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John</c><00:10:47.500><c> 18.</c> 00:10:50.539 --> 00:10:53.240 x Starting<00:10:51.179><c> in</c><00:10:51.379><c> verse</c><00:10:51.659><c> 15.</c> 00:10:53.539 --> 00:10:57.600 x And<00:10:53.799><c> Simon</c><00:10:54.179><c> Peter</c><00:10:54.460><c> followed</c><00:10:54.860><c> Jesus,</c><00:10:55.720><c> and</c><00:10:55.940><c> so</c><00:10:56.100><c> did</c><00:10:56.220><c> another</c><00:10:56.539><c> disciple.</c> 00:10:58.139 --> 00:11:02.100 x That<00:10:58.399><c> disciple</c><00:10:58.840><c> was</c><00:10:59.179><c> known</c><00:11:00.100><c> unto</c><00:11:00.399><c> the</c><00:11:00.620><c> high</c><00:11:00.820><c> priest,</c><00:11:01.360><c> and</c><00:11:01.399><c> went</c><00:11:01.600><c> in</c> 00:11:02.100 --> 00:11:05.360 x with<00:11:02.399><c> Jesus</c><00:11:02.799><c> into</c><00:11:03.080><c> the</c><00:11:03.360><c> palace</c><00:11:03.980><c> of</c><00:11:04.200><c> the</c><00:11:04.299><c> high</c><00:11:04.500><c> priest.</c> 00:11:06.019 --> 00:11:10.759 x But<00:11:06.340><c> Peter</c><00:11:06.659><c> stood</c><00:11:06.940><c> at</c><00:11:07.080><c> the</c><00:11:07.240><c> door</c><00:11:07.820><c> without,</c><00:11:09.600><c> then</c><00:11:09.980><c> went</c><00:11:10.340><c> out</c> 00:11:10.759 --> 00:11:15.299 x the<00:11:11.000><c> other</c><00:11:11.259><c> disciple,</c><00:11:12.019><c> which</c><00:11:12.220><c> was</c><00:11:12.679><c> known</c><00:11:13.220><c> unto</c><00:11:14.320><c> the</c><00:11:14.639><c> high</c><00:11:14.879><c> priest,</c> 00:11:15.299 --> 00:11:19.720 x and<00:11:15.879><c> spake</c><00:11:16.120><c> unto</c><00:11:16.279><c> him</c><00:11:16.639><c> that</c><00:11:16.820><c> kept</c><00:11:17.019><c> the</c><00:11:17.179><c> door,</c><00:11:18.220><c> and</c><00:11:18.440><c> brought</c><00:11:18.620><c> in</c><00:11:18.879><c> Peter.</c> 00:11:20.500 --> 00:11:23.620 x Then<00:11:20.759><c> saith</c><00:11:21.000><c> the</c><00:11:21.220><c> damsel</c><00:11:21.580><c> that</c><00:11:21.759><c> kept</c><00:11:21.980><c> the</c><00:11:22.200><c> door</c><00:11:22.360><c> unto</c><00:11:22.559><c> Peter,</c> 00:11:24.240 --> 00:11:28.700 x Are<00:11:24.379><c> not</c><00:11:24.700><c> thou</c><00:11:25.120><c> also</c><00:11:25.759><c> one</c><00:11:26.039><c> of</c><00:11:26.179><c> the</c><00:11:26.340><c> man's</c><00:11:27.620><c> disciples?</c> 00:11:29.320 --> 00:11:31.480 x And<00:11:29.700><c> he</c><00:11:29.879><c> saith,</c><00:11:30.340><c> I</c><00:11:30.340><c> am</c><00:11:30.500><c> not.