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wouldn't<00:12:21.230><c> believe</c><00:12:21.490><c> it.</c> 00:12:22.970 --> 00:12:24.710 But<00:12:23.289><c> now</c><00:12:23.529><c> they're</c><00:12:23.850><c> stuck.</c> 00:12:25.289 --> 00:12:29.870 They're<00:12:25.750><c> stuck</c><00:12:26.049><c> because</c><00:12:26.730><c> all</c><00:12:27.309><c> of</c><00:12:27.470><c> a</c><00:12:27.590><c> sudden</c><00:12:27.870><c> the</c><00:12:28.389><c> miracle</c><00:12:29.110><c> is</c> 00:12:29.870 --> 00:12:32.450 being<00:12:30.169><c> performed</c><00:12:30.649><c> just</c><00:12:31.049><c> like</c><00:12:31.309><c> before.</c> 00:12:32.649 --> 00:12:36.809 The<00:12:32.850><c> man</c><00:12:33.129><c> is</c><00:12:33.389><c> gone</c><00:12:33.809><c> and</c><00:12:34.070><c> the</c><00:12:34.250><c> witnesses</c><00:12:34.710><c> themselves</c><00:12:35.590><c> are</c><00:12:36.370><c> saying,</c><00:12:36.750><c> why</c> 00:12:36.809 --> 00:12:38.529 do<00:12:37.450><c> you</c><00:12:37.590><c> think</c><00:12:37.870><c> it's</c><00:12:38.169><c> us?</c> 00:12:38.850 --> 00:12:39.590 It's<00:12:39.070><c> not</c><00:12:39.230><c> us.</c> 00:12:39.909 --> 00:12:41.950 He<00:12:40.149><c> told</c><00:12:40.330><c> you</c><00:12:40.450><c> this</c><00:12:40.649><c> was</c><00:12:40.789><c> going</c><00:12:40.929><c> to</c><00:12:41.129><c> happen.</c> 00:12:42.350 --> 00:12:44.129 And<00:12:42.730><c> here's</c><00:12:42.909><c> where</c><00:12:43.090><c> the</c><00:12:43.230><c> scripture</c><00:12:43.490><c> says</c><00:12:43.789><c> it.</c> 00:12:44.129 --> 00:12:49.389 And<00:12:44.429><c> it</c><00:12:44.610><c> becomes</c><00:12:44.970><c> an</c><00:12:45.649><c> incredibly</c><00:12:46.409><c> powerful</c><00:12:48.269><c> message.</c> 00:12:49.970 --> 00:12:53.710 So<00:12:50.230><c> until</c><00:12:50.570><c> Peter</c><00:12:50.850><c> explains</c><00:12:51.250><c> to</c><00:12:51.409><c> them</c><00:12:51.450><c> what</c><00:12:51.590><c> this</c><00:12:51.830><c> is</c><00:12:51.990><c> all</c><00:12:52.169><c> about,</c><00:12:52.389><c> they're</c><00:12:52.710><c> confused</c><00:12:53.049><c> because</c><00:12:53.409><c> as</c> 00:12:53.710 --> 00:12:55.830 far<00:12:53.830><c> as</c><00:12:53.889><c> they're</c><00:12:54.149><c> concerned,</c><00:12:54.370><c> that</c><00:12:54.529><c> guy's</c><00:12:54.990><c> dead.</c> 00:12:57.350 --> 00:12:59.190 So<00:12:57.529><c> they're</c><00:12:58.149><c> amazed.</c> 00:12:59.409 --> 00:13:00.269 How<00:12:59.590><c> does</c><00:12:59.710><c> it</c><00:12:59.870><c> continue?</c> 00:13:00.330 --> 00:13:00.990 The<00:13:00.429><c> guy</c><00:13:00.649><c> died.</c> 00:13:01.049 --> 00:13:03.750 They<00:13:01.269><c> knew</c><00:13:01.350><c> he</c><00:13:01.490><c> was</c><00:13:01.690><c> a</c><00:13:01.870><c> miracle</c><00:13:02.149><c> worker,</c><00:13:02.370><c> but</c><00:13:02.549><c> he</c><00:13:02.789><c> died.</c> 00:13:04.190 --> 00:13:06.470 And<00:13:04.370><c> now</c><00:13:04.509><c> all</c><00:13:04.629><c> of</c><00:13:04.809><c> a</c><00:13:04.809><c> sudden</c><00:13:04.970><c> this</c><00:13:05.230><c> miracle</c><00:13:05.529><c> happens.</c> 00:13:06.610 --> 00:13:07.629 What<00:13:06.789><c> is</c><00:13:06.970><c> it</c><00:13:07.090><c> all</c><00:13:07.269><c> about?</c> 00:13:07.889 --> 00:13:09.389 So<00:13:08.090><c> they're</c><00:13:08.389><c> confused.</c> 00:13:09.470 --> 00:13:12.909 Now<00:13:09.669><c> those</c><00:13:09.870><c> that</c><00:13:10.190><c> mocked,</c><00:13:11.490><c> they</c><00:13:11.769><c> weren't</c><00:13:12.009><c> confused.</c> 00:13:12.970 --> 00:13:15.090 We<00:13:13.450><c> talked</c><00:13:13.710><c> about</c><00:13:14.149><c> idle</c><00:13:14.429><c> words.</c> 00:13:15.370 --> 00:13:16.370 Was<00:13:15.509><c> it</c><00:13:15.629><c> last</c><00:13:15.870><c> week,</c><00:13:16.070><c> I</c><00:13:16.210><c> think?</c> 00:13:16.409 --> 00:13:18.009 We<00:13:16.570><c> talked</c><00:13:16.730><c> about</c><00:13:16.929><c> idle</c><00:13:17.169><c> words.</c> 00:13:18.149 --> 00:13:20.309 Oh,<00:13:18.350><c> actually,</c><00:13:18.590><c> no,</c><00:13:18.730><c> it</c><00:13:18.730><c> was</c><00:13:19.490><c> Jim</c><00:13:19.690><c> Harper</c><00:13:19.950><c> in</c><00:13:20.070><c> the</c><00:13:20.149><c> Wednesday</c> 00:13:20.309 --> 00:13:20.850 Night<00:13:20.490><c> Class.</c> 00:13:21.230 --> 00:13:24.029 They<00:13:21.389><c> used</c><00:13:21.529><c> that</c><00:13:21.809><c> great</c><00:13:22.549><c> lesson</c><00:13:22.929><c> about</c><00:13:23.230><c> idle</c><00:13:23.549><c> words</c><00:13:23.809><c> if</c><00:13:23.970><c> you</c> 00:13:24.029 --> 00:13:26.009 heard<00:13:24.289><c> the</c><00:13:24.649><c> Wednesday</c><00:13:24.889><c> Night</c><00:13:25.110><c> Class.</c> 00:13:26.070 --> 00:13:28.309 It's<00:13:26.269><c> those</c><00:13:26.529><c> people</c><00:13:26.809><c> that</c><00:13:27.070><c> say</c><00:13:27.230><c> things</c><00:13:27.490><c> that</c><00:13:27.710><c> make</c><00:13:27.850><c> you</c><00:13:28.090><c> idle.</c> 00:13:28.750 --> 00:13:30.889 What<00:13:28.909><c> a</c><00:13:29.110><c> great</c><00:13:29.830><c> lesson</c><00:13:30.230><c> that</c><00:13:30.450><c> is.</c> 00:13:31.389 --> 00:13:32.809 And<00:13:31.590><c> that's</c><00:13:31.730><c> just</c><00:13:31.950><c> what</c><00:13:32.049><c> they're</c><00:13:32.330><c> doing</c><00:13:32.509><c> here.</c> 00:13:32.889 --> 00:13:34.669 That's<00:13:33.070><c> just</c><00:13:33.250><c> what</c><00:13:33.370><c> the</c><00:13:33.590><c> mockers</c><00:13:33.870><c> are</c><00:13:34.049><c> doing</c><00:13:34.230><c> here.</c> 00:13:35.049 --> 00:13:38.330 They<00:13:35.269><c> don't</c><00:13:35.409><c> want</c><00:13:35.549><c> to</c><00:13:35.710><c> face</c><00:13:36.330><c> what</c><00:13:36.909><c> the</c><00:13:37.149><c> miracle</c><00:13:37.370><c> means.</c> 00:13:38.690 --> 00:13:42.110 And<00:13:39.029><c> so</c><00:13:39.250><c> they</c><00:13:39.509><c> discredit</c><00:13:40.669><c> the</c><00:13:41.190><c> people</c><00:13:41.350><c> that</c><00:13:41.590><c> perform</c><00:13:41.929><c> it.</c> 00:13:42.110 --> 00:13:43.669 Oh,<00:13:42.289><c> these</c><00:13:42.529><c> guys</c><00:13:42.730><c> are</c><00:13:42.970><c> drunk.</c> 00:13:43.769 --> 00:13:46.629 Well,<00:13:44.029><c> I'll</c><00:13:44.230><c> tell</c><00:13:44.289><c> you,</c><00:13:44.710><c> I</c><00:13:44.950><c> have</c><00:13:45.289><c> been</c><00:13:45.590><c> drunk</c><00:13:45.830><c> in</c><00:13:46.049><c> my</c><00:13:46.309><c> life.</c> 00:13:47.049 --> 00:13:50.490 And<00:13:47.409><c> I</c><00:13:47.549><c> have</c><00:13:47.769><c> spoken</c><00:13:48.110><c> in</c><00:13:48.470><c> tongues</c><00:13:48.830><c> when</c><00:13:49.190><c> I</c><00:13:49.389><c> was</c><00:13:49.629><c> drunk.</c> 00:13:50.689 --> 00:13:54.350 However,<00:13:51.509><c> it</c><00:13:51.809><c> didn't</c><00:13:52.009><c> come</c><00:13:52.250><c> out</c><00:13:52.529><c> as</c><00:13:52.950><c> perfect</c><00:13:53.309><c> parthium</c><00:13:53.970><c> or</c> 00:13:54.350 --> 00:13:56.129 perfect<00:13:55.210><c> whatever.</c> 00:13:56.450 --> 00:13:57.850 That's<00:13:56.789><c> not</c><00:13:56.970><c> the</c><00:13:57.110><c> way</c><00:13:57.230><c> it</c><00:13:57.429><c> works.</c> 00:13:58.309 --> 00:13:59.509 And<00:13:58.549><c> that's</c><00:13:58.769><c> not</c><00:13:58.909><c> the</c><00:13:59.009><c> way</c><00:13:59.090><c> this</c><00:13:59.350><c> works.</c> 00:13:59.590 --> 00:14:01.370 And<00:13:59.690><c> obviously,</c><00:14:00.090><c> Peter</c><00:14:00.210><c> says,</c><00:14:00.529><c> it's</c><00:14:00.649><c> 9</c><00:14:00.850><c> o</c><00:14:00.990><c>'clock</c><00:14:01.049><c> in</c><00:14:01.190><c> the</c><00:14:01.269><c> morning.</c> 00:14:01.409 --> 00:14:02.190 These<00:14:01.570><c> guys</c><00:14:01.789><c> aren't</c><00:14:02.029><c> drunk.</c> 00:14:02.549 --> 00:14:05.730 In<00:14:02.730><c> other</c><00:14:02.809><c> words,</c><00:14:02.929><c> you're</c><00:14:03.049><c> not</c><00:14:03.129><c> going</c><00:14:03.250><c> to</c><00:14:03.330><c> get</c><00:14:03.450><c> away</c><00:14:03.590><c> with</c><00:14:03.809><c> that.</c> 00:14:07.190 --> 00:14:10.330 But<00:14:07.629><c> notice,</c><00:14:08.029><c> again,</c><00:14:08.750><c> strongly</c><00:14:09.009><c> that</c><00:14:09.269><c> the</c><00:14:09.389><c> fact</c><00:14:09.570><c> that</c><00:14:09.929><c> Peter</c><00:14:10.149><c> says,</c> 00:14:10.330 --> 00:14:12.769 you<00:14:10.610><c> know</c><00:14:11.070><c> what</c><00:14:12.230><c> you</c><00:14:12.470><c> did.</c> 00:14:13.149 --> 00:14:15.149 This<00:14:13.409><c> happened</c><00:14:13.710><c> among</c><00:14:14.129><c> you.</c> 00:14:15.690 --> 00:14:17.850 And<00:14:15.789><c> he</c><00:14:15.889><c> goes</c><00:14:15.970><c> on</c><00:14:16.210><c> to</c><00:14:16.350><c> say,</c><00:14:16.850><c> again,</c><00:14:17.129><c> that's</c><00:14:17.450><c> interesting.</c> 00:14:18.110 --> 00:14:19.789 He<00:14:18.110><c> goes</c><00:14:18.210><c> on</c><00:14:18.409><c> to</c><00:14:18.549><c> say</c><00:14:18.669><c> this.</c> 00:14:21.929 --> 00:14:24.269 Men<00:14:22.090><c> and</c><00:14:22.289><c> brethren,</c><00:14:23.610><c> now</c><00:14:23.730><c> he's</c><00:14:23.830><c> going</c><00:14:23.970><c> to</c><00:14:24.070><c> move.</c> 00:14:24.549 --> 00:14:27.789 Peter<00:14:24.750><c> in</c><00:14:24.929><c> his</c><00:14:25.070><c> speech</c><00:14:25.230><c> is</c><00:14:25.389><c> going</c><00:14:25.490><c> to</c><00:14:25.610><c> move</c><00:14:25.769><c> on</c><00:14:26.110><c> to</c><00:14:26.950><c> the</c><00:14:27.490><c> great</c> 00:14:27.789 --> 00:14:28.970 King<00:14:28.110><c> David.</c> 00:14:30.149 --> 00:14:33.909 Let<00:14:30.629><c> me</c><00:14:31.110><c> freely</c><00:14:31.330><c> speak</c><00:14:31.750><c> on</c><00:14:31.990><c> to</c><00:14:32.149><c> you</c><00:14:32.330><c> of</c><00:14:32.509><c> the</c><00:14:32.750><c> patriarch</c><00:14:33.269><c> David.</c> 00:14:34.169 --> 00:14:36.370 Now,<00:14:34.409><c> I</c><00:14:34.750><c> cut</c><00:14:34.909><c> a</c><00:14:35.029><c> little</c><00:14:35.149><c> bit</c><00:14:35.330><c> out</c><00:14:35.509><c> because</c><00:14:35.789><c> I</c><00:14:35.970><c> wanted</c><00:14:36.090><c> to</c><00:14:36.210><c> save</c> 00:14:36.370 --> 00:14:36.809 some<00:14:36.529><c> space.</c> 00:14:36.870 --> 00:14:39.509 But<00:14:37.029><c> remember,</c><00:14:37.289><c> he</c><00:14:37.509><c> says,</c><00:14:37.970><c> who</c><00:14:38.250><c> is</c><00:14:38.649><c> dead</c><00:14:38.870><c> and</c><00:14:39.230><c> buried,</c> 00:14:39.509 --> 00:14:40.889 and<00:14:39.690><c> his</c><00:14:39.870><c> sepulcher</c><00:14:40.210><c> is</c><00:14:40.370><c> right</c><00:14:40.610><c> here.</c> 00:14:41.110 --> 00:14:44.850 He's<00:14:41.590><c> dead,</c><00:14:42.750><c> the</c><00:14:43.009><c> great</c><00:14:43.309><c> David,</c><00:14:43.690><c> the</c><00:14:43.929><c> King.</c> 00:14:45.269 --> 00:14:46.710 Who<00:14:45.470><c> is</c><00:14:45.750><c> dead?</c> 00:14:46.929 --> 00:14:51.169 Knowing<00:14:47.169><c> that</c><00:14:47.429><c> God</c><00:14:47.769><c> had</c><00:14:48.190><c> sworn</c><00:14:48.610><c> an</c><00:14:49.750><c> oath</c><00:14:50.110><c> onto</c><00:14:50.470><c> him,</c> 00:14:51.629 --> 00:14:55.190 that<00:14:51.789><c> of</c><00:14:52.009><c> the</c><00:14:52.289><c> fruit</c><00:14:52.450><c> of</c><00:14:52.629><c> his</c><00:14:52.870><c> loins,</c><00:14:53.809><c> according</c><00:14:54.210><c> to</c><00:14:54.549><c> the</c><00:14:54.850><c> flesh.</c> 00:14:55.330 --> 00:14:58.649 There's<00:14:55.710><c> the</c><00:14:55.870><c> whole</c><00:14:56.149><c> point</c><00:14:56.429><c> about</c><00:14:57.509><c> Christ.</c> 00:14:58.710 --> 00:15:01.730 Christ<00:14:59.149><c> was</c><00:14:59.450><c> in</c><00:14:59.610><c> all</c><00:14:59.950><c> points</c><00:15:00.190><c> like</c><00:15:00.470><c> as</c><00:15:00.730><c> we</c><00:15:00.970><c> are.</c> 00:15:02.150 --> 00:15:03.870 You<00:15:02.710><c> can't</c><00:15:03.230><c> take</c><00:15:03.409><c> that</c><00:15:03.649><c> away.</c> 00:15:03.950 --> 00:15:08.070 If<00:15:04.090><c> you</c><00:15:04.289><c> take</c><00:15:04.450><c> that</c><00:15:04.690><c> away,</c><00:15:04.950><c> then</c><00:15:05.190><c> you</c><00:15:05.389><c> are</c><00:15:05.750><c> not</c><00:15:06.690><c> connected</c><00:15:07.389><c> to</c><00:15:07.669><c> Christ.