Participants: Christopher Hudson
Series Code: FRC
Program Code: FRC000023
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00:57 Hi and you're now with The Forerunner Chronicles.
01:01 All right everybody, so... 01:03 this is going to be a quick video, 01:04 I've got to deal with this topic. 01:06 All right, just about a month ago, 01:07 Tim Lambesis which is now the former Lead Singer 01:10 of the so called, Christian Heavy Metal Band 01:13 "As I Lay Dying" which, by the way, 01:16 was convicted and sentenced to prison 01:18 for hiring a hit man to take out his wife, 01:22 well, this gentlemen made a shocking admission 01:25 in the media recently that he's not a Christian. 01:29 He's an atheist and he has been 01:32 a closet atheist for quite some time now, 01:34 and the only reason why he and the rest of his band members 01:38 which, by the way, are primarily closet atheists like himself, 01:42 the only reason why they continue to make 01:45 so-called "Christian" heavy metal music 01:47 is because they wanted to continue to receive 01:50 the steady stream of income that they were getting 01:53 from the Christian music market. 01:55 Now, listen to the words of Christian Lambesis 02:00 that he spoke in a recent interview. 02:02 You can't miss this okay, so take a look. 02:04 In this Washington Post article, 02:06 that featured the Tim Lambesis story, 02:09 Tim stated that a lot of Christian parents said, 02:12 "Yes, you can buy this 'As I Lay Dying' CD, 02:15 because they're a Christian band. 02:17 They don't even think to actually check the lyrics... " 02:20 He went on further to state that, 02:23 "We toured with more 'Christian bands' 02:25 who actually aren't Christians than bands that are. 02:28 In 12 years of touring with As I Lay Dying, 02:31 I would say maybe one in 10 Christian bands we toured with 02:36 were actually Christian bands. " 02:38 Now firstly, I'd like to say 02:41 that although his motives may be questionable, 02:44 as to why he now wants to come out in the open 02:47 and be genuine 02:49 about how he's been falsely representing himself 02:52 as a Christian for quite some time now, 02:54 nonetheless, I respect that he's done this, 02:57 and even more so, I'm happy that he's done this 03:00 because he's giving the majority of you out there 03:03 a first person or insider point of view 03:07 of the reality that 03:08 many of these so called Christian bands 03:11 aren't Christian at all. 03:13 And therefore, they're not really producing 03:15 Christian music, 03:16 and the only reason that they can get over with this 03:20 is because unfortunately so many of us out here 03:24 that are participating in indulging ourselves 03:28 in this so called Christian music 03:29 and thereby engaging in a worship experience 03:32 that truly is no worship that's acceptable to God, 03:35 we're being duped by this stuff 03:37 because many of us are just naive as Christians 03:40 or are too dangerously ignorant 03:43 of the contents of the Word of God 03:45 and if we just studied our Bibles 03:47 and we had a close relationship with Jesus Christ, 03:50 knew what God's intent and will was for all humanity, 03:53 we would not be deceived by these falsifications 03:57 of Christianity. 03:58 You see the Bible tells us in 1 John chapter 4 and verse 1, 04:02 "Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits 04:05 whether they be of God because many false prophets 04:09 are gone out into the world 04:10 and when you think of the term "prophet" 04:12 don't just simply think of one that tells of the future, 04:15 that predicts events and talks of signs and times 04:18 because the word "prophet" simply means 04:20 "one that speaks the Word of God. " 04:21 And in this case we're talking about 04:23 those that sing the Word of God. 04:24 So, just because one is singing, "Oh Jesus, Holy Spirit... " 04:29 it doesn't mean that this individual 04:32 is filled with the Spirit of God, 04:34 because, even the devil can say the name of Jesus. 04:37 So, the Bible says, "Try the spirits... " 04:40 Now the only way you can make a difference 04:43 between whether or not this is the spirit of the devil 04:46 or the spirit of Christ, 04:48 is that you 04:49 have to first be familiar 04:51 with the character of the spirit of God 04:54 and the work that He's been 04:55 sent into this world to accomplish. 