Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin

Jentezen Franklin -A Glimpse of Heaven

June 7, 2026 | 27:29

Pastor Jentezen Franklin brings practical meaning to spiritual truths found in God’s Word.

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Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin | Jentezen Franklin -A Glimpse of Heaven | June 7, 2026

Program is sponsored in part
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By friends and partners
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Of jentezen franklin
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Media ministries.
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>> thank you for joining us
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>> thank you for joining us on kingdom connection today.
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On kingdom connection today. i'm so excited to share
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I'm so excited to share today's message with you.
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Today's message with you. because it's a message of hope,
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Because it's a message of hope, it's a message that's going
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It's a message that's going to greatly encourage you
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To greatly encourage you and remind you
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And remind you that heaven is real.
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That heaven is real. i just have felt a need
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I just have felt a need to preach on heaven
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To preach on heaven and share how god
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And share how god is preparing a place
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Is preparing a place for you and me.
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For you and me. the bible says in the book
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The bible says in the book of revelation 21 that there's
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Of revelation 21 that there's coming a day when there will be
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Coming a day when there will be no more pain, no more sorrow,
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No more pain, no more sorrow, no more tears.
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No more tears. and god shall wipe every
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And god shall wipe every tear from our eyes.
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Tear from our eyes. no matter what you're facing,
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No matter what you're facing, this message will remind you
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This message will remind you something far better
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Something far better is ahead of you.
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Is ahead of you. let's go right into
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Let's go right into the service at free chapel
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The service at free chapel in gainesville, georgia.
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In gainesville, georgia. by the way, if you're ever
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By the way, if you're ever in our neighborhood,
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In our neighborhood, you better stop by
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You better stop by and say hello.
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And say hello. i'd love to see you.
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I'd love to see you. and you can watch it on tv,
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And you can watch it on tv, you can watch it online,
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You can watch it online, but there's nothing like
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But there's nothing like being in a service
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Being in a service at free chapel.
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At free chapel. and this is one
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And this is one of the great ones.
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Of the great ones. you're gonna enjoy this.
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You're gonna enjoy this. a glimpse of heaven.
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♪ ♪
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>> if you're looking
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For more in life,
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To live with purpose and peace,
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To make a difference
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For your family
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And those in need around
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The world, jesus is the answer,
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And our mission is to
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Simply point you to him.
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You're watching
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Kingdom connection
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With jentezen franklin.
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♪ ♪
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>> if you have your bibles,
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>> if you have your bibles, i would like for you
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I would like for you to open them with me
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To open them with me for just a few moments
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For just a few moments to the book of revelation 21.
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To the book of revelation 21. "now i saw a new heaven
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"now i saw a new heaven and a new earth,
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And a new earth, for the first heaven
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For the first heaven and the first earth
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And the first earth had passed away.
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Had passed away. there was no more sea.
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There was no more sea. then i, john,
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Then i, john, saw the holy city,
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Saw the holy city, new jerusalem,
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New jerusalem, coming down out of heaven
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Coming down out of heaven from god, prepared as a
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From god, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
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Bride adorned for her husband. and i heard a voice
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And i heard a voice from heaven say,
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From heaven say, 'behold, the tabernacle of god
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'behold, the tabernacle of god is with men and he will
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Is with men and he will dwell with them,
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Dwell with them, and they shall be his people.
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And they shall be his people. god himself,
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God himself, god himself will be
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God himself will be with them and be their god.'"
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With them and be their god.'" and i want you to hear this,
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And i want you to hear this, read this like you've never
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Read this like you've never heard it before.
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Heard it before. like these are --
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Like these are -- this is news to you
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This is news to you because this is god's promise
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Because this is god's promise to every person who
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To every person who will accept his son,
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Will accept his son, jesus christ.
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Jesus christ. life is hard.
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Life is hard. life is at times overwhelming,
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Life is at times overwhelming, but listen to this
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But listen to this great promise,
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Great promise, "and god will wipe away
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"and god will wipe away every tear from their eyes.
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Every tear from their eyes. there shall be --"
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There shall be --" now, pretend you've
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Now, pretend you've never heard this.
