Can you believe it?
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Can you build your faith on it?
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The promises of
God's Word are sure.
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They do not fail.
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This book has
stood the test of time.
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Tonight we're talking about
the coming of Jesus Christ.
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About the coming of Jesus.
How is He going to come back?
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What does the
scripture say about it?
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What is the manner of
the coming of Jesus Christ?
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That's what we're
going to be looking at.
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This is important, friends,
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because what you
and I need to understand
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is what the Word of God says.
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And the Bible
offers us some counsel
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that we need to be very
careful about this subject
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that we do understand what
the Bible says about the way
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in which Jesus is coming.
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So tonight's subject
is a very important one.
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and we hope that it
will be a blessing to you
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in a special way.
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One of the marvelous promises is
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is that you and I will be
able to behold Him, to see Him.
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I want you to listen tonight
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as Ysis Espaņa
sings We Shall Behold Him.
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The sky shall unfold,
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preparing
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His entrance,
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The stars shall
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applaud Him
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with thunders
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of praise;
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The sweet light in His eyes
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shall enhance those awaiting,
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And we shall
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behold Him
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then face to face.
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We shall
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behold Him,
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We shall behold Him
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Face to face,
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in all of His
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glory;
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We shall
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behold Him,
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we shall behold
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Him
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Face to face,
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our Savior and Lord.
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The angel shall sound
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the shout of His coming,
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The sleeping shall rise
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from
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their slumbering place;
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And those who remain
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shall be changed in a moment,
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And we shall
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behold Him
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then face to face.
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Yes, we shall behold
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Him,
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We shall behold
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Him
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Face to face,
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in all of His glory;
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We shall behold Him,
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we shall behold
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Him
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Face
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to face,
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our Savior and Lord.
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We shall behold
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Him,
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our Savior
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and Lord.
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Savior
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and Lord!
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Our Gracious Father,
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we look forward to that
day when we shall behold You.
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We pray tonight that as we
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look at the ways in
which Your Word has revealed
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that You're coming, that You'll
give to each one of insight.
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Pray, Lord, that
our hearts may be open.
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The Holy Spirit may
have access to our minds
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and that it will lead and guide
us into the trues of Your Word.
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For this we ask in
Christ's name, Amen.
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The scripture describes
the coming of Jesus Christ
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with these words found
here in Matthew the 24th chapter
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and verse 27. It says:
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Scripture just
simply says as lightning
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comes from the East and
flashes clear across the sky
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to the West, so will the coming
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of the Son of Man be.
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As a boy of 9 years of age
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my parents moved
from Chicago here
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to Oklahoma.
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Moved out on the farm.
And for a 9-year-old boy
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who had lived
right downtown Chicago
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that was a radical change.
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And my father was very, very
fond of hunting and fishing.
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And so we hadn't
lived in Oklahoma very long
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until one day he said to me...
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He said: "When you
come home from school
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if you'll get all
the fishing gear ready
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I'll have your mother
fix us a lunch and all
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and when I get home from work
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we'll go out and we'll spend the
night on the river fishing. "
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Well of course that was
wonderful to a 9-year-old boy,
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and so I got
everything all ready.
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My father came home
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and we put all the
fishing gear in the car
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and drove out to the river
to spend the night on the river.
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And I can remember we went
down and stuck our fishing poles
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in the ground there
and put out our line
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and the hook and the
sinker and everything.
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Uh, got ready to
try to catch some fish.
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And my father went up on
the top of the bank there
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and we have some trees
in Oklahoma that are called
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post oaks. I don't know
if you know what they are,
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but they're not
a very tall tree.
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And my father took a hatchet
and cut down some of these
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post oak runners, and with
that he built a little lean-to.
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And he spread a
blanket out under this lean-to
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so that if we got tired or we
wanted to go up and take a nap
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we could. And so I went
down on the bank and was fishing
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and fish weren't
biting very much...
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and so I got bored.
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And I went up and
sat down on the blanket
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and thought I'd take a nap.
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Hadn't been there too
long until off in the distance
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I could see the
flash of lightning.
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Didn't think much about it.
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But as the time passed, I
could begin to hear the thunder.
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And didn't worry
too much about it.
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But as time passed, the flash
of lightning became stronger
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and the sound of
thunder became louder.
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And as it got closer to us
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well I guess my father
got concerned about me,
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and he came up there where
I was and sat down beside me.
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This storm, folks, passed
right over where we are now.
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I don't know how many of
you have ever lived in Oklahoma,
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but Oklahoma is Tornado Alley.
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You know, they really get
storms come through there.
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I to this day have
never forgotten that storm.
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I have never seen it
lightning like it did
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or the sound of thunder.
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I mean, the thunder was so loud
that it would shake the ground.
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And the flash of
lightning was so bright, folks,
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that I could shut my
eyes and I could still see it.
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You know? Well let
me tell you something:
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when it says "as
lightning cometh out of the East
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and shineth clear to the West, "
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you'd better
believe you can see that!
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There is no question about it
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when it talks about
the coming of Jesus Christ
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that it will be
something that you and I can see
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without any question of a doubt.
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In fact, the scripture tells us
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that the coming of
Jesus will be very glorious.
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Titus the 2nd chapter verse 3:
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Talks about the
"glorious appearing. "
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"As lightning shines from
the East even unto the West
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so will the coming
of the Son of Man be. "
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Well the scripture
tells you exactly how glorious
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the coming of
Christ is going to be.
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Luke the 9th
chapter verse 26, it says:
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OK, there's one. It
says Jesus is coming
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in His own glory.
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That means in
His Father's glory.
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So it says He's going to
come back in His own glory.
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He's going to come back
in the glory of His Father.
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He's going to come back
in the glory of the angels.
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Have you ever looked at
that to see what that's like
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when it says He's
coming back in His own glory
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and in the glory of the Father
and in the glory of holy angels?
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Well you remember an incident
in the Bible that illustrates
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what the glory of
the Father is like.
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Moses. Moses has gone
up on top of Mt. Sinai.
