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  Speaker 1: What is your opinion about Heaven? Do you believe that
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  Speaker 1: this place exists? If so, is it a realm of
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  Speaker 1: ethereal light and music where quires worship God in an
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  Speaker 1: environment of dazzling beauty and elaborate architecture. Can you envision
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  Speaker 1: stunning displays of gold and silver with a profusion of
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  Speaker 1: countless gemstones. This is undoubtedly true to some extent, but
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  Speaker 1: it is not the complete picture. Perhaps you see Heaven
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  Speaker 1: as the inner surface of an enormous concave dome that
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  Speaker 1: extends across the entire Earth. When the edge of the
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  Speaker 1: dome approaches the horizon, it sometimes gives the impression of
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  Speaker 1: falling short, but it never does. It always covers the
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  Speaker 1: land beneath. Almost all inhabitants of the Earth have some
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  Speaker 1: impression of Heaven. When contemplating the vast possibilities, we must
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  Speaker 1: keep in mind that various terms are used to describe Heaven.
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  Speaker 1: The singular noun heaven emphasizes its global unity. Other expressions
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  Speaker 1: seem to refer to its various aspects or parts. For example,
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  Speaker 1: the terms heavens or celestial places suggest a series of
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  Speaker 1: different places, all gathered under the name Heaven. These places
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  Speaker 1: may be dedicated at different times to different beings and activities.
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  Speaker 1: In Two Corinthians twelve, verses two to four, Paul writes,
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  Speaker 1: I know a man in Christ who, fourteen years ago,
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  Speaker 1: whether in the body or out of the body, I
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  Speaker 1: do not know. God knows such a man was caught
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  Speaker 1: up to the Third Heaven. And I know that this man,
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  Speaker 1: whether in the body or apart from the body, I
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  Speaker 1: do not know. God knows how he was caught up
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  Speaker 1: into paradise and heard inexpressible words which a man is
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  Speaker 1: not permitted to speak. This passage indicates that there are
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  Speaker 1: three heavens in total, one immediately above the other. The
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  Speaker 1: highest is what Paul describes as the Third Heaven. It
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  Speaker 1: is the place of paradise and God's personal dwelling, the
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  Speaker 1: most sacred place in the universe. Passages like this give
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  Speaker 1: us the concept often associated with heaven purity or holiness.
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  Speaker 1: The spoken words there are so sacred that they cannot
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  Speaker 1: be repeated outside. Paradeisos. Paradise is the Greek word designating
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  Speaker 1: a garden. It represents God's garden in heaven. Paradise is
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  Speaker 1: the ultimate destination for all sinners who have truly repented
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  Speaker 1: and persevered in the life of faith on the cross.
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  Speaker 1: Jesus promised the repentant thief that they would be together
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  Speaker 1: in paradise that day. And Jesus said to him, truly,
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  Speaker 1: I say to you today, you shall be with me
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  Speaker 1: in Paradise Luke twenty three, verse forty three. Almost all
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  Speaker 1: inhabitants of the earth have an impression of heaven. The
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  Speaker 1: Book of Revelation presents an area called the half of
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  Speaker 1: Heaven or the middle of Heaven. As far as I know,
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  Speaker 1: this describes a kind of large area where different types
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  Speaker 1: of beings come and go. The following verses mentioned various
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  Speaker 1: powerful beings proclaiming from the middle of Heaven. And I
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  Speaker 1: looked and heard an angel flying in the middle of Heaven,
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  Speaker 1: literally in the middle of Heaven, saying with a loud voice, woe, woe,
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  Speaker 1: woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the
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  Speaker 1: remaining blasts of the trumpets of the three angels who
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  Speaker 1: are about to sound Revelation eight, verse thirteen. Then I
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  Speaker 1: saw another angel flying in the midst of Heaven, literally
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  Speaker 1: in the middle of Heaven, who had the eternal Gospel
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  Speaker 1: to preach to those who dwell on the earth. To
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  Speaker 1: every nation, tribe, tongue, and people. Revelation fourteen, verse six.