</c> 00:15:08.070 --> 00:15:09.649 If<00:15:08.389><c> you're</c><00:15:08.570><c> not</c><00:15:08.750><c> connected</c><00:15:09.070><c> to</c><00:15:09.269><c> Christ,</c> 00:15:10.070 --> 00:15:13.809 then<00:15:10.169><c> he</c><00:15:10.450><c> didn't</c><00:15:10.809><c> bear</c><00:15:11.149><c> your</c><00:15:11.590><c> sins</c><00:15:11.830><c> in</c><00:15:12.009><c> his</c><00:15:12.250><c> body</c><00:15:12.490><c> on</c><00:15:12.730><c> the</c><00:15:12.929><c> tree.</c> 00:15:14.370 --> 00:15:18.289 According<00:15:14.710><c> to</c><00:15:14.950><c> the</c><00:15:15.210><c> flesh,</c><00:15:16.149><c> he</c><00:15:16.509><c> was</c><00:15:16.730><c> of</c><00:15:16.970><c> the</c><00:15:17.289><c> line</c><00:15:17.610><c> of</c><00:15:17.889><c> David</c> 00:15:18.289 --> 00:15:20.269 through<00:15:18.830><c> Mary,</c><00:15:19.450><c> obviously.</c> 00:15:20.990 --> 00:15:24.230 He<00:15:21.169><c> would</c><00:15:21.590><c> raise</c><00:15:22.070><c> up</c><00:15:22.549><c> Christ</c><00:15:22.850><c> to</c><00:15:23.149><c> sit</c><00:15:23.289><c> on</c><00:15:23.549><c> his</c><00:15:23.950><c> throne.</c> 00:15:24.590 --> 00:15:28.350 He,<00:15:24.909><c> seeing</c><00:15:25.210><c> this</c><00:15:25.509><c> before,</c><00:15:26.009><c> spake</c><00:15:26.210><c> of</c><00:15:26.509><c> the</c><00:15:26.850><c> resurrection</c><00:15:27.490><c> of</c><00:15:28.049><c> Christ.</c> 00:15:28.389 --> 00:15:32.350 So<00:15:28.590><c> he's</c><00:15:28.769><c> saying,</c><00:15:29.129><c> this</c><00:15:29.330><c> is</c><00:15:29.769><c> not</c><00:15:30.090><c> something</c><00:15:30.629><c> out</c><00:15:31.190><c> of</c><00:15:31.330><c> the</c><00:15:31.549><c> blue.</c> 00:15:32.549 --> 00:15:35.830 David<00:15:32.929><c> himself,</c><00:15:33.529><c> the</c><00:15:33.730><c> great</c><00:15:34.049><c> King</c><00:15:34.370><c> who</c><00:15:34.549><c> wrote</c><00:15:34.789><c> all</c><00:15:35.029><c> the</c><00:15:35.250><c> Psalms,</c><00:15:35.730><c> who</c> 00:15:35.830 --> 00:15:38.809 we<00:15:36.009><c> all</c><00:15:36.250><c> put</c><00:15:36.429><c> our</c><00:15:36.750><c> faith</c><00:15:36.950><c> and</c><00:15:37.210><c> trust</c><00:15:37.429><c> in</c><00:15:37.629><c> and</c><00:15:37.809><c> say</c><00:15:37.929><c> he</c><00:15:38.049><c> was</c><00:15:38.230><c> our</c> 00:15:38.809 --> 00:15:39.549 great<00:15:39.190><c> King,</c> 00:15:39.870 --> 00:15:43.309 he<00:15:40.350><c> spoke</c><00:15:40.769><c> of</c><00:15:41.529><c> the</c><00:15:41.750><c> resurrection</c><00:15:42.169><c> of</c><00:15:42.450><c> Christ.</c> 00:15:44.110 --> 00:15:48.110 And<00:15:44.350><c> he</c><00:15:44.549><c> says,</c><00:15:44.789><c> whereof</c><00:15:45.470><c> we</c><00:15:46.169><c> all</c><00:15:46.690><c> are</c><00:15:47.070><c> witnesses.</c> 00:15:48.289 --> 00:15:51.549 Their<00:15:48.590><c> witness</c><00:15:48.929><c> becomes</c><00:15:49.450><c> exceedingly</c><00:15:50.429><c> powerful.</c> 00:15:53.049 --> 00:15:55.970 Therefore,<00:15:53.870><c> being</c><00:15:54.169><c> by</c><00:15:54.429><c> the</c><00:15:54.590><c> right</c><00:15:54.789><c> hand</c><00:15:54.889><c> of</c><00:15:55.049><c> God</c><00:15:55.309><c> exalted</c> 00:15:55.970 --> 00:15:58.509 and<00:15:56.769><c> having</c><00:15:56.990><c> received</c><00:15:57.409><c> to</c><00:15:57.549><c> the</c><00:15:57.730><c> Father</c><00:15:57.929><c> the</c><00:15:58.169><c> promise</c> 00:15:58.509 --> 00:16:02.490 of<00:15:58.730><c> the</c><00:15:58.870><c> Holy</c><00:15:59.090><c> Spirit,</c><00:15:59.590><c> that's</c><00:16:00.029><c> the</c><00:16:00.190><c> same</c><00:16:00.470><c> spirit</c><00:16:00.830><c> that</c><00:16:01.169><c> we're</c><00:16:01.470><c> using,</c> 00:16:02.829 --> 00:16:07.029 he<00:16:03.149><c> has</c><00:16:03.529><c> shed</c><00:16:03.950><c> forth</c><00:16:04.529><c> this,</c><00:16:04.970><c> this</c><00:16:05.309><c> miracle</c><00:16:05.710><c> of</c><00:16:05.950><c> Pentecost,</c> 00:16:07.210 --> 00:16:10.509 which<00:16:07.509><c> ye</c><00:16:07.830><c> now</c><00:16:08.309><c> see</c><00:16:08.909><c> and</c><00:16:09.549><c> hear.</c> 00:16:11.389 --> 00:16:12.929 It's<00:16:11.889><c> all</c><00:16:12.309><c> the</c><00:16:12.549><c> same.</c> 00:16:13.350 --> 00:16:15.309 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of</c><00:17:06.049><c> a</c><00:17:06.150><c> doubt.</c> 00:17:07.269 --> 00:17:12.750 You<00:17:07.269><c> can</c><00:17:09.150><c> mock</c><00:17:09.730><c> it,</c><00:17:10.769><c> you</c><00:17:10.970><c> can</c><00:17:11.250><c> try</c><00:17:11.450><c> to</c><00:17:11.670><c> hide</c><00:17:11.829><c> from</c><00:17:12.049><c> it,</c> 00:17:12.869 --> 00:17:15.529 but<00:17:13.369><c> the</c><00:17:13.750><c> reality</c><00:17:14.190><c> is</c><00:17:14.650><c> there.</c> 00:17:15.910 --> 00:17:19.349 You<00:17:16.009><c> can</c><00:17:16.349><c> know</c><00:17:16.569><c> assuredly,</c><00:17:17.730><c> you</c><00:17:18.150><c> can</c><00:17:18.470><c> know</c><00:17:18.710><c> assuredly</c> 00:17:19.349 --> 00:17:21.150 that<00:17:19.509><c> all</c><00:17:19.769><c> those</c><00:17:19.990><c> things</c><00:17:20.190><c> that</c><00:17:20.349><c> were</c><00:17:20.470><c> written</c><00:17:20.730><c> are</c><00:17:21.009><c> true.</c> 00:17:21.369 --> 00:17:22.970 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him,</c><00:17:35.250><c> you</c><00:17:35.630><c> can</c><00:17:35.970><c> trust</c><00:17:36.509><c> that</c><00:17:37.190><c> this</c> 00:17:37.410 --> 00:17:38.470 is<00:17:37.650><c> true.</c> 00:17:39.150 --> 00:17:44.210 That<00:17:39.349><c> God</c><00:17:39.630><c> had</c><00:17:39.930><c> made</c><00:17:40.250><c> this</c><00:17:40.609><c> same</c><00:17:40.970><c> Jesus</c><00:17:41.410><c> whom</c><00:17:41.849><c> ye</c><00:17:42.430><c> have</c><00:17:42.910><c> crucified,</c> 00:17:44.490 --> 00:17:46.269 both<00:17:44.829><c> Lord</c><00:17:45.089><c> and</c><00:17:45.309><c> Christ.</c> 00:17:47.029 --> 00:17:48.849 And<00:17:47.329><c> look</c><00:17:47.470><c> at</c><00:17:47.609><c> their</c><00:17:47.769><c> response.</c> 00:17:49.289 --> 00:17:54.109 Now,<00:17:49.950><c> when</c><00:17:50.150><c> they</c><00:17:50.369><c> heard</c><00:17:50.549><c> this,</c><00:17:51.789><c> they</c><00:17:51.970><c> were</c><00:17:52.369><c> pricked</c><00:17:52.650><c> in</c><00:17:52.950><c> their</c><00:17:53.269><c> heart.</c> 00:17:54.670 --> 00:17:58.089 That<00:17:54.910><c> word</c><00:17:55.190><c> pricked</c><00:17:55.490><c> means</c><00:17:55.869><c> literally</c><00:17:56.650><c> pierced.</c> 00:17:58.589 --> 00:18:01.569 They<00:17:59.250><c> were</c><00:17:59.609><c> pierced</c><00:18:00.049><c> in</c><00:18:00.230><c> their</c><00:18:00.529><c> heart.</c> 00:18:02.630 --> 00:18:07.829 In<00:18:02.910><c> other</c><00:18:03.150><c> words,</c><00:18:03.750><c> we</c><00:18:04.410><c> can't</c><00:18:05.470><c> talk</c><00:18:05.730><c> our</c><00:18:05.970><c> way</c><00:18:06.190><c> out</c><00:18:06.410><c> of</c><00:18:06.569><c> this</c><00:18:06.769><c> one.</c> 00:18:08.789 --> 00:18:13.089 This<00:18:09.170><c> is</c><00:18:09.589><c> a</c><00:18:09.910><c> truth</c><00:18:10.569><c> that</c><00:18:11.210><c> we</c><00:18:11.490><c> can't</c><00:18:11.910><c> hide</c><00:18:12.170><c> from.</c> 00:18:14.109 --> 00:18:16.190 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and</c><00:18:33.029><c> given</c><00:18:33.230><c> the</c><00:18:33.450><c> fact</c> 00:18:33.569 --> 00:18:38.109 that<00:18:33.769><c> what</c><00:18:34.009><c> we</c><00:18:34.289><c> did</c><00:18:34.470><c> didn't</c><00:18:34.789><c> work,</c><00:18:36.529><c> we</c><00:18:37.210><c> still</c><00:18:37.490><c> have</c><00:18:37.710><c> to</c><00:18:37.910><c> face</c> 00:18:38.109 --> 00:18:39.190 our<00:18:38.369><c> sins.</c> 00:18:39.869 --> 00:18:42.509 And<00:18:40.269><c> so</c><00:18:40.369><c> they</c><00:18:40.509><c> said</c><00:18:40.710><c> to</c><00:18:40.950><c> Peter</c><00:18:41.269><c> and</c><00:18:41.529><c> to</c><00:18:41.630><c> the</c><00:18:41.690><c> rest</c><00:18:41.849><c> of</c><00:18:42.009><c> the</c><00:18:42.089><c> apostles,</c> 00:18:42.509 --> 00:18:45.630 what<00:18:43.390><c> shall</c><00:18:44.430><c> we</c><00:18:44.670><c> do?</c> 00:18:46.170 --> 00:18:52.450 That's<00:18:46.869><c> actually</c><00:18:47.329><c> a</c><00:18:48.049><c> wonderful</c><00:18:48.490><c> moment</c><00:18:49.369><c> in</c><00:18:50.289><c> Acts</c><00:18:50.509><c> chapter</c><00:18:51.569><c> 2,</c> 00:18:53.089 --> 00:18:56.990 that<00:18:53.390><c> these</c><00:18:53.650><c> people</c><00:18:53.869><c> reach</c><00:18:54.109><c> the</c><00:18:54.410><c> point</c><00:18:54.650><c> of</c><00:18:55.309><c> facing</c><00:18:55.690><c> and</c><00:18:56.109><c> addressing</c> 00:18:56.920 --> 00:19:00.089 what<00:18:57.269><c> really</c><00:18:57.589><c> happened,</c><00:18:57.990><c> the</c><00:18:58.089><c> very</c><00:18:58.309><c> thing</c><00:18:58.470><c> they</c><00:18:58.710><c> wouldn't</c><00:18:59.069><c> do</c> 00:19:00.089 --> 00:19:01.630 50<00:19:01.289><c> days</c> 00:19:01.630 --> 00:19:02.650 before. 00:19:03.490 --> 00:19:07.809 And<00:19:03.789><c> now</c><00:19:03.990><c> because</c><00:19:04.289><c> of</c><00:19:04.450><c> the</c><00:19:04.609><c> witness,</c><00:19:06.670><c> now</c><00:19:06.950><c> they</c><00:19:07.170><c> have</c><00:19:07.349><c> to</c><00:19:07.589><c> stop.</c> 00:19:07.809 --> 00:19:12.349 Now<00:19:08.009><c> they</c><00:19:08.210><c> do</c><00:19:08.430><c> stop</c><00:19:09.069><c> and</c><00:19:09.690><c> say,</c><00:19:10.670><c> what</c><00:19:10.970><c> do</c><00:19:11.190><c> we</c><00:19:11.230><c> do</c><00:19:11.349><c> now?</c> 00:19:12.890 --> 00:19:14.630 And<00:19:13.109><c> they</c><00:19:13.269><c> turn</c><00:19:13.430><c> to</c><00:19:13.609><c> Peter</c><00:19:13.849><c> and</c><00:19:14.029><c> the</c><00:19:14.190><c> apostles.</c> 00:19:15.109 --> 00:19:16.410 What<00:19:15.289><c> do</c><00:19:15.430><c> we</c><00:19:15.549><c> do?</c> 00:19:18.809 --> 00:19:22.170 And<00:19:19.029><c> Peter</c><00:19:19.190><c> said</c><00:19:19.390><c> unto</c><00:19:19.630><c> them,</c><00:19:20.829><c> repent</c><00:19:21.250><c> and</c><00:19:21.470><c> be</c><00:19:21.710><c> baptized.</c> 00:19:22.549 --> 00:19:23.650 Repent<00:19:23.029><c> and</c><00:19:23.170><c> be</c><00:19:23.369><c> baptized?</c> 00:19:23.710 --> 00:19:25.210 I've<00:19:23.990><c> heard</c><00:19:24.089><c> that</c><00:19:24.309><c> before.</c> 00:19:25.250 --> 00:19:27.529 Wasn't<00:19:25.549><c> that</c><00:19:25.809><c> what</c><00:19:26.049><c> John</c><00:19:26.509><c> was</c><00:19:26.789><c> doing?</c> 00:19:28.009 --> 00:19:28.970 Correct. 00:19:29.329 --> 00:19:30.750 It's<00:19:29.450><c> all</c><00:19:29.730><c> the</c><00:19:29.930><c> same.</c> 00:19:30.769 --> 00:19:32.609 It's<00:19:30.990><c> all</c><00:19:31.109><c> part</c><00:19:31.250><c> of</c><00:19:31.390><c> the</c><00:19:31.470><c> same</c><00:19:31.630><c> process.</c> 00:19:32.769 --> 00:19:35.269 Repent<00:19:33.089><c> and</c><00:19:33.269><c> be</c><00:19:33.529><c> baptized,</c><00:19:34.250><c> every</c><00:19:34.430><c> one</c><00:19:34.589><c> of</c><00:19:34.789><c> you,</c> 00:19:35.269 --> 00:19:38.769 in<00:19:35.569><c> the</c><00:19:35.809><c> name</c><00:19:36.089><c> of</c><00:19:36.289><c> Jesus</c><00:19:36.730><c> Christ</c><00:19:37.150><c> for</c><00:19:37.390><c> the</c><00:19:37.549><c> remission</c><00:19:38.130><c> of</c><00:19:38.430><c> sins</c> 00:19:38.769 --> 00:19:42.569 that<00:19:39.509><c> ye</c><00:19:39.950><c> shall</c><00:19:40.190><c> receive</c><00:19:40.609><c> the</c><00:19:40.809><c> gift</c><00:19:40.990><c> of</c><00:19:41.170><c> the</c><00:19:41.289><c> Holy</c><00:19:41.490><c> Spirit.</c> 00:19:42.930 --> 00:19:44.670 Repent<00:19:43.269><c> and</c><00:19:43.430><c> be</c><00:19:43.609><c> baptized.</c> 00:19:44.789 --> 00:19:48.630 It<00:19:45.029><c> is</c><00:19:45.450><c> still</c><00:19:45.809><c> an</c><00:19:46.109><c> opportunity</c><00:19:46.829><c> for</c><00:19:47.529><c> you,</c> 00:19:48.710 --> 00:19:53.349 because<00:19:48.829><c> he's</c><00:19:50.589><c> alive</c><00:19:51.170><c> and</c><00:19:51.490><c> well,</c><00:19:51.750><c> thank</c><00:19:51.990><c> you</c><00:19:52.130><c> very</c><00:19:52.369><c> much.