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which<00:11:50.200><c> you</c><00:11:50.419><c> had</c><00:11:50.679><c> to</c><00:11:51.100><c> observe</c><00:11:51.740><c> if</c><00:11:52.200><c> you</c><00:11:52.399><c> were</c><00:11:52.500><c> to</c><00:11:52.600><c> be</c><00:11:52.740><c> a</c><00:11:52.879><c> good</c><00:11:53.019><c> man</c>

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Are<00:12:08.940><c> you</c><00:12:09.279><c> helped</c><00:12:09.740><c> by</c><00:12:10.179><c> your</c><00:12:10.519><c> religion</c><00:12:11.179><c> or</c><00:12:11.940><c> are</c><00:12:12.179><c> you</c><00:12:12.480><c> haunted</c><00:12:13.000><c> by</c><00:12:13.360><c> it?</c>

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no<00:12:19.980><c> real</c><00:12:20.340><c> religion.</c>

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phylacteries<00:12:54.399><c> were,</c>

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large<00:13:56.759><c> borders,</c>

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chief<00:13:58.200><c> seats,</c><00:13:58.580><c> that's</c><00:13:58.799><c> what</c><00:13:58.940><c> they</c><00:13:59.120><c> wanted,</c>

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chief<00:14:00.220><c> seats</c><00:14:00.500><c> in</c><00:14:00.700><c> the</c><00:14:00.860><c> synagogues.</c>

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And<00:14:06.039><c> in</c><00:14:06.259><c> temple</c><00:14:06.639><c> worship</c><00:14:07.460><c> the</c><00:14:08.519><c> Pharisees</c><00:14:09.100><c> loved</c><00:14:09.440><c> the</c><00:14:09.620><c> highest</c><00:14:10.000><c> seats.</c>

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and<00:14:31.120><c> say</c><00:14:31.259><c> what</c><00:14:31.440><c> a</c><00:14:31.700><c> lovely</c><00:14:32.200><c> super</c><00:14:32.580><c> set</c><00:14:32.759><c> of</c><00:14:33.700><c> Pharisees</c><00:14:34.179><c> we</c><00:14:34.399><c> have</c><00:14:34.559><c> here,</c>

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always<00:14:36.179><c> here,</c><00:14:37.279><c> wonderful</c><00:14:37.620><c> people.</c>

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your<00:14:48.059><c> religion</c><00:14:48.700><c> brings</c><00:14:49.419><c> you</c><00:14:49.860><c> before</c><00:14:50.419><c> men</c><00:14:51.240><c> and</c><00:14:52.059><c> not</c><00:14:52.279><c> before</c><00:14:52.720><c> God,</c>

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we<00:15:02.740><c> are</c><00:15:03.340><c> hearing</c><00:15:03.759><c> the</c><00:15:04.039><c> rolling</c><00:15:04.539><c> thunder</c><00:15:05.100><c> of</c><00:15:05.600><c> the</c><00:15:05.779><c> wrath</c><00:15:05.960><c> of</c>

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the<00:15:06.259><c> Lord</c><00:15:06.480><c> Jesus</c><00:15:06.919><c> Christ.</c>

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Hypocrites<00:15:08.419><c> he</c><00:15:08.659><c> calls,</c><00:15:09.299><c> I</c><00:15:09.659><c> tell</c><00:15:09.940><c> you</c><00:15:10.080><c> what,</c><00:15:10.440><c> they</c><00:15:11.080><c> hated</c><00:15:11.460><c> him</c>

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for<00:15:11.919><c> this.</c>

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He<00:15:13.840><c> was</c><00:15:14.059><c> writing</c><00:15:14.379><c> his</c><00:15:14.620><c> own</c><00:15:14.840><c> death</c><00:15:15.039><c> sentences</c><00:15:15.460><c> as</c><00:15:15.919><c> he</c><00:15:16.039><c> was</c><00:15:16.240><c> preaching</c><00:15:16.600><c> to</c><00:15:16.919><c> them.</c>

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And<00:15:18.019><c> he</c><00:15:18.139><c> didn't</c><00:15:18.480><c> stop.</c>

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He<00:15:19.840><c> knew</c><00:15:20.019><c> now</c><00:15:20.240><c> it</c><00:15:20.360><c> was</c><00:15:20.519><c> coming</c><00:15:20.700><c> to</c><00:15:20.879><c> an</c><00:15:21.019><c> end.</c>

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A<00:15:21.500><c> couple</c><00:15:21.679><c> of</c><00:15:21.840><c> days</c><00:15:22.019><c> before</c><00:15:22.399><c> he</c><00:15:22.580><c> said,</c>

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you've<00:15:23.379><c> made</c><00:15:23.519><c> my</c><00:15:23.799><c> father's</c><00:15:24.220><c> house</c><00:15:24.399><c> a</c><00:15:24.559><c> den</c><00:15:24.639><c> of</c><00:15:24.820><c> thieves.</c>

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Now<00:15:26.159><c> he's</c><00:15:26.379><c> going</c><00:15:26.500><c> to</c><00:15:26.700><c> say</c><00:15:26.799><c> your</c><00:15:27.059><c> house</c><00:15:27.340><c> is</c><00:15:27.519><c> left</c><00:15:27.659><c> unto</c><00:15:27.860><c> you</c><00:15:28.019><c> desolate.</c>

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Why<00:15:29.259><c> the</c><00:15:29.720><c> difference?</c>

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One<00:15:31.279><c> day</c><00:15:31.559><c> it's</c><00:15:31.779><c> my</c><00:15:32.059><c> father's</c><00:15:32.500><c> house.</c>

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Five<00:15:34.500><c> minutes</c><00:15:34.779><c> later,</c><00:15:35.500><c> relatively</c><00:15:35.779><c> speaking,</c><00:15:36.480><c> it's</c><00:15:36.639><c> your</c><00:15:36.899><c> house.</c>

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And<00:15:39.320><c> the</c><00:15:39.360><c> answer</c><00:15:39.759><c> is,</c><00:15:40.059><c> brethren</c><00:15:40.200><c> and</c><00:15:40.440><c> sisters,</c>

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because<00:15:41.240><c> it</c><00:15:41.659><c> was</c><00:15:41.960><c> God's</c><00:15:42.399><c> house</c><00:15:42.700><c> while</c><00:15:42.940><c> the</c><00:15:43.159><c> Son</c><00:15:43.259><c> of</c><00:15:43.399><c> God's</c><00:15:43.799><c> glory</c><00:15:44.039><c> was</c><00:15:44.360><c> there,</c>

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but<00:15:45.039><c> he</c><00:15:45.139><c> went</c><00:15:45.360><c> away</c><00:15:45.539><c> and</c><00:15:45.700><c> never</c><00:15:45.940><c> came</c><00:15:46.220><c> back,</c>

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and<00:15:46.899><c> so</c><00:15:47.000><c> it</c><00:15:47.059><c> was</c><00:15:47.259><c> a</c><00:15:47.360><c> house</c><00:15:47.519><c> without</c><00:15:47.919><c> glory.</c>

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Therefore<00:15:48.720><c> it</c><00:15:49.039><c> was</c><00:15:49.340><c> a</c><00:15:49.460><c> house</c><00:15:50.059><c> that</c><00:15:50.700><c> was</c><00:15:51.000><c> going</c><00:15:51.200><c> to</c><00:15:51.379><c> be</c><00:15:51.620><c> desolate.</c>

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In<00:15:53.000><c> point</c><00:15:53.299><c> of</c><00:15:53.659><c> fact,</c>

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when<00:15:54.759><c> the</c><00:15:54.860><c> Lord</c><00:15:55.100><c> Jesus</c><00:15:55.539><c> Christ</c><00:15:55.899><c> commenced</c><00:15:56.379><c> his</c><00:15:56.740><c> ministry</c>

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and<00:15:58.120><c> said,</c><00:15:58.600><c> my</c><00:15:58.600><c> father's</c><00:15:59.080><c> house,</c>

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and<00:16:00.360><c> the</c><00:16:00.519><c> point</c><00:16:00.679><c> at</c><00:16:00.860><c> the</c><00:16:00.919><c> end</c><00:16:01.080><c> of</c><00:16:01.139><c> his</c><00:16:01.360><c> ministry</c><00:16:01.679><c> when</c><00:16:01.879><c> he</c><00:16:02.039><c> said,</c><00:16:02.500><c> your</c><00:16:02.620><c> house,</c>

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the<00:16:03.700><c> house</c><00:16:03.899><c> had</c><00:16:04.120><c> actually</c><00:16:04.379><c> improved.</c>

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Herod<00:16:07.220><c> had</c><00:16:07.700><c> recently</c><00:16:08.240><c> had</c><00:16:08.679><c> constructed</c><00:16:09.299><c> a</c><00:16:09.740><c> bunch</c><00:16:09.980><c> of</c><00:16:10.240><c> grapes</c>

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of<00:16:10.700><c> solid</c><00:16:11.019><c> gold</c>

