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Yet<00:10:23.559><c> Jesus</c><00:10:23.899><c> did</c><00:10:24.139><c> not</c><00:10:24.399><c> say</c><00:10:24.639><c> to</c><00:10:24.759><c> him</c><00:10:25.100><c> that</c><00:10:25.460><c> he</c><00:10:25.600><c> was</c><00:10:25.840><c> not</c><00:10:26.059><c> to</c><00:10:26.279><c> die,</c>

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but<00:10:27.679><c> if</c><00:10:28.259><c> it</c><00:10:28.360><c> is</c><00:10:28.580><c> my</c><00:10:28.860><c> will</c><00:10:29.179><c> that</c><00:10:29.360><c> he</c><00:10:29.519><c> remain</c><00:10:29.759><c> until</c><00:10:30.299><c> I</c><00:10:30.639><c> come,</c>

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what<00:10:31.539><c> is</c><00:10:31.740><c> that</c><00:10:31.879><c> to</c><00:10:32.080><c> you?</c>

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So<00:10:34.299><c> clearly,</c><00:10:35.799><c> they</c><00:10:35.899><c> were</c><00:10:36.039><c> thinking</c><00:10:36.399><c> that</c><00:10:36.600><c> his</c><00:10:36.799><c> words</c><00:10:37.039><c> meant</c>

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that<00:10:37.940><c> he</c><00:10:38.059><c> would</c><00:10:38.320><c> return</c><00:10:38.940><c> to</c><00:10:39.559><c> set</c><00:10:39.759><c> up</c><00:10:39.879><c> his</c><00:10:40.159><c> kingdom</c>

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in<00:10:41.139><c> John's</c><00:10:41.740><c> lifetime.</c>

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They<00:10:43.799><c> were</c><00:10:44.000><c> still</c><00:10:44.240><c> thinking</c><00:10:44.679><c> in</c><00:10:45.039><c> terms</c><00:10:45.399><c> of</c><00:10:45.840><c> a</c><00:10:46.279><c> little</c><00:10:46.480><c> while.</c>

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And<00:10:48.980><c> we</c><00:10:49.139><c> know</c><00:10:49.460><c> that</c><00:10:49.879><c> their</c><00:10:50.340><c> thinking</c><00:10:50.679><c> in</c><00:10:50.899><c> these</c><00:10:51.120><c> regards</c>

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hadn't<00:10:51.840><c> changed</c><00:10:52.639><c> from</c><00:10:53.240><c> what</c><00:10:53.440><c> they</c><00:10:53.740><c> asked</c><00:10:53.919><c> him</c>

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just<00:10:54.340><c> prior</c><00:10:54.559><c> to</c><00:10:54.700><c> his</c><00:10:54.919><c> ascension.</c>

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Go<00:10:55.960><c> over</c><00:10:56.120><c> one</c><00:10:56.279><c> more</c><00:10:56.480><c> page</c><00:10:56.740><c> to</c><00:10:56.980><c> Acts</c><00:10:57.179><c> chapter</c><00:10:57.500><c> one,</c><00:10:59.080><c> verse</c><00:10:59.379><c> six.</c>

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So<00:11:02.500><c> when</c><00:11:02.620><c> they</c><00:11:02.799><c> had</c><00:11:02.899><c> come</c><00:11:03.039><c> together,</c><00:11:04.000><c> they</c><00:11:04.179><c> asked</c><00:11:04.480><c> him,</c>

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Lord,<00:11:05.220><c> will</c><00:11:05.320><c> you</c><00:11:05.500><c> at</c><00:11:05.659><c> this</c><00:11:05.940><c> time</c><00:11:06.259><c> restore</c><00:11:06.620><c> the</c><00:11:06.820><c> kingdom</c><00:11:07.059><c> to</c><00:11:07.440><c> Israel?</c>

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He<00:11:09.059><c> said</c><00:11:09.240><c> to</c><00:11:09.340><c> them,</c><00:11:09.580><c> it</c><00:11:09.700><c> is</c><00:11:09.940><c> not</c><00:11:10.159><c> for</c><00:11:10.299><c> you</c><00:11:10.399><c> to</c><00:11:10.559><c> know</c><00:11:10.700><c> the</c><00:11:10.940><c> times</c>

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or<00:11:11.899><c> seasons</c><00:11:12.320><c> that</c><00:11:12.559><c> the</c><00:11:12.740><c> father</c><00:11:12.899><c> is</c><00:11:13.240><c> fixed</c><00:11:13.539><c> by</c><00:11:13.820><c> his</c><00:11:14.019><c> own</c><00:11:14.200><c> authority.</c>

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So<00:11:16.519><c> even</c><00:11:16.720><c> though</c><00:11:17.639><c> his</c><00:11:18.259><c> response</c><00:11:18.720><c> to</c><00:11:18.899><c> their</c><00:11:19.059><c> question</c><00:11:19.379><c> was</c><00:11:19.659><c> general,</c>

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it<00:11:21.000><c> wasn't</c><00:11:21.399><c> specific</c><00:11:21.919><c> about</c><00:11:22.200><c> timing,</c>

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they<00:11:23.600><c> still</c><00:11:24.139><c> thought</c><00:11:24.620><c> that</c><00:11:25.120><c> he</c><00:11:25.240><c> was</c><00:11:25.480><c> telling</c><00:11:25.620><c> them</c>

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that<00:11:26.100><c> he</c><00:11:26.200><c> was</c><00:11:26.399><c> coming</c><00:11:26.559><c> back</c><00:11:26.820><c> very</c><00:11:27.320><c> quickly</c><00:11:27.740><c> to</c><00:11:28.679><c> set</c><00:11:28.860><c> up</c><00:11:28.960><c> his</c><00:11:29.179><c> kingdom.</c>

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And<00:11:31.419><c> here</c><00:11:31.559><c> we</c><00:11:31.779><c> are,</c><00:11:33.080><c> 2</c><00:11:33.299><c>,000</c><00:11:33.600><c> years</c><00:11:33.860><c> later,</c>

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still<00:11:35.460><c> hanging</c><00:11:35.799><c> on</c><00:11:36.000><c> his</c><00:11:36.259><c> words,</c>

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still<00:11:38.279><c> wondering</c><00:11:38.820><c> when</c><00:11:39.600><c> they</c><00:11:39.759><c> will</c><00:11:39.879><c> come</c><00:11:40.000><c> to</c><00:11:40.200><c> pass.</c>

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x
So<00:11:42.779><c> we</c><00:11:43.039><c> read</c><00:11:43.399><c> Revelation</c><00:11:44.159><c> chapter</c><00:11:44.580><c> 22</c>

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in<00:11:45.320><c> our</c><00:11:45.480><c> daily</c><00:11:45.720><c> readings</c><00:11:46.240><c> twice</c><00:11:47.179><c> each</c><00:11:48.220><c> year,</c>

