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Luke chapter 21 · Scripture Unscripted

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Luke chapter 21, let us pray. Heavenly Father, we thank you.
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Lord Jesus, we thank you, God Almighty for another day.
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Holy Spirit, come and wreck us with your love.
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Holy Spirit, come and teach us. Holy Spirit, you be our guide
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through this word, through the text on the page today.
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God, I pray for heaven to come to earth.
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Lord, I pray for your will to be done.
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God, I pray for your daily bread today.
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Father, let us feast upon the word.
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God, I pray in the name of Jesus that you will help us, God, to
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digest these words, Lord, and let them become part of our DNA.
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Let them become part of our worldview.
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Let them become part of us. Lord, I pray that as we open up
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your scriptures, Lord, that your scriptures will jump into our
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hearts, jump into our minds. Let us hide it in our hearts.
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Hearts. God, I pray that we will not sin
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against you. Father, I pray in the name of
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Jesus for power from on high. I pray that you will help us to
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understand all of the scriptures, Lord, and the
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prophecies contained in this good book.
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Father, Lord, where you are is where we want to be.
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Lord, come help us. Yes, Lord, we love you.
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We love everything about you. Heal our broken bodies.
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God, restore marriages, restore broken relationships.
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God, bring the prodigals home. Father, give us a sound mind.
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God, I pray against distraction. Lord, I pray against delusion.
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God, I pray in the name of Jesus that we will be found taking the
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whole word to the whole world. God sold out completely to you,
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the King of kings. Lord, I pray the name of Jesus
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that we will not shrink back. Lord, I pray that you will get
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all the glory and the honor and the power, Lord.
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And it is your Kingdom, Lord. We're praying for it to come,
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Lord, just as it is there in heaven.
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Lord, let it come here to earth. Lord, we await the day that King
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Jesus sits on his rightful throne in Jerusalem, Father,
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ruling and reigning. Lord, we look forward and we
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press towards that day. Lord, it's all about you.
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It's always been about you and God.
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We get out of the way. You come, You have first
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priority, you have center stage. It is your words being showered
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over the globe. God, it is by your breath that
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everything is sustained. It is for you and by you and to
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you God. And so, Lord, we say yes and
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Amen to all the promises contained in this book.
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We love you Father, and it's in Jesus Christ, holy precious name
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that I pray. Amen.
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Let's start in verse one. And he looked up and saw the
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rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
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You know, Jesus notices everything even today and this
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day and this hour. Jesus notices everything.
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And He knows when you give out of the abundance, and he knows
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when he gives, whenever you give all that you have to live on.
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Gee, there's nothing that is missed upon Jesus.
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He sees it all. Friends.
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Verse 2. And he saw also a certain poor
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widow casting in her two mites. So here he sees that she's
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giving out of all that she had, and not out of the abundance,
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even though they gave more, it was it's never about the
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portion, it's about the proportion, and it's about the
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proportion to the amount that you have to live on.
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And she had so much faith that she was giving all that she had
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three. And he said, Of a truth I say
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unto you, that this poor widow has cast in more than they all,
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for. For all these have of their
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abundance cast in unto the offerings of God.
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But she of her penury has cast in all the living that she had.
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So we're still talking about this poor widow.
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And you know all the rich men of this time, they are not seen in
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a very bright light. And he says it's easier for the
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camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to
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make it into heaven. And you can see why for the rich
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man, they have no need for God. Their faith is diminished and
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decreased. And you see that it is the poor
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who have to have the childlike faith to believe that their very
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next meal is going to be provided for, and they increase
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their faith. And that is what pleases God.
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It's impossible to please God without faith, friends.
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And here this widow in her mites, her 2 little mites was
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enough to catch Jesus's glance, and he looked upon her and used
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her as an object lesson for his disciples.
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So that it wasn't about the amount being given, it was about
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the heart behind and the trust behind and the faith behind the
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giving. And it's no different in our day
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and our our friends. We need to make sure that we are
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giving all, not just some, but giving all to the Lord and
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allowing Him to distribute it. That is the way of the Lord.
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Don't worry about tomorrow. Let tomorrow worry about itself.
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Live in the reality that Jesus is in full control of everything
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all around you, even your very next breath.
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What does it profit you to gain the whole world and to lose your
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soul? Then you know you don't have to
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have money to be obsessed by money.
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You don't have to have money to love money.
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And he says if you love money, you will hate God.
