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  Speaker 1: Imagine being alone on a remote island, exiled because of
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  Speaker 1: your faith. The sun is setting on the horizon, painting
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  Speaker 1: the sky with shades of purple and gold. Then suddenly
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  Speaker 1: something extraordinary happens. The veil between Heaven and Earth is
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  Speaker 1: torn apart, and you are taken into a dimension that
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  Speaker 1: transcends our reality. That is exactly what happened to John,
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  Speaker 1: the last living apostle of Jesus Christ. But what he
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  Speaker 1: actually saw goes far beyond what most people have ever heard.
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  Speaker 1: Did you know that the angels John described looked nothing
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  Speaker 1: like the serene, human like figures we often see in paintings,
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  Speaker 1: and that the Throne of God radiated phenomena that defy
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  Speaker 1: our understanding of physics. But before we dive into these
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  Speaker 1: extraordinary revelations, I need to give you a warning. Once
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  Speaker 1: you learn these details, your perception of heaven and eternity
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  Speaker 1: will never be the same. John was not just a
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  Speaker 1: passive of observer of these visions. He fainted, wept, and
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  Speaker 1: was left speechless by what he witnessed. And when you
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  Speaker 1: discover what he saw, you'll understand exactly why. So, if
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  Speaker 1: you're ready for a journey into the deepest mysteries of Heaven.
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  Speaker 1: Keep watching. What you're about to uncover in this video
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  Speaker 1: goes far beyond your imagination. Let's begin. The year was
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  Speaker 1: ninety five a d and the world as John knew
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  Speaker 1: it was engulfed in darkness. Emperor Domitian, known for his cruelty,
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  Speaker 1: had turned the Roman Empire into a reign of terror
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  Speaker 1: for Christians. Unlike other emperors who persecuted Christians for political reasons,
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  Speaker 1: Domitian had a particular obsession. He demanded to be worshiped
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  Speaker 1: as a god. Mid this scene of tribulation and death,
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  Speaker 1: we find John, the last living apostle, exiled on the
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  Speaker 1: small island of Patmos, as he himself reveals in Revelation
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  Speaker 1: one nine, I John, your brother and companion in the
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  Speaker 1: suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that our hours in
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  Speaker 1: Jesus was on the island of Patmos because of the
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  Speaker 1: Word of God and the testimony of Jesus. Patmos was
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  Speaker 1: not a tourist destination or a spiritual retreat. It was
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  Speaker 1: a rocky, barren island in the Aegean Sea, measuring only
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  Speaker 1: about fifteen kilometers in length. The Roman Empire used it
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  Speaker 1: as a natural prison for those it deemed threats to
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  Speaker 1: the regime. Exiles were forced to work in the marble
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  Speaker 1: quarries under the scorching sun, breaking rocks day after day.
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  Speaker 1: Conditions were inhumane, food was scarce, and isolation was nearly total.
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  Speaker 1: Yet it was precisely in this unlikely place, this wilderness
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  Speaker 1: in the middle of the sea, that God chose to
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  Speaker 1: reveal the greatest mysteries of Heaven to his faithful servant.
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  Speaker 1: John was no longer the young, impetuous fisherman whom Jesus
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  Speaker 1: had called by the Sea of Galilee. He was now
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  Speaker 1: an elderly man, nearing ninety. His face was marked by
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  Speaker 1: time and tribulations, but his eyes still shone with the
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  Speaker 1: same love for the Master who had transformed him so
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  Speaker 1: many decades before. As he himself tells us in Revelation
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  Speaker 1: one ten, on the Lord's Day, I was in the spirit.
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  Speaker 1: This was not a casual expression. The Lord's Day was Sunday,
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  Speaker 1: the first day of the week when Christians gathered to
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  Speaker 1: worship in remembrance of jesus resurrection. John's relationship with Jesus
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  Speaker 1: was deep and unique among all the disciples. He was
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  Speaker 1: known as the Beloved Disciple. In John thirteen twenty three,
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  Speaker 1: we see that during the Last Supper he was the
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  Speaker 1: one who leaned his head on jesus chest, a gesture
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  Speaker 1: that demonstrated a special intimacy and trust. John was also
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  Speaker 1: the only disciple who remained at the foot of the
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  Speaker 1: cross when almost all the others had fled. In John
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  Speaker 1: nineteen twenty six twenty seven, we see that even in
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  Speaker 1: the agony of crucifixion, Jesus intrusted his mother Mary to
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  Speaker 1: John's care, a testament to the deep trust the Master
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  Speaker 1: had in him. John's extraordinary experiences with Jesus did not
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  Speaker 1: stop there. In Matthew seventeen one date, we read that
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  Speaker 1: he was one of the three disciples chosen to witness
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  Speaker 1: the transfiguration of Jesus on the Mountain. On that occasion,
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  Speaker 1: he saw the Lord reveal his heavenly glory, his face
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  Speaker 1: shining like the sun, and his clothes radiating with light.
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  Speaker 1: In many ways, that experience had been a prelude to
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  Speaker 1: the celestial visions he was about to receive on Patmos.
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  Speaker 1: John had witnessed the explosive growth of the early Church.
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  Speaker 1: In Acts two, we see that he was present on
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  Speaker 1: the day of Pentecost when the Holy spirit was poured
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  Speaker 1: out and three thousand people were converted. He saw the
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  Speaker 1: Church spread from Jerusalem to all of Judea, Samaria, and
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  Speaker 1: even to the farthest reaches of the Roman Empire, just
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  Speaker 1: as Jesus had p physide in Acts one to eight.
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  Speaker 1: But he had also witnessed times of great tribulation. He
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  Speaker 1: saw his own brother James martyred by order of King Herod,
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  Speaker 1: as recorded in Acts twelve two. He witnessed the destruction
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  Speaker 1: of Jerusalem by the Romans in seventy, a d fulfilling
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  Speaker 1: Jesus prophecy in Matthew twenty four to two that not
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  Speaker 1: one stone of the temple would be left upon another.
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  Speaker 1: He saw the first generation of Christians diminish one by
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  Speaker 1: one until he became the last living apostle. The churches
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  Speaker 1: John loved so much faced enormous challenges. The seven churches
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  Speaker 1: of Asia Minor mentioned in Revelation two and three, were
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  Speaker 1: struggling against multiple threats. There were the Nicolitens, who promoted
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  Speaker 1: a doctrine of compromise with paganism. There were the followers
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  Speaker 1: of Balem, who encouraged immorality. In Pergamum, Satan had established
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  Speaker 1: his throne life likely a reference to the massive altar
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  Speaker 1: of Zeus that dominated the city. In Thieterra, a false
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  Speaker 1: prophetess named Jezebel was seducing God's servants. In Sardis, the
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  Speaker 1: church had a reputation for being alive, but was in
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  Speaker 1: fact dead. In Laodiceia, material prosperity had led to spiritual lukewarmness.
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  Speaker 1: Before his exile, John had served as a leader in Ephesus,
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  Speaker 1: the principal city of Asia Minor. From there he pastored
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  Speaker 1: and counseled the churches of the region. He had seen
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  Speaker 1: faith grow, but he had also witnessed the fulfillment of
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  Speaker 1: Paul's warning to the Ephesian elders in Acts twenty twenty
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  Speaker 1: nine to thirty of savage wolves entering the flock and
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  Speaker 1: not sparing the sheep. The Roman Empire was at the
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  Speaker 1: height of its power under Demssion. This emperor had elevated
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  Speaker 1: imperial worship to new levels of blasphemy, demanding to be
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  Speaker 1: called Dominus et Daeus, Law and God for Christians who
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  Speaker 1: confessed Jesus as the only Lord Philippians two nine to eleven.
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  Speaker 1: This created a deadly dilemma, as the apostles had declared
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  Speaker 1: in Acts five twenty nine. They must obey God rather
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  Speaker 1: than men. The persecution was relentless. Christians were thrown to
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  Speaker 1: the lions in the amphitheaters, burned alive as human torches
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  Speaker 1: in imperial gardens, and exiled to remote islands like Patmos.
