Joseph Prince - The Real Reason Jesus Hasn’t Returned Yet

March 25, 2026 | 27:29

Learn how you can stay hopeful in a hopeless world, and live fearless in these fearful last days.

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Joseph Prince | Joseph Prince - The Real Reason Jesus Hasn’t Returned Yet | March 25, 2026
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  • Joseph prince: the people coming to you say,
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  • "rapture, rapture, where is it?
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  • Everything going normal.
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  • I mean i heard this when i was a young christian,
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  • When i was a young boy, and now i'm 75 years old.
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  • It is--the reason he's delaying his coming
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  • Is because god is not willing that any should perish.
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  • Male announcer: are you ready for the rapture?
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  • How do you even get ready for the rapture?
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  • In today's message, joseph prince
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  • Reveals powerful truths about the rapture
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  • And the life that we are called to live
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  • As we await the return of our savior.
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  • In these perilous last days, what if the question isn't,
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  • "will i be left behind," but "what will i leave behind"?
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  • As we look at the world today, one thing is clear:
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  • People need to hear the good news,
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  • That god is not an angry god,
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  • And that there is hope for these dark days.
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  • Announcer: and now, here's pastor joseph prince
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  • With today's program.
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  • Joseph prince: aren't you glad that there is a voice
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  • Ringing out right now from the pulpit, saying,
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  • "behold, your bridegroom is coming."
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  • You know i got that from the ten virgins,
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  • The parable of ten virgins.
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  • The fact is this bridegroom, that means what?
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  • It is bridal affections being spoken here.
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  • That means it's love.
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  • Who would not want to see our lord?
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  • The moment you see the lord, the bible says your body
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  • Is transformed.
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  • That's the last part of our inheritance
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  • That we receive in the sense that right now,
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  • We have everything this side of heaven
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  • That christ died to give us except a glorious body,
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  • A body that cannot die, cannot be sick, cannot decay.
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  • That body, we are still waiting for it and the bible says
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  • When we see him,
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  • And when the rapture hits, praise god,
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  • He will transform our vile bodies
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  • Like unto his glorious body, amen?
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  • No, church, we are looking forward to that.
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  • So i'm going to sound it real loud and clear.
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  • Your bridegroom comes, amen!
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  • Do you have bridal affections for him?
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  • Are you in love with him?
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  • Amen, you'll be looking forward to him, amen.
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  • Start preparing yourself for the marriage supper
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  • Of the lamb, okay?
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  • So right now, let's go into the word.
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  • In 2 peter 3, praise god: "knowing this first:
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  • That scoffers will come in the last days,
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  • Walking according to their own lusts, and saying,
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  • 'where is the promise of his coming?
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  • Where is it?
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  • For since the fathers fell asleep,
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  • All things continue as they were
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  • From the beginning of creation.'"
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  • So the people coming to you say, "rapture, rapture, where is it?
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  • Everything going on normal.
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  • I mean i heard this when i was a young christian,
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  • When i was a young boy, and now i'm 75 years old.
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  • I'm hearing it.
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  • Where is it?"
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  • Our generation is different from all those generations
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  • That says he's coming.
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  • I'm going to prove to you in this message, okay?
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  • Let's keep on reading.
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  • So these scoffers will be saying those things.
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  • "for this they willfully forget: that by the word of god
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  • The heavens were of old,
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  • And the earth standing out of water and in the water,
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  • By which the world that then existed perished,
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  • Being flooded with water.
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  • But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the
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  • Same word, are reserved for fire until the day of judgment
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  • And perdition of ungodly men."
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  • That's not you.
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  • You should say amen.
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  • "but beloved," now it's you.
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  • Now it's you.
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  • "do not forget this one thing, that with the lord one day
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  • Is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
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  • The lord is not slack concerning his promise,
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  • As some count slackness, but is longsuffering towards us.
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  • Not willing--not willing that any should perish
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  • But that all should come to repentance."
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  • In other words, the reason he delays is to get more saved.
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  • So don't despise his patience and try to scoff
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  • Where is his coming.
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  • It is--the reason he's delaying his coming
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  • Is because god is not willing that any should perish.
