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  Speaker 1: For many, the Book of Revelation is confusing, terrifying, and mysterious.
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  Speaker 1: It's filled with beasts, plagues, fire and judgment, things that
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  Speaker 1: can easily make someone want to avoid reading it. But
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  Speaker 1: what if I told you this book was never meant
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  Speaker 1: to scare you? What if it was actually meant to
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  Speaker 1: prepare you. The truth is, Revelation isn't just about the
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  Speaker 1: end of the world. It's about the victory of Jesus Christ,
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  Speaker 1: the reality of spiritual warfare, and the ultimate destiny of
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  Speaker 1: those who follow him. It's a book of hope, a
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  Speaker 1: warning to those who are asleep, and a call to
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  Speaker 1: be ready for what's coming. That's why we made this video.
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  Speaker 1: We've created in depth explainer videos for every book of
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  Speaker 1: the Bible, including a full breakdown of Revelation link in
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  Speaker 1: the description. We've also done separate videos on each of
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  Speaker 1: the seven Letters to the Churches in Revelation, also linked below.
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  Speaker 1: But in this video we want to focus on something different.
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  Speaker 1: These are the ten most powerful messages we learned from Revelation.
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  Speaker 1: Messages that can change the way you live, the way
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  Speaker 1: you see the world, and the way you prepare for
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  Speaker 1: what's coming. Because once you understand what Revelation is really
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  Speaker 1: saying You'll never see the world the same way again,
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  Speaker 1: and stay with us until the end, because after these
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  Speaker 1: ten messages we will pray together. We will ask God
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  Speaker 1: for wisdom, discernment, and the strength to stand firm in
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  Speaker 1: these times before we begin. Like this video. It helps
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  Speaker 1: share God's message with more people and comment below what
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  Speaker 1: is the most powerful message you have learned from the
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  Speaker 1: Book of Revelation. If you know someone who is curious, fearful,
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  Speaker 1: or confused about Revelation, send them this video. Let's begin.
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  Speaker 1: The first and most important lesson we got from going
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  Speaker 1: through the Book of Revelation is this. Jesus is not
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  Speaker 1: just the lamb. He is the lion of Judah. If
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  Speaker 1: you only see him as the gentle, sacrificial lamb, you
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  Speaker 1: are missing half the picture. When John receives his vision
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  Speaker 1: on the island of Patmos, he weeps because no one
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  Speaker 1: is worthy to open the scroll that holds God's final plan.
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  Speaker 1: But then he is told, do not weep. See the
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  Speaker 1: lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David
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  Speaker 1: has triumphed. Revelation five five. John turns to look, and
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  Speaker 1: what does he see not a roaring lion, but a
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  Speaker 1: lamb that had been slain, a lamb with seven horns
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  Speaker 1: and seven eyes, symbols of perfect power and perfect wisdom.
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  Speaker 1: This moment is one of the most stunning revelations in
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  Speaker 1: the entire Bible. Jesus is the lamb, the one who
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  Speaker 1: was slain for the sins of the world. But he
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  Speaker 1: is also the lion, the victorious king who will return
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  Speaker 1: to reign. He is both sacrifice and sovereign, both gentle
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  Speaker 1: and fearsome, both merciful and just. Many to day only
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  Speaker 1: see one side of Jesus. Some see him only as
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  Speaker 1: the loving, forgiving savior, but forget that he is also
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  Speaker 1: the righteous judge who will return with fire in his
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  Speaker 1: eyes and a sword in his mouth. Others see him
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  Speaker 1: only as a conqueror and a king, but fail to
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  Speaker 1: understand that he rules with scars in his hands, a
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  Speaker 1: reminder of his great love and sacrifice. Revelation reminds us
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  Speaker 1: that we cannot separate the lion from the lamb. The
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  Speaker 1: one who came humbly will return in power. The one
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  Speaker 1: who was rejected will be exalted, the one who was
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  Speaker 1: beaten will reign. This is where so many misunderstand the Gospel.
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  Speaker 1: They want the grace of the lamb, but they don't
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  Speaker 1: want the authority of the lion. They want the forgiveness
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  Speaker 1: of the cross, but they ignore the call to bow
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  Speaker 1: before the king. But the truth is, if you follow Jesus,
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  Speaker 1: you must follow all of him. And here's where it
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  Speaker 1: gets even deeper. In Revelation nineteen, when Jesus returns, he
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  Speaker 1: is not coming back as the suffering servant. He is
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  Speaker 1: coming on a white horse, dressed in a robe, dipped
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  Speaker 1: in blood, with a sword proceeding from his mouth, and
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  Speaker 1: written on him is a name, King of kings and
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  Speaker 1: Lord of Lords. Revelation nineteen sixteen. The world saw him
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  Speaker 1: crucified in weakness, but they will see him return in
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  Speaker 1: unstoppable power. What does this mean for us today? It
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  Speaker 1: means we need to know who Jesus really is, not
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  Speaker 1: just the savior who rescues, but the king who rules,
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  Speaker 1: not just the one who died for us, but the
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  Speaker 1: one who demands our obedience. It means we can have
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  Speaker 1: confidence in our faith because we are following a victorious king.
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  Speaker 1: When the world seems chaotic, when evil seems to be winning,
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  Speaker 1: when nations rise and fall, we do not fear because
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  Speaker 1: the lion is coming. But here's the question. Are you
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  Speaker 1: following the real Jesus or have you made him into
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  Speaker 1: something smaller? Have you only embraced the side of him
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  Speaker 1: that makes you comfortable, or have you surrendered to all
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  Speaker 1: that he is? The Book of Revelation pulls back the
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  Speaker 1: curtain and shows us the full picture. Jesus is both
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  Speaker 1: the sacrifice and the warrior, the one who died and
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  Speaker 1: who reigns, the one who was rejected and who will
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  Speaker 1: return in glory. And the most urgent question you can
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  Speaker 1: ask yourself is this, When he returns, will you be ready?
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  Speaker 1: The second most important lesson we got from going through
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  Speaker 1: the Book of Revelation is this spiritual warfare is more
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  Speaker 1: real than you think. Most people live as if the
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  Speaker 1: physical world is all that exists. They wake up, go
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  Speaker 1: to work, chase success, scroll through their foams, and handle
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  Speaker 1: their daily routines, completely unaware that a war is raging
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  Speaker 1: all around them, a war they cannot see, but one
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  Speaker 1: that affects everything they do. Revelation rips open the curtain
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  Speaker 1: between the physical and the spiritual, exposing the cosmic battle
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  Speaker 1: that has been unfolding since the beginning of time. It
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  Speaker 1: shows us that behind every event, behind every rise and
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  Speaker 1: fall of nations, behind every deception and persecution, there are
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  Speaker 1: spiritual forces at work. John sees terrifying visions of beasts
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  Speaker 1: rising out of the sea, dragons waging war against the saints,
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  Speaker 1: angels standing in battle formation, and demonic spirits deceiving the world.