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  Speaker 1: Many abandoned their faith under pressure. Others began to question
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  Speaker 1: the promise of Christ's return, as Peter warned in Second
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  Speaker 1: Peter three four, Some mocked, saying, where is this coming?
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  Speaker 1: He promised, Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on
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  Speaker 1: as it has since the beginning of creation. It was
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  Speaker 1: in this context of crisis and persecution that God chose
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  Speaker 1: to reveal heavenly realities to John. The apostle was not
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  Speaker 1: seeking a mystical experience or trying to force a revelation,
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  Speaker 1: as Revelation one ten shows. He was simply worshiping when
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  Speaker 1: God sovereignly decided to tear the veil between heaven and earth.
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  Speaker 1: John may have been exiled by men, but he was
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  Speaker 1: in the presence of God himself, as the Psalmist had
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  Speaker 1: written centuries before in Psalm one hundred and thirty nine
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  Speaker 1: nine to ten, If I rise on the wings of
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  Speaker 1: the dawn. If I settle on the far side of
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  Speaker 1: the sea, even there, your hand will guide me. Your
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  Speaker 1: right hand will hold me fast. In his forced isolation,
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  Speaker 1: John was about to receive the greatest revelation ever given
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  Speaker 1: to a human being about the realities of Heaven. The
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  Speaker 1: sun was setting on the horizon of Patmos that memorable Sunday.
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  Speaker 1: John was likely meditating on Jesus words, remembering the precious
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  Speaker 1: moments he had spent with the Master. Perhaps he was
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  Speaker 1: praying for the Church, much as he loved so much,
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  Speaker 1: interceding for the persecuted Christians across the Empire. He had
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  Speaker 1: no idea that he was about to have an encounter
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  Speaker 1: that would transcend time and space, revealing mysteries that, as
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  Speaker 1: Paul wrote in First Corinthians two nine, what no eye
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  Speaker 1: has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no
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  Speaker 1: human mind has conceived, the things God has prepared for
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  Speaker 1: those who love him. Suddenly, as John recounts in Revelation
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  Speaker 1: one ten, he heard behind him a voice like a trumpet.
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  Speaker 1: The veil between the visible and the invisible was about
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  Speaker 1: to be lifted, and John would be transported beyond the
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  Speaker 1: limits of the material world to behold the very throne
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  Speaker 1: of God. At that extraordinary moment on Patmos, the trumpet
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  Speaker 1: like voice that John heard behind him spoke words that
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  Speaker 1: would change everything. In Revelation one ten twot eleven, the
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  Speaker 1: voice declared, what you see, write in a book and
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  Speaker 1: send it to the seventh churches Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thiata, Sardis, Philadelphia,
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  Speaker 1: and Leodicea. John turned to see who was speaking to him,
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  Speaker 1: and what he beheld left him astonished. As revealed in
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  Speaker 1: Revelation one twelve to sixteen, he saw seven golden lamp stands,
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  Speaker 1: and in the midst of them someone like the Son
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  Speaker 1: of Man. His appearance was majestic, dressed in a robe
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  Speaker 1: reaching down to his feet, with a golden sash around
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  Speaker 1: his chest. His hair was white like wool, as white
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  Speaker 1: as snow, and his eyes were like a blazing fire.
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  Speaker 1: His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and
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  Speaker 1: his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. In
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  Speaker 1: his right hand he held seven stars, and from his
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  Speaker 1: mouth came a sharp, double edged sword. His face shone
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  Speaker 1: like the sun in all its brilliance. The impact of
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  Speaker 1: this vision was so overwhelming that John, as he recounts
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  Speaker 1: in Revelation one seventeen, fell at the Lord's feet as
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  Speaker 1: though dead. This was the same Jesus with whom he
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  Speaker 1: had walked in Galilee, but now revealed in his full
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  Speaker 1: heavenly glory. The Lord placed his right hand on John
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  Speaker 1: and said, do not be afraid. I am the first
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  Speaker 1: and the last. I am the living one. I was dead,
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  Speaker 1: and behold I am alive forever and ever. But this
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  Speaker 1: was only the beginning. In Revelation for one, John tells
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  Speaker 1: us after this, I looked, and there before me was
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  Speaker 1: a door standing open in heaven. The same voice that
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  Speaker 1: had sounded like a trumpet now invited him. Come up here,
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  Speaker 1: and I will show you what must take place after this.
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  Speaker 1: This was no ordinary experience of prayer or meditation. John
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  Speaker 1: was about to be transported beyond the veil of physical reality.
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  Speaker 1: This open door in heaven reminds us of similar experiences
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  Speaker 1: in scripture. In his Zekil ye'll one one, the prophet
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  Speaker 1: tells us the heavens were opened, and I saw visions
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  Speaker 1: of God. In Acts seven fifty six, Stephen, moments before
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  Speaker 1: his martyrdom, declared, look, I see heaven open, and the
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  Speaker 1: Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.
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  Speaker 1: In each case, God sovereignly chose to tear open the
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  Speaker 1: veil that separates the natural world from the supernatural. The
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  Speaker 1: invitation to come up was not merely physical. As John
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  Speaker 1: explains in Revelation four two, immediately I was in the spirit.
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  Speaker 1: This phrase in the spirit is the same one he
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  Speaker 1: used in Revelation one ten. But now the experience was
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  Speaker 1: even deeper. It was as if his consciousness had been
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  Speaker 1: elevated to a new level of spiritual perception. The atmosphere
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  Speaker 1: of Heaven was completely different from anything earthly. In the
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  Speaker 1: Temple of Jerusalem, which John knew well, the most holy place,
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  Speaker 1: was kept in total darkness, symbolizing the mystery and unapproachability
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  Speaker 1: of God. But in Heaven, as revealed in Revelation four
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  Speaker 1: to three, everything radiated with vivid colours and unimaginable glory.
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  Speaker 1: John's sensory experience transcended normal human understanding. In Revelation four five,
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  Speaker 1: he describes flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder
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  Speaker 1: coming from the throne. These were not ordinary atmospheric phenomena,
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  Speaker 1: but manifestations of divine presence and power. Just as in Exodus,
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  Speaker 1: nineteen sixteen to nineteen, when God descended upon Mount Sinai
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  Speaker 1: with thunder, lightning and a very loud trumpet blast. The
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  Speaker 1: sound in heaven had a unique quality. The voice John
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  Speaker 1: heard was simultaneously like a trumpet and like the sound
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  Speaker 1: of rushing waters. In Ezekiel forty three to two, the
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  Speaker 1: prophet describes God's voice in a similar way. His voice
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  Speaker 1: was like the roar of rushing waters, and the land
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  Speaker 1: was radiant with his glory. It was a sound that
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  Speaker 1: conveyed both majesty and power. The colours in heaven had
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  Speaker 1: a supernatural vibrancy. In Revelation four three, John describes the
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  Speaker 1: one seated on the throne as having an appearance like
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  Speaker 1: Jasper and Carnelian, with a rainbow resembling an emerald encircling
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  Speaker 1: the throne. These were not ordinary earthly colors, but had
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  Speaker 1: a transcendent quality that John sought to express through comparisons
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  Speaker 1: to precious stones. Even the very concept of space seemed
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  Speaker 1: different in heaven. While John uses terms like before the
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  Speaker 1: throne and around the throne, it is clear that heavenly
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  Speaker 1: geometry transcends our three dimensional understanding. In Second Corinthians twelve
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  Speaker 1: to two four, Paul mentions being caught up to the
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  Speaker 1: third heaven and paras, suggesting multiple dimensions of spiritual reality.
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  Speaker 1: The light in heaven was unlike anything known to us.
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  Speaker 1: There was no sun or moon, for, as John will
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  Speaker 1: later reveal in Revelation twenty one twenty three, the glory
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  Speaker 1: of God gives it light, and the lamb is its lamp.