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once<00:11:50.279><c> on</c><00:11:50.600><c> July</c><00:11:50.899><c> 1st</c><00:11:51.379><c> and</c><00:11:51.440><c> once</c><00:11:51.720><c> on</c><00:11:52.159><c> December</c><00:11:52.460><c> 31st.</c>

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And<00:11:54.179><c> as</c><00:11:54.519><c> we</c><00:11:54.759><c> read</c><00:11:54.919><c> these</c><00:11:55.220><c> words,</c>

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we<00:11:56.580><c> might</c><00:11:56.840><c> have</c><00:11:57.080><c> similar</c><00:11:57.379><c> thoughts</c><00:11:57.679><c> as</c><00:11:57.879><c> the</c><00:11:58.039><c> apostles</c><00:11:58.440><c> had.</c>

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From<00:11:59.980><c> the</c><00:12:00.720><c> authorized</c><00:12:01.379><c> version,</c>

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Revelation<00:12:03.360><c> 22,</c><00:12:03.980><c> verse</c><00:12:04.179><c> seven</c><00:12:04.799><c> reads</c><00:12:05.139><c> this</c><00:12:05.480><c> way.</c>

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Behold,<00:12:07.740><c> I</c><00:12:07.899><c> come</c><00:12:08.100><c> quickly.</c>

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Blessed<00:12:10.019><c> is</c><00:12:10.259><c> he</c><00:12:10.399><c> that</c><00:12:10.559><c> keepeth</c><00:12:10.919><c> the</c><00:12:11.159><c> sayings</c>

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of<00:12:11.559><c> the</c><00:12:11.779><c> prophecy</c><00:12:12.120><c> of</c><00:12:12.279><c> this</c><00:12:12.539><c> book.</c>

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Verse<00:12:14.259><c> 12,</c><00:12:15.799><c> and</c><00:12:16.120><c> behold,</c><00:12:16.799><c> I</c><00:12:17.000><c> come</c><00:12:17.200><c> quickly,</c>

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and<00:12:18.659><c> my</c><00:12:18.860><c> reward</c><00:12:19.379><c> is</c><00:12:19.639><c> with</c><00:12:19.799><c> me,</c>

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to<00:12:20.879><c> give</c><00:12:21.039><c> to</c><00:12:21.259><c> every</c><00:12:21.480><c> man</c><00:12:21.679><c> according</c><00:12:22.019><c> as</c><00:12:22.320><c> his</c><00:12:22.519><c> work</c><00:12:22.639><c> shall</c><00:12:22.879><c> be.</c>

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Verse<00:12:24.399><c> 20,</c><00:12:26.000><c> he</c><00:12:26.240><c> which</c><00:12:26.519><c> testifies</c><00:12:27.179><c> these</c><00:12:27.500><c> things</c><00:12:27.820><c> saith,</c>

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surely<00:12:29.220><c> I</c><00:12:29.799><c> come</c><00:12:30.080><c> quickly,</c><00:12:31.100><c> amen,</c><00:12:32.259><c> even</c><00:12:32.500><c> so</c><00:12:32.740><c> come,</c><00:12:32.960><c> Lord</c><00:12:33.159><c> Jesus.</c>

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x
So<00:12:36.860><c> in</c><00:12:37.460><c> all</c><00:12:37.679><c> three</c><00:12:37.879><c> instances,</c><00:12:39.139><c> the</c><00:12:39.440><c> ESV,</c>

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which<00:12:40.379><c> I</c><00:12:41.220><c> use</c><00:12:41.679><c> as</c><00:12:41.919><c> my</c><00:12:42.840><c> go</c><00:12:43.159><c>-to</c><00:12:43.679><c> translation</c><00:12:44.559><c> these</c><00:12:44.860><c> days,</c>

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x
the<00:12:45.899><c> ESV</c><00:12:47.000><c> renders</c><00:12:47.580><c> it</c><00:12:48.159><c> the</c><00:12:48.399><c> phrase</c><00:12:49.000><c> that's</c><00:12:50.139><c> rendered</c>

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I<00:12:50.600><c> come</c><00:12:50.840><c> quickly</c><00:12:51.659><c> in</c><00:12:52.120><c> the</c><00:12:52.279><c> King</c><00:12:52.500><c> James</c><00:12:52.960><c> as</c><00:12:53.639><c> I</c><00:12:54.220><c> am</c><00:12:54.440><c> coming</c><00:12:54.720><c> soon.</c>

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x
So<00:12:57.159><c> I'd</c><00:12:57.340><c> like</c><00:12:57.399><c> to</c><00:12:57.600><c> put</c><00:12:57.679><c> these</c><00:12:57.940><c> two</c><00:12:58.039><c> to</c><00:12:58.179><c> the</c><00:12:58.399><c> test</c>

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x
and<00:12:58.840><c> see</c><00:12:59.019><c> which</c><00:12:59.279><c> one</c><00:12:59.440><c> we</c><00:12:59.700><c> think</c><00:12:59.840><c> is</c><00:13:00.259><c> more</c><00:13:00.600><c> accurate</c>

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in<00:13:01.360><c> this</c><00:13:01.580><c> instance.</c>

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So<00:13:02.980><c> the</c><00:13:03.159><c> adverb</c><00:13:04.120><c> quickly</c><00:13:04.820><c> is</c><00:13:06.120><c> from</c><00:13:06.500><c> the</c><00:13:06.840><c> Greek</c><00:13:07.340><c> taishu,</c>

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which<00:13:09.340><c> denotes</c><00:13:10.159><c> swiftly,</c><00:13:11.980><c> speedily,</c><00:13:13.779><c> unexpectedly.</c>

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x
So<00:13:16.580><c> strong</c><00:13:16.960><c> defines</c><00:13:17.940><c> the</c><00:13:18.240><c> word</c><00:13:18.399><c> to</c><00:13:18.679><c> signify</c><00:13:19.320><c> shortly</c>

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x
as<00:13:21.320><c> without</c><00:13:21.840><c> delay,</c><00:13:23.120><c> soon,</c><00:13:24.440><c> or</c><00:13:24.600><c> by</c><00:13:24.840><c> surprise,</c><00:13:26.320><c> suddenly.</c>

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x
So<00:13:28.759><c> we've</c><00:13:29.399><c> hung</c><00:13:29.620><c> on</c><00:13:30.039><c> these</c><00:13:30.500><c> words</c><00:13:30.919><c> that</c><00:13:31.120><c> Jesus</c><00:13:31.480><c> is</c><00:13:31.759><c> coming</c><00:13:32.000><c> soon,</c>

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all<00:13:33.480><c> our</c><00:13:33.740><c> lives,</c><00:13:35.000><c> all</c><00:13:35.240><c> our</c><00:13:35.480><c> parents'</c><00:13:36.259><c> lives,</c>

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all<00:13:37.039><c> our</c><00:13:37.259><c> grandparents'</c><00:13:38.000><c> lives,</c><00:13:38.759><c> and</c><00:13:39.100><c> we</c><00:13:39.299><c> still</c><00:13:39.519><c> wait.</c>