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as<00:16:11.539><c> big</c><00:16:11.720><c> as</c><00:16:11.840><c> a</c><00:16:11.960><c> man</c><00:16:12.700><c> that</c><00:16:13.159><c> adorned</c><00:16:13.639><c> the</c><00:16:13.740><c> outside</c><00:16:14.080><c> of</c><00:16:14.279><c> the</c><00:16:14.419><c> temple.</c>

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It<00:16:16.480><c> was</c><00:16:16.720><c> a</c><00:16:16.860><c> better</c><00:16:17.120><c> house</c><00:16:17.399><c> in</c><00:16:17.600><c> the</c><00:16:17.700><c> end</c><00:16:17.840><c> than</c><00:16:17.960><c> it</c><00:16:18.019><c> was</c><00:16:18.220><c> in</c><00:16:18.360><c> the</c>

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beginning<00:16:18.840><c> to</c><00:16:19.259><c> look</c><00:16:19.500><c> at.</c>

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And<00:16:21.860><c> yet</c><00:16:21.980><c> this</c><00:16:22.179><c> was</c><00:16:22.399><c> my</c><00:16:22.639><c> father's</c><00:16:23.059><c> house,</c><00:16:24.299><c> and</c><00:16:24.700><c> that's</c><00:16:24.980><c> your</c><00:16:25.200><c> house,</c>

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and<00:16:26.899><c> the</c><00:16:27.059><c> better</c><00:16:27.259><c>-looking</c><00:16:27.559><c> house</c><00:16:28.399><c> was</c><00:16:28.779><c> the</c><00:16:28.980><c> worst</c><00:16:29.220><c> one.</c>

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Hypocrisy<00:16:33.299><c> calls</c><00:16:33.639><c> them.</c>

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Actors<00:16:35.200><c> playing</c><00:16:35.620><c> a</c><00:16:35.919><c> part</c><00:16:36.019><c> not</c><00:16:36.279><c> true</c><00:16:36.480><c> to</c><00:16:36.700><c> life,</c>

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a<00:16:37.679><c> learned,</c><00:16:38.480><c> practiced</c><00:16:38.740><c> part.</c>

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To<00:16:39.620><c> be</c><00:16:39.799><c> a</c><00:16:39.899><c> good</c><00:16:40.039><c> actor,</c><00:16:40.279><c> I</c><00:16:40.559><c> understand,</c>

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and<00:16:41.299><c> I</c><00:16:41.399><c> just</c><00:16:41.779><c> have</c><00:16:42.059><c> heard</c><00:16:42.259><c> this,</c><00:16:42.500><c> no</c><00:16:42.659><c> personal</c><00:16:43.059><c> experience,</c>

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to<00:16:44.620><c> be</c><00:16:45.080><c> a</c><00:16:45.179><c> good</c><00:16:45.399><c> actor</c><00:16:45.940><c> you</c><00:16:46.460><c> have</c><00:16:46.720><c> to</c><00:16:46.919><c> get</c><00:16:47.159><c> into</c><00:16:47.419><c> the</c><00:16:47.700><c> character</c>

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of<00:16:48.139><c> the</c><00:16:48.360><c> part.</c>

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If<00:16:49.460><c> someone</c><00:16:49.700><c> is</c><00:16:49.960><c> playing</c><00:16:50.100><c> an</c><00:16:50.419><c> important</c><00:16:50.779><c> part</c><00:16:51.080><c> on</c><00:16:51.279><c> a</c><00:16:51.460><c> stage</c>

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then<00:16:52.340><c> they</c><00:16:52.460><c> will</c><00:16:52.720><c> take</c><00:16:53.039><c> home</c><00:16:53.299><c> the</c><00:16:53.519><c> script</c>

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and<00:16:54.179><c> learn</c><00:16:54.480><c> as</c><00:16:54.740><c> much</c><00:16:54.940><c> as</c><00:16:55.019><c> they</c><00:16:55.279><c> can</c><00:16:55.799><c> about</c><00:16:56.399><c> the</c><00:16:56.659><c> person</c>

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they're<00:16:57.200><c> playing,</c>

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so<00:16:58.539><c> that</c><00:16:58.720><c> that</c><00:16:58.919><c> person</c><00:16:59.139><c> actually</c><00:16:59.480><c> comes</c><00:16:59.799><c> out</c><00:17:00.139><c> of</c><00:17:00.340><c> them.</c>

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They<00:17:01.840><c> have</c><00:17:01.980><c> to</c><00:17:02.080><c> be</c><00:17:02.159><c> very</c><00:17:02.539><c> skilled</c><00:17:02.840><c> to</c><00:17:03.019><c> do</c><00:17:03.179><c> it.</c>

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And<00:17:05.460><c> that's</c><00:17:05.539><c> what</c><00:17:05.720><c> the</c><00:17:05.880><c> Pharisees</c><00:17:06.259><c> were</c><00:17:06.420><c> doing.</c>

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They<00:17:07.440><c> were</c><00:17:07.640><c> playing</c><00:17:07.900><c> a</c><00:17:08.119><c> part,</c><00:17:08.339><c> they</c><00:17:08.380><c> were</c><00:17:08.500><c> not</c><00:17:08.660><c> true</c><00:17:08.859><c> to</c><00:17:09.019><c> life,</c>

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they<00:17:10.099><c> were</c><00:17:10.359><c> pretending</c><00:17:10.779><c> to</c><00:17:11.039><c> be</c><00:17:11.119><c> what</c><00:17:11.259><c> they</c><00:17:11.440><c> were</c><00:17:11.599><c> not,</c>

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and<00:17:12.000><c> they</c><00:17:12.119><c> were</c><00:17:12.240><c> good</c><00:17:12.420><c> at</c><00:17:12.599><c> it,</c><00:17:12.839><c> and</c><00:17:12.940><c> they</c><00:17:13.160><c> fooled</c><00:17:13.339><c> everybody.</c>

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They<00:17:15.559><c> had</c><00:17:15.819><c> learned</c><00:17:16.099><c> to</c><00:17:16.599><c> convert</c><00:17:16.900><c> men</c><00:17:17.200><c> to</c><00:17:17.380><c> Judaism</c><00:17:18.000><c> and</c><00:17:18.500><c> call</c>

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them<00:17:19.140><c> proselytes.</c>

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You<00:17:19.839><c> know</c><00:17:19.900><c> what</c><00:17:20.079><c> proselytes</c><00:17:20.579><c> were?</c><00:17:21.160><c> Of</c><00:17:21.420><c> course</c><00:17:21.559><c> you</c><00:17:21.799><c> do.</c>

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At<00:17:23.599><c> the</c><00:17:23.799><c> synagogues</c><00:17:24.559><c> and</c><00:17:24.720><c> at</c><00:17:24.859><c> the</c><00:17:25.019><c> temple</c>

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there<00:17:25.799><c> were</c><00:17:26.000><c> literally</c><00:17:26.460><c> thousands</c><00:17:27.220><c> of</c><00:17:27.619><c> gentiles</c><00:17:28.579><c> who</c><00:17:29.259><c> came</c>

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to<00:17:29.740><c> hear.</c>

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They<00:17:30.319><c> loved</c><00:17:30.599><c> the</c><00:17:30.759><c> Jewish</c><00:17:31.000><c> religion,</c>

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they<00:17:31.859><c> loved</c><00:17:32.119><c> the</c><00:17:32.720><c> single</c><00:17:33.140><c> worship</c><00:17:33.640><c> of</c><00:17:34.259><c> one</c><00:17:34.579><c> god,</c>

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they<00:17:35.519><c> loved</c><00:17:35.720><c> the</c><00:17:35.960><c> morality</c><00:17:36.400><c> of</c><00:17:36.640><c> the</c><00:17:36.799><c> Jews'</c><00:17:37.000><c> religion,</c>

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and<00:17:39.259><c> they</c><00:17:39.420><c> were</c><00:17:39.640><c> interested.</c>

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It<00:17:40.359><c> was</c><00:17:40.539><c> to</c><00:17:40.759><c> these</c><00:17:40.960><c> people</c><00:17:41.740><c> to</c><00:17:42.319><c> whom</c><00:17:42.400><c> the</c><00:17:42.539><c> Apostle</c><00:17:42.880><c> Paul</c><00:17:43.079><c> preached.</c>

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They<00:17:45.019><c> provided</c><00:17:45.460><c> most</c><00:17:46.380><c> of</c><00:17:46.539><c> his</c><00:17:46.759><c> converts,</c><00:17:48.759><c> and</c><00:17:48.880><c> they</c><00:17:49.059><c> came</c><00:17:49.240><c> to</c><00:17:49.460><c> listen.</c>

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And<00:17:50.960><c> some</c><00:17:51.160><c> of</c><00:17:51.259><c> those</c><00:17:51.480><c> who</c><00:17:51.680><c> came</c><00:17:51.900><c> to</c><00:17:52.160><c> listen</c><00:17:52.500><c> went</c><00:17:52.859><c> a</c><00:17:52.980><c> bit</c><00:17:53.140><c> further</c><00:17:53.700><c> and</c><00:17:54.099><c> said,</c>