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  Speaker 1: But here's what many people miss. This isn't just about
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  Speaker 1: the future. This war is happening right now. The enemy
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  Speaker 1: does not wait for the end times to start attacking.
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  Speaker 1: He is already moving, already scheming, already setting traps. Revelation
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  Speaker 1: twelve seven to nine describes a great war in heaven
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  Speaker 1: where Michael and his angels fight against Satan and his
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  Speaker 1: fallen army. The result, Satan is cast down to the earth,
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  Speaker 1: filled with fury because he knows his time is short.
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  Speaker 1: And what does he do? He turns his rage toward
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  Speaker 1: God's people. He attacks, deceives, accuses, and persecutes. This is
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  Speaker 1: why Revelation twelve seventeen says, then the dragon was enraged
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  Speaker 1: at the woman and went off to wage war against
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  Speaker 1: the rest of her offspring. Those who keep God's commands
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  Speaker 1: and hold fast their testimony about Jesus. If you are
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  Speaker 1: a follower of Christ. You are in this war, whether
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  Speaker 1: you realize it or not, and if you are unaware,
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  Speaker 1: you are an easy target. Think about this. How many
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  Speaker 1: times have you felt in ten discouragement right when you
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  Speaker 1: were trying to grow in your faith? How often do
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  Speaker 1: you feel overwhelmed, attacked, or tempted when you are trying
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  Speaker 1: to make a change in your life. How many times
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  Speaker 1: have you seen division, confusion, or deception creep into churches, families,
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  Speaker 1: or friendships. None of this is random. Ephesians six twelve
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  Speaker 1: makes it clear, for our struggle is not against flesh
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  Speaker 1: and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against
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  Speaker 1: the powers of this dark world, and against the spiritual
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  Speaker 1: forces of evil in the heavenly realms. This means the
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  Speaker 1: real enemy is not your boss, your family member, the government,
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  Speaker 1: or society. The real enemy is Satan and his army,
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  Speaker 1: who work through people, systems, and distractions to pull you
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  Speaker 1: away from God. And the battlefield is your mind, your heart,
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  Speaker 1: your faith. But here's the good news. Jesus as already won.
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  Speaker 1: Revelation nineteen shows the final battle where Christ returns on
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  Speaker 1: a white horse, his robe dipped in blood, leading the
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  Speaker 1: armies of heaven. The war is already decided, Satan is defeated,
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  Speaker 1: the enemy is crushed. But until that final moment comes,
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  Speaker 1: we are called to stand firm and fight. So how
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  Speaker 1: do we fight in spiritual warfare? Put on the full
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  Speaker 1: armor of God Ephesian six thirteen to seventeen. This isn't
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  Speaker 1: just poetry, it's survival. You need truth, righteousness, faith, and
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  Speaker 1: the Word of God every single day. Pray with authority
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  Speaker 1: Luke ten nineteen. Jesus gave his followers power over the enemy.
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  Speaker 1: If you are in Christ, you have that authority. Use it.
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  Speaker 1: Stay alert first Peter five eight. The enemy prowls like
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  Speaker 1: a roaring lion, waiting for someone to devour. Don't let
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  Speaker 1: him catch you asleep. Know the word Matthew four one
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  Speaker 1: to eleven. When Jesus was tempted, he didn't argue. He
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  Speaker 1: responded with scripture. If you don't know the word, you
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  Speaker 1: are unarmed. Many Christians walk through life defenseless because they
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  Speaker 1: don't even realize they are in a battle. They get attacked, discouraged,
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  Speaker 1: and fall into sin, and they think it's just bad
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  Speaker 1: luck or a tough season. But the Book of Revelation
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  Speaker 1: shows us the truth. This is war, and the question
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  Speaker 1: is are you fighting back, are you prepared, are you
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  Speaker 1: standing firm? Or are you an easy target for the enemy.
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  Speaker 1: Revelation makes one thing clear, you don't have to be afraid,
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  Speaker 1: but you do have to be ready. The third most
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  Speaker 1: important lesson we got from going through the Book of
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  Speaker 1: Revelation is this The letters to the Church were not
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  Speaker 1: just written for them, They were written for us two.
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  Speaker 1: Most people skip over the Seven Letters in Revelation two
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  Speaker 1: to three, thinking they were just messages for churches long ago.
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  Speaker 1: But when you truly study them, you realize these letters
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  Speaker 1: are describing the struggles, dangers, and spiritual battles we're facing today.
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  Speaker 1: Jesus himself dictated these letters to John while he was
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  Speaker 1: exiled on the island of Patmos. Seven churches, seven different
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  Speaker 1: spiritual conditions, seven warnings and promises, And if we are
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  Speaker 1: willing to listen, we will see ourselves in these letters.
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  Speaker 1: Think about it. How many believers today are like the
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  Speaker 1: church in Ephesus, working hard defending truth, but losing their
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  Speaker 1: first love for Christ. They do all the right things,
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  Speaker 1: but their passion is God. How many churches today are
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  Speaker 1: like Smyrna, faithful under persecution, suffering, for their faith while
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  Speaker 1: the rest of the world mocks them. How many are
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  Speaker 1: like Pergamum, where compromise has crept in and the culture
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  Speaker 1: has started shaping the church more than the church is
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  Speaker 1: shaping the culture. How many are like Thiata, allowing false
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  Speaker 1: teachings and immorality to take root because they don't want
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  Speaker 1: to offend anyone. How many are like Sardis, having a
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  Speaker 1: reputation of being alive but spiritually dead inside. How many
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  Speaker 1: are like Philadelphia, small in number, yet holding on to
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  Speaker 1: the truth with everything they have. And how many are
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  Speaker 1: like laodicea comfortable lukewarm, neither hot nor cold, thinking they
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  Speaker 1: have everything they need, not realizing they are spiritually blind, naked,
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  Speaker 1: and poor. These letters are not just history, they are prophecy.
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  Speaker 1: When Jesus dictated these letters, he wasn't just speaking to
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  Speaker 1: those seven churches in Asia Minor. He was speaking to
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  Speaker 1: every generation of believers, including us. And what's terrifying, only
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  Speaker 1: two of these churches receive no rebuke from Jesus. The
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  Speaker 1: rest were either warned to repent, wake up, or face
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  Speaker 1: the consequences. Now, ask yourself, if Jesus wrote a letter
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  Speaker 1: to your church today, what would he say? Would he
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  Speaker 1: commend you for holding on to his name? Or would
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  Speaker 1: he warn you that you've lost your passion? Would he
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  Speaker 1: praise your endurance or would he tell you that you've
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  Speaker 1: been tolerating sin. Would he say well done? Or would
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  Speaker 1: he say repent before it's too late. This is why
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  Speaker 1: these letters are so crucial, because they force us to
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  Speaker 1: ask where do I stand? Am I truly following Jesus?
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  Speaker 1: Or have I become spiritually lazy? Am I holding on
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  Speaker 1: to truth? Or have I let the world influence me?
