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Speaker 1: No other name in the history of humanity has sparked
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Speaker 1: as much debate, inspired so much art, motivated so many actions,
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Speaker 1: or transformed so many lives as his. A carpenter from
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Speaker 1: a small town called Nazareth, who never wrote a book,
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Speaker 1: never held political office, never led an army, and yet
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Speaker 1: divided history into two before and after his existence. Who
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Speaker 1: was this man who, in just three years of public ministry,
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Speaker 1: established the most influential movement the world has ever known.
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Speaker 1: How do his words spoken two thousand years ago continue
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Speaker 1: to resonate so powerfully today? Why do his teachings remain
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Speaker 1: so relevant, defying time and cultural shifts. Kings have bowed
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Speaker 1: to his name, Empires have tried to erase his memory
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Speaker 1: and failed. Scientists have studied his miracles. Philosophers have debated
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Speaker 1: his words, Artists have sought to capture his essence. Critics
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Speaker 1: have tried to deconstruct his existence, but no one has
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Speaker 1: remained indifferent to his story. In this video, we embark
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Speaker 1: on an extraordinary journey, not just to uncover historical facts,
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Speaker 1: but to unravel the greatest mystery ever presented to humanity.
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Speaker 1: How could a man born in humble circumstances prophesied centuries
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Speaker 1: before his birth create such an impact that reverberates to
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Speaker 1: this day. This is not just another historical biography. It
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Speaker 1: is the story of the man who claimed to be
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Speaker 1: the way, the truth and the life, of the teacher
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Speaker 1: who taught that love is stronger than hate, of the
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Speaker 1: leader who washed the feet of his followers, of the
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Speaker 1: king who chose a cross as his throne. A story
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Speaker 1: that began before the foundation of the world and continues
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Speaker 1: to echo into our era. This is the journey of
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Speaker 1: Jesus of Nazareth, the greatest of all men. The story
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Speaker 1: of the Messiah does not begin in Bethlehem. Its roots
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Speaker 1: stretch back much further, to the very garden of Eden.
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Speaker 1: Immediately after humanity's fall, God presents the first Messianic promise
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Speaker 1: in Genesis three fifteen. The Lord declares to the serpent,
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Speaker 1: I will put enmity between you and the woman, and
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Speaker 1: between your offspring and hers. He will crush your head,
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Speaker 1: and you will strike his heel. This prophecy, known as
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Speaker 1: the proto Evangelium, marks the beginning of the promise of
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Speaker 1: a redeemer who would come through the woman's lineage. Over
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Speaker 1: the centuries, the divine plan unfolded gradually. In Genesis twelve three,
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Speaker 1: God makes a foundational promise to Abraham. Through you, all
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Speaker 1: peoples on earth will be blessed. This universal blessing would
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Speaker 1: find its ultimate fulfillment in the Messiah, a descendant of Abraham.
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Speaker 1: The Messianic lineage becomes further defined. In Genesis forty nine ten,
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Speaker 1: Jacob prophesies about his son Judah, the scepter will not
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Speaker 1: depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet,
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Speaker 1: until he to whom it belongs, shall come, and the
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Speaker 1: obedience of the nations shall be his. This prophecy establishes
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Speaker 1: the tribe of Judah as the royal lineage of the
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Speaker 1: future Messiah. Centuries later, the prophet Isaiah provides some of
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Speaker 1: the most detailed prophecies about the coming Messiah. In Isiah
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Speaker 1: seven fourteen, he proclaims, therefore, the Lord himself will give
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Speaker 1: you a sign. The Virgin will conceive and give birth
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Speaker 1: to a son, and will call him Immanuel. The name Immanuel,
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Speaker 1: meaning God with us, reveals the divine nature of the
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Speaker 1: promised Messiah. In Isaiah nine six to seven, the majesty
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Speaker 1: of the Messiah is further revealed. For to us, a
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Speaker 1: child is born to us, A son is given, and
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Speaker 1: the government will be on his shoulders, and he will
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Speaker 1: be called Wonderful counselor Mighty God, everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
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Speaker 1: Of the greatness of his government and peace. There will
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Speaker 1: be no end. He will reign on David's throne and
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Speaker 1: over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and
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Speaker 1: righteousness from that time on and forever. The prophet Micah
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Speaker 1: identifies the precise location of the Messiah's birth in Micah
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Speaker 1: five two. He declares, but you, Bethlehemiphraitha, though you are
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Speaker 1: small among the clans of Judah, out of you will
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Speaker 1: come for me one who will be ruler over Israel,
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Speaker 1: whose origins are from of old, from ancient times. The
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Speaker 1: sacrificial aspect of the Messiah is profoundly portrayed In Isaiah
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Speaker 1: fifty three. The prophet vividly describes the suffering servant. Surely
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Speaker 1: he took up our pain and bore our suffering. Yet
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Speaker 1: we considered him punished by God, stricken by him and afflicted.
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Speaker 1: But he was pierced for our transgres lessons. He was
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Speaker 1: crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought us peace
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Speaker 1: was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.
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Speaker 1: Daniel receives a precise chronological revelation about the Messiah's coming
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Speaker 1: in Daniel nine twenty five to twenty six. The Angel
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Speaker 1: Gabriel reveals, know and understand this. From the time the
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Speaker 1: Word goes out to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the
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Speaker 1: Anointed One, the Ruler, comes, there will be seven sevens
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Speaker 1: and sixty two sevens. After the sixty two sevens, the
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Speaker 1: Anointed One will be put to death and will have nothing.
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Speaker 1: The prophet Zechariah adds surprising details about the Messiah. In
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Speaker 1: Zechariah nine nine, he prophesies, rejoice greatly, daughter Zion, Shout,
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Speaker 1: daughter Jerusalem, see your King comes to you, righteous and victorious,
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Speaker 1: lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the
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Speaker 1: foal of a donkey. The Messiana and Exsalms also paint
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Speaker 1: a vivid picture of the coming Savior. In Psalm twenty two,
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Speaker 1: David prophetically describes the crucifixion in remarkable detail, including the
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Speaker 1: exact words the Messiah would cry from the cross, my God,
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Speaker 1: my God, why have you forsaken me? Among these prophecies,
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Speaker 1: the Old Testament also presents types and shadows of the Messiah.