</c> 00:19:53.630 --> 00:19:55.190 Even<00:19:53.849><c> though</c><00:19:54.009><c> you</c><00:19:54.230><c> tried</c><00:19:54.430><c> to</c><00:19:54.630><c> crucify</c><00:19:55.089><c> him,</c> 00:19:55.190 --> 00:19:59.390 you<00:19:55.309><c> tried</c><00:19:55.490><c> to</c><00:19:55.690><c> take</c><00:19:55.789><c> the</c><00:19:56.009><c> problem</c><00:19:56.230><c> and</c><00:19:56.450><c> bury</c><00:19:56.650><c> it,</c><00:19:58.369><c> he's</c><00:19:58.769><c> still</c><00:19:59.069><c> there.</c> 00:19:59.710 --> 00:20:02.150 So<00:20:00.029><c> it's</c><00:20:00.549><c> still</c><00:20:00.930><c> an</c><00:20:01.170><c> opportunity</c><00:20:01.730><c> to</c><00:20:02.009><c> you.</c> 00:20:02.190 --> 00:20:03.150 Can<00:20:02.349><c> you</c><00:20:02.589><c> believe</c><00:20:02.890><c> it?</c> 00:20:03.150 --> 00:20:07.269 Can<00:20:03.750><c> you</c><00:20:03.930><c> believe</c><00:20:04.210><c> you</c><00:20:04.490><c> still</c><00:20:04.750><c> have</c><00:20:04.950><c> an</c><00:20:05.109><c> opportunity</c><00:20:05.670><c> for</c><00:20:06.210><c> this?</c> 00:20:08.230 --> 00:20:10.150 Powerful,<00:20:08.690><c> powerful</c><00:20:09.210><c> stuff.</c> 00:20:10.710 --> 00:20:14.910 For<00:20:10.710><c> the</c><00:20:11.089><c> promise</c><00:20:11.769><c> is</c><00:20:13.630><c> on</c><00:20:13.849><c> to</c><00:20:13.970><c> you</c><00:20:14.130><c> and</c><00:20:14.230><c> to</c><00:20:14.329><c> your</c><00:20:14.509><c> children</c> 00:20:14.910 --> 00:20:17.349 and<00:20:15.150><c> to</c><00:20:15.349><c> all</c><00:20:15.549><c> that</c><00:20:15.710><c> are</c><00:20:15.950><c> far</c><00:20:16.190><c> off,</c><00:20:16.569><c> even</c><00:20:16.849><c> as</c><00:20:17.150><c> many</c> 00:20:17.349 --> 00:20:19.809 as<00:20:17.609><c> the</c><00:20:17.769><c> Lord</c><00:20:17.990><c> God</c><00:20:18.390><c> shall</c><00:20:18.750><c> call.</c> 00:20:20.049 --> 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promise</c><00:20:33.609><c> he's</c><00:20:33.849><c> speaking</c><00:20:34.130><c> of</c><00:20:34.349><c> here,</c> 00:20:34.650 --> 00:20:37.109 and<00:20:34.829><c> they</c><00:20:35.069><c> knew</c><00:20:35.230><c> their</c><00:20:35.490><c> Bibles,</c><00:20:35.970><c> know</c><00:20:36.170><c> it</c><00:20:36.349><c> stands</c><00:20:36.549><c> up</c><00:20:36.690><c> to</c><00:20:36.890><c> God,</c> 00:20:37.549 --> 00:20:38.809 was<00:20:37.710><c> this</c><00:20:37.970><c> promise.</c> 00:20:39.170 --> 00:20:40.769 I<00:20:39.369><c> know</c><00:20:39.470><c> that's</c><00:20:39.710><c> a</c><00:20:39.809><c> lot</c><00:20:40.009><c> of</c><00:20:40.450><c> words.</c> 00:20:40.950 --> 00:20:43.130 I<00:20:41.190><c> apologize</c><00:20:41.589><c> for</c><00:20:41.750><c> that,</c><00:20:41.950><c> but</c><00:20:42.029><c> I</c><00:20:42.210><c> couldn't</c><00:20:42.769><c> figure</c><00:20:42.990><c> out</c> 00:20:43.130 --> 00:20:45.009 how<00:20:43.250><c> to</c><00:20:43.369><c> make</c><00:20:43.450><c> it</c><00:20:43.609><c> any</c><00:20:44.109><c> less.</c> 00:20:45.190 --> 00:20:47.309 This<00:20:45.490><c> is</c><00:20:45.690><c> the</c><00:20:45.910><c> promise</c><00:20:46.130><c> that</c><00:20:46.390><c> Jeremiah</c><00:20:46.809><c> speaks</c><00:20:47.190><c> of,</c> 00:20:47.390 --> 00:20:50.049 and<00:20:47.509><c> look</c><00:20:47.630><c> at</c><00:20:47.809><c> how</c><00:20:48.170><c> closely</c><00:20:48.490><c> it</c><00:20:49.210><c> associates</c><00:20:49.730><c> itself.</c> 00:20:50.210 --> 00:20:51.970 There's<00:20:50.309><c> one</c><00:20:50.490><c> in</c><00:20:50.690><c> Ezekiel</c><00:20:50.990><c> that's</c><00:20:51.250><c> close</c><00:20:51.470><c> as</c><00:20:51.710><c> well,</c> 00:20:52.369 --> 00:20:53.890 but<00:20:52.490><c> this</c><00:20:52.670><c> one</c><00:20:52.809><c> really</c><00:20:53.130><c> associates</c><00:20:53.549><c> itself</c> 00:20:53.890 --> 00:20:55.910 with<00:20:54.089><c> what's</c><00:20:54.430><c> going</c><00:20:54.609><c> on</c><00:20:54.750><c> right</c><00:20:55.009><c> now.</c> 00:20:56.650 --> 00:21:00.490 He<00:20:56.930><c> says,</c><00:20:57.210><c> behold,</c><00:20:57.730><c> I</c><00:20:57.890><c> will</c><00:20:58.089><c> gather</c><00:20:58.390><c> them</c><00:20:58.609><c> out</c><00:20:58.829><c> of</c><00:20:59.069><c> all</c><00:20:59.430><c> countries.</c> 00:21:01.769 --> 00:21:05.089 Remember,<00:21:02.269><c> that's</c><00:21:02.630><c> exactly</c><00:21:03.009><c> what</c><00:21:03.250><c> Pentecost</c><00:21:03.750><c> was,</c><00:21:04.150><c> right?</c> 00:21:05.369 --> 00:21:07.710 These<00:21:05.609><c> people</c><00:21:05.849><c> came</c><00:21:06.049><c> from</c><00:21:06.289><c> all</c><00:21:06.630><c> kinds</c><00:21:06.869><c> of</c><00:21:07.049><c> different</c><00:21:07.210><c> countries.</c> 00:21:07.930 --> 00:21:11.549 Plus,<00:21:08.210><c> people</c><00:21:08.470><c> came</c><00:21:08.710><c> back</c><00:21:09.029><c> in,</c><00:21:09.190><c> obviously,</c><00:21:09.650><c> after</c><00:21:10.769><c> the</c><00:21:11.029><c> diaspora,</c> 00:21:11.589 --> 00:21:15.390 they<00:21:11.730><c> came</c><00:21:11.950><c> back</c><00:21:12.569><c> to</c><00:21:12.809><c> Israel,</c><00:21:13.470><c> but</c><00:21:13.630><c> right</c><00:21:13.890><c> now</c><00:21:14.069><c> at</c><00:21:14.150><c> Pentecost,</c> 00:21:15.730 --> 00:21:17.349 you<00:21:15.809><c> have</c><00:21:15.970><c> people</c><00:21:16.230><c> from</c><00:21:16.509><c> all</c><00:21:16.730><c> countries</c> 00:21:17.349 --> 00:21:19.630 that<00:21:17.750><c> are</c><00:21:17.950><c> gathered</c><00:21:18.450><c> together.</c> 00:21:20.230 --> 00:21:22.990 Whether<00:21:20.369><c> I</c><00:21:20.630><c> have</c><00:21:20.789><c> driven</c><00:21:21.009><c> them</c><00:21:21.210><c> in</c><00:21:21.490><c> mine</c><00:21:21.630><c> anger</c><00:21:22.029><c> and</c><00:21:22.230><c> in</c><00:21:22.450><c> 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going</c><00:21:31.009><c> on</c><00:21:31.190><c> in</c><00:21:31.369><c> Israel.</c> 00:21:31.670 --> 00:21:35.069 Safely,<00:21:32.569><c> yeah,</c><00:21:32.809><c> fairly</c><00:21:33.109><c> safe</c><00:21:33.470><c> with</c><00:21:34.109><c> the</c><00:21:34.269><c> Romans.</c> 00:21:35.509 --> 00:21:38.029 And<00:21:35.730><c> they</c><00:21:35.930><c> shall</c><00:21:36.089><c> be</c><00:21:36.349><c> my</c><00:21:36.650><c> people</c><00:21:36.990><c> and</c><00:21:37.089><c> I</c><00:21:37.269><c> will</c><00:21:37.450><c> be</c><00:21:37.569><c> the</c><00:21:37.690><c> God</c> 00:21:38.029 --> 00:21:40.809 and<00:21:38.150><c> I</c><00:21:38.329><c> will</c><00:21:38.529><c> give</c><00:21:38.670><c> them</c><00:21:39.109><c> one</c><00:21:39.490><c> heart</c><00:21:39.930><c> and</c><00:21:40.309><c> one</c><00:21:40.589><c> way.</c> 00:21:40.890 --> 00:21:43.890 That's<00:21:41.369><c> exactly</c><00:21:41.789><c> what</c><00:21:41.970><c> they</c><00:21:42.170><c> were</c><00:21:42.309><c> saying</c><00:21:42.529><c> in</c><00:21:42.769><c> the</c><00:21:42.950><c> disciples.</c> 00:21:44.069 --> 00:21:47.569 Not<00:21:44.329><c> confusion,</c><00:21:44.930><c> not</c><00:21:45.230><c> chaos,</c><00:21:46.170><c> one</c><00:21:46.509><c> heart</c><00:21:46.789><c> and</c><00:21:47.009><c> one</c><00:21:47.190><c> way</c> 00:21:47.569 --> 00:21:52.390 that<00:21:48.049><c> they</c><00:21:48.309><c> may</c><00:21:48.529><c> fear</c><00:21:48.849><c> me</c><00:21:49.170><c> forever</c><00:21:49.529><c> for</c><00:21:49.890><c> the</c><00:21:50.309><c> good</c><00:21:50.710><c> of</c><00:21:51.490><c> them</c> 00:21:52.589 --> 00:21:54.069 and<00:21:52.829><c> of</c><00:21:53.029><c> their</c><00:21:53.210><c> children</c><00:21:53.490><c> after</c><00:21:53.869><c> them.</c> 00:21:54.069 --> 00:21:56.789 And<00:21:54.230><c> I</c><00:21:54.329><c> will</c><00:21:54.529><c> make</c><00:21:54.690><c> an</c><00:21:55.170><c> everlasting</c><00:21:55.869><c> covenant</c><00:21:56.349><c> with</c><00:21:56.609><c> them</c> 00:21:56.789 --> 00:21:59.369 that<00:21:56.910><c> I</c><00:21:57.150><c> will</c><00:21:57.369><c> not</c><00:21:57.549><c> turn</c><00:21:57.769><c> away</c><00:21:58.029><c> from</c><00:21:58.269><c> them</c><00:21:58.390><c> to</c><00:21:58.589><c> do</c><00:21:58.809><c> them</c><00:21:59.069><c> good.</c> 00:21:59.369 --> 00:22:01.509 Of<00:21:59.569><c> course,</c><00:21:59.710><c> this</c><00:21:59.890><c> also</c><00:22:00.190><c> speaks</c><00:22:00.470><c> to</c><00:22:00.670><c> the</c><00:22:00.829><c> final</c><00:22:01.069><c> resurrection</c> 00:22:01.509 --> 00:22:02.710 as<00:22:01.789><c> well.</c> 00:22:03.329 --> 00:22:06.230 But<00:22:03.509><c> I</c><00:22:03.609><c> will</c><00:22:03.809><c> put</c><00:22:03.990><c> my</c><00:22:04.390><c> fear</c><00:22:04.589><c> in</c><00:22:04.650><c> their</c><00:22:05.009><c> hearts,</c> 00:22:06.650 --> 00:22:09.750 pricked<00:22:06.809><c> in</c><00:22:06.990><c> their</c><00:22:07.230><c> hearts,</c><00:22:08.309><c> that</c><00:22:08.490><c> they</c><00:22:08.849><c> shall</c><00:22:09.130><c> not</c><00:22:09.410><c> depart</c> 00:22:09.750 --> 00:22:10.190 from<00:22:09.990><c> me</c> 00:22:10.190 --> 00:22:14.849 and<00:22:10.410><c> yea,</c><00:22:10.849><c> I</c><00:22:10.990><c> will</c><00:22:11.410><c> rejoice</c><00:22:12.009><c> over</c><00:22:12.490><c> them</c><00:22:12.970><c> to</c><00:22:13.589><c> do</c><00:22:14.069><c> them</c><00:22:14.509><c> good.</c> 00:22:14.910 --> 00:22:16.990 And<00:22:15.109><c> that's</c><00:22:15.490><c> exactly</c><00:22:15.890><c> what</c><00:22:16.089><c> they're</c><00:22:16.289><c> being</c><00:22:16.589><c> offered.</c> 00:22:17.490 --> 00:22:19.890 And<00:22:17.750><c> I</c><00:22:17.890><c> will</c><00:22:18.170><c> plant</c><00:22:18.410><c> them</c><00:22:18.690><c> in</c><00:22:18.869><c> this</c><00:22:19.130><c> land</c><00:22:19.329><c> assuredly</c> 00:22:19.890 --> 00:22:23.049 with<00:22:20.089><c> my</c><00:22:20.430><c> whole</c><00:22:20.690><c> heart</c><00:22:21.009><c> and</c><00:22:21.210><c> my</c><00:22:21.529><c> whole</c><00:22:21.930><c> soul.</c> 00:22:23.089 --> 00:22:25.549 For<00:22:23.109><c> thus</c><00:22:23.369><c> the</c><00:22:23.549><c> Lord,</c><00:22:24.349><c> thus</c><00:22:24.670><c> saith</c><00:22:25.029><c> the</c><00:22:25.329><c> Lord,</c> 00:22:25.549 --> 00:22:31.950 like<00:22:25.769><c> as</c><00:22:27.509><c> I</c><00:22:27.750><c> have</c><00:22:27.970><c> brought</c><00:22:28.190><c> all</c><00:22:28.650><c> this</c><00:22:29.009><c> great</c><00:22:29.430><c> evil</c><00:22:30.009><c> upon</c><00:22:30.710><c> this</c><00:22:30.990><c> people,</c> 00:22:32.450 --> 00:22:38.150 so<00:22:32.849><c> I</c><00:22:33.029><c> will</c><00:22:33.250><c> bring</c><00:22:33.390><c> upon</c><00:22:33.730><c> them</c><00:22:34.430><c> all</c><00:22:35.130><c> the</c><00:22:35.450><c> good</c><00:22:35.869><c> that</c><00:22:36.910><c> I</c><00:22:37.109><c> have</c><00:22:37.349><c> promised.</c> 00:22:39.210 --> 00:22:40.930 Now<00:22:39.809><c> think</c><00:22:40.009><c> of</c><00:22:40.150><c> the</c><00:22:40.329><c> contrast.</c> 00:22:41.349 --> 00:22:43.789 Here<00:22:41.609><c> they</c><00:22:41.849><c> are</c><00:22:42.089><c> pricked</c><00:22:42.309><c> in</c><00:22:42.509><c> their</c><00:22:42.730><c> hearts.</c> 00:22:45.109 --> 00:22:48.150 And<00:22:45.490><c> Peter</c><00:22:45.690><c> says,</c><00:22:46.250><c> just</c><00:22:46.369><c> like</c><00:22:46.569><c> he</c><00:22:46.789><c> promised</c><00:22:47.049><c> you.</c> 00:22:49.250 --> 00:22:51.309 And<00:22:49.670><c> it's</c><00:22:49.890><c> all</c><00:22:50.049><c> right</c><00:22:50.269><c> there.</c> 00:22:51.470 --> 00:22:55.049 And<00:22:51.690><c> it's</c><00:22:51.869><c> all</c><00:22:52.130><c> about</c><00:22:52.930><c> the</c><00:22:53.470><c> goodness</c><00:22:53.769><c> that</c><00:22:54.029><c> God</c><00:22:54.329><c> has</c><00:22:54.589><c> done.</c> 00:22:55.549 --> 00:22:59.210 In<00:22:55.890><c> the</c><00:22:56.029><c> raising</c><00:22:56.289><c> of</c><00:22:56.609><c> this</c><00:22:56.890><c> man</c><00:22:57.670><c> from</c><00:22:58.190><c> the</c><00:22:58.410><c> dead,</c> 00:23:00.250 --> 00:23:04.329 everything<00:23:00.769><c> is</c><00:23:01.289><c> brought</c><00:23:01.690><c> to</c><00:23:02.309><c> fruition</c><00:23:02.769><c> because</c><00:23:03.569><c> of</c><00:23:03.730><c> the</c><00:23:03.910><c> resurrection.</c> 00:23:04.690 --> 00:23:06.630 It's<00:23:04.829><c> the</c><00:23:05.069><c> power</c><00:23:05.549><c> of</c><00:23:05.970><c> the</c><00:23:06.150><c> resurrection</c> 00:23:06.630 --> 00:23:10.829 and<00:23:07.309><c> the</c><00:23:07.569><c> power</c><00:23:07.769><c> of</c><00:23:08.029><c> the</c><00:23:08.210><c> witness</c><00:23:08.630><c> of</c><00:23:09.650><c> the</c><00:23:09.829><c> resurrection.