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Picture<00:16:52.519><c> the</c><00:16:52.679><c> Jordan</c><00:16:52.940><c> River</c><00:16:53.139><c> if</c><00:16:53.220><c> you've</c><00:16:53.399><c> ever</c><00:16:53.580><c> seen</c><00:16:53.720><c> a</c><00:16:53.840><c> picture</c><00:16:54.019><c> of</c><00:16:54.139><c> it,</c>

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or<00:16:54.379><c> picture</c><00:16:54.620><c> any</c><00:16:54.840><c> river</c><00:16:55.039><c> if</c><00:16:55.179><c> you</c><00:16:55.340><c> haven't.</c>

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down<00:16:59.539><c> from</c><00:17:00.139><c> Mount</c><00:17:00.620><c> Hermon</c><00:17:00.899><c> in</c><00:17:01.139><c> the</c><00:17:01.259><c> north.</c>

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There's<00:17:03.179><c> waterfalls</c><00:17:03.840><c> and</c><00:17:04.480><c> rapids</c><00:17:05.039><c> and</c><00:17:06.240><c> lush</c><00:17:06.440><c> vegetation.</c>

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It's<00:17:07.599><c> very</c><00:17:07.819><c> beautiful.</c>

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Take<00:17:09.799><c> that</c><00:17:10.079><c> leaky</c><00:17:10.339><c> cup</c><00:17:10.720><c> and</c><00:17:12.119><c> put</c><00:17:12.299><c> it</c><00:17:12.400><c> in</c><00:17:12.519><c> the</c><00:17:12.660><c> water</c><00:17:13.039><c> and</c><00:17:13.960><c> leave</c>

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it<00:17:14.279><c> there.</c>

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Does<00:17:16.480><c> it</c><00:17:16.700><c> matter</c><00:17:17.000><c> now</c><00:17:17.640><c> that</c><00:17:18.059><c> this</c><00:17:18.299><c> cup</c><00:17:18.460><c> leaks,</c><00:17:19.420><c> that</c><00:17:19.740><c> water</c><00:17:19.960><c> runs</c><00:17:20.160><c> out</c><00:17:20.359><c> of</c><00:17:20.440><c> it,</c>

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when<00:17:21.019><c> it's</c><00:17:21.359><c> overwhelmed</c><00:17:21.720><c> and</c><00:17:21.960><c> overflowing</c><00:17:22.460><c> all</c><00:17:22.799><c> the</c><00:17:22.980><c> time</c>

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with<00:17:23.359><c> water?</c>

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It<00:17:24.259><c> doesn't</c><00:17:24.480><c> matter.</c><00:17:25.240><c> The</c><00:17:25.460><c> water</c><00:17:25.660><c> leaks</c><00:17:25.900><c> out,</c><00:17:26.140><c> but</c><00:17:26.240><c> it's</c><00:17:26.480><c> pouring</c><00:17:26.640><c> in</c>

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the<00:17:26.940><c> top</c><00:17:27.099><c> all</c><00:17:27.319><c> the</c><00:17:27.480><c> time.</c>

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It<00:17:27.900><c> never</c><00:17:28.180><c> has</c><00:17:28.359><c> a</c><00:17:28.500><c> chance</c><00:17:28.640><c> to</c><00:17:28.779><c> be</c><00:17:28.940><c> empty</c><00:17:29.140><c> because</c><00:17:29.380><c> it's</c><00:17:29.960><c> never</c>

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removed<00:17:30.579><c> from</c><00:17:30.740><c> the</c><00:17:31.000><c> source</c><00:17:31.220><c> of</c><00:17:31.460><c> water.</c>

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This<00:17:34.539><c> man,</c><00:17:35.019><c> Jesus</c><00:17:35.119><c> Christ,</c><00:17:35.440><c> was</c><00:17:35.619><c> just</c><00:17:35.839><c> as</c><00:17:36.059><c> leaky</c><00:17:36.259><c> as</c><00:17:36.400><c> the</c><00:17:36.519><c> rest</c>

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of<00:17:36.799><c> us,</c><00:17:36.940><c> but</c><00:17:37.039><c> he</c><00:17:37.220><c> kept</c><00:17:37.400><c> himself</c><00:17:37.960><c> immersed</c><00:17:38.460><c> at</c><00:17:38.700><c> all</c><00:17:38.960><c> times</c>