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  Speaker 1: Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and
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  Speaker 1: he cried out with a loud voice, saying to all
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  Speaker 1: the birds that fly in the middle of heaven, literally
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  Speaker 1: in the middle of heaven, come and gather together for
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  Speaker 1: the Supper of the Great God, Revelation nineteen, verse seventeen.
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  Speaker 1: The Greek word used for me middle of heaven is mesuranema,
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  Speaker 1: which means precisely that the middle heaven. This could be
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  Speaker 1: the second Heaven. Finally, we could assume that the visible heaven,
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  Speaker 1: the one visible to our natural site, is the first heaven.
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  Speaker 1: All inhabitants of the earth are familiar with this heaven
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  Speaker 1: to some extent, And the inhabitants of heaven what kind
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  Speaker 1: of creatures are they? The most common name given to
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  Speaker 1: them is angels. The word angel is derived from the
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  Speaker 1: Greek noun angelus, which is the standard word for messenger. Therefore,
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  Speaker 1: angels are considered messengers sent from heaven. However, not all
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  Speaker 1: angels are messengers. They have other possible functions. Regardless of
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  Speaker 1: their tasks, they are sent by God for his purposes. However,
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  Speaker 1: the scriptures inform us that there are also evil angels
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  Speaker 1: sent by Satan for his purposes. Sometimes there may be
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  Speaker 1: opposition or conflicts between the angels of God and the
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  Speaker 1: angels of Satan. Some of these conflicts are described in
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  Speaker 1: the scriptures, especially in the Book of Daniel. The Undeniable
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  Speaker 1: Fact therefore confronts us with the reality that our world
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  Speaker 1: as we know it today is a stage of conflict. Furthermore,
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  Speaker 1: this conflict is not limited to Earth. It is also
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  Speaker 1: a vital factor in everything that occurs in heaven. The
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  Speaker 1: angels sent by God have three main tasks. Firstly, as
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  Speaker 1: mentioned before, they are messengers of God. Secondly, they are
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  Speaker 1: agents of God sent to protect those who may be
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  Speaker 1: in danger, commonly described as guardian angels. Matthew eighteen, verse
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  Speaker 1: ten says, see that you do not despise one of
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  Speaker 1: these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven
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  Speaker 1: their angels always see the face of my Father, who
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  Speaker 1: is in heaven. In this verse, Jesus speaks about children
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  Speaker 1: having angels in heaven who constantly see the face of
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  Speaker 1: the Father. Implicitly, the watchful eye of the Father directs
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  Speaker 1: these angels to potentially vulnerable children. In the third category
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  Speaker 1: are the warrior angels who engage in conflict with other angels.
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  Speaker 1: Many Christians believe that heaven is a place of uninterrupted
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  Speaker 1: peace and harmony, elegance, and worship. This may be true
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  Speaker 1: for the third Heaven, but it does not apply to
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  Speaker 1: the first and second Heaven. Some scriptures paint a different
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  Speaker 1: picture of what is currently happening in the second Heaven.
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  Speaker 1: As mentioned earlier, it is sometimes the backdrop for a
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  Speaker 1: great conflict between opposing angels. Some serve God and others
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  Speaker 1: serve Satan. It is mainly in the celestial regions that
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  Speaker 1: this conflict takes place. It is also here that Satan
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  Speaker 1: pours out a flood of slanderous accusations against the Christians
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  Speaker 1: on earth who serve the Lord. In Revelation twelve, verse ten,
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  Speaker 1: we read, and I heard a loud voice in heaven saying,
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  Speaker 1: now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of
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  Speaker 1: our God and the authority of His Christ have come.