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Speaker 1: The passover Lamb in Exodus twelve prefigures the perfect sacrifice.
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Speaker 1: The manner in the desert points to the true bread
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Speaker 1: from heaven. The high priest represents the mediating role of
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Speaker 1: the Messiah. The bronze serpent lifted by Moses symbolizes salvation
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Speaker 1: through the gaze of faith. As centuries passed, anticipation for
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Speaker 1: the Messiah grew among the people of Israel. The period
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Speaker 1: between Malachi and the birth of Jesus, known as the
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Speaker 1: four hundred Years of Silence, only intensified this longing. The
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Speaker 1: Jews yearned for the fulfillment of these prophecies, though many
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Speaker 1: had developed a predominantly political vision of the Messiah as
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Speaker 1: a national liberator. The prophecies became increasingly specific. The Messiah
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Speaker 1: would be a descendant of David, born in Bethlehem, of
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Speaker 1: a virgin, preceded by a messenger in the Spirit of Elijah,
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Speaker 1: minister in Galilee, perform specific miracles, be rejected by leaders,
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Speaker 1: betrayed for thirty pieces of silver, and rise from the dead.
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Speaker 1: The stage was set, the prophecies were recorded. The appointed
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Speaker 1: time was near. The theater of history was ready for
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Speaker 1: the greatest event humanity had ever witnessed, the birth of
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Speaker 1: the Promised Messiah. The prophetic silence of four hundred years
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Speaker 1: is finally broken when the Angel Gabriel appears to a
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Speaker 1: priest named Zechariah in Luke one thirteen to seventeen. The
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Speaker 1: Angel declares, do not be afraid, Zechariah, your prayer has
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Speaker 1: been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son,
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Speaker 1: and you are to call him John. He will be
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Speaker 1: a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice
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Speaker 1: because of his birth, for he will be great in
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Speaker 1: the sight of the Lord. He is never to take
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Speaker 1: wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled
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Speaker 1: with the Holy Spirit even before he is born. He
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Speaker 1: will bring back many of the people of Israel to
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Speaker 1: the Lord, their God. And he will go on before
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Speaker 1: the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to
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Speaker 1: turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and
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Speaker 1: the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make
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Speaker 1: ready a people prepared for the Lord. Six months later,
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Speaker 1: the same angel Gabriel visits a young virgin in Nazareth.
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Speaker 1: In Luke one twenty eight thirty three, we find the
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Speaker 1: Celestial Dialogue. The angel went to her and said, greetings, you,
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Speaker 1: who are highly favored. The Lord is with you. Mary
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Speaker 1: was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind
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Speaker 1: of greeting this might be. But the Angel said to her,
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Speaker 1: do not be afraid. Mary, you have found favor with God.
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Speaker 1: You will conceive and give birth to a son, and
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Speaker 1: you are to call him Jesus. He will be great
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Speaker 1: and will be called the Son of the Most High.
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Speaker 1: The Lord God will give him the throne of his
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Speaker 1: father David, and he will reign over Jacob's descendants forever.
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Speaker 1: His kingdom will never end. Mary's response demonstrates her extraordinary faith.
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Speaker 1: In Luke one thirty four to thirty eight, She asks,
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Speaker 1: how will this be? Mary asked the Angel, since I
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Speaker 1: am a virgin. The Angel answered, the Holy Spirit will
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Speaker 1: come on you, and the power of the Most High
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Speaker 1: will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born
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Speaker 1: will be called the Son of God. Even Elizabeth, your relative,
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Speaker 1: is going to have a child in her old age,
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Speaker 1: and she who was said to be unable to conceive,
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Speaker 1: is in her sixth month. For no word from God
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Speaker 1: will ever fail. I am the Lord's servant. Mary answered,
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Speaker 1: May your word to me be fulfilled. The Angel also
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Speaker 1: appears to Joseph, who is distressed over Mary's pregnancy. In
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Speaker 1: Matthew one twenty twenty three, we read but after he
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Speaker 1: had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to
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Speaker 1: him in a dream and said, Joseph, son of David,
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Speaker 1: do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife,
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Speaker 1: because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
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Speaker 1: She will give birth to a son, and you are
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Speaker 1: to give him the name Jesus, because he will save
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Speaker 1: his people from their sins. All this took place to
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Speaker 1: fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet. The
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Speaker 1: Virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and
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Speaker 1: they will call him Immanuel, which means God with us.
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Speaker 1: A decree from Caesar Augustus brings the couple to Bethlehem,
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Speaker 1: Luke to one seven Narrates. In those days, Caesar Augustus
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Speaker 1: issued a decree that a census should be taken of
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Speaker 1: the entire Roman world. This was the first census that
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Speaker 1: took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria, and everyone
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Speaker 1: went to their own town to register. So Joseph also
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Speaker 1: went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to
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Speaker 1: Judea to Bethlehem, the town of David, because he belonged
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Speaker 1: to the house and line of David. He went there
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Speaker 1: to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married
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Speaker 1: to him and was expecting a child. While they were there,
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Speaker 1: the time came for the baby to be born, and
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Speaker 1: she gave birth to her first born, a son. She
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Speaker 1: wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger
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Speaker 1: because there was no guest room available for them. The
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Speaker 1: birth is announced to shepherds in the fields in Luke
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Speaker 1: two eight two fourteen, and there were shepherds living out
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Speaker 1: in the fields near by, keeping watch over their flocks.
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Speaker 1: At night, an angel of the law Lord appeared to them,
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Speaker 1: and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and
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Speaker 1: they were terrified. But the Angel said to them, do
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Speaker 1: not be afraid. I bring you good news that will
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Speaker 1: cause great joy for all the people. To day in
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Speaker 1: the town of David. A savior has been born to you.
