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Galilee</c><00:14:47.700><c> and</c><00:14:48.039><c> moving</c><00:14:48.399><c> about</c><00:14:48.779><c> Galilee</c> 00:14:49.480 --> 00:14:53.659 x and<00:14:50.700><c> the</c><00:14:51.139><c> Young's</c><00:14:52.059><c> literal</c><00:14:52.379><c> translation</c> 00:14:53.759 --> 00:14:58.220 x Jesus<00:14:54.259><c> work</c><00:14:54.659><c> was</c><00:14:55.080><c> complete</c><00:14:55.659><c> in</c><00:14:56.019><c> Galilee.</c><00:14:56.840><c> He</c><00:14:57.200><c> retired</c><00:14:57.899><c> from</c> 00:14:58.220 --> 00:15:01.860 x Galilee<00:14:58.759><c> to</c><00:14:59.080><c> go</c><00:14:59.340><c> to</c><00:14:59.659><c> Jerusalem</c><00:15:00.220><c> and</c><00:15:01.019><c> his</c><00:15:01.379><c> time</c> 00:15:01.860 --> 00:15:10.320 x to<00:15:02.320><c> be</c><00:15:02.620><c> received</c><00:15:02.960><c> up</c><00:15:03.320><c> was</c><00:15:03.620><c> not</c><00:15:04.019><c> yet.</c><00:15:04.860><c> In</c><00:15:05.320><c> fact,</c><00:15:06.059><c> it</c><00:15:06.340><c> was</c><00:15:06.679><c> some</c><00:15:07.419><c> time</c><00:15:08.059><c> away.</c><00:15:08.639><c> It</c><00:15:09.360><c> was</c><00:15:09.659><c> at</c><00:15:09.860><c> a</c> 00:15:10.320 --> 00:15:11.840 x later<00:15:10.620><c> date.</c> 00:15:13.019 --> 00:15:19.580 x He,<00:15:14.080><c> Jesus,</c><00:15:15.299><c> as</c><00:15:15.419><c> it</c><00:15:15.759><c> says</c><00:15:16.080><c> in</c><00:15:16.279><c> Isaiah</c><00:15:16.659><c> 50,</c><00:15:18.139><c> behold</c><00:15:18.600><c> I</c><00:15:18.879><c> set</c><00:15:19.120><c> my</c> 00:15:19.580 --> 00:15:22.840 x face<00:15:20.080><c> strong</c><00:15:20.679><c> against</c><00:15:21.279><c> their</c><00:15:21.620><c> faces</c><00:15:22.139><c> and</c> 00:15:22.840 --> 00:15:31.399 x thy<00:15:23.299><c> forehead</c><00:15:23.779><c> strong</c><00:15:24.299><c> against</c><00:15:24.740><c> their</c><00:15:25.139><c> foreheads</c><00:15:26.120><c> as</c><00:15:26.360><c> an</c><00:15:26.860><c> animation</c><00:15:27.779><c> harder</c><00:15:29.639><c> than</c><00:15:29.960><c> a</c><00:15:30.200><c> rock.</c><00:15:30.899><c> Have</c><00:15:31.080><c> I</c> 00:15:31.399 --> 00:15:35.720 x made<00:15:31.700><c> thy</c><00:15:32.080><c> forehead?</c><00:15:33.320><c> Fear</c><00:15:33.700><c> them</c><00:15:34.039><c> not,</c><00:15:34.759><c> neither</c><00:15:34.960><c> be</c><00:15:35.240><c> dismayed</c> 00:15:35.720 --> 00:15:37.820 x at<00:15:35.860><c> their</c><00:15:36.120><c> looks,</c><00:15:37.059><c> though</c><00:15:37.259><c> they</c><00:15:37.539><c> be</c> 00:15:37.820 --> 00:15:44.480 x rebellious<00:15:39.039><c> house.</c><00:15:40.240><c> Jesus</c><00:15:40.720><c> knew</c><00:15:41.120><c> he</c><00:15:41.399><c> was</c><00:15:42.120><c> walking</c><00:15:42.480><c> into</c><00:15:42.960><c> a</c><00:15:43.139><c> buzz</c><00:15:43.419><c> saw,</c><00:15:44.220><c> that</c><00:15:44.299><c> he</c> 00:15:44.480 --> 00:15:45.580 x 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nor</c><00:22:58.380><c> another.