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While he's up there
on top of the mountain
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he says to the
Lord... He says: "I'd like
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to see Your face. "
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And the Lord said: "Moses, no
on has seen My face and lived. "
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But I'll tell you what:
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I'll put you over here
in the cleft of the rock
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I'll put My hand over it,
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and after I've passed by
I'll let you see My back. "
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And God put Moses in
the hollow of that rock.
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And it says that when
God passed by Moses saw
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compassion and love and
mercy and all the wonderful
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attributes of God.
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After that was over,
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Moses is coming
down out of the mountain.
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Has the 10
Commandments with him.
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Watch what happens here.
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I mean, just the
reflected glory of God
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was so bright that
the children of Israel
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couldn't stand to look at him.
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They said: "Moses,
put a veil over your face.
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We can't stand to look at you. "
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That's the
reflected glory of God.
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What must it be like
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when Jesus comes in
the glory of His Father?
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Not only says that. It
says He's going to come
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back in His own glory.
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Christ's own glory.
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You remember? He's taken Peter
and James and John with Him
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up on top of the
Mount of Transfiguration.
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And while He's up
there, all of a sudden
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He's transfigured and
Moses and Elijah appear to Him.
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And this is what
it says happened...
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Matthew 17 verse 2:
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I mean, this is
the glory of Christ.
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All of a sudden
He was transfigured
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and His glory shone forth
and His face shone like the sun.
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Clothing was as white as light.
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And then it also says
He's going to come back
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in the glory of the angels.
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Have you ever considered that?
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The glory of the
angels? What that must be like?
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You remember at the resurrection
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the Bible says that one angel
came to the tomb of Christ.
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And when that angel
came, I want you to see
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as it pictures
what took place there.
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One angel and there
was a great earthquake.
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All right?
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Now listen...
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That angel's
countenance was like lightning.
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One angel came, sat down.
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His countenance
was like lightning.
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Now folks, they've
stationed a centurion -
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that's a soldier that
has 100 soldiers under him -
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to guard the tomb of Christ.
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What did these soldiers do?
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One angel.
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Countenance was like lightning.
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What's it going to be?
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What's it going to be
like when the scripture says
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that when Jesus comes
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that all the angels
are going to come with Him.
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How many angels are there?
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Do you know what ten
thousand times ten thousand is?
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That is a hundred million.
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Ten thousand times ten thousand.
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You see, the
scripture never numbers angels.
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It says a hundred million
and thousands of thousands.
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It'll say the
innumerable company.
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But all these angels
are going to come with Him,
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and every one of them's
countenance is like lightning.
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So when it says the appearing
of Jesus Christ is glorious
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you'd better
believe it's glorious
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like man has never seen.
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I can tell you
tonight, dear friend,
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don't let anybody ever
tell you that you won't see it.
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Don't let them tell you that
you won't know what's going on.
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I can tell you... when He comes
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everybody will know
something's going on
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because it will be
a glorious appearing.
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Well it tells us several
things. One... it tells you
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be careful what you hear.
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Be careful what you hear about
the coming of Jesus Christ.
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This is the counsel that Jesus
Himself gave about His coming.
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Somebody says: "Oh,
Christ is over here. "
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And I hear that
today... every once in a while
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somebody'll say
that. Don't believe it!
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Listen, He continues on:
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That... somebody goes out
here in the middle of the desert
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and they perform
signs and wonders
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and they say: "Christ
is here, " what do you do?
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You don't believe it.
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See, dear friends, you
can't take signs and miracles
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as a sign. You
cannot depend on that.
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You can't build your faith and
belief on signs and miracles.
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You can only build your faith
and belief on the Word of God.
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You can't build
it any other place.
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Don't try.
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If you do you're going to
be on false ground, friends.
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It won't hold you up.
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You've got to build your
belief on the Word of God.
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Listen as He continues:
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It says if possible they
will deceive even the elect.
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The Bible is clear when it comes
to the coming of Jesus Christ.
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It's going to be something,
friend, that you won't have any
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trouble seeing.
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It's not going to
take place quietly.
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It's not going to
take place secretly.
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You're not going
to wake up and say:
00:21:39.63\00:21:41.63
"Where did everybody go? "
00:21:41.83\00:21:43.75
That won't happen.
00:21:44.05\00:21:46.29
Everybody will see and
understand that Jesus is coming.
00:21:46.59\00:21:52.10
It won't be quietly.
00:21:52.40\00:21:54.36
Everybody will see it.
00:22:00.84\00:22:02.43
You won't have
any trouble seeing it.
00:22:02.73\00:22:04.70
It says that He will
appear. You're going to see Him.
00:22:21.85\00:22:25.99
How... how will
I know it's Christ?
00:22:26.29\00:22:28.64
Well the Bible gives you
a perfectly clear example
00:22:28.94\00:22:32.38
of what the coming of
Jesus Christ will be like
00:22:32.68\00:22:35.36
because when His
disciples were with him
00:22:36.78\00:22:39.73
He took them out
there on the Mount of Olives
00:22:40.04\00:22:43.91
and as they stood
there Jesus Christ
00:22:44.21\00:22:48.36
was taken into heaven.
00:22:48.66\00:22:50.39
Watch because it
tells you exactly
00:22:50.69\00:22:53.12
how the coming of
Jesus Christ will be.
00:22:53.42\00:22:56.48
So it says that as
they were standing there
00:23:10.02\00:23:12.33
all of a sudden Jesus
began to ascend into heaven
00:23:12.63\00:23:15.43
and a cloud received
Him out of their sight.
00:23:15.73\00:23:18.56
Now, continue...
00:23:18.86\00:23:20.13
Now listen...
here is His coming:
00:23:37.05\00:23:39.36
Now I want to ask you something:
00:23:45.58\00:23:47.02
did they see Him go into heaven?
00:23:47.32\00:23:49.24
Oh yes, they stood
there and watched Him.
00:23:49.55\00:23:52.07
This very same Jesus
that had spent 3-1/2 years
00:23:52.37\00:23:57.17
with them... working
with them and teaching them.
00:23:57.37\00:23:59.37
That same Jesus they
had watched heal the sick.
00:23:59.57\00:24:02.42
That same Jesus they had
seen speak to the people.
00:24:02.65\00:24:05.67
That same Jesus that had
blessed the little children.
