Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin

Jentezen Franklin - Jesus Is Returning Soon

May 24, 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 - Jesus Is Returning Soon | May 24, 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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>> i'm so glad that
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>> i'm so glad that you're joining us today.
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You're joining us today. and i believe that
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And i believe that the message is not only
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The message is not only timely, it's urgent.
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Timely, it's urgent. we're living in prophetic days
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We're living in prophetic days and there's never been
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And there's never been a more important moment
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A more important moment to understand what
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To understand what the bible says about
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The bible says about the soon return of jesus christ.
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The soon return of jesus christ. so many people have questions
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So many people have questions right now as they see the signs
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Right now as they see the signs of the times everywhere.
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Of the times everywhere. what does the bible really
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What does the bible really say about the end times?
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Say about the end times? what is the rapture?
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What is the rapture? is jesus really coming again?
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Is jesus really coming again? today we're beginning
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Today we're beginning a powerful
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A powerful three-part series titled,
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Three-part series titled, "the return of jesus."
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"the return of jesus." you see, the early church
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You see, the early church lived every day expecting jesus
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Lived every day expecting jesus to return at any moment.
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To return at any moment. the bible says we should live
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The bible says we should live with that same expectation.
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With that same expectation. let's go right into
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Let's go right into the service recorded
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The service recorded right here at free chapel
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Right here at free chapel in gainesville, georgia.
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In gainesville, georgia. i want you to lean in.
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I want you to lean in. i want you to open your heart.
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I want you to open your heart. and you know what?
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And you know what? i think you'll hear
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I think you'll hear a voice inside of my voice
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A voice inside of my voice confirming to you that jesus
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Confirming to you that jesus is returning soon.
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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 and those
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In need around the world,
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Jesus is the answer.
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And our mission is
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To 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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>> 1 thessalonians 4:13,
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>> 1 thessalonians 4:13, "but i do not want you to be
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"but i do not want you to be ignorant, brethren,
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Ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have
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Concerning those who have fallen asleep," or died,
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Fallen asleep," or died, "lest you sorrow as others
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"lest you sorrow as others who have no hope.
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Who have no hope. for if we believe that
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For if we believe that jesus died and rose again,
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Jesus died and rose again, even so god will bring with him
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Even so god will bring with him those who sleep in jesus."
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Those who sleep in jesus." when we die,
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When we die, our body goes in the ground
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Our body goes in the ground but our spirit goes to jesus.
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But our spirit goes to jesus. and he can't bring them with him
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And he can't bring them with him if they're not with him.
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If they're not with him. they're with him.
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They're with him. right now, they're with him.
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Right now, they're with him. praise god.
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Praise god. i wanna read that again.
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I wanna read that again. as he said, "he will bring with
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As he said, "he will bring with him those who sleep in jesus.
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Him those who sleep in jesus. for this we say unto you by
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For this we say unto you by the word of the lord."
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The word of the lord." whose doctrine?
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Whose doctrine? is this an apostle even?
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Is this an apostle even? no, this is by the word of jesus
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No, this is by the word of jesus this will happen.
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This will happen. this is his promise.
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This is his promise. if he's lying here,
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If he's lying here, he's lying big right here.
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He's lying big right here. he is not a liar,
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He is not a liar, nor a man that he can lie.
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Nor a man that he can lie. "this is by the word of the lord
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"this is by the word of the lord that we who are alive
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That we who are alive and remain."
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And remain." notice paul says
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Notice paul says we who are alive.
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We who are alive. because he lived
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Because he lived with an expectancy that
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With an expectancy that the coming of the lord would
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The coming of the lord would happen in his lifetime.
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Happen in his lifetime. he included himself in
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He included himself in the people who were alive.
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The people who were alive. he said, "we who are alive
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He said, "we who are alive and remain until the coming
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And remain until the coming of the lord will by no means
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Of the lord will by no means precede those who are asleep.
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Precede those who are asleep. for the lord himself will
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For the lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout
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Descend from heaven with a shout and the voice of an archangel
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And the voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of god.
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And with the trumpet of god. and the dead in christ
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And the dead in christ will rise first.
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Will rise first. then we who are
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Then we who are alive and remain,"
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Alive and remain," notice this phrase,
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Notice this phrase, "shall be caught up."
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"shall be caught up." not just caught up,
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Not just caught up, but caught up together.
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But caught up together. "with them in the clouds
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"with them in the clouds to meet the lord in the air.