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Speaker 1: He is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a
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Speaker 1: sign to you. You will find a baby wrapped in
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Speaker 1: cloths and lying in a manger. Suddenly, a great company
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Speaker 1: of the heavenly host appeared with the Angel, praising God
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Speaker 1: and saying glory to God in the highest heaven and
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Speaker 1: on earth, peace to those on whom his favor rests.
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Speaker 1: The visit of the magi from the East reveals the
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Speaker 1: universal recognition of the new born king. In Matthew two
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Speaker 1: one to two nine, at eleven after Jesus was born
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Speaker 1: in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod,
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Speaker 1: magi from the East came to Jerusalem and asked, where
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Speaker 1: is the one who has been born King of the Jews.
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Speaker 1: We saw his star when it rose, and have come
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Speaker 1: to worship him. After they had heard the king, they
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Speaker 1: went on their way, and the star they had seen
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Speaker 1: when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped
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Speaker 1: over the place where the child was. When they saw
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Speaker 1: the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house,
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Speaker 1: they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they
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Speaker 1: bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures
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Speaker 1: and presented him with gifts of gold, frankencense, and merr
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Speaker 1: Herod's threat forces the family to flee to Egypt. In
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Speaker 1: Matthew two thirteen to fifteen. When they had gone, an
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Speaker 1: angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream.
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Speaker 1: Get up, He said, take the child and his mother
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Speaker 1: and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you,
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Speaker 1: for Herod is going to search for the child to
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Speaker 1: kill him. So he got up, took the child and
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Speaker 1: his mother during the night, and left for Egypt, where
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Speaker 1: he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was
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Speaker 1: fulfillilled what the Lord had said through the prophet. Out
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Speaker 1: of Egypt, I called my son. The presentation of Jesus
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Speaker 1: at the temple demonstrates the fulfillment of Jewish laws. In
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Speaker 1: Luke Sue twenty two to twenty four, when the time
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Speaker 1: came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses,
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Speaker 1: Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him
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Speaker 1: to the Lord. As it is written in the Law
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Speaker 1: of the Lord, every first born male is to be
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Speaker 1: consecrated to the Lord and to offer a sacrifice, in
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Speaker 1: keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord,
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Speaker 1: a pair of doves or two young pigeons. The encounter
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Speaker 1: with Simeon reveals more about jesus mission in Luke two
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Speaker 1: twenty five thirty two. Now there was a man in
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Speaker 1: Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was
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Speaker 1: waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit
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Speaker 1: was on him. It had been revealed to him by
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Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he
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Speaker 1: had seen the Lord's Messiah. Moved by the Spirit, he
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Speaker 1: went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in
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Speaker 1: the child Jesus to do for him what the custom
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Speaker 1: of the law required. Simeon took him in his arms
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Speaker 1: and praised God, saying, Sovereign Lord, as you have promised,
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Speaker 1: you may now dismiss your servant in peace. For my
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Speaker 1: eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in
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Speaker 1: the sight of all nations, a light for revelation to
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Speaker 1: the gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel. Jesus
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Speaker 1: grows in wisdom and stature in Nazareth in Luke two
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Speaker 1: forty and the child grew and became strong. He was
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Speaker 1: filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.
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Speaker 1: At the age of twelve, he demonstrates his extraordinary understanding
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Speaker 1: at the temple in Luke two forty six forty seven.
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Speaker 1: After three days, they found him in the temple courts,
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Speaker 1: sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
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Speaker 1: Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and
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Speaker 1: his answers. The Gospel of Matthew begins by establishing Jesus
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Speaker 1: royal legitimacy through his genealogy. In Matthew one one six,
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Speaker 1: we read, this is the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the
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Speaker 1: son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham was the
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Speaker 1: father of Isaac. Isaac the father of Jacob. Jacob the
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Speaker 1: father of Judah and his brothers. Judah the father of
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Speaker 1: Pees and Zarah, whose mother was Tamar. Pees the father
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Speaker 1: of Hesron. Hesron the father of ram Ram, the father
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Speaker 1: of Aminadab Aminadab the father of Nashon. Nashan the father
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Speaker 1: of Salmon. Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab. Boas,
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Speaker 1: the father of Obid, whose mother was Ruth. Obid the
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Speaker 1: father of Jesse and Jesse, the father of King David.
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Speaker 1: The narrative progresses to the beginning of Jesus public ministry,
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Speaker 1: preceded by John the Bastaptist, who prepares the way. In
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Speaker 1: Matthew three one to three, it says, in those days
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Speaker 1: John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea
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Speaker 1: and saying repent for the Kingdom of Heaven. Has come near.
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Speaker 1: This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah,
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Speaker 1: a voice of one calling in the wilderness. Prepare the
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Speaker 1: way for the Lord makes straight paths for him. After
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Speaker 1: his baptism and temptation in the wilderness, Jesus begins his
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Speaker 1: ministry in Galilee. In Matthew four twenty three twenty five,
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Speaker 1: it states Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues,
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Speaker 1: proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom and healing every
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Speaker 1: disease and sickness among the people. News about him spread
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Speaker 1: all over Syria, and people brought to him all who
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Speaker 1: were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain the
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Speaker 1: demon possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and he
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Speaker 1: healed them. Large crowds from Galilee, the decapolist Jerusalem, Judea,
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Speaker 1: and the region across the Jordan followed him. The Sermon
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Speaker 1: on the Mount presents the charter of the Kingdom of Heaven.
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Speaker 1: In Matthew five one twelve, Jesus proclaims the Beatitudes. Now,
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Speaker 1: when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a
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Speaker 1: mountain side and sat down. His disciples came to him,
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Speaker 1: and he began to teach them. He said, Blessed are
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Speaker 1: the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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Speaker 1: Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
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Speaker 1: Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
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Speaker 1: Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for
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Speaker 1: they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they
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Speaker 1: will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart,
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Speaker 1: for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for
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Speaker 1: they will be called children of God. Blessed are those
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Speaker 1: who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the
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Speaker 1: kingdom of heaven. Jesus continues his teaching with unparalleled authority,
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Speaker 1: revealing the true meaning of the law. In Matthew five
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Speaker 1: seventeen to twenty, he says, do not think that I
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Speaker 1: have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I
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Speaker 1: have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.