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in<00:17:40.000><c> the</c><00:17:40.220><c> Word,</c><00:17:41.099><c> in</c><00:17:41.319><c> prayer</c><00:17:41.440><c> to</c><00:17:41.619><c> his</c><00:17:41.779><c> Father,</c><00:17:42.480><c> in</c><00:17:42.839><c> meditation,</c>

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and<00:17:43.799><c> in</c><00:17:44.079><c> service</c><00:17:44.380><c> to</c><00:17:44.539><c> his</c><00:17:44.720><c> brethren.</c>

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His<00:17:46.960><c> mind</c><00:17:47.180><c> was</c><00:17:47.460><c> always</c><00:17:48.440><c> overflowing</c><00:17:49.440><c> with</c><00:17:51.460><c> the</c><00:17:51.660><c> Word</c><00:17:51.779><c> of</c><00:17:51.920><c> his</c>

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Father,<00:17:52.539><c> with</c><00:17:52.700><c> the</c><00:17:52.819><c> will</c><00:17:52.920><c> of</c><00:17:53.099><c> his</c><00:17:53.259><c> Father.</c>

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And<00:17:55.380><c> it</c><00:17:55.579><c> gives,</c><00:17:55.960><c> when</c><00:17:56.140><c> I</c><00:17:56.859><c> first</c><00:17:57.140><c> realized</c><00:17:57.519><c> this,</c><00:17:57.960><c> it</c><00:17:58.059><c> gave</c><00:17:58.359><c> a</c>

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bit<00:17:58.900><c> of</c><00:17:59.119><c> extra</c><00:17:59.339><c> depth</c><00:17:59.779><c> to</c><00:18:00.440><c> Psalm</c><00:18:00.660><c> 23,</c>

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where<00:18:01.779><c> he</c><00:18:01.940><c> says,</c><00:18:03.299><c> my</c><00:18:03.319><c> cup</c><00:18:03.880><c> overfloweth,</c><00:18:05.299><c> or</c><00:18:05.480><c> runneth</c><00:18:05.700><c> over.</c>

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So<00:18:08.480><c> we're</c><00:18:08.660><c> considering</c><00:18:08.980><c> the</c><00:18:09.180><c> question,</c><00:18:09.480><c> could</c><00:18:09.700><c> Jesus</c><00:18:10.059><c> have</c><00:18:10.359><c> failed?</c>

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We've<00:18:12.039><c> considered</c><00:18:12.279><c> why</c><00:18:12.559><c> we</c><00:18:12.720><c> need</c><00:18:12.819><c> a</c><00:18:12.980><c> sacrifice,</c><00:18:14.079><c> what</c><00:18:14.380><c> sort</c><00:18:14.579><c> of</c><00:18:14.720><c> a</c>

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sacrifice<00:18:15.220><c> was</c><00:18:15.460><c> needed,</c>

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how<00:18:18.019><c> one</c><00:18:18.519><c> is</c><00:18:18.740><c> able</c><00:18:18.880><c> to</c><00:18:19.140><c> live</c><00:18:19.319><c> a</c><00:18:19.599><c> perfect</c><00:18:19.839><c> life.</c>

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And<00:18:22.960><c> all</c><00:18:23.480><c> these</c><00:18:23.720><c> things</c><00:18:23.900><c> are</c><00:18:24.079><c> affected</c><00:18:24.400><c> by</c><00:18:24.559><c> the</c><00:18:24.740><c> original</c><00:18:25.019><c> question,</c>

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but<00:18:25.920><c> the</c><00:18:26.140><c> fourth</c><00:18:26.279><c> thing</c><00:18:26.440><c> to</c><00:18:26.740><c> consider</c><00:18:27.180><c> is</c><00:18:28.259><c> that</c><00:18:29.079><c> he</c><00:18:29.539><c> was</c><00:18:29.839><c> well</c>

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-pleased<00:18:31.259><c> with</c><00:18:31.839><c> his</c><00:18:32.079><c> Son.</c>

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The<00:18:32.900><c> Father</c><00:18:33.140><c> was</c><00:18:33.400><c> well</c><00:18:33.680><c>-pleased</c><00:18:34.019><c> with</c><00:18:34.180><c> Jesus</c><00:18:34.460><c> Christ.</c>

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God<00:18:36.420><c> announced</c><00:18:36.759><c> this</c><00:18:37.019><c> twice</c><00:18:37.440><c> in</c><00:18:37.960><c> Christ's</c><00:18:38.380><c> life.</c>

