Rabbi Jason Sobel: The Messiah's Resurrection | Transformed By The Messiah

January 29, 2026 | 53:20

Rabbi Jason Sobel and Pastor Allen Jackson visit the Garden Tomb and discuss the transforming power of the resurrection.

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| Rabbi Jason Sobel: The Messiah's Resurrection | Transformed By The Messiah | January 29, 2026

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- [narrator] welcome back, fellow travelers,
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And thank you for joining us for one final pour
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On this extraordinary journey through the scriptures.
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- i promised you there's more,
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And here we are.
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- [narrator] in today's final chapter,
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We stand at the mouth of the empty tomb,
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Where resurrection shatters death
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And anchors every promise in unshakeable hope.
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- jesus turned the tomb into the womb.
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The very thing that the enemy
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Or someone is trying to make your end,
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God is gonna use that very thing
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To birth your promise and potential.
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When it comes to jesus, it's never the end.
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He can turn any tomb into a womb.
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- [narrator] we'll feel the rush of pentecost,
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Wind and fire forging a fearless spirit-filled church.
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And watch the gospel break past boundaries
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To reach the nations.
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- 50 days later, pentecost erupted.
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The spirit who raised yeshua, jesus,
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Became the accelerant of a movement
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That still circles the globe.
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- [narrator] and will discover
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How the same spirit still moves today,
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Transforming ordinary lives into living proof
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Of god's power, unity, and unstoppable purpose.
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- an empty tomb secures our future.
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An indwelling spirit empowers our present.
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A unified church advances the mission.
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- [narrator] so, grab your bible,
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Open your heart, and lean in,
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Because the journey is not over yet.
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This is "transformed by the messiah."
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(gentle guitar music)
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(car drones)
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(coffee maker whirring)
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- take a look at these dense, pale green seeds.
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At this stage, they're grassy, almost lifeless,
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But drop them into a roaster, and everything changes.
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First, the heat rises inside the drum.
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Hot hair circulates, warming each bean from the outside in.
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Around 380 degrees, you hear a sharp pop.
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Roasters call it first crack.
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It's the moment the being's internal moisture
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Turns to steam, splits the seed.
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- and releases a burst of aroma.
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That rupture gives birth to new flavor.
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Next comes the fresh grind.
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A roasted bean still holds its best notes inside.
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Break it open with the grinder
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And the hidden oils hit oxygen
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Flooding the room with fragrance.
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Crushing the bean isn't wasteful.
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It's the only way the flavor can be shared.
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All the while two forces drive the change,
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Air flow and heat.
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Too little air and the bean scorch.
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Too little heat and they stay raw.
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It's the careful balance of wind and flame
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That transforms raw seeds
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Into something rich, dark, and alive.
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The crack, the grind, the balance of wind and flame,
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Those aren't just roastery milestones.
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They're a living parable.
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On good friday, the son of god entered suffering.
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The cross applied relentless heat.
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All seem lost until the first crack on easter morning,
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The tomb split open
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And the fragrance of resurrection hope
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Burst into the world.
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50 days later, the risen messiah poured out the holy spirit.
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Acts 2 tells us there was a rushing wind,
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There's your airflow,
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And the tongues of fire, there's the heat.
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Pentecost was heaven's grinder.
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Breaking open the early believers
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So the gospel's aroma could flood the streets of jerusalem
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And far beyond.
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Pentecost made his life available to everyone.
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And just like coffee,
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The church is at its best when the spirit's wind and fire
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Keep us fluid, fragrant,
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And ready to pour into thirsty hearts.
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So let the steam rise, the question stir,
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And the truth unfold here on "sacred grounds"
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Where conversations brew and transformations begin
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As we dive into the meaning of messiah's death.
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Hey, pastor allen.
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- hey, you, rabbi.
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- so good to see you. - it's good to see you.
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- it's great to run into here. what's going on?
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- no, i love this place.
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I didn't know you happen to stop by.
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- it's awesome.
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- every time i see you, i feel like it's going to school.
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You're always working on some project
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That i get to learn a lot.
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- so since we ran into each other, i'm wondering,
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Would you like to go on a journey on an adventure with me?
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- absolutely.
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- all right. come on, let's sit down and talk.
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You know, one of the things
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That i've been really thinking about is this connection
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Between jesus' death on the cross at golgotha
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And how that is actually a reversal
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Of what happened in the garden of eden.
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It kind of like blows my mind when i think
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About the connections between the old and the new.
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I mean, a lot of christians don't even ask the question,
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You know, why did jesus die on a tree?
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But then you think about it, how did sin into the world?
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You know, the first man and woman took from the tree.
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So god put jesus back on the cross,
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Which is a tree for you and me
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To reverse the curse and to restore god's blessing.
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- absolutely.
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You know, i think it's the integrity of scripture.
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It's the exciting part to me is how it is so symmetrical.
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What we read in those early chapters of genesis
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Finds a point of completion in the redemptive work of jesus
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Through his crucifixion, his burial, and his resurrection.
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- yeah, i get excited when you see those connections
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Between the old and the new.
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It's kind of like that road to emmaus experience
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Where jesus opened up the eyes of the disciples
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And showed how everything in the tour of the law,
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The prophets and the writings point to him.
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And, you know, again, when you think about the detail,
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The intentionality behind every word in scripture,
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I mean, nothing is random.
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Nothing happens by a coincidence.
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And that really, this story is a story of salvation.
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He purchased our salvation
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And restoration that leads to real transformation,
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Reversing the curse
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And restoring god's original blessing for our lives.
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- he did.
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He changed our lives and gave us a whole new...
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(thunder rumbling)
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Something's happened in our little coffee shop.
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- something is happening.
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Let's go on that adventure
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That i talked with you about earlier.
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- let's go.
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(thunder rumbling)
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(wind whooshing) (gentle music)
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Rabbi, you told the truth.
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We're not in the coffee shop anymore.
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This is amazing.
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(wind whooshing) (gentle music)
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- [pastor allen] help me understand.
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What are we looking at? - that's pretty incredible.
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This is first-century golgotha.
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- wow. - the place
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Of the crucifixion.
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- so the city walls are just over here.
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- city walls are over there,
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'cause obviously jesus was crucified outside of the gates,
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Which is significant.
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But there's so much spiritual significance
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To this location.
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I mean, we know that it's called golgotha,
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And it's from the hebrew gulgoleth
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Or from the aramaic gulgulta,
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Which is where we get the word golgotha from.
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And what's amazing is that we know it means
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The place of the skull.
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But there's something deeply spiritual
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And significant about the name in and of itself,
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Because again, the first messianic prophecy
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Is that the seed of the woman
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Would crush the head of the serpent.
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And so the place where he dies, the skull,
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Represents his feet actually beginning
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To fulfill that prophecy of crushing the head
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Of the serpent.
