><00:23:29.849><c> And</c><00:23:29.970><c> he</c><00:23:30.109><c> had,</c><00:23:30.609><c> of</c><00:23:30.609><c> course,</c><00:23:31.009><c> brethren</c>

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and<00:23:31.450><c> sisters,</c><00:23:32.130><c> particularly</c><00:23:32.890><c> the</c><00:23:33.309><c> elders</c>

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of<00:23:33.829><c> the</c><00:23:33.990><c> Ecclesia</c><00:23:34.349><c> in</c><00:23:34.630><c> mind</c><00:23:34.829><c> here.</c><00:23:35.829><c> But</c><00:23:36.230><c> all</c><00:23:36.549><c> of</c><00:23:36.730><c> us,</c><00:23:37.150><c> all</c><00:23:37.730><c> of</c>

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us<00:23:38.130><c> are</c><00:23:38.390><c> required</c><00:23:38.910><c> to</c><00:23:39.269><c> act</c><00:23:39.609><c> as</c><00:23:40.029><c> shepherds</c><00:23:40.650><c> in</c><00:23:41.009><c> the</c>

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circumstances<00:23:41.950><c> into</c><00:23:42.609><c> which</c><00:23:42.769><c> we</c><00:23:42.950><c> have</c><00:23:43.150><c> been</c><00:23:43.430><c> brought,</c><00:23:43.970><c> whether</c><00:23:44.250><c> that</c>

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is<00:23:44.930><c> in</c><00:23:45.069><c> our</c><00:23:45.289><c> homes,</c><00:23:45.970><c> whether</c><00:23:46.170><c> that</c><00:23:46.410><c> is</c><00:23:46.589><c> in</c>

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Sunday<00:23:47.150><c> school,</c><00:23:48.049><c> whether</c><00:23:48.089><c> that</c><00:23:48.289><c> is</c><00:23:48.589><c> in</c><00:23:48.769><c> our</c><00:23:49.509><c> Ecclesial</c><00:23:49.930><c> classes,</c><00:23:50.769><c> or</c><00:23:50.869><c> in</c>

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an<00:23:51.309><c> official</c><00:23:51.670><c> capacity</c><00:23:52.390><c> as</c><00:23:52.910><c> leaders</c>

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and<00:23:53.890><c> elders</c><00:23:54.170><c> of</c><00:23:54.349><c> an</c><00:23:54.490><c> Ecclesia.</c><00:23:55.589><c> The</c><00:23:55.750><c> point</c><00:23:56.029><c> is</c><00:23:56.869><c> that</c><00:23:57.349><c> whatever</c>

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we<00:23:58.069><c> do,</c><00:23:59.029><c> Christ</c><00:23:59.390><c> has</c><00:23:59.670><c> to</c><00:23:59.890><c> be</c><00:24:00.289><c> an</c><00:24:00.569><c> example.</c>

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he<00:24:14.490><c> shows</c><00:24:15.089><c> us</c><00:24:15.410><c> that</c><00:24:15.589><c> the</c><00:24:15.849><c> judgment</c><00:24:16.269><c> seat</c><00:24:16.490><c> is</c><00:24:16.670><c> going</c><00:24:16.869><c> to</c><00:24:17.150><c> be</c><00:24:17.650><c> based</c><00:24:18.029><c> upon</c><00:24:18.390><c> our</c>

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attitude<00:24:19.289><c> to</c><00:24:19.589><c> the</c><00:24:19.890><c> sheep,</c>

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how<00:24:20.789><c> we</c><00:24:21.049><c> have</c><00:24:21.250><c> handled</c><00:24:21.609><c> that</c><00:24:21.869><c> situation,</c><00:24:23.029><c> in</c><00:24:23.210><c> whatever</c><00:24:23.569><c> circumstances</c><00:24:24.390><c> we</c>

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have<00:24:25.009><c> been</c><00:24:25.329><c> placed.</c><00:24:26.230><c> For</c><00:24:26.490><c> example,</c>

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in<00:24:26.990><c> verse</c><00:24:27.230><c> 40,</c><00:24:29.210><c> the</c><00:24:29.230><c> king</c><00:24:29.509><c> shall</c><00:24:29.809><c> answer</c><00:24:30.109><c> and</c><00:24:30.289><c> say</c><00:24:30.470><c> unto</c><00:24:31.109><c> those</c>

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who<00:24:33.730><c> inherit</c><00:24:34.130><c> the</c><00:24:34.390><c> kingdom,</c>

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Verily<00:24:36.089><c> I</c><00:24:36.369><c> say</c><00:24:36.569><c> unto</c><00:24:36.789><c> you,</c><00:24:37.309><c> inasmuch</c><00:24:37.930><c> as</c><00:24:38.109><c> ye</c><00:24:38.230><c> have</c><00:24:38.450><c> done</c><00:24:38.650><c> it</c><00:24:38.829><c> unto</c><00:24:38.990><c> the</c><00:24:39.269><c> one</c><00:24:39.529><c> of</c>

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least<00:24:40.190><c> of</c><00:24:40.509><c> these</c><00:24:40.750><c> my</c><00:24:41.029><c> brethren,</c>

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least<00:24:48.369><c> brethren,</c><00:24:49.930><c> ye</c><00:24:50.069><c> have</c><00:24:50.250><c> done</c><00:24:50.470><c> it</c>

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also<00:24:50.869><c> unto</c><00:24:51.150><c> me.</c><00:24:51.710><c> It</c><00:24:51.890><c> doesn't</c><00:24:52.190><c> mean</c><00:24:52.430><c> those</c><00:24:52.710><c> that</c><00:24:52.890><c> are</c><00:24:53.029><c> not</c><00:24:53.269><c> worthy,</c><00:24:54.130><c> when</c>

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he<00:24:56.529><c> means</c><00:24:57.029><c> those</c><00:24:57.630><c> who</c><00:24:57.950><c> have</c><00:24:58.150><c> a</c><00:24:58.430><c> need,</c><00:24:59.190><c> a</c><00:24:59.529><c> care</c><00:24:59.950><c> for</c><00:25:00.950><c> assistance,</c><00:25:02.309><c> those</c><00:25:02.609><c> who</c>

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one,<00:25:08.349><c> he</c><00:25:08.569><c> says,</c><00:25:09.130><c> if</c><00:25:09.309><c> you've</c><00:25:09.470><c> done</c><00:25:09.650><c> it</c><00:25:09.849><c> to</c><00:25:10.029><c> those,</c>

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inasmuch<00:25:16.490><c> as</c><00:25:16.630><c> ye</c><00:25:16.730><c> did</c><00:25:16.890><c> it</c><00:25:17.130><c> not</c><00:25:17.309><c> to</c><00:25:17.549><c> the</c><00:25:17.690><c> least</c><00:25:17.910><c> of</c>

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one<00:25:18.250><c> of</c><00:25:18.430><c> these,</c><00:25:18.849><c> ye</c><00:25:18.990><c> did</c><00:25:19.150><c> it</c><00:25:19.369><c> not</c><00:25:19.549><c> to</c><00:25:19.730><c> me.</c><00:25:21.210><c> You</c><00:25:21.470><c> notice</c><00:25:21.930><c> that</c><00:25:22.430><c> this</c><00:25:22.809><c> is</c>

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seat.<00:25:26.490><c> For</c><00:25:26.710><c> in</c><00:25:26.869><c> verse</c><00:25:27.150><c> 31,</c><00:25:27.869><c> he</c><00:25:27.890><c> says,</c><00:25:28.910><c> when</c><00:25:29.069><c> the</c><00:25:29.309><c> son</c><00:25:29.529><c> of</c><00:25:29.809><c> man,</c>

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and<00:25:31.069><c> that's</c><00:25:31.349><c> the</c><00:25:31.529><c> title</c><00:25:31.769><c> of</c><00:25:31.970><c> the</c><00:25:32.150><c> judge</c><00:25:32.369><c> as</c><00:25:32.589><c> we</c><00:25:32.750><c> learn</c>

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his<00:25:36.450><c> glory</c><00:25:36.789><c> and</c><00:25:37.029><c> all</c><00:25:37.250><c> his</c><00:25:37.490><c> holy</c><00:25:37.710><c> angels</c><00:25:38.009><c> with</c><00:25:38.289><c> him,</c>

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he<00:25:39.029><c> shall</c><00:25:39.309><c> sit</c><00:25:39.529><c> upon</c><00:25:39.809><c> the</c><00:25:39.990><c> throne</c><00:25:40.190><c> of</c><00:25:40.349><c> his</c><00:25:40.549><c> glory,</c><00:25:41.190><c> and</c><00:25:41.309><c> before</c>

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him<00:25:41.869><c> shall</c><00:25:42.049><c> be</c><00:25:42.250><c> gathered</c><00:25:42.450><c> all</c><00:25:42.710><c> nations,</c>

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and<00:25:43.430><c> he</c><00:25:43.609><c> shall</c><00:25:43.849><c> separate</c><00:25:44.410><c> them,</c><00:25:45.849><c> one</c><00:25:46.789><c> from</c><00:25:47.009><c> another,</c><00:25:48.750><c> as</c><00:25:48.990><c> the</c>

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shepherd<00:25:49.869><c> divided</c><00:25:50.630><c> his</c><00:25:52.109><c> flock,</c><00:25:53.490><c> as</c><00:25:53.750><c> he</c><00:25:54.089><c> divides</c>

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the<00:25:54.809><c> sheep</c><00:25:54.970><c> from</c><00:25:55.190><c> the</c><00:25:55.390><c> goats.</c><00:25:56.369><c> Christ</c><00:25:56.769><c> is</c><00:25:57.029><c> going</c><00:25:57.150><c> to</c><00:25:57.369><c> act</c><00:25:57.769><c> first</c><00:25:58.289><c> as</c>

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as<00:26:05.049><c> the</c><00:26:05.309><c> shepherd</c><00:26:05.630><c> when</c><00:26:06.029><c> we</c><00:26:06.230><c> are</c><00:26:06.450><c> gathered</c><00:26:06.849><c> to</c><00:26:07.549><c> his</c>

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judgment<00:26:08.849><c> seat.</c><00:26:10.109><c> And</c><00:26:10.190><c> what</c><00:26:10.309><c> is</c><00:26:10.490><c> going</c><00:26:10.630><c> to</c><00:26:10.750><c> be</c><00:26:10.869><c> the</c><00:26:11.009><c> basis</c><00:26:11.289><c> of</c><00:26:11.490><c> the</c><00:26:11.690><c> judgment?</c><00:26:13.130><c> How</c><00:26:13.490><c> we</c><00:26:14.029><c> are</c><00:26:14.630><c> a</c>

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peer<00:26:15.150><c> to</c><00:26:15.670><c> the</c><00:26:15.809><c> Lord.</c>

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who<00:26:33.190><c> have</c><00:26:33.630><c> his</c><00:26:34.009><c> qualities</c><00:26:34.589><c> in</c><00:26:35.170><c> him.</c>

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He's<00:26:37.150><c> going</c><00:26:37.369><c> to</c><00:26:37.430><c> look</c><00:26:37.630><c> for</c><00:26:37.809><c> what</c><00:26:38.069><c> qualities?</c><00:26:39.470><c> For</c><00:26:39.750><c> a</c><00:26:40.089><c> shepherd</c>

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quality.<00:26:41.869><c> He</c><00:26:42.009><c> is</c><00:26:42.230><c> a</c><00:26:42.430><c> shepherd.</c><00:26:43.569><c> He's</c><00:26:43.730><c> going</c>

00:26:43.930 --> 00:26:46.289
to<00:26:44.009><c> see,</c><00:26:44.369><c> brethren</c><00:26:44.569><c> and</c><00:26:44.789><c> sisters,</c><00:26:45.109><c> whether</c><00:26:45.329><c> we</c><00:26:45.650><c> have</c><00:26:45.890><c> those</c>

00:26:46.289 --> 00:26:50.269
qualities<00:26:46.849><c> within</c><00:26:47.490><c> ourselves,</c><00:26:48.990><c> whether</c><00:26:49.250><c> we</c><00:26:49.710><c> are</c>

00:26:50.269 --> 00:26:57.009
like<00:26:50.829><c> him.</c><00:26:52.130><c> In</c><00:26:52.369><c> Acts</c><00:26:52.589><c> chapter</c><00:26:52.930><c> 20</c><00:26:53.849><c> and</c><00:26:54.269><c> at</c><00:26:54.450><c> verse</c><00:26:54.710><c> 28,</c><00:26:55.809><c> again,</c>

00:26:58.769 --> 00:27:00.950
in<00:26:58.890><c> the</c><00:26:59.089><c> apostle</c><00:26:59.390><c> Paul's</c><00:26:59.970><c> words,</c>

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when<00:27:01.329><c> he</c><00:27:01.589><c> warned</c><00:27:01.829><c> the</c><00:27:02.069><c> Ecclesia</c><00:27:02.950><c> of</c><00:27:04.210><c> the</c><00:27:04.369><c> intervention</c><00:27:05.210><c> of</c><00:27:05.730><c> highlings</c><00:27:06.630><c> in</c>

00:27:07.150 --> 00:27:08.279
the<00:27:07.390><c> Ecclesia,</c>

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he<00:27:11.970><c> tells</c><00:27:12.589><c> them</c><00:27:12.930><c> that</c><00:27:13.589><c> they</c><00:27:13.930><c> were</c><00:27:14.269><c> to</c><00:27:14.450><c> act</c><00:27:14.930><c> as</c><00:27:16.329><c> lesser</c><00:27:16.730><c> shepherds.</c><00:27:18.089><c> Verse</c><00:27:18.150><c> 28,</c>

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take<00:27:20.130><c> heed</c><00:27:20.490><c> therefore</c><00:27:21.069><c> unto</c><00:27:21.369><c> yourselves</c><00:27:22.029><c> and</c><00:27:22.349><c> to</c><00:27:22.549><c> all</c><00:27:22.809><c> the</c>

00:27:23.069 --> 00:27:26.809
flock<00:27:23.529><c> over</c><00:27:24.009><c> which</c><00:27:24.210><c> the</c><00:27:24.470><c> Holy</c><00:27:24.789><c> Spirit</c><00:27:25.690><c> hath</c><00:27:26.009><c> made</c><00:27:26.390><c> you</c>

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overseers,<00:27:28.250><c> that</c><00:27:28.329><c> is,</c><00:27:29.029><c> shepherds,</c><00:27:30.529><c> lesser</c><00:27:30.750><c> shepherds</c><00:27:31.589><c> under</c>

00:27:32.049 --> 00:27:34.470
the<00:27:32.450><c> control</c><00:27:32.710><c> and</c><00:27:32.990><c> instruction</c><00:27:33.529><c> of</c><00:27:33.730><c> Jesus</c><00:27:34.130><c> Christ,</c>

00:27:34.509 --> 00:27:38.210
the<00:27:34.630><c> good</c><00:27:34.869><c> shepherd.</c><00:27:35.829><c> And</c><00:27:36.009><c> what's</c><00:27:36.250><c> our</c><00:27:36.430><c> duty?</c><00:27:37.390><c> Our</c><00:27:37.609><c> duty</c><00:27:37.890><c> is</c>

00:27:38.210 --> 00:27:43.430
to<00:27:38.690><c> feed,</c><00:27:39.549><c> the</c><00:27:39.829><c> word</c><00:27:40.069><c> means</c><00:27:40.369><c> shepherd,</c><00:27:41.849><c> to</c><00:27:42.309><c> shepherd</c>

00:27:44.490 --> 00:27:49.410
the<00:27:45.089><c> Ecclesia</c><00:27:45.690><c> of</c><00:27:45.890><c> God</c><00:27:46.150><c> which</c><00:27:46.369><c> he</c><00:27:46.630><c> hath</c><00:27:46.890><c> purchased.</c><00:27:48.809><c> That</c><00:27:49.150><c> was</c>

00:27:49.410 --> 00:27:51.170
the<00:27:49.650><c> warning</c><00:27:49.849><c> of</c><00:27:50.069><c> the</c><00:27:50.230><c> apostle</c><00:27:50.529><c> Paul.</c>

00:27:51.170 --> 00:27:58.390
But<00:27:51.910><c> Israel,</c><00:27:53.130><c> in</c><00:27:53.690><c> chapter</c><00:27:54.130><c> 34</c><00:27:54.809><c> of</c><00:27:55.289><c> Ezekiel,</c><00:27:56.849><c> Israel</c><00:27:57.390><c> failed,</c>

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failed<00:27:59.049><c> dismally</c><00:27:59.690><c> and</c><00:27:59.970><c> utterly</c><00:28:00.390><c> to</c><00:28:01.069><c> perform</c>

00:28:01.690 --> 00:28:05.529
the<00:28:01.950><c> qualities</c><00:28:02.589><c> that</c><00:28:03.069><c> Almighty</c><00:28:03.450><c> God</c><00:28:03.970><c> wanted</c><00:28:04.410><c> of</c><00:28:04.769><c> them.</c><00:28:05.390><c> What</c>

00:28:05.529 --> 00:28:07.890
were<00:28:05.690><c> they</c><00:28:05.789><c> doing,</c><00:28:06.289><c> brethren</c><00:28:06.450><c> and</c><00:28:06.750><c> sisters?</c><00:28:07.630><c> Read</c>

00:28:07.890 --> 00:28:11.710
verse<00:28:08.170><c> two</c><00:28:08.849><c> and</c><00:28:08.990><c> three.</c><00:28:09.829><c> A</c><00:28:10.130><c> terrible</c><00:28:10.750><c> scene</c><00:28:11.109><c> is</c><00:28:11.329><c> presented</c>

00:28:11.710 --> 00:28:15.589
there.<00:28:12.849><c> They</c><00:28:13.069><c> were</c><00:28:13.309><c> sacrificing</c><00:28:14.029><c> the</c><00:28:14.369><c> flock</c><00:28:14.710><c> rather</c><00:28:15.329><c> than</c>

00:28:15.589 --> 00:28:20.809
themselves.<00:28:17.069><c> They</c><00:28:17.450><c> were</c><00:28:17.750><c> eating</c><00:28:18.430><c> the</c><00:28:19.029><c> flock</c><00:28:19.430><c> that</c><00:28:20.410><c> they</c><00:28:20.630><c> were</c>

00:28:20.809 --> 00:28:24.069
putting<00:28:21.190><c> in</c><00:28:21.650><c> charge</c><00:28:22.170><c> to</c><00:28:22.529><c> care</c><00:28:22.829><c> for</c><00:28:23.329><c> and</c><00:28:23.609><c> to</c>

00:28:24.069 --> 00:28:30.549
overlook.<00:28:25.230><c> They</c><00:28:25.410><c> were</c><00:28:25.829><c> feeding</c><00:28:26.309><c> themselves.</c><00:28:30.069><c> Well,</c><00:28:30.269><c> we</c><00:28:30.349><c> can</c>

00:28:30.549 --> 00:28:32.809
do<00:28:30.670><c> that</c><00:28:30.970><c> too,</c><00:28:31.609><c> unfortunately.</c>

00:28:33.710 --> 00:28:38.490
We<00:28:34.369><c> can</c><00:28:34.789><c> seek</c><00:28:35.130><c> our</c><00:28:35.710><c> own</c><00:28:36.289><c> aggrandizement</c><00:28:37.150><c> at</c><00:28:37.730><c> the</c><00:28:37.950><c> expense</c><00:28:38.289><c> of</c>

00:28:38.490 --> 00:28:41.609
the<00:28:38.650><c> flock.</c><00:28:40.150><c> We</c><00:28:40.450><c> can</c><00:28:40.710><c> involve</c><00:28:40.970><c> ourselves</c>

00:28:41.609 --> 00:28:46.490
in<00:28:42.089><c> strife</c><00:28:42.349><c> over</c><00:28:42.670><c> words.</c><00:28:44.289><c> We</c><00:28:44.509><c> can</c><00:28:44.730><c> demand</c><00:28:45.309><c> divisions</c><00:28:45.890><c> when</c><00:28:46.130><c> there</c><00:28:46.309><c> is</c>

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no<00:28:46.769><c> sound</c><00:28:47.009><c> basis</c>

00:28:47.589 --> 00:28:51.670
for<00:28:48.049><c> division.</c><00:28:49.170><c> We</c><00:28:49.289><c> can</c><00:28:49.589><c> assert</c><00:28:50.109><c> personalities</c><00:28:50.990><c> instead</c><00:28:51.450><c> of</c>

00:28:51.670 --> 00:28:54.869
principles.<00:28:52.869><c> We</c><00:28:52.930><c> can</c><00:28:53.230><c> sacrifice</c><00:28:53.930><c> the</c><00:28:54.289><c> flock</c>

00:28:54.869 --> 00:28:58.549
of<00:28:55.329><c> Almighty</c><00:28:55.710><c> God</c><00:28:56.130><c> if</c><00:28:56.390><c> we're</c><00:28:56.569><c> not</c><00:28:56.829><c> careful</c><00:28:57.269><c> and</c><00:28:57.529><c> don't</c><00:28:57.849><c> observe</c><00:28:58.230><c> these</c>