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And it is just that simple. Friends, it's not very hard to
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sit and to meditate upon these words and to understand the
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heart of God whenever you have of an abundance.
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And you think I will just build another barn.
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And he says, you fool, for this very night your life will be
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demanded from you. And what does it profit you?
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It profits nothing. And so therefore you need to
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know that our walk with the Lord is a day-to-day moment by moment
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walk where we trust the Lord for everything and He tells us with
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food and clothing be content that we need to increase the
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contentment that we have friends which will spring joy out of.
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And this little widow understood that five.
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And as some spoke of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly
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stones and gifts, he said, 6 As for these things which you
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behold, the days will come in which there shall not be left
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one stone upon another that shall not be thrown down.
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So here we're going to go into the Olivet discourse, and here
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he's predicting AD 70. Here he is predicting whenever
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the temple will be destroyed. He's already told them about the
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city being besieged and now he's telling them that their temple
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will be thrown down to the ground.
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Don't marvel at Herod's augmented temple.
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Don't marvel at the temple that the second temple that was built
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by Ezra and Nehemiah here. He's telling them that it will
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be destroyed by the Romans and sacked by them.
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Seven. And they asked him, saying,
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Master, but when shall these things be?
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And what signs will there be when these things shall come to
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pass? So the disciples, they wanted to
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know the truth, the black and white, the plain news about it
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all, and Jesus is going to give them so much tapestry and it
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would do us well to lock in and to pay attention and to try and
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to decipher all the words of Christ.
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This is one of the most prophetic passages that Jesus
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ever talked about, and he's going to tell us and it's all
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going to match up. When you go and read Revelation
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6, all of these events, they match up beautifully with what
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he talks about, what he gave John in Revelation 6.
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Let's keep going. 8 And he said, Take heed that you be not
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deceived, for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ,
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and the time draws near you, not therefore after them.
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He's already told us a couple times, don't go to the inner
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rooms, don't go to the places when they say He is here because
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he tells us that the whole world will see his coming back just as
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lightning as parent from the east.
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And we know that it cannot be hidden when Christ comes back.
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Don't believe them. This is where a lot of cults
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rise up. People start date setting.
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People start trying to tell others that they have a corner
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on Christ's return. And there's been so many people
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LED astray, so many people LED off into the to their dismay and
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their death and their plundering of their goods because they
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believed these false Christs that came about.
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And we would do well to safeguard ourselves.
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Never go with anybody who tries to date set.
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Never go with anybody who claims to be Christ.
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The whole world will know that he is here.
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Don't forget it, friends, do not be deceived. 9 But when you
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shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified,
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for these things must first come to pass.
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But the end is not by and by. There will be an increase of all
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of these events right before Jesus comes back.
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He tells us in the seven-year tribulation that it'll be worse
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than it's ever been since the beginning of time, and if God
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had not cut those days short, no one would survive.
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The persecution will be so rampant it'll be unlike anything
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this world has ever known because the beast system is in
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place and there is a an ability to persecute in ways that this
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world has never known during that time.
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You can see it all shaping up today, and that's not fear
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mongering. We should look up and see that
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our redemption is drawing near. We should be able to see the
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leaves appearing on the fig tree, Friends, and know that
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summer is near. And so it will be with the
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coming of the Son of Man, Friends 10 Then he said unto
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them, nation will rise against nation, and Kingdom against
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Kingdom. It's not hard to see today.
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It's not hard to see how all of these things are shaping up.
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And the reality is, and no scholar can debate that we're
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closer today than we were yesterday.
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Praise God. Hallelujah, no matter where you
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fall in the eschatology of scripture, we're closer today
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than we were yesterday. 11 And great earthquake shall be in
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diverse places, and famines, pestilences, fearful sights, and
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great signs shall there be from heaven.
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And we should be very balanced. Blessed is the balanced.
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We cannot fall off the Cliff here where we get so preoccupied
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with one facet of scripture that we forget to lock in with the
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practical, with the day-to-day. We can't be so incredibly
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futuristic that we forget about all the needs of today.
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There are many people right now who desperately need to hear the
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good news of Jesus Christ and what He did for you and how He
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saved your life. And that is what we're called to
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scatter the seed, friends, knowing that most of it's going
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to fall on unfruitful soil. But praise God, Hallelujah, when
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one person gets the blinders taken off, when one person gets
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their ears unstopped, and they get to see Jesus in all his
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glory, glory, glory in the highest. 12 But before all
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these, they shall lay their hands on you, persecute you,
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delivering you up to the synagogues and into prisons,
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being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.