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It could also remind us of the fall of humanity,
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Which led to death,
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Hence the skull and crossbones symbol of death.
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Jesus begins to undo the consequences
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Of the fall and death when he hung there on golgotha
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On the cross.
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Golgotha means head, so jesus taking back headship.
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He's restoring dominion.
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So it's so much deep significance to this location.
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- so the face of this cliff
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Actually looks like a skull with the eyes and the mouth
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And a little bit of imagination.
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It doesn't take any creativity.
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- yes, doesn't take much
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Creativity. - but i love the idea.
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If jesus is taking back headship,
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Then he's the authority in the earth.
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Not the united nations. - no.
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- not their opinion on the land of israel.
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- [rabbi jason] that's true.
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- you know, not the security council.
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- yeah. - not the ngos.
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That jesus is the head of what god is doing in the earth,
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That gives me great hope today.
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- absolutely.
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So golgotha can be seen as skull,
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But it's also connected to the hebrew word to roll away.
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And at gilgal, when they went there with joshua,
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They named it that place 'cause it says
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God has rolled away our reproach.
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And so by means of the cross,
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God rolls away in jesus our shame.
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- come on. - he rolls away the curse.
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He rolls away death.
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And he rolls away all the negatives,
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And then he rolls in with all the positive,
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All the blessings for our life.
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So it's golgotha,
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And then we know by golgotha is the empty tomb,
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Which is again the stone being rolled away for us
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To remove the shame.
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- you know, i love the truth,
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But i live in nashville, so i'm a country guy.
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- yeah. - what i love
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About this visit to golgotha,
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I've been there 100 times,
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But it always has required me to have a jet plane
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And a lot of jet lag.
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And you and your coffee and your coffee shop
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Got me to golgotha.
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I'm gonna drink more coffee.
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Maybe i can lose the jet lag.
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I like the way you have adventures.
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- well, i love being here with you.
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And you know what i love about it
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Is how god is in all the details.
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Every word of the bible
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And every detail in the scripture
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Is meant to convey deeper spiritual truth and significance.
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And so we call today the day that jesus died good friday.
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But it raises a question.
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Why did jesus have to die on a friday?
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Of all the days of the week,
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God decreed and destined that particular day.
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And i think the question is why?
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And when you think about it,
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Friday on the biblical calendar is the sixth day
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Of the week.
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And the interesting thing about that
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Is that man was created on the sixth day.
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In jewish thought, we fell on the sixth day.
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And as a result of the fall, we lost six things.
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And so jesus comes to restore everything that was lost.
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So he does his first miracle of water into wine
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With six stone pots,
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'cause he's restoring the fruitfulness of creation
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That was lost at the fall,
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Taking us from living out of the lack
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To living us out of the overflow.
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When he comes to his death on golgotha,
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He's crucified on the sixth day.
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And he's on the cross for six hours.
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And that is absolutely no coincidence,
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Because in hebrew, you write letters with numbers,
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So hebrew is alphanumeric.
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So the way that you write six in hebrew,
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If you're to open your bible to the sixth chapter,
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It would be the letter vav.
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And the first place the letter vav occurs
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Is in genesis chapter 1,
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When god creates the heaven and the letter vav, earth.
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When we sin, we broke the vav,
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We broke the connection.
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Jesus comes to restore the connection
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Between heaven and earth for us.
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- nothing random about god.
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- absolutely. - nothing at all.
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You know, one of the things i appreciate about your project,
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But more than that, your voice and your ministry.
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- as a rabbi reminding us of the truth of scripture
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In a season when there's a lot of sentiment
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Against the jewish people.
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- yeah.
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- and i love your reminder
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That because of what happened on golgotha,
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As an observant jewish rabbi,
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That he's the head of all things,
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Much to the consternation of his enemies.
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So i think your voice in this season reminding us
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Of the intentionality of god, the purposefulness of god,
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The ultimate authority of god,
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Even over death and over every adversary
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That a human being can have,
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Is a message of hope that we desperately need
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In this season.
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While the enemy is trying to take that message
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And push it off the stage,
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You are taking your platform and using it
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In authoritative way to remind us in this unique season
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That there is an observant rabbi watching over all of this.
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Thank you for what you're doing.
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- oh, no, thank you, thank you.
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What you're saying is such an important point,
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Because as he hung there on the cross,
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The sign said, king of the jews.
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You can't say you worship and love the king of the jews
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And hate his biological family.
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- amen.
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- the jewish people, right?
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- that's like saying, "i love you, pastor allen,
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But i really don't like your wife and children."
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I mean, if someone doesn't like your family,
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They're not gonna have
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A very good relationship with you, right?
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So how can we say we love jesus,
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The jew, the king of the jews,
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And not love and care about his people?
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- so often, they say,
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You know, "i'm a new new testament christian."
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- yeah.
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- not really, because that question is asked and answered,
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"did god reject the jewish people?"
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And it's the strongest way you could say it in greek,
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Paul said, "god forbid."
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I mean the questions asked and answered multiple times.
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So it's bad theology, it's bad history,
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And it's a lack of the awareness of the character of god.
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God didn't break his promises.
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- and his death on that cross on golgotha came
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To bring us forgiveness.
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And that's one of the beautiful things,
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One of the amazing things about the cross,
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Is when jesus died,
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We know that the temple veil was rend in two,
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Symbolizing the fact that god had made a new and living way.
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- [pastor allen] amen. - into his presence.
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Again, we do a lot of back to eden imagery,
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Just like the cherubim guarded the way
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To the garden of eden,
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There were cherubim on the veil of the curtain.
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It was no longer guarded,
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We have immediate access to his presence,
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We can come boldly before his throne of grace,
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Because we've been forgiven.
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And what's also incredible is this,
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Jewish history says this, the rabbis say in the talmud
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That 40 years before the destruction of the temple,
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Strange things began to occur.
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And one of those things is on the day of atonement,
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There was this red cord
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That supernaturally turned from red to white,
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Symbolizing the your sins via scarlet red,
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I will make them as white as snow.
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It stopped turning from red to white,
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They realized that god wasn't accepting the sacrifices
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In the same way.
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The temple was destroyed in 70 ad.
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40 years early was approximately 30 ad
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When jesus came and began his ministry,
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Died, rose from the dead,
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Because it wasn't gonna be by the blood of goats
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Or bulls or lambs,
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But by the lamb of god, yeshua, jesus, our messiah.
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He purchased and paid for our forgiveness and our freedom.
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And because of that, we have been forgiven and set free,
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And that's worth giving him the praise for.
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- amen, that needs to be shouted from the housetops.
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(rabbi chuckling)
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We have this false separation.
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You know, we tend to argue about the tradition we belong to,
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Whether we're methodist or presbyterian,
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Or, you know, how we celebrate this or that.
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And it's centered in what happened in this place.
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- [rabbi] yeah.
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- you know, every time i see that hill
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And i see the face of that skull,
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I'm reminded of the sacrifice
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That was required for me to be a part of the kingdom of god.
