Our message tonight is entitled
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Unlocking the Mysteries of the
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Apocalypse.
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Tonight in this foundational
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message, we want to put the
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importance of the study of
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the bible prophecy in its
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proper context. Ladies
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and gentlemen, whether
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we recognize it or not,
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each and every one of us
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are in the midst of a war;
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a great controversy, a
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cosmic conflict, a
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supernatural battle
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between good and evil.
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I want us to notice how this war
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is described in the Book of
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Revelation, Chapter 12, which
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is the first verse we are going
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to be looking at tonight. I
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would like you to take your
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bible and open with me to the
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last book, the Book of
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Revelation. We're going to go
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to the 12th chapter, Revelation,
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the last book of the bible, the
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12th chapter. Notice how the
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bible describes this great
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controversy between good and
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evil. Revelation, Chapter 12,
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beginning with Verse 7. We will
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study this chapter in detail on
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a future night. We are going to
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understand all of the
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complexities of this controversy
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later on. But, I want us to
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notice just one main point in
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this chapter, Revelation 12.
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Notice with me, in Verse 7, and
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if you are there and if you are
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ready to study the bible, would
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you let me know by saying amen.
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Amen.
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The bible says in Revelation12:7
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and there was war in
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heaven. Michael and his angels
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fought against the dragon; the
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dragon fought against angels and
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prevailed not. Neither was
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their place found anymore in
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heaven. The great dragon was
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cast out. That old serpent
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called the devil and Satan,
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which deceives the whole world,
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he was cast out into the earth
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and his angels were cast out
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with him. Here we find that war
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broke loose in the very
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atmosphere of God; in heaven
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itself. As I mentioned, we're
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going to cover all the
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complexities of this controversy
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in detail on a later night, but
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I want you to notice as we ask
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the question, what kind of war
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was this that broke loose in
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heaven? Friends, what we must
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understand tonight is that there
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was much more than a physical
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battle, a clash of arms. No
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friends, when the bible
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describes the war in heaven,
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that word war in the original
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Greek language, is the word
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polemos, which literally means
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a strife, a quarrel, a dispute,
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or an what? An argument.
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So it was much more than a
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physical battle that took place
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between the holy angels and the
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demonic angels. Lucifer, who
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became Satan. It was much more
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than physical friends. It was
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a war of ideas, or, a war of
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wills. You see friends, God
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wants control over our minds.
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But so does the enemy want
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control over our minds.
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The war is about the will,
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friends. A battle of ideas
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or a belief system. The reason
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why this is important is because
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friends, when you think about it
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whoever has your mind, will
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shape your beliefs. Isn't that
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right? And whoever shapes your
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beliefs will control, or dictate
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your words and your actions.
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And words and actions, when we
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repeat them over and over,
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produce habits. Habits form a
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person's character. We have
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been told that character is what
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determines destiny. So the
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great controversy between good
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and evil that is fought in the
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battlefield of our minds is
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because God wants a destiny and
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desires a destiny for us of
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eternal bliss and happiness. But
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Satan's destiny for us is a
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destiny of eternal destruction.
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But it all starts with the mind.
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Whoever has your mind will shape
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your beliefs, will control your
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will and will determine your
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destiny. So friends, we can say
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it like this, our destiny is
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going to be determined by
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whomever we yield our mind to.
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Notice that the bible says in
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Verse 6 of the same chapter,
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please write it down.
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10 Corinthians 4:6 the
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bible says for God who commanded
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the light to shine out of
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darkness has shined where? In
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our hearts? To give the light.
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What is the light? The...?
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The knowledge of the...?
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Glory of God in the face of
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Jesus Christ. The bible defines
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for us what the light
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specifically is; the light of
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the knowledge. What knowledge
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Is it? Notice. 2 Peter 1:19,
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the bible says, we have also a
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more sure word of prophecy,
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where unto you do to another
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you take heed, as unto a what
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everyone? A light that shines
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in at our place, until the dawn
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and the day star arise in your
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hearts. So according to this
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passage, we find that the light
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is none other than the sure word
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of prophecy. You see brothers
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and sisters, God's word, the
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bible, is a prophetic word and
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it is a sure word. In a world
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full of uncertainties and
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unsurities, friends there is
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something we can be certain and
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sure about. And that is the
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prophetic word that the bible
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says it's like a light that
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shines in a dark place and
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friends, this is the light
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God is wanting to shine in our
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hearts as the same light that
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Satan is wanting to blind us
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from. He does not want us to
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know the contents of the sure
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word of prophecy. Because he
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knows that if we know this sure
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word of prophecy, his hold upon
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our lives is going to be broken.
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He knows he is going to be
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defeated if we know the sure
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word of prophecy. You see
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brothers and sisters, the word
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of God is like a light that
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helps us to see our way through
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the darkness of the devil's
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deceptions and delusions in
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these last days. The bible says
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Thy word is a lamp unto my feet
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and a light unto my path.
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Friends, when it's all dark
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around you're not going to know
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where to go and what to do
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unless you have the light.
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Isn't that right? So the sure
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word of prophecy is the light.
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The knowledge that will save us
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in these last days. But it's
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called a sure word. Maybe some
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of you are wondering how can I
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be so sure that it's a sure
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word? What evidence is there
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that the bible is objectively,
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universally and consistently
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true for all time, in all ages,
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for all people in all the world?
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How can we be so sure that the
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bible is the truth? Seven
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reasons. Hope you write them
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down. Here's the first one.
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The first reason is the
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testimony of internal
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consistency. The testimony of
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what, everyone?
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Internal consistency.
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In other words, when you study
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the bible, you will find
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internal consistency. Now it
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seems like the bible we hold in
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our hands is one book, or one
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volume. But in reality, this
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bible is a codex of 66 little
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books put
together in one volume.
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Broken into two testaments; the
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Old and the New Testament. So,
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66 little books. These
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different books were written
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over a period of one thousand,
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five hundred years, by over
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thirty-six different authors
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that lived on three different
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continents. Individuals in
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various different backgrounds
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and different upbringings.
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They all wrote about what is
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undoubtedly the most
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controversial topic in our world
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today. That is the topic of
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spirituality, the topic of God,
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the topic of truth. Yet with
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all these different factors, we
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find that within the writings,
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there is internal harmony and
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consistency. You see, the
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sacred writings of the bible
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demonstrate consistency and
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harmony that is not found in any
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other book in the past or in
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the present, in the history of
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the world. Now this is
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remarkable. You know why?
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Because this was done in a day
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before fax machines, a day
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before conference call, e-mail,
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voicemail. It wasn't as if they
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all got together in one room and
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carefully plotted what they were
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going to write about to avoid
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any contradictions. They did
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not do this friends. Thirty-six
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different authors,
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A period of 1500 years, living
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on three different continents,
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various different backgrounds
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and writing about the most
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controversial issue; and that is
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God. Yet there is harmony and
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consistency, which testifies to
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us that behind every penman was
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the same divine author. God
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himself inspired by the Holy
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Spirit. That is one of the
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first reasons. You are going to
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see it more in detail as you
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continue to come night after
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night. Let's move on. The next
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two reasons why you can trust
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the message of the bible, is
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because the testimony of history
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and the testimony of archeology.
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You see brothers and sisters,
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modern archeological discoveries
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continue to give us evidence of
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the bible's historical accuracy
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and of its divine preservation.
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Many people are
asking, how do we
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know that the bible we study
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today is still the same bible
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that God inspired over 2000
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years ago? How do we know that
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the message hasn't been
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corrupted? How do we know that
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it is still the truth and it
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still can be trusted? Well
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friends listen, archeology
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has answered this very important
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question. In fact, it was in
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1947 that a
shepherd threw a rock
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in a cave near the Dead Sea at
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the West Bank. The shattered
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sound of pottery led to one of
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the greatest archeological
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discoveries in modern time. It
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was the discovery of the Dead
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Sea scrolls. These ancient
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manuscripts, dating back to the
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first and second Century,
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confirming the bible's accuracy
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and preservation. In fact, did
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you know there are over 20,000
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ancient manuscripts of the New
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Testament, dating within about a
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hundred years of itself. There
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are more manuscripts of the New
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Testament, than any other piece
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literature of antiquity. God
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has given us plenty of evidence
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through archaeology and history
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to know that His word has been
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preserved for us down throughout
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the ages. A divine hand,
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brothers and sisters, has
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preserved his ancient words for
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us today. Archaeology and
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history bears this out.
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Another reason, as we continue
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tonight that we
can trust the bible
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Is the testimony of science.
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All true science confirms the
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bible's claims. We'll talk more
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about that on a future night.
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We don't have time to go into
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some of that, but we'll get to
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that on a future night. as we
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continue, notice the fifth
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reason why we can trust the
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bible. It is the testimony of
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relevancy. The testimony of
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what?
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Relevancy.
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Friends, this is an ancient
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book, but it is still relevant
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for us today. An ancient book
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that still speaks to the needs
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of our contemporary society.
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Giving us answers to the
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problems we are facing right
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now today, in our day and age.
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It is the only book in the
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world, the bible, that is read
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by all classes of people, all
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around the world and all
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different statuses in life. It
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is an ancient book and yet it is
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the bestselling book and the
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most translated piece of
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literature in all the world, in
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all of history. The bible,
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friends, is a relevant book.
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The one, the God who inspired
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the word, never falls behind the
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times. His declarations never
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get outdated or out of touch.
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His utterances are always fresh
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and brand new. The teachings
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of the bible friends, can solve
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the problems we're facing in the
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world today. We are going to
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see that more in detail on
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future nights. Next reason why
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we can trust in the message in
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the bible is because the
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testimony of a changed and
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transformed life. This book,
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brothers and sisters, has the
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power to change you from inside
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out. I can stand before you
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here tonight and testify to this
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because I've experienced it. I
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was never brought up in a
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Christian home or a religious
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household. Growing up, I had
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no idea what was God or who was
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God. As a result of not having
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a spiritual foundation, growing
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up in Waianae on the island of
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of Oahu, I got involved in
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drugs. I got involved in all
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types of things that were just
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wasting my life. In fact, this
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was me just 13 years ago. If
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you notice, look into those
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eyes. There is no life in those
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eyes. That was me friends. I
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was a druggie. Burning out my
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brain cells, getting high every
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single day. Thinking that the
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world could satisfy. But
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friends, I was empty. In this
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lost condition, someone came and
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knocked on my door and they
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invited me to a revelation
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seminar. Have you ever heard
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of something like that before?
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A seminar just like this. I
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came to those meetings just as
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I was. Sometimes I came to the
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meetings high. But as the word
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of God was being proclaimed, as
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I listened to God's word
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friends, I experienced a change.