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To meet the lord in the air. and thus we shall
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And thus we shall always be with the lord.
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Always be with the lord. therefore comfort one another
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Therefore comfort one another with these words."
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With these words." the christians in thessalonia
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The christians in thessalonia were so expected
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Were so expected of the coming of the lord.
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Of the coming of the lord. they had seen him do miracles.
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They had seen him do miracles. they had seen
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They had seen the truth of the gospel.
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The truth of the gospel. they believed his death
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They believed his death purchased their salvation.
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Purchased their salvation. and he resurrected
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And he resurrected from the dead.
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From the dead. they believed that message.
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They believed that message. and so, when jesus said,
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And so, when jesus said, "i'm coming back again,"
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"i'm coming back again," it was very real.
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It was very real. it was forefront
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It was forefront in their thinking.
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In their thinking. it says in
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It says in 1 corinthians 15:52,
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1 corinthians 15:52, something powerful.
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Something powerful. it says, "in a moment,
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It says, "in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye
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In the twinkling of an eye at the last trump,
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At the last trump, "the trumpet will sound,
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"the trumpet will sound, the dead will
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The dead will be raised incorruptible,
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Be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed."
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And we shall be changed." did you know that
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Did you know that you blink your eyes
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You blink your eyes 20,000 times a day?
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20,000 times a day? that's 20,000 episodes
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That's 20,000 episodes that jesus could come
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That jesus could come in every day.
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In every day. you ought to be
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You ought to be living like that.
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Living like that. he didn't come on that blink.
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He didn't come on that blink. well, it could be the next one.
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Well, it could be the next one. it could be the next one.
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It could be the next one. all day long, it could be
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All day long, it could be the next one.
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The next one. what is the rapture?
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What is the rapture? 1 thessalonians 4:16
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1 thessalonians 4:16 tells us what the rapture is,
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Tells us what the rapture is, "for the lord himself shall
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"for the lord himself shall descend from heaven."
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Descend from heaven." the central figure
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The central figure of the rapture
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Of the rapture is not the anti-christ,
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Is not the anti-christ, is not the end times,
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Is not the end times, is not 666.
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Is not 666. the central theme of the rapture
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The central theme of the rapture is the lord himself.
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Is the lord himself. jesus christ himself
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Jesus christ himself is coming back for his bride.
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Is coming back for his bride. and the bible said,
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And the bible said, "those who are alive,"
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"those who are alive," verse 4 and 17,
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Verse 4 and 17, "and remain shall be caught up."
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"and remain shall be caught up." there is a catching away.
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There is a catching away. the greek word is "harpazo,"
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The greek word is "harpazo," h-a-r-p-a-z-o.
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H-a-r-p-a-z-o. harpazo,
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Harpazo, it means to be changed,
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It means to be changed, to be transformed,
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To be transformed, to be caught up.
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To be caught up. the word caught up in
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The word caught up in the greek language is found
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The greek language is found three other times.
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Three other times. a beautiful mini picture
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A beautiful mini picture of the rapture is, acts 8:39.
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Of the rapture is, acts 8:39. philip the evangelist baptizes
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Philip the evangelist baptizes an ethiopian in the desert.
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An ethiopian in the desert. and when he brings
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And when he brings the man out of the water,
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The man out of the water, the bible said that philip
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The bible said that philip was caught up by the spirit
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Was caught up by the spirit of the lord and taken to a city
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Of the lord and taken to a city 28 miles down the road.
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28 miles down the road. and when the guy got down
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And when the guy got down there he was standing
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There he was standing there waiting on him.
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There waiting on him. and it was god showing he had
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And it was god showing he had the power to have a rapture,
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The power to have a rapture, a catching away.
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A catching away. 1 corinthians 15:51 and 52
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1 corinthians 15:51 and 52 says this that
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Says this that so suddenly will it happen,
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So suddenly will it happen, "behold, i tell you a mystery."
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"behold, i tell you a mystery." the rapture is a mystery.
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The rapture is a mystery. "but we shall not all sleep, but
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"but we shall not all sleep, but we shall be changed in a moment,
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We shall be changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye."
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In the twinkling of an eye." the word moment there
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The word moment there is the word atom, a-t-o-m.
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Is the word atom, a-t-o-m. and you know it's pretty amazing
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And you know it's pretty amazing that that word would be used.
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That that word would be used. it is the building material
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It is the building material of all matter.