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Speaker 1: For truly, I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear,
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Speaker 1: not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen,
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Speaker 1: will by any means, disappear from the law. Until everything
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Speaker 1: is accomplished Therefore, anyone who sets aside one of the
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Speaker 1: least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be
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Speaker 1: called least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But whoever practices
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Speaker 1: and teaches these commands will be called great in the
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Speaker 1: Kingdom of Heaven. The new standard of righteousness is established
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Speaker 1: through six major antitheses. In Matthew five twenty one twenty two,
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Speaker 1: Jesus declares, you have heard that it was said to
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Speaker 1: the people long ago, you shall not murder, and any
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Speaker 1: one who murders will be subject to judgment. But I
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Speaker 1: tell you that any one who is angry with a
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Speaker 1: brother or sister will be subject to judgment. This standard
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Speaker 1: extends to adultery, divorce, oaths, revenge, and love for enemies.
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Speaker 1: The Parables of the Kingdom reveal its mysteries. In Matthew
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Speaker 1: thirteen thirty one to thirty two, Jesus teaches the Kingdom
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Speaker 1: of Heaven is like a mustard seed which a man
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Speaker 1: took and planted in his field. Though it is the
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Speaker 1: smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is
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Speaker 1: the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so
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Speaker 1: that the birds come and perch in its branches. The
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Speaker 1: calling and sending of the twelve Apostles signify the expansion
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Speaker 1: of the kingdom. In Matthew ten five to eight, Jesus
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Speaker 1: instructs these twelve Jesus sent out with the following in instructions,
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Speaker 1: do not go among the gentiles or enter any town
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Speaker 1: of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.
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Speaker 1: As you go, proclaim this message. The Kingdom of Heaven
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Speaker 1: has come near. Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse
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Speaker 1: those who have leprosy, drive out demons freely. You have
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Speaker 1: received freely. Give Jesus authority over the law is demonstrated
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Speaker 1: in his actions. In Matthew twelve one night, when questioned
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Speaker 1: about plucking grain on the Sabbath, Jesus responds, haven't you
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Speaker 1: read what David did when he and his companions were hungry.
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Speaker 1: He entered the House of God, and he and his
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Speaker 1: companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for
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Speaker 1: them to do, but only for the priests, for the
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Speaker 1: Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath. The fulfillment
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Speaker 1: of Messianic prophecies is a recurring theme. In Matthew eight
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Speaker 1: sixteen to seventeen. It says, when evening came, many who
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Speaker 1: were demon possessed were brought to him, and he drove
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Speaker 1: out the spirits with a word, and healed all the sick.
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Speaker 1: This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah.
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Speaker 1: He took up our infirmities and bore our diseases. The
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Speaker 1: new Covenant is established not by natural lineage, but by
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Speaker 1: obedience to God's will. In Matthew twelve forty six to fifty,
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Speaker 1: it states while Jesus was still talking to the crowd,
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Speaker 1: Some one told him, your mother and brothers are standing
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Speaker 1: In Matthew fourteenth fourteen to twenty one, we see the
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Speaker 1: multiplication of the loaves. When Jesus landed and saw a
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Speaker 1: We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,
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Speaker 1: they answered. Bring them here to me, he said, and
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Speaker 1: he directed the people to sit down on the grass,
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Speaker 1: taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking
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Speaker 1: Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples
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Speaker 1: walking on the lake, they were terrified. It's a ghost,
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Speaker 1: they said, and cried out in fear. But Jesus immediately
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Speaker 1: said to them, take courage, ti is I don't be afraid. Lord,
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Speaker 1: if it's you, Peter replied, tell me to come to
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Speaker 1: came toward Jesus. The confrontation with the Pharisees intensifies when
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Speaker 1: law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, why do
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Speaker 1: wash their hands before they eat. Jesus replied, and why
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Speaker 1: of your tradition, you hypocrites. Isaiah was right when he
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Speaker 1: prophesied about you. These people honor me with their lips,
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Speaker 1: marks a crucial turning point in Matthew sixteen fifteen to nineteen.
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Speaker 1: But what about you, he asked, who do you say
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Speaker 1: I am Simon? Peter answered, you are the Messiah, the
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Speaker 1: son of the Living God. Jesus replied, blessed are you
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Speaker 1: Simon's son of Jonah. For this was not revealed to
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Speaker 1: And I tell you that you are Peter. And on
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Speaker 1: of Hades will not overcome it. I will give you
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Speaker 1: the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you bind
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Speaker 1: on earth will be bound in Heaven, and whatever you
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Speaker 1: loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. The transfiguration
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Speaker 1: reveals the King's glory in Matthew seventeen thousand three five.
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Speaker 1: After six days, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John,
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Speaker 1: mountain by themselves. There he was transfigured. Before them, his
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Speaker 1: faith shone like the sun, and his clothes became as
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Speaker 1: white as the light. Just then there appeared before them
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Speaker 1: Moses and Elijah talking with Jesus. While he was still speaking,
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Speaker 1: a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the
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Speaker 1: cloud said, this is my son, whom I love. With him,
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Speaker 1: I am well pleased listen to him. The Parables of
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Speaker 1: Judgment underscore the seriousness of responding to the kingdom. In
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Speaker 1: Matthew twenty five thirty one thirty four forty one, when
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Speaker 1: the Son of Man comes in his glory and all
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Speaker 1: the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.
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Speaker 1: All the nations will be gathered before him, and he
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Speaker 1: will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd
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Speaker 1: separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the
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Speaker 1: Then the King will say, to those on his right, come,
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Speaker 1: you who are blessed by my farther. Take your inheritance
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Speaker 1: the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.