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I didn't earn it, i certainly didn't deserve it.
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I can never do anything to be worthy
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Of the price that was paid there.
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But i can receive that, no matter how broken,
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No matter how far i may have walked from the path,
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If i will come in humility, that redemptive work of god.
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You know, adam and eve may have forfeited
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Their place in the garden,
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But they didn't forfeit their place in the purposes of god.
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He made a way for them,
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And he's still making a way for his covenant people today.
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- so it reminds me of this, right?
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Did you ever go out at the holiday times
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And spend too much on your family, on your friends.
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And then you get the bill,
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You get the credit card statement,
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You're like, "oy, how am i gonna pay for all this?"
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If you don't have the money, what do you do?
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You just pay the what?
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Minimum. - [pastor allen] interest.
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- right, and if you pay the minimum,
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All you're doing is paying the interest.
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Well, the sacrifices in the old testament
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Are literally called a kapporah or kafar,
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Which means to cover.
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They just covered the sin,
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But they didn't remove it all together,
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It was like just paying the interest.
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When jesus came...
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- he didn't just pay the interest,
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He wiped the debt completely out.
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And not only does he pay our debt completely,
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So we have zero balance,
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But then he makes a huge deposit of righteousness
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Into our account that we didn't earn,
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That we can't deserve.
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And so not only are we forgiven
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And out of spiritual debt, we wind up with eternal life
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And spiritual riches
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Because of what the lord jesus has done for us.
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- that changes everything.
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Our journey through time and all eternity.
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Rabbi, thank you for bringing me to this amazing place.
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Wait a minute. something's changing.
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Maybe we better get outta here.
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- yeah, of course there's more.
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(exciting music)
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- wow, rabbi, i think we dodged a storm,
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But it looks like another part of the adventure.
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- i promised you there's more. and here we are.
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So we're in what is the first century depiction
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Of the garden tomb?
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- wow.
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- what's interesting is that
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The garden tomb in hebrew is the gan ha-kever,
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Which is really significant for a number of reasons.
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The first thing we need to understand about the garden tomb
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Is that the garden tomb was actually a rich man's tomb.
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Only a wealthy person could afford a tomb like this.
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And why is that important?
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Because it's a fulfillment of prophecy.
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Because isaiah 53:9 says that the messiah was
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To be buried in a rich man's tomb.
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And so every detail matters, but of course there is more
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Because according to roman law, criminals were meant
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To be buried in a mass grave.
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But jesus wasn't buried in a mass grave,
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Which is significant 'cause it would've been
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Buried in a mass grave
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We have no historical documentation of the empty tomb
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And historical validity to the resurrection.
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Roman law says mass grave,
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Prophecy says rich man's tomb.
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So god overruled human authority
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And showed that his word cannot fail.
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- that's amazing.
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Every detail, every detail screams to us
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That god keeps his word.
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So they cut this tomb. i mean,
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They cut the tomb out of the rock,
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And then they roll the stone in front of it.
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So this is the stone that the angels rolled away.
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- it would've had a roman seal over it.
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There would've been guards guarding it.
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But again, man has a plan,
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But god used that plan to vindicate.
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We know there was no way the body could have been stolen
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If it's sealed with the roman seal, roman guards.
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So something really had to happen
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And that something that really had to happen
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Was the resurrection from the dead.
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And so it's one of the most powerful proofs
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Of the historicity of the resurrection.
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But of course there is more.
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The fact that it was a garden tomb is significant.
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People don't tend to think about that.
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Where did the fall happen? it happened in a garden.
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- [speaker 1] mm-hmm.
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- the fall happened in a garden,
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And so the reversal of that fall also has to happen-
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- inside of the garden. - of course.
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And think about it, when the risen jesus appeared,
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Mary mistook him as a what?
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- as gardener. - as a gardener,
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Which is again, a tie back to genesis chapter two
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Of adam being put into the garden,
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And he's given dominion and stewardship over that garden.
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So again, it's all tying back to him
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As the last adam, as the greater adam,
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Undoing the curse, restoring the blessing.
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The fact that it's in a garden, it's a place
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Of fruitfulness, it's a restoration of eden.
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But people say, "well, if he was crucified on friday
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And he rose from the dead on sunday,
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How is he in the grave for the three days?"
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From a legal jewish understanding,
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There are very detailed laws of mourning,
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And you're to mourn for a seven day period
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Is called sitting shiva.
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The word shiva comes from sitting
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And from the word sheva, which means seven.
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But what's interesting, if the person is buried two hours
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Before sunset and you can only mourn for
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That couple hours after the burial,
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It's considered one full day.
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So jesus, jesus' burial according to jewish law
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And the way jewish law and the rabbis reckon it
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Would've counted as one full day.
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And the minimum amount of day-
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- you have to sit in the morning is three days.
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So friday would've counted as the first day,
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Saturday, all day,
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And then sunday after morning prayers,
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Technically it can count as fulfillment of the third day
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And you can go back to work other things if you needed.
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So according to a jewish legal understanding,
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It was three days, which is interesting.
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It's also interesting to think that he died on a friday
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And rose on a sunday,
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Because of the fact that just like god finished the work
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Of creation on the sixth day,
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He rested on the seventh day,
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Like god rested from the work of creation.
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He rose on the first day, which is the eighth day,
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Which is the number of rising and transcending above.
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So it's interesting
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How just like god finished the work of creation,
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He finishes the work of new creation
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And rests on the seventh as well.
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- but rabbi, your point is so well taken,
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Because i hear too many christians, you know,
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They'll say something like, i'm a new testament person.
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The new testament makes no sense.
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It's indecipherable apart from the wisdom
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And the truth that's in the old testament, the hebrew bible,
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Even hebrews 11, the hall of fame says that, you know,
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It's only together that we find the fulfillment of
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What god has for us.
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So it is just nonsense
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To think that we can have the jesus story
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Without the story that prefaces that.
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They're not separate. - no.
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It's the completion.
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It's god fulfilling his promises.
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So i thank you. - oh.
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You have opened a door for a whole segment of the church
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That had missed so much of the truth
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And the significance in the word of god.
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- yeah, too many people settle for half an inheritance.
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It's old and new.
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This is the fullness and we should never settle.
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And there's actually something really beautiful
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In the hebrew word for the garden tomb,
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Because the hebrew word for tomb is "kever."
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But there's actually an incredible paradox here.
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The word "kever" is not only the word for tomb,
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It's also one of the hebrew words for womb.
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So what's the connection?
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The tomb is a doorway from this life to the next,
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From this world to the world to come.
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And a womb is a door into this physical reality
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And existence.
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But the interesting thing here
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Is when people think of a tomb,
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They think about the end.
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They think about loss, loss of a loved one,
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Loss of a relationship,
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Loss of something that they hold precious
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And something dear.