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  Speaker 1: For the accuser of ours our brothers, has been thrown down,
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  Speaker 1: who accuses them day and night before our God. The
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  Speaker 1: Angel describes him as the accuser of our brothers, who
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  Speaker 1: accuses them day and night. This scripture goes on to
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  Speaker 1: predict that Satan will be cast out of heaven. But
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  Speaker 1: until that happens, it is clear that he continues to
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  Speaker 1: occupy a place somewhere in heaven and fills the air
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  Speaker 1: with malicious accusations against the people of God. The next
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  Speaker 1: verse is a warning to the inhabitants of the earth
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  Speaker 1: about what to expect when the devil is finally expelled
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  Speaker 1: from heaven to earth. Therefore, rejoice, O heavens and you
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  Speaker 1: who dwell in them. But woe to you, O Earth
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  Speaker 1: and Sea, for the devil has come down to you
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  Speaker 1: in great wrath, because he knows that his time is short.
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  Speaker 1: Revelation twelve, verse twelve. These verses foresee a period when
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  Speaker 1: Satan will have only a short time, perhaps approaching but
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  Speaker 1: not yet fulfilled. Undoubtedly, the events described have not yet occurred.
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  Speaker 1: Therefore we must be realistic about Satan's current activities. Many
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  Speaker 1: Christians often speak as if Satan is confined to Hell,
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  Speaker 1: but this is not true. There are two Satanic princes
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  Speaker 1: named Death and Hades, who rule in Hell, but Satan
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  Speaker 1: himself freely roams throughout the universe. Revelation twenty, verse thirteen says,
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  Speaker 1: and the sea gave up the dead who were in it.
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  Speaker 1: Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them,
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  Speaker 1: and they were judged, each one of them according to
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  Speaker 1: what they had done. This is clearly described in Job one,
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  Speaker 1: verses six and seven. Now there was a day when
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  Speaker 1: the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord,
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  Speaker 1: and Satan also came among them. The Lord said to Satan,
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  Speaker 1: from where have you come? Satan answered the Lord and said,
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  Speaker 1: from going to and fro on the earth. Many Christians
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  Speaker 1: often speak as if Satan is confined to Hell, but
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  Speaker 1: this is not true. The main difference between earth and
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  Speaker 1: Heaven is that this world has been corrupted by sin,
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  Speaker 1: but Heaven has not. Man's sin permeates the earth, while
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  Speaker 1: the glory of God perfects heaven. God, the glory of Heaven,
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  Speaker 1: created the earth and entrusted it to the human race
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  Speaker 1: to care for and enjoy. However, instead of obeying God's
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  Speaker 1: instructions concerning earthly matters, Adam and Eve chose to listen
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  Speaker 1: to Satan. Their disobedience. Their rebellion against God severed them
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  Speaker 1: from communion with God. For as by the one man's disobedience,
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  Speaker 1: the many were made sinners. Romans five, verse nineteen As
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  Speaker 1: a result, the disease of sin has been passed down
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  Speaker 1: to all generations. The Bible states, and God saw that
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  Speaker 1: the earth was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their
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  Speaker 1: way on the earth Genesis six, verse twelve. In Isaiah
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  Speaker 1: twenty four, verses five and six, it says the earth
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  Speaker 1: is defiled under its inhabitants, for they have transgressed the laws,
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  Speaker 1: violated the statutes, broken the everlasting Covenant. The earth groans
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  Speaker 1: because it has been tainted by sin. Like a debilitating disease,
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  Speaker 1: Sin distorts and devastates everything it touches. Sin corrupts and divides.
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  Speaker 1: But Heaven declares the glory of the Lord. Psalm nineteen,
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  Speaker 1: verse one says, the heavens declare the glory of God.
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  Speaker 1: Isaiah sixty six, verse one says, Heaven is my throne,
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  Speaker 1: being absolutely holy and without sin. God cannot tolerate sin,
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  Speaker 1: nor can he look at it without judgment. The Bible
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  Speaker 1: states about God, your eyes are too pure to approve evil,
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  Speaker 1: and you cannot look on wickedness with favor. Why do
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  Speaker 1: you look with favor on those who deal treacherously? Why
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  Speaker 1: are you silent when the wicked swallow up those more righteous?