00:28:58.549 --> 00:29:00.529
qualities<00:28:59.009><c> that</c><00:28:59.450><c> we</c><00:28:59.650><c> are</c><00:28:59.809><c> being</c><00:29:00.150><c> taught</c>

00:29:00.529 --> 00:29:11.589
here.<00:29:03.049><c> And</c><00:29:03.490><c> what</c><00:29:04.930><c> will</c><00:29:05.869><c> we</c><00:29:06.250><c> use,</c><00:29:06.890><c> therefore,</c><00:29:08.470><c> as</c><00:29:09.009><c> food</c><00:29:09.349><c> for</c><00:29:09.910><c> sheep?</c><00:29:11.170><c> Woe</c><00:29:11.450><c> be</c>

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to<00:29:11.730><c> the</c><00:29:11.910><c> shepherds</c><00:29:12.230><c> that</c><00:29:12.390><c> feed</c>

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themselves.<00:29:13.410><c> Should</c><00:29:13.750><c> not</c><00:29:14.029><c> the</c><00:29:14.289><c> shepherds</c><00:29:14.670><c> feed</c><00:29:14.930><c> the</c><00:29:15.170><c> flock?</c>

00:29:15.569 --> 00:29:17.750
What<00:29:15.789><c> are</c><00:29:15.869><c> they</c><00:29:16.009><c> going</c><00:29:16.210><c> to</c><00:29:16.430><c> feed</c><00:29:16.589><c> them</c><00:29:16.769><c> with?</c>

00:29:19.009 --> 00:29:23.210
What<00:29:19.190><c> are</c><00:29:19.210><c> we</c><00:29:19.349><c> going</c><00:29:19.549><c> to</c><00:29:19.789><c> feed</c><00:29:20.089><c> our</c><00:29:20.430><c> flock</c><00:29:20.690><c> with?</c><00:29:22.269><c> What</c><00:29:22.789><c> is</c><00:29:22.990><c> the</c>

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food?<00:29:24.230><c> Verse</c><00:29:24.549><c> four,</c><00:29:26.309><c> he</c><00:29:26.509><c> says,</c>

00:29:26.829 --> 00:29:29.730
the<00:29:27.289><c> diseased</c><00:29:28.069><c> have</c><00:29:28.269><c> he</c><00:29:28.430><c> not</c><00:29:28.670><c> strengthened.</c><00:29:29.430><c> That's</c><00:29:29.589><c> what</c>

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they<00:29:29.890><c> should</c><00:29:30.089><c> have</c><00:29:30.289><c> done.</c>

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Use<00:29:31.529><c> words</c><00:29:32.029><c> that</c><00:29:32.390><c> strengthen.</c><00:29:34.190><c> You</c><00:29:34.230><c> have</c><00:29:34.430><c> not</c><00:29:34.690><c> healed</c><00:29:34.910><c> that</c>

00:29:35.150 --> 00:29:38.230
which<00:29:35.269><c> was</c><00:29:35.529><c> sick.</c><00:29:36.569><c> Words</c><00:29:37.029><c> that</c><00:29:37.490><c> heal.</c>

00:29:38.569 --> 00:29:41.730
You<00:29:38.769><c> have</c><00:29:38.970><c> not</c><00:29:39.170><c> bound</c><00:29:39.410><c> up</c><00:29:39.650><c> that</c><00:29:39.789><c> which</c><00:29:39.970><c> was</c><00:29:40.150><c> broken.</c><00:29:41.369><c> Words</c>

00:29:41.730 --> 00:29:45.410
that<00:29:42.029><c> consolidate.</c><00:29:43.670><c> You</c><00:29:43.710><c> have</c><00:29:43.930><c> not</c><00:29:44.150><c> brought</c><00:29:44.750><c> again</c><00:29:45.190><c> that</c>

00:29:45.410 --> 00:29:49.109
which<00:29:45.589><c> was</c><00:29:45.809><c> driven</c><00:29:46.029><c> away.</c><00:29:46.869><c> Words</c><00:29:47.269><c> that</c><00:29:47.569><c> restore.</c><00:29:48.690><c> You</c><00:29:48.869><c> have</c>

00:29:49.109 --> 00:29:52.089
not<00:29:49.410><c> sought</c><00:29:49.630><c> that</c><00:29:49.829><c> which</c><00:29:50.049><c> was</c><00:29:50.329><c> lost.</c><00:29:51.130><c> But</c><00:29:51.309><c> with</c><00:29:51.670><c> force</c>

00:29:52.089 --> 00:29:58.369
and<00:29:52.450><c> cruelty</c><00:29:53.190><c> have</c><00:29:53.690><c> you</c><00:29:54.029><c> ruled</c><00:29:54.289><c> them.</c><00:29:55.869><c> You</c><00:29:55.970><c> see,</c><00:29:56.309><c> brethren</c><00:29:56.450><c> and</c><00:29:56.670><c> sisters,</c><00:29:57.769><c> we're</c><00:29:57.849><c> not</c><00:29:58.069><c> going</c><00:29:58.250><c> to</c>

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do<00:29:58.470><c> anything</c><00:29:58.910><c> for</c>

00:29:59.130 --> 00:30:02.690
the<00:29:59.410><c> flock</c><00:29:59.529><c> if</c><00:29:59.710><c> we</c><00:29:59.890><c> just</c><00:30:00.170><c> give</c><00:30:00.309><c> out</c><00:30:00.569><c> words</c><00:30:00.890><c> of</c><00:30:01.230><c> chaff.</c><00:30:02.309><c> If</c><00:30:02.470><c> we</c>

00:30:02.690 --> 00:30:06.910
give<00:30:02.849><c> words</c><00:30:03.269><c> which</c><00:30:03.589><c> are</c><00:30:03.890><c> vain</c><00:30:04.289><c> and</c><00:30:04.750><c> empty</c><00:30:05.230><c> and</c><00:30:05.829><c> weakening.</c>

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What<00:30:07.430><c> we've</c><00:30:07.769><c> got</c><00:30:07.849><c> to</c><00:30:07.990><c> do</c><00:30:08.150><c> for</c><00:30:08.349><c> one</c><00:30:08.569><c> another.</c><00:30:09.930><c> What</c><00:30:10.109><c> young</c><00:30:10.369><c> people</c><00:30:10.630><c> have</c>

00:30:10.849 --> 00:30:13.710
got<00:30:10.950><c> to</c><00:30:11.589><c> help</c><00:30:11.869><c> each</c><00:30:12.210><c> other</c><00:30:12.650><c> to</c><00:30:12.930><c> develop.</c>

00:30:13.730 --> 00:30:16.210
What<00:30:14.009><c> older</c><00:30:14.250><c> brethren</c><00:30:14.609><c> and</c><00:30:14.849><c> sisters</c><00:30:15.029><c> have</c><00:30:15.289><c> got</c><00:30:15.430><c> to</c><00:30:15.670><c> encourage</c>

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is<00:30:16.769><c> the</c><00:30:17.089><c> firm</c><00:30:17.430><c> foundation</c><00:30:18.069><c> of</c><00:30:18.349><c> words</c><00:30:18.750><c> upon</c>

00:30:19.130 --> 00:30:27.109
which<00:30:19.309><c> we</c><00:30:19.450><c> can</c><00:30:21.029><c> masticate.</c><00:30:22.690><c> That</c><00:30:22.849><c> we</c><00:30:22.990><c> can</c><00:30:23.890><c> eat</c><00:30:24.769><c> and</c><00:30:25.509><c> find</c><00:30:25.990><c> nourishment</c><00:30:26.650><c> for</c>

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their<00:30:27.109><c> flock.</c>

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And<00:30:28.430><c> in</c><00:30:28.750><c> all</c><00:30:29.109><c> of</c><00:30:29.329><c> our</c><00:30:29.529><c> studies,</c><00:30:30.569><c> good</c><00:30:30.750><c> shepherds</c><00:30:31.329><c> will</c><00:30:31.569><c> look</c>

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for<00:30:31.950><c> that</c><00:30:32.230><c> sort</c><00:30:32.490><c> of</c><00:30:32.690><c> food.</c>

00:30:34.910 --> 00:30:39.789
But<00:30:35.170><c> Israel</c><00:30:35.430><c> failed.</c><00:30:37.130><c> And</c><00:30:37.250><c> we</c><00:30:37.369><c> need</c><00:30:38.130><c> to</c><00:30:38.309><c> be</c><00:30:38.549><c> aware,</c><00:30:38.890><c> as</c><00:30:39.150><c> he</c><00:30:39.349><c> says</c><00:30:39.609><c> in</c>

00:30:39.789 --> 00:30:41.910
verse<00:30:40.009><c> five,</c><00:30:40.789><c> we</c><00:30:40.829><c> need</c><00:30:41.150><c> to</c><00:30:41.269><c> be</c><00:30:41.529><c> aware</c>

00:30:41.910 --> 00:30:47.589
of<00:30:42.289><c> the</c><00:30:42.450><c> qualities</c><00:30:43.210><c> of</c><00:30:43.849><c> those</c><00:30:44.450><c> who</c><00:30:44.809><c> neglect</c><00:30:45.230><c> their</c><00:30:45.609><c> responsibilities.</c><00:30:47.349><c> Israel</c>

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was<00:30:47.910><c> scattered</c>

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because<00:30:49.490><c> there</c><00:30:49.650><c> was</c><00:30:49.869><c> no</c><00:30:50.130><c> shepherd.</c><00:30:51.390><c> And</c><00:30:51.390><c> they</c><00:30:51.589><c> became</c><00:30:51.910><c> meat</c>

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to<00:30:52.329><c> all</c><00:30:52.509><c> the</c><00:30:52.650><c> beasts</c><00:30:52.829><c> of</c><00:30:53.009><c> the</c><00:30:53.190><c> field</c>

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when<00:30:53.970><c> they</c><00:30:54.190><c> were</c><00:30:54.450><c> scattered.</c><00:30:56.190><c> Leaders</c><00:30:56.430><c> who</c><00:30:56.710><c> do</c><00:30:56.829><c> this</c><00:30:57.049><c> are</c><00:30:57.230><c> not</c>

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worthy<00:30:57.730><c> of</c><00:30:57.890><c> the</c><00:30:58.049><c> name.</c><00:30:59.230><c> They're</c><00:30:59.430><c> not</c><00:30:59.670><c> worthy</c><00:31:00.009><c> of</c><00:31:00.210><c> their</c>

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obligation<00:31:01.230><c> and</c><00:31:01.490><c> their</c><00:31:01.730><c> commitment.</c><00:31:03.230><c> And</c><00:31:03.450><c> these</c><00:31:03.769><c> are</c><00:31:04.089><c> the</c><00:31:04.250><c> principles</c><00:31:04.690><c> that</c><00:31:04.950><c> will</c><00:31:05.210><c> be</c>

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reviewed<00:31:05.769><c> at</c><00:31:06.009><c> the</c><00:31:06.230><c> judgment</c>

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of<00:31:06.789><c> the</c><00:31:06.950><c> Lord</c><00:31:07.230><c> Jesus</c><00:31:07.670><c> Christ</c><00:31:08.029><c> when</c><00:31:08.329><c> we</c><00:31:08.509><c> are</c><00:31:08.769><c> called</c><00:31:08.910><c> to</c><00:31:09.089><c> give</c>

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account<00:31:10.369><c> how</c><00:31:10.750><c> have</c><00:31:10.910><c> we</c><00:31:10.990><c> handled</c><00:31:11.349><c> this</c><00:31:11.569><c> situation</c>

00:31:12.150 --> 00:31:16.609
or<00:31:12.410><c> that.</c><00:31:13.390><c> Have</c><00:31:13.589><c> we</c><00:31:13.910><c> learned</c><00:31:14.390><c> what</c><00:31:15.230><c> Jesus</c><00:31:15.809><c> Christ</c><00:31:16.289><c> would</c><00:31:16.470><c> have</c>

00:31:16.609 --> 00:31:19.450
done<00:31:16.769><c> in</c><00:31:17.069><c> this</c><00:31:17.589><c> or</c><00:31:17.849><c> that</c><00:31:18.210><c> situation?</c>

00:31:20.250 --> 00:31:23.789
And<00:31:20.529><c> if</c><00:31:20.710><c> we</c><00:31:20.869><c> have</c><00:31:21.089><c> ignored</c><00:31:21.390><c> our</c><00:31:21.750><c> duty,</c><00:31:23.009><c> if</c><00:31:23.089><c> we</c><00:31:23.269><c> have</c><00:31:23.390><c> given</c><00:31:23.569><c> a</c>

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wrong<00:31:23.930><c> example,</c><00:31:25.170><c> if</c><00:31:25.369><c> we</c><00:31:25.609><c> have</c><00:31:25.829><c> acted</c><00:31:26.109><c> to</c>

00:31:26.390 --> 00:31:32.809
destroy<00:31:26.789><c> the</c><00:31:27.089><c> flock,</c><00:31:28.329><c> then</c><00:31:28.670><c> he</c><00:31:28.970><c> will</c><00:31:29.769><c> unfortunately</c><00:31:31.009><c> have</c><00:31:32.150><c> to</c>

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reveal<00:31:33.369><c> our</c><00:31:33.829><c> attitude</c><00:31:34.369><c> in</c><00:31:34.769><c> that</c><00:31:34.970><c> respect.</c>

00:31:36.089 --> 00:31:43.109
If<00:31:36.430><c> we</c><00:31:36.569><c> go</c><00:31:36.809><c> to</c><00:31:37.009><c> the</c><00:31:37.109><c> first</c><00:31:37.369><c> of</c><00:31:37.609><c> Corinthians</c><00:31:38.029><c> chapter</c><00:31:38.470><c> three</c><00:31:40.430><c> and</c><00:31:42.009><c> verses</c><00:31:42.390><c> 10</c>

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to<00:31:43.390><c> 15,</c>

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he<00:31:48.170><c> takes</c><00:31:48.430><c> us</c><00:31:48.650><c> once</c><00:31:48.910><c> again</c><00:31:49.250><c> into</c><00:31:49.509><c> the</c><00:31:49.710><c> judgment</c><00:31:50.069><c> area.</c><00:31:52.329><c> In</c><00:31:52.349><c> this</c><00:31:53.150><c> case,</c><00:31:54.609><c> in</c>

00:31:54.710 --> 00:31:58.450
regard<00:31:55.049><c> to</c><00:31:55.309><c> the</c><00:31:55.569><c> building</c><00:31:56.230><c> of</c><00:31:57.150><c> an</c>

00:31:58.450 --> 00:32:03.390
of<00:31:58.970><c> glory.</c><00:32:01.549><c> According</c><00:32:01.549><c> to</c><00:32:01.769><c> the</c><00:32:01.930><c> grace</c><00:32:02.170><c> of</c><00:32:02.369><c> God,</c><00:32:02.829><c> says</c><00:32:02.930><c> Paul</c><00:32:03.250><c> in</c>

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the<00:32:03.529><c> first</c><00:32:03.750><c> of</c><00:32:03.970><c> Corinthians</c><00:32:04.309><c> 3</c><00:32:05.069><c> 10,</c>

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which<00:32:06.130><c> is</c><00:32:06.349><c> given</c><00:32:06.529><c> to</c><00:32:06.730><c> me</c><00:32:07.250><c> as</c><00:32:07.769><c> a</c><00:32:08.049><c> wise</c><00:32:08.369><c> master</c><00:32:08.730><c> builder,</c><00:32:09.190><c> I</c><00:32:09.309><c> have</c>

00:32:09.589 --> 00:32:11.829
laid<00:32:09.769><c> the</c><00:32:09.990><c> foundation</c><00:32:10.569><c> and</c><00:32:10.869><c> another</c><00:32:11.150><c> man</c><00:32:11.509><c> buildeth</c>

00:32:11.829 --> 00:32:15.069
thereon.<00:32:12.470><c> But</c><00:32:12.589><c> let</c><00:32:12.869><c> every</c><00:32:13.150><c> man</c><00:32:13.369><c> take</c><00:32:13.690><c> heed</c><00:32:14.069><c> how</c><00:32:14.349><c> he</c><00:32:14.609><c> buildeth</c>

00:32:15.069 --> 00:32:19.250
thereupon.<00:32:17.049><c> For</c><00:32:17.369><c> other</c><00:32:17.750><c> foundation</c><00:32:18.430><c> can</c><00:32:18.710><c> no</c><00:32:18.970><c> man</c>

00:32:19.250 --> 00:32:22.410
lay<00:32:19.549><c> than</c><00:32:19.710><c> that</c><00:32:19.970><c> which</c><00:32:20.130><c> is</c><00:32:20.349><c> made,</c><00:32:20.829><c> which</c><00:32:20.829><c> is</c><00:32:21.009><c> Jesus</c><00:32:21.390><c> Christ.</c>

00:32:22.750 --> 00:32:25.829
Now<00:32:23.029><c> that's</c><00:32:23.490><c> certain.</c><00:32:24.089><c> We</c><00:32:24.349><c> have</c><00:32:24.589><c> the</c><00:32:24.789><c> foundation.</c>

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There's<00:32:26.589><c> no</c><00:32:26.869><c> other</c><00:32:27.069><c> foundation</c><00:32:27.569><c> given.</c><00:32:29.069><c> It</c><00:32:29.170><c> is</c><00:32:29.470><c> in</c><00:32:29.650><c> the</c><00:32:30.109><c> example</c><00:32:30.690><c> and</c>

00:32:31.569 --> 00:32:33.650
action<00:32:32.009><c> of</c><00:32:32.329><c> the</c><00:32:32.430><c> Lord</c><00:32:32.690><c> Jesus</c><00:32:33.109><c> Christ</c>

00:32:33.650 --> 00:32:37.829
that<00:32:34.190><c> the</c><00:32:34.410><c> foundation</c><00:32:34.990><c> of</c><00:32:35.470><c> any</c><00:32:35.829><c> true</c><00:32:36.589><c> edifice</c><00:32:36.970><c> of</c><00:32:37.230><c> faith</c><00:32:37.509><c> can</c>

00:32:37.829 --> 00:32:40.230
be<00:32:38.089><c> built.</c><00:32:38.910><c> And</c><00:32:39.029><c> that</c><00:32:39.150><c> has</c><00:32:39.329><c> been</c><00:32:39.529><c> established</c><00:32:39.990><c> by</c>

00:32:40.230 --> 00:32:44.289
the<00:32:40.410><c> apostles</c><00:32:40.750><c> and</c><00:32:41.109><c> prophets</c><00:32:41.470><c> as</c><00:32:42.210><c> Jesus</c><00:32:42.690><c> Christ,</c><00:32:43.670><c> their</c><00:32:43.670><c> first</c><00:32:43.930><c> the</c>

00:32:44.289 --> 00:32:47.809
great<00:32:44.589><c> cornerstone.</c><00:32:45.710><c> But</c><00:32:46.269><c> now</c>

00:32:47.809 --> 00:32:53.650
the<00:32:48.589><c> individual</c><00:32:49.170><c> builders</c><00:32:49.630><c> are</c><00:32:50.630><c> invited</c><00:32:51.130><c> to</c><00:32:51.569><c> work</c><00:32:51.849><c> thereupon.</c><00:32:53.130><c> If</c><00:32:53.410><c> any</c>

00:32:53.650 --> 00:32:55.130
man<00:32:53.849><c> build</c><00:32:54.089><c> upon</c><00:32:54.329><c> this</c><00:32:54.569><c> foundation,</c>

00:32:55.130 --> 00:32:59.450
gold,<00:32:55.569><c> silver,</c><00:32:55.990><c> precious</c><00:32:56.289><c> stones,</c><00:32:56.710><c> wood,</c><00:32:57.009><c> hay,</c><00:32:57.250><c> stubble,</c><00:32:58.369><c> whatever</c><00:32:58.730><c> work</c><00:32:59.190><c> we</c>

00:32:59.450 --> 00:33:02.650
do,<00:33:00.210><c> it</c><00:33:00.349><c> will</c><00:33:00.630><c> be</c><00:33:00.930><c> tested</c><00:33:01.230><c> by</c><00:33:01.529><c> God.</c>

00:33:02.809 --> 00:33:06.609
Every<00:33:03.130><c> man's</c><00:33:03.450><c> work</c><00:33:03.670><c> shall</c><00:33:03.950><c> be</c><00:33:04.150><c> manifest.</c><00:33:05.410><c> For</c><00:33:05.589><c> the</c><00:33:05.890><c> day,</c><00:33:06.289><c> the</c>

00:33:06.609 --> 00:33:09.009
judgment<00:33:06.950><c> day</c><00:33:07.390><c> will</c><00:33:07.630><c> declare</c><00:33:08.089><c> it.</c>

00:33:09.450 --> 00:33:14.069
He<00:33:09.710><c> will</c><00:33:10.130><c> closely</c><00:33:10.650><c> examine</c><00:33:11.109><c> the</c><00:33:11.349><c> house,</c><00:33:12.349><c> the</c><00:33:12.529><c> building.</c><00:33:13.849><c> He</c>

