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A New Earth - The Book of Revelation · Bible in a Year with Jack Graham

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  Speaker 1: Let us pray. And I saw a new heaven and
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  Speaker 1: a new earth, for the first heaven and the first
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  Speaker 1: earth were passed away. Revelation 21.1 When I ponder and
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  Speaker 1: listen to today's reading, I thank you, Lord, that you
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  Speaker 1: invoke newness. Through John's account, my heart is overwhelmed with
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  Speaker 1: the glorious new world you've appointed for us as your children.
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  Speaker 1: a new world filled with peace, joy, love, abundance, and
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  Speaker 1: your never-ending grace. As I reflect on the journey that
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  Speaker 1: my life has taken, I will rest on the fact
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  Speaker 1: that from Genesis to Revelation, you've proved the ultimate love
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  Speaker 1: story of a father who desires to win the hearts
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  Speaker 1: of his children back, no matter how far they've gone,
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  Speaker 1: or mad they've become. I now see, God, that your
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  Speaker 1: love is a perfect love. I now see that the
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  Speaker 1: life of Jesus isn't only beneficial to my purpose, but
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  Speaker 1: necessary for me to even live my purpose. I declare
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  Speaker 1: that no matter what I hear, my life will be
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  Speaker 1: dedicated to honoring and serving you forever, until I see
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  Speaker 1: you face to face. Thank you for your perfect love.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you that I am brand new, that I have
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  Speaker 1: been redeemed with the ultimate price, your son. In Jesus' name, amen.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for praying with me today. Continue listening for
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  Speaker 1: an incredible Bible story brought to you by BibleInAYear.com.
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  Speaker 2: A New Earth In our last story, John saw a
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  Speaker 2: vision of past, present, and future evil reigning on the earth.
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  Speaker 2: He saw mighty dragons and great beasts devouring the earth
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  Speaker 2: and corrupting mankind. Then John saw a hero emerge from
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  Speaker 2: the gates of heaven. The finisher and Messiah, Jesus Christ,
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  Speaker 2: descended on a white horse with a robe dipped in blood.
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  Speaker 2: He defeated the beasts and cast the armies of darkness
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  Speaker 2: into destruction. Now we see Jesus giving way to a
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  Speaker 2: new heaven and earth, a place with no more mourning
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  Speaker 2: or suffering, a place where the perfect will of God
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  Speaker 2: unites with the willing hearts of mankind, inspired by the
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  Speaker 2: book of Revelation.
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  Speaker 3: We're so glad you joined us on the Bible in
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  Speaker 3: a Year podcast today. The Bible in a Year podcast
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  Speaker 3: is an outreach of PowerPoint Ministries and and can only
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  Speaker 3: come to you each week through the support of listeners
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  Speaker 3: just like you. Your support today is so important that
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  Speaker 3: we want to thank you for your gift by giving
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  Speaker 3: you a copy of my book called The Jesus Book.
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  Speaker 3: It is a powerful guide that shows how every book
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  Speaker 3: of the Bible points to Jesus and how his living word,
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  Speaker 3: the truth of God's word, will transform your life. So
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  Speaker 3: to get a copy of The Jesus Book, simply go
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  Speaker 3: to jackgraham.org slash Jesus. That's jackgraham.org slash Jesus. And thank
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  Speaker 3: you for your support. In our previous episode, we heard
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  Speaker 3: about the war to end all wars, the great battle
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  Speaker 3: between Satan and his army and God's army, led by
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  Speaker 3: the Lord Jesus Christ. It was a vision full of
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  Speaker 3: symbolism and one that ultimately gives us great hope that
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  Speaker 3: one day, and we believe one day soon, Christ will
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  Speaker 3: come in victory to conquer evil for good. So as
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  Speaker 3: today we come to the conclusion of our journey through
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  Speaker 3: God's Word, we will hear what John saw when God
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  Speaker 3: revealed things to come as the world passes away and
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  Speaker 3: everything is made brand new. So let's listen now to
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  Speaker 3: this great reading from the book of Revelation.