00:24:05.98\00:24:08.76
That same Jesus... listen:
00:24:09.06\00:24:11.46
Does it tell you
how He's coming back?
00:24:21.84\00:24:23.91
Absolutely!
00:24:24.11\00:24:25.16
As the disciples
saw Him go into heaven
00:24:25.19\00:24:27.62
so He will come back
00:24:27.93\00:24:30.31
just exactly like
He went into heaven.
00:24:30.61\00:24:34.27
They saw Him; you
and I will see Him.
00:24:34.57\00:24:37.82
No question.
"Behold... " Revelation 1:7:
00:24:38.02\00:24:40.86
Yes they see Him;
every eye will see Him.
00:24:57.55\00:24:59.98
Every living soul will see Him
00:25:00.18\00:25:01.67
and it says the
wicked will literally mourn.
00:25:01.87\00:25:04.97
So it's not something that's
00:25:05.27\00:25:06.72
going to be done
out in the desert.
00:25:06.92\00:25:09.12
It's not going to be
off in some hiding place.
00:25:09.42\00:25:11.63
It's going to be something
that everybody will see.
00:25:11.93\00:25:15.51
No question about it.
00:25:15.81\00:25:17.40
With the coming of Jesus
00:25:17.70\00:25:19.49
is great, great
destructive force.
00:25:19.70\00:25:24.74
I mean the world
will be very much aware.
00:25:25.04\00:25:29.15
Now folks, it speaks...
and I'm going to read you
00:25:29.55\00:25:33.31
some texts about what
happens when Jesus comes.
00:25:33.51\00:25:36.76
This is the end... this
is when Jesus is coming.
00:25:53.47\00:25:56.11
That always
amuses me a little bit.
00:26:03.63\00:26:06.17
I live in California,
00:26:06.47\00:26:08.28
and you know what they
talk about in California?
00:26:08.58\00:26:10.64
They talks about the "big one. "
00:26:10.94\00:26:12.51
When is the "big
one" going to hit?
00:26:12.81\00:26:14.52
Well I can tell them when
the "big one's" going to hit.
00:26:14.82\00:26:16.73
When Jesus comes!
00:26:16.83\00:26:17.91
That's going to be the "big one"
I can assure you, all right?
00:26:18.01\00:26:20.56
Because it says there
was a great earthquake...
00:26:20.76\00:26:23.77
That's the "big
one, " you understand?
00:26:28.89\00:26:30.86
OK.
00:26:31.16\00:26:32.93
OK? So this is the
destructive force that's there
00:26:37.59\00:26:41.84
at the coming of Jesus Christ.
00:26:42.14\00:26:43.88
But dear friend let
me tell you something:
00:26:44.18\00:26:46.67
you don't have to be worried.
00:26:46.97\00:26:49.80
You don't have to be concerned
00:26:50.10\00:26:52.25
because Psalm 91 says:
00:26:52.56\00:26:55.77
"A thousand may fall at thy side
00:26:56.07\00:26:58.60
and ten thousand
at thy right hand,
00:26:58.90\00:27:02.17
but it shall not come nigh thee.
00:27:02.47\00:27:05.46
Only with your eyes
shall you see and behold
00:27:05.76\00:27:09.50
the reward of the wicked.
00:27:09.70\00:27:11.37
No plague shall
come nigh thy dwelling. "
00:27:11.67\00:27:15.49
See? My safety
is in Jesus Christ.
00:27:15.79\00:27:19.26
Sure, there's going to
be great destructive force
00:27:19.56\00:27:22.89
at the coming of Jesus Christ.
It says there will be hail
00:27:23.19\00:27:26.67
that will fall that
will weigh 57 pounds.
00:27:26.97\00:27:30.36
What the scripture
says: that hail will fall...
00:27:30.66\00:27:33.79
an earthquake. It talks
about all the destructive force
00:27:34.09\00:27:36.70
that will be there. But God's
people will be perfectly safe
00:27:36.80\00:27:40.76
in the hands of Jesus Christ.
00:27:40.96\00:27:43.02
Not going to be something
that will be whispered,
00:27:48.89\00:27:52.60
talked about.
It's going to be loud.
00:27:52.80\00:27:55.47
So it says that God's
coming is going to be loud.
00:28:11.90\00:28:15.06
He's not going to keep silent.
00:28:15.26\00:28:17.14
Listen. It says that
God is going to be there.
00:28:17.44\00:28:20.10
That He has a controversy
with the nations. Jeremiah...
00:28:20.30\00:28:23.07
Jeremiah 25:30:
00:28:23.37\00:28:25.31
"Therefore prophesy
against them all of these words,
00:28:25.62\00:28:28.79
and say to them: 'The Lord
will roar from on high. ' "
00:28:29.09\00:28:34.29
I mean, this is talking
about the coming of Jesus.
00:28:34.59\00:28:36.80
By the way, that
shout is tremendous.
00:28:46.74\00:28:50.46
That shout is so loud that
it will roll through this earth
00:28:50.76\00:28:55.73
like peals of thunder.
00:28:55.93\00:28:57.77
That's what will happen.
00:28:58.07\00:29:00.50
So this is not silent, folks.
00:29:13.77\00:29:15.97
When Jesus comes
it will be something
00:29:16.27\00:29:18.65
that every individual will hear.
00:29:18.85\00:29:20.86
They'll not only hear
it... they're going to see it!
00:29:21.06\00:29:23.44
This is what will
happen as Jesus comes back.
00:29:23.74\00:29:27.73
You see when He comes
00:29:37.28\00:29:40.12
and He shouts
00:29:40.42\00:29:42.28
and His words just roll through
00:29:42.58\00:29:44.52
this earth like peals of thunder
00:29:44.72\00:29:46.77
something happens.
00:29:47.07\00:29:48.68
Did you know what happens?
00:29:48.88\00:29:50.12
That shout is absolutely so loud
00:29:50.42\00:29:54.98
that the dead in
the ground hear it.
00:29:55.28\00:29:58.37
That's what it says.
00:29:58.67\00:30:00.33
They're going to hear it!
00:30:17.21\00:30:18.33
They're going to
come out of their graves.