04:57 Now the Bible tells us in John chapter 16 and verse 13 05:01 speaking of the Holy Spirit, 05:02 "Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, 05:05 he will guide you into all truth: 05:07 for he shall not speak of himself, 05:09 but whatsoever he hears, that shall he speak: 05:12 and he will shew you things to come. " 05:14 So, Number one, the Holy Spirit's work 05:17 is to guide us into truth. Why? 05:19 Because He is the Spirit of Truth. 05:21 All He will relate to you is truth. 05:22 He will never give to you anything that is false 05:26 and His objective is to guide you into all truth 05:29 and out of all error. 05:30 The Bible tells us in John chapter 14 and verse 6 05:33 that Jesus said, 05:35 "I am the way, the truth and the life: 05:36 no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. " 05:40 Therefore the Spirit of Truth is to educate us 05:43 and to empower us 05:44 to live our lives to be like Jesus Christ 05:47 so that we can be with God the Father once again 05:50 in the realms of heaven and live with Him for eternity. 05:53 And He will never speak of Himself, 05:55 so therefore, those that are filled with the Spirit of God, 05:58 they will not be trying to seek 06:00 honor and glory and praise for themselves 06:03 like so many of these so-called 06:05 contemporary Christian music artists do 06:07 with all their bling-bling, and all this other foolishness 06:11 that they're out here doing, the Spirit of God never seeks 06:14 glory for himself. 06:16 So this is one way that you can simply try the Spirit. 06:21 As well, the Bible tells us 06:22 in the book of John chapter 16 beginning at verse 7, 06:25 where Jesus said that it was expedient for Him to go away 06:29 because if He didn't go away, 06:30 then He could not send the Comforter 06:32 but that if he went away, that He would send the Comforter 06:35 in verse 8 of John chapter 16 He told us what the Comforter 06:38 who is the Holy Spirit would do when he came to Planet Earth. 06:41 We are told there that he would reprove the world of sin 06:45 and of righteousness and of judgment. 06:48 That means, the Holy Spirit's 06:49 job is not only to guide us into all truth, 06:52 but it is to reprove us to chasten us of the works of sin. 06:56 Sin is to transgress the Law of God 06:58 according to 1 John chapter 3 and verse 4, 07:00 therefore, the work of the Holy Spirit 07:02 is not to make us comfortable in sin, 07:04 not to make us feel that we're close to Jesus Christ 07:07 while we're in sin 07:08 but it's to convict us of the sin that's in our lives 07:11 that we might repent and turn away from that sin. 07:13 And if the music you're listening to 07:15 makes you feel comfortable 07:16 when you know you're living a life of sin 07:18 it makes you feel good about yourself 07:20 when you know you're transgressing the Law of God, 07:22 that music is not of the Spirit of God, 07:26 it's not leading you closer to Jesus Christ 07:28 because it's not revealing to you true righteousness 07:31 which is right-doing in the sight of God 07:33 and by the way, according to the book of Psalm 07:35 chapter 119 and verse 172, which tells us, 07:38 "My tongue shall speak of thy word, 07:39 for all thy commandments are righteousness" 07:41 the music that we listen to should help us better understand 07:46 what God's will is as it is detailed in the 10 Commandments 07:51 and how by faith in Jesus Christ we can come up to that 07:54 high universal standard of right doing. 07:56 And finally, according to John chapter 16 and verse 8, 08:00 the Spirit of God's work 08:01 is to reprove the world of judgment 08:04 which means the Spirit of God will reveal to us 08:07 how God will judge those who are walking in disobedience 08:11 to His Commandments and performing the works of sin 08:14 and how God would judge those who by faith 08:17 are walking in the righteousness of Christ 08:19 doing those things which are pleasing in His sight. 08:23 Furthermore, when the Spirit of God 08:24 draws close unto us to reprove us of judgment, 08:27 He is simply trying to impart unto us 08:30 Godly judgment. 08:31 He's trying to give us divine judgment 08:34 so that we no longer live our lives 08:36 governed by the weakness of our sinful, fallen flesh, 08:40 thereby, leading us to make bad judgment calls, 08:43 falling into temptation, performing the works of sin, 08:46 and bringing death into our existence, 08:49 because the Bible tells us 08:50 in the book of Romans chapter 6 and verse 23, 08:53 "For the wages of sin is death;" the payment for sin is death, 08:57 "but the gift of God is eternal life 09:00 through Jesus Christ our Lord. " 09:02 So the Bible counsels us 09:03 in the book of Colossians chapter 3 and verse 16, 09:06 "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly with all wisdom; 09:10 "teaching" meaning educating 09:13 "and admonishing" meaning encouraging 09:16 "one another" with psalms and hymns 09:20 and spiritual songs... 