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is<00:15:36.559><c> our</c><00:15:36.879><c> refuge</c><00:15:37.360><c> and</c><00:15:38.200><c> fortress.</c>

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pangs.

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So<00:16:26.759><c> for</c><00:16:26.879><c> us</c><00:16:27.059><c> today,</c><00:16:27.480><c> this</c><00:16:27.840><c> image</c><00:16:28.240><c> of</c><00:16:28.440><c> the</c><00:16:28.659><c> mountains</c><00:16:28.960><c> collapsing</c><00:16:29.600><c> into</c><00:16:29.860><c> the</c>

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this<00:16:35.220><c> picture</c><00:16:35.460><c> of</c><00:16:35.679><c> de</c><00:16:35.879><c>-creation.</c>

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these<00:17:12.460><c> storms.</c>

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there<00:17:29.359><c> was</c><00:17:29.599><c> a</c><00:17:29.839><c> Selah.</c>

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So<00:17:30.480><c> you've</c><00:17:30.619><c> got</c><00:17:30.700><c> this</c><00:17:30.940><c> picture</c><00:17:31.339><c> of</c><00:17:31.619><c> the</c><00:17:32.660><c> mountains</c><00:17:33.000><c> crashing</c>

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roaring<00:17:36.000><c> and</c><00:17:36.380><c> foaming.</c>

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And<00:17:37.819><c> then</c><00:17:38.220><c> pause</c><00:17:38.920><c> and</c><00:17:39.880><c> consider.</c>

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mountains,<00:18:07.940><c> there's</c><00:18:08.180><c> a</c><00:18:08.359><c> gentle</c><00:18:08.700><c> river</c>

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causing<00:18:10.180><c> joy.</c>

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It<00:18:32.119><c> makes</c><00:18:32.319><c> me</c><00:18:32.480><c> think</c><00:18:32.759><c> of</c><00:18:33.740><c> Psalm</c><00:18:33.900><c> 23,</c><00:18:34.839><c> you</c><00:18:34.839><c> know,</c><00:18:35.279><c> the</c><00:18:35.440><c> rough</c><00:18:35.599><c> turbulent</c><00:18:36.019><c> waters</c><00:18:36.380><c> cause</c><00:18:36.680><c> sheep</c><00:18:37.119><c> to</c>

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be<00:18:37.859><c> fearful</c>

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and<00:18:46.039><c> to</c><00:18:46.140><c> be</c><00:18:46.240><c> at</c><00:18:46.480><c> peace.</c>

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We<00:18:50.660><c> also</c><00:18:51.000><c> read</c><00:18:51.259><c> in</c><00:18:51.420><c> verse</c><00:18:51.619><c> 5</c><00:18:51.960><c> that</c><00:18:52.240><c> God</c><00:18:52.740><c> is</c><00:18:53.359><c> within</c><00:18:53.799><c> her.</c>

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That<00:18:59.960><c> word</c><00:19:00.240><c> fall</c><00:19:00.640><c> is</c><00:19:00.839><c> the</c><00:19:01.039><c> same</c><00:19:01.200><c> word</c><00:19:01.400><c> that's</c><00:19:01.619><c> being</c><00:19:01.859><c> used</c><00:19:02.099><c> of</c>

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the<00:19:02.460><c> mountains</c><00:19:02.900><c> in</c><00:19:03.500><c> verse</c><00:19:03.779><c> 2</c><00:19:04.220><c> and</c><00:19:04.500><c> being</c>

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used<00:19:04.859><c> of</c><00:19:05.039><c> the</c><00:19:05.200><c> kingdoms</c><00:19:05.559><c> in</c><00:19:05.740><c> verse</c><00:19:05.980><c> 6.</c>

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So<00:19:07.680><c> you</c><00:19:07.900><c> have</c><00:19:08.059><c> the</c><00:19:08.279><c> bookends</c><00:19:08.660><c> of</c><00:19:09.400><c> things</c><00:19:09.619><c> that</c><00:19:09.799><c> are</c><00:19:10.079><c> falling,</c>

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but<00:19:10.900><c> then</c><00:19:11.359><c> here</c><00:19:11.619><c> in</c><00:19:11.759><c> the</c><00:19:11.920><c> middle</c><00:19:12.240><c> highlighted</c>