00:33:14.069 --> 00:33:17.390
will<00:33:14.349><c> examine</c><00:33:14.710><c> it</c><00:33:15.210><c> with</c><00:33:15.549><c> fire,</c><00:33:16.430><c> we</c><00:33:16.549><c> read</c><00:33:16.829><c> there,</c>

00:33:17.390 --> 00:33:25.450
because<00:33:18.329><c> fire</c><00:33:18.670><c> will</c><00:33:19.009><c> test</c><00:33:19.630><c> and</c><00:33:20.589><c> purge</c><00:33:21.589><c> and</c><00:33:21.970><c> cleanse</c><00:33:22.670><c> the</c><00:33:23.990><c> quality</c><00:33:24.609><c> of</c>

00:33:25.450 --> 00:33:27.470
the<00:33:25.549><c> building.</c><00:33:26.630><c> It</c><00:33:26.650><c> will</c><00:33:27.049><c> try</c>

00:33:27.470 --> 00:33:31.210
every<00:33:27.990><c> man's</c><00:33:28.430><c> work</c><00:33:28.690><c> of</c><00:33:28.890><c> what</c><00:33:29.130><c> sort</c><00:33:29.329><c> it</c><00:33:29.529><c> is.</c><00:33:30.130><c> So</c><00:33:30.349><c> Jesus</c><00:33:30.769><c> Christ</c>

00:33:31.210 --> 00:33:34.829
will<00:33:31.589><c> assess</c><00:33:32.089><c> the</c><00:33:32.430><c> worth</c><00:33:32.769><c> of</c><00:33:33.569><c> the</c><00:33:33.769><c> work</c><00:33:34.029><c> we</c><00:33:34.329><c> do</c>

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in<00:33:35.170><c> his</c><00:33:35.410><c> ecclesial</c><00:33:36.150><c> environment.</c><00:33:37.849><c> If</c><00:33:38.150><c> it</c><00:33:38.430><c> abides,</c><00:33:39.509><c> he</c><00:33:39.690><c> shall</c>

00:33:39.930 --> 00:33:42.490
receive<00:33:40.349><c> a</c><00:33:40.509><c> reward.</c><00:33:41.450><c> He</c><00:33:41.670><c> will</c><00:33:41.849><c> go</c><00:33:42.109><c> into</c><00:33:42.309><c> the</c>

00:33:42.490 --> 00:33:48.589
kingdom<00:33:42.789><c> with</c><00:33:43.230><c> his</c><00:33:43.529><c> flock,</c><00:33:44.170><c> so</c><00:33:44.390><c> to</c><00:33:44.670><c> speak.</c><00:33:46.289><c> If</c><00:33:46.849><c> his</c><00:33:47.150><c> work</c><00:33:48.170><c> is</c>

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burned,<00:33:50.190><c> he</c><00:33:50.289><c> shall</c><00:33:50.549><c> suffer</c><00:33:50.890><c> loss,</c><00:33:51.730><c> though</c><00:33:51.950><c> he</c><00:33:52.190><c> himself</c>

00:33:52.569 --> 00:33:56.190
will<00:33:52.809><c> be</c><00:33:53.009><c> saved.</c><00:33:54.069><c> Destitute</c><00:33:54.630><c> of</c><00:33:54.809><c> his</c><00:33:55.049><c> flock,</c><00:33:55.730><c> nevertheless</c>

00:33:56.190 --> 00:34:00.309
he<00:33:56.430><c> enters</c><00:33:56.750><c> into</c><00:33:57.089><c> the</c><00:33:57.230><c> kingdom.</c><00:33:58.230><c> Loss,</c><00:33:59.549><c> an</c><00:33:59.769><c> example</c><00:34:00.150><c> of</c>

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that,<00:34:00.690><c> residents</c><00:34:00.849><c> sisters.</c><00:34:01.950><c> Two</c><00:34:02.230><c> buildings</c><00:34:02.650><c> were</c><00:34:02.890><c> built</c><00:34:03.349><c> in</c>

00:34:03.710 --> 00:34:06.910
the<00:34:03.849><c> days</c><00:34:03.990><c> of</c><00:34:04.230><c> Abraham,</c><00:34:04.890><c> one</c><00:34:05.170><c> on</c><00:34:05.349><c> the</c><00:34:05.490><c> hills</c><00:34:05.710><c> of</c><00:34:06.049><c> Ai</c>

00:34:07.309 --> 00:34:11.730
and<00:34:07.829><c> another</c><00:34:08.070><c> down</c><00:34:08.369><c> in</c><00:34:08.570><c> the</c><00:34:08.670><c> valleys</c><00:34:09.130><c> of</c><00:34:09.429><c> Sodom.</c><00:34:11.349><c> Abraham</c><00:34:11.510><c> was</c>

00:34:11.730 --> 00:34:13.829
up<00:34:11.969><c> there</c><00:34:12.150><c> on</c><00:34:12.329><c> the</c><00:34:12.429><c> rugged</c><00:34:12.710><c> hills</c><00:34:12.969><c> of</c><00:34:13.170><c> Judea,</c>

00:34:14.070 --> 00:34:19.309
building<00:34:14.389><c> his</c><00:34:14.690><c> family.</c><00:34:16.150><c> Lot</c><00:34:16.269><c> was</c><00:34:16.510><c> down</c><00:34:16.849><c> there</c><00:34:17.110><c> in</c><00:34:17.389><c> Sodom,</c><00:34:18.829><c> building</c><00:34:18.969><c> his</c>

00:34:19.309 --> 00:34:21.630
family.<00:34:20.510><c> Up</c><00:34:20.750><c> there</c><00:34:20.969><c> there</c><00:34:21.110><c> was</c><00:34:21.289><c> a</c><00:34:21.389><c> building</c>

00:34:21.630 --> 00:34:25.809
of<00:34:21.889><c> gold</c><00:34:22.309><c> and</c><00:34:23.070><c> silver</c><00:34:23.550><c> and</c><00:34:23.789><c> precious</c><00:34:24.110><c> stones,</c><00:34:24.750><c> but</c><00:34:24.829><c> down</c><00:34:25.090><c> there</c><00:34:25.309><c> wood,</c><00:34:25.809><c> hay</c>

00:34:25.809 --> 00:34:28.050
and<00:34:25.969><c> stubble.</c><00:34:27.090><c> And</c><00:34:27.250><c> when</c><00:34:27.869><c> the</c>

00:34:28.050 --> 00:34:31.210
crisis<00:34:28.429><c> came</c><00:34:28.769><c> and</c><00:34:28.909><c> the</c><00:34:29.090><c> judgment</c><00:34:29.409><c> poured</c><00:34:29.769><c> out</c><00:34:30.010><c> upon</c><00:34:30.230><c> that</c><00:34:30.489><c> nation,</c><00:34:30.969><c> who</c>

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came<00:34:31.530><c> forth?</c><00:34:33.809><c> Where</c><00:34:34.150><c> was</c><00:34:34.329><c> his</c><00:34:34.590><c> people?</c>

00:34:36.150 --> 00:34:41.250
Abraham<00:34:36.789><c> said,</c><00:34:37.210><c> Lord,</c><00:34:38.869><c> if</c><00:34:39.010><c> there</c><00:34:39.269><c> are</c><00:34:39.510><c> fifty</c><00:34:39.969><c> righteous</c><00:34:40.369><c> people,</c><00:34:41.090><c> will</c>

00:34:41.250 --> 00:34:43.789
you<00:34:42.050><c> destroy</c><00:34:42.309><c> that</c><00:34:42.550><c> city?</c><00:34:43.210><c> No,</c><00:34:43.610><c> not</c><00:34:43.610><c> for</c>

00:34:43.789 --> 00:34:49.969
fifty.<00:34:45.110><c> Ten.</c><00:34:46.530><c> No,</c><00:34:46.909><c> not</c><00:34:46.989><c> for</c><00:34:47.190><c> ten.</c><00:34:47.889><c> Ten?</c><00:34:49.130><c> How</c><00:34:49.329><c> many</c><00:34:49.590><c> did</c><00:34:49.809><c> Lot</c>

00:34:49.969 --> 00:34:51.969
take<00:34:50.269><c> down</c><00:34:50.489><c> into</c><00:34:50.769><c> Sodom</c><00:34:51.090><c> with</c><00:34:51.269><c> him,</c><00:34:51.449><c> brethren</c><00:34:51.690><c> and</c>

00:34:51.969 --> 00:34:58.949
sisters?<00:34:53.469><c> At</c><00:34:53.809><c> least</c><00:34:54.889><c> a</c><00:34:55.269><c> company</c><00:34:55.630><c> of</c><00:34:55.849><c> fifty.</c><00:34:56.909><c> At</c><00:34:57.289><c> least,</c><00:34:58.389><c> because</c><00:34:58.769><c> that</c>

00:34:58.949 --> 00:35:01.610
is<00:34:59.190><c> the</c><00:34:59.769><c> figure</c><00:34:59.949><c> that</c><00:35:00.190><c> Abraham</c><00:35:00.550><c> suggested.</c>

00:35:01.639 --> 00:35:04.309
And<00:35:02.030><c> certainly</c><00:35:02.650><c> one</c><00:35:02.849><c> would</c><00:35:03.030><c> have</c><00:35:03.269><c> expected,</c><00:35:03.789><c> Abraham</c><00:35:04.150><c> would</c>

00:35:04.309 --> 00:35:07.019
have<00:35:04.550><c> expected</c><00:35:04.929><c> ten</c><00:35:05.610><c> to</c><00:35:06.130><c> last.</c>

00:35:10.050 --> 00:35:14.030
Every<00:35:10.449><c> man's</c><00:35:10.969><c> work</c><00:35:11.349><c> will</c><00:35:11.829><c> be</c><00:35:12.050><c> manifested.</c><00:35:13.530><c> And</c><00:35:13.590><c> that's</c><00:35:13.769><c> why</c>

00:35:14.030 --> 00:35:17.019
in<00:35:14.190><c> Ezekiel</c><00:35:14.570><c> chapter</c><00:35:14.989><c> 34</c><00:35:15.570><c> and</c><00:35:15.869><c> verse</c><00:35:16.130><c> 6,</c>

00:35:18.090 --> 00:35:21.809
in<00:35:18.170><c> the</c><00:35:18.409><c> history</c><00:35:18.750><c> of</c><00:35:19.090><c> Israel</c><00:35:19.730><c> there</c><00:35:20.409><c> is</c><00:35:20.650><c> seen</c><00:35:20.889><c> a</c><00:35:21.210><c> remarkable</c>

00:35:21.809 --> 00:35:25.829
prophecy<00:35:22.389><c> of</c><00:35:23.389><c> how</c><00:35:23.869><c> the</c><00:35:24.190><c> shepherds</c><00:35:24.630><c> acted.</c>

00:35:26.570 --> 00:35:29.590
My<00:35:27.210><c> sheep</c><00:35:27.570><c> wandered</c><00:35:28.110><c> through</c><00:35:28.389><c> all</c><00:35:28.710><c> the</c><00:35:28.849><c> mountains</c><00:35:29.230><c> and</c><00:35:29.409><c> upon</c>

00:35:29.590 --> 00:35:30.650
every<00:35:29.909><c> high</c><00:35:30.210><c> hill.</c>

00:35:31.130 --> 00:35:33.969
Yea,<00:35:31.389><c> my</c><00:35:31.710><c> flock</c><00:35:31.929><c> was</c><00:35:32.309><c> scattered</c><00:35:32.590><c> upon</c><00:35:32.969><c> all</c><00:35:33.269><c> the</c><00:35:33.429><c> face</c><00:35:33.690><c> of</c><00:35:33.849><c> the</c>

00:35:33.969 --> 00:35:38.090
earth,<00:35:34.590><c> and</c><00:35:34.809><c> none</c><00:35:35.090><c> did</c><00:35:35.469><c> search</c><00:35:35.909><c> or</c><00:35:36.349><c> seek</c><00:35:36.710><c> after</c><00:35:37.070><c> him.</c>

00:35:38.530 --> 00:35:43.250
Where<00:35:39.170><c> were</c><00:35:39.429><c> the</c><00:35:39.630><c> shepherds</c><00:35:39.969><c> in</c><00:35:40.090><c> Israel,</c><00:35:40.670><c> says</c><00:35:40.889><c> Ezekiel?</c><00:35:42.130><c> Who's</c><00:35:42.429><c> searching</c><00:35:42.889><c> for</c>

00:35:43.250 --> 00:35:45.110
the<00:35:43.389><c> lost</c><00:35:43.630><c> sheep?</c><00:35:44.409><c> Who's</c><00:35:44.750><c> looking</c>

00:35:45.110 --> 00:35:49.070
for<00:35:45.389><c> them</c><00:35:45.590><c> to</c><00:35:46.090><c> offer</c><00:35:46.809><c> their</c><00:35:47.150><c> care</c><00:35:47.369><c> and</c><00:35:47.650><c> consolation</c><00:35:48.389><c> in</c><00:35:48.769><c> the</c>

00:35:49.070 --> 00:35:51.550
circumstances<00:35:49.650><c> of</c><00:35:49.849><c> that</c><00:35:49.969><c> time?</c><00:35:50.269><c> None,</c><00:35:50.710><c> brethren.</c>

00:35:52.030 --> 00:35:56.349
There<00:35:52.590><c> wasn't</c><00:35:52.909><c> anyone</c><00:35:53.309><c> there.</c><00:35:55.070><c> He</c><00:35:55.130><c> looked</c><00:35:55.429><c> for</c><00:35:55.630><c> a</c><00:35:55.789><c> man,</c><00:35:56.170><c> says</c>

00:35:56.349 --> 00:35:59.409
Yahweh,<00:35:56.989><c> in</c><00:35:57.130><c> another</c><00:35:57.469><c> prophecy.</c><00:35:58.210><c> I</c><00:35:58.369><c> looked,</c>

00:35:59.849 --> 00:36:05.269
and<00:35:59.929><c> I</c><00:36:00.130><c> wondered</c><00:36:00.309><c> that</c><00:36:00.469><c> there</c><00:36:00.630><c> was</c><00:36:00.789><c> no</c><00:36:01.010><c> man.</c><00:36:01.989><c> And</c><00:36:02.230><c> my</c><00:36:02.469><c> right</c><00:36:02.889><c> hand</c><00:36:03.329><c> sent</c><00:36:03.670><c> him.</c><00:36:04.909><c> And</c><00:36:05.070><c> in</c>

00:36:05.269 --> 00:36:05.909
due<00:36:05.469><c> time,</c>

00:36:06.090 --> 00:36:09.570
the<00:36:06.170><c> Lord</c><00:36:06.389><c> Jesus</c><00:36:06.869><c> Christ,</c><00:36:07.489><c> the</c><00:36:07.630><c> Good</c><00:36:07.909><c> Shepherd,</c><00:36:08.869><c> was</c><00:36:09.050><c> sent</c><00:36:09.369><c> to</c>

00:36:09.570 --> 00:36:12.510
a<00:36:09.730><c> nation</c><00:36:10.269><c> that</c><00:36:10.670><c> was</c><00:36:11.230><c> under</c><00:36:11.650><c> distress</c>

00:36:12.510 --> 00:36:19.510
because<00:36:13.170><c> they</c><00:36:15.269><c> had</c><00:36:15.570><c> been</c><00:36:15.769><c> led</c><00:36:16.010><c> astray</c><00:36:16.570><c> by</c><00:36:16.949><c> the</c><00:36:17.210><c> shepherds.</c><00:36:18.809><c> But</c><00:36:19.030><c> even</c><00:36:19.309><c> he</c>

00:36:19.510 --> 00:36:21.530
was<00:36:19.750><c> unable</c><00:36:20.070><c> to</c><00:36:20.349><c> reclaim</c><00:36:20.670><c> the</c><00:36:20.849><c> situation</c>

00:36:21.989 --> 00:36:28.289
in<00:36:22.389><c> Matthew</c><00:36:22.849><c> chapter</c><00:36:23.230><c> 23,</c><00:36:24.869><c> as</c><00:36:25.030><c> he</c><00:36:25.250><c> ended</c><00:36:25.610><c> his</c><00:36:26.670><c> ministry,</c><00:36:28.170><c> and</c>

00:36:28.289 --> 00:36:29.869
he<00:36:28.429><c> looked</c><00:36:28.610><c> about</c><00:36:28.989><c> him,</c>

00:36:30.389 --> 00:36:34.010
looked<00:36:30.789><c> about</c><00:36:31.230><c> the</c><00:36:31.429><c> ecclesial</c><00:36:31.909><c> scene</c><00:36:32.230><c> of</c><00:36:32.429><c> those</c><00:36:32.809><c> times.</c><00:36:33.809><c> He</c>

00:36:34.010 --> 00:36:38.130
saw<00:36:34.250><c> shepherds,</c><00:36:36.610><c> but</c><00:36:36.710><c> what</c><00:36:36.909><c> were</c><00:36:37.010><c> they</c><00:36:37.230><c> doing?</c>

00:36:38.829 --> 00:36:43.190
What<00:36:39.130><c> were</c><00:36:39.309><c> the</c><00:36:39.489><c> shepherds</c><00:36:39.809><c> doing</c><00:36:40.090><c> in</c><00:36:40.309><c> verse</c><00:36:40.570><c> 4</c><00:36:41.409><c> of</c><00:36:42.829><c> Matthew</c>

00:36:43.190 --> 00:36:44.750
chapter<00:36:43.510><c> 23?</c>

00:36:45.289 --> 00:36:50.409
They<00:36:45.909><c> bind</c><00:36:46.530><c> heavy</c><00:36:47.230><c> burdens</c><00:36:47.750><c> grievous</c><00:36:48.190><c> to</c><00:36:48.449><c> be</c><00:36:48.690><c> borne,</c><00:36:49.369><c> and</c><00:36:49.610><c> laid</c><00:36:49.849><c> them</c><00:36:50.130><c> on</c>

00:36:50.409 --> 00:36:52.110
men's<00:36:51.530><c> shoulders.</c>

00:36:52.789 --> 00:37:00.329
They<00:36:53.050><c> were</c><00:36:53.309><c> severe</c><00:36:53.630><c> to</c><00:36:53.869><c> others.</c><00:36:55.449><c> They</c><00:36:55.909><c> required</c><00:36:56.469><c> of</c><00:36:56.570><c> them</c><00:36:56.889><c> certain</c><00:36:58.409><c> difficulties</c><00:36:59.650><c> that</c><00:36:59.869><c> they</c><00:37:00.070><c> had</c>

00:37:00.329 --> 00:37:01.469
to<00:37:00.530><c> bear,</c>

00:37:01.889 --> 00:37:08.690
but<00:37:01.989><c> they</c><00:37:02.190><c> will</c><00:37:02.510><c> not</c><00:37:02.929><c> move</c><00:37:03.429><c> them</c><00:37:03.750><c> with</c><00:37:04.550><c> one</c><00:37:04.869><c> of</c><00:37:05.030><c> their</c><00:37:05.269><c> fingers.</c><00:37:07.469><c> They</c><00:37:07.750><c> were</c><00:37:07.969><c> severe</c><00:37:08.210><c> to</c><00:37:08.469><c> others,</c>

00:37:08.690 --> 00:37:16.730
indulgent<00:37:09.409><c> on</c><00:37:09.590><c> themselves.</c><00:37:11.449><c> That</c><00:37:11.670><c> was</c><00:37:13.889><c> the</c><00:37:14.030><c> sort</c><00:37:14.190><c> of</c><00:37:14.409><c> character</c><00:37:15.110><c> of</c><00:37:16.449><c> the</c>

00:37:16.730 --> 00:37:18.090
shepherds<00:37:17.090><c> of</c><00:37:17.210><c> Israel</c><00:37:17.570><c> in</c><00:37:17.769><c> the</c><00:37:17.889><c> days</c>

00:37:18.090 --> 00:37:23.670
of<00:37:18.269><c> Jesus.</c><00:37:20.469><c> They</c><00:37:20.610><c> were</c><00:37:20.849><c> putting</c><00:37:21.130><c> heavy</c><00:37:21.590><c> burdens</c><00:37:21.989><c> on</c><00:37:22.230><c> the</c><00:37:22.429><c> flock.</c><00:37:23.530><c> The</c>

00:37:23.670 --> 00:37:25.190
poor<00:37:23.889><c> little</c><00:37:24.210><c> animals</c><00:37:24.550><c> were</c><00:37:24.829><c> grinding</c>

00:37:25.190 --> 00:37:30.449
under<00:37:25.550><c> those</c><00:37:25.849><c> burdens.</c><00:37:26.510><c> The</c><00:37:26.750><c> shepherds</c><00:37:27.510><c> stood</c><00:37:27.849><c> off</c><00:37:28.329><c> like</c><00:37:30.030><c> the</c>

00:37:30.449 --> 00:37:33.869
priest<00:37:30.949><c> and</c><00:37:31.329><c> the</c><00:37:31.570><c> Levi</c><00:37:31.849><c> in</c><00:37:32.349><c> the</c><00:37:32.750><c> parable</c><00:37:33.050><c> of</c><00:37:33.250><c> the</c>

