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Father's</c><00:12:33.559><c> presence.</c> 00:12:35.539 --> 00:12:39.320 x He<00:12:35.820><c> has,</c><00:12:36.500><c> the</c><00:12:36.720><c> Lord</c><00:12:37.000><c> has,</c><00:12:37.860><c> in</c><00:12:38.000><c> the</c><00:12:38.139><c> words</c><00:12:38.299><c> of</c><00:12:38.500><c> Hebrews</c><00:12:38.700><c> 6,</c> 00:12:39.740 --> 00:12:44.039 x entered<00:12:39.899><c> into</c><00:12:40.240><c> the</c><00:12:40.460><c> Most</c><00:12:40.799><c> Holy</c><00:12:41.259><c> as</c><00:12:42.259><c> a</c><00:12:42.519><c> forerunner.</c> 00:12:44.220 --> 00:12:49.240 x Now<00:12:44.440><c> a</c><00:12:44.559><c> forerunner</c><00:12:45.159><c> is</c><00:12:45.379><c> one</c><00:12:45.580><c> who</c><00:12:45.799><c> comes</c><00:12:46.120><c> into</c><00:12:46.779><c> a</c><00:12:47.519><c> place</c><00:12:47.840><c> in</c><00:12:48.200><c> advance</c> 00:12:49.520 --> 00:12:52.539 x where<00:12:50.200><c> the</c><00:12:50.740><c> rest</c><00:12:51.120><c> are</c><00:12:51.440><c> to</c><00:12:51.700><c> follow.</c> 00:12:53.279 --> 00:12:57.220 x So<00:12:53.700><c> the</c><00:12:54.580><c> Lord</c><00:12:54.840><c> Jesus</c><00:12:55.179><c> Christ</c><00:12:55.419><c> has</c><00:12:55.799><c> passed</c><00:12:56.120><c> through</c><00:12:56.600><c> the</c><00:12:56.840><c> veil,</c> 00:12:57.220 --> 00:13:04.460 x brothers<00:12:57.820><c> and</c><00:12:58.059><c> sisters,</c><00:13:00.419><c> and</c><00:13:00.639><c> He</c><00:13:00.860><c> desires</c><00:13:01.559><c> that</c><00:13:02.659><c> we</c><00:13:02.879><c> follow</c><00:13:03.240><c> Him.</c> 00:13:05.100 --> 00:13:08.419 x But<00:13:05.379><c> the</c><00:13:05.659><c> veil</c><00:13:06.220><c> bars</c><00:13:07.259><c> our</c><00:13:07.580><c> way.</c> 00:13:08.860 --> 00:13:14.220 x Not<00:13:09.039><c> literally,</c><00:13:09.480><c> of</c><00:13:09.720><c> course,</c><00:13:11.639><c> but</c><00:13:11.840><c> by</c><00:13:12.080><c> what</c><00:13:12.320><c> the</c><00:13:12.620><c> veil</c><00:13:12.860><c> represents,</c> 00:13:14.639 --> 00:13:17.919 x we<00:13:14.820><c> are</c><00:13:15.179><c> separated</c><00:13:15.860><c> from</c><00:13:17.259><c> the</c><00:13:17.440><c> Most</c><00:13:17.679><c> Holy,</c> 00:13:18.200 --> 00:13:20.980 x from<00:13:18.460><c> the</c><00:13:18.700><c> presence</c><00:13:19.600><c> of</c><00:13:20.039><c> Yahweh.</c> 00:13:22.559 --> 00:13:25.920 x So<00:13:22.940><c> the</c><00:13:23.139><c> veil</c><00:13:23.299><c> must</c><00:13:23.559><c> be</c><00:13:23.799><c> taken</c><00:13:24.019><c> away</c><00:13:24.559><c> if</c><00:13:25.580><c> we</c> 00:13:25.919 --> 00:13:29.259 x enter<00:13:26.279><c> into</c><00:13:26.559><c> the</c><00:13:27.399><c> Holy</c><00:13:27.679><c> Place,</c><00:13:28.299><c> the</c><00:13:28.519><c> Most</c><00:13:28.759><c> Holy</c><00:13:29.019><c> Place,</c> 00:13:29.320 --> 00:13:32.179 x where<00:13:29.460><c> the</c><00:13:29.639><c> Lord</c><00:13:29.779><c> has</c><00:13:30.100><c> gone</c><00:13:30.279><c> as</c><00:13:30.580><c> our</c><00:13:30.799><c> forerunner.</c> 00:13:32.559 --> 00:13:36.000 x The<00:13:32.879><c> verses</c><00:13:33.200><c> in</c><00:13:33.440><c> Hebrews</c><00:13:33.659><c> 10</c><00:13:33.940><c> that</c><00:13:34.080><c> we</c><00:13:34.240><c> are</c><00:13:34.320><c> focusing</c><00:13:34.740><c> on</c><00:13:35.399><c> this</c><00:13:35.779><c> morning</c> 00:13:36.000 --> 00:13:38.779 x tell<00:13:36.240><c> us</c><00:13:36.539><c> plainly</c><00:13:36.940><c> what</c><00:13:37.159><c> the</c><00:13:37.419><c> veil</c><00:13:37.559><c> represents.</c> 00:13:39.440 --> 00:13:41.399 x Having<00:13:39.759><c> therefore,</c><00:13:40.299><c> brethren,</c><00:13:40.899><c> boldness</c> 00:13:41.399 --> 00:13:44.019 x to<00:13:41.620><c> enter</c><00:13:41.860><c> into</c><00:13:42.080><c> the</c><00:13:42.340><c> holiest</c><00:13:42.740><c> by</c><00:13:42.940><c> the</c><00:13:43.179><c> blood</c><00:13:43.320><c> of</c><00:13:43.600><c> Jesus,</c> 00:13:44.340 --> 00:13:48.320 x by<00:13:44.600><c> a</c><00:13:44.820><c> new</c><00:13:45.000><c> and</c><00:13:45.179><c> living</c><00:13:45.399><c> way,</c><00:13:46.440><c> which</c><00:13:46.639><c> He</c><00:13:46.820><c> has</c><00:13:47.220><c> consecrated</c><00:13:47.740><c> for</c><00:13:48.059><c> us</c> 00:13:48.320 --> 00:13:53.200 x through<00:13:48.659><c> the</c><00:13:48.960><c> veil,</c><00:13:49.500><c> that</c><00:13:49.879><c> is</c><00:13:50.139><c> to</c><00:13:50.460><c> say</c><00:13:50.899><c> His</c><00:13:51.919><c> flesh.</c> 00:13:57.279 --> 00:14:03.159 x And<00:13:57.980><c> this</c><00:13:58.240><c> simple</c><00:13:58.559><c> statement,</c><00:14:01.039><c> the</c><00:14:01.419><c> apostle,</c> 00:14:03.960 --> 00:14:08.919 x sets<00:14:04.519><c> before</c><00:14:04.940><c> us</c><00:14:05.139><c> a</c><00:14:05.440><c> great</c><00:14:05.659><c> truth</c><00:14:06.220><c> of</c><00:14:07.399><c> how</c><00:14:07.940><c> the</c><00:14:08.240><c> atoning</c><00:14:08.559><c> work</c> 00:14:08.919 --> 00:14:10.019 x of<00:14:09.440><c> Golgotha</c> 00:14:10.019 --> 00:14:12.759 x had<00:14:10.279><c> effect</c><00:14:10.840><c> upon</c><00:14:11.440><c> the</c><00:14:11.679><c> Lord's</c><00:14:12.059><c> physical</c><00:14:12.299><c> body.