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we<00:19:12.900><c> have</c><00:19:13.440><c> something</c><00:19:13.920><c> that</c><00:19:14.359><c> will</c><00:19:14.799><c> not</c><00:19:15.119><c> fall</c><00:19:15.480><c> by</c><00:19:15.779><c> way</c><00:19:15.960><c> of</c><00:19:16.259><c> contrast.</c>

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God's<00:19:18.660><c> holy</c><00:19:18.940><c> city</c><00:19:19.480><c> will</c><00:19:20.119><c> not</c><00:19:20.500><c> fall.</c>

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Mountains<00:19:23.880><c> rise</c><00:19:24.259><c> up</c><00:19:25.240><c> and</c><00:19:25.819><c> are</c><00:19:26.039><c> torn</c><00:19:26.259><c> down</c><00:19:26.660><c> with</c><00:19:26.859><c> the</c><00:19:26.960><c> forces</c>

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of<00:19:27.460><c> erosion.</c>

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Kingdoms<00:19:28.380><c> rise</c><00:19:28.640><c> up</c><00:19:29.400><c> and</c><00:19:29.740><c> kingdoms</c><00:19:30.099><c> fall.</c>

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But<00:19:31.619><c> God's</c><00:19:32.140><c> holy</c><00:19:32.400><c> habitation,</c><00:19:33.640><c> the</c><00:19:33.900><c> city</c><00:19:34.140><c> of</c><00:19:34.420><c> God,</c><00:19:35.359><c> will</c><00:19:35.680><c> not</c><00:19:36.359><c> fall.</c>

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We<00:19:39.960><c> see</c><00:19:40.220><c> temple</c><00:19:40.839><c> and</c><00:19:41.119><c> tabernacle</c><00:19:41.660><c> imagery,</c><00:19:42.099><c> the</c><00:19:42.339><c> dwelling</c><00:19:42.700><c> of</c>

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God<00:19:43.240><c> is</c><00:19:43.440><c> being</c><00:19:43.640><c> described</c><00:19:44.079><c> here.</c>

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And<00:19:45.880><c> again,</c><00:19:45.980><c> we</c><00:19:46.160><c> see</c><00:19:46.339><c> creation</c><00:19:46.799><c> imagery</c><00:19:47.299><c> in</c><00:19:48.099><c> that</c><00:19:49.140><c> point</c><00:19:50.460><c> that's</c><00:19:50.759><c> made</c>

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here<00:19:51.240><c> in</c><00:19:51.359><c> the</c><00:19:51.559><c> Psalm.</c>

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It's<00:19:52.799><c> a</c><00:19:52.960><c> theme</c><00:19:53.099><c> that</c><00:19:53.339><c> arcs</c><00:19:54.000><c> throughout</c><00:19:54.279><c> scripture</c><00:19:54.619><c> from</c><00:19:54.839><c> beginning</c><00:19:55.180><c> to</c><00:19:55.460><c> end.</c>

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In<00:19:55.779><c> the</c><00:19:56.019><c> garden,</c><00:19:56.279><c> God</c><00:19:56.539><c> dwells</c><00:19:57.059><c> with</c><00:19:57.259><c> man,</c><00:19:57.539><c> with</c><00:19:57.839><c> Adam.</c>

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In<00:19:58.720><c> Revelation,</c><00:19:59.420><c> in</c><00:19:59.680><c> the</c><00:19:59.819><c> kingdom,</c><00:20:00.779><c> the</c><00:20:00.960><c> dwelling</c><00:20:01.279><c> of</c><00:20:01.539><c> God</c><00:20:01.700><c> is</c>

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with<00:20:02.099><c> men</c><00:20:02.400><c> and</c><00:20:02.539><c> he</c><00:20:02.680><c> will</c><00:20:02.880><c> dwell</c><00:20:03.079><c> with</c><00:20:03.400><c> them.</c>

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They<00:20:04.359><c> will</c><00:20:04.579><c> be</c><00:20:04.740><c> his</c><00:20:05.000><c> people</c><00:20:05.599><c> and</c><00:20:06.140><c> God</c><00:20:06.400><c> himself</c><00:20:07.059><c> will</c><00:20:07.619><c> be</c><00:20:07.839><c> with</c>

