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in</c><00:11:51.519><c> the</c><00:11:51.679><c> magicians</c><00:11:52.100><c> and</c><00:11:52.240><c> the</c><00:11:52.519><c> astrologers,</c><00:11:53.159><c> the</c> 00:11:53.320 --> 00:11:54.039 Chaldeans<00:11:53.720><c> and</c><00:11:53.879><c> the</c> 00:11:54.039 --> 00:11:56.720 youth<00:11:54.279><c> sayers.</c><00:11:54.940><c> And</c><00:11:55.080><c> I</c><00:11:55.259><c> told</c><00:11:55.399><c> the</c><00:11:55.580><c> dream</c><00:11:55.740><c> before</c><00:11:56.120><c> them,</c><00:11:56.639><c> but</c> 00:11:56.720 --> 00:11:58.299 they<00:11:56.879><c> did</c><00:11:57.139><c> not</c><00:11:57.340><c> make</c><00:11:57.559><c> known</c><00:11:57.720><c> unto</c><00:11:57.899><c> me</c> 00:11:58.299 --> 00:12:00.720 the<00:11:58.679><c> interpretation</c><00:11:59.259><c> thereof.</c><00:11:59.720><c> So</c><00:11:59.860><c> unlike</c><00:12:00.100><c> the</c><00:12:00.279><c> last</c><00:12:00.539><c> time,</c> 00:12:00.740 --> 00:12:01.860 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say,</c><00:15:43.620><c> oh,</c><00:15:43.620><c> he</c><00:15:43.759><c> had</c><00:15:44.039><c> gods.</c><00:15:44.500><c> Yes,</c><00:15:44.700><c> he</c><00:15:44.820><c> did</c><00:15:45.019><c> have</c><00:15:45.259><c> gods.</c><00:15:46.399><c> But</c> 00:15:46.559 --> 00:15:49.120 he<00:15:47.379><c> worshiped</c><00:15:47.879><c> those</c><00:15:48.080><c> gods</c><00:15:48.500><c> in</c><00:15:48.879><c> the</c><00:15:49.019><c> way</c> 00:15:49.120 --> 00:15:52.039 that<00:15:49.259><c> we</c><00:15:49.399><c> spoke</c><00:15:49.639><c> about</c><00:15:49.860><c> so</c><00:15:50.039><c> that</c><00:15:50.200><c> those</c><00:15:50.460><c> gods</c><00:15:50.740><c> could</c><00:15:51.019><c> serve</c><00:15:51.320><c> him.</c><00:15:51.840><c> He</c> 00:15:52.039 --> 00:15:54.820 was<00:15:52.320><c> really</c><00:15:52.879><c> the</c><00:15:53.559><c> king</c><00:15:53.940><c> as</c><00:15:54.519><c> far</c><00:15:54.700><c> as</c> 00:15:54.820 --> 00:15:58.740 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you</c><00:17:40.359><c> to</c><00:17:40.500><c> read</c><00:17:40.619><c> the</c><00:17:40.799><c> word</c><00:17:40.960><c> of</c><00:17:41.140><c> God,</c><00:17:41.740><c> and</c><00:17:41.960><c> want</c><00:17:42.160><c> you</c><00:17:42.319><c> to</c><00:17:42.599><c> develop</c><00:17:42.900><c> a</c><00:17:43.400><c> spiritual</c> 00:17:43.720 --> 00:17:45.539 development,<00:17:44.380><c> is</c><00:17:44.440><c> because</c><00:17:44.640><c> they</c><00:17:44.759><c> don't</c><00:17:45.019><c> want</c><00:17:45.180><c> you</c><00:17:45.319><c> to</c><00:17:45.400><c> learn</c> 00:17:45.539 --> 00:17:47.160 the<00:17:45.680><c> hard</c><00:17:45.880><c> way.</c><00:17:46.519><c> They</c><00:17:46.660><c> don't</c><00:17:46.839><c> want</c><00:17:46.980><c> you</c> 00:17:47.160 --> 00:17:50.819 to<00:17:47.259><c> go</c><00:17:47.440><c> through</c><00:17:47.660><c> the</c><00:17:47.859><c> struggles</c><00:17:48.160><c> that</c><00:17:48.380><c> they've</c><00:17:48.680><c> 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it's</c><00:19:26.339><c> okay.</c> 00:19:27.420 --> 00:19:28.940 And,<00:19:27.759><c> you</c><00:19:27.859><c> know,</c><00:19:27.920><c> my</c><00:19:28.200><c> first</c><00:19:28.440><c> instinct</c><00:19:28.720><c> is</c> 00:19:28.940 --> 00:19:31.859 to<00:19:29.180><c> say,</c><00:19:29.460><c> no</c><00:19:29.460><c> way.