00:37:34.250 --> 00:37:39.550
Samaritan.<00:37:35.170><c> Or</c><00:37:35.269><c> in</c><00:37:35.469><c> verse</c><00:37:36.170><c> 13</c><00:37:36.969><c> of</c><00:37:37.090><c> this</c><00:37:37.309><c> same</c><00:37:37.550><c> chapter,</c><00:37:39.409><c> woe</c>

00:37:39.550 --> 00:37:41.309
to<00:37:39.650><c> you</c><00:37:39.849><c> scribes</c><00:37:40.269><c> and</c><00:37:40.449><c> Pharisees!</c>

00:37:42.530 --> 00:37:46.610
You<00:37:42.710><c> have</c><00:37:43.050><c> in</c><00:37:43.110><c> this</c><00:37:43.409><c> chapter</c><00:37:44.190><c> the</c><00:37:44.630><c> parallel</c><00:37:44.949><c> to</c><00:37:45.230><c> the</c><00:37:45.389><c> blessings</c><00:37:45.929><c> of</c><00:37:46.489><c> the</c>

00:37:46.610 --> 00:37:48.289
Beatitudes,<00:37:47.590><c> but</c><00:37:47.690><c> here</c><00:37:47.909><c> it's</c><00:37:48.090><c> the</c>

00:37:48.289 --> 00:37:52.369
woes.<00:37:49.409><c> Woe,</c><00:37:49.989><c> judgment,</c><00:37:50.829><c> unto</c><00:37:51.150><c> you</c><00:37:51.349><c> scribes</c><00:37:51.789><c> and</c><00:37:51.949><c> Pharisees,</c>

00:37:52.429 --> 00:37:55.309
hypocrites!<00:37:53.409><c> For</c><00:37:53.590><c> you</c><00:37:53.909><c> shut</c><00:37:54.150><c> up</c><00:37:54.409><c> the</c><00:37:54.489><c> kingdom</c><00:37:54.849><c> of</c><00:37:55.050><c> heaven</c>

00:37:55.309 --> 00:37:59.530
against<00:37:55.670><c> men.</c><00:37:56.329><c> You</c><00:37:56.570><c> don't</c><00:37:56.869><c> go</c><00:37:57.170><c> in</c><00:37:57.289><c> yourselves,</c><00:37:58.570><c> neither</c><00:37:58.929><c> suffer</c><00:37:59.269><c> them</c>

00:37:59.530 --> 00:38:02.110
that<00:37:59.710><c> are</c><00:37:59.929><c> entering</c><00:38:00.289><c> to</c><00:38:00.550><c> go</c><00:38:00.750><c> in.</c><00:38:01.590><c> They</c><00:38:01.869><c> were</c>

00:38:02.110 --> 00:38:06.969
hindering<00:38:02.610><c> the</c><00:38:02.829><c> flock,</c><00:38:03.690><c> stopping</c><00:38:04.010><c> the</c><00:38:04.269><c> sheep</c><00:38:04.530><c> from</c><00:38:05.030><c> following</c><00:38:05.590><c> the</c><00:38:05.949><c> pathway</c><00:38:06.489><c> into</c>

00:38:06.969 --> 00:38:08.269
the<00:38:07.090><c> kingdom.</c>

00:38:09.630 --> 00:38:17.110
So<00:38:09.829><c> Ezekiel</c><00:38:10.289><c> says</c><00:38:11.250><c> in</c><00:38:11.389><c> chapter</c><00:38:12.190><c> 34</c><00:38:13.389><c> and</c><00:38:14.590><c> in</c><00:38:15.409><c> verse</c><00:38:16.150><c> 11,</c>

00:38:19.889 --> 00:38:23.389
the<00:38:19.949><c> prophet</c><00:38:20.289><c> says</c><00:38:21.070><c> that</c><00:38:21.969><c> notwithstanding</c><00:38:22.730><c> what</c><00:38:22.969><c> was</c><00:38:23.230><c> going</c>

00:38:23.389 --> 00:38:27.230
to<00:38:23.630><c> happen,</c><00:38:24.670><c> a</c><00:38:24.889><c> time</c><00:38:25.090><c> was</c><00:38:25.349><c> coming</c><00:38:25.750><c> when</c><00:38:26.449><c> a</c><00:38:26.670><c> wonderful,</c>

00:38:27.230 --> 00:38:32.280
consistent<00:38:28.170><c> and</c><00:38:28.690><c> faithful</c><00:38:29.170><c> shepherd</c><00:38:29.630><c> would</c><00:38:30.050><c> appear.</c><00:38:31.369><c> Verse</c><00:38:31.409><c> 11,</c>

00:38:40.269 --> 00:38:46.389
God<00:38:41.010><c> will</c><00:38:41.750><c> search.</c><00:38:43.489><c> He</c><00:38:43.650><c> will</c><00:38:43.929><c> search</c><00:38:44.289><c> for</c><00:38:44.809><c> his</c><00:38:45.449><c> sheep.</c>

00:38:48.230 --> 00:38:52.110
None<00:38:48.449><c> of</c><00:38:48.630><c> us</c><00:38:48.750><c> have</c><00:38:48.949><c> come</c><00:38:49.150><c> to</c><00:38:49.269><c> the</c><00:38:49.489><c> truth</c><00:38:50.170><c> unless</c><00:38:51.409><c> he</c><00:38:51.630><c> has</c><00:38:51.909><c> drawn</c>

00:38:52.110 --> 00:38:55.949
us.<00:38:53.610><c> He</c><00:38:53.849><c> has</c><00:38:54.050><c> seen</c><00:38:54.250><c> in</c><00:38:54.329><c> every</c><00:38:54.710><c> one</c><00:38:54.869><c> of</c><00:38:55.010><c> us</c><00:38:55.289><c> a</c>

00:38:55.949 --> 00:39:01.030
quality<00:38:56.510><c> that</c><00:38:56.750><c> can</c><00:38:57.710><c> be</c><00:38:57.949><c> molded</c><00:38:58.369><c> and</c><00:38:58.570><c> fitted</c><00:38:58.849><c> for</c><00:38:59.050><c> his</c><00:38:59.289><c> purpose.</c><00:39:00.730><c> None</c><00:39:00.969><c> of</c>

00:39:01.030 --> 00:39:03.250
us<00:39:01.250><c> have</c><00:39:01.489><c> the</c><00:39:01.630><c> excuse</c><00:39:02.070><c> that</c><00:39:02.250><c> we</c><00:39:02.409><c> are</c>

00:39:03.750 --> 00:39:08.869
so<00:39:04.429><c> frail,</c><00:39:05.190><c> so</c><00:39:05.769><c> weak,</c><00:39:06.550><c> that</c><00:39:06.650><c> we</c><00:39:06.889><c> cannot</c><00:39:07.289><c> enter</c><00:39:07.690><c> the</c><00:39:07.929><c> kingdom.</c>

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Yahweh<00:39:09.889><c> has</c><00:39:10.150><c> seen</c><00:39:10.510><c> that</c><00:39:10.769><c> everyone</c><00:39:11.449><c> has</c><00:39:11.849><c> the</c>

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qualities<00:39:12.550><c> that</c><00:39:13.050><c> can</c><00:39:13.329><c> be</c><00:39:13.590><c> used</c><00:39:13.909><c> for</c><00:39:14.150><c> his</c><00:39:14.389><c> glory.</c><00:39:15.309><c> He's</c><00:39:15.670><c> searching</c><00:39:16.190><c> for</c><00:39:16.530><c> the</c><00:39:16.769><c> sheep</c><00:39:17.110><c> and</c><00:39:17.969><c> at</c>

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the<00:39:18.369><c> judgment</c><00:39:18.789><c> seat</c>

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of<00:39:19.550><c> Jesus</c><00:39:19.550><c> Christ</c><00:39:20.110><c> that</c><00:39:20.449><c> search</c><00:39:20.829><c> will</c><00:39:21.150><c> continue</c><00:39:21.690><c> until</c><00:39:22.210><c> finally</c><00:39:22.829><c> the</c>

00:39:23.050 --> 00:39:26.269
flock<00:39:23.230><c> is</c><00:39:23.449><c> removed</c><00:39:24.289><c> and</c><00:39:25.469><c> the</c><00:39:25.750><c> goats</c><00:39:25.989><c> are</c>

00:39:26.269 --> 00:39:30.230
destroyed<00:39:27.090><c> and</c><00:39:28.030><c> it</c><00:39:28.190><c> will</c><00:39:28.510><c> continue</c><00:39:28.969><c> on</c><00:39:29.190><c> amongst</c><00:39:29.489><c> the</c><00:39:29.690><c> nations</c>

00:39:30.230 --> 00:39:34.010
as<00:39:31.050><c> the</c><00:39:31.230><c> time</c><00:39:31.489><c> of</c><00:39:31.710><c> great</c><00:39:32.090><c> ingathering</c><00:39:32.889><c> occurs.</c>

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We're<00:39:34.389><c> facing</c><00:39:34.789><c> this</c><00:39:35.030><c> day,</c><00:39:35.550><c> brethren</c><00:39:35.670><c> and</c><00:39:35.929><c> sisters,</c><00:39:36.789><c> when</c><00:39:37.050><c> God</c>

00:39:37.329 --> 00:39:39.469
will<00:39:37.590><c> search</c><00:39:37.829><c> for</c><00:39:38.070><c> his</c><00:39:38.250><c> sheep</c><00:39:38.429><c> and</c><00:39:38.630><c> seek</c><00:39:38.809><c> them</c><00:39:39.030><c> out,</c>

00:39:39.710 --> 00:39:43.070
when<00:39:39.889><c> he</c><00:39:40.010><c> will</c><00:39:40.190><c> send</c><00:39:40.409><c> Jesus</c><00:39:40.909><c> Christ</c><00:39:41.690><c> to</c><00:39:42.090><c> this</c><00:39:42.289><c> earth</c><00:39:42.550><c> to</c><00:39:42.849><c> open</c>

00:39:43.070 --> 00:39:45.230
the<00:39:43.349><c> graves</c><00:39:43.630><c> that</c><00:39:43.809><c> have</c><00:39:43.969><c> been</c><00:39:44.190><c> shut</c><00:39:44.449><c> for</c><00:39:44.670><c> centuries,</c>

00:39:45.230 --> 00:39:50.130
to<00:39:45.949><c> release</c><00:39:46.369><c> the</c><00:39:47.210><c> burdens</c><00:39:47.590><c> therein,</c><00:39:48.630><c> to</c><00:39:48.789><c> bring</c><00:39:49.090><c> his</c><00:39:49.389><c> sheep</c><00:39:49.610><c> out</c><00:39:49.969><c> of</c>

00:39:50.130 --> 00:39:52.329
all<00:39:50.389><c> lands</c><00:39:50.710><c> and</c><00:39:51.130><c> back</c><00:39:51.369><c> to</c><00:39:51.670><c> Sinai</c>

00:39:52.329 --> 00:39:56.909
for<00:39:52.690><c> judgment,</c><00:39:54.269><c> and</c><00:39:54.369><c> then</c><00:39:54.550><c> as</c><00:39:54.769><c> the</c><00:39:54.929><c> immortal</c><00:39:55.250><c> saints</c><00:39:55.769><c> they</c><00:39:56.210><c> shall</c><00:39:56.489><c> go</c>

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forth<00:39:57.309><c> themselves</c><00:39:58.190><c> to</c><00:39:58.750><c> seek</c><00:39:59.050><c> out</c>

00:39:59.889 --> 00:40:06.010
the<00:40:00.349><c> sheep</c><00:40:00.730><c> of</c><00:40:01.070><c> Israel</c><00:40:01.650><c> from</c><00:40:02.010><c> all</c><00:40:02.269><c> lands.</c><00:40:04.130><c> In</c><00:40:04.369><c> Malachi</c><00:40:04.769><c> chapter</c><00:40:05.210><c> 4</c><00:40:05.809><c> you</c>

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have<00:40:06.289><c> one</c><00:40:06.610><c> such</c><00:40:06.929><c> shepherd.</c>

00:40:08.250 --> 00:40:17.150
In<00:40:09.010><c> Malachi</c><00:40:09.369><c> chapter</c><00:40:09.829><c> 4</c><00:40:11.289><c> Elijah</c><00:40:12.090><c> himself</c><00:40:13.349><c> as</c><00:40:14.570><c> a</c><00:40:14.769><c> great</c><00:40:14.989><c> shepherd</c><00:40:15.510><c> is</c><00:40:16.929><c> yet</c>

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to<00:40:17.710><c> go</c><00:40:18.090><c> forth</c>

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with<00:40:19.670><c> a</c><00:40:19.849><c> group</c><00:40:19.989><c> of</c><00:40:20.230><c> his</c><00:40:20.429><c> own</c><00:40:20.849><c> shepherds</c><00:40:21.429><c> to</c><00:40:21.829><c> seek</c><00:40:22.090><c> out</c><00:40:22.949><c> the</c><00:40:23.230><c> flock</c><00:40:23.389><c> of</c>

00:40:23.630 --> 00:40:27.010
Moses.<00:40:24.230><c> In</c><00:40:24.909><c> Malachi</c><00:40:25.289><c> chapter</c><00:40:25.610><c> 4</c><00:40:25.889><c> verse</c><00:40:26.130><c> 5</c>

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Behold<00:40:28.730><c> I</c><00:40:29.110><c> will</c><00:40:29.429><c> send</c><00:40:29.809><c> you</c><00:40:30.150><c> Elijah</c><00:40:30.570><c> the</c><00:40:30.789><c> prophet</c><00:40:31.409><c> before</c><00:40:32.050><c> the</c>

00:40:32.329 --> 00:40:37.389
great<00:40:32.550><c> and</c><00:40:33.050><c> before</c><00:40:33.349><c> the</c><00:40:33.670><c> coming</c><00:40:33.849><c> of</c><00:40:34.070><c> the</c><00:40:34.250><c> great</c><00:40:34.469><c> and</c>

00:40:37.389 --> 00:40:39.610
the<00:40:37.809><c> coming</c><00:40:37.909><c> of</c><00:40:37.909><c> the</c><00:40:37.909><c> fathers</c><00:40:37.909><c> to</c><00:40:38.070><c> the</c><00:40:38.329><c> children</c><00:40:38.670><c> and</c><00:40:39.170><c> the</c><00:40:39.309><c> hearts</c><00:40:39.489><c> of</c>

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the<00:40:39.769><c> children</c><00:40:40.050><c> to</c><00:40:40.210><c> the</c><00:40:40.349><c> fathers</c>

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lest<00:40:42.010><c> I</c><00:40:42.170><c> come</c><00:40:42.409><c> and</c><00:40:42.590><c> smite</c><00:40:42.809><c> the</c><00:40:42.969><c> earth</c><00:40:43.110><c> with</c><00:40:43.329><c> a</c><00:40:43.510><c> curse.</c><00:40:44.570><c> He</c><00:40:44.670><c> will</c>

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re<00:40:46.050><c>-mold</c><00:40:46.510><c> the</c><00:40:46.849><c> sheep</c><00:40:47.130><c> according</c><00:40:48.469><c> to</c><00:40:49.630><c> the</c>

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compatibility<00:40:51.190><c> between</c><00:40:52.210><c> father</c><00:40:52.869><c> and</c><00:40:53.530><c> child.</c><00:40:55.550><c> We're</c><00:40:55.590><c> told</c><00:40:55.889><c> in</c>

00:40:56.130 --> 00:40:58.929
Malachi<00:40:56.389><c> chapter</c><00:40:56.789><c> 40,</c><00:40:57.710><c> interestingly,</c>

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Malachi<00:40:59.570><c> chapter</c><00:40:59.869><c> 40,</c><00:41:01.070><c> Malachi</c><00:41:01.550><c> chapter</c><00:41:01.789><c> 7,</c><00:41:03.250><c> that</c><00:41:03.349><c> there</c><00:41:03.469><c> will</c><00:41:03.570><c> be</c>

00:41:03.730 --> 00:41:06.289
40<00:41:04.070><c> years.</c><00:41:04.469><c> That's</c><00:41:04.710><c> where</c><00:41:04.829><c> the</c><00:41:05.010><c> 40</c><00:41:05.170><c> comes</c><00:41:05.489><c> in.</c>

00:41:06.949 --> 00:41:11.389
Malachi<00:41:07.690><c> chapter</c><00:41:07.849><c> 7</c><00:41:08.789><c> and</c><00:41:09.030><c> at</c><00:41:09.230><c> verse</c><00:41:09.730><c> 14</c><00:41:10.170><c> and</c><00:41:10.289><c> 15</c><00:41:10.849><c> we're</c><00:41:11.150><c> told</c>

00:41:11.389 --> 00:41:13.909
that<00:41:11.570><c> there</c><00:41:11.670><c> will</c><00:41:11.789><c> be</c><00:41:11.989><c> 40</c><00:41:12.389><c> years</c><00:41:13.030><c> of</c><00:41:13.489><c> searching</c>

00:41:13.909 --> 00:41:21.369
and<00:41:14.469><c> discovery,</c><00:41:16.650><c> 40</c><00:41:16.769><c> years</c><00:41:17.110><c> for</c><00:41:17.409><c> the</c><00:41:17.789><c> education</c><00:41:18.570><c> of</c><00:41:19.210><c> the</c><00:41:19.409><c> flock</c><00:41:19.550><c> of</c><00:41:19.829><c> God.</c><00:41:20.710><c> Malachi</c><00:41:21.010><c> 7</c>

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verse<00:41:21.610><c> 14</c>

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Feed<00:41:25.090><c> thy</c><00:41:25.429><c> people</c><00:41:25.949><c> with</c><00:41:26.309><c> thy</c><00:41:26.550><c> rock</c><00:41:27.110><c> the</c><00:41:28.769><c> flock</c><00:41:29.110><c> of</c><00:41:29.349><c> thine</c>

00:41:29.610 --> 00:41:31.070
inheritance<00:41:30.130><c> which</c><00:41:30.530><c> dwell</c>

00:41:31.070 --> 00:41:37.110
solitary<00:41:31.849><c> in</c><00:41:32.670><c> the</c><00:41:32.929><c> woods,</c><00:41:34.570><c> separated</c><00:41:34.610><c> from</c><00:41:34.969><c> the</c><00:41:35.289><c> gentile</c><00:41:36.210><c> animals</c><00:41:36.750><c> of</c>

00:41:37.110 --> 00:41:40.889
the<00:41:37.269><c> forest,</c><00:41:38.510><c> exclusive</c><00:41:39.409><c> to</c><00:41:39.809><c> God.</c>

00:41:41.190 --> 00:41:44.630
They<00:41:41.329><c> dwell</c><00:41:41.469><c> in</c><00:41:41.670><c> the</c><00:41:41.769><c> midst</c><00:41:42.090><c> of</c><00:41:42.469><c> Carmel.</c><00:41:43.809><c> Let</c><00:41:43.909><c> them</c><00:41:44.170><c> feed</c><00:41:44.409><c> in</c>

00:41:44.630 --> 00:41:47.210
Vaishan<00:41:45.190><c> and</c><00:41:45.469><c> Gilead</c><00:41:46.070><c> as</c><00:41:46.349><c> in</c><00:41:46.489><c> the</c><00:41:46.610><c> days</c><00:41:46.849><c> of</c><00:41:47.030><c> old.</c>

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That's<00:41:47.690><c> the</c><00:41:47.809><c> appeal</c><00:41:48.030><c> of</c><00:41:48.230><c> the</c><00:41:48.369><c> shepherd.</c><00:41:48.829><c> Let's</c><00:41:49.150><c> take</c><00:41:49.489><c> them</c><00:41:50.210><c> into</c><00:41:51.449><c> the</c><00:41:51.489><c> into</c><00:41:51.489><c> the</c><00:41:52.070><c> glorious</c><00:41:52.949><c> inheritance</c><00:41:54.090><c> of</c>

00:41:54.610 --> 00:41:55.190
the<00:41:54.809><c> land.</c>

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Verse<00:41:56.010><c> 15,</c><00:41:56.829><c> according</c><00:41:57.449><c> to</c><00:41:57.710><c> the</c><00:41:57.869><c> days</c><00:41:58.150><c> of</c><00:41:58.389><c> thy</c><00:41:58.570><c> coming</c><00:41:58.849><c> out</c><00:41:59.090><c> of</c>

00:41:59.250 --> 00:42:00.110
the<00:41:59.309><c> land</c><00:41:59.550><c> of</c><00:41:59.750><c> Egypt,</c>

00:42:00.349 --> 00:42:05.650
will<00:42:00.489><c> I</c><00:42:00.730><c> show</c><00:42:01.010><c> unto</c><00:42:01.269><c> him</c><00:42:01.489><c> marvelous</c><00:42:01.969><c> things.</c><00:42:03.050><c> 40</c><00:42:03.590><c> years,</c><00:42:05.230><c> 40</c>

00:42:05.650 --> 00:42:07.610
years<00:42:06.170><c> are</c><00:42:06.530><c> being</c><00:42:06.809><c> set</c><00:42:07.070><c> aside</c>