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It's seen as the end.
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But the resurrection declares
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That jesus turned the tomb into the womb.
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The very thing that the enemy
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Or someone is trying to make your end,
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God is going to use that very thing
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To birth your promise and potential.
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When it comes to jesus, it's never the end.
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He can turn any tomb into a womb
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And transform death into life.
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And that's good news for all of us.
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- absolutely.
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I'm not really comfortable
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With even the notion of old and new.
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- [rabbi] yeah.
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- 'cause it's one narrative leading us to one victory.
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When jesus triumphed over death,
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He gave a hope to all of us.
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He said he conquered death,
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That last enemy that we face.
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So that even when we face physical death,
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The end of our earth suit.
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- [rabbi] yeah.
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- we step into eternity.
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We step into the realm that we were created for ultimately.
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So the tomb, every time i visit that garden
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And whether it's the church of the holy sepulchre
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And all the different religious groups
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And the different odors,
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Or i get to stand in that beautiful garden
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Whichever place,
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It's the reminder of the promise of the life
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That's in front of us.
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I think we fight too hard to hang on to things
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We can't keep.
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And we get really heated up and anxious and frustrated
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And frightened about things that are very temporary.
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There's something better awaiting us
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On the other side of the veil that is time.
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And jesus reminded us of that.
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His great victory came out of that tomb.
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He changed all of human destiny.
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- the fear of death is the mother of all fears.
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And the empty tomb
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Declares our fears are as empty as that grave.
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He's risen, therefore our fears are empty.
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He's conquered it all.
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And like you said, we have a victory in him.
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- well i know you know,
00:27:53.051 --> 00:27:54.285
Jesus said, don't be afraid of somebody
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That can just kill the body. - yeah.
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And i'm like, no, i'm pretty much afraid of people
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That can kill my body. (rabbi laughing)
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But he said that's not the real threat.
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That after they kill your body,
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They can throw your soul into hell.
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And he gave us deliverance from that.
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I will gladly call him lord
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And be affiliated with whatever that means,
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'cause he has written a new future for you and me.
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What a gift.
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- so good.
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(gentle relaxing guitar music)
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We've come to the-
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- end of our journey,
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Our final (chuckles) location together.
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- well, for now, but what an
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Amazing experience, (rabbi laughs)
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And this looks like jerusalem with the temple mount,
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The southern steps.
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- absolutely, the southern steps,
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Which was the main entrance to the temple in ancient days
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Coming from the pool of siloam,
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They'd walk up and go through the hulda gates
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Into the temple.
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We see the holy place there,
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Which contained the holy of holies,
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And part of the reason why we're here is
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That we've talked about the death
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Of the messiah at golgotha.
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We've talked about the empty tomb, the garden tomb,
00:29:05.623 --> 00:29:08.693
The resurrection of yeshua, jesus,
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But there's one last thing we need to explore,
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Which is the day of pentecost.
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Pentecost in greek means 50. 50 days from what?
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From the second day of passover,
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From the holiday of first fruits,
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That jesus rose from the dead,
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They counted down 50 days to pentecost,
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And we know that's when the holy spirit was given,
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But something else really important happened on
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This day as well.
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It isn't just a new testament's holiday,
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It's actually a jewish holiday.
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Acts chapter two is tied to what happened at mount sinai
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Because pentecost, or in hebrew, shavuot,
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Is the day god comes down mount sinai
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And gives the 10 commandments.
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Why is that significant?
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The word of god and the spirit of god
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Are both given on the very same day,
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And i think that's important because think about creation.
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God created the world.
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He spoke the word,
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And then the holy spirit hovered over the face of the deep,
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So creation came about by the word of god
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And the spirit of god.
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In the same way, new creation comes about by the word
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And by his spirit.
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These two key gifts that were given on the same day
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On shavuot, on pentecost.
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I mean, you have tons of experience as a pastor,
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As a leader in the church, you know?
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What do you think the significance
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Of understanding the word and the spirit?
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Sometimes i feel like some people just want the word.
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Other people go after the spirit,
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But how do you see the balance of the two?
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- well, i think it starts with what you said,
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That god thought it was significant enough
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That he linked it together throughout the narrative,
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And he left it there as a reminder for us.
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You know, the letter of the law is a burden
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That none of us can uphold,
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(gentle instrumental music) (wildlife chirps)
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But the outpouring of the spirit without informing it
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With the law leads us into reckless places,
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So we need them both together.
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We need the authority, the truth, the revelation
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That comes from scripture,
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And the dynamic of the power of the spirit,
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And it was important enough, jesus commanded the disciples
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Not to leave jerusalem until pentecost.
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They didn't know fully, i think,
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What they were waiting for. - yeah.
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- they just knew they were supposed to wait.
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I always thought that was a bit remarkable, bizarre to me.
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They had a three-year training period with jesus.
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- yeah. - and yet jesus gives
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'em a commandment.
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You don't even begin your ministry until...
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You know, i love to learn. i mean, i love to study.
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I'm grateful for the word of god,
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But we also need the dynamic of the spirit,
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And it's in that unity that we can fulfill
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What god's called us to,
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So i think your message is so important.
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- acts chapter two, you know, it begins in the upper room-
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- mm. that's right. - but ultimately,
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The disciples wind up on, i believe,
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The southern steps,
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'cause that's the traditional place where people would,
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Rabbis would teach and speak,
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And so it's there that a lot of the events that we read,
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The public events that we read about,
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Like, i believe, the tongues of fire
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And the speaking in other tongues happen on
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Actually, the southern steps,
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'cause that's how thousands believe,
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Thousands weren't going to hear in
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The upper room clearly, right? - right.
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- acts chapter two is actually a reenactment
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Of mount sinai.
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The second pentecost in the book of acts was actually
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Meant to be a redoing or retelling
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Of the very first sinai experience on
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That first pentecost.
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Think about it. both had fire.
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Fire on the mountain, the fiery tongues,
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Sound of the rushing wind, book of acts,
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The thunder, the lightning,
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The mountain shakes at mount sinai.
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In the book of acts, they hear each in their own tongue.
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Well, the rabbis tell us, according to jewish tradition,
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When god spoke, his word broke into 70 languages,
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And 70 nations heard the 10 commandments in their own tongue
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According to the rabbis and jewish tradition.
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Did you ever wonder why there were these fiery tongues
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Hanging over their head?
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It seems kind of strange, like, "what the heck?" but what's.
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- thing is there's an ancient jewish translation
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Of the bible called the targumim.
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They were the aramaic translations,
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And many jews in the first century spoke
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More aramaic than hebrew.
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And it's kind of like a living bible
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Mixed with a commentary on the text.
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And when it says, when god spoke at mount sinai,
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This is how it describes it.
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It says, "fire came out of his mouth, a torch on the right
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And a torch on the left.
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And it flew like wings and inscribed the words
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And the letters of the 10 commandments."