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The<00:18:39.680><c> first</c><00:18:39.839><c> was</c><00:18:39.940><c> at</c><00:18:40.059><c> his</c><00:18:40.240><c> baptism.</c><00:18:40.579><c> We</c><00:18:40.740><c> can</c><00:18:40.839><c> look</c><00:18:40.920><c> at</c><00:18:41.000><c> Matthew</c>

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3,<00:18:42.619><c> verse</c><00:18:42.799><c> 16.</c>

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Jesus,<00:18:44.660><c> when</c><00:18:44.799><c> he</c><00:18:44.900><c> was</c><00:18:45.119><c> baptized,</c><00:18:45.539><c> went</c><00:18:45.619><c> up</c><00:18:45.880><c> straightway</c><00:18:46.240><c> out</c>

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of<00:18:46.380><c> the</c><00:18:46.539><c> water,</c>

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and<00:18:47.059><c> lo,</c><00:18:47.299><c> the</c><00:18:47.400><c> heavens</c><00:18:47.579><c> were</c><00:18:47.779><c> open</c><00:18:47.980><c> to</c><00:18:48.160><c> him,</c><00:18:48.380><c> and</c><00:18:48.400><c> he</c><00:18:48.500><c> saw</c><00:18:48.680><c> the</c>

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Spirit<00:18:49.140><c> of</c><00:18:49.259><c> God</c>

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descending<00:18:50.259><c> like</c><00:18:50.519><c> a</c><00:18:50.680><c> dove</c><00:18:50.859><c> and</c><00:18:51.079><c> lighting</c><00:18:51.240><c> upon</c><00:18:51.559><c> him.</c>

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And<00:18:52.759><c> lo,</c><00:18:52.940><c> a</c><00:18:53.019><c> voice</c><00:18:53.200><c> from</c><00:18:53.400><c> heaven</c><00:18:53.640><c> sang,</c><00:18:53.960><c> This</c><00:18:54.160><c> is</c><00:18:54.339><c> my</c><00:18:54.539><c> beloved</c>

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Son,<00:18:55.220><c> in</c><00:18:55.380><c> whom</c><00:18:55.500><c> I</c><00:18:55.640><c> am</c><00:18:55.779><c> well</c><00:18:56.039><c>-pleased.</c>

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And<00:18:58.240><c> again</c><00:18:58.480><c> at</c><00:18:58.660><c> the</c><00:18:58.880><c> transfiguration,</c><00:18:59.759><c> is</c><00:18:59.960><c> there</c><00:19:00.140><c> water</c>

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under<00:19:00.519><c> here?</c>

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Again<00:19:07.160><c> at</c><00:19:07.299><c> the</c><00:19:07.480><c> transfiguration</c><00:19:08.200><c> in</c><00:19:08.640><c> Matthew</c><00:19:09.059><c> 17,</c>

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he<00:19:12.359><c> goes</c><00:19:12.559><c> up</c><00:19:12.720><c> into</c><00:19:12.819><c> the</c><00:19:12.940><c> mountain</c><00:19:13.299><c> to</c><00:19:14.960><c> be</c><00:19:15.640><c> transformed</c><00:19:16.160><c> as</c><00:19:16.400><c> though</c><00:19:16.539><c> he</c>

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were<00:19:16.799><c> in</c><00:19:16.880><c> the</c><00:19:16.980><c> kingdom</c><00:19:17.180><c> already.</c>

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And<00:19:18.500><c> that's</c><00:19:18.700><c> the</c><00:19:18.900><c> time</c><00:19:19.140><c> that</c><00:19:19.319><c> Moses</c><00:19:19.539><c> and</c><00:19:19.740><c> Elijah</c><00:19:20.000><c> appear,</c><00:19:22.319><c> starting</c><00:19:22.700><c> at</c>

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verse<00:19:23.019><c> 3.</c>

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And<00:19:23.359><c> behold,</c><00:19:23.819><c> there</c><00:19:23.880><c> appeared</c><00:19:24.079><c> unto</c><00:19:24.259><c> them</c><00:19:24.400><c> Moses</c><00:19:24.700><c> and</c><00:19:24.920><c> Elias,</c>

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talking<00:19:25.500><c> with</c><00:19:25.720><c> him.</c>

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Then<00:19:26.160><c> answered</c><00:19:26.420><c> Peter</c><00:19:26.700><c> and</c><00:19:26.859><c> said</c><00:19:26.940><c> unto</c><00:19:27.099><c> Jesus,</c><00:19:28.319><c> Lord,</c><00:19:28.599><c> it</c><00:19:28.720><c> is</c>