</c> 00:14:13.220 --> 00:14:16.419 x What<00:14:13.480><c> was</c><00:14:13.700><c> the</c><00:14:14.000><c> effect</c><00:14:14.340><c> of</c><00:14:14.820><c> that</c><00:14:15.059><c> sacrifice</c><00:14:15.679><c> on</c><00:14:16.059><c> the</c><00:14:16.240><c> Lord?</c> 00:14:16.679 --> 00:14:19.899 x Now<00:14:16.899><c> we</c><00:14:17.039><c> believe</c><00:14:17.799><c> that</c><00:14:18.799><c> Christ's</c><00:14:19.559><c> sacrifice</c> 00:14:19.899 --> 00:14:22.960 x was<00:14:20.200><c> necessary</c><00:14:20.799><c> for</c><00:14:21.000><c> Him</c><00:14:21.279><c> as</c><00:14:21.799><c> it</c><00:14:22.080><c> is</c><00:14:22.220><c> for</c><00:14:22.480><c> us,</c> 00:14:22.960 --> 00:14:26.059 x but<00:14:23.480><c> in</c><00:14:23.740><c> what</c><00:14:23.940><c> way</c><00:14:24.080><c> was</c><00:14:24.259><c> it</c><00:14:24.480><c> necessary</c><00:14:24.919><c> for</c><00:14:25.179><c> Him?</c> 00:14:27.179 --> 00:14:30.559 x For<00:14:27.480><c> Christ,</c><00:14:27.779><c> it</c><00:14:27.899><c> was</c><00:14:28.159><c> never</c><00:14:28.679><c> a</c><00:14:29.220><c> matter</c><00:14:29.460><c> of</c><00:14:29.740><c> forgiveness.</c> 00:14:31.320 --> 00:14:35.039 x He<00:14:31.580><c> had</c><00:14:31.759><c> no</c><00:14:32.000><c> sins</c><00:14:32.220><c> to</c><00:14:32.480><c> forgive,</c><00:14:33.059><c> and</c><00:14:34.440><c> it</c><00:14:34.539><c> was</c><00:14:34.799><c> not</c> 00:14:35.039 --> 00:14:37.940 x a<00:14:35.220><c> matter</c><00:14:35.460><c> of</c><00:14:35.740><c> reconciliation,</c><00:14:36.899><c> for</c><00:14:37.019><c> He</c><00:14:37.159><c> was</c><00:14:37.440><c> never</c> 00:14:37.940 --> 00:14:41.039 x morally<00:14:38.820><c> alienated</c><00:14:39.659><c> from</c><00:14:39.840><c> His</c><00:14:40.059><c> Father.</c> 00:14:42.980 --> 00:14:48.059 x We'll<00:14:43.480><c> use</c><00:14:43.820><c> the</c><00:14:44.379><c> analogy</c><00:14:44.899><c> of</c><00:14:45.120><c> the</c><00:14:45.340><c> veil</c><00:14:45.620><c> to</c><00:14:46.440><c> help</c><00:14:46.600><c> us</c><00:14:46.919><c> understand.</c> 00:14:49.639 --> 00:14:52.440 x By<00:14:50.259><c> Christ's</c><00:14:50.840><c> sacrifice</c><00:14:51.679><c> on</c><00:14:52.019><c> the</c><00:14:52.220><c> cross,</c> 00:14:52.659 --> 00:14:58.120 x we<00:14:52.659><c> know,</c><00:14:53.740><c> we</c><00:14:54.019><c> are</c><00:14:54.200><c> told</c><00:14:54.519><c> by</c><00:14:56.279><c> Paul</c><00:14:56.559><c> in</c><00:14:56.740><c> Hebrews</c><00:14:56.940><c> 2,</c> 00:14:58.340 --> 00:15:01.799 x that<00:14:58.480><c> that</c><00:14:58.779><c> which</c><00:14:58.980><c> has</c><00:14:59.279><c> the</c><00:14:59.620><c> power</c><00:14:59.919><c> of</c><00:15:00.100><c> death</c><00:15:00.419><c> was</c><00:15:00.799><c> broken.</c> 00:15:03.159 --> 00:15:04.460 x What<00:15:03.360><c> has</c><00:15:03.639><c> the</c><00:15:03.759><c> power</c><00:15:04.080><c> of</c><00:15:04.320><c> death?</c> 00:15:04.659 --> 00:15:06.960 x What<00:15:04.879><c> has</c><00:15:05.200><c> the</c><00:15:05.440><c> power</c><00:15:05.879><c> to</c><00:15:06.200><c> kill?</c> 00:15:07.039 --> 00:15:09.700 x Well,<00:15:07.320><c> James</c><00:15:07.580><c> tells</c><00:15:07.879><c> us</c><00:15:08.399><c> very</c><00:15:08.820><c> plainly,</c> 00:15:09.980 --> 00:15:14.519 x and<00:15:10.340><c> sin,</c><00:15:11.080><c> when</c><00:15:11.340><c> it</c><00:15:11.559><c> is</c><00:15:11.879><c> finished,</c><00:15:12.860><c> brings</c><00:15:13.120><c> forth</c><00:15:13.460><c> death.</c> 00:15:16.100 --> 00:15:20.740 x However,<00:15:17.639><c> sin,</c><00:15:18.539><c> meaning</c><00:15:18.879><c> transgression</c><00:15:19.559><c> there,</c> 00:15:22.100 --> 00:15:25.960 x never<00:15:22.379><c> found</c><00:15:22.639><c> expression</c><00:15:23.419><c> in</c><00:15:24.340><c> Christ's</c><00:15:25.039><c> body.</c> 00:15:26.700 --> 00:15:29.480 x Therefore,<00:15:27.220><c> that</c><00:15:27.539><c> which</c><00:15:27.720><c> has</c><00:15:28.039><c> the</c><00:15:28.340><c> power</c><00:15:28.620><c> of</c><00:15:28.860><c> death</c> 00:15:29.480 --> 00:15:34.100 x must<00:15:30.120><c> mean</c><00:15:30.820><c> something</c><00:15:31.320><c> other</c><00:15:31.940><c> than</c><00:15:32.419><c> simply</c><00:15:32.799><c> transgression,</c> 00:15:35.360 --> 00:15:38.480 x if<00:15:35.580><c> it</c><00:15:35.700><c> is</c><00:15:35.899><c> to</c><00:15:36.039><c> be</c><00:15:36.220><c> broken</c><00:15:36.500><c> in</c><00:15:36.740><c> the</c><00:15:36.879><c> Lord</c><00:15:37.019><c> Jesus</c><00:15:37.360><c> Christ.</c> 00:15:40.540 --> 00:15:44.019 x That's<00:15:41.220><c> why</c><00:15:41.460><c> Paul</c><00:15:41.799><c> says</c><00:15:42.100><c> in</c><00:15:42.320><c> Hebrews</c><00:15:42.620><c> 2,</c> 00:15:44.079 --> 00:15:48.779 x that<00:15:44.539><c> it</c><00:15:44.720><c> is</c><00:15:45.019><c> the</c><00:15:45.220><c> devil</c><00:15:45.679><c> that</c><00:15:47.059><c> has</c><00:15:47.379><c> the</c><00:15:47.679><c> power.