</c><00:22:59.880><c> The</c><00:22:59.980><c> reward</c><00:22:59.980><c> of</c> 00:23:00.389 --> 00:23:05.920 x saving<00:23:00.839><c> yourself,</c><00:23:02.140><c> sinner,</c><00:23:02.980><c> is</c><00:23:03.140><c> not</c><00:23:03.440><c> possible.</c><00:23:04.779><c> Well</c><00:23:05.059><c> I</c><00:23:05.079><c> guess</c><00:23:05.420><c> it</c> 00:23:05.920 --> 00:23:08.000 x does<00:23:06.180><c> say</c><00:23:06.819><c> in</c><00:23:07.099><c> instructions</c><00:23:07.720><c> in</c> 00:23:08.000 --> 00:23:14.019 x James<00:23:08.440><c> 1,</c><00:23:10.279><c> verse</c><00:23:10.599><c> 21,</c><00:23:11.380><c> it</c><00:23:11.380><c> says,</c><00:23:12.240><c> therefore</c><00:23:12.519><c> lay</c><00:23:12.859><c> aside</c><00:23:13.420><c> all</c> 00:23:14.019 --> 00:23:16.880 x filthiness<00:23:14.700><c> and</c><00:23:15.259><c> overflow</c><00:23:15.819><c> of</c><00:23:16.259><c> wickedness</c> 00:23:16.880 --> 00:23:20.740 x 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offering</c><00:23:55.299><c> must</c><00:23:55.900><c> have</c><00:23:56.200><c> been</c><00:23:56.539><c> without</c><00:23:57.119><c> sin.</c><00:23:59.119><c> The</c> 00:23:59.460 --> 00:24:00.680 x animal<00:23:59.720><c> sacrifices</c> 00:24:00.680 --> 00:24:09.059 x were<00:24:01.240><c> not</c><00:24:01.539><c> perfect.</c><00:24:02.880><c> They</c><00:24:03.079><c> were</c><00:24:03.400><c> not</c><00:24:03.980><c> able</c><00:24:04.460><c> to</c><00:24:05.119><c> accomplish</c><00:24:05.799><c> what</c><00:24:06.180><c> God</c><00:24:06.680><c> wanted.</c><00:24:07.819><c> They</c><00:24:08.000><c> were</c><00:24:08.259><c> only</c><00:24:08.720><c> a</c> 00:24:09.059 --> 00:24:09.539 x type.<00:24:09.420><c> They</c> 00:24:09.539 --> 00:24:16.259 x were<00:24:09.839><c> only</c><00:24:10.240><c> a</c><00:24:10.519><c> demonstration.</c><00:24:11.700><c> They</c><00:24:11.819><c> were</c><00:24:12.079><c> only</c><00:24:12.579><c> an</c><00:24:12.839><c> 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disposed</c><00:26:16.519><c> of</c><00:26:16.700><c> for</c><00:26:16.960><c> the</c><00:26:17.279><c> convenience</c> 00:26:17.640 --> 00:26:21.900 x of<00:26:17.980><c> peace</c><00:26:18.259><c> and</c><00:26:18.460><c> the</c><00:26:18.740><c> restoration</c><00:26:19.279><c> of</c><00:26:19.619><c> calm.</c><00:26:21.200><c> Jerusalem,</c> 00:26:22.259 --> 00:26:26.920 x Israel<00:26:22.779><c> thought</c><00:26:23.339><c> that</c><00:26:23.759><c> this</c><00:26:24.059><c> man</c><00:26:24.279><c> was</c><00:26:24.599><c> a</c><00:26:24.779><c> little</c><00:26:24.920><c> bit</c><00:26:25.119><c> too</c><00:26:25.400><c> disruptive,</c><00:26:26.599><c> not</c> 00:26:26.920 --> 00:26:27.980 x accomplishing<00:26:27.700><c> what</c> 00:26:27.980 --> 00:26:35.059 x they<00:26:28.420><c> thought</c><00:26:28.599><c> he</c><00:26:28.920><c> should</c><00:26:29.380><c> and</c><00:26:30.420><c> desired</c><00:26:30.920><c> to</c><00:26:32.160><c> at</c><00:26:32.599><c> one</c><00:26:32.960><c> point</c><00:26:33.160><c> lay</c><00:26:33.480><c> out</c><00:26:33.680><c> garments</c><00:26:34.220><c> and</c><00:26:34.660><c> palms</c><00:26:35.059><c> and</c><00:26:35.059><c> put</c><00:26:35.059><c> on</c> 