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and</c><00:17:02.899><c> say,</c> 00:17:03.000 --> 00:17:05.900 oh,<00:17:03.200><c> yes,</c><00:17:03.940><c> the</c><00:17:04.079><c> Ecclesia</c><00:17:04.500><c> is</c><00:17:04.720><c> 52</c><00:17:05.200><c> metres</c><00:17:05.539><c> long</c> 00:17:05.900 --> 00:17:08.880 and<00:17:06.339><c> 40</c><00:17:06.619><c> metres</c><00:17:06.960><c> high</c><00:17:07.279><c> and</c><00:17:07.839><c> 300</c><00:17:08.200><c> metres</c><00:17:08.559><c> deep.</c> 00:17:09.339 --> 00:17:11.819 No,<00:17:09.700><c> this</c><00:17:09.920><c> is</c><00:17:10.200><c> a</c><00:17:10.400><c> time</c><00:17:10.859><c> measure.</c> 00:17:12.220 --> 00:17:16.000 Our<00:17:12.380><c> brothers</c><00:17:12.680><c> and</c><00:17:13.019><c> sisters</c><00:17:13.220><c> are</c><00:17:13.400><c> gonna</c><00:17:13.500><c> be</c><00:17:13.839><c> measured</c><00:17:14.099><c> over</c><00:17:14.819><c> time.</c> 00:17:16.579 --> 00:17:18.680 And<00:17:16.700><c> the</c><00:17:16.880><c> time</c><00:17:17.180><c> over</c><00:17:17.420><c> which</c><00:17:17.599><c> they're</c><00:17:17.880><c> going</c><00:17:17.980><c> to</c><00:17:18.059><c> be</c><00:17:18.299><c> measured,</c> 00:17:19.099 --> 00:17:22.640 we<00:17:19.140><c> are</c><00:17:19.359><c> given</c><00:17:19.940><c> 42</c><00:17:21.140><c> months.</c> 00:17:23.079 --> 00:17:25.099 So<00:17:23.279><c> our</c><00:17:23.400><c> brothers</c><00:17:23.640><c> and</c><00:17:23.920><c> sisters,</c><00:17:24.259><c> the</c><00:17:24.420><c> temple,</c><00:17:24.779><c> the</c><00:17:24.960><c> altar,</c> 00:17:25.099 --> 00:17:28.579 and<00:17:25.259><c> the</c><00:17:25.259><c> holy</c><00:17:25.519><c> city</c><00:17:25.900><c> are</c><00:17:26.339><c> going</c><00:17:26.460><c> to</c><00:17:26.579><c> be</c><00:17:26.859><c> measured</c><00:17:27.200><c> over</c><00:17:27.900><c> 42</c><00:17:28.400><c> months.</c> 00:17:28.599 --> 00:17:29.859 And<00:17:28.700><c> that's</c><00:17:28.940><c> interesting.</c> 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speak</c><00:17:38.059><c> out</c><00:17:38.460><c> for</c><00:17:38.779><c> 1</c><00:17:39.519><c>,260</c><00:17:40.660><c> days.</c> 00:17:42.299 --> 00:17:45.079 Same<00:17:42.640><c> time</c><00:17:42.960><c> period,</c><00:17:43.779><c> written</c><00:17:43.960><c> differently.</c> 00:17:45.200 --> 00:17:45.619 Why? 00:17:46.039 --> 00:17:48.039 Which<00:17:46.200><c> is</c><00:17:46.440><c> a</c><00:17:46.539><c> question</c><00:17:46.759><c> we're</c><00:17:47.000><c> going</c><00:17:47.099><c> to</c><00:17:47.220><c> endeavour</c><00:17:47.500><c> to</c><00:17:47.720><c> answer.</c> 00:17:48.240 --> 00:17:51.339 But<00:17:48.420><c> very</c><00:17:48.799><c> quickly,</c><00:17:50.299><c> some</c><00:17:50.480><c> of</c><00:17:50.599><c> you</c><00:17:50.700><c> are</c><00:17:50.819><c> new</c><00:17:50.940><c> to</c><00:17:51.140><c> this,</c> 00:17:51.440 --> 00:17:52.940 some<00:17:51.680><c> of</c><00:17:51.819><c> you</c><00:17:51.960><c> not</c><00:17:52.180><c> so</c><00:17:52.440><c> new</c><00:17:52.559><c> to</c><00:17:52.720><c> this,</c> 00:17:52.940 --> 00:17:55.059 let's<00:17:53.259><c> just</c><00:17:53.519><c> make</c><00:17:53.759><c> sure</c><00:17:54.160><c> one</c><00:17:54.460><c> of</c><00:17:54.579><c> the</c><00:17:54.799><c> very,</c> 00:17:55.059 --> 00:17:56.920 very<00:17:55.279><c> simple</c><00:17:55.640><c> time</c><00:17:55.900><c> periods</c><00:17:56.140><c> we</c><00:17:56.359><c> have</c><00:17:56.500><c> here,</c> 00:17:57.019 --> 00:18:00.299 the<00:17:57.180><c> 42</c><00:17:57.539><c> months</c><00:17:57.880><c> is</c><00:17:59.299><c> what?</c> 00:18:01.480 --> 00:18:02.960 Shout<00:18:01.680><c> it</c><00:18:01.839><c> out</c><00:18:01.960><c> to</c><00:18:02.079><c> me.</c> 00:18:03.660 --> 00:18:04.440 Yes,<00:18:03.920><c> it</c><00:18:04.019><c> is</c><00:18:04.160><c> indeed.</c> 00:18:04.640 --> 00:18:08.839 So<00:18:04.640><c> it's</c><00:18:04.880><c> 1</c><00:18:05.319><c>,260</c><00:18:06.059><c> years,</c><00:18:06.700><c> we</c><00:18:06.920><c> know</c><00:18:07.140><c> that,</c><00:18:07.400><c> most</c><00:18:07.700><c> of</c><00:18:07.839><c> us.</c> 00:18:11.119 --> 00:18:13.160 And<00:18:11.299><c> the</c><00:18:11.400><c> question</c><00:18:11.720><c> is,</c><00:18:12.019><c> for</c><00:18:12.140><c> some</c><00:18:12.299><c> of</c><00:18:12.400><c> us</c><00:18:12.519><c> who</c><00:18:12.640><c> are</c><00:18:12.799><c> new</c><00:18:12.920><c> to</c><00:18:13.019><c> this,</c> 00:18:13.200 --> 00:18:14.160 how<00:18:13.359><c> do</c><00:18:13.500><c> we</c><00:18:13.599><c> get</c><00:18:13.799><c> that?</c> 00:18:14.259 --> 00:18:19.259 Well,<00:18:14.920><c> 42</c><00:18:15.460><c> months,</c><00:18:16.940><c> we</c><00:18:17.140><c> know</c><00:18:17.339><c> there</c><00:18:17.500><c> are</c><00:18:17.740><c> 30</c><00:18:18.140><c> days</c><00:18:18.759><c> in</c><00:18:19.099><c> a</c> 00:18:19.259 --> 00:18:20.039 Jewish<00:18:19.519><c> month,</c> 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in<00:18:36.940><c> the</c><00:18:37.119><c> apocalypse.</c> 00:18:38.259 --> 00:18:41.680 Well,<00:18:39.339><c> our</c><00:18:39.519><c> brothers</c><00:18:39.720><c> and</c><00:18:39.980><c> sisters</c><00:18:40.579><c> will</c><00:18:41.099><c> be</c><00:18:41.299><c> measured</c> 00:18:41.680 --> 00:18:47.480 1<00:18:42.500><c>,260</c><00:18:44.779><c> years,</c><00:18:45.819><c> they</c><00:18:46.019><c> will</c><00:18:46.220><c> be</c><00:18:46.420><c> persecuted.</c> 00:18:47.799 --> 00:18:50.240 That's<00:18:48.519><c> the</c><00:18:48.700><c> first</c><00:18:48.960><c> major</c><00:18:49.339><c> player.</c> 00:18:50.880 --> 00:18:54.220 The<00:18:51.200><c> second</c><00:18:51.720><c> major</c><00:18:52.180><c> play</c><00:18:52.500><c> in</c><00:18:52.700><c> this</c><00:18:52.960><c> drama</c><00:18:53.359><c> of</c><00:18:53.579><c> chapter</c><00:18:53.900><c> 11</c> 00:18:54.220 --> 00:18:56.420 are<00:18:54.519><c> given</c><00:18:54.819><c> four</c><00:18:55.319><c> titles.</c> 00:18:56.740 --> 00:19:01.799 They<00:18:56.900><c> are</c><00:18:57.240><c> called,</c><00:18:58.259><c> in</c><00:18:58.640><c> verse</c><00:18:58.880><c> three,</c><00:19:00.019><c> My</c><00:19:00.380><c> Two</c><00:19:00.579><c> Witnesses.</c> 00:19:02.440 --> 00:19:07.019 They<00:19:02.660><c> are</c><00:19:02.940><c> called</c><00:19:03.099><c> in</c><00:19:03.319><c> verse</c><00:19:03.779><c> four,</c><00:19:04.619><c> The</c><00:19:04.839><c> Two</c><00:19:05.180><c> Olive</c><00:19:05.680><c> Trees,</c> 00:19:07.559 --> 00:19:13.759 The<00:19:07.920><c> Two</c><00:19:08.299><c> Lampstands,</c><00:19:10.220><c> and</c><00:19:10.539><c> in</c><00:19:10.720><c> verse</c><00:19:11.019><c> 10,</c><00:19:11.880><c> These</c><00:19:12.240><c> Two</c><00:19:13.019><c> Prophets.</c> 00:19:13.759 --> 00:19:18.400 So<00:19:14.700><c> the</c><00:19:15.119><c> second</c><00:19:15.480><c> major</c><00:19:15.839><c> group,</c><00:19:16.539><c> or</c><00:19:16.680><c> major</c><00:19:16.980><c> player</c><00:19:17.240><c> in</c><00:19:17.380><c> the</c><00:19:17.559><c> drama,</c> 00:19:18.440 --> 00:19:21.000 are<00:19:18.660><c> called</c><00:19:18.799><c> My</c><00:19:19.059><c> Two</c><00:19:19.180><c> Witnesses,</c><00:19:20.039><c> The</c><00:19:20.200><c> Two</c><00:19:20.339><c> Lampstands,</c> 00:19:21.000 --> 00:19:24.700 The<00:19:21.200><c> Two</c><00:19:21.359><c> Olive</c><00:19:21.579><c> Trees,</c><00:19:22.339><c> and</c><00:19:22.559><c> These</c><00:19:23.019><c> Two</c><00:19:23.380><c> Prophets.</c> 00:19:24.920 --> 00:19:31.420 Now,<00:19:25.319><c> brethren</c><00:19:25.440><c> and</c><00:19:25.740><c> sisters,</c><00:19:27.460><c> this</c><00:19:27.920><c> second</c><00:19:28.539><c> group</c><00:19:29.440><c> are</c><00:19:30.420><c> not,</c> 00:19:31.859 --> 00:19:35.539 they<00:19:32.160><c> are</c><00:19:32.539><c> not</c><00:19:32.920><c> the</c><00:19:33.200><c> brothers</c><00:19:33.400><c> and</c><00:19:33.660><c> sisters</c><00:19:34.059><c> at</c><00:19:34.579><c> all.</c> 00:19:35.779 --> 00:19:38.140 The<00:19:35.980><c> brothers</c><00:19:36.200><c> and</c><00:19:36.420><c> sisters</c><00:19:36.579><c> in</c><00:19:36.859><c> Christ</c><00:19:37.180><c> are</c><00:19:37.339><c> in</c><00:19:37.480><c> verses</c><00:19:37.720><c> one</c> 00:19:38.140 --> 00:19:39.519 and<00:19:38.500><c> two.</c> 00:19:39.799 --> 00:19:45.640 This<00:19:40.079><c> second</c><00:19:40.700><c> group</c><00:19:41.220><c> are</c><00:19:42.279><c> two</c><00:19:43.259><c> categories</c><00:19:43.980><c> of</c><00:19:44.240><c> people,</c> 00:19:45.779 --> 00:19:49.440 religious<00:19:46.140><c> and</c><00:19:47.279><c> secular,</c><00:19:48.160><c> or</c><00:19:48.299><c> political,</c> 00:19:49.839 --> 00:19:52.539 and<00:19:49.839><c> they</c><00:19:50.019><c> are</c><00:19:50.759><c> anti</c><00:19:51.460><c>-papal.</c> 00:19:52.920 --> 00:19:54.599 They<00:19:53.099><c> are</c><00:19:53.339><c> against</c><00:19:53.859><c> the</c><00:19:54.119><c> papacy.</c> 00:19:54.859 --> 00:19:57.700 They<00:19:55.079><c> are</c><00:19:55.480><c> not</c><00:19:55.859><c> the</c><00:19:56.059><c> brothers</c><00:19:56.299><c> and</c><00:19:56.480><c> sisters</c><00:19:56.660><c> in</c><00:19:56.880><c> Christ.</c> 00:19:58.420 --> 00:20:00.779 We<00:19:58.599><c> know</c><00:19:58.859><c> that</c><00:19:59.160><c> as</c><00:19:59.380><c> we</c><00:19:59.539><c> read</c><00:19:59.779><c> through</c><00:20:00.079><c> chapter</c><00:20:00.440><c> 11.</c> 00:20:00.900 --> 00:20:03.140 For<00:20:01.079><c> instance,</c><00:20:01.799><c> let's</c><00:20:01.960><c> see</c><00:20:02.140><c> some</c><00:20:02.339><c> of</c><00:20:02.480><c> the</c><00:20:02.660><c> characteristics</c> 00:20:03.140 --> 00:20:06.019 of<00:20:03.380><c> these</c><00:20:03.819><c> two</c><00:20:04.099><c> witnesses,</c><00:20:04.660><c> or</c><00:20:04.759><c> these</c><00:20:05.180><c> two</c><00:20:05.519><c> olive</c><00:20:05.799><c> trees,</c> 00:20:06.160 --> 00:20:08.400 or<00:20:06.460><c> these</c><00:20:06.759><c> two</c><00:20:07.000><c> lampstands,</c><00:20:07.599><c> or</c><00:20:07.740><c> these</c><00:20:07.960><c> two</c><00:20:08.180><c> prophets.</c> 00:20:08.400 --> 00:20:15.960 We<00:20:08.819><c> read</c><00:20:09.420><c> in</c><00:20:09.700><c> verse</c><00:20:09.980><c> three</c><00:20:10.960><c> that</c><00:20:11.940><c> these</c><00:20:12.839><c> anti</c><00:20:13.960><c>-papal</c><00:20:14.599><c> witnesses</c> 00:20:16.240 --> 00:20:22.920 speak<00:20:16.839><c> out,</c><00:20:18.539><c> and</c><00:20:18.579><c> when</c><00:20:18.779><c> they</c><00:20:19.079><c> speak</c><00:20:19.359><c> out,</c><00:20:19.799><c> there's</c><00:20:19.940><c> violence,</c><00:20:21.640><c> violence.</c> 00:20:23.299 --> 00:20:24.700 And<00:20:23.440><c> what</c><00:20:23.579><c> you</c><00:20:23.740><c> find,</c><00:20:24.180><c> brothers</c><00:20:24.220><c> and</c><00:20:24.480><c> sisters,</c> 00:20:24.779 --> 00:20:30.339 is<00:20:24.920><c> that</c><00:20:25.019><c> they're</c><00:20:25.259><c> gonna</c><00:20:25.359><c> speak</c><00:20:25.700><c> out</c><00:20:26.259><c> for</c><00:20:26.680><c> 1</c><00:20:27.319><c>,203</c><00:20:29.039><c> score</c><00:20:29.440><c> days.</c> 00:20:31.559 --> 00:20:37.539 And<00:20:31.880><c> that</c><00:20:32.180><c> 1</c><00:20:32.740><c>,203</c><00:20:33.599><c> score</c><00:20:33.980><c> days</c><00:20:34.420><c> is</c><00:20:34.759><c> exactly</c><00:20:35.599><c> the</c><00:20:36.299><c> same</c><00:20:36.680><c> time</c><00:20:37.079><c> period</c> 00:20:37.539 --> 00:20:40.759 as<00:20:37.960><c> the</c><00:20:38.160><c> 42</c><00:20:38.759><c> months,</c><00:20:39.240><c> but</c><00:20:39.539><c> written</c><00:20:40.059><c> differently.</c> 00:20:41.119 --> 00:20:44.960 So<00:20:41.319><c> God</c><00:20:41.519><c> attributes</c><00:20:42.380><c> 42</c><00:20:43.279><c> months</c><00:20:43.920><c> to</c><00:20:44.240><c> the</c><00:20:44.480><c> saints,</c> 00:20:45.420 --> 00:20:49.839 and<00:20:45.420><c> he</c><00:20:45.660><c> attributes</c><00:20:46.160><c> 1</c><00:20:46.960><c>,260</c><00:20:47.940><c> days</c><00:20:48.859><c> to</c><00:20:49.400><c> the</c><00:20:49.539><c> witnesses.</c> 00:20:50.059 --> 00:20:50.720 Why? 00:20:50.819 --> 00:20:51.619 Why<00:20:51.119><c> the</c><00:20:51.279><c> difference?</c> 00:20:51.980 --> 00:20:54.279 We'll<00:20:52.240><c> explore</c><00:20:52.579><c> that</c><00:20:53.119><c> in</c><00:20:53.299><c> a</c><00:20:53.460><c> moment.</c> 00:20:54.599 --> 00:20:58.220 So<00:20:54.660><c> these</c><00:20:54.900><c> witnesses,</c><00:20:55.259><c> they</c><00:20:55.559><c> speak</c><00:20:55.839><c> out</c><00:20:56.299><c> for</c><00:20:56.660><c> 1</c><00:20:57.220><c>,260</c><00:20:57.940><c> years.</c> 00:20:58.380 --> 00:20:59.779 What<00:20:58.519><c> else</c><00:20:58.680><c> do</c><00:20:58.819><c> they</c><00:20:58.940><c> do?</c> 00:21:00.140 --> 00:21:03.720 Well,<00:21:01.039><c> we</c><00:21:01.160><c> read</c><00:21:01.380><c> in</c><00:21:01.539><c> verse</c><00:21:01.799><c> five</c><00:21:02.259><c> that</c><00:21:02.460><c> they</c><00:21:02.779><c> fight.</c> 00:21:04.019 --> 00:21:07.900 So<00:21:04.500><c> in</c><00:21:04.740><c> verse</c><00:21:05.000><c> five,</c><00:21:05.400><c> and</c><00:21:05.460><c> if</c><00:21:05.680><c> any</c><00:21:05.980><c> will</c><00:21:06.299><c> hurt</c><00:21:06.579><c> these</c><00:21:06.900><c> witnesses,</c> 00:21:08.420 --> 00:21:09.779 fire<00:21:08.500><c> proceedeth</c><00:21:09.039><c> out</c><00:21:09.220><c> of</c><00:21:09.279><c> their</c><00:21:09.460><c> mouth</c> 00:21:09.779 --> 00:21:11.059 and<00:21:10.019><c> devoureth</c><00:21:10.559><c> their</c><00:21:10.740><c> enemies.</c> 00:21:11.440 --> 00:21:13.099 And<00:21:11.440><c> if</c><00:21:11.640><c> any</c><00:21:11.880><c> man</c><00:21:12.079><c> will</c><00:21:12.380><c> hurt</c><00:21:12.619><c> them,</c> 00:21:13.339 --> 00:21:14.759 he<00:21:13.440><c> must</c><00:21:13.759><c> in</c><00:21:13.880><c> this</c><00:21:14.180><c> manner</c><00:21:14.319><c> be</c><00:21:14.599><c> killed.</c> 00:21:14.980 --> 00:21:18.759 So<00:21:15.079><c> the</c><00:21:15.339><c> witnesses</c><00:21:15.740><c> give</c><00:21:16.400><c> as</c><00:21:16.900><c> good</c><00:21:17.180><c> as</c><00:21:17.480><c> they</c><00:21:17.839><c> get.</c> 00:21:19.339 --> 00:21:21.460 You<00:21:19.579><c> hurt</c><00:21:19.799><c> me,</c><00:21:20.460><c> I</c><00:21:20.819><c> hurt</c><00:21:21.059><c> you.</c> 00:21:21.859 --> 00:21:23.839 The<00:21:22.019><c> brothers</c><00:21:22.200><c> and</c><00:21:22.380><c> sisters</c><00:21:22.579><c> don't</c><00:21:22.819><c> do</c><00:21:23.019><c> that.</c> 00:21:23.960 --> 00:21:24.799 We<00:21:24.099><c> will</c><00:21:24.339><c> not</c><00:21:24.500><c> do</c><00:21:24.680><c> that.</c> 00:21:24.819 --> 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with</c><00:21:48.440><c> all</c><00:21:48.839><c> plagues</c> 00:21:49.220 --> 00:21:51.180 as<00:21:49.460><c> often</c><00:21:49.799><c> as</c><00:21:50.019><c> they</c><00:21:50.380><c> will.</c> 00:21:51.200 --> 00:21:53.579 They<00:21:51.599><c> take</c><00:21:52.180><c> away</c><00:21:53.000><c> peace.</c> 00:21:53.779 --> 00:21:57.339 In<00:21:53.880><c> other</c><00:21:54.099><c> words,</c><00:21:55.519><c> they</c><00:21:55.660><c> have</c><00:21:55.940><c> power</c><00:21:56.240><c> to</c><00:21:56.579><c> shut</c><00:21:56.799><c> the</c><00:21:57.099><c> heaven</c> 00:21:57.339 --> 00:21:59.359 that<00:21:57.539><c> it</c><00:21:57.880><c> rain</c><00:21:58.259><c> not.</c> 00:21:59.819 --> 00:22:01.619 Now,<00:22:00.140><c> if</c><00:22:00.259><c> you</c><00:22:00.400><c> were</c><00:22:00.500><c> to</c><00:22:00.660><c> go,</c><00:22:00.799><c> which</c><00:22:00.980><c> we</c><00:22:01.299><c> won't,</c> 00:22:01.619 --> 00:22:03.559 if<00:22:01.880><c> you</c><00:22:01.980><c> were</c><00:22:02.160><c> to</c><00:22:02.279><c> go</c><00:22:02.420><c> to</c><00:22:02.599><c> Psalm</c><00:22:02.819><c> 72,</c> 00:22:03.960 --> 00:22:05.579 you<00:22:03.960><c> read</c><00:22:04.279><c> about</c><00:22:04.519><c> the</c><00:22:04.660><c> Lord</c><00:22:04.900><c> Jesus</c><00:22:05.259><c> Christ</c> 00:22:05.579 --> 00:22:09.519 who<00:22:05.819><c> will</c><00:22:06.039><c> come</c><00:22:06.200><c> down</c><00:22:06.460><c> like</c><00:22:06.900><c> rain</c><00:22:07.519><c> on</c><00:22:07.960><c> mown</c><00:22:08.339><c> grass.</c> 00:22:10.480 --> 00:22:13.480 And<00:22:10.700><c> peace</c><00:22:11.000><c> will</c><00:22:11.279><c> endure</c><00:22:11.740><c> as</c><00:22:12.119><c> long</c><00:22:12.279><c> as</c><00:22:12.440><c> the</c><00:22:12.539><c> moon.</c> 00:22:13.920 --> 00:22:18.920 So<00:22:14.019><c> you</c><00:22:14.119><c> have</c><00:22:14.339><c> peace</c><00:22:15.099><c> and</c><00:22:15.460><c> you</c><00:22:15.539><c> have</c><00:22:15.900><c> rain</c><00:22:16.440><c> that</c><00:22:16.819><c> are</c><00:22:17.740><c> used.</c> 00:22:19.319 --> 00:22:23.059 You<00:22:19.319><c> have</c><00:22:19.880><c> peace</c><00:22:20.539><c> in</c><00:22:21.039><c> Psalm</c><00:22:21.380><c> 72</c><00:22:21.980><c> and</c><00:22:22.240><c> verse</c><00:22:22.519><c> six</c> 00:22:23.059 --> 00:22:26.259 that<00:22:23.339><c> talks</c><00:22:23.720><c> about</c><00:22:24.259><c> taking</c><00:22:24.859><c> away</c><00:22:25.279><c> rain,</c><00:22:25.799><c> they're</c><00:22:26.039><c> taking</c> 00:22:26.259 --> 00:22:27.000 away<00:22:26.619><c> peace.</c> 00:22:27.299 --> 00:22:30.779 The<00:22:27.400><c> Lord's</c><00:22:27.839><c> coming</c><00:22:28.059><c> as</c><00:22:28.400><c> rain,</c><00:22:28.920><c> as</c><00:22:29.119><c> peace</c><00:22:29.700><c> on</c><00:22:30.119><c> mown</c><00:22:30.400><c> grass.</c> 00:22:30.779 --> 00:22:33.700 So<00:22:31.119><c> they</c><00:22:31.279><c> will</c><00:22:31.500><c> remove</c><00:22:31.900><c> peace</c><00:22:32.220><c> with</c><00:22:32.319><c> these</c><00:22:32.619><c> two</c><00:22:32.779><c> witnesses.</c> 00:22:34.079 --> 00:22:35.539 Well,<00:22:34.240><c> what</c><00:22:34.359><c> else</c><00:22:34.539><c> do</c><00:22:34.660><c> they</c><00:22:34.799><c> do,</c><00:22:35.079><c> brothers</c><00:22:35.220><c> and</c><00:22:35.420><c> sisters?</c> 00:22:35.619 --> 00:22:39.380 Well,<00:22:35.920><c> we</c><00:22:36.000><c> read</c><00:22:36.259><c> in</c><00:22:36.420><c> verse</c><00:22:36.640><c> seven</c><00:22:37.119><c> that</c><00:22:37.480><c> these</c><00:22:37.799><c> witnesses</c><00:22:38.180><c> are</c><00:22:38.440><c> killed.</c> 00:22:40.559 --> 00:22:42.720 And<00:22:40.559><c> when</c><00:22:40.720><c> they</c><00:22:40.900><c> have</c><00:22:41.079><c> finished</c><00:22:41.319><c> their</c><00:22:41.599><c> testimony,</c> 00:22:42.880 --> 00:22:45.180 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fall</c><00:22:56.359><c> down,</c> 00:22:57.359 --> 00:22:59.779 they<00:22:57.859><c> will</c><00:22:58.059><c> come</c><00:22:58.339><c> back</c><00:22:58.740><c> from</c><00:22:58.980><c> where</c><00:22:59.200><c> they</c><00:22:59.480><c> fell.</c> 00:22:59.779 --> 00:23:03.839 And<00:23:00.200><c> we</c><00:23:00.319><c> read</c><00:23:00.599><c> in</c><00:23:00.740><c> verse</c><00:23:01.019><c> 11</c><00:23:01.779><c> that</c><00:23:02.099><c> after</c><00:23:02.460><c> three</c><00:23:02.880><c> days</c><00:23:03.200><c> and</c><00:23:03.420><c> a</c><00:23:03.539><c> half,</c> 00:23:04.240 --> 00:23:08.000 the<00:23:04.440><c> spirit</c><00:23:04.660><c> of</c><00:23:04.819><c> life</c><00:23:05.079><c> from</c><00:23:05.319><c> God,</c><00:23:05.880><c> God</c><00:23:06.099><c> is</c><00:23:06.279><c> in</c><00:23:06.440><c> control,</c> 00:23:08.599 --> 00:23:10.980 entered<00:23:08.700><c> into</c><00:23:08.940><c> them</c><00:23:09.420><c> and</c><00:23:09.660><c> they</c><00:23:09.920><c> stood</c><00:23:10.099><c> upon</c><00:23:10.359><c> their</c><00:23:10.660><c> feet</c> 00:23:10.980 --> 00:23:14.519 and<00:23:11.500><c> great</c><00:23:11.799><c> fear</c><00:23:12.400><c> fell</c><00:23:12.700><c> upon</c><00:23:13.039><c> them</c><00:23:13.460><c> that</c><00:23:13.839><c> saw</c><00:23:14.119><c> them.