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them<00:20:08.660><c> as</c><00:20:09.099><c> their</c><00:20:09.319><c> God.</c>

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So<00:20:15.279><c> we</c><00:20:16.119><c> have</c><00:20:16.299><c> this</c><00:20:16.920><c> description</c><00:20:17.460><c> of</c><00:20:17.859><c> the</c><00:20:18.279><c> nations</c><00:20:18.720><c> in</c><00:20:19.019><c> uproar</c>

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in<00:20:20.980><c> verse</c><00:20:21.180><c> 6.</c>

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And<00:20:21.740><c> actually</c><00:20:22.160><c> thinking</c><00:20:22.420><c> about</c><00:20:22.700><c> this</c><00:20:23.200><c> image</c><00:20:23.759><c> of</c><00:20:24.180><c> refuge,</c><00:20:26.299><c> I</c>

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think<00:20:26.599><c> about</c><00:20:27.000><c> how</c><00:20:27.740><c> there's</c><00:20:28.619><c> times</c><00:20:28.940><c> when</c>

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require<00:20:34.319><c> safety.</c>

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another<00:20:38.579><c> good</c><00:20:38.859><c> example.</c>

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place<00:20:46.660><c> to</c><00:20:46.839><c> be</c><00:20:47.039><c> safe</c><00:20:47.440><c> and</c><00:20:47.940><c> secure.</c>

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Perhaps<00:20:50.640><c> more</c><00:20:51.140><c> often,</c><00:20:52.099><c> we</c><00:20:52.380><c> need</c><00:20:52.559><c> to</c><00:20:52.740><c> seek</c><00:20:52.900><c> refuge</c><00:20:53.359><c> from</c><00:20:53.599><c> the</c>

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evils<00:20:54.380><c> of</c><00:20:54.940><c> our</c><00:20:55.140><c> fellow</c><00:20:55.359><c> man.</c>

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I'll<00:20:57.759><c> share</c><00:20:58.019><c> another</c><00:20:58.720><c> picture</c><00:20:59.099><c> from</c><00:20:59.299><c> my</c><00:20:59.599><c> life,</c><00:21:01.200><c> a</c><00:21:01.440><c> brief</c><00:21:01.619><c> story.</c>

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Well,<00:21:05.920><c> one</c><00:21:06.180><c> of</c><00:21:06.319><c> the</c><00:21:06.440><c> things</c><00:21:06.579><c> that</c><00:21:06.759><c> I</c><00:21:06.859><c> was</c><00:21:07.099><c> told</c><00:21:07.740><c> about</c><00:21:08.740><c> stories</c>

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about<00:21:09.420><c> what</c><00:21:09.559><c> happened</c><00:21:09.740><c> in</c><00:21:10.000><c> Kenya</c><00:21:10.240><c> was</c><00:21:10.519><c> that</c>

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sometimes<00:21:11.200><c> you</c><00:21:11.299><c> can</c><00:21:11.460><c> have</c><00:21:11.640><c> situations</c><00:21:12.240><c> where</c><00:21:13.519><c> a</c><00:21:14.000><c> driver</c><00:21:14.220><c> does</c>

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something<00:21:14.759><c> wrong</c><00:21:15.640><c> and</c><00:21:16.539><c> it</c><00:21:18.000><c> can</c><00:21:18.220><c> lead</c>

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to<00:21:18.680><c> mob</c><00:21:19.000><c> justice.</c>

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People<00:21:19.920><c> will</c><00:21:20.180><c> actually</c><00:21:20.599><c> pull</c><00:21:20.839><c> people</c><00:21:21.160><c> out</c><00:21:21.359><c> of</c><00:21:21.519><c> the</c><00:21:21.700><c> vehicle</c>

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and<00:21:22.640><c> start</c><00:21:22.859><c> beating</c><00:21:23.160><c> them</c><00:21:23.380><c> and</c><00:21:23.519><c> perhaps</c>

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beating<00:21:24.039><c> them</c><00:21:24.259><c> to</c><00:21:24.440><c> death.</c>