00:30:18.63\00:30:20.85
So you can put it down.
00:30:21.15\00:30:23.43
The coming of
Jesus is very glorious.
00:30:23.53\00:30:26.78
Secondly, it's something
that everybody's going to see.
00:30:27.09\00:30:30.38
And thirdly, it's something that
everybody will be able to hear.
00:30:30.68\00:30:34.61
Won't be quiet. Not at all.
00:30:34.91\00:30:38.46
Then us... those that are
here you see, dear friends,
00:30:38.76\00:30:41.69
you may be alive at
the coming of Jesus Christ.
00:30:41.99\00:30:45.45
And if you are, like I
said, He will protect you.
00:30:45.75\00:30:50.17
He'll care for you.
00:30:50.47\00:30:52.54
And He says that all
those people that are alive
00:30:52.84\00:30:55.33
that are followers of Jesus...
they're going to be caught up
00:30:55.53\00:30:58.22
with the dead that have heard
the voice and have come forth
00:30:58.42\00:31:01.34
from the grave to meet
the Lord up in the air.
00:31:01.54\00:31:03.81
So it says that they
are caught up in the clouds
00:31:16.10\00:31:18.80
to meet the Lord in the air.
00:31:19.10\00:31:20.75
This is a promise that
God gives to every one of you
00:31:21.05\00:31:25.53
here tonight. I
don't care who you are,
00:31:25.73\00:31:28.38
it's a promise that Jesus made.
And let me tell you something:
00:31:28.68\00:31:31.78
the throne of
God... the throne of God
00:31:32.08\00:31:37.84
is staked on the
fulfillment of His Word.
00:31:38.14\00:31:42.24
Therefore if God promised it
00:31:42.54\00:31:45.45
you'd better
believe it'll happen. OK?
00:31:45.75\00:31:48.70
This is the
promise that God gives
00:31:49.00\00:31:51.16
to each one of you tonight:
00:31:51.36\00:31:52.73
John 14 verses 1 to 3...
00:31:53.04\00:31:57.47
So He said: "I'm going to
come back and I'm going to
00:32:38.36\00:32:40.25
gather all of you and I'm
going to take you to be with Me
00:32:40.45\00:32:45.89
in My Father's house. I'm going
to take all of you there. "
00:32:46.19\00:32:49.85
Oh, dear friend,
what a wonderful promise!
00:32:50.15\00:32:54.12
Marvelous promise
00:32:54.42\00:32:56.07
that God says: "I'll take
you to be with Me where you can
00:32:56.37\00:33:01.10
enjoy all the wonderful
things that God has prepared
00:33:01.30\00:33:05.30
for those that love Him. "
00:33:05.50\00:33:06.90
So the coming of Jesus
00:33:07.20\00:33:09.59
is a promise that God gives
to you and to me. And it says:
00:33:09.89\00:33:12.99
So it says that
when Jesus went to heaven
00:33:28.36\00:33:30.39
it says that a cloud
received Him out of their sight.
00:33:30.59\00:33:33.40
It says when He comes
back that He's coming back
00:33:33.70\00:33:36.27
on a what? Cloud.
00:33:36.58\00:33:39.90
A number of years ago
you may have remembered
00:33:40.50\00:33:44.55
there was a great lot to
do about UFOs. Remember that?
00:33:44.75\00:33:49.47
And I really got
interested in UFOs.
00:33:49.77\00:33:52.95
And I don't know how
many books I read about UFOs.
00:33:53.25\00:33:55.93
But you know what I found out?
00:33:56.23\00:33:57.79
There's a religion
connected with that.
00:33:58.09\00:34:00.02
You see, they believe that
Jesus went to heaven on a UFO
00:34:00.32\00:34:03.54
and they believe
He's coming back on a UFO.
00:34:03.84\00:34:06.67
And there's a whole
religion tied with that idea
00:34:06.97\00:34:10.01
of a UFO that
He's... went to heaven
00:34:10.21\00:34:12.52
coming back and so forth.
00:34:12.72\00:34:14.05
Do you know
what those clouds are
00:34:14.35\00:34:17.31
when it says that a cloud
received Him out of their sight?
00:34:17.61\00:34:20.63
You know what they are?
00:34:20.93\00:34:22.09
Listen:
00:34:22.39\00:34:23.59
It says that God makes
the clouds His chariots.
00:34:35.65\00:34:40.95
Listen carefully because
the Bible will tell you exactly
00:34:41.05\00:34:43.59
what's involved here.
00:34:43.79\00:34:44.86
OK, the cloud are His chariots.
00:34:54.24\00:34:55.96
Of angels, that's what they are.
00:35:04.25\00:35:06.20
So when it talks
about those clouds -
00:35:09.81\00:35:12.11
that they're God's chariots -
00:35:12.41\00:35:13.85
that's referring to the angels.
00:35:14.15\00:35:16.28
And it says that all
of the angels are going to
00:35:16.58\00:35:18.51
come back with Him.
00:35:18.61\00:35:19.69
Did you know that
every one of you here tonight
00:35:24.87\00:35:28.27
have an angel?
00:35:28.47\00:35:29.56
Whether you like it of whether
you don't, you've got one.
00:35:29.87\00:35:34.03
And that angel goes with
you throughout your entire life.
00:35:34.33\00:35:37.70
The Bible tells you...
In fact, the Bible tells you
00:35:38.00\00:35:41.84
you need to be
very, very careful
00:35:42.14\00:35:44.96
how you treat children
00:35:45.26\00:35:47.46
because the Bible
says that child's angel
00:35:47.76\00:35:52.54
looks on the face of God.
00:35:52.74\00:35:55.40
That's what it says.
00:35:55.70\00:35:56.93
You remember the time when
Peter had been put in prison?
00:35:57.23\00:36:01.10
And because Herod had
cut off the head of James
00:36:01.40\00:36:06.09
and that had
brought him so much favor
00:36:06.39\00:36:08.12
he decided he
would behead Peter also.
00:36:08.32\00:36:10.69
So he's had Peter put in prison.
00:36:11.00\00:36:13.84
The next day Peter's
going to lose his head.