</c> 00:23:14.720 --> 00:23:17.200 So<00:23:15.200><c> that's</c><00:23:15.700><c> our</c><00:23:15.920><c> second</c><00:23:16.240><c> major</c><00:23:16.779><c> player</c> 00:23:17.200 --> 00:23:21.019 in<00:23:17.740><c> this</c><00:23:18.039><c> drama</c><00:23:18.539><c> of</c><00:23:18.960><c> Revelation</c><00:23:19.579><c> chapter</c><00:23:20.140><c> 11.</c> 00:23:21.359 --> 00:23:23.119 Well,<00:23:21.519><c> what</c><00:23:21.680><c> about</c><00:23:21.799><c> the</c><00:23:22.059><c> third</c><00:23:22.279><c> group?</c> 00:23:23.599 --> 00:23:25.099 Well,<00:23:23.819><c> the</c><00:23:24.000><c> third</c><00:23:24.180><c> group,</c><00:23:24.519><c> brothers</c><00:23:24.599><c> and</c><00:23:24.839><c> sisters,</c> 00:23:25.099 --> 00:23:27.640 we<00:23:25.380><c> find</c><00:23:25.799><c> have</c><00:23:26.000><c> got</c><00:23:26.240><c> three</c><00:23:26.579><c> titles.</c> 00:23:28.299 --> 00:23:30.779 The<00:23:28.859><c> third</c><00:23:29.220><c> group</c><00:23:29.539><c> are</c><00:23:29.779><c> there</c><00:23:29.940><c> in</c><00:23:30.079><c> verse</c><00:23:30.380><c> four,</c> 00:23:30.819 --> 00:23:36.480 called<00:23:31.079><c> the</c><00:23:31.240><c> God</c><00:23:31.460><c> of</c><00:23:31.640><c> the</c><00:23:31.779><c> earth,</c><00:23:33.640><c> the</c><00:23:33.920><c> beast</c><00:23:34.460><c> in</c><00:23:34.740><c> verse</c><00:23:35.220><c> seven,</c> 00:23:37.099 --> 00:23:39.759 and<00:23:37.240><c> twice</c><00:23:37.660><c> used</c><00:23:38.200><c> in</c><00:23:38.400><c> verse</c><00:23:38.759><c> 10,</c> 00:23:40.119 --> 00:23:42.240 they<00:23:40.460><c> that</c><00:23:40.660><c> dwell</c><00:23:40.799><c> upon</c><00:23:41.079><c> the</c><00:23:41.259><c> earth,</c> 00:23:42.400 --> 00:23:44.579 they<00:23:42.740><c> that</c><00:23:42.980><c> dwell</c><00:23:43.140><c> upon</c><00:23:43.440><c> the</c><00:23:43.660><c> earth.</c> 00:23:44.920 --> 00:23:46.799 Now,<00:23:45.259><c> we</c><00:23:45.400><c> don't</c><00:23:45.640><c> need</c><00:23:45.779><c> to</c><00:23:46.019><c> second</c><00:23:46.259><c> guess</c><00:23:46.500><c> this.</c> 00:23:47.039 --> 00:23:52.319 We<00:23:47.059><c> know</c><00:23:47.700><c> many</c><00:23:48.259><c> of</c><00:23:48.380><c> us,</c><00:23:48.519><c> if</c><00:23:48.720><c> not</c><00:23:48.960><c> all</c><00:23:49.220><c> of</c><00:23:49.339><c> us</c><00:23:49.839><c> in</c><00:23:50.859><c> this</c><00:23:51.140><c> gathering,</c> 00:23:53.039 --> 00:23:55.200 in<00:23:53.140><c> verse</c><00:23:53.420><c> four,</c><00:23:53.799><c> the</c><00:23:54.099><c> God</c><00:23:54.460><c> of</c><00:23:54.740><c> the</c><00:23:54.960><c> earth.</c> 00:23:55.200 --> 00:23:58.440 You<00:23:55.640><c> would</c><00:23:55.880><c> have</c><00:23:56.140><c> no</c><00:23:56.559><c> doubt</c><00:23:56.839><c> in</c><00:23:57.079><c> your</c><00:23:57.359><c> margin,</c> 00:23:58.660 --> 00:24:02.619 second<00:23:58.980><c> Thessalonians</c><00:23:59.920><c> chapter</c><00:24:00.380><c> two</c><00:24:01.059><c> and</c><00:24:01.380><c> verse</c><00:24:01.599><c> four.</c> 00:24:02.940 --> 00:24:05.900 And<00:24:03.059><c> second</c><00:24:03.299><c> Thessalonians</c><00:24:03.839><c> chapter</c><00:24:04.079><c> two</c><00:24:04.359><c> is</c><00:24:04.559><c> the</c><00:24:04.619><c> man</c><00:24:04.819><c> of</c><00:24:05.079><c> sin,</c> 00:24:06.019 --> 00:24:08.680 who<00:24:06.019><c> comes</c><00:24:06.359><c> and</c><00:24:06.759><c> sits</c><00:24:06.980><c> in</c><00:24:07.119><c> the</c><00:24:07.400><c> temple</c><00:24:07.640><c> of</c><00:24:07.779><c> God,</c> 00:24:08.799 --> 00:24:13.619 claiming<00:24:08.839><c> that</c><00:24:09.180><c> he</c><00:24:09.500><c> is</c><00:24:10.279><c> God</c><00:24:10.839><c> on</c><00:24:12.119><c> this</c><00:24:12.680><c> earth.</c> 00:24:13.680 --> 00:24:16.779 So<00:24:13.880><c> there</c><00:24:14.079><c> is</c><00:24:14.220><c> the</c><00:24:14.380><c> papacy,</c><00:24:14.839><c> the</c><00:24:15.059><c> God</c><00:24:15.359><c> of</c><00:24:15.720><c> the</c><00:24:15.980><c> earth.</c> 00:24:16.980 --> 00:24:19.960 Ah,<00:24:17.700><c> you</c><00:24:17.960><c> know,</c><00:24:18.099><c> there's</c><00:24:18.259><c> some</c><00:24:18.500><c> amazing</c><00:24:19.240><c> contrast</c> 00:24:19.960 --> 00:24:21.779 in<00:24:20.200><c> Revelation</c><00:24:20.700><c> 11.</c> 00:24:22.819 --> 00:24:24.900 And<00:24:23.059><c> one</c><00:24:23.200><c> of</c><00:24:23.299><c> the</c><00:24:23.480><c> contrasts</c><00:24:24.039><c> in</c><00:24:24.119><c> Revelation</c><00:24:24.559><c> 11</c> 00:24:24.900 --> 00:24:26.960 is<00:24:25.119><c> this</c><00:24:25.279><c> one</c><00:24:25.500><c> here,</c><00:24:26.240><c> where</c><00:24:26.339><c> you've</c><00:24:26.660><c> got,</c> 00:24:27.039 --> 00:24:30.660 there<00:24:27.180><c> in</c><00:24:27.380><c> verse</c><00:24:27.619><c> three,</c><00:24:28.440><c> you've</c><00:24:28.640><c> got</c><00:24:28.779><c> the</c><00:24:28.980><c> God</c><00:24:29.259><c> of</c><00:24:29.579><c> the</c><00:24:29.779><c> earth.</c> 00:24:30.720 --> 00:24:32.019 Ah,<00:24:30.799><c> but</c><00:24:30.900><c> you</c><00:24:31.019><c> have</c><00:24:31.119><c> a</c><00:24:31.220><c> look,</c><00:24:31.359><c> brothers</c><00:24:31.579><c> and</c><00:24:31.799><c> sisters,</c> 00:24:32.079 --> 00:24:36.339 when<00:24:32.180><c> you</c><00:24:32.299><c> have</c><00:24:32.420><c> a</c><00:24:32.480><c> look</c><00:24:32.619><c> at</c><00:24:33.019><c> Revelation</c><00:24:33.579><c> 11</c><00:24:34.359><c> and</c><00:24:34.759><c> verse</c><00:24:35.140><c> 13.</c> 00:24:36.640 --> 00:24:38.900 Here's<00:24:36.839><c> a</c><00:24:37.019><c> contrast,</c><00:24:37.579><c> you</c><00:24:37.579><c> see.</c> 00:24:39.180 --> 00:24:40.799 God<00:24:39.299><c> of</c><00:24:39.460><c> the</c><00:24:39.579><c> earth,</c><00:24:39.839><c> the</c><00:24:39.920><c> papacy.</c> 00:24:40.960 --> 00:24:42.460 Now<00:24:41.059><c> verse</c><00:24:41.259><c> 13</c><00:24:41.700><c> says</c><00:24:41.940><c> this,</c> 00:24:42.839 --> 00:24:44.579 and<00:24:43.000><c> the</c><00:24:43.180><c> same</c><00:24:43.460><c> hour</c><00:24:43.640><c> there</c><00:24:43.759><c> was</c><00:24:43.920><c> a</c><00:24:44.079><c> great</c><00:24:44.240><c> earthquake,</c> 00:24:44.799 --> 00:24:47.720 French<00:24:44.900><c> Revolution,</c><00:24:45.920><c> the</c><00:24:46.039><c> 10th</c><00:24:46.279><c> part</c><00:24:46.380><c> of</c><00:24:46.500><c> the</c><00:24:46.619><c> city</c><00:24:46.859><c> fell,</c><00:24:47.220><c> France,</c> 00:24:47.940 --> 00:24:50.400 and<00:24:48.079><c> in</c><00:24:48.220><c> the</c><00:24:48.400><c> earthquake</c><00:24:48.680><c> was</c><00:24:48.960><c> slain</c><00:24:49.299><c> of</c><00:24:49.500><c> men,</c><00:24:49.940><c> 7</c><00:24:50.099><c>,000.</c> 00:24:50.440 --> 00:24:52.480 What<00:24:50.559><c> an</c><00:24:50.779><c> astounding</c><00:24:51.099><c> thing</c><00:24:51.299><c> that</c><00:24:51.480><c> is,</c><00:24:51.660><c> we'll</c><00:24:51.759><c> look</c><00:24:51.900><c> at</c><00:24:52.059><c> tomorrow.</c> 00:24:52.480 --> 00:24:55.119 And<00:24:52.900><c> the</c><00:24:53.119><c> remnant</c><00:24:53.619><c> were</c><00:24:53.900><c> affrighted.</c> 00:24:55.259 --> 00:24:56.440 And<00:24:55.259><c> therefore,</c><00:24:55.900><c> brothers</c><00:24:55.960><c> and</c><00:24:56.220><c> sisters,</c> 00:24:56.579 --> 00:24:57.900 the<00:24:56.660><c> remnant</c><00:24:56.960><c> were</c><00:24:57.180><c> affrighted,</c> 00:24:57.940 --> 00:25:01.900 and<00:24:58.059><c> they</c><00:24:58.319><c> gave</c><00:24:58.579><c> glory</c><00:24:59.119><c> to</c><00:24:59.440><c> the</c><00:24:59.740><c> God</c><00:25:00.140><c> of</c><00:25:00.920><c> heaven.</c> 00:25:02.259 --> 00:25:05.180 So<00:25:02.380><c> you've</c><00:25:02.599><c> got</c><00:25:02.700><c> the</c><00:25:02.900><c> God</c><00:25:03.059><c> of</c><00:25:03.339><c> earth,</c><00:25:03.740><c> the</c><00:25:04.000><c> earth</c><00:25:04.240><c> in</c><00:25:04.480><c> verse</c><00:25:04.740><c> three,</c> 00:25:05.400 --> 00:25:08.619 and<00:25:05.519><c> you've</c><00:25:05.799><c> got</c><00:25:05.920><c> the</c><00:25:06.180><c> God</c><00:25:06.559><c> of</c><00:25:06.980><c> heaven</c><00:25:07.380><c> in</c><00:25:07.839><c> verse</c><00:25:08.140><c> 13.</c> 00:25:08.839 --> 00:25:10.740 And<00:25:08.940><c> so</c><00:25:09.140><c> here</c><00:25:09.299><c> it</c><00:25:09.519><c> was</c><00:25:09.640><c> in</c><00:25:09.799><c> the</c><00:25:09.880><c> French</c><00:25:10.140><c> Revolution,</c> 00:25:11.059 --> 00:25:12.900 here<00:25:11.200><c> we</c><00:25:11.380><c> are</c><00:25:11.500><c> in</c><00:25:11.740><c> 1789,</c> 00:25:13.099 --> 00:25:15.140 and<00:25:13.279><c> the</c><00:25:13.420><c> people</c><00:25:13.640><c> said</c><00:25:13.819><c> we</c><00:25:13.960><c> need</c><00:25:14.160><c> to</c><00:25:14.319><c> get</c><00:25:14.500><c> rid</c><00:25:14.640><c> of</c><00:25:14.740><c> the</c><00:25:14.920><c> monarchy,</c> 00:25:15.240 --> 00:25:16.660 we<00:25:15.339><c> need</c><00:25:15.500><c> to</c><00:25:15.619><c> get</c><00:25:15.740><c> rid</c><00:25:15.859><c> of</c><00:25:15.980><c> the</c><00:25:16.119><c> Bourbon</c><00:25:16.380><c> kings,</c> 00:25:16.920 --> 00:25:18.400 we<00:25:17.019><c> need</c><00:25:17.180><c> to</c><00:25:17.279><c> get</c><00:25:17.400><c> rid</c><00:25:17.539><c> of</c><00:25:17.640><c> Louis</c><00:25:17.799><c> the</c><00:25:18.000><c> 16th,</c> 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This<00:25:47.420><c> very</c><00:25:47.819><c> revolution</c><00:25:48.420><c> that</c><00:25:48.619><c> we</c><00:25:48.859><c> thought</c> 00:25:48.980 --> 00:25:50.920 would<00:25:49.119><c> bring</c><00:25:49.460><c> salvation</c><00:25:50.160><c> has</c><00:25:50.460><c> turned</c><00:25:50.680><c> on</c><00:25:50.839><c> us</c> 00:25:50.920 --> 00:25:53.640 like<00:25:51.140><c> a</c><00:25:51.359><c> great</c><00:25:51.539><c> big</c><00:25:51.839><c> snake,</c><00:25:52.579><c> and</c><00:25:52.740><c> it's</c><00:25:53.059><c> eating</c><00:25:53.279><c> us.</c> 00:25:53.900 --> 00:25:57.619 And<00:25:54.180><c> the</c><00:25:54.420><c> people</c><00:25:54.680><c> in</c><00:25:54.920><c> 1793,</c><00:25:56.160><c> after</c><00:25:56.279><c> four</c><00:25:56.680><c> years</c><00:25:56.920><c> of</c><00:25:57.180><c> revolution,</c> 00:25:57.960 --> 00:26:00.099 were<00:25:58.200><c> sick</c><00:25:58.519><c> to</c><00:25:58.799><c> death</c><00:25:59.000><c> of</c><00:25:59.319><c> blood.</c> 00:26:01.240 --> 00:26:03.059 Even<00:26:01.539><c> the</c><00:26:01.759><c> man</c><00:26:01.940><c> that</c><00:26:02.200><c> brought</c><00:26:02.319><c> in</c><00:26:02.500><c> the</c><00:26:02.680><c> revolution,</c> 00:26:03.140 --> 00:26:05.460 one<00:26:03.259><c> of</c><00:26:03.359><c> the</c><00:26:03.519><c> great</c><00:26:03.720><c> leaders</c><00:26:04.160><c> of</c><00:26:04.599><c> the</c><00:26:04.799><c> Jacobins,</c> 00:26:05.680 --> 00:26:07.700 Rob<00:26:05.960><c> Spear,</c><00:26:06.460><c> his</c><00:26:06.779><c> head</c><00:26:06.920><c> was</c><00:26:07.240><c> chopped</c><00:26:07.519><c> off.</c> 00:26:07.819 --> 00:26:09.079 And<00:26:08.019><c> they</c><00:26:08.180><c> said</c><00:26:08.259><c> what</c><00:26:08.460><c> have</c><00:26:08.599><c> we</c><00:26:08.839><c> done?</c> 00:26:09.299 --> 00:26:11.000 What<00:26:09.480><c> have</c><00:26:09.640><c> we</c><00:26:09.880><c> done</c><00:26:10.039><c> to</c><00:26:10.240><c> bring</c><00:26:10.319><c> this</c><00:26:10.519><c> upon</c><00:26:10.740><c> ourselves?</c> 00:26:11.059 --> 00:26:12.759 Well,<00:26:11.200><c> I'll</c><00:26:11.420><c> tell</c><00:26:11.539><c> you</c><00:26:11.619><c> what</c><00:26:11.740><c> they</c><00:26:11.920><c> did,</c><00:26:12.240><c> brothers</c><00:26:12.339><c> and</c><00:26:12.559><c> sisters,</c> 00:26:12.920 --> 00:26:14.960 they<00:26:13.319><c> de</c><00:26:13.579><c>-Christianized</c><00:26:14.140><c> their</c><00:26:14.339><c> country,</c> 00:26:15.460 --> 00:26:18.380 and<00:26:15.759><c> they</c><00:26:16.059><c> bought</c><00:26:16.240><c> in</c><00:26:16.460><c> the</c><00:26:16.740><c> goddess</c><00:26:17.039><c> of</c><00:26:17.339><c> reason.</c> 00:26:18.980 --> 00:26:21.220 And<00:26:19.119><c> they</c><00:26:19.319><c> took</c><00:26:19.579><c> God</c><00:26:19.859><c> out</c><00:26:20.059><c> of</c><00:26:20.119><c> their</c><00:26:20.339><c> life.</c> 00:26:21.259 --> 00:26:24.240 And<00:26:21.299><c> in</c><00:26:21.619><c> 1793,</c><00:26:22.460><c> they</c><00:26:22.640><c> said,</c><00:26:22.839><c> we've</c><00:26:23.200><c> got</c><00:26:23.240><c> to</c><00:26:23.400><c> bring</c><00:26:23.480><c> back</c><00:26:23.779><c> morality.</c> 00:26:24.640 --> 00:26:27.140 And<00:26:24.779><c> they</c><00:26:25.000><c> wrote</c><00:26:25.160><c> into</c><00:26:25.319><c> their</c><00:26:25.559><c> constitution</c><00:26:26.119><c> in</c><00:26:26.359><c> 1793,</c> 00:26:27.380 --> 00:26:30.299 there<00:26:27.599><c> is</c><00:26:28.079><c> a</c><00:26:28.380><c> God</c><00:26:28.740><c> in</c><00:26:29.500><c> heaven.</c> 00:26:30.319 --> 00:26:33.640 There<00:26:30.440><c> is</c><00:26:30.740><c> a</c><00:26:30.920><c> supreme</c><00:26:31.660><c> theme,</c><00:26:33.240><c> the</c><00:26:33.380><c> God</c><00:26:33.539><c> of,</c> 00:26:33.640 --> 00:26:35.700 oh,<00:26:33.839><c> they</c><00:26:33.960><c> didn't</c><00:26:34.140><c> worship</c><00:26:34.480><c> him</c><00:26:34.660><c> in</c><00:26:34.920><c> truth,</c> 00:26:35.960 --> 00:26:37.819 but<00:26:36.079><c> they</c><00:26:36.299><c> bought</c><00:26:36.519><c> back</c><00:26:37.119><c> religion,</c> 00:26:37.819 --> 00:26:42.359 and<00:26:38.500><c> they</c><00:26:38.859><c> tried</c><00:26:39.019><c> to</c><00:26:39.299><c> bring</c><00:26:39.440><c> back</c><00:26:40.160><c> morality</c><00:26:40.839><c> in</c><00:26:41.339><c> that</c><00:26:41.519><c> insane,</c> 00:26:42.519 --> 00:26:44.980 in<00:26:42.779><c> that</c><00:26:43.039><c> insane</c><00:26:43.599><c> period</c><00:26:44.099><c> in</c><00:26:44.660><c> France.</c> 00:26:45.160 --> 00:26:46.299 So<00:26:45.299><c> there's</c><00:26:45.519><c> the</c><00:26:45.660><c> God</c><00:26:45.740><c> of</c><00:26:45.900><c> the</c><00:26:46.039><c> earth,</c> 00:26:46.299 --> 00:26:50.819 and<00:26:46.680><c> there</c><00:26:46.859><c> is</c><00:26:47.039><c> the</c><00:26:47.160><c> God</c><00:26:47.279><c> of</c><00:26:47.420><c> heaven</c><00:26:47.660><c> by</c><00:26:47.960><c> contrast</c><00:26:48.599><c> in</c><00:26:49.000><c> verse</c><00:26:49.359><c> 13.</c> 00:26:51.599 --> 00:26:53.720 Now<00:26:51.619><c> have</c><00:26:51.960><c> a</c><00:26:52.039><c> look</c><00:26:52.180><c> at</c><00:26:52.359><c> the</c><00:26:52.559><c> antipathy,</c> 00:26:54.079 --> 00:26:55.579 brothers<00:26:54.259><c> and</c><00:26:54.500><c> sisters,</c> 00:26:55.680 --> 00:26:59.380 the<00:26:55.779><c> antipathy</c><00:26:56.400><c> that</c><00:26:56.720><c> existed</c><00:26:57.079><c> between</c><00:26:57.740><c> the</c><00:26:58.180><c> witnesses</c> 00:26:59.579 --> 00:27:02.200 and<00:27:00.180><c> the</c><00:27:00.599><c> God</c><00:27:00.779><c> of</c><00:27:00.960><c> the</c><00:27:01.140><c> earth,</c><00:27:01.640><c> the</c><00:27:01.720><c> papacy.</c> 00:27:02.579 --> 00:27:05.380 Look<00:27:02.799><c> at</c><00:27:02.960><c> the</c><00:27:03.119><c> witnesses</c><00:27:03.539><c> as</c><00:27:03.940><c> they</c><00:27:04.539><c> speak</c><00:27:04.900><c> out,</c> 00:27:05.880 --> 00:27:10.380 and<00:27:05.960><c> they</c><00:27:06.660><c> identify</c><00:27:07.700><c> who</c><00:27:08.299><c> this</c><00:27:08.900><c> God</c><00:27:09.099><c> of</c><00:27:09.259><c> the</c><00:27:09.380><c> earth</c><00:27:09.599><c> really</c><00:27:10.079><c> is.</c> 00:27:10.400 --> 00:27:12.799 Well,<00:27:10.559><c> here</c><00:27:10.700><c> we</c><00:27:10.900><c> are,</c><00:27:11.440><c> John</c><00:27:11.720><c> Calvin.</c> 00:27:15.740 --> 00:27:17.680 1509,<00:27:16.460><c> 1564.</c> 00:27:18.440 --> 00:27:20.359 John<00:27:18.619><c> Calvin</c><00:27:18.920><c> said</c><00:27:19.119><c> this,</c> 00:27:20.960 --> 00:27:23.720 some<00:27:21.220><c> persons</c><00:27:21.720><c> think</c><00:27:22.019><c> us</c><00:27:22.279><c> too</c><00:27:22.599><c> severe</c> 00:27:23.700 --> 00:27:27.740 when<00:27:24.059><c> we</c><00:27:24.339><c> call</c><00:27:24.579><c> the</c><00:27:24.759><c> Roman</c><00:27:25.200><c> pontiff,</c><00:27:26.619><c> Antichrist.</c> 00:27:28.539 --> 00:27:29.900 And<00:27:28.619><c> do</c><00:27:28.779><c> you</c><00:27:28.779><c> know</c><00:27:28.960><c> what?</c> 00:27:31.420 --> 00:27:35.599 Some<00:27:32.140><c> Christadelphians</c><00:27:32.859><c> think</c><00:27:33.819><c> us</c><00:27:34.160><c> too</c><00:27:34.519><c> severe</c> 00:27:35.700 --> 00:27:39.259 when<00:27:36.059><c> we</c><00:27:36.279><c> call</c><00:27:36.480><c> the</c><00:27:36.700><c> Catholic</c><00:27:37.019><c> system,</c><00:27:38.200><c> Antichrist.</c> 00:27:39.460 --> 00:27:41.420 Don't<00:27:39.960><c> be</c><00:27:40.200><c> blind,</c><00:27:40.799><c> brothers</c><00:27:40.799><c> and</c><00:27:41.019><c> sisters,</c> 00:27:41.420 --> 00:27:43.440 as<00:27:41.819><c> some</c><00:27:42.140><c> have</c><00:27:42.400><c> been.</c> 00:27:43.900 --> 00:27:45.799 He<00:27:43.960><c> therefore</c><00:27:44.339><c> goes</c><00:27:44.579><c> on</c><00:27:44.819><c> to</c><00:27:44.960><c> say</c><00:27:45.140><c> this</c><00:27:45.359><c> witness,</c> 00:27:46.000 --> 00:27:48.619 this<00:27:46.099><c> religious</c><00:27:46.660><c> witness,</c><00:27:47.119><c> one</c><00:27:47.279><c> of</c><00:27:47.380><c> the</c><00:27:47.619><c> two,</c> 00:27:49.059 --> 00:27:51.140 I<00:27:49.339><c> shall</c><00:27:49.539><c> briefly</c><00:27:49.980><c> show</c><00:27:50.279><c> that</c><00:27:50.500><c> Paul's</c><00:27:50.920><c> words</c> 00:27:51.140 --> 00:27:53.079 in<00:27:51.319><c> the</c><00:27:51.480><c> second</c><00:27:51.640><c> of</c><00:27:51.819><c> Thessalonians</c><00:27:52.420><c> two</c> 00:27:53.079 --> 00:27:56.140 are<00:27:53.640><c> not</c><00:27:53.980><c> capable</c><00:27:54.400><c> of</c><00:27:54.660><c> any</c><00:27:54.920><c> other</c><00:27:55.240><c> interpretation</c> 00:27:56.140 --> 00:27:58.980 than<00:27:56.619><c> that</c><00:27:56.819><c> which</c><00:27:57.119><c> applies</c><00:27:57.420><c> them</c><00:27:57.660><c> to</c><00:27:57.799><c> the</c><00:27:58.000><c> papacy.</c> 00:28:00.140 --> 00:28:02.119 What<00:28:00.259><c> about</c><00:28:00.440><c> the</c><00:28:00.799><c> congregationalists?</c> 00:28:02.339 --> 00:28:04.740 Cotton<00:28:02.680><c> matter,</c><00:28:03.859><c> this</c><00:28:04.059><c> is</c><00:28:04.099><c> what</c><00:28:04.240><c> he</c><00:28:04.480><c> said,</c> 00:28:05.019 --> 00:28:05.880 one<00:28:05.180><c> of</c><00:28:05.299><c> the</c><00:28:05.400><c> witnesses,</c> 00:28:06.359 --> 00:28:08.559 or<00:28:06.500><c> who</c><00:28:06.599><c> are</c><00:28:06.640><c> a</c><00:28:06.740><c> bit</c><00:28:06.900><c> closer</c><00:28:07.200><c> to</c><00:28:07.339><c> the</c><00:28:07.480><c> French</c><00:28:07.680><c> revolution</c><00:28:08.140><c> now,</c> 00:28:08.660 --> 00:28:11.539 1663<00:28:09.579><c> through</c><00:28:09.920><c> 1728.</c> 00:28:11.880 --> 00:28:15.160 He<00:28:12.440><c> said,</c><00:28:12.940><c> the</c><00:28:12.940><c> oracles</c><00:28:13.400><c> of</c><00:28:13.599><c> God</c><00:28:13.940><c> foretold</c><00:28:14.500><c> the</c><00:28:14.740><c> rising</c> 00:28:15.160 --> 00:28:18.279 of<00:28:15.400><c> an</c><00:28:15.599><c> Antichrist</c><00:28:16.160><c> in</c><00:28:16.359><c> the</c><00:28:16.480><c> Christian</c><00:28:17.000><c> church.