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good<00:19:29.019><c> for</c><00:19:29.180><c> us</c><00:19:29.319><c> to</c><00:19:29.460><c> be</c><00:19:29.599><c> here.</c>

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If<00:19:30.420><c> thou</c><00:19:30.640><c> wilt,</c><00:19:31.319><c> let</c><00:19:31.420><c> us</c><00:19:31.619><c> make</c><00:19:31.799><c> here</c><00:19:32.000><c> three</c><00:19:32.299><c> tabernacles,</c><00:19:33.039><c> one</c>

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for<00:19:33.380><c> thee,</c><00:19:33.759><c> one</c><00:19:33.900><c> for</c><00:19:34.079><c> Moses,</c><00:19:34.339><c> and</c><00:19:34.480><c> one</c><00:19:34.599><c> for</c><00:19:34.839><c> Elias.</c>

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While<00:19:35.900><c> he</c><00:19:36.079><c> yet</c><00:19:36.279><c> spake,</c><00:19:36.700><c> behold,</c><00:19:36.920><c> a</c><00:19:37.160><c> bright</c><00:19:37.359><c> cloud</c><00:19:37.680><c> overshadowed</c><00:19:38.240><c> them.</c>

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And<00:19:39.240><c> behold,</c><00:19:39.640><c> a</c><00:19:39.720><c> voice</c><00:19:39.980><c> out</c><00:19:40.180><c> of</c><00:19:40.279><c> the</c><00:19:40.440><c> cloud</c><00:19:40.619><c> which</c><00:19:40.859><c> said,</c><00:19:41.220><c> This</c>

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is<00:19:41.359><c> my</c><00:19:41.539><c> beloved</c><00:19:41.859><c> Son,</c><00:19:42.700><c> in</c><00:19:42.940><c> whom</c><00:19:43.079><c> I</c><00:19:43.220><c> am</c><00:19:43.279><c> well</c><00:19:43.579><c>-pleased.</c>

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Hear<00:19:44.859><c> ye</c><00:19:45.079><c> him.</c>

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Why<00:19:47.039><c> was</c><00:19:47.279><c> God</c><00:19:47.519><c> pleased</c><00:19:47.880><c> with</c><00:19:48.079><c> Christ?</c>

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If<00:19:50.259><c> he</c><00:19:50.380><c> was</c><00:19:50.519><c> a</c><00:19:50.640><c> robot?</c>

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What's<00:19:53.880><c> the</c><00:19:53.940><c> big</c><00:19:54.099><c> deal?</c>

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If<00:19:55.279><c> he</c><00:19:55.420><c> was</c><00:19:55.599><c> making</c><00:19:55.859><c> Jesus</c><00:19:56.259><c> do</c><00:19:56.500><c> everything</c><00:19:56.819><c> that</c><00:19:56.960><c> he</c><00:19:57.019><c> was</c><00:19:57.220><c> doing,</c><00:19:57.859><c> if</c>

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Jesus<00:19:58.279><c> could</c><00:19:58.539><c> not</c><00:19:58.779><c> have</c><00:19:59.000><c> failed,</c><00:20:00.160><c> why</c><00:20:00.460><c> be</c><00:20:00.680><c> pleased</c><00:20:00.880><c> with</c><00:20:01.059><c> him?</c>

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He<00:20:01.799><c> couldn't</c><00:20:02.000><c> have</c><00:20:02.180><c> done</c><00:20:02.299><c> anything</c><00:20:02.680><c> otherwise,</c><00:20:03.160><c> he</c><00:20:03.319><c> couldn't</c>

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have<00:20:04.059><c> possibly</c><00:20:04.480><c> failed</c><00:20:04.799><c> his</c><00:20:05.519><c> God</c>

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do,<00:26:14.460><c> the</c><00:26:14.700><c> hardest</c><00:26:15.059><c> thing</c><00:26:15.380><c> is</c><00:26:15.599><c> to</c><00:26:15.799><c> completely</c><00:26:16.299><c> overcome</c><00:26:16.740><c> our</c><00:26:17.079><c> flesh.</c>

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how<00:26:28.880><c> much</c><00:26:29.160><c> honor</c><00:26:29.900><c> must</c><00:26:30.259><c> we</c><00:26:30.480><c> give</c><00:26:30.920><c> the</c><00:26:31.440><c> son</c><00:26:31.880><c> for</c><00:26:33.319><c> having</c><00:26:34.180><c> overcome</c><00:26:35.119><c> the</c><00:26:35.440><c> flesh,</c><00:26:35.700><c> the</c><00:26:35.980><c> hardest</c><00:26:36.259><c> thing</c><00:26:36.539><c> ever</c><00:26:36.819><c> to</c><00:26:37.019><c> do.</c>