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  • Just because god is not willing, god is not willing
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  • About many things, but it will still happen.
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  • Some things are against god's will.
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  • God is not willing that any should perish,
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  • But there are people who are perishing.
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  • Are you listening, people?
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  • So you must know what is god's will and man's response.
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  • The bible says the only reason don't despise
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  • His longsuffering, his patience.
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  • It is because he's not willing that any should perish,
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  • Amen, church?
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  • So back to this again.
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  • "beloved," verse 8, "do not forget this one thing,
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  • That with the lord one day is as a thousand years,
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  • And a thousand years as one day."
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  • How many days are there by the way, in this verse?
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  • It can actually say, we understand the meaning.
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  • With the lord one day is as a thousand years,
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  • Or, we understand that.
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  • Or you might just say, a thousand years
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  • With the lord is like one day.
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  • Same meaning.
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  • Why repeat it in inversion?
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  • Why repeat it twice?
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  • So the word "day" appears twice, all right?
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  • One day, the first line, and a thousand years as one day.
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  • How many days are there?
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  • Two days.
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  • Since christ died until our time,
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  • How many days has it been, as far as god is concerned?
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  • We--man says 2000 years; god says 2 days.
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  • God says 2 days.
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  • One thing beautiful about your bible is that god hides things,
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  • Even about the future, in the bible.
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  • This bible is god-breathed.
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  • It is god-breathed.
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  • Are you listening, people?
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  • It's a wonder that people don't crack these pages
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  • Any more than they should when it's god-breathed.
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  • It's the only thing we can hold this side of heaven tangibly
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  • That is from god, his words.
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  • I'm not talking about pages.
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  • His words.
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  • It's god-breathed.
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  • And god hides the future.
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  • Why, of all the generations, can you and i expect
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  • To see christ come back anytime in our generation?
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  • By the way, for the rapture to happen,
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  • There's no prophecy to be fulfilled anymore.
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  • Nothing, amen?
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  • It's imminent.
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  • It can happen anytime, all right?
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  • And god hides this word "two days"
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  • Throughout the entire scriptures.
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  • In fact, so many, when i saw it in the scriptures,
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  • I cannot possibly go through all of them,
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  • But i go through as many as i can.
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  • And it will establish your heart.
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  • It will strengthen you.
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  • It will cause you to fall in love with the lord jesus,
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  • Okay, amen.
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  • Are you ready?
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  • All right, we go to hosea: "after two days--"
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  • After two days, now church,
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  • From the time christ came to earth.
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  • Now our gregorian calendar is off by,
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  • Some people say 4 to 7 years, some say 8 years, more.
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  • Whatever it is, it is off but around the same time,
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  • You know what i'm saying?
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  • All right, christ came and a general consensus of theology
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  • That christ died in ad 33 to ad 37,
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  • Around these years, all right, give and take.
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  • So if that is so we are now past 2000 years,
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  • Around that time, come on, church.
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  • We are now after 2000 years.
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  • Am i right?
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  • Bible says: "after two days he will revive us."
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  • Then after two days means what?
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  • You are now in the third day.
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  • Am i right?
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  • After two days means you are on the third day.
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  • And what happens on the third day?
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  • "on the third day he will raise us."
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  • Not just raise us.
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  • "raise us up, that we may live in his sight," hallelujah.
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  • There's one indicator already.
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  • Now the bible says when we are raptured,
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  • One of the first things that will happen
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  • Is that we'll stand before the bema seat of christ.
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  • Next thing that happens is the marriage supper of the lamb.
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  • It is a celebration of the wedding of the lamb
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  • And his bride.
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  • You know who is the bride?
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  • The many-membered bride of christ.
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  • Look around you, this is the bride of christ, praise god.
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  • So we have a marriage supper of the lamb.
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  • Watch this.
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  • In the book of john, all the miracles of jesus
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  • Are called signs.
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  • It's not mentioned as signs in the other three gospels,
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  • The synoptic gospels, matthew, mark, luke,
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  • It's not called signs.
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  • But in john, it's called signs.
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  • The miracles are called signs in john.
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  • Why?