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God restored my burnt brain
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cells, he changed my life and
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he made me a preacher and
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presenter of the good news of
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Jesus all around the world,
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friends, who would have thought
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that God could use someone like
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me? Let me tell you, I know
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that God's word is true because
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it's made a change in my life.
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Not just influencing my thinking
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and my behavior, but from the
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inside out, I am no longer that
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person that you saw just a
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moment ago on the screen. I
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want you to know that you can
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experience a change for the
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better as you study God's word.
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Can you say amen?
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Amen.
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Now, the seventh reason why we
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can trust in the message of the
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bible is because the testimony
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of prophecy. The testimony of
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what?
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Prophecy.
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Now friends, this is probably
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one of the most compelling
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reasons why the bible, we know
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that it's true. Because
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fulfilled bible prophecy
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verifies. What word did I use?
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Verifies. It verifies the
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truthfulness of the bible. It
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gives us confidence and
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hope to know that the future is
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in the hands of an almighty God.
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By the way friends, this is what
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makes the bible different than
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any other book in the world.
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What makes the God of the bible
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unique from all other writings
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and books? I want you to
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notice what it says in the Book
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of Isaiah 46:9 and 10. Isaiah,
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Chapter 46, Verses 9 and 10.
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It says, remember the former
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things of old, for I am God and
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there is how much?
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None else.
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None else. I am God and there
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is none like me. Friends, I
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want you to know this. This is
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a very bold statement. Here,
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the God of the bible is saying
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I am the one true God. There's
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none else. There's none like
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me. By implication, this verse
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is saying that every other God
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that people are worshipping has
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to be a false God. Now here's
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the question. How do we know
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that's true? Are we just to
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accept it by blind faith? In
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other words, is this an empty
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statement? What gives weight
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to the statement where God says
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I'm the one true God and there's
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none else? Notice the rest of
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the verse. Declaring the end
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from when? The beginning. And
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from ancient times, things that
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are not yet done. In other
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words, God says I'm the one true
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God. The evidence of this, he
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says, I declare the end from
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the beginning. I tell you what
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is going to happen before it
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does. When it happens, that's
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evidence. That's verifiable,
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testable evidence that what he
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says is the truth. That he is
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the one true God. This is not
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an empty statement. The bible
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actually invites us to test its
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claims. Friends, what book in
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the world does the same thing?
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A book that actually invites us
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to test to see whether these
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things are really true.
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Friends, this is remarkable
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because if you notice, many
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other quote, unquote, holy books
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that people are writing and
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reading, they claim they have
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fragments of truth. There is
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good in all religions. I
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believe you can learn from
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anyone. Amen? Every other book
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has fragments of truth. But I
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believe friends, that the bible
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in its essence, is the truth.
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Prophecy is how we can verify
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things. If you're to study the
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different quote, unquote, holy
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books in the world, the writings
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that people are saying are of
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divine origin, you will find
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something interesting. None of
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them contain predictive
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prophecy. A question ought to
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raise up in your mind. Why not?
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If these books are of divine
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origin, why is there an absence
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of predict prophecy? Here is the
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simple reason. The future must
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be known before it can be
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revealed. The future must be
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what everyone?
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Known.
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Before it can be?
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Revealed.
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The fact is, these quote,
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unquote, holy books, do not
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reveal the future because the
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gods of these books don't know
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the future. Why? Because they
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are not divine, friends. I want
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you to think about it. I want
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to appeal to your reason
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tonight. Anyone can write a
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book with good principles to
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live by. Be peaceful, be nice
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to people. Anyone can do that,
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right? But it takes a God, a
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divine being, to tell the future
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with specific accuracy and it
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happens just as he said it.
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Friends, if you notice an
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absence in all these other
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quote, unquote, holy books, but
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the bible in contrast, over 30
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percent of it is prophetic in
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nature. In other words, God has
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given to us plenty of verifiable
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evidence. God does not expect
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us to go blindly in faith. He's
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given us some evidence that we
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can rest our faith upon.
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Prophecy is the proof that we
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can believe that the bible is
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the truth. Now if that makes
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sense to you, would you please
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say amen.
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Amen.
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Now friends, in the bible you'll
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find that there are only two
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books of the 66 that are
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apocalyptic in its entirety.
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One is in the Old Testament, the
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other is in the New Testament.
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The Old Testament apocalyptic
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book is the Book of - do you
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know?
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Daniel.
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Daniel. And the New Testament
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apocalyptic book is the Book of?
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Revelation.
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Revelation. These two books
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contain prophecies that have to
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do with our day and age. In
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fact, I want you to know some of
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the opening words of this end
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time book. Write it down.
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Revelation Chapter 1:3.
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Blessed is he that reads and
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they that hear the words of this
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prophecy and what?
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Keep those things which are
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written therein. For the time
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is at hand. Notice in some of
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the opening words of the Book
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of Revelation. God pronounces a
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threefold blessing. Blessed are
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those who read it, those who
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hear it, and those who keep or
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apply the things contained
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within it. We find that there
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is a blessing in the study of
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Revelation. Many sincere,
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wonderful Christians are
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allowing Satan to rob them of
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the blessing when they buy into
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the lie that Revelation is too
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hard to understand. That it's
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too mysterious. That it's scary
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and we shouldn't study and that
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it's not very important.
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Friends, nothing could be
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further from the truth. God has
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a blessing in store for us in
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this book. I don't know about
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you, but if God wants to bless
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me, I want all the blessings.
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Amen?
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Amen.
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So, you have already been
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blessed by making the decision
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to come to this place. Friends,
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the blessings are going to
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continue to pour out as we take
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a look at some of these
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prophecies of these last days.
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In fact, I want you to notice,
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in the last chapter of this end
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time book, Chapter 22 and Verse
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10, please write it down. The
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bible tells us He said to me,
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do not what? Seal the words of
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the prophecy of this book, for
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the time is at hand. God tells
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us clearly that this is not a
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sealed, or a closed, book.
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Don't ever believe it friends.
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Revelation is an open book.
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It's a book where God wants to
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reveal some things to us. God
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said clearly, do not seal it.
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It's not sealed, it's not
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closed; it's open. Remember
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friends, whose goal is it to
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hide things from us?
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Satan.
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Satan. Whose goal is it to
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reveal and enlighten us? It's
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God. So who do you suppose is
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behind those who say that we
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don't have to study Revelation?
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Who do you suppose is behind
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that? Friends, none other than
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the enemy. I am so grateful
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that you have chosen not to
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listen to the enemy tonight.
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Can we say amen?
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Amen.
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Let me tell you that there are
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two main reasons why Satan hates
00:20:07.64\00:20:08.67
this book. He hates the whole
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bible, but especially
00:20:10.26\00:20:11.53
Revelation, for two main
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reasons. Number 1, is because
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Revelation exposes his
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deceptions in the last days.
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The Book of Revelation describes
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the anti-Christ's beast power.
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They will perform signs and
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wonders and miracles and all the
00:20:24.42\00:20:25.77
world is going to wonder after
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the beast. Friends, when we
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study Revelation, it exposes
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those deceptions so that we will
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not be deceived by that. Satan
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wants us to be deceived. He
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doesn't want to be exposed and
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that's why he hates this book.
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Friends, deception in these last
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days is going to be so strong,
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so potent. Do you know why?
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Let's think for a moment. What
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is the nature of deception? You
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see, Satan many times does not
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come as he appears because he
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knows no one is going to fall
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for it. So he comes as a subtle
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serpent. He comes like a wolf
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in sheep's clothing. Isn't that
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right? Not only that, but
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deception is a counterfeit of
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the genuine. Tell me, how many
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of you have ever seen a
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counterfeit thirteen dollar
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bill? Have you ever seen a
00:21:09.93\00:21:11.59
counterfeit thirteen dollar bill
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anyone?
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No.
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Is there such a thing as a
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counterfeit
thirteen dollar bill?
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No.
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No. Why not? Because there is
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no genuine thirteen dollar bill,
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right?
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Yes.
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You see, deception is a
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counterfeit of the truth of the
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genuine. Now tell me, are there
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counterfeit twenty dollar bills?
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Yes or no?
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Yes.
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How about hundred dollar
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bills?
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Yes.
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Why are there counterfeit twenty
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and hundred dollar bills?
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Because there is a genuine!
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Satan is not going to
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counterfeit something that is
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not real, he's going to take
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something that is real and he's
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going to make a counterfeit of
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it. What is a counterfeit? It
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is something that looks real,
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seems real, sounds real, may
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even feel real, but in reality,
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it is fake. The one that is a
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surface observer may not catch
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it. But when we study
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Revelation, go deeper into the
00:21:58.75\00:22:00.27
word of God, we can tell the
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difference between the
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counterfeits of the anti-Christ
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and the truth of Jesus Christ.
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Can you say amen?
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Amen.
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That's the reason why friends, I
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repeat, make sure that you write
00:22:09.88\00:22:10.91
down every scripture you hear
00:22:10.94\00:22:11.97
from this place. Make sure you
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go home and check in your own
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bible. If it's not there, you
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don't have to believe it
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friends. Never take a man's
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word for it. I'm talking about
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myself. You don't know me.
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Make sure that everything that
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you hear from this place and any
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other spiritual meeting, you
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test it with the word of God,
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because friends, many sincere
00:22:27.48\00:22:29.71
people are being led astray by
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wolves in sheep's clothing. So
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we need to study for ourselves.
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Can we say amen?
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Amen.
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God expects us to use our mind
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and to test it
out for ourselves.
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We encourage you to do that. We
00:22:41.20\00:22:42.64
have nothing to hide friends.
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The bible, and the bible alone,
00:22:44.51\00:22:46.05
is the only thing that matters
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here in this seminar. We don't
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want to teach anything unless
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it's from a does sayeth the Lord
00:22:50.75\00:22:52.48
and it is written. But
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friends listen, choosing to
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ignore Revelation is choosing to
00:22:55.18\00:22:56.95
allow ourselves to be deceived
00:22:56.98\00:22:58.75
in these last days. That's one
00:22:58.79\00:23:00.19
of the first reasons Satan hates
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the Book. The second reason is
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actually found in the opening
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words of this Book. So I invite
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you to now turn with me to
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Revelation Chapter 1.
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Revelation Chapter 1. Notice
00:23:08.14\00:23:10.41
with me the second reason why
00:23:10.44\00:23:12.67
Satan hates the Book of
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Revelation. Revelation Chapter
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1 and Verse 1. the bible says,
00:23:17.15\00:23:20.40
The Revelation of beasts and
00:23:20.43\00:23:23.02
dragons plagues-is that what it
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says? No friends, is the Book of
00:23:25.14\00:23:26.76
Revelation all about beasts and
00:23:26.80\00:23:28.39
dragons plagues?