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we'd<00:17:54.579><c> like</c><00:17:54.680><c> to</c><00:17:54.880><c> embrace</c><00:17:55.299><c> the</c><00:17:55.539><c> Jewish</c><00:17:55.819><c> religion,</c><00:17:56.480><c> if</c><00:17:56.640><c> there</c>

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were<00:17:56.880><c> men.</c>

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They<00:17:57.519><c> submitted</c><00:17:57.960><c> to</c><00:17:58.299><c> circumcision,</c><00:17:59.799><c> and</c><00:17:59.880><c> they</c><00:18:00.000><c> embraced.</c>

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They<00:18:01.059><c> now</c><00:18:01.279><c> became</c><00:18:01.539><c> Jews,</c><00:18:01.920><c> although</c><00:18:02.140><c> they</c><00:18:02.259><c> were</c><00:18:02.400><c> gentiles,</c>

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they<00:18:03.220><c> were</c><00:18:03.420><c> classed</c><00:18:03.700><c> as</c><00:18:03.839><c> Jews,</c><00:18:04.180><c> and</c><00:18:04.400><c> they</c><00:18:04.519><c> were</c><00:18:04.680><c> called</c><00:18:04.920><c> proselytes.</c>

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It<00:18:07.839><c> means</c><00:18:08.240><c> one</c><00:18:09.359><c> who</c><00:18:09.660><c> has</c><00:18:10.039><c> drawn</c><00:18:10.420><c> near.</c><00:18:10.859><c> That's</c><00:18:11.039><c> what</c><00:18:11.259><c> proselyte</c><00:18:11.599><c> means.</c>

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And<00:18:13.180><c> these</c><00:18:13.460><c> proselytes,</c><00:18:14.180><c> brethren</c><00:18:14.420><c> and</c><00:18:14.660><c> sisters,</c>

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once<00:18:16.319><c> they</c><00:18:16.579><c> were</c><00:18:17.019><c> converted,</c><00:18:18.700><c> became</c><00:18:19.099><c> more</c><00:18:20.140><c> fanatic</c>

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than<00:18:21.259><c> the</c><00:18:21.480><c> people</c><00:18:21.720><c> who'd</c><00:18:22.099><c> converted</c><00:18:22.500><c> them.</c>

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and<00:18:34.000><c> the</c><00:18:34.019><c> Lord</c><00:18:34.240><c> Jesus</c><00:18:34.660><c> Christ</c><00:18:34.900><c> said,</c><00:18:35.299><c> you</c><00:18:35.339><c> know</c><00:18:35.420><c> what</c><00:18:35.539><c> you've</c><00:18:35.779><c> done?</c>

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to<00:18:39.000><c> Pharisaism.</c>

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you've<00:18:42.660><c> slammed</c><00:18:43.000><c> it</c><00:18:43.180><c> shut</c><00:18:43.279><c> in</c><00:18:43.460><c> their</c><00:18:43.660><c> face.</c>

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They<00:18:48.640><c> accepted</c><00:18:48.960><c> everything</c><00:18:49.480><c> in</c><00:18:49.619><c> these</c><00:18:49.880><c> people</c><00:18:50.500><c> and</c><00:18:50.839><c> became</c><00:18:51.119><c> a</c><00:18:51.359><c> Jew,</c>

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and<00:18:57.900><c> he</c><00:18:58.180><c> in</c><00:18:58.240><c> turn</c><00:18:58.480><c> became</c><00:18:58.839><c> a</c><00:18:59.059><c> greater</c><00:18:59.339><c> fanatic</c><00:18:59.759><c> than</c><00:19:00.000><c> them.</c>

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The<00:19:00.960><c> gate</c><00:19:01.180><c> of</c><00:19:01.339><c> the</c><00:19:01.480><c> Kingdom</c><00:19:01.880><c> was</c><00:19:02.680><c> shut</c><00:19:02.859><c> in</c><00:19:03.039><c> his</c><00:19:03.299><c> face.</c>

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They<00:19:03.720><c> led</c><00:19:03.880><c> not</c><00:19:04.099><c> men</c><00:19:04.259><c> to</c><00:19:04.420><c> God,</c><00:19:04.680><c> but</c><00:19:04.880><c> to</c><00:19:05.079><c> Pharisaism.</c>

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And<00:19:07.259><c> all</c><00:19:07.440><c> these</c><00:19:07.640><c> woes,</c><00:19:09.359><c> you</c><00:19:09.480><c> either</c><00:19:09.759><c> accept</c><00:19:10.160><c> the</c><00:19:10.380><c> blessings</c>

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in<00:19:11.500><c> Matthew</c><00:19:11.880><c> chapter</c><00:19:12.240><c> 5</c><00:19:12.539><c> and</c><00:19:12.740><c> 6,</c><00:19:14.119><c> or</c><00:19:14.299><c> you</c><00:19:14.480><c> receive</c><00:19:14.880><c> the</c><00:19:15.140><c> woes</c>

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in<00:19:18.119><c> Matthew</c><00:19:18.480><c> chapter</c><00:19:18.859><c> 23.</c>

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Now<00:19:21.920><c> those</c><00:19:22.140><c> of</c><00:19:22.380><c> you</c><00:19:22.579><c> who</c><00:19:22.759><c> are</c><00:19:23.000><c> associated</c><00:19:23.619><c> with</c><00:19:23.880><c> the</c><00:19:24.059><c> seminars,</c>

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wonderful,<00:19:25.839><c> wonderful</c><00:19:26.279><c> method</c><00:19:26.579><c> of</c><00:19:26.819><c> preaching,</c><00:19:28.339><c> will</c><00:19:28.480><c> hear</c><00:19:28.700><c> this.</c>

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What<00:19:30.180><c> is</c><00:19:30.400><c> the</c><00:19:30.559><c> Bible</c><00:19:30.799><c> echo?</c>

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What<00:19:32.799><c> is</c><00:19:32.980><c> the</c><00:19:33.160><c> Bible</c><00:19:33.400><c> echo</c><00:19:34.000><c> of</c><00:19:34.920><c> these</c><00:19:35.259><c> blessings</c><00:19:35.759><c> of</c><00:19:35.980><c> the</c><00:19:36.079><c> Lord</c>

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Jesus<00:19:36.720><c> Christ</c>

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and<00:19:38.220><c> woes</c><00:19:38.660><c> to</c><00:19:38.819><c> which</c><00:19:38.920><c> he</c><00:19:39.059><c> brings</c><00:19:39.359><c> us</c><00:19:40.119><c> at</c><00:19:40.400><c> the</c><00:19:40.579><c> beginning</c><00:19:40.799><c> and</c>

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of<00:19:42.019><c> Matthew's</c><00:19:42.539><c> Gospel?</c>

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And<00:19:44.339><c> the</c><00:19:44.440><c> answer</c><00:19:44.799><c> is</c><00:19:45.359><c> Isaiah.</c>

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That's<00:19:46.920><c> where</c><00:19:47.000><c> he</c><00:19:47.160><c> had</c><00:19:47.240><c> his</c><00:19:47.460><c> material</c><00:19:47.900><c> from,</c><00:19:48.700><c> Isaiah.</c>

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God<00:19:50.039><c> said,</c><00:19:50.420><c> I</c><00:19:50.740><c> have</c><00:19:51.420><c> a</c><00:19:51.559><c> wonderful</c><00:19:52.119><c> vineyard,</c>

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and<00:19:53.920><c> I've</c><00:19:53.980><c> done</c><00:19:54.119><c> everything</c><00:19:54.420><c> I</c><00:19:54.759><c> could</c><00:19:54.859><c> for</c><00:19:55.000><c> this</c><00:19:55.240><c> vineyard,</c>

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and<00:19:56.680><c> it's</c><00:19:56.880><c> a</c><00:19:57.039><c> hopeless</c><00:19:57.319><c> vineyard.</c>

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It<00:19:58.359><c> hasn't</c><00:19:58.740><c> done</c><00:19:58.980><c> that</c><00:19:59.200><c> which</c><00:19:59.299><c> it</c><00:19:59.440><c> was</c><00:19:59.640><c> supposed</c><00:20:00.140><c> to</c><00:20:00.299><c> do.</c>

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A<00:20:01.019><c> vine,</c><00:20:01.220><c> brethren</c><00:20:01.579><c> and</c><00:20:01.839><c> sisters,</c><00:20:02.160><c> is</c><00:20:02.339><c> only</c><00:20:02.640><c> any</c><00:20:02.980><c> good</c>

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as<00:20:03.319><c> long</c><00:20:03.500><c> as</c><00:20:03.579><c> it</c><00:20:03.819><c> produces</c><00:20:04.220><c> grapes.</c>

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It's<00:20:05.119><c> good</c><00:20:05.299><c> for</c><00:20:05.640><c> nothing</c><00:20:05.880><c> else.</c>

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And<00:20:07.759><c> it</c><00:20:07.839><c> doesn't</c><00:20:08.160><c> take</c><00:20:08.400><c> an</c><00:20:08.500><c> act</c><00:20:08.660><c> of</c><00:20:08.839><c> parliament</c><00:20:09.380><c> to</c><00:20:09.980><c> produce</c><00:20:10.339><c> grapes.</c>