00:26:35.079 --> 00:26:38.839 x before<00:26:35.500><c> him,</c><00:26:36.460><c> waiting</c><00:26:36.519><c> for</c><00:26:36.700><c> him</c><00:26:36.980><c> to</c><00:26:37.180><c> establish</c><00:26:38.079><c> himself</c><00:26:38.539><c> as</c> 00:26:38.839 --> 00:26:43.339 x king<00:26:39.259><c> and</c><00:26:39.960><c> when</c><00:26:40.119><c> he</c><00:26:40.299><c> did</c><00:26:40.579><c> not</c><00:26:41.140><c> do</c><00:26:41.519><c> that,</c><00:26:42.420><c> the</c><00:26:42.660><c> disappointment</c> 00:26:43.339 --> 00:26:48.079 x was<00:26:43.900><c> overwhelming</c><00:26:44.579><c> and</c><00:26:45.440><c> they</c><00:26:45.720><c> decided</c><00:26:46.339><c> that</c><00:26:47.039><c> they</c><00:26:47.259><c> could</c><00:26:47.500><c> be</c> 00:26:48.079 --> 00:26:51.460 x without<00:26:48.539><c> him</c><00:26:49.119><c> to</c><00:26:49.599><c> restore</c><00:26:50.000><c> peace</c><00:26:50.680><c> for</c> 00:26:51.460 --> 00:26:55.839 x their<00:26:51.700><c> own</c><00:26:52.299><c> minds,</c><00:26:53.140><c> their</c><00:26:53.380><c> own</c><00:26:53.660><c> weak</c><00:26:53.940><c> minds</c><00:26:54.279><c> one</c><00:26:54.519><c> might</c><00:26:54.779><c> say.</c> 00:26:57.480 --> 00:26:59.440 x In<00:26:57.640><c> Hebrews</c><00:26:57.819><c> 9,</c><00:26:58.240><c> 12</c><00:26:58.619><c> it</c><00:26:58.759><c> says,</c><00:26:59.140><c> not</c><00:26:59.160><c> with</c> 00:26:59.440 --> 00:27:02.039 x the<00:26:59.579><c> blood</c><00:26:59.700><c> of</c><00:27:00.079><c> goats</c><00:27:00.400><c> and</c><00:27:00.740><c> calves,</c><00:27:01.099><c> but</c><00:27:01.240><c> with</c><00:27:01.400><c> his</c><00:27:01.619><c> own</c><00:27:01.900><c> blood</c> 00:27:02.039 --> 00:27:04.599 x he<00:27:02.279><c> entered</c><00:27:02.500><c> into</c><00:27:02.799><c> the</c><00:27:02.980><c> most</c><00:27:03.259><c> holy</c><00:27:03.539><c> place</c> 00:27:04.359 --> 00:27:11.700 x once<00:27:04.839><c> for</c><00:27:05.220><c> all,</c><00:27:06.319><c> having</c><00:27:06.339><c> obtained</c><00:27:07.119><c> eternal</c><00:27:07.839><c> redemption.</c><00:27:09.920><c> King</c><00:27:10.079><c> James'</c><00:27:10.539><c> version</c><00:27:11.039><c> puts</c><00:27:11.420><c> in</c> 00:27:11.700 --> 00:27:13.140 x those<00:27:12.160><c> two</c><00:27:12.579><c> words</c> 00:27:13.140 --> 00:27:18.039 x for<00:27:13.859><c> us,</c><00:27:15.140><c> but</c><00:27:15.519><c> I</c><00:27:15.720><c> think</c><00:27:15.880><c> it</c><00:27:16.019><c> is</c><00:27:16.299><c> most</c><00:27:16.619><c> correctly</c><00:27:17.319><c> written,</c> 00:27:18.420 --> 00:27:21.779 x having<00:27:18.819><c> obtained</c><00:27:19.720><c> eternal</c><00:27:20.660><c> redemption.