00:42:07.610 --> 00:42:11.690
in<00:42:08.050><c> the</c><00:42:08.210><c> coming</c><00:42:08.489><c> program</c><00:42:08.949><c> of</c><00:42:09.170><c> the</c><00:42:09.349><c> king</c><00:42:09.710><c> for</c><00:42:10.489><c> the</c><00:42:11.010><c> shepherding</c>

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of<00:42:12.110><c> the</c><00:42:12.230><c> people</c><00:42:12.750><c> of</c><00:42:13.010><c> Israel.</c>

00:42:14.449 --> 00:42:18.909
And<00:42:14.610><c> Jeremiah</c><00:42:15.050><c> says</c><00:42:15.469><c> in</c><00:42:15.650><c> chapter</c><00:42:15.949><c> 3</c><00:42:16.769><c> and</c><00:42:17.050><c> at</c><00:42:17.230><c> verse</c><00:42:17.429><c> 15</c><00:42:18.130><c> that</c>

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he<00:42:19.150><c> will</c><00:42:19.769><c> organize</c><00:42:20.449><c> shepherds</c>

00:42:21.769 --> 00:42:25.570
that<00:42:22.090><c> will</c><00:42:22.329><c> instruct</c><00:42:22.829><c> them</c><00:42:23.050><c> in</c><00:42:23.190><c> the</c><00:42:23.409><c> truth</c><00:42:23.849><c> and</c><00:42:24.690><c> reveal</c><00:42:25.150><c> the</c>

00:42:25.570 --> 00:42:28.889
true<00:42:25.829><c> identity</c><00:42:26.610><c> of</c><00:42:26.969><c> the</c><00:42:27.090><c> great</c><00:42:27.409><c> shepherd</c><00:42:27.730><c> himself.</c>

00:42:32.510 --> 00:42:39.110
In<00:42:32.510><c> Jeremiah</c><00:42:33.050><c> chapter</c><00:42:33.530><c> 3</c><00:42:34.349><c> and</c><00:42:34.570><c> at</c><00:42:34.730><c> verse</c><00:42:34.929><c> 15,</c><00:42:36.889><c> I</c><00:42:36.889><c> will</c><00:42:37.130><c> give</c><00:42:37.309><c> you</c><00:42:37.610><c> pastors,</c><00:42:38.550><c> shepherds</c><00:42:38.949><c> is</c>

00:42:39.110 --> 00:42:40.250
the<00:42:39.230><c> word.</c>

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I<00:42:40.369><c> will</c><00:42:40.590><c> give</c><00:42:40.750><c> you</c><00:42:41.010><c> shepherds</c><00:42:41.690><c> according</c><00:42:42.090><c> to</c><00:42:42.429><c> my</c><00:42:42.929><c> heart.</c><00:42:44.369><c> They</c>

00:42:44.590 --> 00:42:45.929
are<00:42:44.710><c> not</c><00:42:44.869><c> the</c><00:42:44.949><c> sort</c><00:42:45.130><c> of</c><00:42:45.289><c> shepherds</c><00:42:45.550><c> you're</c><00:42:45.650><c> reading</c>

00:42:45.929 --> 00:42:49.929
about<00:42:46.230><c> in</c><00:42:46.409><c> Ezekiel</c><00:42:46.769><c> 34,</c><00:42:47.670><c> people</c><00:42:47.989><c> who</c><00:42:48.250><c> devour</c><00:42:48.690><c> one</c><00:42:48.909><c> another,</c>

00:42:51.010 --> 00:42:53.269
who<00:42:51.269><c> use</c><00:42:51.610><c> the</c><00:42:51.829><c> flock</c><00:42:51.949><c> for</c><00:42:52.150><c> their</c><00:42:52.469><c> own</c><00:42:52.769><c> benefit.</c>

00:42:53.510 --> 00:42:59.670
These<00:42:53.849><c> are</c><00:42:54.190><c> pastors,</c><00:42:55.130><c> shepherds</c><00:42:55.869><c> according</c><00:42:56.349><c> to</c><00:42:56.650><c> God's</c><00:42:57.309><c> heart,</c><00:42:59.050><c> people</c><00:42:59.369><c> who</c>

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care<00:43:00.449><c> for</c><00:43:00.789><c> the</c><00:43:01.010><c> sheep,</c>

00:43:01.949 --> 00:43:07.110
which<00:43:02.150><c> shall</c><00:43:02.489><c> feed</c><00:43:02.849><c> you</c><00:43:03.909><c> with</c><00:43:04.230><c> knowledge</c><00:43:04.929><c> and</c><00:43:05.449><c> with</c><00:43:05.869><c> understanding.</c>

00:43:08.710 --> 00:43:11.650
And<00:43:08.849><c> it</c><00:43:09.530><c> shall</c><00:43:09.690><c> come</c><00:43:09.969><c> to</c><00:43:10.190><c> pass</c><00:43:10.349><c> when</c><00:43:10.510><c> ye</c><00:43:10.730><c> are</c><00:43:10.869><c> multiplied</c><00:43:11.369><c> and</c>

00:43:11.650 --> 00:43:13.510
increased<00:43:11.949><c> in</c><00:43:12.090><c> those</c><00:43:12.429><c> days,</c>

00:43:13.730 --> 00:43:17.989
that<00:43:14.010><c> ye</c><00:43:14.230><c> shall</c><00:43:14.929><c> no</c><00:43:15.389><c> more</c><00:43:15.869><c> say</c><00:43:16.210><c> the</c><00:43:16.650><c> ark</c><00:43:16.949><c> of</c><00:43:17.170><c> the</c><00:43:17.269><c> covenant</c><00:43:17.690><c> of</c>

00:43:17.989 --> 00:43:19.969
Yahweh,<00:43:18.610><c> neither</c><00:43:18.809><c> shall</c><00:43:19.030><c> it</c><00:43:19.130><c> come</c><00:43:19.349><c> to</c><00:43:19.630><c> mind,</c>

00:43:20.110 --> 00:43:23.550
neither<00:43:20.349><c> shall</c><00:43:20.590><c> they</c><00:43:20.809><c> remember</c><00:43:21.130><c> it,</c><00:43:21.510><c> neither</c><00:43:21.769><c> shall</c><00:43:21.989><c> they</c><00:43:22.170><c> visit</c><00:43:22.489><c> it,</c><00:43:22.969><c> neither</c><00:43:23.210><c> shall</c><00:43:23.429><c> it</c>

00:43:23.550 --> 00:43:24.510
be<00:43:23.670><c> done</c><00:43:23.849><c> any</c><00:43:24.190><c> more,</c>

00:43:24.730 --> 00:43:30.230
because<00:43:24.849><c> they'll</c><00:43:25.130><c> call</c><00:43:25.329><c> Jerusalem</c><00:43:26.010><c> the</c><00:43:29.289><c> throne</c><00:43:29.550><c> of</c><00:43:29.809><c> Yahweh,</c>

00:43:30.429 --> 00:43:32.849
and<00:43:30.590><c> all</c><00:43:30.869><c> nations</c><00:43:31.409><c> shall</c><00:43:31.809><c> be</c><00:43:32.409><c> gathered,</c>

00:43:33.269 --> 00:43:36.869
that's<00:43:33.869><c> a</c><00:43:34.030><c> shepherding</c><00:43:34.449><c> term,</c><00:43:35.250><c> they</c><00:43:35.409><c> shall</c><00:43:35.630><c> be</c><00:43:35.889><c> gathered</c><00:43:36.150><c> into</c><00:43:36.449><c> it</c>

00:43:36.869 --> 00:43:39.550
to<00:43:37.090><c> the</c><00:43:37.150><c> name</c><00:43:37.429><c> of</c><00:43:37.650><c> Yahweh</c><00:43:38.190><c> to</c><00:43:38.530><c> Jerusalem.</c>

00:43:40.010 --> 00:43:43.889
And<00:43:40.449><c> thus</c><00:43:40.769><c> the</c><00:43:41.250><c> nation</c><00:43:41.869><c> of</c><00:43:42.190><c> Yahweh's</c><00:43:42.789><c> selection</c><00:43:43.289><c> will</c><00:43:43.710><c> be</c>

00:43:43.889 --> 00:43:45.070
brought<00:43:44.170><c> back.</c>

00:43:45.670 --> 00:43:59.309
Now<00:43:45.889><c> in</c><00:43:46.070><c> Ezekiel</c><00:43:46.469><c> chapter</c><00:43:46.849><c> 34</c><00:43:47.429><c> and</c><00:43:47.610><c> verse</c><00:43:49.110><c> 17,</c><00:43:57.909><c> he</c><00:43:58.050><c> portrays</c>

00:43:59.309 --> 00:44:02.610
that<00:43:59.630><c> unfortunately</c><00:44:01.610><c> some</c><00:44:02.130><c> of</c><00:44:02.309><c> the</c><00:44:02.489><c> sheep</c>

00:44:02.610 --> 00:44:06.929
have<00:44:02.789><c> gone</c><00:44:03.130><c> astray,</c><00:44:05.170><c> some</c><00:44:05.369><c> of</c><00:44:05.510><c> the</c><00:44:05.710><c> sheep</c><00:44:05.869><c> have</c><00:44:06.090><c> gone</c><00:44:06.329><c> astray,</c>

00:44:07.130 --> 00:44:10.110
and<00:44:07.230><c> he</c><00:44:07.429><c> says</c><00:44:07.670><c> they</c><00:44:07.909><c> can't</c><00:44:08.409><c> blame</c><00:44:08.750><c> their</c><00:44:09.070><c> leaders,</c>

00:44:11.489 --> 00:44:13.849
they<00:44:11.670><c> can't</c><00:44:12.269><c> blame</c><00:44:12.489><c> their</c><00:44:12.769><c> leaders,</c><00:44:13.269><c> brethren</c><00:44:13.449><c> and</c><00:44:13.630><c> sisters.</c>

00:44:14.090 --> 00:44:16.050
As<00:44:14.269><c> we've</c><00:44:14.550><c> got</c><00:44:14.690><c> here</c><00:44:14.929><c> on</c><00:44:15.090><c> the</c><00:44:15.289><c> board</c>

00:44:16.889 --> 00:44:21.250
and<00:44:17.369><c> the</c><00:44:17.630><c> analysis</c><00:44:18.110><c> of</c><00:44:18.369><c> this</c><00:44:18.590><c> chapter,</c><00:44:20.090><c> so</c><00:44:20.210><c> the</c><00:44:20.329><c> failure</c><00:44:20.750><c> of</c>

00:44:21.250 --> 00:44:23.610
Yahweh's<00:44:21.829><c> shepherds</c><00:44:22.070><c> is</c><00:44:22.230><c> from</c><00:44:22.429><c> verses</c><00:44:22.710><c> one</c><00:44:22.969><c> to</c><00:44:23.170><c> six,</c>

00:44:23.929 --> 00:44:26.190
and<00:44:23.989><c> there</c><00:44:24.130><c> will</c><00:44:24.309><c> be</c><00:44:24.489><c> judgment</c><00:44:24.889><c> upon</c><00:44:25.230><c> the</c><00:44:25.510><c> shepherds,</c><00:44:25.909><c> verses</c>

00:44:26.190 --> 00:44:27.730
seven<00:44:26.510><c> to</c><00:44:26.650><c> ten,</c>

00:44:28.070 --> 00:44:33.550
search<00:44:28.789><c> the</c><00:44:29.409><c> sheep</c><00:44:29.670><c> and</c><00:44:30.130><c> sort</c><00:44:30.429><c> them</c><00:44:30.650><c> out.</c><00:44:31.889><c> Now</c><00:44:31.989><c> he</c><00:44:32.269><c> investigates</c><00:44:32.869><c> the</c><00:44:33.130><c> sheep</c>

00:44:33.550 --> 00:44:35.909
as<00:44:34.329><c> well</c><00:44:34.530><c> as</c><00:44:34.710><c> the</c><00:44:34.829><c> shepherd.</c>

00:44:36.170 --> 00:44:41.289
Verse<00:44:36.309><c> 17</c><00:44:36.909><c> says,</c><00:44:38.349><c> As</c><00:44:38.489><c> for</c><00:44:38.849><c> you,</c><00:44:39.489><c> O</c><00:44:39.489><c> my</c><00:44:39.750><c> flock,</c><00:44:40.730><c> thus</c><00:44:40.929><c> saith</c><00:44:41.110><c> the</c>

00:44:41.289 --> 00:44:42.869
Lord<00:44:41.449><c> Yahweh,</c><00:44:42.449><c> Behold,</c>

00:44:42.969 --> 00:44:48.150
I<00:44:43.190><c> judge</c><00:44:43.550><c> between</c><00:44:43.969><c> cattle</c><00:44:44.449><c> and</c><00:44:44.829><c> cattle,</c><00:44:45.670><c> between</c><00:44:46.050><c> ram</c><00:44:46.469><c> and</c><00:44:46.869><c> the</c><00:44:47.090><c> he</c><00:44:47.289><c>-goats.</c>

00:44:49.849 --> 00:44:54.710
Because<00:44:50.570><c> the</c><00:44:50.909><c> sheep</c><00:44:51.130><c> have</c><00:44:51.489><c> been</c><00:44:51.829><c> led</c><00:44:52.170><c> astray</c><00:44:52.690><c> by</c><00:44:52.969><c> others</c><00:44:53.610><c> does</c>

00:44:54.710 --> 00:44:57.630
not<00:44:55.010><c> diminish</c><00:44:55.550><c> their</c><00:44:56.030><c> own</c><00:44:56.309><c> responsibility.</c>

00:44:58.130 --> 00:45:03.010
We<00:44:58.769><c> have</c><00:44:59.170><c> got</c><00:44:59.349><c> a</c><00:44:59.510><c> responsibility</c><00:45:00.230><c> to</c><00:45:00.849><c> treat</c><00:45:01.570><c> the</c><00:45:02.150><c> divine</c><00:45:02.690><c> work</c>

00:45:03.010 --> 00:45:06.590
food<00:45:03.449><c> with</c><00:45:03.949><c> respect</c><00:45:04.630><c> and</c><00:45:05.449><c> not</c><00:45:05.710><c> pollute</c><00:45:06.070><c> it</c><00:45:06.170><c> with</c><00:45:06.369><c> our</c>

00:45:06.590 --> 00:45:09.809
theories.<00:45:07.989><c> The</c><00:45:08.050><c> good</c><00:45:08.269><c> shepherd,</c><00:45:08.789><c> as</c><00:45:09.010><c> you</c><00:45:09.170><c> notice</c><00:45:09.429><c> in</c><00:45:09.610><c> verse</c>

00:45:09.809 --> 00:45:13.730
21,<00:45:11.030><c> the</c><00:45:11.170><c> good</c><00:45:11.469><c> shepherd</c><00:45:11.769><c> would</c><00:45:12.050><c> not</c><00:45:12.349><c> tolerate</c><00:45:12.949><c> rebellious</c>

00:45:13.730 --> 00:45:17.369
sheep<00:45:14.050><c> that</c><00:45:14.409><c> would</c><00:45:14.610><c> destroy</c><00:45:15.070><c> their</c><00:45:15.369><c> fellows</c><00:45:15.750><c> in</c><00:45:16.070><c> that</c><00:45:16.250><c> respect.</c><00:45:17.230><c> Here</c>

00:45:17.369 --> 00:45:19.590
were<00:45:17.550><c> some</c><00:45:17.889><c> in</c><00:45:18.070><c> verse</c><00:45:18.329><c> 21</c><00:45:18.929><c> who</c><00:45:19.349><c> were</c>

00:45:19.590 --> 00:45:23.309
thrusting<00:45:19.969><c> with</c><00:45:20.429><c> the</c><00:45:20.730><c> side</c><00:45:21.050><c> and</c><00:45:21.489><c> with</c><00:45:21.710><c> the</c><00:45:21.849><c> shoulder</c><00:45:22.190><c> and</c><00:45:22.610><c> pushing</c><00:45:22.949><c> the</c>

00:45:23.309 --> 00:45:25.389
diseased<00:45:23.590><c> with</c><00:45:23.849><c> your</c><00:45:24.170><c> horns</c><00:45:24.550><c> till</c><00:45:24.869><c> you</c><00:45:25.110><c> have</c>

00:45:25.389 --> 00:45:29.210
scattered<00:45:25.610><c> them</c><00:45:25.889><c> abroad.</c><00:45:27.230><c> Folly,</c><00:45:27.570><c> brethren</c><00:45:27.889><c> and</c><00:45:28.130><c> sisters,</c>

00:45:30.030 --> 00:45:32.690
folly<00:45:30.489><c> that</c><00:45:30.730><c> has</c><00:45:31.010><c> happened</c><00:45:31.309><c> in</c><00:45:31.469><c> the</c><00:45:31.550><c> nation</c><00:45:31.869><c> of</c><00:45:32.090><c> Israel</c>

00:45:32.690 --> 00:45:37.550
and<00:45:33.070><c> in</c><00:45:33.250><c> the</c><00:45:33.389><c> brotherhood,</c><00:45:35.309><c> where</c><00:45:35.429><c> people</c><00:45:35.989><c> have</c><00:45:36.250><c> been</c><00:45:36.809><c> thrusting</c><00:45:37.289><c> with</c>

00:45:37.550 --> 00:45:40.230
the<00:45:37.750><c> side,</c><00:45:38.369><c> argumentation</c><00:45:39.769><c> over</c>

00:45:40.230 --> 00:45:45.630
insignificant<00:45:41.150><c> matters,</c><00:45:43.090><c> divisions</c><00:45:43.409><c> over</c><00:45:43.909><c> foolish</c><00:45:44.329><c> issues,</c>

00:45:46.329 --> 00:45:47.929
and<00:45:46.389><c> the</c><00:45:46.590><c> judgment</c><00:45:46.929><c> seat</c><00:45:47.150><c> are</c><00:45:47.250><c> going</c><00:45:47.429><c> to</c><00:45:47.570><c> remove</c>

00:45:47.929 --> 00:45:51.929
those<00:45:48.769><c> sheep.</c><00:45:49.989><c> They're</c><00:45:50.329><c> going</c><00:45:50.449><c> to</c><00:45:50.590><c> be</c><00:45:50.710><c> sent</c><00:45:50.989><c> back</c><00:45:51.369><c> into</c><00:45:51.710><c> the</c>

00:45:51.929 --> 00:45:54.289
world<00:45:52.309><c> in</c><00:45:52.610><c> which</c><00:45:52.829><c> they</c><00:45:53.050><c> have</c><00:45:53.329><c> always</c><00:45:53.909><c> worked.</c>

00:45:54.289 --> 00:45:58.550
They<00:45:55.070><c> were</c><00:45:55.210><c> violent,</c><00:45:57.190><c> they'll</c><00:45:57.329><c> be</c><00:45:57.429><c> sent</c><00:45:57.670><c> back</c><00:45:57.889><c> into</c><00:45:58.110><c> the</c><00:45:58.170><c> world</c><00:45:58.389><c> of</c>

00:45:58.550 --> 00:46:01.389
violence.<00:45:59.730><c> They</c><00:45:59.929><c> corrupted</c><00:46:00.309><c> the</c><00:46:00.630><c> flock,</c>

00:46:01.489 --> 00:46:05.969
they'll<00:46:01.769><c> be</c><00:46:01.889><c> sent</c><00:46:02.130><c> back</c><00:46:02.369><c> into</c><00:46:02.570><c> the</c><00:46:02.630><c> world</c><00:46:02.829><c> of</c><00:46:03.110><c> corruption.</c><00:46:04.309><c> They</c><00:46:04.590><c> worked</c><00:46:05.050><c> evil</c><00:46:05.610><c> in</c>

00:46:05.969 --> 00:46:07.929
the<00:46:06.130><c> community,</c><00:46:07.090><c> they</c><00:46:07.369><c> are</c><00:46:07.789><c> going</c>

00:46:07.929 --> 00:46:11.849
to<00:46:08.070><c> be</c><00:46:08.190><c> sent</c><00:46:08.489><c> back</c><00:46:08.730><c> into</c><00:46:08.989><c> the</c><00:46:09.369><c> world</c><00:46:09.630><c> of</c><00:46:09.889><c> evil</c><00:46:10.210><c> because</c><00:46:11.250><c> they</c>

00:46:11.849 --> 00:46:15.369
have<00:46:12.150><c> imitated</c><00:46:12.690><c> the</c><00:46:13.070><c> characteristics</c><00:46:13.789><c> of</c><00:46:14.409><c> the</c><00:46:14.650><c> world</c>

00:46:15.550 --> 00:46:21.730
outside.<00:46:16.809><c> And</c><00:46:16.889><c> these</c><00:46:17.110><c> were</c><00:46:17.570><c> sheep</c><00:46:18.230><c> that</c><00:46:19.610><c> will</c><00:46:19.809><c> be</c><00:46:20.550><c> removed,</c>

00:46:22.809 --> 00:46:25.610
that<00:46:23.070><c> Yahweh</c><00:46:23.309><c> will</c><00:46:23.550><c> judge</c><00:46:23.849><c> between</c><00:46:24.369><c> such</c><00:46:24.949><c> cattle</c><00:46:25.250><c> and</c>