00:36:14.14\00:36:17.34
You know what Peter's doing?
00:36:17.44\00:36:20.21
Now what would you be doing?
00:36:20.52\00:36:22.73
Praying? Yeah.
00:36:23.23\00:36:25.60
Peter's sleeping.
00:36:25.90\00:36:27.21
That's what he's
doing... he's sleeping.
00:36:27.41\00:36:29.58
And while he's
sleeping, God sends an angel.
00:36:29.88\00:36:33.13
You know, angels have a key to
every prison. Did you know that?
00:36:33.43\00:36:37.96
They have a key to every prison
00:36:38.26\00:36:40.32
and they can just
walk through the doors.
00:36:40.63\00:36:42.67
In fact, they had put
Peter in solitary confinement
00:36:42.97\00:36:46.71
and there was
about four steel doors
00:36:47.01\00:36:50.62
and then they had
chained him between two guards.
00:36:50.92\00:36:53.97
And the angel
walked right into the room.
00:36:54.27\00:36:56.87
The chains fell
off Peter's arms.
00:36:57.17\00:36:59.93
And the angel said to
him: "Peter, get up. "
00:37:00.23\00:37:02.07
And Peter thinks
he's having a dream.
00:37:02.38\00:37:04.74
That's what Peter
thinks is going on.
00:37:05.04\00:37:06.73
And the angel finally
had to say: "Peter, get up! "
00:37:07.03\00:37:09.46
And Peter finally got up,
00:37:09.66\00:37:10.88
and he's still
thinking he's dreaming.
00:37:11.08\00:37:12.48
And finally the angel said:
"Peter, put on your shoes. "
00:37:12.68\00:37:15.61
Peter puts on his shoes.
00:37:15.91\00:37:17.54
And they... the angel takes him
and they walk out of the prison.
00:37:17.84\00:37:21.11
The gates, the doors
just open without any trouble.
00:37:21.32\00:37:23.86
And they get
outside in the street
00:37:24.16\00:37:26.75
and all of a
sudden the angel's gone
00:37:27.05\00:37:29.34
and Peter
realizes he's not dreaming.
00:37:29.64\00:37:32.66
All of a sudden the
reality comes that this...
00:37:32.86\00:37:34.86
the angel has
taken him out of prison.
00:37:35.06\00:37:36.98
And so he goes to
the home of John Mark.
00:37:37.28\00:37:40.70
You know what they're having?
00:37:41.10\00:37:43.02
They're having a
prayer meeting for Peter
00:37:43.32\00:37:45.69
'cause they know he's to
lose his head the next day.
00:37:45.79\00:37:47.66
So they're all
there praying for him.
00:37:47.97\00:37:49.47
And Peter knocks on the door,
00:37:49.77\00:37:51.78
and a young girl by the
name of Rhoda goes to the door
00:37:52.08\00:37:54.63
to see who's there.
And she looks out the hole
00:37:54.83\00:37:57.54
and there's Peter. And
she gets so excited that
00:37:57.84\00:37:59.83
she doesn't let Peter in.
00:37:59.93\00:38:01.08
She runs back and
tells the people. She says:
00:38:01.28\00:38:03.52
"Peter's at the
door... Peter's at the door! "
00:38:03.72\00:38:05.45
And they said: "No,
Peter's not at the door. "
00:38:05.75\00:38:07.89
Is that the way
your prayer meetings are?
00:38:08.19\00:38:10.32
Hmmm?
00:38:10.63\00:38:13.07
Said: "No, no.
Peter's not at the door. "
00:38:13.37\00:38:15.36
And she said: "Yes!
Peter's at the door. "
00:38:15.56\00:38:17.57
And they said:
"Rhoda, are you OK?
00:38:17.78\00:38:19.62
Are you all right? "
00:38:19.92\00:38:21.27
And she said: "No,
no. Peter's at the door. "
00:38:21.47\00:38:23.53
And they said:
"It's his angel. "
00:38:23.83\00:38:27.76
You see, each one
of us have an angel.
00:38:28.07\00:38:31.77
And when Jesus comes, folks,
it's going to be that angel
00:38:31.97\00:38:36.11
that's going to get you.
00:38:36.41\00:38:38.59
I don't know whether you
will be coming out of the grave
00:38:38.89\00:38:42.26
or if you are
alive when Jesus comes.
00:38:42.86\00:38:46.09
But it's going to be that angel
that's going to come and get you
00:38:46.39\00:38:49.16
and take you and
present you to Christ.
00:38:49.36\00:38:52.10
An angel that knows more
about you than anybody else
00:38:52.40\00:38:56.18
'cause that angel's been with
you throughout your entire life.
00:38:56.48\00:38:59.69
They're going to come and
gather all of God's people
00:38:59.99\00:39:02.82
from all over the earth,
00:39:03.02\00:39:04.50
and they're going to take
you and present you to Jesus.
00:39:04.81\00:39:07.65
Marvelous what
He'll do for each of us.
00:39:07.95\00:39:10.89
So they're going to
gather all of His people
00:39:17.73\00:39:19.80
and bring them to meet Jesus.
00:39:20.10\00:39:22.20
And let me tell you something:
there's no second chance.
00:39:22.50\00:39:26.92
No second chance... I'm sorry.
00:39:28.34\00:39:31.50
Not some other time.
00:39:31.80\00:39:34.57
It's now. Now is
the day of salvation...
00:39:34.87\00:39:39.73
not some other time.
Listen to the words of God:
00:39:39.93\00:39:42.61
This is your time.
00:39:58.95\00:40:01.39
You're not going
to have another life.
00:40:01.89\00:40:04.08
Not another
chance. You have this life,
00:40:04.38\00:40:07.59
and this is your opportunity
00:40:07.79\00:40:10.11
to give your
heart to Jesus Christ...
00:40:10.31\00:40:12.91
to accept Him. It
won't happen again.
00:40:13.21\00:40:16.77
Only this life is
all that you have.
00:40:16.98\00:40:20.46
Dear friends, there's
no second chance there.
00:40:40.13\00:40:42.37
Are you understanding?
00:40:42.57\00:40:43.73
When He comes it says
that person that is righteous,
00:40:44.03\00:40:47.54
he'll be righteous still.