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That's the symbolism
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Of the fiery tongues in the book of acts.
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It's tying back to that aramaic targum
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Because just like god with these torches of fire,
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Wrote the law on the stone tablets,
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Jeremiah 31:31,
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God says, "i will make a new covenant
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With the house of israel.
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Not like the one i made
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With your forefathers when i brought them out of egypt,
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But i will write my torah, my law on your heart."
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That is exactly what's happening in acts 2,
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New covenant, jeremiah 31,
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Law on their hearts being fulfilled.
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- if the israelites had left sinai
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And completed the assignment that really god had in mind
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For them when they left egypt,
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They would've moved from there into the promised land
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And the conquest.
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- yeah. - so, with pentecost,
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In jerusalem, he revisits that in acts 21,
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You'll be empowered to be witnesses
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For me in jerusalem, judea, sumeria,
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And acts 2, they leave jerusalem
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And begin that messaging.
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Except this time they complete the assignment
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Or they carry the assignment forward in their lifetime.
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So, god's purpose has never changed,
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In every generation, he's looking for men and women
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Who say yes to him, who cooperate with him.
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What i love about the bible is it's addressive literature.
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It's not just history, it's not just theology.
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It speaks into your life
00:35:23.801 --> 00:35:25.169
And my life with a god assignment for today.
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So, we're not just remembering what god has done,
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We're living out what god is doing in the earth right now.
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- it's given on the 50th day,
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The torah is given on the 50th day.
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The spirit is given on the 50th day
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Because 50 is the number of freedom
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And god's word sets us free.
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The truth sets us free and brings freedom.
00:35:45.823 --> 00:35:48.359
And god's spirit also brings freedom where the spirit
00:35:48.359 --> 00:35:51.362
Of the lord is there is freedom, know the truth,
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And the truth will set you free.
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And jesus came, not only to bring forgiveness,
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But he came to bring about true freedom.
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- well, and the enemy has managed to reverse that.
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That if we fully yield our lives to the lord,
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Somehow it becomes a limit.
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That god is oppressive and it's a lie from the pit.
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Surrendering our lives to the authority of god,
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To the lordship of jesus is the greatest delimiter
00:36:14.852 --> 00:36:18.656
Of our lives.
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It brings freedom.
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Freedom from our past,
00:36:20.725 --> 00:36:22.260
Freedom from our circumstances, freedom from our failures.
00:36:22.260 --> 00:36:25.263
That's the adventure you've brought me on today.
00:36:25.263 --> 00:36:28.633
You know, from golgotha to the empty tomb,
00:36:28.633 --> 00:36:31.068
To the southern steps where the pilgrims approach
00:36:31.068 --> 00:36:33.504
To the outpouring of the holy spirit.
00:36:33.504 --> 00:36:35.640
Thank you for the tangible reminder
00:36:35.640 --> 00:36:38.709
Of what god has done for us.
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- no, and it's been so good
00:36:40.144 --> 00:36:41.379
And i love that we can do this together
00:36:41.379 --> 00:36:43.180
Because there's one other key connection
00:36:43.180 --> 00:36:47.218
Between sinai and acts 2.
00:36:47.218 --> 00:36:50.855
As israel stood at mount sinai,
00:36:51.489 --> 00:36:53.924
It says in the hebrew they camped, but it says it twice.
00:36:53.924 --> 00:36:58.195
First in the plural and then in the singular.
00:36:58.195 --> 00:37:02.166
Why in the same sentence, plural, singular.
00:37:02.166 --> 00:37:05.836
The rabbi said they went from being completely disunified
00:37:05.836 --> 00:37:09.874
To completely unified like one man with one heart.
00:37:09.874 --> 00:37:14.245
It's not till they were united that god comes down
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And speaks to them and reveals himself.
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This is acts 2.
00:37:19.717 --> 00:37:21.419
They were unified together in one accord.
00:37:21.419 --> 00:37:25.256
Unity is a force multiplier,
00:37:25.256 --> 00:37:28.192
When jew and gentile unite, we're a force for global change
00:37:28.192 --> 00:37:33.431
And transformation when we come together in the messiah.
00:37:34.565 --> 00:37:37.168
And i believe we're in a john 21 moment, the greatest catch,
00:37:37.168 --> 00:37:41.339
Like the 153 fish is coming that the world has ever known.
00:37:41.339 --> 00:37:45.576
But there's no john 21, great catch, without john 17, unity.
00:37:45.576 --> 00:37:50.915
That these and those, these, the jewish disciples
00:37:51.949 --> 00:37:54.652
That were there, those the gentiles
00:37:54.652 --> 00:37:57.121
That would believe when jew
00:37:57.121 --> 00:37:58.856
And gentile become one, it's only then
00:37:58.856 --> 00:38:01.926
That the world will be one
00:38:01.926 --> 00:38:03.494
And the father will reveal to the world
00:38:03.494 --> 00:38:06.764
That the son whom he sent is the chosen one.
00:38:06.764 --> 00:38:09.567
- absolutely. so, we really do need one another.
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- amen.
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- we stand together. - that's right, in messiah.
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- thank god.
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What a powerful reminder.
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You know, i pray that that takes root in the heart
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Of god's people in an entirely new way.
00:38:20.311 --> 00:38:23.714
There's been too much division and too much animosity,
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And we need one another.
00:38:26.717 --> 00:38:28.386
You know, one of the tragedies of this narrative...
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- is the greatest persecutor of the jewish people
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Through the generations
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Usually has been instigated in the christian church,
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And most christians are unaware of that.
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- yeah.
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- but i found that when i studied at hebrew university,
00:38:41.799 --> 00:38:43.100
My jewish friends were not unaware of that.
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(chuckles) - that's true.
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- and we have to be awakened to that
00:38:45.903 --> 00:38:47.671
So that we can walk forward and recognize
00:38:47.671 --> 00:38:49.707
That we're not separate; it's together.
00:38:49.707 --> 00:38:53.144
You know, we've not only been grafted in,
00:38:53.144 --> 00:38:54.945
We're dependent upon.
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And without that awareness, we forfeit much of our heritage.
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So your voice in reminding us of the parallels
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And the links and the connections
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Is essential to what i think god is doing in this season.
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Don't grow weary.
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- oh, thank you for your encouragement.
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No, i really believe that,
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Because i really think it's only when the gentile shoots
00:39:12.430 --> 00:39:16.000
And the jewish roots connect
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That we can bring forth maximum fruit.
00:39:17.768 --> 00:39:20.571
When we're disconnected,
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We don't see that same level of abundance to come together,
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So.
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- you know, when i read in my bible,
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We walk through the gates into the new jerusalem,
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And over each gate is the name of a hebrew man.
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It's gonna be a really awkward place.
00:39:33.884 --> 00:39:35.252
And the center of the city
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Is an observant jewish rabbi on a throne.
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It's gonna be an awkward place if you're anti-semitic.