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  • Signs point to something, some truth.
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  • You don't go to a sign, kuala lumpur, "we are here!"
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  • All right, look carefully: "250 kilometers."
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  • No, a sign tells you it's nearby.
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  • A sign tells you about a truth.
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  • Am i right?
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  • And there's no insignificant names in the bible.
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  • There are no insignificant numbers in the bible.
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  • Everything in the bible is there for a purpose.
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  • If you believe it's god-breathed and it is god-breathed,
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  • You know that everything there is there for a purpose.
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  • So let's look at this, the first sign in the gospel of john:
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  • "on the third day there was a wedding in cana of galilee."
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  • On the third day.
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  • I told you, like, on the third day we are going to be raptured.
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  • Do you know we are now in the third day?
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  • Hey, y'all, we are now in the third day.
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  • We are literally now on the third day.
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  • And the marriage supper of the lamb
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  • Is going to happen on the third day.
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  • And jesus will--and after the rapture there will be 7 years
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  • Of tribulation on earth, after which jesus
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  • Will come back bodily, matthew 24.
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  • What i shared is not about the church, it's about israel,
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  • It's about the jewish remnant that are saved
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  • During the tribulation.
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  • But notice that at the end, he will come back
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  • For israel bodily.
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  • So the rapture is not the second coming of christ.
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  • The rapture is the appearing of christ in the air.
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  • His feet does not touch down on earth.
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  • He calls us in the air.
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  • Our bodies are transformed to join him forevermore.
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  • And then we'll have the bema seat of christ.
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  • Then we have the marriage supper of the lamb.
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  • Then 7 years will pass on this earth and then christ
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  • Will appear because we are out of the way,
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  • The holy spirit is out of the way and all that.
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  • The worst evil ever called the great tribulation
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  • Will happen on earth.
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  • And then at the end of 7 years, he will come back.
  • 00:10:56.598 --> 00:11:01.703
  • So that is not imminent.
  • 00:11:01.703 --> 00:11:03.705
  • In fact, the moment the rapture happens, you can count 7 years
  • 00:11:03.705 --> 00:11:05.940
  • And he will return physically and his feet will touch down
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  • On mount of olives.
  • 00:11:08.276 --> 00:11:10.378
  • So meanwhile, prophetically speaking, where we are right now
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  • Is that before david ascended the throne,
  • 00:11:12.747 --> 00:11:15.116
  • David was running away, living in dens and caves,
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  • Out there in the wilderness.
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  • And there were people who came to david and the army grew
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  • And the army grew.
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  • So the greatest son of david, jesus christ,
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  • Right now is rejected out of sight in the wilderness,
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  • So to speak, because rejected by his own.
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  • And we are going to him during this time.
  • 00:11:31.566 --> 00:11:34.102
  • And the lord said to his disciples,
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  • When you are there which continue with me
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  • In my trials, you will sit on thrones.
  • 00:11:38.106 --> 00:11:42.844
  • So those that followed david in his wilderness,
  • 00:11:42.844 --> 00:11:45.146
  • They became captains, commanders in chief.
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  • They were given positions.
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  • That's where we are.
  • 00:11:50.552 --> 00:11:51.953
  • Because our heavenly david is about to sit
  • 00:11:51.953 --> 00:11:53.421
  • On his throne, okay?
  • 00:11:53.421 --> 00:11:58.993
  • And on the third day, there's a marriage supper.
  • 00:11:58.993 --> 00:12:01.196
  • So that's two days, on the third day.
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  • Interesting, huh?
  • 00:12:03.331 --> 00:12:05.066
  • I'm going to bring you now to luke chapter 10:
  • 00:12:05.066 --> 00:12:07.468
  • "but he," the lawyer, "wanting to justify himself,
  • 00:12:07.468 --> 00:12:09.404
  • Said to jesus, 'who is my neighbor?'
  • 00:12:09.404 --> 00:12:11.439
  • Then jesus answered and said: 'a certain man went down
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  • From jerusalem to jericho.'"
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  • Jericho is the lowest place on planet earth, the dead sea area.
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  • And jerusalem, literally, you go down.