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Speaker 1: Then he will say to those on his left, depart
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Speaker 1: from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire
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Speaker 1: prepared for the devil and his angels. On the Mount
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Speaker 1: They said, when will this happen? And what will be
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Speaker 1: the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world as
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Speaker 1: The Last Supper and the institution of the Lord's Supper
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Speaker 1: are pivotal moments in Matthew twenty six twenty six twenty nine.
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Speaker 1: While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he
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Speaker 1: Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks,
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Speaker 1: he gave it to them, saying, drink from it, all
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Speaker 1: I tell you I will not drink from this fruit
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Speaker 1: The glorious Resurrection is followed by the Great Commission. In
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Speaker 1: of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
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Speaker 1: Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
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Speaker 1: and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.
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Speaker 1: And surely I am with you always to the very
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Speaker 1: end of the age. The Gospel of Matthew thus concludes
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Speaker 1: its portrayal of Jesus as the Promised King, the fulfillment
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Speaker 1: in words and actions, His teachings establish the principles of
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Speaker 1: The next gospel is that of Mark. It presents Jesus
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Speaker 1: as the suffering servant, with particular emphasis on his actions.
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Speaker 1: The text begins abruptly in Mark one one three, the
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Speaker 1: beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the
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Speaker 1: Son of God, as it is written in Isaiah, the prophet,
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Speaker 1: I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will
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Speaker 1: prepare your way, a voice of one calling in the wilderness.
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Speaker 1: Prepare the way, for the Lord makes straight paths for him.
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Speaker 1: The urgency of jesus ministry is evident through the frequent
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Speaker 1: deeply human Jesus in his emotions. In Mark three five,
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Speaker 1: it states he looked around at them in anger and
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Speaker 1: stretch out your hand, he stretched it out, and his
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Speaker 1: hand was completely restored. Similarly, in Mark six thirty four,
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Speaker 1: when Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had
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Speaker 1: so he began teaching them many things. The Messianic secret
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Speaker 1: is a recurring theme. In Mark one forty three forty four,
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Speaker 1: Jesus sent him away at once with a strong warning,
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Speaker 1: show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that
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Speaker 1: Moses commanded for your cleansing as a testimony to them.
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Speaker 1: In Mark eight twenty nine to thirty but what about you,
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Speaker 1: he asked, who do you say I am? Peter answered
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Speaker 1: furious squall came up and the waves broke over the boat,
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Speaker 1: stern sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and
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Speaker 1: said to him, teacher, don't you care if we drown?
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Speaker 1: He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the
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Speaker 1: healings in Mark seven thirty three to thirty five. After
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Speaker 1: touched the man's tongue. He looked up to heaven, and
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Speaker 1: with a deep sigh, said to him, effitha, which means
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Speaker 1: tongue was loosened, and he began to speak plainly. Discipleship
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Speaker 1: Jesus called the twelve and said, any one who wants
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Speaker 1: forty five, not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to
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Speaker 1: become great among you must be your servant, and whoever
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Speaker 1: even the son of Man did not come to be served,
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Speaker 1: ransom for many. The disciple's lack of understanding is a
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Speaker 1: of their discussion, Jesus asked them, why are you talking
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Speaker 1: about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand?
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Speaker 1: Are your hearts hardened? Do you have eyes but fail
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Speaker 1: you remember the path of the cross is central to
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Speaker 1: the gospel. In Mark eight thirty four thirty five, Then
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Speaker 1: he called the crowd to him, along with his disciples,
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Speaker 1: themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For
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Speaker 1: whoever wants to save their life will lose it. But
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Speaker 1: whoever loses their life for me and for the Gospel
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Speaker 1: will save it. The demonstrations of power over nature are
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Speaker 1: were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry, seeing in the distance
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Speaker 1: of fig tree in Leif. He went to find out
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Speaker 1: found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season
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Speaker 1: for figs. Then he said to the tree, may no
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Speaker 1: one ever eat fruit from you again? And his disciples
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Speaker 1: heard him say it. In the morning, as they went along,
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Speaker 1: they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. Peter
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Speaker 1: remembered and said to Jesus, Rabbi, look, the fig tree
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Speaker 1: you cursed has withered. The humanity of the son of
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Speaker 1: Man who came to serve is highlighted in Mark fourteen
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Speaker 1: called gethsemone, and Jesus said to his disciples, sit here
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Speaker 1: while I pray. He took Peter, James and John along
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Speaker 1: with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and trouble.
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Speaker 1: My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death.
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Speaker 1: He said to them stay here and keep watch. Going
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Speaker 1: a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed that,
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Speaker 1: if possible, the hour might pass from him. Abba Father,
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Speaker 1: he said, everything is possible for you. Take this cup
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Speaker 1: from me, Yet not what I will, but what you will.
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Speaker 1: Mark uniquely records the flight of a young man during
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Speaker 1: jesus arrest. In Mark fourteen fifty one fifty two, a
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Speaker 1: young man wearing nothing but a linen garment was following Jesus.
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Speaker 1: When they seized him, he fled naked, leaving his garment behind.
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Speaker 1: The gospel also records Jesus silence before his accusers. In
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Speaker 1: Mark fifteen o. Three, p. Five, the chief priests accused
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Speaker 1: him of many things. So again Pilot asked him, aren't
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Speaker 1: accusing you of? But Jesus still made no reply, and
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Speaker 1: Pilot was amazed. The original conclusion of the gospel is
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Speaker 1: marked by astonishment and fear. In Mark sixteen eight, trembling
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Speaker 1: and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb.
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Speaker 1: They said nothing to any one, because they were afraid.
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Speaker 1: Luke the Beloved Physician presents Jesus with unique historical accuracy.
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Speaker 1: The gospel begins by establishing its purpose in Luke one,
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Speaker 1: account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,
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Speaker 1: just as they were handed down to us by those
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Speaker 1: who from the first were eye witnesses and servants of
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Speaker 1: the Word. With this in mind, since I myself have
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Speaker 1: carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I too, decided to
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Speaker 1: write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, so
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Speaker 1: that you may know the certainty of the things you
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Speaker 1: have been taught. Luke records unique details about John the
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Speaker 1: Baptist in Luke one eighty we read and the child
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Speaker 1: three ten fourteen, he captures John's specific instructions. The crowds
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Speaker 1: asked him what should we do? Then John answered, any
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Speaker 1: one who has two shirts should share with the one
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Speaker 1: do the same. Even tax collectors came to be baptized teacher.