</c> 00:23:14.470 --> 00:23:16.410 In<00:23:14.470><c> verse,</c><00:23:14.789><c> finally</c><00:23:15.049><c> in</c><00:23:15.210><c> verse</c><00:23:15.369><c> 44,</c><00:23:15.750><c> he</c><00:23:15.890><c> says</c><00:23:16.130><c> this.</c> 00:23:16.509 --> 00:23:17.049 What<00:23:16.630><c> time</c><00:23:16.750><c> do</c><00:23:16.890><c> we</c><00:23:16.970><c> have?</c> 00:23:17.109 --> 00:23:19.109 Oh,<00:23:17.309><c> 10</c><00:23:17.509><c> o</c><00:23:17.670><c>'clock,</c><00:23:17.769><c> we</c><00:23:17.890><c> can't</c><00:23:18.109><c> get</c><00:23:18.210><c> to</c><00:23:18.349><c> the</c><00:23:18.470><c> gate.</c> 00:23:19.809 --> 00:23:21.769 And<00:23:20.150><c> all</c><00:23:20.329><c> that</c><00:23:20.710><c> believed</c><00:23:21.089><c> were</c><00:23:21.309><c> together</c> 00:23:21.769 --> 00:23:24.930 and<00:23:22.210><c> had</c><00:23:22.529><c> all</c><00:23:23.309><c> things</c><00:23:23.930><c> common.</c> 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favor</c><00:24:00.049><c> with</c><00:24:00.329><c> all</c><00:24:00.630><c> people</c> 00:24:00.910 --> 00:24:03.769 and<00:24:01.150><c> the</c><00:24:01.250><c> Lord</c><00:24:01.470><c> added</c><00:24:01.769><c> to</c><00:24:02.009><c> the</c><00:24:02.190><c> church</c><00:24:02.490><c> daily</c> 00:24:03.869 --> 00:24:06.269 such<00:24:04.230><c> as</c><00:24:04.910><c> should</c><00:24:05.309><c> be</c><00:24:05.970><c> saved.</c> 00:24:06.589 --> 00:24:10.690 Just<00:24:06.930><c> an</c><00:24:07.309><c> incredible</c><00:24:08.730><c> miracle,</c> 00:24:11.130 --> 00:24:18.630 an<00:24:11.349><c> incredible</c><00:24:11.829><c> act</c><00:24:12.309><c> of</c><00:24:13.609><c> love,</c><00:24:16.029><c> compassion,</c><00:24:17.589><c> forgiveness,</c> 00:24:19.349 --> 00:24:20.289 understanding. 00:24:22.150 --> 00:24:23.950 I<00:24:22.190><c> think</c><00:24:22.349><c> I</c><00:24:22.690><c> told</c><00:24:22.910><c> you</c><00:24:23.089><c> guys</c><00:24:23.329><c> 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here</c><00:24:47.410><c> in</c><00:24:47.549><c> Acts</c><00:24:47.690><c> chapter</c><00:24:47.970><c> two.</c> 00:24:48.930 --> 00:24:49.430 They're<00:24:49.250><c> forgiven.</c> 00:24:49.589 --> 00:24:52.009 It's<00:24:49.710><c> just</c><00:24:50.369><c> incredible.</c> 00:24:52.809 --> 00:24:58.190 Any<00:24:53.289><c> thoughts</c><00:24:53.650><c> or</c><00:24:53.910><c> comments</c><00:24:54.650><c> before</c><00:24:55.690><c> we</c><00:24:55.869><c> go</c><00:24:56.049><c> to</c><00:24:56.289><c> Acts</c><00:24:56.549><c> chapter</c><00:24:57.089><c> three?</c> 00:25:00.910 --> 00:25:02.769 I'll<00:25:01.430><c> take</c><00:25:01.589><c> that</c><00:25:02.190><c> as</c><00:25:02.430><c> a</c><00:25:02.589><c> no.</c> 00:25:03.230 --> 00:25:06.730 Okay,<00:25:05.069><c> so</c><00:25:05.309><c> obviously</c><00:25:05.569><c> we</c><00:25:05.750><c> know</c><00:25:05.829><c> in</c><00:25:05.990><c> Acts</c><00:25:06.170><c> chapter</c><00:25:06.430><c> three</c> 00:25:06.730 --> 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I<00:25:20.230><c> always,</c><00:25:20.970><c> you</c><00:25:21.049><c> know,</c><00:25:21.190><c> whenever</c><00:25:21.390><c> you</c><00:25:21.609><c> see</c><00:25:21.750><c> something</c> 00:25:22.029 --> 00:25:24.329 just<00:25:22.230><c> sort</c><00:25:22.410><c> of</c><00:25:23.069><c> thrown</c><00:25:23.269><c> in</c><00:25:23.470><c> there,</c><00:25:23.609><c> you</c><00:25:23.670><c> always</c><00:25:23.890><c> wanna</c><00:25:24.049><c> stop</c> 00:25:24.329 --> 00:25:24.509 and<00:25:24.450><c> go,</c> 00:25:24.569 --> 00:25:27.549 I<00:25:24.630><c> wonder</c><00:25:24.829><c> why</c><00:25:25.089><c> that's</c><00:25:25.730><c> specifically</c><00:25:26.130><c> put</c><00:25:26.470><c> in</c><00:25:26.670><c> there.</c> 00:25:27.730 --> 00:25:29.130 When<00:25:27.910><c> it</c><00:25:28.069><c> says</c><00:25:28.170><c> in</c><00:25:28.349><c> Acts</c><00:25:28.529><c> chapter</c><00:25:28.809><c> six,</c> 00:25:29.190 --> 00:25:30.869 that<00:25:29.309><c> Jesus</c><00:25:29.609><c> crossed</c><00:25:29.930><c> the</c><00:25:30.089><c> sea</c><00:25:30.269><c> of</c><00:25:30.490><c> Galilee,</c> 00:25:30.990 --> 00:25:33.650 which<00:25:31.210><c> is</c><00:25:31.450><c> the</c><00:25:31.529><c> sea</c><00:25:31.710><c> of</c><00:25:31.910><c> Tiberius,</c><00:25:32.509><c> why</c><00:25:32.789><c> is</c><00:25:32.970><c> it</c><00:25:33.170><c> put</c><00:25:33.309><c> there?</c> 00:25:33.950 --> 00:25:37.569 Just<00:25:34.210><c> as</c><00:25:34.670><c> an</c><00:25:34.789><c> example,</c><00:25:35.410><c> they</c><00:25:36.009><c> come</c><00:25:36.190><c> up</c><00:25:36.349><c> all</c><00:25:36.569><c> the</c><00:25:36.690><c> time.</c> 00:25:38.029 --> 00:25:40.309 And<00:25:38.309><c> a</c><00:25:38.450><c> certain</c><00:25:38.630><c> man</c><00:25:38.950><c> laying</c><00:25:39.250><c> from</c><00:25:39.430><c> his</c><00:25:39.670><c> mother's</c><00:25:40.130><c> womb</c> 00:25:40.309 --> 00:25:42.589 was<00:25:40.470><c> carried</c><00:25:41.130><c> whom</c><00:25:41.589><c> they</c><00:25:41.869><c> laid</c><00:25:42.069><c> daily</c> 00:25:42.589 --> 00:25:46.450 at<00:25:43.269><c> the</c><00:25:43.450><c> gate</c><00:25:43.609><c> of</c><00:25:43.789><c> the</c><00:25:43.950><c> temple,</c><00:25:44.390><c> which</c><00:25:44.450><c> is</c><00:25:44.910><c> called</c><00:25:45.269><c> beautiful,</c> 00:25:46.569 --> 00:25:51.089 to<00:25:46.809><c> ask</c><00:25:47.170><c> alms</c><00:25:47.490><c> of</c><00:25:47.769><c> them</c><00:25:48.210><c> that</c><00:25:48.730><c> entered</c><00:25:48.970><c> into</c><00:25:49.910><c> the</c><00:25:50.789><c> temple.</c> 00:25:51.309 --> 00:25:53.549 Well,<00:25:51.529><c> first</c><00:25:51.730><c> of</c><00:25:51.849><c> all,</c><00:25:52.410><c> this</c><00:25:52.910><c> expression</c> 00:25:53.549 --> 00:25:55.170 about<00:25:53.849><c> being</c><00:25:54.190><c> the</c><00:25:54.450><c> ninth</c><00:25:54.750><c> hour.</c> 00:25:55.509 --> 00:25:58.210 Anybody<00:25:55.809><c> know</c><00:25:55.990><c> what</c><00:25:56.150><c> else</c><00:25:56.329><c> took</c><00:25:56.529><c> place</c><00:25:56.769><c> at</c><00:25:56.930><c> the</c><00:25:57.109><c> ninth</c><00:25:57.329><c> hour?</c> 00:26:00.570 --> 00:26:04.930 At<00:26:01.150><c> the</c><00:26:01.430><c> ninth</c><00:26:01.650><c> hour,</c><00:26:02.049><c> Jesus</c><00:26:02.450><c> said,</c><00:26:03.250><c> it</c><00:26:03.470><c> is</c><00:26:04.009><c> finished.</c> 00:26:06.049 --> 00:26:09.309 He<00:26:06.410><c> had</c><00:26:06.609><c> done</c><00:26:06.769><c> everything</c><00:26:07.190><c> that</c><00:26:07.430><c> needed</c><00:26:07.670><c> to</c><00:26:07.890><c> be</c><00:26:08.049><c> done</c> 00:26:09.409 --> 00:26:11.269 for<00:26:09.630><c> redemption</c><00:26:10.029><c> to</c><00:26:10.369><c> occur.</c> 00:26:11.690 --> 00:26:13.250 And<00:26:11.869><c> now</c><00:26:12.029><c> at</c><00:26:12.269><c> that</c><00:26:12.470><c> same</c><00:26:12.690><c> ninth</c><00:26:12.930><c> hour,</c> 00:26:13.250 --> 00:26:14.630 they<00:26:13.430><c> head</c><00:26:13.609><c> to</c><00:26:13.789><c> the</c><00:26:13.950><c> temple</c><00:26:14.150><c> in</c><00:26:14.430><c> prayer</c> 00:26:14.630 --> 00:26:17.450 and<00:26:14.789><c> they're</c><00:26:15.009><c> gonna</c><00:26:15.170><c> start</c><00:26:16.130><c> spreading</c><00:26:16.690><c> the</c><00:26:17.009><c> message</c> 00:26:17.450 --> 00:26:18.609 for<00:26:18.089><c> people</c><00:26:18.329><c> to</c><00:26:18.549><c> see.</c> 00:26:18.650 --> 00:26:21.130 Now<00:26:18.829><c> they've</c><00:26:19.029><c> obviously</c><00:26:19.309><c> already</c><00:26:19.569><c> done</c><00:26:19.710><c> it</c><00:26:19.930><c> at</c><00:26:20.569><c> Pentecost,</c> 00:26:21.490 --> 00:26:23.970 but<00:26:21.609><c> this</c><00:26:21.809><c> is</c><00:26:21.990><c> that</c><00:26:22.230><c> first</c><00:26:22.450><c> sort</c><00:26:22.670><c> of</c><00:26:22.910><c> public</c><00:26:23.289><c> act</c><00:26:23.589><c> out</c><00:26:23.809><c> where</c> 00:26:23.970 --> 00:26:24.250 they<00:26:24.109><c> go</c> 00:26:24.250 --> 00:26:26.549 where<00:26:24.470><c> it's</c><00:26:24.789><c> literally</c><00:26:25.130><c> going</c><00:26:25.430><c> to</c><00:26:26.009><c> come</c><00:26:26.230><c> across</c> 00:26:26.549 --> 00:26:28.190 as<00:26:26.789><c> almost</c><00:26:27.049><c> like</c><00:26:27.269><c> Jesus</c><00:26:27.589><c> was</c><00:26:27.809><c> doing</c><00:26:28.049><c> it.</c> 00:26:28.190 --> 00:26:30.710 In<00:26:28.349><c> fact,</c><00:26:28.890><c> there</c><00:26:29.089><c> is</c><00:26:29.329><c> a</c><00:26:29.589><c> connection</c><00:26:29.910><c> with</c><00:26:30.150><c> this</c><00:26:30.410><c> miracle</c> 00:26:30.710 --> 00:26:31.769 we're<00:26:30.930><c> gonna</c><00:26:31.009><c> see</c><00:26:31.210><c> in</c><00:26:31.390><c> a</c><00:26:31.470><c> minute.</c> 00:26:32.049 --> 00:26:34.369 At<00:26:32.049><c> least</c><00:26:32.210><c> I'm</c><00:26:32.349><c> gonna</c><00:26:32.509><c> suggest</c><00:26:33.049><c> there's</c><00:26:33.309><c> a</c><00:26:33.509><c> connection</c> 00:26:34.369 --> 00:26:36.670 that<00:26:34.589><c> will</c><00:26:34.789><c> bring</c><00:26:34.930><c> you</c><00:26:35.150><c> right</c><00:26:35.410><c> back</c><00:26:35.630><c> to</c><00:26:35.849><c> Jesus'</c><00:26:36.369><c> miracles</c> 00:26:36.670 --> 00:26:40.470 because<00:26:37.049><c> it's</c><00:26:37.789><c> just</c><00:26:38.029><c> a</c><00:26:38.390><c> continuation,</c><00:26:39.109><c> obviously,</c> 00:26:40.529 --> 00:26:42.150 of<00:26:40.730><c> the</c><00:26:41.470><c> kingdom</c><00:26:41.769><c> message.</c> 00:26:42.369 --> 00:26:44.190 So<00:26:42.569><c> I</c><00:26:42.650><c> think</c><00:26:42.809><c> that's</c><00:26:43.069><c> why</c><00:26:43.250><c> it</c><00:26:43.410><c> mentions</c><00:26:43.630><c> the</c><00:26:43.869><c> ninth</c><00:26:44.029><c> hour.</c> 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put</c><00:26:59.450><c> him</c><00:27:00.430><c> by</c><00:27:00.849><c> the</c><00:27:01.130><c> gate</c><00:27:01.890><c> beautiful.</c> 00:27:05.329 --> 00:27:07.490 So<00:27:05.809><c> does</c><00:27:06.289><c> that</c><00:27:06.509><c> make</c><00:27:06.609><c> you</c><00:27:06.809><c> think</c><00:27:07.009><c> of</c><00:27:07.190><c> anybody</c> 00:27:07.490 --> 00:27:10.210 what<00:27:07.670><c> it</c><00:27:07.869><c> mentions</c><00:27:08.130><c> lame</c><00:27:08.470><c> from</c><00:27:08.670><c> his</c><00:27:08.890><c> mother's</c><00:27:09.410><c> womb?</c> 00:27:11.609 --> 00:27:13.630 The<00:27:11.869><c> man</c><00:27:12.089><c> born</c><00:27:12.349><c> blind,</c><00:27:12.710><c> very</c><00:27:12.970><c> good</c><00:27:13.210><c> Kathy.</c> 00:27:14.049 --> 00:27:17.849 Blind<00:27:14.410><c> from</c><00:27:14.690><c> birth,</c><00:27:16.230><c> this</c><00:27:16.450><c> man</c><00:27:16.670><c> was</c><00:27:16.990><c> lame</c><00:27:17.269><c> from</c><00:27:17.609><c> birth.</c> 00:27:18.069 --> 00:27:22.890 So<00:27:18.549><c> what</c><00:27:18.869><c> does</c><00:27:19.109><c> it</c><00:27:19.349><c> mean</c><00:27:19.730><c> to</c><00:27:20.190><c> be</c><00:27:20.410><c> lame</c><00:27:20.990><c> from</c><00:27:22.069><c> birth?</c> 00:27:23.309 --> 00:27:24.970 What's<00:27:23.789><c> the</c><00:27:24.029><c> message</c><00:27:24.529><c> there?</c> 00:27:25.250 --> 00:27:27.390 What<00:27:25.509><c> difference</c><00:27:25.769><c> does</c><00:27:25.970><c> it</c><00:27:26.109><c> make</c><00:27:26.250><c> if</c><00:27:26.430><c> he</c><00:27:26.549><c> was</c><00:27:26.710><c> lame</c><00:27:26.829><c> from</c><00:27:27.089><c> birth</c> 00:27:27.390 --> 00:27:29.730 or<00:27:27.589><c> he</c><00:27:27.710><c> was</c><00:27:27.809><c> lame</c><00:27:28.009><c> from</c><00:27:28.569><c> the</c><00:27:28.849><c> time</c><00:27:28.990><c> he</c><00:27:29.089><c> was</c><00:27:29.289><c> a</c><00:27:29.410><c> teenager,</c> 00:27:29.809 --> 00:27:31.650 he's<00:27:30.130><c> still</c><00:27:30.309><c> lame</c><00:27:30.490><c> and</c><00:27:30.630><c> he's</c><00:27:30.750><c> still</c><00:27:30.950><c> being</c><00:27:31.190><c> carried</c> 00:27:31.650 --> 00:27:33.170 into<00:27:32.430><c> the</c><00:27:32.630><c> temple?