</c> 00:27:23.559 --> 00:27:31.440 x In<00:27:24.519><c> Hebrews</c><00:27:25.119><c> 10,</c><00:27:25.619><c> 10</c><00:27:25.900><c> it</c><00:27:26.079><c> says,</c><00:27:27.420><c> but</c><00:27:27.420><c> that</c><00:27:29.539><c> will</c><00:27:30.079><c> be,</c><00:27:30.640><c> we</c><00:27:31.039><c> will</c> 00:27:31.440 --> 00:27:34.079 x have<00:27:31.799><c> sanctified</c><00:27:33.220><c> through</c><00:27:33.559><c> the</c><00:27:33.880><c> offering</c> 00:27:34.099 --> 00:27:41.740 x of<00:27:34.240><c> his</c><00:27:34.480><c> body</c><00:27:35.079><c> of</c><00:27:35.640><c> Christ</c><00:27:36.359><c> once</c><00:27:37.819><c> for</c><00:27:38.640><c> all.</c><00:27:40.400><c> Jesus</c><00:27:40.960><c> came</c><00:27:41.460><c> from</c> 00:27:41.740 --> 00:27:44.000 x that<00:27:42.140><c> city</c><00:27:42.420><c> of</c><00:27:42.700><c> Nazareth,</c><00:27:43.380><c> which</c><00:27:43.619><c> may</c> 00:27:44.000 --> 00:27:50.220 x not<00:27:44.240><c> have</c><00:27:44.519><c> been</c><00:27:45.119><c> of</c><00:27:45.460><c> a</c><00:27:45.799><c> status,</c><00:27:46.519><c> of</c><00:27:46.720><c> a</c><00:27:46.980><c> place</c><00:27:47.519><c> that</c><00:27:49.200><c> people</c><00:27:49.619><c> wanted</c><00:27:49.920><c> to</c> 00:27:50.220 --> 00:27:51.960 x think<00:27:50.420><c> about,</c><00:27:51.259><c> never</c><00:27:51.440><c> mentioned</c> 00:27:51.960 --> 00:27:58.019 x in<00:27:52.160><c> the</c><00:27:52.299><c> Old</c><00:27:52.519><c> Testament,</c><00:27:53.480><c> of</c><00:27:53.720><c> no</c><00:27:54.039><c> consequence</c><00:27:54.759><c> in</c><00:27:55.359><c> the</c><00:27:55.539><c> northern</c><00:27:55.839><c> part</c><00:27:56.279><c> of</c><00:27:57.220><c> Israel,</c><00:27:57.819><c> a</c> 00:27:58.019 --> 00:28:01.839 x place<00:27:58.599><c> of</c><00:28:00.339><c> where</c> 00:28:01.839 --> 00:28:08.619 x ceremonial<00:28:02.759><c> sacrifices</c><00:28:03.539><c> to</c><00:28:03.839><c> other</c><00:28:04.079><c> gods</c><00:28:04.440><c> were</c><00:28:04.759><c> made,</c><00:28:05.579><c> too</c><00:28:05.839><c> far</c><00:28:06.180><c> away</c><00:28:06.500><c> from</c><00:28:07.660><c> Jerusalem</c><00:28:08.359><c> in</c> 00:28:08.619 --> 00:28:09.099 x the<00:28:08.819><c> hub</c> 00:28:09.099 --> 00:28:14.700 x of<00:28:09.519><c> the</c><00:28:09.740><c> center</c><00:28:10.000><c> of</c><00:28:10.279><c> worship.</c><00:28:11.440><c> It</c><00:28:11.660><c> was</c><00:28:12.000><c> a</c><00:28:12.140><c> place,</c><00:28:12.880><c> a</c><00:28:13.140><c> sad</c><00:28:13.339><c> place,</c><00:28:14.559><c> that</c> 00:28:14.700 --> 00:28:17.039 x they<00:28:15.099><c> thought</c><00:28:15.500><c> was</c><00:28:16.039><c> not</c><00:28:16.359><c> worthy</c> 00:28:17.039 --> 00:28:21.619 x of<00:28:17.480><c> the</c><00:28:17.640><c> son</c><00:28:17.799><c> of</c><00:28:18.039><c> God,</c><00:28:19.140><c> but</c><00:28:19.400><c> it's</c><00:28:20.140><c> again</c><00:28:20.539><c> an</c><00:28:20.720><c> illustration</c><00:28:21.339><c> of</c> 00:28:21.619 --> 00:28:26.720 x how<00:28:21.880><c> God</c><00:28:22.480><c> can</c><00:28:23.200><c> bring</c><00:28:23.579><c> out</c><00:28:23.980><c> of</c><00:28:24.319><c> this</c><00:28:25.039><c> world</c><00:28:25.819><c> something</c> 00:28:26.720 --> 00:28:31.700 x good<00:28:27.240><c> from</c><00:28:27.660><c> a</c><00:28:27.900><c> place</c><00:28:28.240><c> which</c><00:28:28.559><c> is</c><00:28:28.839><c> thought</c><00:28:29.039><c> of</c><00:28:29.819><c> in</c><00:28:30.119><c> lesser</c><00:28:30.420><c> terms.