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to</c><00:13:01.360><c> teach</c><00:13:02.120><c> men</c><00:13:02.960><c> and</c><00:13:03.340><c> women.</c><00:13:05.539><c> And</c><00:13:05.919><c> in</c><00:13:06.539><c> all</c><00:13:06.740><c> these</c><00:13:07.000><c> things,</c> 00:13:07.539 --> 00:13:09.919 the<00:13:07.779><c> harder</c><00:13:08.059><c> side</c><00:13:08.379><c> of</c><00:13:08.639><c> God,</c><00:13:09.460><c> that</c><00:13:09.600><c> there's</c> 00:13:09.919 --> 00:13:12.360 going<00:13:10.179><c> to</c><00:13:10.179><c> be</c><00:13:10.340><c> earthquakes,</c><00:13:11.039><c> and</c><00:13:11.100><c> there's</c><00:13:11.299><c> going</c><00:13:11.460><c> to</c><00:13:11.600><c> be</c><00:13:12.039><c> all</c> 00:13:12.360 --> 00:13:14.659 sorts<00:13:12.639><c> of</c><00:13:13.039><c> catastrophe</c><00:13:13.480><c> breaking</c><00:13:13.940><c> out</c><00:13:14.200><c> upon</c><00:13:14.419><c> this</c> 00:13:14.659 --> 00:13:19.200 earth<00:13:14.820><c> when</c><00:13:14.980><c> 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honesty.</c><00:13:28.620><c> How</c><00:13:28.879><c> can</c><00:13:29.080><c> the</c><00:13:29.279><c> God</c><00:13:29.419><c> of</c><00:13:29.620><c> love</c> 00:13:29.779 --> 00:13:33.620 do<00:13:30.259><c> all</c><00:13:30.500><c> the</c><00:13:30.659><c> things</c><00:13:30.779><c> that</c><00:13:30.960><c> He</c><00:13:31.120><c> does?</c><00:13:32.379><c> And</c><00:13:32.600><c> yet</c><00:13:32.820><c> in</c><00:13:33.299><c> the</c> 00:13:33.620 --> 00:13:37.179 end,<00:13:34.620><c> this</c><00:13:34.860><c> is</c><00:13:35.100><c> the</c><00:13:35.360><c> proof</c><00:13:35.539><c> that</c><00:13:35.779><c> He</c><00:13:36.080><c> is</c><00:13:36.399><c> God,</c><00:13:36.700><c> that</c><00:13:36.779><c> there</c><00:13:36.980><c> is</c> 00:13:37.179 --> 00:13:40.340 a<00:13:37.279><c> God</c><00:13:37.480><c> above,</c><00:13:38.299><c> and</c><00:13:38.379><c> that</c><00:13:38.539><c> we</c><00:13:38.659><c> are</c><00:13:38.820><c> men</c><00:13:39.000><c> 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that</c><00:24:51.279><c> in</c><00:24:51.400><c> your</c> 00:24:51.599 --> 00:24:56.200 margin.<00:24:51.839><c> Revelation</c><00:24:52.259><c> 22</c><00:24:52.819><c> verse</c><00:24:53.059><c> 12,</c><00:24:54.440><c> where</c><00:24:54.660><c> Jesus</c><00:24:54.940><c> says,</c><00:24:55.539><c> behold,</c><00:24:55.920><c> I</c> 00:24:56.200 --> 00:24:58.140 come<00:24:56.460><c> quickly,</c><00:24:56.880><c> my</c><00:24:57.099><c> reward</c><00:24:57.400><c> is</c><00:24:57.599><c> with</c><00:24:57.740><c> me,</c> 00:24:58.140 --> 00:25:06.240 to<00:24:58.579><c> give</c><00:24:58.859><c> every</c><00:24:59.480><c> man</c><00:24:59.819><c> as</c><00:25:00.200><c> his</c><00:25:00.420><c> work</c><00:25:00.599><c> shall</c><00:25:00.900><c> be.</c><00:25:03.400><c> So</c><00:25:03.900><c> here</c><00:25:04.740><c> it</c><00:25:04.980><c> says,</c><00:25:05.440><c> God</c><00:25:05.740><c> is</c> 00:25:06.240 --> 00:25:08.079 now<00:25:06.740><c> rendering</c><00:25:07.160><c> 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seat,</c> 00:27:15.779 --> 00:27:20.400 now<00:27:15.859><c> you</c><00:27:15.980><c> go</c><00:27:16.160><c> down</c><00:27:16.460><c> there.</c><00:27:18.039><c> So</c><00:27:18.259><c> that's</c><00:27:18.460><c> Luke</c><00:27:18.640><c> 14</c><00:27:18.980><c> verse</c><00:27:19.259><c> 10,</c> 00:27:20.440 --> 00:27:23.819 that<00:27:20.960><c> when</c><00:27:21.339><c> Jesus</c><00:27:21.700><c> comes</c><00:27:22.039><c> again,</c><00:27:22.559><c> he's</c><00:27:22.880><c> going</c><00:27:22.980><c> to</c><00:27:23.220><c> set</c><00:27:23.460><c> down</c> 00:27:23.819 --> 00:27:25.160 one<00:27:24.079><c> and</c><00:27:24.220><c> put</c><00:27:24.460><c> up</c><00:27:24.720><c> another</c> 00:27:25.160 --> 00:27:29.339 at<00:27:25.619><c> the</c><00:27:25.759><c> day</c><00:27:25.900><c> of</c><00:27:26.119><c> judgment.</c><00:27:26.819><c> And</c><00:27:27.039><c> he's</c><00:27:27.380><c> alluding</c><00:27:27.720><c> here</c><00:27:28.240><c> without</c><00:27:28.619><c> any</c><00:27:28.920><c> doubt</c><00:27:29.140><c> to</c> 00:27:29.339 --> 00:27:30.880 this<00:27:29.579><c> verse</c><00:27:29.779><c> in</c><00:27:29.980><c> the</c><00:27:30.119><c> Psalms.</c> 00:27:42.099 --> 00:27:45.380 Judge<00:27:42.140><c> and</c><00:27:42.359><c> right</c><00:27:42.599><c> now</c><00:27:43.039><c> he</c><00:27:43.279><c> puts</c><00:27:43.519><c> down</c><00:27:43.839><c> one,</c><00:27:44.039><c> sets</c><00:27:44.279><c> up</c><00:27:44.539><c> another.</c> 00:27:45.619 --> 00:27:49.299 But<00:27:45.960><c> he's</c><00:27:46.200><c> saying,</c><00:27:46.839><c> what</c><00:27:46.980><c> God</c><00:27:47.259><c> is</c><00:27:47.519><c> doing</c><00:27:47.700><c> right</c><00:27:48.059><c> now,</c><00:27:48.339><c> I</c><00:27:48.920><c> will</c> 00:27:49.299 --> 00:27:53.299 do<00:27:50.039><c> in</c><00:27:51.880><c> the</c><00:27:52.019><c> day</c><00:27:52.160><c> of</c><00:27:52.339><c> judgment.</c> 00:27:56.920 --> 00:28:02.200 Okay,<00:27:57.339><c> let's</c><00:27:57.859><c> crack</c><00:27:58.079><c> through</c><00:27:59.039><c> other</c><00:28:01.220><c> examples.</c> 00:28:04.279 --> 00:28:08.039 It's<00:28:04.960><c> written</c><00:28:05.079><c> very</c><00:28:05.380><c> often</c><00:28:05.579><c> about</c><00:28:05.900><c> God's</c><00:28:06.380><c> judgments</c><00:28:06.640><c> in</c><00:28:07.019><c> this</c> 00:28:08.039 --> 00:28:09.000 prophetic<00:28:08.579><c> perfect</c> 00:28:09.000 --> 00:28:12.140 in<00:28:09.339><c> the</c><00:28:09.519><c> Hebrew,</c><00:28:10.079><c> thou</c><00:28:10.319><c> hast</c><00:28:10.680><c> destroyed</c><00:28:11.160><c> them.</c><00:28:11.599><c> The</c><00:28:11.819><c> wicked</c> 00:28:12.140 --> 00:28:14.180 are<00:28:12.759><c> utterly</c><00:28:13.140><c> consumed,</c><00:28:13.680><c> but</c><00:28:13.799><c> they're</c><00:28:14.019><c> not,</c> 00:28:14.200 --> 00:28:20.819 the<00:28:14.359><c> wicked</c><00:28:14.579><c> prosper.</c><00:28:15.799><c> They</c><00:28:16.240><c> shall</c><00:28:16.559><c> perish,</c><00:28:17.440><c> thou</c><00:28:17.740><c> hast</c><00:28:18.400><c> destroyed</c><00:28:19.779><c> them.</c><00:28:20.619><c> In</c> 00:28:20.819 --> 00:28:21.799 other<00:28:21.000><c> words,</c> 00:28:22.380 --> 00:28:26.980 introspect<00:28:22.900><c> or</c><00:28:23.339><c> the</c><00:28:23.460><c> wicked</c><00:28:23.660><c> people</c><00:28:24.220><c> are</c><00:28:25.099><c> already</c><00:28:25.539><c> destroyed.</c><00:28:26.380><c> It</c><00:28:26.579><c> doesn't</c><00:28:26.740><c> seem</c> 00:28:26.980 --> 00:28:28.599 like<00:28:27.200><c> it,</c><00:28:27.420><c> but</c><00:28:27.539><c> they</c><00:28:27.779><c> are.</c> 00:28:29.079 --> 00:28:33.759 They<00:28:29.440><c> shall</c><00:28:29.819><c> perish.</c><00:28:30.240><c> You</c><00:28:30.440><c> see</c><00:28:30.579><c> this,</c><00:28:33.140><c> what</c><00:28:33.420><c> do</c><00:28:33.559><c> you</c><00:28:33.559><c> call</c><00:28:33.660><c> it,</c> 00:28:33.900 --> 00:28:35.079 positioning<00:28:34.220><c> of</c><00:28:34.400><c> these</c><00:28:34.599><c> two</c><00:28:34.799><c> tenses,</c> 00:28:35.079 --> 00:28:38.140 they<00:28:35.359><c> shall</c><00:28:35.680><c> perish,</c><00:28:36.359><c> but</c><00:28:36.380><c> thou</c><00:28:36.619><c> hast</c><00:28:36.940><c> destroyed</c><00:28:37.420><c> them.</c> 00:28:42.519 --> 00:28:45.859 Now,<00:28:42.839><c> okay,</c><00:28:43.700><c> I'll</c><00:28:43.799><c> make</c><00:28:43.940><c> you</c><00:28:44.140><c> look</c><00:28:44.299><c> at</c><00:28:44.420><c> this</c><00:28:44.559><c> one.</c><00:28:44.920><c> Psalm</c><00:28:44.980><c> 7</c><00:28:45.319><c> verse</c><00:28:45.579><c> 8,</c> 00:28:45.920 --> 00:28:59.000 why<00:28:46.059><c> are</c><00:28:46.119><c> you</c><00:28:46.200><c> in</c><00:28:46.319><c> the</c><00:28:46.519><c> Psalms?</c><00:28:46.839><c> Psalm</c><00:28:47.039><c> 7</c><00:28:50.539><c> verse</c> 00:28:59.000 --> 00:29:06.819 8.<00:29:02.660><c> The</c><00:29:02.900><c> Lord</c><00:29:03.440><c> shall</c><00:29:03.980><c> judge</c><00:29:04.299><c> the</c><00:29:04.500><c> people.</c><00:29:05.779><c> Judge</c><00:29:06.119><c> me,</c><00:29:06.519><c> O</c><00:29:06.660><c> Lord,</c> 00:29:06.900 --> 00:29:08.640 according<00:29:07.160><c> to</c><00:29:07.339><c> my</c><00:29:07.559><c> righteousness.</c> 00:29:09.440 --> 00:29:12.180 So<00:29:09.920><c> he</c><00:29:10.119><c> knows,</c><00:29:10.420><c> David</c><00:29:10.599><c> knows</c><00:29:10.920><c> judgment</c><00:29:11.240><c> day</c><00:29:11.440><c> is</c><00:29:11.539><c> going</c><00:29:11.680><c> to</c><00:29:11.839><c> come,</c><00:29:12.059><c> but</c> 00:29:12.180 --> 00:29:15.099 he<00:29:12.359><c> says,</c><00:29:12.759><c> right</c><00:29:13.160><c> now</c><00:29:13.660><c> judge</c><00:29:14.039><c> me.</c><00:29:14.799><c> So</c><00:29:14.960><c> there</c> 00:29:15.099 --> 00:29:18.359 was<00:29:15.319><c> no</c><00:29:15.759><c> thinking,</c><00:29:16.140><c> well,</c><00:29:16.440><c> I</c><00:29:16.740><c> can't</c><00:29:17.079><c> bear</c><00:29:17.240><c> to</c><00:29:17.420><c> think</c><00:29:17.559><c> of</c><00:29:17.740><c> judgment</c><00:29:18.059><c> day.</c> 00:29:18.799 --> 00:29:20.220 David<00:29:19.180><c> wasn't</c><00:29:19.420><c> like</c><00:29:19.700><c> this,</c><00:29:19.920><c> and</c><00:29:20.019><c> here's</c> 00:29:20.220 --> 00:29:24.279 a<00:29:20.339><c> man</c><00:29:20.440><c> with</c><00:29:20.619><c> plenty</c><00:29:20.900><c> of</c><00:29:21.619><c> skeletons</c><00:29:21.940><c> in</c><00:29:22.160><c> his</c><00:29:22.420><c> cupboard</c><00:29:22.619><c> or</c><00:29:22.799><c> whatever.