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x
And<00:13:41.000><c> our</c><00:13:41.200><c> parents</c><00:13:41.700><c> and</c><00:13:42.299><c> grandparents</c><00:13:42.860><c> and</c><00:13:43.539><c> siblings</c>

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x
wait<00:13:44.820><c> from</c><00:13:45.019><c> the</c><00:13:45.220><c> grave.</c>

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x
So<00:13:47.139><c> over</c><00:13:47.340><c> the</c><00:13:47.519><c> years,</c><00:13:48.200><c> it's</c><00:13:48.600><c> often</c><00:13:48.820><c> been</c><00:13:49.120><c> explained</c>

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using<00:13:50.440><c> Peter's</c><00:13:51.019><c> words.</c>

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x
From<00:13:52.039><c> 2</c><00:13:52.340><c> Peter</c><00:13:52.580><c> 3,</c><00:13:52.960><c> verse</c><00:13:53.240><c> 8,</c><00:13:53.440><c> you'll</c><00:13:53.700><c> remember</c><00:13:53.940><c> these</c><00:13:54.220><c> words.</c>

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x
But<00:13:55.480><c> do</c><00:13:55.720><c> not</c><00:13:55.940><c> overlook</c><00:13:56.240><c> this</c><00:13:56.519><c> one</c><00:13:56.799><c> fact,</c><00:13:57.120><c> beloved,</c>

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that<00:13:58.320><c> with</c><00:13:58.539><c> the</c><00:13:58.720><c> Lord,</c><00:13:58.980><c> one</c><00:13:59.299><c> day</c><00:14:00.039><c> is</c><00:14:00.279><c> as</c><00:14:00.480><c> 1</c><00:14:00.799><c>,000</c><00:14:00.960><c> years</c>

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x
and<00:14:01.860><c> 1</c><00:14:02.059><c>,000</c><00:14:02.379><c> years</c><00:14:02.799><c> as</c><00:14:03.039><c> one</c><00:14:03.259><c> day.</c>

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x
So<00:14:05.279><c> in</c><00:14:05.419><c> other</c><00:14:05.600><c> words,</c><00:14:07.299><c> 2</c><00:14:07.500><c>,000</c><00:14:07.779><c> years</c><00:14:08.019><c> is</c><00:14:08.320><c> soon.</c>

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x
It's<00:14:09.659><c> quick</c><00:14:09.860><c> in</c><00:14:10.019><c> God's</c><00:14:10.519><c> eyes,</c><00:14:11.519><c> even</c><00:14:11.799><c> if</c><00:14:11.960><c> it</c><00:14:12.200><c> seems</c><00:14:12.379><c> an</c><00:14:12.659><c> eternity</c>

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to<00:14:13.740><c> us</c><00:14:14.259><c> who</c><00:14:14.799><c> can</c><00:14:14.960><c> only</c><00:14:15.240><c> think</c><00:14:15.559><c> in</c><00:14:15.879><c> human</c><00:14:16.080><c> terms</c>

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with<00:14:16.559><c> our</c><00:14:16.779><c> finite</c><00:14:17.080><c> minds.</c>

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But<00:14:19.779><c> that</c><00:14:20.379><c> explanation</c><00:14:21.220><c> always</c><00:14:22.080><c> seemed</c><00:14:22.580><c> a</c><00:14:22.720><c> bit</c><00:14:22.879><c> lacking</c><00:14:23.299><c> to</c><00:14:23.600><c> me.</c>

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Because<00:14:25.039><c> interpreting</c><00:14:25.559><c> it</c><00:14:25.820><c> this</c><00:14:26.100><c> way</c><00:14:26.899><c> puts</c><00:14:27.220><c> no</c><00:14:27.519><c> urgency</c>

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And<00:14:45.000><c> in</c><00:14:45.259><c> fact,</c><00:14:46.240><c> if</c><00:14:46.399><c> we</c><00:14:46.580><c> continue</c><00:14:47.080><c> to</c><00:14:47.320><c> read</c><00:14:47.500><c> Peter's</c><00:14:47.940><c> words,</c>

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it<00:14:48.320><c> may</c><00:14:48.519><c> have</c><00:14:48.679><c> another</c><00:14:48.879><c> logical</c><00:14:49.360><c> meaning.</c>

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2<00:14:50.779><c> Peter</c><00:14:51.019><c> 3,</c><00:14:51.320><c> verse</c><00:14:51.559><c> 9.</c>

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not<00:15:00.220><c> wishing</c><00:15:00.519><c> that</c><00:15:00.799><c> any</c><00:15:00.960><c> should</c><00:15:01.200><c> perish,</c>

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but<00:15:02.440><c> that</c><00:15:02.600><c> all</c><00:15:02.820><c> should</c><00:15:03.039><c> reach</c><00:15:03.500><c> repentance.</c>

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But<00:15:05.539><c> the</c><00:15:05.700><c> day</c><00:15:05.840><c> of</c><00:15:05.960><c> the</c><00:15:06.100><c> Lord</c><00:15:06.279><c> will</c><00:15:06.580><c> come</c><00:15:07.059><c> like</c><00:15:08.179><c> a</c><00:15:08.419><c> thief,</c>

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and<00:15:09.799><c> then</c><00:15:10.000><c> the</c><00:15:10.179><c> heavens</c><00:15:10.360><c> will</c><00:15:10.600><c> pass</c><00:15:10.860><c> away</c><00:15:11.159><c> with</c><00:15:11.419><c> a</c><00:15:11.580><c> roar,</c>

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and<00:15:12.779><c> the</c><00:15:12.980><c> heavenly</c><00:15:13.159><c> bodies</c><00:15:13.519><c> will</c><00:15:13.740><c> be</c><00:15:13.899><c> burned</c><00:15:14.059><c> up</c><00:15:14.240><c> and</c><00:15:14.440><c> dissolved,</c>

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and<00:15:15.179><c> the</c><00:15:15.399><c> earth</c><00:15:15.820><c> and</c><00:15:16.399><c> the</c><00:15:16.580><c> works</c><00:15:16.759><c> that</c><00:15:16.919><c> are</c><00:15:17.139><c> done</c><00:15:17.399><c> on</c><00:15:17.679><c> it</c>

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that<00:15:29.399><c> denoted</c><00:15:29.799><c> suddenly</c><00:15:30.639><c> or</c><00:15:31.580><c> without</c><00:15:31.779><c> delay</c>

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as<00:15:33.240><c> being,</c><00:15:33.600><c> I</c><00:15:33.860><c> believe,</c><00:15:34.240><c> the</c><00:15:34.379><c> more</c><00:15:34.679><c> accurate</c><00:15:35.100><c> translation.</c>

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So<00:15:41.659><c> verses,</c><00:15:41.960><c> I</c><00:15:42.299><c> am</c><00:15:42.460><c> coming</c><00:15:42.720><c> soon,</c>

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which<00:15:43.480><c> some</c><00:15:43.700><c> of</c><00:15:43.820><c> the</c><00:15:43.919><c> other</c><00:15:44.200><c> translations</c><00:15:44.679><c> say.</c>