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So we're going to see persecution increase, not
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decrease. We're going to see the church
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being persecuted on a global scale and it will culminate in
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the seven-year tribulation. It'll be unlike anything this
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world has ever seen. 13 And it shall turn to you for a
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testimony. So he's telling us, do not be
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afraid. And there will be many who give
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their life to the Lord Jesus Christ during the seven-year
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tribulation, but it will be much harder for them.
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They're going to have to suffer in ways.
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But you can see that it's such a zeal for the Father's house that
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it is counted. All is joy.
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It's not a fearful thing. And He's telling us here, do not
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be afraid. If you are one of the ones who
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are left behind and you give your life to Him during that
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time, it will be such a zeal for the Father's house that death
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will be nothing. It will be counted as joy,
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friends, and it will be a testimony unto all of the wicked
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perverse rulers. 14 Settle it, therefore, in your hearts not to
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meditate before what you shall answer.
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He's saying the Holy Spirit is going to give you all the
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answers that we can. Rest assured that the Holy
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Spirit is going to speak for us, and He's going to tell the
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wicked rulers all the things that God wants to say to them.
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And just like Agrippa, it will be either to their dismay or for
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their benefit. 15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom,
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which all your adversaries shall not be able to gain, say, nor
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resist. So imagine that God is going to
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be speaking through the ones being persecuted. 16 and you
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shall be betrayed both by parents and brothers and
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kinsfolks and friends, and some of you shall they cause to be
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put to death. So we know that even within the
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four walls of our homes there will be, and you can already see
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it with children being disobedient to their parents.
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You can already see it in distant lands when people become
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Christians and that is not their family's heritage.
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You can see it, friends, all shaping up with the propagation
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of the gospel worldwide through the technology, friends.
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You can see people making a love decision for Jesus Christ that's
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causing them to be ostracized from their families.
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You can see how wayward prodigal children within the four walls
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of your home are ridiculing you as a parent for the faith that
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you possess. You can see it all shaping up
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right here, friends 17 and you shall be hated of all men for my
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name's sake. There's going to be coming a
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time and a day Whenever you call yourself a Christian, you put a
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crosshair on your back and people will push you into a
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camp. That is at the very outset.
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It is persecution subtly, and then as time progresses, that
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very mark that you possess as being a Christian is going to
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cost you your very life. 18 But there shall not a hair of your
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head perish, for to God no one ever really dies. 19 And your
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patience possess you, your souls.
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So he says, do not fear the one that can take your life away,
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but fear the one that can take your life and your soul away.
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And we know that the only one we need to fear is God, and
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everything else bows. And he might call you to spill
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your life out. But just remember that the blood
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of the martyr is the seed of the gospel, and you, by laying down
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your life, could be the very thing that many souls enter into
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eternity because of the witness that you have for him.
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That is what the martyr means is witness.
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Friends 20 And when you shall see Jerusalem compassed with
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armies, then know that the desolation thereof is near.
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So here this is a twofold prophecy. 1 of course, is when
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8070, whenever the Romans came and he's telling them that they
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are going to be destroyed here, he's telling them that not one
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stone is going to be on top of the other.
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But it's also futuristic for us. It's prophetic for us knowing
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that Jerusalem is center stage on the world map, friends.
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All the nations are hyper fixated upon this little nation
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that is the size of Israel and it's still mainstream political
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news right now and this day and this hour, friends, and it will
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be that way until the end of time.
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Everything is hinged upon Jerusalem, the city of peace.
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This is where Jesus Christ is going to return to.
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And we can see that it's all culminating exactly the way that
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scriptures tell us that it is. 21 Then let them which are in
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Judea flee to the mountains, and let them which are in the midst
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of it depart out, and let not them that are in the countries
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enter there into. So he's telling them to get out
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of that place. He's telling them that when you
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see it being besieged, to go into safety. 22 For these be the
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days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be
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fulfilled. So we believe that Jerusalem is
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the. Center the navel of the whole
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world. We believe that all the wicked
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armies are going to be amassed against it right before Jesus
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overthrows it at the Battle of Armageddon.
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And we can see that being mirrored back whenever Babylon
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came against it. We can see that being mirrored
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whenever Rome came against it. But the final battle, friends,
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will be the Battle of Armageddon.
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And then we know that Jesus takes his rightful place for the
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thousand year reign. But then there's an interesting
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we'll get to it in Revelation, but there's an interesting
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passage where it says that Satan is released for a short time.