</c><00:29:24.059><c> The</c> 00:29:24.279 --> 00:29:25.660 Lord<00:29:24.559><c> will</c><00:29:24.920><c> judge</c><00:29:25.200><c> the</c><00:29:25.440><c> people,</c> 00:29:25.660 --> 00:29:28.680 but<00:29:26.039><c> judge</c><00:29:26.180><c> me</c><00:29:26.420><c> right</c><00:29:26.720><c> now.</c><00:29:27.160><c> All</c><00:29:27.400><c> the</c><00:29:27.559><c> times</c><00:29:27.779><c> he</c><00:29:28.039><c> invites</c><00:29:28.400><c> God</c> 00:29:28.680 --> 00:29:31.839 to<00:29:28.980><c> judge</c><00:29:29.240><c> him.</c><00:29:29.940><c> He</c><00:29:30.160><c> wasn't</c><00:29:30.460><c> in</c><00:29:30.619><c> that</c><00:29:30.920><c> sense</c><00:29:31.180><c> scared</c> 00:29:31.839 --> 00:29:35.480 of<00:29:32.059><c> this</c><00:29:32.319><c> day,</c><00:29:33.480><c> because</c><00:29:33.920><c> he</c><00:29:34.180><c> knew</c><00:29:34.339><c> that</c><00:29:34.559><c> how</c><00:29:34.700><c> God</c><00:29:34.900><c> judges</c><00:29:35.240><c> me</c> 00:29:35.480 --> 00:29:38.460 now<00:29:35.720><c> is</c><00:29:35.880><c> how</c><00:29:36.059><c> he's</c><00:29:36.799><c> going</c><00:29:37.019><c> to</c><00:29:37.180><c> judge</c><00:29:37.319><c> me</c><00:29:37.480><c> in</c><00:29:37.559><c> the</c><00:29:37.700><c> Kingdom.</c> 00:29:38.519 --> 00:29:42.960 And<00:29:38.759><c> actually,</c><00:29:39.920><c> that</c><00:29:39.980><c> phrase</c><00:29:40.279><c> in</c><00:29:41.720><c> verse</c><00:29:41.920><c> 8,</c><00:29:42.180><c> the</c><00:29:42.299><c> Lord</c><00:29:42.599><c> shall</c> 00:29:42.960 --> 00:29:45.259 judge<00:29:43.279><c> the</c><00:29:43.539><c> people.</c><00:29:44.539><c> This</c><00:29:44.740><c> is</c><00:29:45.000><c> quoted,</c> 00:29:45.299 --> 00:29:50.779 and<00:29:45.400><c> you</c><00:29:45.519><c> can</c><00:29:45.779><c> scribble</c><00:29:45.940><c> this</c><00:29:46.160><c> down,</c><00:29:46.599><c> Hebrews</c><00:29:46.759><c> 1</c><00:29:48.940><c> verse</c><00:29:49.240><c> 10,</c><00:29:49.859><c> I</c><00:29:50.019><c> believe.</c> 00:29:55.759 --> 00:29:58.160 Where<00:29:56.359><c> it's</c><00:29:56.660><c> actually</c><00:29:56.900><c> quoted,</c><00:29:57.319><c> the</c><00:29:57.319><c> Lord</c><00:29:57.500><c> shall</c><00:29:57.660><c> judge</c><00:29:57.880><c> his</c> 00:29:58.160 --> 00:30:02.039 people<00:29:58.619><c> about</c><00:29:59.220><c> the</c><00:29:59.720><c> judgment</c><00:30:00.140><c> day</c><00:30:00.660><c> of</c><00:30:01.579><c> Christ</c><00:30:01.900><c> in</c> 00:30:02.039 --> 00:30:05.400 the<00:30:02.160><c> last</c><00:30:02.480><c> day.</c><00:30:02.940><c> So</c><00:30:03.099><c> the</c><00:30:03.240><c> Lord</c><00:30:03.420><c> shall</c><00:30:03.599><c> judge</c><00:30:03.859><c> the</c><00:30:04.140><c> people,</c><00:30:05.119><c> quoted</c><00:30:05.160><c> in</c> 00:30:05.400 --> 00:30:07.799 Hebrews<00:30:05.700><c> 1</c><00:30:06.180><c> about</c><00:30:06.700><c> the</c><00:30:06.960><c> final</c><00:30:07.220><c> judgment</c><00:30:07.559><c> when</c> 00:30:07.799 --> 00:30:11.380 Jesus<00:30:08.099><c> comes</c><00:30:08.420><c> back.</c><00:30:09.380><c> David</c><00:30:09.559><c> goes</c><00:30:09.779><c> on,</c><00:30:10.059><c> judge</c><00:30:10.299><c> me</c><00:30:10.559><c> right</c><00:30:10.839><c> now,</c> 00:30:11.500 --> 00:30:16.220 according<00:30:11.799><c> to</c><00:30:12.000><c> your</c><00:30:12.220><c> righteousness.</c><00:30:14.420><c> And</c><00:30:14.839><c> he</c><00:30:15.220><c> goes</c><00:30:15.420><c> on,</c> 00:30:18.079 --> 00:30:21.940 God<00:30:18.400><c> judges</c><00:30:18.799><c> the</c><00:30:19.140><c> righteous,</c><00:30:20.359><c> and</c><00:30:20.619><c> God</c><00:30:20.920><c> is</c><00:30:21.299><c> angry</c><00:30:21.599><c> with</c><00:30:21.779><c> the</c> 00:30:21.940 --> 00:30:25.240 wicked<00:30:22.119><c> every</c><00:30:22.539><c> day.</c><00:30:23.259><c> He</c><00:30:23.599><c> will</c><00:30:24.019><c> wet</c><00:30:24.259><c> or</c><00:30:24.599><c> sharpen</c><00:30:24.859><c> his</c> 00:30:25.240 --> 00:30:29.920 sword.<00:30:25.980><c> He</c><00:30:26.339><c> hath</c><00:30:26.680><c> bent</c><00:30:26.980><c> his</c><00:30:27.380><c> bow</c><00:30:27.720><c> and</c><00:30:28.420><c> made</c><00:30:28.599><c> it</c><00:30:28.799><c> ready.</c><00:30:29.000><c> He</c><00:30:29.180><c> hath</c><00:30:29.319><c> prepared</c><00:30:29.779><c> for</c> 00:30:29.920 --> 00:30:31.660 him<00:30:30.079><c> the</c><00:30:30.279><c> instruments</c><00:30:30.559><c> of</c><00:30:30.859><c> death.</c> 00:30:32.099 --> 00:30:34.619 So<00:30:32.359><c> God</c><00:30:32.559><c> judges</c><00:30:33.000><c> the</c><00:30:33.299><c> righteous</c><00:30:33.640><c> and</c><00:30:34.000><c> the</c><00:30:34.200><c> wicked,</c><00:30:34.420><c> and</c><00:30:34.519><c> he</c> 00:30:34.619 --> 00:30:36.299 gets<00:30:34.900><c> angry</c><00:30:35.240><c> with</c><00:30:35.420><c> the</c><00:30:35.539><c> wicked</c><00:30:35.720><c> every</c><00:30:36.099><c> day,</c> 00:30:36.319 --> 00:30:41.279 but<00:30:36.420><c> he</c><00:30:36.599><c> doesn't</c><00:30:36.940><c> do</c><00:30:37.140><c> a</c><00:30:37.359><c> thing.</c><00:30:38.579><c> But</c><00:30:38.980><c> he's</c><00:30:39.480><c> prepared</c><00:30:40.099><c> the</c><00:30:40.660><c> judgments</c><00:30:41.039><c> that</c> 00:30:41.279 --> 00:30:42.859 are<00:30:41.400><c> going</c><00:30:41.400><c> to</c><00:30:41.579><c> come</c><00:30:41.680><c> upon</c><00:30:41.980><c> them.</c> 00:30:43.859 --> 00:30:47.299 We<00:30:44.019><c> are</c><00:30:44.400><c> come</c><00:30:44.599><c> now,</c><00:30:45.359><c> Hebrews</c><00:30:45.539><c> 12,</c><00:30:46.019><c> to</c><00:30:46.259><c> God</c><00:30:46.440><c> the</c><00:30:46.640><c> judge</c><00:30:46.900><c> of</c><00:30:47.119><c> all.</c> 00:30:47.519 --> 00:30:50.059 We<00:30:47.720><c> are</c><00:30:48.140><c> come.</c><00:30:48.359><c> What</c><00:30:48.539><c> we</c><00:30:48.660><c> will</c><00:30:48.880><c> do</c><00:30:49.440><c> when</c><00:30:49.839><c> we've</c> 00:30:50.059 --> 00:30:52.019 coughed<00:30:50.539><c> and</c><00:30:50.599><c> hacked</c><00:30:50.759><c> our</c><00:30:50.960><c> way</c><00:30:51.099><c> through</c><00:30:51.319><c> this</c><00:30:51.500><c> life</c><00:30:51.720><c> and</c><00:30:51.859><c> we</c> 00:30:52.019 --> 00:30:54.839 come<00:30:52.119><c> up</c><00:30:52.279><c> with</c><00:30:52.440><c> judgment,</c><00:30:53.119><c> we</c><00:30:53.319><c> are</c><00:30:53.720><c> right</c><00:30:54.079><c> now</c> 00:30:55.900 --> 00:31:02.200 to<00:30:56.420><c> God</c><00:30:56.680><c> the</c><00:30:56.920><c> judge</c><00:30:57.140><c> of</c><00:30:57.400><c> all.</c><00:30:59.279><c> God</c><00:30:59.519><c> is</c><00:30:59.920><c> now</c><00:31:00.380><c> enthroned</c><00:31:01.180><c> as</c><00:31:01.640><c> judge.</c><00:31:02.039><c> The</c> 00:31:02.200 --> 00:31:04.819 heaven<00:31:02.420><c> is</c><00:31:02.859><c> God's</c><00:31:03.380><c> throne,</c><00:31:03.799><c> and</c><00:31:03.900><c> God</c><00:31:04.099><c> is</c> 00:31:04.819 --> 00:31:08.339 seated<00:31:05.059><c> there.</c><00:31:06.079><c> 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matter,</c><00:33:14.500><c> throwing</c><00:33:14.700><c> away</c><00:33:15.059><c> stones,</c> 00:33:15.579 --> 00:33:18.480 gathering<00:33:15.880><c> stones,</c><00:33:16.380><c> whatever</c><00:33:16.599><c> it</c><00:33:16.759><c> may</c><00:33:16.940><c> be,</c><00:33:17.200><c> to</c><00:33:17.460><c> everything,</c> 00:33:18.700 --> 00:33:21.079 to<00:33:18.880><c> every</c><00:33:19.200><c> piece</c><00:33:19.480><c> of</c><00:33:19.740><c> human</c><00:33:19.940><c> behavior,</c> 00:33:21.200 --> 00:33:26.480 there<00:33:21.420><c> is</c><00:33:21.619><c> a</c><00:33:21.960><c> time</c><00:33:22.339><c> for</c><00:33:22.720><c> judgment.</c><00:33:24.240><c> It</c><00:33:24.859><c> is</c><00:33:25.119><c> now</c><00:33:25.640><c> and</c><00:33:26.099><c> it</c><00:33:26.319><c> will</c> 00:33:26.480 --> 00:33:30.700 be<00:33:26.859><c> in</c><00:33:27.119><c> the</c><00:33:27.240><c> last</c><00:33:27.519><c> day.</c><00:33:28.880><c> And</c><00:33:29.220><c> again,</c><00:33:29.920><c> if</c><00:33:29.980><c> you</c><00:33:30.220><c> forgive</c><00:33:30.500><c> me,</c> 00:33:30.700 --> 00:33:36.000 I'm<00:33:30.700><c> making</c><00:33:30.920><c> the</c><00:33:31.180><c> same</c><00:33:31.480><c> point,</c><00:33:32.079><c> but</c><00:33:32.779><c> this</c><00:33:33.640><c> shows</c><00:33:34.059><c> the</c><00:33:34.599><c> critical</c><00:33:35.259><c> and</c><00:33:35.640><c> the</c> 00:33:36.000 --> 00:33:37.779 crucial<00:33:36.400><c> importance</c><00:33:37.019><c> of</c><00:33:37.259><c> how</c><00:33:37.480><c> we</c><00:33:37.660><c> live</c> 00:33:37.779 --> 00:33:42.279 our<00:33:38.039><c> lives.</c><00:33:39.180><c> Now</c><00:33:39.339><c> as</c><00:33:39.799><c> common</c><00:33:40.019><c> world</c><00:33:40.259><c> clouds</c><00:33:40.720><c> drift</c><00:33:41.259><c> across</c><00:33:41.619><c> the</c><00:33:41.859><c> sky,</c><00:33:42.200><c> as</c> 00:33:42.279 --> 00:33:44.599 you<00:33:42.420><c> 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lost.</c><00:33:56.119><c> We</c><00:33:56.220><c> live</c><00:33:56.319><c> in</c><00:33:56.359><c> a</c> 00:33:56.579 --> 00:34:00.680 world<00:33:56.700><c> where</c><00:33:56.819><c> it</c> 00:34:00.680 --> 00:34:04.119 doesn't<00:34:00.819><c> matter.