09:22 What type of songs? Spiritual songs... 09:24 What does that mean to you now? 09:25 Songs that will guide you into all truth, 09:27 songs that will teach you how to be like Jesus, 09:30 songs that will lead you into 09:32 grabbing hold of Jesus Christ by faith 09:34 that you might gain victory over sin, 09:37 songs that are spiritual songs 09:40 and "singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. " 09:44 God bless you as you follow this counsel. 09:47 As always... this is The Forerunner... 09:50 and whether you like it or not, the truth is the truth. 10:03 My hero... 10:12 Listen, we all know what it feels like 10:15 to have people report lies about us, 10:18 false accusations made against us, 10:21 backstabbers... 10:23 sometimes you might feel like you're warring against 10:26 a whole legion of demons in this filthy sphere of corruption. 10:30 And sometimes... 10:32 sometimes you get tired of fighting don't you? 10:35 Tired of fighting for your children and your spouses, 10:40 tired of fighting for your friends, your enemies, 10:42 tired of fighting for people that do nothing else 10:45 but fight back against the truth 10:48 that you're trying to share with them to save them. 10:51 But then you remember, you remember that... 10:55 this is what you were made for, this is why God built you, 11:03 and when you remember that truth 11:07 may you approach this by 11:09 the blood of the King of the Universe, 11:11 that truth... that truth gives you strength to keep going 11:16 fighting against the lies, fighting against the evil to us, 11:21 fighting against the deceptions, 11:23 that truth gives you the strength to keep running, 11:26 keep pushing, because you're almost there, 11:30 we're almost to the end, 11:33 we only have a little bit more running to do, 11:37 before we cross the finish line, don't give up now, 11:42 don't let the hate stop you now, keep pushing, keep hoping, 11:50 keep praying, stay focused, because the truth... 11:56 the truth is never popular... 11:59 trust me. 12:03 "But he that shall endure unto the end, 12:06 the same shall be saved. " Matthew 24:13 12:12 Hi and you're now with The Forerunner Chronicles. 12:16 All right everybody, so... 12:18 The Bible tells us in the book of Psalm chapter 49 and verse 20 12:21 "Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, 12:24 is like the beasts that perish. " 12:25 And for those of you out there that are not familiar 12:27 with the information that I'm getting ready to share, 12:30 I'm sorry to break this to you but I'm going to do it quickly. 12:32 Animals or beasts when they die, 12:33 they don't have a hope of a resurrection or eternal life. 12:37 Sorry to break that to you Pet Owners... 12:39 but that's the reality of the situation. 12:40 An animal... when it dies... 12:42 the vital energy 12:43 that is in that animal which makes it a living creature, 12:46 returns to God because God was the one that 12:48 gave that animal that vital energy, 12:50 and then that creature, simply breaks down into dust 12:53 from whence God created it and that's the end of its life. 12:57 There is no other chapter of existence that this creature 13:00 has to look forward to. 13:02 That's why the Bible says 13:03 in Ecclesiastes chapter 9 and verse 4, 13:05 "... for a living dog is better than a dead lion. " 13:08 Anyway, back in Psalm chapter 49 and verse 20, 13:10 the Bible says, "Man that is in honour, 13:13 and understandeth not... " meaning that... 13:15 a man that is esteemed as having great value... 13:18 or man that is esteemed of having great price, 13:21 and man that is esteemed as having great worth, 13:24 but he does not understand this, 13:25 he does not comprehend his position in this life 13:28 he is like a beast 13:30 that will perish. 13:31 This is a man that is living his life 13:33 without the hope of eternal life. 13:35 This is a man that if he dies, 13:37 he will not receive the gift of eternal life. 13:40 And when we think of individuals that are in honor... 