</c><00:19:30.079><c> You</c><00:19:30.079><c> know,</c><00:19:31.099><c> Nebuchadnezzar's</c><00:19:31.700><c> writing</c> 00:19:31.859 --> 00:19:33.200 the<00:19:32.059><c> letter,</c><00:19:32.259><c> and</c><00:19:32.380><c> Nebuchadnezzar's</c><00:19:33.019><c> painting</c> 00:19:33.200 --> 00:19:36.859 himself<00:19:33.680><c> into</c><00:19:34.259><c> a</c><00:19:34.440><c> beautiful</c><00:19:34.740><c> picture</c><00:19:35.160><c> and</c><00:19:35.400><c> saying,</c><00:19:35.980><c> you</c><00:19:36.180><c> know,</c><00:19:36.579><c> oh,</c> 00:19:36.900 --> 00:19:38.380 so<00:19:37.000><c> then</c><00:19:37.180><c> I</c><00:19:37.359><c> 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he</c><00:20:22.559><c> knew</c><00:20:22.700><c> what</c><00:20:23.579><c> Nebuchadnezzar</c><00:20:24.220><c> was</c><00:20:24.380><c> about</c><00:20:24.559><c> to</c> 00:20:24.700 --> 00:20:25.640 go<00:20:24.880><c> through.</c> 00:20:26.779 --> 00:20:31.319 Belteshazzar<00:20:27.180><c> answered</c><00:20:27.559><c> and</c><00:20:27.759><c> said,</c><00:20:28.420><c> My</c><00:20:28.619><c> Lord,</c><00:20:30.319><c> the</c><00:20:30.859><c> dream</c><00:20:31.079><c> be</c> 00:20:31.319 --> 00:20:33.000 to<00:20:31.440><c> them</c><00:20:31.680><c> that</c><00:20:31.920><c> hate</c><00:20:32.140><c> thee</c><00:20:32.339><c> and</c><00:20:32.519><c> the</c> 00:20:33.000 --> 00:20:36.279 interpretation<00:20:33.619><c> thereof</c><00:20:34.599><c> of</c><00:20:34.839><c> nine</c><00:20:35.019><c> enemies.</c><00:20:35.779><c> Daniel</c><00:20:36.099><c> says,</c> 00:20:36.660 --> 00:20:38.339 I'd<00:20:37.400><c> like</c><00:20:37.480><c> this</c><00:20:37.640><c> 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his</c><00:23:29.980><c> life.</c><00:23:30.920><c> And</c><00:23:31.140><c> in</c><00:23:31.359><c> Nebuchadnezzar's</c><00:23:32.099><c> life,</c><00:23:32.480><c> he</c> 00:23:32.839 --> 00:23:34.839 turned<00:23:33.079><c> him</c><00:23:33.220><c> into</c><00:23:33.519><c> a</c><00:23:33.839><c> beast.</c><00:23:34.339><c> It's</c><00:23:34.599><c> always</c> 00:23:34.839 --> 00:23:38.619 funny<00:23:35.099><c> when</c><00:23:35.240><c> you</c><00:23:36.059><c> read</c><00:23:36.400><c> about</c><00:23:37.019><c> the</c><00:23:37.500><c> interpretations</c><00:23:37.960><c> of</c><00:23:38.420><c> what</c> 00:23:38.619 --> 00:23:40.160 happened<00:23:38.799><c> to</c><00:23:38.920><c> Nebuchadnezzar.</c><00:23:39.660><c> They</c><00:23:39.859><c> always</c> 00:23:40.160 --> 00:23:43.339 give<00:23:40.299><c> you</c><00:23:40.480><c> the</c><00:23:40.579><c> medical</c><00:23:41.059><c> name</c><00:23:41.339><c> for</c><00:23:41.579><c> it.</c><00:23:42.200><c> I</c><00:23:42.440><c> think</c><00:23:42.880><c> it's</c><00:23:43.059><c> called</c> 00:23:43.339 --> 00:23:46.680 lycanthropy,<00:23:45.740><c> as</c><00:23:46.039><c> if</c><00:23:46.180><c> it</c><00:23:46.240><c> was</c><00:23:46.460><c> just</c> 00:23:46.680 --> 00:23:49.599 some<00:23:46.900><c> sort</c><00:23:47.140><c> of</c><00:23:47.539><c> casual</c><00:23:48.140><c> disease.</c><00:23:48.720><c> Well,</c><00:23:48.859><c> every</c><00:23:49.059><c> fifth</c><00:23:49.279><c> person</c> 00:23:49.599 --> 00:23:52.279 has<00:23:49.839><c> lycanthropy.</c><00:23:51.579><c> It</c><00:23:51.740><c> just</c><00:23:51.940><c> happens</c><00:23:52.099><c> to</c> 00:23:52.279 --> 00:23:55.859 be<00:23:52.460><c> a</c><00:23:52.720><c> medical</c><00:23:52.960><c> name</c><00:23:53.160><c> for</c><00:23:53.319><c> what</c><00:23:53.480><c> the</c><00:23:53.680><c> Lord</c><00:23:53.839><c> did</c><00:23:54.059><c> to</c><00:23:54.259><c> Nebuchadnezzar,</c><00:23:55.319><c> and</c><00:23:55.420><c> maybe</c> 00:23:55.859 --> 00:23:56.680 one<00:23:56.160><c> or</c><00:23:56.200><c> two</c><00:23:56.380><c> people</c> 00:23:56.680 --> 00:24:00.920 have<00:23:56.960><c> the</c><00:23:57.240><c> strange</c><00:23:57.539><c> feeling</c><00:23:57.839><c> that</c><00:23:58.019><c> they're</c><00:23:58.700><c> a</c><00:23:58.980><c> beast</c><00:23:59.319><c> or</c><00:23:59.799><c> a</c><00:23:59.980><c> dog</c><00:24:00.359><c> and</c><00:24:00.700><c> go</c> 00:24:00.920 --> 00:24:02.519 around<00:24:01.200><c> acting</c><00:24:01.460><c> like</c><00:24:02.000><c> an</c><00:24:02.259><c> animal.