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And again we see another battle at the end before New Jerusalem,
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before we're with him forever. 23 But woe unto them that are
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with child, and to them that give suck in those days, for
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there shall be great distress in the land and wrath upon this
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people. So we know that it's going to be
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this tribulation that causes the Jews to see that Jesus Christ is
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the Messiah. That's the whole purpose,
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friends, the whole purpose of the seven-year tribulation is
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for the Jews to come into the fold.
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Don't miss it. 24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword,
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and shall be LED away captive into all nations, and Jerusalem
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shall be trodden down to the Gentiles until the time of the
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Gentiles be fulfilled. So we know that the Antichrist,
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when he arrives onto the scene, we know that he is going to make
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a 3 1/2 year peaceful truce with Jerusalem.
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We know that the Antichrist is going to demand to be worshipped
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in the temple. We know that it is going to be
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worse than it's ever been. We know that it is the
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abomination of desolation. We know that it is unlike
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anything that this world has ever known, but it's only for a
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short time, friends. And then Jesus comes back with
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all of the angels and the Saints. 25 And there shall be
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signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars, and upon
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the earth. Distress of nations, perplexity,
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the sea and the waves roaring, This is the return of the Lord
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and all of his glory, and even the foundations of the earth and
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the galaxies announce his return. 26 Men's hearts failing
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them for fear and for looking after those things which are
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coming on the earth, for the powers of heaven shall be
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shaken. People will be so fearful
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they'll be trying to hide from the face of Jesus Christ coming
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in all of his glory. 27 And then shall they see the Son of Man
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coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
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That's what he told them. Whenever they were about to put
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him on the cross, they told him that they would see this.
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They told He told them. He told the Sanhedrin.
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He told Caiaphas that he would see him coming on the clouds
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when he ripped his robe, and he cried out that he was
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blaspheming. And Jesus told him what he would
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see. And here you could see it all
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happening. And it's going to happen exactly
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the way that Jesus told him. And it's going to happen exactly
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the way that Jesus tells us all of the prophecies that have not
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been fulfilled is 110% going to be fulfilled to the letter,
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exactly the way that he tells us that they will.
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In the same way that Scripture has predicted in the past to the
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letter with pinpoint accuracy. All of the prophecies that have
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come true, friends. And we would do well to get in
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line with Scripture, to learn Scripture, to understand
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Scripture, to believe Scripture in the exact pinpoint accuracy
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that it tells us. 28 And when these things begin to come to
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pass, look up, lift up your heads, for your redemption draws
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near. Praise God, Hallelujah, our
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redemption is drawing near. We can see it, friends. 29 And
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he spoke to them a parable. Behold the fig tree and all the
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trees. 30 When they now shoot forth, you see and know of your
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own cells, that summer is now near at hand. 31 So likewise
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you, when you see these things come to pass, know you that the
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Kingdom of God is near at hand. 32 Truly I say unto you, this
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generation shall not pass away until all be fulfilled. 33
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Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not
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pass away. What an amazing passage here.
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We can meditate upon this. We can bank on this, circle it,
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underline it, highlight it, write it down.
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Friends, we know that as believers, we can see all of
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these things shaping up. We know that our redemption is
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near. It's right at the door.
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We know that Jesus's return is closer today than it was
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yesterday. We can see all the leaves
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appearing on the fig tree. We know this summer is near.
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We know that Jesus's return is near.
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And what does he tell us? He says that the Jewish nation
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will not pass away. There is no way they can be
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exterminated. There is no way that they can be
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annihilated. They will remain because they
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are God's chosen people. And don't forget it, friends.
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If we bless them, God will bless us.
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That's not an old timey religion saying that is biblical,
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friends. We can go and search in Genesis
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chapter 12 verse 3, and we can see that God promises to bless
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us when we bless that nation, Israel.
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And He's telling us that He's going to make a new heaven and a
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new earth and the second destruction is by fire.
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But these words will remain forever.
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They are resounding, they are reverberating, they are going
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out and they're calling many men to salvation.
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They will never pass away. And His Word is alive and active
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and sharper than any 2 edged sword, friends, and it is
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profitable. We need to add nothing to the
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Word of God and take nothing out of the Word of God.
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It is the infallible, inerrant word from Genesis to Revelation,
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friends, and it is our lifeline. 34 Take heed to yourselves, lest
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at any time your hearts be overcharged with suffering.