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  • The place of god.
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  • Jerusalem is supposed to be the place of god.
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  • Jericho is the place, the city of curse.
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  • Joshua pronounced a curse on it, remember?
  • 00:12:27.188 --> 00:12:30.258
  • So, leaving the place of god to the place of the curse,
  • 00:12:30.258 --> 00:12:33.194
  • You go down, all right?
  • 00:12:33.194 --> 00:12:36.564
  • "and he fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing,
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  • Wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead."
  • 00:12:39.934 --> 00:12:42.537
  • I remember someone years ago says, "you know, people like
  • 00:12:42.537 --> 00:12:45.006
  • To see things in the bible and you know for me the truth
  • 00:12:45.006 --> 00:12:47.976
  • Is just love your neighbor.
  • 00:12:47.976 --> 00:12:49.510
  • What jesus trying to say is love your neighbor."
  • 00:12:49.510 --> 00:12:51.145
  • No, no, no, jesus's words are like, jesus--
  • 00:12:51.145 --> 00:12:54.549
  • I shouldn't say "like."
  • 00:12:54.549 --> 00:12:55.950
  • Jesus is god manifest in the flesh.
  • 00:12:55.950 --> 00:12:57.685
  • His words are multi-layered.
  • 00:12:57.685 --> 00:12:59.487
  • You can actually feed on it and you cannot even finish it.
  • 00:12:59.487 --> 00:13:02.991
  • He hides so many things in that parable.
  • 00:13:02.991 --> 00:13:05.560
  • You cannot just say it's a matter of telling the person
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  • How to love your neighbor, that's all.
  • 00:13:07.328 --> 00:13:08.796
  • No, no, read carefully and you will find a treasure.
  • 00:13:08.796 --> 00:13:13.635
  • Are you ready?
  • 00:13:13.635 --> 00:13:14.969
  • All right, so he fell among thieves.
  • 00:13:14.969 --> 00:13:16.471
  • So whenever you leave the place of god,
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  • Which today is the church, amen,
  • 00:13:20.108 --> 00:13:22.176
  • And you go into the city of curse, all right,
  • 00:13:22.176 --> 00:13:25.146
  • And have your aspirations and hopes trying to fulfill them
  • 00:13:25.146 --> 00:13:27.615
  • In the world, all right, what happen?
  • 00:13:27.615 --> 00:13:30.652
  • You fall among thieves.
  • 00:13:30.652 --> 00:13:33.221
  • The devil is the main thief, the culprit.
  • 00:13:33.221 --> 00:13:36.691
  • And he uses christian religion.
  • 00:13:36.691 --> 00:13:39.093
  • Gotta watch it.
  • 00:13:39.093 --> 00:13:40.728
  • Christianity is not a religion.
  • 00:13:40.728 --> 00:13:42.363
  • But he will try to turn it into a religion to rob you
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  • Of the joys of the true christian life.
  • 00:13:44.198 --> 00:13:49.804
  • So "he fell among thieves, they stripped him of his clothing,
  • 00:13:49.804 --> 00:13:52.774
  • Wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead."
  • 00:13:52.774 --> 00:13:55.877
  • Who do you think he's talking about?
  • 00:13:55.877 --> 00:13:57.545
  • It's very easy to say, "oh, the poor guy down there."
  • 00:13:57.545 --> 00:13:59.380
  • It's you and i, friends.
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  • It's you and i.
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  • You know, we are half dead.
  • 00:14:03.351 --> 00:14:04.986
  • We are talking.
  • 00:14:04.986 --> 00:14:06.421
  • I'm talking about we in terms of a general man now,
  • 00:14:06.421 --> 00:14:09.524
  • A man in the world.
  • 00:14:09.524 --> 00:14:10.992
  • You know, they are talking to you, but they are half dead.
  • 00:14:10.992 --> 00:14:13.161
  • There's a part of them that's cut off from god.
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  • They cannot understand the things of god.
  • 00:14:15.229 --> 00:14:16.698
  • They are half dead.
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  • They are alive.
  • 00:14:18.032 --> 00:14:19.367
  • Their heart is going boom boom, boom boom, boom boom.