</c> 00:24:02.839 --> 00:24:05.460 I<00:24:02.859><c> mean,</c><00:24:03.059><c> it's</c><00:24:03.299><c> a</c><00:24:03.440><c> rare</c><00:24:03.700><c> disease</c><00:24:04.299><c> to</c><00:24:04.660><c> all</c><00:24:04.779><c> of</c><00:24:04.960><c> a</c><00:24:05.000><c> sudden</c><00:24:05.140><c> find</c> 00:24:05.460 --> 00:24:07.039 it<00:24:05.619><c> 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not</c><00:26:20.819><c> saying</c><00:26:20.940><c> it's</c><00:26:21.180><c> an</c> 00:26:21.339 --> 00:26:23.779 obligation<00:26:21.720><c> to</c><00:26:21.859><c> go</c><00:26:21.980><c> to</c><00:26:22.079><c> church</c><00:26:22.240><c> every</c><00:26:22.480><c> Sunday.</c><00:26:23.339><c> I'm</c><00:26:23.539><c> saying</c> 00:26:23.779 --> 00:26:26.579 your<00:26:24.059><c> life</c><00:26:24.299><c> of</c><00:26:24.599><c> faith</c><00:26:24.940><c> calls</c><00:26:25.559><c> you</c><00:26:26.180><c> to</c><00:26:26.440><c> be</c> 00:26:26.579 --> 00:26:29.680 with<00:26:26.759><c> your</c><00:26:27.000><c> family</c><00:26:27.259><c> in</c><00:26:27.480><c> Christ,</c><00:26:28.200><c> calls</c><00:26:28.579><c> you</c><00:26:28.839><c> to</c><00:26:28.980><c> be</c><00:26:29.240><c> renewed,</c> 00:26:30.059 --> 00:26:32.240 gives<00:26:30.180><c> you</c><00:26:30.380><c> the</c><00:26:30.680><c> need</c><00:26:31.059><c> to</c><00:26:31.619><c> be</c><00:26:31.839><c> renewed.</c> 00:26:32.740 --> 00:26:35.940 It's<00:26:33.000><c> a</c><00:26:33.140><c> marvelous</c><00:26:33.500><c> thing</c><00:26:33.759><c> that</c><00:26:33.900><c> we</c><00:26:34.079><c> have</c><00:26:34.299><c> this</c><00:26:34.940><c> institution</c> 00:26:35.940 --> 00:26:38.799 of<00:26:36.599><c> once</c><00:26:36.779><c> a</c><00:26:37.000><c> week</c><00:26:37.119><c> coming</c><00:26:37.420><c> and</c><00:26:37.700><c> saying,</c><00:26:38.279><c> Lord,</c><00:26:38.680><c> you</c> 00:26:38.799 --> 00:26:42.619 know,<00:26:39.240><c> I</c><00:26:39.720><c> sinned</c><00:26:39.960><c> again,</c><00:26:40.819><c> or</c><00:26:40.900><c> saying,</c><00:26:41.119><c> Lord,</c><00:26:41.359><c> you</c><00:26:41.460><c> know,</c><00:26:42.440><c> what</c> 00:26:42.619 --> 00:26:45.819 you<00:26:42.779><c> do</c><00:26:42.880><c> for</c><00:26:43.059><c> me</c><00:26:43.200><c> is</c><00:26:43.640><c> incredible.</c><00:26:45.559><c> And</c> 00:26:45.819 --> 00:26:48.640 it's<00:26:45.980><c> the</c><00:26:46.059><c> same</c><00:26:46.140><c> with</c><00:26:46.299><c> the</c><00:26:46.480><c> daily</c><00:26:46.720><c> readings</c><00:26:47.079><c> and</c><00:26:47.299><c> daily</c><00:26:47.660><c> prayer.</c><00:26:48.359><c> It's</c> 00:26:48.640 --> 00:26:50.000 keeping<00:26:48.920><c> God</c><00:26:49.299><c> in</c><00:26:49.500><c> our</c><00:26:49.740><c> mind,</c> 00:26:50.000 --> 00:26:53.119 in<00:26:50.160><c> our</c><00:26:50.359><c> hearts</c><00:26:50.799><c> all</c><00:26:51.299><c> the</c><00:26:51.579><c> time,</c><00:26:51.859><c> making</c><00:26:52.119><c> him</c><00:26:52.420><c> such</c><00:26:52.680><c> a</c><00:26:52.799><c> part</c><00:26:52.980><c> of</c> 00:26:53.119 --> 00:26:55.059 our<00:26:53.319><c> lives</c><00:26:53.700><c> that</c><00:26:54.079><c> we</c><00:26:54.160><c> don't</c><00:26:54.420><c> have</c><00:26:54.839><c> to</c> 00:26:55.059 --> 00:26:58.400 struggle<00:26:55.420><c> with</c><00:26:55.960><c> the</c><00:26:56.200><c> flesh.</c><00:26:56.839><c> We</c><00:26:56.960><c> don't</c><00:26:57.180><c> have</c><00:26:57.519><c> to</c><00:26:57.660><c> fight</c><00:26:57.880><c> with</c> 00:26:58.400 --> 00:26:59.619 the<00:26:58.680><c> influences</c><00:26:59.039><c> that</c><00:26:59.359><c> are</c><00:26:59.480><c> around</c> 00:26:59.619 --> 00:27:02.880 us.