</c> 00:11:32.120 --> 00:11:38.480 x And<00:11:32.220><c> the</c><00:11:32.340><c> servants</c><00:11:32.519><c> and</c><00:11:35.320><c> the</c><00:11:35.580><c> officers</c><00:11:35.899><c> stood</c><00:11:36.179><c> there,</c><00:11:37.120><c> who</c><00:11:37.120><c> had</c><00:11:37.740><c> made</c><00:11:38.120><c> a</c> 00:11:38.480 --> 00:11:40.639 x fire<00:11:38.700><c> of</c><00:11:38.980><c> coal,</c><00:11:39.679><c> for</c><00:11:39.860><c> it</c><00:11:39.980><c> was</c><00:11:40.200><c> cold.</c> 00:11:40.639 --> 00:11:44.120 x And<00:11:41.120><c> they</c><00:11:41.299><c> warmed</c><00:11:41.500><c> themselves,</c><00:11:42.200><c> and</c><00:11:42.320><c> Peter</c><00:11:42.519><c> stood</c><00:11:42.840><c> with</c><00:11:43.120><c> them,</c><00:11:43.860><c> and</c> 00:11:44.120 --> 00:11:45.379 x warmed<00:11:44.240><c> himself.</c> 00:11:46.559 --> 00:11:49.960 x The<00:11:46.720><c> account</c><00:11:46.899><c> goes</c><00:11:47.240><c> down</c><00:11:47.559><c> further</c><00:11:47.860><c> into</c><00:11:48.440><c> verse</c><00:11:48.720><c> 25.</c> 00:11:49.980 --> 00:11:53.279 x And<00:11:50.059><c> Simon</c><00:11:51.639><c> Peter</c><00:11:51.940><c> stood</c><00:11:52.279><c> and</c><00:11:52.480><c> warmed</c><00:11:52.700><c> himself.</c> 00:11:53.720 --> 00:11:58.299 x They<00:11:54.059><c> said</c><00:11:54.299><c> therefore</c><00:11:54.860><c> unto</c><00:11:55.139><c> him,</c><00:11:56.039><c> Are</c><00:11:56.200><c> not</c><00:11:57.080><c> thou</c><00:11:57.519><c> also</c><00:11:58.000><c> one</c> 00:11:58.299 --> 00:11:59.120 x of<00:11:58.399><c> his</c><00:11:58.600><c> disciples?</c> 00:11:59.559 --> 00:12:02.620 x And<00:11:59.960><c> he</c><00:12:00.080><c> denied</c><00:12:00.399><c> it,</c><00:12:00.980><c> and</c><00:12:01.139><c> said,</c><00:12:01.519><c> I</c><00:12:01.519><c> am</c><00:12:01.659><c> not.</c> 00:12:03.159 --> 00:12:07.539 x One<00:12:03.440><c> of</c><00:12:03.559><c> the</c><00:12:03.759><c> servants</c><00:12:03.960><c> of</c><00:12:04.139><c> the</c><00:12:04.220><c> high</c><00:12:04.440><c> priest,</c><00:12:05.179><c> being</c><00:12:05.460><c> his</c><00:12:05.799><c> kinsman,</c><00:12:06.899><c> whose</c><00:12:07.059><c> ear</c> 00:12:07.539 --> 00:12:08.740 x Peter<00:12:07.820><c> cut</c><00:12:08.080><c> off,</c><00:12:08.500><c> saith,</c> 00:12:08.740 --> 00:12:12.679 x Did<00:12:09.559><c> not</c><00:12:09.860><c> I</c><00:12:10.159><c> see</c><00:12:10.360><c> thee</c><00:12:10.759><c> in</c><00:12:11.080><c> the</c><00:12:11.299><c> garden</c><00:12:11.500><c> with</c><00:12:11.820><c> he?</c> 00:12:13.759 --> 00:12:18.820 x Peter<00:12:13.980><c> then</c><00:12:14.360><c> denied</c><00:12:14.620><c> again,</c><00:12:16.340><c> and</c><00:12:16.539><c> immediately</c><00:12:17.259><c> the</c><00:12:17.840><c> cock</c><00:12:18.019><c> crew.