</c><00:34:00.819><c> But</c><00:34:00.980><c> for</c><00:34:01.299><c> us,</c><00:34:02.220><c> there</c><00:34:02.299><c> is</c><00:34:02.519><c> a</c><00:34:02.720><c> sense</c><00:34:02.900><c> of</c><00:34:03.259><c> crisis</c><00:34:03.680><c> about</c> 00:34:04.119 --> 00:34:07.700 every<00:34:04.660><c> matter.</c><00:34:06.619><c> Not</c><00:34:06.799><c> a</c><00:34:06.980><c> sense</c><00:34:07.099><c> of</c><00:34:07.400><c> crisis</c> 00:34:07.700 --> 00:34:10.920 in<00:34:07.880><c> the</c><00:34:08.019><c> sense</c><00:34:08.179><c> that,</c><00:34:08.300><c> oh</c><00:34:08.480><c> boy,</c><00:34:08.760><c> like</c><00:34:08.860><c> we</c><00:34:08.980><c> might</c><00:34:09.340><c> get</c><00:34:09.579><c> 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mistake</c><00:34:19.420><c> in</c><00:34:19.599><c> that.</c><00:34:19.719><c> Let's</c><00:34:19.940><c> not</c> 00:34:20.099 --> 00:34:22.619 lose<00:34:20.360><c> that</c><00:34:20.599><c> vision.</c><00:34:21.480><c> But</c><00:34:21.739><c> all</c><00:34:22.099><c> the</c><00:34:22.380><c> same,</c> 00:34:22.739 --> 00:34:26.900 on<00:34:22.900><c> the</c><00:34:23.079><c> other</c><00:34:23.380><c> hand,</c><00:34:24.360><c> there</c><00:34:24.579><c> is</c><00:34:24.940><c> this</c><00:34:25.260><c> sense</c><00:34:25.659><c> of</c><00:34:26.079><c> crisis</c><00:34:26.679><c> in</c> 00:34:26.900 --> 00:34:28.500 our<00:34:27.059><c> daily</c><00:34:27.260><c> lives</c><00:34:27.619><c> and</c><00:34:27.820><c> living.</c> 00:34:30.679 --> 00:34:42.260 Okay.<00:34:36.119><c> Jesus</c><00:34:36.400><c> said</c><00:34:36.679><c> that</c><00:34:36.860><c> he</c><00:34:37.000><c> came</c><00:34:37.559><c> not</c><00:34:39.119><c> to</c><00:34:39.360><c> judge,</c><00:34:40.420><c> but</c><00:34:40.599><c> to</c><00:34:40.860><c> save.</c><00:34:42.019><c> And</c><00:34:42.159><c> I</c> 00:34:42.260 --> 00:34:43.800 understand<00:34:42.639><c> that</c><00:34:42.880><c> to</c><00:34:43.059><c> mean</c> 00:34:44.420 --> 00:34:49.139 I<00:34:44.860><c> came</c><00:34:45.300><c> not</c><00:34:45.860><c> so</c><00:34:46.159><c> much</c><00:34:46.760><c> as</c><00:34:47.800><c> to</c><00:34:48.059><c> judge</c><00:34:48.239><c> you</c><00:34:48.400><c> as</c><00:34:48.539><c> to</c><00:34:48.739><c> condemn</c><00:34:48.960><c> you,</c> 00:34:49.159 --> 00:34:51.380 but<00:34:49.300><c> to</c><00:34:49.619><c> save</c><00:34:49.800><c> you.</c><00:34:50.039><c> I'm</c><00:34:50.199><c> a</c><00:34:50.380><c> savior,</c><00:34:50.719><c> not</c><00:34:50.920><c> a</c><00:34:51.139><c> judge.</c> 00:34:51.539 --> 00:34:54.880 It's<00:34:51.659><c> not</c><00:34:51.780><c> really</c><00:34:51.920><c> what</c><00:34:52.039><c> I</c><00:34:52.119><c> want</c><00:34:52.260><c> to</c><00:34:52.440><c> do.</c><00:34:53.260><c> And</c><00:34:53.440><c> I</c><00:34:53.599><c> wonder</c><00:34:53.679><c> if</c><00:34:53.800><c> the</c><00:34:54.079><c> emphasis</c><00:34:54.400><c> should</c><00:34:54.639><c> be</c> 00:34:54.880 --> 00:34:57.159 I<00:34:55.340><c> came</c><00:34:55.800><c> not</c><00:34:56.559><c> to</c><00:34:56.820><c> judge</c><00:34:57.000><c> you,</c> 00:34:57.159 --> 00:35:00.619 but<00:34:57.500><c> to</c><00:34:57.539><c> save</c><00:34:57.860><c> you,</c><00:34:58.159><c> with</c><00:34:58.280><c> the</c><00:34:58.539><c> implication</c><00:34:59.199><c> being,</c><00:35:00.340><c> but</c><00:35:00.460><c> the</c> 00:35:00.619 --> 00:35:02.360 only<00:35:00.840><c> people</c><00:35:01.119><c> who</c><00:35:01.300><c> are</c><00:35:01.340><c> not</c><00:35:01.500><c> going</c><00:35:01.659><c> to</c><00:35:01.760><c> be</c><00:35:01.960><c> there</c> 00:35:02.360 --> 00:35:05.260 are<00:35:02.679><c> people</c><00:35:03.019><c> who</c><00:35:03.440><c> don't</c><00:35:03.860><c> want</c><00:35:04.039><c> to</c><00:35:04.159><c> be</c><00:35:04.340><c> there,</c><00:35:04.579><c> are</c><00:35:04.760><c> people</c><00:35:04.980><c> who</c> 00:35:05.260 --> 00:35:06.840 judge<00:35:05.500><c> themselves.</c> 00:35:08.179 --> 00:35:12.000 You<00:35:08.280><c> remember</c><00:35:08.619><c> Paul</c><00:35:09.360><c> says</c><00:35:09.699><c> when</c><00:35:10.039><c> he</c><00:35:10.280><c> quits</c><00:35:10.719><c> preaching</c><00:35:11.280><c> one</c><00:35:11.900><c> of</c> 00:35:12.000 --> 00:35:14.800 those<00:35:12.239><c> towns,</c><00:35:12.760><c> you</c><00:35:13.019><c> judge</c><00:35:13.440><c> yourselves</c><00:35:14.239><c> unworthy</c> 00:35:14.800 --> 00:35:18.300 of<00:35:15.039><c> eternal</c><00:35:15.340><c> life</c><00:35:15.679><c> and</c><00:35:15.880><c> so</c><00:35:16.000><c> we</c><00:35:16.159><c> turn</c><00:35:16.320><c> to</c><00:35:16.440><c> the</c><00:35:16.559><c> Gentiles.</c><00:35:18.059><c> You</c> 00:35:18.300 --> 00:35:20.900 judge<00:35:18.579><c> yourselves</c><00:35:19.119><c> unworthy.</c><00:35:19.639><c> You</c><00:35:19.760><c> don't</c><00:35:20.019><c> want</c><00:35:20.159><c> it.</c> 00:35:21.760 --> 00:35:25.179 But<00:35:22.239><c> Jesus</c><00:35:22.719><c> wants</c><00:35:23.079><c> to</c><00:35:23.260><c> give</c><00:35:23.400><c> it</c><00:35:23.539><c> to</c><00:35:23.679><c> us.</c><00:35:24.400><c> And</c><00:35:24.579><c> in</c><00:35:24.679><c> that</c><00:35:24.960><c> sense,</c> 00:35:25.420 --> 00:35:27.099 without<00:35:25.860><c> misunderstanding</c><00:35:26.440><c> what</c><00:35:26.619><c> I'm</c><00:35:26.840><c> saying,</c> 00:35:27.099 --> 00:35:31.219 all<00:35:27.719><c> those</c><00:35:28.000><c> who</c><00:35:28.239><c> want</c><00:35:28.500><c> to</c><00:35:28.699><c> be</c><00:35:28.960><c> there</c><00:35:29.119><c> and</c><00:35:29.280><c> who</c><00:35:29.559><c> love</c><00:35:29.699><c> his</c><00:35:29.980><c> appearing</c><00:35:30.500><c> will</c> 00:35:31.219 --> 00:35:32.210 be<00:35:31.460><c> there.</c> 00:35:34.400 --> 00:35:41.300 What<00:35:34.699><c> we</c><00:35:35.059><c> do</c><00:35:35.840><c> now</c><00:35:37.280><c> is</c><00:35:38.199><c> essentially</c><00:35:38.739><c> our</c><00:35:39.139><c> own</c><00:35:39.480><c> verdict</c><00:35:39.780><c> upon</c><00:35:40.059><c> ourselves.</c> 00:35:41.920 --> 00:35:44.920 Israel<00:35:42.320><c> hid</c><00:35:42.739><c> themselves</c><00:35:43.280><c> from</c><00:35:43.519><c> God's</c><00:35:44.019><c> face.</c><00:35:44.280><c> They</c><00:35:44.500><c> turned</c><00:35:44.880><c> to</c> 00:35:44.920 --> 00:35:47.099 him<00:35:45.099><c> the</c><00:35:45.360><c> back</c><00:35:45.599><c> and</c><00:35:45.760><c> not</c><00:35:45.900><c> the</c><00:35:46.139><c> face.</c> 00:35:47.619 --> 00:35:51.099 And<00:35:47.780><c> so</c><00:35:47.940><c> God</c><00:35:48.119><c> responded</c><00:35:48.559><c> to</c><00:35:48.780><c> that</c><00:35:48.960><c> by</c><00:35:49.480><c> judging</c><00:35:49.840><c> them</c><00:35:50.119><c> and</c><00:35:50.500><c> hiding</c><00:35:50.760><c> his</c> 00:35:51.099 --> 00:35:53.360 face<00:35:51.300><c> from</c><00:35:51.559><c> them.</c><00:35:52.360><c> And</c><00:35:52.519><c> in</c><00:35:52.619><c> the</c><00:35:52.739><c> last</c><00:35:53.079><c> day,</c> 00:35:53.500 --> 00:35:55.679 when<00:35:53.639><c> probably</c><00:35:53.960><c> those</c><00:35:54.159><c> same</c><00:35:54.360><c> people</c><00:35:54.679><c> will,</c><00:35:54.860><c> as</c><00:35:55.019><c> it</c><00:35:55.179><c> were,</c><00:35:55.380><c> knock</c><00:35:55.500><c> on</c> 00:35:55.679 --> 00:35:56.639 the<00:35:55.820><c> door,</c><00:35:56.039><c> the</c><00:35:56.159><c> Lord</c><00:35:56.340><c> will</c><00:35:56.500><c> say,</c> 00:35:56.639 --> 00:36:01.239 I<00:35:56.840><c> don't</c><00:35:56.940><c> know</c><00:35:57.019><c> who</c><00:35:57.199><c> you</c><00:35:57.460><c> are,</c><00:35:57.719><c> go</c><00:35:57.860><c> away.</c><00:35:59.820><c> They</c><00:36:00.179><c> in</c><00:36:00.420><c> this</c><00:36:00.760><c> life</c> 00:36:01.239 --> 00:36:05.599 turned<00:36:01.980><c> to</c><00:36:02.099><c> him</c><00:36:02.280><c> the</c><00:36:02.480><c> back,</c><00:36:04.320><c> not</c><00:36:04.599><c> the</c><00:36:04.780><c> face.</c><00:36:05.179><c> And</c><00:36:05.280><c> so</c> 00:36:05.599 --> 00:36:10.519 he<00:36:06.039><c> will</c><00:36:06.380><c> not</c><00:36:06.599><c> show</c><00:36:06.820><c> them</c><00:36:06.980><c> his</c><00:36:07.239><c> face.</c><00:36:08.480><c> He</c><00:36:08.619><c> will</c><00:36:08.800><c> drive</c><00:36:09.079><c> them</c><00:36:09.239><c> away</c><00:36:09.500><c> from</c><00:36:09.659><c> his</c><00:36:09.920><c> face</c><00:36:10.119><c> because</c><00:36:10.340><c> in</c> 00:36:10.519 --> 00:36:10.840 this<00:36:10.719><c> life</c> 00:36:10.840 --> 00:36:15.019 they<00:36:10.960><c> didn't</c><00:36:11.159><c> want</c><00:36:11.340><c> to</c><00:36:11.500><c> see</c><00:36:11.579><c> his</c><00:36:11.840><c> face.</c><00:36:14.179><c> The</c><00:36:14.260><c> Lord</c><00:36:14.420><c> Jesus</c><00:36:14.599><c> said,</c><00:36:14.980><c> and</c> 00:36:15.019 --> 00:36:16.559 we<00:36:15.099><c> read</c><00:36:15.260><c> it</c><00:36:15.519><c> in</c><00:36:15.639><c> Matthew</c><00:36:15.940><c> readings</c><00:36:16.239><c> the</c><00:36:16.360><c> other</c> 00:36:16.559 --> 00:36:20.739 day,<00:36:17.579><c> you</c><00:36:17.719><c> are</c><00:36:17.960><c> witnesses</c><00:36:18.400><c> against</c><00:36:18.820><c> yourselves.</c><00:36:20.019><c> It's</c><00:36:20.440><c> legal</c> 00:36:20.739 --> 00:36:23.539 language<00:36:21.239><c> that</c><00:36:22.139><c> you</c><00:36:22.500><c> are</c><00:36:22.800><c> the</c><00:36:22.960><c> witnesses.