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So<00:21:25.859><c> with</c><00:21:26.079><c> that</c><00:21:26.240><c> in</c><00:21:26.359><c> the</c><00:21:26.500><c> back</c><00:21:26.640><c> of</c><00:21:26.799><c> my</c><00:21:26.960><c> mind,</c><00:21:28.759><c> imagine</c><00:21:29.359><c> driving</c>

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on<00:21:30.220><c> the</c><00:21:30.279><c> roads.</c>

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You<00:21:30.559><c> want</c><00:21:30.720><c> to</c><00:21:30.859><c> be</c><00:21:31.140><c> careful</c><00:21:31.480><c> and</c><00:21:31.680><c> make</c><00:21:31.819><c> sure</c><00:21:32.000><c> you're</c><00:21:32.180><c> doing</c><00:21:32.319><c> the</c>

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right<00:21:32.660><c> things,</c><00:21:32.980><c> obviously.</c>

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I<00:21:36.519><c> remember</c><00:21:36.880><c> one</c><00:21:37.140><c> time</c><00:21:37.400><c> when</c><00:21:37.619><c> I</c><00:21:37.640><c> was</c><00:21:37.980><c> translating</c><00:21:38.480><c> this</c><00:21:38.819><c> into</c>

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our<00:21:39.640><c> experience</c><00:21:40.799><c> driving</c><00:21:41.039><c> on</c><00:21:41.200><c> the</c><00:21:41.319><c> right</c>

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side<00:21:41.640><c> of</c><00:21:41.759><c> the</c><00:21:41.839><c> road,</c><00:21:42.039><c> it'd</c><00:21:42.099><c> be</c><00:21:42.200><c> like</c><00:21:42.380><c> driving</c><00:21:42.599><c> down</c><00:21:42.759><c> the</c><00:21:43.000><c> road,</c>

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about<00:21:44.319><c> to</c><00:21:44.460><c> make</c><00:21:44.579><c> a</c><00:21:44.680><c> left</c><00:21:44.900><c> turn</c><00:21:45.240><c> on</c><00:21:45.559><c> a</c><00:21:45.799><c> 50</c>

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mile<00:21:46.240><c> an</c><00:21:46.380><c> hour</c><00:21:46.559><c> road</c><00:21:46.920><c> with</c><00:21:47.500><c> two</c><00:21:48.180><c> lanes,</c><00:21:48.480><c> one</c><00:21:48.640><c> going</c><00:21:48.839><c> each</c><00:21:49.079><c> way.</c>

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And<00:21:50.460><c> as</c><00:21:50.619><c> I'm</c><00:21:50.779><c> about</c><00:21:51.000><c> to</c><00:21:51.180><c> make</c><00:21:51.299><c> that</c><00:21:51.619><c> turn,</c><00:21:52.000><c> all</c><00:21:52.000><c> of</c><00:21:52.059><c> a</c><00:21:52.059><c> sudden</c><00:21:52.119><c> I</c>

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hear<00:21:52.299><c> this</c><00:21:52.740><c> whoosh</c><00:21:53.819><c> and</c><00:21:54.599><c> this</c><00:21:55.319><c> matatu,</c>

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these<00:21:56.400><c> vans</c><00:21:56.779><c> that</c><00:21:56.940><c> are</c><00:21:57.079><c> used</c><00:21:57.299><c> for</c><00:21:57.900><c> public</c><00:21:58.240><c> transport.</c>

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They're<00:21:59.240><c> privately</c><00:21:59.579><c> owned,</c><00:22:00.319><c> but</c><00:22:00.319><c> people</c><00:22:01.019><c> will</c><00:22:01.859><c> ride</c><00:22:02.079><c> on</c><00:22:02.299><c> them</c>

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for<00:22:02.720><c> a</c><00:22:02.799><c> fare.</c>

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Maybe<00:22:03.940><c> like</c><00:22:04.259><c> taxis,</c><00:22:04.880><c> but</c><00:22:04.980><c> bigger.</c>

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They<00:22:06.180><c> cram</c><00:22:06.480><c> like</c><00:22:07.259><c> 30</c><00:22:07.480><c> people</c><00:22:07.839><c> in</c><00:22:08.039><c> these</c><00:22:08.680><c> minivans,</c><00:22:10.259><c> it's</c><00:22:10.660><c> crazy.</c>

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And<00:22:12.160><c> as</c><00:22:12.380><c> this</c><00:22:12.660><c> van</c><00:22:12.819><c> went</c><00:22:13.019><c> by</c><00:22:13.279><c> me,</c><00:22:13.440><c> I</c><00:22:13.599><c> saw</c><00:22:13.799><c> there</c><00:22:13.960><c> were</c><00:22:14.140><c> people</c>

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coming.