00:46:25.610 --> 00:46:33.150
cattle<00:46:26.110><c> and</c><00:46:26.670><c> between</c><00:46:26.949><c> the</c><00:46:27.190><c> fat</c><00:46:27.389><c> and</c><00:46:27.670><c> the</c><00:46:27.869><c> lean.</c><00:46:29.590><c> You</c><00:46:29.789><c> shall</c><00:46:30.849><c> see</c><00:46:31.269><c> Abraham,</c><00:46:31.929><c> Isaac,</c><00:46:32.510><c> and</c><00:46:32.690><c> Jacob</c><00:46:32.969><c> in</c>

00:46:33.150 --> 00:46:33.849
the<00:46:33.289><c> kingdom</c><00:46:33.590><c> of</c>

00:46:33.849 --> 00:46:37.809
God,<00:46:34.289><c> he</c><00:46:34.489><c> said</c><00:46:34.710><c> to</c><00:46:34.889><c> them</c><00:46:35.010><c> on</c><00:46:35.170><c> one</c><00:46:35.369><c> occasion,</c><00:46:36.010><c> but</c><00:46:36.250><c> you</c><00:46:36.530><c> yourselves</c><00:46:37.309><c> thrust</c>

00:46:37.809 --> 00:46:40.210
out.<00:46:39.329><c> And</c><00:46:39.630><c> that's</c><00:46:39.829><c> going</c><00:46:39.969><c> to</c><00:46:40.070><c> be</c>

00:46:40.210 --> 00:46:44.409
situation<00:46:40.889><c> for</c><00:46:41.190><c> natural</c><00:46:41.670><c> and</c><00:46:42.070><c> for</c><00:46:42.369><c> spiritual</c><00:46:42.829><c> Israel.</c><00:46:44.190><c> The</c>

00:46:44.409 --> 00:46:48.750
purging<00:46:45.030><c> of</c><00:46:45.369><c> rebels,</c><00:46:46.690><c> the</c><00:46:46.849><c> removing</c><00:46:47.269><c> of</c><00:46:48.329><c> those</c><00:46:48.610><c> who</c>

00:46:48.750 --> 00:46:56.929
are<00:46:48.969><c> evil,</c><00:46:49.710><c> that</c><00:46:49.869><c> the</c><00:46:50.130><c> flock</c><00:46:50.289><c> of</c><00:46:50.630><c> God</c><00:46:51.250><c> might</c><00:46:51.750><c> remain</c><00:46:52.170><c> pure.</c><00:46:53.469><c> You</c><00:46:53.610><c> see,</c><00:46:54.550><c> the</c><00:46:54.690><c> judgment</c><00:46:55.110><c> seat</c><00:46:55.590><c> is</c>

00:46:56.929 --> 00:46:57.829
going<00:46:57.090><c> to</c><00:46:57.269><c> be</c><00:46:57.409><c> an</c>

00:46:57.829 --> 00:47:04.090
inspection<00:46:58.389><c> of</c><00:46:58.789><c> quality,</c><00:47:00.789><c> of</c><00:47:01.030><c> identification</c><00:47:01.789><c> with</c><00:47:02.030><c> the</c><00:47:02.190><c> great</c><00:47:02.409><c> shepherd,</c><00:47:03.829><c> not</c>

00:47:04.090 --> 00:47:07.429
of<00:47:04.409><c> size.</c><00:47:05.989><c> Self</c><00:47:06.230><c>-importance</c><00:47:07.030><c> is</c><00:47:07.250><c> of</c>

00:47:07.429 --> 00:47:13.030
criteria.<00:47:09.329><c> It</c><00:47:09.329><c> doesn't</c><00:47:09.650><c> matter</c><00:47:10.070><c> what</c><00:47:10.570><c> we</c><00:47:10.809><c> have</c><00:47:11.030><c> achieved,</c><00:47:12.710><c> what</c><00:47:12.789><c> we</c>

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have<00:47:13.289><c> done,</c><00:47:14.650><c> or</c><00:47:14.769><c> the</c><00:47:15.010><c> importance</c><00:47:15.250><c> we</c><00:47:15.489><c> have</c>

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assumed,<00:47:17.289><c> unless</c><00:47:17.630><c> it's</c><00:47:18.090><c> in</c><00:47:18.369><c> accordance</c><00:47:18.750><c> with</c><00:47:19.230><c> the</c><00:47:19.449><c> divine</c><00:47:19.769><c> will,</c><00:47:20.929><c> unless</c><00:47:21.289><c> we're</c><00:47:21.610><c> acting</c><00:47:22.090><c> as</c>

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pure,<00:47:23.550><c> righteous</c><00:47:24.730><c> sheep.</c>

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And<00:47:26.630><c> what</c><00:47:26.849><c> wonderful</c><00:47:27.369><c> and</c><00:47:27.710><c> comforting</c><00:47:28.010><c> words</c><00:47:28.309><c> we</c><00:47:28.590><c> have</c><00:47:28.869><c> in</c><00:47:29.250><c> verse</c><00:47:29.530><c> 22</c>

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of<00:47:30.170><c> this</c><00:47:30.409><c> chapter,</c>

00:47:32.269 --> 00:47:37.710
when<00:47:32.789><c> he</c><00:47:32.949><c> says,</c><00:47:33.949><c> Therefore</c><00:47:33.949><c> I</c><00:47:34.269><c> will</c><00:47:34.630><c> save</c><00:47:35.030><c> my</c><00:47:35.489><c> flock,</c><00:47:36.949><c> and</c><00:47:36.989><c> they</c><00:47:37.190><c> shall</c><00:47:37.429><c> no</c>

00:47:37.710 --> 00:47:39.389
more<00:47:37.849><c> be</c><00:47:38.090><c> a</c><00:47:38.250><c> prey,</c><00:47:38.769><c> and</c><00:47:38.809><c> I</c><00:47:38.929><c> will</c><00:47:39.130><c> judge</c>

00:47:39.389 --> 00:47:43.849
between<00:47:39.809><c> cattle</c><00:47:40.130><c> and</c><00:47:40.349><c> cattle,</c><00:47:40.949><c> and</c><00:47:41.010><c> I</c><00:47:41.170><c> will</c><00:47:41.389><c> set</c><00:47:41.610><c> up</c><00:47:41.829><c> one</c><00:47:42.429><c> shepherd</c><00:47:42.889><c> which</c><00:47:43.409><c> shall</c><00:47:43.610><c> be</c>

00:47:43.849 --> 00:47:45.250
over<00:47:44.190><c> them,</c><00:47:44.650><c> and</c><00:47:44.750><c> he</c><00:47:44.969><c> shall</c>

00:47:45.250 --> 00:47:50.530
feed<00:47:45.690><c> them</c><00:47:46.150><c> even</c><00:47:46.449><c> my</c><00:47:46.750><c> shepherd</c><00:47:46.989><c> David.</c><00:47:48.070><c> He'll</c><00:47:48.489><c> save</c><00:47:48.730><c> the</c><00:47:48.989><c> flock,</c><00:47:49.809><c> no</c><00:47:50.070><c> more</c><00:47:50.349><c> a</c>

00:47:50.530 --> 00:47:54.349
prey.<00:47:52.590><c> What</c><00:47:52.809><c> a</c><00:47:52.889><c> wonderful</c><00:47:53.210><c> time.</c>

00:47:56.070 --> 00:48:00.150
As<00:47:56.269><c> far</c><00:47:56.510><c> as</c><00:47:56.690><c> we</c><00:47:56.869><c> ourselves</c><00:47:57.309><c> are</c><00:47:57.550><c> concerned,</c><00:47:58.150><c> brethren</c><00:47:58.289><c> and</c><00:47:58.530><c> sisters,</c><00:47:59.269><c> salvation</c><00:47:59.730><c> will</c><00:47:59.969><c> be</c>

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a<00:48:00.289><c> reality.</c>

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We<00:48:02.670><c> won't</c><00:48:03.010><c> have</c><00:48:03.489><c> the</c><00:48:03.730><c> problems</c><00:48:04.289><c> of</c><00:48:04.570><c> life</c><00:48:04.949><c> that</c><00:48:05.110><c> we</c><00:48:05.409><c> experience</c>

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today.<00:48:08.929><c> We'll</c><00:48:09.530><c> understand</c><00:48:10.670><c> the</c><00:48:11.349><c> divine</c>

00:48:11.769 --> 00:48:15.489
nature<00:48:12.409><c> because</c><00:48:12.929><c> we</c><00:48:13.130><c> will</c><00:48:13.389><c> bear</c><00:48:13.610><c> it.</c><00:48:14.369><c> It</c><00:48:14.489><c> will</c><00:48:14.789><c> not</c><00:48:14.989><c> be</c><00:48:15.210><c> merely</c>

00:48:15.489 --> 00:48:18.730
a<00:48:15.530><c> matter</c><00:48:15.769><c> of</c><00:48:16.050><c> hope.</c><00:48:16.650><c> We'll</c><00:48:17.010><c> experience</c><00:48:17.690><c> it.</c><00:48:18.570><c> I</c>

00:48:18.730 --> 00:48:21.690
will<00:48:18.949><c> set</c><00:48:19.170><c> up</c><00:48:19.409><c> one</c><00:48:19.670><c> shepherd</c><00:48:19.929><c> over</c><00:48:20.210><c> them,</c><00:48:20.769><c> and</c><00:48:20.829><c> he</c><00:48:21.030><c> shall</c><00:48:21.329><c> feed</c>

00:48:21.690 --> 00:48:30.769
them<00:48:22.130><c> with</c><00:48:22.469><c> the</c><00:48:22.730><c> divine</c><00:48:23.230><c> spirit.</c><00:48:25.070><c> He</c><00:48:25.429><c> shall</c><00:48:25.690><c> baptize</c>

00:48:30.769 --> 00:48:36.809
them,<00:48:30.769><c> no</c><00:48:30.769><c> longer</c><00:48:30.989><c> a</c><00:48:31.170><c> prey,</c><00:48:32.949><c> no</c><00:48:33.170><c> longer</c><00:48:33.530><c> a</c><00:48:33.690><c> prey</c><00:48:33.829><c> to</c><00:48:34.269><c> temptation</c><00:48:35.110><c> and</c><00:48:36.090><c> sin</c>

00:48:36.809 --> 00:48:40.050
and<00:48:37.530><c> depression</c><00:48:38.250><c> and</c><00:48:38.909><c> failure,</c>

00:48:40.130 --> 00:48:45.449
no<00:48:40.449><c> longer</c><00:48:40.789><c> experiencing</c><00:48:41.530><c> those</c><00:48:42.050><c> weaknesses,</c><00:48:43.369><c> because</c><00:48:43.730><c> spirit</c><00:48:44.369><c> nature</c><00:48:44.989><c> will</c>

00:48:45.449 --> 00:48:46.809
immortalize<00:48:46.070><c> our</c><00:48:46.349><c> characters.</c>

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And<00:48:47.250><c> as</c><00:48:47.469><c> we</c><00:48:47.650><c> learn</c><00:48:47.869><c> in</c><00:48:48.110><c> the</c><00:48:48.230><c> first</c><00:48:48.510><c> of</c><00:48:48.650><c> John</c><00:48:48.889><c> chapter</c><00:48:49.170><c> three,</c>

00:48:49.469 --> 00:48:52.789
verse<00:48:49.670><c> two,</c><00:48:50.210><c> we</c><00:48:50.469><c> shall</c><00:48:50.829><c> be</c><00:48:51.369><c> like</c><00:48:51.769><c> him,</c>

00:48:53.389 --> 00:48:56.989
then<00:48:53.570><c> we'll</c><00:48:53.809><c> be</c><00:48:53.909><c> able</c><00:48:54.090><c> to</c><00:48:54.349><c> proclaim</c><00:48:54.769><c> that</c><00:48:55.230><c> for</c><00:48:55.389><c> us</c><00:48:55.829><c> death</c><00:48:56.630><c> is</c>

00:48:56.989 --> 00:49:00.070
swallowed<00:48:57.230><c> up</c><00:48:57.489><c> in</c><00:48:57.710><c> victory.</c><00:48:59.030><c> He</c><00:48:59.309><c> shall</c><00:48:59.610><c> feed</c><00:48:59.849><c> them,</c>

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he<00:49:00.289><c> shall</c><00:49:00.550><c> be</c><00:49:01.210><c> their</c><00:49:01.570><c> shepherd,</c><00:49:02.369><c> and</c><00:49:02.510><c> I</c><00:49:02.750><c> Yahweh</c><00:49:03.030><c> will</c><00:49:03.230><c> be</c><00:49:03.409><c> their</c><00:49:03.650><c> God</c>

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and<00:49:04.170><c> my</c><00:49:04.369><c> servant</c><00:49:05.269><c> David,</c><00:49:06.150><c> a</c><00:49:06.309><c> prince</c><00:49:06.550><c> amongst</c>

00:49:06.909 --> 00:49:14.309
them.<00:49:08.289><c> I</c><00:49:08.869><c> Yahweh</c><00:49:10.070><c> have</c><00:49:10.670><c> spoken</c><00:49:11.110><c> it.</c><00:49:12.210><c> That</c><00:49:12.590><c> phrase</c><00:49:13.489><c> needs</c><00:49:14.070><c> to</c>

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be<00:49:14.969><c> recognized</c><00:49:15.809><c> as</c><00:49:16.289><c> it's</c><00:49:16.550><c> repeated</c><00:49:16.949><c> time</c><00:49:17.269><c> and</c><00:49:17.449><c> again</c>

00:49:17.610 --> 00:49:20.809
through<00:49:17.849><c> this</c><00:49:18.070><c> prophecy,</c><00:49:18.909><c> like</c><00:49:19.190><c> the</c><00:49:19.469><c> other</c><00:49:19.730><c> one,</c><00:49:20.309><c> that</c><00:49:20.570><c> they</c>

00:49:20.809 --> 00:49:24.510
shall<00:49:21.030><c> know</c><00:49:21.309><c> that</c><00:49:21.550><c> I</c><00:49:21.630><c> am</c><00:49:21.789><c> Yahweh.</c><00:49:23.710><c> And</c><00:49:23.969><c> that</c><00:49:24.369><c> will</c>

00:49:24.510 --> 00:49:32.349
be<00:49:24.769><c> the</c><00:49:24.829><c> case</c><00:49:25.230><c> with</c><00:49:25.530><c> each</c><00:49:27.650><c> one</c><00:49:27.889><c> of</c><00:49:28.030><c> us,</c><00:49:29.110><c> as</c><00:49:29.329><c> well</c><00:49:29.730><c> as</c><00:49:32.110><c> with</c><00:49:32.329><c> the</c>

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people<00:49:32.789><c> of</c><00:49:32.929><c> Israel,</c><00:49:33.449><c> the</c><00:49:33.610><c> natural</c><00:49:34.050><c> seed</c><00:49:34.550><c> of</c><00:49:35.289><c> Abraham.</c>

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Just<00:49:37.389><c> to</c><00:49:37.590><c> summarize</c><00:49:38.030><c> these</c><00:49:38.329><c> last</c><00:49:38.750><c> few</c><00:49:38.989><c> verses</c><00:49:39.449><c> in</c><00:49:39.809><c> this</c><00:49:40.070><c> chapter,</c><00:49:40.670><c> I'll</c>

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give<00:49:40.889><c> you</c><00:49:41.090><c> some</c><00:49:41.750><c> headings.</c><00:49:43.250><c> In</c><00:49:43.369><c> verse</c>

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23,<00:49:45.269><c> a</c><00:49:45.489><c> shepherd</c><00:49:45.929><c> is</c><00:49:46.289><c> provided</c><00:49:46.869><c> for</c><00:49:47.309><c> Israel's</c><00:49:48.750><c> need.</c><00:49:48.809><c> This</c><00:49:48.969><c> is</c>

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the<00:49:50.230><c> program</c><00:49:51.190><c> of</c><00:49:52.230><c> the</c><00:49:52.429><c> restoration</c>

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of<00:49:53.869><c> the</c><00:49:54.150><c> sheet</c><00:49:54.929><c> of</c><00:49:55.309><c> Israel.</c><00:49:56.869><c> Verse</c><00:49:57.030><c> 23,</c><00:49:58.349><c> a</c><00:49:58.449><c> shepherd</c><00:49:58.769><c> is</c><00:49:59.070><c> provided</c><00:49:59.610><c> for</c>

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Israel's<00:50:00.650><c> need.</c><00:50:02.050><c> Verse</c><00:50:02.409><c> 24,</c>

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the<00:50:04.869><c> shepherd</c><00:50:05.210><c> is</c><00:50:05.630><c> elevated</c><00:50:06.170><c> to</c><00:50:06.789><c> a</c><00:50:06.989><c> prince</c><00:50:07.570><c> and</c><00:50:09.130><c> revealed</c><00:50:09.429><c> to</c>

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Israel.<00:50:11.329><c> Jesus</c><00:50:11.869><c> Christ</c><00:50:12.190><c> is</c><00:50:12.409><c> going</c><00:50:12.550><c> to</c><00:50:12.809><c> come</c><00:50:13.030><c> to</c><00:50:13.269><c> bring</c>

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together<00:50:14.550><c> the</c><00:50:15.610><c> remnant</c><00:50:16.190><c> of</c><00:50:16.469><c> Jacob</c><00:50:16.869><c> and</c><00:50:17.869><c> the</c><00:50:18.110><c> people</c><00:50:18.349><c> of</c><00:50:18.530><c> Israel</c><00:50:18.769><c> from</c>

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all<00:50:19.449><c> parts</c><00:50:19.769><c> of</c><00:50:19.989><c> the</c><00:50:20.110><c> earth.</c>

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He's<00:50:21.289><c> going</c><00:50:21.489><c> to</c><00:50:21.650><c> bring</c><00:50:21.849><c> him</c><00:50:22.170><c> as</c><00:50:22.550><c> a</c><00:50:22.829><c> shepherd</c><00:50:23.190><c> gathers</c><00:50:23.670><c> his</c><00:50:24.030><c> flocks.</c><00:50:25.110><c> When</c><00:50:25.269><c> he</c>

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has<00:50:25.710><c> gathered</c><00:50:25.949><c> them,</c><00:50:26.469><c> verse</c><00:50:26.610><c> 24,</c>

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he<00:50:27.530><c> will</c><00:50:27.789><c> reveal</c><00:50:28.190><c> the</c><00:50:28.429><c> prince</c><00:50:28.969><c> as</c><00:50:30.250><c> the</c><00:50:30.469><c> children</c><00:50:30.690><c> of</c><00:50:30.889><c> Israel</c>

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are<00:50:31.369><c> brought</c><00:50:31.650><c> back.</c><00:50:32.170><c> Here</c><00:50:32.449><c> is</c><00:50:32.769><c> the</c><00:50:32.969><c> prince</c><00:50:33.369><c> of</c><00:50:33.809><c> David,</c>

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the<00:50:34.730><c> Lord</c><00:50:34.949><c> Jesus</c><00:50:35.349><c> Christ.</c><00:50:36.309><c> I</c><00:50:36.769><c> have</c><00:50:37.210><c> spoken</c><00:50:37.590><c> it,</c><00:50:38.750><c> as</c><00:50:39.010><c> Yahweh's</c>

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approval<00:50:40.070><c> and</c><00:50:40.769><c> his</c><00:50:41.030><c> authority</c><00:50:41.530><c> of</c><00:50:41.849><c> Messiah</c>

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is<00:50:42.570><c> established.</c><00:50:44.369><c> Verse</c><00:50:44.489><c> 25,</c><00:50:46.429><c> a</c><00:50:46.570><c> covenant</c><00:50:47.210><c> of</c><00:50:47.630><c> peace</c><00:50:48.289><c> provides</c><00:50:49.070><c> a</c><00:50:49.329><c> place</c>

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of<00:50:50.429><c> protection</c>

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or<00:50:52.550><c> security.</c><00:50:54.210><c> So</c><00:50:54.269><c> the</c><00:50:54.449><c> people</c><00:50:54.769><c> of</c><00:50:55.630><c> Israel,</c><00:50:56.789><c> having</c><00:50:56.849><c> been</c><00:50:57.769><c> made</c><00:50:58.010><c> aware</c><00:50:58.329><c> of</c>

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their<00:50:58.710><c> prince,</c><00:50:59.469><c> are</c><00:50:59.650><c> now</c><00:50:59.889><c> invited</c><00:51:00.250><c> to</c>

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come<00:51:00.650><c> into</c><00:51:00.929><c> covenant</c><00:51:01.269><c> relationship</c><00:51:01.949><c> with</c><00:51:02.190><c> him,</c><00:51:02.809><c> as</c><00:51:02.969><c> we</c><00:51:03.170><c> have</c>

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done<00:51:03.590><c> before</c><00:51:04.050><c> time</c><00:51:04.570><c> when</c><00:51:04.929><c> we</c><00:51:05.050><c> were</c><00:51:05.269><c> baptized.</c>

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Verse<00:51:08.489><c> 26,</c><00:51:09.110><c> a</c><00:51:09.769><c> center</c><00:51:10.090><c> is</c><00:51:10.369><c> established</c><00:51:11.010><c> and</c><00:51:12.389><c> blessings</c><00:51:12.989><c> are</c><00:51:13.289><c> provided.</c><00:51:14.809><c> I</c>