13:42 primarily you'll usually think of Presidents, 13:45 Princes, Prime Ministers, Kings, Queens, 13:47 so-called distinguished individuals within our world, 13:50 "so-called" famous people "so-called" famous people 13:53 but according to the Bible, 13:54 all humanity is honored in the sight of God. 13:58 You see, the Bible says 14:00 in the book of Hebrews chapter 2 beginning at verse 6, 14:03 "For one in a certain place testified, saying, 14:05 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? 14:08 or the son of man, that thou visitest him? 14:10 For thou has made him a little lower than the angels; 14:14 thou crownest him with glory and honour, 14:17 and didst set him over the works of thine hands:" 14:19 notice that from the time 14:21 that man came forth from the hand of God, 14:23 from the time that God created humanity, 14:25 He crowned us with two things, glory and honor, 14:29 He conferred upon us great value, 14:31 He esteemed us as being of great price 14:34 and great worth in His sight, 14:35 we are precious in the sight of God, why? 14:38 because He also adorned us with glory. 14:40 Now, what's this glory that God adorned humanity with 14:43 from the time that we were created? 14:44 Well, the Bible tells us in the book of Exodus chapter 33 14:48 beginning at verse 18, 14:50 when Moses was speaking with God, 14:52 he asked Him a question, 14:53 he said, "I beseech thee, shew me thy glory. " 14:56 God responds in Exodus chapter 33 and verse 19 14:59 by saying, "I will make all my goodness pass before thee, 15:02 and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee, 15:05 and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, 15:08 and shew mercy to whom I will shew mercy. " 15:11 So, Moses asked God, "Show me your glory... " 15:14 and God responds by saying, 15:15 "Okay Moses, I'll proclaim my name to you. " 15:18 God's name and His glory are synonymous. 15:22 They are one and the same, they are interchangeable. 15:25 So, in the book of Exodus chapter 34 beginning at verse 5, 15:28 the Bible tells us, 15:30 "And the Lord descended in the cloud, 15:31 and stood with him there, 15:33 and proclaimed the name of the Lord. 15:35 And the Lord passed by before Him 15:36 and proclaimed, 'The Lord, The Lord God, 15:39 merciful and gracious, longsuffering, 15:41 and abundant in goodness and truth, 15:42 keeping mercy for thousands, 15:44 forgiving iniquity transgression and sin, 15:46 and that will by no means clear the guilty; 15:48 visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, 15:50 and upon the children's children, 15:52 to the third and fourth generation. '" 15:53 Ladies and Gentlemen, when God proclaims His name 15:56 it was a revelation of His glory, 15:58 God was simply declaring His character. 16:02 So when the Bible tells us 16:03 back in Hebrews chapter 2 and verse 7, 16:05 that God crowned us with glory, 16:08 He lets us know that from the time that we were created 16:10 God placed great value and worth upon us, 16:13 we are precious in His sight, 16:14 because God made with us the objective 16:17 of us revealing His character. 16:19 The Bible even tells us this 16:21 in the book of Isaiah chapter 43 and verse 7 which says, 16:24 "Even every one that is called by my name: 16:26 for I have created him for my glory, 16:29 I have formed him; yea, I have made him. " 16:31 We were made for the purpose of revealing the character, 16:35 the glory of God. 16:38 And you have to think to yourself, 16:41 how exactly did God design humanity 16:43 so that we can fulfill this grand purpose 16:47 of revealing His character. 16:48 You know there has to be some 16:50 special engineering going into this. 16:51 How did God make us to do this thing 16:54 of revealing His character? 16:56 Well the Bible tells us how in the book of Genesis chapter 1 17:00 and verse 26, which says, 17:01 "And God said, Let us make man in our image, 17:05 after our likeness:" 17:06 God made humanity in His image and in His likeness. 17:10 And what is the image of God? 17:11 The Bible tells us in the book of Colossians chapter 1 17:14 beginning at verse 14 17:16 which is speaking in particular of Jesus Christ. 17:18 The Bible tells us there, "In whom we have redemption 17:22 through his blood," the blood of Christ... 