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engulfed<00:25:52.019><c> the</c><00:25:52.240><c> chariots</c><00:25:52.619><c> and</c><00:25:52.859><c> armies</c><00:25:53.180><c> of</c><00:25:53.500><c> Pharaoh,</c><00:25:54.579><c> and</c><00:25:54.759><c> the</c>

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Israelites'<00:25:55.299><c> troubles</c><00:25:56.000><c> were</c><00:25:56.779><c> ended.</c>

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So<00:25:58.720><c> lesson</c><00:25:59.019><c> for</c><00:25:59.240><c> them</c><00:25:59.579><c> and</c><00:25:59.799><c> for</c><00:26:00.039><c> us</c><00:26:00.599><c> is</c><00:26:00.920><c> the</c><00:26:01.200><c> darkness</c><00:26:01.599><c> of</c><00:26:01.839><c> the</c>

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kingdoms<00:26:02.259><c> of</c><00:26:02.519><c> men,</c><00:26:02.700><c> the</c><00:26:02.900><c> darkness</c><00:26:03.279><c> of</c><00:26:03.480><c> the</c>

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evil<00:26:03.880><c> of</c><00:26:04.079><c> man,</c><00:26:04.880><c> will</c><00:26:04.880><c> end,</c><00:26:05.380><c> and</c><00:26:05.519><c> the</c><00:26:05.720><c> new</c><00:26:06.059><c> day</c><00:26:06.619><c> of</c><00:26:06.920><c> God's</c><00:26:07.319><c> kingdom</c><00:26:07.579><c> will</c><00:26:07.859><c> rise.</c>

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God<00:26:08.839><c> will</c><00:26:09.099><c> bring</c><00:26:09.240><c> his</c><00:26:09.559><c> help</c><00:26:10.099><c> at</c><00:26:10.839><c> this</c><00:26:11.079><c> time.</c>

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The<00:26:15.079><c> kingdom's</c><00:26:15.640><c> men</c><00:26:15.859><c> fall,</c><00:26:16.380><c> and</c><00:26:16.500><c> God's</c><00:26:16.900><c> kingdom</c><00:26:17.200><c> will</c><00:26:17.460><c> rise.</c>

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It<00:26:17.859><c> reminds</c><00:26:18.039><c> me</c><00:26:18.279><c> of</c><00:26:18.799><c> Daniel's</c><00:26:19.380><c> vision</c><00:26:19.579><c> of</c><00:26:19.759><c> the</c><00:26:19.980><c> rock</c><00:26:20.359><c> that</c><00:26:21.140><c> struck</c><00:26:21.519><c> the</c>

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image<00:26:22.240><c> and</c><00:26:22.859><c> destroyed</c><00:26:23.299><c> it,</c><00:26:24.160><c> and</c>

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then<00:26:24.839><c> became</c><00:26:25.079><c> a</c><00:26:25.319><c> mountain</c><00:26:25.740><c> to</c><00:26:26.460><c> fill</c><00:26:26.700><c> the</c><00:26:26.980><c> entire</c><00:26:27.319><c> earth.</c>

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God<00:26:28.119><c> will</c><00:26:28.420><c> set</c><00:26:28.599><c> up</c><00:26:28.759><c> a</c><00:26:28.920><c> kingdom</c><00:26:29.319><c> that</c><00:26:29.960><c> shall</c><00:26:30.220><c> never</c><00:26:30.559><c> be</c><00:26:30.839><c> destroyed.</c>

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So<00:26:33.559><c> continuing</c><00:26:33.980><c> to</c><00:26:34.160><c> verses</c><00:26:34.380><c> eight</c><00:26:34.660><c> through</c><00:26:35.259><c> ten,</c><00:26:36.019><c> we</c><00:26:36.019><c> see</c><00:26:36.319><c> in</c>