</c> 00:27:33.389 --> 00:27:36.150 And<00:27:33.869><c> the</c><00:27:33.990><c> message,</c><00:27:34.369><c> of</c><00:27:34.470><c> course,</c><00:27:35.049><c> is</c><00:27:35.170><c> what</c><00:27:35.430><c> Jesus</c><00:27:35.769><c> says</c> 00:27:36.150 --> 00:27:38.490 in<00:27:36.930><c> John</c><00:27:37.410><c> chapter</c><00:27:38.190><c> nine.</c> 00:27:38.509 --> 00:27:41.529 When<00:27:38.650><c> they</c><00:27:38.829><c> say</c><00:27:39.009><c> to</c><00:27:39.210><c> him,</c><00:27:40.390><c> so</c><00:27:40.609><c> did</c><00:27:40.809><c> this</c><00:27:41.089><c> man</c><00:27:41.349><c> sin</c> 00:27:41.529 --> 00:27:44.069 or<00:27:41.670><c> his</c><00:27:41.849><c> parents</c><00:27:42.210><c> that</c><00:27:42.390><c> he</c><00:27:42.549><c> was</c><00:27:42.769><c> born</c><00:27:43.009><c> blind?</c> 00:27:44.210 --> 00:27:47.069 And<00:27:44.490><c> Jesus</c><00:27:44.769><c> says</c><00:27:45.009><c> no,</c><00:27:45.430><c> so</c><00:27:45.630><c> that</c><00:27:45.789><c> the</c><00:27:45.970><c> father</c><00:27:46.190><c> may</c><00:27:46.390><c> be</c><00:27:46.609><c> glorified.</c> 00:27:47.130 --> 00:27:50.630 In<00:27:47.309><c> other</c><00:27:47.450><c> words,</c><00:27:47.650><c> this</c><00:27:47.869><c> is</c><00:27:48.089><c> not</c><00:27:48.269><c> about</c><00:27:48.630><c> sin,</c><00:27:50.190><c> right?</c> 00:27:50.930 --> 00:27:54.690 Many<00:27:51.349><c> people</c><00:27:51.650><c> came</c><00:27:51.829><c> to</c><00:27:51.990><c> Jesus</c><00:27:52.269><c> saying</c><00:27:52.630><c> have</c><00:27:52.910><c> mercy</c><00:27:53.309><c> upon</c><00:27:53.650><c> me.</c> 00:27:54.829 --> 00:27:56.509 And<00:27:55.130><c> Jesus</c><00:27:55.470><c> says</c><00:27:55.710><c> what</c><00:27:55.950><c> difference</c><00:27:56.230><c> does</c><00:27:56.390><c> it</c><00:27:56.390><c> make</c> 00:27:56.509 --> 00:28:00.369 whether<00:27:56.730><c> I</c><00:27:57.049><c> say</c><00:27:57.349><c> get</c><00:27:57.849><c> up</c><00:27:58.029><c> and</c><00:27:58.309><c> walk</c><00:27:58.569><c> or</c><00:27:58.890><c> your</c><00:27:59.069><c> sins</c><00:27:59.250><c> are</c><00:27:59.569><c> forgiven?</c> 00:28:01.089 --> 00:28:03.029 Well,<00:28:01.329><c> in</c><00:28:01.470><c> this</c><00:28:01.670><c> case</c><00:28:01.869><c> with</c><00:28:02.049><c> this</c><00:28:02.329><c> man</c> 00:28:03.190 --> 00:28:05.089 it's<00:28:03.670><c> not</c><00:28:03.809><c> about</c><00:28:04.089><c> your</c><00:28:04.309><c> sins</c><00:28:04.470><c> being</c><00:28:04.750><c> forgiven</c> 00:28:05.089 --> 00:28:07.269 because<00:28:05.390><c> he's</c><00:28:05.630><c> been</c><00:28:05.730><c> that</c><00:28:05.990><c> way</c><00:28:06.109><c> since</c><00:28:06.349><c> birth.</c> 00:28:07.990 --> 00:28:09.970 So<00:28:08.470><c> he</c><00:28:08.950><c> didn't</c><00:28:09.190><c> commit</c><00:28:09.509><c> any</c><00:28:09.730><c> sins.</c> 00:28:10.190 --> 00:28:12.269 The<00:28:10.369><c> story</c><00:28:10.630><c> is</c><00:28:10.829><c> the</c><00:28:10.990><c> same</c><00:28:11.170><c> by</c><00:28:11.410><c> the</c><00:28:11.569><c> way</c> 00:28:13.470 --> 00:28:18.490 with<00:28:13.950><c> the</c><00:28:14.430><c> man</c><00:28:14.670><c> whose</c><00:28:14.930><c> son</c><00:28:15.210><c> is</c><00:28:16.490><c> possessed,</c><00:28:18.230><c> right?</c> 00:28:18.809 --> 00:28:20.789 Remember<00:28:19.029><c> when</c><00:28:19.150><c> Jesus</c><00:28:19.430><c> was</c><00:28:19.630><c> at</c><00:28:19.769><c> the</c><00:28:19.910><c> Mount</c><00:28:20.009><c> of</c><00:28:20.190><c> Transfiguration</c> 00:28:20.789 --> 00:28:24.190 he<00:28:20.950><c> comes</c><00:28:21.190><c> down</c><00:28:21.490><c> and</c><00:28:21.690><c> this</c><00:28:21.809><c> guy's</c><00:28:22.069><c> got</c><00:28:22.230><c> his</c><00:28:22.529><c> son</c><00:28:22.690><c> who's</c><00:28:23.509><c> possessed</c> 00:28:24.190 --> 00:28:27.230 and<00:28:24.690><c> the</c><00:28:24.890><c> disciples</c><00:28:25.329><c> couldn't</c><00:28:25.990><c> heal</c><00:28:26.250><c> him.</c> 00:28:27.930 --> 00:28:30.509 And<00:28:28.269><c> Jesus</c><00:28:28.549><c> says</c><00:28:28.829><c> to</c><00:28:28.990><c> the</c><00:28:29.109><c> guy</c><00:28:29.269><c> how</c><00:28:29.490><c> long</c><00:28:29.710><c> has</c><00:28:29.829><c> he</c><00:28:29.950><c> been</c><00:28:30.049><c> like</c><00:28:30.329><c> this?</c> 00:28:30.650 --> 00:28:32.650 Why<00:28:30.890><c> does</c><00:28:31.089><c> Jesus</c><00:28:31.369><c> ask</c><00:28:31.589><c> that</c><00:28:31.789><c> question?</c> 00:28:33.230 --> 00:28:37.710 And<00:28:33.750><c> the</c><00:28:33.890><c> man</c><00:28:34.049><c> responds</c><00:28:34.589><c> and</c><00:28:34.849><c> says</c><00:28:35.069><c> since</c><00:28:35.450><c> he</c><00:28:36.130><c> was</c><00:28:36.250><c> a</c><00:28:36.369><c> small</c><00:28:36.630><c> child.</c> 00:28:38.089 --> 00:28:40.309 Now<00:28:38.390><c> Jesus</c><00:28:38.670><c> knows</c><00:28:38.869><c> it's</c><00:28:39.089><c> not</c><00:28:39.230><c> about</c><00:28:39.470><c> sin.</c> 00:28:40.950 --> 00:28:43.250 And<00:28:41.210><c> the</c><00:28:41.309><c> guy</c><00:28:41.470><c> doesn't</c><00:28:41.789><c> ask</c><00:28:42.089><c> for</c><00:28:42.369><c> forgiveness</c><00:28:42.670><c> by</c><00:28:42.950><c> the</c><00:28:43.089><c> way.</c> 00:28:43.450 --> 00:28:49.190 This<00:28:43.730><c> man's</c><00:28:44.450><c> son</c><00:28:44.829><c> is</c><00:28:47.750><c> possessed.</c> 00:28:50.210 --> 00:28:52.309 And<00:28:50.730><c> if</c><00:28:50.849><c> you're</c><00:28:51.009><c> the</c><00:28:51.150><c> father</c><00:28:51.369><c> of</c><00:28:51.569><c> a</c><00:28:51.630><c> son</c><00:28:51.710><c> that's</c><00:28:51.990><c> possessed</c> 00:28:52.309 --> 00:28:53.710 your<00:28:52.549><c> natural</c><00:28:52.809><c> inclination</c><00:28:53.329><c> is</c><00:28:53.529><c> to</c><00:28:53.609><c> say</c> 00:28:53.710 --> 00:28:57.049 I<00:28:53.869><c> must</c><00:28:54.109><c> have</c><00:28:54.250><c> done</c><00:28:54.509><c> something</c><00:28:55.029><c> because</c><00:28:55.609><c> this</c><00:28:55.890><c> kid's</c><00:28:56.130><c> crazy.</c> 00:28:57.710 --> 00:28:59.029 That's<00:28:58.130><c> not</c><00:28:58.230><c> what</c><00:28:58.369><c> the</c><00:28:58.450><c> man</c><00:28:58.589><c> asked</c><00:28:58.849><c> for.</c> 00:28:59.029 --> 00:29:03.450 The<00:28:59.170><c> man</c><00:28:59.369><c> says</c><00:28:59.809><c> have</c><00:29:01.130><c> compassion</c><00:29:02.069><c> upon</c><00:29:02.650><c> us.</c> 00:29:04.529 --> 00:29:06.369 And<00:29:04.890><c> that's</c><00:29:05.109><c> the</c><00:29:05.210><c> man</c><00:29:05.309><c> by</c><00:29:05.509><c> the</c><00:29:05.609><c> way</c><00:29:05.690><c> that</c><00:29:05.849><c> Jesus</c><00:29:06.109><c> says</c> 00:29:06.369 --> 00:29:09.829 if<00:29:06.670><c> you</c><00:29:06.970><c> believe</c><00:29:07.609><c> it'll</c><00:29:08.869><c> happen.</c> 00:29:09.890 --> 00:29:13.089 And<00:29:10.109><c> the</c><00:29:10.210><c> man</c><00:29:10.349><c> gives</c><00:29:10.609><c> that</c><00:29:11.049><c> incredible</c><00:29:11.930><c> answer.</c> 00:29:13.430 --> 00:29:16.609 Where<00:29:13.529><c> he</c><00:29:13.569><c> says</c><00:29:13.809><c> Lord</c><00:29:14.470><c> I</c><00:29:15.529><c> believe.</c> 00:29:17.869 --> 00:29:19.450 Help<00:29:18.170><c> me</c><00:29:18.410><c> with</c><00:29:18.630><c> my</c><00:29:18.829><c> unbelief.</c> 00:29:19.829 --> 00:29:22.630 That's<00:29:20.130><c> an</c><00:29:20.349><c> amazing</c><00:29:20.849><c> statement</c><00:29:21.309><c> about</c><00:29:21.650><c> belief.</c> 00:29:23.730 --> 00:29:27.329 That<00:29:23.990><c> belief</c><00:29:24.289><c> is</c><00:29:25.410><c> not</c><00:29:25.890><c> just</c><00:29:26.269><c> like</c><00:29:26.890><c> I</c><00:29:27.069><c> grew</c><00:29:27.190><c> up</c> 00:29:27.329 --> 00:29:29.809 you<00:29:27.450><c> either</c><00:29:27.650><c> have</c><00:29:27.910><c> it</c><00:29:28.049><c> or</c><00:29:28.069><c> you</c><00:29:28.190><c> don't</c><00:29:28.450><c> have</c><00:29:28.670><c> it.</c> 00:29:29.849 --> 00:29:31.009 It's<00:29:30.269><c> a</c><00:29:30.390><c> process.</c> 00:29:31.430 --> 00:29:34.549 We<00:29:31.670><c> are</c><00:29:31.890><c> in</c><00:29:32.109><c> the</c><00:29:32.309><c> process</c><00:29:32.710><c> of</c><00:29:33.069><c> belief</c><00:29:33.289><c> even</c><00:29:33.650><c> today.</c> 00:29:34.609 --> 00:29:37.089 And<00:29:34.769><c> of</c><00:29:34.930><c> course</c><00:29:35.069><c> the</c><00:29:35.269><c> child</c><00:29:35.549><c> is</c><00:29:36.789><c> healed.</c> 00:29:37.430 --> 00:29:39.109 But<00:29:37.609><c> it's</c><00:29:37.710><c> not</c><00:29:37.930><c> about</c><00:29:38.190><c> sin.</c> 00:29:39.250 --> 00:29:40.930 It's<00:29:39.549><c> about</c><00:29:39.769><c> compassion.</c> 00:29:40.950 --> 00:29:45.869 Remember<00:29:41.170><c> Jesus</c><00:29:41.490><c> says</c><00:29:42.029><c> this</c><00:29:42.730><c> is</c><00:29:44.190><c> about</c><00:29:44.430><c> prayer</c><00:29:44.769><c> and</c><00:29:45.069><c> fasting.</c> 00:29:46.269 --> 00:29:48.349 Now<00:29:46.509><c> why</c><00:29:46.690><c> does</c><00:29:46.849><c> he</c><00:29:47.029><c> say</c><00:29:47.190><c> prayer</c><00:29:47.490><c> and</c><00:29:47.750><c> fasting?</c> 00:29:48.490 --> 00:29:49.869 Well<00:29:48.589><c> first</c><00:29:48.710><c> of</c><00:29:48.849><c> all</c><00:29:48.990><c> fasting.</c> 00:29:51.769 --> 00:29:55.289 Fasting<00:29:52.289><c> is</c><00:29:52.809><c> neglecting</c><00:29:53.589><c> the</c><00:29:53.710><c> needs</c><00:29:53.849><c> of</c><00:29:54.009><c> the</c><00:29:54.190><c> body.</c> 00:29:56.629 --> 00:29:58.890 Neglecting<00:29:57.109><c> the</c><00:29:57.329><c> flesh,</c><00:29:57.730><c> that's</c><00:29:57.829><c> what</c><00:29:58.029><c> fasting</c><00:29:58.390><c> is.</c> 00:29:59.289 --> 00:30:01.569 So<00:29:59.450><c> when</c><00:29:59.589><c> you</c><00:29:59.730><c> say</c><00:29:59.849><c> Jesus</c><00:30:00.210><c> says</c><00:30:00.430><c> this</c><00:30:00.609><c> is</c><00:30:00.809><c> about</c><00:30:00.970><c> prayer</c><00:30:01.130><c> and</c><00:30:01.309><c> fasting</c> 00:30:01.569 --> 00:30:03.390 but<00:30:01.750><c> Jesus</c><00:30:02.109><c> wasn't</c><00:30:02.410><c> fasting,</c><00:30:02.809><c> he</c><00:30:02.970><c> wasn't.</c> 00:30:03.630 --> 00:30:05.029 So<00:30:03.890><c> how</c><00:30:04.069><c> could</c><00:30:04.210><c> he</c><00:30:04.390><c> do</c><00:30:04.609><c> it?</c> 00:30:05.529 --> 00:30:06.549 Well<00:30:05.730><c> he</c><00:30:05.809><c> was</c><00:30:06.130><c> fasting.</c> 00:30:07.049 --> 00:30:09.130 He<00:30:07.289><c> fasted</c><00:30:07.670><c> his</c><00:30:07.809><c> entire</c><00:30:08.210><c> life.</c> 00:30:09.430 --> 00:30:11.690 He<00:30:09.710><c> never</c><00:30:10.049><c> met</c><00:30:10.289><c> the</c><00:30:10.529><c> needs</c><00:30:10.829><c> of</c><00:30:11.269><c> the</c><00:30:11.450><c> flesh.</c> 00:30:12.009 --> 00:30:16.089 Yes<00:30:12.210><c> he</c><00:30:12.349><c> ate</c><00:30:13.190><c> food</c><00:30:13.730><c> but</c><00:30:14.809><c> he</c><00:30:14.990><c> never</c><00:30:15.210><c> gave</c><00:30:15.410><c> into</c><00:30:15.609><c> that</c><00:30:15.890><c> will.</c> 00:30:16.329 --> 00:30:20.089 So<00:30:16.509><c> he</c><00:30:16.630><c> was</c><00:30:16.910><c> always</c><00:30:17.710><c> in</c><00:30:18.410><c> a</c><00:30:18.609><c> fast,</c><00:30:19.049><c> a</c><00:30:19.250><c> lifelong</c><00:30:19.609><c> fast.</c> 00:30:20.529 --> 00:30:23.690 In<00:30:20.730><c> prayer,</c><00:30:22.250><c> prayer</c><00:30:22.509><c> is</c><00:30:22.730><c> about</c><00:30:22.869><c> the</c><00:30:23.049><c> love</c><00:30:23.150><c> of</c><00:30:23.369><c> God.</c> 00:30:23.690 --> 00:30:26.589 Yes<00:30:24.309><c> you</c><00:30:24.430><c> can</c><00:30:24.650><c> ask</c><00:30:24.869><c> for</c><00:30:25.069><c> forgiveness</c><00:30:25.410><c> in</c><00:30:25.690><c> prayer</c> 00:30:27.029 --> 00:30:30.350 but<00:30:27.470><c> you</c><00:30:27.609><c> can</c><00:30:27.829><c> also</c><00:30:28.049><c> say</c><00:30:28.250><c> to</c><00:30:28.390><c> God</c><00:30:28.670><c> please</c><00:30:29.329><c> help</c><00:30:29.569><c> me.</c> 00:30:30.930 --> 00:30:32.849 The<00:30:31.009><c> other</c><00:30:31.150><c> woman</c><00:30:31.309><c> that</c><00:30:31.450><c> was</c><00:30:31.549><c> like</c><00:30:31.710><c> that</c><00:30:31.849><c> was</c><00:30:32.009><c> the</c><00:30:32.150><c> Canaanite</c><00:30:32.490><c> woman.