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  Speaker 1: Revelation three twenty gives us one of the most powerful
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  Speaker 1: images in scripture. Here I am I stand at the
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  Speaker 1: door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens
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  Speaker 1: the door, I will come in and eat with that person,
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  Speaker 1: and they with me. Jesus is not talking to unbelievers here.
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  Speaker 1: He is talking to the church. He is talking to
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  Speaker 1: believers who have drifted. He is talking to people who
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  Speaker 1: think they are fine, but they are far from him,
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  Speaker 1: and he is knocking. The question is will you open
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  Speaker 1: the door? Will you listen to what the spirit is
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  Speaker 1: saying to the churches? Will you wake up before it's
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  Speaker 1: too late? These letters are not just ancient messages. They
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  Speaker 1: are mirrors reflecting where we are in our walk with Christ,
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  Speaker 1: and whether we choose to ignore them or respond to
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  Speaker 1: them will determine our spiritual future. So ask yourself to day,
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  Speaker 1: which church am I? What is Jesus saying to me?
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  Speaker 1: And am I willing to listen before it's too late.
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  Speaker 1: The fourth most important lesson we got from going through
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  Speaker 1: the Book of Revelation is this, the Antichrist will deceive many.
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  Speaker 1: The Book of Revelation paints a chilling picture of the future,
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  Speaker 1: a world where deception is so strong that even those
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  Speaker 1: who think they are strong in faith could be led astray,
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  Speaker 1: and the terrifying part, most people won't even realize they've
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  Speaker 1: been deceived until it's too late. We live in an
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  Speaker 1: age where truth is being rewritten, morality is being redefined,
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  Speaker 1: and people are more obsessed with power, wealth, and influence
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  Speaker 1: than ever before. The Bible warns that in the last
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  Speaker 1: days there will come a leader who embodies all of
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  Speaker 1: these things, and the world will love him. The Antichrist
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  Speaker 1: Revelation thirteen two to four describes him as a beast
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  Speaker 1: that writes out of the sea. Empowered by Satan himself.
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  Speaker 1: He will have authority, charisma, and influence like no leader
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  Speaker 1: before him. The whole world will marvel at him, saying,
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  Speaker 1: who's like the beast, who can wage war against it?
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  Speaker 1: And that's how deception works. The Antichrist won't come with
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  Speaker 1: horns and red eyes, making it obvious that he is evil. No,
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  Speaker 1: he will come as a solution, a savior, a man
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  Speaker 1: of peace. He will unite nations. He will bring stability
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  Speaker 1: to a chaotic world. He will promise security, prosperity, and
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  Speaker 1: a future where everyone is equal. And the world will
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  Speaker 1: fall at his feet. Why because people are already being
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  Speaker 1: conditioned to worship false saviors. The world is looking for
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  Speaker 1: a leader to fix everything. Governments are promising to be
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  Speaker 1: the answer to all problems. Celebrities, influences, and billionaires are
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  Speaker 1: treated like gods. Will trust artificial intelligence more than they
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  Speaker 1: trust scripture. The foundation for deception is already being laid.
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  Speaker 1: Two Thessalonians two nine to eleven says the coming of
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  Speaker 1: the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works.
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  Speaker 1: He will use all sorts of displays of power through
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  Speaker 1: signs and wonders that serve the lie, and all the
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  Speaker 1: ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish
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  Speaker 1: because they refuse to love the truth and so be saved.
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  Speaker 1: For this reason, God sends them a powerful delusion so
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  Speaker 1: that they will believe the lie. Read that again, a
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  Speaker 1: powerful delusion, not a small deception, a delusion so strong
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  Speaker 1: that people will believe the lie over the truth. And
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  Speaker 1: here's the scariest part. The Antichrist will not be operating alone.
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  Speaker 1: Revelation thirteen eleven to fifteen reveals another figure, the false Prophet.
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  Speaker 1: This religious leader will perform great signs, even calling fire
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  Speaker 1: down from heaven, and he will direct worship toward the Antichrist,
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  Speaker 1: a one world religion where all faiths must bow to
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  Speaker 1: one man. Can you see how this is already happening.
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  Speaker 1: Religious leaders are watering down the truth, saying all paths
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  Speaker 1: lead to God. Churches are more focused on self help
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  Speaker 1: and entertainment than repentance and salvation. People don't want to
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  Speaker 1: hear about sin or the need for Jesus. They just
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  Speaker 1: want feel good messages, and when the time comes, they
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  Speaker 1: will be ready to embrace the ultimate deception. But the
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  Speaker 1: deception doesn't stop there. The Antichrist and the false Prophet
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  Speaker 1: will introduce a system of control so powerful that no
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  Speaker 1: one will be able to buy or sell without taking
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  Speaker 1: the mark of the Beast Revelation thirteen, sixteen seventeen, a
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  Speaker 1: mark that represents total allegiance. People think they would take it,
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  Speaker 1: but when their survival depends on it, when feeding their families,
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  Speaker 1: keeping their jobs, and protecting their future requires a simple
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  Speaker 1: act of loyalty, many will justify it. They will say,
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  Speaker 1: God knows my heart, it's just a financial system. Everyone
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  Speaker 1: else is doing it. Why should I resist? And with
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  Speaker 1: that they will seal their fate. Revelation fourteen nine to
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  Speaker 1: ten gives a clear warning. If anyone worships the Beast
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  Speaker 1: and its image and receives its mark on their forehead
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  Speaker 1: or on their hand, they too will drink the wine
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  Speaker 1: of God's fury, which has been poured full strength into
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  Speaker 1: the cup of his wrath. There will be no second chances.
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  Speaker 1: This is why Jesus warned in Matthew twenty four twenty
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  Speaker 1: four for false messiahs and false prophets will appear and
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  Speaker 1: perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even
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  Speaker 1: the elect, If possible, even the elect. This means even
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  Speaker 1: those who claim to follow Christ, if they are not
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  Speaker 1: truly rooted in him could be deceived. So here's the
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  Speaker 1: real question. Would you recognize the Antichrist if he appeared
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  Speaker 1: to day or would you be one of the millions
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  Speaker 1: who celebrate him, defend him and call those who question
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  Speaker 1: him conspiracy theorists. Would you stand firm in your faith
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  Speaker 1: if it meant losing your job, losing your rights, losing everything,
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  Speaker 1: or would you compromise justifying that God wouldn't want me
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  Speaker 1: to suffer. This is why we need to wake up now.
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  Speaker 1: Revelation is not meant to scare us. It is meant
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  Speaker 1: to prepare us. We cannot afford to be asleep while
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  Speaker 1: the spirit of deception is already at work in the world.