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No.
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Well that's what most people
00:23:30.55\00:23:31.58
think, right? Most people, when
00:23:31.61\00:23:32.64
they think about Revelation, oh,
00:23:32.67\00:23:34.10
it's scary. These beasts and
00:23:34.13\00:23:35.78
dragons and scary plagues. I
00:23:35.81\00:23:37.18
don't want to read it, I don't
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want to know. It's too scary.
00:23:38.52\00:23:39.55
But friends, what is Revelation
00:23:39.58\00:23:41.87
about? The Revelation of Jesus
00:23:41.91\00:23:43.72
Christ. Notice friends, it does
00:23:43.75\00:23:45.27
not say the Revelation from
00:23:45.30\00:23:46.70
Jesus - even though it is from
00:23:46.73\00:23:48.92
him. It says the Revelation of
00:23:48.96\00:23:51.09
Jesus. It's not just from him,
00:23:51.13\00:23:53.23
but it's of him. In other
00:23:53.26\00:23:54.68
words, the Book of Revelation
00:23:54.71\00:23:56.55
is all about Jesus. Jesus wants
00:23:56.59\00:23:58.74
to reveal himself and his power
00:23:58.77\00:24:00.60
and his grace and his peace and
00:24:00.63\00:24:02.14
his love to us, through the
00:24:02.18\00:24:03.62
prophecies of
this end time book.
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Friends, that's the reason why
00:24:05.48\00:24:07.40
Satan hates Revelation. because
00:24:07.44\00:24:09.67
Satan hates Jesus. He wants to
00:24:09.71\00:24:11.55
separate us and take us away
00:24:11.59\00:24:13.63
from Jesus. The devil knows if
00:24:13.67\00:24:15.87
we study Revelation, Jesus will
00:24:15.91\00:24:17.92
be revealed to us and he doesn't
00:24:17.96\00:24:19.99
want us to know Jesus. That's
00:24:20.02\00:24:21.46
the reason why he hates it,
00:24:21.50\00:24:23.05
friends. It's not just a
00:24:23.09\00:24:24.87
revelation from him, it is a
00:24:24.90\00:24:26.39
revelation of him. Tell me
00:24:26.42\00:24:27.84
friends, what is Jesus like? Is
00:24:27.87\00:24:30.42
Jesus scary? Absolutely not.
00:24:30.45\00:24:32.96
What is he like? He's
00:24:33.00\00:24:34.98
beautiful, isn't he? He's
00:24:35.02\00:24:37.10
wonderful. He is magnificent.
00:24:37.13\00:24:39.29
Jesus is powerful, Jesus is
00:24:39.32\00:24:41.44
love! Jesus is filled with
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grace. Friends, if Revelation
00:24:44.17\00:24:45.20
is all about Jesus, that means
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Revelation is beautiful. That
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is the correct way to see this
00:24:48.35\00:24:49.93
end time book. It's basically a
00:24:49.96\00:24:52.35
love story between Jesus and his
00:24:52.39\00:24:54.19
people. We're going to see that
00:24:54.23\00:24:55.79
more in detail on a later night.
00:24:55.83\00:24:57.11
But, I want you to notice, the
00:24:57.14\00:24:58.62
primary purpose of Revelation,
00:24:58.65\00:25:01.15
Number 1, is to reveal Jesus.
00:25:01.18\00:25:03.23
If that is clear, would you
00:25:03.27\00:25:05.28
please say amen?
00:25:05.32\00:25:06.35
Amen.
00:25:06.38\00:25:07.41
Now notice the secondary
00:25:07.44\00:25:08.47
purpose of prophecy. It
00:25:08.50\00:25:09.53
continues the same. The
00:25:09.56\00:25:10.81
Revelation of Jesus Christ,
00:25:10.85\00:25:12.44
which God gave unto him to show
00:25:12.48\00:25:14.21
unto his servants, things which
00:25:14.25\00:25:15.95
must what? Shortly come to
00:25:15.99\00:25:17.92
pass. He sent and
signified it by his
00:25:17.96\00:25:20.38
angel to his servant, John. I
00:25:20.41\00:25:21.77
want you to notice friends, the
00:25:21.81\00:25:23.27
secondary purpose of the Book of
00:25:23.31\00:25:24.67
Revelation is to reveal things
00:25:24.71\00:25:25.93
which must shortly come to pass.
00:25:25.96\00:25:27.14
That's prophecy, but that's the
00:25:27.18\00:25:28.74
secondary purpose.
00:25:28.77\00:25:29.80
The primary purpose, reveal
00:25:29.90\00:25:32.08
Jesus. Then after that, things
00:25:32.12\00:25:34.11
which must shortly come to pass
00:25:34.15\00:25:36.24
And, by the way, why does God
00:25:36.28\00:25:38.15
want to reveal things which must
00:25:38.19\00:25:40.10
shortly come to pass to us? Why
00:25:40.13\00:25:42.08
is he interested in removing the
00:25:42.12\00:25:44.10
veil, giving us a glimpse into
00:25:44.14\00:25:46.09
the future? Is God simply
00:25:46.12\00:25:48.01
seeking to satisfy our curiosity
00:25:48.04\00:25:50.15
? Is he just trying to inform
00:25:50.19\00:25:52.27
our minds? No friends. Notice
00:25:52.31\00:25:54.83
the motive of God in revealing
00:25:54.86\00:25:57.29
the future to us. Jesus said in
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John 14, Verse 29, please write
00:25:59.71\00:26:02.17
it down, John 14:29 Jesus said
00:26:02.21\00:26:04.15
and now I have told you before
00:26:04.19\00:26:06.35
it come to pass, that when it is
00:26:06.39\00:26:08.06
come to pass, you might what?
00:26:08.09\00:26:10.21
So why does God tell us what is
00:26:10.25\00:26:12.00
going to come to pass before it
00:26:12.03\00:26:14.09
does? So that we might just
00:26:14.13\00:26:15.91
be satisfied in our curiosity,
00:26:15.95\00:26:17.69
so that we might believe.
00:26:17.73\00:26:19.24
In other words,
00:26:19.27\00:26:20.32
the motive of God in
00:26:20.36\00:26:21.60
revealing the future to us is to
00:26:21.64\00:26:23.32
give us evidence, friends.
00:26:23.36\00:26:24.88
Verifiable evidence that we can
00:26:24.91\00:26:26.72
believe that what he says is the
00:26:26.75\00:26:28.52
truth. That his word is the
00:26:28.56\00:26:30.08
truth. It's the guide to life.
00:26:30.11\00:26:32.71
It's the map to heaven. So God
00:26:32.74\00:26:34.79
is seeking a relationship with
00:26:34.82\00:26:36.56
us. Amen. That's what it's all
00:26:36.59\00:26:38.24
about friends. It's not just
00:26:38.27\00:26:40.03
about head knowledge, it's about
00:26:40.07\00:26:41.92
a heart experience with a person
00:26:41.95\00:26:43.77
that can be believed in. A
00:26:43.81\00:26:46.24
person that can be trusted. A
00:26:46.28\00:26:48.36
person that has your best
00:26:48.39\00:26:50.13
interests in mind. A person
00:26:50.16\00:26:51.80
that only desires to bless you
00:26:51.84\00:26:53.53
and prosper you and give you
00:26:53.57\00:26:55.34
victory over evil. This is the
00:26:55.38\00:26:57.10
purpose of prophecy, friends.
00:26:57.13\00:26:59.33
It's to solidify our faith that
00:26:59.37\00:27:01.53
God is a God that can be
00:27:01.57\00:27:02.97
believed in. Can you say amen?
00:27:03.00\00:27:04.03
Amen.
00:27:04.06\00:27:05.09
Not simply to satisfy our
00:27:05.12\00:27:06.15
curiosity or to inform the mind,
00:27:06.18\00:27:07.89
but to enable us to enter into
00:27:07.93\00:27:10.30
a safe, trusting relationship
00:27:10.34\00:27:12.54
with Jesus Christ. And that's
00:27:12.58\00:27:14.68
good news. Now I want you to
00:27:14.72\00:27:16.87
notice how did Jesus give the
00:27:16.90\00:27:18.97
Revelation? The rest of Verse 1
00:27:19.00\00:27:21.69
said, and he sent and signified
00:27:21.72\00:27:24.32
by his angel to a servant John.
00:27:24.36\00:27:26.93
So when the Lord revealed things
00:27:29.37\00:27:30.40
which must shortly come to pass
00:27:30.43\00:27:31.46
to us, when he revealed the
00:27:31.49\00:27:32.52
future, the bible said he first
00:27:32.55\00:27:33.58
signified it. Now, friends
00:27:33.61\00:27:34.96
tell me, what is the root word
00:27:34.99\00:27:36.59
of the word signify? The word
00:27:36.62\00:27:38.09
sign, right? In other words,
00:27:38.13\00:27:39.71
God revealed the future to us,
00:27:39.74\00:27:41.46
but how did he do it? In signs
00:27:41.50\00:27:43.53
and symbols. In other words,
00:27:43.57\00:27:45.73
Revelation is a symbolic book.
00:27:45.76\00:27:47.95
This is how God reveals prophecy
00:27:47.98\00:27:49.90
to us. In fact, notice another
00:27:49.93\00:27:51.53
supporting verse in the Book of
00:27:51.57\00:27:53.22
Hosea, Chapter 12 and Verse 10,
00:27:53.26\00:27:55.41
please write it
down. Hosea 12:10
00:27:55.44\00:27:57.41
says, I have also spoken by the
00:27:57.45\00:27:59.41
prophets and I have multiplied
00:27:59.45\00:28:01.27
visions and I have given what?
00:28:01.31\00:28:03.33
Symbols through the witness of
00:28:03.37\00:28:05.32
the prophets. So, God revealed
00:28:05.35\00:28:07.18
the future to us through signs
00:28:07.22\00:28:09.38
and through symbols. Now why
00:28:09.42\00:28:11.56
did God do this? Was God just
00:28:11.60\00:28:13.37
trying to make it hard for us to
00:28:13.41\00:28:15.15
understand? No friends, the
00:28:15.19\00:28:16.63
reason why he did it is very
00:28:16.66\00:28:18.51
simple. He gave the future to
00:28:18.54\00:28:20.22
us in signs and symbols because
00:28:20.25\00:28:22.12
this was God's way of preserving
00:28:22.16\00:28:24.46
the message from the enemies who
00:28:24.49\00:28:26.23
would try to
destroy the message.