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So<00:15:47.659><c> Brother</c><00:15:48.179><c> Matt</c><00:15:48.679><c> Norton</c><00:15:49.159><c> gave</c><00:15:49.620><c> an</c><00:15:49.879><c> explanation</c>

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and<00:15:51.620><c> used</c><00:15:51.820><c> an</c><00:15:52.120><c> analogy</c><00:15:52.639><c> at</c><00:15:53.899><c> Shippensburg</c>

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that<00:15:57.980><c> really</c><00:15:58.519><c> rang</c><00:15:58.799><c> true</c><00:15:59.059><c> for</c><00:15:59.259><c> me.</c>

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why<00:16:06.399><c> didn't</c><00:16:06.539><c> I</c><00:16:06.720><c> see</c><00:16:06.860><c> this</c><00:16:07.100><c> before?</c>

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He<00:16:09.080><c> said,</c><00:16:09.299><c> think</c><00:16:09.480><c> of</c><00:16:09.620><c> it</c><00:16:09.799><c> like</c><00:16:10.019><c> this.</c>

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When<00:16:12.740><c> God</c><00:16:13.279><c> determines</c><00:16:14.120><c> that</c><00:16:14.940><c> the</c><00:16:15.179><c> time</c><00:16:15.379><c> is</c><00:16:15.659><c> right</c>

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for<00:16:16.080><c> Christ</c><00:16:16.399><c> to</c><00:16:16.659><c> return</c><00:16:17.139><c> to</c><00:16:17.480><c> set</c><00:16:17.679><c> the</c><00:16:17.919><c> world</c><00:16:18.100><c> in</c><00:16:18.379><c> order,</c>

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it'll<00:16:19.860><c> be</c><00:16:19.960><c> like</c><00:16:20.139><c> a</c><00:16:20.399><c> 911</c><00:16:20.899><c> call.</c>

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He'll<00:16:23.200><c> say</c><00:16:23.360><c> to</c><00:16:23.519><c> his</c><00:16:23.759><c> son,</c><00:16:25.159><c> get</c><00:16:25.259><c> down</c><00:16:25.580><c> there</c><00:16:25.879><c> immediately</c>

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to<00:16:27.220><c> make</c><00:16:27.379><c> things</c><00:16:27.659><c> right.</c>

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Leave<00:16:31.200><c> now</c><00:16:32.039><c> right</c><00:16:32.559><c> away.</c>

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Now<00:16:35.059><c> statistics</c><00:16:35.480><c> show</c><00:16:35.840><c> that</c><00:16:36.200><c> the</c><00:16:36.720><c> average</c><00:16:37.019><c> response</c><00:16:37.519><c> time</c>

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to<00:16:37.840><c> a</c><00:16:38.000><c> 911</c><00:16:38.500><c> call</c><00:16:39.080><c> is</c><00:16:39.620><c> about</c><00:16:39.860><c> 10</c><00:16:40.100><c> minutes,</c>

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unless<00:16:44.399><c> it's</c><00:16:44.620><c> you</c><00:16:44.759><c> making</c><00:16:45.039><c> the</c><00:16:45.340><c> call</c>

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with<00:16:45.820><c> someone's</c><00:16:46.360><c> life</c><00:16:47.179><c> hanging</c><00:16:47.539><c> in</c><00:16:47.740><c> the</c><00:16:47.919><c> balance.</c>

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So<00:16:50.059><c> they</c><00:16:50.220><c> get</c><00:16:50.440><c> there</c><00:16:50.799><c> quickly</c><00:16:51.700><c> or</c><00:16:52.519><c> as</c><00:16:52.820><c> soon</c><00:16:53.179><c> as</c><00:16:53.480><c> possible</c>

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after<00:16:54.440><c> the</c><00:16:54.679><c> call</c><00:16:54.820><c> is</c><00:16:55.059><c> made.</c>

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So<00:16:57.379><c> is</c><00:16:57.480><c> this</c><00:16:57.700><c> the</c><00:16:57.879><c> correct</c><00:16:58.059><c> way</c><00:16:58.600><c> to</c><00:16:59.100><c> look</c><00:16:59.320><c> at</c><00:16:59.899><c> Revelation</c><00:17:00.639><c> chapter</c><00:17:01.460><c> 22?</c>

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Well,<00:17:03.480><c> Brother</c><00:17:03.639><c> Norton</c><00:17:04.079><c> pointed</c><00:17:04.460><c> out</c><00:17:04.839><c> a</c><00:17:05.180><c> similar</c><00:17:05.720><c> situation</c>

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that<00:17:07.279><c> occurred</c><00:17:07.759><c> while</c><00:17:08.079><c> Israel</c><00:17:08.519><c> was</c><00:17:08.720><c> in</c><00:17:08.819><c> the</c><00:17:09.000><c> wilderness</c>

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and<00:17:09.559><c> I'd</c><00:17:09.759><c> like</c><00:17:09.839><c> you</c><00:17:10.000><c> to</c><00:17:10.180><c> turn</c><00:17:10.339><c> with</c><00:17:10.539><c> me</c><00:17:10.740><c> to</c><00:17:10.980><c> take</c><00:17:11.279><c> a</c><00:17:11.400><c> look</c><00:17:11.500><c> at</c><00:17:11.640><c> that.</c>

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It's<00:17:11.940><c> in</c><00:17:12.079><c> Deuteronomy</c><00:17:12.640><c> chapter</c><00:17:13.000><c> nine.</c>

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So<00:17:19.619><c> if</c><00:17:19.740><c> we</c><00:17:19.880><c> look</c><00:17:20.039><c> at</c><00:17:20.619><c> Deuteronomy</c><00:17:22.079><c> chapter</c><00:17:22.799><c> nine,</c>

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Moses<00:17:24.680><c> is</c><00:17:25.039><c> recounting</c><00:17:26.059><c> their</c><00:17:26.440><c> time</c><00:17:26.660><c> in</c><00:17:26.819><c> the</c><00:17:26.980><c> wilderness</c>

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and<00:17:28.480><c> in</c><00:17:28.619><c> verse</c><00:17:28.900><c> 11,</c><00:17:30.839><c> he</c><00:17:31.059><c> says,</c>

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at<00:17:32.619><c> the</c><00:17:32.779><c> end</c><00:17:32.940><c> of</c><00:17:33.160><c> 40</c><00:17:33.420><c> days</c><00:17:34.059><c> and</c><00:17:34.599><c> 40</c><00:17:34.900><c> nights,</c>

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the<00:17:36.180><c> Lord</c><00:17:36.420><c> gave</c><00:17:36.720><c> me</c><00:17:37.299><c> the</c><00:17:37.640><c> two</c><00:17:37.900><c> tables</c><00:17:38.259><c> of</c><00:17:38.559><c> stone,</c>