</c> 00:28:32.859 --> 00:28:37.039 x In<00:28:32.980><c> doing</c><00:28:33.220><c> the</c><00:28:33.599><c> readings</c><00:28:33.940><c> a</c><00:28:34.240><c> while</c><00:28:34.420><c> ago,</c><00:28:34.819><c> I</c><00:28:35.019><c> came</c><00:28:35.279><c> across</c><00:28:35.720><c> a</c><00:28:35.920><c> verse</c><00:28:36.160><c> which</c><00:28:36.619><c> is</c> 00:28:37.039 --> 00:28:39.779 x not<00:28:37.140><c> uncommon</c><00:28:37.720><c> nor</c><00:28:38.880><c> hidden,</c> 00:28:39.779 --> 00:28:46.579 x so<00:28:40.039><c> to</c><00:28:40.299><c> speak,</c><00:28:41.359><c> but</c><00:28:41.660><c> it</c><00:28:41.940><c> kind</c><00:28:42.099><c> of</c><00:28:42.259><c> gives</c><00:28:42.480><c> us</c><00:28:42.839><c> the</c><00:28:43.039><c> idea</c><00:28:43.619><c> of</c><00:28:44.759><c> where</c><00:28:46.119><c> have</c> 00:28:46.579 --> 00:28:49.039 x we<00:28:46.819><c> come</c><00:28:47.140><c> from</c><00:28:47.940><c> and</c><00:28:48.480><c> where</c><00:28:48.759><c> are</c><00:28:48.880><c> we</c> 00:28:49.039 --> 00:28:54.220 x going<00:28:49.480><c> and</c><00:28:50.440><c> what</c><00:28:50.660><c> are</c><00:28:50.779><c> we</c><00:28:50.980><c> doing</c><00:28:51.740><c> during</c><00:28:53.160><c> this</c><00:28:53.500><c> time,</c><00:28:53.859><c> during</c> 00:28:54.220 --> 00:28:56.700 x our<00:28:54.500><c> days</c><00:28:54.720><c> of</c><00:28:54.980><c> probation</c><00:28:55.539><c> and</c><00:28:56.200><c> what</c><00:28:56.420><c> will</c> 00:28:56.700 --> 00:29:03.599 x be<00:28:57.359><c> our</c><00:28:57.519><c> future</c><00:28:58.039><c> with</c><00:28:58.460><c> Christ.</c><00:29:00.799><c> In</c><00:29:01.299><c> Revelations</c><00:29:02.099><c> 2,</c><00:29:02.660><c> 26,</c><00:29:03.420><c> it</c> 00:29:03.599 --> 00:29:06.940 x says,<00:29:05.180><c> and</c><00:29:05.220><c> he</c><00:29:05.579><c> overcomes</c><00:29:06.359><c> and</c><00:29:06.640><c> keeps</c> 00:29:06.940 --> 00:29:12.339 x my<00:29:07.440><c> works</c><00:29:07.940><c> until</c><00:29:08.579><c> the</c><00:29:08.920><c> end,</c><00:29:10.059><c> to</c><00:29:10.259><c> him</c><00:29:10.559><c> will</c><00:29:10.720><c> I</c><00:29:10.859><c> give</c><00:29:11.019><c> power</c><00:29:11.859><c> over</c> 00:29:12.339 --> 00:29:16.400 x the<00:29:12.539><c> nations.</c><00:29:14.220><c> And</c><00:29:15.160><c> I</c><00:29:15.440><c> thought</c><00:29:15.619><c> of</c><00:29:15.859><c> that</c> 00:29:16.400 --> 00:29:25.619 x verse,<00:29:17.420><c> especially</c><00:29:18.160><c> those</c><00:29:18.920><c> words,</c><00:29:20.279><c> power</c><00:29:20.859><c> over</c><00:29:21.279><c> the</c><00:29:21.500><c> nations.