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  Speaker 1: So ask yourself, do I love the truth enough to
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  Speaker 1: recognize the lie when it comes? Because when the Antichrist rises,
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  Speaker 1: the world will celebrate him, the media will praise him,
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  Speaker 1: the nations will bow to him, and those who refuse
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  Speaker 1: they will be hated, hunted, and silenced. But here's the
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  Speaker 1: good news. Revelation does not end with the Antichrist. It
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  Speaker 1: ends with Jesus Christ. The beast will have his moment,
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  Speaker 1: but his time is short, and when Jesus returns, every
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  Speaker 1: knee will bow every tongue will confess that he is Lord,
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  Speaker 1: not the Antichrist, not the false prophet, not the world's leaders,
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  Speaker 1: only Jesus. So be ready, stay alert, stand firm in
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  Speaker 1: the truth, because the deception is coming, and when it does,
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  Speaker 1: you will have to choose the world's savior or the
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  Speaker 1: true Savior. Choose wisely. The fifth most important lesson we
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  Speaker 1: got from going through the Book of Revelation is this,
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  Speaker 1: God's judgment is righteous and unavoidable. This is the part
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  Speaker 1: of Revelation that people don't want to talk about. The
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  Speaker 1: judgment of God, the wrath of God, the final reckoning,
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  Speaker 1: where everything hidden is exposed and every knee must bow
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  Speaker 1: before the throne of Christ. For some this is terrifying.
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  Speaker 1: For others it is the greatest hope we have. But
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  Speaker 1: here's the truth. Whether you believe it or not, whether
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  Speaker 1: you like it or not, God's judgment is coming, and
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  Speaker 1: no one can stop it. At the world mocks the
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  Speaker 1: idea of judgment. They say a loving God wouldn't punish people.
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  Speaker 1: They call it fear mongering. They say hell is just
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  Speaker 1: a religious control tactic. But Revelation twenty eleven to twelve
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  Speaker 1: tells a different story. Then I saw a great, white throne,
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  Speaker 1: and him who was seated on it. The earth and
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  Speaker 1: the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no
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  Speaker 1: place for them. And I saw the dead, great and small,
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  Speaker 1: standing before the throne, and books were opened. Did you
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  Speaker 1: catch that there was no place for them to harm?
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  Speaker 1: From the wealthiest kings to the poorest beggars, from presidents
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  Speaker 1: to criminals, from celebrities to those unknown to the world,
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  Speaker 1: everyone will stand before God, and there will be no excuses,
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  Speaker 1: no lawyers, no debates, no arguing with God about what
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  Speaker 1: felt right. There will be books opened. One of those books,
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  Speaker 1: the Book of Life. If your name is not found
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  Speaker 1: in it, Revelation twenty, verse fifteen says you will be
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  Speaker 1: thrown into the lake of fire. This is not a metaphor,
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  Speaker 1: This is not symbolic. This is the final judgment. But
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  Speaker 1: here's the part many people miss. God's judgment is not unfair,
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  Speaker 1: it is righteous. Why because God has been patient. Right
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  Speaker 1: now people live in rebellion, mocking his word, twisting his truth,
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  Speaker 1: rejecting his mercy, and God still gives them time to repent.
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  Speaker 1: Two Peter three nine tells us the Lord is not
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  Speaker 1: slow in his promise. As some understand slowness. Instead, he
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  Speaker 1: is patient with you, not wanting any one to perish,
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  Speaker 1: but everyone to come to repentance. But one day time
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  Speaker 1: will run out. Right now, we live in a world
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  Speaker 1: that celebrates sin, that calls evil good and good evil
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  Speaker 1: Isiah five twenty. And because judgment has not come yet,
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  Speaker 1: people assume it never will. But do not be deceived.
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  Speaker 1: Galatians six seven says, do not be deceived. God cannot
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  Speaker 1: be mocked. A man reaps what he sows, and Revelation
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  Speaker 1: gives us a glimpse of what that reaping looks like.
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  Speaker 1: Revelation six speaks of seals being opened, judgments that unleash war, famine, disease,
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  Speaker 1: and death. Revelation eight describes trumpet judgments, hail and fire,
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  Speaker 1: poisoned waters, darkness covering the earth. Revelation sixteen speaks of
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  Speaker 1: bowls of rap poured out, pain, scorching heat, rivers turning
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  Speaker 1: to blood. And yet even after all this, people will
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  Speaker 1: still refuse to repent. Revelation sixteen nine says they curse
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  Speaker 1: the name of God, who had control over these plagues,
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  Speaker 1: but they refuse to repent and glorify him. Let that
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  Speaker 1: sink in even with the world collapsing. Even with undeniable
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  Speaker 1: proof of God's power, they will still refuse. This is
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  Speaker 1: why judgment is unavoidable, because some people will never bow
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  Speaker 1: to God willingly. They want a God who fits their agenda,
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  Speaker 1: a God who doesn't tell them how to live, a
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  Speaker 1: God who accepts sin instead of calls them to repentance.
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  Speaker 1: But the God of Revelation, he does not change. Hebrews
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  Speaker 1: ten thirty one warns us it is a fearful thing
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  Speaker 1: to fall into the hands of the living God. What
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  Speaker 1: does this mean for us today? It means wake up.
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  Speaker 1: If you have been living in rebellion. There is still time,
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  Speaker 1: but that time is running out. It means preach the
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  Speaker 1: truth because the world is not getting better, it is
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  Speaker 1: getting darker. The time for sugar coated Christianity is over.
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  Speaker 1: It means trust in God's justice. Right now, the wicked
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  Speaker 1: seem to prosper, the corrupt seem untouchable. The righteous suffer
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  Speaker 1: while the evil thrive. But Revelation shows us the end
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  Speaker 1: of the story, and in the end justice comes. Every
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  Speaker 1: evil act that was never punished, God saw it, every
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  Speaker 1: lie that was never exposed, God knows it, every tear
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  Speaker 1: that was shed in secret, God remembers it. Revelation twenty
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  Speaker 1: one four gives the ultimate hope for those who trust
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  Speaker 1: in him. He will wipe every tear from their eyes.
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  Speaker 1: There will be no more death or mourning, or crying
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  Speaker 1: or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.
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  Speaker 1: Judgment is coming for those who rejected him. It will
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  Speaker 1: be a day of terror. For those who trusted him,
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  Speaker 1: it will be a day of victory. Which side will
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  Speaker 1: you be on? The sixth most important lesson we got
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  Speaker 1: from going through the Book of Revelation is this, there
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  Speaker 1: is no middle ground. You must choose a side. If
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  Speaker 1: Revelation teaches us anything, it's that there is no such
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  Speaker 1: thing as neutrality in the Kingdom of God. You are
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  Speaker 1: either with him or against him. You either belong to
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  Speaker 1: the lamb or you are following the beast. There is
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  Speaker 1: no in between, no gray area, no fence to sit on.