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neither<00:27:10.220><c> under</c><00:27:10.440><c> the</c><00:27:10.660><c> earth</c><00:27:10.940><c> was</c><00:27:11.339><c> able</c><00:27:11.559><c> to</c><00:27:11.740><c> open</c><00:27:11.859><c> the</c><00:27:12.059><c> book,</c><00:27:12.660><c> neither</c><00:27:12.839><c> to</c>

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look<00:27:13.160><c> thereon.</c>

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And<00:27:14.339><c> I</c><00:27:14.500><c> wept</c><00:27:14.700><c> much</c><00:27:14.900><c> because</c><00:27:15.180><c> no</c><00:27:15.460><c> man</c><00:27:15.619><c> was</c><00:27:15.859><c> found</c><00:27:16.019><c> worthy</c><00:27:16.279><c> to</c><00:27:16.519><c> open</c><00:27:16.759><c> and</c><00:27:17.119><c> to</c>

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read<00:27:17.359><c> the</c><00:27:17.539><c> book,</c><00:27:18.240><c> neither</c><00:27:18.400><c> to</c><00:27:18.539><c> look</c><00:27:18.680><c> thereon.</c>

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But<00:27:19.759><c> one</c><00:27:19.960><c> of</c><00:27:20.019><c> the</c><00:27:20.180><c> elders</c><00:27:20.420><c> said</c><00:27:20.619><c> unto</c><00:27:20.779><c> me,</c><00:27:21.319><c> weep</c><00:27:21.579><c> not.</c><00:27:22.500><c> Behold,</c>

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the<00:27:23.420><c> lion</c><00:27:23.619><c> of</c><00:27:23.779><c> the</c><00:27:23.940><c> tribe</c><00:27:24.140><c> of</c><00:27:24.339><c> Judah,</c>

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the<00:27:25.119><c> root</c><00:27:25.200><c> of</c><00:27:25.460><c> David,</c><00:27:25.799><c> hath</c><00:27:25.920><c> prevailed</c><00:27:26.339><c> to</c><00:27:26.539><c> open</c><00:27:26.720><c> the</c><00:27:26.900><c> book</c><00:27:27.180><c> and</c><00:27:27.700><c> to</c>

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loose<00:27:28.059><c> the</c><00:27:28.319><c> seven</c><00:27:28.519><c> seals</c><00:27:28.819><c> thereof.</c>

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And<00:27:31.099><c> I</c><00:27:31.220><c> beheld</c><00:27:31.519><c> and</c><00:27:31.759><c> lo,</c><00:27:32.319><c> in</c><00:27:32.460><c> the</c><00:27:32.579><c> midst</c><00:27:32.720><c> of</c><00:27:32.920><c> the</c><00:27:33.160><c> throne</c><00:27:33.460><c> and</c>

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of<00:27:34.400><c> the</c><00:27:34.619><c> four</c><00:27:34.819><c> beasts,</c>

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and<00:27:35.240><c> in</c><00:27:35.359><c> the</c><00:27:35.400><c> midst</c><00:27:35.519><c> of</c><00:27:35.700><c> the</c><00:27:35.839><c> elders</c><00:27:36.220><c> stood</c><00:27:37.319><c> a</c><00:27:38.039><c> lamb,</c><00:27:38.819><c> as</c><00:27:39.059><c> it</c>

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had<00:27:39.259><c> been</c><00:27:39.559><c> slain,</c><00:27:39.859><c> having</c><00:27:40.140><c> seven</c><00:27:40.440><c> horns</c><00:27:40.740><c> and</c><00:27:40.900><c> seven</c><00:27:41.180><c> eyes,</c>

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which<00:27:41.559><c> are</c><00:27:41.680><c> the</c><00:27:41.839><c> seven</c><00:27:42.039><c> spirits</c><00:27:42.339><c> of</c><00:27:42.519><c> God</c><00:27:42.740><c> sent</c><00:27:42.980><c> forth</c><00:27:43.259><c> into</c>

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all<00:27:43.660><c> the</c><00:27:43.819><c> earth.</c>