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Never heard this. you're going somewhere that god
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You're going somewhere that god is prepared and there shall be
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Is prepared and there shall be no more death,
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No more death, no more sorrow, nor crying.
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No more sorrow, nor crying. you're not doing it;
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You're not doing it; you don't believe that.
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You don't believe that. there'll never be another
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There'll never be another thing to shed a tear --
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Thing to shed a tear -- there'll never be
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There'll never be a tear of sorrow.
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A tear of sorrow. you'll never need
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You'll never need your tear ducts again.
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[applause]
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There shall be no more pain.
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There shall be no more pain. none.
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None. no pain.
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No pain. thank you, jesus.
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Thank you, jesus. i'm reading it like
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I'm reading it like i've never read it before.
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I've never read it before. "for the former things
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"for the former things have passed away.'
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Have passed away.' and he who sat on
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And he who sat on the throne said,
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The throne said, 'behold, i make all things new.'
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'behold, i make all things new.' and he said to me,
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And he said to me, 'write, for these words are
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'write, for these words are true and they are faithful.'
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True and they are faithful.' he said to me,
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He said to me, 'it is done.
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'it is done. i am the alpha and the omega,
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I am the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end.
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The beginning and the end. i will give up the fountain
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I will give up the fountain of the water of life
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Of the water of life freely to him who thirsts.
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Freely to him who thirsts. he who overcomes shall
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He who overcomes shall inherit all things.
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Inherit all things. i will be his god
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I will be his god and he shall be my child.'"
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And he shall be my child.'" clap your hands and rejoice.
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[applause]
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The bible leaves us
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The bible leaves us in breathless wonder of what
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In breathless wonder of what awaits us in a place
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Awaits us in a place that is called heaven.
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That is called heaven. in the bible we're told
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In the bible we're told that paul in 2 corinthians 12
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That paul in 2 corinthians 12 took a trip.
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Took a trip. by god he was taken,
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By god he was taken, and he said,
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And he said, "whether i went in the spirit
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"whether i went in the spirit or i went in the body,
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Or i went in the body, i cannot tell,"
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I cannot tell," which is an amazing
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Which is an amazing little insight there that
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Little insight there that people can go to heaven
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People can go to heaven in their spirit.
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In their spirit. of course,
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Of course, when they die goes to heaven,
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When they die goes to heaven, but people also can be
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But people also can be taken by god a physical body
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Taken by god a physical body to heaven and have
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To heaven and have an insight like he got.
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An insight like he got. and he said,
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And he said, "i went to heaven.
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"i went to heaven. i saw it.
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I saw it. i saw things."
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I saw things." and then he made
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And then he made this statement,
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This statement, "i saw things that are
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"i saw things that are not lawful to even utter.
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Not lawful to even utter. i saw and i was forbidden
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I saw and i was forbidden by the angel,
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By the angel, 'you are not to tell this
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'you are not to tell this and you're not to write this.'"
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And you're not to write this.'" god has some sacred secrets that
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God has some sacred secrets that he's holding back in
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He's holding back in the place called heaven.
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The place called heaven. and he said,
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And he said, "i wanna surprise them.
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"i wanna surprise them. i don't want them
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I don't want them to have a clue.
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To have a clue. i'll let you see some
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I'll let you see some of the things
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Of the things that i'll show you,
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That i'll show you, but i want you to know
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But i want you to know that some of the things
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That some of the things up here, it's not lawful."
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Up here, it's not lawful." but paul said,
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But paul said, "all i can tell you
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"all i can tell you is my eyes have not seen
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Is my eyes have not seen my ears have not heard,
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My ears have not heard, neither has it entered
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Neither has it entered into the heart of man.
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Into the heart of man. what god has prepared for them
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What god has prepared for them who love him."
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Who love him." you see there are more
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You see there are more facts about heaven than
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Facts about heaven than we realize.
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We realize. heaven is a real place.
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Heaven is a real place. heaven is not a condition,
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Heaven is not a condition, it's not a mindset,
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It's not a mindset, it's not a state of mind.
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It's not a state of mind. paul said,
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Paul said, "i was caught up into paradise,
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"i was caught up into paradise, which is the third heaven."
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Which is the third heaven." you see, the third heaven
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You see, the third heaven is in reference
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Is in reference to where heaven is.