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He says in verse 34, take heed to yourselves, lest at any time
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your hearts be overcharged with suffioting and drunkenness and
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cares of this life. And so that day come upon you
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unaware. So what he's telling us here in
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this verse is that if we're not careful, we will be swept away
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in the torrent, in the flood of our own fleshly desires.
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The pride of life, friends, the lust of the eyes or the less of
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the flesh will get the best of us.
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Because we think that God's promises are a long way off and
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everything just keeps going as they always have.
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And we forget that 1000 years is like a day, a God, and a day is
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like 1000 years. And He's not being slow to bring
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about all of these promises. He's waiting for the final
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number. He knows who belongs to him.
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And he is waiting for those people to give their life over
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to him. And He makes it about his
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business to make sure that they all make it into the fold.
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Friends 35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell
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on the face of the whole earth. It's like a snare, it's like a
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trap. It's like a Fowler who sets a
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trap. It's like the circle is closing
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in and there is no escape. Friends And the only hope that
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we have is in the Lord Jesus Christ and the promises
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contained in this book. And we know that the church will
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be raptured before all of these things happen.
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And we know that it'll be worse than it's ever been since the
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beginning of time. We know that the seven years
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will be unlike anything that this world has ever experienced.
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And you can see all the atrocities in the past and you
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can magnify that, Friends. It'll be worse than anything
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that has happened on this globe. And it's not a place that we
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want to be. But there will be many in that
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time who give their lives over to the Lord Jesus Christ.
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And the Jewish nation will see that they've murdered their
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Messiah. And it's all for a reason.
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And Jesus has a good plan in it all, friends.
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And he's coming back. And when he comes back, he's
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going to sit as the rightful ruler and reign over this earth
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for 1000 years, and we will be with him forevermore. 36 watch
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you. Therefore, pray always that you
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may be accounted worthy to escape.
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All these things that shall come to pass and to stand before the
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Son of Man 36 is the verse that we really need to hyper fixate
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upon. This is our mandate, friends.
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You could go back and you could pick apart all of the previous
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part of this chapter. You could debate it until the
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cows come home and we could talk about eschatology.
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And we don't have to agree on it all, But this verse particularly
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is our mandate for today and for right now and for this hour.
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What does he tell you and what does he tell me?
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Watch, don't fall asleep. Don't get swept away in greed.
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Don't get swept away in the lust of the flesh.
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Don't get swept away in the pride of life.
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Don't get swept away in all of the pleasures and pleasantries
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and all of the entertainment of today.
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Don't get swept away with false doctrine, false theology, false
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teachers, apostate church that's propagating a lot of garbage out
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there. He tells us, do not be deceived.
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Watch. You know that summer is near.
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He tells us to watch. And then he tells us to pray
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always. This is the key, my friends.
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Listen up. Listen, we must increase our
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prayer life. Take every thought captive, make
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it obedient unto Christ. Don't worry about anything.
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Pray about everything. Rejoice always.
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Pray without ceasing 24/7 365. Do not decrease your prayer
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life. Increase your prayer life.
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And it is in that prayer life that you're going to receive so
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much instruction of what it is that you need to be doing for
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this very day, for this very hour.
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We need to not forsake the ministry of prayer.
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Friends, watch and pray. Always listen to this next part.
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It's so imperative that you may be accounted worthy to escape
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all these things that shall come to pass.
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How are we going to escape? These are not my words, friends,
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these are Holy Scripture. He said it.
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These are the words Jesus Christ do not get sidetracked with all
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the false teachings that are out there and that tries to tell you
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that this escapism is not from God.
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He says it right here and in Revelation chapter 3.
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He tells us that because we have kept His word, He will keep us
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from that hour that is coming to test all the inhabitants of the
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earth. And we can see it here, that if
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we are counted worthy, how are we to be counted worthy, you
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might ask? It's by getting in the boat,
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friends. It's by being covered in the
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blood of Jesus Christ. Friends, we cannot ride in on
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the coattails of Grandma's faith.
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We must have a personal relationship with God Almighty.
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Through His Son Jesus Christ, Noah was saved.
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Why? Because He walked with God, we
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must walk with our Father day-to-day, moment by moment,
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2nd to 2nd, heartbeat to heartbeat.
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That is how we are counted worthy.
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It's by being covered in the blood of Jesus Christ.
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And that's how we will we will be able to stand before the Son
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of Man. His our redemption is drawing
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near. His rewards are with Him.