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  Speaker 1: It was a light that not only illuminated, but also
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  Speaker 1: revealed the true nature of all things. Time itself seemed
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  Speaker 1: to function differently in this heavenly dimension. In Second Peter
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  Speaker 1: three eight, we learn that with the Lord, a day
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  Speaker 1: is like a thousand years, and a thousand years alike
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  Speaker 1: a day. John was experiencing a reality where earthly temporal
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  Speaker 1: limitations did not apply. In the same way, the very
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  Speaker 1: atmosphere of heaven was charged with holiness. In Revelation four eight,
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  Speaker 1: John describes the living creatures continuously proclaiming, Holy, Holy, Holy,
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  Speaker 1: is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and
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  Speaker 1: is to come. This threefold declaration of holiness reminds us
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  Speaker 1: of Isaiah six three, where the seraphim made a similar proclamation.
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  Speaker 1: The air was infused with the fragrance of worship in
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  Speaker 1: Revelation five eight, John mentions golden bowls full of incense,
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  Speaker 1: which are the prayers of the saints. This brings to
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  Speaker 1: mind Psalm one forty one two, where David prays, may
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  Speaker 1: my prayer be set before you like incense. May the
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  Speaker 1: lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.
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  Speaker 1: As John absorbed all these celestial sensations, his attention was
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  Speaker 1: drawn to the center of everything. There, majestic and sublime
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  Speaker 1: was the throne of God. As Revelation or two tells us,
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  Speaker 1: there before me was a throne in heaven with someone
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  Speaker 1: sitting on it. This throne was unlike any earthly throne
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  Speaker 1: John had known. It was not made of gold or
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  Speaker 1: precious stones. It emanated glory and power itself. The scene
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  Speaker 1: unfolding before John was so magnificent that he could barely
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  Speaker 1: process everything he saw. But soon his attention would be
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  Speaker 1: captured by something even more extraordinary. Around the throne, celestial
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  Speaker 1: beings of awe inspiring appearance began to move. The throne
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  Speaker 1: that John beheld was the center of all heavenly reality.
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  Speaker 1: As revealed in Revelation four to three, The one seated
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  Speaker 1: on the throne had the appearance of jasper and Carnelian
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  Speaker 1: precious stones, symbolizing divine purity and majesty. A rainbow with
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  Speaker 1: an emerald like appearance encircled the throne, reminding us of
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  Speaker 1: God's eternal covenant with his creation, as scene in Genesis
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  Speaker 1: nine twelve to seventeen, when God established the rainbow as
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  Speaker 1: a sign of his covenant. After the flood, the glory
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  Speaker 1: emanating from the throne was unlike anything John had ever witnessed.
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  Speaker 1: In Revelation four five, he tells us that from the
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  Speaker 1: throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder.
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  Speaker 1: This manifestation of power reminds us of the moment when
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  Speaker 1: God descended upon Mount Sinai as described in Exodus nineteen sixteen,
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  Speaker 1: where there were also thunder, lightning, and a thick cloud
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  Speaker 1: over the mountain. Before the throne, as shown in Revelation
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  Speaker 1: four five, burned seven lamps of fire, which are the
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  Speaker 1: seven spirits of God. The number seven, which appears repeatedly
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  Speaker 1: in Revelation, represents perfection and completeness. In Isiah eleven two,
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  Speaker 1: we find a similar description of the fullness of the
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  Speaker 1: spirit of God. The spirit of the Lord will rest
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  Speaker 1: on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit
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  Speaker 1: of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge, and the
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  Speaker 1: fear of the Lord. Around the throne, John saw something extraordinary.
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  Speaker 1: In Revelation four, he describes twenty four thrones and seated
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  Speaker 1: on them twenty four elders, clothed in white garments with
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  Speaker 1: golden crowns on their heads. These elders represent the entirety
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  Speaker 1: of God's people, possibly symbolizing the twelve tribes of Israel
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  Speaker 1: and the twelve Apostles united. This idea is reinforced later
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  Speaker 1: in Revelation twenty one twelve, where the new Jerusalem has
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  Speaker 1: twelve gates bearing the names of the twelve tribes, and
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  Speaker 1: in verse fourteen twelve foundations inscribed with the names of
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  Speaker 1: the twelve Apostles. The white garments of the elders were
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  Speaker 1: not mere clothing. In Revelation three five, Jesus had promised
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  Speaker 1: that those who overcome would be dressed in white robes,
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  Speaker 1: symbolizing purity and victory. Their golden crowns were not like
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  Speaker 1: those of earthly kings, but rather crowns of victory in
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  Speaker 1: Greek stephanos, representing the reward of the faithful. As Paul
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  Speaker 1: mentions in two Timothy four eight, the crown of righteousness
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  Speaker 1: which the Lord, the Righteous Judge will award to me
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  Speaker 1: on that day. The behavior of the elders was remarkable.
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  Speaker 1: In Revelation four ten till eleven, they continually fell down
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  Speaker 1: before the throne, cast their crowns before it, and proclaimed,
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  Speaker 1: worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory
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  Speaker 1: and honor and power, For you created all things, and
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  Speaker 1: by your will they exist and were created. This act
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  Speaker 1: of casting their crowns demonstrated total submission and acknowledgment that
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  Speaker 1: all authority and honor ultimately belonged to God. Before the throne,
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  Speaker 1: John saw something beyond description, As stated in Revelation four six,
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  Speaker 1: there was something like a sea of glass, like crystal.
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  Speaker 1: This sea of glass is reminiscent of the molten sea
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  Speaker 1: in Solomon's Temple described in First King seven twenty fives tree,
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  Speaker 1: but it was infinitely more glorious. It appeared as a
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  Speaker 1: vast mirror reflecting God's glory, creating an indescribable display of
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  Speaker 1: light and splendor. The atmosphere surrounding the throne was filled
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  Speaker 1: with continuous worship. The thunder was not a sound of threat,
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  Speaker 1: but a manifestation of divine power. The voices were not
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  Speaker 1: chaotic or confused, but formed a perfect celestial harmony. The
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  Speaker 1: lightning did not bring fear, but illuminated the scene with
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  Speaker 1: flashes of divine glory. Just as when Moses descended from
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  Speaker 1: Mount Sinai in Exodus thirty four twenty nine, with his
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  Speaker 1: face shining, because he had been in God's presence, the
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  Speaker 1: very air seemed to vibrate with holiness. In Isaiah six
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  Speaker 1: three four, when the seraphim proclaimed Holy, Holy, Holy, the
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  Speaker 1: doorposts shook and the temple was filled with smoke. Here
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  Speaker 1: in Heaven, God's holiness was not confined to an earthly temple,
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  Speaker 1: but permeated the entire celestial realm. The divine presence was
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  Speaker 1: so tangible that John could barely find words to describe it.
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  Speaker 1: In Revelation four three, he compares it to precious stones Jasper, Carnelian,
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  Speaker 1: and Emerald, not because God literally resembled these stones, but
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  Speaker 1: because they were the most beautiful and valuable things he
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  Speaker 1: knew on earth. To attempt to express thee indescribable glory
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  Speaker 1: he beheld, the twenty four Elders were not mere passive observers.
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  Speaker 1: In Revelation five eight, we see that they had harps
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  Speaker 1: and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers
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  Speaker 1: of the saints. This shows us that the prayers of
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  Speaker 1: the faithful on earth reached directly before the throne of God,
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  Speaker 1: as written in Psalm one to forty one, two let
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  Speaker 1: my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the
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  Speaker 1: lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. The
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  Speaker 1: entire scene was dynamic, not static. In Revelation forty five,
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  Speaker 1: the lightning, voices and thunder came out from the throne,
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  Speaker 1: indicating constant activity. The sea of glass reflected and refracted
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  Speaker 1: divine glory in ever changing patterns. The elders repeatedly fell
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  Speaker 1: and rose in worship. It was a scene of perpetual motion,
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  Speaker 1: centred on the worship of the eternal God. The throne
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  Speaker 1: itself was not merely a royal seat, but the center
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  Speaker 1: of all authority and power in the universe. In Revelation
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  Speaker 1: four to two, John simply states that there was one
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  Speaker 1: seated on the throne, using reverent language that avoids directly
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  Speaker 1: describing God's person, following the pattern of the Old Testament
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  Speaker 1: prophets such as Daniel, who in Daniel seven nine speaks
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  Speaker 1: of the ancient of days. The crowns the elders cast
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  Speaker 1: before the throne did not remain there. The continuous psych
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  Speaker 1: of receiving crowns and casting them before the throne symbolized
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  Speaker 1: the constant recognition that all victory, honor, and authority come
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  Speaker 1: from God and belonged to Him alone, as David acknowledged
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  Speaker 1: in First Chronicles twenty nine fourteen, for all things come
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  Speaker 1: from You, and of your own have we given you.