17:23 "even the forgiveness of sins: 17:25 Who is the image of the invisible God, 17:30 the firstborn of every creature. " 17:32 And when the Bible says Jesus is the firstborn of every creature, 17:35 it's not saying that He is a created being, 17:37 the term "firstborn" there means the eldest, 17:39 He's the chief and authority above of all of creation 17:42 and Jesus Christ as well 17:44 is the image of the invisible God. 17:48 So if we were made in the image of God, 17:50 and Jesus is the image of the invisible God, 17:54 we were made to be just like Christ, 17:58 this is why we are of so great value, 18:02 this is why we are so precious and priceless 18:04 in the sight of God. 18:06 As a matter of fact, speaking of Jesus Christ, 18:08 the Bible says, in the book of Colossians 18:10 chapter 2 and verse 3, 18:12 "In whom are hid all the treasures 18:14 of wisdom and knowledge. " 18:16 So in Jesus Christ is hidden all the treasures 18:19 of knowledge and wisdom, He is the image of God, 18:21 and we were made in the image of God, 18:23 so God desires to hide all the treasures 18:25 of knowledge and wisdom 18:27 inside of us as well because that's His design for us 18:30 to reveal His glory 18:32 to reflect the image that we were made in. 18:34 And speaking of wisdom, 18:36 look at what value God estimates wisdom at 18:39 in the book of Proverbs chapter 8 and verse 11 18:42 which says, "For wisdom is better than rubies; 18:45 and all the things that may be desired 18:47 are not to be compared. " 18:48 So, there is nothing in comparison 18:52 to the worth of wisdom 18:54 and Jesus Christ who is the image of God, 18:57 in Him is hidden all the treasures 18:59 of knowledge and wisdom, and we were made 19:01 in the image of God, meaning, 19:03 we were made to be like Christ, we were made to be vessels 19:06 in whom God could deposit 19:08 all the treasures of knowledge and wisdom 19:10 and that means there is nothing in this world 19:13 that can equal our worth. 19:15 The only thing by which our worth can be measured 19:19 is by the life of Jesus Christ who is the image of God Himself. 19:23 Ladies and Gentlemen, that's serious. 19:25 That's why the Bible says, in the book of Isaiah chapter 43 19:31 and verse 4, "Since thou hast been precious 19:34 in my sight, thou hast been honourable, 19:37 and I have loved thee: 19:38 therefore will I give men for thee, 19:40 and people for thy life. " 19:42 Humanity is so precious, so valuable in the sight of God, 19:46 that there's nothing in this world that can equal our worth. 19:49 The only thing that God can give to purchase us 19:53 is the lives of other men, 19:54 and God did give the life of another man 19:57 to purchase humanity. 19:58 The Bible tells us in the book of 1st Timothy 20:01 chapter 2 and verse 5, 20:02 "For there is one God, and one mediator 20:06 between God and men, the man Christ Jesus:" 20:10 God became flesh so that He could give His life for us. 20:16 His Son became flesh so that He could give His life for us. 20:23 The image of God died to restore those who were made in His image 20:29 and the Bible tells us more about this 20:32 in the book of 1st Peter chapter 1 and verse 18 20:36 which says, "Forasmuch as we know 20:39 that we were not redeemed with corruptible things 20:42 as silver and gold, from our vain conversations 20:45 received by tradition from our fathers: 20:46 But with the precious blood of Christ, 20:50 as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:" 20:54 God could offer nothing else 20:57 to redeem us, 20:59 to purchase us back other than His Son 21:02 because in the mind of God, there is nothing else 21:06 in existence that is equal in value to humanity 21:11 to Himself other than His very own Son Christ Jesus. 21:15 The one who is the image of God, 21:17 laid down His life for those who are made in His image, 21:21 and when did Christ offer Himself as a lamb for us? 21:25 When was Christ offered as a lamb to purchase us back to God? 21:29 The Bible tells us in the book of Revelation 21:32 chapter 13 and verse 8, which says, 21:34 "And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship Him, 21:36 whose names are not written in the book of life 21:39 of the lamb slain from the foundation of the world. " 21:43 Before the world came into existence, 21:46 before humanity was created, before anything... 