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And we will have to stand the judgment where all of our deeds
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are tested in the fire, and most things are burned up as wood,
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hay and stubble. And only a few things we get to
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keep with us. And those are the things that no
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one saw but only Him. And we can stand.
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We can gird up our loins and stand in the presence of Jesus
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Christ only by being covered in His blood, friends, and
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receiving His Holiness, receiving His justification,
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receiving all the things that were given to him by the perfect
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life that He lived. And we can have those things
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covering us. And blessed is the man whose
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sins are never counted against him.
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That is how we stand in His presence, Friends. 37 And in the
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daytime he was teaching in the temple, and at night he went out
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in a boat in the mount that is called the Mount of Olives.
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So imagine that Jesus Christ going from the temple and then
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out and staying on the Mount of Olives, which would overlook the
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temple. And I'm sure he was grieved by
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what was coming. He could see it all.
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He's already told us and prophesied about what is to come
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on that city and on that temple. 38 And all the people came early
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in the morning to him in the temple for to hear him.
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We know that this is Passion Week.
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We know that Jesus is about to be put to death.
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We know that this is his last week on planet earth before he
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ascends to the right hand of the Father, where he goes to prepare
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a place for us. And in our Father's house there
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are many dwelling places, There are many rooms, there are many
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mansions. And if it were not so, he would
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not have told us. And we know that we can have
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hope because of our future with him.
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And where He is, is where we want to be.
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Let's be lay down lovers today, friends.
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Let's sell out to the King of Kings, friends.
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Let's not compartmentalize our lives and make this little life
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about anything else except for him.
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For He is worthy, worthy, worthy.
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He's worthy of all of our attention and adoration and
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affection. Friends, give him your whole
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heart. Nothing hidden, nothing held
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back. Friends, give him every thought,
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Give him every emotion. Give him every word.
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Give him all your years, all your days, all the minutes and
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all the seconds. The reality is, this might be
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your last month on earth. This might be your last year on
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earth. This might be your last day on
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Earth. Friends, you just don't know.
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So prepare to meet your Maker each and every day.
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Every day you wake up. Give your life over to Him.
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Surrender all. Not some.
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Surrender all, everything. Your future, your finances, your
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health, your pride, your reputation, your children's
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lives, your spouse's life. Surrender all.
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He's worthy. We can't go through this life
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double minded. We must be completely fixated
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upon the face of Jesus Christ. Hope you've been blessed by this
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wonderful, powerful chapter here in the Bible.
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Doctor Luke giving us some different facets of eschatology.
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He's predominantly writing to the Gentiles here and he's
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giving us the details that we need, that he's went and
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searched out, and these are reliable sources as he's writing
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to old Theophilus so that he can stand firm in his faith.
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And that's what we can do today, friends.
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Stand firm in the scriptures knowing that they are reliable,
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knowing that they are inspired. Don't believe all of the news
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about the Bible being written by man or being barbaric or
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archaic. Don't believe all that trust in
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the Bible. Stand on the Bible.
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Do not be duped and LED astray with all this garbage of Paul's
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epistles not being worth anything or books that should be
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in there that are not. It's all a tactic of the enemy,
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friends, and he's trying to make us believe that there's higher
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ground that we can reach. But there is no higher ground
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than building your life upon the 66th Canon from Genesis to
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Revelation, friends. There's no higher ground.
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Anything else is going to be quicksand.
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You're going to find yourself in a mess if you try to take
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anything out or add anything to this Holy scripture.
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It is inerrant, it's infallible, it's profitable.
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It's everything that we need and we need to stand on it, believe
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in it. Don't call any of it into
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question if you don't understand it, it's OK.
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Just keep moving. Just keep moving.
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It'll all become clear the longer that you walk with
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Christ. He's going to reveal different
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facets of you. It's a deep, deep, deep gold
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mine, gem mine. It's the Mariana Trench.
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It's unsearchable. You're going to swim in the deep
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end and never touch the bottom. Praise God, Hallelujah.
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That Scripture interprets Scripture.
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Praise God, Hallelujah. That it is trustworthy and true.
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Praise God, Hallelujah, it is alive and active and the word
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became flesh and in the beginning was the word, and the
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Word was with God, and the word was God.
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I hope you've been blessed by this chapter.
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I know I sure have. I'm praying for every single one
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of you. I love you.
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So does God, so does the Lord Jesus Christ be covered in his
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blood today. Receive your salvation today.
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Let the Holy Spirit fill you today.
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I'll see you back here tomorrow. God bless you.