</c> 00:30:33.109 --> 00:30:35.809 The<00:30:33.210><c> Canaanite</c><00:30:33.589><c> woman</c><00:30:33.869><c> said</c><00:30:34.190><c> son</c><00:30:34.589><c> of</c><00:30:34.769><c> David</c><00:30:35.009><c> have</c><00:30:35.210><c> mercy</c><00:30:35.509><c> on</c><00:30:35.690><c> me</c> 00:30:35.809 --> 00:30:37.170 and<00:30:35.930><c> Jesus</c><00:30:36.190><c> wouldn't</c><00:30:36.410><c> talk</c><00:30:36.670><c> to</c><00:30:36.829><c> her.</c> 00:30:37.509 --> 00:30:39.589 And<00:30:37.730><c> then</c><00:30:37.849><c> the</c><00:30:37.970><c> woman</c><00:30:38.150><c> says</c><00:30:38.569><c> help</c><00:30:39.109><c> me.</c> 00:30:39.690 --> 00:30:41.450 Okay<00:30:40.029><c> now</c><00:30:40.349><c> I</c><00:30:40.450><c> can</c><00:30:40.609><c> help</c><00:30:40.829><c> you.</c> 00:30:41.529 --> 00:30:43.829 It's<00:30:41.809><c> not</c><00:30:41.970><c> about</c><00:30:42.269><c> sin</c><00:30:42.410><c> because</c><00:30:42.609><c> you're</c><00:30:42.809><c> not</c><00:30:42.950><c> a</c><00:30:43.089><c> Jew.</c> 00:30:44.589 --> 00:30:46.289 It's<00:30:45.029><c> about</c><00:30:45.210><c> compassion.</c> 00:30:49.269 --> 00:30:52.269 So<00:30:49.710><c> this</c><00:30:50.029><c> man's</c><00:30:50.829><c> blame</c><00:30:51.029><c> from</c><00:30:51.289><c> his</c><00:30:51.509><c> womb</c> 00:30:52.349 --> 00:30:55.109 and<00:30:52.869><c> he's</c><00:30:53.130><c> put</c><00:30:53.410><c> at</c><00:30:53.809><c> the</c><00:30:54.049><c> gate</c><00:30:54.329><c> of</c><00:30:54.670><c> the</c><00:30:54.869><c> temple</c> 00:30:55.109 --> 00:30:57.150 which<00:30:55.450><c> is</c><00:30:55.829><c> called</c><00:30:56.089><c> beautiful.</c> 00:30:57.410 --> 00:30:58.990 But<00:30:57.490><c> here's</c><00:30:57.670><c> the</c><00:30:57.829><c> interesting</c><00:30:58.089><c> thing</c><00:30:58.349><c> about</c><00:30:58.630><c> it.</c> 00:30:59.190 --> 00:31:02.730 As<00:30:59.269><c> far</c><00:30:59.589><c> as</c><00:31:01.250><c> historians</c><00:31:01.750><c> and</c><00:31:02.170><c> others</c><00:31:02.369><c> know,</c> 00:31:02.990 --> 00:31:04.910 there<00:31:03.109><c> is</c><00:31:03.329><c> no</c><00:31:03.470><c> gate</c><00:31:03.690><c> that</c><00:31:03.809><c> was</c><00:31:03.970><c> referred</c><00:31:04.250><c> to</c><00:31:04.410><c> as</c><00:31:04.529><c> beautiful.</c> 00:31:04.990 --> 00:31:06.890 This<00:31:05.170><c> is</c><00:31:05.349><c> the</c><00:31:05.470><c> only</c><00:31:05.630><c> place</c><00:31:05.990><c> where</c><00:31:06.589><c> it</c><00:31:06.750><c> is.</c> 00:31:06.930 --> 00:31:12.029 So<00:31:07.109><c> the</c><00:31:07.269><c> debate</c><00:31:07.509><c> becomes</c><00:31:07.970><c> well</c><00:31:08.589><c> what</c><00:31:08.910><c> gate</c><00:31:09.509><c> are</c><00:31:10.750><c> they</c><00:31:10.950><c> talking</c><00:31:11.250><c> about?</c> 00:31:12.870 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very</c><00:31:28.950><c> good.</c> 00:31:29.650 --> 00:31:30.869 That<00:31:29.829><c> is</c><00:31:29.990><c> the</c><00:31:30.130><c> Nikonor</c><00:31:30.569><c> gate.</c> 00:31:31.289 --> 00:31:33.390 So<00:31:31.509><c> the</c><00:31:31.589><c> Nikonor</c><00:31:32.029><c> gate</c><00:31:32.309><c> is</c><00:31:32.509><c> the</c><00:31:32.710><c> gate</c><00:31:32.890><c> that</c><00:31:33.150><c> leads</c> 00:31:33.390 --> 00:31:37.049 from<00:31:34.250><c> the</c><00:31:34.609><c> court</c><00:31:34.730><c> of</c><00:31:34.910><c> the</c><00:31:35.049><c> women</c><00:31:35.349><c> into</c><00:31:36.029><c> the</c><00:31:36.269><c> court</c><00:31:36.369><c> of</c><00:31:36.549><c> the</c><00:31:36.710><c> priests.</c> 00:31:37.369 --> 00:31:40.069 And<00:31:37.630><c> it</c><00:31:37.769><c> was</c><00:31:38.069><c> a</c><00:31:38.369><c> spectacular</c><00:31:39.069><c> gate.</c> 00:31:40.609 --> 00:31:44.309 Very<00:31:40.970><c> ornate,</c><00:31:41.650><c> very</c><00:31:42.170><c> large,</c><00:31:43.170><c> very</c><00:31:43.410><c> beautiful.</c> 00:31:44.349 --> 00:31:45.869 And<00:31:44.569><c> so</c><00:31:44.710><c> most</c><00:31:44.890><c> people</c><00:31:45.089><c> say</c><00:31:45.250><c> well</c><00:31:45.430><c> if</c><00:31:45.529><c> you're</c><00:31:45.690><c> gonna</c><00:31:45.750><c> talk</c> 00:31:45.869 --> 00:31:47.289 about<00:31:46.009><c> a</c><00:31:46.190><c> beautiful</c><00:31:46.450><c> gate</c><00:31:46.750><c> in</c><00:31:46.970><c> the</c><00:31:47.109><c> temple</c> 00:31:47.289 --> 00:31:50.230 then<00:31:47.450><c> you</c><00:31:47.589><c> gotta</c><00:31:47.730><c> talk</c><00:31:48.029><c> about</c><00:31:48.630><c> this</c><00:31:49.470><c> gate.</c> 00:31:50.329 --> 00:31:52.230 Those<00:31:50.809><c> are</c><00:31:51.009><c> the</c><00:31:51.190><c> stairs</c><00:31:51.410><c> by</c><00:31:51.730><c> the</c><00:31:51.890><c> way</c> 00:31:52.230 --> 00:31:56.769 that<00:31:52.869><c> 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a</c><00:32:17.950><c> guy</c><00:32:18.549><c> that</c><00:32:19.049><c> suggests</c> 00:32:19.430 --> 00:32:23.349 that<00:32:19.630><c> this</c><00:32:19.849><c> is</c><00:32:20.109><c> not</c><00:32:20.769><c> the</c><00:32:21.009><c> gate</c><00:32:21.250><c> that</c><00:32:22.390><c> the</c><00:32:22.670><c> man</c><00:32:22.829><c> was</c><00:32:23.069><c> put</c><00:32:23.250><c> at.</c> 00:32:23.430 --> 00:32:25.549 This<00:32:23.589><c> is</c><00:32:23.809><c> not</c><00:32:23.990><c> the</c><00:32:24.930><c> beautiful</c><00:32:25.250><c> gate.</c> 00:32:26.029 --> 00:32:28.089 And<00:32:26.230><c> his</c><00:32:26.430><c> argument</c><00:32:26.730><c> is</c><00:32:26.950><c> pretty</c><00:32:27.190><c> solid</c><00:32:27.549><c> because</c><00:32:27.829><c> he</c><00:32:28.009><c> said</c> 00:32:28.089 --> 00:32:30.009 first<00:32:28.369><c> of</c><00:32:28.509><c> all</c><00:32:28.589><c> he</c><00:32:28.650><c> was</c><00:32:28.849><c> a</c><00:32:28.950><c> lame</c><00:32:29.130><c> man.</c> 00:32:30.049 --> 00:32:32.269 And<00:32:30.230><c> this</c><00:32:30.390><c> is</c><00:32:30.670><c> well</c><00:32:30.910><c> inside</c><00:32:31.309><c> the</c><00:32:31.529><c> temple.</c> 00:32:32.690 --> 00:32:34.529 And<00:32:32.809><c> generally</c><00:32:33.049><c> speaking</c><00:32:33.349><c> a</c><00:32:33.549><c> lame</c><00:32:33.670><c> man</c><00:32:33.829><c> would</c><00:32:34.009><c> not</c><00:32:34.170><c> be</c><00:32:34.329><c> allowed</c> 00:32:34.529 --> 00:32:35.390 all<00:32:34.829><c> the</c><00:32:34.950><c> way</c><00:32:35.069><c> into</c><00:32:35.269><c> there.</c> 00:32:35.450 --> 00:32:37.769 Now<00:32:35.589><c> he</c><00:32:35.670><c> was</c><00:32:35.849><c> probably</c><00:32:36.269><c> a</c><00:32:36.450><c> Jew</c><00:32:36.750><c> but</c><00:32:37.230><c> he</c><00:32:37.349><c> was</c><00:32:37.549><c> lame.</c> 00:32:37.910 --> 00:32:39.289 He<00:32:38.289><c> was</c><00:32:38.549><c> unclean.</c> 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in.</c> 00:33:13.789 --> 00:33:15.730 The<00:33:14.009><c> Jews,</c><00:33:14.430><c> the</c><00:33:14.549><c> gentiles,</c><00:33:15.190><c> the</c><00:33:15.329><c> proselytes,</c> 00:33:15.730 --> 00:33:16.750 everybody. 00:33:17.289 --> 00:33:21.390 And<00:33:17.549><c> so</c><00:33:17.750><c> our</c><00:33:17.970><c> brother</c><00:33:18.190><c> suggests</c><00:33:18.910><c> it</c><00:33:20.130><c> was</c><00:33:20.349><c> this</c><00:33:20.690><c> gate.</c> 00:33:23.170 --> 00:33:26.809 He<00:33:23.730><c> says</c><00:33:24.009><c> it</c><00:33:24.150><c> is</c><00:33:24.369><c> the</c><00:33:24.569><c> double</c><00:33:24.809><c> gate</c><00:33:25.170><c> that</c><00:33:25.670><c> he</c><00:33:25.829><c> was</c><00:33:26.069><c> at.</c> 00:33:26.910 --> 00:33:28.829 And<00:33:27.049><c> he's</c><00:33:27.309><c> had</c><00:33:27.490><c> this,</c><00:33:27.829><c> our</c><00:33:27.950><c> brother's</c><00:33:28.170><c> name</c><00:33:28.369><c> is</c> 00:33:28.829 --> 00:33:30.250 our<00:33:28.829><c> brother</c><00:33:29.009><c> Lee</c><00:33:29.190><c> Rippmeyer.</c> 00:33:30.410 --> 00:33:32.950 He's<00:33:30.970><c> an</c><00:33:31.309><c> imminent</c><00:33:31.630><c> archeologist.</c> 00:33:33.210 --> 00:33:36.609 He's<00:33:33.430><c> done</c><00:33:33.630><c> many</c><00:33:34.809><c> works</c><00:33:35.410><c> on</c><00:33:35.670><c> the</c><00:33:35.849><c> temple.</c> 00:33:36.910 --> 00:33:40.109 And<00:33:37.289><c> he's</c><00:33:37.549><c> actually</c><00:33:38.049><c> been</c><00:33:38.410><c> inside</c><00:33:38.970><c> that</c><00:33:39.349><c> gate.</c> 00:33:41.690 --> 00:33:44.849 He<00:33:41.970><c> says</c><00:33:42.410><c> the</c><00:33:43.849><c> Muslims</c><00:33:44.130><c> allowed</c><00:33:44.569><c> him.</c> 00:33:44.849 --> 00:33:48.789 He<00:33:44.990><c> got</c><00:33:45.150><c> a</c><00:33:47.210><c> special</c><00:33:47.210><c> right</c><00:33:47.569><c> to</c><00:33:47.849><c> go</c><00:33:48.049><c> into</c><00:33:48.250><c> that</c><00:33:48.450><c> area.</c> 00:33:48.910 --> 00:33:51.490 And<00:33:49.069><c> he</c><00:33:49.269><c> says</c><00:33:49.529><c> inside</c><00:33:50.150><c> that</c><00:33:50.410><c> area,</c><00:33:50.670><c> not</c><00:33:50.829><c> the</c><00:33:51.029><c> gate</c><00:33:51.150><c> itself,</c> 00:33:51.569 --> 00:33:54.730 but<00:33:51.769><c> inside</c><00:33:52.089><c> the</c><00:33:52.349><c> walls,</c><00:33:52.769><c> the</c><00:33:52.990><c> ceiling</c><00:33:53.410><c> were</c><00:33:54.369><c> painted</c> 00:33:54.730 --> 00:33:58.529 in<00:33:55.210><c> remarkable</c><00:33:56.670><c> mosaics.</c> 00:33:59.470 --> 00:34:01.089 He<00:33:59.990><c> says</c><00:34:00.109><c> it's</c><00:34:00.329><c> a</c><00:34:00.470><c> beautiful</c><00:34:00.750><c> gate.</c> 00:34:01.430 --> 00:34:02.930 He<00:34:01.630><c> said</c><00:34:01.710><c> and</c><00:34:01.890><c> it</c><00:34:02.029><c> makes</c><00:34:02.190><c> more</c><00:34:02.490><c> sense.</c> 00:34:03.190 --> 00:34:08.349 It<00:34:03.369><c> is</c><00:34:03.650><c> the</c><00:34:03.970><c> outside</c><00:34:04.569><c> gate</c><00:34:05.089><c> of</c><00:34:06.069><c> the</c><00:34:06.670><c> southern</c><00:34:07.109><c> portion</c> 00:34:08.329 --> 00:34:09.550 of<00:34:08.590><c> the</c><00:34:08.769><c> temple.</c> 00:34:09.809 --> 00:34:12.510 Now<00:34:10.010><c> the</c><00:34:10.190><c> southern</c><00:34:10.409><c> portion</c><00:34:10.829><c> leads</c><00:34:11.130><c> down</c><00:34:11.590><c> into</c><00:34:11.809><c> the</c><00:34:12.010><c> old</c><00:34:12.250><c> city.</c> 00:34:12.510 --> 00:34:16.349 Many,<00:34:13.050><c> many,</c><00:34:13.429><c> many,</c><00:34:13.789><c> many</c><00:34:14.090><c> people</c><00:34:14.710><c> would</c><00:34:15.230><c> have</c><00:34:15.389><c> gone</c><00:34:15.769><c> through</c> 00:34:16.349 --> 00:34:19.949 into<00:34:16.829><c> the</c><00:34:17.030><c> temple</c><00:34:17.269><c> through</c><00:34:17.710><c> this</c><00:34:18.050><c> gate,</c><00:34:18.409><c> through</c><00:34:18.630><c> the</c><00:34:18.869><c> south</c><00:34:19.150><c> gate.</c> 00:34:20.210 --> 00:34:23.170 And<00:34:20.550><c> so</c><00:34:20.789><c> he</c><00:34:21.010><c> said,</c><00:34:21.369><c> so</c><00:34:21.670><c> you</c><00:34:21.929><c> put</c><00:34:22.250><c> the</c><00:34:22.510><c> layman</c> 00:34:23.170 --> 00:34:25.250 where<00:34:23.610><c> all</c><00:34:23.789><c> the</c><00:34:23.969><c> people</c><00:34:24.170><c> are.</c> 00:34:26.869 --> 00:34:29.670 And<00:34:27.170><c> he</c><00:34:27.329><c> said,</c><00:34:27.789><c> so</c><00:34:27.829><c> he</c><00:34:28.110><c> believes</c><00:34:28.670><c> quite</c><00:34:29.269><c> strongly.</c> 00:34:29.690 --> 00:34:31.969 In<00:34:29.929><c> fact,</c><00:34:31.010><c> in</c><00:34:31.250><c> the</c><00:34:31.449><c> comment</c><00:34:31.650><c> sections,</c> 00:34:32.070 --> 00:34:33.250 there<00:34:32.130><c> were</c><00:34:32.329><c> all</c><00:34:32.530><c> kinds</c><00:34:32.690><c> of</c><00:34:32.849><c> different</c><00:34:32.989><c> people</c> 00:34:33.250 --> 00:34:34.289 suggesting<00:34:33.690><c> a</c><00:34:33.889><c> different</c><00:34:34.050><c> gate.</c> 00:34:34.670 --> 00:34:36.610 And<00:34:34.809><c> he</c><00:34:34.929><c> answered</c><00:34:35.150><c> virtually</c><00:34:35.690><c> every</c><00:34:35.929><c> one</c><00:34:36.070><c> of</c><00:34:36.150><c> them</c><00:34:36.269><c> and</c><00:34:36.389><c> said,</c> 00:34:36.889 --> 00:34:38.570 yeah,<00:34:37.289><c> no,</c><00:34:37.409><c> here's</c><00:34:37.650><c> what's</c><00:34:37.849><c> wrong</c><00:34:37.909><c> with</c><00:34:38.090><c> that</c><00:34:38.250><c> idea.