00:39:38.823 --> 00:39:40.925
(rabbi chuckles)
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So we better learn to love one another
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And stand together right now.
00:39:43.494 --> 00:39:44.995
- may we experience a fresh outpouring of god's spirit
00:39:44.995 --> 00:39:47.665
And a great revival, another pentecost,
00:39:47.665 --> 00:39:49.867
As we prepare for the coming of our lord and king jesus,
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Our messiah.
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- amen.
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You know, this day
00:39:55.506 --> 00:39:56.907
And this adventure started with a cup of coffee.
00:39:56.907 --> 00:39:58.509
I don't know about you,
00:39:58.509 --> 00:39:59.910
But i could use a second cup of coffee at this point.
00:39:59.910 --> 00:40:01.712
Can we step back to the coffee shop?
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- hey, i'm with you. (chuckles)
00:40:03.080 --> 00:40:03.914
Let's go.
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- let's do it.
00:40:04.748 --> 00:40:05.649
(soft music)
00:40:05.649 --> 00:40:09.987
(keyboard clatters)
00:40:10.454 --> 00:40:12.523
(coffee beans rattles)
00:40:12.523 --> 00:40:14.124
(coffee machine whirring)
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Wow! (rabbi chuckles)
00:40:21.332 --> 00:40:22.700
Now i know why you like this coffee shop.
00:40:22.700 --> 00:40:24.935
(rabbi chuckles)
00:40:24.935 --> 00:40:25.903
When you said an adventure,
00:40:25.903 --> 00:40:27.238
I didn't know we were going to jerusalem.
00:40:27.238 --> 00:40:29.006
What an amazing day.
00:40:29.006 --> 00:40:30.374
Thank you for taking me along.
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- we've covered quite a stretch of road today.
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I mean, from golgotha and the cross and the crucifixion
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To the stone being rolled away
00:40:39.316 --> 00:40:42.052
And jesus rising on the third day,
00:40:42.052 --> 00:40:45.456
To the 50 days of tarrying,
00:40:45.456 --> 00:40:48.425
And jesus revealing himself
00:40:48.425 --> 00:40:50.961
And teaching the mysteries of the kingdom,
00:40:50.961 --> 00:40:53.097
Culminating 50 days after the resurrection,
00:40:53.097 --> 00:40:57.735
When he dies as a passover lamb on another biblical holiday,
00:40:57.735 --> 00:41:01.338
The feast of pentecost,
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And how that is a reenactment of mount sinai,
00:41:04.475 --> 00:41:08.712
And how that day changed everything.
00:41:08.712 --> 00:41:11.415
The disciples went from being filled with fear
00:41:11.415 --> 00:41:14.385
To being fearless and bold,
00:41:14.385 --> 00:41:16.387
And proclaiming the good news of the death
00:41:16.387 --> 00:41:19.390
And resurrection of our messiah.
00:41:19.390 --> 00:41:22.359
The southern steps.
00:41:22.359 --> 00:41:24.261
What a journey.
00:41:24.261 --> 00:41:25.095
That's been quite a day.
00:41:25.095 --> 00:41:26.597
(rabbi chuckles)
00:41:26.597 --> 00:41:27.898
- so i've gotta get more of this coffee.
00:41:27.898 --> 00:41:29.066
(rabbi chuckles)
00:41:29.066 --> 00:41:30.034
We can take this trip again.
00:41:30.034 --> 00:41:31.268
I'm ready for the next adventure now.
00:41:31.268 --> 00:41:32.937
- that's so good.
00:41:32.937 --> 00:41:33.871
Is there anything as far as
00:41:33.871 --> 00:41:35.439
How you think this could really impact
00:41:35.439 --> 00:41:37.474
And transform people's lives?
00:41:37.474 --> 00:41:39.777
- it's such a powerful reminder of the hope
00:41:39.777 --> 00:41:42.212
That we have in our messiah.
00:41:42.212 --> 00:41:44.248
You know, what he did for us
00:41:44.248 --> 00:41:45.783
Was exhaust the curse of my shortcomings and my failures
00:41:45.783 --> 00:41:50.087
So that you and i can live in the blessings
00:41:50.087 --> 00:41:52.389
That were due his obedience.
00:41:52.389 --> 00:41:53.724
So if we honor him, we walk...
00:41:53.724 --> 00:41:56.160
It's a whole new life.
00:41:56.160 --> 00:41:57.661
It's not a commitment to a religion or a set of rules,
00:41:57.661 --> 00:42:00.497
It's a new way of life with freedom and joy and hope.
00:42:00.497 --> 00:42:03.801
God keeps his promises, and we're the 21st-century edition.
00:42:03.801 --> 00:42:07.938
- that is so good.
00:42:07.938 --> 00:42:09.073
I think that's part of the reason
00:42:09.073 --> 00:42:10.674
Why i'm so passionate about
00:42:10.674 --> 00:42:12.810
Helping to see the connections between the old and the new.
00:42:12.810 --> 00:42:17.214
Because when you realize that
00:42:17.214 --> 00:42:19.249
All of these things connect in such a powerful way,
00:42:19.249 --> 00:42:22.853
Part of hope is knowing god is in control,
00:42:22.853 --> 00:42:27.124
And that he's working out all of the details.
00:42:27.124 --> 00:42:29.893
Every promise of scripture, everything he's spoken,
00:42:29.893 --> 00:42:32.997
Has come to pass just as it is written in god's word.
00:42:32.997 --> 00:42:37.167
And what's true of scripture,
00:42:37.167 --> 00:42:38.736
In a sense, is true of our life.
00:42:38.736 --> 00:42:40.738
Every promise that god makes to us in the scripture
00:42:40.738 --> 00:42:44.174
Is ultimately gonna come to pass.
00:42:44.174 --> 00:42:45.843
And that's a foundation we can clearly build our hope on.
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- amen.
00:42:48.912 --> 00:42:50.147
And it doesn't mean it's always easy.
00:42:50.147 --> 00:42:51.582
You know, none of our heroes had an easy journey.
00:42:51.582 --> 00:42:53.684
Jesus certainly didn't.
00:42:53.684 --> 00:42:54.952
But moses, david, daniel, paul, i mean,
00:42:54.952 --> 00:42:57.688
None of our cast of heroes had an easy journey.
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And i think i tend to get discouraged when it isn't simple
00:43:00.724 --> 00:43:04.094
Or i don't get what i want in every moment.
00:43:04.094 --> 00:43:06.196
But god's promises are no less true
00:43:06.196 --> 00:43:08.032
Just because i'm walking through a shadowed valley.
00:43:08.032 --> 00:43:10.467
He brings us through.
00:43:10.467 --> 00:43:11.435
We're called to be overcomers.
00:43:11.435 --> 00:43:13.370
And if our heroes overcame, so can we.
00:43:13.370 --> 00:43:15.205
God will lead us forward.