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It<00:20:10.779><c> does</c><00:20:11.000><c> it</c><00:20:11.259><c> naturally.</c>

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And<00:20:12.240><c> God</c><00:20:12.460><c> said</c><00:20:12.740><c> to</c><00:20:13.119><c> his</c><00:20:13.299><c> people,</c><00:20:13.900><c> you</c><00:20:13.980><c> should</c><00:20:14.440><c> naturally</c><00:20:15.000><c> be</c><00:20:15.339><c> kind,</c>

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good,<00:20:16.259><c> honest,</c><00:20:16.700><c> God</c><00:20:16.980><c>-fearing</c><00:20:17.299><c> people,</c><00:20:17.940><c> and</c><00:20:18.059><c> they</c><00:20:18.180><c> were</c><00:20:18.420><c> not.</c>

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And<00:20:19.279><c> because</c><00:20:19.539><c> they</c><00:20:19.680><c> were</c><00:20:19.880><c> not,</c><00:20:20.160><c> Isaiah</c><00:20:20.460><c> says,</c><00:20:21.099><c> woe</c><00:20:21.460><c> to</c><00:20:21.579><c> you.</c>

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Just<00:20:22.240><c> look</c><00:20:22.480><c> at</c><00:20:22.619><c> it</c><00:20:23.400><c> at</c><00:20:23.680><c> some</c><00:20:23.880><c> time.</c><00:20:24.480><c> Woe</c><00:20:24.839><c> to</c><00:20:24.980><c> you.</c>

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You<00:20:25.859><c> either</c><00:20:26.119><c> accept</c><00:20:26.599><c> the</c><00:20:26.900><c> blessings</c><00:20:27.480><c> of</c><00:20:28.019><c> the</c><00:20:28.160><c> vineyard</c>

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or<00:20:29.000><c> you</c><00:20:29.180><c> receive</c><00:20:29.480><c> the</c><00:20:29.700><c> woes.</c>

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Just<00:20:30.880><c> like</c><00:20:31.059><c> the</c><00:20:31.160><c> Lord</c><00:20:31.299><c> Jesus</c><00:20:31.660><c> Christ</c><00:20:32.000><c> says</c><00:20:32.220><c> in</c><00:20:32.579><c> the</c>

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affirmative<00:20:33.099><c> chapters</c><00:20:33.460><c> of</c><00:20:33.640><c> Matthew,</c>

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blessed<00:20:34.700><c> are</c><00:20:35.000><c> you,</c><00:20:36.140><c> woe</c><00:20:36.420><c> unto</c><00:20:36.640><c> you.</c>

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And<00:20:40.220><c> then</c><00:20:40.500><c> in</c><00:20:40.940><c> verse</c><00:20:41.180><c> 35</c><00:20:41.720><c> there's</c><00:20:41.960><c> a</c><00:20:42.160><c> strange</c><00:20:42.359><c> expression,</c>

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isn't<00:20:43.180><c> there,</c><00:20:43.339><c> in</c><00:20:43.400><c> Matthew</c><00:20:43.660><c> chapter</c><00:20:44.000><c> 23.</c>

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That<00:20:45.619><c> upon</c><00:20:45.799><c> you</c><00:20:46.039><c> may</c><00:20:46.200><c> come</c><00:20:46.299><c> all</c><00:20:46.519><c> the</c><00:20:46.680><c> righteous</c><00:20:46.880><c> blood,</c>

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shed<00:20:47.359><c> upon</c><00:20:47.579><c> the</c><00:20:47.740><c> earth</c><00:20:47.880><c> from</c><00:20:48.019><c> the</c><00:20:48.140><c> blood</c><00:20:48.279><c> of</c><00:20:48.380><c> righteous</c><00:20:48.680><c> Abel</c>

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unto<00:20:49.599><c> the</c><00:20:49.779><c> blood</c><00:20:49.859><c> of</c><00:20:50.059><c> Zechariah,</c><00:20:50.599><c> son</c><00:20:50.740><c> of</c><00:20:50.799><c> Barakaius,</c>

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whom<00:20:52.079><c> you</c><00:20:52.339><c> slew</c><00:20:52.519><c> between</c><00:20:52.900><c> the</c><00:20:53.039><c> altar,</c><00:20:53.799><c> the</c><00:20:54.000><c> temple,</c>

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and<00:20:55.019><c> the</c><00:20:55.480><c> altar.</c>

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I<00:20:57.559><c> wonder</c><00:20:57.700><c> what</c><00:20:57.900><c> the</c><00:20:58.000><c> Lord</c><00:20:58.180><c> Jesus</c><00:20:58.579><c> Christ</c><00:20:59.039><c> had</c><00:20:59.259><c> in</c><00:20:59.519><c> mind.</c>

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Well,<00:21:01.799><c> we</c><00:21:01.880><c> must</c><00:21:02.099><c> understand</c><00:21:02.539><c> that</c><00:21:03.039><c> the</c><00:21:03.220><c> Hebrew</c><00:21:03.460><c> Bible</c>

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doesn't<00:21:04.059><c> finish</c><00:21:04.400><c> with</c><00:21:04.660><c> Malachi</c><00:21:05.039><c> as</c><00:21:05.259><c> ours</c><00:21:05.500><c> does.</c>

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It<00:21:06.960><c> finishes</c><00:21:07.279><c> with</c><00:21:07.480><c> the</c><00:21:07.660><c> second</c><00:21:07.799><c> book</c><00:21:08.000><c> of</c><00:21:08.200><c> Chronicles.</c>

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That's<00:21:09.980><c> the</c><00:21:10.079><c> end</c><00:21:10.220><c> of</c><00:21:10.359><c> the</c><00:21:10.440><c> altar.</c>

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I<00:21:10.880><c> mean,</c><00:21:10.880><c> Malachi</c><00:21:11.400><c> comes</c><00:21:11.799><c> before,</c><00:21:12.559><c> in</c><00:21:12.900><c> the</c><00:21:13.039><c> Hebrew</c><00:21:13.279><c> Bible,</c>

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comes<00:21:14.059><c> before</c><00:21:14.400><c> the</c><00:21:14.539><c> second</c><00:21:14.700><c> book</c><00:21:14.880><c> of</c><00:21:15.059><c> Chronicles.</c>

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We're<00:21:15.579><c> not</c><00:21:15.720><c> taking</c><00:21:15.960><c> any</c><00:21:16.160><c> books</c><00:21:16.339><c> away.</c>

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We're<00:21:17.059><c> just</c><00:21:17.279><c> saying</c><00:21:17.480><c> that</c><00:21:17.660><c> the</c><00:21:17.779><c> last</c><00:21:17.960><c> book</c><00:21:18.119><c> in</c><00:21:18.279><c> the</c><00:21:18.359><c> Hebrew</c><00:21:18.559><c> Bible</c>

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is<00:21:19.319><c> the</c><00:21:19.460><c> second</c><00:21:19.660><c> book</c><00:21:19.859><c> of</c><00:21:20.039><c> Chronicles.</c>

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So<00:21:20.799><c> when</c><00:21:20.920><c> we</c><00:21:21.079><c> come</c><00:21:21.160><c> to</c><00:21:21.299><c> the</c><00:21:21.380><c> second</c><00:21:21.599><c> book</c><00:21:21.779><c> of</c><00:21:22.000><c> Chronicles</c>

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we're<00:21:22.640><c> reaching</c><00:21:23.000><c> the</c><00:21:23.420><c> end</c><00:21:23.960><c> of</c><00:21:24.940><c> the</c><00:21:25.680><c> time</c><00:21:26.240><c> of</c><00:21:26.640><c> God's</c><00:21:27.039><c> people</c>

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in<00:21:27.880><c> Jerusalem.</c>

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Now<00:21:29.259><c> then,</c><00:21:29.720><c> what</c><00:21:30.119><c> happened</c><00:21:31.000><c> at</c><00:21:31.180><c> that</c><00:21:31.440><c> time?</c>

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This<00:21:33.440><c> was</c><00:21:33.660><c> it.</c>

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And<00:21:34.539><c> the</c><00:21:34.660><c> Spirit</c><00:21:34.980><c> of</c><00:21:35.140><c> God</c><00:21:35.380><c> came</c><00:21:35.579><c> upon</c><00:21:35.839><c> Zechariah,</c>

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which<00:21:38.460><c> stood</c><00:21:38.599><c> above</c><00:21:38.859><c> the</c><00:21:39.079><c> people</c><00:21:39.339><c> and</c><00:21:39.500><c> said</c><00:21:39.660><c> unto</c><00:21:39.880><c> them,</c>

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Thus<00:21:40.299><c> saith</c><00:21:40.500><c> the</c><00:21:40.740><c> Lord.</c>

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Why<00:21:41.660><c> transgress</c><00:21:42.200><c> ye</c><00:21:42.339><c> the</c><00:21:42.500><c> commandments</c><00:21:42.940><c> of</c><00:21:43.160><c> the</c><00:21:43.259><c> Lord</c>

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that<00:21:43.559><c> ye</c><00:21:43.779><c> cannot</c><00:21:43.980><c> prosper?</c>