  • 00:14:19.367 --> 00:14:20.735
  • But they are half dead.
  • 00:14:20.735 --> 00:14:22.136
  • Next. jesus is talking, don't forget.
  • 00:14:22.136 --> 00:14:24.205
  • "now by chance a certain priest came down that road.
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  • And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
  • 00:14:27.675 --> 00:14:31.479
  • Likewise a levite, when he arrived at the place,
  • 00:14:31.479 --> 00:14:34.882
  • Came and looked, and passed by on the other side."
  • 00:14:34.882 --> 00:14:37.352
  • Now these two groups of people, the priests,
  • 00:14:37.352 --> 00:14:39.320
  • Are people that serve inside the temple.
  • 00:14:39.320 --> 00:14:43.091
  • Levites are those who assist the priests in their service.
  • 00:14:43.091 --> 00:14:46.627
  • In other words, these are people who know god, supposedly,
  • 00:14:46.627 --> 00:14:49.430
  • All right, people who are in touch with god,
  • 00:14:49.430 --> 00:14:51.265
  • But they refuse to help him.
  • 00:14:51.265 --> 00:14:52.800
  • And they go, notice the emphasis, the other side.
  • 00:14:52.800 --> 00:14:56.871
  • Be careful that you don't turn your christianity
  • 00:14:56.871 --> 00:14:58.606
  • Into a religion.
  • 00:14:58.606 --> 00:15:01.275
  • Pass by the other side.
  • 00:15:01.275 --> 00:15:05.313
  • So obviously, he's talking about the pharisees and the lawyer,
  • 00:15:05.313 --> 00:15:07.248
  • They just asked him the question.
  • 00:15:07.248 --> 00:15:09.784
  • "you want me to answer you, who is your neighbor
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  • That you ought to love?
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  • Listen to this story," jesus said.
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  • Beautiful.
  • 00:15:14.555 --> 00:15:16.224
  • "but a certain samaritan--"
  • 00:15:16.224 --> 00:15:17.892
  • You must know one thing about samaritans.
  • 00:15:17.892 --> 00:15:20.194
  • The pharisees hated the samaritans
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  • Because the samaritans claimed to be jews.
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  • And they were not.
  • 00:15:25.867 --> 00:15:27.268
  • So when the lawyer heard jesus say, "a certain samaritan,"
  • 00:15:27.268 --> 00:15:29.937
  • He said [gasping]
  • 00:15:29.937 --> 00:15:31.305
  • He must have, you know, sort of like, taken a step back.
  • 00:15:31.305 --> 00:15:35.543
  • "as he journeyed, came where he was."
  • 00:15:35.543 --> 00:15:38.479
  • Came where he was.
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  • He didn't go the other side.
  • 00:15:40.048 --> 00:15:41.449
  • He came where he was.
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  • Friend, who is this "certain samaritan"?
  • 00:15:43.718 --> 00:15:47.622
  • Not just a samaritan, a certain one.
  • 00:15:47.622 --> 00:15:49.357
  • Jesus wants you to know who this samaritan is.
  • 00:15:49.357 --> 00:15:51.459
  • And who is it?
  • 00:15:51.459 --> 00:15:52.794
  • Himself.
  • 00:15:52.794 --> 00:15:54.695
  • He came as a divine stranger.
  • 00:15:54.695 --> 00:15:57.131
  • And the jews, the religious people, hated him.
  • 00:15:57.131 --> 00:16:00.468
  • They hated the fact that he made god so available to people,
  • 00:16:00.468 --> 00:16:05.006
  • Instead of going to the temple.
  • 00:16:05.006 --> 00:16:06.841
  • He made god so real.
  • 00:16:06.841 --> 00:16:08.943
  • He loved people.
  • 00:16:08.943 --> 00:16:11.446
  • He loved the sinners.
  • 00:16:11.446 --> 00:16:13.314
  • They hated him,
  • 00:16:13.314 --> 00:16:15.983
  • Not knowing they are hating god manifest in flesh.
  • 00:16:15.983 --> 00:16:19.353
  • And he became like a stranger.