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And<00:27:44.859><c> he</c><00:27:45.019><c> came</c><00:27:45.200><c> and</c><00:27:45.299><c> took</c><00:27:45.440><c> the</c><00:27:45.640><c> book</c><00:27:45.759><c> out</c><00:27:45.880><c> of</c><00:27:45.980><c> the</c><00:27:46.119><c> right</c><00:27:46.299><c> hand</c>

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of<00:27:46.519><c> him</c><00:27:46.640><c> that</c><00:27:46.799><c> sat</c><00:27:46.960><c> upon</c><00:27:47.200><c> the</c><00:27:47.460><c> throne.</c>

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When<00:27:48.500><c> he</c><00:27:48.660><c> had</c><00:27:48.759><c> taken</c><00:27:48.900><c> the</c><00:27:49.039><c> book,</c><00:27:49.980><c> the</c><00:27:50.099><c> four</c><00:27:50.339><c> beasts</c><00:27:50.740><c> and</c><00:27:51.099><c> four</c>

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and<00:27:51.480><c> twenty</c><00:27:51.640><c> elders</c><00:27:52.059><c> fell</c><00:27:52.440><c> down</c><00:27:52.759><c> before</c><00:27:53.119><c> the</c><00:27:53.339><c> lamb,</c>

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having<00:27:54.279><c> every</c><00:27:54.559><c> one</c><00:27:54.680><c> of</c><00:27:54.799><c> them</c><00:27:54.960><c> harps</c><00:27:55.460><c> and</c><00:27:55.940><c> golden</c><00:27:56.299><c> vials</c><00:27:56.759><c> full</c>

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of<00:27:57.480><c> odors,</c><00:27:57.799><c> which</c><00:27:57.900><c> are</c><00:27:58.160><c> the</c><00:27:58.339><c> prayers</c><00:27:58.539><c> of</c><00:27:58.720><c> the</c><00:27:58.900><c> saints.</c>

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And<00:27:59.619><c> I</c><00:27:59.759><c> want</c><00:27:59.880><c> us</c><00:28:00.119><c> to</c><00:28:00.359><c> join</c><00:28:00.539><c> with</c><00:28:00.740><c> these</c><00:28:00.960><c> people</c><00:28:01.240><c> now</c><00:28:01.460><c> in</c><00:28:01.579><c> our</c><00:28:01.759><c> minds.</c>

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They<00:28:02.660><c> sung</c><00:28:02.839><c> a</c><00:28:03.039><c> new</c><00:28:03.259><c> song,</c><00:28:03.680><c> saying,</c><00:28:04.660><c> thou</c><00:28:04.920><c> art</c><00:28:05.319><c> worthy</c><00:28:05.740><c> to</c><00:28:06.440><c> take</c>

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the<00:28:06.819><c> book</c><00:28:06.940><c> and</c><00:28:07.079><c> to</c><00:28:07.259><c> open</c><00:28:07.380><c> the</c><00:28:07.640><c> seals</c><00:28:07.819><c> thereof,</c>

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for<00:28:08.319><c> thou</c><00:28:08.559><c> wast</c><00:28:08.839><c> slain</c><00:28:09.380><c> and</c><00:28:09.660><c> hast</c><00:28:09.880><c> redeemed</c><00:28:10.299><c> us</c><00:28:10.680><c> to</c><00:28:11.059><c> God</c><00:28:11.400><c> by</c><00:28:11.740><c> thy</c><00:28:11.980><c> blood</c><00:28:12.240><c> out</c><00:28:12.420><c> of</c>

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every<00:28:12.839><c> kindred</c><00:28:13.279><c> and</c><00:28:13.579><c> tongue</c><00:28:13.839><c> and</c><00:28:14.299><c> people</c><00:28:14.640><c> and</c><00:28:14.960><c> nation.</c>

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x
And<00:28:16.059><c> thou</c><00:28:16.240><c> hast</c><00:28:16.539><c> made</c><00:28:16.759><c> us</c><00:28:16.960><c> unto</c><00:28:17.160><c> our</c><00:28:17.480><c> God,</c><00:28:17.779><c> kings</c><00:28:18.079><c> and</c><00:28:18.319><c> priests,</c><00:28:18.640><c> and</c><00:28:18.779><c> we</c>

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shall<00:28:19.119><c> reign</c><00:28:19.440><c> on</c><00:28:19.680><c> the</c><00:28:19.839><c> earth.</c>