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To where heaven is. heaven is northward.
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Heaven is northward. it says in isaiah 14,
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It says in isaiah 14, lucifer was in heaven
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Lucifer was in heaven in the throne room of heaven,
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In the throne room of heaven, which sits in the sides
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Which sits in the sides of the north of heaven.
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Of the north of heaven. throughout the scriptures
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Throughout the scriptures the bible tells us that
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The bible tells us that the position,
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The position, the north star is
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The north star is the highest star
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The highest star and it is the fixed position.
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And it is the fixed position. it's interesting that god dwells
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It's interesting that god dwells in the north,
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In the north, in the heavens.
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In the heavens. and the third heaven
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And the third heaven is a description of where
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Is a description of where jesus in his physical body
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Jesus in his physical body resides even as i speak.
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Resides even as i speak. you see the north is found
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You see the north is found over and over in scriptures.
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Over and over in scriptures. the bible said,
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The bible said, for example,
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For example, in leviticus 1:11,
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In leviticus 1:11, when they were commanded
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When they were commanded to offer the sacrifice,
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To offer the sacrifice, even under the old covenant,
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Even under the old covenant, they were to kill the sacrifice
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They were to kill the sacrifice northward toward the lord.
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Northward toward the lord. psalm 75 says,
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Psalm 75 says, "promotion does not come
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"promotion does not come from the east,
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From the east, from the south,
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From the south, or from the west,"
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Or from the west," but notice it doesn't
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But notice it doesn't say not from the north,
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Say not from the north, "but it comes from god."
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"but it comes from god." there are three heavens.
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There are three heavens. the first heaven
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The first heaven is where the birds fly.
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Is where the birds fly. it's what we see when
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It's what we see when we walk out on a beautiful day
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We walk out on a beautiful day like we're seeing here
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Like we're seeing here and you look up into the sky
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And you look up into the sky and you can see all the blue sky
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And you can see all the blue sky as far as your eye can see.
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As far as your eye can see. that's the first heaven.
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That's the first heaven. the second heaven
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The second heaven is the stars of heaven.
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Is the stars of heaven. it's where the moon is
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It's where the moon is and the stars and the galaxies.
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And the stars and the galaxies. but there is a
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But there is a third heaven,
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Third heaven, and that third heaven
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And that third heaven is the abode of god.
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Is the abode of god. jesus is there on
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Jesus is there on a throne bodily.
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A throne bodily. the bible teaches this, bodily.
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The bible teaches this, bodily. he rose from the dead
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He rose from the dead bodily and he said,
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Bodily and he said, "my body is there with scars
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"my body is there with scars and wounds as proof
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And wounds as proof of the covenant that
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Of the covenant that bought you at calvary."
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Bought you at calvary." and he is there,
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And he is there, and the first heaven
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And the first heaven we see by day.
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We see by day. it's everything you can see in
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It's everything you can see in the sky as far as you
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The sky as far as you can see it.
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Can see it. the second heaven,
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The second heaven, we see by night,
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We see by night, the third heaven,
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The third heaven, you only see by faith.
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You only see by faith. that is the place where god
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That is the place where god has promised to take us.
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Has promised to take us. the saved go to heaven
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The saved go to heaven immediately upon death.
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Immediately upon death. immediately.
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Immediately. to be absent from the body is
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To be absent from the body is to be present with the lord.
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To be present with the lord. the bible teaches in many
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The bible teaches in many of the parables and stories
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Of the parables and stories that jesus told the rich man
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That jesus told the rich man and the beggar
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And the beggar angels are assigned.
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Angels are assigned. i don't think we really
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I don't think we really understand the power
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Understand the power of the spirit world
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Of the spirit world and the role that angels
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And the role that angels over and over and over
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Over and over and over are talked about,
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Are talked about, especially in a person's death.
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Especially in a person's death. that angel is assigned to take
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That angel is assigned to take the spirit of that person who
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The spirit of that person who dies and take them
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Dies and take them and escort them into heaven.
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And escort them into heaven. immediately a person
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Immediately a person will go into heaven.
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Will go into heaven. stephen, when he was dying
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Stephen, when he was dying being stoned,
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Being stoned, the first martyr,
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The first martyr, looked up and saw heaven
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Looked up and saw heaven and jesus was standing
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And jesus was standing because he went
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Because he went immediately to heaven.