00:28:26.27\00:28:28.96
So to conceal it, was a way of
00:28:29.00\00:28:31.66
preserving it. That's the
00:28:31.69\00:28:33.53
reason why. And for those who
00:28:33.57\00:28:35.15
really wanted to know what truth
00:28:35.19\00:28:36.58
is, they would have to search
00:28:36.62\00:28:38.12
with all their hearts. God
00:28:38.15\00:28:39.59
would bless them with lifesaving
00:28:39.62\00:28:41.78
knowledge and understanding of
00:28:41.81\00:28:43.67
what this book is all about.
00:28:43.70\00:28:45.42
Friends, it's a symbolic book
00:28:45.46\00:28:47.59
filled with signs and symbols.
00:28:47.62\00:28:49.56
If that's the case, then here's
00:28:49.59\00:28:51.22
the next question. How do we
00:28:51.25\00:28:53.56
unlock the meaning in the signs
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and the symbols of prophecy?
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Well tonight, I want to give
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you seven keys to unlock the
00:28:59.85\00:29:01.60
mysteries of the apocalypse.
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How many keys?
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Seven.
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Now only seven reasons why you
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can believe it. But now seven
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keys of how you can understand
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it. You see, God in his word,
00:29:11.55\00:29:13.98
has given us some hermeneutical
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principles. Principles of how
00:29:16.25\00:29:18.22
to study the bible to really
00:29:18.26\00:29:20.47
understand what truth is and
00:29:20.50\00:29:22.68
what God is trying to
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communicate in absolute sense.
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But, the first thing you need to
00:29:25.13\00:29:27.06
know is that there is a right
00:29:27.09\00:29:29.05
way to study the bible, but
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there is also a wrong way, to
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study the bible. Did you know
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that? Many people think there's
00:29:32.93\00:29:34.04
no wrong way. But friends,
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let me tell you, there's a wrong
00:29:35.14\00:29:36.29
way to study it, and there's a
00:29:36.32\00:29:37.59
right way to study it. Let me
00:29:37.63\00:29:39.06
show it to you. In the Book of
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Second Timothy, Chapter 2, Verse
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15, the bible
says, study to show
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who? So friends, we're not to
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let preachers and teachers spoon
00:29:48.92\00:29:51.42
feed us. We're to study for
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ourselves. Amen.
It says, study to show
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yourself approved unto God. A
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workman that needs not be
00:29:56.23\00:29:58.96
ashamed, rightly dividing the
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word of truth. So the bible
00:30:01.13\00:30:02.90
there is a right way to divide.
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To study, to interpret, to
00:30:04.71\00:30:06.11
understand the word of truth.
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Friends, think about it, if
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is a right way, then that means
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there is also a...
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Wrong way.
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Wrong way. So what is the right
00:30:12.01\00:30:14.06
way to study the bible? You see
00:30:14.09\00:30:16.43
many people say you can make the
00:30:16.46\00:30:18.34
bible say whatever you want it
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to say. That is not true if you
00:30:21.38\00:30:24.38
study it the way it tells you to
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study it. You see, if we all
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use these seven keys, these
00:30:29.79\00:30:31.82
hermeneutical principles of how
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to study the bible, we would all
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be on the same page in our
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understanding of the meaning.
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God has not left us to guess,
00:30:38.55\00:30:40.81
speculate and surmise. Think
00:30:40.84\00:30:42.82
about it. Things of eternal
00:30:42.85\00:30:44.43
importance, God is not going to
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leave us to guess about that.
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He is going to make it clear
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because he is a just and fair
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God. Can we say amen?
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Now I want to share with you
00:30:51.30\00:30:52.99
seven keys to unlock the
00:30:53.03\00:30:54.79
mysteries in the meanings of the
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mysteries of the Book of
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Revelation. I want you to write
00:30:58.56\00:30:59.59
them down. Key number 1, we're
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going to go through this kind of
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fast. Number 1, we must
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understand that the Book of
00:31:03.36\00:31:05.52
Revelation is built upon the
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solid foundation of the Old
00:31:08.18\00:31:10.73
Testament scriptures.
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Revelation is like a mosaic of
00:31:11.83\00:31:14.11
scripture. Do you know what a
00:31:14.14\00:31:16.39
mosaic is? It's a lot of
00:31:16.43\00:31:18.29
pictures. Small pictures put
00:31:18.32\00:31:20.51
together to make one big
00:31:20.54\00:31:21.98
picture. Isn't that right?
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That's what revelation is. It's
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like a mosaic of other
00:31:25.12\00:31:26.15
scriptures in the Old Testament.
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There are four hundred and four
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verses in the Book of
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Revelation. How many?
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Four hundred and four.
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And of the four hundred and four
00:31:33.07\00:31:34.72
verses, two hundred and seventy-
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four of those verses are direct
00:31:36.55\00:31:38.92
quotes, paraphrases and echoes
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from the Old Testament
00:31:41.33\00:31:42.96
scriptures. In other words,
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it's built upon the foundation
00:31:44.64\00:31:46.25
of the Old Testament. Friends,
00:31:46.29\00:31:47.60
to ignore the Old Testament
00:31:47.63\00:31:49.38
context in our study of
00:31:49.42\00:31:51.09
Revelation is to be prepared to
00:31:51.13\00:31:53.30
have a faulty and a wrong
00:31:53.34\00:31:55.32
conclusion of its meaning. Let
00:31:55.36\00:31:57.45
me give you one example for the
00:31:57.48\00:31:58.91
sake of time. I can give you a
00:31:58.94\00:32:00.15
lot of examples, but here's one.
00:32:00.18\00:32:01.55
In the thirteenth chapter of
00:32:01.59\00:32:03.36
Revelation it describes a beast
00:32:03.40\00:32:05.28
that comes up out of the sea.
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This beast has seven heads and
00:32:08.15\00:32:10.67
ten horns. It has the body of a
00:32:10.70\00:32:13.01
leopard, it has the feet of a
00:32:13.04\00:32:15.17
bear and it has the mouth of a
00:32:15.21\00:32:17.49
lion. It has seven heads and
00:32:17.52\00:32:19.65
ten horns. Friends listen, if
00:32:19.69\00:32:21.39
you ever see an animal like this
00:32:21.42\00:32:23.08
don't even run, just pray.
00:32:23.12\00:32:25.51
Amen. Obviously, this is
00:32:25.54\00:32:27.86
symbolic, right? So what does it
00:32:27.90\00:32:30.05
mean? How can we understand
00:32:30.09\00:32:31.76
these things? Friends, we
00:32:31.79\00:32:33.40
have to guess and make up our
00:32:33.44\00:32:35.02
own interpretation. All we have
00:32:35.05\00:32:36.32
to do is go back to the Old
00:32:36.36\00:32:38.10
Testament context. Because this
00:32:38.13\00:32:39.64
beast in Revelation thirteen,
00:32:39.68\00:32:41.93
according to Daniel chapter 7, a
00:32:41.97\00:32:44.25
beast in prophecy represents a
00:32:44.29\00:32:47.02
king and their kingdom. So it's
00:32:47.06\00:32:48.99
not talking about animals, these
00:32:49.02\00:32:50.74
are talking about kingdoms we're
00:32:50.77\00:32:52.45
referring to. Friends, this
00:32:52.49\00:32:54.52
beast, or this kingdom, is like
00:32:54.56\00:32:57.04
a lion, bear and a leopard. We
00:32:57.07\00:32:59.58
have seen these symbols in the
00:32:59.62\00:33:01.41
Old Testament book of Daniel.
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In Daniel Chapter 7, we're going
00:33:03.41\00:33:05.09
to study this on this coming
00:33:05.12\00:33:06.88
Sunday. Daniel 7 describes a
00:33:06.91\00:33:09.45
lion, a bear, a leopard, and a
00:33:09.48\00:33:11.16
terrible looking beast that has
00:33:11.19\00:33:12.83
ten horns. The beast in
00:33:12.87\00:33:15.33
Revelation 13 is simply a
00:33:15.37\00:33:17.76
composite kingdom of all these
00:33:17.80\00:33:20.33
other kingdoms in prophecy. And
00:33:20.37\00:33:22.40
many people are trying to find
00:33:22.44\00:33:23.88
out who this beast in Revelation
00:33:23.92\00:33:25.89
13 is, when they don't even have
00:33:25.92\00:33:27.87
a clue who the four beasts of
00:33:27.91\00:33:30.08
Daniel Chapter 7 are. You see
00:33:30.12\00:33:31.80
friends, in order to correctly
00:33:31.83\00:33:33.43
understand, we first have to
00:33:33.47\00:33:35.27
get the Old Testament context
00:33:35.31\00:33:36.88
and foundation. Are you with
00:33:36.91\00:33:38.45
me, yes or no?
00:33:38.49\00:33:39.52
Yes.
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And friends, on a later night,
00:33:40.61\00:33:41.64
we're going to understand all
00:33:41.67\00:33:42.70
these symbols. Don't worry,
00:33:42.73\00:33:43.76
we're going to get to that.
00:33:43.79\00:33:44.82
Tonight we're just laying the
00:33:44.85\00:33:45.88
foundation. Amen.
00:33:45.91\00:33:46.94
Amen.
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A good solid foundation of how
00:33:48.03\00:33:49.06
we're going to approach the
00:33:49.09\00:33:50.12
study of the word of God. We're
00:33:50.15\00:33:51.22
going to know exactly why this
00:33:51.26\00:33:52.54
beast has seven heads and ten
00:33:52.57\00:33:54.03
horns. Why it has the feet of a
00:33:54.07\00:33:55.35
bear. We're going to understand
00:33:55.38\00:33:56.63
what the water represents.
00:33:56.67\00:33:57.70
We're going to know exactly why
00:33:57.73\00:33:58.99
the lion has two wings and the
00:33:59.02\00:34:00.36
leopard has four wings and four
00:34:00.40\00:34:01.71
heads. We know all those
00:34:01.74\00:34:03.26
details in this seminar. Not
00:34:03.29\00:34:04.59
only that, but friends, we're
00:34:04.63\00:34:05.73
going to know exactly who the
00:34:05.77\00:34:06.91
anti-Christ is in this seminar.
00:34:06.95\00:34:07.98
We're going to know friends.
00:34:08.01\00:34:09.04
It's clear. God made it clear
00:34:09.07\00:34:10.55
for us to understand. We're
00:34:10.59\00:34:12.07
going to know exactly what the
00:34:12.10\00:34:13.13
mark of the beast is in this
00:34:13.16\00:34:14.19
seminar. We are going to
00:34:14.22\00:34:15.25
discover everything we need
00:34:15.28\00:34:16.43
to know about Israel and the
00:34:16.46\00:34:17.49
rebuilding of the temple in the
00:34:17.52\00:34:18.68
last days. We're going to study
00:34:18.72\00:34:19.95
the sequence of end time events.