  • 00:16:19.353 --> 00:16:21.622
  • He came as a divine stranger.
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  • For those who have eyes to see, he is altogether lovely, amen?
  • 00:16:25.993 --> 00:16:30.698
  • And he was a certain samaritan, "as he journeyed,
  • 00:16:30.698 --> 00:16:32.834
  • He came where he was."
  • 00:16:32.834 --> 00:16:34.235
  • You know something?
  • 00:16:34.235 --> 00:16:35.670
  • If god never came to where i am, i can never go to where he is.
  • 00:16:35.670 --> 00:16:39.340
  • You know, every form of belief tells you do this,
  • 00:16:39.340 --> 00:16:42.910
  • Do these seven steps, do these eight steps,
  • 00:16:42.910 --> 00:16:44.579
  • Don't do this, don't do that,
  • 00:16:44.579 --> 00:16:45.980
  • Do this, do this, and then one day you will be--
  • 00:16:45.980 --> 00:16:49.150
  • You will stretch by your bootstraps.
  • 00:16:49.150 --> 00:16:51.018
  • Oh, gotta reach heaven.
  • 00:16:51.018 --> 00:16:55.756
  • How can mere mortal man whose breath is his nostrils
  • 00:16:55.756 --> 00:17:00.094
  • Reach heaven?
  • 00:17:00.094 --> 00:17:02.563
  • Heaven came down in the person of jesus christ.
  • 00:17:02.563 --> 00:17:05.099
  • Came to where we were.
  • 00:17:05.099 --> 00:17:09.504
  • "came to where he was.
  • 00:17:09.504 --> 00:17:11.038
  • And when he saw him, he had compassion."
  • 00:17:11.038 --> 00:17:14.976
  • Would you like to know why he died for you?
  • 00:17:14.976 --> 00:17:17.245
  • He has compassion for you.
  • 00:17:17.245 --> 00:17:19.313
  • You know why he took all your judgment
  • 00:17:19.313 --> 00:17:21.082
  • And penalties upon himself?
  • 00:17:21.082 --> 00:17:23.251
  • He has compassion on you, on your children,
  • 00:17:23.251 --> 00:17:26.954
  • On your spouse, on you.
  • 00:17:26.954 --> 00:17:30.958
  • Next.
  • 00:17:30.958 --> 00:17:32.326
  • Now, watch this.
  • 00:17:32.326 --> 00:17:33.661
  • How many actions are done by the half-dead man, you and i?
  • 00:17:33.661 --> 00:17:40.067
  • And then ask yourself, how many actions are done by the lord,
  • 00:17:40.067 --> 00:17:44.172
  • The certain samaritan?
  • 00:17:44.172 --> 00:17:46.040
  • "so he went to him and bandaged his wounds,
  • 00:17:46.040 --> 00:17:49.477
  • Pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal,
  • 00:17:49.477 --> 00:17:53.781
  • Brought him to an inn, and took care of him."
  • 00:17:53.781 --> 00:17:56.350
  • Who did everything?
  • 00:17:56.350 --> 00:17:58.619
  • The lord.
  • 00:17:58.619 --> 00:18:00.288
  • The lord came to where we were.
  • 00:18:00.288 --> 00:18:01.923
  • He came to where we were.
  • 00:18:01.923 --> 00:18:03.257
  • We didn't go to where--he came to where we were, all right?
  • 00:18:03.257 --> 00:18:04.992
  • He bandaged our wounds.
  • 00:18:04.992 --> 00:18:06.360
  • He poured in the oil of the holy spirit and the wine,
  • 00:18:06.360 --> 00:18:08.663
  • The joy of the holy spirit.
  • 00:18:08.663 --> 00:18:10.565
  • "and he set him on his own animal."
  • 00:18:10.565 --> 00:18:12.533
  • "his own animal" means the place of his comfort,
  • 00:18:12.533 --> 00:18:15.603
  • The place of his position.
  • 00:18:15.603 --> 00:18:18.739
  • He gave it to us.
  • 00:18:18.739 --> 00:18:20.675
  • He walked while we ride.
  • 00:18:20.675 --> 00:18:24.378
  • You understand?