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verse<00:26:36.660><c> eight,</c><00:26:37.839><c> come</c><00:26:37.920><c> and</c><00:26:38.279><c> see</c><00:26:38.500><c> the</c><00:26:38.680><c> works</c>

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of<00:26:39.119><c> the</c><00:26:39.240><c> Lord,</c><00:26:39.519><c> the</c><00:26:39.799><c> desolations</c><00:26:40.380><c> he's</c><00:26:40.740><c> brought</c><00:26:41.079><c> on</c><00:26:41.539><c> the</c><00:26:41.740><c> earth.</c>

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Destruction<00:26:44.299><c> of</c><00:26:44.500><c> man's</c><00:26:44.940><c> rule</c><00:26:45.279><c> is</c><00:26:45.740><c> followed</c><00:26:46.019><c> by</c><00:26:46.359><c> peace</c><00:26:46.740><c> in</c>

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verse<00:26:47.180><c> nine.</c>

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He<00:26:52.980><c> burns</c><00:26:53.339><c> the</c><00:26:53.700><c> shields</c><00:26:54.140><c> with</c><00:26:54.759><c> fire.</c>

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about<00:27:03.299><c> peace,</c><00:27:05.099><c> and</c><00:27:05.339><c> this</c><00:27:05.640><c> parallels</c><00:27:06.059><c> the</c><00:27:06.420><c> future</c><00:27:06.740><c> vision,</c><00:27:08.000><c> the</c><00:27:08.519><c> vision</c><00:27:08.740><c> of</c>

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the<00:27:09.400><c> implements</c><00:27:09.720><c> of</c><00:27:09.960><c> war</c>

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being<00:27:10.259><c> destroyed.</c>

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It's<00:27:10.839><c> just</c><00:27:11.039><c> like</c><00:27:11.420><c> Isaiah</c><00:27:11.799><c> two,</c><00:27:12.240><c> verse</c><00:27:12.400><c> four,</c><00:27:12.720><c> that</c><00:27:12.839><c> the</c><00:27:13.220><c> swords</c><00:27:13.559><c> will</c>

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be<00:27:14.299><c> beaten</c><00:27:14.500><c> into</c><00:27:14.839><c> plowshares</c>

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and<00:27:15.619><c> the</c><00:27:15.900><c> spears</c><00:27:16.700><c> into</c><00:27:17.140><c> pruning</c><00:27:17.480><c> hooks.</c>

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Beautiful<00:27:18.619><c> picture</c><00:27:19.160><c> that</c><00:27:19.599><c> we</c><00:27:19.839><c> hold</c><00:27:20.039><c> on</c><00:27:20.319><c> dear</c><00:27:20.740><c> as</c><00:27:21.519><c> our</c><00:27:21.759><c> hope.</c>

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God<00:27:22.680><c> will</c><00:27:22.920><c> bring</c><00:27:23.180><c> peace</c><00:27:23.779><c> to</c><00:27:24.079><c> this</c><00:27:24.359><c> world</c><00:27:24.819><c> in</c><00:27:25.500><c> turmoil.</c>

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And<00:27:27.680><c> then</c><00:27:28.079><c> the</c><00:27:28.480><c> command,</c><00:27:29.480><c> be</c><00:27:29.799><c> still</c><00:27:30.359><c> and</c><00:27:31.480><c> know</c><00:27:31.799><c> that</c><00:27:31.960><c> I</c><00:27:32.099><c> am</c><00:27:32.259><c> God.</c>

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And<00:27:35.480><c> the</c><00:27:35.640><c> first</c><00:27:35.819><c> lens</c><00:27:36.559><c> from</c><00:27:37.500><c> people</c><00:27:37.980><c> in</c><00:27:38.400><c> Bible</c><00:27:38.680><c> times,</c><00:27:39.859><c> God</c>

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brought<00:27:40.299><c> about</c><00:27:40.599><c> victory</c><00:27:41.140><c> while</c><00:27:41.559><c> they</c><00:27:41.779><c> were</c>

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still.