00:34:19.99\00:34:21.19
The rapture, the seven last
00:34:21.22\00:34:22.31
plagues, Armageddon, we're going
00:34:22.34\00:34:23.55
to understand all of those
00:34:23.58\00:34:24.61
things. We're also going to see
00:34:24.64\00:34:25.99
a study on the United States in
00:34:26.02\00:34:27.91
bible prophecy. A topic on the
00:34:27.94\00:34:29.46
abomination and desolation.
00:34:29.50\00:34:30.94
What happens when a person dies?
00:34:30.98\00:34:32.48
Why does God allow sin and
00:34:32.51\00:34:33.74
suffering? Why are there so
00:34:33.77\00:34:34.80
many different denominations?
00:34:34.83\00:34:35.86
All of these things will be
00:34:35.89\00:34:36.95
covered. We're also going to
00:34:36.98\00:34:38.88
discover in this seminar about
00:34:38.92\00:34:40.37
the Holy Spirit and the gifts of
00:34:40.41\00:34:41.85
the Spirit and how to be filled
00:34:41.88\00:34:43.37
and how to know that we can have
00:34:43.41\00:34:44.83
the Holy Spirit. We're going to
00:34:44.86\00:34:46.16
study from God's word what it
00:34:46.20\00:34:47.60
says about how we can be blessed
00:34:47.63\00:34:49.75
physically,
mentally, emotionally,
00:34:49.78\00:34:51.86
financially, socially, and
00:34:51.89\00:34:53.68
spiritually. In every single
00:34:53.72\00:34:55.32
aspect. In this seminar, we're
00:34:55.35\00:34:56.58
going to discover through the
00:34:56.61\00:34:57.83
topics, how to find personal
00:34:57.87\00:34:59.85
peace and how to be ready for
00:34:59.88\00:35:01.75
the end of time and to live with
00:35:01.79\00:35:03.62
Jesus for eternity. So
00:35:03.65\00:35:05.37
friends, we're going to cover a
00:35:05.40\00:35:06.46
lot. But tonight, once again,
00:35:06.50\00:35:07.94
is just the
foundation. So we see
00:35:07.97\00:35:09.79
clearly that Revelation is built
00:35:09.82\00:35:11.89
upon the solid foundation of the
00:35:11.92\00:35:13.95
what?
00:35:13.99\00:35:15.02
Old Testament.
00:35:15.05\00:35:16.08
Old Testament scriptures. Now
00:35:16.11\00:35:17.14
we go to the second key. Write
00:35:17.17\00:35:18.30
it down. That is simply that
00:35:18.33\00:35:19.74
the bible is
its own interpreter.
00:35:19.78\00:35:23.15
The bible interprets itself.
00:35:23.19\00:35:25.11
Friends, as you come to this
00:35:25.14\00:35:26.52
place, I am not going to give
00:35:26.56\00:35:27.97
you my interpretation. Friends,
00:35:28.01\00:35:29.39
you can throw my interpretation
00:35:29.43\00:35:30.83
in the garbage. It does not
00:35:30.86\00:35:32.55
matter what I think. We're
00:35:32.58\00:35:34.08
going to see that the bible is
00:35:34.11\00:35:35.64
its own interpreter. I want you
00:35:35.68\00:35:37.48
to notice an example of this in
00:35:37.51\00:35:39.44
the Book of II Peter, Chapter 1.
00:35:39.48\00:35:41.37
Please turn with me now, 2
00:35:41.40\00:35:43.76
Peter, Chapter 1, beginning with
00:35:43.79\00:35:45.07
verse 19. If you're there,
00:35:45.11\00:35:46.86
would you let me know by saying
00:35:46.90\00:35:48.30
amen?
00:35:48.34\00:35:49.37
Amen.
00:35:49.40\00:35:50.43
All right. The bible says in 2
00:35:50.46\00:35:51.49
Peter 1:9, we have also a
00:35:51.52\00:35:52.55
more sure word of prophecy.
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Where unto you do other, you
00:35:54.24\00:35:56.05
take heed. As unto a light that
00:35:56.08\00:35:57.91
shines in a dark place, unto the
00:35:57.94\00:36:00.10
dawn and the day-star arise in
00:36:00.13\00:36:02.89
your hearts. Knowing this first.
00:36:02.93\00:36:05.30
In other words, if we're going
00:36:05.33\00:36:07.31
to be sure, about the sure word
00:36:07.34\00:36:09.02
of prophecy, we have to know
00:36:09.06\00:36:10.77
something first. Well, what do
00:36:10.80\00:36:12.38
we need to know? Knowing this
00:36:12.41\00:36:14.47
first, that no prophecy of the
00:36:14.51\00:36:16.53
scripture is of any what?
00:36:16.57\00:36:18.76
Private interpretation. In
00:36:18.80\00:36:20.92
other words, we can't just give
00:36:20.96\00:36:22.27
our own interpretation. It's
00:36:22.31\00:36:23.53
not a private interpretation.
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Verse 21. For prophecy came not
00:36:26.05\00:36:28.62
in old time by the will of man.
00:36:28.65\00:36:30.55
First I want you to notice, that
00:36:30.59\00:36:32.80
word man, is it in the singular
00:36:32.84\00:36:35.04
or the plural? Singular, right?
00:36:35.07\00:36:37.21
It did not come by the will of
00:36:37.24\00:36:39.06
man. That's not one man. In
00:36:39.09\00:36:40.83
other words, God didn't give all
00:36:40.87\00:36:42.96
the truth to any one man. One
00:36:43.00\00:36:45.01
man did not give all the truth.
00:36:45.04\00:36:46.83
It did not come by the will of
00:36:46.87\00:36:48.85
man. But notice, but holy-what
00:36:48.89\00:36:51.00
is the next word? Men of God
00:36:51.04\00:36:53.21
spoke as they were moved by the
00:36:53.25\00:36:55.78
Holy Ghost. So it did not come
00:36:55.81\00:36:58.17
by the will of
man, but holy men.
00:36:58.21\00:36:59.91
That word men, is that singular
00:36:59.95\00:37:01.61
or plural? That's plural,
00:37:01.65\00:37:03.26
that's more than one. Here's
00:37:03.29\00:37:05.09
the point friends, one man did
00:37:05.12\00:37:07.65
not give it, therefore, one man
00:37:07.69\00:37:10.10
cannot explain it. But as we
00:37:10.14\00:37:12.21
compare the testimonies and the
00:37:12.25\00:37:13.92
visions of all the different
00:37:13.96\00:37:15.59
holy men of God, we can
00:37:15.63\00:37:18.53
understand what truth is and
00:37:18.57\00:37:19.78
we'll see that the bible
00:37:19.81\00:37:20.95
explains itself. Does that make
00:37:20.99\00:37:23.75
sense? In fact, notice with me
00:37:23.78\00:37:26.93
in 2 Timothy Chapter 3, Verse 16
00:37:26.97\00:37:29.74
it says that all scripture is
00:37:29.77\00:37:32.31
given by inspiration of God and
00:37:32.34\00:37:34.93
is what? The bible says how
00:37:34.97\00:37:36.93
much scripture is given by
00:37:36.96\00:37:38.83
inspiration? All. In other
00:37:38.87\00:37:40.67
words, when we study the bible,
00:37:40.70\00:37:42.30
we can't treat the bible like a
00:37:42.33\00:37:43.98
buffet. What do you do at a
00:37:44.02\00:37:45.94
buffet? You pick and choose,
00:37:45.98\00:37:47.85
isn't that right? First, the
00:37:47.89\00:37:49.40
bible is not a buffet to pick
00:37:49.44\00:37:51.22
and choose. It's a full course
00:37:51.26\00:37:53.01
meal. It says that all
00:37:53.04\00:37:54.26
scripture is given by
00:37:54.30\00:37:55.39
inspiration. All of it is
00:37:55.42\00:37:56.49
prophetible, all of it is
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relevant. Why? Because we find
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the truth of any given topic as
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we compare all the writings with
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itself, because God does not
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contradict himself and it's all
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in complete harmony with itself.
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In fact, I want you to notice in
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Isaiah Chapter 28, Verse 9 and
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and 10. It gives the same
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principle. Isaiah verse 9 and
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10, it says, whom shall he teach
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knowledge and whom shall he make
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to understand doctrine? In
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other words, who is going to
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understand the doctrine, the
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teachings of the bible? Here is
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the answer. For precept must be
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upon precept. Precept upon
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precept. Line upon line, line
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upon line. Here a little and
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there a little. In other words,
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here the bible gives us a
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hermeneutical principle, how to
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study. It says that precept
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must be upon precept. Line upon
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line. Line upon line. In other
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words, we call that contextual
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study. What kind of study?
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Contextual.
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In other words, to really know
00:38:51.53\00:38:52.56
what truth is, we have to study
00:38:52.59\00:38:53.92
the context. Because you can
00:38:53.96\00:38:55.45
take anything out of context and
00:38:55.49\00:38:56.69
twist it around and make your
00:38:56.72\00:38:58.34
own belief. But if you study
00:38:58.37\00:38:59.96
contextually, that is a
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safeguard from being led astray
00:39:01.11\00:39:04.27
into some crazy doctrine. So
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contextual study, precept upon
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precept, line upon line. but
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not only contextual study. At
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the last part it says, here a
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little and there a little.
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That's what we like to call
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comparative study. What kind of
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study?
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Comparative.
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In other words, we look here a
00:39:22.49\00:39:23.52
little in the Book of Revelation
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reading the context of course,
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and then we go there a little in
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the Book of Daniel, still
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reading the context. And then
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we jump over here a little to
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the Book of Isaiah. Then we
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compare what Moses said there a
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little. Then as we compare the
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different writings of different
00:39:37.21\00:39:38.71
men of the bible, still reading
00:39:38.75\00:39:40.08
the context, it's then that we
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can now what truth really is on
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any topic, and we will discover
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before our very eyes, that the
00:39:45.25\00:39:46.92
bible is very simple and easy to
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understand, because it explains
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itself. Can you say amen?
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Amen.
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By the way, this is how the
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Holy Spirit teaches. You want
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to know how the Holy Ghost
00:39:55.14\00:39:56.17
teaches? By this method.
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Notice what it says in 2
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Corinthians Chapter 2 and verse
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13. Which things we also speak.
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Not in the words which man's
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wisdom teaches, but which the
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Holy Ghost teaches. Comparing
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spiritual things with spiritual.