</c> 00:12:19.559 --> 00:12:23.440 x That<00:12:19.720><c> was</c><00:12:19.940><c> the</c><00:12:20.159><c> symbol</c><00:12:20.639><c> that</c><00:12:21.240><c> Peter</c><00:12:21.519><c> was</c><00:12:21.840><c> given</c><00:12:22.159><c> from</c><00:12:22.980><c> Jesus,</c> 00:12:23.539 --> 00:12:26.200 x that<00:12:23.679><c> he</c><00:12:23.799><c> would</c><00:12:24.019><c> be</c><00:12:24.320><c> denying</c><00:12:24.820><c> Christ.</c> 00:12:27.679 --> 00:12:30.000 x Of<00:12:27.860><c> course,</c><00:12:28.019><c> we</c><00:12:28.139><c> know</c><00:12:28.320><c> what</c><00:12:28.600><c> happens</c><00:12:28.960><c> later</c><00:12:29.279><c> on.</c> 00:12:30.500 --> 00:12:35.840 x Peter<00:12:30.740><c> finally</c><00:12:31.220><c> realizes</c><00:12:31.779><c> what</c><00:12:32.039><c> he</c><00:12:32.259><c> has</c><00:12:32.419><c> done,</c><00:12:33.200><c> and</c><00:12:33.399><c> refocuses</c><00:12:34.100><c> his</c><00:12:34.440><c> life,</c><00:12:35.460><c> which</c><00:12:35.600><c> is</c> 00:12:35.840 --> 00:12:37.559 x the<00:12:35.960><c> best</c><00:12:36.320><c> thing</c><00:12:36.600><c> that</c><00:12:36.759><c> we</c><00:12:36.940><c> can</c><00:12:37.179><c> know.</c> 00:12:37.559 --> 00:12:42.899 x Is<00:12:38.600><c> that</c><00:12:38.679><c> we</c><00:12:38.820><c> can</c><00:12:39.059><c> refocus,</c><00:12:39.940><c> no</c><00:12:40.259><c> matter</c><00:12:40.460><c> what</c><00:12:41.100><c> we</c><00:12:41.659><c> have</c><00:12:41.840><c> done.</c> 00:12:44.779 --> 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the</c><00:13:01.080><c> spoils</c><00:13:01.399><c> shall</c><00:13:01.679><c> be</c> 00:13:02.200 --> 00:13:03.720 x divided<00:13:02.559><c> in</c><00:13:02.840><c> the</c><00:13:02.960><c> midst</c><00:13:03.139><c> of</c><00:13:03.379><c> thee.</c> 00:13:03.720 --> 00:13:09.320 x For<00:13:04.379><c> I</c><00:13:04.580><c> will</c><00:13:04.799><c> gather</c><00:13:05.120><c> all</c><00:13:05.460><c> nations</c><00:13:05.820><c> against</c><00:13:06.220><c> Jerusalem</c><00:13:06.700><c> to</c><00:13:07.000><c> battle,</c><00:13:08.240><c> and</c><00:13:08.340><c> the</c><00:13:08.600><c> cities</c><00:13:08.840><c> shall</c><00:13:09.059><c> be</c> 00:13:09.320 --> 00:13:11.759 x taken,<00:13:10.200><c> and</c><00:13:10.379><c> the</c><00:13:10.580><c> houses</c><00:13:10.980><c> rifled,</c> 00:13:12.179 --> 00:13:14.899 x and<00:13:12.379><c> the</c><00:13:12.539><c> women</c><00:13:12.759><c> ravished,</c><00:13:13.679><c> and</c><00:13:13.820><c> half</c><00:13:14.080><c> of</c><00:13:14.299><c> the</c><00:13:14.460><c> cities</c><00:13:14.679><c> shall</c> 00:13:14.899 --> 00:13:17.159 x go<00:13:15.240><c> forth</c><00:13:15.559><c> into</c><00:13:16.059><c> captivity,</c> 00:13:17.279 --> 00:13:20.039 x and<00:13:17.559><c> the</c><00:13:17.779><c> residue</c><00:13:18.080><c> of</c><00:13:18.259><c> the</c><00:13:18.440><c> people</c><00:13:18.779><c> shall</c><00:13:19.019><c> not</c><00:13:19.279><c> be</c><00:13:19.500><c> cut</c><00:13:19.659><c> off</c> 00:13:20.039 --> 00:13:21.299 x from<00:13:20.259><c> the</c><00:13:20.460><c> city.