<00:27:00.019><c> And</c><00:27:00.180><c> the</c><00:27:00.400><c> influence</c><00:27:00.720><c> around</c><00:27:01.140><c> us</c><00:27:01.400><c> today</c><00:27:01.599><c> are</c><00:27:02.059><c> remarkably</c> 00:27:02.880 --> 00:27:05.859 in<00:27:03.480><c> depth.</c><00:27:04.099><c> You</c><00:27:04.339><c> can't</c><00:27:04.779><c> go</c><00:27:05.180><c> anywhere</c> 00:27:05.859 --> 00:27:09.259 without<00:27:06.619><c> having</c><00:27:06.960><c> the</c><00:27:07.240><c> influences</c><00:27:07.599><c> of</c><00:27:07.799><c> the</c><00:27:07.980><c> world</c><00:27:08.200><c> reaching</c><00:27:08.579><c> out</c><00:27:08.839><c> at</c><00:27:09.000><c> you.</c><00:27:09.140><c> I</c> 00:27:09.259 --> 00:27:10.619 don't<00:27:09.539><c> know</c><00:27:10.000><c> if</c><00:27:10.299><c> it</c><00:27:10.440><c> was</c> 00:27:10.619 --> 00:27:13.079 that<00:27:10.839><c> way</c><00:27:11.019><c> centuries</c><00:27:11.440><c> ago,</c><00:27:11.759><c> but</c><00:27:11.920><c> I</c><00:27:12.099><c> know</c><00:27:12.200><c> it's</c><00:27:12.519><c> incredible</c> 00:27:13.079 --> 00:27:17.000 today.<00:27:13.920><c> You</c><00:27:14.079><c> can't</c><00:27:14.720><c> watch</c><00:27:15.019><c> television.</c><00:27:15.700><c> You</c><00:27:15.819><c> can't</c> 00:27:17.000 --> 00:27:19.480 drive<00:27:17.440><c> down</c><00:27:17.720><c> the</c><00:27:17.980><c> street.</c><00:27:18.440><c> There's</c><00:27:18.519><c> signs</c><00:27:18.819><c> on</c><00:27:19.019><c> the</c><00:27:19.279><c> streets.</c> 00:27:19.539 --> 00:27:21.680 You<00:27:19.640><c> can't</c><00:27:19.880><c> read</c><00:27:20.039><c> a</c><00:27:20.240><c> newspaper.</c><00:27:21.119><c> You</c><00:27:21.119><c> can't</c> 00:27:21.680 --> 00:27:23.680 see<00:27:21.900><c> an</c><00:27:22.160><c> advert.</c><00:27:22.279><c> You</c><00:27:22.339><c> can</c><00:27:22.559><c> never</c><00:27:22.700><c> see</c><00:27:22.880><c> an</c><00:27:23.079><c> advertisement</c><00:27:23.440><c> on</c> 00:27:23.680 --> 00:27:26.440 anything<00:27:24.079><c> without</c><00:27:24.759><c> having</c><00:27:25.380><c> having</c><00:27:25.559><c> those</c><00:27:25.900><c> temptations</c> 00:27:26.440 --> 00:27:29.039 reaching<00:27:26.819><c> out</c><00:27:27.079><c> to</c><00:27:27.240><c> you</c><00:27:27.640><c> and</c><00:27:27.819><c> saying,</c><00:27:28.079><c> here</c><00:27:28.200><c> it</c><00:27:28.339><c> is</c><00:27:28.480><c> again.</c><00:27:28.779><c> Here</c><00:27:28.920><c> it</c> 00:27:29.039 --> 00:27:30.740 is<00:27:29.140><c> again.</c><00:27:29.660><c> How</c><00:27:29.859><c> do</c><00:27:29.980><c> you</c><00:27:30.180><c> fight</c><00:27:30.460><c> that?</c> 00:27:30.759 --> 00:27:34.539 How<00:27:30.900><c> do</c><00:27:31.019><c> you</c><00:27:31.180><c> keep</c><00:27:31.319><c> it</c><00:27:31.539><c> away?</c><00:27:32.279><c> You</c><00:27:32.440><c> don't</c><00:27:32.640><c> keep</c><00:27:32.779><c> it</c><00:27:32.940><c> away</c><00:27:33.079><c> by</c><00:27:33.319><c> saying,</c><00:27:33.460><c> I'm</c><00:27:33.740><c> not</c><00:27:34.059><c> going</c><00:27:34.299><c> to</c> 00:27:34.539 --> 00:27:35.160 look.<00:27:34.880><c> I'm</c><00:27:34.980><c> not</c> 00:27:35.160 --> 00:27:37.539 going.<00:27:35.559><c> You</c><00:27:35.740><c> keep</c><00:27:35.859><c> it</c><00:27:36.039><c> away</c><00:27:36.220><c> by</c><00:27:36.440><c> keeping</c><00:27:36.640><c> the</c><00:27:36.880><c> word</c><00:27:37.000><c> of</c><00:27:37.180><c> God</c><00:27:37.380><c> in</c> 00:27:37.539 --> 00:27:40.380 your<00:27:37.779><c> heart</c><00:27:38.099><c> and</c><00:27:38.720><c> in</c><00:27:38.880><c> your</c><00:27:39.119><c> mind,</c><00:27:39.779><c> making</c><00:27:39.960><c> it</c><00:27:40.240><c> such</c> 00:27:40.380 --> 00:27:42.900 a<00:27:40.599><c> part</c><00:27:40.759><c> of</c><00:27:40.920><c> your</c><00:27:41.140><c> life</c><00:27:41.500><c> that</c><00:27:41.700><c> that's</c><00:27:41.980><c> really</c><00:27:42.220><c> all</c><00:27:42.440><c> you</c><00:27:42.720><c> care</c> 00:27:42.900 --> 00:27:45.220 about.