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- no, it's so good
00:43:16.774 --> 00:43:18.042
Because jesus had to go through the crucifixion
00:43:18.042 --> 00:43:21.879
Before we could receive the crown
00:43:21.879 --> 00:43:23.714
And be given the name that is above all names.
00:43:23.714 --> 00:43:26.283
And so oftentimes we gotta go through some stuff
00:43:26.283 --> 00:43:30.120
In order to...
00:43:30.120 --> 00:43:31.488
- to become and to get to the place that god has planned
00:43:32.623 --> 00:43:36.694
For us from the very beginning.
00:43:37.327 --> 00:43:38.128
You can't have the crown
00:43:38.128 --> 00:43:39.797
Or the kingdom without the crucifixion.
00:43:39.797 --> 00:43:42.533
And all of us need to go through those periods in our life
00:43:42.533 --> 00:43:45.369
Where we go through that kind of, as you said, the pain
00:43:45.369 --> 00:43:49.206
And the problems that prepare us for the promise.
00:43:49.206 --> 00:43:52.943
- i mean, the crucifixion is the ultimate rejection.
00:43:52.943 --> 00:43:55.312
I mean, he stands in the streets
00:43:55.312 --> 00:43:56.480
And this crowd screams, "crucify him."
00:43:56.480 --> 00:43:58.515
You know, we'd rather have barabbas.
00:43:58.515 --> 00:44:00.317
But his whole journey, i mean, he goes to his hometown
00:44:00.317 --> 00:44:02.519
And he's not exactly welcomed with open arms and time
00:44:02.519 --> 00:44:06.557
After time and place after place,
00:44:06.557 --> 00:44:08.892
There are critics and oppositions and resistance
00:44:08.892 --> 00:44:11.695
And we have to understand we're gonna face resistance.
00:44:11.695 --> 00:44:14.131
We come in the name of a kingdom that is not
00:44:14.131 --> 00:44:16.500
Yet fully expressed.
00:44:16.500 --> 00:44:18.335
You know, we're a living promise of something god's going
00:44:18.335 --> 00:44:21.138
To do in the earth, and satan still opposes that.
00:44:21.138 --> 00:44:24.641
And we have to have the force
00:44:24.641 --> 00:44:26.610
Of character and the determination, the perseverance
00:44:26.610 --> 00:44:29.079
Not to stop.
00:44:29.079 --> 00:44:31.014
It's not always gonna be fun or simple, but god is faithful
00:44:31.014 --> 00:44:34.985
And what he did for us through christ, he will bring
00:44:34.985 --> 00:44:37.187
To a reality in our journey through time
00:44:37.187 --> 00:44:39.256
And for all eternity.
00:44:39.256 --> 00:44:40.724
You do such a powerful job of reminding us of that.
00:44:40.724 --> 00:44:43.293
I'll come have coffee with you in this place
00:44:43.293 --> 00:44:45.062
Anytime you've got a free afternoon.
00:44:45.062 --> 00:44:47.631
Wow, my coffee break went a little long.
00:44:47.631 --> 00:44:50.000
Thank you for your time.
00:44:50.000 --> 00:44:51.101
- and thank you for taking time.
00:44:51.101 --> 00:44:52.369
I know you're super busy with the church
00:44:52.369 --> 00:44:54.338
And the new podcast, which is awesome by the way.
00:44:54.338 --> 00:44:57.574
I'm loving it. thank you.
00:44:57.574 --> 00:44:59.309
- coffee adventure. anytime.
00:44:59.309 --> 00:45:00.477
Thank you.
00:45:00.477 --> 00:45:01.645
(gentle music)
00:45:01.645 --> 00:45:16.126
- we're standing on the hinge of history
00:45:16.994 --> 00:45:20.664
Where a rolled away stone, a rushing wind
00:45:20.664 --> 00:45:24.234
And dancing flames all declare the same good news.
00:45:24.234 --> 00:45:28.739
First, the empty garden tomb.
00:45:28.739 --> 00:45:31.775
Three days after the cross,
00:45:31.775 --> 00:45:33.577
Jesus walked out, turning a grave into
00:45:33.577 --> 00:45:37.481
A birthplace of hope.
00:45:37.481 --> 00:45:39.316
Eden's curse was reversed.
00:45:39.316 --> 00:45:41.785
Fear of death disarmed and the promise
00:45:41.785 --> 00:45:45.255
Of our own resurrection stamped, guaranteed.
00:45:45.255 --> 00:45:49.893
The tomb became a womb, new life for everyone
00:45:49.893 --> 00:45:54.431
Who trusts the risen one.
00:45:54.431 --> 00:45:56.800
But the story didn't stop at the tomb.
00:45:56.800 --> 00:45:59.570
50 days later, pentecost erupted.
00:45:59.570 --> 00:46:03.407
The roar of wind filled an upper room.
00:46:03.407 --> 00:46:06.877
Tongues of fire settled and scattered,
00:46:06.877 --> 00:46:09.680
Disciples fused into one fearless community.
00:46:09.680 --> 00:46:14.418
The spirit who raised yeshua, jesus,
00:46:14.418 --> 00:46:17.354
Became the accelerant of a movement
00:46:17.354 --> 00:46:20.257
That still circles the globe.
00:46:20.257 --> 00:46:22.526
Pentecost (foreign language) in hebrew
00:46:22.526 --> 00:46:25.996
Is more than a holiday.
00:46:25.996 --> 00:46:27.698
It's god's power grid
00:46:27.698 --> 00:46:29.833
For ordinary believers igniting unity, courage and mission.
00:46:29.833 --> 00:46:35.038
So here's the trilogy that carries us forward.
00:46:35.973 --> 00:46:39.076
An empty tomb secures our future.
00:46:39.076 --> 00:46:42.412
An indwelling spirit empowers our present.
00:46:42.412 --> 00:46:46.316
A unified church advances the mission.
00:46:46.316 --> 00:46:50.220
So where do we go from here?
00:46:50.220 --> 00:46:52.756
Which insights from this journey can we start living
00:46:52.756 --> 00:46:56.159
Out right now?
00:46:56.159 --> 00:46:58.161
First, anchor your mornings in resurrection.
00:46:58.161 --> 00:47:02.532
Read luke 24, 1 through eight aloud each day this week.
00:47:02.532 --> 00:47:07.838
Let, "he is not here. he has risen,"
00:47:08.605 --> 00:47:10.774
Set the tone before email
00:47:10.774 --> 00:47:13.377
Or news feeds that can dictate our mood.
00:47:13.377 --> 00:47:16.947
Understanding the reality
00:47:16.947 --> 00:47:18.348
And the power of the resurrection for your life.
00:47:18.348 --> 00:47:21.151
Ask for a spirit refill.
00:47:21.151 --> 00:47:23.453
You don't want your life to be like an empty coffee cup.