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Immediately to heaven. philippians 1:23, paul said,
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Philippians 1:23, paul said, "i have a desire to
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"i have a desire to depart and be with christ
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Depart and be with christ which is," notice these words,
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Which is," notice these words, "far better."
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"far better." he said,
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He said, "i went up there
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"i went up there and i came back."
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And i came back." and he said,
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And he said, "i've been back
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"i've been back and to live is christ,
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And to live is christ, but i'm gon' tell
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But i'm gon' tell you what i learned,
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You what i learned, to die is gain."
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To die is gain." and that doesn't mean
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And that doesn't mean that we don't live life full,
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That we don't live life full, we don't dream,
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We don't dream, we don't live like --
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We don't live like -- we ought to be dreaming
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We ought to be dreaming of living to 85.
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Of living to 85. when i'm 85,
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When i'm 85, i'mma take my teeth out
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I'mma take my teeth out of a glass
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Of a glass and put them in
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And put them in and get up here and preach
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And get up here and preach if the lord gives me
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If the lord gives me a healthy body.
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A healthy body. amen.
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Amen. but i tell you, whatever is
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But i tell you, whatever is awaiting us,
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Awaiting us, the bible said it is far better.
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The bible said it is far better. and some of you say,
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And some of you say, "well, i just don't wanna
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"well, i just don't wanna leave this world.
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Leave this world. i love this world.
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I love this world. i'm having so much fun."
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I'm having so much fun." but if you know god
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But if you know god created you and he created
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Created you and he created this earth and paul
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This earth and paul said it's far better.
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Said it's far better. you have no idea.
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You have no idea. there's nothing like
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There's nothing like what awaits the believer.
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What awaits the believer. there is nothing that compares
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There is nothing that compares down here in any way, shape,
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Down here in any way, shape, form or fashion.
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Form or fashion. everything will be better,
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Everything will be better, far better.
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Far better. hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. "we see through a glass darkly,"
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"we see through a glass darkly," 1 corinthians 13.
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1 corinthians 13. "but there we shall see
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"but there we shall see face to face,
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Face to face, and there we will
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And there we will be known even as we are known."
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Be known even as we are known." what he's doing is
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What he's doing is paul is saying you will
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Paul is saying you will know one another in heaven.
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Know one another in heaven. you will know your
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You will know your family in heaven.
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Family in heaven. you will have full knowledge.
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You will have full knowledge. you will know everything.
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You will know everything. i will know you in heaven.
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I will know you in heaven. i don't know a lot
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I don't know a lot of you down here,
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Of you down here, but i'll know your name.
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But i'll know your name. i'll know your address.
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I'll know your address. i'll know your social security.
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I'll know your social security. i'll have full knowledge
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I'll have full knowledge and i'm gonna hug your neck.
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And i'm gonna hug your neck. i wanna hug every one of your
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I wanna hug every one of your necks in that place
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Necks in that place called heaven and say,
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Called heaven and say, "we made it!
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"we made it! we made it.
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We made it. we're home at last.
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We're home at last. praise the lord."
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[applause]
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Y'all don't believe that,
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Y'all don't believe that, but i believe this book.
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But i believe this book. i believe it.
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I believe it. i believe it.
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I believe it. i believe one of these days
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I believe one of these days either by the rapture
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Either by the rapture or by death,
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Or by death, i'm going up yonder, hallelujah,
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I'm going up yonder, hallelujah, to see my lord.
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To see my lord. i'll see him face to face.
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[applause]
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David starts it when
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David starts it when his baby dies.
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His baby dies. he has a child,
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He has a child, a young child that dies.
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A young child that dies. and before the child died
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And before the child died and it was sick
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And it was sick and he fasted
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And he fasted and he prayed
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And he prayed and he fasted and he prayed,
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And he fasted and he prayed, and yet god took the child.
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And yet god took the child. and when the child died,
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And when the child died, he cleaned himself up
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He cleaned himself up and he put on clothes
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And he put on clothes and he went to the temple
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And he went to the temple and he said these words,
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And he said these words, "i can't bring my son
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"i can't bring my son back to me."