</c><00:36:23.360><c> You</c> 00:36:23.539 --> 00:36:25.960 are<00:36:23.880><c> the</c><00:36:23.880><c> guy</c><00:36:23.880><c> who</c><00:36:24.139><c> stands</c><00:36:24.360><c> up</c><00:36:24.579><c> in</c><00:36:24.679><c> the</c><00:36:24.980><c> court</c><00:36:25.260><c> case</c><00:36:25.579><c> and</c><00:36:25.760><c> says,</c> 00:36:26.199 --> 00:36:27.840 I<00:36:26.320><c> think</c><00:36:26.519><c> this</c><00:36:26.760><c> person's</c><00:36:27.219><c> guilty.</c><00:36:27.519><c> But</c><00:36:27.659><c> he</c><00:36:27.739><c> says,</c> 00:36:27.880 --> 00:36:33.119 you<00:36:28.159><c> are</c><00:36:28.460><c> witnesses</c><00:36:29.039><c> against</c><00:36:30.320><c> yourselves.</c><00:36:32.420><c> Paul</c><00:36:32.559><c> says,</c><00:36:32.860><c> you</c> 00:36:33.119 --> 00:36:36.559 judge<00:36:33.400><c> yourselves</c><00:36:34.019><c> unworthy.</c><00:36:35.780><c> Now</c><00:36:36.019><c> putting</c><00:36:36.260><c> those</c> 00:36:36.559 --> 00:36:39.500 three<00:36:36.780><c> things</c><00:36:37.000><c> together,</c><00:36:37.780><c> there's</c><00:36:38.519><c> the</c><00:36:38.719><c> man</c><00:36:38.900><c> in</c><00:36:39.079><c> the</c><00:36:39.239><c> dock,</c> 00:36:39.900 --> 00:36:42.860 but<00:36:40.199><c> he's</c><00:36:40.480><c> also</c><00:36:40.860><c> the</c><00:36:41.139><c> judge</c><00:36:41.500><c> and</c><00:36:42.139><c> he's</c><00:36:42.420><c> also</c><00:36:42.659><c> the</c> 00:36:42.860 --> 00:36:45.679 witness.<00:36:43.179><c> And</c><00:36:43.340><c> the</c><00:36:43.460><c> witness</c><00:36:43.699><c> says,</c><00:36:44.300><c> he</c><00:36:44.500><c> ought</c><00:36:44.659><c> to</c><00:36:44.780><c> be</c><00:36:44.960><c> condemned.</c><00:36:45.360><c> And</c><00:36:45.500><c> the</c> 00:36:45.679 --> 00:36:46.820 judge<00:36:45.840><c> says,</c><00:36:46.239><c> yes,</c><00:36:46.400><c> he</c><00:36:46.539><c> ought</c><00:36:46.679><c> to</c> 00:36:46.820 --> 00:36:50.340 be<00:36:46.960><c> condemned.</c><00:36:48.539><c> The</c><00:36:48.820><c> Lord</c><00:36:48.980><c> is</c><00:36:49.159><c> putting</c><00:36:49.340><c> these</c><00:36:49.619><c> passages</c><00:36:49.860><c> together,</c><00:36:50.239><c> but</c> 00:36:50.340 --> 00:36:52.480 that's<00:36:50.639><c> because</c><00:36:50.820><c> you</c><00:36:51.079><c> want</c><00:36:51.219><c> it</c><00:36:51.400><c> yourself.</c> 00:36:53.159 --> 00:36:56.539 And<00:36:53.639><c> oddly</c><00:36:54.079><c> enough,</c><00:36:54.820><c> the</c><00:36:55.019><c> same</c><00:36:55.280><c> words</c><00:36:55.599><c> used</c><00:36:55.900><c> about</c><00:36:56.159><c> the</c><00:36:56.360><c> Lord</c> 00:36:56.539 --> 00:36:59.619 Jesus,<00:36:56.960><c> that</c><00:36:57.059><c> he's</c><00:36:57.320><c> the</c><00:36:57.559><c> judge,</c><00:36:58.219><c> the</c><00:36:58.599><c> advocate,</c> 00:36:59.800 --> 00:37:02.679 the<00:37:00.099><c> accuser,</c><00:37:01.019><c> and</c><00:37:01.219><c> the</c><00:37:01.400><c> defense.</c><00:37:01.760><c> And</c><00:37:01.980><c> we</c><00:37:02.079><c> might</c><00:37:02.239><c> come</c><00:37:02.420><c> on</c><00:37:02.539><c> to</c> 00:37:02.679 --> 00:37:04.960 that.<00:37:03.400><c> And</c><00:37:03.679><c> in</c><00:37:03.860><c> all</c><00:37:04.059><c> those</c><00:37:04.280><c> things,</c><00:37:04.559><c> he</c><00:37:04.739><c> says,</c> 00:37:04.980 --> 00:37:10.599 not<00:37:05.280><c> guilty.</c><00:37:06.519><c> He's</c><00:37:06.940><c> the</c><00:37:07.159><c> judge.</c><00:37:07.460><c> And</c><00:37:07.619><c> yet</c><00:37:07.719><c> he's</c><00:37:08.039><c> also</c><00:37:08.480><c> our</c><00:37:08.800><c> advocate.</c><00:37:09.739><c> You'll</c><00:37:10.000><c> have</c><00:37:10.119><c> picked</c><00:37:10.199><c> this</c><00:37:10.460><c> up</c> 00:37:10.599 --> 00:37:10.880 in<00:37:10.739><c> your</c> 00:37:10.880 --> 00:37:15.599 readings<00:37:11.099><c> in</c><00:37:11.659><c> John,</c><00:37:12.360><c> that</c><00:37:12.440><c> he's</c><00:37:12.679><c> the</c><00:37:12.900><c> advocate.</c><00:37:13.380><c> He's</c><00:37:13.679><c> the</c><00:37:13.880><c> defense</c><00:37:14.360><c> who</c><00:37:14.719><c> say,</c><00:37:15.000><c> no,</c><00:37:15.119><c> no,</c><00:37:15.360><c> I</c> 00:37:15.599 --> 00:37:16.460 tell<00:37:15.760><c> you,</c><00:37:16.000><c> don't</c><00:37:16.179><c> touch</c> 00:37:16.460 --> 00:37:22.579 the<00:37:16.760><c> guy.</c><00:37:16.880><c> He's</c><00:37:16.940><c> innocent.</c><00:37:18.960><c> And</c><00:37:19.199><c> there</c><00:37:19.400><c> is</c><00:37:19.679><c> no</c><00:37:19.860><c> witness</c><00:37:20.239><c> against</c><00:37:20.619><c> us</c><00:37:20.840><c> either.</c><00:37:22.119><c> Because</c><00:37:22.380><c> as</c> 00:37:22.579 --> 00:37:23.440 Paul<00:37:22.760><c> says</c><00:37:23.000><c> in</c><00:37:23.179><c> Romans</c> 00:37:23.440 --> 00:37:26.619 8,<00:37:23.780><c> there</c><00:37:24.079><c> is</c><00:37:24.440><c> no</c><00:37:24.639><c> witness</c><00:37:25.059><c> against</c><00:37:25.539><c> us.</c><00:37:25.760><c> He's</c><00:37:26.000><c> there</c><00:37:26.219><c> to</c><00:37:26.480><c> save</c> 00:37:26.619 --> 00:37:28.860 us.<00:37:27.460><c> There's</c><00:37:27.639><c> no</c><00:37:27.800><c> witness</c><00:37:28.019><c> in</c><00:37:28.219><c> the</c><00:37:28.300><c> witness</c><00:37:28.539><c> box.</c> 00:37:29.139 --> 00:37:32.000 The<00:37:29.360><c> defense</c><00:37:29.679><c> is</c><00:37:29.860><c> Jesus</c><00:37:30.119><c> himself.</c><00:37:30.599><c> The</c><00:37:30.800><c> judge</c><00:37:31.000><c> is</c><00:37:31.219><c> Jesus</c><00:37:31.420><c> himself.</c><00:37:31.820><c> And</c> 00:37:32.000 --> 00:37:36.340 he<00:37:32.139><c> acquits.</c><00:37:34.679><c> He's</c><00:37:35.119><c> there</c><00:37:35.400><c> to</c><00:37:35.739><c> save</c><00:37:35.900><c> us.</c> 00:37:36.719 --> 00:37:38.639 And<00:37:36.840><c> the</c><00:37:36.940><c> only</c><00:37:37.139><c> people</c><00:37:37.380><c> who</c><00:37:37.460><c> won't</c><00:37:37.599><c> get</c><00:37:37.860><c> saved</c><00:37:38.079><c> are</c><00:37:38.219><c> those</c><00:37:38.440><c> who</c> 00:37:38.639 --> 00:37:40.139 stand<00:37:38.800><c> up</c><00:37:38.940><c> themselves</c><00:37:39.340><c> and</c><00:37:39.519><c> say,</c><00:37:39.699><c> no,</c><00:37:39.820><c> I</c><00:37:39.920><c> don't</c><00:37:40.059><c> want</c> 00:37:40.139 --> 00:37:44.940 to<00:37:40.139><c> be</c><00:37:40.320><c> there.</c><00:37:41.460><c> And</c><00:37:41.739><c> they</c><00:37:41.860><c> won't</c><00:37:42.019><c> be</c><00:37:42.159><c> in</c><00:37:42.280><c> that</c><00:37:42.539><c> sense.</c><00:37:44.599><c> Okay.</c> 00:37:45.139 --> 00:37:48.619 The<00:37:45.380><c> eldest</c><00:37:45.760><c> son</c><00:37:46.139><c> would</c><00:37:46.480><c> not</c><00:37:46.820><c> go</c><00:37:47.199><c> into</c><00:37:47.639><c> the</c><00:37:47.880><c> wedding.</c> 00:37:49.719 --> 00:37:51.519 Now,<00:37:49.920><c> there's</c><00:37:50.000><c> a</c><00:37:50.079><c> bit</c><00:37:50.199><c> of</c><00:37:50.400><c> a</c><00:37:50.400><c> Freudian</c><00:37:50.699><c> slip</c><00:37:50.900><c> there</c><00:37:51.159><c> because</c> 00:37:51.519 --> 00:37:53.239 it's<00:37:52.079><c> not</c><00:37:52.280><c> going</c><00:37:52.460><c> into</c><00:37:52.619><c> the</c><00:37:52.820><c> wedding.</c><00:37:53.119><c> It's</c> 00:37:53.239 --> 00:37:55.599 into<00:37:53.400><c> that</c><00:37:54.019><c> party</c><00:37:54.460><c> that</c><00:37:54.639><c> they</c><00:37:54.800><c> have.</c><00:37:55.079><c> So</c><00:37:55.159><c> you</c><00:37:55.239><c> probably</c><00:37:55.440><c> think</c> 00:37:55.599 --> 00:37:57.820 I<00:37:55.719><c> got</c><00:37:56.159><c> marriage</c><00:37:56.559><c> on</c><00:37:56.699><c> my</c><00:37:56.860><c> mind</c><00:37:57.019><c> or</c><00:37:57.119><c> something.</c><00:37:57.579><c> But</c> 00:37:57.820 --> 00:38:00.159 anyway,<00:37:58.199><c> the</c><00:37:58.460><c> eldest</c><00:37:58.760><c> son,</c><00:37:59.139><c> you</c><00:37:59.380><c> can</c><00:37:59.539><c> bring</c><00:37:59.639><c> that</c><00:37:59.780><c> up</c><00:37:59.880><c> in</c><00:37:59.960><c> the</c> 00:38:00.159 --> 00:38:02.840 question<00:38:00.340><c> and</c><00:38:00.539><c> answer</c><00:38:00.699><c> session.</c><00:38:01.659><c> The</c><00:38:02.059><c> eldest</c><00:38:02.440><c> son</c> 00:38:02.840 --> 00:38:07.199 wouldn't<00:38:03.239><c> go</c><00:38:03.639><c> in</c><00:38:04.000><c> to</c><00:38:04.179><c> the</c><00:38:05.059><c> party,</c><00:38:05.500><c> let's</c><00:38:05.739><c> call</c><00:38:05.940><c> it.</c><00:38:06.639><c> But</c><00:38:06.960><c> that</c> 00:38:07.199 --> 00:38:12.059 phrase<00:38:07.420><c> for</c><00:38:07.659><c> going</c><00:38:07.980><c> in</c><00:38:08.739><c> is</c><00:38:09.199><c> the</c><00:38:11.039><c> same</c><00:38:11.820><c> phrase</c> 00:38:12.059 --> 00:38:14.119 that's<00:38:12.239><c> used</c><00:38:12.440><c> all</c><00:38:12.739><c> the</c><00:38:12.820><c> way</c><00:38:12.940><c> through</c><00:38:13.099><c> the</c><00:38:13.260><c> gospels.</c><00:38:13.679><c> And</c><00:38:13.780><c> these</c><00:38:13.920><c> are</c> 00:38:14.119 --> 00:38:16.219 honestly<00:38:14.320><c> just</c><00:38:14.639><c> a</c><00:38:14.820><c> few</c><00:38:15.119><c> things</c><00:38:15.460><c> about</c> 00:38:16.380 --> 00:38:19.860 going<00:38:16.780><c> into</c><00:38:17.179><c> the</c><00:38:17.440><c> kingdom.</c><00:38:18.579><c> The</c><00:38:18.719><c> eldest</c><00:38:18.940><c> son</c><00:38:19.099><c> says,</c><00:38:19.360><c> if</c><00:38:19.539><c> he's</c> 00:38:19.860 --> 00:38:22.179 going<00:38:19.980><c> to</c><00:38:20.099><c> be</c><00:38:20.239><c> there,</c><00:38:20.480><c> well,</c><00:38:20.579><c> I'm</c><00:38:20.719><c> not</c><00:38:20.900><c> going</c><00:38:21.119><c> in.