</c><00:29:23.220><c> This</c><00:29:24.140><c> phrase,</c><00:29:25.339><c> he</c> 00:29:25.619 --> 00:29:27.180 x overcomes,<00:29:26.619><c> is</c> 00:29:27.280 --> 00:29:33.279 x very<00:29:27.640><c> pretty</c><00:29:28.099><c> popular.</c><00:29:28.440><c> We've</c><00:29:28.759><c> heard</c><00:29:29.079><c> many</c><00:29:29.440><c> verses,</c><00:29:30.000><c> many</c><00:29:30.339><c> times</c><00:29:30.700><c> this</c><00:29:31.099><c> has</c><00:29:31.400><c> been</c><00:29:31.700><c> quoted</c><00:29:32.039><c> by</c><00:29:32.420><c> others.</c> 00:29:33.660 --> 00:29:39.859 x But<00:29:33.960><c> this</c><00:29:34.759><c> phrase,</c><00:29:35.839><c> to</c><00:29:35.839><c> give</c><00:29:36.140><c> him,</c><00:29:37.460><c> to</c><00:29:37.819><c> him</c><00:29:38.180><c> I</c><00:29:38.460><c> will</c><00:29:38.779><c> give</c><00:29:39.039><c> power</c><00:29:39.539><c> over</c> 00:29:39.859 --> 00:29:43.180 x the<00:29:40.119><c> nations,</c><00:29:41.480><c> is</c><00:29:41.960><c> really</c><00:29:42.380><c> very</c> 00:29:43.180 --> 00:29:47.619 x thought<00:29:43.460><c> provoking,</c><00:29:44.220><c> I</c><00:29:44.519><c> think.</c><00:29:46.539><c> When</c><00:29:46.700><c> I</c><00:29:46.859><c> think</c><00:29:46.980><c> of</c><00:29:47.140><c> this</c><00:29:47.380><c> word</c> 00:29:47.619 --> 00:29:51.059 x power,<00:29:48.980><c> it's</c><00:29:49.119><c> only</c><00:29:49.559><c> found,</c><00:29:50.460><c> that</c><00:29:50.839><c> word</c> 00:29:51.059 --> 00:29:56.880 x is<00:29:51.220><c> only</c><00:29:51.579><c> found</c><00:29:52.240><c> in</c><00:29:52.839><c> Revelation,</c><00:29:54.259><c> which</c><00:29:54.440><c> is</c><00:29:54.720><c> sort</c><00:29:54.859><c> of</c><00:29:55.099><c> interesting,</c><00:29:56.099><c> too.</c><00:29:56.640><c> It</c> 00:29:56.880 --> 00:30:01.279 x means<00:29:57.539><c> ability,</c><00:30:00.099><c> capacity,</c> 00:30:01.839 --> 00:30:06.740 x competency,<00:30:03.640><c> delegated</c><00:30:04.420><c> influence</c><00:30:05.140><c> and</c><00:30:06.099><c> right</c><00:30:06.339><c> strength,</c> 00:30:06.940 --> 00:30:10.779 x just<00:30:07.140><c> as</c><00:30:07.440><c> some</c><00:30:07.680><c> of</c><00:30:07.980><c> the</c><00:30:08.579><c> words</c><00:30:08.940><c> which</c><00:30:09.359><c> it's</c><00:30:10.460><c> translated</c> 00:30:10.779 --> 00:30:17.559 x into.<00:30:11.900><c> So</c><00:30:12.200><c> to</c><00:30:12.460><c> have</c><00:30:12.859><c> power</c><00:30:13.779><c> over</c><00:30:14.660><c> the</c><00:30:14.900><c> nations,</c><00:30:16.720><c> 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him.</c><00:31:28.720><c> But</c> 00:31:29.000 --> 00:31:34.000 x to<00:31:29.240><c> have</c><00:31:29.480><c> authority</c><00:31:30.119><c> and</c><00:31:30.740><c> to</c><00:31:31.000><c> have</c><00:31:31.259><c> that</c><00:31:32.099><c> to</c><00:31:32.299><c> us,</c><00:31:33.140><c> given</c><00:31:33.259><c> to</c><00:31:33.559><c> us</c> 00:31:34.000 --> 00:31:38.519 x in<00:31:34.839><c> the</c><00:31:35.200><c> coming</c><00:31:35.480><c> age</c><00:31:35.920><c> to</c><00:31:36.599><c> work</c><00:31:37.259><c> on</c><00:31:38.019><c> this</c> 