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So the Holy Spirit teaches by
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comparison, friends. Here a
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little and there a little. And
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so that is the method that we
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want to use in this seminar.
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That leads us to our next key
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by the way. The key, the third
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key is that we must pray for the
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guiding wisdom of the Holy
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Spirit in order to understand
00:40:27.15\00:40:28.74
spiritual things. So before you
00:40:28.78\00:40:30.17
even crack open a bible, you
00:40:30.20\00:40:31.77
must first pray and ask the
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spirit of God to lead you and
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guide you in your thoughts and
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to lead you to the right
00:40:36.20\00:40:38.05
conclusions. By the way
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friends, the bible is the only
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book, when it's read, the author
00:40:42.04\00:40:44.33
is always present, as long as we
00:40:44.37\00:40:46.27
invite Him to be present. Can
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we say amen?
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Amen.
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The Holy Spirit comes and
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teaches. Notice what it says in
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1 Corinthians 2, verse 14. It
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says, but the natural man-the
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what kind of man?
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Natural.
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The natural man does not receive
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the things of the spirit of God,
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for they are foolish to him.
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Nor can he know them because
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they are spiritually discerned.
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Spiritual things are spiritually
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discerned. If we come with the
00:41:07.52\00:41:09.22
natural man, the carnal mind,
00:41:09.25\00:41:10.92
and expect to understand
00:41:10.95\00:41:11.98
spiritual things, we're not
00:41:12.01\00:41:13.04
going to know it. It's going to
00:41:13.07\00:41:14.13
be a bunch of foolishness to us.
00:41:14.17\00:41:15.20
That's why there are many
00:41:15.24\00:41:16.40
atheists and infidels and
00:41:16.44\00:41:17.55
skeptics that think it's such
00:41:17.58\00:41:18.84
foolishness. Why? Because they
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are trying to understand it
00:41:20.13\00:41:21.73
with a natural, carnal mind.
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But friends, when we pray to the
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Holy Spirit to give us wisdom,
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It's then that we can discern
00:41:26.97\00:41:28.62
the message and understand now
00:41:28.66\00:41:30.46
what truth really is. Notice
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the promise of Jesus in John 16:
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13. Christ said, how be it when
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He, the spirit of truth is come
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He will guide you into what?
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All truth.
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Not into ideas or speculation or
00:41:42.28\00:41:44.48
opinions, but into all truth.
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This is what the Holy Spirit
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will do, friends. What is
00:41:48.06\00:41:50.38
truth? John 17:17 tells us.
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Sanctify them through thy truth.
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Thy word is truth. Can you say
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amen?
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Amen.
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So we will understand the truth
00:42:01.45\00:42:02.48
of the word of God as the spirit
00:42:02.51\00:42:03.54
of God leads us when we pray and
00:42:03.57\00:42:05.01
ask Him for His guidance. That
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leads us to our fourth key.
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What else do we need to pray
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for? Not just for Holy Spirit,
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But key number 4, we must also
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pray for a humble and teachable
00:42:12.97\00:42:14.98
spirit. Because friends, when
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you think about it, the one that
00:42:16.49\00:42:17.74
thinks he knows it all, what
00:42:17.78\00:42:19.05
else can God teach him? The one
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that comes with a pharisaical
00:42:20.35\00:42:21.55
mindset and says, oh I know all
00:42:21.59\00:42:22.71
these things. You see, it was
00:42:22.74\00:42:24.15
the Pharisees who thought they
00:42:24.18\00:42:25.68
knew it all, that crucified and
00:42:25.72\00:42:27.18
rejected Christ. Many
00:42:27.21\00:42:28.86
Christians are doing the same
00:42:28.89\00:42:30.20
thing because they say I've been
00:42:30.23\00:42:31.34
brought up in the church, oh I
00:42:31.38\00:42:32.65
know so much, what can I learn
00:42:32.69\00:42:34.59
now? My friends, in reality,
00:42:34.63\00:42:36.54
the one who thinks he knows it
00:42:36.57\00:42:38.44
all, does not know, what he does
00:42:38.48\00:42:40.31
not know. Did you catch that?
00:42:40.67\00:42:42.24
The one who thinks he knows it
00:42:42.34\00:42:43.76
all, does not know what he does
00:42:43.79\00:42:45.01
not know. I want you to notice,
00:42:45.05\00:42:46.35
we must be humble and teachable
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in our study. Jesus said in
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Matthew 11 Verse 25, you have
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hidden these things from the
00:42:51.15\00:42:52.67
wise and prudent and have
00:42:52.70\00:42:54.03
revealed them to who?
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Babes.
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Babes. In other words, we must
00:42:56.45\00:42:58.03
have a mindset of a child, of a
00:42:58.06\00:42:59.75
babe. What is the
00:42:59.79\00:43:00.82
characteristic of a little
00:43:00.85\00:43:02.02
child? They're so inquisitive.
00:43:02.05\00:43:03.54
They ask questions. They're
00:43:03.57\00:43:04.89
teachable. Their minds are
00:43:04.93\00:43:06.54
moldable and as we pray for a
00:43:06.57\00:43:08.30
humble and teachable spirit, get
00:43:08.34\00:43:10.03
off our pedestal and humble
00:43:10.07\00:43:11.45
ourselves at the feet of Jesus,
00:43:11.49\00:43:12.92
is then that God can reveal the
00:43:12.95\00:43:14.87
deep things of God to us. Why?
00:43:14.91\00:43:16.66
Because He knows that we're
00:43:16.69\00:43:18.04
going to receive it like a
00:43:18.07\00:43:19.35
little child. Can you say amen?
00:43:19.38\00:43:20.41
Amen.
00:43:20.44\00:43:21.47
Then our next key. Key number
00:43:21.50\00:43:24.31
five, is that we must seek for
00:43:24.35\00:43:27.45
truth, not with a mere curiosity
00:43:27.49\00:43:30.56
but with all our hearts. In
00:43:30.59\00:43:33.38
other words, we have to ask God
00:43:33.42\00:43:35.95
to give us a hunger and a thirst
00:43:35.98\00:43:38.47
for it. We can't just read
00:43:38.51\00:43:40.20
casually and surfacely and
00:43:40.23\00:43:41.80
expect to understand. No, we
00:43:41.84\00:43:43.35
have to search with all our
00:43:43.38\00:43:44.69
hearts. The bible says in
00:43:44.73\00:43:45.97
Hebrews 11 verse 6, that He is
00:43:46.00\00:43:48.25
a rewarder of them that seek him
00:43:48.29\00:43:50.51
how?
00:43:50.54\00:43:51.57
Diligently.
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Diligently. We must be
00:43:52.66\00:43:53.69
diligent, we must not stay at
00:43:53.72\00:43:54.98
the surface. Just like a gold
00:43:55.01\00:43:57.16
miner has to dig beneath the
00:43:57.20\00:43:58.98
surface to find the treasure.
00:43:59.01\00:44:01.03
Just like a scuba diver has to
00:44:01.06\00:44:02.62
go beneath the surface of the
00:44:02.65\00:44:04.22
water to see the wonders of God,
00:44:04.25\00:44:05.95
so too the bible student is not
00:44:05.99\00:44:07.26
going to be a surface reader of
00:44:07.29\00:44:08.78
scripture. They're going to dig
00:44:08.81\00:44:10.75
deep and they're going to find
00:44:10.78\00:44:12.62
the treasures and the wonder of
00:44:12.65\00:44:14.46
God. Can you say amen?
00:44:14.49\00:44:15.52
Amen.
00:44:15.55\00:44:16.58
The bible says you will seek me
00:44:16.61\00:44:17.64
and you will find me when you
00:44:17.67\00:44:19.46
search for me with all your
00:44:19.50\00:44:21.54
heart. Then when God reveals
00:44:21.57\00:44:23.46
truth to us, what are we to do?
00:44:23.50\00:44:25.64
Key number 6. How do we respond
00:44:25.68\00:44:27.51
when God reveals truth? Number
00:44:27.54\00:44:29.90
6, we simply need to do what God
00:44:29.93\00:44:32.26
has told us to do. In other
00:44:32.29\00:44:34.46
words, we need to apply it to
00:44:34.49\00:44:36.48
our lives. Jesus said in John
00:44:36.52\00:44:39.83
7:17, if any man will to do his
00:44:39.87\00:44:42.37
will, he shall know the doctrine
00:44:42.40\00:44:44.36
whether it be of God or whether
00:44:44.39\00:44:46.48
I speak of myself. So according
00:44:46.52\00:44:48.13
to this passage, the one that is
00:44:48.17\00:44:49.60
going to know the doctrine is
00:44:49.64\00:44:51.08
the one that is willing to do
00:44:51.11\00:44:52.49
the will of God. In other
00:44:52.52\00:44:53.82
words, when God reveals truth,
00:44:53.86\00:44:55.27
He sends it to us, not just to
00:44:55.31\00:44:56.99
inform our minds, but God wants
00:44:57.02\00:44:58.54
us to apply it to our lives.
00:44:58.58\00:45:00.07
The blessing is in life
00:45:00.10\00:45:02.43
application that we walk in the
00:45:02.47\00:45:04.50
light of truth so that it is not
00:45:04.54\00:45:06.26
just head knowledge, but it's a
00:45:06.30\00:45:08.61
heart experience with a person
00:45:08.64\00:45:10.75
of truth that is Jesus Christ.
00:45:10.78\00:45:12.85
Can we say amen?
00:45:12.89\00:45:13.92
Amen.
00:45:13.95\00:45:14.98
Finally, our seventh and last
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key. After we apply it to our
00:45:16.07\00:45:17.75
lives, then what do we need to
00:45:17.78\00:45:19.41
do? Key number 7, we need to
00:45:19.45\00:45:20.85
share what we got, amen.
00:45:20.88\00:45:22.25
Amen.
00:45:22.28\00:45:23.31
We need to share it with others.
00:45:23.34\00:45:24.86
The things that God has shared
00:45:24.89\00:45:26.72
with us. The bible tells us in
00:45:26.75\00:45:28.39
Proverbs Chapter 11 verse 25,
00:45:28.43\00:45:30.56
that the liberal soul, that's
00:45:30.59\00:45:32.25
the generous soul, shall be made
00:45:32.28\00:45:34.63
fat. He that waters, shall be
00:45:34.66\00:45:37.28
watered also himself. Others,
00:45:37.31\00:45:39.35
when we share the water of life,
00:45:39.39\00:45:41.07
the water of truth, with others,
00:45:41.10\00:45:42.74
God gives us even more for
00:45:42.78\00:45:45.12
ourselves. Amen.