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Back to me." grieving parent.
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Grieving parent. i can't bring my
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I can't bring my baby back to me.
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Baby back to me. but listen to his words.
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But listen to his words. this is the anointed
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This is the anointed word of god.
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Word of god. "i will go to him."
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"i will go to him." now he wouldn't have said that,
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Now he wouldn't have said that, god wouldn't have
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God wouldn't have let him record that
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Let him record that in the holy bible if it's
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In the holy bible if it's not true.
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Not true. he's got a revelation.
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He's got a revelation. i can't bring him back to
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I can't bring him back to this world of tears and sorrow,
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This world of tears and sorrow, but i will go to him.
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But i will go to him. i'll see him again in heaven.
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I'll see him again in heaven. we go to our loved
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We go to our loved ones in heaven.
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Ones in heaven. 1 thessalonians said,
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1 thessalonians said, "the trumpet will sound,
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"the trumpet will sound, the shout will go forth,
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The shout will go forth, the dead in christ
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The dead in christ will rise first,
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Will rise first, and we who are alive
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And we who are alive and remain shall be caught
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And remain shall be caught up together in the clouds
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Up together in the clouds to meet the lord in the air."
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To meet the lord in the air." and comfort one another
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And comfort one another with these words.
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With these words. listen to this.
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Listen to this. when god's people died over
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When god's people died over and over and over
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And over and over the scripture said
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The scripture said they went to be with
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They went to be with their fathers.
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Their fathers. listen to this verse
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Listen to this verse in numbers 27:12,
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In numbers 27:12, moses is about to die
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Moses is about to die and he said,
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And he said, "go to the mountain moses
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"go to the mountain moses and there you will die
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And there you will die and be gathered --"
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And be gathered --" what a beautiful
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What a beautiful little part there.
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Little part there. "and you shall be gathered
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"and you shall be gathered to your people."
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To your people." who's his people?
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Who's his people? his family.
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His family. you'll be gathered
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You'll be gathered unto your people.
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Unto your people. abraham, genesis 25:8,
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Abraham, genesis 25:8, "then abraham gave
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"then abraham gave up the ghost,
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Up the ghost, yielded up his spirit
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Yielded up his spirit and died at a good old age."
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And died at a good old age." tell somebody,
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Tell somebody, "i wanna die at
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"i wanna die at a good old age."
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A good old age." an old man full of years,
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An old man full of years, "and was gathered
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"and was gathered to his people."
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To his people." you know, that's my people,
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You know, that's my people, my family, cherise, aaron,
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My family, cherise, aaron, conner, courteney,
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Conner, courteney, that's my people.
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That's my people. my granddad, my mom,
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My granddad, my mom, that's my people.
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That's my people. my brothers, my sisters,
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My brothers, my sisters, that's my people.
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That's my people. listen to what the bible
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Listen to what the bible promises abraham.
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Promises abraham. go on home, abraham,
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Go on home, abraham, you've lived a good
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You've lived a good life full of years.
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Life full of years. it's time to go home
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It's time to go home and be gathered
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And be gathered unto your people,
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Unto your people, because your people are
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Because your people are on the other side.
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On the other side. you got loved ones on
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You got loved ones on the other side.
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The other side. what a happy, happy meeting
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What a happy, happy meeting just inside the eastern gate.
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Just inside the eastern gate. somebody clap your hands
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Somebody clap your hands and rejoice that we have a hope
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And rejoice that we have a hope beyond this world.
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[applause]
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And then in genesis 35:29,
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And then in genesis 35:29, isaac -- abraham dies
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Isaac -- abraham dies and goes to heaven
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And goes to heaven and isaac now is dying
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And isaac now is dying and it said,
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And it said, "and he gave up the ghost
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"and he gave up the ghost and died and was carried
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And died and was carried or gathered unto his people
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Or gathered unto his people being old and full
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Being old and full of days.
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Of days. and esau and jacob,
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And esau and jacob, his boys, buried him."
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His boys, buried him." what a way to go home.
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What a way to go home. and the scripture said,
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And the scripture said, "and was gathered
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"and was gathered with his people."
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With his people." anybody got anybody over there
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Anybody got anybody over there on the other side?