</c> 00:38:22.980 --> 00:38:25.380 So<00:38:23.380><c> you</c><00:38:23.500><c> don't</c><00:38:23.699><c> go</c><00:38:23.820><c> into</c><00:38:23.960><c> the</c><00:38:24.119><c> kingdom.</c><00:38:24.340><c> You</c><00:38:24.480><c> say</c><00:38:24.579><c> it</c><00:38:24.739><c> yourself.</c><00:38:24.960><c> You</c><00:38:25.099><c> don't</c><00:38:25.280><c> want</c> 00:38:25.380 --> 00:38:26.219 to<00:38:25.480><c> be</c><00:38:25.619><c> there.</c><00:38:25.880><c> If</c><00:38:26.019><c> he's</c> 00:38:26.219 --> 00:38:31.420 there,<00:38:26.840><c> well,</c><00:38:27.159><c> I'm</c><00:38:27.260><c> not</c><00:38:27.460><c> going.</c><00:38:29.880><c> I</c><00:38:30.000><c> was</c><00:38:30.059><c> baptized</c><00:38:30.380><c> really</c><00:38:30.619><c> quite</c><00:38:30.860><c> young.</c><00:38:31.420><c> And</c> 00:38:31.420 --> 00:38:33.860 I<00:38:31.619><c> remember</c><00:38:32.260><c> storming</c><00:38:33.300><c> home</c><00:38:33.500><c> from</c><00:38:33.679><c> a</c> 00:38:33.860 --> 00:38:38.480 Bible<00:38:34.059><c> class,</c><00:38:34.420><c> I</c><00:38:34.559><c> must</c><00:38:34.579><c> have</c><00:38:34.679><c> been</c><00:38:34.739><c> about</c><00:38:35.000><c> 15,</c><00:38:37.500><c> and</c><00:38:37.500><c> having</c><00:38:38.079><c> had</c><00:38:38.280><c> a</c> 00:38:38.480 --> 00:38:40.579 row<00:38:38.579><c> with</c><00:38:38.739><c> a</c><00:38:38.960><c> brother.</c><00:38:39.380><c> And</c><00:38:39.599><c> I</c><00:38:39.940><c> went</c><00:38:40.019><c> in</c><00:38:40.179><c> the</c><00:38:40.320><c> kitchen,</c> 00:38:40.699 --> 00:38:43.039 said<00:38:40.739><c> to</c><00:38:40.860><c> my</c><00:38:40.980><c> mother,</c><00:38:41.639><c> well,</c><00:38:41.920><c> I</c><00:38:42.000><c> had</c><00:38:42.000><c> this</c><00:38:42.260><c> brother,</c><00:38:42.579><c> said</c><00:38:42.679><c> this</c><00:38:42.940><c> to</c> 00:38:43.039 --> 00:38:44.940 him.<00:38:43.719><c> And</c><00:38:43.960><c> if</c><00:38:44.059><c> he's</c><00:38:44.280><c> going</c><00:38:44.360><c> to</c><00:38:44.440><c> be</c><00:38:44.519><c> in</c><00:38:44.619><c> the</c><00:38:44.780><c> kingdom,</c> 00:38:45.000 --> 00:38:50.579 I<00:38:45.099><c> don't</c><00:38:45.260><c> want</c><00:38:45.380><c> to</c><00:38:45.480><c> be</c><00:38:45.639><c> there.</c><00:38:47.199><c> And</c><00:38:47.599><c> I</c><00:38:48.079><c> repented</c><00:38:48.480><c> of</c><00:38:48.739><c> that.</c><00:38:49.599><c> But,</c><00:38:49.659><c> you</c> 00:38:50.579 --> 00:38:53.079 know,<00:38:51.079><c> on</c><00:38:51.280><c> that</c><00:38:51.460><c> basis,</c><00:38:52.139><c> okay,</c><00:38:52.679><c> is</c><00:38:52.780><c> what</c><00:38:52.860><c> you</c> 00:38:53.079 --> 00:38:56.300 said,<00:38:53.420><c> Duncan.</c><00:38:53.840><c> I</c><00:38:54.039><c> can</c><00:38:54.239><c> imagine</c><00:38:54.539><c> the</c><00:38:54.739><c> Lord</c><00:38:54.900><c> coming</c><00:38:55.199><c> and</c><00:38:55.460><c> saying,</c><00:38:55.619><c> well,</c> 00:38:56.360 --> 00:38:57.960 okay,<00:38:57.039><c> like,</c><00:38:57.179><c> you're</c><00:38:57.300><c> a</c><00:38:57.420><c> bad</c><00:38:57.579><c> kid</c><00:38:57.780><c> kind</c> 00:38:57.960 --> 00:39:00.840 of<00:38:58.059><c> thing,</c><00:38:58.639><c> but,</c><00:38:58.639><c> okay,</c><00:38:59.820><c> this</c><00:39:00.000><c> brother's</c><00:39:00.420><c> in</c><00:39:00.519><c> the</c><00:39:00.659><c> kingdom,</c> 00:39:00.960 --> 00:39:04.519 right?<00:39:02.420><c> So</c><00:39:02.539><c> like,</c><00:39:02.780><c> you</c><00:39:03.079><c> don't</c><00:39:03.239><c> want</c><00:39:03.380><c> to</c><00:39:03.380><c> be</c><00:39:03.500><c> there,</c><00:39:03.639><c> okay?</c> 00:39:05.679 --> 00:39:08.900 And,<00:39:06.039><c> you</c><00:39:06.039><c> know,</c><00:39:06.420><c> this</c><00:39:06.840><c> is</c><00:39:07.059><c> the</c><00:39:07.280><c> point.</c><00:39:08.079><c> But</c><00:39:08.219><c> the</c><00:39:08.380><c> older</c><00:39:08.559><c> brother</c><00:39:08.780><c> says,</c> 00:39:08.960 --> 00:39:10.239 well,<00:39:09.099><c> I</c><00:39:09.280><c> am</c><00:39:09.280><c> not</c><00:39:09.519><c> going</c><00:39:09.639><c> to</c><00:39:09.760><c> go</c><00:39:09.920><c> in</c><00:39:10.079><c> there.</c> 00:39:10.280 --> 00:39:14.760 I<00:39:10.480><c> don't</c><00:39:10.599><c> want</c><00:39:10.659><c> to</c><00:39:10.880><c> be</c><00:39:10.980><c> there</c><00:39:11.119><c> if</c><00:39:11.199><c> he's</c><00:39:11.440><c> there.</c><00:39:12.019><c> And</c><00:39:12.219><c> that's</c><00:39:12.420><c> not</c><00:39:12.960><c> probably</c><00:39:13.300><c> the</c><00:39:13.519><c> first</c><00:39:13.760><c> time</c><00:39:13.980><c> we've</c><00:39:14.239><c> heard</c><00:39:14.320><c> that</c><00:39:14.619><c> in</c> 00:39:14.760 --> 00:39:18.840 our<00:39:14.920><c> ecclesial</c><00:39:15.280><c> lives,</c><00:39:15.619><c> is</c><00:39:15.739><c> it?</c><00:39:15.880><c> If</c><00:39:16.000><c> he</c><00:39:16.219><c> or</c><00:39:16.539><c> more</c><00:39:16.719><c> to</c><00:39:16.820><c> the</c><00:39:16.940><c> point</c><00:39:17.039><c> she's</c><00:39:17.320><c> there</c><00:39:17.539><c> sometimes,</c><00:39:18.480><c> I'm</c> 00:39:18.840 --> 00:39:20.480 not<00:39:19.420><c> playing</c><00:39:20.099><c> ball.</c> 00:39:20.480 --> 00:39:26.400 But<00:39:21.079><c> it's</c><00:39:21.800><c> the</c><00:39:21.940><c> same</c><00:39:22.179><c> word</c><00:39:22.800><c> about</c><00:39:24.800><c> going</c><00:39:25.079><c> into</c><00:39:25.280><c> the</c><00:39:25.480><c> kingdom.</c> 00:39:28.119 --> 00:39:32.059 Some<00:39:28.440><c> depart</c><00:39:29.099><c> from</c><00:39:29.340><c> the</c><00:39:29.619><c> faith.</c><00:39:30.760><c> Demas</c><00:39:30.940><c> departed.</c><00:39:31.679><c> He</c><00:39:31.860><c> loved</c> 00:39:32.059 --> 00:39:33.920 this<00:39:32.340><c> present</c><00:39:32.619><c> world.</c><00:39:33.079><c> He</c><00:39:33.159><c> loved</c><00:39:33.420><c> his</c><00:39:33.659><c> whatever,</c> 00:39:34.059 --> 00:39:37.300 his<00:39:34.219><c> business</c><00:39:34.519><c> and</c><00:39:35.539><c> his</c><00:39:35.760><c> chariots</c><00:39:36.159><c> or</c><00:39:36.320><c> his</c><00:39:36.500><c> horses</c><00:39:36.699><c> or</c><00:39:36.860><c> whatever</c><00:39:37.039><c> he</c><00:39:37.139><c> was</c> 00:39:37.300 --> 00:39:40.599 into.<00:39:38.360><c> People</c><00:39:38.840><c> quit.</c><00:39:40.039><c> And</c><00:39:40.159><c> the</c><00:39:40.380><c> same</c> 00:39:40.599 --> 00:39:44.739 word<00:39:40.860><c> is</c><00:39:41.440><c> depart</c><00:39:41.920><c> from</c><00:39:42.219><c> me</c><00:39:42.639><c> to</c><00:39:42.880><c> everlasting</c><00:39:43.320><c> fire.</c><00:39:44.199><c> I</c><00:39:44.599><c> shall</c> 00:39:44.739 --> 00:39:47.519 say<00:39:44.940><c> to</c><00:39:45.039><c> them,</c><00:39:45.300><c> depart</c><00:39:45.780><c> from</c><00:39:46.039><c> me.</c><00:39:46.800><c> But</c><00:39:47.019><c> he's</c><00:39:47.219><c> only</c><00:39:47.380><c> going</c> 00:39:47.519 --> 00:39:52.820 to<00:39:47.880><c> say</c><00:39:47.880><c> to</c><00:39:47.980><c> those</c><00:39:48.280><c> who</c><00:39:48.460><c> in</c><00:39:48.539><c> this</c><00:39:48.820><c> life</c><00:39:49.239><c> departed.</c><00:39:51.280><c> His</c><00:39:51.619><c> judgment</c><00:39:52.119><c> is</c><00:39:52.579><c> a</c> 00:39:52.820 --> 00:39:54.539 reflection<00:39:53.300><c> of</c><00:39:53.519><c> them.</c> 00:39:56.099 --> 00:40:00.840 Running<00:39:56.320><c> out</c><00:39:56.599><c> of</c><00:39:56.679><c> time,</c><00:39:57.079><c> but</c><00:39:57.219><c> Matthew</c><00:39:57.360><c> 25,</c><00:39:58.639><c> it's</c><00:40:00.280><c> masked</c><00:40:00.639><c> in</c> 00:40:00.840 --> 00:40:03.260 the<00:40:01.019><c> English</c><00:40:01.239><c> translations,</c><00:40:02.039><c> but</c><00:40:02.440><c> the</c><00:40:02.900><c> foolish</c> 00:40:03.260 --> 00:40:07.260 virgins<00:40:03.820><c> go</c><00:40:04.179><c> to</c><00:40:04.400><c> buy</c><00:40:04.599><c> oil.</c><00:40:05.280><c> The</c><00:40:05.460><c> Lord</c><00:40:05.639><c> comes,</c><00:40:06.619><c> come</c><00:40:06.940><c> into</c><00:40:07.039><c> the</c> 00:40:07.260 --> 00:40:09.840 kingdom<00:40:07.559><c> and</c><00:40:08.320><c> they</c><00:40:08.500><c> say,</c><00:40:08.820><c> no,</c><00:40:08.840><c> no,</c><00:40:09.320><c> we're</c><00:40:09.679><c> going,</c> 00:40:09.960 --> 00:40:12.000 we're<00:40:10.099><c> coming,</c><00:40:10.360><c> but</c><00:40:10.500><c> we're</c><00:40:10.719><c> going</c><00:40:11.079><c> because</c><00:40:11.519><c> we're</c><00:40:11.760><c> going</c><00:40:11.820><c> to</c> 00:40:12.000 --> 00:40:15.219 buy<00:40:12.159><c> oil.</c><00:40:12.880><c> And</c><00:40:13.159><c> it's</c><00:40:13.460><c> the</c><00:40:13.599><c> same</c><00:40:13.820><c> word</c><00:40:14.179><c> to</c><00:40:14.440><c> depart.</c> 00:40:15.219 --> 00:40:19.179 And<00:40:15.639><c> later</c><00:40:15.940><c> on</c><00:40:16.280><c> in</c><00:40:16.679><c> the</c><00:40:16.980><c> chapter,</c><00:40:17.659><c> Jesus</c><00:40:18.000><c> says,</c><00:40:18.599><c> depart</c><00:40:18.960><c> from</c> 00:40:19.179 --> 00:40:20.980 me,<00:40:19.340><c> get</c><00:40:19.460><c> away</c><00:40:19.659><c> from</c><00:40:19.780><c> me,</c><00:40:19.920><c> depart</c><00:40:20.219><c> from</c><00:40:20.460><c> me.