</c> 00:13:21.759 --> 00:13:24.840 x Then<00:13:22.179><c> shall</c><00:13:22.419><c> the</c><00:13:22.620><c> Lord</c><00:13:22.820><c> go</c><00:13:23.139><c> forth,</c><00:13:23.919><c> and</c><00:13:24.080><c> fight</c><00:13:24.259><c> against</c><00:13:24.559><c> those</c> 00:13:24.840 --> 00:13:28.000 x nations,<00:13:25.840><c> as</c><00:13:26.000><c> when</c><00:13:26.120><c> he</c><00:13:26.320><c> fought</c><00:13:26.600><c> in</c><00:13:26.840><c> the</c><00:13:27.000><c> day</c><00:13:27.240><c> of</c><00:13:27.539><c> battle.</c> 00:13:28.000 --> 00:13:32.620 x And<00:13:29.000><c> his</c><00:13:29.340><c> feet</c><00:13:29.580><c> shall</c><00:13:29.860><c> stand</c><00:13:30.320><c> in</c><00:13:31.000><c> that</c><00:13:31.440><c> day</c><00:13:31.940><c> upon</c><00:13:32.279><c> the</c><00:13:32.480><c> Mount</c> 00:13:32.620 --> 00:13:36.539 x of<00:13:32.940><c> Olives,</c><00:13:33.879><c> which</c><00:13:34.139><c> is</c><00:13:34.840><c> before</c><00:13:35.179><c> Jerusalem</c><00:13:35.679><c> on</c><00:13:35.919><c> the</c><00:13:36.120><c> east,</c> 00:13:36.960 --> 00:13:41.500 x and<00:13:37.080><c> the</c><00:13:37.220><c> Mount</c><00:13:37.320><c> of</c><00:13:37.580><c> Olives</c><00:13:37.879><c> which</c><00:13:38.100><c> shall</c><00:13:38.399><c> cleave</c><00:13:38.960><c> in</c><00:13:39.340><c> the</c><00:13:39.539><c> midst</c><00:13:40.080><c> thereof,</c><00:13:40.960><c> towards</c><00:13:41.240><c> the</c> 00:13:41.500 --> 00:13:43.379 x east<00:13:41.740><c> and</c><00:13:41.960><c> towards</c><00:13:42.220><c> the</c><00:13:42.419><c> west.</c> 00:13:43.620 --> 00:13:50.799 x And<00:13:43.879><c> there</c><00:13:44.100><c> shall</c><00:13:44.379><c> be</c><00:13:45.440><c> a</c><00:13:45.539><c> great</c><00:13:45.860><c> valley,</c><00:13:47.039><c> and</c><00:13:47.259><c> half</c><00:13:47.440><c> of</c><00:13:47.580><c> the</c><00:13:47.740><c> mountain</c><00:13:48.000><c> shall</c><00:13:48.240><c> remove</c><00:13:48.620><c> towards</c><00:13:49.000><c> the</c><00:13:49.240><c> north,</c><00:13:50.120><c> and</c><00:13:50.379><c> half</c><00:13:50.600><c> of</c> 00:13:50.799 --> 00:13:52.059 x it<00:13:51.100><c> towards</c><00:13:51.360><c> the</c><00:13:51.659><c> south.</c> 00:13:52.059 --> 00:13:56.080 x And<00:13:53.220><c> ye</c><00:13:53.480><c> shall</c><00:13:53.799><c> flee</c><00:13:54.059><c> to</c><00:13:54.259><c> the</c><00:13:54.440><c> valley</c><00:13:54.639><c> of</c><00:13:54.779><c> the</c><00:13:54.960><c> mountains,</c><00:13:55.919><c> for</c> 00:13:56.080 --> 00:13:59.559 x the<00:13:56.320><c> valley</c><00:13:56.559><c> of</c><00:13:56.740><c> the</c><00:13:56.919><c> mountains</c><00:13:57.179><c> shall</c><00:13:57.539><c> reach</c><00:13:58.240><c> unto</c><00:13:58.580><c> Azal.