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  Speaker 2: Then I saw the earth fade away. Its cities, kingdoms,
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  Speaker 2: and armies dissolved like snow under the bright warmth of
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  Speaker 2: God and The conquests of man blew away like ashes
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  Speaker 2: in the wind, and its evils along with it. The
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  Speaker 2: sea was no more, and in its place I saw
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  Speaker 2: a holy city come in glory. I saw the perfect
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  Speaker 2: will of God meet the earth like a dance. From
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  Speaker 2: the ruins of the kingdom of man emerged a new Jerusalem.
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  Speaker 2: The city was beautiful, and its people were adorned like
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  Speaker 2: a bride prepared for its groom. I heard a gentle
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  Speaker 2: yet strong voice call out, saying, This is the dwelling
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  Speaker 2: place of God and man. Here they will exist together
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  Speaker 2: in unity. They will be his people, and he will
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  Speaker 2: be their God. He will wipe away every tear from
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  Speaker 2: their eyes, and the sting of death will be no more.
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  Speaker 2: There will be no more mourning or pain. for all
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  Speaker 2: the former things interweaved with darkness have passed away, and
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  Speaker 2: all that remains is the light of Christ. Then I
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  Speaker 2: saw him, the hero, the one who created the galaxies
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  Speaker 2: with a breath, the giver of life, the shepherd of
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  Speaker 2: the flock, the son of man. He sat upon his
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  Speaker 2: throne with gentleness and grace. He spread his arms to
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  Speaker 2: his people and said, Behold, I am making all things new.
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  Speaker 2: I fell to my knees and watched him in awe.
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  Speaker 2: All who were with me bowed before him. I am
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  Speaker 2: the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and end, he said.
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  Speaker 2: All who are thirsty and all who are weak come
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  Speaker 2: to the fountain of living water. An angel stood behind
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  Speaker 2: me as I watched. He held my hand and said, Come,
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  Speaker 2: I will show you the bride of the Lamb, the
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  Speaker 2: one who is redeemed. So I was taken up again
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  Speaker 2: to see the new city. Its radiance was like a
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  Speaker 2: rare jewel. It had a great and mighty wall with
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  Speaker 2: twelve gates, and the names of the twelve tribes of
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  Speaker 2: Israel and the twelve apostles of Christ were inscribed on
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  Speaker 2: its walls and gates. Its streets were like gold and
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  Speaker 2: fine jewels, and its gates were as pure as pearls.
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  Speaker 2: There was no temple, for the glory of God was
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  Speaker 2: among the peoples. THERE WAS NO NEED FOR THE SUN
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  Speaker 2: OR MOON, SINCE THE GLORY OF GOD GAVE IT LIGHT.
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  Speaker 2: I SAW A SOCIETY WITH PEOPLE GIVING HONOR TO GOD
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  Speaker 2: AND BASKING IN THE LIGHT OF HIS GOODNESS. THE ANGEL
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  Speaker 2: THEN SHOWED ME A RIVER OF LIVING WATER. IT WAS
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  Speaker 2: FLOWING FROM THE THRONE OF GOD. ON ONE SIDE OF
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  Speaker 2: THE RIVER WAS A GREAT CITY AND ON THE OTHER
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  Speaker 2: WAS THE TREE OF LIFE. ITS LEAVES GAVE HEALING AND
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  Speaker 2: ITS FRUIT FED THE NATIONS. THE PEOPLE OF GOD MET
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  Speaker 2: HIM FACE TO FACE. They dwelled with him and reigned
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  Speaker 2: with him, creating good things for his glory. And with that,
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  Speaker 2: I heard the voice of Jesus saying to all who
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  Speaker 2: are on the earth, Come to me, all you who thirst. Behold,
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  Speaker 2: I am coming soon. I am the Alpha and the Omega,
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  Speaker 2: the first and the last, the beginning and the end.
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  Speaker 2: Thus ends the great story of God given to mankind.
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  Speaker 2: It is not a story of man ascending to perfection
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  Speaker 2: or enlightenment. It is not a story of good people
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  Speaker 2: doing good things. Nor is it a story to teach
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  Speaker 2: moral behavior. No, it is the story of a loving
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  Speaker 2: God who pursues a broken and far-off people. It is
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  Speaker 2: a story of a loving husband that courts his bride.