</c> 00:40:21.179 --> 00:40:24.900 But<00:40:21.559><c> no,</c><00:40:22.039><c> we</c><00:40:22.239><c> don't</c><00:40:22.420><c> want</c><00:40:22.519><c> to</c><00:40:22.699><c> depart</c><00:40:22.940><c> from</c><00:40:23.139><c> you.</c><00:40:24.000><c> But</c><00:40:24.300><c> they</c> 00:40:24.900 --> 00:40:26.980 went,<00:40:25.260><c> they</c><00:40:25.559><c> departed</c><00:40:25.860><c> themselves.</c> 00:40:29.639 --> 00:40:32.219 The<00:40:29.840><c> nations</c><00:40:30.139><c> gather</c><00:40:30.539><c> themselves</c><00:40:31.000><c> against</c><00:40:31.400><c> the</c><00:40:31.639><c> Lord,</c><00:40:31.940><c> but</c> 00:40:32.219 --> 00:40:37.199 he<00:40:32.599><c> gathers</c><00:40:32.960><c> them</c><00:40:33.659><c> together</c><00:40:34.360><c> for</c><00:40:35.920><c> condemnation.</c> 00:40:40.139 --> 00:40:42.519 You<00:40:40.239><c> remember</c><00:40:40.380><c> the</c><00:40:40.639><c> story</c><00:40:40.880><c> about</c><00:40:41.239><c> the</c><00:40:41.760><c> guys</c><00:40:41.980><c> who</c><00:40:42.239><c> bought</c><00:40:42.340><c> all</c> 00:40:42.519 --> 00:40:45.039 the<00:40:42.719><c> cattle</c><00:40:42.920><c> and</c><00:40:43.179><c> bought</c><00:40:43.400><c> all</c><00:40:43.539><c> the</c> 00:40:45.039 --> 00:40:47.320 field<00:40:45.300><c> and</c><00:40:45.420><c> all</c><00:40:45.639><c> that.</c><00:40:45.900><c> And</c><00:40:45.940><c> Jesus</c><00:40:46.119><c> says,</c><00:40:46.460><c> now</c><00:40:46.500><c> come</c><00:40:46.639><c> on,</c><00:40:47.019><c> come</c> 00:40:47.320 --> 00:40:48.360 on<00:40:47.460><c> the</c><00:40:47.559><c> way</c><00:40:47.659><c> to</c><00:40:47.800><c> the</c><00:40:47.960><c> kingdom.</c><00:40:48.239><c> I</c><00:40:48.280><c> said,</c> 00:40:48.420 --> 00:40:50.880 well,<00:40:48.539><c> you'll</c><00:40:48.840><c> understand.</c><00:40:49.199><c> I</c><00:40:49.340><c> can't</c><00:40:49.659><c> come.</c><00:40:49.840><c> I</c><00:40:49.940><c> got</c><00:40:50.139><c> married.</c> 00:40:51.119 --> 00:40:53.659 There<00:40:51.559><c> you</c><00:40:51.659><c> go</c><00:40:51.760><c> again.</c><00:40:52.739><c> And</c><00:40:52.800><c> you</c><00:40:53.260><c> understand</c> 00:40:53.659 --> 00:40:57.599 that<00:40:53.920><c> I</c><00:40:54.380><c> bought</c><00:40:54.519><c> this</c><00:40:55.300><c> plot</c><00:40:55.519><c> of</c><00:40:55.760><c> land</c><00:40:55.880><c> and</c><00:40:56.019><c> all</c><00:40:56.139><c> that</c><00:40:56.300><c> stuff.</c><00:40:57.400><c> I</c> 00:40:57.599 --> 00:41:00.260 pray<00:40:57.960><c> thee,</c><00:40:58.300><c> please</c><00:40:59.019><c> have</c><00:40:59.380><c> me</c><00:40:59.599><c> excused.</c><00:41:00.139><c> And</c> 00:41:00.260 --> 00:41:04.480 it's<00:41:00.539><c> the</c><00:41:00.599><c> very</c><00:41:01.139><c> same</c><00:41:01.440><c> word</c><00:41:01.679><c> the</c><00:41:01.880><c> Bible</c><00:41:02.119><c> uses</c><00:41:02.420><c> to</c><00:41:02.699><c> reject.</c><00:41:03.920><c> It's</c><00:41:04.300><c> all</c> 00:41:04.480 --> 00:41:06.199 sounded<00:41:04.659><c> very</c><00:41:05.059><c> cultured</c><00:41:05.400><c> and</c><00:41:05.579><c> very</c><00:41:05.840><c> decent</c><00:41:06.059><c> and</c> 00:41:06.199 --> 00:41:08.619 all<00:41:06.360><c> that.</c><00:41:06.599><c> I</c><00:41:06.840><c> pray</c><00:41:06.960><c> you,</c><00:41:07.360><c> you'll</c><00:41:07.639><c> understand,</c><00:41:08.139><c> won't</c><00:41:08.239><c> you,</c> 00:41:09.099 --> 00:41:13.039 if<00:41:09.280><c> you</c><00:41:09.440><c> just</c><00:41:09.679><c> excuse</c><00:41:10.019><c> me,</c><00:41:11.219><c> if</c><00:41:11.420><c> you</c><00:41:11.599><c> just</c><00:41:11.840><c> reject</c><00:41:12.199><c> me.</c> 00:41:13.079 --> 00:41:15.860 That's<00:41:13.559><c> what</c><00:41:13.699><c> they</c><00:41:13.920><c> were</c><00:41:14.079><c> saying.</c><00:41:14.719><c> And</c><00:41:14.940><c> we</c><00:41:15.099><c> work</c><00:41:15.320><c> this</c><00:41:15.599><c> out,</c> 00:41:16.039 --> 00:41:18.079 can<00:41:16.380><c> work</c><00:41:16.639><c> it</c><00:41:16.780><c> out</c><00:41:16.860><c> in</c><00:41:17.000><c> our</c><00:41:17.159><c> lives</c><00:41:17.360><c> as</c><00:41:17.619><c> well.</c> 00:41:18.380 --> 00:41:21.500 You<00:41:18.519><c> understand</c><00:41:18.900><c> why</c><00:41:19.079><c> I</c><00:41:19.179><c> can't</c><00:41:19.380><c> come</c><00:41:19.579><c> to</c><00:41:19.639><c> the</c><00:41:19.780><c> meetings</c><00:41:20.000><c> anymore.</c><00:41:20.659><c> You</c><00:41:20.800><c> understand</c><00:41:21.179><c> why</c><00:41:21.380><c> I</c> 00:41:21.500 --> 00:41:22.199 can't<00:41:21.860><c> read</c><00:41:22.019><c> the</c> 00:41:22.199 --> 00:41:26.800 Bible.<00:41:22.800><c> You</c><00:41:22.900><c> understand</c><00:41:23.340><c> why</c><00:41:23.659><c> I</c><00:41:23.960><c> can't</c><00:41:24.159><c> come</c><00:41:24.239><c> to</c><00:41:24.340><c> Bible</c><00:41:24.619><c> school.</c><00:41:25.159><c> You'll</c><00:41:25.360><c> understand,</c><00:41:25.920><c> please</c><00:41:26.239><c> excuse</c><00:41:26.619><c> me,</c> 00:41:26.900 --> 00:41:28.579 because<00:41:27.019><c> you'll</c><00:41:27.260><c> understand</c><00:41:27.619><c> that,</c><00:41:28.000><c> well,</c><00:41:28.260><c> you</c><00:41:28.260><c> know,</c><00:41:28.380><c> like</c> 00:41:28.579 --> 00:41:33.139 I'm<00:41:28.760><c> busy,</c><00:41:30.739><c> you</c><00:41:30.880><c> know,</c><00:41:31.639><c> please</c><00:41:31.960><c> reject</c><00:41:32.400><c> me.</c> 00:41:35.039 --> 00:41:40.119 Now,<00:41:35.880><c> if</c><00:41:36.099><c> you</c><00:41:36.199><c> take</c><00:41:36.320><c> the</c><00:41:36.460><c> figure</c><00:41:36.639><c> of</c><00:41:37.000><c> fire,</c><00:41:38.519><c> okay,</c><00:41:38.800><c> this</c><00:41:39.059><c> figure</c><00:41:39.300><c> of</c><00:41:39.579><c> fire</c><00:41:39.880><c> is</c> 00:41:40.119 --> 00:41:41.400 used<00:41:40.260><c> quite</c><00:41:40.480><c> a</c><00:41:40.659><c> lot.</c> 00:41:41.559 --> 00:41:42.579 And 00:41:46.280 --> 00:41:53.760 it's<00:41:46.800><c> a</c><00:41:46.900><c> figure</c><00:41:47.079><c> of</c><00:41:47.519><c> riches</c><00:41:47.900><c> burning</c><00:41:48.539><c> in</c><00:41:48.820><c> lust</c><00:41:49.239><c> and</c><00:41:50.360><c> of</c><00:41:50.480><c> the</c><00:41:50.760><c> tongue.</c><00:41:52.619><c> And</c><00:41:52.800><c> yet</c><00:41:52.880><c> the</c><00:41:53.079><c> wicked</c><00:41:53.219><c> are</c><00:41:53.360><c> going</c><00:41:53.440><c> to</c><00:41:53.559><c> be</c> 00:41:53.760 --> 00:41:59.099 destroyed<00:41:54.019><c> by</c><00:41:54.300><c> fire.</c><00:41:56.659><c> Burn</c><00:41:56.820><c> up</c><00:41:57.000><c> the</c><00:41:57.159><c> wicked.</c><00:41:58.239><c> And</c><00:41:58.420><c> yet</c><00:41:58.699><c> it's</c> 00:41:59.099 --> 00:42:01.960 their<00:41:59.300><c> own</c><00:41:59.599><c> hard</c><00:41:59.900><c> words,</c><00:42:00.760><c> their</c><00:42:00.940><c> own</c><00:42:01.139><c> love</c><00:42:01.400><c> of</c><00:42:01.659><c> riches,</c> 00:42:02.119 --> 00:42:05.460 their<00:42:02.380><c> own</c><00:42:02.699><c> lust</c><00:42:02.960><c> or</c><00:42:03.119><c> whatever</c><00:42:03.579><c> that</c><00:42:04.300><c> is</c><00:42:04.420><c> the</c><00:42:04.679><c> fire.</c><00:42:04.980><c> They've</c> 00:42:05.460 --> 00:42:08.539 burnt<00:42:05.579><c> themselves</c><00:42:06.059><c> up.</c><00:42:07.360><c> This</c><00:42:07.519><c> is</c><00:42:07.639><c> not</c><00:42:07.780><c> an</c><00:42:07.940><c> angry</c><00:42:08.300><c> god</c> 00:42:08.539 --> 00:42:14.159 who<00:42:08.780><c> throws</c><00:42:09.019><c> them</c><00:42:09.239><c> into</c><00:42:09.519><c> fire.</c><00:42:12.059><c> If</c><00:42:12.460><c> we</c><00:42:12.639><c> hate</c><00:42:12.900><c> our</c><00:42:13.300><c> brother,</c><00:42:13.840><c> we're</c><00:42:14.039><c> in</c> 00:42:14.159 --> 00:42:16.300 darkness.<00:42:14.960><c> If</c><00:42:15.179><c> we</c><00:42:15.280><c> go</c><00:42:15.420><c> out</c><00:42:15.599><c> from</c><00:42:15.760><c> our</c><00:42:16.000><c> brethren</c> 00:42:16.300 --> 00:42:19.380 after<00:42:16.699><c> the</c><00:42:16.980><c> pattern</c><00:42:17.119><c> of</c><00:42:17.340><c> Judas,</c><00:42:18.380><c> we</c><00:42:18.659><c> declare</c><00:42:18.980><c> that</c><00:42:19.139><c> we're</c><00:42:19.239><c> not</c> 00:42:19.380 --> 00:42:22.119 with<00:42:19.599><c> them.</c><00:42:20.719><c> If</c><00:42:20.960><c> we</c><00:42:21.119><c> don't</c><00:42:21.300><c> like</c><00:42:21.519><c> our</c><00:42:21.760><c> brother,</c> 00:42:22.480 --> 00:42:26.860 we're<00:42:22.679><c> in</c><00:42:22.860><c> darkness.</c><00:42:25.500><c> Darkness</c><00:42:25.980><c> is</c><00:42:26.199><c> where</c><00:42:26.340><c> the</c><00:42:26.500><c> wicked</c><00:42:26.679><c> are</c> 00:42:26.860 --> 00:42:29.360 going<00:42:26.960><c> to</c><00:42:27.099><c> be</c><00:42:27.300><c> thrown</c><00:42:27.480><c> into</c><00:42:27.800><c> outer</c><00:42:28.199><c> darkness.</c> 00:42:31.179 --> 00:42:34.079 They<00:42:31.659><c> went</c><00:42:31.860><c> there</c><00:42:32.079><c> themselves</c><00:42:32.679><c> because</c><00:42:33.179><c> they</c><00:42:33.460><c> didn't</c><00:42:33.699><c> accept</c> 00:42:34.079 --> 00:42:35.119 their<00:42:34.300><c> brother.</c> 00:42:39.420 --> 00:42:43.699 I<00:42:39.920><c> must</c><00:42:40.159><c> go</c><00:42:40.480><c> away</c><00:42:41.099><c> and</c><00:42:42.139><c> bury</c><00:42:42.280><c> my</c><00:42:42.599><c> father</c><00:42:42.820><c> back</c><00:42:43.079><c> in</c><00:42:43.199><c> that</c><00:42:43.420><c> same</c> 00:42:43.699 --> 00:42:47.159 story.