00:31:38.519 --> 00:31:46.079 x world,<00:31:38.799><c> to</c><00:31:39.019><c> bring</c><00:31:39.160><c> it</c><00:31:39.480><c> to</c><00:31:40.079><c> a</c><00:31:40.460><c> place</c><00:31:40.920><c> of</c><00:31:41.960><c> peace</c><00:31:42.559><c> and</c><00:31:43.140><c> tranquility</c><00:31:43.960><c> and</c><00:31:44.920><c> a</c><00:31:45.180><c> place</c><00:31:45.680><c> in</c> 00:31:46.079 --> 00:31:47.440 x 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that</c><00:32:00.539><c> Kingdom</c><00:32:00.920><c> and</c><00:32:01.500><c> a</c><00:32:01.759><c> new</c><00:32:02.019><c> order</c><00:32:02.279><c> in</c><00:32:02.480><c> that</c><00:32:02.680><c> Kingdom.</c><00:32:03.559><c> And</c> 00:32:03.819 --> 00:32:07.220 x it's<00:32:04.000><c> not</c><00:32:04.279><c> that</c><00:32:04.480><c> we</c><00:32:04.599><c> are</c><00:32:04.859><c> placing,</c><00:32:06.839><c> preparing</c> 00:32:07.220 --> 00:32:13.240 x ourselves<00:32:08.039><c> to</c><00:32:08.779><c> be</c><00:32:09.259><c> authorities,</c><00:32:10.279><c> but</c><00:32:10.859><c> we</c><00:32:11.099><c> must</c><00:32:11.400><c> recognize</c><00:32:12.160><c> the</c><00:32:12.480><c> fact</c><00:32:12.759><c> that</c><00:32:13.039><c> we</c> 00:32:13.240 --> 00:32:14.059 x are<00:32:13.480><c> going</c><00:32:13.680><c> to</c><00:32:13.900><c> be</c> 00:32:14.059 --> 00:32:21.779 x given<00:32:14.720><c> the</c><00:32:16.039><c> place</c><00:32:16.480><c> of</c><00:32:17.059><c> instruction</c><00:32:17.579><c> to</c><00:32:18.140><c> others.</c><00:32:20.960><c> Do</c><00:32:21.119><c> you</c><00:32:21.299><c> know</c> 00:32:21.779 --> 00:32:23.259 x that<00:32:22.079><c> the</c><00:32:22.319><c> saints</c><00:32:22.519><c> will</c><00:32:22.759><c> judge</c><00:32:23.000><c> the</c> 00:32:23.259 --> 00:32:29.460 x world?<00:32:25.660><c> This</c><00:32:26.059><c> is</c><00:32:26.539><c> not</c><00:32:26.819><c> just</c><00:32:27.079><c> a</c><00:32:27.259><c> memorial,</c><00:32:27.920><c> but</c><00:32:28.119><c> it's</c><00:32:28.839><c> a</c><00:32:29.059><c> rally,</c> 00:32:29.460 --> 00:32:35.720 x so<00:32:29.799><c> to</c><00:32:30.099><c> speak,</c><00:32:31.160><c> to</c><00:32:31.619><c> our</c><00:32:32.599><c> place</c><00:32:33.380><c> of</c><00:32:34.980><c> considering</c> 00:32:35.720 --> 00:32:44.140 x the<00:32:35.980><c> coming</c><00:32:36.220><c> of</c><00:32:36.420><c> Christ</c><00:32:36.799><c> 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full</c><00:33:00.019><c> too</c> 00:33:00.480 --> 00:33:03.619 x much<00:33:01.140><c> of</c><00:33:01.940><c> hate.</c><00:33:02.680><c> I</c><00:33:02.900><c> would</c><00:33:03.180><c> appreciate</c> 00:33:03.619 --> 00:33:09.599 x if<00:33:03.759><c> you</c><00:33:03.960><c> turn</c><00:33:04.200><c> with</c><00:33:04.400><c> me</c><00:33:04.579><c> to</c><00:33:04.880><c> Psalms</c><00:33:05.440><c> 149,</c><00:33:07.559><c> verses</c><00:33:07.920><c> 4</c><00:33:08.519><c> to</c><00:33:08.680><c> 9.