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  Speaker 2: It is a story of a shepherd who goes after
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  Speaker 2: his lost sheep. The story of God brings hope to
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  Speaker 2: all who feel lost, lonely, and trapped in their sin.
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  Speaker 2: It points to a loving and merciful Savior who will
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  Speaker 2: lay down his life to save those he loves. The
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  Speaker 2: Bible is the story of Jesus.
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  Speaker 3: So here we are at the end, or should I
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  Speaker 3: say the beginning of what will never end, eternity. As
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  Speaker 3: we open today's reading, John tells us about his vision
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  Speaker 3: of a new earth, a new heavens and a new earth.
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  Speaker 3: The world as we know it fades away and something
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  Speaker 3: brand new, a new heavens and a new earth is born.
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  Speaker 3: The sun is God's glory finally dwelling with mankind again
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  Speaker 3: just as he wanted it when he first spoke light
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  Speaker 3: and life into the world at creation. There is a
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  Speaker 3: beautiful symmetry and strategy in the Bible. The first two
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  Speaker 3: chapters of Genesis speak of the creation of the heavens
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  Speaker 3: and the earth at the very beginning of time as
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  Speaker 3: we know it. Now, here in the final two chapters
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  Speaker 3: of the Revelation, it begins a new restoration of a
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  Speaker 3: perfect creation, which is forever. The old, the sick, the
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  Speaker 3: dying and hurting world has passed on. Heaven now comes
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  Speaker 3: to earth, and there is a new Jerusalem, God's holy city.
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  Speaker 3: The city John saw was beautiful and ornate. Words fail
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  Speaker 3: to do it justice, but this is God's Word, and
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  Speaker 3: so we have this magnificent portrait of what the afterlife
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  Speaker 3: is going to be. All that was broken has been restored,
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  Speaker 3: and those who are in Christ will dwell in God's
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  Speaker 3: presence throughout all eternity. There will be no need for
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  Speaker 3: a son that is a physical son because Jesus Christ
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  Speaker 3: will be the light of eternity. Every tear will be
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  Speaker 3: wiped away and all that overwhelms us now will be
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  Speaker 3: swept away with joy and satisfaction in God's presence and
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  Speaker 3: his great glory among us. When Christ came the first time,
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  Speaker 3: he gave humanity glimpses of what the future would look like,
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  Speaker 3: the kingdom of God. the day that he would wipe
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  Speaker 3: away all of our tears and restore the broken and
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  Speaker 3: heal the sick. He did that temporarily in his first coming,
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  Speaker 3: but he does it permanently when he comes again and
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  Speaker 3: establishes the new heavens and the new earth. When Jesus
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  Speaker 3: spoke to the Samaritan woman at the well, he told
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  Speaker 3: her of the living water he had to offer. Now
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  Speaker 3: in this new earth, this new heaven, John saw the
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  Speaker 3: fountain of living water, the very thing Jesus spoke about.
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  Speaker 3: And through the city runs a river of living water
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  Speaker 3: that flows from the very throne of God. This is
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  Speaker 3: a reminder that God is and always has been the
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  Speaker 3: giver of all of life and goodness and satisfaction. The
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  Speaker 3: people whose names are written in the book of life
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  Speaker 3: will live in this city. They will find complete rest
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  Speaker 3: and restoration. John heard Jesus speaking to him once more,
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  Speaker 3: saying in Revelation 22, verses 6 and 7, these words
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  Speaker 3: are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of
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  Speaker 3: the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to
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  Speaker 3: show his servants what must soon take place. And behold,
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  Speaker 3: I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps
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  Speaker 3: the word of the prophecy of this book. As we
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  Speaker 3: await the return of Jesus in glory to bring us
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  Speaker 3: to our eternal home, where there will be no sorrow
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  Speaker 3: and sickness or strife, where we will dwell in the
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  Speaker 3: presence of God forever, may we take these words to heart.
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  Speaker 3: Jesus is our Savior, our Redeemer, our Lord and Master,
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  Speaker 3: the one who was there from the very beginning and
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  Speaker 3: will be with us at the end and throughout all eternity.