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  Speaker 1: Than they Habakuk one, verse thirteen. But his love is
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  Speaker 1: so powerful and great that he made a way to
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  Speaker 1: eliminate the curse of sin, the guilt that stains our
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  Speaker 1: hearts and corrupts our world. God crucified sin on the
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  Speaker 1: cross through the blood of Christ, who redeemed us from
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  Speaker 1: the penalty of sin. He died in our place bearing
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  Speaker 1: the judgments we deserve, presenting us blameless to his heavenly father.
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  Speaker 1: Jesus Christ is the savior of the world because he
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  Speaker 1: is the only one who can bridge the gap between
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  Speaker 1: heaven and earth. The Bible says, for as by the
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  Speaker 1: one man's disobedience, the many were made sinners Romans five,
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  Speaker 1: verse nineteen. It is difficult for us to admit, but
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  Speaker 1: we are sinners by birth, sinners by choice, and sinners
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  Speaker 1: by practice. The good news is that God made a
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  Speaker 1: way to save us through his grace. Ephesians two, verses
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  Speaker 1: eight and nine say, for by grace you have been
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  Speaker 1: saved through faith, and that not of yourselves. It is
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  Speaker 1: the gift of God, not as a result of works,
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  Speaker 1: So that no one may boast. The difference between heaven
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  Speaker 1: and earth is that Jesus Christ left the glory of
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  Speaker 1: heaven and came to this sin infested earth for aid
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  Speaker 1: reason to make possible our eternal salvation. And that makes
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  Speaker 1: all the difference to God and Heaven and to us
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  Speaker 1: on earth. We will see many glorious sights in heaven,
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  Speaker 1: but the most powerful of all will be the Savior
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  Speaker 1: of the world. In his glory. Your eyes will see
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  Speaker 1: the King in his beauty. They will see a land
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  Speaker 1: that stretches Afar Isaiah thirty three, verse seventeen. Jesus Christ
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  Speaker 1: gave us a glimpse of this when he opened the
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  Speaker 1: curtain of heaven and told the apostle John to write
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  Speaker 1: what he saw. Then I saw a lamb, and I
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  Speaker 1: heard every creature in heaven and on earth, and under
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  Speaker 1: the earth, and in the sea, and all that is
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  Speaker 1: in them, saying to him who sits on the throne
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  Speaker 1: and to the lamb, be blessing and honor and glory
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  Speaker 1: and might forever and ever. Revelation five, verse six. It
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  Speaker 1: is part of our human nature to want to unleash
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  Speaker 1: our phantasies about heaven. But God has his reasons for
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  Speaker 1: giving us only a glimpse of his eternal dwelling. Human
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  Speaker 1: language is insufficient to describe such majesty, the magnificence of
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  Speaker 1: earthly possessions will be dimmed in the light of Heaven's sun.
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  Speaker 1: John could only express it with analogies. Its brilliance was
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  Speaker 1: like that of a very precious jewel, like jasper, clear
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  Speaker 1: as crystal. The great street of the city was of
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  Speaker 1: pure gold, like transparent glass Revelation twenty one, verse twenty one.
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  Speaker 1: Here on earth, streets are covered with gravel, and windows
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  Speaker 1: are made of glass. But John writes about streets of
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  Speaker 1: gold that are transparent. Remember that in heaven everything is new.
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  Speaker 1: Only snap shots of things to come are given to us.
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  Speaker 1: We will need a celestial transformation to comprehend such glory.
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  Speaker 1: The murky things of earth will become transparent in eternity.
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  Speaker 1: Now only he knows them. As we practice. Patients in waiting,
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  Speaker 1: let thoughts of the glory of Heaven fill your soul.