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Of all matter. everything that exists
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Everything that exists is made out of an atom.
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Is made out of an atom. but these people had
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But these people had no knowledge of nuclear physics.
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No knowledge of nuclear physics. they just didn't know
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They just didn't know what to call the smallest
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What to call the smallest amount of time.
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Amount of time. so, he said we'll say
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So, he said we'll say in a moment, in an atom.
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In a moment, in an atom. it means this, that there
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It means this, that there has been a moment that
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Has been a moment that has been stamped atom.
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Has been stamped atom. and as time has gone,
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And as time has gone, and every second,
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And every second, every moment gets on
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Every moment gets on the stage of life and it's here.
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The stage of life and it's here. it's been waiting to get here
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It's been waiting to get here in lines of moments.
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In lines of moments. and by the time --
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And by the time -- it's like a long, long line
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It's like a long, long line and by the time it gets here,
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And by the time it gets here, it's here and it's gone.
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It's here and it's gone. and he said this is so fast,
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And he said this is so fast, it's the twinkling of an eye.
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It's the twinkling of an eye. it's the batting of an eye.
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It's the batting of an eye. and he said when that moment
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And he said when that moment that's been stamped,
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That's been stamped, it was stamped 2,000 years ago,
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It was stamped 2,000 years ago, that he would come back on
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That he would come back on this particular moment,
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This particular moment, this particular second.
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This particular second. this particular.
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This particular. and one of these days,
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And one of these days, that moment is gonna step up.
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That moment is gonna step up. and it will be just that quick
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And it will be just that quick and then it will be gone and you
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And then it will be gone and you will look and you will look
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Will look and you will look again and millions of people
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Again and millions of people will be gone, they will vanish,
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Will be gone, they will vanish, they will disappear instantly.
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They will disappear instantly. the bible and jesus himself
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The bible and jesus himself taught this lesson.
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Taught this lesson. caught up.
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Caught up. seized by force.
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Seized by force. moved quickly from
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Moved quickly from one place to another.
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One place to another. i remember when i was
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I remember when i was a kid we lived in
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A kid we lived in henderson, north carolina,
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Henderson, north carolina, my family and we lived
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My family and we lived by an old scrap yard
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By an old scrap yard you'd call it.
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You'd call it. or --
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Or -- they would have
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They would have a lot of old machinery
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A lot of old machinery from the cotton mill.
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From the cotton mill. we lived on the end of a street
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We lived on the end of a street and there was a little paved
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And there was a little paved part of the church parking lot
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Part of the church parking lot and then there was a dirt road
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And then there was a dirt road that you went to.
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That you went to. and there was a scrap yard
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And there was a scrap yard back there.
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Back there. and they didn't have
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And they didn't have one of these there but there
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One of these there but there were all kinds of metal,
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Were all kinds of metal, old cars, all kinds of metal
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Old cars, all kinds of metal all over that place.
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All over that place. but i've seen it in videos
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But i've seen it in videos where they'll have a big crane
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Where they'll have a big crane in some of those junk yards
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In some of those junk yards like that.
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Like that. and they will have
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And they will have a massive magnet that has
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A massive magnet that has the power to pick up metal.
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The power to pick up metal. and when they sweep
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And when they sweep that large magnet across
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That large magnet across the grounds of that old
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The grounds of that old junk yard it can move things.
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Junk yard it can move things. some of the metal
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Some of the metal that it connects with
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That it connects with is under the ground.
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Is under the ground. some of it is on top
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Some of it is on top of the ground.
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Of the ground. but because the magnet
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But because the magnet has metal in it,
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Has metal in it, if what is down on the ground
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If what is down on the ground is of the same nature
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Is of the same nature that is in the magnet,
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That is in the magnet, that nature in the magnet
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That nature in the magnet will reach out to the nature
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Will reach out to the nature in the metal on top of
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In the metal on top of the ground or under the ground.
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The ground or under the ground. if there's a nail down there
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If there's a nail down there 4, 5 inches.
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4, 5 inches. if it's the same metal that --
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If it's the same metal that -- you know what i'm saying.
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[laughter]
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If you have
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If you have the nature of jesus,
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The nature of jesus, when that trumpet sounds when
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When that trumpet sounds when he steps out and says,
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He steps out and says, "come home.
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"come home. come home.
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Come home. come home."
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Everyone that has
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Everyone that has the nature of jesus will begin
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The nature of jesus will begin to rise and meet him in the sky.