</c> 00:28:18.740 --> 00:28:19.759 And<00:28:18.779><c> in</c><00:28:18.980><c> the</c><00:28:19.119><c> Pope</c><00:28:19.279><c> of</c><00:28:19.519><c> Rome,</c> 00:28:20.059 --> 00:28:21.940 all<00:28:20.160><c> the</c><00:28:20.420><c> characteristics</c><00:28:20.960><c> of</c><00:28:21.220><c> that</c><00:28:21.440><c> Antichrist</c> 00:28:21.940 --> 00:28:24.420 are<00:28:22.359><c> so</c><00:28:22.779><c> marvelously</c><00:28:23.740><c> answered</c> 00:28:24.420 --> 00:28:27.539 that<00:28:25.019><c> if</c><00:28:25.200><c> any</c><00:28:25.400><c> who</c><00:28:25.599><c> read</c><00:28:25.740><c> the</c><00:28:26.019><c> scriptures</c><00:28:26.380><c> do</c><00:28:26.680><c> not</c><00:28:26.980><c> see</c><00:28:27.160><c> it,</c> 00:28:27.720 --> 00:28:31.660 there<00:28:27.900><c> is</c><00:28:28.140><c> a</c><00:28:28.420><c> marvelous</c><00:28:29.299><c> blindness</c><00:28:30.000><c> upon</c><00:28:30.599><c> them.</c> 00:28:33.420 --> 00:28:35.200 You<00:28:33.519><c> know,</c><00:28:33.740><c> brothers</c><00:28:33.859><c> and</c><00:28:34.119><c> sisters,</c> 00:28:36.039 --> 00:28:38.740 when<00:28:36.220><c> ecclesias</c><00:28:36.920><c> lose</c><00:28:37.240><c> their</c><00:28:37.559><c> way,</c> 00:28:39.160 --> 00:28:42.420 the<00:28:39.759><c> chances</c><00:28:40.220><c> are</c><00:28:41.079><c> they've</c><00:28:41.920><c> lost</c><00:28:42.119><c> sight</c> 00:28:42.420 --> 00:28:45.099 of<00:28:42.640><c> the</c><00:28:42.819><c> true,</c><00:28:43.220><c> true</c><00:28:43.660><c> meaning</c><00:28:43.940><c> of</c><00:28:44.200><c> prophecy.</c> 00:28:45.859 --> 00:28:49.960 And<00:28:46.079><c> they</c><00:28:46.259><c> reach</c><00:28:46.500><c> out</c><00:28:47.140><c> and</c><00:28:47.420><c> are</c><00:28:47.720><c> reaching</c><00:28:48.019><c> out</c><00:28:48.960><c> to</c><00:28:49.240><c> the</c><00:28:49.420><c> churches</c> 00:28:49.960 --> 00:28:52.779 and<00:28:50.619><c> saying,</c><00:28:50.740><c> we're</c><00:28:50.880><c> all</c><00:28:51.059><c> Christians</c><00:28:51.559><c> going</c><00:28:52.019><c> the</c><00:28:52.220><c> same</c><00:28:52.440><c> road.</c> 00:28:53.099 --> 00:28:56.099 Awful,<00:28:53.660><c> brothers</c><00:28:53.779><c> and</c><00:28:53.880><c> sisters,</c><00:28:54.180><c> awful</c><00:28:54.660><c> that</c><00:28:55.019><c> that's</c><00:28:55.259><c> happening.</c> 00:28:56.319 --> 00:28:58.160 But<00:28:56.420><c> that</c><00:28:56.539><c> was</c><00:28:56.779><c> prophesied</c><00:28:57.160><c> that</c><00:28:57.279><c> that</c><00:28:57.480><c> should</c><00:28:57.700><c> be.</c> 00:28:58.640 --> 00:29:02.980 Make<00:28:58.920><c> sure</c><00:28:59.240><c> we</c><00:28:59.500><c> do</c><00:28:59.839><c> not</c><00:29:00.119><c> have</c><00:29:00.339><c> a</c><00:29:00.980><c> marvelous</c><00:29:01.519><c> blindness</c><00:29:02.099><c> upon</c><00:29:02.460><c> us</c> 00:29:02.980 --> 00:29:07.099 by<00:29:03.240><c> not</c><00:29:03.500><c> identifying</c><00:29:04.259><c> the</c><00:29:04.640><c> papacy</c><00:29:05.200><c> as</c><00:29:05.700><c> the</c><00:29:05.900><c> Antichrist.</c> 00:29:07.140 --> 00:29:10.680 Now<00:29:07.619><c> you</c><00:29:07.799><c> may</c><00:29:08.019><c> be</c><00:29:08.160><c> asking</c><00:29:08.440><c> a</c><00:29:08.599><c> couple</c><00:29:08.799><c> of</c><00:29:09.000><c> questions,</c><00:29:09.299><c> you</c><00:29:09.460><c> may</c><00:29:09.720><c> not.</c> 00:29:10.900 --> 00:29:13.539 You<00:29:11.099><c> may</c><00:29:11.279><c> be</c><00:29:11.400><c> having</c><00:29:11.539><c> a</c><00:29:11.680><c> little</c><00:29:11.920><c> snooze.</c> 00:29:15.880 --> 00:29:16.920 No,<00:29:16.420><c> you're</c><00:29:16.579><c> not.</c> 00:29:17.160 --> 00:29:18.559 Well,<00:29:17.380><c> that's</c><00:29:17.619><c> wonderful.</c> 00:29:18.640 --> 00:29:20.220 Snooze<00:29:18.940><c> in</c><00:29:19.039><c> the</c><00:29:19.140><c> next</c><00:29:19.359><c> class</c><00:29:19.579><c> and</c><00:29:19.720><c> the</c><00:29:19.799><c> one</c><00:29:19.920><c> after.</c> 00:29:20.720 --> 00:29:21.859 Not<00:29:20.900><c> this</c><00:29:21.160><c> one.</c> 00:29:22.420 --> 00:29:23.460 All<00:29:22.599><c> right,</c><00:29:22.900><c> brothers</c><00:29:23.000><c> and</c><00:29:23.259><c> sisters,</c> 00:29:23.460 --> 00:29:26.200 you<00:29:23.660><c> might</c><00:29:23.839><c> be</c><00:29:24.140><c> asking</c><00:29:24.339><c> the</c><00:29:24.599><c> question,</c><00:29:25.059><c> maybe</c><00:29:25.380><c> two</c><00:29:25.700><c> questions.</c> 00:29:26.519 --> 00:29:29.019 I've<00:29:26.920><c> got</c><00:29:27.039><c> two</c><00:29:27.319><c> questions</c><00:29:27.720><c> here</c><00:29:27.900><c> and</c><00:29:28.019><c> the</c><00:29:28.160><c> questions</c><00:29:28.440><c> are</c><00:29:28.660><c> these.</c> 00:29:29.519 --> 00:29:33.880 Why<00:29:29.819><c> is</c><00:29:30.119><c> it</c><00:29:31.019><c> that</c><00:29:31.359><c> those</c><00:29:31.660><c> who</c><00:29:31.839><c> are</c><00:29:31.980><c> holding</c><00:29:32.259><c> religious</c><00:29:32.799><c> error</c> 00:29:34.099 --> 00:29:36.180 or<00:29:34.579><c> those</c><00:29:34.839><c> who</c><00:29:35.000><c> are</c><00:29:35.099><c> not</c><00:29:35.279><c> religious</c><00:29:35.640><c> at</c><00:29:35.900><c> all</c> 00:29:36.180 --> 00:29:38.819 are<00:29:36.319><c> called</c><00:29:36.940><c> my</c><00:29:37.779><c> witnesses?</c> 00:29:39.380 --> 00:29:42.559 We<00:29:39.619><c> know</c><00:29:39.960><c> we've</c><00:29:40.220><c> got</c><00:29:40.480><c> substantial</c><00:29:41.160><c> proof</c><00:29:41.519><c> in</c><00:29:41.680><c> the</c><00:29:41.779><c> Old</c><00:29:42.059><c> Testament.</c> 00:29:42.960 --> 00:29:48.200 People<00:29:43.220><c> like</c><00:29:43.619><c> Cyrus</c><00:29:44.140><c> was</c><00:29:44.440><c> called</c><00:29:44.640><c> my</c><00:29:44.960><c> shepherd,</c><00:29:46.740><c> the</c><00:29:46.980><c> Messiah.</c> 00:29:48.640 --> 00:29:50.880 Nebuchadnezzar<00:29:49.140><c> was</c><00:29:49.339><c> called</c><00:29:49.559><c> my</c><00:29:49.920><c> servant.</c> 00:29:51.220 --> 00:29:53.200 The<00:29:51.339><c> Roman</c><00:29:51.660><c> army</c><00:29:52.000><c> and</c><00:29:52.180><c> Daniel</c><00:29:52.539><c> 9</c><00:29:52.740><c> were</c><00:29:52.980><c> called</c> 00:29:53.200 --> 00:29:55.180 the<00:29:53.839><c> people</c><00:29:54.079><c> of</c><00:29:54.319><c> the</c><00:29:54.519><c> prince.</c> 00:29:55.599 --> 00:29:57.539 So<00:29:55.740><c> God</c><00:29:55.920><c> raises</c><00:29:56.319><c> up,</c><00:29:56.799><c> whomsoever</c><00:29:57.099><c> he</c><00:29:57.359><c> will.</c> 00:29:57.680 --> 00:29:59.259 Not<00:29:57.900><c> necessarily</c><00:29:58.440><c> are</c><00:29:58.640><c> they</c><00:29:58.859><c> godly,</c> 00:29:59.319 --> 00:30:01.000 he<00:29:59.539><c> raises</c><00:29:59.940><c> them</c><00:30:00.180><c> up</c><00:30:00.339><c> for</c><00:30:00.460><c> his</c><00:30:00.700><c> purpose.</c> 00:30:01.039 --> 00:30:03.680 As<00:30:01.279><c> did</c><00:30:01.539><c> God</c><00:30:01.759><c> here,</c><00:30:02.359><c> he</c><00:30:02.579><c> raised</c><00:30:02.839><c> up</c><00:30:03.059><c> the</c><00:30:03.220><c> two</c><00:30:03.359><c> witnesses</c> 00:30:03.680 --> 00:30:05.660 that<00:30:03.900><c> might</c><00:30:04.279><c> form</c><00:30:04.599><c> a</c><00:30:04.880><c> buffer,</c> 00:30:05.759 --> 00:30:08.339 that<00:30:05.839><c> they</c><00:30:06.079><c> may</c><00:30:06.319><c> form</c><00:30:06.940><c> a</c><00:30:07.000><c> kind</c><00:30:07.579><c> of</c><00:30:07.900><c> protection</c> 00:30:08.339 --> 00:30:09.579 around<00:30:08.720><c> our</c><00:30:08.960><c> brothers</c><00:30:09.160><c> and</c><00:30:09.380><c> sisters</c> 00:30:09.579 --> 00:30:11.539 so<00:30:10.019><c> our</c><00:30:10.180><c> brothers</c><00:30:10.480><c> and</c><00:30:10.720><c> sisters</c><00:30:10.859><c> could</c><00:30:11.059><c> at</c><00:30:11.240><c> least,</c> 00:30:11.559 --> 00:30:12.460 even<00:30:11.799><c> though</c><00:30:11.980><c> persecuted,</c> 00:30:12.779 --> 00:30:14.980 they<00:30:12.880><c> could</c><00:30:13.019><c> at</c><00:30:13.160><c> least</c><00:30:13.380><c> exist</c><00:30:13.900><c> through</c><00:30:14.359><c> time</c> 00:30:14.980 --> 00:30:17.640 with<00:30:15.480><c> these</c><00:30:15.799><c> witnesses</c><00:30:16.299><c> challenging</c><00:30:16.920><c> the</c><00:30:17.200><c> papacy</c> 00:30:17.640 --> 00:30:18.779 and<00:30:18.119><c> fighting</c><00:30:18.460><c> them.</c> 00:30:19.019 --> 00:30:20.440 But<00:30:19.140><c> here's</c><00:30:19.339><c> a</c><00:30:19.440><c> question.</c> 00:30:21.220 --> 00:30:24.460 Why<00:30:21.519><c> are</c><00:30:21.880><c> these</c><00:30:22.160><c> witnesses</c><00:30:22.660><c> who</c><00:30:22.880><c> are</c><00:30:23.140><c> not</c><00:30:23.380><c> holders</c><00:30:23.660><c> of</c><00:30:23.839><c> the</c><00:30:24.099><c> truth,</c> 00:30:24.779 --> 00:30:28.339 why<00:30:25.059><c> are</c><00:30:25.180><c> they</c><00:30:25.400><c> called</c><00:30:25.660><c> olive</c><00:30:26.180><c> trees</c><00:30:26.519><c> and</c><00:30:26.819><c> lampstands?</c> 00:30:29.039 --> 00:30:30.440 You'll<00:30:29.480><c> have</c><00:30:29.579><c> a</c><00:30:29.640><c> look</c><00:30:29.759><c> in</c><00:30:29.859><c> your</c><00:30:30.119><c> margin</c> 00:30:30.440 --> 00:30:34.160 and<00:30:30.539><c> your</c><00:30:30.799><c> margin</c><00:30:31.180><c> will</c><00:30:31.359><c> take</c><00:30:31.559><c> you</c><00:30:31.759><c> back</c><00:30:32.119><c> to</c><00:30:32.539><c> Zechariah</c><00:30:33.119><c> four.</c> 00:30:34.839 --> 00:30:36.359 Now<00:30:35.000><c> be</c><00:30:35.099><c> very</c><00:30:35.400><c> careful.</c> 00:30:36.599 --> 00:30:39.200 Now<00:30:36.759><c> here's</c><00:30:36.980><c> a</c><00:30:37.160><c> picture</c><00:30:37.500><c> of</c><00:30:37.680><c> Zechariah</c><00:30:38.299><c> four.</c> 00:30:39.819 --> 00:30:42.660 Be<00:30:40.119><c> careful,</c><00:30:40.500><c> they</c><00:30:40.700><c> are</c><00:30:40.920><c> not</c><00:30:41.259><c> the</c><00:30:41.619><c> same.</c> 00:30:42.900 --> 00:30:44.240 In<00:30:43.039><c> Zechariah</c><00:30:43.660><c> chapter</c><00:30:43.960><c> four,</c> 00:30:44.420 --> 00:30:45.599 oh<00:30:44.539><c> yes,</c><00:30:44.700><c> there</c><00:30:44.880><c> are</c><00:30:45.099><c> olive</c><00:30:45.380><c> trees.</c> 00:30:45.720 --> 00:30:46.980 Yes,<00:30:45.940><c> there</c><00:30:46.119><c> are</c><00:30:46.299><c> lampstands.</c> 00:30:46.980 --> 00:30:48.599 But<00:30:47.079><c> in</c><00:30:47.299><c> Zechariah</c><00:30:47.779><c> chapter</c><00:30:48.039><c> four,</c> 00:30:48.799 --> 00:30:50.640 Zechariah<00:30:49.299><c> awakes</c><00:30:49.880><c> out</c><00:30:50.160><c> of</c><00:30:50.440><c> sleep</c> 00:30:50.640 --> 00:30:53.339 and<00:30:50.920><c> we're</c><00:30:51.140><c> dealing</c><00:30:51.299><c> with</c><00:30:51.519><c> a</c><00:30:51.680><c> prophecy</c><00:30:51.940><c> of</c><00:30:52.200><c> post</c><00:30:52.599><c>-resurrection.</c> 00:30:53.720 --> 00:30:55.519 And<00:30:53.920><c> you</c><00:30:54.140><c> sweep</c><00:30:54.359><c> through</c><00:30:54.619><c> Zechariah</c><00:30:55.119><c> four</c> 00:30:55.519 --> 00:30:57.640 and<00:30:55.720><c> we</c><00:30:56.000><c> talk</c><00:30:56.160><c> about</c><00:30:56.359><c> the</c><00:30:56.720><c> sons</c><00:30:57.039><c> of</c><00:30:57.299><c> oil.</c> 00:30:57.940 --> 00:30:59.779 Well,<00:30:58.579><c> Zechariah</c><00:30:59.099><c> sees</c><00:30:59.339><c> the</c><00:30:59.559><c> vision</c> 00:30:59.779 --> 00:31:01.539 and<00:31:00.099><c> Zechariah</c><00:31:00.559><c> sees</c><00:31:00.799><c> two</c><00:31:01.099><c> olive</c><00:31:01.359><c> trees</c> 00:31:01.539 --> 00:31:03.819 and<00:31:01.680><c> he</c><00:31:01.779><c> asks</c><00:31:02.019><c> God,</c><00:31:02.519><c> who</c><00:31:02.640><c> are</c><00:31:02.779><c> these</c><00:31:03.000><c> two</c><00:31:03.240><c> olive</c><00:31:03.500><c> trees?</c> 00:31:04.160 --> 00:31:05.680 No<00:31:04.660><c> answer.</c> 00:31:06.440 --> 00:31:08.059 Well,<00:31:06.640><c> of</c><00:31:06.740><c> course,</c><00:31:07.380><c> nationally</c><00:31:07.619><c> speaking,</c> 00:31:08.119 --> 00:31:10.460 the<00:31:08.220><c> two</c><00:31:08.380><c> olive</c><00:31:08.619><c> trees</c><00:31:08.819><c> are</c><00:31:09.059><c> the</c><00:31:09.299><c> Jews</c><00:31:09.599><c> and</c><00:31:09.880><c> the</c><00:31:10.039><c> Gentiles.</c> 00:31:10.740 --> 00:31:13.259 Ah,<00:31:11.200><c> but</c><00:31:11.380><c> Zechariah</c><00:31:11.900><c> sees</c><00:31:12.160><c> a</c><00:31:12.539><c> golden</c><00:31:12.819><c> pipe,</c> 00:31:13.640 --> 00:31:16.500 no<00:31:14.000><c> gold</c><00:31:14.359><c> in</c><00:31:14.579><c> Revelation</c><00:31:15.099><c> 11.</c> 00:31:16.779 --> 00:31:19.839 Zechariah<00:31:17.380><c> four</c><00:31:17.859><c> or</c><00:31:18.059><c> Zechariah</c><00:31:18.680><c> sees</c><00:31:18.940><c> a</c><00:31:19.279><c> golden</c><00:31:19.480><c> pipe</c> 00:31:19.839 --> 00:31:22.900 going<00:31:20.299><c> from</c><00:31:20.619><c> a</c><00:31:21.000><c> branch,</c><00:31:21.700><c> a</c><00:31:22.000><c> single</c><00:31:22.319><c> branch</c> 00:31:22.900 --> 00:31:27.180 in<00:31:23.220><c> one</c><00:31:23.400><c> of</c><00:31:23.519><c> the</c><00:31:23.680><c> olive</c><00:31:23.920><c> trees,</c><00:31:25.099><c> separated</c><00:31:25.500><c> from</c><00:31:26.180><c> the</c><00:31:26.400><c> Jews.</c> 00:31:27.019 --> 00:31:31.059 He<00:31:27.299><c> sees</c><00:31:27.559><c> another</c><00:31:27.940><c> golden</c><00:31:28.339><c> pipe</c><00:31:28.599><c> from</c><00:31:28.839><c> a</c><00:31:29.519><c> separated</c><00:31:29.940><c> branch,</c> 00:31:31.099 --> 00:31:32.740 separated<00:31:31.420><c> ones</c><00:31:31.700><c> from</c><00:31:31.900><c> the</c><00:31:32.019><c> Gentiles,</c> 00:31:33.200 --> 00:31:36.240 spilling<00:31:33.440><c> into</c><00:31:33.799><c> a</c><00:31:34.079><c> bowl,</c><00:31:34.680><c> which</c><00:31:34.779><c> then</c><00:31:35.160><c> feeds</c><00:31:35.440><c> seven</c><00:31:35.880><c> lamps,</c> 00:31:36.720 --> 00:31:38.819 bringing<00:31:36.839><c> perfect</c><00:31:37.440><c> light</c><00:31:37.880><c> to</c><00:31:38.240><c> the</c><00:31:38.480><c> world.</c> 00:31:39.220 --> 00:31:42.480 They<00:31:39.400><c> are</c><00:31:39.660><c> the</c><00:31:39.920><c> sons</c><00:31:40.140><c> of</c><00:31:40.339><c> oil,</c><00:31:40.980><c> separated</c><00:31:41.359><c> from</c><00:31:41.599><c> the</c><00:31:41.779><c> Jews,</c> 00:31:42.640 --> 00:31:44.660 separated<00:31:42.940><c> from</c><00:31:43.180><c> the</c><00:31:43.299><c> Gentiles</c><00:31:43.680><c> in</c><00:31:43.859><c> the</c><00:31:44.000><c> age</c><00:31:44.240><c> to</c><00:31:44.480><c> come,</c> 00:31:44.660 --> 00:31:45.660 bringing<00:31:44.960><c> perfect</c><00:31:45.380><c> light.</c> 00:31:45.900 --> 00:31:48.240 That's<00:31:46.180><c> not</c><00:31:46.359><c> Revelation</c><00:31:46.859><c> 11.</c> 00:31:48.339 --> 00:31:51.160 In<00:31:48.539><c> Revelation</c><00:31:48.880><c> 11,</c><00:31:49.279><c> we</c><00:31:49.420><c> don't</c><00:31:49.599><c> have</c><00:31:49.799><c> one</c><00:31:50.099><c> lampstand,</c> 00:31:51.339 --> 00:31:53.619 as<00:31:51.759><c> we</c><00:31:51.880><c> do</c><00:31:52.019><c> in</c><00:31:52.160><c> Zechariah</c><00:31:52.500><c> four,</c><00:31:52.799><c> we</c><00:31:53.000><c> have</c><00:31:53.200><c> two.</c> 00:31:54.059 --> 00:31:55.119 And<00:31:54.299><c> we</c><00:31:54.420><c> have</c><00:31:54.539><c> an</c><00:31:54.700><c> olive</c><00:31:54.900><c> tree</c> 00:31:55.119 --> 00:31:57.859 feeding<00:31:55.380><c> its</c><00:31:55.660><c> own</c><00:31:55.799><c> respective</c><00:31:56.339><c> lampstand</c><00:31:56.819><c> in</c><00:31:57.099><c> Revelation</c><00:31:57.500><c> 11,</c> 00:31:58.119 --> 00:32:01.019 and<00:31:58.140><c> an</c><00:31:58.339><c> olive</c><00:31:58.500><c> tree</c><00:31:58.799><c> feeding</c><00:31:59.339><c> its</c><00:31:59.740><c> other</c><00:31:59.920><c> respective</c><00:32:00.619><c> lampstand.</c> 00:32:01.140 --> 00:32:05.059 Oh<00:32:01.420><c> yes,</c><00:32:02.460><c> the</c><00:32:02.720><c> Protestants</c><00:32:03.140><c> who</c><00:32:03.619><c> protested</c><00:32:04.440><c> against</c><00:32:04.700><c> the</c><00:32:04.920><c> papacy,</c> 00:32:05.140 --> 00:32:07.539 they<00:32:05.359><c> had</c><00:32:05.480><c> their</c><00:32:05.680><c> own</c><00:32:05.859><c> brand</c><00:32:06.059><c> of</c><00:32:06.299><c> light,</c> 00:32:07.940 --> 00:32:10.059 light<00:32:08.180><c> enough</c><00:32:08.440><c> to</c><00:32:08.579><c> show</c><00:32:08.759><c> the</c><00:32:09.000><c> darkness</c><00:32:09.279><c> on</c><00:32:09.500><c> the</c><00:32:09.680><c> papacy.</c> 00:32:10.559 --> 00:32:13.079 And<00:32:10.759><c> they</c><00:32:10.880><c> were</c><00:32:11.000><c> the</c><00:32:11.200><c> political</c><00:32:11.640><c> or</c><00:32:12.140><c> the</c><00:32:12.319><c> secular</c><00:32:12.680><c> group</c> 00:32:13.079 --> 00:32:14.680 having<00:32:13.420><c> their</c><00:32:13.740><c> brand</c><00:32:14.000><c> of</c><00:32:14.259><c> light,</c> 00:32:15.079 --> 00:32:17.140 shining<00:32:15.420><c> the</c><00:32:15.859><c> light</c><00:32:16.160><c> that</c><00:32:16.440><c> they</c><00:32:16.799><c> showed</c> 00:32:17.140 --> 00:32:18.960 on<00:32:17.519><c> the</c><00:32:17.779><c> darkness</c><00:32:18.160><c> of</c><00:32:18.480><c> the</c><00:32:18.700><c> papacy.</c> 00:32:19.039 --> 00:32:21.940 But<00:32:19.160><c> they</c><00:32:19.420><c> were</c><00:32:19.680><c> not,</c><00:32:20.339><c> not</c><00:32:20.880><c> the</c><00:32:21.359><c> lampstand,</c> 00:32:22.240 --> 00:32:24.720 as<00:32:22.339><c> we</c><00:32:22.500><c> have</c><00:32:22.619><c> depicted</c><00:32:23.180><c> there</c><00:32:23.779><c> in</c><00:32:24.200><c> Zechariah.</c> 00:32:24.720 --> 00:32:28.279 There<00:32:25.240><c> are</c><00:32:25.559><c> the</c><00:32:25.720><c> two</c><00:32:25.859><c> witnesses</c><00:32:26.339><c> of</c><00:32:26.619><c> Revelation</c><00:32:27.119><c> 11.</c> 00:32:28.339 --> 00:32:30.900 One<00:32:28.559><c> olive</c><00:32:28.859><c> tree</c><00:32:29.119><c> feeding</c><00:32:29.460><c> the</c><00:32:29.720><c> oil</c><00:32:29.900><c> to</c><00:32:30.039><c> their</c><00:32:30.319><c> lampstand,</c> 00:32:31.180 --> 00:32:33.079 the<00:32:31.299><c> Christian</c><00:32:31.759><c> group,</c><00:32:32.180><c> the</c><00:32:32.380><c> Protestors,</c> 00:32:33.420 --> 00:32:36.079 and<00:32:33.680><c> one</c><00:32:34.420><c> olive</c><00:32:34.819><c> tree,</c><00:32:35.180><c> the</c><00:32:35.400><c> secular</c><00:32:35.759><c> group,</c> 00:32:36.480 --> 00:32:37.740 feeding<00:32:36.500><c> their</c><00:32:36.920><c> particular</c><00:32:37.400><c> lamp</c> 00:32:37.740 --> 00:32:40.880 to<00:32:38.200><c> shine</c><00:32:38.680><c> on</c><00:32:39.220><c> the</c><00:32:39.500><c> darkness</c><00:32:39.960><c> of</c><00:32:40.339><c> the</c><00:32:40.519><c> papacy.</c> 00:32:41.000 --> 00:32:44.680 So<00:32:41.059><c> be</c><00:32:41.200><c> careful</c><00:32:41.640><c> of</c><00:32:42.019><c> the</c><00:32:42.200><c> comparison</c><00:32:42.720><c> with</c><00:32:43.200><c> those</c><00:32:43.619><c> two.</c> 00:32:46.619 --> 00:32:48.500 How<00:32:47.140><c> are</c><00:32:47.259><c> we</c><00:32:47.279><c> going</c><00:32:47.400><c> for</c><00:32:47.640><c> time?</c> 00:32:49.440 --> 00:32:50.720 Good,<00:32:49.859><c> are</c><00:32:49.980><c> you</c><00:32:50.099><c> looking</c><00:32:50.240><c> at</c><00:32:50.400><c> your</c><00:32:50.539><c> watches?</c> 00:32:50.779 --> 00:32:51.420 You<00:32:50.960><c> should</c><00:32:51.200><c> not.</c> 00:32:51.500 --> 00:32:53.200 I'm<00:32:51.799><c> the</c><00:32:51.900><c> only</c><00:32:52.079><c> one</c><00:32:52.220><c> allowed</c><00:32:52.440><c> to</c><00:32:52.579><c> look</c><00:32:52.660><c> at</c><00:32:52.799><c> the</c><00:32:53.000><c> clock,</c> 00:32:53.200 --> 00:32:54.740 so<00:32:53.500><c> it</c><00:32:53.680><c> is</c><00:32:53.960><c> time</c><00:32:54.099><c> to</c><00:32:54.240><c> restart.</c> 00:32:55.059 --> 00:32:55.819 Don't<00:32:55.059><c> even</c><00:32:55.339><c> think</c><00:32:55.519><c> about</c><00:32:55.740><c> it.