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The<00:27:43.559><c> Israelites</c><00:27:44.000><c> in</c><00:27:44.380><c> the</c><00:27:44.519><c> Red</c><00:27:44.759><c> Sea</c><00:27:44.980><c> just</c><00:27:45.339><c> watched</c><00:27:45.720><c> as</c><00:27:45.980><c> God</c>

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destroyed<00:27:46.900><c> their</c><00:27:47.480><c> enemies.</c>

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God's<00:27:49.259><c> angels</c><00:27:49.700><c> destroyed</c><00:27:50.299><c> Sennacherib's</c><00:27:51.059><c> army</c><00:27:51.359><c> miraculously.</c>

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God<00:27:53.579><c> caused</c><00:27:54.000><c> miraculously</c><00:27:54.539><c> the</c><00:27:55.259><c> armies</c><00:27:55.559><c> that</c><00:27:55.819><c> came</c><00:27:56.039><c> up</c><00:27:56.240><c> against</c><00:27:56.539><c> Jehoshaphat</c><00:27:57.079><c> to</c>

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fight<00:27:57.599><c> against</c><00:27:58.000><c> each</c>

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other<00:27:58.579><c> while</c><00:27:58.839><c> God's</c><00:27:59.400><c> people</c><00:27:59.700><c> watched</c><00:28:00.339><c> the</c><00:28:00.839><c> victory</c><00:28:01.279><c> he</c><00:28:01.700><c> wrought.</c>

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So<00:28:04.140><c> thinking</c><00:28:04.380><c> about</c><00:28:04.640><c> it</c><00:28:04.880><c> and</c><00:28:04.900><c> applying</c><00:28:05.039><c> to</c><00:28:05.180><c> us</c><00:28:05.440><c> today,</c><00:28:07.059><c> our</c>

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troubles<00:28:07.839><c> are</c><00:28:08.700><c> overcome.</c>

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Our<00:28:10.200><c> sins</c><00:28:10.720><c> are</c><00:28:11.259><c> washed</c><00:28:11.559><c> away.</c>

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Our<00:28:12.240><c> salvation</c><00:28:12.940><c> is</c><00:28:13.660><c> brought</c><00:28:13.960><c> about</c><00:28:14.440><c> by</c><00:28:15.180><c> faith</c><00:28:15.579><c> in</c><00:28:15.880><c> the</c><00:28:16.119><c> might</c>

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and<00:28:17.180><c> the</c><00:28:17.400><c> mercy</c><00:28:17.700><c> of</c><00:28:17.900><c> our</c><00:28:18.099><c> God,</c><00:28:18.400><c> not</c><00:28:18.839><c> by</c>

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our<00:28:19.619><c> own</c><00:28:19.859><c> strength.</c>

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Be<00:28:22.019><c> still</c><00:28:22.319><c> now</c><00:28:23.019><c> and</c><00:28:23.640><c> know</c><00:28:23.900><c> him.</c>

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This<00:28:26.019><c> is</c><00:28:26.279><c> a</c><00:28:26.380><c> taste</c><00:28:26.539><c> of</c><00:28:26.720><c> the</c><00:28:26.880><c> kingdom</c><00:28:27.099><c> when</c><00:28:27.259><c> we</c><00:28:27.500><c> do</c><00:28:27.740><c> that,</c><00:28:28.420><c> when</c>

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we<00:28:28.819><c> are</c><00:28:29.160><c> still</c><00:28:29.579><c> and</c><00:28:30.119><c> know</c><00:28:30.740><c> that</c><00:28:31.220><c> he</c><00:28:31.319><c> is</c>

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God.

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Jesus<00:28:33.759><c> says</c><00:28:34.019><c> this</c><00:28:34.299><c> is</c><00:28:34.599><c> eternal</c><00:28:34.839><c> life,</c><00:28:35.259><c> to</c><00:28:35.579><c> know</c><00:28:35.900><c> thee</c><00:28:36.240><c> the</c><00:28:36.440><c> only</c><00:28:36.859><c> true</c><00:28:37.119><c> God</c>

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and<00:28:37.599><c> Jesus</c><00:28:37.980><c> whom</c><00:28:38.119><c> you've</c><00:28:38.460><c> sent.</c>