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  Speaker 1: The light emanating from the throne was not like the
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  Speaker 1: sunlight John knew on Earth in Revelation twenty one twenty three.
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  Speaker 1: He later tells us that in the New Jerusalem there
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  Speaker 1: will be no need for sun or moon, for the
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  Speaker 1: glory of God gives it light, and the lamb is
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  Speaker 1: its lamp. The light he now saw was of that
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  Speaker 1: same nature, the very glory of God made visible. The
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  Speaker 1: rainbow around the throne was not a mere meteorological phenomenon.
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  Speaker 1: It was a constant reminder of God's faithfulness to his promises,
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  Speaker 1: as when he said in Genesis nine sixteen, when the
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  Speaker 1: boo is in the clouds, I will see it and
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  Speaker 1: remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature
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  Speaker 1: of all flesh that is on the earth. As John
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  Speaker 1: absorbed this majestic scene, his attention was drawn to four
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  Speaker 1: extraordinary creatures that occupied special positions around the throne. These
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  Speaker 1: were unlike any beings he had ever seen before, and
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  Speaker 1: their appearance and role were as astonishing as the very
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  Speaker 1: throne they guarded. The creatures that John beheld around the
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  Speaker 1: throne were unlike anything ever seen by human eyes. In
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  Speaker 1: Revelation fourt. Six, he tells us that in the center
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  Speaker 1: around the throne were four living creatures, and they were
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  Speaker 1: covered with eyes in front and in back. These extraordinary
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  Speaker 1: beings occupied a unique position in the heavenly court, closer
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  Speaker 1: to the throne than even the twenty four Elders. Their
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  Speaker 1: appearance was both majestic and terrifying. In Revelation four seven,
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  Speaker 1: John describes them in detail. The first living creature was
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  Speaker 1: like a lion, the second was like an ox, the
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  Speaker 1: third had a face like a man, and the fourth
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  Speaker 1: was like a flying eagle. This description immediately reminds us
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  Speaker 1: of the vision of the prophet Ezekiel, who in Ezekiel
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  Speaker 1: one to five to ten saw similar creatures by the
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  Speaker 1: River Kibar. Every aspect of these beings was significant. The lion,
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  Speaker 1: known as the King of Animals, represents majesty and power.
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  Speaker 1: In Genesis forty nine to nine, Judah is compared to
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  Speaker 1: a lion, and Jesus is called the lion of the
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  Speaker 1: tribe of Judah. In Revelation five five, the ox represents
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  Speaker 1: strength and service, as it was the strongest animal used
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  Speaker 1: in ancient agriculture. The human face symbolizes intelligence and rationality,
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  Speaker 1: for humanity was created in the image of God, as
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  Speaker 1: stated in Genesis one twenty seven. The flying eagle represents
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  Speaker 1: swiftness and keen sight, as written in Job thirty nine
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  Speaker 1: twenty nine. From there, it looks for food, its eyes
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  Speaker 1: detected from afar. The most astonishing feature of these beings
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  Speaker 1: was that they were covered in eyes. In Revelation four eight,
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  Speaker 1: John adds that they were full of eyes all around
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  Speaker 1: and within. This extraordinary characteristic suggests total and perpetual awareness
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  Speaker 1: of everything happening in heaven and on earth. In Hebrews
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  Speaker 1: four thirteen, we learn that nothing in all creation is
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  Speaker 1: hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare
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  Speaker 1: before the eyes of Him, to whom we must give
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  Speaker 1: a count. Each of these creatures had six wings, just
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  Speaker 1: like the seraphim Isaiah saw in his vision of God's throne.
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  Speaker 1: In Isaiah six two to three, the seraphim also had
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  Speaker 1: six wings and proclaimed the holiness of God. The wings
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  Speaker 1: were not just for movement, they had a specific purpose.
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  Speaker 1: Like the seraphim in Isaiah's vision, who covered their faces
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  Speaker 1: with two wings in reverence, their feet with another two
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  Speaker 1: in humility, and flew with the remaining two in service,
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  Speaker 1: These celestial beings demonstrated a perfect combination of worship and
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  Speaker 1: readiness to serve. The primary activity of these beings was
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  Speaker 1: continuous worship. In Revelation forty eight, John reveals that day
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  Speaker 1: and night they never stop saying Holy, Holy, Holy is
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  Speaker 1: the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is
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  Speaker 1: to come. This threefold declaration of holiness echoes throughout eternity,
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  Speaker 1: reminding all of God's absolute perfection and transcendence. The fact
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  Speaker 1: that they never rest does not imply fatigue or weariness.
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  Speaker 1: In Isaiah Hire forty twenty eight, we learn that the
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  Speaker 1: Lord is the everlasting God, the creator of the ends
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  Speaker 1: of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary. Likewise,
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  Speaker 1: these celestial beings find their delight and purpose in perpetual worship.
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  Speaker 1: As Jesus said in John four twenty four, God is spirit,
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  Speaker 1: and his worshipers must worship in the spirit and in truth.
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  Speaker 1: The position of these beings in the center and around
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  Speaker 1: the throne suggests that they have direct access to the
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  Speaker 1: divine presence. In Ezekiel one twenty six, the prophets or
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  Speaker 1: similar creatures supporting the expanse above which the throne of
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  Speaker 1: God was set. Their proximity to the divine throne indicates
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  Speaker 1: their special role in administering the celestial government. Whenever these
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  Speaker 1: beings give glory, honor, and thanks to the One seated
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  Speaker 1: on the throne, something extraordinary happens. In Revelation four nine
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  Speaker 1: to ten, we see the but their worship triggers a
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  Speaker 1: chain reaction. The twenty four elders fall down and cast
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  Speaker 1: their crowns before the throne. It is as if all
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  Speaker 1: of creation responds to their worship, acknowledging the absolute supremacy
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  Speaker 1: of God. Their worship is not mere repetition of words.
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  Speaker 1: Each proclamation of holy resounds with new depth and meaning.
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  Speaker 1: In Revelation seven twelve, they lead the entire heavenly assembly
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  Speaker 1: in a complete doxology. Amen, Praise and glory and wisdom
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  Speaker 1: and thanks and honor and power and strength be to
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  Speaker 1: our God forever and ever. Amen. The eyes covering these
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  Speaker 1: beings are not merely organs of sight, but symbolize perfect
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  Speaker 1: spiritual discernment. In Ephesians one eighteen, Paul prays that the
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  Speaker 1: eyes of your heart may be enlightened. These celestial beings
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  Speaker 1: possess this enlightenment in its fullness. Constantly behold the glory
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  Speaker 1: of God and the wonders of His purposes. Their different
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  Speaker 1: faces also represent aspects of creation. The lion represents wild animals,
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  Speaker 1: the ox domestic animals, the human face humanity, and the
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  Speaker 1: eagle the birds of the sky. As written in Psalm
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  Speaker 1: one three twenty two, praise the Lord all his works
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  Speaker 1: everywhere in his dominion. These creatures seem to embody all
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  Speaker 1: of creation in continuous worship of the Creator. The harmony
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  Speaker 1: among these beings is perfect. In Revelation five fourteen, we
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  Speaker 1: see that they respond with amen to universal worship, demonstrating
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  Speaker 1: their unity of purpose. There is no competition or discord
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  Speaker 1: among them, only perfect coordination in their service and worship.