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  Speaker 1: And yet so many people try to live their lives
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  Speaker 1: in the middle. They say things like, I believe in God,
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  Speaker 1: but I don't take religion too seriously. I follow Jesus,
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  Speaker 1: but I don't want to be too extreme about it. Spiritual,
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  Speaker 1: but I don't like to label myself. They want just
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  Speaker 1: enough of Jesus to feel safe, but not enough to
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  Speaker 1: actually be set apart. But Revelation makes it clear lukewarm
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  Speaker 1: faith will not survive. In Revelation three fifteen to sixteen,
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  Speaker 1: Jesus speaks directly to the church in Laodicea, and his
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  Speaker 1: words are terrifying. I know your deeds that you are
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  Speaker 1: neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one
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  Speaker 1: or the other. So because you are lukewarm, neither hot
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  Speaker 1: nor cold, I am about to spit you out of
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  Speaker 1: my mouth. Spit you out. That's not just disappointment, that's rejection.
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  Speaker 1: And that is exactly what happens to those who refuse
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  Speaker 1: to make a choice. Revelation shows us two kinds of
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  Speaker 1: people in the last days, those who bear the mark
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  Speaker 1: of the Beast, who follow the world, compromise with sin
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  Speaker 1: and reject God's truth. Those who bear the seal of God,
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  Speaker 1: who remain faithful, endure persecution, and refuse to bow to
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  Speaker 1: the system of the Antichrist. There is no third category.
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  Speaker 1: You are either sealed by God or marked by the Beast.
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  Speaker 1: This is not just about some future event. This is
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  Speaker 1: happening right now. Every day. People are making decisions that
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  Speaker 1: reveal where their loyalty truly lies. When you choose to
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  Speaker 1: stay silent instead of standing for truth, you are choosing
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  Speaker 1: a side. When you compromise on your convictions to fit in.
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  Speaker 1: You are choosing a side when you care more about
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  Speaker 1: the approval of people than the approval of God. You
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  Speaker 1: are choosing a side. And what does Jesus say? Whoever
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  Speaker 1: is not with me is against me, and whoever does
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  Speaker 1: not gather with me scatters Matthew twelve thirty. This is
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  Speaker 1: the war of revelation. It is not just a battle
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  Speaker 1: of good versus evil. It is a battle for your soul.
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  Speaker 1: Satan doesn't need to turn you into a Satanist to win.
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  Speaker 1: He just needs to keep you comfortable enough that you
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  Speaker 1: never fully surrender to Christ. He wants you to be
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  Speaker 1: half in, half out, to think you're safe because you
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  Speaker 1: go to church while still living like the world, to
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  Speaker 1: convince you that as long as you're a good person,
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  Speaker 1: you don't really have to give up your sin. But
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  Speaker 1: there is no middle ground. When the Antichrist rises, he
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  Speaker 1: will demand absolute allegiance. Revelation thirteen sixteen to seventeen tells
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  Speaker 1: us it also forced all people great and small, rich
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  Speaker 1: and poor, free, and slave to receive a mark on
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  Speaker 1: their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they
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  Speaker 1: could not buy or sell unless they had the mark.
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  Speaker 1: That is the moment of decision. And if you cannot
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  Speaker 1: stand for Christ now when there is no real cost,
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  Speaker 1: how will you stand when your job, your home, or
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  Speaker 1: even your life is on the line. Jesus warned us,
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  Speaker 1: whoever wants to be my des disciple must deny themselves
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  Speaker 1: and take up their cross daily and follow me Luke
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  Speaker 1: nine twenty three. Deny yourself, take up your cross, follow him,
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  Speaker 1: not half way, not when it's convenient, not just on Sundays,
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  Speaker 1: every single day, Because whether you realize it or not,
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  Speaker 1: you are choosing a side. Every time you scroll past
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  Speaker 1: filth and let it into your mind. You are choosing
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  Speaker 1: a side. Every time you make excuses for sin instead
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  Speaker 1: of repenting, you are choosing a side. Every time you
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  Speaker 1: put your comfort over obedience, you are choosing a side.
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  Speaker 1: And if you wait until it's too late to decide,
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  Speaker 1: then by default you've already chosen. So what does this
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  Speaker 1: mean for us to day? It means we need to
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  Speaker 1: wake up. Revelation is not a fairy tale. It is
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  Speaker 1: a road map to what is coming, and when the
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  Speaker 1: final battle begins, only two kinds of people will be left,
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  Speaker 1: those who stood for Christ and those who fell away.
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  Speaker 1: Which one will you be? The seventh most important lesson
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  Speaker 1: we got from going through the Book of Revelation is this.
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  Speaker 1: The return of Jesus is the ultimate hope For many.
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  Speaker 1: The Book of Revelation is terrifying, plagues, wars, judgment, the
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  Speaker 1: rise of the Antichrist. It's easy to focus on the
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  Speaker 1: chaos and miss the most powerful message of all. Jesus
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  Speaker 1: is coming back, and when he does, everything changes. Right now,
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  Speaker 1: we live in a world filled with suffering. Every day
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  Speaker 1: we see evil growing stronger, morality collapsing, and people drifting
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  Speaker 1: further from God. It can feel overwhelming like darkness is winning.
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  Speaker 1: But Revelation reminds us darkness never wins because the end
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  Speaker 1: of the story is already written, and in the final chapter,
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  Speaker 1: Jesus returns. In Glory Nation nineteen eleven to sixteen, paints
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  Speaker 1: an image that is impossible to ignore. I saw heaven
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  Speaker 1: standing open, and there before me was a white horse,
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  Speaker 1: whose rider is called Faithful and True with justice. He
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  Speaker 1: judges and wages war. His eyes are like blazing fire,
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  Speaker 1: and on his head are many crowns. He has a
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  Speaker 1: name written on him that no one knows but he himself.
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  Speaker 1: He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and
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  Speaker 1: his name is the Word of God. The armies of
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  Speaker 1: Heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed
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  Speaker 1: in fine linen, white and clean. Coming out of his
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  Speaker 1: mouth is a sharp sword with which to strike down
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  Speaker 1: the nations. He will rule them with an iron scepter.
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  Speaker 1: He treads the wine press of the Fury of the
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  Speaker 1: wrath of God Almighty. On his robe and on his
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  Speaker 1: thigh he has this name written, King of Kings and
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  Speaker 1: Lord of Lords. This is not Jesus the servant. This
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  Speaker 1: is Jesus, the conquering King. For thousands of years, the
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  Speaker 1: world has mocked him, denied him, and rejected him. But
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  Speaker 1: on that day, every knee will bow, and every tongue
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  Speaker 1: will confess that he is Lord Philippians two ten to eleven.
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  Speaker 1: Every ruler, every nation, every kingdom that once stood against
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  Speaker 1: God will fall, and Jesus will reign. This is the
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  Speaker 1: moment all of history has been leading to, from Genesis
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  Speaker 1: to Revelation. God's plan has always been to restore what
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  Speaker 1: was broken in Genesis, man was expelled from Eden. But
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  Speaker 1: in Revelation twenty one we see something incredible. Then I
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  Speaker 1: saw a new heaven and a new Earth. For the
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  Speaker 1: first heaven and the first Earth had passed away, and
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  Speaker 1: there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City,
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  Speaker 1: the New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
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  Speaker 1: prepared as a bride, beautifully dressed for her husband. And
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  Speaker 1: I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, Look,
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  Speaker 1: God's dwelling place is now among the people, and he
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  Speaker 1: will dwell with them. They will be his people, and
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  Speaker 1: God himself will be with them and be their God.