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Because<00:21:45.200><c> ye</c><00:21:45.460><c> have</c><00:21:45.559><c> forsaken</c><00:21:45.940><c> the</c><00:21:46.119><c> Lord,</c><00:21:46.799><c> he</c><00:21:46.960><c> hath</c><00:21:47.140><c> forsaken</c><00:21:47.599><c> you.</c>

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This<00:21:48.299><c> is</c><00:21:48.460><c> at</c><00:21:48.640><c> the</c><00:21:48.640><c> time</c><00:21:48.859><c> of</c><00:21:48.980><c> King</c><00:21:49.339><c> Joash,</c><00:21:49.940><c> you</c><00:21:50.099><c> will</c><00:21:50.359><c> remember.</c>

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And<00:21:54.259><c> they</c><00:21:54.440><c> conspired</c><00:21:55.140><c> against</c><00:21:55.559><c> him</c>

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and<00:21:56.400><c> stoned</c><00:21:56.700><c> him</c><00:21:56.900><c> with</c><00:21:57.160><c> stones</c><00:21:57.460><c> at</c><00:21:57.660><c> the</c><00:21:57.859><c> commandment</c><00:21:58.259><c> of</c><00:21:58.400><c> the</c><00:21:58.579><c> king</c>

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in<00:21:59.259><c> the</c><00:21:59.539><c> court</c><00:21:59.720><c> of</c><00:21:59.920><c> the</c><00:22:00.099><c> house</c><00:22:00.319><c> of</c><00:22:00.519><c> the</c><00:22:00.680><c> Lord.</c>

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Now<00:22:01.680><c> this</c><00:22:01.920><c> man,</c><00:22:02.599><c> his</c><00:22:02.660><c> name's</c><00:22:03.039><c> Zechariah,</c>

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and<00:22:04.299><c> the</c><00:22:04.400><c> Lord</c><00:22:04.599><c> Jesus</c><00:22:05.000><c> Christ</c><00:22:05.319><c> calls</c><00:22:05.579><c> him</c><00:22:05.799><c> Zechariah,</c>

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the<00:22:06.960><c> son</c><00:22:07.180><c> of</c><00:22:07.339><c> Barakiah.</c>

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I'm<00:22:08.859><c> just</c><00:22:09.119><c> wondering,</c><00:22:09.619><c> brethren</c><00:22:09.779><c> and</c><00:22:10.000><c> sisters,</c>

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whether<00:22:11.059><c> the</c><00:22:11.599><c> Chronicles</c><00:22:12.079><c> record,</c>

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which<00:22:12.960><c> tells</c><00:22:13.200><c> us</c><00:22:13.460><c> that</c><00:22:13.680><c> Zechariah</c><00:22:14.099><c> was</c><00:22:14.319><c> the</c><00:22:14.380><c> son</c><00:22:14.599><c> of</c><00:22:14.819><c> Jehoiada,</c>

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wasn't<00:22:16.500><c> the</c><00:22:16.819><c> grandson</c><00:22:17.619><c> of</c><00:22:18.200><c> Jehoiada?</c>

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Maybe<00:22:19.319><c> he</c><00:22:19.579><c> was.</c>

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And<00:22:21.119><c> so</c><00:22:21.299><c> the</c><00:22:21.400><c> Lord</c><00:22:21.599><c> Jesus</c><00:22:21.980><c> Christ</c><00:22:22.299><c> is</c><00:22:22.500><c> saying,</c>

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Abel<00:22:23.819><c> was</c><00:22:24.200><c> slain</c><00:22:25.200><c> at</c><00:22:25.599><c> first,</c>

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Zechariah<00:22:27.339><c> was</c><00:22:27.619><c> slain</c><00:22:28.259><c> in</c><00:22:28.660><c> the</c><00:22:28.859><c> end.</c>

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Beginning<00:22:30.420><c> of</c><00:22:30.599><c> the</c><00:22:30.700><c> Old</c><00:22:30.900><c> Testament,</c><00:22:31.380><c> Abel</c><00:22:31.680><c> dies,</c>

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end<00:22:32.519><c> of</c><00:22:32.680><c> the</c><00:22:32.759><c> Old</c><00:22:32.960><c> Testament,</c><00:22:33.579><c> Zechariah</c><00:22:34.000><c> dies.</c>

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Why<00:22:34.839><c> is</c><00:22:35.180><c> that?</c>

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Abel<00:22:36.819><c> was</c><00:22:37.099><c> slain</c><00:22:37.339><c> for</c><00:22:37.599><c> one</c><00:22:37.839><c> reason,</c><00:22:39.119><c> for</c><00:22:39.420><c> envy.</c>

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Zechariah<00:22:41.420><c> was</c><00:22:41.700><c> slain</c><00:22:41.940><c> for</c><00:22:42.180><c> one</c><00:22:42.519><c> principal</c><00:22:43.000><c> reason,</c>

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denunciation<00:22:45.180><c> of</c><00:22:45.400><c> the</c><00:22:45.519><c> wicked.</c>

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And<00:22:47.059><c> that's</c><00:22:47.240><c> why</c><00:22:47.460><c> the</c><00:22:47.539><c> Lord</c><00:22:47.779><c> Jesus</c><00:22:48.200><c> Christ</c><00:22:48.619><c> says</c>

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it's<00:22:49.599><c> just</c><00:22:49.819><c> as</c><00:22:50.039><c> it</c><00:22:50.160><c> was</c><00:22:50.660><c> in</c><00:22:51.519><c> old</c><00:22:51.799><c> days</c><00:22:52.119><c> when</c><00:22:52.500><c> Abel</c><00:22:52.759><c> was</c><00:22:53.039><c> slain,</c>

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when<00:22:54.779><c> Abel</c><00:22:55.000><c> was</c><00:22:55.240><c> slain,</c>

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and<00:22:57.180><c> when</c><00:22:58.019><c> the</c><00:22:58.200><c> Zechariahs</c><00:22:58.720><c> were</c><00:22:58.880><c> slain.</c>

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What<00:23:04.259><c> man</c><00:23:04.539><c> sees</c><00:23:04.819><c> and</c><00:23:05.000><c> what</c><00:23:05.160><c> God</c><00:23:05.359><c> sees,</c><00:23:05.819><c> brethren</c><00:23:05.960><c> and</c><00:23:06.200><c> sisters,</c>

00:23:06.839 --> 00:23:09.500
the<00:23:06.980><c> Apostle</c><00:23:07.339><c> Peter</c><00:23:07.539><c> is</c><00:23:07.720><c> going</c><00:23:07.839><c> to</c><00:23:08.019><c> tell</c><00:23:08.140><c> us</c><00:23:08.259><c> something</c><00:23:08.500><c> about</c><00:23:08.819><c> it.</c>

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He's<00:23:09.980><c> going</c><00:23:10.119><c> to</c><00:23:10.319><c> say,</c><00:23:10.460><c> sisters,</c>

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before<00:23:11.900><c> which</c><00:23:12.140><c> do</c><00:23:12.339><c> you</c><00:23:12.440><c> spend</c><00:23:12.619><c> the</c><00:23:12.799><c> most</c><00:23:13.000><c> time,</c>

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the<00:23:13.359><c> mirror</c><00:23:13.519><c> or</c><00:23:13.700><c> the</c><00:23:13.819><c> word</c><00:23:13.960><c> of</c><00:23:14.140><c> God?</c>

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Because<00:23:14.819><c> the</c><00:23:15.039><c> mirror</c><00:23:15.240><c> will</c><00:23:15.480><c> make</c><00:23:15.640><c> you</c><00:23:15.799><c> better</c><00:23:16.000><c> on</c><00:23:16.180><c> the</c><00:23:16.299><c> outside,</c>

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the<00:23:16.720><c> word</c><00:23:16.900><c> of</c><00:23:16.980><c> God</c><00:23:17.140><c> will</c><00:23:17.380><c> change</c><00:23:17.640><c> you</c><00:23:17.799><c> on</c><00:23:17.920><c> the</c><00:23:18.059><c> inside.</c>

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You<00:23:19.339><c> stand</c><00:23:19.519><c> before</c><00:23:19.779><c> the</c><00:23:19.920><c> word</c><00:23:20.099><c> of</c><00:23:20.279><c> God</c>

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and<00:23:20.559><c> men</c><00:23:20.740><c> cannot</c><00:23:21.059><c> tell</c><00:23:21.259><c> that</c><00:23:21.380><c> you've</c><00:23:21.500><c> done</c><00:23:21.660><c> it.</c>

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Not<00:23:21.960><c> easily,</c><00:23:22.319><c> anyway.</c>

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You<00:23:23.039><c> stand</c><00:23:23.240><c> before</c><00:23:23.539><c> the</c><00:23:23.680><c> mirror</c><00:23:23.839><c> and</c><00:23:23.980><c> people</c><00:23:24.240><c> say,</c>

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you're<00:23:24.539><c> very</c><00:23:24.720><c> beautiful</c><00:23:25.099><c> today.</c>