00:45:45.16\00:45:46.19
Amen.
00:45:46.22\00:45:47.25
When we empty our cup in
00:45:47.28\00:45:48.31
blessing to others, is then that
00:45:48.34\00:45:49.77
God can fill our cup. So we
00:45:49.81\00:45:51.52
need to give it out. Share it
00:45:51.56\00:45:53.12
with our family and our friends
00:45:53.16\00:45:54.76
because God has revealed it to
00:45:54.79\00:45:56.46
you, not just for you, but for
00:45:56.50\00:45:58.18
all those that are in your
00:45:58.22\00:46:00.09
influence. Friends, when we do
00:46:00.13\00:46:01.90
that, God sees, I can trust this
00:46:01.94\00:46:03.55
person with the deep things of
00:46:03.58\00:46:04.93
God, because he's just giving it
00:46:04.97\00:46:06.55
out and I want all my children
00:46:06.58\00:46:08.13
to experience this. So let me
00:46:08.17\00:46:09.41
give him some more so that he
00:46:09.44\00:46:11.26
can share some more with others.
00:46:11.29\00:46:14.04
So we found seven keys of how
00:46:14.08\00:46:16.31
to unlock the mysteries of the
00:46:16.34\00:46:18.23
apocalypse. Let's see if you
00:46:18.26\00:46:19.52
can remember them without
00:46:19.56\00:46:21.28
looking at your notes. Key
00:46:21.31\00:46:22.99
number 1. I'll help you, don't
00:46:23.02\00:46:25.45
worry. Revelation is built upon
00:46:25.49\00:46:28.64
the solid foundation of the Old
00:46:28.67\00:46:31.79
Testament scriptures. Very
00:46:31.83\00:46:33.84
good. Key number 2. Remember
00:46:33.87\00:46:37.20
the bible interprets itself. We
00:46:37.24\00:46:39.40
don't have to guess and surmise
00:46:39.44\00:46:40.95
and speculate. Just let the
00:46:40.99\00:46:42.82
bible speak for itself. Then
00:46:42.85\00:46:45.19
key number 3. Before we even
00:46:45.23\00:46:46.96
crack it open, what are we going
00:46:47.00\00:46:48.70
to do? Pray for what? The
00:46:48.73\00:46:51.00
guiding wisdom of the Holy
00:46:51.03\00:46:53.03
Spirit. Who better to help us
00:46:53.06\00:46:54.60
understand than the author
00:46:54.63\00:46:56.17
Himself? But don't just pray
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for the Holy Spirit. Key number
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4. We need to pray for a humble
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and teachable spirit, because
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the one who thinks he knows it
00:47:03.11\00:47:04.55
all, does not know, what he does
00:47:04.58\00:47:05.99
not know. Key number 5. We
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need to seek with all our hearts
00:47:08.84\00:47:11.41
to be diligent studiers. Then
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when God reveals truth, key
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number 6. What are we going to
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do?
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Share with others.
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Not share with others yet.
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Apply it to your life first,
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amen. Apply it to your life.
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Do what God has told you to do.
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Then once you have applied it to
00:47:25.13\00:47:26.64
your life, then key number 7.
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We need to share with others,
00:47:28.33\00:47:30.39
the things that we have learned.
00:47:30.43\00:47:32.55
Friends, when we use these seven
00:47:32.58\00:47:34.60
keys, I want you to notice what
00:47:34.63\00:47:36.61
we can expect as a result.
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Jesus said in John 8:32, you
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shall know the truth. For
00:47:41.20\00:47:43.24
yourself, friends. You shall
00:47:43.28\00:47:45.46
know the truth in an absolute
00:47:45.49\00:47:47.60
sense, folks. What is the truth
00:47:47.64\00:47:49.72
going to do?
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The truth shall make you free.
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Free from what? Free from
00:47:53.01\00:47:55.16
confusion. Free from deception.
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Free from uncertainty. Free
00:47:57.62\00:47:59.80
from fear of the end times.
00:47:59.83\00:48:01.60
Free from worry, free from
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guilt, free from sin when we
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know the truth. Not just
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intellectually, but
00:48:07.12\00:48:08.24
experientially. When we know
00:48:08.28\00:48:10.11
Jesus, we can be free from all
00:48:10.14\00:48:11.72
of Satan's delusions in the last
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days. Can you say amen.
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Amen.
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Not only will we know the truth
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and be free by it, but notice in
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Revelation chapter 1 verse 4,
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we're almost finished. Grace be
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unto you! And peace from him
00:48:21.55\00:48:24.23
which is, which was, and which
00:48:24.27\00:48:26.72
is to come. You see, God not
00:48:26.76\00:48:28.91
only will change our mind, he
00:48:28.94\00:48:31.26
will transform our lives by His
00:48:31.29\00:48:33.45
grace and peace. Oh, brothers
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and sisters, is your life filled
00:48:35.24\00:48:37.74
with anxiety? Grief? How about
00:48:37.77\00:48:40.23
stress and worry?
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Revelation speaks about a God of
00:48:41.32\00:48:44.37
grace, a Prince of Peace. How
00:48:44.40\00:48:46.52
many of you could use a little
00:48:46.55\00:48:48.64
more peace in your life?
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Amen!
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A little more rest in the
00:48:50.79\00:48:51.82
busyness? Freedom from stress?
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Oh, brothers and sisters, it's
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found in this end time book.
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Especially, it speaks grace, it
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speaks peace, it speaks hope to
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us. It's offered by Him who
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was, who is and who is to come.
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Friends, who is that?
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Jesus.
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That's Jesus. The same
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yesterday, today and forever.
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Jesus was, brothers and sisters,
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he was the one who faced every
00:49:16.08\00:49:18.33
trial that you will ever face in
00:49:18.36\00:49:20.24
your life. He was the one that
00:49:20.27\00:49:21.97
suffered every disappointment
00:49:22.00\00:49:23.39
that you will ever experience.
00:49:23.42\00:49:24.81
He was the one that was tempted
00:49:24.85\00:49:26.23
in all points like as we are,
00:49:26.27\00:49:27.94
yet without sin, he was the one
00:49:27.98\00:49:29.62
that carried your burdens, took
00:49:29.65\00:49:31.67
your sorrows upon himself. He
00:49:31.70\00:49:33.46
was the one who took our sins
00:49:33.49\00:49:35.19
and he was the one that hung
00:49:35.22\00:49:37.75
there on the cruel cross to save
00:49:37.78\00:49:40.27
the human race. He was,
00:49:40.30\00:49:42.43
friends, he was the one. But
00:49:42.46\00:49:44.48
friends, I'm so grateful that
00:49:44.52\00:49:47.07
Jesus not only was, Jesus is.
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Amen.
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He's alive today. He did not
00:49:51.03\00:49:53.43
staid, for early Sunday morning
00:49:53.47\00:49:55.49
he rose from the grave as a
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conqueror over death. Friends,
00:49:57.54\00:49:59.07
if you were to go to the graves
00:49:59.11\00:50:00.58
of Confucius and Buddha and
00:50:00.62\00:50:02.17
Muhammad, their bones are still
00:50:02.20\00:50:03.76
there. Only go to the grave of
00:50:03.79\00:50:05.40
Jesus. His bones are not there.
00:50:05.43\00:50:07.25
He is risen, he is alive. We
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serve a risen savior and because
00:50:09.18\00:50:11.17
he lives, we can live as well.
00:50:11.21\00:50:13.16
Amen.
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The bible says he ever lives
00:50:14.26\00:50:16.09
to make intercession for us.
00:50:16.13\00:50:17.81
Oh friends, he's alive and well
00:50:17.84\00:50:19.51
and he's still in the business
00:50:19.54\00:50:22.15
of transforming lives, restoring
00:50:22.19\00:50:25.04
marriages, and homes and lives.
00:50:25.08\00:50:27.90
He's alive for you today,
00:50:27.94\00:50:29.96
friends. He listens to your
00:50:29.99\00:50:32.22
prayers. He counts all your
00:50:32.25\00:50:34.41
tears. He knows every burden you
00:50:34.44\00:50:37.43
ever face. Jesus was, Jesus is.
00:50:37.46\00:50:40.92
But friends, not only that. I
00:50:40.95\00:50:43.51
want you to notice before Jesus
00:50:43.54\00:50:45.81
left the grave that early Sunday
00:50:45.85\00:50:47.86
morning, he did something very
00:50:47.89\00:50:49.92
special just before he left and
00:50:49.96\00:50:52.06
rose. The bible tells us that
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he folded the grave clothes.
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The napkin, the handkerchief
00:50:56.66\00:50:58.53
that was covering his face, he
00:50:58.57\00:51:00.37
folded very neatly and he put it
00:51:00.40\00:51:02.16
to the side. Friends, it's
00:51:02.20\00:51:04.00
interesting, why did Jesus do
00:51:04.04\00:51:05.51
this? Ever wonder this before?
00:51:05.55\00:51:07.67
Why did Jesus take the time to
00:51:07.70\00:51:10.17
fold the grave clothes? Well
00:51:10.20\00:51:11.89
friends, back in the day,
00:51:11.92\00:51:13.57
whenever a king or man of
00:51:15.13\00:51:16.80
royalty, would sit down at a
00:51:16.83\00:51:18.86
meal, the king had a special
00:51:18.89\00:51:21.09
sign to tell his servants
00:51:21.12\00:51:23.25
whether or not he was finished,
00:51:23.28\00:51:25.22
or not finished, with a meal.
00:51:25.26\00:51:27.25
You see, whenever the king was
00:51:27.29\00:51:28.83
finished with a meal, he would
00:51:28.86\00:51:30.16
take that handkerchief, that
00:51:30.19\00:51:31.47
napkin. He would crumple it and
00:51:31.50\00:51:33.19
he would throw it down. Then
00:51:33.23\00:51:35.08
he would leave. That indicated
00:51:35.11\00:51:36.93
to the servants that he's
00:51:36.97\00:51:38.56
finished. He's not coming back
00:51:38.59\00:51:40.21
for that meal. But whenever that
00:51:40.25\00:51:42.56
king folded the napkin and put
00:51:42.59\00:51:44.88
it down very neatly and got up,
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that was an indication to the
00:51:47.65\00:51:49.05
servants that he was not
00:51:49.16\00:51:50.65
finished with that meal.
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That he went to go do something,
00:51:52.13\00:51:54.35
but he's going to come back.
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Friends, you realize that when
00:51:56.38\00:51:58.50
Jesus resurrected, he folded the
00:51:58.53\00:52:00.57
grave clothes, indicating to you
00:52:00.60\00:52:02.46
and I, that he's not done in
00:52:02.49\00:52:04.44
this world. Why? Because Jesus
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was, he is and he is to come.