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On the other side? they are there,
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They are there, they are real,
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They are real, it is real.
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It is real. life beyond this life
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Life beyond this life is real,
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Is real, and one day,
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And one day, if you live for jesus,
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If you live for jesus, you can be gathered again
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You can be gathered again with your people
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With your people on streets of gold.
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[applause]
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Genesis 49:33.
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Genesis 49:33. now jacob dies,
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Now jacob dies, and i love the way he dies.
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And i love the way he dies. the bible said he on the last
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The bible said he on the last day of his life knew he was
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Day of his life knew he was dying leaned on his staff,
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Dying leaned on his staff, he had an old staff.
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He had an old staff. back in the bible days,
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Back in the bible days, the staff,
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The staff, they didn't have computers
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They didn't have computers and stuff,
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And stuff, they kept their family history
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They kept their family history they put marks on their staff.
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They put marks on their staff. and they would carr --
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And they would carr -- that's why --
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That's why -- that's -- i don't have
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That's -- i don't have time to preach this.
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Time to preach this. that's why david said
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That's why david said thy rod and my staff.
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Thy rod and my staff. he didn't just run out,
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He didn't just run out, read the text,
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Read the text, he didn't run out against
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He didn't run out against goliath with a slingshot only.
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Goliath with a slingshot only. he took his staff with him
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He took his staff with him because on it was i slew a bear.
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Because on it was i slew a bear. every victory that
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Every victory that he had ever won,
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He had ever won, he carved it,
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He carved it, he carved it,
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He carved it, he carved.
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He carved. and so, when you take that staff
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And so, when you take that staff you take your testimony,
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You take your testimony, you take god's faithfulness,
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You take god's faithfulness, you take the up --
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You take the up -- anything significant,
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Anything significant, they would carve
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They would carve on that staff.
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On that staff. and now he's leaning
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And now he's leaning on his staff.
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On his staff. it'll do when i'm dying.
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It'll do when i'm dying. what i've got --
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What i've got -- he's been faithful to
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He's been faithful to everything i've gone through,
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Everything i've gone through, through every step of
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Through every step of my journey and when i'm dying,
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My journey and when i'm dying, i'm gonna be leaning on my staff
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I'm gonna be leaning on my staff saying the same,
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Saying the same, "jesus, well it's time
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"jesus, well it's time to go home and i'm not afraid."
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To go home and i'm not afraid." hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. i'm not fearing death,
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I'm not fearing death, i'm not afraid.
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I'm not afraid. "yea though i walk through
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"yea though i walk through the valley of the shadow
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The valley of the shadow of death,
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Of death, i will fear no evil,
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I will fear no evil, thou art with me,
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Thou art with me, thy rod and
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Thy rod and my staff they comfort me."
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My staff they comfort me." the same god who took
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The same god who took care of me down here is
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Care of me down here is gonna take far better
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Gonna take far better care up there.
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Care up there. no more tears.
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[applause]
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Everybody take a praise break.
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Everybody take a praise break. act like you've never
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Act like you've never heard of heaven before
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Heard of heaven before and you just got --
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And you just got -- you just won the lottery.
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You just won the lottery. you're going.
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You're going. you're going streets of gold,
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You're going streets of gold, gates of pearl,
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Gates of pearl, walls of jasper.
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[applause]
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And the bible said he
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And the bible said he leaned and laid his hands on
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Leaned and laid his hands on every one of his children
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Every one of his children and blessed them with
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And blessed them with a blessing --
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A blessing -- and said he drew his feet up
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And said he drew his feet up into bed breathed his last
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Into bed breathed his last breath and was gathered
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Breath and was gathered to his people.
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To his people. well, who was his people?
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Well, who was his people? well, it just told you in
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Well, it just told you in the verses i just read you.
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The verses i just read you. his father was isaac and his
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His father was isaac and his grandfather was abraham
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Grandfather was abraham and they went and got
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And they went and got with their people
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With their people and all them got together
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And all them got together and they said,
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And they said, "hey we heard old jacob's
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"hey we heard old jacob's coming today.
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Coming today. let's all gather outside.
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Let's all gather outside. let's start praising god --
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Let's start praising god -- let's cheer."
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Let's cheer." see, when they're
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See, when they're leaving here...