<00:27:43.740><c> That's</c><00:27:44.059><c> really</c><00:27:44.279><c> all</c><00:27:44.579><c> that's</c><00:27:44.960><c> important</c> 00:27:45.220 --> 00:27:49.259 to<00:27:45.359><c> you</c><00:27:45.720><c> is</c><00:27:46.200><c> whether</c><00:27:46.440><c> or</c><00:27:46.680><c> not</c><00:27:47.059><c> the</c><00:27:47.319><c> Lord</c><00:27:47.559><c> God</c><00:27:47.960><c> is</c><00:27:48.420><c> with</c><00:27:48.660><c> you</c><00:27:49.059><c> and</c> 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Isn't</c><00:28:17.500><c> this</c><00:28:17.759><c> all</c><00:28:18.019><c> mine?</c><00:28:18.660><c> I</c> 00:28:18.819 --> 00:28:19.140 mean,<00:28:18.880><c> we</c><00:28:19.019><c> all</c> 00:28:19.140 --> 00:28:21.339 know<00:28:19.299><c> that</c><00:28:19.480><c> feeling.</c><00:28:20.160><c> We</c><00:28:20.299><c> all</c><00:28:20.420><c> know</c><00:28:20.539><c> the</c><00:28:20.680><c> feeling</c><00:28:20.859><c> when</c><00:28:21.000><c> we</c><00:28:21.140><c> do</c> 00:28:21.339 --> 00:28:23.880 something<00:28:21.859><c> wonderful</c><00:28:22.680><c> and</c><00:28:22.839><c> we</c><00:28:23.039><c> say,</c> 00:28:23.940 --> 00:28:26.579 well,<00:28:24.059><c> didn't</c><00:28:24.240><c> I</c><00:28:24.420><c> do</c><00:28:24.539><c> that</c><00:28:24.779><c> well?</c><00:28:25.180><c> I</c><00:28:25.420><c> really,</c><00:28:26.160><c> you</c><00:28:26.420><c> know,</c><00:28:26.420><c> I</c> 00:28:26.579 --> 00:28:28.599 knocked<00:28:26.720><c> him</c><00:28:26.940><c> dead</c><00:28:27.339><c> out</c><00:28:27.619><c> there</c><00:28:27.799><c> today.</c> 00:28:29.599 --> 00:28:35.500 It's<00:28:30.119><c> not</c><00:28:30.440><c> about</c><00:28:30.779><c> you.</c><00:28:32.759><c> It's</c><00:28:33.279><c> about</c><00:28:33.660><c> the</c><00:28:34.019><c> Lord</c><00:28:34.220><c> God</c><00:28:34.700><c> and</c><00:28:35.220><c> his</c> 00:28:35.500 --> 00:28:36.740 calling.<00:28:35.740><c> The</c><00:28:35.900><c> kingdom</c><00:28:36.119><c> wasn't</c><00:28:36.400><c> about</c> 00:28:36.740 --> 00:28:39.380 Nebuchadnezzar.<00:28:37.319><c> As</c><00:28:37.559><c> great</c><00:28:37.779><c> as</c><00:28:37.940><c> Nebuchadnezzar</c><00:28:38.460><c> was,</c><00:28:39.279><c> it</c> 00:28:39.380 --> 00:28:41.619 wasn't<00:28:39.660><c> his</c><00:28:39.880><c> kingdom.</c><00:28:40.839><c> The</c><00:28:41.000><c> Lord</c><00:28:41.200><c> God</c><00:28:41.400><c> had</c> 00:28:41.619 --> 00:28:45.160 put<00:28:41.700><c> him</c><00:28:41.859><c> there.</c><00:28:42.200><c> He'd</c><00:28:42.460><c> been</c><00:28:42.579><c> told</c><00:28:42.759><c> that</c><00:28:43.019><c> time</c><00:28:43.279><c> and</c><00:28:43.500><c> again.</c><00:28:44.579><c> And</c><00:28:44.759><c> there</c><00:28:44.960><c> he</c> 00:28:45.160 --> 00:28:46.380 was.<00:28:45.599><c> It</c><00:28:45.680><c> took</c><00:28:45.759><c> him</c><00:28:45.920><c> 12</c><00:28:46.140><c> months.</c> 00:28:46.440 --> 00:28:49.599 I'm<00:28:46.619><c> sure</c><00:28:46.759><c> for</c><00:28:46.940><c> 12</c><00:28:47.180><c> months</c><00:28:47.460><c> he</c><00:28:47.880><c> really,</c><00:28:48.339><c> really</c><00:28:48.619><c> tried</c><00:28:48.880><c> to</c><00:28:49.099><c> repent</c><00:28:49.420><c> and</c> 00:28:49.599 --> 00:28:51.359 really<00:28:49.839><c> tried</c><00:28:50.019><c> to</c><00:28:50.240><c> hold</c><00:28:50.400><c> on.</c><00:28:50.660><c> I</c><00:28:50.740><c> just</c> 00:28:51.359 --> 00:28:54.500 hold<00:28:51.720><c> on.</c><00:28:52.039><c> I</c><00:28:52.279><c> just</c><00:28:52.500><c> really</c><00:28:52.799><c> want</c><00:28:52.960><c> to</c><00:28:53.119><c> believe.