00:52:06.89\00:52:09.08
Friends, he is coming back. He's
00:52:09.11\00:52:11.26
coming back to this world,
00:52:11.29\00:52:12.76
friends. This is a reoccurring
00:52:12.80\00:52:14.39
theme in Revelation. It beats
00:52:14.43\00:52:16.02
with a sense of urgency. It
00:52:16.06\00:52:17.61
lifts our eyes from the
00:52:17.64\00:52:19.12
depressing chaotic things, the
00:52:19.16\00:52:21.06
world, to a king that is going
00:52:21.10\00:52:22.88
to return. We don't have to be
00:52:22.92\00:52:24.66
afraid, friends, because he's
00:52:24.70\00:52:26.40
coming to take us home. He's
00:52:26.44\00:52:27.92
coming to rescue us from the
00:52:27.96\00:52:29.29
pain and the problems and the
00:52:29.32\00:52:30.80
sin and the suffering of this
00:52:30.84\00:52:32.55
world. Notice what happens when
00:52:32.58\00:52:34.38
he returns. Revelation 21:4.
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It says, and God shall wipe away
00:52:36.25\00:52:38.02
all tears from their eyes.
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Let's read it together, shall
00:52:39.30\00:52:41.63
we? And there shall be no more
00:52:41.67\00:52:44.75
death, nor sorrow, nor crying.
00:52:44.79\00:52:47.55
Neither shall there be any more
00:52:47.59\00:52:50.64
pain, for the former things have
00:52:50.68\00:52:53.70
passed away. Friends, he's
00:52:53.74\00:52:55.32
going to wipe away all the
00:52:55.36\00:52:57.51
tears. He will dispel all the
00:52:57.54\00:52:59.78
fears. Sickness will no longer
00:52:59.81\00:53:02.01
prevail when Jesus comes.
00:53:02.04\00:53:03.15
Natural disasters will no longer
00:53:03.18\00:53:05.88
destroy our dreams. Death will
00:53:05.92\00:53:08.58
not claim any victims any
00:53:08.62\00:53:11.13
longer. When Jesus comes, he's
00:53:11.17\00:53:13.06
going to make all things new,
00:53:13.10\00:53:15.85
folks. A brand new world. All
00:53:15.89\00:53:17.82
things are going to be restored
00:53:17.85\00:53:20.10
soon, and very soon. Friends,
00:53:20.13\00:53:21.88
if Jesus can make a new world,
00:53:21.91\00:53:23.92
surely he can create a new heart
00:53:23.95\00:53:26.01
can't he? Surely he can give us
00:53:26.04\00:53:27.94
a new mindset. A new sense of
00:53:27.97\00:53:29.51
hope, a new sense of peace.
00:53:29.55\00:53:31.02
This is what Revelation is all
00:53:31.05\00:53:32.68
about. It's not fear, it's not
00:53:32.72\00:53:34.16
scared, it's not doom and gloom.
00:53:34.20\00:53:36.21
It's about hope friends. It is
00:53:36.25\00:53:38.77
a revelation of hope, because
00:53:38.80\00:53:41.73
it's a revelation of Jesus. It
00:53:41.77\00:53:44.33
gives us confidence to face the
00:53:44.37\00:53:46.90
uncertainties of all our
00:53:46.93\00:53:49.02
tomorrows. How many are
00:53:49.05\00:53:50.50
thankful for that today?
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Amen.
00:53:51.98\00:53:53.01
Friends, we're about to close,
00:53:53.04\00:53:54.24
but before we do, I want to
00:53:54.28\00:53:56.42
share a story with you. A story
00:53:56.46\00:53:58.91
that illustrates what God has
00:53:58.95\00:54:01.01
given to us in the Book of
00:54:01.05\00:54:02.96
Revelation. There's a story
00:54:03.00\00:54:04.84
about a little boy that loved to
00:54:04.88\00:54:06.54
read. Now be it, this was the
00:54:06.58\00:54:08.82
time before video games. And
00:54:08.86\00:54:10.92
his favorite series of books
00:54:10.96\00:54:12.64
were these country western
00:54:12.67\00:54:14.28
books. He collected each one as
00:54:14.32\00:54:16.34
they came in the mail. He read
00:54:16.38\00:54:17.95
it from cover to cover. He
00:54:17.98\00:54:19.26
devoured these books. He loved
00:54:19.30\00:54:20.97
these books because these books
00:54:21.00\00:54:23.84
gave him a role model, someone
00:54:23.88\00:54:26.28
that he could look up to. The
00:54:26.32\00:54:28.12
role model in these books was
00:54:28.15\00:54:30.37
the sheriff. Sheriff Brown was
00:54:30.40\00:54:32.58
name. And he was a tough
00:54:32.62\00:54:34.27
sheriff that always threw the
00:54:34.31\00:54:35.67
bad guys in jail. But he was
00:54:35.71\00:54:37.09
also a very loving and kind
00:54:37.12\00:54:38.47
sheriff that saved the people
00:54:38.53\00:54:40.21
that were in trouble.
00:54:40.25\00:54:41.28
This boy collected every
00:54:41.31\00:54:42.54
book, read it from cover
00:54:42.58\00:54:43.75
to cover. He loved Sheriff
00:54:43.78\00:54:45.51
Brown, he loved to see how he
00:54:45.55\00:54:47.77
he was so strong and so wise
00:54:47.80\00:54:50.08
and he was a role model for this
00:54:50.11\00:54:52.46
little boy. One day, the next
00:54:52.50\00:54:54.60
book came in the mail. The
00:54:54.64\00:54:56.18
little boy tore it open and
00:54:56.21\00:54:57.46
began to read. As he read this
00:54:57.50\00:54:58.78
book, he couldn't wait to see
00:54:58.81\00:55:00.07
what Sheriff Brown was going to
00:55:00.11\00:55:01.77
do next. But as he read, he got
00:55:01.81\00:55:03.61
to read about this new criminal.
00:55:03.65\00:55:06.20
This outlaw. He was confident
00:55:06.24\00:55:08.12
that his hero, Sheriff Brown,
00:55:08.16\00:55:09.83
could take him out. But as he
00:55:09.86\00:55:11.66
continued to read, it seemed
00:55:11.69\00:55:13.31
like in the storyline that the
00:55:13.34\00:55:14.92
criminal always seemed to
00:55:14.95\00:55:16.55
outsmart and outdo the sheriff.
00:55:16.58\00:55:19.67
He started to be worried. It
00:55:19.71\00:55:21.70
seems like this bad guy is
00:55:21.74\00:55:23.57
going to win. As he continued
00:55:23.60\00:55:25.03
to read, he saw that this
00:55:25.07\00:55:27.16
criminal was plotting to kill
00:55:27.19\00:55:29.63
the sheriff. This little boy
00:55:29.67\00:55:32.13
began to be afraid of what was
00:55:32.17\00:55:33.94
going to happen in this book.
00:55:33.98\00:55:35.77
He thought perhaps this was the
00:55:35.81\00:55:37.57
last book in the series of
00:55:37.61\00:55:40.18
books. That perhaps in this
00:55:40.21\00:55:42.49
book, Sheriff Brown would lose
00:55:42.53\00:55:44.66
and that evil would triumph. So
00:55:44.69\00:55:46.42
this little boy could not read
00:55:46.45\00:55:48.49
anymore because he was afraid
00:55:48.53\00:55:51.32
of the future. He was afraid of
00:55:51.36\00:55:54.12
what?
00:55:54.15\00:55:55.18
Future.
00:55:55.21\00:55:56.24
He was afraid of what was going
00:55:56.27\00:55:57.30
to happen so he stopped reading.
00:55:57.33\00:55:59.29
A few weeks go by. His mother
00:55:59.33\00:56:01.16
is walking down the hallway when
00:56:01.20\00:56:02.80
suddenly she hears from his room
00:56:02.84\00:56:05.42
her son say, if you only knew
00:56:05.45\00:56:08.19
what I knew. If you only knew
00:56:08.23\00:56:10.32
what I knew. He said it with
00:56:10.36\00:56:12.24
such confidence and enthusiasm.
00:56:12.27\00:56:13.97
If you only knew what I knew!
00:56:14.00\00:56:15.45
The mother was wondering what
00:56:15.49\00:56:16.73
was going on and she went to
00:56:16.77\00:56:17.94
investigate. Son, what do you
00:56:17.97\00:56:19.31
mean? Who are you talking to?
00:56:19.34\00:56:20.62
What do you mean, if you only
00:56:20.66\00:56:22.35
knew what I knew? The son began
00:56:22.39\00:56:24.05
to explain. Mom, do you
00:56:24.09\00:56:25.12
remember that book I got a few
00:56:25.15\00:56:26.49
weeks ago? I was reading about
00:56:26.52\00:56:27.77
this criminal that was going to
00:56:27.81\00:56:29.19
destroy and kill the sheriff. I
00:56:29.23\00:56:30.86
couldn't read mom, I was afraid
00:56:30.90\00:56:32.11
of what was going to happen.
00:56:32.15\00:56:33.72
But today mom, I got a bright
00:56:33.75\00:56:36.17
idea! Today, I decided that I
00:56:36.20\00:56:38.43
would read the last chapter.
00:56:38.46\00:56:41.00
That I would skip to the end!
00:56:41.04\00:56:43.25
I would read the back of the
00:56:43.29\00:56:45.44
book to see the end of the story
00:56:45.48\00:56:47.60
Mom, when I read the ending,
00:56:47.63\00:56:48.88
I understood that Sheriff Brown
00:56:50.38\00:56:52.43
won and the criminal was thrown
00:56:52.47\00:56:54.79
in jail and mom, when I realized
00:56:54.83\00:56:57.12
the ending.
00:56:57.15\00:56:58.18
I went back to where I had left
00:56:58.21\00:57:00.06
off reading. As I continued to
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read the evil schemes of this
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criminal, I could only help but
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smile and say to myself, if you
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only knew what I knew! If you
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only knew what I knew. Friends,
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what did that little boy know?
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He knew something that we need
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to know. He knew the outcome.
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He knew the end of the story.
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He knew the last chapters. He
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read the back of the book! The
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back of the book told him that
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his hero won. Friends, as you
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look in this world and you see
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evil abounding all around, you
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see wickedness prevailing on
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every side. It seems like evil
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is triumphing over good in this
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great controversy over good and
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evil. But friends, when you
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open to the back of the book,
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when you go to the Book of
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Revelation, Revelation tells us
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clearly, that God wins this
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battle.
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