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the<00:17:39.759><c> tablets</c><00:17:40.079><c> of</c><00:17:40.299><c> the</c><00:17:40.480><c> covenant.</c>

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Then<00:17:42.000><c> the</c><00:17:42.200><c> Lord</c><00:17:42.359><c> said</c><00:17:42.619><c> to</c><00:17:42.839><c> me,</c><00:17:44.259><c> arise,</c><00:17:45.420><c> go</c><00:17:45.720><c> down</c><00:17:46.500><c> quickly</c><00:17:47.279><c> from</c><00:17:48.160><c> here</c>

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for<00:17:49.140><c> your</c><00:17:49.400><c> people</c><00:17:49.880><c> whom</c><00:17:50.079><c> you</c><00:17:50.299><c> have</c><00:17:50.559><c> brought</c><00:17:50.839><c> from</c><00:17:51.099><c> Egypt</c>

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have<00:17:51.799><c> acted</c><00:17:52.220><c> corruptly.</c>

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They<00:17:53.859><c> have</c><00:17:54.059><c> turned</c><00:17:54.240><c> aside</c><00:17:54.940><c> quickly</c><00:17:55.700><c> out</c><00:17:56.220><c> of</c><00:17:56.380><c> the</c><00:17:56.519><c> way</c>

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that<00:17:57.140><c> I</c><00:17:57.359><c> commanded</c><00:17:57.619><c> them.</c>

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They<00:17:58.819><c> have</c><00:17:59.000><c> made</c><00:17:59.160><c> themselves</c><00:17:59.720><c> a</c><00:18:00.000><c> metal</c><00:18:00.160><c> image.</c>

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Now<00:18:02.339><c> the</c><00:18:02.500><c> Hebrew</c><00:18:02.839><c> word</c><00:18:03.480><c> for</c><00:18:04.579><c> quickly</c>

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in<00:18:06.380><c> Deuteronomy</c><00:18:07.519><c> chapter</c><00:18:08.000><c> nine</c><00:18:08.700><c> means</c><00:18:09.640><c> hastily.</c>

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So<00:18:12.339><c> Moses</c><00:18:12.880><c> had</c><00:18:13.619><c> been</c><00:18:13.980><c> on</c><00:18:14.279><c> the</c><00:18:14.380><c> Mount</c><00:18:14.460><c> 40</c><00:18:14.779><c> days</c><00:18:15.259><c> and</c><00:18:15.500><c> 40</c><00:18:15.740><c> nights</c>

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receiving<00:18:17.220><c> the</c><00:18:17.420><c> law</c><00:18:17.519><c> from</c><00:18:17.740><c> God</c>

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when<00:18:19.160><c> God</c><00:18:19.640><c> essentially</c><00:18:20.619><c> gave</c><00:18:21.079><c> him</c><00:18:21.279><c> the</c><00:18:21.519><c> 911</c><00:18:21.960><c> call</c>

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to<00:18:25.539><c> deal</c><00:18:25.799><c> with</c><00:18:26.039><c> the</c><00:18:26.220><c> golden</c><00:18:26.480><c> calf</c><00:18:26.839><c> issue</c><00:18:27.259><c> right</c><00:18:27.619><c> away.</c>

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Moses<00:18:30.099><c> had</c><00:18:30.319><c> to</c><00:18:30.440><c> go</c><00:18:30.559><c> down</c><00:18:30.720><c> quickly</c>

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because<00:18:31.940><c> the</c><00:18:32.200><c> situation</c><00:18:32.619><c> in</c><00:18:32.819><c> the</c><00:18:32.980><c> camp</c>

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had<00:18:33.359><c> gotten</c><00:18:33.480><c> out</c><00:18:33.740><c> of</c><00:18:33.880><c> hand</c><00:18:34.119><c> quickly</c><00:18:34.819><c> and</c><00:18:35.380><c> needed</c><00:18:35.579><c> a</c><00:18:35.880><c> fast</c><00:18:36.140><c> remedy.</c>

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So<00:18:38.579><c> can</c><00:18:38.819><c> we</c><00:18:39.599><c> visualize</c><00:18:40.220><c> in</c><00:18:40.599><c> our</c><00:18:40.839><c> minds</c>

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a<00:18:42.500><c> similar</c><00:18:42.740><c> situation</c><00:18:43.380><c> with</c><00:18:43.599><c> God</c><00:18:44.000><c> and</c><00:18:44.299><c> his</c><00:18:44.519><c> son</c>

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when<00:18:46.099><c> the</c><00:18:46.319><c> world</c><00:18:46.480><c> reaches</c><00:18:46.799><c> a</c><00:18:47.039><c> tipping</c><00:18:47.200><c> point</c>

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and<00:18:47.980><c> God</c><00:18:48.279><c> says,</c><00:18:48.859><c> arise,</c><00:18:50.240><c> go</c><00:18:50.359><c> down</c><00:18:50.579><c> quickly</c><00:18:51.019><c> to</c><00:18:51.420><c> deal</c><00:18:51.559><c> with</c><00:18:51.740><c> the</c><00:18:51.900><c> issue.</c>

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Now<00:18:54.700><c> I'm</c><00:18:55.240><c> a</c><00:18:56.019><c> very</c><00:18:56.519><c> poor</c><00:18:57.000><c> note</c><00:18:57.339><c> taker.</c>

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Jim<00:18:57.940><c> and</c><00:18:58.099><c> I</c><00:18:58.160><c> had</c><00:18:58.339><c> a</c><00:18:58.440><c> discussion</c><00:18:58.839><c> this</c><00:18:59.099><c> morning</c><00:18:59.299><c> about</c><00:18:59.740><c> taking</c><00:19:00.140><c> notes.</c>

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I'm<00:19:02.559><c> actually</c><00:19:02.839><c> a</c><00:19:03.119><c> no</c><00:19:03.319><c> note</c><00:19:03.640><c> taker.</c>

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So<00:19:04.720><c> I</c><00:19:04.960><c> rely</c><00:19:05.319><c> on</c><00:19:06.200><c> what's</c><00:19:06.819><c> left</c><00:19:06.980><c> of</c><00:19:07.160><c> my</c><00:19:07.380><c> memory</c>

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or<00:19:08.119><c> rely</c><00:19:08.460><c> on</c><00:19:09.039><c> recordings</c><00:19:09.539><c> of</c><00:19:10.099><c> classes.</c>

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But<00:19:11.500><c> I</c><00:19:11.619><c> was</c><00:19:11.839><c> able</c><00:19:12.039><c> to</c><00:19:12.460><c> remember</c><00:19:13.339><c> this</c><00:19:14.220><c> point</c>

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made<00:19:14.759><c> by</c><00:19:14.980><c> Brother</c><00:19:15.240><c> Norton</c><00:19:15.759><c> two</c><00:19:16.839><c> years</c><00:19:17.200><c> ago</c><00:19:17.740><c> in</c><00:19:18.259><c> a</c><00:19:18.480><c> class.</c>