</c> 00:15:49.759 --> 00:15:52.000 x And<00:15:50.240><c> by</c><00:15:50.399><c> this,</c><00:15:50.779><c> of</c><00:15:50.820><c> course,</c><00:15:51.000><c> we</c><00:15:51.200><c> understand</c> 00:15:52.000 --> 00:15:58.700 x He<00:15:52.600><c> means</c><00:15:53.039><c> the</c><00:15:53.379><c> flesh,</c><00:15:55.500><c> that</c><00:15:55.720><c> motivator</c><00:15:56.799><c> for</c><00:15:57.580><c> transgression.</c> 00:16:00.159 --> 00:16:03.820 x How<00:16:00.500><c> was</c><00:16:00.720><c> the</c><00:16:00.980><c> principle</c><00:16:01.519><c> of</c><00:16:02.000><c> breaking</c><00:16:02.480><c> sin's</c><00:16:03.120><c> power</c> 00:16:03.820 --> 00:16:08.779 x expressed<00:16:04.740><c> at</c><00:16:06.419><c> the</c><00:16:06.580><c> moment</c><00:16:06.759><c> of</c><00:16:06.940><c> the</c><00:16:07.100><c> Lord's</c><00:16:07.600><c> death</c> 00:16:08.579 --> 00:16:12.940 x when<00:16:09.039><c> His</c><00:16:09.299><c> body</c><00:16:09.559><c> was</c><00:16:09.879><c> broken</c><00:16:10.480><c> on</c><00:16:11.620><c> the</c><00:16:11.860><c> cross?</c> 00:16:14.120 --> 00:16:18.340 x Well,<00:16:15.080><c> Matthew</c><00:16:15.159><c> tells</c><00:16:15.480><c> us,</c><00:16:16.960><c> the</c><00:16:17.019><c> veil</c><00:16:17.340><c> of</c><00:16:17.519><c> the</c><00:16:17.759><c> temple</c> 00:16:18.340 --> 00:16:23.399 x was<00:16:19.220><c> rent</c><00:16:19.539><c> in</c><00:16:19.840><c> twain</c><00:16:20.559><c> from</c><00:16:20.940><c> the</c><00:16:21.179><c> top</c><00:16:21.659><c> to</c><00:16:22.340><c> the</c><00:16:22.519><c> bottom.</c> 00:16:24.919 --> 00:16:27.159 x In<00:16:25.080><c> Hebrews</c><00:16:25.340><c> 10,</c><00:16:25.659><c> Paul</c><00:16:25.879><c> tells</c><00:16:26.159><c> us</c><00:16:26.440><c> that</c><00:16:26.679><c> the</c><00:16:26.899><c> veil</c> 00:16:27.159 --> 00:16:30.320 x represents<00:16:27.940><c> the</c><00:16:28.500><c> flesh</c><00:16:28.740><c> of</c><00:16:29.000><c> Christ.</c> 00:16:32.679 --> 00:16:39.600 x And<00:16:33.000><c> at</c><00:16:33.159><c> His</c><00:16:33.440><c> death,</c><00:16:35.600><c> that</c><00:16:35.779><c> veil</c><00:16:36.019><c> was</c><00:16:36.460><c> torn</c><00:16:36.919><c> from</c><00:16:38.259><c> heaven</c><00:16:38.480><c> to</c><00:16:38.740><c> earth.</c> 00:16:41.720 --> 00:16:44.759 x The<00:16:42.480><c> Most</c><00:16:42.820><c> Holy</c><00:16:43.159><c> was</c><00:16:43.639><c> declared</c><00:16:44.120><c> by</c><00:16:44.440><c> Yahweh</c> 00:16:44.759 --> 00:16:48.240 x to<00:16:44.980><c> be</c><00:16:45.120><c> His</c><00:16:45.460><c> dwelling</c><00:16:45.799><c> place</c><00:16:46.240><c> amongst</c><00:16:46.539><c> the</c><00:16:46.779><c> people</c><00:16:46.960><c> of</c><00:16:47.139><c> Israel.</c> 00:16:48.399 --> 00:16:53.179 x And<00:16:48.639><c> yet,</c><00:16:49.159><c> all</c><00:16:49.419><c> men,</c><00:16:50.100><c> including</c><00:16:50.480><c> Moses</c><00:16:51.179><c> and</c><00:16:51.799><c> the</c><00:16:52.039><c> priesthood,</c> 00:16:53.440 --> 00:16:58.960 x were<00:16:53.759><c> barred</c><00:16:54.980><c> from</c><00:16:55.580><c> His</c><00:16:55.980><c> presence</c><00:16:56.879><c> by</c><00:16:57.879><c> that</c><00:16:58.159><c> veil.</c> 00:17:02.580 --> 00:17:05.660 x That<00:17:03.080><c> barrier</c><00:17:03.600><c> was</c><00:17:04.079><c> representatively</c><00:17:05.160><c> removed</c> 00:17:05.660 --> 00:17:09.079 x by<00:17:05.920><c> the</c><00:17:06.160><c> tearing</c><00:17:06.740><c> when</c><00:17:08.259><c> the</c><00:17:08.480><c> body</c><00:17:09.079><c> was</c><00:17:09.079><c> broken.</c> 00:17:09.099 --> 00:17:11.380 x When<00:17:09.359><c> the</c><00:17:09.359><c> body</c><00:17:09.359><c> of</c><00:17:09.359><c> the</c><00:17:09.380><c> Lord</c><00:17:09.680><c> was</c><00:17:10.259><c> broken,</c> 00:17:11.660 --> 00:17:16.039 x meaning<00:17:12.019><c> when</c><00:17:12.680><c> the</c><00:17:12.920><c> power</c><00:17:13.279><c> of</c><00:17:13.599><c> sin</c><00:17:13.799><c> was</c><00:17:14.099><c> broken</c><00:17:14.400><c> in</c><00:17:14.619><c> His</c><00:17:14.920><c> death.</c> 00:17:17.859 --> 00:17:20.960 x The<00:17:17.960><c> nature</c><00:17:18.319><c> that</c><00:17:18.720><c> the</c><00:17:18.960><c> Lord</c><00:17:19.220><c> had</c><00:17:19.599><c> inherited</c><00:17:20.079><c> from</c><00:17:20.380><c> His</c><00:17:20.700><c> mother,</c> 00:17:21.279 --> 00:17:24.960 x 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Lord</c><00:17:38.279><c> shared</c><00:17:38.880><c> our</c><00:17:39.240><c> condemned</c><00:17:39.579><c> nature,</c> 00:17:40.180 --> 00:17:44.480 x which,<00:17:40.740><c> like</c><00:17:40.920><c> the</c><00:17:41.160><c> veil,</c><00:17:41.680><c> is</c><00:17:42.000><c> a</c><00:17:42.279><c> barrier</c><00:17:42.640><c> to</c><00:17:42.880><c> the</c><00:17:43.079><c> presence</c><00:17:43.339><c> of</c><00:17:43.599><c> Yahweh.</c> 00:17:45.059 --> 00:17:49.339 x Again,<00:17:46.319><c> for</c><00:17:46.480><c> Christ,</c><00:17:47.539><c> His</c><00:17:47.740><c> sacrifice</c><00:17:48.319><c> was</c><00:17:48.599><c> not</c><00:17:48.819><c> a</c><00:17:48.980><c> matter</c> 00:17:49.339 --> 00:17:51.759 x of<00:17:49.759><c> remission</c><00:17:50.220><c> of</c><00:17:50.519><c> guilt,</c><00:17:50.980><c> because</c><00:17:51.299><c> there</c><00:17:51.539><c> was</c> 00:17:51.759 --> 00:17:54.000 x no<00:17:52.119><c> transgression</c><00:17:52.720><c> to</c><00:17:53.039><c> forgive.