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Who<00:23:26.579><c> are</c><00:23:26.740><c> we</c><00:23:26.940><c> trying</c><00:23:27.079><c> to</c><00:23:27.400><c> please,</c><00:23:27.700><c> God</c><00:23:27.960><c> or</c><00:23:28.160><c> man?</c>

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That's<00:23:28.720><c> what</c><00:23:28.880><c> the</c><00:23:29.019><c> word</c><00:23:29.160><c> of</c><00:23:29.299><c> God</c><00:23:29.400><c> is</c><00:23:29.599><c> telling</c><00:23:29.700><c> us</c><00:23:29.960><c> all</c><00:23:30.319><c> the</c><00:23:30.480><c> time.</c>

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The<00:23:31.119><c> Pharisees</c><00:23:31.579><c> were</c><00:23:31.779><c> concerned</c><00:23:32.259><c> only</c><00:23:32.599><c> about</c><00:23:33.000><c> outward</c>

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external<00:23:34.259><c> appearance.</c>

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Look<00:23:35.359><c> at</c><00:23:35.599><c> us,</c><00:23:35.799><c> we</c><00:23:36.140><c> are</c><00:23:36.440><c> good.</c>

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That's<00:23:37.299><c> what</c><00:23:37.400><c> they</c><00:23:37.559><c> were</c><00:23:37.700><c> saying.</c>

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And<00:23:38.799><c> God</c><00:23:39.000><c> says</c><00:23:39.220><c> you're</c><00:23:39.619><c> hopeless.</c>

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Jesus<00:23:40.579><c> says</c><00:23:40.799><c> you're</c><00:23:41.059><c> like</c><00:23:41.380><c> whited</c><00:23:41.660><c> sepulchres.</c>

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In<00:23:43.740><c> the</c><00:23:43.920><c> day,</c><00:23:45.160><c> the</c><00:23:45.240><c> Lord</c><00:23:45.400><c> Jesus</c><00:23:45.759><c> Christ</c><00:23:45.980><c> is</c><00:23:46.160><c> speaking,</c>

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they<00:23:47.019><c> would</c><00:23:47.140><c> go</c><00:23:47.339><c> out</c><00:23:47.559><c> into</c><00:23:47.740><c> the</c><00:23:47.900><c> highways</c><00:23:48.119><c> and</c><00:23:48.339><c> paint</c><00:23:48.539><c> the</c>

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sepulchres<00:23:49.140><c> white.</c>

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Look,<00:23:49.940><c> lovely,</c><00:23:51.059><c> springtime,</c><00:23:53.339><c> green</c><00:23:53.559><c> grass</c><00:23:53.859><c> and</c><00:23:54.000><c> white</c><00:23:54.200><c> sepulchres.</c>

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They<00:23:55.500><c> painted</c><00:23:55.740><c> them</c><00:23:55.940><c> white</c>

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so<00:23:56.200><c> that</c><00:23:56.279><c> people</c><00:23:56.440><c> didn't</c><00:23:56.660><c> walk</c><00:23:56.920><c> across</c><00:23:57.160><c> them</c><00:23:57.380><c> accidentally</c>

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and<00:23:58.559><c> become</c><00:23:58.759><c> defiled.</c>

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And<00:23:59.799><c> Jesus</c><00:24:00.059><c> says</c><00:24:00.240><c> you're</c><00:24:00.420><c> just</c><00:24:00.680><c> like</c><00:24:00.960><c> that.</c>

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Look,<00:24:01.759><c> lovely,</c><00:24:01.880><c> on</c><00:24:02.000><c> the</c><00:24:02.140><c> outside,</c><00:24:02.539><c> inside</c><00:24:02.900><c> you're</c><00:24:03.240><c> filthy</c>

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and<00:24:03.759><c> decaying</c><00:24:04.380><c> and</c><00:24:04.599><c> corrupt.</c>

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Will<00:24:06.160><c> you</c><00:24:06.319><c> not</c><00:24:06.559><c> hear</c><00:24:06.779><c> it,</c><00:24:07.019><c> he</c><00:24:07.119><c> says?</c>

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And<00:24:08.140><c> they</c><00:24:08.259><c> said,</c><00:24:08.559><c> no,</c><00:24:08.779><c> we</c><00:24:08.880><c> won't.</c>

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And<00:24:09.400><c> they</c><00:24:09.599><c> killed</c><00:24:10.480><c> him.</c>

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It's<00:24:11.799><c> been</c><00:24:12.000><c> the</c><00:24:12.180><c> same,</c><00:24:12.559><c> brethren</c><00:24:12.599><c> and</c><00:24:12.839><c> sisters,</c>

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all<00:24:13.279><c> the</c><00:24:13.319><c> way</c><00:24:13.420><c> down</c><00:24:13.619><c> through</c><00:24:13.819><c> Scripture</c><00:24:14.119><c> with</c><00:24:14.279><c> men</c><00:24:14.440><c> of</c><00:24:14.599><c> God.</c>

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Mark<00:24:16.500><c> this,</c><00:24:16.960><c> it</c><00:24:16.960><c> has.</c>

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Just<00:24:18.900><c> ponder</c><00:24:19.119><c> for</c><00:24:19.339><c> a</c><00:24:19.460><c> moment,</c><00:24:19.759><c> our</c><00:24:19.779><c> brother</c><00:24:20.000><c> Samson,</c><00:24:20.500><c> will</c><00:24:20.680><c> you?</c>

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When<00:24:22.299><c> he</c><00:24:22.500><c> said</c><00:24:22.700><c> to</c><00:24:22.980><c> Delilah,</c>

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I<00:24:23.779><c> am</c><00:24:23.980><c> a</c><00:24:24.079><c> Nazarite</c><00:24:24.519><c> and</c><00:24:24.660><c> have</c><00:24:24.799><c> been</c><00:24:24.980><c> from</c><00:24:25.140><c> my</c><00:24:25.359><c> mother's</c><00:24:25.720><c> womb,</c>

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he<00:24:26.119><c> was</c><00:24:26.339><c> lying</c><00:24:26.759><c> through</c><00:24:26.980><c> his</c><00:24:27.220><c> back</c><00:24:27.440><c> teeth.</c>

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He<00:24:30.099><c> was</c><00:24:30.299><c> no</c><00:24:30.519><c> more</c><00:24:30.700><c> a</c><00:24:30.920><c> Nazarite</c><00:24:31.279><c> than</c><00:24:31.420><c> I</c><00:24:31.700><c> am.</c>

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How<00:24:37.339><c> do</c><00:24:37.500><c> you</c><00:24:37.700><c> think?</c>

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He<00:24:38.539><c> took</c><00:24:38.779><c> thirty</c><00:24:39.180><c> shirts</c><00:24:39.519><c> off</c><00:24:39.759><c> the</c><00:24:39.960><c> Philistines</c>

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and<00:24:40.519><c> he</c><00:24:40.640><c> asked</c><00:24:40.819><c> them</c><00:24:41.059><c> for</c><00:24:41.299><c> them?</c>

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He<00:24:43.759><c> killed</c><00:24:44.059><c> the</c><00:24:44.299><c> lion.</c>

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What<00:24:46.559><c> was</c><00:24:46.740><c> he</c><00:24:46.839><c> doing</c><00:24:47.000><c> in</c><00:24:47.579><c> the</c><00:24:47.680><c> vineyard</c><00:24:48.000><c> of</c><00:24:48.240><c> Timnath?</c>

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Ah,<00:24:51.259><c> now</c><00:24:51.539><c> I</c><00:24:51.599><c> don't</c><00:24:51.680><c> know.</c>

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And<00:24:53.200><c> yet</c><00:24:53.380><c> he</c><00:24:53.480><c> hadn't</c><00:24:53.740><c> had</c><00:24:53.920><c> his</c><00:24:54.140><c> hair</c><00:24:54.359><c> cut.</c>

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And<00:24:55.240><c> so</c><00:24:55.359><c> he</c><00:24:55.380><c> could</c><00:24:55.640><c> say</c><00:24:55.779><c> to</c><00:24:55.980><c> Delilah,</c>

00:24:56.619 --> 00:24:58.619
you<00:24:56.720><c> see</c><00:24:57.000><c> the</c><00:24:57.160><c> outward</c><00:24:57.519><c> trappings</c><00:24:57.880><c> of</c><00:24:58.099><c> my</c><00:24:58.299><c> religion,</c>

00:24:58.740 --> 00:25:00.079
I'm<00:24:58.960><c> a</c><00:24:59.059><c> Nazarite.</c>

00:25:01.079 --> 00:25:03.920
And<00:25:01.400><c> so</c><00:25:01.579><c> he</c><00:25:01.779><c> was</c><00:25:02.000><c> to</c><00:25:02.079><c> all</c><00:25:02.319><c> intent</c><00:25:02.640><c> and</c><00:25:02.900><c> purpose.</c>

00:25:04.019 --> 00:25:05.880
No<00:25:04.279><c> one</c><00:25:04.500><c> knew</c><00:25:04.759><c> that</c><00:25:04.940><c> he'd</c><00:25:05.019><c> been</c><00:25:05.220><c> at</c><00:25:05.359><c> the</c><00:25:05.559><c> wine</c>