</c><00:28:53.980><c> And</c><00:28:54.119><c> at</c><00:28:54.240><c> the</c><00:28:54.299><c> end</c><00:28:54.400><c> of</c> 00:28:54.500 --> 00:28:56.680 12<00:28:54.720><c> months,</c><00:28:55.619><c> there</c><00:28:55.740><c> was</c><00:28:56.259><c> that</c><00:28:56.440><c> nature</c> 00:28:56.680 --> 00:29:01.259 again<00:28:57.000><c> coming</c><00:28:57.240><c> through.</c><00:28:58.160><c> And</c><00:28:58.240><c> he</c><00:28:58.420><c> said,</c><00:28:59.660><c> didn't</c><00:29:00.039><c> I</c><00:29:00.240><c> do</c><00:29:00.400><c> this?</c> 00:29:01.359 --> 00:29:03.960 Isn't<00:29:01.579><c> this</c><00:29:02.299><c> my</c><00:29:02.619><c> kingdom?</c><00:29:03.599><c> Isn't</c><00:29:03.799><c> that</c> 00:29:03.960 --> 00:29:06.599 what<00:29:04.079><c> David</c><00:29:04.339><c> was</c><00:29:04.559><c> saying</c><00:29:04.740><c> when</c><00:29:04.900><c> David</c><00:29:05.779><c> wanted</c><00:29:06.019><c> to</c><00:29:06.240><c> count</c><00:29:06.400><c> the</c> 00:29:06.599 --> 00:29:08.220 people?<00:29:07.460><c> Wasn't</c><00:29:07.640><c> he</c><00:29:07.859><c> kind</c><00:29:08.000><c> of</c><00:29:08.099><c> saying,</c> 00:29:08.279 --> 00:29:11.019 let's<00:29:08.460><c> take</c><00:29:08.660><c> a</c><00:29:08.779><c> look</c><00:29:08.859><c> and</c><00:29:08.960><c> see</c><00:29:09.099><c> how</c><00:29:09.319><c> well</c><00:29:09.460><c> we've</c><00:29:09.720><c> done?</c><00:29:10.619><c> It's</c> 00:29:11.019 --> 00:29:13.380 almost<00:29:11.259><c> the</c><00:29:11.480><c> same</c><00:29:11.700><c> thing.</c><00:29:12.680><c> Only</c><00:29:12.920><c> David</c><00:29:13.220><c> had</c> 00:29:13.380 --> 00:29:17.220 gone<00:29:13.559><c> through</c><00:29:13.759><c> so</c><00:29:13.940><c> many</c><00:29:14.099><c> struggles</c><00:29:14.400><c> before.</c><00:29:16.660><c> While</c><00:29:16.839><c> the</c><00:29:17.079><c> word</c> 00:29:17.220 --> 00:29:18.640 was<00:29:17.400><c> in</c><00:29:17.579><c> the</c><00:29:17.720><c> king's</c><00:29:18.039><c> mouth,</c><00:29:18.400><c> there</c><00:29:18.500><c> fell</c> 00:29:18.640 --> 00:29:22.460 a<00:29:18.859><c> voice</c><00:29:19.119><c> from</c><00:29:19.400><c> heaven</c><00:29:19.700><c> saying,</c><00:29:21.140><c> O</c><00:29:21.380><c> King</c><00:29:21.579><c> Nebuchadnezzar,</c><00:29:22.339><c> to</c> 00:29:22.460 --> 00:29:25.740 thee<00:29:22.680><c> it</c><00:29:22.819><c> is</c><00:29:23.000><c> spoken.</c><00:29:24.339><c> The</c><00:29:24.559><c> kingdom</c><00:29:24.880><c> is</c><00:29:25.299><c> departed</c> 00:29:25.740 --> 00:29:28.900 from<00:29:26.079><c> thee,</c><00:29:26.220><c> and</c><00:29:26.359><c> they</c><00:29:26.500><c> shall</c><00:29:26.660><c> drive</c><00:29:27.039><c> thee</c><00:29:27.220><c> from</c><00:29:27.440><c> the</c><00:29:27.700><c> men,</c><00:29:27.920><c> and</c><00:29:28.059><c> thy</c><00:29:28.240><c> dwelling</c><00:29:28.500><c> shall</c><00:29:28.720><c> be</c> 00:29:28.900 --> 00:29:29.220 with<00:29:29.059><c> the</c> 00:29:29.220 --> 00:29:34.819 beast<00:29:29.339><c> of</c><00:29:29.519><c> the</c><00:29:29.720><c> field.</c><00:29:31.019><c> They</c><00:29:31.019><c> shall</c><00:29:31.180><c> make</c><00:29:33.160><c> thee</c><00:29:33.740><c> to</c><00:29:33.940><c> eat</c><00:29:34.400><c> grass</c> 00:29:34.819 --> 00:29:36.839 as<00:29:35.079><c> oxen,</c><00:29:35.839><c> and</c><00:29:36.039><c> seven</c><00:29:36.339><c> times</c><00:29:36.640><c> shall</c> 00:29:36.839 --> 00:29:40.039 pass<00:29:37.140><c> over</c><00:29:37.339><c> thee</c><00:29:37.480><c> until</c><00:29:37.680><c> thou</c><00:29:37.900><c> know</c><00:29:38.160><c> that</c><00:29:38.319><c> the</c><00:29:38.519><c> Most</c><00:29:38.799><c> High</c><00:29:39.000><c> ruleth</c><00:29:39.539><c> in</c> 00:29:40.039 --> 00:29:41.880 the<00:29:40.200><c> kingdoms</c><00:29:40.480><c> of</c><00:29:40.740><c> men,</c><00:29:41.500><c> and</c><00:29:41.680><c> giveth</c> 00:29:41.880 --> 00:29:46.920 to<00:29:42.119><c> whomsoever</c><00:29:42.579><c> he</c><00:29:42.880><c> will,</c><00:29:43.680><c> the</c><00:29:43.900><c> same</c><00:29:44.119><c> hour</c><00:29:44.339><c> as</c><00:29:44.519><c> the</c><00:29:44.660><c> thing</c><00:29:44.819><c> fulfilled</c><00:29:45.279><c> upon</c><00:29:45.559><c> Nebuchadnezzar.