</c> 00:17:56.019 --> 00:18:00.759 x The<00:17:56.339><c> benefit</c><00:17:56.759><c> He</c><00:17:57.099><c> gained</c><00:17:57.740><c> by</c><00:17:58.500><c> His</c><00:17:58.779><c> submission</c><00:17:59.299><c> at</c><00:17:59.619><c> Golgotha</c> 00:18:00.759 --> 00:18:04.480 x was<00:18:01.200><c> the</c><00:18:01.460><c> destruction</c><00:18:02.079><c> through</c><00:18:02.400><c> death</c><00:18:02.680><c> of</c><00:18:02.940><c> that</c><00:18:03.200><c> nature,</c> 00:18:04.759 --> 00:18:10.920 x that<00:18:05.099><c> even</c><00:18:05.420><c> He</c><00:18:05.740><c> struggled</c><00:18:06.119><c> with</c><00:18:06.920><c> for</c><00:18:08.420><c> 33</c><00:18:08.819><c> and</c><00:18:09.039><c> a</c><00:18:09.059><c> half</c><00:18:09.259><c> years.</c> 00:18:13.940 --> 00:18:16.240 x Christ<00:18:14.220><c> is</c><00:18:14.500><c> our</c><00:18:15.200><c> pattern.</c> 00:18:17.139 --> 00:18:22.720 x Christ<00:18:17.819><c> is</c><00:18:18.500><c> the</c><00:18:18.859><c> forerunner,</c><00:18:20.319><c> and</c><00:18:20.660><c> so</c><00:18:20.799><c> how</c><00:18:21.000><c> do</c><00:18:21.200><c> we</c><00:18:21.400><c> follow</c><00:18:21.740><c> Him?</c> 00:18:24.900 --> 00:18:26.539 x The<00:18:25.259><c> answer</c><00:18:25.500><c> is</c><00:18:25.700><c> given</c><00:18:25.880><c> by</c><00:18:26.160><c> the</c><00:18:26.339><c> Lord,</c> 00:18:26.599 --> 00:18:28.859 x and<00:18:26.759><c> it</c><00:18:26.900><c> is</c><00:18:27.240><c> beautifully</c><00:18:27.640><c> simple.</c> 00:18:29.720 --> 00:18:34.279 x Take<00:18:30.480><c> up</c><00:18:30.700><c> your</c><00:18:31.000><c> cross</c><00:18:31.640><c> and</c><00:18:32.880><c> follow</c><00:18:33.299><c> me.</c> 00:18:36.160 --> 00:18:39.299 x The<00:18:36.380><c> cross</c><00:18:36.839><c> is</c><00:18:37.299><c> the</c><00:18:37.640><c> instrument</c><00:18:38.259><c> of</c><00:18:38.559><c> destruction</c> 00:18:39.299 --> 00:18:42.720 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in</c><00:18:54.940><c> Colossians</c><00:18:55.359><c> three,</c> 00:18:57.020 --> 00:19:00.119 x mortify,<00:18:57.740><c> therefore,</c><00:18:58.380><c> your</c><00:18:58.599><c> members</c><00:18:58.920><c> which</c><00:18:59.160><c> are</c><00:18:59.339><c> upon</c><00:18:59.619><c> the</c><00:18:59.779><c> earth,</c> 00:19:00.380 --> 00:19:03.500 x fornication,<00:19:01.400><c> uncleanness,</c><00:19:02.140><c> inordinate</c><00:19:02.519><c> affection,</c> 00:19:03.559 --> 00:19:06.819 x evil<00:19:03.819><c> concupiscence,</c><00:19:04.859><c> and</c><00:19:05.079><c> covetousness,</c><00:19:05.700><c> which</c><00:19:05.839><c> is</c><00:19:06.160><c> idolatry.</c> 00:19:07.140 --> 00:19:11.779 x Also,<00:19:07.720><c> put</c><00:19:07.839><c> off</c><00:19:08.039><c> all</c><00:19:08.440><c> these,</c><00:19:09.059><c> anger,</c><00:19:09.900><c> wrath,</c><00:19:10.640><c> malice,</c><00:19:11.299><c> blasphemy,</c> 00:19:12.140 --> 00:19:13.900 x filthy<00:19:12.359><c> communication</c><00:19:13.079><c> out</c><00:19:13.299><c> of</c><00:19:13.420><c> your</c><00:19:13.619><c> mouth.</c> 00:19:14.339 --> 00:19:17.980 x Lie<00:19:14.559><c> not</c><00:19:14.839><c> one</c><00:19:15.019><c> to</c><00:19:15.220><c> another,</c><00:19:15.519><c> seeing</c><00:19:15.819><c> that</c><00:19:16.079><c> you</c><00:19:16.299><c> have</c><00:19:16.740><c> put</c><00:19:17.259><c> off</c> 00:19:17.980 --> 00:19:22.319 x the<00:19:18.400><c> old</c><00:19:18.700><c> man</c><00:19:19.559><c> with</c><00:19:21.039><c> his</c><00:19:21.279><c> deeds.</c> 00:19:27.680 --> 00:19:36.599 x Crucify,<00:19:28.540><c> mortify,</c><00:19:30.099><c> we</c><00:19:34.400><c> cannot</c><00:19:34.660><c> miss</c><00:19:34.980><c> the</c><00:19:35.180><c> meaning</c><00:19:35.460><c> of</c><00:19:35.700><c> that.</c> 00:19:36.839 --> 00:19:39.640 x It<00:19:37.039><c> would</c><00:19:37.220><c> be</c><00:19:37.460><c> impossible</c><00:19:37.980><c> for</c><00:19:38.279><c> us</c><00:19:38.740><c> to</c><00:19:39.099><c> misunderstand</c> 00:19:39.640 --> 00:19:44.380 x what<00:19:39.880><c> Paul</c><00:19:40.140><c> is</c><00:19:40.440><c> talking</c><00:19:40.759><c> about,</c><00:19:41.700><c> and</c><00:19:42.000><c> so</c><00:19:42.200><c> Jesus</c><00:19:42.720><c> counsels</c><00:19:43.299><c> us,</c> 00:19:44.400 --> 00:19:51.799 x take<00:19:44.519><c> up</c><00:19:45.019><c> your</c><00:19:45.500><c> cross</c><00:19:46.359><c> and</c><00:19:48.680><c> follow</c><00:19:49.019><c> me,</c><00:19:50.480><c> follow</c><00:19:50.759><c> Him</c><00:19:51.059><c> where?</c> 00:19:53.800 --> 00:20:01.279 x Not<00:19:54.640><c> to</c><00:19:54.960><c> sheol</c><00:19:55.599><c> the</c><00:19:56.180><c> grave,</c><00:19:57.599><c> no,</c><00:19:59.680><c> through</c><00:19:59.980><c> the</c><00:20:00.240><c> veil,</c> 00:20:02.440 --> 00:20:04.359 x into<00:20:02.619><c> the</c><00:20:02.859><c> presence</c><00:20:03.099><c> of</c><00:20:03.299><c> the</c><00:20:03.440><c> Father.