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Speaker 1: They asked, but what should we do. Don't collect any
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Speaker 1: more than you are required to, he told them. Then
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Speaker 1: some soldiers asked him, and what should we do? He replied,
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Speaker 1: don't extort money, and don't accuse people falsely. Be content
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Speaker 1: with your pay. The ministry in Galilee is marked by
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Speaker 1: unique events. In Luke five one one seven, one day,
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Speaker 1: as Jesus was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, the
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Speaker 1: people were crowding around him and listening to the word
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Speaker 1: of God. He saw at the water's edge two boats
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Speaker 1: He got into one of the boats, the one belonging
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Speaker 1: from shore. Then he sat down and taught the people
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Speaker 1: from the boat. When he had finished speaking, he said
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Speaker 1: the nets for a catch. Simon answered, Master, we've worked
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Speaker 1: hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because you
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Speaker 1: say so, I will let down the nets. When they
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Speaker 1: had done so, they caught such a large number of
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Speaker 1: fish that their nets began to break. So they signaled
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Speaker 1: their partners in the other boat to come and help them,
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Speaker 1: they began to sink. Luke records a series of unique parables,
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Speaker 1: ten thirty thirty five. In reply, Jesus said, a man
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Speaker 1: was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he was
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Speaker 1: and went away, leaving him half dead. A priest happened
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Speaker 1: to be going down the same road, and when he
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Speaker 1: saw the man, he passed by on the other side,
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Speaker 1: so too, a levite. When he came to the place
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Speaker 1: and saw him passed by on the other side. But
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Speaker 1: a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was,
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Speaker 1: and when he saw him, he took pity on him.
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Speaker 1: He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on
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Speaker 1: and gave them to the innkeeper. Look after him, he said,
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Speaker 1: and when I return, I will reimburse you for any
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Speaker 1: extra expense you may have. Compassion for the marginalized is
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Speaker 1: evident in Luke seven thirty six thirty eight. When one
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Speaker 1: of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him,
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Speaker 1: He went to the pharis house and reclined at the table.
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Speaker 1: A woman in that town, who lived a sinful life,
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Speaker 1: learned that Jesus was eating at the pharisees house, so
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Speaker 1: she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume. As
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Speaker 1: she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began
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Speaker 1: Women play a prominent role in jesus ministry. In Luke
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Speaker 1: eight one to three. After this, Jesus traveled about from
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Speaker 1: one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news
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Speaker 1: of the Kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him,
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Speaker 1: spirits and diseases. Mary called Magdalen, from whom seven demons
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Speaker 1: had come out, Joanna, the wife of Choosa, the manager
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Speaker 1: of Herod's household Susanna, and many others. These women were
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Speaker 1: helping to support them out of their own means. The
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Speaker 1: journey to Jerusalem is rich with the exclusive teachings. In
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Speaker 1: Luke thirteen sixterh nine we find the parable of the
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Speaker 1: fig tree. Then he told this parable. A man had
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Speaker 1: a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went
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Speaker 1: to look for fruit on it, but did not find any.
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Speaker 1: So he said to the man who took care of
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Speaker 1: look for fruit on this fig tree and haven't found any.
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Speaker 1: Cut it down. Why should it use up the soil, sir?
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Speaker 1: The man replied, leave it alone for one more year,
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Speaker 1: and I'll dig around it and fertilize it. If it
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Speaker 1: bears fruit next year. Fine, If not, then cut it down.
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Speaker 1: Luke uniquely records appearances of the resurrected Jesus in Luke
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Speaker 1: two of them were going to a village called a Maaeus,
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Speaker 1: about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking with each
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Speaker 1: other about everything that had happened. As they talked and
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Speaker 1: discussed these things with it each other, Jesus himself came
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Speaker 1: up and walked along with them, but they were kept
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Speaker 1: from recognizing him. When he was at the table with them,
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Speaker 1: he took bread, gave thanks, broke it, and began to
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Speaker 1: they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. Luke
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Speaker 1: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on
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Speaker 1: will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning
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Speaker 1: at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. I am
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Speaker 1: going to send you what my father has promised, But
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Speaker 1: stay in the city until you have been clothed with
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Speaker 1: power from on high. The final gospel is John's. It
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Speaker 1: begins with a profound theological declaration in John one one
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Speaker 1: to five. In the beginning was the Word, and the
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Speaker 1: Word was with God, and the Word was God. He
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Speaker 1: was with God in the beginning. Through him, all things
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Speaker 1: were made. Without him, nothing was made. That has been made.
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Speaker 1: In him was life, and that life was the light
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Speaker 1: the darkness has not overcome it. The divinity of Jesus
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Speaker 1: is established through seven miraculous signs. The first occurs at
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Speaker 1: the wedding in Cana as recorded in John two seven eleven.
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Speaker 1: Jesus said to the servants, fill the jars with water.
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Speaker 1: So they filled them to the brim. Then he told them,
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Speaker 1: now draw some out and take it to the master
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Speaker 1: of the banquet. They did so, and the master of
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Speaker 1: the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine.
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Speaker 1: He did not realize where it had come from, though
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Speaker 1: the servants who had drawn the water new. Then he
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Speaker 1: called the bridegroom aside and said, everyone brings out the
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Speaker 1: choice wine first, and then the cheaper wine after the
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Speaker 1: guests have had too much to drink, but you have
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Speaker 1: saved the best till now. What Jesus did here in
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Speaker 1: cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through
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Speaker 1: which he revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him.
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Speaker 1: The I Am statements of Jesus reveal his divine nature.
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Speaker 1: In John six thirty five, then Jesus declared, I am
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Speaker 1: the Bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never
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Speaker 1: go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.