That person who is filthy,
00:40:47.74\00:40:49.91
he's going to be filthy still.
00:40:50.11\00:40:51.71
There will not be another
opportunity. And it says:
00:40:52.01\00:40:56.74
No second chance.
00:41:07.56\00:41:10.29
I had an uncle
00:41:10.89\00:41:15.24
that always said: "Well, when
I get old I'll accept Jesus. "
00:41:15.54\00:41:19.14
Well, he got old and never did.
00:41:20.69\00:41:22.61
See... NOW is the time.
00:41:24.91\00:41:28.02
Not going to be
another opportunity.
00:41:28.32\00:41:31.83
Jeremiah 8:20 says that
some people are going to say
00:41:32.13\00:41:36.13
"The summer... the
harvest is past... "
00:41:36.43\00:41:38.36
Just think. It
really concerns me
00:41:44.61\00:41:48.86
that people here
00:41:49.16\00:41:51.83
in the United States
00:41:52.13\00:41:53.36
that have had such a
marvelous opportunity
00:41:53.86\00:41:57.53
to hear the
gospel of Jesus Christ...
00:41:57.64\00:42:00.11
You have been
favored beyond words,
00:42:00.41\00:42:05.08
and yet how many of us
have become gospel-hardened.
00:42:05.38\00:42:10.41
Say: "Ah, I've
heard that before. "
00:42:10.71\00:42:13.23
"Some other time. "
"I'll think about it. "
00:42:13.53\00:42:17.86
The Bible says that
many of them are going to say
00:42:19.50\00:42:21.44
"Oh, the harvest is
passed, the summer is ended,
00:42:21.64\00:42:24.60
we're not saved. "
Dear friend I hope tonight
00:42:24.90\00:42:27.35
that you won't put it off.
00:42:27.65\00:42:29.94
Don't say: "Another time. "
00:42:30.24\00:42:32.71
"At a more
convenient season. " No...
00:42:33.01\00:42:37.12
this is the time when you
and I need to accept the Lord.
00:42:37.42\00:42:41.68
A great preacher of the past
by the name of Charles Finney
00:42:49.86\00:42:53.54
studied to be a
lawyer... an attorney.
00:42:53.84\00:42:59.01
Had gone away to school.
00:42:59.31\00:43:01.90
He had been raised
in a Christian home.
00:43:02.20\00:43:04.60
Godly mother. And as he got away
in school he just pretty much
00:43:04.90\00:43:09.71
forgot God, forgot
his Christian upbringing.
00:43:09.92\00:43:13.42
And in his senior
year in law school
00:43:13.72\00:43:16.70
one day he was
sitting at his desk studying
00:43:17.00\00:43:20.51
when a voice
spoke to him and said:
00:43:20.71\00:43:22.46
"Charles Finney,
when you finish school
00:43:22.76\00:43:26.00
what are you going to do? "
00:43:26.21\00:43:27.48
"Oh, " he said, "I'm
going to practice law. "
00:43:27.78\00:43:30.60
And the voice
said: "What then? "
00:43:30.90\00:43:34.70
"Oh, " he said, "when
I feel financially secure
00:43:36.32\00:43:41.43
I'll probably get married. "
00:43:41.73\00:43:44.88
And the voice
said: "What then? "
00:43:45.18\00:43:48.36
"Oh, " he said, "have a family.
00:43:48.66\00:43:52.45
Raise some
children... have a family. "
00:43:52.75\00:43:56.07
And the voice
said: "Uh, what then? "
00:43:56.37\00:44:00.81
"Oh, " he said, "I hope
that I'll make a contribution
00:44:01.11\00:44:04.24
to my community and to mankind
00:44:04.34\00:44:06.56
and the people that
are living around me. "
00:44:06.76\00:44:08.27
And the voice
said: "Uh, what then? "
00:44:08.57\00:44:12.63
And he said: "Well,
I guess I'll retire. "
00:44:12.93\00:44:17.94
And the voice
said: "Uh, what then? "
00:44:18.45\00:44:23.93
Said: "Well I guess I'll die. "
00:44:25.57\00:44:29.92
And the voice
said: "What then? "
00:44:30.22\00:44:33.12
And all of a sudden
with absolute clarity
00:44:33.42\00:44:36.26
that scripture came to his mind.
00:44:36.56\00:44:38.84
"And it is
appointed for men to die once,
00:44:39.15\00:44:43.05
but after this the judgment. "
00:44:43.35\00:44:45.52
And Charles Finney
got down on his knees
00:44:45.72\00:44:48.54
and gave his
heart to Jesus Christ.
00:44:48.74\00:44:50.85
I would like to ask
you tonight: what then?
00:44:51.15\00:44:56.28
When it's all over... what then?
00:44:56.59\00:44:59.24
What are you going to do?
00:44:59.54\00:45:01.31
Going to give your
heart to Jesus Christ?
00:45:02.40\00:45:04.57
Accept Him? Open up your life?
00:45:04.87\00:45:06.48
Because, dear friend,
this is the only time you have.
00:45:06.78\00:45:09.42
You don't have another time.
00:45:09.62\00:45:11.24
The scripture says:
"Watch out! Be careful...
00:45:17.75\00:45:20.93
lest all the cares of
this life grab your attention
00:45:21.23\00:45:25.56
and you're so busy
doing maybe good things
00:45:25.76\00:45:29.36
that you miss eternal life. "
00:45:29.66\00:45:31.28
Oh dear friends, you and I
can't afford to let that happen.
00:45:37.99\00:45:41.24
We have to be watching, waiting.
00:45:41.54\00:45:44.45
Prepared for the
coming of Jesus Christ.
00:45:44.65\00:45:47.94
So God is inviting
you tonight to accept Him.
00:45:59.61\00:46:02.80
"Watch therefore and pray always
that you may be accounted worthy
00:46:03.10\00:46:08.59
to accept all those
things that will come to pass. "
00:46:08.89\00:46:12.79
He said: "Be careful... and to
stand before the Son of Man. "
00:46:13.09\00:46:16.98
That's what God's asking
you and I to do to be prepared.