</c> 00:20:07.339 --> 00:20:12.700 x Crucify<00:20:08.140><c> your</c><00:20:08.539><c> flesh,</c><00:20:10.259><c> that</c><00:20:10.339><c> it</c><00:20:10.579><c> may</c><00:20:10.759><c> become</c><00:20:11.140><c> the</c><00:20:11.559><c> torn</c><00:20:12.200><c> veil</c> 00:20:12.700 --> 00:20:19.420 x of<00:20:13.160><c> flesh,</c><00:20:15.059><c> and</c><00:20:15.180><c> the</c><00:20:15.339><c> way</c><00:20:15.440><c> will</c><00:20:15.640><c> be</c><00:20:15.839><c> open,</c><00:20:17.319><c> even</c><00:20:17.640><c> as</c><00:20:17.920><c> it</c><00:20:18.059><c> was</c><00:20:18.240><c> in</c><00:20:18.500><c> Christ,</c> 00:20:19.360 --> 00:20:21.539 x for<00:20:19.640><c> He</c><00:20:19.920><c> is</c><00:20:20.220><c> our</c><00:20:20.640><c> forerunner.</c> 00:20:21.740 --> 00:20:29.200 x He<00:20:22.180><c> has</c><00:20:22.579><c> gone</c><00:20:23.099><c> before,</c><00:20:25.460><c> and</c><00:20:25.660><c> beckons</c><00:20:26.000><c> to</c><00:20:26.319><c> us</c><00:20:27.059><c> to</c><00:20:28.019><c> follow</c><00:20:28.299><c> Him.</c> 00:20:31.579 --> 00:20:34.380 x In<00:20:31.859><c> the</c><00:20:32.059><c> days</c><00:20:32.259><c> of</c><00:20:32.480><c> our</c><00:20:32.799><c> flesh,</c><00:20:33.059><c> on</c><00:20:33.259><c> this</c><00:20:33.539><c> side</c><00:20:33.819><c> of</c><00:20:34.039><c> the</c><00:20:34.200><c> throne</c> 00:20:34.380 --> 00:20:38.579 x of<00:20:34.619><c> judgment,</c><00:20:35.779><c> we</c><00:20:35.940><c> cannot</c><00:20:36.220><c> enter</c><00:20:36.539><c> into</c><00:20:36.759><c> the</c><00:20:36.960><c> presence</c><00:20:37.220><c> of</c><00:20:37.519><c> Yahweh,</c> 00:20:38.700 --> 00:20:40.799 x and<00:20:38.859><c> the</c><00:20:38.980><c> way</c><00:20:39.160><c> that</c><00:20:39.380><c> Christ</c><00:20:39.619><c> now</c><00:20:39.880><c> sits</c><00:20:40.099><c> at</c><00:20:40.259><c> the</c><00:20:40.440><c> Father's</c> 00:20:40.799 --> 00:20:41.200 x right<00:20:40.960><c> hand,</c> 00:20:41.460 --> 00:20:46.700 x our<00:20:41.759><c> flesh</c><00:20:42.200><c> bars</c><00:20:42.660><c> us</c><00:20:43.319><c> from</c><00:20:43.740><c> that</c><00:20:44.539><c> intimate</c><00:20:44.900><c> connection</c><00:20:45.400><c> with</c><00:20:45.660><c> Yahweh.</c> 00:20:48.920 --> 00:20:53.420 x But<00:20:49.200><c> it</c><00:20:49.400><c> is</c><00:20:49.660><c> our</c><00:20:49.920><c> hope,</c><00:20:50.200><c> is</c><00:20:50.359><c> it</c><00:20:50.559><c> not,</c><00:20:52.279><c> that</c><00:20:52.420><c> we</c><00:20:52.640><c> will</c><00:20:52.859><c> be</c><00:20:53.079><c> counted</c> 00:20:53.420 --> 00:20:58.960 x worthy<00:20:54.140><c> of</c><00:20:54.660><c> that</c><00:20:54.880><c> blessing,</c><00:20:56.099><c> and</c><00:20:56.359><c> Paul</c><00:20:56.680><c> says</c><00:20:57.220><c> in</c><00:20:57.460><c> Hebrews</c><00:20:57.799><c> 10,</c> 00:20:59.180 --> 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the</c><00:21:19.339><c> judgment</c><00:21:19.640><c> seat</c><00:21:19.819><c> of</c><00:21:20.039><c> Christ.</c> 00:21:21.980 --> 00:21:25.880 x For<00:21:22.140><c> to</c><00:21:22.559><c> boldly</c><00:21:23.240><c> approach</c><00:21:23.720><c> Christ</c><00:21:24.140><c> in</c><00:21:24.480><c> that</c><00:21:24.779><c> day</c> 00:21:26.279 --> 00:21:30.220 x is<00:21:26.960><c> not</c><00:21:27.460><c> having</c><00:21:27.819><c> the</c><00:21:28.160><c> proper</c><00:21:28.500><c> attitude</c><00:21:28.920><c> of</c><00:21:29.200><c> humility.</c> 00:21:31.680 --> 00:21:35.099 x It<00:21:31.900><c> is</c><00:21:32.079><c> not</c><00:21:32.259><c> an</c><00:21:32.539><c> attitude</c><00:21:32.859><c> of</c><00:21:33.220><c> praise,</c><00:21:33.799><c> it</c><00:21:33.920><c> is</c><00:21:34.140><c> not</c><00:21:34.359><c> an</c><00:21:34.680><c> attitude</c> 00:21:35.099 --> 00:21:39.900 x of<00:21:36.319><c> grateful</c><00:21:36.660><c> thanksgiving</c><00:21:37.460><c> for</c><00:21:37.799><c> mercy</c><00:21:38.319><c> and</c><00:21:38.640><c> for</c><00:21:38.880><c> grace.</c> 00:21:40.000 --> 00:21:44.779 x That's<00:21:40.299><c> how</c><00:21:40.480><c> we</c><00:21:40.660><c> should</c><00:21:40.819><c> approach</c><00:21:42.000><c> the</c><00:21:43.299><c> Lord's</c><00:21:43.839><c> throne.</c> 00:21:46.859 --> 00:21:53.039 x Humble<00:21:47.579><c> submission,</c><00:21:50.059><c> praising,</c><00:21:51.799><c> and</c><00:21:52.180><c> thankful.</c> 00:21:54.119 --> 00:21:56.259 x So<00:21:54.339><c> that</c><00:21:54.480><c> isn't</c><00:21:54.720><c> what</c><00:21:54.940><c> Paul</c><00:21:55.259><c> is</c><00:21:55.519><c> talking</c><00:21:55.900><c> about</c> 00:21:56.259 --> 00:21:58.180 x when<00:21:56.859><c> he</c><00:21:57.059><c> uses</c><00:21:57.299><c> the</c><00:21:57.339><c> word</c><00:21:57.640><c> boldness.</c> 00:21:58.420 --> 00:22:01.660 x That<00:21:58.680><c> word</c><00:21:59.240><c> literally</c><00:21:59.940><c> means</c><00:22:00.339><c> confidence.</c> 00:22:02.819 --> 00:22:05.740 x But<00:22:03.000><c> Paul</c><00:22:03.259><c> is</c><00:22:03.500><c> not</c><00:22:03.859><c> advocating</c><00:22:04.299><c> that</c><00:22:04.619><c> we</c><00:22:04.900><c> have</c><00:22:05.200><c> confidence</c> 00:22:05.740 --> 00:22:09.579 x in<00:22:06.079><c> anything</c><00:22:06.339><c> other</c><00:22:06.839><c> than</c><00:22:07.680><c> the</c><00:22:08.059><c> blood</c><00:22:08.299><c> of</c><00:22:08.519><c> Christ.