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x
And<00:28:21.200><c> I</c><00:28:21.339><c> beheld</c><00:28:21.759><c> and</c><00:28:22.200><c> I</c><00:28:22.420><c> heard</c><00:28:22.559><c> the</c><00:28:22.759><c> voice</c><00:28:22.940><c> of</c><00:28:23.119><c> many</c><00:28:23.319><c> angels</c><00:28:23.599><c> round</c><00:28:23.900><c> about</c><00:28:24.119><c> the</c><00:28:24.380><c> throne,</c>

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x
and<00:28:25.400><c> the</c><00:28:25.519><c> beasts</c><00:28:25.720><c> and</c><00:28:25.859><c> the</c><00:28:26.019><c> elders</c><00:28:26.240><c> and</c><00:28:26.359><c> the</c><00:28:26.500><c> numbers</c><00:28:26.680><c> of</c><00:28:26.819><c> them</c>

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was<00:28:27.160><c> ten</c><00:28:27.460><c> thousand</c><00:28:27.799><c> times</c><00:28:28.140><c> ten</c><00:28:28.380><c> thousand</c><00:28:28.720><c> and</c><00:28:29.019><c> thousands</c><00:28:29.319><c> of</c><00:28:29.539><c> thousands,</c>

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saying<00:28:31.119><c> with</c><00:28:31.359><c> a</c><00:28:31.440><c> loud</c><00:28:31.619><c> voice,</c><00:28:32.740><c> worthy</c><00:28:33.000><c> is</c><00:28:33.240><c> the</c><00:28:33.440><c> lamb</c><00:28:33.700><c> that</c><00:28:34.099><c> was</c>

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slain<00:28:34.660><c> to</c><00:28:34.839><c> receive</c><00:28:35.140><c> power</c><00:28:35.680><c> and</c><00:28:36.099><c> riches</c><00:28:36.440><c> and</c><00:28:36.920><c> wisdom</c><00:28:37.359><c> and</c><00:28:37.960><c> strength</c><00:28:38.380><c> and</c>

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honor<00:28:39.000><c> and</c><00:28:39.319><c> glory</c><00:28:39.599><c> and</c><00:28:39.880><c> blessing.</c>

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x
And<00:28:40.200><c> every</c><00:28:41.299><c> creature</c><00:28:41.640><c> which</c><00:28:41.839><c> is</c><00:28:41.980><c> in</c><00:28:42.140><c> heaven</c><00:28:42.339><c> and</c><00:28:42.619><c> on</c><00:28:42.779><c> the</c><00:28:42.920><c> earth</c><00:28:43.059><c> and</c>

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under<00:28:43.400><c> the</c><00:28:43.619><c> earth</c><00:28:43.960><c> and</c><00:28:44.400><c> such</c><00:28:44.539><c> as</c><00:28:44.700><c> are</c><00:28:44.799><c> in</c><00:28:44.900><c> the</c><00:28:45.119><c> sea</c><00:28:45.319><c> and</c><00:28:45.500><c> all</c><00:28:45.779><c> that</c><00:28:45.900><c> are</c><00:28:46.019><c> in</c><00:28:46.160><c> them,</c>

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heard<00:28:47.039><c> I</c><00:28:47.319><c> saying,</c><00:28:48.420><c> blessing</c><00:28:48.579><c> and</c><00:28:49.160><c> honor</c><00:28:49.500><c> and</c><00:28:49.839><c> glory</c><00:28:50.240><c> and</c><00:28:50.519><c> power</c><00:28:50.900><c> be</c>

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to<00:28:51.200><c> him</c><00:28:51.359><c> that</c><00:28:51.579><c> sitteth</c><00:28:51.779><c> upon</c><00:28:52.019><c> the</c><00:28:52.279><c> throne</c><00:28:52.559><c> and</c><00:28:53.240><c> unto</c><00:28:53.440><c> the</c><00:28:53.660><c> lamb</c>

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forever<00:28:54.460><c> and</c><00:28:54.700><c> ever.</c>

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That<00:28:57.259><c> passage</c><00:28:57.640><c> means</c><00:28:58.000><c> so</c><00:28:58.660><c> much</c><00:28:58.960><c> more</c><00:28:59.200><c> to</c><00:28:59.339><c> me</c><00:28:59.500><c> now</c><00:29:00.319><c> than</c><00:29:01.000><c> it</c><00:29:01.200><c> ever</c><00:29:01.319><c> did</c><00:29:01.460><c> before.</c>

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Follow<00:29:04.220><c> in</c><00:29:04.359><c> your</c><00:29:04.579><c> minds</c><00:29:05.059><c> this</c><00:29:06.019><c> man,</c><00:29:06.319><c> our</c><00:29:06.579><c> Lord,</c><00:29:06.900><c> through</c><00:29:07.059><c> his</c>