00:47:23.453 --> 00:47:26.823
God doesn't want you to live out of the lack.
00:47:26.823 --> 00:47:28.825
He wants you to live out of the overfill.
00:47:28.825 --> 00:47:30.894
He wants to fill your cup daily.
00:47:30.894 --> 00:47:34.031
So carve out some quiet time.
00:47:34.031 --> 00:47:36.199
Take 10 minutes for a holy spirit refill,
00:47:36.199 --> 00:47:41.038
For a holy spirit refresh.
00:47:41.038 --> 00:47:43.407
Let god shape your words,
00:47:43.407 --> 00:47:45.409
Sharpen your love and stretch your courage.
00:47:45.409 --> 00:47:48.245
Pray to him, talk to god and expect him to answer.
00:47:48.245 --> 00:47:52.749
Pentecost was not meant to be a one off event.
00:47:52.749 --> 00:47:56.653
It was meant to be a daily experience.
00:47:56.653 --> 00:48:00.424
Pursue one intentional act of unity.
00:48:00.424 --> 00:48:04.161
Maybe invite someone from outside your
00:48:04.161 --> 00:48:06.296
Normal friends group
00:48:06.296 --> 00:48:07.664
Or circle, a different generation, culture
00:48:07.664 --> 00:48:11.368
Or denomination for some coffee or some prayer.
00:48:11.368 --> 00:48:15.138
When the body moves together, the world takes notice.
00:48:15.138 --> 00:48:19.843
The word says, "he will know us
00:48:19.843 --> 00:48:21.478
By our love for one another."
00:48:21.478 --> 00:48:23.780
Carry the message forward.
00:48:23.780 --> 00:48:26.616
Pray for and walk through one open door to-
00:48:26.616 --> 00:48:31.021
- share the resurrection hope this week.
00:48:31.021 --> 00:48:32.923
Like the disciples on pentecost, don't remain quiet.
00:48:32.923 --> 00:48:36.626
Share the good news of the gospel.
00:48:36.626 --> 00:48:40.364
A conversation, an encouraging text, a simple act of service
00:48:41.565 --> 00:48:46.169
Can be the spark that lights another person's heart.
00:48:47.204 --> 00:48:50.707
Take these steps and watch the risen jesus and his spirit
00:48:50.707 --> 00:48:56.380
Rewrite your ordinary week into a living testimony.
00:48:56.380 --> 00:48:59.950
Let's ask him to begin that work right now.
00:48:59.950 --> 00:49:03.620
Will you pray with me?
00:49:03.620 --> 00:49:04.821
Avinu, shebashamayim, heavenly father
00:49:04.821 --> 00:49:07.424
We ask in the name of the yeshua, jesus,
00:49:07.424 --> 00:49:10.994
That you'd impress upon us the power of the resurrection,
00:49:10.994 --> 00:49:15.632
That you'd help us to be filled with your spirit afresh.
00:49:15.632 --> 00:49:20.437
Fill us to overflowing.
00:49:20.437 --> 00:49:22.672
We ask, god, for the courage and boldness
00:49:22.672 --> 00:49:25.942
To share our faith.
00:49:25.942 --> 00:49:27.811
Help us to unite with other kingdom-minded believers
00:49:27.811 --> 00:49:32.783
To join together in unity
00:49:33.350 --> 00:49:35.485
That the world might know of your love and of our love
00:49:35.485 --> 00:49:40.090
For one another.
00:49:40.090 --> 00:49:41.558
We say (speaks in foreign language)
00:49:41.558 --> 00:49:44.061
You are king, helper, savior, and shield.
00:49:44.061 --> 00:49:47.964
Help us this week to step out in faith
00:49:47.964 --> 00:49:51.868
And to begin to live what we've just learned.
00:49:51.868 --> 00:49:54.204
We ask these things in your name,
00:49:54.204 --> 00:49:56.206
In the name of the yeshua, jesus.
00:49:56.206 --> 00:49:58.442
Amen.
00:49:58.442 --> 00:49:59.709
Friends, we've journeyed from the bethlehem cave
00:49:59.709 --> 00:50:03.513
To an upper room blaze,
00:50:03.513 --> 00:50:05.649
And all along the way, one truth echoed through every scene.
00:50:05.649 --> 00:50:11.021
God writes history with precise love.
00:50:11.822 --> 00:50:14.291
In bethlehem, prophecy met promise.
00:50:14.291 --> 00:50:17.727
A star lit the way and the land was swaddled for sacrifice.
00:50:17.727 --> 00:50:22.599
The magi reminds us
00:50:22.599 --> 00:50:24.634
That the ones who seek are the ones who find.
00:50:24.634 --> 00:50:28.538
While those content with knowledge often miss the moment,
00:50:28.538 --> 00:50:32.275
On the galilean hills, jesus extended a call
00:50:32.275 --> 00:50:35.812
Not to be admired, but to be imitated.
00:50:35.812 --> 00:50:39.549
Discipleship emerge not as a doctrine, but as a way of life,
00:50:39.549 --> 00:50:44.554
Marked by movement, service, and shared dust.
00:50:44.554 --> 00:50:48.725
The mountain gave us a glimpse of glory,
00:50:48.725 --> 00:50:52.329
Jesus radiant between moses and elijah,
00:50:52.329 --> 00:50:56.933
While the heavenly voice issued a singular command,
00:50:56.933 --> 00:51:00.937
"listen to him."
00:51:00.937 --> 00:51:03.173
In jerusalem, a king rode in humility,
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Cleansed the temple, broke bread
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And lifted the cup of covenant,
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Each act perfectly timed, each moment layered with meaning.
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And then came the garden tomb, empty,
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Bursting with resurrection power.
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50 days later, wind and fire swept through the upper room
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And the church was born.
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A community united by the spirit, fueled by boldness
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And sent to carry hope to every corner of the earth.
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Through it all, we've seen a story crafted with care,
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A timeline governed by divine sovereignty,
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A call to seek, not just to know.
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A model of humble service, not status.
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A hope rooted in resurrection, not fear,
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And a church empowered,
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Not by strategy, but by the holy spirit.
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This has been a journey, not just through places and events,
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But through the heart of redemption itself.
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Now, here's the challenge.
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Open the scriptures.
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I mean, really open them.
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Read until you feel the dust of galilee between the lines.
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Ask questions, chase context, dig past the surface
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Because there's always more.
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Pair it with prayer.
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Pair it with your morning brew,
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But don't settle for headlines.
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Let the author walk the pages with you.
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When you read with eyes wide open
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And heart turned toward him,
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The words will rise off the page into a living meeting.
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That's the moment real transformation begins.
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Do that and you'll find yourself step by step,
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Verse by verse, transformed by the messiah.
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Shalom, friends, until we meet again.
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(gentle music)
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Rabbi Jason Sobel: The Messiah's Resurrection | Transformed By The Messiah

January 29, 2026 | 53:20

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