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will<00:51:15.090><c> make</c><00:51:15.329><c> them</c><00:51:15.690><c> and</c><00:51:15.809><c> their</c><00:51:16.090><c> places</c>

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round<00:51:16.730><c> about</c><00:51:17.130><c> my</c><00:51:17.989><c> hill</c><00:51:18.530><c> a</c><00:51:19.130><c> blessing.</c><00:51:20.789><c> He's</c><00:51:21.070><c> going</c><00:51:21.210><c> to</c><00:51:21.349><c> talk</c><00:51:21.530><c> about</c><00:51:21.809><c> his</c><00:51:22.050><c> hill</c><00:51:22.230><c> in</c>

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chapter<00:51:22.670><c> 40</c><00:51:23.070><c> to</c><00:51:23.210><c> 48.</c>

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He's<00:51:24.610><c> going</c><00:51:24.750><c> to</c><00:51:24.889><c> speak</c><00:51:25.070><c> about</c><00:51:25.269><c> a</c><00:51:25.489><c> great</c><00:51:25.710><c> temple</c><00:51:26.650><c> palace</c><00:51:27.670><c> and</c>

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round<00:51:29.130><c> about</c><00:51:29.489><c> there's</c><00:51:29.789><c> going</c><00:51:29.909><c> to</c><00:51:30.030><c> be</c><00:51:30.150><c> the</c><00:51:30.429><c> pastures</c>

00:51:30.889 --> 00:51:36.030
for<00:51:31.110><c> Israel</c><00:51:31.550><c> to</c><00:51:31.809><c> graze</c><00:51:32.210><c> in.</c><00:51:33.070><c> A</c><00:51:33.210><c> lovely</c><00:51:33.630><c> time</c><00:51:34.030><c> when</c><00:51:34.309><c> he</c><00:51:34.429><c> will</c><00:51:34.670><c> cause</c><00:51:35.309><c> the</c><00:51:35.590><c> showers</c><00:51:35.829><c> to</c>

00:51:36.030 --> 00:51:37.150
come<00:51:36.250><c> down</c><00:51:36.409><c> in</c><00:51:36.590><c> his</c><00:51:36.829><c> season.</c>

00:51:37.530 --> 00:51:42.670
Showers<00:51:37.989><c> of</c><00:51:38.250><c> blessing</c><00:51:38.730><c> we</c><00:51:39.449><c> learn</c><00:51:39.650><c> of</c><00:51:39.829><c> in</c><00:51:40.010><c> Psalm</c><00:51:40.289><c> 72.</c><00:51:42.170><c> A</c><00:51:42.409><c> center</c>

00:51:42.670 --> 00:51:45.349
established,<00:51:43.989><c> a</c><00:51:44.230><c> sheepfold</c><00:51:44.769><c> established,</c>

00:51:45.469 --> 00:51:51.469
so<00:51:45.590><c> to</c><00:51:45.809><c> speak,</c><00:51:46.610><c> and</c><00:51:46.789><c> blessings</c><00:51:47.510><c> therein.</c><00:51:49.510><c> In</c><00:51:49.670><c> verse</c><00:51:49.889><c> 27,</c><00:51:51.389><c> the</c>

00:51:51.469 --> 00:51:54.190
nation<00:51:51.969><c> is</c><00:51:52.429><c> divinely</c><00:51:52.949><c> educated.</c>

00:51:54.869 --> 00:51:58.650
It<00:51:55.389><c> understands</c><00:51:55.909><c> the</c><00:51:56.170><c> hand</c><00:51:56.369><c> of</c><00:51:56.610><c> providence.</c><00:51:57.989><c> The</c><00:51:58.250><c> tree</c><00:51:58.489><c> of</c>

00:51:58.650 --> 00:52:00.610
the<00:51:58.829><c> field</c><00:51:59.050><c> shall</c><00:51:59.329><c> yield</c><00:51:59.590><c> her</c><00:51:59.849><c> fruit</c><00:52:00.030><c> and</c><00:52:00.210><c> the</c><00:52:00.329><c> earth</c>

00:52:00.610 --> 00:52:08.750
shall<00:52:00.789><c> yield</c><00:52:01.170><c> her</c><00:52:01.750><c> increase</c><00:52:02.389><c> and</c><00:52:02.690><c> they</c><00:52:02.849><c> shall</c><00:52:03.010><c> be</c><00:52:03.250><c> safe</c><00:52:03.550><c> in</c><00:52:03.670><c> their</c><00:52:03.889><c> land</c><00:52:04.309><c> and</c><00:52:05.489><c> they</c><00:52:06.309><c> shall</c><00:52:06.869><c> know</c><00:52:07.570><c> that</c><00:52:08.650><c> I</c>

00:52:08.750 --> 00:52:10.010
am<00:52:08.829><c> Yahweh.</c>

00:52:10.309 --> 00:52:12.869
When<00:52:10.409><c> I</c><00:52:10.550><c> have</c><00:52:10.710><c> broken</c><00:52:11.030><c> the</c><00:52:11.289><c> bands</c><00:52:11.429><c> of</c><00:52:11.630><c> the</c><00:52:11.869><c> yoke</c><00:52:12.030><c> and</c><00:52:12.150><c> delivered</c><00:52:12.449><c> them</c><00:52:12.650><c> out</c>

00:52:12.869 --> 00:52:13.889
of<00:52:12.969><c> the</c><00:52:13.070><c> hand</c><00:52:13.309><c> of</c><00:52:13.389><c> those</c><00:52:13.650><c> that</c>

00:52:13.889 --> 00:52:19.269
serve<00:52:14.090><c> themselves</c><00:52:14.570><c> of</c><00:52:14.809><c> them,</c><00:52:16.889><c> Israel</c><00:52:17.230><c> will</c><00:52:17.469><c> be</c><00:52:17.650><c> restored</c><00:52:18.449><c> as</c>

00:52:19.269 --> 00:52:23.429
we<00:52:19.630><c> also</c><00:52:20.170><c> will</c><00:52:20.429><c> have</c><00:52:20.670><c> been</c><00:52:20.949><c> already</c><00:52:21.809><c> in</c><00:52:22.309><c> immortality.</c>

00:52:24.670 --> 00:52:27.849
Understanding<00:52:25.269><c> how</c><00:52:25.869><c> we</c><00:52:26.090><c> have</c><00:52:26.389><c> gone</c><00:52:26.710><c> through</c><00:52:26.969><c> the</c><00:52:27.250><c> forest</c><00:52:27.590><c> of</c>

00:52:27.849 --> 00:52:30.389
life,<00:52:29.190><c> following</c><00:52:29.610><c> the</c><00:52:29.909><c> pathway</c>

00:52:30.389 --> 00:52:35.170
of<00:52:30.690><c> the</c><00:52:30.889><c> shepherd.</c><00:52:32.750><c> And</c><00:52:32.769><c> now</c><00:52:33.010><c> in</c><00:52:33.130><c> verse</c><00:52:33.349><c> 28,</c><00:52:34.489><c> oppressors</c><00:52:34.969><c> are</c>

00:52:35.170 --> 00:52:38.449
removed.<00:52:37.050><c> They</c><00:52:37.050><c> shall</c><00:52:37.230><c> be</c><00:52:37.409><c> no</c><00:52:37.650><c> more</c><00:52:37.869><c> a</c><00:52:37.989><c> prey</c><00:52:38.110><c> to</c><00:52:38.289><c> the</c>

00:52:38.449 --> 00:52:40.789
heathen,<00:52:39.130><c> neither</c><00:52:39.369><c> shall</c><00:52:39.590><c> the</c><00:52:39.750><c> beast</c><00:52:39.949><c> of</c><00:52:40.070><c> the</c><00:52:40.250><c> land</c><00:52:40.469><c> devour</c>

00:52:40.789 --> 00:52:43.590
them.<00:52:41.230><c> They</c><00:52:41.369><c> shall</c><00:52:41.610><c> dwell</c><00:52:41.849><c> safely</c><00:52:42.510><c> and</c><00:52:43.250><c> none</c>

00:52:43.590 --> 00:52:49.869
shall<00:52:43.869><c> make</c><00:52:44.090><c> them</c><00:52:44.289><c> afraid.</c><00:52:46.090><c> Israel</c><00:52:46.409><c> will</c><00:52:46.630><c> learn</c><00:52:46.889><c> at</c><00:52:47.170><c> last</c><00:52:47.610><c> what</c><00:52:48.469><c> true</c><00:52:48.829><c> security</c><00:52:49.489><c> and</c>

00:52:49.869 --> 00:52:50.710
happiness<00:52:50.289><c> means.</c>

00:52:51.170 --> 00:52:55.409
They've<00:52:51.210><c> never</c><00:52:51.530><c> found</c><00:52:51.849><c> it.</c><00:52:52.829><c> For</c><00:52:53.030><c> 2</c><00:52:53.369><c>,000</c><00:52:53.670><c> years</c><00:52:54.429><c> Jerusalem</c><00:52:55.170><c> has</c>

00:52:55.409 --> 00:52:57.210
been<00:52:55.670><c> trodden</c><00:52:55.989><c> down</c><00:52:56.230><c> of</c><00:52:56.369><c> the</c><00:52:56.550><c> Gentiles,</c>

00:52:57.210 --> 00:53:03.070
trodden<00:52:58.130><c> down,</c><00:52:58.590><c> brethren</c><00:52:58.929><c> and</c><00:52:59.130><c> sisters,</c><00:52:59.869><c> by</c><00:53:00.110><c> foot</c><00:53:00.469><c> after</c><00:53:00.909><c> foot</c><00:53:01.210><c> after</c><00:53:01.610><c> foot.</c><00:53:02.989><c> And</c>

00:53:03.070 --> 00:53:04.570
though<00:53:03.269><c> the</c><00:53:03.469><c> city</c><00:53:03.630><c> is</c><00:53:03.789><c> released</c>

00:53:04.570 --> 00:53:08.349
already,<00:53:05.750><c> the</c><00:53:05.869><c> people</c><00:53:06.090><c> are</c><00:53:06.309><c> not</c><00:53:06.570><c> truly</c><00:53:06.889><c> safe</c><00:53:07.250><c> yet.</c><00:53:08.010><c> They'll</c>

00:53:08.349 --> 00:53:11.349
never<00:53:08.610><c> be</c><00:53:08.949><c> safe</c><00:53:09.150><c> until</c><00:53:09.510><c> Jesus</c><00:53:10.050><c> Christ</c><00:53:10.610><c> provides</c>

00:53:11.349 --> 00:53:17.409
a<00:53:11.849><c> place</c><00:53:12.329><c> for</c><00:53:12.789><c> them</c><00:53:13.190><c> to</c><00:53:13.489><c> be</c><00:53:13.750><c> safe.</c><00:53:14.489><c> In</c><00:53:14.570><c> verse</c><00:53:14.849><c> 28,</c><00:53:15.610><c> when</c><00:53:15.769><c> they</c><00:53:16.070><c> shall</c><00:53:16.230><c> be</c><00:53:16.510><c> no</c><00:53:16.789><c> more</c><00:53:17.110><c> a</c>

00:53:17.409 --> 00:53:19.170
prey<00:53:17.610><c> to</c><00:53:17.849><c> the</c><00:53:18.030><c> nations.</c>

00:53:19.530 --> 00:53:27.130
In<00:53:19.829><c> verse</c><00:53:20.090><c> 29,</c><00:53:21.550><c> there</c><00:53:21.550><c> will</c><00:53:22.130><c> be</c><00:53:22.530><c> immortal</c><00:53:23.650><c> overseers,</c><00:53:25.949><c> the</c><00:53:26.150><c> appointment</c><00:53:26.690><c> of</c>

00:53:27.130 --> 00:53:28.769
immortal<00:53:27.849><c> shepherds.</c>

00:53:29.289 --> 00:53:32.269
I<00:53:29.349><c> shall</c><00:53:29.590><c> raise</c><00:53:29.889><c> up</c><00:53:30.130><c> to</c><00:53:30.210><c> them</c><00:53:30.429><c> a</c><00:53:30.670><c> plant</c><00:53:30.829><c> of</c><00:53:31.030><c> renown,</c><00:53:31.949><c> and</c><00:53:32.050><c> they</c>

00:53:32.269 --> 00:53:34.190
shall<00:53:32.530><c> no</c><00:53:32.670><c> more</c><00:53:32.949><c> be</c><00:53:33.190><c> consumed</c><00:53:33.530><c> with</c><00:53:33.730><c> hunger,</c>

00:53:34.449 --> 00:53:37.389
neither<00:53:34.690><c> shall</c><00:53:34.969><c> bear</c><00:53:35.170><c> the</c><00:53:35.429><c> shame</c><00:53:35.829><c> of</c><00:53:36.130><c> the</c><00:53:36.289><c> nations</c><00:53:36.710><c> any</c><00:53:37.170><c> more</c>

00:53:37.389 --> 00:53:42.989
at<00:53:37.550><c> all.</c><00:53:38.690><c> A</c><00:53:39.130><c> plant</c><00:53:39.570><c> of</c><00:53:41.130><c> renown</c><00:53:41.769><c> in</c><00:53:42.050><c> the</c><00:53:42.190><c> Hebrew</c><00:53:42.510><c> is</c>

00:53:42.989 --> 00:53:48.570
a<00:53:43.510><c> plantation</c><00:53:44.170><c> of</c><00:53:44.789><c> the</c><00:53:45.030><c> name,</c><00:53:46.469><c> a</c><00:53:46.789><c> plantation</c><00:53:47.730><c> in</c><00:53:48.150><c> which</c><00:53:48.369><c> they</c>

00:53:48.570 --> 00:53:52.510
can<00:53:48.909><c> graze</c><00:53:49.889><c> in</c><00:53:50.349><c> the</c><00:53:50.610><c> name</c><00:53:51.010><c> of</c><00:53:51.429><c> Almighty</c><00:53:51.889><c> God,</c>

00:53:52.829 --> 00:53:58.130
because<00:53:52.989><c> it</c><00:53:53.289><c> will</c><00:53:53.730><c> reveal</c><00:53:54.309><c> his</c><00:53:55.469><c> character.</c><00:53:57.030><c> A</c><00:53:57.230><c> plantation</c><00:53:57.889><c> of</c>

00:53:58.130 --> 00:54:01.110
the<00:53:58.329><c> name</c><00:53:58.989><c> speaks</c><00:53:59.510><c> of</c><00:53:59.670><c> those</c><00:54:00.050><c> like</c><00:54:00.409><c> ourselves,</c>

00:54:01.469 --> 00:54:05.030
who<00:54:01.489><c> will</c><00:54:01.710><c> be</c><00:54:01.929><c> trees</c><00:54:02.429><c> of</c><00:54:02.849><c> righteousness,</c><00:54:04.309><c> whose</c><00:54:04.570><c> leaves</c><00:54:04.809><c> will</c>

00:54:05.030 --> 00:54:06.690
be<00:54:05.230><c> for</c><00:54:05.409><c> the</c><00:54:05.610><c> healing</c><00:54:05.849><c> of</c><00:54:06.030><c> the</c><00:54:06.170><c> nations.</c>

00:54:06.690 --> 00:54:10.710
There<00:54:07.349><c> will</c><00:54:07.650><c> be</c><00:54:07.750><c> a</c><00:54:07.989><c> plant</c><00:54:08.489><c> of</c><00:54:08.650><c> renown</c><00:54:09.469><c> in</c><00:54:09.949><c> the</c><00:54:10.150><c> midst</c><00:54:10.349><c> of</c><00:54:10.610><c> the</c>

00:54:10.710 --> 00:54:13.789
earth,<00:54:11.630><c> in</c><00:54:11.809><c> the</c><00:54:12.170><c> immortal</c><00:54:12.929><c> shepherds</c><00:54:13.690><c> that</c>

00:54:13.789 --> 00:54:18.769
will<00:54:14.030><c> be</c><00:54:14.230><c> provided.</c><00:54:15.909><c> In</c><00:54:16.070><c> verse</c><00:54:16.309><c> 30,</c><00:54:17.449><c> a</c><00:54:17.570><c> complete</c><00:54:18.070><c> identity</c>

00:54:18.769 --> 00:54:22.150
with<00:54:19.010><c> the</c><00:54:19.190><c> shepherd.</c><00:54:20.929><c> They</c><00:54:21.389><c> shall</c><00:54:21.670><c> know,</c>

00:54:22.210 --> 00:54:24.869
and<00:54:22.449><c> there's</c><00:54:22.650><c> that</c><00:54:22.909><c> phrase</c><00:54:23.130><c> again,</c><00:54:23.909><c> that</c><00:54:24.090><c> I,</c><00:54:24.369><c> Yahweh</c><00:54:24.690><c> their</c>

00:54:24.869 --> 00:54:26.869
God,<00:54:25.329><c> am</c><00:54:25.510><c> with</c><00:54:25.710><c> them,</c><00:54:25.969><c> and</c><00:54:26.110><c> they,</c><00:54:26.510><c> even</c><00:54:26.690><c> the</c>

00:54:26.869 --> 00:54:33.469
house<00:54:27.090><c> of</c><00:54:27.329><c> Israel,</c><00:54:27.650><c> are</c><00:54:27.849><c> my</c><00:54:28.030><c> people.</c><00:54:28.250><c> They'll</c><00:54:28.610><c> know</c><00:54:28.889><c> that,</c><00:54:30.429><c> they'll</c><00:54:30.789><c> experience</c><00:54:31.389><c> it,</c><00:54:32.469><c> they'll</c><00:54:33.130><c> feel</c><00:54:33.329><c> it</c>

00:54:33.469 --> 00:54:35.170
by<00:54:33.849><c> the</c>

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and<00:54:35.429><c> concern</c><00:54:36.050><c> of</c><00:54:36.269><c> Jesus</c><00:54:36.750><c> Christ</c><00:54:37.650><c> seen</c><00:54:38.289><c> over</c><00:54:38.909><c> the</c><00:54:39.309><c> long</c><00:54:39.690><c> span</c>

00:54:39.969 --> 00:54:43.550
of<00:54:40.269><c> history.</c><00:54:41.730><c> And</c><00:54:41.829><c> finally,</c><00:54:42.469><c> in</c><00:54:42.469><c> verse</c><00:54:42.670><c> 31,</c>

00:54:44.010 --> 00:54:47.829
they<00:54:44.510><c> will</c><00:54:44.829><c> become</c><00:54:45.230><c> the</c><00:54:45.530><c> possession</c><00:54:45.849><c> of</c><00:54:46.070><c> the</c><00:54:46.250><c> deity,</c><00:54:47.389><c> and</c><00:54:47.489><c> ye</c>

00:54:47.829 --> 00:54:52.230
my<00:54:48.170><c> flock,</c><00:54:48.929><c> the</c><00:54:49.130><c> flock</c><00:54:49.309><c> of</c><00:54:49.550><c> my</c><00:54:49.809><c> pasture,</c><00:54:51.050><c> are</c><00:54:51.309><c> men.</c>

00:54:53.530 --> 00:54:58.949
Actually,<00:54:54.530><c> that</c><00:54:54.590><c> word</c><00:54:54.829><c> is</c><00:54:55.130><c> Adam.</c><00:54:56.750><c> The</c><00:54:56.949><c> word</c><00:54:57.210><c> men</c><00:54:57.429><c> there,</c><00:54:58.530><c> it's</c>

00:54:58.949 --> 00:55:02.389
Adam,<00:55:00.510><c> formed</c><00:55:00.789><c> out</c><00:55:01.110><c> of</c><00:55:01.250><c> the</c><00:55:01.449><c> ground,</c>

00:55:02.769 --> 00:55:08.849
a<00:55:03.150><c> creature</c><00:55:03.690><c> that</c><00:55:04.150><c> God</c><00:55:04.750><c> built</c><00:55:05.329><c> it,</c><00:55:06.449><c> that</c><00:55:06.610><c> he</c><00:55:06.929><c> created,</c><00:55:08.730><c> formed</c>

00:55:08.849 --> 00:55:11.650
by<00:55:09.230><c> Yahweh</c><00:55:09.590><c> for</c><00:55:09.849><c> his</c><00:55:10.110><c> honor</c><00:55:10.389><c> and</c><00:55:10.570><c> glory.</c>

00:55:12.010 --> 00:55:21.670
Let<00:55:12.190><c> us</c><00:55:12.610><c> make</c><00:55:12.909><c> us</c><00:55:13.389><c> man.</c><00:55:16.190><c> And</c><00:55:16.429><c> they</c><00:55:17.090><c> will</c><00:55:17.369><c> be</c><00:55:17.570><c> seen</c><00:55:17.809><c> there</c><00:55:18.670><c> as</c><00:55:19.090><c> the</c><00:55:19.329><c> final</c><00:55:19.789><c> creation</c><00:55:21.170><c> of</c>

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Almighty<00:55:22.050><c> God</c>