</c> 00:22:10.519 --> 00:22:14.799 x We<00:22:11.160><c> cannot</c><00:22:11.539><c> have</c><00:22:12.180><c> confidence</c><00:22:13.019><c> in</c><00:22:13.299><c> ourselves</c><00:22:13.960><c> by</c><00:22:14.500><c> thinking</c> 00:22:14.799 --> 00:22:17.900 x that<00:22:15.500><c> somehow</c><00:22:15.920><c> we</c><00:22:16.319><c> have</c><00:22:16.559><c> earned</c><00:22:16.819><c> the</c><00:22:17.079><c> right</c><00:22:17.259><c> to</c><00:22:17.599><c> stand</c> 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in</c><00:23:26.700><c> Joseph's</c><00:23:27.319><c> eyes.</c> 00:23:29.259 --> 00:23:31.200 x The<00:23:29.539><c> man</c><00:23:29.779><c> who</c><00:23:30.059><c> provided</c><00:23:30.400><c> the</c><00:23:30.740><c> wine,</c> 00:23:31.200 --> 00:23:34.839 x the<00:23:31.819><c> baker</c><00:23:32.160><c> was</c><00:23:32.900><c> killed</c><00:23:33.240><c> and</c><00:23:33.460><c> destroyed.</c> 00:23:36.980 --> 00:23:41.480 x But<00:23:37.240><c> the</c><00:23:37.460><c> butler,</c><00:23:39.000><c> prophetically</c><00:23:39.599><c> speaking</c><00:23:40.000><c> of</c><00:23:40.240><c> this</c><00:23:40.579><c> wine,</c> 00:23:41.819 --> 00:23:44.940 x was<00:23:42.160><c> raised</c><00:23:42.559><c> up</c><00:23:42.839><c> out</c><00:23:43.000><c> of</c><00:23:43.119><c> the</c><00:23:43.259><c> prison</c><00:23:43.519><c> house</c><00:23:43.740><c> of</c><00:23:44.000><c> death</c> 00:23:45.759 --> 00:23:47.460 x and<00:23:46.160><c> restored.</c> 00:23:49.000 --> 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a</c><00:24:48.480><c> restoration</c><00:24:48.880><c> of</c><00:24:49.160><c> life.</c> 00:24:50.819 --> 00:24:56.680 x So<00:24:51.079><c> in</c><00:24:51.259><c> those</c><00:24:51.559><c> offerings</c><00:24:51.920><c> we</c><00:24:52.140><c> see</c><00:24:52.420><c> the</c><00:24:52.759><c> condemnation</c><00:24:54.000><c> of</c><00:24:55.619><c> flesh.</c> 00:24:57.179 --> 00:25:01.559 x But<00:24:57.559><c> we</c><00:24:58.619><c> don't</c><00:24:58.980><c> see</c><00:24:59.599><c> the</c><00:24:59.940><c> restoration</c><00:25:00.480><c> of</c><00:25:00.740><c> life.</c> 00:25:01.599 --> 00:25:04.740 x We<00:25:01.759><c> see</c><00:25:02.000><c> a</c><00:25:02.299><c> promise</c><00:25:02.799><c> of</c><00:25:03.559><c> the</c><00:25:03.740><c> restoration</c><00:25:04.220><c> of</c><00:25:04.480><c> life</c> 00:25:04.740 --> 00:25:07.619 x one<00:25:05.500><c> time</c><00:25:06.160><c> a</c><00:25:06.539><c> year.</c> 00:25:08.160 --> 00:25:10.440 x Only<00:25:08.519><c> once</c><00:25:09.000><c> on</c><00:25:09.279><c> the</c><00:25:09.400><c> Day</c><00:25:09.579><c> of</c><00:25:09.700><c> Atonement</c> 00:25:10.440 --> 00:25:13.299 x do<00:25:11.059><c> we</c><00:25:11.240><c> see</c><00:25:11.440><c> the</c><00:25:11.700><c> promise</c><00:25:12.160><c> of</c><00:25:12.539><c> eternal</c><00:25:12.940><c> life</c> 00:25:13.299 --> 00:25:18.339 x when<00:25:13.619><c> the</c><00:25:13.839><c> blood</c><00:25:14.319><c> of</c><00:25:14.680><c> that</c><00:25:15.000><c> offering</c><00:25:15.440><c> was</c><00:25:15.859><c> taken</c><00:25:16.460><c> through</c><00:25:17.079><c> the</c><00:25:17.299><c> veil</c> 00:25:18.680 --> 00:25:21.400 x and<00:25:19.440><c> splattered</c><00:25:19.819><c> on</c><00:25:20.180><c> the</c><00:25:20.500><c> mercy</c><00:25:20.819><c> seat</c> 00:25:21.400 --> 00:25:24.299 x that<00:25:22.019><c> represents</c><00:25:22.500><c> the</c><00:25:22.700><c> Lord</c><00:25:22.900><c> Jesus</c><00:25:23.279><c> Christ.</c> 00:25:24.420 --> 00:25:29.460 x That<00:25:24.940><c> place</c><00:25:25.440><c> where</c><00:25:25.680><c> God</c><00:25:25.960><c> says,</c><00:25:26.299><c> I</c><00:25:26.519><c> will</c><00:25:26.759><c> meet</c><00:25:26.980><c> with</c><00:25:27.339><c> you</c><00:25:27.859><c> there</c> 00:25:30.519 --> 00:25:32.379 x one<00:25:31.039><c> time</c><00:25:31.319><c> a</c><00:25:31.539><c> year,</c> 00:25:34.920 --> 00:25:36.079 x the<00:25:35.019><c> Day</c><00:25:35.200><c> of</c><00:25:35.400><c> Atonement,</c> 00:25:36.539 --> 00:25:38.759 x which<00:25:36.720><c> we</c><00:25:36.960><c> understand</c><00:25:37.359><c> to</c><00:25:37.599><c> mean</c><00:25:37.799><c> covering.</c> 00:25:39.440 --> 00:25:41.539 x And<00:25:39.640><c> it</c><00:25:39.779><c> is</c><00:25:40.000><c> literally</c><00:25:40.440><c> a</c><00:25:40.740><c> covering.</c> 00:25:41.700 --> 00:25:46.019 x But<00:25:41.880><c> the</c><00:25:42.140><c> sense</c><00:25:42.339><c> is</c><00:25:43.180><c> purging,</c><00:25:44.420><c> of</c><00:25:44.819><c> purifying.</c> 00:25:47.059 --> 00:25:50.960 x Our<00:25:47.279><c> sins</c><00:25:47.380><c> are</c><00:25:47.700><c> purified,</c><00:25:49.000><c> not</c><00:25:49.180><c> covered</c><00:25:49.420><c> over,</c><00:25:49.720><c> not</c><00:25:49.920><c> hidden,</c> 00:25:51.099 --> 00:25:52.039 x out<00:25:51.220><c> of</c><00:25:51.380><c> sight,</c><00:25:51.519><c> out</c><00:25:51.720><c> of</c><00:25:51.900><c> mind.</c> 00:25:52.039 --> 00:25:54.500 x God<00:25:52.259><c> doesn't</c><00:25:52.579><c> work</c><00:25:52.900><c> that</c><00:25:53.240><c> way.