</c><00:29:46.619><c> And</c><00:29:46.759><c> he</c> 00:29:46.920 --> 00:29:52.319 was<00:29:47.140><c> driven</c><00:29:47.420><c> from</c><00:29:47.660><c> men,</c><00:29:48.839><c> and</c><00:29:49.000><c> did</c><00:29:49.579><c> eat</c><00:29:49.880><c> grass</c><00:29:50.420><c> as</c><00:29:51.000><c> oxen,</c><00:29:51.740><c> and</c> 00:29:52.319 --> 00:29:59.000 his<00:29:52.480><c> body</c><00:29:52.779><c> was</c><00:29:53.099><c> wet</c><00:29:53.240><c> with</c><00:29:53.460><c> the</c><00:29:53.640><c> dew</c><00:29:53.740><c> of</c> 00:29:59.000 --> 00:30:02.960 clouds.<00:29:59.259><c> I</c><00:29:59.279><c> think</c><00:29:59.420><c> he</c><00:29:59.539><c> had</c><00:29:59.920><c> lycanthropy.</c><00:30:02.240><c> And</c><00:30:02.380><c> at</c><00:30:02.579><c> the</c><00:30:02.660><c> end</c><00:30:02.799><c> of</c> 00:30:02.960 --> 00:30:04.440 the<00:30:03.140><c> days,</c><00:30:03.599><c> Nebuchadnezzar</c><00:30:04.160><c> lifted</c> 00:30:04.440 --> 00:30:07.559 up<00:30:04.660><c> my</c><00:30:04.880><c> eyes</c><00:30:05.039><c> unto</c><00:30:05.299><c> heaven,</c><00:30:05.680><c> my</c><00:30:05.839><c> understanding</c><00:30:06.359><c> returned</c><00:30:06.880><c> unto</c><00:30:07.200><c> me,</c> 00:30:07.980 --> 00:30:10.160 and<00:30:08.240><c> I</c><00:30:08.539><c> blessed</c><00:30:08.880><c> the</c><00:30:09.119><c> Most</c><00:30:09.420><c> High</c><00:30:09.619><c> God,</c> 00:30:10.660 --> 00:30:15.079 and<00:30:10.720><c> I</c><00:30:11.039><c> praised</c><00:30:11.500><c> and</c><00:30:11.980><c> honored</c><00:30:12.279><c> him</c><00:30:12.559><c> that</c><00:30:12.859><c> liveth</c><00:30:13.079><c> forever,</c><00:30:14.220><c> whose</c><00:30:14.380><c> dominion</c><00:30:14.920><c> is</c> 00:30:15.079 --> 00:30:16.559 an<00:30:16.140><c> everlasting</c> 00:30:16.559 --> 00:30:21.420 dominion,<00:30:17.720><c> and</c><00:30:17.859><c> his</c><00:30:18.079><c> kingdom</c><00:30:18.680><c> is</c><00:30:19.240><c> from</c><00:30:19.480><c> kingdom</c><00:30:19.980><c> to</c><00:30:20.359><c> kingdom.</c> 00:30:21.859 --> 00:30:28.980 And<00:30:22.140><c> all</c><00:30:22.359><c> the</c><00:30:22.599><c> inhabitants</c><00:30:22.960><c> of</c><00:30:28.599><c> the</c> 00:30:28.980 --> 00:30:32.220 earth<00:30:29.039><c> and</c><00:30:29.640><c> among</c><00:30:29.880><c> the</c><00:30:30.160><c> inhabitants</c><00:30:30.559><c> of</c><00:30:30.799><c> the</c><00:30:30.960><c> earth,</c><00:30:31.400><c> and</c><00:30:31.559><c> none</c><00:30:31.859><c> can</c> 00:30:32.220 --> 00:30:35.180 stay<00:30:32.480><c> his</c><00:30:32.819><c> hand</c><00:30:33.359><c> or</c><00:30:34.140><c> say</c><00:30:34.380><c> unto</c><00:30:34.680><c> him,</c> 00:30:35.519 --> 00:30:40.000 what<00:30:35.819><c> doest</c><00:30:36.359><c> thou?</c><00:30:38.079><c> At</c><00:30:38.400><c> the</c><00:30:38.640><c> same</c><00:30:38.859><c> time,</c><00:30:39.119><c> my</c><00:30:39.259><c> reason</c><00:30:39.440><c> returned</c> 00:30:40.000 --> 00:30:41.980 unto<00:30:40.359><c> me,</c><00:30:40.839><c> and</c><00:30:40.920><c> for</c><00:30:41.079><c> the</c><00:30:41.299><c> glory</c><00:30:41.519><c> of</c><00:30:41.759><c> my</c> 00:30:41.980 --> 00:30:44.619 kingdom,<00:30:42.519><c> mine</c><00:30:42.599><c> honor</c><00:30:42.900><c> and</c><00:30:43.180><c> brightness</c><00:30:43.440><c> returned</c><00:30:43.880><c> unto</c><00:30:44.140><c> me,</c> 