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  Speaker 1: They will sustain you until the day your eyes fully open.
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  Speaker 1: Peter says to those whose hope is in heaven, they
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  Speaker 1: will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of
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  Speaker 1: our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. To Peter one verse eleven,
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  Speaker 1: when he extends his arms inviting his people to enter.
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  Speaker 1: He will turn to his father and say, the glory
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  Speaker 1: that you have given me, I have given to them
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  Speaker 1: that they may be one, even as we are one.
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  Speaker 1: John seventeen, verse twenty two. We will see his hands
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  Speaker 1: marked by the nails, fall at his feet and cry
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  Speaker 1: with joy, praising his wonderful name. That is what we
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  Speaker 1: will see in heaven. Let us pray, dear heavenly Father,
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  Speaker 1: in the mighty name of our Lord, Jesus Christ. We
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  Speaker 1: ask that you awaken within us the fullness of your
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  Speaker 1: Holy Spirit. Help us to develop our relationship with the
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  Speaker 1: Holy Spirit and to live in his power, utilizing his gifts.
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  Speaker 1: Jesus made us a promise, you told us. But the helper,
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  Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit, whom the my Father will send in
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  Speaker 1: my name. He will teach you all things and bring
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  Speaker 1: to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
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  Speaker 1: John fourteen, verse twenty six. Help me understand that I
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  Speaker 1: don't comprehend everything, and that's okay, for the Holy Spirit
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  Speaker 1: knows all. Supply us with the Holy Spirit and his
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  Speaker 1: understanding of everything happening in our lives. I ask in
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  Speaker 1: your name, just as the sun rises each day against
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  Speaker 1: the darkness of the night, Please give me clarity with
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  Speaker 1: the light of the Holy Father. Heavenly Father, grant me
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  Speaker 1: mental rest and calm my restless heart. My soul is
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  Speaker 1: like a stormy sea. It seems I can't find my stability.
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  Speaker 1: Give me the energy and mental clarity to find my
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  Speaker 1: purpose and walk the path you have prepared for me.
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  Speaker 1: I trust in your love, God, and I know you
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  Speaker 1: will help me through this night, just as the sun
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  Speaker 1: rises each day against the darkness of the night. Please
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  Speaker 1: bring me clarity with the light of God. In your name,
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  Speaker 1: I ask, Kind Father, We pray for you to enter
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  Speaker 1: fully into your neighborhood, seeking the power and strength of
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  Speaker 1: Christ's mind granted by your Holy Spirit. Please give us
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  Speaker 1: the necessary energy to overcome all trials and provocations that
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  Speaker 1: may arise. Make us Lord authentic followers of Christ. The
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  Speaker 1: Bible says in two Timothy one, verse seven, for God
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  Speaker 1: gave us a spirit not of fear, but of power
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  Speaker 1: and love and self control. Develop my mind to be
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  Speaker 1: like that of Christ. Holy Spirit, live in my life
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  Speaker 1: and make me abide always in You. God, Holy Spirit,
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  Speaker 1: have mercy on us, strengthen me in all my difficulties.
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  Speaker 1: Give me your visible gifts, and let your twelve fruits
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  Speaker 1: mature in me. O, Holy Spirit, who seeks the salvation
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  Speaker 1: of all human beings and desires them to obtain the
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  Speaker 1: knowledge of your truth. Present to them your powerful light
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  Speaker 1: and your good will love, so that they may glorify
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  Speaker 1: God in unity of faith, hope, and love. Send workers
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  Speaker 1: to the heart harvest truly inspired by You, who are
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  Speaker 1: the soul of the missionary Church. Amen, O, King of Glory,
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  Speaker 1: Send us the promise of the Father, the spirit of truth.
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  Speaker 1: May the comforter who proceeds from you enlighten us and
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  Speaker 1: infuse all truth into us, as you have promised. Amen.