</c> 00:32:55.859 --> 00:32:57.460 Let<00:32:56.000><c> me</c><00:32:56.200><c> just</c><00:32:56.420><c> do</c><00:32:56.519><c> that</c><00:32:56.720><c> little</c><00:32:56.900><c> calculation.</c> 00:32:57.859 --> 00:32:59.940 We're<00:32:58.079><c> going</c><00:32:58.160><c> very,</c><00:32:58.440><c> very</c><00:32:58.599><c> well,</c><00:32:58.839><c> actually.</c> 00:33:02.259 --> 00:33:03.619 Did<00:33:02.319><c> we</c><00:33:02.460><c> start</c><00:33:02.599><c> at</c><00:33:02.720><c> 8</c><00:33:02.880><c>.30?</c> 00:33:05.119 --> 00:33:06.720 We<00:33:05.480><c> did,</c><00:33:06.000><c> we're</c><00:33:06.200><c> there,</c><00:33:06.299><c> that's</c><00:33:06.420><c> it.</c> 00:33:06.960 --> 00:33:07.460 All<00:33:07.059><c> right.</c> 00:33:07.640 --> 00:33:09.460 Now,<00:33:07.920><c> brothers</c><00:33:07.960><c> and</c><00:33:08.140><c> sisters,</c><00:33:08.359><c> just</c><00:33:08.559><c> going</c><00:33:08.759><c> back</c><00:33:09.119><c> now</c> 00:33:09.460 --> 00:33:12.859 and<00:33:09.640><c> just</c><00:33:10.119><c> picking</c><00:33:10.319><c> out</c><00:33:10.700><c> some</c><00:33:10.940><c> of</c><00:33:11.079><c> the</c><00:33:11.279><c> detail,</c><00:33:11.920><c> right?</c> 00:33:13.079 --> 00:33:13.980 Now,<00:33:13.240><c> when</c><00:33:13.299><c> we</c><00:33:13.400><c> go</c><00:33:13.579><c> back,</c> 00:33:14.160 --> 00:33:15.079 we're<00:33:14.299><c> talking</c><00:33:14.420><c> about</c><00:33:14.539><c> our</c><00:33:14.740><c> brothers</c><00:33:14.900><c> as</c><00:33:15.019><c> if</c> 00:33:15.079 --> 00:33:15.859 we<00:33:15.180><c> just</c><00:33:15.299><c> looked</c><00:33:15.400><c> at</c><00:33:15.500><c> the</c><00:33:15.619><c> witnesses,</c> 00:33:15.960 --> 00:33:17.079 we're<00:33:16.119><c> gonna</c><00:33:16.160><c> come</c><00:33:16.440><c> back</c><00:33:16.619><c> in</c><00:33:16.779><c> a</c><00:33:16.900><c> moment</c> 00:33:17.079 --> 00:33:19.319 and<00:33:17.359><c> talk</c><00:33:17.539><c> about</c><00:33:17.720><c> the</c><00:33:17.920><c> witnesses,</c><00:33:18.519><c> right?</c> 00:33:19.359 --> 00:33:20.400 Let's<00:33:19.720><c> just</c><00:33:19.839><c> go</c><00:33:20.059><c> back,</c> 00:33:20.519 --> 00:33:22.519 some<00:33:20.740><c> of</c><00:33:20.880><c> us</c><00:33:21.000><c> who</c><00:33:21.119><c> don't</c><00:33:21.279><c> have</c><00:33:21.420><c> this</c><00:33:21.720><c> in</c><00:33:21.880><c> our</c><00:33:22.119><c> margins,</c> 00:33:22.519 --> 00:33:25.000 looking<00:33:23.160><c> at</c><00:33:23.500><c> the</c><00:33:23.640><c> brothers</c><00:33:23.900><c> and</c><00:33:24.079><c> sisters</c><00:33:24.420><c> first</c><00:33:24.819><c> up,</c> 00:33:25.140 --> 00:33:28.440 the<00:33:25.200><c> altar,</c><00:33:26.039><c> the</c><00:33:26.240><c> temple,</c><00:33:26.940><c> and</c><00:33:27.079><c> the</c><00:33:27.299><c> holy</c><00:33:27.579><c> city.</c> 00:33:28.519 --> 00:33:30.019 And<00:33:28.599><c> therefore,</c><00:33:28.940><c> we</c><00:33:28.980><c> read</c><00:33:29.200><c> in</c><00:33:29.299><c> Revelation</c><00:33:29.660><c> 11</c> 00:33:30.019 --> 00:33:31.759 and<00:33:30.119><c> verse</c><00:33:30.319><c> one,</c><00:33:30.720><c> these</c><00:33:30.759><c> words.</c> 00:33:32.160 --> 00:33:34.200 And<00:33:32.160><c> it</c><00:33:32.299><c> was</c><00:33:32.400><c> given</c><00:33:32.579><c> unto</c><00:33:32.759><c> me</c><00:33:32.940><c> a</c><00:33:33.180><c> reed</c><00:33:33.400><c> like</c><00:33:33.599><c> unto</c><00:33:33.880><c> a</c><00:33:34.079><c> rod,</c> 00:33:34.359 --> 00:33:35.380 and<00:33:34.359><c> the</c><00:33:34.519><c> angel</c><00:33:34.799><c> stood</c><00:33:35.079><c> saying,</c> 00:33:35.579 --> 00:33:38.519 rise<00:33:35.980><c> and</c><00:33:36.359><c> measure</c><00:33:36.599><c> the</c><00:33:36.799><c> temple</c><00:33:37.099><c> of</c><00:33:37.279><c> God</c><00:33:37.579><c> and</c><00:33:37.920><c> the</c><00:33:38.160><c> altar</c> 00:33:38.519 --> 00:33:40.559 and<00:33:39.039><c> them</c><00:33:39.240><c> that</c><00:33:39.539><c> worship</c><00:33:39.960><c> therein.</c> 00:33:41.039 --> 00:33:43.480 Well,<00:33:41.460><c> the</c><00:33:41.599><c> word</c><00:33:41.819><c> rod</c><00:33:42.059><c> there,</c><00:33:42.380><c> as</c><00:33:42.559><c> some</c><00:33:42.799><c> of</c><00:33:42.920><c> us</c><00:33:43.099><c> have</c><00:33:43.259><c> there,</c> 00:33:43.519 --> 00:33:45.240 is<00:33:43.640><c> the</c><00:33:43.779><c> Greek</c><00:33:43.980><c> word,</c><00:33:44.420><c> rados.</c> 00:33:45.359 --> 00:33:47.240 It<00:33:45.599><c> means</c><00:33:45.839><c> a</c><00:33:46.019><c> rod</c><00:33:46.119><c> of</c><00:33:46.359><c> correction.</c> 00:33:47.980 --> 00:33:51.259 If<00:33:48.160><c> we</c><00:33:48.380><c> were</c><00:33:48.480><c> to</c><00:33:48.680><c> turn</c><00:33:48.859><c> up</c><00:33:49.099><c> to</c><00:33:49.259><c> 1</c><00:33:49.500><c> Corinthians</c><00:33:49.980><c> 4</c><00:33:50.400><c> in</c><00:33:50.539><c> verse</c><00:33:50.779><c> 21,</c> 00:33:51.259 --> 00:33:52.160 which<00:33:51.440><c> we</c><00:33:51.660><c> won't,</c> 00:33:52.339 --> 00:33:55.619 Paul<00:33:52.539><c> says</c><00:33:52.759><c> to</c><00:33:52.920><c> the</c><00:33:53.099><c> Corinthians,</c><00:33:53.960><c> you've</c><00:33:54.420><c> got</c><00:33:54.599><c> a</c><00:33:54.720><c> problem.</c> 00:33:56.859 --> 00:33:58.119 If<00:33:56.859><c> you</c><00:33:57.039><c> don't</c><00:33:57.259><c> fix</c><00:33:57.500><c> your</c><00:33:57.779><c> problem,</c> 00:33:58.220 --> 00:34:01.660 do<00:33:58.299><c> you</c><00:33:58.319><c> want</c><00:33:58.440><c> me</c><00:33:58.619><c> to</c><00:33:58.700><c> come</c><00:33:58.819><c> with</c><00:33:59.039><c> mercy</c><00:33:59.640><c> or</c><00:34:00.460><c> a</c><00:34:00.859><c> rod?</c> 00:34:02.180 --> 00:34:03.799 A<00:34:02.380><c> rod</c><00:34:02.579><c> of</c><00:34:02.859><c> correction.</c> 00:34:04.180 --> 00:34:06.759 Get<00:34:04.480><c> your</c><00:34:04.799><c> house</c><00:34:05.180><c> in</c><00:34:05.480><c> order,</c><00:34:05.819><c> says</c><00:34:05.859><c> the</c><00:34:06.059><c> apostle</c><00:34:06.380><c> Paul.</c> 00:34:07.039 --> 00:34:09.380 He<00:34:07.039><c> uses</c><00:34:07.319><c> the</c><00:34:07.500><c> word</c><00:34:07.700><c> in</c><00:34:07.779><c> 1</c><00:34:08.059><c> Corinthians</c><00:34:08.340><c> 4</c><00:34:08.639><c> verse</c><00:34:08.860><c> 21,</c> 00:34:09.719 --> 00:34:10.780 he<00:34:09.739><c> uses</c><00:34:10.059><c> the</c><00:34:10.159><c> word</c><00:34:10.360><c> rados.</c> 00:34:11.280 --> 00:34:12.400 So<00:34:11.460><c> our</c><00:34:11.699><c> brothers</c><00:34:11.980><c> and</c><00:34:12.199><c> sisters,</c> 00:34:12.420 --> 00:34:16.079 we're<00:34:12.599><c> gonna</c><00:34:12.800><c> feel</c><00:34:13.059><c> the</c><00:34:13.480><c> chastening</c><00:34:14.300><c> rados.</c> 00:34:16.679 --> 00:34:18.679 Yes,<00:34:17.179><c> whom</c><00:34:17.340><c> God</c><00:34:17.559><c> loves,</c><00:34:18.039><c> he</c><00:34:18.280><c> chastens,</c> 00:34:18.679 --> 00:34:21.599 and<00:34:18.840><c> it</c><00:34:18.860><c> would</c><00:34:19.099><c> be</c><00:34:19.239><c> at</c><00:34:19.340><c> the</c><00:34:19.579><c> hand</c><00:34:20.320><c> of</c><00:34:20.639><c> the</c><00:34:21.079><c> papacy</c> 00:34:21.599 --> 00:34:26.300 through<00:34:21.920><c> those</c><00:34:22.820><c> 1</c><00:34:23.880><c>,260</c><00:34:25.119><c> years.</c> 00:34:26.539 --> 00:34:28.039 Now,<00:34:26.639><c> as</c><00:34:26.719><c> far</c><00:34:26.920><c> as</c><00:34:27.059><c> the</c><00:34:27.199><c> temple</c><00:34:27.400><c> is</c><00:34:27.599><c> concerned,</c> 00:34:28.280 --> 00:34:32.500 we<00:34:28.280><c> know</c><00:34:29.139><c> from</c><00:34:29.559><c> the</c><00:34:29.639><c> words</c><00:34:29.900><c> of</c><00:34:30.119><c> 2</c><00:34:30.400><c> Corinthians</c><00:34:30.960><c> 6</c><00:34:31.800><c> in</c><00:34:31.960><c> verse</c><00:34:32.099><c> 16,</c> 00:34:32.579 --> 00:34:34.760 we<00:34:32.679><c> are</c><00:34:32.880><c> the</c><00:34:33.019><c> temple</c><00:34:33.340><c> of</c><00:34:33.500><c> the</c><00:34:33.579><c> living</c><00:34:33.820><c> God.</c> 00:34:34.780 --> 00:34:37.400 So<00:34:34.920><c> that's</c><00:34:35.179><c> a</c><00:34:35.300><c> very,</c><00:34:35.480><c> very</c><00:34:35.900><c> appropriate</c><00:34:36.619><c> proof</c> 00:34:37.400 --> 00:34:40.039 that<00:34:37.820><c> the</c><00:34:38.059><c> temple</c><00:34:38.260><c> refers</c><00:34:38.719><c> to</c><00:34:38.940><c> the</c><00:34:39.159><c> saints.</c> 00:34:40.400 --> 00:34:42.000 As<00:34:40.619><c> far</c><00:34:40.800><c> as</c><00:34:40.940><c> the</c><00:34:41.079><c> altar</c><00:34:41.280><c> is</c><00:34:41.539><c> concerned,</c> 00:34:42.360 --> 00:34:44.780 we<00:34:42.400><c> know</c><00:34:42.559><c> that</c><00:34:42.719><c> the</c><00:34:42.820><c> Lord</c><00:34:43.039><c> Jesus</c><00:34:43.400><c> Christ</c><00:34:43.679><c> is</c><00:34:43.980><c> our</c><00:34:44.280><c> altar,</c> 00:34:45.079 --> 00:34:47.559 Hebrews<00:34:45.440><c> 13</c><00:34:46.079><c> and</c><00:34:46.219><c> verse</c><00:34:46.519><c> 10.</c> 00:34:47.789 --> 00:34:51.739 And<00:34:48.099><c> we</c><00:34:48.260><c> know</c><00:34:48.519><c> from</c><00:34:48.739><c> 1</c><00:34:49.079><c> Corinthians</c><00:34:49.559><c> 9</c><00:34:50.480><c> and</c><00:34:50.800><c> verse</c><00:34:51.039><c> 13,</c> 00:34:51.960 --> 00:34:56.780 that<00:34:52.039><c> those</c><00:34:52.300><c> who</c><00:34:52.519><c> attend</c><00:34:52.820><c> the</c><00:34:53.079><c> altar</c><00:34:53.380><c> are</c><00:34:54.619><c> part</c><00:34:55.239><c> of</c><00:34:55.579><c> the</c><00:34:55.860><c> altar.</c> 00:34:56.920 --> 00:34:59.639 So<00:34:57.159><c> all</c><00:34:57.400><c> those</c><00:34:58.039><c> symbols</c><00:34:58.480><c> that</c><00:34:58.679><c> are</c><00:34:58.800><c> used</c><00:34:59.039><c> here,</c><00:34:59.440><c> of</c><00:34:59.440><c> course,</c> 00:34:59.699 --> 00:35:01.659 in<00:34:59.780><c> Revelation</c><00:35:00.159><c> 11</c><00:35:00.519><c> verse</c><00:35:00.840><c> one,</c> 00:35:01.699 --> 00:35:07.239 are<00:35:01.860><c> the</c><00:35:02.300><c> saints</c><00:35:02.760><c> in</c><00:35:03.579><c> Christ</c><00:35:04.099><c> Jesus,</c><00:35:04.639><c> the</c><00:35:04.880><c> temple</c><00:35:05.320><c> and</c><00:35:06.099><c> the</c><00:35:06.420><c> altar.</c> 00:35:07.980 --> 00:35:10.039 Now,<00:35:08.159><c> what</c><00:35:08.280><c> you</c><00:35:08.460><c> see,</c><00:35:08.780><c> brothers</c><00:35:08.880><c> and</c><00:35:09.099><c> sisters,</c> 00:35:10.030 --> 00:35:14.280 is<00:35:10.340><c> a</c><00:35:10.579><c> wonderful,</c><00:35:11.460><c> wonderful</c><00:35:12.920><c> comparison.</c> 00:35:14.280 --> 00:35:16.360 We<00:35:14.559><c> saw</c><00:35:14.780><c> the</c><00:35:14.920><c> God</c><00:35:15.079><c> of</c><00:35:15.239><c> the</c><00:35:15.360><c> earth,</c> 00:35:16.500 --> 00:35:19.659 and<00:35:16.500><c> then</c><00:35:16.639><c> in</c><00:35:16.780><c> verse</c><00:35:16.980><c> 13,</c><00:35:17.579><c> the</c><00:35:17.719><c> God</c><00:35:17.860><c> of</c><00:35:18.139><c> heaven,</c><00:35:18.840><c> by</c><00:35:19.000><c> comparison.</c> 00:35:20.159 --> 00:35:23.179 Look<00:35:20.260><c> at</c><00:35:20.360><c> this</c><00:35:20.539><c> amazing</c><00:35:21.159><c> exhortation</c><00:35:22.159><c> to</c><00:35:22.699><c> us</c> 00:35:23.179 --> 00:35:26.059 and<00:35:23.460><c> to</c><00:35:23.579><c> the</c><00:35:23.739><c> brethren</c><00:35:24.000><c> and</c><00:35:24.219><c> sisters</c><00:35:24.599><c> who</c><00:35:25.079><c> lived</c><00:35:25.199><c> in</c><00:35:25.380><c> these</c><00:35:25.599><c> times.</c> 00:35:26.460 --> 00:35:27.320 Have<00:35:26.539><c> a</c><00:35:26.579><c> look</c><00:35:26.699><c> at</c><00:35:26.860><c> this.</c> 00:35:27.780 --> 00:35:29.980 Note<00:35:27.780><c> Revelation</c><00:35:28.300><c> 11</c><00:35:28.940><c> and</c><00:35:29.139><c> verse</c><00:35:29.440><c> 19,</c> 00:35:30.039 --> 00:35:34.059 the<00:35:30.320><c> last</c><00:35:30.880><c> verse</c><00:35:31.579><c> of</c><00:35:32.860><c> the</c><00:35:33.159><c> chapter.</c> 00:35:34.860 --> 00:35:38.219 We<00:35:35.139><c> read</c><00:35:35.300><c> this</c><00:35:35.500><c> about</c><00:35:35.699><c> the</c><00:35:35.980><c> temple,</c><00:35:36.619><c> the</c><00:35:36.780><c> saints</c><00:35:36.980><c> in</c><00:35:37.219><c> Christ.</c> 00:35:39.719 --> 00:35:43.639 Now,<00:35:40.280><c> just</c><00:35:40.840><c> get</c><00:35:41.159><c> inside</c><00:35:41.380><c> of</c><00:35:41.559><c> our</c><00:35:41.659><c> head</c><00:35:41.760><c> that</c><00:35:41.920><c> from</c><00:35:42.119><c> verse</c><00:35:42.380><c> 15,</c> 00:35:43.719 --> 00:35:50.119 through<00:35:43.960><c> to</c><00:35:44.139><c> verse</c><00:35:44.360><c> 19,</c><00:35:45.780><c> is</c><00:35:45.840><c> a</c><00:35:46.119><c> summary</c><00:35:46.800><c> of</c><00:35:48.340><c> the</c><00:35:48.679><c> seventh</c><00:35:49.219><c> trumpet,</c> 00:35:50.480 --> 00:35:52.699 which<00:35:50.639><c> would</c><00:35:50.860><c> contain</c><00:35:51.179><c> the</c><00:35:51.420><c> seven</c><00:35:51.639><c> vials,</c> 00:35:52.840 --> 00:35:57.039 the<00:35:53.079><c> detail</c><00:35:53.460><c> of</c><00:35:53.679><c> which</c><00:35:53.800><c> we</c><00:35:53.960><c> will</c><00:35:54.139><c> get</c><00:35:54.340><c> from</c><00:35:54.579><c> Revelation</c><00:35:55.199><c> 16.</c> 00:35:57.139 --> 00:35:59.159 Be<00:35:57.260><c> that</c><00:35:57.420><c> as</c><00:35:57.559><c> it</c><00:35:57.719><c> may,</c><00:35:57.980><c> we've</c><00:35:58.219><c> got</c><00:35:58.320><c> the</c><00:35:58.480><c> summary</c><00:35:58.840><c> of</c><00:35:59.019><c> the</c> 00:35:59.159 --> 00:35:59.679 seventh<00:35:59.320><c> trumpet.</c> 00:36:00.000 --> 00:36:04.239 And<00:36:00.199><c> here</c><00:36:00.280><c> we</c><00:36:00.440><c> are</c><00:36:00.539><c> at</c><00:36:00.699><c> the</c><00:36:00.880><c> end,</c><00:36:01.699><c> verse</c><00:36:02.059><c> 19,</c><00:36:02.900><c> and</c><00:36:03.139><c> we</c><00:36:03.260><c> read</c><00:36:03.380><c> this.</c> 00:36:04.659 --> 00:36:06.860 And<00:36:04.739><c> the</c><00:36:04.900><c> temple</c><00:36:05.219><c> of</c><00:36:05.400><c> God</c><00:36:05.599><c> was</c><00:36:05.880><c> opened</c><00:36:06.219><c> in</c><00:36:06.579><c> heaven.</c> 00:36:06.900 --> 00:36:10.579 There<00:36:07.139><c> are</c><00:36:07.260><c> the</c><00:36:07.500><c> saints,</c><00:36:08.360><c> and</c><00:36:08.360><c> they're</c><00:36:08.659><c> ruling</c><00:36:09.059><c> post</c><00:36:09.719><c>-armageddon.</c> 00:36:10.579 --> 00:36:12.440 They're<00:36:10.980><c> ruling</c><00:36:11.280><c> in</c><00:36:11.460><c> the</c><00:36:11.579><c> political</c><00:36:12.079><c> heavens</c> 00:36:12.440 --> 00:36:13.880 with<00:36:12.639><c> the</c><00:36:12.739><c> Lord</c><00:36:13.000><c> Jesus</c><00:36:13.420><c> Christ.</c> 00:36:14.159 --> 00:36:15.980 We<00:36:14.320><c> will</c><00:36:14.519><c> be</c><00:36:14.659><c> there,</c><00:36:14.880><c> God</c><00:36:15.119><c> willing.</c> 00:36:16.179 --> 00:36:19.340 And<00:36:16.300><c> there</c><00:36:16.400><c> was</c><00:36:16.659><c> seen</c><00:36:16.840><c> in</c><00:36:16.960><c> his</c><00:36:17.260><c> temple,</c><00:36:17.900><c> the</c><00:36:18.320><c> ark,</c> 00:36:19.739 --> 00:36:22.579 the<00:36:20.199><c> ark</c><00:36:20.639><c> of</c><00:36:21.059><c> his</c><00:36:21.500><c> testament.</c> 00:36:22.699 --> 00:36:25.539 Brothers<00:36:22.840><c> and</c><00:36:23.099><c> sisters,</c><00:36:23.519><c> the</c><00:36:23.599><c> chapter</c><00:36:23.900><c> begins</c><00:36:24.539><c> with</c><00:36:25.039><c> the</c><00:36:25.239><c> temple.</c> 00:36:26.019 --> 00:36:27.599 The<00:36:26.119><c> chapter</c><00:36:26.440><c> ends</c><00:36:26.920><c> with</c><00:36:27.139><c> the</c><00:36:27.320><c> temple.</c> 00:36:27.900 --> 00:36:29.519 But<00:36:28.019><c> when</c><00:36:28.139><c> it</c><00:36:28.320><c> begins</c><00:36:28.619><c> in</c><00:36:28.840><c> verse</c><00:36:29.119><c> one,</c> 00:36:29.920 --> 00:36:31.880 the<00:36:30.079><c> temple</c><00:36:30.320><c> is</c><00:36:30.519><c> not</c><00:36:30.639><c> associated</c><00:36:31.199><c> with</c><00:36:31.420><c> the</c><00:36:31.659><c> ark.</c> 00:36:32.039 --> 00:36:34.599 Look<00:36:32.199><c> at</c><00:36:32.300><c> verse</c><00:36:32.519><c> one</c><00:36:33.420><c> of</c><00:36:33.739><c> Revelation</c><00:36:34.139><c> 11.</c> 00:36:34.940 --> 00:36:37.199 There<00:36:35.000><c> was</c><00:36:35.199><c> given</c><00:36:35.380><c> unto</c><00:36:35.579><c> me</c><00:36:35.860><c> a</c><00:36:36.179><c> reed</c><00:36:36.420><c> like</c><00:36:36.579><c> unto</c><00:36:36.820><c> a</c><00:36:37.059><c> rod,</c> 00:36:37.320 --> 00:36:39.059 and<00:36:37.400><c> the</c><00:36:37.539><c> angel</c><00:36:37.840><c> said,</c><00:36:38.579><c> Stuart</c><00:36:38.739><c> saying,</c> 00:36:39.239 --> 00:36:41.159 rise,<00:36:39.739><c> John,</c><00:36:39.980><c> and</c><00:36:40.139><c> measure</c><00:36:40.320><c> the</c><00:36:40.519><c> temple</c><00:36:40.760><c> of</c><00:36:40.900><c> God.</c> 00:36:41.159 --> 00:36:43.159 And<00:36:41.719><c> the</c><00:36:42.039><c> altar.</c> 00:36:43.199 --> 00:36:45.059 So<00:36:43.199><c> the</c><00:36:43.360><c> chapter</c><00:36:43.659><c> begins,</c><00:36:44.420><c> brothers</c><00:36:44.539><c> and</c><00:36:44.800><c> sisters,</c> 00:36:45.280 --> 00:36:47.739 where<00:36:45.440><c> the</c><00:36:45.699><c> temple,</c><00:36:46.400><c> the</c><00:36:46.579><c> brothers</c><00:36:46.820><c> and</c><00:36:47.059><c> sisters</c><00:36:47.260><c> in</c><00:36:47.500><c> Christ,</c> 00:36:47.960 --> 00:36:50.460 are<00:36:48.159><c> associated</c><00:36:48.739><c> with</c><00:36:49.139><c> sacrifice.</c> 00:36:50.579 --> 00:36:52.780 Sacrifice,<00:36:51.179><c> that's</c><00:36:51.460><c> the</c><00:36:51.619><c> moral</c><00:36:51.860><c> character</c><00:36:52.219><c> of</c><00:36:52.380><c> the</c><00:36:52.519><c> book.</c> 00:36:53.139 --> 00:36:55.139 So<00:36:53.460><c> sacrifice,</c><00:36:54.260><c> so</c><00:36:54.380><c> our</c><00:36:54.559><c> brethren</c><00:36:54.820><c> and</c><00:36:55.039><c> sisters</c> 00:36:55.139 --> 00:36:59.360 would<00:36:55.340><c> be</c><00:36:55.579><c> associated</c><00:36:55.880><c> with</c><00:36:56.119><c> sacrifice</c><00:36:56.599><c> for</c><00:36:56.860><c> 1</c><00:36:57.539><c>,260</c><00:36:58.260><c> years.</c> 00:36:59.400 --> 00:37:01.719 And<00:36:59.719><c> to</c><00:36:59.960><c> uplift</c><00:37:00.300><c> them,</c><00:37:00.800><c> to</c><00:37:00.940><c> give</c><00:37:01.059><c> them</c><00:37:01.260><c> encouragement,</c> 00:37:01.940 --> 00:37:04.139 to<00:37:02.079><c> continue</c><00:37:02.559><c> to</c><00:37:02.760><c> hold</c><00:37:03.000><c> their</c><00:37:03.199><c> head</c><00:37:03.300><c> up</c><00:37:03.500><c> before</c><00:37:03.739><c> God</c> 00:37:04.139 --> 00:37:05.659 and<00:37:04.420><c> before</c><00:37:04.659><c> the</c><00:37:04.760><c> Lord</c><00:37:04.960><c> Jesus</c><00:37:05.340><c> Christ.</c> 00:37:05.960 --> 00:37:08.739 One<00:37:06.320><c> day,</c><00:37:06.840><c> they</c><00:37:07.079><c> won't</c><00:37:07.280><c> be</c><00:37:07.579><c> associated</c><00:37:07.960><c> with</c><00:37:08.239><c> sacrifice.</c> 00:37:08.739 --> 00:37:13.679 One<00:37:09.199><c> day,</c><00:37:09.820><c> they</c><00:37:09.820><c> will</c><00:37:10.059><c> be</c><00:37:10.760><c> associated</c><00:37:11.280><c> with</c><00:37:11.719><c> immortality.</c> 00:37:13.719 --> 00:37:14.920 The<00:37:13.920><c> ark.</c> 00:37:15.340 --> 00:37:19.719 Truly,<00:37:16.500><c> totally,</c><00:37:17.460><c> fully</c><00:37:17.840><c> manifesting</c><00:37:18.960><c> their</c><00:37:19.260><c> creator</c> 00:37:19.719 --> 00:37:22.059 in<00:37:20.300><c> heaven</c><00:37:20.599><c> in</c><00:37:21.059><c> the</c><00:37:21.239><c> age</c><00:37:21.539><c> to</c><00:37:21.840><c> come.