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I<00:19:19.700><c> was</c><00:19:19.940><c> able</c><00:19:20.039><c> to</c><00:19:20.240><c> remember</c><00:19:20.420><c> it</c><00:19:20.579><c> after</c><00:19:20.740><c> I</c><00:19:20.839><c> came</c><00:19:21.059><c> home</c><00:19:21.279><c> from</c><00:19:21.539><c> ship</c>

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because<00:19:22.000><c> he</c><00:19:22.279><c> pointed</c><00:19:22.440><c> out</c><00:19:22.720><c> the</c><00:19:23.380><c> incident</c><00:19:23.740><c> in</c><00:19:23.980><c> wilderness</c>

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was<00:19:25.180><c> found</c><00:19:25.740><c> in</c><00:19:26.019><c> Deuteronomy</c><00:19:26.579><c> 9</c><00:19:28.039><c> verse</c><00:19:28.440><c> 11,</c><00:19:29.240><c> Deuteronomy</c><00:19:30.119><c> 911.</c>

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So<00:19:33.639><c> it's</c><00:19:34.319><c> kind</c><00:19:34.500><c> of</c><00:19:34.640><c> a</c><00:19:34.880><c> connection</c>

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is<00:19:35.680><c> what's</c><00:19:36.039><c> needed</c><00:19:36.200><c> to</c><00:19:36.380><c> remember</c><00:19:36.700><c> facts</c><00:19:37.019><c> like</c><00:19:37.299><c> this.</c>

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Growing<00:19:38.640><c> up</c><00:19:38.880><c> in</c><00:19:39.039><c> this</c><00:19:39.240><c> Ecclesia,</c><00:19:40.220><c> Brother</c><00:19:40.440><c> Doug</c><00:19:40.720><c> Eagles</c>

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used<00:19:41.539><c> to</c><00:19:41.859><c> come</c><00:19:42.000><c> up</c><00:19:42.160><c> with</c><00:19:42.279><c> things</c><00:19:42.480><c> like</c><00:19:42.720><c> this</c><00:19:42.920><c> all</c><00:19:43.220><c> the</c><00:19:43.420><c> time</c>

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in<00:19:44.140><c> CYC</c><00:19:44.720><c> classes,</c><00:19:45.799><c> easy</c><00:19:46.119><c> ways</c><00:19:46.480><c> for</c><00:19:46.819><c> us</c><00:19:47.119><c> to</c><00:19:47.700><c> make</c><00:19:47.940><c> connections</c>

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and<00:19:48.720><c> remember</c><00:19:49.000><c> things.</c>

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So<00:19:50.380><c> I</c><00:19:50.759><c> remember</c><00:19:51.140><c> Deuteronomy</c><00:19:52.000><c> 9</c><00:19:52.220><c> verse</c><00:19:52.420><c> 11.</c>

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Now<00:19:53.880><c> think</c><00:19:54.119><c> about</c><00:19:54.400><c> how</c><00:19:54.859><c> quickly</c><00:19:55.339><c> the</c><00:19:56.140><c> world</c><00:19:56.259><c> can</c><00:19:56.559><c> change</c>

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almost<00:19:57.240><c> in</c><00:19:57.460><c> an</c><00:19:57.680><c> instant</c><00:19:58.220><c> that</c><00:19:59.079><c> would</c><00:19:59.259><c> necessitate</c>

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God<00:20:00.160><c> sending</c><00:20:00.400><c> his</c><00:20:00.660><c> son</c><00:20:00.759><c> right</c><00:20:01.019><c> away.</c>

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For<00:20:02.480><c> example,</c><00:20:02.980><c> I</c><00:20:03.180><c> mean,</c><00:20:03.339><c> our</c><00:20:03.759><c> world</c><00:20:04.099><c> changed</c><00:20:04.420><c> forever</c><00:20:05.019><c> on</c><00:20:05.640><c> 9</c><00:20:05.880><c>-11.</c>

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That's<00:20:07.299><c> another</c><00:20:07.539><c> 911</c><00:20:08.059><c> by</c><00:20:08.359><c> the</c><00:20:08.500><c> way.</c>

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And<00:20:10.059><c> that</c><00:20:10.299><c> could</c><00:20:10.500><c> have</c><00:20:10.640><c> been</c><00:20:10.759><c> the</c><00:20:10.980><c> moment</c><00:20:11.400><c> of</c><00:20:11.980><c> Christ's</c><00:20:12.539><c> return</c>

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if<00:20:12.859><c> God</c><00:20:13.180><c> had</c><00:20:13.420><c> so</c><00:20:13.640><c> determined</c><00:20:14.000><c> it</c><00:20:14.160><c> to</c><00:20:14.319><c> be.</c>

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Because<00:20:15.859><c> I</c><00:20:16.039><c> mean,</c><00:20:16.319><c> it</c><00:20:16.640><c> has</c><00:20:16.880><c> changed</c><00:20:17.180><c> our</c><00:20:17.400><c> world</c><00:20:17.500><c> forever.</c>

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Things<00:20:18.539><c> we</c><00:20:18.779><c> do</c><00:20:19.180><c> now</c><00:20:19.500><c> are</c><00:20:19.960><c> as</c><00:20:20.140><c> a</c><00:20:20.339><c> result</c><00:20:20.539><c> of</c><00:20:20.720><c> 9</c><00:20:20.880><c>-11.</c>

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COVID<00:20:22.220><c>-19,</c><00:20:23.720><c> another</c><00:20:24.000><c> event</c><00:20:24.319><c> that</c><00:20:24.500><c> has</c><00:20:24.819><c> also</c>

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changed<00:20:26.160><c> our</c><00:20:26.460><c> world</c><00:20:26.660><c> forever.</c>

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You<00:20:28.079><c> know,</c><00:20:28.400><c> the</c><00:20:28.599><c> economy</c><00:20:29.140><c> is</c><00:20:29.880><c> in</c><00:20:30.000><c> a</c><00:20:30.160><c> free</c><00:20:30.380><c> fall.</c>

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Men's<00:20:31.440><c> hearts</c><00:20:31.660><c> failing</c><00:20:32.079><c> them</c><00:20:32.279><c> for</c><00:20:32.599><c> fear,</c>

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not<00:20:34.099><c> because</c><00:20:34.359><c> of</c><00:20:34.640><c> wars,</c><00:20:34.940><c> but</c><00:20:35.059><c> because</c><00:20:35.339><c> of</c><00:20:35.539><c> the</c><00:20:36.240><c> invisible</c><00:20:36.619><c> enemy.</c>

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George<00:20:39.559><c> Floyd,</c><00:20:40.339><c> this</c><00:20:40.559><c> whole</c><00:20:40.799><c> thing</c><00:20:40.960><c> that's</c><00:20:41.160><c> just</c><00:20:41.299><c> come</c><00:20:41.440><c> up</c>

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in<00:20:41.700><c> the</c><00:20:41.839><c> last</c><00:20:42.079><c> two</c><00:20:42.359><c> weeks.</c>