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  Speaker 1: He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will
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  Speaker 1: be no more death or mourning, or crying or pain,
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  Speaker 1: for the old order of things has passed away. Revelation
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  Speaker 1: twenty one one through four. Let that sink in. No
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  Speaker 1: more pain, no more death, no more suffering. Everything we
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  Speaker 1: lost in the Fall Jesus restores. The return of Jesus
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  Speaker 1: is not just a dramatic ending to the Bible. It
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  Speaker 1: is the greatest hope for every believer, because no matter
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  Speaker 1: what you are facing to day, no matter how dark
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  Speaker 1: the world seems, this is not the end. Revelation reminds
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  Speaker 1: us that every injustice will be made right, every wrong
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  Speaker 1: will be corrected, tear will be wiped away, and those
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  Speaker 1: who remained faithful, those who endured, who held on to
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  Speaker 1: Christ no matter what, will live with him forever. But
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  Speaker 1: here's the reality many people ignore. Jesus is coming back,
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  Speaker 1: whether you're ready or not. For believers, his return is
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  Speaker 1: the fulfillment of every promise. For those who rejected him,
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  Speaker 1: it is the beginning of their worst nightmare. There is
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  Speaker 1: no middle ground. You will either rejoice when you see
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  Speaker 1: him coming on the clouds, or you will mourn because
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  Speaker 1: you realize you were never truly his The question is
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  Speaker 1: are you living like you believe he's coming back? Because
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  Speaker 1: when he returns, there will be no more time to prepare,
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  Speaker 1: no second chances, no negotiations. He will not come as
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  Speaker 1: a savior offering mercy. He will come as a king
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  Speaker 1: demanding justice. So what does this mean for us to day?
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  Speaker 1: It means we don't live in fear, no matter what
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  Speaker 1: happens in the world, no matter how bad things get,
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  Speaker 1: we already know how this ends. Jesus wins, Satan loses,
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  Speaker 1: and eternity begins. If you are in Christ, you have
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  Speaker 1: nothing to fear, only something to look forward to. And
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  Speaker 1: if you are not in Christ, there is still time,
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  Speaker 1: But that time is running out, because one day the
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  Speaker 1: sky will split, the trumpet will sound, and the King
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  Speaker 1: of kings will return to claim his own And when
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  Speaker 1: that happens, will you be ready? The ninth most important
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  Speaker 1: lesson we got from going through the Book of Revelation
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  Speaker 1: is this, Heaven is more glorious than you can imagine.
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  Speaker 1: Most people have a vague idea of heaven. Maybe you
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  Speaker 1: picture clouds, golden streets, and angels playing harps. Maybe you
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  Speaker 1: imagine an endless worship service, people singing in white robes forever.
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  Speaker 1: And let's be honest, for some that sounds boring. But
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  Speaker 1: what if everything you thought about heaven was too small.
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  Speaker 1: Revelation doesn't just give us a glimpse of heaven. It
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  Speaker 1: blows open the doors to a reality more glorious, more beautiful,
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  Speaker 1: more breath taking than we could ever comprehend. The Bible
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  Speaker 1: tells us in First Corinthians two nine, no eye has seen,
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  Speaker 1: no ear has heard, and no human mind has conceived
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  Speaker 1: the things that God has prepared for those who love him.
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  Speaker 1: Think about that everything you've ever seen. Everything you've ever heard,
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  Speaker 1: none of it compares to what is coming. And in
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  Speaker 1: Revelation twenty one to twenty two, God pulls back the
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  Speaker 1: curtain and gives us a glimpse. First, Heaven is not
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  Speaker 1: just a spiritual realm, It is a new creation. Revelation
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  Speaker 1: twenty one one says, then I saw a new Heaven
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  Speaker 1: and a new Earth, for the first Heaven and the
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  Speaker 1: first Earth had passed away. This means Heaven is not
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  Speaker 1: just some distant place in the clouds. It is a renewed, restored,
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  Speaker 1: perfected world. Everything broken by sin fixed, everything lost in
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  Speaker 1: the fall restored, everything corrupted by death made new. It
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  Speaker 1: is a world without pain, without suffering, without fear, no
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  Speaker 1: more disease, no more heart break, no more war. Can
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  Speaker 1: you even imagine a world where nothing ever goes wrong?
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  Speaker 1: We live in a world where every good thing fades.
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  Speaker 1: Love turns to loss, health turns to sickness, joy turns
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  Speaker 1: to sorrow. But in Heaven, nothing fades, nothing is lost,
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  Speaker 1: nothing dies, because God himself will be there. Revelation twenty
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  Speaker 1: one three to four tells us, and I heard a
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  Speaker 1: loud voice from the throne saying, look, God's dwelling place
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  Speaker 1: is now among the people, and he will dwell with them.
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  Speaker 1: They will be his people, and God himself will be
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  Speaker 1: with them and be their God. He will wipe every
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  Speaker 1: tear from their eyes. There will be no more death
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  Speaker 1: or mourning, or crying or pain, for the old order
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  Speaker 1: of things has passed away. Can you imagine God dwelling
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  Speaker 1: among his people, and not distant, not hidden, but right there,
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  Speaker 1: so close that he wipes away your tears? Now? Think
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  Speaker 1: of the most breath taking places on Earth, the Grand Canyon,
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  Speaker 1: the Swiss Alps, the most beautiful sunset you've ever seen.
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  Speaker 1: All of them exist in a broken world. And if
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  Speaker 1: a world cursed by sin can still be this beautiful,
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  Speaker 1: how much more glorious will a perfected world be. Revelation
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  Speaker 1: twenty one describes the New Jerusalem, a city one thousand,
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  Speaker 1: four hundred miles long, wide and high, an unfathomable size,
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  Speaker 1: walls made of jasper, the city itself made of pure gold,
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  Speaker 1: as clear as glass, foundations decorated with every kind of
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  Speaker 1: prescious stone, twelve gates, each made from a single pearl.
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  Speaker 1: This isn't symbolism, This is real. This is the home
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  Speaker 1: prepared for those who love Him. But here is the
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  Speaker 1: best part. Heaven is not just about where you are,
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  Speaker 1: It's about who is there. In heaven, you will see
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  Speaker 1: Jesus face to face. No more wondering, no more feeling distant,
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  Speaker 1: no more praying to a god you cannot see. You
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  Speaker 1: will stand before him and look into his eyes, feel
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  Speaker 1: his embrace, and worship him in a way you never
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  Speaker 1: could on earth. Revelation twenty two three to four says
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  Speaker 1: the throne of God and of the Lamb will be
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  Speaker 1: in the city, and his servants will serve him. They
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  Speaker 1: will see his face, and his name will be on
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  Speaker 1: their foreheads. Imagine standing before Jesus, the scars still on
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  Speaker 1: his hands, the love burning in his eyes, and hearing
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  Speaker 1: him say, well done, my good and faithful servant. This
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  Speaker 1: is not just a fantasy. See this is not just
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  Speaker 1: a dream. This is real, and this is your future
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  Speaker 1: if you belong to Christ. But here's what many people miss.