</c> 00:37:22.300 --> 00:37:24.679 What<00:37:22.400><c> a</c><00:37:22.579><c> lovely</c><00:37:22.800><c> little</c><00:37:23.099><c> comparison</c><00:37:23.679><c> that</c><00:37:24.119><c> is.</c> 00:37:24.960 --> 00:37:29.260 Starting<00:37:25.260><c> off</c><00:37:25.699><c> with</c><00:37:26.039><c> sacrifice</c><00:37:26.760><c> ending</c><00:37:27.420><c> in</c><00:37:28.159><c> glory.</c> 00:37:29.619 --> 00:37:32.500 The<00:37:29.719><c> cross</c><00:37:30.260><c> before</c><00:37:31.360><c> the</c><00:37:31.699><c> crown.</c> 00:37:32.719 --> 00:37:34.280 What<00:37:32.900><c> a</c><00:37:33.099><c> wonderful</c><00:37:33.320><c> thing,</c><00:37:33.719><c> brothers</c><00:37:33.840><c> and</c><00:37:34.079><c> sisters.</c> 00:37:34.280 --> 00:37:40.019 Well,<00:37:36.019><c> we</c><00:37:36.159><c> note,</c><00:37:36.980><c> tragically,</c><00:37:38.139><c> that</c><00:37:38.239><c> with</c><00:37:38.500><c> this</c><00:37:39.599><c> temple</c> 00:37:40.019 --> 00:37:42.039 and<00:37:40.340><c> this</c><00:37:40.780><c> altar</c><00:37:40.980><c> and</c><00:37:41.139><c> this</c><00:37:41.420><c> holy</c><00:37:41.699><c> city,</c> 00:37:42.159 --> 00:37:44.820 there<00:37:42.219><c> would</c><00:37:42.380><c> be</c><00:37:42.579><c> a</c><00:37:42.760><c> group,</c><00:37:43.760><c> there,</c><00:37:44.000><c> brothers</c><00:37:44.139><c> and</c><00:37:44.400><c> sisters,</c> 00:37:45.099 --> 00:37:49.719 who<00:37:45.300><c> would</c><00:37:45.719><c> tread,</c><00:37:46.579><c> called</c><00:37:46.940><c> in</c><00:37:47.239><c> verse</c><00:37:47.639><c> two,</c><00:37:48.519><c> the</c><00:37:48.820><c> court.</c> 00:37:50.300 --> 00:37:51.579 Now,<00:37:50.480><c> when</c><00:37:50.579><c> you</c><00:37:50.699><c> have</c><00:37:50.840><c> a</c><00:37:50.920><c> look</c><00:37:51.019><c> at</c><00:37:51.179><c> this,</c> 00:37:51.900 --> 00:37:56.000 it<00:37:52.000><c> says</c><00:37:52.300><c> there</c><00:37:52.480><c> in</c><00:37:52.679><c> verse</c><00:37:52.940><c> two,</c><00:37:53.619><c> but</c><00:37:54.079><c> the</c><00:37:54.980><c> court,</c> 00:37:56.300 --> 00:37:58.760 yes,<00:37:56.639><c> the</c><00:37:56.820><c> altar,</c><00:37:57.280><c> the</c><00:37:57.440><c> temple,</c><00:37:57.659><c> and</c><00:37:57.900><c> the</c><00:37:57.960><c> holy</c><00:37:58.480><c> city</c> 00:37:58.760 --> 00:38:01.119 will<00:37:59.000><c> feel</c><00:37:59.159><c> the</c><00:37:59.500><c> chastening</c><00:37:59.940><c> hand</c><00:38:00.239><c> of</c><00:38:00.420><c> Almighty</c><00:38:00.719><c> God.</c> 00:38:01.119 --> 00:38:04.019 But<00:38:01.559><c> the</c><00:38:01.980><c> court,</c><00:38:02.760><c> which</c><00:38:02.900><c> is</c><00:38:03.099><c> without</c><00:38:03.440><c> the</c><00:38:03.699><c> temple,</c> 00:38:04.320 --> 00:38:07.300 not<00:38:04.539><c> leave</c><00:38:04.760><c> it</c><00:38:04.980><c> out,</c><00:38:05.980><c> throw</c><00:38:06.219><c> it</c><00:38:06.440><c> out.</c> 00:38:08.260 --> 00:38:10.940 There<00:38:08.420><c> is</c><00:38:08.659><c> a</c><00:38:08.920><c> group</c><00:38:09.119><c> there</c><00:38:09.420><c> that</c><00:38:09.559><c> when</c><00:38:09.679><c> you</c><00:38:09.860><c> look</c><00:38:10.039><c> from</c><00:38:10.300><c> a</c><00:38:10.500><c> distance,</c> 00:38:11.099 --> 00:38:13.820 they<00:38:11.320><c> look</c><00:38:11.619><c> like</c><00:38:12.059><c> they</c><00:38:12.519><c> are</c><00:38:13.159><c> religious.</c> 00:38:14.139 --> 00:38:17.400 They<00:38:14.360><c> look</c><00:38:14.619><c> like</c><00:38:14.960><c> they</c><00:38:15.400><c> are</c><00:38:15.900><c> worshipping</c><00:38:16.500><c> God</c><00:38:16.860><c> in</c><00:38:17.260><c> truth.</c> 00:38:17.579 --> 00:38:19.320 But<00:38:17.699><c> as</c><00:38:17.900><c> God</c><00:38:18.139><c> looks</c><00:38:18.400><c> down</c><00:38:18.639><c> through</c><00:38:18.860><c> his</c><00:38:19.099><c> eyes,</c> 00:38:19.500 --> 00:38:21.820 he<00:38:19.739><c> sees</c><00:38:19.880><c> a</c><00:38:20.280><c> false</c><00:38:20.619><c> pretense.</c> 00:38:21.880 --> 00:38:24.019 They<00:38:22.099><c> are</c><00:38:22.340><c> not</c><00:38:22.619><c> the</c><00:38:22.840><c> brothers</c><00:38:23.019><c> and</c><00:38:23.280><c> sisters</c><00:38:23.480><c> in</c><00:38:23.739><c> Christ.</c> 00:38:24.280 --> 00:38:25.659 So<00:38:24.440><c> you</c><00:38:24.619><c> see,</c><00:38:24.980><c> brothers</c><00:38:25.119><c> and</c><00:38:25.380><c> sisters,</c> 00:38:26.139 --> 00:38:29.199 a<00:38:26.320><c> community</c><00:38:26.780><c> in</c><00:38:27.079><c> the</c><00:38:27.320><c> court</c><00:38:27.679><c> of</c><00:38:28.480><c> this</c><00:38:28.719><c> temple</c> 00:38:29.199 --> 00:38:31.420 who<00:38:29.639><c> claim</c><00:38:30.019><c> to</c><00:38:30.179><c> be</c><00:38:30.300><c> Christian,</c> 00:38:31.619 --> 00:38:34.179 but<00:38:31.659><c> they</c><00:38:31.960><c> are</c><00:38:32.159><c> a</c><00:38:32.400><c> group</c><00:38:32.599><c> with</c><00:38:32.900><c> whom</c><00:38:33.039><c> the</c><00:38:33.320><c> holy</c><00:38:33.619><c> city</c> 00:38:34.179 --> 00:38:39.320 has<00:38:34.880><c> no</c><00:38:35.320><c> fellowship</c><00:38:35.820><c> and</c><00:38:36.039><c> God</c><00:38:36.340><c> says,</c><00:38:37.380><c> throw</c><00:38:37.800><c> them</c><00:38:38.719><c> out.</c> 00:38:39.820 --> 00:38:44.659 They<00:38:39.980><c> have</c><00:38:40.239><c> no</c><00:38:40.519><c> part,</c><00:38:42.039><c> no</c><00:38:42.440><c> part</c><00:38:42.820><c> in</c><00:38:43.579><c> this</c><00:38:44.079><c> fellowship</c> 00:38:44.659 --> 00:38:46.659 and<00:38:45.179><c> in</c><00:38:45.360><c> this</c><00:38:45.760><c> worship.</c> 00:38:47.360 --> 00:38:49.539 All<00:38:47.719><c> right,</c><00:38:48.039><c> now</c><00:38:48.199><c> that's</c><00:38:48.440><c> one</c><00:38:48.619><c> little</c><00:38:48.800><c> bit</c><00:38:49.019><c> of</c><00:38:49.079><c> detail</c> 00:38:49.539 --> 00:38:52.559 with<00:38:49.920><c> respect</c><00:38:50.460><c> to</c><00:38:51.019><c> the</c><00:38:51.519><c> brothers</c><00:38:51.780><c> and</c><00:38:52.099><c> sisters</c> 00:38:52.559 --> 00:38:57.719 who<00:38:52.840><c> would</c><00:38:53.000><c> be</c><00:38:53.219><c> trodden</c><00:38:53.480><c> down</c><00:38:53.880><c> for</c><00:38:54.280><c> 1</c><00:38:54.739><c>,260</c><00:38:56.539><c> years.</c> 00:38:58.079 --> 00:39:00.699 Now<00:38:58.519><c> the</c><00:38:58.659><c> question</c><00:38:59.099><c> is</c><00:38:59.360><c> this.</c> 00:39:01.400 --> 00:39:03.559 Now<00:39:01.500><c> what</c><00:39:01.579><c> I</c><00:39:01.800><c> need</c><00:39:02.119><c> is</c><00:39:02.539><c> just</c><00:39:02.900><c> about</c><00:39:03.159><c> a</c><00:39:03.380><c> minute,</c> 00:39:03.820 --> 00:39:05.320 not<00:39:04.039><c> a</c><00:39:04.139><c> minute,</c><00:39:04.219><c> you're</c><00:39:04.360><c> not</c><00:39:04.500><c> having</c><00:39:04.679><c> a</c><00:39:04.840><c> minute's</c><00:39:05.139><c> break.</c> 00:39:05.659 --> 00:39:08.219 I<00:39:05.760><c> just</c><00:39:06.079><c> need</c><00:39:06.300><c> about</c><00:39:06.739><c> five</c><00:39:07.179><c> seconds</c><00:39:07.659><c> to</c><00:39:07.920><c> just,</c> 00:39:08.380 --> 00:39:09.860 I<00:39:08.559><c> want</c><00:39:08.719><c> you</c><00:39:08.900><c> to</c><00:39:08.980><c> just</c><00:39:09.260><c> shake</c><00:39:09.400><c> your</c><00:39:09.619><c> heads,</c> 00:39:09.960 --> 00:39:12.960 but<00:39:10.119><c> don't</c><00:39:10.380><c> shake</c><00:39:10.599><c> any</c><00:39:10.820><c> of</c><00:39:10.920><c> the</c><00:39:11.059><c> information</c><00:39:11.719><c> out</c><00:39:12.400><c> of</c><00:39:12.559><c> your</c><00:39:12.760><c> heads</c> 00:39:12.960 --> 00:39:15.920 that<00:39:13.139><c> we've</c><00:39:13.380><c> just</c><00:39:14.139><c> imparted</c><00:39:14.820><c> to</c><00:39:15.099><c> you.</c> 00:39:16.179 --> 00:39:18.059 I<00:39:16.340><c> need</c><00:39:16.619><c> now</c><00:39:16.880><c> you</c><00:39:17.059><c> to</c><00:39:17.159><c> be</c><00:39:17.300><c> very</c><00:39:17.639><c> fresh,</c> 00:39:18.360 --> 00:39:20.179 because<00:39:18.500><c> what</c><00:39:18.679><c> I</c><00:39:18.760><c> wanna</c><00:39:18.860><c> do</c><00:39:19.079><c> now,</c><00:39:19.460><c> brothers</c><00:39:19.519><c> and</c><00:39:19.780><c> sisters,</c> 00:39:20.480 --> 00:39:23.920 is<00:39:20.659><c> to</c><00:39:20.840><c> have</c><00:39:20.960><c> a</c><00:39:21.039><c> look</c><00:39:21.159><c> at</c><00:39:21.300><c> this</c><00:39:21.880><c> little</c><00:39:22.179><c> challenging</c><00:39:22.719><c> section</c> 00:39:24.119 --> 00:39:26.119 whereby<00:39:24.559><c> we</c><00:39:24.840><c> made</c><00:39:25.019><c> the</c><00:39:25.239><c> point</c><00:39:25.380><c> earlier</c><00:39:25.719><c> on</c> 00:39:26.119 --> 00:39:28.619 that<00:39:26.599><c> the</c><00:39:26.820><c> brothers</c><00:39:27.099><c> and</c><00:39:27.340><c> sisters</c><00:39:27.659><c> would</c><00:39:27.880><c> be</c><00:39:28.079><c> persecuted</c> 00:39:28.619 --> 00:39:33.079 for<00:39:28.860><c> 1</c><00:39:29.579><c>,260</c><00:39:30.380><c> years,</c><00:39:31.860><c> 42</c><00:39:32.360><c> months.</c> 00:39:33.579 --> 00:39:38.639 The<00:39:33.760><c> witnesses</c><00:39:34.440><c> would</c><00:39:35.179><c> speak</c><00:39:35.519><c> out</c><00:39:35.840><c> for</c><00:39:36.059><c> 1</c><00:39:36.780><c>,260</c><00:39:37.679><c> days,</c> 00:39:39.000 --> 00:39:40.739 which<00:39:39.099><c> is</c><00:39:39.280><c> 1</c><00:39:39.780><c>,260</c><00:39:40.320><c> years.</c> 00:39:41.079 --> 00:39:43.579 The<00:39:41.119><c> question</c><00:39:41.440><c> that</c><00:39:41.579><c> we</c><00:39:41.780><c> ask</c><00:39:42.059><c> is</c><00:39:42.300><c> this.</c> 00:39:43.699 --> 00:39:47.300 Treading<00:39:43.940><c> down</c><00:39:44.159><c> of</c><00:39:44.280><c> the</c><00:39:44.400><c> holy</c><00:39:44.619><c> city,</c><00:39:45.719><c> 42</c><00:39:46.099><c> months.</c> 00:39:47.840 --> 00:39:51.019 Same<00:39:48.400><c> period</c><00:39:48.900><c> of</c><00:39:49.179><c> time</c><00:39:49.579><c> expressed</c><00:39:50.079><c> in</c><00:39:50.320><c> different</c><00:39:50.539><c> terms</c> 00:39:51.019 --> 00:39:54.340 with<00:39:51.420><c> respect</c><00:39:51.900><c> to</c><00:39:52.079><c> the</c><00:39:52.239><c> witnesses,</c><00:39:53.159><c> why?</c> 00:39:54.559 --> 00:39:56.900 There<00:39:54.920><c> are</c><00:39:55.639><c> two</c><00:39:55.860><c> reasons.</c> 00:39:57.539 --> 00:40:00.880 First<00:39:57.860><c> reason</c><00:39:58.400><c> is</c><00:39:58.760><c> God</c><00:39:59.000><c> wants</c><00:39:59.320><c> you</c><00:39:59.579><c> and</c><00:39:59.760><c> me</c><00:40:00.000><c> to</c><00:40:00.440><c> totally</c> 00:40:00.880 --> 00:40:04.039 and<00:40:01.340><c> completely</c><00:40:01.940><c> understand</c><00:40:02.840><c> that</c><00:40:03.239><c> there</c><00:40:03.420><c> is</c><00:40:03.599><c> a</c><00:40:03.760><c> difference</c> 00:40:04.039 --> 00:40:09.480 between<00:40:04.400><c> the</c><00:40:04.719><c> saints</c><00:40:05.300><c> in</c><00:40:06.079><c> contrast</c><00:40:06.579><c> to</c><00:40:06.840><c> the</c><00:40:07.179><c> anti</c><00:40:07.880><c>-papal</c><00:40:08.440><c> witnesses.</c> 00:40:09.920 --> 00:40:12.519 That's<00:40:10.159><c> the</c><00:40:10.320><c> first</c><00:40:10.559><c> reason</c><00:40:10.840><c> why</c><00:40:11.059><c> they're</c><00:40:11.340><c> written</c><00:40:11.539><c> differently.</c> 00:40:13.139 --> 00:40:15.500 The<00:40:13.440><c> second</c><00:40:13.780><c> reason</c><00:40:14.199><c> why</c><00:40:14.480><c> they're</c><00:40:14.780><c> written</c><00:40:14.940><c> differently</c> 00:40:15.500 --> 00:40:19.400 is<00:40:15.800><c> because</c><00:40:16.380><c> the</c><00:40:17.199><c> starting</c><00:40:17.559><c> point</c><00:40:17.980><c> and</c><00:40:18.300><c> the</c><00:40:18.760><c> finishing</c><00:40:18.920><c> point</c> 00:40:19.400 --> 00:40:23.119 of<00:40:19.639><c> this</c><00:40:19.940><c> period</c><00:40:20.239><c> is</c><00:40:20.639><c> different</c><00:40:21.239><c> to</c><00:40:21.920><c> the</c><00:40:22.320><c> starting</c><00:40:22.659><c> point</c> 00:40:23.119 --> 00:40:25.199 and<00:40:23.480><c> finishing</c><00:40:23.760><c> point</c><00:40:24.280><c> of</c><00:40:24.519><c> this</c><00:40:24.760><c> period.</c> 00:40:25.579 --> 00:40:27.800 Same<00:40:25.800><c> period,</c><00:40:26.440><c> but</c><00:40:26.519><c> they've</c><00:40:26.719><c> got</c><00:40:26.840><c> different</c><00:40:27.159><c> starting</c><00:40:27.460><c> times</c> 00:40:27.800 --> 00:40:30.000 and<00:40:28.300><c> different</c><00:40:28.679><c> finishing</c><00:40:29.039><c> times.</c> 00:40:30.059 --> 00:40:32.880 I<00:40:30.139><c> wanna</c><00:40:30.300><c> walk</c><00:40:30.539><c> you</c><00:40:30.719><c> through</c><00:40:30.920><c> a</c><00:40:31.059><c> few</c><00:40:31.199><c> minutes</c><00:40:31.739><c> of</c><00:40:32.199><c> history</c> 00:40:32.880 --> 00:40:36.460 and<00:40:33.360><c> show</c><00:40:33.599><c> you</c><00:40:33.780><c> the</c><00:40:34.059><c> remarkable</c><00:40:34.539><c> way</c><00:40:35.059><c> in</c><00:40:35.400><c> which,</c> 00:40:36.539 --> 00:40:41.019 for<00:40:36.800><c> the</c><00:40:37.079><c> first</c><00:40:37.480><c> time,</c><00:40:38.119><c> the</c><00:40:38.300><c> papacy</c><00:40:38.760><c> began</c><00:40:39.599><c> to</c><00:40:40.059><c> tread</c><00:40:40.300><c> down</c> 00:40:41.019 --> 00:40:44.340 the<00:40:41.400><c> temple,</c><00:40:42.400><c> the</c><00:40:42.699><c> altar,</c><00:40:43.340><c> and</c><00:40:43.539><c> the</c><00:40:43.699><c> holy</c><00:40:43.900><c> city,</c> 00:40:44.400 --> 00:40:45.940 and<00:40:44.780><c> when</c><00:40:44.880><c> that</c><00:40:45.139><c> finished.</c> 00:40:46.219 --> 00:40:47.840 And<00:40:46.380><c> the</c><00:40:46.559><c> key</c><00:40:46.719><c> to</c><00:40:46.900><c> that,</c><00:40:47.260><c> brothers</c><00:40:47.280><c> and</c><00:40:47.519><c> sisters,</c> 00:40:47.880 --> 00:40:50.860 is<00:40:48.179><c> found</c><00:40:48.420><c> for</c><00:40:48.679><c> us</c><00:40:48.860><c> in</c><00:40:49.039><c> Revelation</c><00:40:49.559><c> 13.</c> 00:40:51.059 --> 00:40:56.960 When<00:40:51.579><c> in</c><00:40:51.940><c> Revelation</c><00:40:52.500><c> 11,</c><00:40:54.159><c> the</c><00:40:54.260><c> beast</c><00:40:54.840><c> began</c><00:40:55.599><c> to</c><00:40:55.940><c> tread</c><00:40:56.199><c> down</c> 00:40:57.059 --> 00:41:01.800 the<00:40:57.300><c> holy</c><00:40:57.599><c> city,</c><00:40:58.679><c> the</c><00:40:58.860><c> key</c><00:40:59.280><c> is</c><00:40:59.539><c> in</c><00:40:59.659><c> Revelation</c><00:41:00.079><c> 13</c><00:41:00.719><c> verse</c><00:41:01.059><c> two</c> 00:41:01.800 --> 00:41:03.320 and<00:41:02.139><c> verses</c><00:41:02.420><c> four</c><00:41:02.780><c> through</c><00:41:02.980><c> five.</c> 00:41:03.440 --> 00:41:08.219 And<00:41:03.460><c> it</c><00:41:03.639><c> began</c><00:41:04.380><c> when</c><00:41:05.000><c> a</c><00:41:05.380><c> dragon</c><00:41:06.079><c> gave</c><00:41:06.579><c> power</c><00:41:07.199><c> to</c><00:41:07.699><c> a</c><00:41:07.900><c> beast.</c> 00:41:08.440 --> 00:41:10.900 Well,<00:41:08.619><c> let's</c><00:41:08.719><c> just</c><00:41:08.920><c> pick</c><00:41:09.039><c> that</c><00:41:09.199><c> up</c><00:41:09.500><c> for</c><00:41:09.719><c> a</c><00:41:09.780><c> few</c><00:41:09.860><c> minutes.</c> 00:41:11.480 --> 00:41:13.980 And<00:41:11.579><c> this</c><00:41:11.699><c> will</c><00:41:11.820><c> kind</c><00:41:11.920><c> of</c><00:41:12.039><c> like</c><00:41:12.239><c> bring</c><00:41:12.659><c> us</c><00:41:13.119><c> to</c><00:41:13.400><c> a</c><00:41:13.500><c> conclusion</c> 00:41:13.980 --> 00:41:14.619 with<00:41:14.179><c> our</c><00:41:14.440><c> study.</c> 00:41:14.760 --> 00:41:16.619 This<00:41:14.880><c> is</c><00:41:15.019><c> great,</c><00:41:15.599><c> so</c><00:41:15.760><c> we're</c><00:41:15.880><c> really</c><00:41:16.099><c> on</c><00:41:16.440><c> time.</c> 00:41:16.800 --> 00:41:19.039 I'm<00:41:16.900><c> gonna</c><00:41:16.960><c> do</c><00:41:17.019><c> it</c><00:41:17.119><c> up</c><00:41:17.239><c> some</c><00:41:17.420><c> credits</c><00:41:17.699><c> as</c><00:41:17.940><c> well</c><00:41:18.239><c> as</c><00:41:18.539><c> we</c><00:41:18.760><c> go.</c> 00:41:19.539 --> 00:41:21.539 Now,<00:41:20.019><c> brothers</c><00:41:20.320><c> and</c><00:41:20.380><c> sisters,</c><00:41:20.619><c> what</c><00:41:20.760><c> I'd</c><00:41:21.239><c> like</c><00:41:21.239><c> you</c><00:41:21.400><c> to</c><00:41:21.500><c> do</c> 00:41:21.539 --> 00:41:24.039 is<00:41:21.679><c> I'd</c><00:41:21.800><c> like</c><00:41:21.860><c> you</c><00:41:22.019><c> to</c><00:41:22.099><c> come</c><00:41:22.239><c> now</c><00:41:22.619><c> to</c><00:41:22.900><c> Revelation</c><00:41:23.280><c> 13.</c> 00:41:24.340 --> 00:41:26.820 We're<00:41:24.579><c> gonna</c><00:41:24.679><c> just</c><00:41:24.940><c> compare</c><00:41:25.260><c> these</c><00:41:25.619><c> two</c><00:41:26.300><c> chapters,</c> 00:41:26.820 --> 00:41:29.880 Revelation<00:41:27.320><c> 13</c><00:41:28.000><c> with</c><00:41:28.219><c> Revelation</c><00:41:28.699><c> 11.</c> 00:41:30.800 --> 00:41:33.659 And<00:41:31.019><c> have</c><00:41:31.159><c> a</c><00:41:31.199><c> look</c><00:41:31.320><c> at</c><00:41:31.539><c> when</c><00:41:32.079><c> the</c><00:41:32.539><c> treading</c><00:41:32.800><c> down</c><00:41:33.000><c> of</c><00:41:33.159><c> the</c><00:41:33.340><c> temple,</c> 00:41:33.860 --> 00:41:36.300 the<00:41:34.039><c> altar,</c><00:41:34.480><c> and</c><00:41:34.679><c> the</c><00:41:34.840><c> holy</c><00:41:35.019><c> city</c><00:41:35.280><c> began.</c> 00:41:36.739 --> 00:41:39.400 The<00:41:36.840><c> clue</c><00:41:36.940><c> is</c><00:41:37.760><c> Revelation</c><00:41:38.199><c> 13.</c> 00:41:39.780 --> 00:41:42.460 We<00:41:40.019><c> pick</c><00:41:40.119><c> up</c><00:41:40.260><c> the</c><00:41:40.420><c> record</c><00:41:40.719><c> in</c><00:41:41.019><c> verse</c><00:41:41.380><c> two.</c> 00:41:44.360 --> 00:41:46.000 And<00:41:44.559><c> we</c><00:41:44.699><c> read</c><00:41:44.800><c> these</c><00:41:45.000><c> words.</c> 00:41:46.940 --> 00:41:49.780 And<00:41:47.519><c> the</c><00:41:47.719><c> beast</c><00:41:47.820><c> which</c><00:41:48.079><c> I</c><00:41:48.400><c> saw</c><00:41:48.619><c> was</c><00:41:48.880><c> like</c><00:41:49.099><c> unto</c><00:41:49.300><c> a</c><00:41:49.480><c> leopard</c> 00:41:49.780 --> 00:41:51.880 and<00:41:50.039><c> his</c><00:41:50.360><c> feet</c><00:41:50.559><c> were</c><00:41:50.820><c> as</c><00:41:50.960><c> the</c><00:41:51.159><c> feet</c><00:41:51.280><c> of</c><00:41:51.460><c> a</c><00:41:51.639><c> bear</c> 00:41:51.880 --> 00:41:54.559 and<00:41:52.119><c> his</c><00:41:52.440><c> mouth</c><00:41:52.760><c> was</c><00:41:53.000><c> as</c><00:41:53.179><c> the</c><00:41:53.320><c> mouth</c><00:41:53.480><c> of</c><00:41:53.659><c> a</c><00:41:53.780><c> lion.</c> 00:41:54.880 --> 00:41:58.139 And<00:41:55.119><c> the</c><00:41:55.440><c> dragon,</c><00:41:56.300><c> whoever</c><00:41:56.619><c> he</c><00:41:56.960><c> was,</c> 00:41:58.320 --> 00:42:02.619 gave<00:41:58.579><c> him,</c><00:41:59.719><c> whoever</c><00:42:00.019><c> he</c><00:42:00.320><c> was,</c><00:42:01.280><c> his</c><00:42:01.599><c> power,</c> 00:42:02.699 --> 00:42:06.019 his<00:42:03.000><c> seat,</c><00:42:04.199><c> and</c><00:42:04.659><c> great</c><00:42:04.880><c> authority.</c> 00:42:06.719 --> 00:42:11.019 So<00:42:07.239><c> a</c><00:42:07.539><c> dragon</c><00:42:07.900><c> is</c><00:42:08.159><c> giving</c><00:42:08.380><c> to</c><00:42:08.739><c> this</c><00:42:09.059><c> beast</c><00:42:09.539><c> authority.</c> 00:42:11.059 --> 00:42:15.079 Well,<00:42:11.880><c> we</c><00:42:12.000><c> then</c><00:42:12.199><c> read</c><00:42:12.440><c> in</c><00:42:12.619><c> verse</c><00:42:12.840><c> four</c><00:42:13.099><c> and</c><00:42:13.400><c> five,</c><00:42:13.760><c> these</c><00:42:14.019><c> words.