</c> 00:13:59.720 --> 00:14:04.799 x Yea,<00:14:00.860><c> ye</c><00:14:01.440><c> shall</c><00:14:01.820><c> flee,</c><00:14:02.740><c> like</c><00:14:02.899><c> as</c><00:14:03.240><c> ye</c><00:14:03.460><c> fled</c><00:14:03.840><c> from</c><00:14:04.240><c> before</c><00:14:04.580><c> the</c> 00:14:04.799 --> 00:14:06.840 x earthquakes<00:14:05.220><c> of</c><00:14:05.419><c> the</c><00:14:05.580><c> days</c><00:14:05.820><c> of</c><00:14:06.080><c> Uzziah,</c> 00:14:07.080 --> 00:14:11.620 x King<00:14:07.259><c> of</c><00:14:07.500><c> Judah,</c><00:14:08.460><c> and</c><00:14:08.700><c> the</c><00:14:08.879><c> Lord</c><00:14:09.100><c> my</c><00:14:09.340><c> God</c><00:14:09.779><c> shall</c><00:14:10.220><c> come,</c><00:14:11.500><c> and</c> 00:14:11.620 --> 00:14:13.720 x all<00:14:11.960><c> the</c><00:14:12.220><c> saints</c><00:14:12.440><c> with</c><00:14:12.759><c> thee.</c> 00:14:14.500 --> 00:14:18.519 x This<00:14:15.039><c> battle</c><00:14:15.320><c> of</c><00:14:15.580><c> Jerusalem</c><00:14:16.039><c> is</c><00:14:16.840><c> something</c><00:14:17.159><c> we</c><00:14:17.519><c> see</c><00:14:17.659><c> in</c><00:14:17.840><c> our</c><00:14:18.039><c> minds.</c> 00:14:18.519 --> 00:14:22.740 x But<00:14:19.720><c> it</c><00:14:20.519><c> has</c><00:14:20.779><c> not</c><00:14:21.019><c> taken</c><00:14:21.240><c> place</c><00:14:21.600><c> yet.</c> 00:14:23.559 --> 00:14:26.659 x We<00:14:23.659><c> know</c><00:14:23.960><c> the</c><00:14:24.159><c> day</c><00:14:24.320><c> is</c><00:14:24.519><c> coming</c><00:14:24.820><c> when</c><00:14:25.179><c> this</c><00:14:25.460><c> will</c><00:14:25.779><c> happen.</c> 00:14:26.879 --> 00:14:32.700 x When<00:14:27.139><c> we</c><00:14:27.899><c> have,</c><00:14:29.059><c> this</c><00:14:30.139><c> will</c><00:14:30.379><c> happen,</c><00:14:31.139><c> we</c><00:14:31.360><c> have</c><00:14:31.720><c> faith</c><00:14:32.139><c> it</c><00:14:32.480><c> will</c> 00:14:32.700 --> 00:14:34.240 x be<00:14:32.940><c> taking</c><00:14:33.080><c> place.</c> 00:14:34.779 --> 00:14:37.779 x But<00:14:35.059><c> as</c><00:14:35.279><c> we</c><00:14:35.379><c> look</c><00:14:35.559><c> towards</c><00:14:35.820><c> the</c><00:14:36.059><c> physical</c><00:14:36.379><c> things</c><00:14:36.940><c> Jesus</c><00:14:37.419><c> will</c> 00:14:37.779 --> 00:14:39.960 x do<00:14:38.059><c> for</c><00:14:38.299><c> us</c><00:14:38.639><c> in</c><00:14:38.840><c> his</c><00:14:39.059><c> returning,</c> 00:14:40.320 --> 00:14:43.940 x we<00:14:40.440><c> must</c><00:14:40.679><c> also</c><00:14:40.980><c> look</c><00:14:41.220><c> at</c><00:14:41.360><c> his</c><00:14:41.860><c> spiritual</c><00:14:42.980><c> side.