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Leaving here... "he's leaving,
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"he's leaving, he's leaving, he's leaving."
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He's leaving, he's leaving." but when they're going home,
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But when they're going home, they start shouting
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They start shouting at the gates,
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At the gates, "he's coming, he's coming.
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"he's coming, he's coming. here he is, here he is."
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[applause]
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The heart of a loving god
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The heart of a loving god with desire for you
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With desire for you has provided a place.
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Has provided a place. the mind of god conceived it,
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The mind of god conceived it, and the hand of god created it.
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And the hand of god created it. jesus said,
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Jesus said, "in my father's house
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"in my father's house are many mansions;
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Are many mansions; if it were not so,
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If it were not so, i would have told you.
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I would have told you. i go to prepare a place for you,
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I go to prepare a place for you, that where i am
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That where i am there you will be also.
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There you will be also. don't let your hearts
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Don't let your hearts be troubled,
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Be troubled, don't let the trials
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Don't let the trials and tribulations cause
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And tribulations cause you to lose heart.
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You to lose heart. it's gonna be worth it all.
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It's gonna be worth it all. i'm going to reward my people.
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I'm going to reward my people. i'm going to give
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I'm going to give them eternal life
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Them eternal life but not just eternal life,
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But not just eternal life, life more abundantly.
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Life more abundantly. far better."
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Far better." everybody say, "far better.
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Everybody say, "far better. >> congregation: far better.
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>> god's powerful promise
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>> god's powerful promise is heaven is real.
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Is heaven is real. it's not a feeling,
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It's not a feeling, it's not a state of mind,
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It's not a state of mind, it is a prepared place,
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It is a prepared place, by god, for those who love him.
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By god, for those who love him. and the question today
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And the question today is simply are you ready?
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Is simply are you ready? and i tell you what
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And i tell you what will get you to heaven
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Will get you to heaven is not good works,
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Is not good works, it's not being religious,
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It's not being religious, but it's a relationship
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But it's a relationship with jesus christ through
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With jesus christ through the cross and by making him lord
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The cross and by making him lord and savior of your life.
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And savior of your life. you may be facing a situation
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You may be facing a situation where you know that your time
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Where you know that your time on this earth is limited.
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On this earth is limited. god will hear your cry
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God will hear your cry from wherever you're watching
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From wherever you're watching me right now.
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Me right now. pray this prayer and say,
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Pray this prayer and say, “jesus, thank you for loving me,
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“jesus, thank you for loving me, for your forgiveness of my sins
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For your forgiveness of my sins through your blood that
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Through your blood that you shed on the cross.
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You shed on the cross. and lord, thank you that
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And lord, thank you that you rose from the dead,
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You rose from the dead, therefore, i have the assurance
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Therefore, i have the assurance of eternal life,
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Of eternal life, that i also will rise
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That i also will rise to meet you in the air.
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To meet you in the air. i praise you for that.
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I praise you for that. and write my name in
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And write my name in the book of life.”
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The book of life.” say that.
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“write my name in
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“write my name in the book of life.
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The book of life. i want to be in heaven
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I want to be in heaven with you, jesus.
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With you, jesus. amen and amen.”
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Amen and amen.” now, surrender everything
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Now, surrender everything to him and begin
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To him and begin to walk with him.
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To walk with him. and you can go online.
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And you can go online. and we have material that will
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And we have material that will be a tremendous blessing.
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Be a tremendous blessing. the next steps.
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The next steps. and you don't have to
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And you don't have to do this alone by the way.
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Do this alone by the way. there is a number that you can
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There is a number that you can call if you prefer
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Call if you prefer to connect with us that way.
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To connect with us that way. we're here for you as you begin
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This new journey with jesus.
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>> if you just prayed
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With pastor jentezen
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And gave your life to jesus,
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Welcome to the family of god.
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We're here for you
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Every step of the way.
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Call the number on your screen
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Right now.
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Or visit us online
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At jentezenfranklin.tv
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To share your story,
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And download a free
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Salvation devotional
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To help you take
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Your first steps
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With jesus.
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>> for over a decade,
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We've stood unwavering
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In our commitment to bless
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The nation of israel.