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  Speaker 3: He is the one and the only one that gives
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  Speaker 3: us eternal life. If you have listened to this podcast
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  Speaker 3: from beginning to end, start to finish, and have yet
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  Speaker 3: to believe and trust in Jesus as your Savior, I
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  Speaker 3: want to encourage you to do that right now. Jesus
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  Speaker 3: loves you. God has a wonderful plan for your life,
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  Speaker 3: and sin had broken our relationship with God. And so
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  Speaker 3: Jesus came to this earth, perfect in his humanity, perfect
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  Speaker 3: in his deity. He died on the cross to pay
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  Speaker 3: the penalty for our sins and rose again so that
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  Speaker 3: we could have forgiveness and forever life, life with him,
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  Speaker 3: life with a capital L. Call upon his name today.
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  Speaker 3: Here's what the apostle Paul said in Romans 10, Verses
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  Speaker 3: 9 and 10, if we confess with our mouths the
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  Speaker 3: Lord Jesus and believe in our hearts that God has
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  Speaker 3: raised him from the dead, we will be saved. Whoever
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  Speaker 3: calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.
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  Speaker 3: Whoever means you, you can trust him today. In the
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  Speaker 3: book of Revelation that we have been reading recently, Jesus
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  Speaker 3: stands at the door and knocks in Revelation 3.20. And
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  Speaker 3: he says, if anyone hears my voice and opens the door,
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  Speaker 3: I will come in. So right now where you are,
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  Speaker 3: invite Jesus into your life, and I promise you he
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  Speaker 3: will come in. He will give you an abundant life,
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  Speaker 3: an eternal life, the forgiveness of your sins, and a
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  Speaker 3: fulfilling life here and now. He will write your name
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  Speaker 3: in the Lamb's book of life, and you can be
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  Speaker 3: secure and safe forever with him. If you are already
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  Speaker 3: a believer in Christ, I hope today's episode, as all
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  Speaker 3: the episodes in the Bible in a year, have encouraged you.
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  Speaker 3: What a wonderful hope we have in Jesus. But I
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  Speaker 3: also would encourage you to share this hope with others.
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  Speaker 3: Tell them of what Christ can do in their lives
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  Speaker 3: just as he has changed your heart. Jesus has charged us,
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  Speaker 3: commissioned us to make disciples of all the nations, beginning
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  Speaker 3: with our neighbors, and telling the story of Jesus wherever
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  Speaker 3: we go. It's the wonderful story of God's love and
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  Speaker 3: grace through Jesus our Lord. Let's pray together. Dear God,
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  Speaker 3: we thank you for this promise of heaven and the
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  Speaker 3: hope of eternal life that is provided for us in
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  Speaker 3: Jesus Christ. We thank you for the Bible, dear God,
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  Speaker 3: this wonderful word that you have inspired from beginning to
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  Speaker 3: end and everything in between. We praise you for a
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  Speaker 3: word that is infallible and inerrant. May we always trust
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  Speaker 3: your word and obey it. And Lord, may we be
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  Speaker 3: witnesses of the gospel wherever we go. In Jesus' name, amen.
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  Speaker 3: Thank you for listening to today's Bible in a Year podcast.
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  Speaker 3: And before we go, I wanted to let you know
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  Speaker 3: that the Bible in a Year podcast is an outreach
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  Speaker 3: of PowerPoint Ministries and can only come to you each
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  Speaker 3: week through the support of listeners like like you. Your
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  Speaker 3: support today is so important that we want to thank
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  Speaker 3: you for your gift by giving you a copy of
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  Speaker 3: my book called The Jesus Book. This book is a
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  Speaker 3: powerful guide that shows how every book in the Bible
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  Speaker 3: points to Christ and how you can better read and
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  Speaker 3: understand the Bible and how God's word transforms our lives.
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  Speaker 3: So to get your copy of The Jesus Book, simply
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  Speaker 3: go to jackgram.org slash Jesus. That's jackgram.org slash Jesus. And
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  Speaker 3: thank you for your support.