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Speaker 1: In John eight twelve, when Jesus spoke again to the people,
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Speaker 1: he said, I am the Light of the world. Whoever
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Speaker 1: follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have
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Speaker 1: the light of life. In John ten eleven, I am
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Speaker 1: the Good Shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life
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Speaker 1: for the sheep. The bread of life. Discourse unveils profound
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Speaker 1: truths about Christ's nature. In John six fifty three fifty eight,
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Speaker 1: Jesus said to them, very true, truly, I tell you,
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Speaker 1: unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man
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Speaker 1: and drink his blood, you have no life in you.
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Speaker 1: Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life,
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Speaker 1: and I will raise them up at the last day.
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Speaker 1: For my flesh is real food, and my blood is
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Speaker 1: real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood
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Speaker 1: remains in me and I in them, just as the
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Speaker 1: Living Father sent me. And I live because of the Father,
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Speaker 1: So the one who feeds on me will live because
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Speaker 1: of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven.
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Speaker 1: Your ancestors ate manner and died, But whoever feeds on
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Speaker 1: this bread will live forever. The promise of the comforter
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Speaker 1: is unique to John. In John fourteen sixteen, two seventeen,
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Speaker 1: and I will ask the Father, and he will give
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Speaker 1: you another advocate to help you and be with you forever,
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Speaker 1: the Spirit of Truth. The world cannot accept him because
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Speaker 1: it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him,
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Speaker 1: for he lives with you and will be in you.
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Speaker 1: In John sixteen, seven thirteen to fourteen. But very truly,
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Speaker 1: I tell you it is for your good that I
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Speaker 1: am going away. Unless I go away, the advocate will
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Speaker 1: not come to you. But if I go, I will
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Speaker 1: send him to you. But when he, the Spirit of Truth, comes,
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Speaker 1: he will guide you into all the truth. He will
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Speaker 1: not speak on his own. He will speak only what
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Speaker 1: he hears, and he will tell you what is yet
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Speaker 1: to come. He will glorify me because it is from
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Speaker 1: me that he will receive what he will make known
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Speaker 1: to you. The high priestly prayer reveals jesus heart for
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Speaker 1: his followers in John seventeen twenty twenty three. My prayer
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Speaker 1: is not for them alone. I pray also for those
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Speaker 1: who will believe in me through their message, that all
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Speaker 1: of them may be one. Father. Just as you are
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Speaker 1: in me and I am in you, may they also
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Speaker 1: be in us, so that the world may believe that
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Speaker 1: you have sent me. I have given them the glory
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Speaker 1: that you gave me, that they may be one as
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Speaker 1: we are one, I in them and you in me,
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Speaker 1: so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then
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Speaker 1: the world will know that you sent me and have
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Speaker 1: loved them, even as you have loved me. The glory
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Speaker 1: of Jesus is uniquely revealed in his confrontation with Pilot
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Speaker 1: In John eighteen thirty six to thirty seven, Jesus said,
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Speaker 1: my kingdom is not of this world. If it were,
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Speaker 1: my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the
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Speaker 1: Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.
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Speaker 1: You are a king, then, said Pilot. Jesus answered, you
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Speaker 1: say that I am a king. In fact, the reason
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Speaker 1: I was born and came into the world is to
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Speaker 1: testify to the truth. Every one on the side of
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Speaker 1: truth listens to me. John records exclusive details of the
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Speaker 1: crucifixion in John nineteen twenty six to twenty seven, when
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Speaker 1: Jesus saw his mother there and the Disciple, whom he loved,
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Speaker 1: standing near by, he said to her, woman, here is
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Speaker 1: your son, and to the disciple, here is your mother.
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Speaker 1: From that time on, this Disciple took her into his home.
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Speaker 1: Post resurrection appearances include the encounter with Thomas in John
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Speaker 1: twenty twenty seven twenty nine. Then he said to Thomas,
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Speaker 1: put your finger here see my hands. Reach out your
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Speaker 1: hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.
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Speaker 1: Thomas said to him, my Lord and my God. Then
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Speaker 1: Jesus told him, because you have seen me, you have believed.
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Speaker 1: Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.
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Speaker 1: The Gospel concludes with its purpose in John twenty thirty
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Speaker 1: thirty one. Jesus performed many other signs in the presence
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Speaker 1: of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book.
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Speaker 1: But these are written that you may believe that Jesus
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Speaker 1: is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing,
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Speaker 1: you may have life in his name. The Book of
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Speaker 1: Revelation presents Jesus in his ultimate glory and royal majesty.
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Speaker 1: The initial vision is striking, as recorded in Revelation one
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Speaker 1: twelve turned eighteen. I turned to see the voice that
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Speaker 1: was speaking to me, And when I turned, I saw
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Speaker 1: seven golden lamp stands. And among the lamp stands was
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Speaker 1: someone like a son of man, dressed in a robe,
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Speaker 1: reaching down to his feet, and with a golden sash
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Speaker 1: around his chest. The hair on his head was white
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Speaker 1: like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were
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Speaker 1: like blazing fire. His feet were like bronze glowing in
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Speaker 1: a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of
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Speaker 1: rushing waters. In his right hand he held seven stars,
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Speaker 1: and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double
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Speaker 1: edged sword. His face was like the sun, shining in
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Speaker 1: all its brilliance. When I saw him, I fell at
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Speaker 1: his feet, as though dead. Then he placed his right
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Speaker 1: hand on me and said, do not be afraid. I
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Speaker 1: am the first and the last I am the living one.
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Speaker 1: I was dead, and now look, I am alive, forever
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Speaker 1: and ever, and I hold the keys of death and hades.
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Speaker 1: The lamb on the throne is a central image in
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Speaker 1: Revelation five six to ten. Then I saw a lamb,
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Speaker 1: looking as if it had been slain, standing at the
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Speaker 1: center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures
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Speaker 1: and the elders. The lamb had seven horns and seven eyes,
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Speaker 1: which are the seven spirits of God sent out into
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Speaker 1: all the earth. He went and took the scroll from
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Speaker 1: the right hand of him who sat on the throne.