</c> 00:34:39.070 --> 00:34:41.130 Trust<00:34:39.309><c> me,</c><00:34:39.530><c> it's</c><00:34:39.829><c> the</c><00:34:40.030><c> southern</c><00:34:40.309><c> gate.</c> 00:34:41.049 --> 00:34:43.590 This<00:34:41.349><c> is</c><00:34:41.610><c> another</c><00:34:41.889><c> angle</c><00:34:42.550><c> of</c><00:34:42.849><c> the</c><00:34:43.090><c> southern</c><00:34:43.289><c> wall</c> 00:34:43.590 --> 00:34:44.469 and<00:34:43.849><c> the</c><00:34:44.050><c> southern</c><00:34:44.269><c> gate.</c> 00:34:44.530 --> 00:34:48.170 And<00:34:44.670><c> I</c><00:34:44.809><c> picked</c><00:34:44.909><c> this</c><00:34:45.130><c> angle</c><00:34:45.309><c> for</c><00:34:45.550><c> one</c><00:34:45.889><c> interesting</c><00:34:47.030><c> reason.</c> 00:34:48.230 --> 00:34:57.190 So<00:34:48.590><c> if</c><00:34:49.590><c> the</c><00:34:49.889><c> layman</c><00:34:50.409><c> is</c><00:34:50.650><c> on</c><00:34:51.030><c> those</c><00:34:52.010><c> stairs</c><00:34:52.670><c> at</c><00:34:55.690><c> the</c><00:34:55.949><c> southern</c><00:34:56.230><c> gate,</c> 00:34:57.730 --> 00:35:02.469 you<00:34:57.949><c> see</c><00:34:58.130><c> that</c><00:34:58.909><c> street</c><00:34:59.289><c> over</c><00:34:59.590><c> there,</c><00:34:59.889><c> it</c><00:35:00.150><c> says</c><00:35:00.670><c> Siloam</c><00:35:01.489><c> Street.</c> 00:35:02.750 --> 00:35:06.030 Anybody<00:35:03.190><c> have</c><00:35:03.389><c> an</c><00:35:03.550><c> idea</c><00:35:03.730><c> why</c><00:35:03.929><c> that</c><00:35:04.230><c> says</c><00:35:04.429><c> Siloam</c><00:35:05.030><c> Street?</c> 00:35:07.610 --> 00:35:08.329 Leads<00:35:08.130><c> to</c><00:35:08.329><c> the</c><00:35:08.329><c> pool</c><00:35:08.329><c> of</c><00:35:08.329><c> Siloam.</c> 00:35:08.670 --> 00:35:10.929 Leads<00:35:09.190><c> to</c><00:35:09.429><c> the</c><00:35:09.510><c> pool</c><00:35:09.809><c> of</c><00:35:10.150><c> Siloam,</c><00:35:10.710><c> correct.</c> 00:35:11.030 --> 00:35:11.610 Thank<00:35:11.269><c> you,</c><00:35:11.449><c> Stephen.</c> 00:35:11.650 --> 00:35:14.170 Thank<00:35:11.909><c> you</c><00:35:12.030><c> for</c><00:35:12.170><c> attending</c><00:35:12.449><c> today,</c><00:35:12.869><c> I</c><00:35:13.010><c> appreciate</c><00:35:13.329><c> it.</c> 00:35:14.489 --> 00:35:17.150 It<00:35:14.730><c> leads</c><00:35:14.989><c> down</c><00:35:15.250><c> to</c><00:35:15.409><c> the</c><00:35:15.550><c> pool</c><00:35:15.730><c> of</c><00:35:16.070><c> Siloam.</c> 00:35:17.210 --> 00:35:19.090 The<00:35:17.469><c> street</c><00:35:17.610><c> goes</c><00:35:17.949><c> straight</c><00:35:18.269><c> down</c><00:35:18.590><c> that</c><00:35:18.929><c> hill.</c> 00:35:19.190 --> 00:35:21.869 It's<00:35:19.309><c> like</c><00:35:19.489><c> a</c><00:35:19.809><c> stairway</c><00:35:20.489><c> that</c><00:35:20.769><c> leads</c><00:35:21.010><c> all</c><00:35:21.329><c> the</c><00:35:21.409><c> way</c><00:35:21.530><c> down</c> 00:35:21.869 --> 00:35:27.710 and<00:35:22.050><c> at</c><00:35:22.230><c> the</c><00:35:22.389><c> bottom</c><00:35:22.769><c> of</c><00:35:24.150><c> the</c><00:35:25.650><c> hill</c><00:35:25.969><c> is</c><00:35:26.530><c> the</c><00:35:26.710><c> pool</c><00:35:26.929><c> of</c><00:35:27.210><c> Siloam.</c> 00:35:28.190 --> 00:35:31.650 Anybody<00:35:28.510><c> know</c><00:35:28.690><c> what</c><00:35:28.849><c> takes</c><00:35:29.190><c> place</c><00:35:29.670><c> at</c><00:35:30.010><c> the</c><00:35:30.150><c> pool</c><00:35:30.309><c> of</c><00:35:30.550><c> Siloam?</c> 00:35:33.650 --> 00:35:35.230 Anybody<00:35:34.090><c> at</c><00:35:34.329><c> all?</c> 00:35:35.809 --> 00:35:38.170 Who's<00:35:36.329><c> healed</c><00:35:36.510><c> at</c><00:35:36.710><c> the</c><00:35:36.869><c> pool</c><00:35:37.030><c> of</c><00:35:37.250><c> Siloam?</c> 00:35:38.369 --> 00:35:40.969 Healed<00:35:38.670><c> is</c><00:35:38.809><c> not</c><00:35:38.969><c> actually</c><00:35:39.150><c> the</c><00:35:39.289><c> right</c><00:35:39.449><c> word,</c><00:35:39.849><c> actually.</c> 00:35:41.130 --> 00:35:41.409 Man. 00:35:41.670 --> 00:35:46.510 The<00:35:41.989><c> man</c><00:35:42.250><c> born</c><00:35:42.590><c> blind</c><00:35:43.130><c> is</c><00:35:44.389><c> healed</c><00:35:44.829><c> at</c><00:35:45.409><c> the</c><00:35:45.570><c> pool</c><00:35:45.710><c> of</c><00:35:45.949><c> Siloam</c> 00:35:46.510 --> 00:35:48.409 and<00:35:46.969><c> there's</c><00:35:47.269><c> the</c><00:35:47.530><c> street.</c> 00:35:48.849 --> 00:35:51.610 And<00:35:49.130><c> here's</c><00:35:49.329><c> the</c><00:35:49.530><c> interesting</c><00:35:49.849><c> part</c><00:35:50.150><c> of</c><00:35:50.269><c> it.</c> 00:35:54.130 --> 00:35:57.110 The<00:35:54.329><c> layman</c><00:35:55.010><c> was</c><00:35:55.570><c> on</c><00:35:55.809><c> the</c><00:35:56.010><c> stairs.</c> 00:35:58.150 --> 00:36:00.469 Born<00:35:58.469><c> lame,</c><00:35:59.329><c> put</c><00:35:59.429><c> there</c><00:35:59.610><c> every</c><00:35:59.869><c> single</c><00:36:00.130><c> day.</c> 00:36:00.969 --> 00:36:04.050 The<00:36:01.150><c> man</c><00:36:01.329><c> born</c><00:36:01.590><c> blind,</c><00:36:02.769><c> well,</c><00:36:02.949><c> whether</c><00:36:03.130><c> he</c><00:36:03.289><c> was</c><00:36:03.349><c> on</c><00:36:03.530><c> the</c><00:36:03.710><c> stairs</c> 00:36:04.050 --> 00:36:06.090 or<00:36:04.269><c> in</c><00:36:04.429><c> one</c><00:36:04.510><c> of</c><00:36:04.590><c> these</c><00:36:04.789><c> little</c><00:36:05.010><c> neighborhoods</c><00:36:05.329><c> off</c><00:36:05.570><c> to</c><00:36:05.750><c> the</c><00:36:05.889><c> side,</c> 00:36:06.150 --> 00:36:07.909 my<00:36:06.650><c> personal</c><00:36:06.989><c> inclination</c><00:36:07.449><c> is</c><00:36:07.670><c> to</c><00:36:07.809><c> say</c> 00:36:07.909 --> 00:36:08.789 he's<00:36:08.110><c> in</c><00:36:08.190><c> one</c><00:36:08.269><c> of</c><00:36:08.349><c> the</c><00:36:08.409><c> neighborhoods</c> 00:36:08.789 --> 00:36:11.130 because<00:36:08.969><c> they</c><00:36:09.210><c> talk</c><00:36:09.369><c> about</c><00:36:09.769><c> his</c><00:36:10.150><c> neighbors.</c> 00:36:11.849 --> 00:36:13.969 But<00:36:12.050><c> they</c><00:36:12.170><c> were</c><00:36:12.369><c> both</c><00:36:12.849><c> right</c><00:36:13.289><c> there,</c> 00:36:14.250 --> 00:36:17.570 probably<00:36:14.710><c> feet</c><00:36:15.570><c> apart</c><00:36:16.090><c> from</c><00:36:16.289><c> each</c><00:36:16.489><c> other.</c> 00:36:17.869 --> 00:36:24.170 One<00:36:18.150><c> man,</c><00:36:18.429><c> a</c><00:36:18.530><c> blind</c><00:36:18.710><c> man,</c><00:36:20.030><c> born</c><00:36:20.230><c> blind,</c><00:36:22.329><c> that</c><00:36:22.630><c> nobody</c><00:36:23.230><c> knew.</c> 00:36:24.610 --> 00:36:26.010 We<00:36:24.829><c> did</c><00:36:24.949><c> that</c><00:36:25.329><c> study</c><00:36:25.550><c> before,</c> 00:36:26.050 --> 00:36:29.090 but<00:36:26.269><c> the</c><00:36:26.590><c> only</c><00:36:26.869><c> person</c><00:36:27.409><c> that</c><00:36:27.949><c> saw</c><00:36:28.210><c> the</c><00:36:28.510><c> blind</c><00:36:28.769><c> man,</c> 00:36:29.289 --> 00:36:31.210 other<00:36:29.510><c> people</c><00:36:29.730><c> would</c><00:36:29.909><c> come</c><00:36:30.050><c> by</c><00:36:30.190><c> and</c><00:36:30.349><c> throw</c><00:36:30.530><c> money</c><00:36:30.789><c> down</c> 00:36:31.210 --> 00:36:34.409 and<00:36:31.429><c> they</c><00:36:32.050><c> did</c><00:36:32.889><c> not</c><00:36:33.250><c> recognize</c><00:36:33.869><c> him.</c> 00:36:34.889 --> 00:36:37.550 Even<00:36:35.170><c> his</c><00:36:35.469><c> neighbors,</c><00:36:36.289><c> after</c><00:36:36.630><c> he</c><00:36:36.829><c> was</c><00:36:37.030><c> given</c><00:36:37.210><c> his</c><00:36:37.409><c> sight,</c> 00:36:37.590 --> 00:36:39.070 said,<00:36:37.730><c> I'm</c><00:36:38.010><c> not</c><00:36:38.269><c> sure</c><00:36:38.369><c> if</c><00:36:38.489><c> that</c><00:36:38.670><c> was</c><00:36:38.849><c> him.</c> 00:36:39.329 --> 00:36:41.949 Even<00:36:39.730><c> after</c><00:36:40.230><c> the</c><00:36:40.329><c> man</c><00:36:40.489><c> born</c><00:36:40.730><c> blind</c><00:36:41.030><c> said</c><00:36:41.369><c> to</c><00:36:41.550><c> them,</c> 00:36:42.150 --> 00:36:44.650 yes,<00:36:42.570><c> I</c><00:36:42.710><c> am</c><00:36:42.849><c> he,</c><00:36:43.130><c> they</c><00:36:43.510><c> still</c><00:36:43.829><c> weren't</c><00:36:44.210><c> sure</c> 00:36:44.650 --> 00:36:47.889 because<00:36:45.429><c> nobody</c><00:36:45.929><c> paid</c><00:36:46.150><c> attention</c><00:36:46.550><c> to</c><00:36:46.710><c> the</c><00:36:46.889><c> blind</c><00:36:47.050><c> man.</c> 00:36:49.429 --> 00:36:51.449 Everybody<00:36:49.949><c> knows</c><00:36:50.210><c> the</c><00:36:50.449><c> lame</c><00:36:50.570><c> man.</c> 00:36:52.329 --> 00:36:54.789 When<00:36:52.690><c> the</c><00:36:53.090><c> miracle</c><00:36:53.329><c> occurs,</c><00:36:54.170><c> everybody</c><00:36:54.449><c> knows</c> 00:36:54.789 --> 00:36:56.969 that's<00:36:55.210><c> the</c><00:36:55.269><c> guy</c><00:36:55.449><c> that</c><00:36:55.590><c> was</c><00:36:55.789><c> outside</c><00:36:56.190><c> every</c><00:36:56.469><c> single</c><00:36:56.750><c> day.</c> 00:36:57.090 --> 00:36:58.929 Everybody<00:36:57.429><c> knows</c><00:36:57.690><c> the</c><00:36:57.909><c> lame</c><00:36:58.070><c> man.</c> 00:36:58.949 --> 00:37:01.550 Nobody<00:36:59.250><c> knows</c><00:36:59.469><c> the</c><00:36:59.690><c> blind</c><00:36:59.869><c> man</c><00:37:00.250><c> and</c><00:37:00.630><c> they're</c><00:37:00.869><c> feet</c><00:37:00.989><c> apart.</c> 00:37:02.030 --> 00:37:03.469 One<00:37:02.250><c> has</c><00:37:02.429><c> been</c><00:37:02.650><c> lame</c><00:37:02.869><c> from</c><00:37:03.170><c> birth</c> 00:37:03.469 --> 00:37:05.949 and<00:37:03.789><c> the</c><00:37:03.909><c> other</c><00:37:04.030><c> has</c><00:37:04.170><c> been</c><00:37:04.349><c> blind</c><00:37:04.789><c> from</c><00:37:05.190><c> birth.</c> 00:37:06.869 --> 00:37:09.090 So<00:37:07.070><c> they're</c><00:37:07.650><c> incredibly</c><00:37:08.329><c> complimentary</c> 00:37:09.090 --> 00:37:12.409 and<00:37:09.650><c> yet</c><00:37:10.090><c> spectacularly</c><00:37:11.570><c> different.</c> 00:37:12.489 --> 00:37:13.530 And<00:37:12.730><c> they're</c><00:37:12.849><c> both</c><00:37:13.150><c> right</c><00:37:13.429><c> there.</c> 00:37:13.530 --> 00:37:14.949 And<00:37:13.670><c> of</c><00:37:13.809><c> course,</c><00:37:13.909><c> they're</c><00:37:14.150><c> probably</c><00:37:14.429><c> not</c><00:37:14.670><c> alone.</c> 00:37:15.130 --> 00:37:18.730 This<00:37:15.369><c> is</c><00:37:15.610><c> probably</c><00:37:15.989><c> a</c><00:37:16.289><c> very</c><00:37:16.550><c> active</c><00:37:16.969><c> place</c><00:37:17.489><c> for</c><00:37:18.429><c> begging</c> 00:37:18.730 --> 00:37:22.230 because<00:37:19.349><c> again,</c><00:37:20.230><c> everybody's</c><00:37:20.710><c> going</c><00:37:20.829><c> through</c><00:37:21.110><c> those</c><00:37:21.369><c> gates.</c> 00:37:22.690 --> 00:37:25.510 Your<00:37:23.030><c> vast</c><00:37:23.590><c> majority</c><00:37:24.090><c> of</c><00:37:24.269><c> the</c><00:37:24.449><c> people</c><00:37:24.570><c> that</c><00:37:24.750><c> are</c><00:37:24.889><c> coming</c><00:37:25.070><c> in,</c> 00:37:25.710 --> 00:37:27.250 that's<00:37:26.110><c> where</c><00:37:26.250><c> they're</c><00:37:26.550><c> going.</c> 00:37:27.230 --> 00:37:29.349 When<00:37:27.510><c> you</c><00:37:27.710><c> see</c><00:37:27.909><c> homeless</c><00:37:28.269><c> people</c><00:37:28.550><c> out</c><00:37:28.730><c> on</c><00:37:28.869><c> the</c><00:37:29.110><c> streets,</c> 00:37:29.670 --> 00:37:32.210 they're<00:37:29.929><c> not</c><00:37:30.150><c> on</c><00:37:30.329><c> the</c><00:37:30.530><c> corner</c><00:37:30.789><c> of</c><00:37:31.130><c> your</c><00:37:31.510><c> side</c><00:37:31.809><c> street,</c> 00:37:32.530 --> 00:37:34.710 they're<00:37:32.809><c> downtown,</c><00:37:34.090><c> right?</c> 00:37:34.769 --> 00:37:37.510 Because<00:37:35.329><c> that's</c><00:37:36.409><c> where</c><00:37:36.610><c> the</c><00:37:36.809><c> people</c><00:37:37.010><c> are.</c> 00:37:37.869 --> 00:37:39.010 Same<00:37:38.429><c> thing</c><00:37:38.690><c> here.</c> 00:37:39.190 --> 00:37:43.269 So<00:37:39.369><c> I</c><00:37:39.409><c> just</c><00:37:39.610><c> think</c><00:37:39.730><c> that's</c><00:37:40.309><c> a</c><00:37:40.469><c> fascinating</c><00:37:41.429><c> connection</c> 00:37:43.889 --> 00:37:45.550 between<00:37:44.449><c> the</c><00:37:44.730><c> two.