<00:42:45.300><c> The</c><00:42:45.480><c> young</c><00:42:45.679><c> man</c><00:42:45.880><c> went</c><00:42:46.199><c> away</c><00:42:46.539><c> in</c><00:42:46.920><c> sorrow</c> 00:42:47.159 --> 00:42:50.179 when<00:42:47.400><c> he</c><00:42:47.500><c> had</c><00:42:47.599><c> to</c><00:42:47.780><c> sell</c><00:42:47.900><c> all</c><00:42:48.039><c> that</c><00:42:48.139><c> he</c><00:42:48.320><c> had.</c><00:42:48.940><c> 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by</c><00:43:25.980><c> our</c><00:43:26.239><c> words</c> 00:43:26.840 --> 00:43:28.420 we'll<00:43:27.340><c> be</c><00:43:27.460><c> condemned.</c> 00:43:29.719 --> 00:43:33.579 The<00:43:30.239><c> wicked</c><00:43:30.579><c> snare</c><00:43:31.019><c> themselves.</c><00:43:31.719><c> They</c><00:43:31.880><c> fall</c><00:43:32.099><c> into</c><00:43:32.239><c> their</c><00:43:32.460><c> own</c><00:43:32.739><c> pit.</c> 00:43:34.940 --> 00:43:38.739 It's<00:43:35.079><c> not</c><00:43:35.260><c> that</c><00:43:35.380><c> they're</c><00:43:35.739><c> snared</c><00:43:36.019><c> by</c><00:43:36.440><c> the</c><00:43:36.699><c> Lord.</c><00:43:37.960><c> By</c><00:43:38.119><c> our</c><00:43:38.340><c> words</c><00:43:38.559><c> will</c> 00:43:38.739 --> 00:43:40.760 be<00:43:39.000><c> condemned</c><00:43:39.460><c> out</c><00:43:39.800><c> of</c><00:43:39.900><c> our</c><00:43:40.179><c> own</c><00:43:40.440><c> mouth.</c> 00:43:40.800 --> 00:43:43.900 I<00:43:40.960><c> will</c><00:43:41.199><c> judge</c><00:43:41.460><c> you,</c><00:43:41.719><c> you</c><00:43:41.880><c> wicked</c><00:43:42.179><c> servant,</c><00:43:42.659><c> the</c><00:43:42.860><c> Lord</c><00:43:43.059><c> said.</c> 00:43:44.260 --> 00:43:45.599 It's<00:43:44.440><c> almost</c><00:43:44.579><c> as</c><00:43:44.719><c> if</c><00:43:44.719><c> for</c><00:43:44.880><c> the</c><00:43:45.019><c> day</c><00:43:45.119><c> of</c><00:43:45.280><c> judgment</c> 00:43:45.599 --> 00:43:50.219 our<00:43:46.039><c> words</c><00:43:46.420><c> might</c><00:43:46.679><c> be</c><00:43:47.039><c> cited</c><00:43:47.260><c> back</c><00:43:47.579><c> to</c><00:43:47.719><c> us.</c><00:43:48.780><c> Like</c><00:43:49.179><c> you</c><00:43:49.579><c> said</c><00:43:49.760><c> you</c><00:43:49.860><c> didn't</c><00:43:50.019><c> want</c><00:43:50.139><c> to</c> 00:43:50.219 --> 00:43:51.159 be<00:43:50.280><c> in</c><00:43:50.380><c> the</c><00:43:50.539><c> kingdom</c><00:43:50.699><c> if</c> 00:43:51.159 --> 00:43:55.320 this<00:43:51.460><c> brother's</c><00:43:51.760><c> going</c><00:43:51.840><c> to</c><00:43:51.960><c> be</c><00:43:52.099><c> there.</c><00:43:53.860><c> Their</c><00:43:54.280><c> own</c><00:43:54.840><c> tongues</c> 00:43:55.320 --> 00:43:58.139 will<00:43:55.840><c> fall</c><00:43:56.139><c> upon</c><00:43:56.539><c> themselves.</c> 00:43:59.380 --> 00:44:03.159 So<00:43:59.900><c> speak</c><00:44:00.420><c> as</c><00:44:01.179><c> they</c><00:44:01.500><c> who</c><00:44:01.659><c> will</c><00:44:01.840><c> be</c><00:44:02.159><c> judged.</c><00:44:02.500><c> And</c><00:44:02.699><c> he</c><00:44:02.840><c> who</c><00:44:02.920><c> shows</c> 00:44:03.159 --> 00:44:05.739 no<00:44:03.480><c> mercy</c><00:44:03.860><c> in</c><00:44:04.159><c> his</c><00:44:04.460><c> words,</c><00:44:04.719><c> the</c><00:44:04.980><c> context</c><00:44:05.320><c> is,</c> 00:44:06.159 --> 00:44:10.639 will<00:44:06.340><c> find</c><00:44:06.739><c> none</c><00:44:06.940><c> in</c><00:44:07.179><c> the</c><00:44:07.199><c> day</c><00:44:07.360><c> of</c><00:44:07.500><c> judgment.</c><00:44:09.679><c> A</c><00:44:09.900><c> fool's</c><00:44:10.340><c> mouth</c> 00:44:10.639 --> 00:44:13.360 is<00:44:10.860><c> his</c><00:44:11.019><c> destruction</c><00:44:11.559><c> and</c><00:44:11.900><c> his</c><00:44:12.239><c> mouth</c><00:44:12.659><c> calls</c><00:44:13.059><c> for</c> 00:44:13.360 --> 00:44:16.480 strokes.<00:44:14.659><c> Now</c><00:44:14.880><c> again</c><00:44:15.039><c> we</c><00:44:15.219><c> could</c><00:44:15.400><c> ask</c><00:44:15.659><c> where</c><00:44:15.880><c> else</c><00:44:16.079><c> do</c><00:44:16.219><c> you</c><00:44:16.260><c> read</c><00:44:16.340><c> in</c> 00:44:16.480 --> 00:44:19.000 the<00:44:16.619><c> Bible</c><00:44:16.820><c> about</c><00:44:17.139><c> being</c><00:44:17.519><c> beaten</c><00:44:17.780><c> with</c><00:44:18.079><c> stripes?</c> 00:44:19.380 --> 00:44:21.400 It's<00:44:19.519><c> Luke</c><00:44:19.659><c> 12.</c><00:44:19.980><c> You've</c><00:44:20.099><c> got</c><00:44:20.219><c> the</c><00:44:20.380><c> reference</c><00:44:20.579><c> up</c><00:44:20.820><c> here</c><00:44:20.980><c> 47,</c> 00:44:21.440 --> 00:44:24.300 48.<00:44:22.320><c> The</c><00:44:22.579><c> person</c><00:44:22.860><c> who</c><00:44:23.139><c> says</c> 00:44:24.300 --> 00:44:28.420 hard<00:44:25.079><c> words</c><00:44:25.500><c> is</c><00:44:25.840><c> actually</c><00:44:26.380><c> calling</c><00:44:26.760><c> out,</c><00:44:27.400><c> beat</c><00:44:27.679><c> me</c><00:44:27.920><c> with</c><00:44:28.119><c> many</c> 00:44:28.420 --> 00:44:30.679 stripes,<00:44:29.500><c> condemn</c><00:44:29.840><c> me.</c> 00:44:32.800 --> 00:44:35.820 It's<00:44:33.119><c> like</c><00:44:33.320><c> you</c><00:44:33.519><c> are</c><00:44:33.699><c> witnesses</c><00:44:34.119><c> against</c><00:44:34.599><c> yourselves.</c> 00:44:37.780 --> 00:44:41.659 We'll<00:44:38.119><c> conclude</c><00:44:38.340><c> perhaps</c><00:44:38.679><c> by</c><00:44:38.880><c> looking</c><00:44:39.019><c> at</c><00:44:39.199><c> Luke</c><00:44:39.400><c> chapter</c><00:44:39.820><c> 12.</c> 00:44:41.960 --> 00:44:46.820 Luke<00:44:42.320><c> chapter</c><00:44:42.599><c> 12</c><00:44:43.840><c> verses</c><00:44:44.500><c> one</c><00:44:44.820><c> to</c><00:44:45.820><c> three.</c> 00:44:48.340 --> 00:44:54.000 We've<00:44:48.780><c> said</c><00:44:48.900><c> that</c><00:44:49.260><c> as</c><00:44:49.719><c> we</c><00:44:50.019><c> speak</c><00:44:50.199><c> now,</c><00:44:51.880><c> so</c><00:44:51.980><c> in</c><00:44:52.179><c> a</c><00:44:52.300><c> sense</c><00:44:52.460><c> we</c><00:44:52.579><c> will</c><00:44:52.760><c> have</c><00:44:52.880><c> our</c><00:44:53.119><c> judgment.</c> 00:44:55.519 --> 00:44:59.519 And<00:44:56.000><c> you</c><00:44:56.260><c> know,</c><00:44:57.199><c> let</c><00:44:57.260><c> your</c><00:44:57.480><c> words</c><00:44:57.679><c> be</c><00:44:57.980><c> sweet</c><00:44:58.320><c> because</c><00:44:59.019><c> to</c><00:44:59.320><c> more</c> 00:44:59.519 --> 00:45:02.119 you<00:44:59.679><c> will</c><00:44:59.880><c> eat</c><00:45:00.079><c> them.</c><00:45:00.239><c> And</c><00:45:00.380><c> this</c><00:45:00.579><c> is</c><00:45:00.840><c> so</c><00:45:01.260><c> true.</c> 00:45:02.480 --> 00:45:04.579 And<00:45:02.559><c> in</c><00:45:02.719><c> the</c><00:45:02.840><c> matter</c><00:45:02.960><c> of</c><00:45:03.139><c> the</c><00:45:03.420><c> tongue,</c><00:45:03.880><c> every</c><00:45:04.059><c> one</c><00:45:04.199><c> of</c><00:45:04.280><c> us</c><00:45:04.460><c> here</c> 00:45:04.579 --> 00:45:07.159 would<00:45:04.820><c> feel</c><00:45:05.480><c> that</c><00:45:05.860><c> sense</c><00:45:06.219><c> of</c><00:45:06.920><c> awkwardness,</c> 00:45:07.659 --> 00:45:12.280 that<00:45:07.840><c> we</c><00:45:08.119><c> do</c><00:45:08.420><c> say</c><00:45:08.679><c> things</c><00:45:09.000><c> that</c><00:45:09.199><c> are</c><00:45:09.480><c> hard</c><00:45:09.860><c> and</c><00:45:10.559><c> we</c><00:45:10.820><c> do</c><00:45:11.539><c> say</c><00:45:11.739><c> things</c><00:45:11.980><c> that</c><00:45:12.139><c> are</c> 00:45:12.280 --> 00:45:13.039 not<00:45:12.460><c> appropriate.</c> 00:45:13.519 --> 00:45:16.000 And<00:45:13.639><c> that</c><00:45:13.760><c> we</c><00:45:13.900><c> would</c><00:45:14.199><c> not</c><00:45:14.500><c> like</c><00:45:14.760><c> quoted</c><00:45:15.139><c> back</c><00:45:15.420><c> to</c><00:45:15.599><c> us</c><00:45:15.800><c> in</c><00:45:15.900><c> the</c> 00:45:16.000 --> 00:45:17.159 day<00:45:16.119><c> of</c><00:45:16.340><c> judgment.</c> 00:45:18.159 --> 00:45:22.360 Okay,<00:45:18.820><c> Luke</c><00:45:18.980><c> 12,</c><00:45:19.599><c> halfway</c><00:45:19.780><c> through</c><00:45:20.059><c> verse</c><00:45:20.340><c> one,</c><00:45:21.719><c> Jesus</c><00:45:22.099><c> says,</c> 00:45:22.559 --> 00:45:23.619 the<00:45:22.559><c> leaven</c><00:45:22.840><c> of</c><00:45:23.019><c> the</c><00:45:23.199><c> Pharisees,</c> 00:45:23.800 --> 00:45:27.480 which<00:45:23.800><c> is</c><00:45:24.000><c> hypocrisy.</c><00:45:24.619><c> In</c><00:45:24.699><c> other</c><00:45:24.860><c> words,</c><00:45:25.239><c> hypocrisy</c><00:45:25.960><c> is</c><00:45:26.239><c> yeast.</c><00:45:27.380><c> It</c> 00:45:27.480 --> 00:45:29.179 spurts.<00:45:28.500><c> And</c><00:45:28.500><c> you</c><00:45:28.579><c> start</c><00:45:28.840><c> being,</c> 00:45:29.559 --> 00:45:32.519 someone<00:45:29.800><c> starts</c><00:45:30.099><c> being</c><00:45:30.380><c> hypocritical,</c><00:45:31.579><c> everyone</c><00:45:31.880><c> starts</c><00:45:32.260><c> it</c> 00:45:32.519 --> 00:45:34.659 and<00:45:32.659><c> they</c><00:45:32.880><c> get</c><00:45:33.019><c> even</c><00:45:33.340><c> more</c><00:45:33.519><c> hypocritical.</c> 00:45:34.920 --> 00:45:39.679 Because,<00:45:36.320><c> don't</c><00:45:36.699><c> be</c><00:45:36.920><c> hypocritical,</c><00:45:37.500><c> he</c><00:45:37.719><c> says,</c><00:45:37.940><c> because</c><00:45:38.239><c> there's</c><00:45:38.639><c> nothing</c><00:45:39.099><c> covered</c><00:45:39.460><c> that</c> 00:45:39.679 --> 00:45:40.619 shall<00:45:39.820><c> not</c><00:45:40.019><c> be</c><00:45:40.219><c> revealed.