</c> 00:42:15.500 --> 00:42:19.099 And<00:42:15.980><c> they</c><00:42:16.199><c> worshiped</c><00:42:16.920><c> the</c><00:42:17.099><c> dragon,</c><00:42:17.579><c> whoever</c><00:42:17.880><c> he</c><00:42:18.139><c> was,</c> 00:42:19.320 --> 00:42:22.400 which<00:42:19.440><c> had</c><00:42:19.679><c> power,</c><00:42:20.440><c> which</c><00:42:20.699><c> gave</c><00:42:20.920><c> power</c><00:42:21.219><c> to</c><00:42:21.400><c> the</c><00:42:21.559><c> beast.</c> 00:42:22.539 --> 00:42:24.039 And<00:42:22.679><c> they</c><00:42:22.960><c> worshiped</c><00:42:23.460><c> the</c><00:42:23.599><c> beast</c><00:42:23.800><c> saying,</c> 00:42:24.179 --> 00:42:25.639 who<00:42:24.539><c> is</c><00:42:24.860><c> like</c><00:42:25.039><c> unto</c><00:42:25.219><c> the</c><00:42:25.440><c> beast?</c> 00:42:25.920 --> 00:42:27.840 Who<00:42:26.300><c> is</c><00:42:26.599><c> able</c><00:42:26.800><c> to</c><00:42:27.039><c> make</c><00:42:27.219><c> war</c><00:42:27.420><c> with</c><00:42:27.679><c> him?</c> 00:42:28.039 --> 00:42:31.380 And<00:42:28.280><c> there</c><00:42:28.420><c> was</c><00:42:28.639><c> given</c><00:42:28.820><c> unto</c><00:42:29.239><c> him</c><00:42:29.699><c> the</c><00:42:30.219><c> beast,</c> 00:42:31.639 --> 00:42:35.659 a<00:42:31.920><c> mouth</c><00:42:32.400><c> speaking</c><00:42:33.579><c> great</c><00:42:34.119><c> things</c><00:42:34.500><c> and</c><00:42:34.800><c> blasphemies,</c> 00:42:35.900 --> 00:42:37.960 and<00:42:36.300><c> power</c><00:42:36.639><c> was</c><00:42:37.019><c> given</c><00:42:37.239><c> to</c><00:42:37.480><c> this</c><00:42:37.780><c> beast.</c> 00:42:38.000 --> 00:42:41.059 Now,<00:42:38.159><c> here's</c><00:42:38.420><c> our</c><00:42:38.659><c> key</c><00:42:39.000><c> from</c><00:42:39.280><c> Revelation</c><00:42:39.699><c> 11.</c> 00:42:41.079 --> 00:42:43.280 Power<00:42:41.400><c> was</c><00:42:41.719><c> given</c><00:42:41.880><c> to</c><00:42:42.079><c> this</c><00:42:42.380><c> beast,</c><00:42:42.699><c> whoever</c><00:42:42.840><c> he</c><00:42:43.079><c> was,</c> 00:42:43.280 --> 00:42:46.420 to<00:42:43.659><c> continue</c><00:42:44.280><c> 42</c><00:42:45.800><c> months.</c> 00:42:46.659 --> 00:42:50.840 So<00:42:46.920><c> brothers</c><00:42:47.159><c> and</c><00:42:47.460><c> sisters,</c><00:42:48.199><c> when</c><00:42:48.500><c> this</c><00:42:48.880><c> dragon</c><00:42:49.400><c> gave</c><00:42:50.199><c> this</c><00:42:50.539><c> beast</c> 00:42:50.840 --> 00:42:55.480 the<00:42:51.360><c> power</c><00:42:51.900><c> is</c><00:42:53.000><c> when</c><00:42:53.239><c> it</c><00:42:53.440><c> began</c><00:42:53.800><c> in</c><00:42:54.019><c> Revelation</c><00:42:54.480><c> 11.</c> 00:42:55.539 --> 00:42:57.159 So<00:42:55.739><c> we</c><00:42:55.860><c> need</c><00:42:55.980><c> to</c><00:42:56.119><c> just</c><00:42:56.400><c> work</c><00:42:56.659><c> out</c><00:42:56.840><c> now</c> 00:42:57.159 --> 00:42:58.980 how<00:42:57.639><c> the</c><00:42:57.940><c> dragon</c><00:42:58.199><c> gave</c><00:42:58.440><c> this</c><00:42:58.639><c> power,</c> 00:42:59.260 --> 00:43:01.079 when<00:42:59.579><c> the</c><00:42:59.880><c> dragon</c><00:43:00.119><c> gave</c><00:43:00.380><c> this</c><00:43:00.619><c> power</c><00:43:00.760><c> to</c><00:43:00.880><c> the</c><00:43:00.960><c> beast,</c> 00:43:01.099 --> 00:43:03.679 and<00:43:01.320><c> why</c><00:43:01.719><c> this</c><00:43:02.019><c> dragon</c><00:43:02.400><c> gave</c><00:43:02.840><c> this</c><00:43:03.099><c> power</c><00:43:03.260><c> to</c><00:43:03.400><c> the</c><00:43:03.519><c> beast.</c> 00:43:03.860 --> 00:43:08.019 Then<00:43:04.099><c> we'll</c><00:43:04.300><c> know</c><00:43:04.840><c> when</c><00:43:05.619><c> Revelation</c><00:43:06.059><c> 11</c><00:43:06.559><c> verses</c><00:43:06.840><c> one</c><00:43:07.119><c> and</c><00:43:07.219><c> two</c><00:43:07.539><c> began</c> 00:43:08.019 --> 00:43:09.539 and<00:43:08.500><c> when</c><00:43:08.860><c> it</c><00:43:09.239><c> ended.</c> 00:43:09.960 --> 00:43:12.460 So<00:43:10.099><c> let's</c><00:43:10.300><c> just</c><00:43:10.500><c> have</c><00:43:10.639><c> a</c><00:43:10.639><c> look</c><00:43:10.719><c> at</c><00:43:10.840><c> this</c><00:43:10.960><c> little</c><00:43:11.559><c> walkthrough,</c> 00:43:12.460 --> 00:43:15.380 very<00:43:12.780><c> brief</c><00:43:13.099><c> walkthrough,</c><00:43:13.940><c> this</c><00:43:14.079><c> historical</c><00:43:14.820><c> period,</c> 00:43:15.780 --> 00:43:17.440 as<00:43:16.019><c> fascinating</c><00:43:16.559><c> as</c><00:43:16.900><c> it</c><00:43:17.059><c> is.</c> 00:43:17.760 --> 00:43:23.079 So<00:43:17.920><c> here</c><00:43:18.000><c> we</c><00:43:18.219><c> are,</c><00:43:20.519><c> a</c><00:43:20.840><c> struggle</c><00:43:21.079><c> for</c><00:43:21.440><c> imperial</c><00:43:22.099><c> title.</c> 00:43:23.739 --> 00:43:25.079 Now<00:43:23.880><c> what</c><00:43:23.960><c> we</c><00:43:24.119><c> have</c><00:43:24.199><c> there,</c><00:43:24.519><c> brothers</c><00:43:24.599><c> and</c><00:43:24.820><c> sisters,</c> 00:43:25.139 --> 00:43:28.960 we<00:43:25.340><c> have</c><00:43:25.699><c> the</c><00:43:26.880><c> pagan</c><00:43:27.539><c> Roman</c><00:43:28.199><c> Empire.</c> 00:43:29.380 --> 00:43:31.500 And<00:43:29.519><c> I</c><00:43:29.619><c> don't</c><00:43:29.739><c> know</c><00:43:29.820><c> about</c><00:43:29.840><c> you,</c><00:43:30.059><c> but</c><00:43:30.179><c> I</c><00:43:30.400><c> am</c><00:43:30.559><c> absolutely</c><00:43:31.139><c> freezing.</c> 00:43:31.639 --> 00:43:34.059 It<00:43:31.840><c> is</c><00:43:32.199><c> so</c><00:43:32.559><c> cold,</c><00:43:32.980><c> hey,</c><00:43:33.099><c> how</c><00:43:33.219><c> are</c><00:43:33.280><c> you</c><00:43:33.380><c> going</c><00:43:33.619><c> over</c><00:43:33.880><c> there?</c> 00:43:34.360 --> 00:43:36.940 It<00:43:34.539><c> is</c><00:43:34.820><c> awful,</c><00:43:35.480><c> let</c><00:43:35.639><c> me</c><00:43:35.719><c> just</c><00:43:35.920><c> check</c><00:43:36.039><c> it</c><00:43:36.239><c> out.</c> 00:43:37.139 --> 00:43:38.280 How<00:43:37.340><c> are</c><00:43:37.360><c> you</c><00:43:37.500><c> doing?</c> 00:43:38.360 --> 00:43:39.300 Is<00:43:38.500><c> anyone</c><00:43:38.699><c> asleep?</c> 00:43:39.659 --> 00:43:40.420 Let<00:43:39.820><c> me</c><00:43:39.900><c> have</c><00:43:40.039><c> a</c><00:43:40.179><c> look.</c> 00:43:40.420 --> 00:43:42.760 No,<00:43:41.659><c> let</c><00:43:41.840><c> me</c><00:43:42.000><c> stand</c><00:43:42.280><c> back</c><00:43:42.559><c> here.</c> 00:43:42.780 --> 00:43:45.079 Have<00:43:42.860><c> you</c><00:43:42.920><c> ever</c><00:43:43.039><c> had</c><00:43:43.119><c> this</c><00:43:43.400><c> happen</c><00:43:43.579><c> to</c><00:43:43.719><c> you</c><00:43:43.880><c> before</c><00:43:44.179><c> in</c><00:43:44.599><c> class?</c> 00:43:45.340 --> 00:43:45.880 No. 00:43:46.199 --> 00:43:47.260 Well,<00:43:46.460><c> brothers</c><00:43:46.519><c> and</c><00:43:46.780><c> sisters,</c> 00:43:47.559 --> 00:43:50.360 there<00:43:47.739><c> we</c><00:43:48.000><c> have</c><00:43:48.420><c> the</c><00:43:48.780><c> emperor</c><00:43:49.059><c> Diocletian.</c> 00:43:50.780 --> 00:43:53.940 He<00:43:50.880><c> was</c><00:43:51.019><c> the</c><00:43:51.340><c> greatest</c><00:43:51.699><c> emperor</c><00:43:52.280><c> to</c><00:43:52.599><c> sit</c><00:43:52.719><c> upon</c><00:43:52.960><c> the</c><00:43:53.199><c> Roman</c><00:43:53.539><c> throne,</c> 00:43:54.280 --> 00:43:58.300 the<00:43:54.440><c> pagan</c><00:43:54.679><c> Roman</c><00:43:55.019><c> throne</c><00:43:55.480><c> since</c><00:43:56.300><c> Octavian</c><00:43:57.159><c> Augustus,</c> 00:43:58.599 --> 00:44:01.420 the<00:43:58.860><c> emperor</c><00:43:59.219><c> at</c><00:43:59.579><c> the</c><00:43:59.900><c> birth</c><00:44:00.179><c> of</c><00:44:00.480><c> Jesus</c><00:44:00.920><c> Christ.</c> 00:44:01.780 --> 00:44:07.079 So<00:44:01.940><c> there</c><00:44:02.119><c> is</c><00:44:02.340><c> Diocletian</c><00:44:03.059><c> and</c><00:44:03.440><c> he</c><00:44:03.840><c> is</c><00:44:04.579><c> the</c><00:44:05.539><c> great</c><00:44:05.920><c> red</c><00:44:06.460><c> dragon</c> 00:44:07.079 --> 00:44:10.480 of<00:44:07.340><c> Revelation</c><00:44:08.139><c> and</c><00:44:08.599><c> chapter</c><00:44:09.099><c> 12.</c> 00:44:10.500 --> 00:44:13.679 Now<00:44:10.619><c> when</c><00:44:10.880><c> Diocletian</c><00:44:11.719><c> abdicated</c><00:44:12.320><c> the</c><00:44:12.639><c> throne,</c> 00:44:14.139 --> 00:44:15.699 he<00:44:14.219><c> stood</c><00:44:14.480><c> down</c><00:44:14.820><c> because</c><00:44:15.000><c> he</c><00:44:15.159><c> got</c><00:44:15.360><c> ill.</c> 00:44:15.980 --> 00:44:17.579 And<00:44:15.980><c> when</c><00:44:16.159><c> he</c><00:44:16.340><c> stood</c><00:44:16.460><c> down,</c><00:44:16.920><c> brother</c><00:44:16.980><c> and</c><00:44:17.239><c> sisters,</c> 00:44:17.920 --> 00:44:19.199 there<00:44:17.920><c> were</c><00:44:18.139><c> six</c><00:44:18.559><c> emperors.</c> 00:44:19.380 --> 00:44:22.079 I'm<00:44:19.900><c> not</c><00:44:20.059><c> standing</c><00:44:20.320><c> on</c><00:44:20.460><c> that</c><00:44:20.659><c> wet</c><00:44:20.800><c> grass,</c><00:44:21.159><c> it's</c><00:44:21.420><c> freezing</c><00:44:21.719><c> cold.</c> 00:44:22.360 --> 00:44:23.760 So<00:44:22.519><c> I'll</c><00:44:22.679><c> stand</c><00:44:22.860><c> back</c><00:44:23.119><c> up</c><00:44:23.320><c> here.</c> 00:44:24.079 --> 00:44:27.519 I'll<00:44:24.099><c> come</c><00:44:24.320><c> up</c><00:44:25.119><c> and</c><00:44:25.320><c> cuddle</c><00:44:25.559><c> with</c><00:44:25.780><c> the</c><00:44:25.940><c> chairman</c><00:44:26.199><c> over</c><00:44:26.559><c> here.</c> 00:44:28.719 --> 00:44:30.159 Oh,<00:44:29.039><c> okay.</c> 00:44:30.480 --> 00:44:32.480 Now,<00:44:30.880><c> so</c><00:44:31.079><c> when</c><00:44:31.179><c> he</c><00:44:31.360><c> stood</c><00:44:31.519><c> down,</c><00:44:32.059><c> brothers</c><00:44:32.059><c> and</c><00:44:32.300><c> sisters,</c> 00:44:32.559 --> 00:44:34.280 there<00:44:32.659><c> were</c><00:44:32.860><c> six</c><00:44:33.219><c> emperors</c><00:44:33.539><c> in</c><00:44:33.699><c> his</c><00:44:33.980><c> place.</c> 00:44:34.280 --> 00:44:36.559 So<00:44:34.800><c> Diocletian</c><00:44:35.860><c> abdicated.</c> 00:44:36.719 --> 00:44:39.440 He's<00:44:36.860><c> the</c><00:44:37.059><c> great</c><00:44:37.340><c> red</c><00:44:37.639><c> dragon,</c><00:44:38.199><c> the</c><00:44:38.340><c> pagan</c><00:44:38.659><c> Roman</c><00:44:38.980><c> empire.</c> 00:44:39.659 --> 00:44:40.480 And<00:44:39.739><c> when</c><00:44:39.900><c> he</c><00:44:40.099><c> stood</c><00:44:40.239><c> down,</c> 00:44:40.599 --> 00:44:42.480 there<00:44:40.599><c> were</c><00:44:40.860><c> six</c><00:44:41.320><c> emperors</c><00:44:41.699><c> in</c><00:44:41.840><c> his</c><00:44:42.159><c> place.</c> 00:44:42.719 --> 00:44:45.519 And<00:44:42.940><c> then</c><00:44:43.159><c> there</c><00:44:43.320><c> were</c><00:44:43.559><c> five</c><00:44:44.099><c> and</c><00:44:44.400><c> then</c><00:44:44.659><c> there</c><00:44:44.860><c> were</c><00:44:45.119><c> four</c> 00:44:45.519 --> 00:44:49.059 and<00:44:45.800><c> then</c><00:44:46.039><c> there</c><00:44:46.219><c> were</c><00:44:46.440><c> three</c><00:44:46.960><c> and</c><00:44:47.440><c> then</c><00:44:47.739><c> there</c><00:44:47.960><c> were</c><00:44:48.179><c> two.</c> 00:44:49.360 --> 00:44:53.260 And<00:44:49.539><c> one</c><00:44:49.719><c> of</c><00:44:49.800><c> those</c><00:44:50.059><c> two</c><00:44:50.420><c> emperors</c><00:44:50.920><c> was</c><00:44:51.260><c> the</c><00:44:51.500><c> man</c><00:44:51.780><c> Constantine.</c> 00:44:53.579 --> 00:44:56.199 And<00:44:53.880><c> Constantine,</c><00:44:54.639><c> as</c><00:44:54.880><c> many</c><00:44:55.159><c> of</c><00:44:55.260><c> us</c><00:44:55.380><c> would</c><00:44:55.539><c> be</c><00:44:55.860><c> aware,</c> 00:44:56.619 --> 00:44:58.599 swept<00:44:56.780><c> down</c><00:44:57.079><c> from</c><00:44:57.340><c> York</c><00:44:57.760><c> in</c><00:44:58.079><c> England,</c> 00:44:58.960 --> 00:45:01.380 swept<00:44:59.239><c> down</c><00:44:59.579><c> here</c><00:44:59.880><c> and</c><00:45:00.260><c> beat</c><00:45:00.500><c> Maxentius</c> 00:45:01.380 --> 00:45:03.400 at<00:45:01.820><c> the</c><00:45:02.039><c> Battle</c><00:45:02.300><c> of</c><00:45:02.480><c> Milvian</c><00:45:02.980><c> Bridge.</c> 00:45:03.400 --> 00:45:09.119 And<00:45:03.920><c> then</c><00:45:04.360><c> in</c><00:45:04.920><c> AD</c><00:45:05.219><c> 320,</c><00:45:06.699><c> in</c><00:45:06.960><c> AD</c><00:45:07.360><c> 312,</c><00:45:08.320><c> we</c><00:45:08.539><c> should</c><00:45:08.739><c> say,</c> 00:45:09.380 --> 00:45:13.599 he<00:45:09.500><c> took</c><00:45:09.960><c> the</c><00:45:10.500><c> Western</c><00:45:10.940><c> empire</c><00:45:11.579><c> and</c><00:45:12.119><c> Christianised</c><00:45:12.880><c> the</c><00:45:13.179><c> empire.</c> 00:45:13.840 --> 00:45:18.980 Now,<00:45:15.559><c> there</c><00:45:15.719><c> is</c><00:45:15.940><c> still</c><00:45:16.360><c> the</c><00:45:16.719><c> pagan</c><00:45:17.099><c> empire</c><00:45:17.920><c> over</c><00:45:18.440><c> here</c> 00:45:18.980 --> 00:45:20.739 and<00:45:19.599><c> his</c><00:45:19.880><c> brother</c><00:45:20.239><c>-in</c><00:45:20.460><c>-law,</c> 00:45:21.119 --> 00:45:24.440 Constantine's<00:45:21.739><c> brother</c><00:45:21.960><c>-in</c><00:45:22.159><c>-law,</c><00:45:22.480><c> Licinius,</c><00:45:23.239><c> is</c><00:45:23.539><c> still</c><00:45:23.800><c> over</c><00:45:24.059><c> there</c> 00:45:24.440 --> 00:45:27.960 and<00:45:24.760><c> therefore</c><00:45:25.199><c> the</c><00:45:25.539><c> great</c><00:45:25.940><c> red</c><00:45:26.579><c> pagan</c><00:45:27.340><c> dragon</c> 00:45:27.960 --> 00:45:29.679 is<00:45:28.500><c> still</c><00:45:28.800><c> in</c><00:45:29.119><c> existence</c> 00:45:29.679 --> 00:45:33.039 while<00:45:30.219><c> Constantine</c><00:45:31.000><c> has</c><00:45:31.400><c> Christianised</c><00:45:32.039><c> the</c><00:45:32.260><c> West.</c> 00:45:33.760 --> 00:45:38.519 Then<00:45:34.559><c> 12</c><00:45:35.019><c> years</c><00:45:35.380><c> later</c><00:45:35.780><c> in</c><00:45:35.980><c> AD</c><00:45:36.320><c> 324,</c> 00:45:38.739 --> 00:45:40.420 Constantine<00:45:39.059><c> beat</c><00:45:39.400><c> his</c><00:45:39.639><c> brother</c><00:45:39.980><c>-in</c><00:45:40.159><c>-law</c> 00:45:40.420 --> 00:45:44.139 and<00:45:41.099><c> then</c><00:45:41.579><c> took</c><00:45:41.760><c> the</c><00:45:42.119><c> whole</c><00:45:42.659><c> of</c><00:45:42.960><c> the</c><00:45:43.079><c> Roman</c><00:45:43.480><c> world</c> 00:45:44.139 --> 00:45:47.579 and<00:45:44.539><c> made</c><00:45:44.860><c> it</c><00:45:45.380><c> Christian,</c><00:45:46.340><c> so</c><00:45:46.820><c>-called.</c> 00:45:48.039 --> 00:45:52.360 The<00:45:48.260><c> great</c><00:45:48.840><c> red</c><00:45:49.780><c> pagan</c><00:45:50.380><c> dragon</c><00:45:51.059><c> is</c><00:45:51.440><c> gone,</c> 00:45:52.639 --> 00:45:57.599 but<00:45:53.300><c> there</c><00:45:53.800><c> is</c><00:45:54.119><c> now</c><00:45:54.360><c> a</c><00:45:54.659><c> Christian</c><00:45:55.420><c> dragon</c><00:45:56.119><c> in</c><00:45:56.639><c> Rome.</c> 00:45:58.239 --> 00:46:00.559 The<00:45:58.559><c> Christian</c><00:45:59.079><c> dragon</c><00:45:59.480><c> was</c><00:45:59.719><c> a</c><00:45:59.960><c> persecutor</c> 00:46:00.559 --> 00:46:01.780 of<00:46:00.699><c> our</c><00:46:00.880><c> brothers</c><00:46:01.139><c> and</c><00:46:01.360><c> sisters</c> 00:46:01.780 --> 00:46:07.099 as<00:46:02.500><c> much,</c><00:46:03.079><c> if</c><00:46:03.420><c> not</c><00:46:03.780><c> more,</c><00:46:04.500><c> than</c><00:46:04.760><c> the</c><00:46:05.079><c> great</c><00:46:05.500><c> red</c><00:46:06.019><c> pagan</c><00:46:06.599><c> dragon,</c> 00:46:07.420 --> 00:46:08.360 the<00:46:07.519><c> pagan</c><00:46:07.780><c> Roman</c><00:46:08.039><c> empire.</c> 00:46:08.579 --> 00:46:10.360 So<00:46:08.719><c> we've</c><00:46:08.900><c> now</c><00:46:09.139><c> got</c><00:46:09.320><c> a</c><00:46:09.619><c> Christian</c><00:46:10.079><c> dragon.</c> 00:46:10.539 --> 00:46:12.159 So<00:46:10.539><c> we're</c><00:46:10.820><c> just</c><00:46:11.000><c> gonna</c><00:46:11.099><c> go</c><00:46:11.340><c> through</c><00:46:11.519><c> and</c><00:46:11.739><c> work</c><00:46:12.079><c> out</c> 00:46:12.159 --> 00:46:13.860 who<00:46:12.320><c> this</c><00:46:12.539><c> dragon</c><00:46:12.840><c> is</c><00:46:13.000><c> giving</c><00:46:13.219><c> power</c><00:46:13.480><c> to,</c><00:46:13.599><c> the</c><00:46:13.699><c> beast,</c> 00:46:13.920 --> 00:46:14.519 and<00:46:13.980><c> how</c><00:46:14.099><c> this</c><00:46:14.280><c> happened.</c> 00:46:14.719 --> 00:46:18.559 So<00:46:14.860><c> we've</c><00:46:14.960><c> got</c><00:46:15.099><c> a</c><00:46:15.260><c> Christian</c><00:46:15.679><c> dragon</c><00:46:16.119><c> in</c><00:46:16.440><c> Rome,</c><00:46:17.599><c> Constantine.</c> 00:46:19.219 --> 00:46:23.300 Well,<00:46:19.500><c> in</c><00:46:19.760><c> 326,</c><00:46:21.360><c> it</c><00:46:21.500><c> was</c><00:46:21.820><c> expedient</c><00:46:22.380><c> that</c><00:46:22.659><c> Constantine,</c> 00:46:23.440 --> 00:46:27.579 the<00:46:23.619><c> Christian</c><00:46:24.159><c> dragon,</c><00:46:25.179><c> moved</c><00:46:25.360><c> his</c><00:46:25.719><c> seat</c><00:46:25.860><c> of</c><00:46:26.159><c> power</c><00:46:26.519><c> from</c><00:46:26.960><c> Rome</c> 00:46:27.579 --> 00:46:31.099 over<00:46:28.039><c> into</c><00:46:28.320><c> Constantinople,</c><00:46:29.179><c> which</c><00:46:29.360><c> was</c><00:46:29.619><c> then</c><00:46:29.920><c> Byzantium.</c> 00:46:31.300 --> 00:46:35.579 But<00:46:31.739><c> it</c><00:46:31.840><c> was</c><00:46:32.139><c> named</c><00:46:32.519><c> Constantinople</c><00:46:33.380><c> in</c><00:46:33.599><c> AD</c><00:46:34.039><c> 330.</c> 00:46:36.199 --> 00:46:40.519 Now<00:46:36.440><c> we</c><00:46:36.599><c> have,</c><00:46:36.920><c> brothers</c><00:46:37.039><c> and</c><00:46:37.320><c> sisters,</c><00:46:38.019><c> a</c><00:46:38.239><c> Christian</c><00:46:39.039><c> dragon,</c> 00:46:40.719 --> 00:46:45.239 the<00:46:40.860><c> military</c><00:46:41.659><c> powerhouse</c><00:46:42.460><c> of</c><00:46:42.960><c> the</c><00:46:43.199><c> Christian</c><00:46:43.780><c> Roman</c><00:46:44.460><c> empire</c> 00:46:45.239 --> 00:46:49.699 in<00:46:45.980><c> Constantinople,</c><00:46:47.260><c> the</c><00:46:47.659><c> dragon</c><00:46:48.099><c> in</c><00:46:48.579><c> the</c><00:46:48.760><c> East.</c> 00:46:50.300 --> 00:46:54.880 Now<00:46:50.599><c> what</c><00:46:50.840><c> happened</c><00:46:51.239><c> then</c><00:46:51.780><c> is</c><00:46:52.400><c> that</c><00:46:52.599><c> around</c><00:46:52.860><c> about</c><00:46:53.400><c> 400</c><00:46:53.940><c> AD,</c> 00:46:55.760 --> 00:46:58.840 the<00:46:55.880><c> barbarians,</c><00:46:57.340><c> the</c><00:46:57.659><c> German</c><00:46:58.099><c> barbarians,</c> 00:46:58.840 --> 00:47:01.539 swept<00:46:59.199><c> down</c><00:46:59.500><c> from</c><00:46:59.719><c> the</c><00:46:59.880><c> north</c><00:47:00.099><c> across</c><00:47:00.539><c> the</c><00:47:00.900><c> Rhine</c> 00:47:01.539 --> 00:47:05.079 and<00:47:01.780><c> across</c><00:47:02.079><c> the</c><00:47:02.340><c> Danube</c><00:47:02.840><c> and</c><00:47:03.340><c> came</c><00:47:03.760><c> in,</c> 00:47:05.260 --> 00:47:08.320 and<00:47:05.360><c> they</c><00:47:05.739><c> took</c><00:47:06.119><c> the</c><00:47:06.719><c> Western</c><00:47:07.500><c> empire,</c> 00:47:08.820 --> 00:47:12.599 and<00:47:08.860><c> the</c><00:47:09.119><c> Western</c><00:47:09.579><c> empire</c><00:47:10.159><c> in</c><00:47:10.420><c> 476</c><00:47:11.440><c> collapsed.</c> 00:47:13.000 --> 00:47:18.079 Now<00:47:13.500><c> you've</c><00:47:14.260><c> still</c><00:47:14.599><c> got</c><00:47:15.300><c> a</c><00:47:16.179><c> Christian</c><00:47:17.159><c> emperor,</c> 00:47:18.480 --> 00:47:22.639 a<00:47:18.900><c> Catholic</c><00:47:19.340><c> Christian</c><00:47:20.079><c> emperor,</c><00:47:21.199><c> a</c><00:47:21.400><c> Christian</c><00:47:21.980><c> dragon,</c> 00:47:22.920 --> 00:47:25.260 still<00:47:23.519><c> ruling</c><00:47:23.940><c> in</c><00:47:24.340><c> Constantinople.