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Speaker 1: And when he had taken it, the four living creatures
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Speaker 1: and the twenty four elders fell down before the lamb.
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Speaker 1: Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden
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Speaker 1: bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God's people.
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Speaker 1: And they sang a new song, saying, you are worthy
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Speaker 1: to tell make the scroll and to open its seals,
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Speaker 1: because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased
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Speaker 1: for God persons from every tribe and language, and people
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Speaker 1: and nation. You have made them to be a kingdom
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Speaker 1: and priests to serve our God, and they will reign
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Speaker 1: on the Earth. The letters to the Seven Churches reveal
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Speaker 1: different aspects of Christ's character. In Revelation three, nineteen twenty one,
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Speaker 1: he declares those whom I love, I rebuke and discipline,
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Speaker 1: so be earnest and repent. Here I am. I stand
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Speaker 1: at the door and knock. If any one hears my
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Speaker 1: voice and opens the door, I will come in and
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Speaker 1: eat with that person, and they with me. To the
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Speaker 1: one who is victorious, I will give the right to
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Speaker 1: sit with me on my throne, just as I was
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Speaker 1: victorious and sat down with my father on his throne.
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Speaker 1: The Sealed Book and its opening reveal Christ's sovereign control
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Speaker 1: over history. In Revelation six, fifteen seventeen, Then the kings
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Speaker 1: of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty,
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Speaker 1: and every one else, both slave and free, hid in
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Speaker 1: caves and among the rocks of the mountains. They called
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Speaker 1: to the mountains, and the rocks fall on us and
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Speaker 1: hide us from the face of him who sits on
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Speaker 1: the throne, and from the wrath of the lamb. For
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Speaker 1: the great day of their wrath has come, and who
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Speaker 1: can withstand it. The Woman and the Dragon portray the
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Speaker 1: spiritual conflict in Revelation twelve to ten eleven. Then I
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Speaker 1: heard a loud voice in heaven, say, now have come
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Speaker 1: the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our
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Speaker 1: God and the authority of his Messiah. For the accuser
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Speaker 1: of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our
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Speaker 1: God day and night, has been hurled down. They triumphed
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Speaker 1: over him by the blood of the Lamb, and by
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Speaker 1: the word of their testimony. They did not love their
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Speaker 1: lives so much as to shrink from death. The wedding
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Speaker 1: of the Lamb represents the final union between Christ and
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Speaker 1: his church. In Revelation nineteen six to nine, then I
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Speaker 1: heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar
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Speaker 1: of rushing waters, and like loud peals of thunder, shouting hallelujah.
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Speaker 1: For our Lord, God Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and
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Speaker 1: be glad and give him glory. For the wedding of
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Speaker 1: the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.
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Speaker 1: Fine linen, bright and clean was given her to wear.
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Speaker 1: Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of God's holy people.
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Speaker 1: Then the Angel said to me, write this, Blessed are
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Speaker 1: those who are invited to the wedding Supper of the Lamb.
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Speaker 1: The Millennium reveals Christ's earthly reign. In Revelation twenty poo
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Speaker 1: four six, I saw thrones on which were seated those
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Speaker 1: who had been given authority to judge. And I saw
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Speaker 1: the souls of those who had been beheaded because of
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Speaker 1: their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God.
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Speaker 1: Blessed and holy are those who share in the First Resurrection.
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Speaker 1: The second death has no power over them, but they
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Speaker 1: will be priests of God and of Christ, and will
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Speaker 1: reign with him for a thousand years. The Final Judgment
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Speaker 1: demonstrates Christ's supreme authority. In Revelation twenty eleven to twelve,
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Speaker 1: then I saw a great white throne, and him who
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Speaker 1: was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled
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Speaker 1: from his presence, and there was no place for them.
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Speaker 1: And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before
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Speaker 1: the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened,
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Speaker 1: which is the Book of Life. The dead were judged
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Speaker 1: according to what they had done as recorded in the books.
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Speaker 1: The New Jerusalem represents Christ's eternal kingdom. In Revelation twenty
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Speaker 1: one one five, then I saw a new heaven and
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Speaker 1: a new earth. For the first heaven and the first
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Speaker 1: Earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.
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Speaker 1: I saw the Holy City, the New Jerusalem, coming down
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Speaker 1: out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride, beautifully
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Speaker 1: dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice
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Speaker 1: from the throne saying, Look, God's dwelling place is now
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Speaker 1: among the people, and he will dwell with them. They
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Speaker 1: will be his people, and God himself will be with
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Speaker 1: them and be their God. He will wipe every tear
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Speaker 1: from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning,
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Speaker 1: or crying or pain, for the old order of things
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Speaker 1: has passed away. He who was seated on the throne said,
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Speaker 1: I am making everything new. The book concludes with the
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Speaker 1: promise of Jesus return in Revelation twenty two twelve, two
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Speaker 1: thirteen sixteen to twenty. Look, I am coming soon. My
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Speaker 1: reward is with me, and I will give to each
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Speaker 1: person according to what they have done. I am the
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Speaker 1: Alpha and the Omega, the First and the life, Us,
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Speaker 1: the beginning and the end. I Jesus have sent my
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Speaker 1: angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I
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Speaker 1: am the root and the offspring of David and the
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Speaker 1: bright morning Star. He who testifies to these things says, yes,
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Speaker 1: I am coming soon. Amen, Come Lord Jesus, we have
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Speaker 1: reached the end of this extraordinary journey through the life
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Speaker 1: of the greatest man to ever walk the earth. From
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Speaker 1: ancient prophecies to the glorious apocalypse, we have witnessed how
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Speaker 1: Jesus not only transformed his own time, but also the
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Speaker 1: entire course of human history. This story, however, does not
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Speaker 1: end here. The invitation Jesus, extended two thousand years ago,
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Speaker 1: continues to echo to day. Come to me his life, death,
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Speaker 1: and resurrection are not merely historical events, but a living
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Speaker 1: reality that continues to impact millions of lives around the world.
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