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in<00:55:22.889><c> the</c><00:55:23.250><c> circumstances</c><00:55:23.989><c> of</c><00:55:24.510><c> the</c><00:55:24.670><c> nation.</c><00:55:25.889><c> This,</c><00:55:26.309><c> brethren</c><00:55:26.510><c> and</c><00:55:26.730><c> sisters,</c><00:55:27.289><c> is</c>

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the<00:55:27.650><c> 40</c><00:55:27.949><c> years</c><00:55:28.349><c> program</c>

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of<00:55:29.449><c> Jesus</c><00:55:29.989><c> Christ</c><00:55:30.510><c> for</c><00:55:30.809><c> the</c><00:55:30.989><c> restoration</c><00:55:31.710><c> of</c><00:55:32.170><c> the</c><00:55:32.329><c> flock</c><00:55:32.510><c> of</c>

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Israel.<00:55:33.409><c> It</c><00:55:33.510><c> will</c><00:55:33.809><c> completely</c><00:55:34.309><c> change</c><00:55:34.889><c> that</c><00:55:35.190><c> people</c>

00:55:35.550 --> 00:55:39.130
from<00:55:36.010><c> the</c><00:55:36.309><c> proud,</c><00:55:36.849><c> arrogant</c><00:55:37.170><c> people</c><00:55:37.650><c> that</c><00:55:37.769><c> they</c><00:55:37.949><c> are</c><00:55:38.190><c> today,</c>

00:55:39.170 --> 00:55:41.809
to<00:55:39.230><c> the</c><00:55:39.469><c> responsive,</c><00:55:40.530><c> humble,</c><00:55:41.170><c> and</c><00:55:41.409><c> obedient</c>

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nation<00:55:42.489><c> that</c><00:55:42.969><c> they</c><00:55:43.190><c> will</c><00:55:43.469><c> constitute</c><00:55:44.130><c> in</c><00:55:44.489><c> the</c><00:55:44.670><c> kingdom</c><00:55:44.969><c> of</c><00:55:45.349><c> Almighty</c><00:55:45.690><c> God.</c><00:55:47.849><c> In</c>

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verse<00:55:48.349><c> 30,</c><00:55:49.050><c> then,</c><00:55:49.769><c> we</c><00:55:49.949><c> have</c><00:55:50.130><c> the</c>

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shall<00:55:59.690><c> know.</c><00:56:01.429><c> They</c><00:56:01.989><c> will</c><00:56:02.210><c> know</c><00:56:02.489><c> Yahweh.</c><00:56:05.329><c> That</c><00:56:05.630><c> is</c><00:56:05.849><c> the</c><00:56:06.010><c> purpose</c><00:56:06.710><c> of</c><00:56:07.309><c> the</c>

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judgment<00:56:07.889><c> seat</c><00:56:08.289><c> that</c><00:56:08.630><c> we</c><00:56:08.909><c> face.</c>

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And<00:56:11.050><c> as</c><00:56:11.269><c> we</c><00:56:11.429><c> said,</c><00:56:11.809><c> brethren</c><00:56:11.989><c> and</c><00:56:12.210><c> sisters,</c><00:56:12.489><c> and</c><00:56:12.510><c> I</c><00:56:12.610><c> want</c><00:56:12.809><c> to</c>

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conclude<00:56:13.250><c> on</c><00:56:13.489><c> this,</c>

00:56:15.030 --> 00:56:18.730
to<00:56:15.230><c> know</c><00:56:15.530><c> God</c><00:56:15.849><c> is</c><00:56:16.090><c> not</c><00:56:16.309><c> to</c><00:56:16.510><c> know</c><00:56:16.650><c> him</c><00:56:17.050><c> academically.</c><00:56:18.349><c> It's</c><00:56:18.630><c> to</c>

00:56:18.730 --> 00:56:22.429
know<00:56:18.889><c> him</c><00:56:19.610><c> practically.</c><00:56:21.230><c> It's</c><00:56:21.610><c> to</c><00:56:21.750><c> experience</c>

00:56:22.429 --> 00:56:27.670
his<00:56:22.789><c> power</c><00:56:23.190><c> in</c><00:56:23.489><c> our</c><00:56:23.690><c> life.</c><00:56:25.730><c> If</c><00:56:25.789><c> he</c><00:56:26.050><c> is</c><00:56:26.230><c> a</c><00:56:26.429><c> shepherd,</c><00:56:27.150><c> we</c><00:56:27.250><c> must</c>

00:56:27.670 --> 00:56:30.969
go<00:56:28.070><c> with</c><00:56:28.409><c> him.</c><00:56:29.590><c> On</c><00:56:29.809><c> his</c><00:56:30.110><c> shepherd</c><00:56:30.469><c> walk,</c>

00:56:31.369 --> 00:56:36.670
we<00:56:31.389><c> must</c><00:56:31.690><c> follow</c><00:56:32.070><c> his</c><00:56:32.369><c> steps.</c><00:56:33.309><c> We</c><00:56:33.449><c> must</c><00:56:33.829><c> not</c><00:56:33.969><c> be</c><00:56:34.230><c> seen</c><00:56:34.409><c> in</c><00:56:34.590><c> other</c><00:56:34.869><c> areas.</c><00:56:35.690><c> If</c><00:56:35.869><c> we</c><00:56:36.050><c> are</c><00:56:36.230><c> a</c><00:56:36.449><c> shepherd,</c>

00:56:37.010 --> 00:56:39.590
we<00:56:37.090><c> must</c><00:56:37.369><c> produce</c><00:56:37.789><c> the</c><00:56:37.989><c> sort</c><00:56:38.190><c> of</c><00:56:38.369><c> action</c><00:56:38.730><c> that</c><00:56:38.889><c> he</c><00:56:39.050><c> requires.</c>

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And<00:56:39.989><c> that's</c><00:56:40.230><c> the</c><00:56:40.349><c> basis</c><00:56:40.610><c> of</c><00:56:40.849><c> our</c><00:56:41.030><c> life.</c>

00:56:41.570 --> 00:56:46.389
It's<00:56:41.829><c> the</c><00:56:41.929><c> basis</c><00:56:42.309><c> of</c><00:56:42.550><c> the</c><00:56:42.690><c> restoration</c><00:56:43.230><c> of</c><00:56:43.409><c> Israel.</c><00:56:45.190><c> For</c><00:56:45.250><c> chapter</c><00:56:45.650><c> 37</c>

00:56:46.389 --> 00:56:48.849
is<00:56:46.829><c> dealing</c><00:56:47.170><c> with</c><00:56:47.690><c> the</c><00:56:48.070><c> program</c><00:56:48.570><c> of</c>

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God's<00:56:49.230><c> restoration.</c><00:56:50.889><c> And</c><00:56:51.090><c> Israel</c><00:56:51.429><c> will</c><00:56:51.710><c> reflect</c><00:56:52.070><c> the</c><00:56:52.289><c> divine</c>

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mercy<00:56:53.389><c> when</c><00:56:53.849><c> they</c><00:56:54.050><c> are</c><00:56:54.690><c> reconstituted</c><00:56:55.570><c> as</c><00:56:55.909><c> his</c>

00:56:56.170 --> 00:57:03.369
flock<00:56:56.469><c> and</c><00:56:56.949><c> presented</c><00:56:57.469><c> to</c><00:56:57.849><c> the</c><00:56:57.989><c> Gentiles.</c><00:56:58.869><c> But</c><00:56:59.050><c> upon</c><00:56:59.269><c> what</c><00:56:59.489><c> basis?</c><00:57:01.050><c> Upon</c><00:57:01.329><c> what</c><00:57:01.590><c> basis</c><00:57:02.449><c> are</c><00:57:03.190><c> we</c>

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going<00:57:03.510><c> to</c><00:57:03.670><c> be</c>

00:57:03.829 --> 00:57:07.969
selected<00:57:04.170><c> as</c><00:57:04.389><c> the</c><00:57:04.650><c> flock</c><00:57:04.969><c> of</c><00:57:05.329><c> God?</c><00:57:06.869><c> Well,</c><00:57:07.090><c> that's</c><00:57:07.349><c> in</c><00:57:07.570><c> the</c><00:57:07.670><c> 1st</c>

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of<00:57:08.170><c> Peter</c><00:57:08.670><c> chapter</c><00:57:09.210><c> 1</c><00:57:09.789><c> and</c><00:57:10.130><c> verse</c><00:57:10.369><c> 23.</c>

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It<00:57:15.110><c> must</c><00:57:15.590><c> be</c><00:57:16.349><c> when</c><00:57:16.730><c> the</c><00:57:17.170><c> seed</c><00:57:17.809><c> of</c><00:57:18.170><c> God</c><00:57:18.690><c> is</c><00:57:19.190><c> in</c><00:57:19.510><c> them,</c><00:57:21.349><c> then</c><00:57:21.989><c> they</c>

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will<00:57:22.510><c> reveal</c><00:57:22.929><c> themselves,</c>

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for<00:57:25.030><c> they</c><00:57:25.389><c> have</c><00:57:25.730><c> been</c><00:57:26.409><c> known</c><00:57:26.889><c> of</c><00:57:27.210><c> him.</c><00:57:28.630><c> So</c><00:57:28.909><c> in</c><00:57:28.969><c> the</c><00:57:29.050><c> 1st</c><00:57:29.349><c> of</c><00:57:29.530><c> Peter</c><00:57:29.750><c> chapter</c><00:57:30.030><c> 1,</c>

00:57:31.469 --> 00:57:34.329
verse<00:57:31.690><c> 23,</c><00:57:32.769><c> he</c><00:57:32.789><c> speaks</c><00:57:33.230><c> of</c><00:57:33.429><c> us</c>

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now<00:57:35.949><c> and</c><00:57:36.489><c> of</c><00:57:36.630><c> Israel</c><00:57:36.929><c> in</c><00:57:37.110><c> the</c><00:57:37.250><c> days</c><00:57:37.449><c> to</c><00:57:37.710><c> come</c><00:57:38.630><c> as</c><00:57:39.289><c> being</c><00:57:40.010><c> begotten.</c><00:57:41.230><c> The</c><00:57:41.409><c> word</c><00:57:41.789><c> born</c><00:57:42.070><c> actually</c><00:57:42.489><c> should</c><00:57:42.750><c> be</c>

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begotten.<00:57:44.809><c> Being</c><00:57:45.190><c> begotten</c><00:57:46.750><c> not</c><00:57:47.170><c> of</c><00:57:47.469><c> corruptible</c><00:57:48.150><c> seed,</c><00:57:49.969><c> not</c>

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of<00:57:50.289><c> that</c><00:57:50.489><c> which</c><00:57:50.690><c> is</c><00:57:51.030><c> related</c><00:57:51.269><c> to</c><00:57:51.489><c> humanity,</c>

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not<00:57:53.210><c> that</c><00:57:53.369><c> which</c><00:57:53.530><c> is</c><00:57:53.769><c> mortal</c><00:57:54.110><c> and</c><00:57:54.449><c> perishing,</c><00:57:55.989><c> but</c><00:57:56.170><c> of</c><00:57:56.369><c> that</c>

00:57:56.510 --> 00:57:59.030
which<00:57:56.710><c> is</c><00:57:57.170><c> incorruptible</c><00:57:57.989><c> by</c><00:57:58.230><c> the</c><00:57:58.409><c> word</c><00:57:58.570><c> of</c><00:57:58.809><c> God,</c>

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which<00:57:59.409><c> liveth</c><00:58:00.010><c> and</c><00:58:00.289><c> abideth</c><00:58:00.670><c> for</c><00:58:01.010><c> ever.</c><00:58:01.489><c> When</c><00:58:01.730><c> that</c><00:58:02.170><c> seed</c><00:58:02.389><c> is</c>

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in<00:58:02.730><c> us,</c><00:58:04.449><c> we</c><00:58:04.510><c> can't</c><00:58:04.949><c> perish.</c>

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It's<00:58:10.710><c> the</c><00:58:10.789><c> basis</c><00:58:11.230><c> of</c><00:58:11.570><c> our</c><00:58:11.809><c> truth.</c><00:58:13.489><c> And</c><00:58:13.630><c> the</c><00:58:13.789><c> word</c><00:58:14.070><c> of</c><00:58:14.210><c> God</c><00:58:14.550><c> is</c>

00:58:14.750 --> 00:58:16.989
the<00:58:15.010><c> only</c><00:58:15.369><c> thing</c><00:58:15.610><c> that</c><00:58:15.769><c> will</c><00:58:15.969><c> save</c><00:58:16.250><c> ourselves</c>

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and<00:58:17.409><c> save</c><00:58:17.710><c> Israel</c><00:58:18.409><c> when</c><00:58:19.349><c> it</c><00:58:19.690><c> energizes</c><00:58:20.389><c> them</c><00:58:20.849><c> to</c><00:58:21.269><c> become</c><00:58:21.570><c> a</c><00:58:21.889><c> preaching</c><00:58:22.210><c> people</c><00:58:22.789><c> through</c><00:58:23.210><c> whom</c><00:58:23.550><c> all</c><00:58:23.889><c> the</c><00:58:24.030><c> nations</c><00:58:24.449><c> of</c>

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Gentiles<00:58:25.349><c> in</c><00:58:25.630><c> the</c><00:58:25.849><c> kingdom</c><00:58:26.110><c> age</c><00:58:26.489><c> will</c><00:58:26.809><c> be</c><00:58:26.949><c> educated</c><00:58:27.730><c> in</c><00:58:28.769><c> divine</c><00:58:29.329><c> ways.</c>

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And<00:58:30.409><c> then</c><00:58:30.590><c> the</c><00:58:30.789><c> Gentiles</c><00:58:31.210><c> will</c><00:58:31.530><c> see,</c>

00:58:32.070 --> 00:58:35.650
as<00:58:32.230><c> we</c><00:58:32.349><c> read</c><00:58:32.610><c> in</c><00:58:32.730><c> verse</c><00:58:32.929><c> 30</c><00:58:33.230><c> of</c><00:58:33.389><c> Ezekiel</c><00:58:33.769><c> 34,</c><00:58:34.789><c> they</c><00:58:34.949><c> shall</c><00:58:35.269><c> know</c>

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that<00:58:36.050><c> I</c><00:58:36.349><c> Yahweh</c><00:58:36.969><c> their</c><00:58:37.289><c> God</c><00:58:37.690><c> am</c><00:58:38.030><c> with</c><00:58:38.269><c> them.</c>

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They'll<00:58:39.530><c> see</c><00:58:39.889><c> God</c><00:58:40.409><c> in</c><00:58:41.090><c> Israel.</c><00:58:42.989><c> They'll</c><00:58:43.289><c> see</c><00:58:43.409><c> that</c><00:58:43.590><c> through</c>

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the<00:58:44.070><c> trial</c><00:58:44.329><c> and</c><00:58:44.630><c> persecution</c><00:58:45.190><c> and</c><00:58:45.650><c> difficulty</c>

00:58:46.449 --> 00:58:53.190
of<00:58:47.030><c> that</c><00:58:47.309><c> nation</c><00:58:47.670><c> over</c><00:58:47.969><c> history,</c><00:58:48.789><c> there</c><00:58:48.809><c> has</c><00:58:49.070><c> come</c><00:58:49.389><c> final</c><00:58:49.809><c> glorification.</c><00:58:51.670><c> Behold,</c><00:58:53.010><c> we</c>

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read<00:58:53.349><c> in</c><00:58:53.489><c> Romans</c><00:58:53.750><c> 11</c><00:58:54.130><c> verse</c>

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22,<00:58:57.469><c> the</c><00:58:57.469><c> goodness</c><00:58:58.150><c> and</c><00:58:58.889><c> the</c><00:58:59.050><c> severity</c><00:58:59.650><c> of</c><00:59:00.030><c> God.</c><00:59:01.929><c> And</c><00:59:02.030><c> in</c><00:59:03.110><c> the</c>

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judgments<00:59:03.610><c> upon</c><00:59:04.070><c> Israel,</c><00:59:04.949><c> we</c><00:59:05.030><c> will</c><00:59:05.329><c> see</c><00:59:05.550><c> his</c>

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severity,<00:59:06.610><c> but</c><00:59:06.769><c> in</c><00:59:07.130><c> his</c><00:59:07.429><c> restoration</c><00:59:08.090><c> as</c><00:59:08.710><c> the</c><00:59:08.969><c> flock</c><00:59:09.110><c> of</c><00:59:09.389><c> God,</c>

00:59:09.949 --> 00:59:13.030
we<00:59:10.110><c> will</c><00:59:10.349><c> see</c><00:59:10.650><c> his</c><00:59:11.010><c> goodness.</c><00:59:12.510><c> And,</c><00:59:12.670><c> brethren</c><00:59:12.849><c> and</c>

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sisters,<00:59:13.630><c> we'll</c><00:59:13.809><c> be</c><00:59:13.969><c> greatly</c><00:59:14.230><c> involved</c><00:59:14.670><c> in</c><00:59:14.769><c> that</c><00:59:15.030><c> work</c><00:59:15.230><c> personally.</c><00:59:16.849><c> Here</c>

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in<00:59:17.530><c> this</c><00:59:17.730><c> chapter</c><00:59:18.010><c> is</c><00:59:18.230><c> our</c><00:59:18.449><c> program</c>

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for<00:59:19.070><c> the</c><00:59:19.070><c> future.</c><00:59:20.070><c> Here</c><00:59:20.250><c> is</c><00:59:20.469><c> our</c><00:59:20.610><c> work</c><00:59:21.469><c> in</c><00:59:21.929><c> restoring</c><00:59:22.349><c> Israel.</c>

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If<00:59:24.969><c> we're</c><00:59:25.110><c> going</c><00:59:25.309><c> to</c><00:59:25.389><c> be</c><00:59:25.510><c> good</c><00:59:25.829><c> shepherds,</c>

00:59:27.449 --> 00:59:33.929
we<00:59:27.489><c> have</c><00:59:27.630><c> to</c><00:59:27.789><c> be</c><00:59:27.989><c> trained.</c><00:59:29.730><c> We</c><00:59:29.869><c> have</c><00:59:30.050><c> to</c><00:59:30.170><c> be</c><00:59:30.369><c> educated.</c><00:59:31.889><c> We</c><00:59:32.170><c> can't</c><00:59:32.590><c> wait</c><00:59:32.949><c> till</c><00:59:33.190><c> then</c><00:59:33.670><c> for</c>

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our<00:59:34.210><c> education.</c>

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We've<00:59:35.929><c> got</c><00:59:36.010><c> to</c><00:59:36.150><c> be</c><00:59:36.329><c> equipped</c><00:59:36.650><c> with</c><00:59:37.710><c> the</c><00:59:37.949><c> shepherd</c><00:59:38.210><c> principles</c>

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that<00:59:38.969><c> we</c><00:59:39.130><c> are</c><00:59:39.190><c> learning</c><00:59:39.530><c> at</c><00:59:39.690><c> the</c><00:59:39.949><c> present</c>

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time<00:59:40.590><c> in</c><00:59:40.869><c> the</c><00:59:41.150><c> circumstances</c><00:59:41.690><c> of</c><00:59:41.929><c> life.</c><00:59:43.289><c> And</c><00:59:43.570><c> then,</c><00:59:44.489><c> having</c>

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reveal<00:59:48.750><c> Him</c><00:59:49.289><c> to</c><00:59:49.610><c> the</c><00:59:49.829><c> people</c><00:59:50.070><c> before</c><00:59:50.469><c> us.</c><00:59:52.849><c> In</c><00:59:53.030><c> following</c><00:59:53.349><c> the</c>

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shepherd,<00:59:54.650><c> the</c><00:59:54.869><c> good</c><00:59:55.170><c> shepherd,</c><00:59:56.190><c> we</c><00:59:56.329><c> need</c><00:59:56.570><c> to</c><00:59:56.730><c> become</c>

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shepherds<00:59:57.510><c> ourselves</c><00:59:58.449><c> in</c><00:59:59.010><c> all</c><00:59:59.329><c> the</c><00:59:59.550><c> circumstances</c><01:00:01.489><c> of</c><01:00:02.070><c> our</c>

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lives.<01:00:03.349><c> So</c><01:00:03.570><c> this</c><01:00:03.789><c> prophecy</c><01:00:04.309><c> is</c><01:00:05.130><c> of</c><01:00:05.289><c> the</c><01:00:05.449><c> work</c><01:00:05.690><c> of</c>

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Jesus<01:00:06.269><c> Christ</c><01:00:06.610><c> with</c><01:00:06.849><c> His</c><01:00:07.050><c> saints.</c><01:00:07.650><c> It</c><01:00:07.869><c> must</c><01:00:08.130><c> be</c><01:00:08.349><c> felt</c><01:00:08.530><c> in</c><01:00:08.690><c> their</c><01:00:08.929><c> lives</c><01:00:09.429><c> that</c>

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we<01:00:10.190><c> might</c><01:00:10.449><c> be</c><01:00:10.710><c> able</c><01:00:11.369><c> to</c><01:00:11.829><c> reveal</c><01:00:12.050><c> it</c><01:00:12.269><c> to</c>

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us<01:00:13.090><c> in</c><01:00:13.610><c> due</c><01:00:13.829><c> time.</c>