21:50 when humanity was just a thought in the mind of God, 21:54 when you were just a spark in the mind of God, 21:58 the very thought of humanity, the very thought of you, 22:02 was so precious to God, so priceless, 22:05 God being able to commune with you face to face, 22:08 love you and touch you, and teach you about him 22:11 and how you can be like Him, 22:13 was so precious in His mind and so priceless, 22:16 that at the very time He thought of you, 22:19 He decided that He would lay down the life of His Son, 22:23 so that He can be with you. 22:25 That's why the Bible says, in Psalm chapter 49 and verse 20 22:33 "Man that is in honour... " 22:35 man that has been valued at such great worth in the sight of God, 22:40 man that is of such great price in the sight of God, 22:44 "Man that is in honor and understandeth not, 22:48 is like the beasts that perish. " 22:52 Listen Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bible tells us 22:56 in Revelation chapter 14 and verse 9, 22:59 "And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, 23:02 If any man worship the beast and his image, 23:06 and receive his mark in his forehead or in his hand, 23:10 the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, 23:14 which is poured out without mixture 23:16 into his cup of indignation; 23:19 and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone 23:22 in the presence of the holy angels, 23:24 and in the presence of the Lamb. " 23:26 This is the most fierce warning that God has left on record 23:31 for humanity in the Bible, 23:32 and this warning is specifically for us 23:35 you and I, that are living right here 23:38 in the last days, 23:39 because we are living during the time period 23:42 in which the issue of the Mark of the Beast 23:45 is going to be a tangible reality. 23:47 God is warning us not to fall prey 23:50 to this anti-Christ system 23:53 that will be a fusion of Church and State, 23:56 He is warning us not to fall prey 23:58 to its mark of authority, 24:01 to bow down to its system of worship 24:03 which the Bible calls The Mark of the Beast 24:06 which is in complete opposition 24:09 to the worship of the true and living God 24:12 and the keeping of His Commandments 24:14 in their totality by faith in Jesus Christ, 24:16 because very shortly from now, this anti-Christ System, 24:21 this fusion of Church and State is going to receive authority 24:25 to impose upon humanity "the mark" 24:28 because the Bible tells us in Revelation chapter 13 24:32 and verse 16, "And he causeth all, 24:34 both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, 24:39 to receive a mark in their right hand, 24:42 or in their foreheads: 24:43 And that no man might buy nor sell, 24:45 save he that hath the mark of the beast, 24:47 or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. " 24:52 When this issue becomes a reality, 24:55 and it will very shortly from now, 24:58 every person will either be able to make 25:01 one or another decision, 25:03 either you'll accept the mark of the beast, 25:06 because you are in line with the ideology of that system, 25:10 or you'll accept its mark of authority, 25:12 because you want to continue 25:14 to live on in this System and buy and sell, 25:17 or you will reject its mark of authority, 25:20 you'll reject its false worship 25:22 and you'll be cut off from the System, 25:25 so that you cannot buy or sell, 25:28 and if in that hour you don't understand 25:33 that you are a man of honor, 25:34 you are a person 25:36 that is of great worth 25:38 in the sight of God, so much worth... 25:40 that the blood of Christ was shed for you, 25:43 if you don't understand how priceless you are to God, 25:46 so priceless 25:48 that even when you were just a thought in the mind of God, 25:51 even when He knew you would sin against Him, 25:53 even when He knew that you were going to rebel against Him, 25:56 He loved the thought of being with you so much 25:59 and the opportunity to share eternity with you so much 26:02 that "thought" was so precious to Him, 26:05 that He was willing to yield the life of His only Son 26:10 so that "that thought" could be a reality. 26:14 If you don't understand that you're a man of honor, 26:20 you will sell yourself for a loaf of bread, 26:25 for a paycheck, for some gas, 26:29 you will sell yourself for nothing 26:32 that is even beginning to equal 26:35 the great worth and value that God has placed upon your head. 26:40 You can't afford to make that decision, 26:44 that's why today, 26:46 you need to be a man of understanding. 26:50 I pray that you will be wise and ask God 26:55 to give you His Holy Spirit and empower you with His grace, 26:59 so that you might reflect the beauty of His character. 27:05 Choose wisely... 27:07 As always... this is The Forerunner... 27:11 and whether you like it or not, the truth is the truth. |
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