</c> 00:47:25.699 --> 00:47:27.320 Constantine's<00:47:26.239><c> well</c><00:47:26.420><c> gone.</c> 00:47:27.400 --> 00:47:30.699 And<00:47:27.800><c> all</c><00:47:28.059><c> of</c><00:47:28.239><c> these</c><00:47:28.760><c> successive</c><00:47:29.480><c> Christian</c><00:47:30.139><c> emperors</c> 00:47:30.699 --> 00:47:34.619 are<00:47:31.159><c> the</c><00:47:31.559><c> dragon</c><00:47:31.960><c> in</c><00:47:32.360><c> Constantinople,</c><00:47:33.059><c> the</c><00:47:33.239><c> Christian</c><00:47:33.639><c> dragon.</c> 00:47:34.739 --> 00:47:37.260 Well,<00:47:35.460><c> the</c><00:47:35.940><c> barbarians</c><00:47:36.500><c> have</c><00:47:36.760><c> come</c><00:47:36.940><c> in</c> 00:47:37.260 --> 00:47:39.300 and<00:47:37.380><c> they've</c><00:47:37.719><c> taken</c><00:47:38.079><c> the</c><00:47:38.400><c> West.</c> 00:47:39.559 --> 00:47:45.099 Well,<00:47:39.760><c> as</c><00:47:39.880><c> time</c><00:47:40.099><c> went</c><00:47:40.280><c> on,</c><00:47:41.400><c> we</c><00:47:41.599><c> come</c><00:47:41.800><c> now</c><00:47:42.280><c> to</c><00:47:42.780><c> 530</c><00:47:43.900><c> through</c><00:47:44.199><c> 533.</c> 00:47:46.480 --> 00:47:50.079 And<00:47:46.820><c> one</c><00:47:47.039><c> of</c><00:47:47.199><c> these</c><00:47:47.800><c> Christian</c><00:47:48.940><c> emperors,</c> 00:47:50.500 --> 00:47:54.960 the<00:47:50.739><c> dragon</c><00:47:51.159><c> in</c><00:47:51.519><c> Constantinople,</c><00:47:52.559><c> came</c><00:47:52.800><c> to</c><00:47:52.960><c> the</c><00:47:53.199><c> throne</c><00:47:53.400><c> in</c><00:47:54.000><c> 527.</c> 00:47:55.719 --> 00:47:58.760 And<00:47:56.559><c> his</c><00:47:56.840><c> name</c><00:47:57.099><c> was</c><00:47:57.440><c> Justinian,</c> 00:47:59.219 --> 00:48:03.119 one<00:47:59.420><c> of</c><00:47:59.500><c> the</c><00:47:59.579><c> greatest</c><00:48:00.400><c> Christian</c><00:48:01.440><c> Catholic</c><00:48:02.380><c> emperors</c> 00:48:03.119 --> 00:48:05.500 to<00:48:03.539><c> rule</c><00:48:03.760><c> from</c><00:48:04.059><c> Constantinople.</c> 00:48:05.920 --> 00:48:07.619 He<00:48:05.960><c> was</c><00:48:06.199><c> a</c><00:48:06.500><c> tyrant.</c> 00:48:08.420 --> 00:48:12.340 He<00:48:08.539><c> was</c><00:48:08.860><c> a</c><00:48:09.019><c> narrow</c><00:48:09.460><c>-minded</c><00:48:09.980><c> Trinitarian</c><00:48:11.059><c> Catholic.</c> 00:48:12.659 --> 00:48:15.579 There<00:48:12.780><c> was</c><00:48:13.019><c> no</c><00:48:13.280><c> man</c><00:48:13.820><c> ever</c><00:48:14.559><c> like</c><00:48:14.980><c> Justinian</c> 00:48:15.579 --> 00:48:19.519 who<00:48:15.940><c> meddled</c><00:48:16.280><c> in</c><00:48:16.559><c> the</c><00:48:16.820><c> affairs</c><00:48:17.400><c> of</c><00:48:17.880><c> the</c><00:48:18.079><c> Catholic</c><00:48:18.579><c> church.</c> 00:48:20.000 --> 00:48:21.900 And<00:48:20.360><c> therefore,</c><00:48:21.000><c> this</c><00:48:21.139><c> Justinian,</c> 00:48:21.900 --> 00:48:24.840 who<00:48:22.260><c> favoured</c><00:48:22.860><c> the</c><00:48:23.119><c> Trinitarian</c><00:48:23.860><c> way</c><00:48:24.219><c> of</c><00:48:24.539><c> life,</c> 00:48:25.280 --> 00:48:29.400 he<00:48:25.460><c> therefore</c><00:48:26.300><c> saw</c><00:48:26.699><c> with</c><00:48:27.159><c> favour</c><00:48:27.579><c> the</c><00:48:28.159><c> bishop</c><00:48:28.659><c> in</c><00:48:29.000><c> Rome.</c> 00:48:29.820 --> 00:48:33.820 And<00:48:30.000><c> Justinian,</c><00:48:31.179><c> between</c><00:48:31.559><c> 530</c><00:48:32.679><c> and</c><00:48:32.840><c> 533,</c> 00:48:33.940 --> 00:48:37.599 was<00:48:34.079><c> gonna</c><00:48:34.380><c> say</c><00:48:34.940><c> and</c><00:48:35.360><c> do</c><00:48:35.719><c> something</c><00:48:36.179><c> remarkable.</c> 00:48:38.300 --> 00:48:41.199 What<00:48:38.539><c> Justinian</c><00:48:39.039><c> would</c><00:48:39.320><c> do,</c><00:48:39.840><c> he</c><00:48:39.980><c> would</c><00:48:40.300><c> start</c><00:48:40.559><c> to</c><00:48:40.900><c> favour</c> 00:48:41.199 --> 00:48:43.260 and<00:48:41.639><c> give</c><00:48:41.840><c> glory</c><00:48:42.360><c> to</c><00:48:42.619><c> the</c><00:48:42.780><c> bishop</c><00:48:43.000><c> in</c><00:48:43.179><c> Rome.</c> 00:48:43.280 --> 00:48:45.460 Now<00:48:43.480><c> understand</c><00:48:43.820><c> this,</c><00:48:44.059><c> brothers</c><00:48:44.260><c> and</c><00:48:44.480><c> sisters.</c> 00:48:45.760 --> 00:48:49.059 Before<00:48:46.159><c> Justinian</c><00:48:46.760><c> came</c><00:48:47.019><c> on</c><00:48:47.239><c> the</c><00:48:47.400><c> scene</c><00:48:47.519><c> in</c><00:48:47.780><c> 527,</c> 00:48:48.940 --> 00:48:53.360 the<00:48:49.199><c> dragon</c><00:48:49.840><c> in</c><00:48:50.780><c> the</c><00:48:50.980><c> east,</c><00:48:51.960><c> Revelation</c><00:48:52.239><c> 13.</c> 00:48:53.599 --> 00:48:55.099 Before<00:48:53.860><c> Justinian</c><00:48:54.320><c> came</c><00:48:54.539><c> on</c><00:48:54.739><c> the</c><00:48:54.940><c> scene,</c> 00:48:55.400 --> 00:48:58.260 the<00:48:55.559><c> bishop</c><00:48:55.800><c> in</c><00:48:56.000><c> Rome</c><00:48:56.179><c> had</c><00:48:56.559><c> already</c><00:48:57.199><c> proclaimed</c><00:48:57.659><c> himself</c> 00:48:58.260 --> 00:49:00.619 the<00:48:58.900><c> head</c><00:48:59.199><c> of</c><00:48:59.500><c> all</c><00:48:59.760><c> bishops.</c> 00:49:00.679 --> 00:49:02.179 I<00:49:00.940><c> am</c><00:49:01.139><c> the</c><00:49:01.280><c> head</c><00:49:01.380><c> of</c><00:49:01.559><c> all</c><00:49:01.820><c> the</c><00:49:02.019><c> bishops.</c> 00:49:02.260 --> 00:49:04.599 I'm<00:49:02.480><c> the</c><00:49:02.539><c> head</c><00:49:02.639><c> of</c><00:49:02.780><c> the</c><00:49:02.900><c> bishop</c><00:49:03.139><c> in</c><00:49:03.940><c> Cappadocia,</c> 00:49:04.920 --> 00:49:07.639 in<00:49:05.000><c> Nicodemia,</c><00:49:05.860><c> in</c><00:49:06.059><c> Alexandria,</c><00:49:07.079><c> in</c><00:49:07.300><c> Constantinople.</c> 00:49:07.780 --> 00:49:09.119 I<00:49:08.039><c> am</c><00:49:08.300><c> the</c><00:49:08.539><c> chief</c><00:49:08.760><c> bishop.</c> 00:49:09.440 --> 00:49:11.219 He<00:49:09.639><c> had</c><00:49:09.760><c> already</c><00:49:10.000><c> said</c><00:49:10.179><c> that</c><00:49:10.360><c> about</c><00:49:10.820><c> himself,</c> 00:49:11.519 --> 00:49:14.400 but<00:49:11.639><c> it</c><00:49:11.719><c> had</c><00:49:11.860><c> never</c><00:49:12.400><c> ever,</c><00:49:12.800><c> had</c><00:49:12.960><c> it</c><00:49:13.179><c> ever</c><00:49:13.380><c> been</c> 00:49:14.980 --> 00:49:19.559 imperially<00:49:15.460><c> ratified</c><00:49:15.940><c> or</c><00:49:17.320><c> dragonianly</c><00:49:18.820><c> ratified,</c> 00:49:20.239 --> 00:49:21.860 if<00:49:20.360><c> I</c><00:49:20.500><c> could</c><00:49:20.619><c> use</c><00:49:20.780><c> that</c><00:49:21.039><c> word.</c> 00:49:22.380 --> 00:49:24.699 Along<00:49:22.639><c> comes</c><00:49:23.000><c> Justinian,</c><00:49:23.719><c> and</c><00:49:23.820><c> even</c><00:49:24.079><c> though</c><00:49:24.280><c> the</c><00:49:24.460><c> bishop</c> 00:49:24.699 --> 00:49:26.099 had<00:49:24.980><c> fluffed</c><00:49:25.239><c> out</c><00:49:25.360><c> his</c><00:49:25.539><c> feathers</c><00:49:25.780><c> and</c><00:49:25.940><c> said,</c> 00:49:26.139 --> 00:49:29.280 I<00:49:26.280><c> am</c><00:49:26.500><c> the</c><00:49:26.699><c> great,</c><00:49:26.840><c> I</c><00:49:27.019><c> am</c><00:49:27.219><c> the</c><00:49:27.400><c> papa</c><00:49:27.559><c> bishop,</c><00:49:28.019><c> I</c><00:49:28.079><c> am</c><00:49:28.280><c> the</c><00:49:28.440><c> pope.</c> 00:49:29.599 --> 00:49:30.699 Along<00:49:29.880><c> comes</c><00:49:30.159><c> Justinian,</c><00:49:30.659><c> he</c><00:49:30.699><c> says,</c> 00:49:30.800 --> 00:49:33.079 I<00:49:30.920><c> will</c><00:49:31.179><c> now</c><00:49:31.539><c> imperially</c><00:49:32.300><c> ratify</c><00:49:32.920><c> that.</c> 00:49:33.340 --> 00:49:36.840 Therefore,<00:49:34.400><c> Justinian</c><00:49:34.840><c> said,</c><00:49:35.420><c> the</c><00:49:35.619><c> dragon,</c> 00:49:36.860 --> 00:49:40.900 now<00:49:37.239><c> beginning</c><00:49:37.579><c> to</c><00:49:37.820><c> give</c><00:49:37.960><c> power</c><00:49:38.559><c> to</c><00:49:38.860><c> the</c><00:49:39.019><c> beast</c><00:49:39.260><c> of</c><00:49:39.440><c> Revelation</c><00:49:39.780><c> 13.</c> 00:49:41.000 --> 00:49:43.599 Justinian<00:49:41.480><c> said,</c><00:49:41.739><c> we</c><00:49:41.940><c> ordain</c><00:49:42.420><c> that</c><00:49:42.599><c> the</c><00:49:42.760><c> most</c><00:49:42.980><c> holy</c><00:49:43.280><c> pope</c> 00:49:43.599 --> 00:49:47.019 of<00:49:43.760><c> the</c><00:49:43.960><c> Elder</c><00:49:44.280><c> Rome</c><00:49:44.460><c> be</c><00:49:44.659><c> the</c><00:49:44.920><c> first</c><00:49:45.380><c> of</c><00:49:45.719><c> all</c><00:49:45.960><c> priests.</c> 00:49:47.960 --> 00:49:53.119 But<00:49:48.199><c> it</c><00:49:48.300><c> would</c><00:49:48.639><c> take</c><00:49:49.019><c> 75</c><00:49:50.440><c> years</c><00:49:51.940><c> before</c><00:49:52.679><c> that</c> 00:49:53.119 --> 00:49:56.059 would<00:49:53.460><c> be</c><00:49:54.019><c> solidified</c><00:49:54.699><c> or</c><00:49:55.079><c> cemented.</c> 00:49:56.260 --> 00:49:59.239 Understand<00:49:56.659><c> this</c><00:49:56.840><c> also,</c><00:49:57.980><c> that</c><00:49:58.079><c> here's</c><00:49:58.300><c> the</c><00:49:58.440><c> bishop</c><00:49:58.699><c> in</c><00:49:58.880><c> Rome</c> 00:49:59.239 --> 00:50:01.099 puffing<00:49:59.719><c> up</c><00:49:59.860><c> himself</c><00:50:00.280><c> and</c><00:50:00.480><c> saying,</c><00:50:00.860><c> I</c><00:50:00.860><c> am</c><00:50:00.940><c> the</c><00:50:01.019><c> head.</c> 00:50:01.099 --> 00:50:03.340 Oh,<00:50:01.400><c> and</c><00:50:01.420><c> now</c><00:50:01.900><c> I've</c><00:50:02.059><c> got</c><00:50:02.179><c> it</c><00:50:02.420><c> imperially</c><00:50:02.800><c> recognised.</c> 00:50:03.780 --> 00:50:07.619 Understand<00:50:04.239><c> this,</c><00:50:04.900><c> is</c><00:50:05.079><c> that</c><00:50:05.199><c> there</c><00:50:05.400><c> was</c><00:50:05.719><c> a</c><00:50:06.400><c> Gothic</c><00:50:06.860><c> king,</c> 00:50:07.860 --> 00:50:13.239 a<00:50:08.260><c> Gothic</c><00:50:08.719><c> king</c><00:50:09.619><c> reigning</c><00:50:10.500><c> in</c><00:50:11.320><c> Rome,</c><00:50:12.320><c> a</c><00:50:12.579><c> Gothic</c><00:50:12.900><c> king.</c> 00:50:13.599 --> 00:50:16.960 Who<00:50:13.599><c> were</c><00:50:14.300><c> Arian</c><00:50:14.800><c> Christians,</c><00:50:15.780><c> they</c><00:50:15.900><c> weren't</c><00:50:16.139><c> Trinitarians.</c> 00:50:17.380 --> 00:50:19.860 So<00:50:17.440><c> here's</c><00:50:17.739><c> the</c><00:50:17.940><c> pope</c><00:50:18.199><c> trying</c><00:50:18.519><c> to</c><00:50:19.000><c> flex</c><00:50:19.280><c> himself</c> 00:50:19.860 --> 00:50:22.940 under<00:50:20.519><c> the</c><00:50:20.800><c> umbrella</c><00:50:21.320><c> of</c><00:50:21.659><c> an</c><00:50:22.000><c> Arian</c><00:50:22.500><c> Christian</c> 00:50:22.940 --> 00:50:24.860 who<00:50:23.099><c> was</c><00:50:23.300><c> a</c><00:50:23.500><c> Gothic</c><00:50:23.780><c> king.</c> 00:50:25.119 --> 00:50:26.800 Justinian's<00:50:25.519><c> gonna</c><00:50:25.619><c> do</c><00:50:25.860><c> something</c><00:50:26.139><c> about</c><00:50:26.519><c> that.</c> 00:50:27.139 --> 00:50:29.239 Not<00:50:27.260><c> only</c><00:50:27.440><c> did</c><00:50:27.639><c> Justinian,</c><00:50:28.300><c> the</c><00:50:28.480><c> dragon</c><00:50:28.739><c> in</c><00:50:28.960><c> the</c><00:50:29.039><c> east,</c> 00:50:29.739 --> 00:50:32.880 give<00:50:30.039><c> imperial</c><00:50:30.800><c> recognition</c><00:50:31.480><c> to</c><00:50:31.699><c> the</c><00:50:31.940><c> supremacy</c><00:50:32.320><c> of</c><00:50:32.500><c> the</c><00:50:32.639><c> bishop,</c> 00:50:33.179 --> 00:50:36.679 but<00:50:33.340><c> Justinian's</c><00:50:33.920><c> gonna</c><00:50:34.059><c> get</c><00:50:34.360><c> rid</c><00:50:34.619><c> of</c><00:50:34.860><c> the</c><00:50:35.159><c> Gothic</c><00:50:35.599><c> Arian</c><00:50:36.219><c> king</c> 00:50:36.679 --> 00:50:37.559 from<00:50:37.219><c> Rome.</c> 00:50:37.780 --> 00:50:40.719 And<00:50:38.000><c> therefore,</c><00:50:38.460><c> brothers</c><00:50:38.500><c> and</c><00:50:38.780><c> sisters,</c><00:50:39.500><c> in</c><00:50:39.719><c> 533,</c> 00:50:40.719 --> 00:50:44.179 the<00:50:41.179><c> supremacy</c><00:50:41.800><c> of</c><00:50:42.059><c> Rome</c><00:50:42.320><c> in</c><00:50:42.619><c> ecclesiastical</c><00:50:43.619><c> affairs</c> 00:50:44.179 --> 00:50:46.559 was<00:50:44.739><c> recognised</c><00:50:45.400><c> by</c><00:50:45.760><c> Justinian.</c> 00:50:46.739 --> 00:50:50.940 The<00:50:46.900><c> dragon</c><00:50:47.480><c> is</c><00:50:47.960><c> giving</c><00:50:48.380><c> its</c><00:50:49.019><c> power</c><00:50:49.619><c> and</c><00:50:50.300><c> authority</c> 00:50:50.940 --> 00:50:54.460 and<00:50:51.539><c> seat</c><00:50:51.860><c> to</c><00:50:52.340><c> the</c><00:50:52.579><c> beast</c><00:50:53.039><c> in</c><00:50:53.980><c> Rome.</c> 00:50:54.840 --> 00:50:59.679 Well,<00:50:55.059><c> it</c><00:50:55.059><c> would</c><00:50:55.300><c> take</c><00:50:55.619><c> 75</c><00:50:56.519><c> years</c><00:50:57.739><c> before</c><00:50:58.340><c> that</c><00:50:58.500><c> would</c><00:50:58.699><c> happen.</c> 00:50:59.960 --> 00:51:01.880 In<00:51:00.119><c> the</c><00:51:00.260><c> meantime,</c><00:51:01.019><c> Justinian's</c><00:51:01.400><c> gonna</c><00:51:01.579><c> get</c><00:51:01.739><c> rid</c> 00:51:01.880 --> 00:51:03.360 of<00:51:02.000><c> the</c><00:51:02.099><c> Gothic</c><00:51:02.360><c> king.</c> 00:51:03.619 --> 00:51:05.500 So<00:51:03.719><c> what</c><00:51:03.920><c> Justinian's</c><00:51:04.440><c> gonna</c><00:51:04.559><c> do,</c><00:51:04.960><c> brothers</c><00:51:05.079><c> and</c><00:51:05.300><c> sisters,</c> 00:51:05.519 --> 00:51:07.420 he's<00:51:05.679><c> gonna</c><00:51:05.860><c> send</c><00:51:06.079><c> his</c><00:51:06.320><c> general</c><00:51:06.659><c> across</c><00:51:07.039><c> there</c> 00:51:07.420 --> 00:51:10.840 and<00:51:07.860><c> his</c><00:51:08.039><c> general</c><00:51:08.420><c> is</c><00:51:08.639><c> gonna</c><00:51:09.059><c> turf</c><00:51:09.380><c> out</c><00:51:10.019><c> the</c><00:51:10.380><c> vandals</c> 00:51:10.840 --> 00:51:12.380 from<00:51:11.059><c> North</c><00:51:11.320><c> Africa.</c> 00:51:12.659 --> 00:51:15.699 He's<00:51:12.920><c> gonna</c><00:51:13.019><c> get</c><00:51:13.239><c> rid</c><00:51:13.420><c> of</c><00:51:13.579><c> the</c><00:51:13.760><c> Visigoths</c><00:51:14.300><c> from</c><00:51:14.679><c> Spain.</c> 00:51:16.239 --> 00:51:18.260 We've<00:51:16.480><c> got</c><00:51:16.719><c> Franks</c><00:51:17.280><c> in</c><00:51:17.400><c> the</c><00:51:17.500><c> area</c><00:51:17.840><c> of</c><00:51:18.079><c> Gaul</c> 00:51:18.260 --> 00:51:20.900 and<00:51:18.400><c> we've</c><00:51:18.619><c> got</c><00:51:18.760><c> Ostrogoths</c><00:51:19.539><c> in</c><00:51:19.800><c> the</c><00:51:20.099><c> Italian</c><00:51:20.440><c> peninsula.</c> 00:51:21.320 --> 00:51:23.659 So<00:51:21.539><c> Justinian</c><00:51:22.260><c> sends</c><00:51:22.579><c> his</c><00:51:22.860><c> general</c><00:51:23.179><c> across</c> 00:51:23.659 --> 00:51:28.380 and<00:51:24.320><c> drives</c><00:51:24.760><c> out</c><00:51:25.260><c> the</c><00:51:25.579><c> Ostrogoths</c><00:51:26.400><c> north</c><00:51:26.860><c> to</c><00:51:27.139><c> Ravenna.</c> 00:51:28.820 --> 00:51:31.559 And<00:51:29.019><c> as</c><00:51:29.219><c> soon</c><00:51:29.340><c> as</c><00:51:29.500><c> the</c><00:51:29.679><c> Ostrogoths,</c><00:51:30.539><c> the</c><00:51:30.780><c> Gothic</c><00:51:31.159><c> king,</c> 00:51:31.820 --> 00:51:35.719 the<00:51:32.019><c> Arian</c><00:51:32.820><c> kings,</c><00:51:34.280><c> as</c><00:51:34.519><c> soon</c><00:51:34.719><c> as</c><00:51:34.840><c> they're</c><00:51:35.039><c> driven</c><00:51:35.199><c> out,</c> 00:51:35.719 --> 00:51:39.380 then<00:51:36.320><c> the</c><00:51:36.940><c> power</c><00:51:37.579><c> of</c><00:51:38.199><c> the</c><00:51:38.619><c> sea</c><00:51:38.940><c> beast,</c> 00:51:39.739 --> 00:51:42.659 the<00:51:39.920><c> bishop</c><00:51:40.239><c> in</c><00:51:40.559><c> Rome,</c><00:51:41.639><c> begins</c><00:51:41.920><c> to</c><00:51:42.360><c> grow</c> 00:51:42.659 --> 00:51:47.800 and<00:51:43.199><c> the</c><00:51:43.519><c> authority</c><00:51:44.539><c> starts</c><00:51:45.239><c> to</c><00:51:45.659><c> grow</c><00:51:46.039><c> and</c><00:51:46.579><c> grow</c><00:51:46.960><c> and</c><00:51:47.400><c> grow</c> 00:51:47.800 --> 00:51:52.059 and<00:51:48.139><c> it</c><00:51:48.280><c> would</c><00:51:48.599><c> take</c><00:51:49.000><c> 75</c><00:51:49.940><c> years</c><00:51:50.900><c> for</c><00:51:51.179><c> that</c><00:51:51.579><c> to</c><00:51:51.800><c> happen</c> 00:51:52.059 --> 00:51:57.599 because<00:51:52.659><c> in</c><00:51:53.139><c> 610,</c><00:51:55.539><c> between</c><00:51:55.960><c> 608</c><00:51:56.719><c> and</c><00:51:56.900><c> 610,</c> 00:51:57.940 --> 00:52:01.320 another<00:51:58.679><c> emperor</c><00:51:59.340><c> would</c><00:51:59.820><c> come</c><00:52:00.000><c> on</c><00:52:00.179><c> the</c><00:52:00.400><c> throne</c> 00:52:01.340 --> 00:52:03.639 and<00:52:01.760><c> his</c><00:52:02.039><c> name</c><00:52:02.260><c> was</c><00:52:02.519><c> Phocas.</c> 00:52:03.639 --> 00:52:06.780 So<00:52:03.900><c> what</c><00:52:04.159><c> Justinian</c><00:52:04.679><c> did</c><00:52:04.900><c> 75</c><00:52:05.440><c> years</c><00:52:05.920><c> before,</c> 00:52:07.280 --> 00:52:08.940 Phocas<00:52:07.280><c> is</c><00:52:07.539><c> now</c><00:52:07.739><c> going</c><00:52:07.960><c> to</c><00:52:08.159><c> cement.</c> 00:52:09.179 --> 00:52:10.199 So<00:52:09.239><c> Phocas</c><00:52:09.579><c> comes</c><00:52:09.820><c> on</c><00:52:10.000><c> the</c><00:52:10.099><c> throne,</c> 00:52:10.360 --> 00:52:12.519 brothers<00:52:10.500><c> and</c><00:52:10.719><c> sisters,</c><00:52:10.940><c> Phocas</c><00:52:11.239><c> was</c><00:52:11.440><c> an</c><00:52:11.719><c> animal,</c> 00:52:12.739 --> 00:52:16.099 an<00:52:12.980><c> absolute</c><00:52:13.420><c> animal</c><00:52:14.099><c> and</c><00:52:15.000><c> the</c><00:52:15.280><c> bishop</c><00:52:15.519><c> in</c><00:52:15.780><c> Rome</c> 00:52:16.099 --> 00:52:19.940 laughed<00:52:16.739><c> him</c><00:52:16.960><c> to</c><00:52:17.119><c> bits,</c><00:52:18.139><c> put</c><00:52:18.280><c> a</c><00:52:18.539><c> big</c><00:52:18.800><c> pillar</c><00:52:19.139><c> in</c><00:52:19.639><c> Rome</c> 00:52:19.940 --> 00:52:22.139 in<00:52:20.480><c> commemoration</c><00:52:21.119><c> of</c><00:52:21.380><c> this</c><00:52:21.719><c> animal</c> 00:52:22.139 --> 00:52:24.179 who<00:52:22.599><c> lived</c><00:52:22.760><c> over</c><00:52:23.039><c> there</c><00:52:23.280><c> in</c><00:52:23.519><c> Constantinople.</c> 00:52:24.420 --> 00:52:26.019 When<00:52:24.639><c> Phocas</c><00:52:25.000><c> came</c><00:52:25.260><c> on</c><00:52:25.440><c> the</c><00:52:25.659><c> scene,</c> 00:52:26.300 --> 00:52:27.860 Phocas<00:52:26.619><c> got</c><00:52:26.780><c> rid</c><00:52:26.940><c> of</c><00:52:27.099><c> the</c><00:52:27.239><c> previous</c><00:52:27.639><c> emperor</c> 00:52:27.860 --> 00:52:30.840 whose<00:52:28.079><c> name</c><00:52:28.260><c> was</c><00:52:28.480><c> Maurice,</c><00:52:29.599><c> killed</c><00:52:29.820><c> Maurice,</c> 00:52:30.880 --> 00:52:35.340 killed<00:52:31.119><c> Maurice's</c><00:52:31.579><c> wife,</c><00:52:33.000><c> killed</c><00:52:33.139><c> Maurice's</c><00:52:33.739><c> nine</c><00:52:34.139><c> children</c> 00:52:35.519 --> 00:52:38.119 because<00:52:36.000><c> Maurice</c><00:52:36.480><c> was</c><00:52:37.000><c> starting</c><00:52:37.280><c> to</c><00:52:37.679><c> favour</c> 00:52:38.119 --> 00:52:41.179 the<00:52:38.860><c> bishop</c><00:52:39.159><c> in</c><00:52:39.659><c> Constantinople.