</c> 00:25:56.240 --> 00:26:00.480 x When<00:25:56.440><c> Paul</c><00:25:56.759><c> speaks</c><00:25:57.500><c> of</c><00:25:58.559><c> the</c><00:25:58.740><c> Atonement</c><00:25:59.039><c> in</c><00:25:59.240><c> the</c><00:25:59.319><c> New</c><00:25:59.500><c> Testament,</c> 00:26:00.640 --> 00:26:04.779 x the<00:26:00.720><c> word</c><00:26:00.900><c> he</c><00:26:01.140><c> uses</c><00:26:01.519><c> is</c><00:26:01.880><c> purge,</c><00:26:03.500><c> purify.</c> 00:26:09.560 --> 00:26:11.640 x By<00:26:10.160><c> his</c><00:26:10.460><c> righteousness,</c> 00:26:12.380 --> 00:26:15.160 x God<00:26:12.680><c> raised</c><00:26:13.019><c> the</c><00:26:13.180><c> Lord</c><00:26:13.359><c> Jesus</c><00:26:13.680><c> Christ</c><00:26:13.920><c> from</c><00:26:14.160><c> the</c><00:26:14.319><c> dead.</c> 00:26:15.720 --> 00:26:19.400 x The<00:26:16.000><c> God</c><00:26:16.259><c> who</c><00:26:16.559><c> said</c><00:26:16.740><c> that</c><00:26:16.980><c> the</c><00:26:17.180><c> wages</c><00:26:17.460><c> of</c><00:26:17.799><c> sin</c><00:26:17.960><c> is</c><00:26:18.180><c> death</c> 00:26:19.779 --> 00:26:24.059 x could<00:26:20.480><c> not</c><00:26:20.839><c> leave</c><00:26:21.099><c> a</c><00:26:21.359><c> man</c><00:26:21.539><c> who</c><00:26:21.740><c> had</c><00:26:22.000><c> never</c><00:26:22.420><c> transgressed</c> 00:26:24.059 --> 00:26:25.660 x to<00:26:24.299><c> perish</c><00:26:24.539><c> in</c><00:26:24.720><c> the</c><00:26:24.859><c> earth.</c> 00:26:26.119 --> 00:26:31.619 x So<00:26:26.480><c> when</c><00:26:26.740><c> we</c><00:26:27.140><c> talk</c><00:26:27.859><c> about</c><00:26:29.079><c> the</c><00:26:29.339><c> kingdom</c><00:26:29.680><c> of</c><00:26:30.000><c> God</c><00:26:30.259><c> on</c><00:26:30.599><c> earth</c> 00:26:31.450 --> 00:26:35.400 x and<00:26:31.799><c> the</c><00:26:32.000><c> Lord</c><00:26:32.220><c> Jesus</c><00:26:32.700><c> Christ</c><00:26:33.279><c> ruling</c><00:26:33.900><c> on</c><00:26:34.220><c> that</c><00:26:34.539><c> throne,</c> 00:26:36.079 --> 00:26:40.480 x we<00:26:36.420><c> are</c><00:26:36.660><c> declaring</c><00:26:37.319><c> the</c><00:26:38.279><c> righteousness</c><00:26:38.799><c> of</c><00:26:39.259><c> God.</c> 00:26:41.240 --> 00:26:45.200 x And<00:26:41.619><c> when</c><00:26:41.799><c> we</c><00:26:42.220><c> pray,</c><00:26:42.599><c> as</c><00:26:42.940><c> we</c><00:26:43.200><c> always</c><00:26:43.740><c> do,</c> 00:26:45.639 --> 00:26:49.519 x through<00:26:46.039><c> our</c><00:26:46.460><c> high</c><00:26:46.859><c> priest</c><00:26:47.119><c> of</c><00:26:47.319><c> the</c><00:26:47.559><c> order</c><00:26:47.799><c> of</c><00:26:48.039><c> Melchizedek,</c> 00:26:51.319 --> 00:26:58.400 x we<00:26:51.720><c> declare</c><00:26:52.440><c> with</c><00:26:54.119><c> our</c><00:26:54.339><c> lips</c><00:26:54.859><c> the</c><00:26:56.460><c> righteousness</c><00:26:56.920><c> of</c><00:26:57.259><c> God.</c> 00:26:58.640 --> 00:27:01.539 x For<00:26:58.740><c> to</c><00:26:58.920><c> be</c><00:26:59.119><c> king</c><00:26:59.380><c> of</c><00:26:59.599><c> an</c><00:26:59.779><c> everlasting</c><00:27:00.359><c> kingdom</c> 00:27:01.859 --> 00:27:07.019 x or<00:27:02.259><c> to</c><00:27:02.460><c> be</c><00:27:02.759><c> the</c><00:27:03.859><c> high</c><00:27:04.720><c> priest</c><00:27:05.019><c> over</c><00:27:05.279><c> an</c><00:27:05.619><c> everlasting</c><00:27:06.279><c> priesthood,</c> 00:27:07.519 --> 00:27:10.500 x that's<00:27:07.900><c> not</c><00:27:08.279><c> possible</c><00:27:08.799><c> for</c><00:27:09.099><c> a</c><00:27:09.240><c> dead</c><00:27:09.420><c> man.</c> 00:27:12.819 --> 00:27:16.119 x So<00:27:13.339><c> when</c><00:27:13.539><c> we</c><00:27:13.740><c> preach</c><00:27:14.339><c> to</c><00:27:15.039><c> our</c><00:27:15.299><c> friends</c><00:27:15.519><c> and</c><00:27:15.720><c> our</c><00:27:15.920><c> neighbors</c> 00:27:16.119 --> 00:27:17.900 x about<00:27:16.359><c> the</c><00:27:16.559><c> coming</c><00:27:16.819><c> kingdom</c><00:27:17.099><c> of</c><00:27:17.319><c> God</c> 00:27:17.900 --> 00:27:20.700 x and<00:27:18.480><c> Jesus</c><00:27:18.880><c> Christ</c><00:27:19.200><c> who</c><00:27:19.359><c> will</c><00:27:19.519><c> be</c><00:27:19.680><c> king</c><00:27:19.859><c> over</c><00:27:20.079><c> this</c><00:27:20.319><c> whole</c><00:27:20.480><c> earth,</c> 00:27:20.759 --> 00:27:23.700 x we<00:27:21.019><c> are</c><00:27:21.259><c> declaring</c><00:27:21.960><c> the</c><00:27:22.799><c> righteousness</c><00:27:23.200><c> of</c><00:27:23.480><c> God</c> 00:27:23.700 --> 00:27:25.700 x who<00:27:23.940><c> raised</c><00:27:24.220><c> him</c><00:27:24.380><c> from</c><00:27:24.599><c> the</c><00:27:24.799><c> dead.</c> 00:27:26.779 --> 00:27:29.380 x And<00:27:27.200><c> again,</c><00:27:27.400><c> when</c><00:27:27.579><c> we</c><00:27:27.799><c> pray</c><00:27:28.019><c> through</c><00:27:28.259><c> him,</c> 00:27:29.799 --> 00:27:35.880 x we<00:27:30.319><c> declare</c><00:27:30.839><c> our</c><00:27:32.779><c> faith</c><00:27:33.319><c> and</c><00:27:34.440><c> the</c><00:27:34.619><c> righteousness</c><00:27:34.960><c> of</c><00:27:35.259><c> God</c> 00:27:35.880 --> 00:27:39.799 x in<00:27:36.740><c> a</c><00:27:37.359><c> priest</c><00:27:37.799><c> who</c><00:27:38.400><c> is</c><00:27:38.680><c> alive.