00:30:44.880 --> 00:30:47.299 and<00:30:45.079><c> my</c><00:30:45.299><c> counselors</c><00:30:45.740><c> and</c><00:30:46.240><c> my</c><00:30:46.539><c> lords</c><00:30:47.019><c> sought</c> 00:30:47.299 --> 00:30:52.259 unto<00:30:47.660><c> me,</c><00:30:48.160><c> and</c><00:30:48.420><c> I</c><00:30:48.559><c> was</c><00:30:48.740><c> established</c><00:30:49.180><c> in</c><00:30:49.380><c> my</c><00:30:49.599><c> kingdom,</c><00:30:50.420><c> and</c><00:30:50.720><c> excellent</c><00:30:51.019><c> majesty</c><00:30:51.680><c> was</c> 00:30:52.259 --> 00:30:54.240 added<00:30:52.759><c> unto</c><00:30:53.380><c> me.</c><00:30:53.680><c> At</c> 00:30:54.240 --> 00:30:57.220 that<00:30:54.440><c> point,</c><00:30:54.619><c> he</c><00:30:54.740><c> is</c><00:30:54.940><c> not</c><00:30:55.259><c> saying,</c><00:30:55.920><c> I'm</c><00:30:56.500><c> now</c><00:30:56.660><c> the</c><00:30:56.859><c> great</c><00:30:57.019><c> king</c> 00:30:57.220 --> 00:30:59.599 I<00:30:57.380><c> was</c><00:30:57.519><c> before.</c><00:30:58.319><c> He's</c><00:30:58.839><c> saying,</c><00:30:59.039><c> I</c><00:30:59.240><c> lost</c> 00:30:59.599 --> 00:31:07.079 nothing.<00:31:01.519><c> I</c><00:31:01.640><c> was</c><00:31:01.839><c> put</c><00:31:02.000><c> back</c><00:31:02.380><c> in</c><00:31:02.720><c> the</c><00:31:03.059><c> Lord</c><00:31:03.599><c> put</c><00:31:04.019><c> me</c><00:31:04.259><c> back</c><00:31:04.539><c> in.</c><00:31:05.299><c> It</c><00:31:05.319><c> is</c><00:31:05.500><c> the</c><00:31:05.700><c> Lord's</c><00:31:06.099><c> kingdom,</c><00:31:06.359><c> and</c><00:31:06.720><c> I</c><00:31:06.880><c> wasn't</c> 00:31:07.079 --> 00:31:14.039 put<00:31:07.299><c> back</c><00:31:07.660><c> into</c><00:31:08.119><c> a</c><00:31:08.400><c> minor</c><00:31:08.599><c> kingdom.</c><00:31:09.380><c> I</c><00:31:09.380><c> had</c><00:31:09.500><c> the</c><00:31:09.799><c> same</c><00:31:10.480><c> majesty,</c><00:31:11.460><c> the</c><00:31:11.720><c> same</c><00:31:12.700><c> position,</c><00:31:13.779><c> the</c> 00:31:14.039 --> 00:31:15.359 same<00:31:14.799><c> thing,</c> 00:31:15.559 --> 00:31:23.420 except<00:31:15.940><c> I</c><00:31:16.740><c> was</c><00:31:17.140><c> now</c><00:31:17.460><c> different.</c><00:31:18.920><c> Now</c><00:31:19.059><c> I,</c><00:31:19.599><c> Nebuchadnezzar,</c><00:31:21.220><c> praise</c><00:31:21.480><c> and</c><00:31:21.740><c> extol</c><00:31:22.319><c> and</c><00:31:22.640><c> honor</c><00:31:22.799><c> the</c><00:31:23.019><c> King</c><00:31:23.200><c> of</c> 00:31:23.420 --> 00:31:29.420 heaven,<00:31:24.700><c> all</c><00:31:24.960><c> whose</c><00:31:25.160><c> works</c><00:31:25.519><c> are</c><00:31:25.799><c> truth,</c><00:31:26.819><c> and</c><00:31:26.980><c> in</c><00:31:27.140><c> his</c><00:31:27.359><c> judgments</c><00:31:27.779><c> and</c><00:31:28.420><c> those</c><00:31:28.680><c> that</c><00:31:28.960><c> walk</c><00:31:29.200><c> in</c> 00:31:29.420 --> 00:31:30.940 pride,<00:31:30.619><c> he</c><00:31:30.700><c> is</c> 00:31:30.940 --> 00:31:36.279 able<00:31:31.579><c> to</c><00:31:32.000><c> abase.</c><00:31:33.359><c> And</c><00:31:33.619><c> you</c><00:31:33.759><c> know,</c><00:31:33.980><c> that's</c><00:31:34.099><c> the</c><00:31:34.319><c> last</c><00:31:34.700><c> we</c><00:31:36.039><c> hear</c> 00:31:36.279 --> 00:31:38.480 of<00:31:36.460><c> Nebuchadnezzar.</c><00:31:37.799><c> That's</c><00:31:38.059><c> the</c><00:31:38.200><c> last</c> 00:31:38.480 --> 00:31:40.960 words.<00:31:38.900><c> I</c><00:31:39.000><c> hope</c><00:31:39.180><c> I</c><00:31:39.339><c> have</c><00:31:39.400><c> that</c><00:31:39.619><c> right.</c><00:31:39.900><c> I'm</c><00:31:40.059><c> virtually</c><00:31:40.259><c> positive</c><00:31:40.640><c> I</c><00:31:40.819><c> do,</c> 00:31:41.019 --> 00:31:42.099 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