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We<00:28:39.400><c> have</c><00:28:39.579><c> the</c><00:28:39.680><c> opportunity</c><00:28:40.099><c> to</c><00:28:40.339><c> do</c><00:28:40.460><c> that</c><00:28:40.779><c> when</c><00:28:40.960><c> we</c><00:28:41.519><c> are</c><00:28:41.799><c> still</c>

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and<00:28:42.799><c> we</c><00:28:43.019><c> reflect</c><00:28:43.299><c> on</c><00:28:44.779><c> the</c><00:28:45.500><c> deliverance,</c>

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the<00:28:46.339><c> refuge</c><00:28:46.660><c> that</c><00:28:46.900><c> God</c><00:28:47.119><c> has</c><00:28:47.359><c> provided</c><00:28:47.740><c> in</c><00:28:47.960><c> our</c><00:28:48.160><c> lives.</c>

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And<00:28:50.360><c> the</c><00:28:50.920><c> response,</c><00:28:51.700><c> he</c><00:28:52.039><c> will</c><00:28:52.359><c> be</c><00:28:52.859><c> exalted.</c>

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He<00:28:54.160><c> will</c><00:28:54.339><c> be</c><00:28:54.599><c> exalted</c><00:28:54.960><c> in</c><00:28:55.160><c> the</c><00:28:55.339><c> earth,</c><00:28:56.160><c> both</c><00:28:56.519><c> now</c><00:28:57.140><c> and</c><00:28:58.039><c> in</c><00:28:58.220><c> a</c><00:28:58.299><c> small</c><00:28:58.480><c> way,</c><00:28:58.740><c> but</c><00:28:59.059><c> even</c><00:28:59.420><c> more</c><00:28:59.680><c> so</c>

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in<00:29:00.000><c> the</c>

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kingdom<00:29:00.400><c> when</c><00:29:00.559><c> the</c><00:29:00.839><c> knowledge</c><00:29:01.220><c> of</c><00:29:01.440><c> the</c><00:29:01.720><c> glory</c><00:29:01.980><c> of</c><00:29:02.180><c> the</c><00:29:02.299><c> Lord</c>

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will<00:29:02.819><c> cover</c><00:29:03.180><c> the</c><00:29:03.440><c> earth</c><00:29:03.599><c> as</c><00:29:03.819><c> the</c><00:29:04.099><c> waters</c>

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cover<00:29:05.259><c> the</c><00:29:05.539><c> sea.</c>

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Be<00:29:08.180><c> still,</c><00:29:09.160><c> know</c><00:29:09.440><c> him,</c><00:29:10.500><c> and</c><00:29:10.700><c> exalt</c><00:29:10.960><c> him.</c>

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He<00:29:11.259><c> is</c><00:29:11.480><c> our</c><00:29:11.640><c> refuge,</c><00:29:12.539><c> our</c><00:29:12.740><c> strength</c><00:29:12.960><c> and</c><00:29:13.119><c> our</c><00:29:13.279><c> help.</c>

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Though<00:29:14.799><c> things</c><00:29:15.200><c> might</c><00:29:15.480><c> seem</c><00:29:15.779><c> like</c><00:29:16.160><c> chaos</c><00:29:16.599><c> and</c><00:29:16.960><c> emptiness</c><00:29:17.359><c> for</c>

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times<00:29:18.140><c> in</c><00:29:18.339><c> our</c><00:29:18.500><c> lives,</c><00:29:19.240><c> he</c><00:29:19.539><c> will</c><00:29:19.839><c> bring</c><00:29:20.099><c> help</c>

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lives<00:29:38.480><c> fall</c><00:29:39.039><c> asleep.</c>

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and<00:29:43.579><c> death</c><00:29:43.779><c> around</c><00:29:44.180><c> us.</c>

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three<00:30:16.880><c> things</c><00:30:17.359><c> now.</c>

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Be<00:30:18.680><c> still,</c><00:30:20.099><c> know</c><00:30:20.440><c> him,</c><00:30:21.460><c> and</c><00:30:21.819><c> exalt</c><00:30:22.180><c> him.</c>

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The<00:30:26.380><c> Lord</c><00:30:26.900><c> of</c><00:30:27.220><c> hosts</c><00:30:27.599><c> is</c><00:30:28.019><c> with</c><00:30:28.220><c> us.</c>

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Selah.