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  Speaker 1: Just as Paul exhorts in verse Corinthians one ten, that
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  Speaker 1: we should be perfectly united in mind and thought. The
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  Speaker 1: sound of their wings was awe inspiring. In his Ezekiel
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  Speaker 1: one twenty four, the prophet compares the noise of their
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  Speaker 1: wings to the roar of rushing waters, like the voice
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  Speaker 1: of the almighty. When they moved, it sounded like the
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  Speaker 1: tumult of an army. This majestic sound contributed to the
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  Speaker 1: atmosphere of reverence and power that filled the heavenly realm.
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  Speaker 1: As John observed these extraordinary beings in their perpetual worship,
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  Speaker 1: something even more astonishing began to unfold. In Revelation five
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  Speaker 1: to one, his attention was drawn to a scroll sealed
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  Speaker 1: with seven seals, in the right hand of the one
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  Speaker 1: seated on the throne. This scroll was about to set
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  Speaker 1: in motion a series of events that would alter the
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  Speaker 1: course of history. The book that John saw in the
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  Speaker 1: right hand of the one seated on the throne was
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  Speaker 1: unlike any earthly book. In Revelation five to one, he
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  Speaker 1: describes it as a book written on the inside and
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  Speaker 1: on the back, sealed with seven seals. This was not
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  Speaker 1: a code like the books we know today, but rather
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  Speaker 1: a scroll similar to those used for important documents in
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  Speaker 1: the ancient world. The fact that the book was written
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  Speaker 1: on both sides was significant. In Ezekiel two nine to ten,
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  Speaker 1: the prophet also saw a scroll written on the front
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  Speaker 1: and back, containing lamentations, mourning and woe. Normally, scrolls were
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  Speaker 1: written only on one side, but this one was completely filled,
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  Speaker 1: indicating the completeness and importance of its contents. The seven
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  Speaker 1: seals were not mere decoration. In Daniel twelve four, the
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  Speaker 1: prophet was commanded to seal the book until the time
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  Speaker 1: of the end. In the Roman Empire, important legal documents,
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  Speaker 1: especially wills, were sealed with multiple seals that could only
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  Speaker 1: be opened by authorized individuals. The number seven, representing perfection
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  Speaker 1: and completeness in the Bible, indicated that this book was
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  Speaker 1: perfectly sealed. Then, in Revelation five two three, John saw
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  Speaker 1: a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, who is
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  Speaker 1: worthy to open the book and to break its seals?
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  Speaker 1: And no one in heaven or on earth or under
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  Speaker 1: the earth was able to open the book or look
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  Speaker 1: into it. This dramatic moment revealed a cosmic crisis. The
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  Speaker 1: contents of the book were vital, yet no one in
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  Speaker 1: all creation had the authority or worthiness to access it.
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  Speaker 1: John's reaction was deeply emotional. In Revelation five four, he says,
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  Speaker 1: and I wept much because no one was found worthy
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  Speaker 1: to open the book or to look into it. This
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  Speaker 1: was not mere crying, but a weeping of deep anguish.
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  Speaker 1: John understood that the contents of this book were crucial
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  Speaker 1: for the fulfillment of God's purposes, and the inability to
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  Speaker 1: open it seemed like a cosmic tragedy. But then something
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  Speaker 1: extraordinary happened. In Revelation five five, one of the elders
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  Speaker 1: said to John, do not weep. Behold the lion of
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  Speaker 1: the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has prevailed
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  Speaker 1: to open the book and its seven seals. This description
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  Speaker 1: points back to the prophecy in Genesis forty nine nine,
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  Speaker 1: where Judah is compared to a lion, and to the
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  Speaker 1: promise made to David in Second Samuel seven twelve to
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  Speaker 1: sixteen about a descendant who would reign forever. When John
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  Speaker 1: turned to see the lion, he saw something astonishing. In
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  Speaker 1: Revelation five six, he describes, I saw in the midst
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  Speaker 1: of the throne and the four living creatures, and in
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  Speaker 1: the midst of the elders, a lamb standing as though
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  Speaker 1: it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes,
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  Speaker 1: which are the seven spirits of God sent out into
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  Speaker 1: all the earth. The contrast could not have been greater.
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  Speaker 1: Instead of the powerful lion, John saw a lamb that
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  Speaker 1: appeared to have been sacrificed. This lamb was none other
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  Speaker 1: than Jesus Christ, the same one whom John the Baptist
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  Speaker 1: had pointed to in John one twenty nine, saying, behold
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  Speaker 1: the lamb of God, who takes away the sin of
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  Speaker 1: the world. The marks of sacrifice were still visible on him,
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  Speaker 1: echoing his words in Luke twenty four thirty nine, see
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  Speaker 1: my hands and my feet, that it is I myself.
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  Speaker 1: The seven horns of the lamb symbolized perfect and complete power.
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  Speaker 1: As in the Bible, horns often represent power, as seen
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  Speaker 1: in First Samuel two ten, the Lord will exalt the
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  Speaker 1: power of his King. The seven eyes, identified as the
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  Speaker 1: seven spirits of God, represented perfect omniscience, recalling the prophecy
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  Speaker 1: of Zechariah four ten about the eyes of the Lord
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  Speaker 1: which ranged through the whole earth. Then the lamb stepped forward, and,
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  Speaker 1: as Revelation five seven tells us, he came and took
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  Speaker 1: the book out of the right hand of him who
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  Speaker 1: sat on the throne. This moment marked a dramatic turning
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  Speaker 1: point in the heavenly scene. The lamb, who had been slain,
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  Speaker 1: was the only one worthy to take the book and
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  Speaker 1: open its seals, because, as Paul explains in Philippians two
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  Speaker 1: to eight to nine, he humbled himself becoming obedient to death.
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  Speaker 1: Therefore God has highly exalted him. The reaction to the
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  Speaker 1: Lamb taking the book was immediate and universal. In Revelation
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  Speaker 1: five eight to nine. When he took the book, the
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  Speaker 1: four living creatures and the twenty four elders fell before
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  Speaker 1: him and sang a new song. You are worthy to
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  Speaker 1: take the book and to open its seals, because you
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  Speaker 1: were slain, and with your blood you purchased for guard
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  Speaker 1: people from every tribe and language, and people and nation.
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  Speaker 1: This new song was unlike any other in Revelation five
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  Speaker 1: nine to ten. Its lyrics not only celebrated the Lamb's sacrifice,
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  Speaker 1: but also its resils gultse the creation of a kingdom
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  Speaker 1: of priests for god fulfilling the promise in Exodus nineteen
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  Speaker 1: six to make his people a kingdom of priests and
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  Speaker 1: a Holy Nation. The worship then expanded in concentric circles.
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  Speaker 1: In Revelation five eleven to twelve, John heard the voice
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  Speaker 1: of millions of angels around the throne, the living creatures
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  Speaker 1: and the elders, crying out with a loud voice. Worthy
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  Speaker 1: is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and
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  Speaker 1: riches and wisdom and strength, and honor and glory and blessing.
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  Speaker 1: This sevenfold declaration of worship expressed the absolute perfection of
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  Speaker 1: the Lamb. Finally, in Revelation five thirteen, the worship extended
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  Speaker 1: to all of creation. I heard every creature in heaven
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  Speaker 1: and on earth, and under the earth, and in the sea,
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  Speaker 1: and all that is in them, saying to him who
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  Speaker 1: sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, be blessing
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  Speaker 1: and honor and glory and dominion forever and ever. This
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  Speaker 1: was the fulfillment of the prophecy in Philippians two ten
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  Speaker 1: that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow.