</c> 00:45:40.619 --> 00:45:43.780 He's<00:45:41.199><c> talking</c><00:45:41.420><c> about</c><00:45:41.760><c> judgment.</c><00:45:42.860><c> Neither</c><00:45:43.000><c> hid</c><00:45:43.360><c> that</c><00:45:43.579><c> shall</c> 00:45:43.780 --> 00:45:45.219 not<00:45:43.980><c> be</c><00:45:44.239><c> known.</c> 00:45:45.320 --> 00:45:49.519 Whatever<00:45:45.619><c> you</c><00:45:46.000><c> speak</c><00:45:46.300><c> in</c><00:45:46.719><c> darkness</c><00:45:47.420><c> will</c><00:45:48.519><c> be</c><00:45:48.900><c> heard</c><00:45:49.119><c> in</c><00:45:49.320><c> the</c> 00:45:49.519 --> 00:45:52.860 light.<00:45:51.320><c> And</c><00:45:51.440><c> what</c><00:45:51.539><c> you've</c><00:45:51.820><c> spoken</c><00:45:52.039><c> in</c><00:45:52.239><c> the</c><00:45:52.460><c> ear</c><00:45:52.639><c> is</c> 00:45:52.860 --> 00:45:55.840 going<00:45:52.960><c> to</c><00:45:53.079><c> be</c><00:45:53.280><c> shouted</c><00:45:53.440><c> on</c><00:45:53.619><c> the</c><00:45:53.800><c> housetops.</c><00:45:55.059><c> It's</c><00:45:55.380><c> all</c><00:45:55.539><c> in</c><00:45:55.679><c> the</c> 00:45:55.840 --> 00:45:57.860 context<00:45:56.219><c> of</c><00:45:56.480><c> judgment.</c><00:45:56.960><c> And</c><00:45:57.099><c> I</c><00:45:57.280><c> submit</c><00:45:57.559><c> that</c><00:45:57.739><c> what</c> 00:45:57.860 --> 00:46:02.440 he's<00:45:58.219><c> saying</c><00:45:58.360><c> is,</c><00:45:59.519><c> what</c><00:45:59.699><c> you</c><00:46:00.059><c> say</c><00:46:00.500><c> privately</c><00:46:01.159><c> and</c><00:46:01.519><c> quietly,</c> 00:46:02.739 --> 00:46:05.659 everyone<00:46:03.239><c> is</c><00:46:03.539><c> going</c><00:46:03.719><c> to</c><00:46:04.079><c> know</c><00:46:04.300><c> at</c><00:46:04.579><c> the</c><00:46:04.760><c> day</c><00:46:04.900><c> of</c><00:46:05.179><c> judgment.</c> 00:46:06.139 --> 00:46:09.159 Because<00:46:06.599><c> in</c><00:46:06.940><c> some</c><00:46:07.260><c> sense,</c><00:46:07.800><c> judgment</c><00:46:08.000><c> is</c><00:46:08.260><c> going</c><00:46:08.340><c> to</c><00:46:08.440><c> be</c><00:46:08.559><c> an</c><00:46:08.760><c> open</c><00:46:09.000><c> and</c> 00:46:09.159 --> 00:46:10.400 a<00:46:09.340><c> public</c><00:46:09.659><c> affair.</c><00:46:10.199><c> We'll</c><00:46:10.280><c> come</c> 00:46:10.400 --> 00:46:15.800 to<00:46:10.659><c> that</c><00:46:10.659><c> tomorrow,</c><00:46:11.059><c> God</c><00:46:11.099><c> willing.</c><00:46:12.900><c> Everyone's</c><00:46:13.400><c> going</c><00:46:13.559><c> to</c><00:46:13.619><c> know</c><00:46:13.800><c> your</c><00:46:14.079><c> words.</c><00:46:15.480><c> So</c> 00:46:15.800 --> 00:46:17.519 don't<00:46:16.139><c> be</c><00:46:16.380><c> hypocritical</c><00:46:17.059><c> now</c> 00:46:17.519 --> 00:46:23.000 in<00:46:18.000><c> your</c><00:46:18.300><c> words,</c><00:46:19.340><c> because</c><00:46:19.579><c> it's</c><00:46:19.980><c> all</c><00:46:20.340><c> going</c><00:46:20.639><c> to</c><00:46:20.880><c> come</c><00:46:21.079><c> out.</c><00:46:22.719><c> Yeah,</c><00:46:22.860><c> we</c> 00:46:23.000 --> 00:46:25.519 know<00:46:23.239><c> how</c><00:46:23.519><c> it</c><00:46:23.679><c> is.</c><00:46:24.119><c> In</c><00:46:24.340><c> conversation,</c> 00:46:26.079 --> 00:46:29.260 somebody<00:46:26.360><c> says</c><00:46:26.659><c> something</c><00:46:27.059><c> and</c><00:46:27.320><c> we</c><00:46:27.519><c> are</c><00:46:27.719><c> inclined</c><00:46:28.179><c> to</c><00:46:28.880><c> agree</c> 00:46:29.260 --> 00:46:30.719 with<00:46:29.460><c> them</c><00:46:29.599><c> because</c><00:46:29.880><c> we</c><00:46:30.000><c> wish</c><00:46:30.099><c> to</c><00:46:30.239><c> be</c><00:46:30.420><c> polite,</c> 00:46:30.780 --> 00:46:34.079 or<00:46:30.900><c> we</c><00:46:30.980><c> don't</c><00:46:31.099><c> wish</c><00:46:31.239><c> to</c><00:46:31.360><c> go</c><00:46:31.500><c> against</c><00:46:31.820><c> them.</c><00:46:32.960><c> And</c><00:46:33.260><c> we</c><00:46:33.480><c> end</c><00:46:33.840><c> up</c> 00:46:34.079 --> 00:46:36.599 being<00:46:34.340><c> hypocritical.</c><00:46:35.679><c> And</c><00:46:35.780><c> thus</c><00:46:35.860><c> we've</c><00:46:36.059><c> all</c><00:46:36.219><c> had</c><00:46:36.380><c> this</c> 00:46:36.599 --> 00:46:38.519 discussion,<00:46:36.960><c> our</c><00:46:36.960><c> discussions</c><00:46:37.320><c> with</c><00:46:37.500><c> each</c><00:46:37.699><c> other</c><00:46:37.820><c> at</c><00:46:37.980><c> different</c><00:46:38.179><c> times</c> 00:46:38.519 --> 00:46:40.800 of<00:46:39.360><c> ecclesiastical,</c><00:46:40.019><c> with</c><00:46:40.539><c> brothers</c> 00:46:40.800 --> 00:46:46.699 and<00:46:40.980><c> sisters,</c><00:46:41.539><c> etc.</c><00:46:42.460><c> That</c><00:46:42.900><c> we</c><00:46:43.639><c> say</c><00:46:43.860><c> things</c><00:46:44.599><c> which</c><00:46:45.239><c> are</c><00:46:45.420><c> not</c><00:46:45.739><c> really</c><00:46:46.199><c> what</c><00:46:46.400><c> we</c> 00:46:46.699 --> 00:46:49.239 think.<00:46:48.420><c> And</c><00:46:48.579><c> there</c><00:46:48.719><c> is</c><00:46:48.960><c> a</c><00:46:49.059><c> certain</c> 00:46:49.239 --> 00:46:52.000 amount<00:46:49.500><c> of</c><00:46:49.699><c> hypocrisy.</c><00:46:50.280><c> We</c><00:46:50.400><c> say</c><00:46:50.699><c> one</c><00:46:51.019><c> thing</c><00:46:51.219><c> to</c><00:46:51.340><c> somebody</c><00:46:51.699><c> and</c> 00:46:52.000 --> 00:46:54.579 something<00:46:52.340><c> else</c><00:46:52.619><c> to</c><00:46:52.800><c> somebody</c><00:46:53.139><c> else.</c><00:46:53.920><c> 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so</c><00:47:18.659><c> speak</c><00:47:19.239><c> and</c><00:47:20.159><c> judge</c> 00:47:20.579 --> 00:47:23.159 as<00:47:21.199><c> men</c><00:47:21.380><c> and</c><00:47:21.539><c> women</c><00:47:21.699><c> who</c><00:47:21.940><c> are</c><00:47:22.000><c> going</c><00:47:22.139><c> to</c><00:47:22.400><c> come</c><00:47:22.539><c> to</c><00:47:22.760><c> judgment,</c> 00:47:23.619 --> 00:47:25.679 because<00:47:23.820><c> it's</c><00:47:24.059><c> all</c><00:47:24.300><c> going</c><00:47:24.440><c> to</c><00:47:24.639><c> come</c><00:47:24.800><c> out.</c> 00:47:26.159 --> 00:47:29.639 Now,<00:47:26.679><c> I</c><00:47:26.719><c> know</c><00:47:26.900><c> this</c><00:47:27.059><c> is</c><00:47:27.219><c> difficult,</c><00:47:27.599><c> and</c><00:47:27.880><c> I'm</c><00:47:28.639><c> not</c><00:47:28.880><c> a</c><00:47:28.980><c> good</c><00:47:29.139><c> example</c><00:47:29.539><c> of</c> 00:47:29.639 --> 00:47:32.159 this<00:47:29.920><c> myself.</c><00:47:31.280><c> But</c><00:47:31.519><c> in</c><00:47:31.780><c> the</c><00:47:32.019><c> end,</c> 00:47:32.159 --> 00:47:35.360 this<00:47:32.340><c> is</c><00:47:32.599><c> a</c><00:47:32.699><c> sober</c><00:47:32.900><c> fact,</c><00:47:33.519><c> that</c><00:47:33.780><c> all</c><00:47:34.019><c> our</c><00:47:34.340><c> words,</c><00:47:34.960><c> our</c><00:47:35.019><c> private</c> 00:47:35.360 --> 00:47:37.320 words<00:47:35.659><c> to</c><00:47:35.840><c> each</c><00:47:36.079><c> other,</c><00:47:36.420><c> will</c><00:47:36.579><c> all</c><00:47:36.900><c> come</c><00:47:37.139><c> out</c> 00:47:37.320 --> 00:47:42.300 in<00:47:37.440><c> the</c><00:47:37.659><c> open.</c><00:47:39.340><c> So</c><00:47:39.619><c> if</c><00:47:39.940><c> we</c><00:47:40.119><c> have</c><00:47:40.340><c> to</c><00:47:40.579><c> disagree</c><00:47:40.920><c> with</c><00:47:41.340><c> each</c><00:47:41.619><c> other,</c><00:47:42.239><c> let</c> 00:47:42.300 --> 00:47:45.039 us<00:47:42.500><c> 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person,</c> 00:47:56.300 --> 00:47:58.659 something<00:47:56.440><c> else</c><00:47:56.659><c> to</c><00:47:56.800><c> somebody</c><00:47:57.079><c> else,</c><00:47:57.320><c> because</c><00:47:57.579><c> it</c><00:47:57.679><c> will</c><00:47:57.980><c> all</c> 00:47:58.659 --> 00:48:04.639 come<00:47:59.039><c> out.</c><00:48:02.320><c> So</c><00:48:02.880><c> to</c><00:48:03.099><c> sum</c><00:48:03.219><c> up</c><00:48:03.320><c> what</c><00:48:03.460><c> we've</c><00:48:03.579><c> been</c><00:48:03.820><c> saying,</c> 00:48:04.960 --> 00:48:08.500 we<00:48:05.079><c> are</c><00:48:05.300><c> living</c><00:48:05.500><c> right</c><00:48:05.960><c> now</c><00:48:06.280><c> under</c><00:48:06.559><c> judgment.</c><00:48:07.639><c> That</c><00:48:07.800><c> what</c><00:48:08.139><c> we</c> 00:48:08.500 --> 00:48:11.380 say,<00:48:09.239><c> even</c><00:48:09.380><c> what</c><00:48:09.559><c> we</c><00:48:09.980><c> feel,</c><00:48:10.780><c> the</c><00:48:11.059><c> judgment,</c> 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unconditionally<00:49:35.420><c> toward</c><00:49:35.679><c> each</c><00:49:35.960><c> other?</c><00:49:36.760><c> Because</c><00:49:37.119><c> we</c><00:49:37.320><c> know</c> 00:49:37.539 --> 00:49:40.380 where<00:49:37.739><c> we're</c><00:49:38.000><c> going.</c><00:49:38.840><c> And</c><00:49:39.280><c> with</c><00:49:39.579><c> joy.</c><00:49:39.940><c> Because</c> 00:49:40.380 --> 00:49:43.900 we<00:49:40.760><c> know</c><00:49:41.079><c> that</c><00:49:41.239><c> we're</c><00:49:41.440><c> going</c><00:49:41.559><c> to</c><00:49:41.679><c> meet</c><00:49:41.900><c> him</c><00:49:42.039><c> who</c><00:49:42.179><c> loves</c><00:49:42.440><c> us.</c><00:49:43.280><c> And</c><00:49:43.420><c> that</c><00:49:43.539><c> you</c><00:49:43.639><c> and</c><00:49:43.780><c> I</c> 00:49:43.900 --> 00:49:46.760 are<00:49:44.000><c> going</c><00:49:44.119><c> to</c><00:49:44.199><c> be</c><00:49:44.400><c> there.</c><00:49:45.539><c> Thank</c><00:49:45.800><c> you.</c>