00:46:17.28\00:46:21.86
A friend of mine was
over in the Middle East.
00:46:22.16\00:46:27.86
He was in the country of Jordan.
00:46:28.17\00:46:32.32
Had spent several days
there in the country of Jordan.
00:46:32.62\00:46:36.75
And he... it had come
time for him to go back home.
00:46:37.05\00:46:41.70
And so he decided that he
would go out to the airport
00:46:42.70\00:46:46.05
early in the morning and
would make all the arrangements
00:46:46.26\00:46:49.71
and would... I don't know
how many of you have traveled,
00:46:50.01\00:46:52.45
but many times it takes quite a
long time to go through customs
00:46:52.65\00:46:55.57
and this type of thing.
00:46:55.78\00:46:56.79
So he made arrangements for
the hotel that he was staying in
00:46:56.82\00:47:00.66
to take him out to the airport.
00:47:00.96\00:47:02.80
And that morning the airport
was running a black Cadillac
00:47:03.10\00:47:08.20
from the airport... from
the hotel to the airport.
00:47:08.50\00:47:12.42
And so my friend got
in the black Cadillac
00:47:12.72\00:47:16.31
and it took him
out to the airport.
00:47:16.51\00:47:18.81
When he got to the airport,
he took his luggage and all
00:47:19.11\00:47:22.84
and checked in at customs
and went through customs.
00:47:23.04\00:47:25.36
Then he decided that he
was just going to find a place
00:47:25.66\00:47:28.36
off in a corner somewhere
and sit down and do some reading
00:47:28.56\00:47:31.54
and writing. And... but as
they drove up to the airport
00:47:31.75\00:47:35.15
he noticed that there
was police everywhere.
00:47:35.45\00:47:38.14
I mean, the whole
place was full of police.
00:47:38.44\00:47:40.61
And so after he had
gone through customs
00:47:40.91\00:47:43.37
he walked outside the airport
00:47:43.57\00:47:45.50
and he asked one of the
policemen why so much security.
00:47:45.53\00:47:48.66
And they said:
"Oh, haven't you heard?
00:47:48.76\00:47:49.89
King Hussein is coming in. "
00:47:50.10\00:47:51.34
Said "He's... he's
due to land any time. "
00:47:51.64\00:47:54.29
And my friend thought
Ah, this is an ideal time
00:47:54.59\00:47:58.10
for me to get some pictures.
00:47:58.31\00:47:59.56
And so he got his camera out
00:47:59.86\00:48:01.43
and went over and found a
place where he thought he could
00:48:01.63\00:48:04.47
get a good shot. And
he said it wasn't too long
00:48:04.67\00:48:07.46
till he could hear the
drone of the engine of the plane
00:48:07.66\00:48:09.98
and it began to
circle the airport.
00:48:10.29\00:48:12.31
And he said it
came down and landed.
00:48:12.61\00:48:15.41
Taxied up to the airport there.
00:48:15.72\00:48:19.00
Stopped. Then he said
the people scurried around
00:48:19.30\00:48:22.22
and they rolled out a red carpet
all the way out to the airplane.
00:48:22.42\00:48:26.17
And then dignitaries came
and lined up on both sides
00:48:26.47\00:48:29.76
of the red carpet.
00:48:29.96\00:48:31.43
And he said after a little
bit the door of the plane opened
00:48:31.73\00:48:34.20
and a guard stepped out.
00:48:34.50\00:48:36.60
Looked everything
over very carefully.
00:48:36.90\00:48:39.74
Then the guard
stepped back into the plane
00:48:40.04\00:48:42.50
and King Hussein came out.
00:48:42.60\00:48:45.15
Went down the stairway and
then, as they do over in the
00:48:45.35\00:48:48.15
Middle East, he began to
embrace each of the dignitaries
00:48:48.35\00:48:51.49
along the red carpet. And
my friend was shooting pictures
00:48:51.70\00:48:54.36
of all this as it was going on.
00:48:54.56\00:48:56.18
And he said they walked
through there and he said
00:48:56.49\00:48:58.40
he just happened to turn
and look, and there outside the
00:48:58.60\00:49:02.18
airport, right in
front of the airport,
00:49:02.38\00:49:04.04
were lined up black Cadillacs
00:49:04.24\00:49:06.51
waiting to pick up King Hussein
and take him to the palace.
00:49:06.81\00:49:09.52
And he said all of a
sudden he had a bright idea.
00:49:10.02\00:49:13.50
Because he said
sitting off over to the side
00:49:13.80\00:49:16.84
was this black Cadillac that
had brought him to the airport.
00:49:17.04\00:49:20.14
So he said he got up and
he went over to the driver
00:49:20.44\00:49:23.75
of that black
Cadillac and he asked him
00:49:23.96\00:49:26.15
how much it would cost
him to get him to pull in
00:49:26.35\00:49:28.90
right behind those
other black Cadillacs
00:49:29.10\00:49:31.20
and follow King
Hussein back into town.
00:49:31.41\00:49:33.56
And the fellow told him, and
so he just pulled out the money
00:49:33.86\00:49:36.37
and paid him and got
in the black Cadillac.
00:49:36.57\00:49:38.08
And he said pretty
soon King Hussein came out
00:49:38.38\00:49:40.72
and got in the first
one. And the other people got
00:49:40.92\00:49:42.45
in the other one and all. And
he said they headed for town.
00:49:42.65\00:49:45.63
And he said on the way to the
town he said there were people
00:49:45.86\00:49:48.64
all along the
highway there standing
00:49:48.84\00:49:51.29
waiting to see the king.
00:49:51.49\00:49:52.53
And he said they
were shouting and waving.
00:49:52.83\00:49:54.50
And he said it was so wonderful.
00:49:54.70\00:49:56.54
He said he sat back
there in his black Cadillac
00:49:56.84\00:49:58.95
and waved at everybody.
00:49:59.15\00:50:00.53
And said everybody waved at
him. And said it was so nice
00:50:00.83\00:50:04.08
to be part of the king's party.
To belong to the king's party.
00:50:04.28\00:50:07.66
And he said when
they got into town
00:50:07.96\00:50:09.53
he said the
sidewalks were four abreast.