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  Speaker 1: Not everyone will be there. Revelation twenty one twenty seven
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  Speaker 1: tells us nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will
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  Speaker 1: anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful. But only
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  Speaker 1: those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life.
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  Speaker 1: That means no sin will enter heaven, No rebellion will
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  Speaker 1: enter heaven. No one who rejected Jesus will enter heaven.
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  Speaker 1: Many people believe that as long as they were good people,
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  Speaker 1: they will go to heaven, but that is not what
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  Speaker 1: the Bible says. The only ones who enter are those
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  Speaker 1: whose names are in the Book of Life. And the
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  Speaker 1: only way to have your name in that book is
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  Speaker 1: to belong to Jesus, to repent of your sins, to
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  Speaker 1: surrender your life to him, to place your faith in
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  Speaker 1: him alone. Because the reality is everyone will spend eternity somewhere,
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  Speaker 1: and if Heaven is more glorious than you can imagine,
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  Speaker 1: Hell is more terrifying than you can comprehend. There is
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  Speaker 1: no middle ground, no second chances after death, no way
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  Speaker 1: to argue your way in. When you stand before God,
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  Speaker 1: one thing will matter. Did you know his son, were
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  Speaker 1: you washed by his blood? Did you follow him? Or
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  Speaker 1: did you reject him? Heaven is real, more real than
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  Speaker 1: anything in this life, and the door is still open.
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  Speaker 1: But one day that door will close, and when it does,
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  Speaker 1: you will either enter into the most glorious reality beyond imagination,
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  Speaker 1: or you will realize too late that you never truly belonged?
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  Speaker 1: Are you ready for heaven? The most important lesson we
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  Speaker 1: got from going through all the Book of Revelation is
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  Speaker 1: this what revelation means for us to day. It's easy
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  Speaker 1: to look at revelation as something distant, something about the future,
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  Speaker 1: about the end times, about things that haven't happened yet.
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  Speaker 1: But if that's all you see, you're missing the entire point.
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  Speaker 1: Revelation isn't just about what will happen. It's about what
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  Speaker 1: is happening right now. It's about the battles raging in
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  Speaker 1: the unseen realm, the war over your soul, the war
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  Speaker 1: over truth, the war between the Kingdom of God and
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  Speaker 1: the kingdom of darkness. It's about how you live today
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  Speaker 1: knowing that everything is leading up to a final moment
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  Speaker 1: where every decision will be set in stone. So the
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  Speaker 1: real question is what will you do with what you
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  Speaker 1: now know? Because if revelation is true, if the return
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  Speaker 1: of Christ is near, if judgment is real, then everything
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  Speaker 1: about your life has to change. You can't keep living
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  Speaker 1: like the world. You can't keep playing games with sin.
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  Speaker 1: You can't keep pretending there's more time because there isn't.
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  Speaker 1: Look at the world right now, everything Revelation want about
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  Speaker 1: It's already happening, global deception, nations in turmoil, moral collapse,
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  Speaker 1: spiritual lukewarmness, persecution rising, the love of many growing cold.
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  Speaker 1: Does that sound familiar? It should, because we are living
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  Speaker 1: in it, and Jesus already told us what would happen next.
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  Speaker 1: The Book of Revelation isn't a horror story. It's not
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  Speaker 1: a fantasy. It's not a myth. It's a road map.
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  Speaker 1: A road map for how to live in these final days,
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  Speaker 1: a road map for how to endure when the world
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  Speaker 1: turns against you, a road map for how to stand
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  Speaker 1: firm when compromises everywhere, a road map for how to overcome,
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  Speaker 1: how to prepare, and how to remain faithful until the
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  Speaker 1: very end. The question is will you listen or will
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  Speaker 1: you ignore it? Just like the world, will you wake
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  Speaker 1: up or will you stay asleep? Because Revelation makes one
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  Speaker 1: thing very clear. There is no middle ground. You are
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  Speaker 1: either with Jesus or you are against him. You are
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  Speaker 1: either marked by God or you will be marked by
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  Speaker 1: the beast. You are either part of the faithful remnant
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  Speaker 1: or you are part of the great falling away. There
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  Speaker 1: is no room for being half committed. There is no
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  Speaker 1: time for being lukewarm. There is no second chance after
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  Speaker 1: the trumpet sounds. And if revelation means anything for us today,
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  Speaker 1: it's this. Decide now. Decide whose side you're on, because
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  Speaker 1: one day the choice won't be yours anymore. One day
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  Speaker 1: the sky will split open. One day the Son of
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  Speaker 1: God will return. One day everything will be revealed for
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  Speaker 1: what it truly is. And on that day there will
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  Speaker 1: be no time left to choose. So choose now. If
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  Speaker 1: you believe revelation is true, live like it. If you
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  Speaker 1: believe Jesus is coming back, prepare for it. If you
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  Speaker 1: believe eternity is real, stop chasing things that don't last,
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  Speaker 1: because everything in this world is temporary, but your soul
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  Speaker 1: that's forever. And if you're hearing this right now, it
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  Speaker 1: means God is giving you another chance to respond, to
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  Speaker 1: wake up, to repent, to get serious about your faith,
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  Speaker 1: to stop running and start following him. This is what
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  Speaker 1: revelation means for us to day. It's not just a
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  Speaker 1: book about the end. It's a book about now, and
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  Speaker 1: what you do with it will determine everything. The most
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  Speaker 1: important lesson we got from going through all the Book
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  Speaker 1: of revelation is this, Will you be ready when the
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  Speaker 1: time comes? Everything we've uncovered in this journey, every warning,
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  Speaker 1: every prophecy, every promise, it all comes down to one question.
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  Speaker 1: When it happens, will you be ready? Because make no mistake,
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  Speaker 1: it will happen. The return of Christ is not a possibility.
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  Speaker 1: It's not a theory. It's not a question of if.
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  Speaker 1: It is a certainty. And when that moment arrives, you
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  Speaker 1: will be standing before God. Everything hidden will be exposed,
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  Speaker 1: every secret will be brought into the light. Every choice
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  Speaker 1: you made will be laid before the throne. And at
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  Speaker 1: that moment there will be no more time to decide,
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  Speaker 1: no more time to fix things, no more time to repent,
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  Speaker 1: no more time to get serious about God, because by
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  Speaker 1: then it will already be over. Jesus made it clear.