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  Speaker 1: The heavenly drama reached its climax. The book that contained
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  Speaker 1: God's purposes for history was now in the hands of
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  Speaker 1: the one who was perfectly worthy to execute them. As
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  Speaker 1: Revelation five fourteen states, the four living creatures said amen,
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  Speaker 1: and the elders fell down and worshiped. This was the
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  Speaker 1: universal recognition of the Lamb's authority and worthiness. The contrast
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  Speaker 1: between the lion and the Lamb was profoundly significant. The
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  Speaker 1: lion represents power and majesty, while the lamb symbolizes sacrifice
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  Speaker 1: and humility. Jesus Christ perfectly united these seemingly contradictory qualities,
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  Speaker 1: as Paul explains in Second Corinthians thirteen four, for he
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  Speaker 1: was crucified in weakness, yet he lives by the power
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  Speaker 1: of God. As heavenly worship continued to resound. John watched
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  Speaker 1: as the Lamb began to approach the first seal. A
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  Speaker 1: new phase was about to begin, and the entire universe
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  Speaker 1: waited in suspense to see what would be revealed When
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  Speaker 1: the first seal was opened. Seene unfolding before John's eyes
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  Speaker 1: was of unparalleled magnitude. The moment the Lamb took the book,
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  Speaker 1: it triggered the greatest display of worship ever witnessed in
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  Speaker 1: the universe. In Revelation five eight, we are told that
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  Speaker 1: when the Lamb took the book, the four living creatures
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  Speaker 1: and the twenty four elders fell down before the lamb,
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  Speaker 1: each holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense,
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  Speaker 1: which are the prayers of the saints. The harps in
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  Speaker 1: their hands were not ordinary instruments in the Old Testament.
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  Speaker 1: In First Chronicles twenty five one six, we see that
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  Speaker 1: the Levites used harp in temple service, prophesying with them
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  Speaker 1: in praise to God. Now in heaven, these instruments produced
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  Speaker 1: music of a quality that transcended any earthly sound. As
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  Speaker 1: David had written in Psalm thirty three to two, praise
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  Speaker 1: the Lord with the harp, make music to him on
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  Speaker 1: the ten stringed liar. The golden bowls full of incense
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  Speaker 1: represented the prayers of all the saints throughout history. In
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  Speaker 1: Psalm one and forty one two, David had prayed, may
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  Speaker 1: my prayer be set before you like incense. May the
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  Speaker 1: lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.
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  Speaker 1: Now John saw the spiritual reality behind this metaphor. Each
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  Speaker 1: prayer of the faithful was preserved as a precious aroma
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  Speaker 1: before the throne of God. The song they sang was
• 41:48
  Speaker 1: completely new. In Revelation five nine to ten, their words
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  Speaker 1: echoed through heaven, you are worthy to take the book
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  Speaker 1: and to open its seals. Because you were slain, and
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  Speaker 1: with your blood you purchased for God people from every
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  Speaker 1: tribe and language, and people and nation. You have made
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  Speaker 1: them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God,
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  Speaker 1: and they will reign on the earth. It was a
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  Speaker 1: song that could only be sung by those who had
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  Speaker 1: experienced redemption. This worship then began to expand in ever
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  Speaker 1: greater waves. In Revelation five eleven, John witnessed something extraordinary.
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  Speaker 1: Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels,
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  Speaker 1: numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand.
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  Speaker 1: They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders.
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  Speaker 1: The angelic multitude was so vast that it surpassed human
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  Speaker 1: ability to count. Reminding us of the promise made to
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  Speaker 1: Abraham in Genesis fifteen five that his descendants would be
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  Speaker 1: as numerous as the stars in the sky, the angels
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  Speaker 1: were not merely spectators. In Revelation five twelve, they proclaimed
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  Speaker 1: in a loud voice, worthy is the Lamb who was
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  Speaker 1: slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength,
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  Speaker 1: and honor and glory and blessing. This sevenfold declaration of
• 43:13
  Speaker 1: worship expressed the absolute perfection of angelic praise to the Lamb,
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  Speaker 1: as it is written in Hebrews one six, Let all
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  Speaker 1: God's angels worship him. But the worship did not stop there.
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  Speaker 1: In Revelation five thirteen, John witnessed something even more extraordinary.
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  Speaker 1: Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth,
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  Speaker 1: and under the earth, and on the sea, and all
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  Speaker 1: that is in them, saying to him who sits on
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  Speaker 1: the throne and to the Lamb, be praise and honor
• 43:45
  Speaker 1: and glory and power forever and ever. This was the
• 43:49
  Speaker 1: fulfillment of what Paul had prophesied in Philippians two ten eleven,
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  Speaker 1: that at the name of Jesus, every knee would bow
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  Speaker 1: and every tongue would confess that Jesus Christ Christ is Lord.
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  Speaker 1: The harmony of this universal worship was perfect. There was
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  Speaker 1: no discord or competition, only a sublime unity, fulfilling Jesus
• 44:10
  Speaker 1: prayer in John seventeen twenty one that they may all
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  Speaker 1: be one. Every part of creation had its unique role
• 44:19
  Speaker 1: in this cosmic symphony of praise, as Paul describes in
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  Speaker 1: Colossians one nineteen to twenty, where Christ reconciles to himself
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  Speaker 1: all things, whether on earth or in heaven. The four
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  Speaker 1: living creatures, who never ceased to proclaim God's holiness day
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  Speaker 1: and night, now added there amen to this universal worship.
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  Speaker 1: In Revelation five fourteen. Their conformation sealed this perfect expression
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  Speaker 1: of praise, while the elders once again fell down in worship.
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  Speaker 1: As it is written in Psalm seventy two nineteen, Praise
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  Speaker 1: be to his glorious name, forever, May the whole earth
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  Speaker 1: be filled with His glory, Amen and Amen. Worship in
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  Speaker 1: heaven was not a performance or a spectacle. It was
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  Speaker 1: the natural and spontaneous response of all creation in recognizing
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  Speaker 1: the glory and worthiness of the Creator and the Redeemer.
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  Speaker 1: As Paul wrote in Romans eleven thirty six, for from
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  Speaker 1: Him and through Him, and for Him are all things.
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  Speaker 1: To Him be the glory forever Amen. The united voices
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  Speaker 1: of angels and the redeemed created a harmony that transcended
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  Speaker 1: any earthly music. In Revelation fourteen two, John later describes
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  Speaker 1: a sound like harpists playing their harps. It was music
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  Speaker 1: that combined majesty and sweetness, power and beauty in a
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  Speaker 1: way that no human ear had ever experienced the incense
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  Speaker 1: of the saint's prayers blended with this heavenly worship, fulfilling
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  Speaker 1: the vision of Malachi one eleven. My name will be
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  Speaker 1: great among the nations, from where the sun rises to
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  Speaker 1: where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings
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  Speaker 1: will be brought to me. Because my name will be
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  Speaker 1: great among the nations, says the Lord Almighty. Every prayer
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  Speaker 1: ever sincerely offered was preserved in the golden bowls. This
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  Speaker 1: worship included all dimensions of created existence. In Revelation five thirteen,
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  Speaker 1: John specifically mentions heaven, earth, under the earth, and the sea,
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  Speaker 1: showing that nothing was excluded from this universal praise. It
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  Speaker 1: was the fulfillment of psalm under fifty six. Let everything
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  Speaker 1: that has breath praise the Lord. This heavenly worship served
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  Speaker 1: as a model for the Church on earth, as Jesus
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  Speaker 1: taught in Matthew six ten, Your Kingdom Come, Your will
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  Speaker 1: be done on earth as it is in heaven. The
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  Speaker 1: unity and harmony of heavenly worship was the standard for
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  Speaker 1: which the Church should strive, as Paul exhorts in Ephesians
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  Speaker 1: four to three to make every effort to keep the
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  Speaker 1: unity of the Spirit through the bond of Peace. As
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  Speaker 1: this universal worship continued, something began to shift in the
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  Speaker 1: heavenly atmosphere. John perceived that the lamb was moving toward
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  Speaker 1: the first of the seven seals of the book. The
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  Speaker 1: moment had come for the sealed mysteries to be revealed,
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  Speaker 1: and all creation waited in expectation. Before the throne of God.