</c><00:33:09.380><c> And</c> 00:33:09.599 --> 00:33:11.980 x I<00:33:09.680><c> think</c><00:33:09.859><c> these</c><00:33:10.240><c> verses</c><00:33:10.640><c> are</c><00:33:11.640><c> telling</c> 00:33:11.980 --> 00:33:19.220 x in<00:33:12.240><c> a</c><00:33:12.359><c> couple</c><00:33:12.619><c> of</c><00:33:12.940><c> respects,</c><00:33:13.200><c> because</c><00:33:13.720><c> they</c><00:33:14.380><c> are</c><00:33:14.779><c> found</c><00:33:15.420><c> in</c><00:33:16.059><c> the</c><00:33:16.200><c> Old</c><00:33:16.380><c> Testament</c><00:33:16.940><c> and</c><00:33:18.059><c> they</c><00:33:18.619><c> kind</c><00:33:18.940><c> of</c> 00:33:19.220 --> 00:33:25.039 x give<00:33:19.759><c> the</c><00:33:21.019><c> idea</c><00:33:21.619><c> and</c><00:33:21.960><c> the</c><00:33:22.460><c> position</c><00:33:22.900><c> of</c><00:33:23.559><c> what</c><00:33:23.960><c> will</c><00:33:24.339><c> happen</c><00:33:24.720><c> to</c> 00:33:25.039 --> 00:33:27.460 x this<00:33:25.299><c> earth</c><00:33:25.660><c> and</c><00:33:26.079><c> to</c><00:33:26.319><c> those</c><00:33:26.640><c> people</c><00:33:27.059><c> upon</c> 00:33:27.460 --> 00:33:33.059 x it.<00:33:28.200><c> Again,</c><00:33:29.160><c> Psalms</c><00:33:29.440><c> 149,</c><00:33:30.640><c> starting</c><00:33:30.839><c> in</c><00:33:31.119><c> verse</c><00:33:31.740><c> 4,</c><00:33:32.680><c> I</c><00:33:32.900><c> think</c> 00:33:33.059 --> 00:33:35.559 x it's<00:33:33.240><c> right</c><00:33:33.480><c> to</c><00:33:33.680><c> the</c><00:33:33.880><c> end</c><00:33:34.140><c> of</c><00:33:34.299><c> the</c><00:33:34.539><c> chapter.</c> 00:33:36.160 --> 00:33:39.440 x For<00:33:36.420><c> the</c><00:33:36.640><c> Lord</c><00:33:36.839><c> takes</c><00:33:37.160><c> pleasure</c><00:33:37.559><c> in</c><00:33:37.720><c> his</c><00:33:37.940><c> people.</c><00:33:38.920><c> He</c><00:33:39.119><c> will</c> 00:33:39.440 --> 00:33:42.039 x beautify<00:33:40.079><c> the</c><00:33:40.380><c> humble</c><00:33:40.640><c> with</c><00:33:40.900><c> salvation.</c> 00:33:42.480 --> 00:33:46.519 x Let<00:33:42.599><c> the</c><00:33:42.900><c> saints</c><00:33:43.099><c> be</c><00:33:43.400><c> joyful</c><00:33:43.859><c> in</c><00:33:44.140><c> glory.</c><00:33:44.680><c> Let</c><00:33:44.799><c> them</c><00:33:45.099><c> sing</c><00:33:45.519><c> aloud</c><00:33:46.119><c> on</c> 00:33:46.519 --> 00:33:48.420 x their<00:33:46.799><c> beds.</c><00:33:47.720><c> 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nobles</c><00:34:02.160><c> with</c><00:34:02.460><c> fetters</c> 00:34:03.160 --> 00:34:10.380 x of<00:34:03.640><c> iron,</c><00:34:04.660><c> to</c><00:34:04.900><c> execute</c><00:34:05.460><c> on</c><00:34:05.720><c> them</c><00:34:06.079><c> the</c><00:34:06.380><c> written</c><00:34:06.640><c> judgment.</c><00:34:08.679><c> This</c><00:34:08.940><c> honor</c><00:34:09.519><c> have</c><00:34:10.000><c> all</c> 00:34:10.380 --> 00:34:12.440 x the<00:34:10.639><c> saints.</c><00:34:11.739><c> Praise</c><00:34:12.139><c> the</c> 00:34:12.440 --> 00:34:13.179 x Lord.