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One<00:20:44.400><c> police</c><00:20:44.839><c> officer's</c><00:20:45.500><c> actions</c><00:20:46.079><c> has</c><00:20:47.240><c> had</c><00:20:47.460><c> a</c><00:20:47.720><c> worldwide</c><00:20:48.140><c> impact</c>

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just<00:20:49.440><c> overnight.</c>

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Look<00:20:50.279><c> at</c><00:20:50.380><c> all</c><00:20:50.539><c> these</c><00:20:50.759><c> demonstrations</c><00:20:51.339><c> that</c><00:20:51.500><c> have</c><00:20:51.660><c> come</c><00:20:51.859><c> up.</c>

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So<00:20:52.940><c> it</c><00:20:53.079><c> seems</c><00:20:53.420><c> almost</c><00:20:53.779><c> logical</c><00:20:54.819><c> that</c><00:20:56.000><c> a</c><00:20:57.140><c> similar</c><00:20:57.460><c> event</c>

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to<00:20:58.279><c> 9</c><00:20:58.539><c>-11,</c><00:20:59.299><c> COVID</c><00:20:59.440><c>-19</c><00:20:59.960><c> or</c><00:21:00.279><c> whatever,</c>

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will<00:21:01.759><c> set</c><00:21:02.519><c> our</c><00:21:02.920><c> Lord's</c><00:21:03.339><c> return</c><00:21:03.660><c> into</c><00:21:03.900><c> motion</c><00:21:04.460><c> in</c><00:21:04.920><c> a</c><00:21:05.119><c> little</c><00:21:05.319><c> while</c>

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using<00:21:06.720><c> his</c><00:21:07.039><c> words</c><00:21:07.220><c> to</c><00:21:07.400><c> the</c><00:21:07.539><c> apostles</c><00:21:07.859><c> in</c><00:21:08.039><c> John</c><00:21:08.279><c> chapter</c><00:21:08.579><c> 16.</c>

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So<00:21:10.539><c> this</c><00:21:10.759><c> I</c><00:21:11.019><c> believe</c><00:21:11.480><c> is</c><00:21:11.880><c> the</c><00:21:12.619><c> correct</c><00:21:12.859><c> interpretation</c>

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for<00:21:13.900><c> behold,</c><00:21:14.720><c> I</c><00:21:14.920><c> come</c><00:21:15.119><c> quickly</c><00:21:15.720><c> for</c><00:21:16.460><c> those</c><00:21:16.759><c> alive</c><00:21:17.099><c> on</c><00:21:17.299><c> the</c><00:21:17.480><c> earth</c>

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at<00:21:18.339><c> our</c><00:21:18.460><c> Lord's</c><00:21:18.759><c> return.</c>

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But<00:21:21.180><c> obviously,</c><00:21:21.839><c> behold,</c><00:21:22.119><c> I</c><00:21:22.240><c> come</c><00:21:22.440><c> quickly</c>

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has<00:21:23.720><c> a</c><00:21:23.940><c> second</c><00:21:24.180><c> interpretation</c><00:21:24.900><c> for</c><00:21:25.680><c> those</c><00:21:25.960><c> believers</c>

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who<00:21:26.680><c> sleep</c><00:21:26.799><c> in</c><00:21:26.960><c> the</c><00:21:27.099><c> grave.</c>

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1<00:21:28.559><c> Corinthians</c><00:21:28.960><c> 15</c><00:21:29.440><c> verse</c><00:21:29.720><c> 51.</c>

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Behold,<00:21:31.759><c> I</c><00:21:31.880><c> tell</c><00:21:32.019><c> you</c><00:21:32.180><c> a</c><00:21:32.259><c> mystery.</c>

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We<00:21:33.480><c> shall</c><00:21:33.660><c> not</c><00:21:33.839><c> all</c><00:21:34.059><c> sleep.</c>

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We<00:21:35.460><c> shall</c><00:21:35.660><c> all</c><00:21:35.819><c> be</c><00:21:36.059><c> changed.</c>

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In<00:21:37.640><c> a</c><00:21:37.980><c> moment</c><00:21:38.299><c> in</c><00:21:38.700><c> the</c><00:21:38.900><c> twinkling</c><00:21:39.279><c> of</c><00:21:39.599><c> an</c><00:21:39.799><c> eye</c><00:21:40.460><c> at</c><00:21:40.940><c> the</c><00:21:41.160><c> last</c><00:21:41.440><c> trumpet</c>

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for<00:21:42.460><c> the</c><00:21:42.680><c> trumpet</c><00:21:42.859><c> will</c><00:21:43.140><c> sound</c><00:21:43.339><c> and</c><00:21:43.500><c> the</c><00:21:43.640><c> dead</c><00:21:43.779><c> will</c><00:21:43.980><c> be</c><00:21:44.200><c> raised</c>

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imperishable<00:21:45.440><c> and</c><00:21:45.819><c> we</c><00:21:46.099><c> shall</c><00:21:46.380><c> be</c><00:21:46.720><c> changed.</c>

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So<00:21:49.140><c> for</c><00:21:49.299><c> those</c><00:21:49.559><c> living,</c><00:21:50.980><c> the</c><00:21:51.099><c> return</c><00:21:51.400><c> of</c><00:21:51.539><c> Christ</c>

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will<00:21:51.900><c> come</c><00:21:52.079><c> suddenly.</c>

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So<00:21:54.140><c> too</c><00:21:54.579><c> for</c><00:21:55.519><c> those</c><00:21:55.819><c> who</c><00:21:56.099><c> sleep</c><00:21:56.240><c> in</c><00:21:56.480><c> Christ.</c>

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One<00:21:58.599><c> minute</c><00:21:58.799><c> they</c><00:21:58.980><c> fell</c><00:21:59.160><c> asleep,</c><00:22:00.599><c> the</c><00:22:00.759><c> next</c><00:22:01.000><c> waking</c><00:22:01.299><c> moment</c>

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is<00:22:02.319><c> at</c><00:22:02.400><c> the</c><00:22:02.519><c> return</c><00:22:02.759><c> of</c><00:22:03.000><c> Christ.</c>

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So<00:22:04.960><c> usually</c><00:22:05.259><c> when</c><00:22:05.660><c> we</c><00:22:06.160><c> wake</c><00:22:06.480><c> up</c><00:22:06.920><c> in</c><00:22:07.240><c> the</c><00:22:07.400><c> morning</c>

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more<00:22:12.019><c> than</c><00:22:12.220><c> a</c><00:22:12.299><c> few</c><00:22:12.400><c> minutes</c><00:22:12.640><c> for</c><00:22:12.799><c> some</c><00:22:13.019><c> of</c><00:22:13.160><c> us</c>

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to<00:22:13.460><c> get</c><00:22:13.579><c> our</c><00:22:13.779><c> brain</c><00:22:13.960><c> in</c><00:22:14.140><c> gear</c><00:22:14.299><c> and</c><00:22:14.420><c> get</c><00:22:14.599><c> our</c><00:22:14.799><c> day</c><00:22:14.960><c> going.</c>