  • 00:18:24.378 --> 00:18:25.780
  • Exchange of places.
  • 00:18:25.780 --> 00:18:27.181
  • "and then brought him to an inn,"
  • 00:18:27.181 --> 00:18:28.983
  • I believe this is the church, "and took care of him."
  • 00:18:28.983 --> 00:18:33.988
  • You see, in those days, you're supposed to bring him
  • 00:18:33.988 --> 00:18:35.356
  • Back to jerusalem.
  • 00:18:35.356 --> 00:18:37.225
  • But jerusalem has rejected him.
  • 00:18:37.225 --> 00:18:39.393
  • He brought him to an inn.
  • 00:18:39.393 --> 00:18:41.562
  • No one would expect an inn.
  • 00:18:41.562 --> 00:18:43.664
  • An inn, that's a picture of the church, okay?
  • 00:18:43.664 --> 00:18:47.635
  • "and took care of him.
  • 00:18:47.635 --> 00:18:49.136
  • On the next day, when he departed,
  • 00:18:49.136 --> 00:18:50.638
  • He took out two denarii."
  • 00:18:50.638 --> 00:18:54.308
  • Why do i underline that?
  • 00:18:54.308 --> 00:18:55.710
  • Because a denarii--a denarius is a roman silver coin.
  • 00:18:55.710 --> 00:18:59.714
  • It's a payment for a day's wage.
  • 00:18:59.714 --> 00:19:01.649
  • Remember matthew 20?
  • 00:19:01.649 --> 00:19:02.984
  • The parable of the lord of the vineyard?
  • 00:19:02.984 --> 00:19:05.519
  • The agreement was a denarii for a day's work, all right?
  • 00:19:05.519 --> 00:19:09.523
  • So a denarii is a day's work.
  • 00:19:09.523 --> 00:19:11.192
  • Two denarii, two days.
  • 00:19:11.192 --> 00:19:13.761
  • And the lord said to the pastors,
  • 00:19:13.761 --> 00:19:15.863
  • The leaders of the church,
  • 00:19:15.863 --> 00:19:17.865
  • The under-shepherds, he's the chief shepherd,
  • 00:19:17.865 --> 00:19:19.967
  • Take care of those that are put to your care, all right?
  • 00:19:19.967 --> 00:19:23.904
  • And you got enough supply for two days.
  • 00:19:23.904 --> 00:19:27.341
  • I'm giving you all the provision you need for 2 days, 2000 years.
  • 00:19:27.341 --> 00:19:34.081
  • And listen: "take care of him; and whatever more you spend,
  • 00:19:34.081 --> 00:19:39.553
  • When i come again, i will repay you."
  • 00:19:39.553 --> 00:19:44.292
  • Go the extra mile when you love people.
  • 00:19:44.292 --> 00:19:46.961
  • Pastors, leaders, deacons, elders,
  • 00:19:46.961 --> 00:19:48.829
  • All the leaders that are watching,
  • 00:19:48.829 --> 00:19:50.665
  • There's enough provision, enough supply.
  • 00:19:50.665 --> 00:19:52.900
  • And i'm glad he used the picture of denarii, even finances,
  • 00:19:52.900 --> 00:19:57.238
  • To take care of god's people.
  • 00:19:57.238 --> 00:19:59.307
  • But don't forget what he says, take care of the church.
  • 00:19:59.307 --> 00:20:02.843
  • Take care.
  • 00:20:02.843 --> 00:20:04.211
  • And should you go the extra mile, don't think for one moment
  • 00:20:04.211 --> 00:20:06.547
  • You will go unrewarded.
  • 00:20:06.547 --> 00:20:08.716
  • When he comes again, he will repay.
  • 00:20:08.716 --> 00:20:11.886
  • Can i have a good amen?
  • 00:20:11.886 --> 00:20:14.288
  • Now watch this.
  • 00:20:14.288 --> 00:20:15.690
  • Next.
  • 00:20:15.690 --> 00:20:17.091
  • "so which of these three do you think was neighbor to him
  • 00:20:17.091 --> 00:20:18.726
  • Who fell among the thieves?"