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  Speaker 1: John beheld something extraordinary which he had briefly mentioned before.
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  Speaker 1: In Revelation four six, he describes before the throne there
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  Speaker 1: was something like a sea of glass, similar to crystal.
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  Speaker 1: This magnificent vision reminds us of the molten sea that
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  Speaker 1: existed in Solomon's temple described in On First King seven
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  Speaker 1: twenty three twenty six. But what John saw was infinitely
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  Speaker 1: more glorious. This sea of glass was not static. In
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  Speaker 1: Revelation fifteen two, John sees it again, but now it
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  Speaker 1: appears like a sea of glass mixed with fire. This
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  Speaker 1: change in appearance reflected the dynamic nature of divine glory,
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  Speaker 1: reminiscent of Ezekiel's vision in Ezekiel one twenty two, where
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  Speaker 1: he saw something like an expanse gleaming like awe inspiring crystal.
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  Speaker 1: The symbolism of the sea in scripture is profound. In
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  Speaker 1: Genesis one to two, the spirit of God moved over
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  Speaker 1: the face of the waters at the dawn of creation.
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  Speaker 1: In Exodus fourteen twenty one twenty two, God divided the
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  Speaker 1: Red Sea, allowing his people to pass through on dry ground.
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  Speaker 1: Now in heaven. This sea of glass symbolized both separation
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  Speaker 1: and access to God's presence. Above this the sea of glass,
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  Speaker 1: John saw something even more astonishing in Revelation fifteen two.
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  Speaker 1: He recounts seeing those who had been victorious over the beast,
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  Speaker 1: its image and the number of its name, standing on
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  Speaker 1: the sea of glass, holding the harps of God. These
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  Speaker 1: overcomers were those who had remained faithful to God amid
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  Speaker 1: the greatest persecution the Church had ever faced. The song
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  Speaker 1: these victors sang was deeply significant. In Revelation fifteen three,
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  Speaker 1: John tells us that they sang the song of Moses,
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  Speaker 1: the Servant of God, and the Song of the Lamb.
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  Speaker 1: This reference takes us back to Exodus fifteen one to eighteen,
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  Speaker 1: where Moses and the Israelites sang after crossing the Red Sea,
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  Speaker 1: just as that first song celebrated deliverance from Egypt. This
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  Speaker 1: new song celebrated the final victory over all of God's enemies.
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  Speaker 1: The words of the song were powerful. In Revelation Tion
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  Speaker 1: fifteen three to four, they proclaimed, great and marvelous are
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  Speaker 1: your works, Lord God, Almighty, Just and true are your ways,
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  Speaker 1: O King of the saints. Who will not fear you,
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  Speaker 1: O Lord, and glorify your name, For you alone are holy.
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  Speaker 1: All nations will come and worship before you, for your
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  Speaker 1: judgments have been revealed. The presence of these overcomers on
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  Speaker 1: the sea of glass was a powerful testimony. In Revelation
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  Speaker 1: twelve eleven, it is said that they overcame him by
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  Speaker 1: the blood of the lamb, and by the word of
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  Speaker 1: their testimony. They did not love their lives even to
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  Speaker 1: the death. Their exalted position now fulfilled Jesus promise in
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  Speaker 1: Revelation three twenty one two, the one who overcomes, I
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  Speaker 1: will grant to sit with me on my throne. The
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  Speaker 1: sea of glass also symbolize the purity and holiness of
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  Speaker 1: God's presence. In Revelation twenty one twenty seven, it is
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  Speaker 1: stated that nothing unclean will ever enter it. The crystal
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  Speaker 1: clear glass represented this absolute purity, echoing Jesus words in
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  Speaker 1: Matthew five. Weight blessed are the pure in heart, for
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  Speaker 1: they shall see God. The harps the victors held were
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  Speaker 1: called harps of God, indicating their divine origin. In Psalm
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  Speaker 1: one fifty three Sipunte five, various instruments are mentioned in
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  Speaker 1: praise of God, but these heavenly harps produced music that
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  Speaker 1: transcended any earthly sound. As Paul wrote in First Corinthians
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  Speaker 1: two nine, no eye has seen, no ear has heard,
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  Speaker 1: nor has it entered in two the heart of man
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  Speaker 1: what God has prepared for those who love him. The
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  Speaker 1: fire mixed with the sea of glass carried special significance.
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  Speaker 1: In First Peter one seven, we learn that faith tested
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  Speaker 1: by fire is more precious than gold. These overcomers had
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  Speaker 1: passed through the fire of tribulation and now stood victorious
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  Speaker 1: on a sea that reflected both the purity of glass
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  Speaker 1: and the refining power of fire. The entire scene was
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  Speaker 1: a demonstration of God's faithfulness to his promises. In Revelation
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  Speaker 1: two ten, Jesus had promised, be faithful unto death, and
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  Speaker 1: I will give you the crown of life. Now these
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  Speaker 1: victors not only enjoyed eternal life, but also held a
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  Speaker 1: place of special honor in God's presence. The contrast between
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  Speaker 1: their past and present experiences was striking. Many had faced persecution, poverty,
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  Speaker 1: and even death for their faith, as written in Hebrews
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  Speaker 1: eleven thirty six thirty eight. Some endured mockings and floggings,
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  Speaker 1: and even chains and imprisonment. Now they stood upon the
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  Speaker 1: sea of glass, partaking in the final victory. The mixture
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  Speaker 1: of fire with the sea of glass also symbolized the
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  Speaker 1: perfect balance of God's justice and mercy, As David wrote
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  Speaker 1: in Psalm eighty five ten, mercy and truth have met together.
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  Speaker 1: Righteousness and peace have kissed. The glass represented the purity
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  Speaker 1: of divine justice, while the fire symbolized his refining power.
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  Speaker 1: The position of the victors standing on the sea was
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  Speaker 1: not incidental. In Ephesians six thirteen, Paul exhorts believers to
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  Speaker 1: put on the full armor of God, so that when
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  Speaker 1: the day of evil comes, you may be able to
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  Speaker 1: stand your ground. And after you have done everything to stand.
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  Speaker 1: These saints had stood firm in their earthly faith and
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  Speaker 1: were now eternally steadfast in God's presence. The song they
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  Speaker 1: sang united the Old and New Testaments, the Song of
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  Speaker 1: Moses and the Song of the lamb. This union symbolized
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  Speaker 1: the continuity of God's redemptive plan throughout history. As Jesus
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  Speaker 1: said in Matthew five seventeen, do not think that I
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  Speaker 1: came to destroy the law or the prophets. I did
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  Speaker 1: not come to destroy, but to fulfill. As this glorious
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  Speaker 1: scene continued to unfold over the Sea of Glass, John's
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  Speaker 1: attention was drawn to something even more extraordinary. A city
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  Speaker 1: began to descend from heaven, radiant with the glory of God.
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  Speaker 1: The most extraordinary vision was about two unfold before John's eyes.
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  Speaker 1: In Revelation twenty one two, he tells Us and I
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  Speaker 1: John saw the Holy City, the New Jerusalem, coming down
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  Speaker 1: from God out of Heaven, prepared as a bride adorned
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  Speaker 1: for her husband. This was no ordinary city, but the
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  Speaker 1: ultimate manifestation of God's dwelling with his people. The glory
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  Speaker 1: of this city was indescribable. In Revelation twenty one eleven,
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  Speaker 1: John attempts to capture its appearance, stating that it had
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  Speaker 1: the glory of God, and its brilliance was like a
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  Speaker 1: very precious jewel, like a jass stone, clear as crystal.
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  Speaker 1: This description reminds Us of Ezekiel's vision in Ezekiel forty
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  Speaker 1: three to two, where the glory of the God of
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  Speaker 1: Israel came from the east. His voice was like the
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  Speaker 1: sound of many waters, and the earth shone with his glory.