00:50:09.83\00:50:11.99
And he said they
were throwing confetti
00:50:12.19\00:50:13.66
and they were waving
and shouting, and he said
00:50:13.87\00:50:16.06
he just sat back
there... waved at everybody.
00:50:16.26\00:50:19.15
Said it was nice to be
part of the king's party.
00:50:19.45\00:50:22.00
Said they got down the street
a little ways and they turned,
00:50:22.30\00:50:25.69
and he said way up
ahead he could see the palace.
00:50:25.93\00:50:29.08
And he said as they got closer
00:50:29.48\00:50:32.05
he could see the gates.
00:50:32.35\00:50:34.30
And he said as they got closer
00:50:34.60\00:50:36.84
he could see guards standing
on each side of the gate.
00:50:37.14\00:50:40.95
And he said as they got closer
00:50:41.25\00:50:43.81
he saw that first
Cadillac pull up there and stop.
00:50:44.12\00:50:47.30
And he saw those
guards bend over and look at
00:50:47.60\00:50:50.91
every person in the car
and wave them on through.
00:50:51.01\00:50:55.18
He said he reached up and tapped
the driver on the shoulder.
00:50:55.48\00:50:59.21
Said: "Pull over, this
is as far as we can go. "
00:50:59.51\00:51:02.63
Are you going along
for the ride tonight?
00:51:05.44\00:51:07.68
Is that all it is to you?
00:51:07.99\00:51:09.36
Are you part of
the king's party?
00:51:09.66\00:51:12.71
Are you a child of the King?
00:51:13.21\00:51:16.15
Or are you going to have to say
"this is as far as we can go? "
00:51:16.45\00:51:20.86
Tonight, God is inviting you...
00:51:21.16\00:51:24.80
each one of you... to
become a child of the King.
00:51:25.10\00:51:28.44
To be prepared for
the coming of Jesus...
00:51:28.74\00:51:31.79
because He is coming soon.
00:51:31.99\00:51:35.02
In these, the closing
00:51:36.79\00:51:42.07
days of time,
00:51:42.27\00:51:46.78
What joy
00:51:47.08\00:51:49.73
this glorious hope affords,
00:51:50.03\00:51:55.95
And soon
00:51:57.57\00:52:00.95
oh, wondrous truth
00:52:01.25\00:52:04.72
divine!
00:52:05.02\00:52:08.75
He shall reign,
00:52:09.15\00:52:12.40
King of kings
00:52:12.70\00:52:15.99
and Lord of lords.
00:52:16.29\00:52:22.22
Will you please take that
white card that you received
00:52:25.77\00:52:28.27
when you came in this evening.
00:52:28.47\00:52:30.12
Three questions I want you
to look at with me this evening.
00:52:30.42\00:52:33.46
The first question says:
00:52:33.56\00:52:36.04
I believe that
with all of my heart.
00:52:38.86\00:52:42.03
I believe Jesus is
coming back. I hope you do.
00:52:42.33\00:52:45.54
I can tell you right now,
00:52:45.84\00:52:47.55
there's enough
evidence out there
00:52:47.85\00:52:49.95
that you ought to believe it.
00:52:50.15\00:52:51.98
If you believe that
Jesus is coming back,
00:52:52.28\00:52:54.33
put a check by #1.
00:52:54.63\00:52:56.98
Second question:
00:52:57.28\00:52:59.00
Dear friend, let
me tell you something:
00:53:01.54\00:53:03.28
the only way I know to
be prepared for the coming
00:53:03.58\00:53:07.83
of Jesus Christ is
to give Him your heart.
00:53:08.04\00:53:10.00
To accept Him as
your personal Savior.
00:53:10.30\00:53:12.35
And tonight if you do not know
Christ as your personal Savior
00:53:12.65\00:53:16.30
I'd like to
invite you to accept Him.
00:53:16.50\00:53:18.84
If you know that when
Jesus came you would be lost...
00:53:19.14\00:53:23.80
If you know that tonight,
then won't you just in faith
00:53:24.11\00:53:27.57
reach out and accept Him this
evening and give Him your heart?
00:53:27.78\00:53:30.18
Put a check by #2.
00:53:30.48\00:53:32.55
The third question says:
00:53:32.85\00:53:34.55
If you would
like to be baptized,
00:53:38.73\00:53:40.98
then put a check by #3.
00:53:42.50\00:53:44.86
You see, baptism, folks...
00:53:45.16\00:53:47.37
if you don't
understand what baptism is...
00:53:47.57\00:53:49.33
baptism is a public declaration
00:53:49.63\00:53:52.91
of your acceptance of
Christ. That's what it's about.
00:53:53.21\00:53:55.88
When you accept Jesus Christ,
baptism is a public declaration
00:53:56.29\00:54:00.47
of acceptance of Jesus Christ.
00:54:00.77\00:54:02.61
It means that all your
sins have been forgiven.
00:54:02.81\00:54:05.11
They've been washed
away giving you a clean slate
00:54:05.32\00:54:08.61
to start over with.
00:54:08.81\00:54:10.33
He's coming soon,
00:54:10.63\00:54:16.31
He's coming soon;
00:54:16.71\00:54:22.53
With joy
00:54:22.93\00:54:25.74
we welcome His
00:54:26.14\00:54:28.99
returning;
00:54:29.02\00:54:34.90
It may be night,
00:54:35.60\00:54:41.53
it may be noon or morn
00:54:41.83\00:54:47.77
I know
00:54:48.64\00:54:51.64
He's coming
00:54:51.94\00:54:56.72
soon.
00:54:57.02\00:55:02.36
Let's bow our heads
for a word of prayer.
00:55:04.57\00:55:06.14
Father, we thank you
for the Lord Jesus Christ.
00:55:06.54\00:55:10.60
Thankful that He's coming back.
00:55:10.90\00:55:13.84
And Lord, from all
indications, it's soon.
00:55:14.14\00:55:17.41
We pray that each
one of us here tonight
00:55:17.71\00:55:20.33
may place our faith in You.
00:55:20.84\00:55:23.46
That we may hang on
tightly to Your Word.
00:55:23.76\00:55:27.17
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