00:25:05.880 --> 00:25:07.799
or<00:25:06.200><c> that</c><00:25:06.359><c> he'd</c><00:25:06.599><c> touched</c><00:25:06.779><c> anything</c><00:25:07.160><c> that</c><00:25:07.319><c> was</c><00:25:07.539><c> dead</c>

00:25:07.799 --> 00:25:10.339
and<00:25:08.160><c> that</c><00:25:08.480><c> shattered</c><00:25:08.740><c> his</c><00:25:09.019><c> Nazarite</c><00:25:09.460><c> vow.</c>

00:25:10.559 --> 00:25:12.559
But<00:25:10.819><c> God</c><00:25:11.019><c> did,</c><00:25:11.339><c> because</c><00:25:11.559><c> God</c><00:25:11.759><c> sees</c><00:25:11.980><c> the</c><00:25:12.220><c> invisible</c>

00:25:12.559 --> 00:25:15.380
and<00:25:13.019><c> hears</c><00:25:13.220><c> the</c><00:25:13.460><c> inaudible,</c><00:25:14.299><c> as</c><00:25:14.519><c> we</c><00:25:14.640><c> well</c><00:25:14.900><c> know.</c>

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Now,<00:25:20.140><c> here,</c><00:25:20.299><c> brethren</c><00:25:20.480><c> and</c><00:25:20.700><c> sisters,</c>

00:25:21.059 --> 00:25:24.680
we<00:25:21.599><c> see</c><00:25:22.299><c> the</c><00:25:22.660><c> wonder</c><00:25:22.920><c> of</c><00:25:23.140><c> the</c><00:25:23.319><c> forgiveness</c><00:25:23.599><c> of</c><00:25:23.799><c> the</c><00:25:23.920><c> Lord.</c>

00:25:25.180 --> 00:25:27.240
When<00:25:25.660><c> a</c><00:25:25.799><c> man</c><00:25:25.960><c> broke</c><00:25:26.259><c> his</c><00:25:26.500><c> Nazarite</c><00:25:27.000><c> vow,</c>

00:25:27.299 --> 00:25:28.920
you<00:25:27.480><c> well</c><00:25:27.700><c> know</c><00:25:27.779><c> what</c><00:25:27.920><c> he</c><00:25:28.079><c> had</c><00:25:28.240><c> to</c><00:25:28.420><c> do.</c>

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He<00:25:29.240><c> had</c><00:25:29.420><c> to</c><00:25:29.599><c> shave</c><00:25:29.759><c> his</c><00:25:30.019><c> head</c><00:25:30.799><c> and</c><00:25:31.420><c> start</c><00:25:31.740><c> again.</c>

00:25:33.240 --> 00:25:35.359
And<00:25:33.799><c> Samson</c><00:25:34.119><c> had</c><00:25:34.339><c> his</c><00:25:34.579><c> hair</c><00:25:34.819><c> shaved</c>

00:25:35.359 --> 00:25:38.140
and<00:25:36.059><c> started</c><00:25:36.359><c> his</c><00:25:36.640><c> Nazarite</c><00:25:37.059><c> vow</c><00:25:37.279><c> again</c><00:25:37.539><c> in</c><00:25:37.779><c> prison,</c>

00:25:38.339 --> 00:25:39.960
where<00:25:38.519><c> there</c><00:25:38.640><c> was</c><00:25:38.779><c> no</c><00:25:39.019><c> access</c><00:25:39.400><c> to</c><00:25:39.660><c> wine.</c>

00:25:40.200 --> 00:25:42.299
Nobody<00:25:40.460><c> brought</c><00:25:40.799><c> him</c><00:25:41.099><c> grapes</c><00:25:41.380><c> or</c><00:25:41.640><c> raisins.</c>

00:25:42.640 --> 00:25:44.859
He<00:25:42.819><c> didn't</c><00:25:43.079><c> touch</c><00:25:43.339><c> anything</c><00:25:43.680><c> dead,</c>

00:25:45.380 --> 00:25:47.599
and<00:25:45.799><c> his</c><00:25:46.039><c> hair</c><00:25:46.240><c> began</c><00:25:46.519><c> to</c><00:25:46.799><c> grow.</c>

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And<00:25:48.579><c> we</c><00:25:48.740><c> see</c><00:25:48.900><c> God</c><00:25:49.180><c> saying,</c>

00:25:50.079 --> 00:25:53.440
Samson,<00:25:51.039><c> wrong</c><00:25:51.160><c> as</c><00:25:51.400><c> you</c><00:25:51.599><c> were</c><00:25:51.759><c> to</c><00:25:51.920><c> give</c><00:25:52.099><c> the</c><00:25:52.440><c> impression</c><00:25:52.819><c> of</c><00:25:53.099><c> godliness</c>

00:25:53.440 --> 00:25:55.680
when<00:25:53.920><c> secretly</c><00:25:54.460><c> you</c><00:25:54.660><c> had</c><00:25:54.839><c> broken</c><00:25:55.180><c> your</c><00:25:55.460><c> vow.</c>

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I<00:25:56.240><c> hear</c><00:25:56.519><c> your</c><00:25:57.640><c> heart's</c><00:25:58.240><c> plea,</c>

00:25:58.579 --> 00:26:01.039
and<00:25:59.259><c> I</c><00:25:59.400><c> will</c><00:25:59.660><c> forgive</c><00:26:00.039><c> you</c>

00:26:01.039 --> 00:26:04.839
and<00:26:01.500><c> allow</c><00:26:01.819><c> you</c><00:26:02.579><c> that</c><00:26:03.039><c> which</c><00:26:03.240><c> you</c><00:26:03.460><c> really</c><00:26:03.720><c> want.</c>

00:26:05.940 --> 00:26:06.759
So,<00:26:06.200><c> brethren</c><00:26:06.380><c> and</c><00:26:06.599><c> sisters,</c>

00:26:06.819 --> 00:26:08.339
as<00:26:06.980><c> we</c><00:26:07.200><c> prepare</c><00:26:07.420><c> to</c><00:26:07.599><c> take</c><00:26:07.759><c> the</c><00:26:07.900><c> bread</c><00:26:08.039><c> and</c><00:26:08.220><c> wine,</c>

00:26:08.759 --> 00:26:12.299
we<00:26:09.079><c> of</c><00:26:09.299><c> necessity</c><00:26:09.880><c> must</c><00:26:10.140><c> ask</c><00:26:10.380><c> ourselves</c><00:26:10.759><c> some</c><00:26:10.940><c> personal</c><00:26:11.279><c> questions.</c>

00:26:14.200 --> 00:26:17.180
Our<00:26:14.539><c> religion</c><00:26:15.259><c> is</c><00:26:16.460><c> outward</c><00:26:16.759><c> show</c>

00:26:17.180 --> 00:26:18.940
so<00:26:17.980><c> that</c><00:26:18.140><c> people</c><00:26:18.460><c> say,</c>

00:26:19.240 --> 00:26:22.819
good<00:26:19.359><c> brother,</c><00:26:20.180><c> good</c><00:26:20.500><c> sister,</c><00:26:21.240><c> always</c><00:26:21.579><c> at</c><00:26:21.779><c> the</c><00:26:21.900><c> meeting.</c>

00:26:23.440 --> 00:26:26.000
Or<00:26:23.619><c> are</c><00:26:23.779><c> we</c><00:26:23.940><c> more</c><00:26:24.220><c> concerned</c><00:26:24.700><c> with</c><00:26:24.859><c> what</c><00:26:25.079><c> goes</c><00:26:25.380><c> on</c><00:26:25.700><c> inside</c>

00:26:26.000 --> 00:26:28.500
that<00:26:26.079><c> God</c><00:26:26.460><c> sees</c><00:26:27.019><c> and</c><00:26:27.400><c> not</c><00:26:27.619><c> man?</c>

00:26:28.960 --> 00:26:32.220
For<00:26:29.039><c> the</c><00:26:29.200><c> word</c><00:26:29.420><c> of</c><00:26:29.640><c> God</c><00:26:29.900><c> is</c><00:26:30.759><c> quick</c><00:26:31.119><c> and</c><00:26:31.779><c> powerful</c>

00:26:32.220 --> 00:26:34.180
and<00:26:32.839><c> sharper</c><00:26:33.039><c> than</c><00:26:33.220><c> any</c><00:26:33.539><c> two</c><00:26:33.680><c>-edged</c><00:26:33.940><c> sword</c>

00:26:34.180 --> 00:26:37.000
piercing<00:26:34.579><c> even</c><00:26:34.960><c> to</c><00:26:35.140><c> the</c><00:26:35.339><c> dividing</c><00:26:35.579><c> asunder</c><00:26:35.940><c> of</c><00:26:36.180><c> soul</c><00:26:36.359><c> and</c><00:26:36.599><c> spirit</c>

00:26:37.000 --> 00:26:38.380
and<00:26:37.299><c> of</c><00:26:37.440><c> the</c><00:26:37.599><c> joints</c><00:26:37.859><c> and</c><00:26:38.099><c> marrow,</c>