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  Speaker 1: The city's dimensions were astonishing. In Revelation twenty one fifteen
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  Speaker 1: to seventeen, John sees an angel measuring the city with
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  Speaker 1: a golden rod. The city was a perfect cube, measuring
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  Speaker 1: twelve thousand stadia in length, width and height, approximately two
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  Speaker 1: thy two hundred kilometers in each direction. This cubic shape
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  Speaker 1: reminds us of the Holy of Holies in Solomon's Temple
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  Speaker 1: described in First King six twenty, which was also a
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  Speaker 1: perfect cube. The city's wall had unique characteristics. In Revelation
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  Speaker 1: twenty one twelve, John sees that it had twelve gates,
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  Speaker 1: with twelve angels at the gates and aimes written on them,
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  Speaker 1: which were the names of the twelve tribes of the
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  Speaker 1: children of Israel, as written in Isiah sixty eighteen. You
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  Speaker 1: shall call your walls salvation and your gates praise. The
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  Speaker 1: foundations of the wall were equally extraordinary. In Revelation twenty
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  Speaker 1: one nineteen twenty, John describes twelve foundations adorned with all
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  Speaker 1: kinds of precious stones Jasper, sapphire, chalcedony, Emerald, sardonyx, Sardius, chrysolite, beryl, topaz, Chrysa, praise, Jacinth,
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  Speaker 1: and amethyst. Each foundation bore the name of one of
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  Speaker 1: the twelve Apostles of the Lamb, fulfilling jesus promise in
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  Speaker 1: Matthew nineteen twenty eight that the apostles would sit on
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  Speaker 1: twelve thrones. The city's construction materials were even more astonishing.
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  Speaker 1: In Revelation twenty one eighteen, John tells us that the
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  Speaker 1: city was made of pure gold like glass. This was
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  Speaker 1: not the opaque gold we know, but a material that
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  Speaker 1: combined the preciousness of gold with the transparency of glass.
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  Speaker 1: The streets of the city, as mentioned in verse twenty one,
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  Speaker 1: were also made of pure gold like transparent glass. The
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  Speaker 1: city's twelve gates were each made of a single pearl.
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  Speaker 1: In Revelation twenty one twenty one, John describes that the
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  Speaker 1: twelve gates were twelve pearls. Each gate was made of
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  Speaker 1: one pearl. This reminds Us of jesus parable in Matthew
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  Speaker 1: thirteen forty six about the merchant who found a pearl
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  Speaker 1: of great price and sold everything he had to buy it.
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  Speaker 1: The most remarkable aspect of this city was the absence
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  Speaker 1: of a temple. In Revelation twenty one twenty two, John explains,
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  Speaker 1: I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God
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  Speaker 1: Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. There was no
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  Speaker 1: longer a need for a specific place of worship, for
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  Speaker 1: God's presence permeated the entire city, fulfilling the prophecy of
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  Speaker 1: John four twenty three about true worshipers who would worship
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  Speaker 1: in spirit and in truth. The city's illumination was also unique.
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  Speaker 1: In Revelation twenty one twenty three twenty four, John tells
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  Speaker 1: us that the city has no need of the sun
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  Speaker 1: or the moon to shine in it, for the glory
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  Speaker 1: of God illuminates it, and the Lamb is its light,
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  Speaker 1: and the nations shall walk in its light. This fulfills
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  Speaker 1: the prophecy of Isaiah sixty nineteen. The sun shall no
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  Speaker 1: longer be your light by day, nor shall the moon
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  Speaker 1: give light to you by night. But the Lord will
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  Speaker 1: be to you an everlasting light, and your God your
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  Speaker 1: glory at the center of the city. John saw something
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  Speaker 1: wonderful in Revelation twenty two one. He describes a pure
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  Speaker 1: river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from
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  Speaker 1: the throne of God and of the lamp Lamb. This
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  Speaker 1: river reminds us of the river that flowed from Eden
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  Speaker 1: in Genesis two ten to fourteen, and the river Ezekiel
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  Speaker 1: saw in his vision in Ezekiel forty seven one twelve.
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  Speaker 1: On the banks of this river grew the Tree of Life.
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  Speaker 1: In Revelation twenty two two, John tells us that it
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  Speaker 1: bore twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month,
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  Speaker 1: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing
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  Speaker 1: of the nations. This is the same tree of life
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  Speaker 1: that was in the garden of Eden mentioned in Genesis
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  Speaker 1: three twenty two, now once again accessible to God's people.
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  Speaker 1: The divine presence in the city was total and perfect.
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  Speaker 1: In Revelation twenty two three to four, John declares that
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  Speaker 1: there shall be no more curse, but the throne of
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  Speaker 1: God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and
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  Speaker 1: his servants shall serve him. They shall see his face,
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  Speaker 1: and his name shall be on their foreheads. This face
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  Speaker 1: to face vision fulfills the promise of First Corinthians thirteen
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  Speaker 1: twelve for now we see in a mirror dimly, but
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  Speaker 1: then face to face. In this city there was no night.
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  Speaker 1: In Revelation twenty two five, John states that there shall
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  Speaker 1: be no night there. They need no lamp nor light
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  Speaker 1: of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light,
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  Speaker 1: and they shall reign forever and ever. This was the
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  Speaker 1: ultimate fulfillment of victory over darkness, as Jesus proclaimed in
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  Speaker 1: John eight twelve, I am the light of the world.
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  Speaker 1: He who follows me shall not walk in darkness. The
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  Speaker 1: purity of the city was absolute. In Revelation twenty one
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  Speaker 1: twenty seven, John emphasizes that nothing unclean shall ever enter it,
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  Speaker 1: nor any one who practices abomination or falsehood, but only
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  Speaker 1: those who are written in the Lamb's Book of Life.
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  Speaker 1: This perfect holiness fulfills the exhortation of Second Corinthians seven
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  Speaker 1: to one to purify ourselves from all filthyliness of the
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  Speaker 1: flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
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  Speaker 1: This city represents the climax of the entire history of redemption,
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  Speaker 1: as God himself declares in Revelation twenty one five and six,
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  Speaker 1: Behold I make all things new. It is done. I
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  Speaker 1: am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end.
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  Speaker 1: It is the ultimate fulfillment of the promise made in
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  Speaker 1: Genesis three point fifteen, the final triumph over evil, and
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  Speaker 1: the complete restoration of creation. And so, dear friends, we
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  Speaker 1: come to the end of this extraordinary journey through the
• 1:01:35
  Speaker 1: heavenly visions that John beheld on Patmos, from the majestic
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  Speaker 1: scenes of the heavenly Throne, the four Living Creatures, the
• 1:01:44
  Speaker 1: Lamb and the Sealed Book, the Universal worship, the Sea
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  Speaker 1: of Glass with the overcomers, all the way to the
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  Speaker 1: glorious New Jerusalem with its River of Life. Each detail
• 1:01:56
  Speaker 1: reveals a little more of God's character and glory. The
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  Speaker 1: vision as John received, were not meant for him alone.
• 1:02:03
  Speaker 1: In Revelation one three, we find a special promise. Blessed
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  Speaker 1: is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy,
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  Speaker 1: and blessed are those who hear it and take to
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  Speaker 1: heart what is written in it. Because the time is near.
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  Speaker 1: This blessing extends to all of us who dedicate ourselves
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  Speaker 1: to understanding these heavenly revelations. What John saw nearly two
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  Speaker 1: thousand years ago continues to inspire and fill us with
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  Speaker 1: hope to day It reminds us that no matter how
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  Speaker 1: difficult our current circumstances may be, there is a throne
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  Speaker 1: in heaven and someone is seated on it. It assures
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  Speaker 1: us that our prayers are precious to God, kept like
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  Speaker 1: incense in golden bowls. It shows us that the final
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  Speaker 1: victory is already secured, and that one day we will
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  Speaker 1: see face to face the one who loved us and
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  Speaker 1: freed us from our sins by his own blood. If
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  Speaker 1: twenty two twenty one, The grace of the Lord Jesus
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