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Together, with your
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Faithful support,
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We've help protect
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The jewish people.
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From the northern israel
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Emergency center,
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Just 30 minutes
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From the sea of galilee
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To fortified schools,
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Bomb shelters and fire stations
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In the eshkol region.
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When october 7th attack struck,
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These projects saved
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Countless lives.
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>> i still remember it
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>> i still remember it like it was yesterday.
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Like it was yesterday. picking up my little baby
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Picking up my little baby and running to the safe room,
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And running to the safe room, feeling like any second
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Feeling like any second a rocket's gonna fall on us.
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A rocket's gonna fall on us. it's a sound that i can still
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Close my eyes and i hear it,
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Close my eyes and i hear it, in my sleep -- you don't
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In my sleep -- you don't forget something like this.
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Hovering over her
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Hovering over her in the safe room
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In the safe room and just feeling like
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And just feeling like any second something
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Any second something is gonna happen.
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Is gonna happen. but having that reassurance
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But having that reassurance that we have that safe room --
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That we have that safe room -- i mean, a rocket fall
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I mean, a rocket fall right outside of our house
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Right outside of our house and the shrapnel destroyed
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And the shrapnel destroyed many things that
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Many things that were in our room,
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Were in our room, the place that
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The place that we just ran from.
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We just ran from. if it wasn't for
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If it wasn't for pastor jentezen franklin,
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Pastor jentezen franklin, we, our whole community
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We, our whole community wouldn't come back.
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Wouldn't come back. we really, we thank you so much.
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>> over the next year,
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Our mission is to complete
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The civil defense centers
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And safe houses in eshkol,
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Which are life lines
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For families
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When emergencies arise.
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It's the time to bring healing
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For the people of israel.
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We'll be completing
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The eshkol resilience center
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To help with mental health
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From the trauma
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Of the last two years.
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Therapy sessions
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Have already begun,
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And lives are being put
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Back together thanks to you.
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>> together, we're rebuilding
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What was broken, restoring hope,
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And declaring that the light
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Will always overcome
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The darkness.
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We continue to stand with
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Our jewish brothers and sisters,
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Bringing them comfort
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And fulfilling
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Biblical prophecy.
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Scan or go online
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Today and take
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Action immediately
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To bring comfort, hope,
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And urgent relief
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To the holy land.
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>> before i close today,
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>> before i close today, i wanna say thank you
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I wanna say thank you for your continued support
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For your continued support of this ministry.
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Of this ministry. it means so much.
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It means so much. and i wanna speak
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And i wanna speak a blessing over your life.
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A blessing over your life. my new book,
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My new book, "the power of short prayers,"
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"the power of short prayers," i talk about the power
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I talk about the power of praying back what
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Of praying back what god has already said
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God has already said in scripture.
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In scripture. and one of the most powerful
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And one of the most powerful prayers in the bible,
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Prayers in the bible, i speak this over my family,
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I speak this over my family, i speak it over
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I speak it over our congregation every week,
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Our congregation every week, it's found in the book
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It's found in the book of numbers 6.
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Of numbers 6. i wanna pray this blessing
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I wanna pray this blessing over you and over
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Over you and over your family today.
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Your family today. and if you don't have this,
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And if you don't have this, you need to get it.
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You need to get it. "and now, may the lord
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"and now, may the lord bless you and keep you,
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Bless you and keep you, may the lord make his face
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May the lord make his face shine upon you,
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Shine upon you, may the lord be gracious
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May the lord be gracious unto you
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Unto you and lift up his countenance
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And lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace."
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Upon you and give you peace." and the next verse says,
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And the next verse says, after that blessing
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After that blessing is pronounced,
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Is pronounced, "so they shall put my name
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"so they shall put my name on their children
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On their children and i will bless them."
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And i will bless them." that means his name
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That means his name is his identity,
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Is his identity, his favor.
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His favor. his blessing is on you
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His blessing is on you and on your life.
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And on your life. god bless you.
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>> your prayers
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>> your prayers and financial support
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And financial support make these programs possible.
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For more information
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About this message
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And other ministry resources,
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Visit us online
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At jentezenfranklin.tv.
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Jentezen Franklin -A Glimpse of Heaven

June 7, 2026 | 27:29

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