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mortal<00:29:07.500><c> life,</c>

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his<00:29:08.420><c> baptism</c><00:29:08.859><c> where</c><00:29:09.059><c> his</c><00:29:09.200><c> father</c><00:29:09.460><c> speaks</c><00:29:09.799><c> and</c><00:29:10.019><c> praises</c><00:29:10.319><c> him</c>

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openly,<00:29:11.460><c> giving</c><00:29:11.660><c> him</c><00:29:11.940><c> strength</c><00:29:12.240><c> to</c><00:29:12.440><c> begin</c><00:29:12.559><c> his</c><00:29:12.779><c> missionary</c><00:29:13.099><c> work,</c>

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his<00:29:14.319><c> trials</c><00:29:14.599><c> in</c><00:29:14.759><c> the</c><00:29:14.900><c> wilderness,</c><00:29:15.759><c> just</c><00:29:16.019><c> the</c><00:29:16.299><c> beginnings</c><00:29:16.619><c> of</c>

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the<00:29:17.240><c> tests</c><00:29:17.440><c> and</c><00:29:17.619><c> the</c><00:29:17.859><c> temptations</c><00:29:18.220><c> he</c><00:29:18.339><c> would</c><00:29:18.559><c> face.</c>

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He<00:29:20.519><c> always</c><00:29:21.180><c> overcame</c><00:29:21.579><c> the</c><00:29:22.559><c> flesh</c><00:29:22.559><c> and</c><00:29:23.019><c> he</c><00:29:23.680><c> crushed</c><00:29:24.119><c> the</c><00:29:25.019><c> head</c>

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of<00:29:25.299><c> that</c><00:29:25.539><c> serpent</c><00:29:25.960><c> and</c><00:29:27.140><c> he</c><00:29:27.319><c> never</c><00:29:27.619><c> failed.</c>

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But<00:29:29.579><c> can't</c><00:29:29.900><c> you</c><00:29:30.140><c> see</c><00:29:30.380><c> him</c><00:29:31.000><c> sometimes</c><00:29:31.900><c> just</c><00:29:32.859><c> barely</c><00:29:33.279><c> hanging</c><00:29:33.599><c> on?</c>

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Think<00:29:36.759><c> about</c><00:29:36.980><c> the</c><00:29:37.180><c> garden</c><00:29:37.480><c> of</c><00:29:37.700><c> Gethsemane</c><00:29:38.339><c> right</c><00:29:38.640><c> before</c><00:29:39.059><c> he</c>

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was<00:29:39.319><c> to</c><00:29:39.420><c> be</c><00:29:39.579><c> crucified.</c>

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He's<00:29:42.759><c> sweating</c><00:29:43.180><c> blood.</c><00:29:45.019><c> He's</c><00:29:45.480><c> praying</c><00:29:45.779><c> so</c><00:29:46.539><c> hard.</c>

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If<00:29:47.660><c> it</c><00:29:47.759><c> was</c><00:29:47.920><c> us,</c><00:29:48.819><c> we'd</c><00:29:49.079><c> be</c><00:29:49.259><c> hanging</c><00:29:49.420><c> on</c><00:29:49.680><c> with</c><00:29:50.059><c> white</c><00:29:50.279><c> knuckles.</c>

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That's<00:29:51.240><c> how</c><00:29:51.420><c> I</c><00:29:51.619><c> see</c><00:29:51.740><c> him.</c><00:29:52.339><c> He's</c><00:29:52.960><c> barely</c><00:29:53.400><c> hanging</c><00:29:53.920><c> on</c><00:29:54.180><c> and</c><00:29:54.299><c> he's</c>

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praying<00:29:54.880><c> to</c><00:29:55.079><c> his</c><00:29:55.259><c> father,</c>

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Lord,<00:29:55.940><c> please</c><00:29:56.420><c> take</c><00:29:56.720><c> this</c><00:29:56.920><c> cup</c><00:29:57.059><c> away</c><00:29:57.339><c> from</c><00:29:57.519><c> me.</c>

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But<00:29:59.680><c> he</c><00:29:59.819><c> ends</c><00:29:59.980><c> it</c><00:30:00.160><c> with</c><00:30:00.440><c> not</c><00:30:00.720><c> my</c><00:30:01.079><c> will</c><00:30:01.259><c> but</c><00:30:01.539><c> thine</c><00:30:01.759><c> be</c><00:30:01.980><c> done.</c>

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