00:26:38.380 --> 00:26:41.460
and<00:26:38.819><c> as</c><00:26:39.059><c> the</c><00:26:39.299><c> discerner</c><00:26:39.839><c> of</c><00:26:40.180><c> the</c><00:26:40.440><c> thoughts</c><00:26:40.700><c> and</c><00:26:40.920><c> intents</c><00:26:41.279><c> of</c>

00:26:41.460 --> 00:26:41.940
the<00:26:41.640><c> heart,</c>

00:26:42.339 --> 00:26:44.700
the<00:26:42.519><c> sword</c><00:26:42.819><c> of</c><00:26:43.220><c> God,</c><00:26:43.579><c> the</c><00:26:44.039><c> word</c><00:26:44.319><c> of</c><00:26:44.539><c> God,</c>

00:26:44.700 --> 00:26:45.880
which<00:26:44.859><c> is</c><00:26:45.039><c> the</c><00:26:45.099><c> Lord</c><00:26:45.279><c> Jesus</c><00:26:45.619><c> Christ,</c>

00:26:46.099 --> 00:26:49.339
is<00:26:46.279><c> not</c><00:26:46.619><c> interested</c><00:26:47.440><c> in</c><00:26:47.880><c> outward</c><00:26:48.180><c> appearance.</c>

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Not<00:26:49.720><c> interested.</c>

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But<00:26:51.619><c> it</c><00:26:51.819><c> reveals</c><00:26:52.180><c> the</c><00:26:52.460><c> thoughts</c><00:26:52.839><c> and</c><00:26:53.339><c> the</c><00:26:53.579><c> intents</c><00:26:53.759><c> of</c><00:26:53.960><c> the</c><00:26:54.119><c> heart.</c>

00:26:54.400 --> 00:26:55.740
Neither<00:26:54.920><c> is</c><00:26:55.099><c> there</c><00:26:55.259><c> any</c><00:26:55.480><c> creature</c>

00:26:55.740 --> 00:26:57.299
that<00:26:55.960><c> is</c><00:26:56.099><c> not</c><00:26:56.339><c> manifest</c><00:26:56.700><c> in</c><00:26:56.859><c> his</c><00:26:57.160><c> sight,</c>

00:26:57.400 --> 00:26:59.039
but<00:26:57.539><c> all</c><00:26:57.900><c> things</c><00:26:58.160><c> are</c><00:26:58.500><c> naked</c>

00:26:59.039 --> 00:27:02.859
and<00:26:59.839><c> open</c><00:27:00.059><c> unto</c><00:27:00.279><c> the</c><00:27:00.440><c> eyes</c><00:27:00.660><c> of</c><00:27:00.859><c> him</c><00:27:01.039><c> with</c><00:27:01.240><c> whom</c><00:27:01.740><c> we</c><00:27:01.940><c> have</c><00:27:02.140><c> to</c><00:27:02.299><c> do,</c>

00:27:03.140 --> 00:27:04.640
seeing<00:27:03.299><c> then</c><00:27:03.559><c> that</c><00:27:03.660><c> we</c><00:27:03.759><c> have</c><00:27:03.880><c> a</c><00:27:04.019><c> great</c><00:27:04.220><c> high</c><00:27:04.440><c> priest</c>

00:27:04.640 --> 00:27:07.539
that<00:27:04.799><c> is</c><00:27:04.980><c> passed</c><00:27:05.180><c> into</c><00:27:05.420><c> the</c><00:27:05.559><c> heavens,</c><00:27:06.259><c> Jesus,</c><00:27:06.819><c> the</c><00:27:06.900><c> Son</c><00:27:07.039><c> of</c><00:27:07.220><c> God,</c>

00:27:07.779 --> 00:27:10.259
let<00:27:07.940><c> us</c><00:27:08.140><c> hold</c><00:27:08.619><c> fast</c><00:27:08.900><c> our</c><00:27:09.220><c> profession.</c>

00:27:10.539 --> 00:27:11.859
For<00:27:10.660><c> we</c><00:27:10.900><c> have</c><00:27:11.059><c> not</c><00:27:11.259><c> a</c><00:27:11.400><c> high</c><00:27:11.619><c> priest</c>

00:27:11.859 --> 00:27:14.220
which<00:27:12.119><c> cannot</c><00:27:12.299><c> be</c><00:27:12.559><c> touched</c><00:27:12.740><c> with</c><00:27:12.940><c> the</c><00:27:13.079><c> feeling</c><00:27:13.240><c> of</c><00:27:13.420><c> our</c><00:27:13.660><c> infirmities,</c>

00:27:14.619 --> 00:27:17.779
but<00:27:14.720><c> was</c><00:27:14.920><c> in</c><00:27:14.980><c> all</c><00:27:15.279><c> points</c><00:27:15.500><c> tempted</c><00:27:15.779><c> like</c><00:27:16.019><c> as</c><00:27:16.220><c> we</c><00:27:16.339><c> are</c><00:27:16.460><c> yet</c><00:27:16.640><c> without</c><00:27:17.000><c> sin.</c>

00:27:17.880 --> 00:27:19.779
And<00:27:18.119><c> here</c><00:27:18.299><c> is</c><00:27:18.500><c> the</c><00:27:18.660><c> excitation.</c>

00:27:19.900 --> 00:27:23.119
From<00:27:20.200><c> this</c><00:27:20.400><c> day,</c><00:27:20.700><c> brethren</c><00:27:20.880><c> and</c><00:27:21.119><c> sisters,</c><00:27:21.380><c> let's</c><00:27:22.000><c> resolve.</c>

00:27:23.180 --> 00:27:26.319
We<00:27:23.700><c> don't</c><00:27:23.920><c> want</c><00:27:24.059><c> you</c><00:27:24.259><c> to</c><00:27:24.400><c> turn</c><00:27:24.579><c> up</c><00:27:25.119><c> to</c><00:27:25.299><c> the</c><00:27:25.500><c> classes</c>

00:27:26.500 --> 00:27:28.099
looking<00:27:27.019><c> as</c><00:27:27.200><c> though</c><00:27:27.299><c> you</c><00:27:27.359><c> are</c><00:27:27.359><c> being</c><00:27:27.660><c> dragged</c><00:27:27.859><c> through</c><00:27:28.039><c> a</c>

00:27:28.099 --> 00:27:29.220
hedge<00:27:28.279><c> backwards.</c>

00:27:29.680 --> 00:27:31.720
There<00:27:30.099><c> is</c><00:27:30.160><c> no</c><00:27:30.440><c> virtue</c><00:27:30.779><c> in</c><00:27:31.000><c> that.</c>

00:27:32.180 --> 00:27:34.420
There<00:27:32.180><c> is</c><00:27:32.319><c> no</c><00:27:32.519><c> virtue</c><00:27:32.839><c> in</c><00:27:33.099><c> that.</c>

00:27:34.940 --> 00:27:37.700
We<00:27:35.359><c> would</c><00:27:35.500><c> love</c><00:27:35.579><c> to</c><00:27:35.839><c> see</c><00:27:35.920><c> you</c><00:27:36.099><c> looking</c><00:27:36.400><c> smart</c><00:27:36.740><c> and</c><00:27:37.019><c> clean</c><00:27:37.240><c> and</c><00:27:37.519><c> neat.</c>

00:27:37.700 --> 00:27:38.660
That's<00:27:37.920><c> great.</c>

00:27:39.160 --> 00:27:41.579
But<00:27:39.380><c> not</c><00:27:39.579><c> at</c><00:27:39.779><c> the</c><00:27:40.000><c> expense</c><00:27:40.400><c> of</c><00:27:40.700><c> this.</c>

00:27:42.880 --> 00:27:45.240
Give<00:27:43.119><c> more</c><00:27:43.400><c> attention</c><00:27:43.839><c> to</c><00:27:43.980><c> that</c><00:27:44.180><c> which</c><00:27:44.319><c> is</c><00:27:44.619><c> invisible</c>

00:27:45.240 --> 00:27:49.460
and<00:27:46.220><c> less</c><00:27:46.480><c> attention</c><00:27:47.440><c> to</c><00:27:47.839><c> that</c><00:27:48.000><c> which</c><00:27:48.200><c> is</c><00:27:48.420><c> visible.</c>

00:27:49.980 --> 00:27:54.539
Let<00:27:50.640><c> us</c><00:27:50.900><c> therefore</c><00:27:51.259><c> come</c><00:27:51.579><c> boldly</c><00:27:52.599><c> unto</c><00:27:52.839><c> the</c><00:27:53.039><c> throne</c><00:27:53.240><c> of</c><00:27:53.460><c> grace,</c>

00:27:55.880 --> 00:27:57.680
that<00:27:55.960><c> we</c><00:27:56.119><c> may</c><00:27:56.259><c> obtain</c><00:27:56.619><c> mercy</c>

00:27:57.869 --> 00:28:01.359
and<00:27:58.200><c> find</c><00:27:58.480><c> grace</c><00:27:58.720><c> to</c><00:27:58.980><c> help</c><00:27:59.339><c> in</c><00:28:00.059><c> time</c><00:28:00.299><c> of</c><00:28:00.519><c> need.</c>

00:28:02.119 --> 00:28:03.000
Amen.