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  Speaker 1: The door will be shut, and those who were unprepared
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  Speaker 1: will beg to enter, but it will be too late,
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  Speaker 1: Like the five foolish virgins who had no oil in
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  Speaker 1: their lamps, Like the people in Noah's day who ignored
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  Speaker 1: the warnings until the flood came and took them all away,
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  Speaker 1: Like the rich man who lived for himself, only to
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  Speaker 1: wake up in torment, realizing he had wasted everything. This
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  Speaker 1: is not just a metaphor. This is a reality, and
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  Speaker 1: it's coming sooner than most people think. We are watching
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  Speaker 1: prophecy unfold before our eyes. Look around, the world isn't
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  Speaker 1: getting better. Let's get darker, more deception, more lawlessness, more
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  Speaker 1: pressure to compromise. And if you think you'll be able
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  Speaker 1: to stand later when things get harder, when the world
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  Speaker 1: turns against Christians, when you're forced to choose between faith
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  Speaker 1: and comfort, then ask yourself this are you standing now?
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  Speaker 1: Because if you can't stand for Jesus, now, what makes
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  Speaker 1: you think you'll stand when the pressure is greater. If
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  Speaker 1: you won't be faithful, now, what makes you think you'll
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  Speaker 1: be faithful when it costs you everything? You won't. The
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  Speaker 1: Bible says many will fall away, not a few, not
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  Speaker 1: some many, because when the fire comes, only what is
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  Speaker 1: truly rooted in Christ will remain. So here's the truth.
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  Speaker 1: If you're waiting for later to take God seriously, you're
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  Speaker 1: already falling away because later isn't promised. Later might not come,
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  Speaker 1: and even if it does, by then your heart might
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  Speaker 1: already be too hardened to return. The greatest deception is
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  Speaker 1: thinking you have more time, that you can keep playing
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  Speaker 1: with sin, that you can keep living for yourself, that
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  Speaker 1: you can keep waiting until you're ready. But what if
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  Speaker 1: Jesus came back to night? What if the sky split
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  Speaker 1: open right now? Would you be ready? Would he call
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  Speaker 1: you faithful? Or would you be standing there realizing you
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  Speaker 1: wasted the one chance you had. Because no one will
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  Speaker 1: accidentally make it into heaven. No one will stand before
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  Speaker 1: God and say I didn't know. You know, and you
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  Speaker 1: are responsible for what you know. So what will you
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  Speaker 1: do with it? Will you push this aside, go back
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  Speaker 1: to life as usual, pretend like none of this matters.
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  Speaker 1: Or will you wake up? Will you prepare? Will you
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  Speaker 1: live as if everything Jesus said is true? Because it is.
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  Speaker 1: And if you're hearing this right now, that means God
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  Speaker 1: is giving you a choice, one last warning, one last
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  Speaker 1: call to return, because one day the warnings will stop.
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  Speaker 1: One day the final trumpet will sound. One day every
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  Speaker 1: knee will bow, every tongue will confess, and every soul
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  Speaker 1: will know the truth. And on that day you will
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  Speaker 1: either rejoice or you will regret, But it will be
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  Speaker 1: too late to change sides. So choose now, Choose to
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  Speaker 1: follow Christ. Choose to prepare your heart, choose to stop
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  Speaker 1: waiting and start living for eternity, because one way or another,
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  Speaker 1: the time is coming, and when it does, the only
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  Speaker 1: thing that will matter is this, Were you ready? The
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  Speaker 1: most important lesson we got from going through all the
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  Speaker 1: Book of Revelation is this, we need strength to stand
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  Speaker 1: in the last days. Everything we've discussed, everything we've uncovered,
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  Speaker 1: it all leads to this moment because knowing the truth
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  Speaker 1: isn't enough. Understanding prophecy isn't enough. Even believing that Jesus
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  Speaker 1: is returning isn't enough. If you're not prepared to stand
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  Speaker 1: when the world shakes, if you're not ready to hold
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  Speaker 1: the line when the pressure comes, if you're not committed
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  Speaker 1: to endure until the end, then what good was any
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  Speaker 1: of it? Because the Bible makes it clear only those
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  Speaker 1: who endure to the end will be saved, not those
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  Speaker 1: who started strong, not those who knew the most theology,
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  Speaker 1: not those who had the loudest voice's, biggest platforms, or
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  Speaker 1: most spiritual experiences. Those who endured. So the question is
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  Speaker 1: how do we endure? How do we stay standing when
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  Speaker 1: the world falls apart? How do we stay faithful when temptation, fear,
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  Speaker 1: and persecution come knocking. There's only one way. We don't
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  Speaker 1: do it in our own strength, because the truth is,
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  Speaker 1: you and I are not strong enough. We are not
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  Speaker 1: wise enough, we are not disciplined enough, we are not
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  Speaker 1: fearless enough. But God is. And that's why before we
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  Speaker 1: end this video, we need to pray. Because if we
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  Speaker 1: think we can stand firm without God's help, if we
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  Speaker 1: think we can walk this path without surrendering completely, then
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  Speaker 1: we are already setting ourselves up to fall. So wherever
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  Speaker 1: you are, whatever you're doing right now, pause, take this
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  Speaker 1: moment seriously, because this prayer is not a ritual. It's
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  Speaker 1: a life line. It's a cry for strength in a
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  Speaker 1: world that is growing darker. It's a declaration that no
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  Speaker 1: matter what comes, we will remain faithful. So if you're ready,
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  Speaker 1: pray with me. Father. We come before you knowing that
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  Speaker 1: we cannot stand on our own. The world is shifting,
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  Speaker 1: the enemy is deceiving, and our own hearts are weak
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  Speaker 1: without you. But to day we surrender. We give you
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  Speaker 1: our fears, we give you our doubts, We give you
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  Speaker 1: every area of our lives that is not fully yours. Lord,
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  Speaker 1: strengthen us to endure. Give us wisdom to see through deception.
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  Speaker 1: Give us courage to stand when the world tells us
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  Speaker 1: to bow. Give us discernment to recognize what is from
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  Speaker 1: you and what is from the enemy. Keep us from compromise,
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  Speaker 1: keep us from apathy, Keep us from falling into the
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  Speaker 1: traps that so many before us have fallen into. Jesus,
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  Speaker 1: we don't just want to know about you. We want
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  Speaker 1: to follow you, no matter the cost and no matter
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  Speaker 1: the pressure, no matter what we must leave behind, because
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  Speaker 1: you are worth it, and on the day you return,
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  Speaker 1: we want to be found faithful. So to day, we
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  Speaker 1: choose you. We choose to live ready, we choose to
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  Speaker 1: prepare our hearts. We choose to follow you with everything
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  Speaker 1: in us, and we ask by your spirit that you
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  Speaker 1: would give us the strength to stand until the very end.
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  Speaker 1: In Jesus name, Omen, if you prayed that prayer, let
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  Speaker 1: us know in the comments. And if you know someone
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  Speaker 1: who is struggling, someone who is on the fence, someone
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  Speaker 1: who needs to hear this message, send them this video.
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  Speaker 1: Because the time is short and more than ever, we
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  Speaker 1: need to be rooted in the Word, equipped in the spirit,
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