  • 00:20:18.726 --> 00:20:20.194
  • Which of these three was neighbor to him
  • 00:20:20.194 --> 00:20:22.630
  • Who fell among the thieves?
  • 00:20:22.630 --> 00:20:23.964
  • Which one?
  • 00:20:23.964 --> 00:20:26.634
  • I'm going to tell you something, okay?
  • 00:20:26.634 --> 00:20:28.002
  • A lot of people misread this verse.
  • 00:20:28.002 --> 00:20:29.870
  • You know what they read?
  • 00:20:29.870 --> 00:20:31.339
  • They always tell this story like the good samaritan
  • 00:20:31.339 --> 00:20:33.007
  • Means the one who is the samaritan
  • 00:20:33.007 --> 00:20:36.277
  • That loves his neighbor.
  • 00:20:36.277 --> 00:20:38.479
  • And superficial reading will tell you, yeah,
  • 00:20:38.479 --> 00:20:40.581
  • It seems like he is the one loving the neighbor, right?
  • 00:20:40.581 --> 00:20:43.317
  • And it's almost like people get a pride,
  • 00:20:43.317 --> 00:20:45.052
  • Yeah, that's how we are supposed to love people, you know.
  • 00:20:45.052 --> 00:20:46.687
  • Take the down and out and then take care of them,
  • 00:20:46.687 --> 00:20:48.522
  • That kind of thing.
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  • But actually, he didn't say which of these three,
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  • All right, was a neighbor.
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  • That's why he said, which of these three
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  • Was loving his neighbor.
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  • It doesn't say that.
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  • We think it says that.
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  • It says, "which of these three do you think was neighbor to him
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  • Who fell among the thieves?"
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  • We are to love our neighbor.
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  • So among the three, the priest, the levite and the samaritan,
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  • We are to love our neighbor.
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  • Which of these three is a neighbor?
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  • The samaritan.
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  • Love your neighbor.
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  • We think we know but that's not what the verse is saying.
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  • "and the lawyer says, 'he who showed mercy on him.'
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  • Then jesus said to him, 'go and do likewise.'"
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  • In other words, go and love the samaritan.
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  • And if you have eyes to see, the samaritan is the lord.
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  • Whoa, time is flying.
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  • And i just got started, y'all.
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  • I got so many verses to share, so many truths to share,
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  • But i have to wrap it up with this last part here.
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  • We are now in the 2000 year.
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  • We are living literally in the day
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  • When god is holding everything back
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  • Because he is not willing that any should perish.
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  • So the sunshine of god's grace can always shine on this world
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  • That is still lost.
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  • We know we are the end times, church.
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  • We are the people after two days.
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  • There's nothing to wait for anymore.
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  • We are that generation.
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  • I pray that you have received it.
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  • Give god the praise and the glory and the honor, hallelujah.
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  • Towards you as you wait for his son from heaven.
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  • Male announcer: church.
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  • It's not a place. it's a people.
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  • Male: good to see you guys. welcome, everyone.
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  • Female: hello.
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  • Male: we get people asking us, you know,
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  • How in the world do you do an online church?
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  • And we gather in our living room and we sing and we praise
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  • And then we sit there and we take in the word
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  • And then afterward you can talk about it.
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  • Announcer: church is not four walls.
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  • It's one body of christ.
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  • Male: we just feel so plugged in now, we feel planted.
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  • It does take some getting used to a little bit,
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  • You know, doing the online church.
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  • But i mean, right now we're speaking to you all
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  • And we're, you know, transcending time and space.
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  • Announcer: from livestreams to lifelines.
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  • Female: my best friends are in the chat,
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  • In the chat house, and when i was sick,
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  • I had people praying for me.
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  • Announcer: because church is not where you meet,
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  • It's who you meet.
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  • Female: join a digital church and learn to feel love
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  • From people we can't see
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  • And we're not in the same room as.
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  • It helps us to make that connection,
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  • That i can't see god
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  • And i'm not in the same room as him, but he loves me.
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  • Joseph prince: i believe that there is
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  • A corporate anointing whenever we come together
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  • To worship the lord as the body of christ,
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