</c> 00:37:49.269 --> 00:37:54.470 That's<00:37:49.829><c> that</c><00:37:50.389><c> road</c><00:37:50.550><c> down</c><00:37:50.889><c> to</c><00:37:51.769><c> the</c><00:37:52.110><c> Pool</c><00:37:52.570><c> of</c><00:37:53.690><c> Siloam.</c> 00:37:54.829 --> 00:37:57.090 What<00:37:54.929><c> Jesus</c><00:37:55.190><c> said,</c><00:37:55.369><c> I</c><00:37:55.449><c> don't</c><00:37:55.710><c> like</c><00:37:55.869><c> to</c><00:37:56.050><c> say</c><00:37:56.210><c> healed</c> 00:37:59.090 --> 00:38:03.030 because<00:37:59.570><c> he</c><00:38:00.050><c> was</c><00:38:00.750><c> given</c><00:38:01.250><c> blindness</c><00:38:02.449><c> from</c><00:38:02.730><c> birth</c> 00:38:03.030 --> 00:38:05.610 in<00:38:03.409><c> order</c><00:38:03.590><c> to</c><00:38:03.789><c> bring</c><00:38:03.909><c> glory</c><00:38:04.250><c> and</c><00:38:04.429><c> honor</c><00:38:05.110><c> to</c><00:38:05.349><c> God.</c> 00:38:05.730 --> 00:38:09.650 It<00:38:05.750><c> wasn't</c><00:38:06.050><c> like</c><00:38:06.309><c> a</c><00:38:06.530><c> sickness</c><00:38:06.869><c> or</c><00:38:07.309><c> anything</c><00:38:07.550><c> else</c><00:38:08.389><c> like</c><00:38:08.650><c> that.</c> 00:38:10.489 --> 00:38:12.030 Same<00:38:10.730><c> thing</c><00:38:10.869><c> with</c><00:38:11.050><c> the</c><00:38:11.170><c> lame</c><00:38:11.309><c> man,</c><00:38:11.489><c> by</c><00:38:11.710><c> the</c><00:38:11.849><c> way.</c> 00:38:12.309 --> 00:38:14.369 And<00:38:12.570><c> it's</c><00:38:12.829><c> interesting</c><00:38:13.150><c> too,</c><00:38:13.489><c> just,</c><00:38:13.989><c> you</c><00:38:14.170><c> know</c><00:38:14.269><c> what?</c> 00:38:14.409 --> 00:38:15.369 We'll<00:38:14.610><c> actually</c><00:38:14.849><c> finish</c><00:38:15.050><c> with</c><00:38:15.230><c> this</c> 00:38:15.369 --> 00:38:18.110 before<00:38:15.570><c> we</c><00:38:15.710><c> get</c><00:38:15.809><c> into</c><00:38:16.050><c> the</c><00:38:16.869><c> words</c><00:38:17.050><c> and</c><00:38:17.210><c> everything</c><00:38:17.369><c> else.</c> 00:38:18.389 --> 00:38:20.289 It's<00:38:18.869><c> interesting</c><00:38:19.070><c> to</c><00:38:19.289><c> consider.</c> 00:38:20.929 --> 00:38:23.670 So<00:38:21.329><c> the</c><00:38:21.670><c> man</c><00:38:21.909><c> born</c><00:38:22.250><c> blind,</c> 00:38:25.030 --> 00:38:28.150 everybody<00:38:25.550><c> thought</c><00:38:25.969><c> was</c><00:38:26.769><c> cursed,</c><00:38:27.909><c> right?</c> 00:38:28.150 --> 00:38:30.429 Even<00:38:28.389><c> the</c><00:38:28.550><c> disciples</c><00:38:28.909><c> said,</c><00:38:29.289><c> who</c><00:38:29.489><c> sinned?</c> 00:38:30.690 --> 00:38:34.489 The<00:38:30.929><c> man</c><00:38:31.170><c> or</c><00:38:31.429><c> his</c><00:38:31.969><c> parents</c><00:38:32.250><c> that</c><00:38:32.409><c> this</c><00:38:32.670><c> man</c><00:38:32.829><c> was</c><00:38:33.110><c> born</c><00:38:33.409><c> blind.</c> 00:38:35.170 --> 00:38:36.690 Because<00:38:35.570><c> everybody</c><00:38:36.150><c> said,</c> 00:38:37.090 --> 00:38:38.929 oh,<00:38:37.769><c> that</c><00:38:37.949><c> man's</c><00:38:38.250><c> been</c><00:38:38.429><c> cursed</c><00:38:38.590><c> by</c><00:38:38.769><c> God.</c> 00:38:39.110 --> 00:38:41.909 That's<00:38:39.630><c> part</c><00:38:39.829><c> of</c><00:38:39.949><c> why</c><00:38:40.090><c> nobody</c><00:38:40.329><c> knew</c><00:38:40.550><c> him,</c><00:38:40.670><c> by</c><00:38:40.849><c> the</c><00:38:40.989><c> way.</c> 00:38:42.329 --> 00:38:45.570 Because<00:38:42.730><c> he</c><00:38:42.889><c> was</c><00:38:43.150><c> considered</c><00:38:43.690><c> extremely</c><00:38:44.690><c> unclean,</c> 00:38:45.889 --> 00:38:49.690 like<00:38:46.130><c> bad</c><00:38:46.389><c> news</c><00:38:46.889><c> because</c><00:38:47.329><c> of</c><00:38:47.489><c> what</c><00:38:47.650><c> God</c><00:38:47.969><c> had</c><00:38:48.409><c> done</c><00:38:48.650><c> to</c><00:38:48.889><c> him.</c> 00:38:49.909 --> 00:38:52.230 Was<00:38:50.070><c> it</c><00:38:50.210><c> the</c><00:38:50.409><c> same</c><00:38:50.590><c> way</c><00:38:50.750><c> with</c><00:38:50.969><c> the</c><00:38:51.090><c> lame</c><00:38:51.269><c> man?</c> 00:38:53.170 --> 00:38:56.829 It's<00:38:53.570><c> not</c><00:38:54.210><c> said</c><00:38:54.590><c> that</c><00:38:54.969><c> way</c><00:38:55.489><c> in</c><00:38:55.969><c> Acts</c><00:38:56.170><c> chapter</c><00:38:56.449><c> three</c> 00:38:56.829 --> 00:39:00.070 that<00:38:57.210><c> somehow</c><00:38:57.650><c> this</c><00:38:57.929><c> man</c><00:38:58.130><c> was</c><00:38:58.530><c> obviously</c><00:38:59.190><c> put</c><00:38:59.670><c> this</c><00:38:59.909><c> way</c> 00:39:00.070 --> 00:39:01.369 by<00:39:00.469><c> God</c><00:39:00.769><c> as</c><00:39:01.010><c> a</c><00:39:01.130><c> punishment.</c> 00:39:01.650 --> 00:39:03.510 That<00:39:01.869><c> doesn't</c><00:39:02.130><c> come</c><00:39:02.349><c> up</c><00:39:02.510><c> at</c><00:39:02.650><c> all.</c> 00:39:03.730 --> 00:39:04.710 And<00:39:03.909><c> I</c><00:39:04.010><c> think</c><00:39:04.130><c> it</c><00:39:04.269><c> is</c><00:39:04.510><c> different.</c> 00:39:04.849 --> 00:39:05.469 I<00:39:04.849><c> think,</c><00:39:05.190><c> first</c><00:39:05.309><c> of</c><00:39:05.409><c> all,</c> 00:39:05.530 --> 00:39:07.349 they're<00:39:05.730><c> probably</c><00:39:05.909><c> different</c><00:39:06.329><c> characters.</c> 00:39:07.429 --> 00:39:10.429 The<00:39:07.630><c> lame</c><00:39:07.730><c> man</c><00:39:07.889><c> appears</c><00:39:08.150><c> to</c><00:39:08.329><c> be</c><00:39:08.489><c> much</c><00:39:08.789><c> more</c><00:39:09.829><c> gregarious,</c> 00:39:10.429 --> 00:39:13.690 if<00:39:10.630><c> you</c><00:39:10.789><c> will,</c><00:39:11.530><c> than</c><00:39:11.849><c> the</c><00:39:12.630><c> blind</c><00:39:12.889><c> man.</c> 00:39:14.409 --> 00:39:16.130 But<00:39:14.690><c> I</c><00:39:14.789><c> think</c><00:39:14.929><c> there's</c><00:39:15.150><c> a</c><00:39:15.349><c> difference</c> 00:39:16.190 --> 00:39:19.489 between<00:39:16.730><c> being</c><00:39:17.150><c> born</c><00:39:17.489><c> blind</c><00:39:18.110><c> and</c><00:39:18.409><c> being</c><00:39:18.670><c> born</c><00:39:19.050><c> lame.</c> 00:39:19.969 --> 00:39:22.070 And<00:39:20.250><c> the</c><00:39:20.449><c> difference</c><00:39:20.730><c> is</c><00:39:20.989><c> this.</c> 00:39:22.309 --> 00:39:25.369 If<00:39:22.789><c> you</c><00:39:22.989><c> are</c><00:39:23.230><c> born</c><00:39:23.510><c> blind,</c><00:39:24.070><c> I</c><00:39:24.349><c> don't</c><00:39:24.530><c> have</c><00:39:24.789><c> to</c><00:39:24.949><c> look</c><00:39:25.070><c> you</c><00:39:25.250><c> in</c> 00:39:25.369 --> 00:39:25.670 the<00:39:25.530><c> eye.</c> 00:39:25.710 --> 00:39:27.309 In<00:39:25.809><c> fact,</c><00:39:25.949><c> I</c><00:39:26.090><c> don't</c><00:39:26.309><c> want</c><00:39:26.550><c> to.</c> 00:39:28.909 --> 00:39:33.010 With<00:39:29.110><c> the</c><00:39:29.289><c> lame</c><00:39:29.469><c> man,</c><00:39:31.429><c> you</c><00:39:31.849><c> had</c><00:39:32.110><c> to</c><00:39:32.269><c> look</c><00:39:32.369><c> him</c><00:39:32.510><c> in</c><00:39:32.670><c> the</c><00:39:32.809><c> eye.</c> 00:39:33.349 --> 00:39:36.650 In<00:39:33.489><c> fact,</c><00:39:33.849><c> Peter</c><00:39:33.949><c> makes</c><00:39:34.190><c> a</c><00:39:34.489><c> point</c><00:39:34.909><c> of</c><00:39:35.570><c> looking</c><00:39:35.769><c> at</c><00:39:35.989><c> him</c> 00:39:36.650 --> 00:39:38.349 directly<00:39:37.130><c> in</c><00:39:37.429><c> the</c><00:39:37.530><c> eye.</c> 00:39:38.730 --> 00:39:40.349 And<00:39:38.969><c> I</c><00:39:39.090><c> think</c><00:39:39.269><c> that</c><00:39:39.570><c> changes</c><00:39:39.929><c> everything.</c> 00:39:40.429 --> 00:39:44.289 Because<00:39:40.730><c> to</c><00:39:40.989><c> look</c><00:39:41.110><c> somebody</c><00:39:41.550><c> straight</c><00:39:42.030><c> is</c><00:39:42.670><c> to</c><00:39:43.030><c> see</c><00:39:43.329><c> them.</c> 00:39:44.309 --> 00:39:46.869 The<00:39:44.650><c> blind</c><00:39:44.889><c> man,</c><00:39:45.130><c> you</c><00:39:45.349><c> didn't</c><00:39:45.610><c> have</c><00:39:45.889><c> to</c><00:39:46.210><c> see</c><00:39:46.409><c> at</c><00:39:46.650><c> all.</c> 00:39:47.050 --> 00:39:49.050 You<00:39:47.250><c> could</c><00:39:47.489><c> walk</c><00:39:47.769><c> by,</c><00:39:48.210><c> you'd</c><00:39:48.309><c> have</c><00:39:48.469><c> pity</c><00:39:48.690><c> on</c><00:39:48.929><c> him</c> 00:39:49.050 --> 00:39:50.710 and<00:39:49.190><c> throw</c><00:39:49.369><c> some</c><00:39:49.570><c> money</c><00:39:49.809><c> down</c><00:39:50.090><c> and</c><00:39:50.250><c> walk</c><00:39:50.489><c> away</c> 00:39:50.710 --> 00:39:52.469 and<00:39:50.869><c> have</c><00:39:51.150><c> nothing</c><00:39:51.489><c> else</c><00:39:51.769><c> to</c><00:39:51.949><c> do</c><00:39:52.050><c> with</c><00:39:52.230><c> him.</c> 00:39:52.730 --> 00:39:55.429 The<00:39:52.989><c> lame</c><00:39:53.210><c> man,</c><00:39:53.710><c> because</c><00:39:54.070><c> he</c><00:39:54.250><c> was</c><00:39:54.550><c> just</c><00:39:54.969><c> lame,</c> 00:39:55.849 --> 00:39:58.469 he<00:39:56.070><c> could</c><00:39:56.309><c> see,</c><00:39:56.690><c> he</c><00:39:56.849><c> could</c><00:39:57.110><c> talk,</c><00:39:57.489><c> he</c><00:39:57.610><c> could</c><00:39:57.889><c> interact,</c> 00:39:58.730 --> 00:40:00.030 all<00:39:58.949><c> those</c><00:39:59.190><c> things.</c> 00:40:00.150 --> 00:40:01.989 Now<00:40:00.469><c> I</c><00:40:00.610><c> have</c><00:40:00.809><c> to</c><00:40:00.989><c> face</c><00:40:01.190><c> them.</c> 00:40:02.429 --> 00:40:04.230 And<00:40:02.730><c> so</c><00:40:02.869><c> he</c><00:40:03.050><c> was</c><00:40:03.309><c> real.</c> 00:40:04.349 --> 00:40:06.650 The<00:40:04.570><c> blind</c><00:40:04.769><c> man</c><00:40:05.010><c> was</c><00:40:05.789><c> not.</c> 00:40:06.989 --> 00:40:08.969 The<00:40:07.250><c> blind</c><00:40:07.429><c> man</c><00:40:07.630><c> was</c><00:40:07.829><c> two</c><00:40:08.050><c>-dimensional.</c> 00:40:09.090 --> 00:40:11.150 This<00:40:09.349><c> man,</c><00:40:09.769><c> this</c><00:40:09.989><c> lame</c><00:40:10.190><c> man</c><00:40:10.309><c> was</c><00:40:10.510><c> three</c><00:40:10.750><c>-dimensional.</c> 00:40:11.550 --> 00:40:14.130 So<00:40:11.750><c> I</c><00:40:11.849><c> don't</c><00:40:12.090><c> think</c><00:40:12.269><c> he</c><00:40:12.429><c> was</c><00:40:12.690><c> considered</c><00:40:13.110><c> by</c><00:40:13.630><c> most</c><00:40:13.869><c> people</c> 00:40:14.130 --> 00:40:15.210 to<00:40:14.269><c> be</c><00:40:14.489><c> cursed</c><00:40:14.670><c> by</c><00:40:14.949><c> God.</c> 00:40:15.250 --> 00:40:16.590 I<00:40:15.369><c> think</c><00:40:15.510><c> he</c><00:40:15.650><c> was</c><00:40:15.889><c> just</c><00:40:16.090><c> considered</c> 00:40:16.590 --> 00:40:18.329 to<00:40:17.210><c> have</c><00:40:17.329><c> been</c><00:40:17.590><c> born</c><00:40:17.750><c> with</c><00:40:17.949><c> a</c><00:40:18.050><c> deformity.</c> 00:40:18.349 --> 00:40:19.969 Now<00:40:18.510><c> that's</c><00:40:18.670><c> just</c><00:40:18.909><c> my</c><00:40:19.150><c> opinion.</c> 00:40:19.989 --> 00:40:23.070 Just<00:40:20.269><c> looking</c><00:40:20.670><c> at</c><00:40:21.389><c> the</c><00:40:21.650><c> story</c><00:40:21.989><c> itself.</c> 00:40:24.449 --> 00:40:28.389 So<00:40:24.969><c> anybody</c><00:40:25.489><c> have</c><00:40:25.650><c> any</c><00:40:26.389><c> other</c><00:40:26.650><c> thoughts</c><00:40:26.849><c> or</c><00:40:27.090><c> comments</c><00:40:27.309><c> on</c><00:40:27.489><c> that?</c> 00:40:31.210 --> 00:40:35.210 All<00:40:31.449><c> right,</c><00:40:31.670><c> we'll</c><00:40:31.829><c> pick</c><00:40:32.010><c> up</c><00:40:32.289><c> next</c><00:40:33.590><c> week</c><00:40:33.869><c> on</c><00:40:34.469><c> Peter</c><00:40:34.730><c> and</c><00:40:34.929><c> John</c> 00:40:35.210 --> 00:40:38.670 showing<00:40:35.510><c> up</c><00:40:36.469><c> at</c><00:40:37.190><c> those</c><00:40:37.449><c> stairs</c><00:40:37.769><c> at</c><00:40:38.010><c> the</c><00:40:38.170><c> ninth</c><00:40:38.309><c> hour</c> 00:40:38.670 --> 00:40:40.150 and<00:40:38.889><c> the</c><00:40:39.130><c> interaction</c><00:40:39.469><c> that</c><00:40:39.650><c> they</c><00:40:39.869><c> have</c> 00:40:40.150 --> 00:40:44.230 and<00:40:40.349><c> the</c><00:40:40.469><c> way</c><00:40:40.550><c> the</c><00:40:40.769><c> people</c><00:40:41.449><c> respond</c><00:40:42.429><c> next</c><00:40:43.469><c> week.</c>