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But<00:22:16.460><c> I</c><00:22:16.640><c> don't</c><00:22:16.880><c> think</c><00:22:17.039><c> this</c><00:22:17.259><c> is</c><00:22:17.420><c> how</c><00:22:17.559><c> it'll</c><00:22:17.880><c> be</c>

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when<00:22:18.980><c> the</c><00:22:19.180><c> dead</c><00:22:19.279><c> in</c><00:22:19.480><c> Christ</c><00:22:20.079><c> wake</c><00:22:20.500><c> up.</c>

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Seems<00:22:22.299><c> like</c><00:22:22.519><c> it</c><00:22:22.660><c> will</c><00:22:22.660><c> be</c><00:22:22.920><c> quickly,</c><00:22:23.700><c> in</c><00:22:23.940><c> an</c><00:22:24.200><c> instant,</c>

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fully<00:22:25.539><c> awake</c><00:22:26.180><c> at</c><00:22:26.980><c> their</c><00:22:27.160><c> Lord's</c><00:22:27.460><c> return.</c>

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I<00:22:29.200><c> feel</c><00:22:29.359><c> like</c><00:22:29.599><c> I</c><00:22:29.839><c> got</c><00:22:30.299><c> kind</c><00:22:30.619><c> of</c><00:22:30.759><c> a</c><00:22:30.940><c> glimpse</c><00:22:31.160><c> of</c><00:22:31.339><c> how</c><00:22:31.519><c> this</c><00:22:31.759><c> would</c><00:22:32.059><c> work.</c>

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Two<00:22:33.380><c> years</c><00:22:33.680><c> ago,</c><00:22:34.700><c> when</c><00:22:34.859><c> I</c><00:22:35.180><c> had</c><00:22:35.559><c> arthroscopic</c><00:22:36.559><c> knee</c><00:22:36.759><c> surgery,</c>

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one<00:22:38.700><c> minute</c><00:22:39.180><c> I</c><00:22:39.940><c> was</c><00:22:40.079><c> in</c><00:22:40.220><c> the</c><00:22:40.420><c> operating</c><00:22:40.700><c> room</c><00:22:41.079><c> with</c><00:22:41.359><c> bright</c><00:22:41.599><c> lights,</c>

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doing<00:22:45.000><c> their</c><00:22:45.660><c> individual</c><00:22:46.140><c> jobs.</c>

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I<00:22:47.460><c> was</c><00:22:47.660><c> completely</c><00:22:48.119><c> coherent.</c>

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Could<00:22:49.400><c> I</c><00:22:49.619><c> answer</c><00:22:50.160><c> all</c><00:22:50.599><c> of</c><00:22:50.700><c> their</c><00:22:50.839><c> questions</c><00:22:51.480><c> accurately,</c>

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asking<00:22:53.039><c> me</c><00:22:53.220><c> if</c><00:22:53.319><c> I</c><00:22:53.500><c> was</c><00:22:53.720><c> cold,</c><00:22:54.180><c> which</c><00:22:54.359><c> I</c><00:22:54.599><c> was,</c>

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and<00:22:55.680><c> then</c><00:22:55.920><c> suddenly</c><00:22:56.440><c> I</c><00:22:57.539><c> was</c><00:22:57.660><c> in</c><00:22:57.779><c> the</c><00:22:57.940><c> recovery</c><00:22:58.259><c> room.</c>

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Again,<00:23:01.079><c> completely</c><00:23:01.500><c> coherent,</c><00:23:02.980><c> answering</c><00:23:03.400><c> questions</c><00:23:03.940><c> like,</c>

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you<00:23:04.599><c> know,</c><00:23:04.799><c> do</c><00:23:04.900><c> you</c><00:23:05.019><c> want</c><00:23:05.180><c> something</c><00:23:05.440><c> to</c><00:23:05.619><c> eat</c><00:23:05.700><c> or</c><00:23:05.900><c> drink?</c>

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Surgery<00:23:14.019><c> had</c><00:23:14.180><c> been</c><00:23:14.380><c> completed.</c>

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I<00:23:16.059><c> had</c><00:23:16.180><c> been</c><00:23:16.319><c> moved</c><00:23:16.400><c> from</c><00:23:16.619><c> one</c><00:23:16.880><c> room</c><00:23:17.259><c> to</c><00:23:17.420><c> another,</c>

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almost<00:23:18.720><c> like</c><00:23:18.960><c> magic.</c>

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Behold,<00:23:21.140><c> I</c><00:23:21.299><c> come</c><00:23:21.460><c> quickly,</c><00:23:22.039><c> just</c><00:23:22.279><c> like</c><00:23:22.519><c> that.</c>

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So<00:23:24.819><c> now</c><00:23:25.019><c> we</c><00:23:25.180><c> pause</c><00:23:25.619><c> in</c><00:23:25.839><c> our</c><00:23:26.019><c> week</c><00:23:26.400><c> to</c><00:23:27.440><c> remember</c><00:23:27.779><c> the</c><00:23:28.079><c> sacrifice</c>

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of<00:23:28.700><c> our</c><00:23:28.859><c> Lord,</c><00:23:29.980><c> who</c><00:23:30.140><c> gave</c><00:23:30.339><c> his</c><00:23:30.539><c> life</c><00:23:30.720><c> for</c><00:23:30.920><c> us,</c>

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so<00:23:32.140><c> that</c><00:23:32.259><c> we</c><00:23:32.299><c> could</c><00:23:32.440><c> look</c><00:23:32.700><c> forward</c><00:23:32.920><c> to</c><00:23:33.079><c> that</c><00:23:33.240><c> day</c>

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when<00:23:33.599><c> he</c><00:23:33.779><c> will</c><00:23:33.920><c> return.</c>

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whether<00:23:38.940><c> we</c><00:23:39.140><c> are</c><00:23:39.299><c> alive</c><00:23:39.660><c> or</c><00:23:39.880><c> asleep</c><00:23:40.480><c> in</c><00:23:40.900><c> that</c><00:23:41.079><c> day.</c>

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So<00:23:42.859><c> we</c><00:23:43.099><c> close</c><00:23:43.299><c> with</c><00:23:43.579><c> the</c><00:23:43.960><c> already</c><00:23:44.500><c> mentioned</c><00:23:45.140><c> closing</c><00:23:45.460><c> words</c>

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of<00:23:45.920><c> our</c><00:23:46.059><c> Bible.</c>

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He<00:23:47.519><c> which</c><00:23:47.799><c> testifies</c><00:23:48.440><c> these</c><00:23:48.720><c> things</c><00:23:49.039><c> saith,</c>

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surely<00:23:51.039><c> I</c><00:23:51.319><c> come</c><00:23:51.480><c> quickly,</c><00:23:52.839><c> amen.</c>

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Even<00:23:53.900><c> so,</c><00:23:54.660><c> come</c><00:23:54.819><c> Lord</c><00:23:55.079><c> Jesus.</c>

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Amen.