</c> 00:27:40.140 --> 00:27:42.639 x And<00:27:40.759><c> can</c><00:27:41.079><c> die</c><00:27:41.319><c> no</c><00:27:41.660><c> more.</c> 00:27:47.700 --> 00:27:50.839 x The<00:27:47.779><c> apostle</c><00:27:48.160><c> tells</c><00:27:48.519><c> us</c><00:27:48.740><c> in</c><00:27:48.900><c> Hebrews</c><00:27:49.140><c> 12</c> 00:27:51.080 --> 00:27:54.799 x that<00:27:51.700><c> for</c><00:27:51.900><c> the</c><00:27:52.140><c> joy</c><00:27:52.400><c> that</c><00:27:52.619><c> was</c><00:27:52.900><c> set</c><00:27:53.079><c> before</c><00:27:53.500><c> him,</c> 00:27:54.880 --> 00:27:57.200 x the<00:27:55.039><c> Lord</c><00:27:55.299><c> endured</c><00:27:55.720><c> to</c><00:27:56.000><c> cross.</c> 00:27:58.859 --> 00:28:01.319 x Christ<00:27:59.240><c> had</c><00:27:59.460><c> been</c><00:27:59.759><c> given</c><00:28:00.039><c> a</c><00:28:00.359><c> vision</c> 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agony</c><00:28:42.039><c> of</c><00:28:43.200><c> Golgotha.</c> 00:28:46.059 --> 00:28:49.599 x He<00:28:46.559><c> knew</c><00:28:47.240><c> what</c><00:28:47.920><c> was</c><00:28:48.220><c> written</c><00:28:48.380><c> of</c><00:28:48.579><c> him</c> 00:28:49.920 --> 00:28:54.180 x and<00:28:50.420><c> he</c><00:28:50.839><c> believed</c><00:28:51.140><c> that</c><00:28:51.480><c> not</c><00:28:51.740><c> even</c><00:28:52.200><c> death</c><00:28:52.559><c> on</c><00:28:52.859><c> the</c><00:28:53.160><c> cross</c> 00:28:54.019 --> 00:28:59.140 x could<00:28:54.519><c> prevent</c><00:28:54.839><c> his</c><00:28:55.160><c> father's</c><00:28:55.759><c> words</c><00:28:56.279><c> from</c><00:28:57.440><c> coming</c><00:28:57.700><c> to</c><00:28:57.940><c> pass.</c> 00:29:00.740 --> 00:29:05.759 x What<00:29:01.339><c> do</c><00:29:01.579><c> we</c><00:29:01.859><c> have</c><00:29:02.259><c> set</c><00:29:02.500><c> before</c><00:29:03.019><c> our</c><00:29:03.440><c> eyes,</c><00:29:04.180><c> brothers</c><00:29:04.380><c> and</c><00:29:04.680><c> sisters?</c> 00:29:07.319 --> 00:29:13.480 x The<00:29:07.960><c> things</c><00:29:08.240><c> of</c><00:29:08.420><c> this</c><00:29:08.720><c> world</c><00:29:09.339><c> and</c><00:29:10.819><c> bright</c><00:29:11.240><c> flashing</c><00:29:12.039><c> screens</c> 00:29:14.519 --> 00:29:17.099 x or<00:29:14.839><c> the</c><00:29:15.039><c> things</c><00:29:15.180><c> of</c><00:29:15.400><c> the</c><00:29:15.559><c> covenants,</c> 00:29:17.880 --> 00:29:20.819 x the<00:29:18.099><c> things</c><00:29:18.359><c> of</c><00:29:18.599><c> the</c><00:29:18.940><c> eternal</c><00:29:19.400><c> promises</c> 00:29:21.160 --> 00:29:26.000 x which<00:29:21.480><c> Yahweh</c><00:29:21.799><c> has</c><00:29:22.099><c> made</c><00:29:22.299><c> to</c><00:29:22.599><c> all</c><00:29:22.799><c> those</c><00:29:23.480><c> who</c><00:29:24.140><c> love</c><00:29:24.319><c> and</c><00:29:24.619><c> 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live</c><00:29:42.019><c> forever</c> 00:29:43.410 --> 00:29:45.740 x in<00:29:43.740><c> the</c><00:29:43.940><c> presence</c><00:29:44.180><c> of</c><00:29:44.380><c> the</c><00:29:44.539><c> God</c><00:29:44.700><c> of</c><00:29:44.880><c> heaven.</c> 00:29:47.660 --> 00:29:51.660 x Let<00:29:48.039><c> us</c><00:29:48.339><c> keep</c><00:29:49.059><c> the</c><00:29:49.680><c> good</c><00:29:49.920><c> things</c><00:29:50.259><c> of</c><00:29:50.579><c> God</c> 00:29:52.679 --> 00:29:55.160 x always<00:29:53.339><c> in</c><00:29:54.000><c> our</c><00:29:54.279><c> hearts</c><00:29:54.539><c> and</c><00:29:54.759><c> our</c><00:29:54.960><c> minds,</c> 00:29:55.539 --> 00:29:59.259 x always<00:29:56.099><c> in</c><00:29:56.400><c> the</c><00:29:56.700><c> forefront</c><00:29:57.099><c> before</c><00:29:57.740><c> our</c><00:29:58.160><c> eyes.</c> 00:30:00.279 --> 00:30:04.039 x Let<00:30:01.319><c> us</c><00:30:01.859><c> always</c><00:30:02.319><c> have</c><00:30:03.240><c> confidence</c> 00:30:04.039 --> 00:30:08.140 x and<00:30:05.940><c> the</c><00:30:06.160><c> work</c><00:30:06.859><c> of</c><00:30:07.319><c> atonement</c> 00:30:08.140 --> 00:30:12.039 x that<00:30:08.799><c> was</c><00:30:09.079><c> accomplished</c><00:30:09.680><c> in</c><00:30:09.960><c> our</c><00:30:10.099><c> Lord</c><00:30:10.279><c> Jesus</c><00:30:10.680><c> Christ.</c> 00:30:15.200 --> 00:30:21.079 x The<00:30:15.539><c> atoning</c><00:30:15.880><c> mercy</c><00:30:16.799><c> that</c><00:30:18.740><c> we</c><00:30:19.019><c> remember</c><00:30:19.339><c> here</c><00:30:19.700><c> this</c><00:30:20.019><c> morning,</c> 00:30:23.480 --> 00:30:28.059 x that<00:30:23.700><c> we</c><00:30:23.900><c> might</c><00:30:24.099><c> have</c><00:30:24.839><c> confidence</c><00:30:25.519><c> in</c><00:30:26.660><c> the</c><00:30:26.819><c> mercy,</c> 00:30:28.319 --> 00:30:33.819 x the<00:30:28.740><c> love,</c><00:30:30.440><c> the</c><00:30:30.619><c> grace</c><00:30:31.160><c> and</c><00:30:32.539><c> the</c><00:30:32.740><c> righteousness</c> 00:30:34.159 --> 00:30:36.200 x of<00:30:34.579><c> the</c><00:30:34.740><c> God</c><00:30:34.880><c> of</c><00:30:35.059><c> our</c><00:30:35.279><c> salvation.</c>