</c> 00:52:41.199 --> 00:52:42.559 Maurice<00:52:41.440><c> was</c><00:52:41.679><c> starting</c><00:52:41.920><c> to</c><00:52:42.059><c> say</c><00:52:42.139><c> no,</c> 00:52:42.599 --> 00:52:44.260 the<00:52:42.719><c> bishop</c><00:52:42.940><c> in</c><00:52:43.059><c> Rome's</c><00:52:43.380><c> not</c><00:52:43.539><c> the</c><00:52:43.719><c> superior</c><00:52:44.019><c> bishop,</c> 00:52:44.380 --> 00:52:47.079 the<00:52:44.500><c> bishop</c><00:52:44.760><c> in</c><00:52:45.139><c> Constantinople</c><00:52:45.980><c> is</c><00:52:46.219><c> the</c><00:52:46.360><c> superior</c><00:52:46.780><c> bishop</c> 00:52:47.079 --> 00:52:49.260 and<00:52:47.559><c> in</c><00:52:47.780><c> comes</c><00:52:48.039><c> Phocas</c><00:52:48.300><c> and</c><00:52:48.559><c> gets</c><00:52:48.760><c> rid</c><00:52:48.900><c> of</c><00:52:49.019><c> Maurice,</c> 00:52:49.420 --> 00:52:51.340 gets<00:52:49.579><c> rid</c><00:52:49.699><c> of</c><00:52:49.820><c> his</c><00:52:49.980><c> wife,</c><00:52:50.219><c> gets</c><00:52:50.380><c> rid</c><00:52:50.519><c> of</c><00:52:50.599><c> his</c><00:52:50.739><c> nine</c><00:52:51.039><c> kids</c> 00:52:51.340 --> 00:52:54.039 and<00:52:51.960><c> the</c><00:52:52.159><c> bishop</c><00:52:52.360><c> in</c><00:52:52.500><c> Rome</c><00:52:52.679><c> says</c><00:52:52.860><c> you're</c><00:52:53.099><c> the</c><00:52:53.219><c> man,</c> 00:52:54.199 --> 00:52:55.860 you<00:52:54.460><c> are</c><00:52:54.599><c> the</c><00:52:54.739><c> man,</c><00:52:55.000><c> I</c><00:52:55.199><c> love</c><00:52:55.340><c> you</c><00:52:55.460><c> to</c><00:52:55.579><c> bits</c> 00:52:55.860 --> 00:52:59.719 and<00:52:56.380><c> therefore</c><00:52:56.960><c> Phocas</c><00:52:58.119><c> then</c><00:52:58.699><c> ratified</c> 00:52:59.719 --> 00:53:04.639 what<00:53:00.639><c> Justinian</c><00:53:01.300><c> started</c><00:53:02.019><c> 75</c><00:53:02.940><c> years</c><00:53:03.559><c> before.</c> 00:53:04.860 --> 00:53:07.659 Justinian<00:53:05.219><c> made</c><00:53:05.440><c> the</c><00:53:05.699><c> bishop</c><00:53:06.260><c> spiritual</c><00:53:06.780><c> head</c><00:53:06.960><c> of</c><00:53:07.099><c> the</c><00:53:07.219><c> empire</c> 00:53:07.659 --> 00:53:10.280 but<00:53:08.179><c> his</c><00:53:08.519><c> supremacy</c><00:53:09.039><c> was</c><00:53:09.420><c> not</c><00:53:09.619><c> acknowledged</c> 00:53:10.280 --> 00:53:15.539 by<00:53:10.960><c> the</c><00:53:11.239><c> Toe</c><00:53:11.579><c> kingdoms</c><00:53:12.159><c> until</c><00:53:13.440><c> 75</c><00:53:14.480><c> years</c><00:53:15.119><c> later,</c> 00:53:15.539 --> 00:53:20.639 until<00:53:16.000><c> 608,</c><00:53:17.219><c> 610</c><00:53:18.139><c> and</c><00:53:18.619><c> therefore,</c><00:53:19.320><c> brothers</c><00:53:19.380><c> and</c><00:53:19.679><c> sisters,</c> 00:53:20.980 --> 00:53:23.840 we<00:53:21.179><c> see</c><00:53:21.340><c> this</c><00:53:21.599><c> little</c><00:53:21.920><c> chart</c><00:53:22.159><c> as</c><00:53:22.340><c> we</c><00:53:22.579><c> wrap</c><00:53:22.800><c> up</c><00:53:22.980><c> our</c><00:53:23.239><c> study</c><00:53:23.440><c> together,</c> 00:53:23.840 --> 00:53:28.139 just<00:53:24.300><c> see</c><00:53:24.739><c> the</c><00:53:24.860><c> amazing</c><00:53:25.440><c> way</c><00:53:25.760><c> that</c><00:53:26.000><c> Revelation</c><00:53:26.480><c> 13</c><00:53:27.119><c> comes</c><00:53:27.420><c> together</c> 00:53:28.139 --> 00:53:31.940 and<00:53:28.820><c> Revelation</c><00:53:29.739><c> chapter</c><00:53:30.480><c> 11</c><00:53:30.800><c> when</c><00:53:31.019><c> the</c><00:53:31.460><c> temple,</c> 00:53:32.420 --> 00:53:33.760 the<00:53:32.519><c> holy</c><00:53:32.780><c> city</c><00:53:33.139><c> and</c><00:53:33.340><c> the</c><00:53:33.599><c> altar</c> 00:53:33.760 --> 00:53:35.159 would<00:53:33.980><c> begin</c><00:53:34.280><c> to</c><00:53:34.400><c> be</c><00:53:34.559><c> trodden</c><00:53:34.860><c> down.</c> 00:53:35.559 --> 00:53:40.179 The<00:53:35.659><c> dragon</c><00:53:36.239><c> gives</c><00:53:36.780><c> power</c><00:53:37.119><c> to</c><00:53:37.300><c> the</c><00:53:37.420><c> beast</c><00:53:37.739><c> to</c><00:53:38.239><c> continue</c><00:53:38.699><c> 42</c><00:53:39.599><c> months.</c> 00:53:40.659 --> 00:53:45.340 Well,<00:53:41.820><c> Justinian</c><00:53:42.840><c> proclaimed</c><00:53:43.739><c> the</c><00:53:44.460><c> bishop</c><00:53:44.719><c> in</c><00:53:44.940><c> Rome</c> 00:53:45.340 --> 00:53:47.559 as<00:53:45.880><c> the</c><00:53:46.099><c> universal</c><00:53:46.480><c> bishop.</c> 00:53:48.079 --> 00:53:52.099 75<00:53:48.500><c> years</c><00:53:48.860><c> later,</c><00:53:50.179><c> Phocas</c><00:53:50.559><c> reaffirmed</c><00:53:51.179><c> it.</c> 00:53:54.179 --> 00:53:58.300 1260<00:53:54.940><c> years</c><00:53:55.559><c> after</c><00:53:55.960><c> Justinian</c><00:53:56.760><c> got</c><00:53:57.019><c> the</c><00:53:57.199><c> ball</c><00:53:57.420><c> rolling,</c> 00:53:58.760 --> 00:54:00.719 in<00:53:58.940><c> came</c><00:53:59.179><c> the</c><00:53:59.300><c> French</c><00:53:59.639><c> Revolution</c> 00:54:00.960 --> 00:54:02.659 and<00:54:01.340><c> it</c><00:54:01.380><c> would</c><00:54:01.599><c> be</c><00:54:01.699><c> the</c><00:54:01.900><c> French</c><00:54:02.179><c> Revolution</c> 00:54:02.659 --> 00:54:05.380 that<00:54:02.780><c> would</c><00:54:02.980><c> begin</c><00:54:03.239><c> the</c><00:54:03.380><c> ball</c><00:54:03.760><c> to</c><00:54:04.420><c> fall</c><00:54:04.739><c> backwards</c> 00:54:05.380 --> 00:54:09.280 before<00:54:05.880><c> the</c><00:54:06.360><c> papacy</c><00:54:06.800><c> would</c><00:54:07.119><c> lose</c><00:54:07.579><c> its</c><00:54:08.000><c> temple</c><00:54:08.300><c> power.</c> 00:54:09.380 --> 00:54:12.659 When<00:54:09.619><c> Phocas</c><00:54:10.000><c> reaffirmed</c><00:54:11.260><c> the</c><00:54:11.579><c> bishop</c><00:54:11.820><c> in</c><00:54:12.000><c> Rome's</c><00:54:12.460><c> power</c> 00:54:12.659 --> 00:54:15.599 and<00:54:12.880><c> gave</c><00:54:13.460><c> the</c><00:54:13.639><c> bishop</c><00:54:14.039><c> temple</c><00:54:14.480><c> power,</c> 00:54:16.159 --> 00:54:18.539 1260<00:54:16.920><c> years</c><00:54:17.219><c> later,</c><00:54:17.739><c> brothers</c><00:54:17.880><c> and</c><00:54:18.139><c> sisters,</c> 00:54:18.539 --> 00:54:24.179 the<00:54:18.940><c> pope</c><00:54:19.239><c> would</c><00:54:19.539><c> lose</c><00:54:19.920><c> its</c><00:54:20.300><c> temple</c><00:54:20.619><c> power</c><00:54:21.059><c> in</c><00:54:21.460><c> 1868</c><00:54:22.460><c> through</c><00:54:22.780><c> 1870.</c> 00:54:24.239 --> 00:54:28.380 So<00:54:24.239><c> from</c><00:54:24.559><c> Phocas,</c><00:54:26.360><c> temporal</c><00:54:26.579><c> power</c><00:54:26.860><c> given</c><00:54:27.059><c> to</c><00:54:27.239><c> the</c><00:54:27.440><c> papacy,</c> 00:54:28.440 --> 00:54:32.440 it<00:54:28.559><c> would</c><00:54:28.860><c> lose</c><00:54:29.079><c> its</c><00:54:29.380><c> temple</c><00:54:29.619><c> power</c><00:54:29.980><c> in</c><00:54:30.239><c> 1868</c><00:54:31.139><c> through</c><00:54:31.380><c> 1870.</c> 00:54:32.800 --> 00:54:34.659 75<00:54:33.260><c> years</c><00:54:33.619><c> to</c><00:54:33.760><c> get</c><00:54:33.860><c> the</c><00:54:34.019><c> ball</c><00:54:34.199><c> rolling</c> 00:54:34.659 --> 00:54:39.920 and<00:54:35.380><c> 75</c><00:54:35.920><c> years</c><00:54:36.599><c> to</c><00:54:37.659><c> start</c><00:54:38.199><c> the</c><00:54:38.480><c> ball</c><00:54:38.760><c> rolling</c><00:54:39.199><c> in</c><00:54:39.559><c> reverse.</c> 00:54:40.239 --> 00:54:45.380 And<00:54:40.539><c> both</c><00:54:40.940><c> those</c><00:54:41.300><c> dates</c><00:54:41.800><c> are</c><00:54:42.380><c> 1260</c><00:54:44.639><c> years</c><00:54:45.079><c> apart.</c> 00:54:45.480 --> 00:54:47.079 What<00:54:45.659><c> an</c><00:54:45.900><c> amazing</c><00:54:46.239><c> thing</c><00:54:46.480><c> that</c><00:54:46.719><c> is.</c> 00:54:47.079 --> 00:54:50.219 42<00:54:47.860><c> months,</c><00:54:48.820><c> the</c><00:54:48.940><c> temple,</c><00:54:49.639><c> the</c><00:54:49.880><c> altar,</c> 00:54:50.579 --> 00:54:53.780 and<00:54:50.760><c> the</c><00:54:50.880><c> holy</c><00:54:51.139><c> city</c><00:54:51.559><c> would</c><00:54:51.980><c> be</c><00:54:52.179><c> trodden</c><00:54:52.519><c> down.</c> 00:54:56.079 --> 00:54:57.800 How<00:54:56.519><c> are</c><00:54:56.679><c> your</c><00:54:56.820><c> heads?</c> 00:55:00.539 --> 00:55:03.639 And<00:55:00.900><c> when</c><00:55:01.139><c> the</c><00:55:01.380><c> papacy</c><00:55:01.679><c> lost</c><00:55:02.000><c> its</c><00:55:02.280><c> temple</c><00:55:02.539><c> power,</c> 00:55:04.500 --> 00:55:07.480 in<00:55:04.539><c> 1868</c><00:55:05.539><c> through</c><00:55:05.820><c> 1870,</c> 00:55:07.920 --> 00:55:10.980 there<00:55:07.920><c> was</c><00:55:08.380><c> Giuseppe</c><00:55:08.840><c> Garibaldi</c><00:55:09.440><c> with</c><00:55:09.639><c> his</c><00:55:09.940><c> thousand</c><00:55:10.360><c> red</c><00:55:10.679><c> shirts</c> 00:55:10.980 --> 00:55:13.219 marching<00:55:11.559><c> up</c><00:55:11.880><c> the</c><00:55:12.119><c> peninsula</c><00:55:12.599><c> of</c><00:55:12.840><c> Italy,</c> 00:55:13.679 --> 00:55:16.480 determined<00:55:14.119><c> to</c><00:55:14.340><c> world</c><00:55:14.480><c> all</c><00:55:14.719><c> those</c><00:55:15.059><c> duchies</c><00:55:15.420><c> and</c><00:55:15.619><c> provinces</c><00:55:16.039><c> together</c> 00:55:16.480 --> 00:55:19.619 and<00:55:16.840><c> there</c><00:55:16.960><c> was</c><00:55:17.179><c> Victor</c><00:55:17.440><c> Emmanuel</c><00:55:17.780><c> II,</c><00:55:18.280><c> the</c><00:55:18.360><c> king</c><00:55:18.519><c> of</c><00:55:18.739><c> Sardinia,</c> 00:55:19.639 --> 00:55:21.860 marching<00:55:19.679><c> up</c><00:55:20.019><c> in</c><00:55:20.300><c> 1868</c><00:55:21.079><c> through</c><00:55:21.360><c> 1870,</c> 00:55:22.039 --> 00:55:23.780 determined<00:55:22.480><c> to</c><00:55:22.739><c> world</c><00:55:22.840><c> all</c><00:55:23.119><c> those</c><00:55:23.480><c> provinces</c> 00:55:23.780 --> 00:55:25.659 and<00:55:24.199><c> make</c><00:55:24.480><c> one</c><00:55:24.900><c> kingdom</c><00:55:25.199><c> of</c><00:55:25.360><c> Italy.</c> 00:55:26.019 --> 00:55:27.639 And<00:55:26.039><c> when</c><00:55:26.159><c> they</c><00:55:26.400><c> get</c><00:55:26.579><c> to</c><00:55:26.780><c> the</c><00:55:26.920><c> top</c><00:55:27.039><c> of</c><00:55:27.179><c> the</c><00:55:27.320><c> peninsula,</c> 00:55:27.719 --> 00:55:28.659 guess<00:55:27.920><c> what</c><00:55:28.079><c> they</c><00:55:28.360><c> find?</c> 00:55:28.940 --> 00:55:32.340 There<00:55:29.179><c> are</c><00:55:29.380><c> the</c><00:55:29.579><c> papal</c><00:55:30.059><c> states</c><00:55:30.599><c> right</c><00:55:31.280><c> across</c><00:55:31.860><c> Italy</c> 00:55:32.340 --> 00:55:34.880 and<00:55:32.820><c> there's</c><00:55:33.340><c> the</c><00:55:33.579><c> king,</c><00:55:33.960><c> the</c><00:55:34.199><c> pope</c><00:55:34.460><c> king.</c> 00:55:35.239 --> 00:55:38.159 He's<00:55:35.340><c> in</c><00:55:35.480><c> his</c><00:55:36.380><c> palace</c><00:55:36.739><c> and</c><00:55:36.980><c> he'd</c><00:55:37.099><c> been</c><00:55:37.360><c> reigning</c><00:55:37.619><c> as</c><00:55:37.860><c> a</c><00:55:38.000><c> king</c> 00:55:38.159 --> 00:55:40.960 for<00:55:38.380><c> all</c><00:55:38.599><c> those</c><00:55:38.820><c> years</c><00:55:39.159><c> and</c><00:55:39.519><c> Victor</c><00:55:39.760><c> Emmanuel</c><00:55:40.039><c> says,</c><00:55:40.480><c> get</c><00:55:40.559><c> out.</c> 00:55:41.440 --> 00:55:42.559 There's<00:55:41.519><c> only</c><00:55:41.699><c> room</c><00:55:41.860><c> for</c><00:55:42.019><c> one</c><00:55:42.280><c> king.</c> 00:55:42.820 --> 00:55:44.099 And<00:55:42.980><c> the</c><00:55:43.119><c> pope</c><00:55:43.260><c> says,</c><00:55:43.699><c> what?</c> 00:55:44.440 --> 00:55:45.760 You're<00:55:44.679><c> gonna</c><00:55:44.739><c> kick</c><00:55:44.940><c> me</c><00:55:45.099><c> out</c><00:55:45.199><c> of</c><00:55:45.300><c> my</c><00:55:45.539><c> kingdom?</c> 00:55:45.760 --> 00:55:48.639 I'm<00:55:46.300><c> God</c><00:55:46.440><c> on</c><00:55:46.679><c> earth,</c><00:55:47.559><c> but</c><00:55:47.719><c> he</c><00:55:47.840><c> did.</c> 00:55:48.800 --> 00:55:51.039 He<00:55:48.840><c> went</c><00:55:49.000><c> inside</c><00:55:49.340><c> the</c><00:55:49.539><c> Vatican</c><00:55:49.679><c> city,</c><00:55:50.139><c> locked</c><00:55:50.340><c> himself</c><00:55:50.699><c> up.</c> 00:55:51.239 --> 00:55:53.840 For<00:55:51.360><c> 60</c><00:55:51.739><c> years,</c><00:55:52.300><c> they</c><00:55:52.460><c> wouldn't</c><00:55:52.659><c> come</c><00:55:52.900><c> out</c><00:55:53.079><c> of</c><00:55:53.179><c> the</c><00:55:53.320><c> Vatican</c><00:55:53.559><c> city.</c> 00:55:54.119 --> 00:55:56.820 For<00:55:54.320><c> 60</c><00:55:54.760><c> years,</c><00:55:55.219><c> they</c><00:55:55.420><c> became</c><00:55:55.739><c> self</c><00:55:56.039><c>-imposed</c><00:55:56.480><c> prisoners</c> 00:55:56.820 --> 00:55:59.039 because<00:55:57.199><c> they</c><00:55:57.440><c> took</c><00:55:57.639><c> away</c><00:55:57.940><c> their</c><00:55:58.260><c> kingdom.</c> 00:55:59.099 --> 00:56:02.000 What<00:55:59.219><c> an</c><00:55:59.460><c> amazing</c><00:55:59.760><c> thing,</c><00:56:00.400><c> for</c><00:56:00.579><c> 1</c><00:56:01.179><c>,260</c><00:56:01.820><c> years.</c> 00:56:02.079 --> 00:56:03.840 Well,<00:56:02.360><c> brothers</c><00:56:02.400><c> and</c><00:56:02.599><c> sisters,</c><00:56:03.380><c> God</c><00:56:03.539><c> willing,</c> 00:56:04.139 --> 00:56:04.860 in<00:56:04.260><c> our</c><00:56:04.420><c> study</c><00:56:04.579><c> tomorrow,</c> 00:56:04.920 --> 00:56:07.000 there<00:56:04.980><c> won't</c><00:56:05.079><c> be</c><00:56:05.239><c> as</c><00:56:05.380><c> much</c><00:56:05.559><c> history</c><00:56:05.820><c> in</c><00:56:05.920><c> it</c><00:56:06.059><c> tomorrow.</c> 00:56:07.400 --> 00:56:08.900 Not<00:56:07.679><c> quite</c><00:56:07.880><c> as</c><00:56:08.039><c> much.</c> 00:56:09.260 --> 00:56:10.139 Tomorrow<00:56:09.519><c> morning,</c><00:56:09.940><c> brothers</c><00:56:10.039><c> and</c><00:56:10.139><c> sisters,</c> 00:56:10.159 --> 00:56:12.059 what<00:56:10.300><c> we</c><00:56:10.440><c> wanna</c><00:56:10.539><c> do</c><00:56:10.739><c> is</c><00:56:10.880><c> we</c><00:56:10.980><c> wanna</c><00:56:11.079><c> now</c><00:56:11.480><c> focus</c> 00:56:12.059 --> 00:56:14.639 on<00:56:12.460><c> the</c><00:56:12.840><c> astounding</c><00:56:14.039><c> section</c> 00:56:14.639 --> 00:56:16.639 in<00:56:14.840><c> Revelation</c><00:56:15.320><c> chapter</c><00:56:15.699><c> 11</c><00:56:15.940><c> of</c><00:56:16.079><c> the</c><00:56:16.239><c> two</c><00:56:16.360><c> witnesses.</c> 00:56:16.880 --> 00:56:18.340 Wanna<00:56:17.019><c> see</c><00:56:17.260><c> how</c><00:56:17.500><c> the</c><00:56:17.719><c> witnesses</c><00:56:17.900><c> began?</c> 00:56:18.840 --> 00:56:21.099 So<00:56:18.980><c> we're</c><00:56:19.039><c> now</c><00:56:19.159><c> gonna</c><00:56:19.360><c> pick</c><00:56:19.639><c> up</c><00:56:20.079><c> when</c><00:56:20.300><c> the</c><00:56:20.519><c> witnesses</c><00:56:20.719><c> began,</c> 00:56:21.219 --> 00:56:22.780 having<00:56:21.320><c> just</c><00:56:21.599><c> cemented</c><00:56:22.019><c> this</c><00:56:22.139><c> little</c><00:56:22.320><c> bit</c><00:56:22.440><c> here,</c> 00:56:22.980 --> 00:56:25.239 that<00:56:23.099><c> the</c><00:56:23.420><c> power</c><00:56:23.679><c> was</c><00:56:23.920><c> given</c><00:56:24.079><c> to</c><00:56:24.219><c> the</c><00:56:24.360><c> beast</c><00:56:24.519><c> by</c><00:56:24.699><c> the</c><00:56:24.920><c> dragon</c> 00:56:25.239 --> 00:56:28.920 and<00:56:25.880><c> it</c><00:56:26.000><c> would</c><00:56:26.219><c> be</c><00:56:26.780><c> beginning</c><00:56:27.039><c> in</c><00:56:27.320><c> 608</c><00:56:27.820><c> and</c><00:56:28.000><c> 610,</c> 00:56:29.199 --> 00:56:32.659 1<00:56:29.500><c>,260</c><00:56:30.059><c> years</c><00:56:30.280><c> later,</c><00:56:31.000><c> we've</c><00:56:31.079><c> got</c><00:56:31.239><c> 1868</c><00:56:31.920><c> through</c><00:56:32.179><c> 1870.</c> 00:56:32.719 --> 00:56:34.579 But<00:56:32.920><c> tomorrow,</c><00:56:33.599><c> we</c><00:56:33.760><c> wanna</c><00:56:33.920><c> pick</c><00:56:34.219><c> up</c> 00:56:34.579 --> 00:56:36.219 when<00:56:34.880><c> the</c><00:56:35.099><c> witnesses</c><00:56:35.360><c> begin</c><00:56:35.699><c> to</c><00:56:35.880><c> witness</c> 00:56:36.219 --> 00:56:38.199 and<00:56:36.780><c> we're</c><00:56:36.920><c> gonna</c><00:56:37.099><c> track</c><00:56:37.480><c> their</c><00:56:37.760><c> existence</c> 00:56:38.199 --> 00:56:40.039 all<00:56:38.860><c> the</c><00:56:39.000><c> way</c><00:56:39.139><c> through</c><00:56:39.280><c> the</c><00:56:39.500><c> Louise</c><00:56:39.719><c> of</c><00:56:39.920><c> this</c> 00:56:40.039 --> 00:56:40.820 and<00:56:40.199><c> the</c><00:56:40.360><c> Louise</c><00:56:40.500><c> of</c><00:56:40.679><c> that,</c> 00:56:40.820 --> 00:56:43.000 all<00:56:41.199><c> the</c><00:56:41.420><c> way</c><00:56:41.579><c> through</c><00:56:41.780><c> to</c><00:56:41.880><c> this</c><00:56:42.019><c> amazing</c><00:56:42.619><c> section</c> 00:56:43.000 --> 00:56:44.880 where<00:56:43.159><c> their</c><00:56:43.460><c> dead</c><00:56:43.659><c> bodies</c><00:56:43.940><c> would</c><00:56:44.159><c> lay</c><00:56:44.320><c> in</c><00:56:44.559><c> the</c><00:56:44.679><c> street</c> 00:56:44.880 --> 00:56:47.659 for<00:56:45.360><c> three</c><00:56:45.579><c> and</c><00:56:45.739><c> a</c><00:56:45.800><c> half</c><00:56:46.000><c> days</c><00:56:46.360><c> and</c><00:56:46.559><c> nobody</c><00:56:46.780><c> would</c><00:56:47.019><c> disturb</c><00:56:47.340><c> them.</c> 00:56:47.659 --> 00:56:49.099 And<00:56:47.780><c> somebody</c><00:56:48.039><c> would</c><00:56:48.179><c> say,</c><00:56:48.579><c> don't</c><00:56:48.619><c> bury</c><00:56:48.840><c> them,</c> 00:56:49.199 --> 00:56:51.059 right<00:56:49.559><c> up</c><00:56:49.699><c> until</c><00:56:49.800><c> they'd</c><00:56:50.099><c> come</c><00:56:50.239><c> back</c><00:56:50.380><c> on</c><00:56:50.559><c> their</c><00:56:50.800><c> feet</c> 00:56:51.059 --> 00:56:52.400 and<00:56:51.280><c> there'd</c><00:56:51.500><c> be</c><00:56:51.619><c> a</c><00:56:51.840><c> great</c><00:56:52.000><c> earthquake</c> 00:56:52.400 --> 00:56:55.179 and<00:56:52.539><c> a</c><00:56:52.679><c> great</c><00:56:52.980><c> shaking</c><00:56:53.420><c> in</c><00:56:53.880><c> the</c><00:56:54.059><c> area</c><00:56:54.400><c> of</c><00:56:54.739><c> France</c> 00:56:55.179 --> 00:56:58.119 and<00:56:55.699><c> see</c><00:56:55.960><c> how</c><00:56:56.219><c> God</c><00:56:56.500><c> moved</c><00:56:57.039><c> and</c><00:56:57.340><c> the</c><00:56:57.559><c> angels</c><00:56:57.840><c> moved.</c> 00:56:58.219 --> 00:56:59.880 So<00:56:58.260><c> we'll</c><00:56:58.420><c> pick</c><00:56:58.519><c> up</c><00:56:58.639><c> that</c><00:56:58.820><c> tomorrow,</c><00:56:59.300><c> brothers</c><00:56:59.380><c> and</c><00:56:59.619><c> sisters,</c> 00:57:00.119 --> 00:57:01.679 and<00:57:00.239><c> our</c><00:57:00.579><c> title</c><00:57:00.760><c> will</c><00:57:01.000><c> be</c><00:57:01.159><c> tomorrow,</c> 00:57:01.800 --> 00:57:03.360 as<00:57:02.039><c> we</c><00:57:02.360><c> track</c><00:57:02.559><c> through</c><00:57:02.760><c> the</c><00:57:02.940><c> witnesses,</c> 00:57:03.739 --> 00:57:06.960 it<00:57:03.980><c> will</c><00:57:04.219><c> be,</c><00:57:04.800><c> and</c><00:57:05.079><c> they</c><00:57:05.360><c> stood</c><00:57:05.559><c> upon</c><00:57:05.820><c> their</c><00:57:06.139><c> feet</c> 00:57:06.860 --> 00:57:10.119 at<00:57:07.099><c> the</c><00:57:07.380><c> same</c><00:57:07.679><c> hour</c><00:57:08.099><c> there</c><00:57:08.659><c> was</c><00:57:08.860><c> a</c><00:57:09.159><c> great</c><00:57:09.579><c> earthquake.</c> 00:57:10.119 --> 00:57:10.719 Thank<00:57:10.199><c> you.</c>