</c> 00:14:43.940 --> 00:14:47.879 x For<00:14:44.899><c> it</c><00:14:45.019><c> is</c><00:14:45.220><c> there</c><00:14:45.519><c> that</c><00:14:45.679><c> we</c><00:14:45.840><c> can</c><00:14:46.159><c> finally</c><00:14:46.440><c> see</c><00:14:47.059><c> who</c><00:14:47.379><c> we</c><00:14:47.620><c> truly</c> 00:14:47.879 --> 00:14:51.159 x are,<00:14:48.960><c> and</c><00:14:49.100><c> who</c><00:14:49.220><c> we</c><00:14:49.460><c> truly</c><00:14:49.720><c> want</c><00:14:49.980><c> to</c><00:14:50.240><c> become.</c> 00:14:53.179 --> 00:14:58.840 x We<00:14:53.259><c> must</c><00:14:53.559><c> also</c><00:14:54.080><c> realize</c><00:14:54.720><c> that</c><00:14:55.220><c> it</c><00:14:55.340><c> is</c><00:14:55.639><c> here</c><00:14:56.460><c> that</c><00:14:57.600><c> we</c><00:14:57.879><c> see</c><00:14:58.480><c> much</c> 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from</c><00:15:15.620><c> an</c><00:15:15.899><c> evil</c><00:15:16.179><c> constance,</c> 00:15:18.059 --> 00:15:20.879 x and<00:15:18.259><c> our</c><00:15:18.519><c> bodies</c><00:15:18.860><c> washed</c><00:15:19.320><c> with</c><00:15:19.580><c> pure</c><00:15:19.879><c> water.</c> 00:15:20.960 --> 00:15:24.340 x Let<00:15:21.139><c> us</c><00:15:21.320><c> hold</c><00:15:21.600><c> fast</c><00:15:21.980><c> the</c><00:15:22.179><c> profession</c><00:15:22.639><c> of</c><00:15:22.899><c> our</c><00:15:23.179><c> faith</c><00:15:23.639><c> without</c> 00:15:24.340 --> 00:15:28.000 x wavering,<00:15:25.720><c> for</c><00:15:25.879><c> he</c><00:15:26.120><c> is</c><00:15:26.320><c> faithful</c><00:15:26.700><c> that</c><00:15:27.000><c> promised.</c> 00:15:28.100 --> 00:15:31.919 x And<00:15:28.440><c> let</c><00:15:28.620><c> us</c><00:15:28.980><c> consider</c><00:15:29.419><c> one</c><00:15:29.820><c> another</c><00:15:30.220><c> to</c><00:15:30.700><c> provoke</c><00:15:31.080><c> unto</c><00:15:31.360><c> love</c> 00:15:31.919 --> 00:15:33.840 x and<00:15:32.340><c> to</c><00:15:32.580><c> do</c><00:15:32.919><c> good</c><00:15:33.299><c> works,</c> 00:15:33.840 --> 00:15:38.220 x not<00:15:34.960><c> forsaking</c><00:15:35.539><c> the</c><00:15:35.820><c> assembly</c><00:15:36.080><c> of</c><00:15:36.360><c> ourselves</c><00:15:36.860><c> together</c><00:15:37.799><c> as</c> 00:15:38.220 --> 00:15:40.259 x the<00:15:38.440><c> manner</c><00:15:38.679><c> of</c><00:15:39.000><c> some</c><00:15:39.220><c> is,</c> 00:15:40.559 --> 00:15:45.120 x but<00:15:41.240><c> exhorting</c><00:15:41.820><c> one</c><00:15:42.000><c> another,</c><00:15:43.220><c> and</c><00:15:43.340><c> so</c><00:15:43.559><c> much</c><00:15:43.779><c> the</c><00:15:44.000><c> more</c><00:15:44.340><c> as</c><00:15:44.820><c> ye</c> 00:15:45.120 --> 00:15:46.940 x see<00:15:45.519><c> the</c><00:15:45.700><c> day</c><00:15:45.960><c> approaching.</c>