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To rise and meet him in the sky. if you don't have his nature,
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If you don't have his nature, what's his nature?
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What's his nature? you love everybody,
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You forgive everybody,
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You forgive everybody, you live to please him,
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You live to please him, you love his presence.
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You love his presence. you love his word.
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You love his word. you're not perfect,
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You're not perfect, you don't have to --
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You don't have to -- somebody told me in the line,
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Somebody told me in the line, this girl said, you know,
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This girl said, you know, that some of that metal
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That some of that metal is rusty.
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Is rusty. and she said,
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And she said, "i'm so thankful
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"i'm so thankful that i know i'm saved.
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That i know i'm saved. i still got some rust on me,
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I still got some rust on me, but i thank god that
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But i thank god that it's not my perfection,
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It's not my perfection, it's my nature."
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It's my nature." my old flesh may be rusty,
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My old flesh may be rusty, but i tell you if you've got
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But i tell you if you've got the nature of jesus.
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The nature of jesus. you don't live in sin.
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You don't live in sin. you can't stand sin.
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You can't stand sin. you don't cheat on your wife.
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You don't cheat on your wife. you don't sleep around.
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You don't sleep around. you don't get drunk.
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You don't get drunk. you don't live like the world.
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You don't live like the world. you don't do that.
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You don't do that. you've got the nature of jesus.
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You've got the nature of jesus. you wanna please jesus.
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You wanna please jesus. you wanna be a light in
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You wanna be a light in a dark world for jesus.
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[applause]
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Oh, i feel like
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Oh, i feel like preaching this morning.
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Preaching this morning. you better get
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You better get the nature in you.
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The nature in you. it's more than walking down
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It's more than walking down an aisle and saying
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An aisle and saying i'm a christian.
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I'm a christian. no.
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No. do you have the nature?
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Do you have the nature? do you have enough of him
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Do you have enough of him that when he says, "come on."
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That when he says, "come on." there's something in you,
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There's something in you, will begin to rise through
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Will begin to rise through the clouds.
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The clouds. hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. i've got it, it's called
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I've got it, it's called the holy ghost.
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The holy ghost. hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. the same spirit
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The same spirit that raised christ from
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That raised christ from the dead dwells in you.
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The dead dwells in you. his resurrection is proof
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His resurrection is proof of my resurrection.
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Of my resurrection. but paul realized that
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But paul realized that they would have questions so
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They would have questions so he says this so powerfully.
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He says this so powerfully. he says, "if we believe.
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He says, "if we believe. for since we believe that jesus
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For since we believe that jesus died and rose again."
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Died and rose again." stop right there.
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Stop right there. turn to somebody and say,
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Turn to somebody and say, "do you believe that?"
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"do you believe that?" do you?
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Do you? get an answer
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Get an answer out of them, my god.
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[laughter]
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How many of you believe
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How many of you believe jesus is coming again?
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Jesus is coming again? all right, put your hand down.
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All right, put your hand down. how many of you believe
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How many of you believe jesus died and rose again?
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Jesus died and rose again? he said, "if you can get jesus
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He said, "if you can get jesus out of that empty tomb --
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Out of that empty tomb -- if you can get jesus through
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If you can get jesus through the door of that tomb you can
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The door of that tomb you can get anything through it."
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Get anything through it." here's the whole reason
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Here's the whole reason why we are to believe
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Why we are to believe in the rapture
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In the rapture and the catching away is,
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And the catching away is, "if jesus died and rose
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"if jesus died and rose again, even so, through jesus,
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Again, even so, through jesus, god will bring with him --"
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God will bring with him --" who's he gon' bring with him?
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Who's he gon' bring with him? those who have fallen asleep.
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Those who have fallen asleep. he can't bring with him
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He can't bring with him those who have fallen asleep
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Those who have fallen asleep if they're not with him.
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If they're not with him. to be absent from the body,
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To be absent from the body, if you're a christian
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If you're a christian and you die in jesus,
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And you die in jesus, not just knowing about him,
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Not just knowing about him, but you've been born again,
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But you've been born again, then you go immediately.
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Then you go immediately. your spirit,
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Your spirit, your body stays here,
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Your body stays here, your spirit goes to heaven.
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Your spirit goes to heaven. and he said, jesus will bring
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And he said, jesus will bring with him them.
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With him them. oh, hallelujah.
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Oh, hallelujah. oh, hallelujah.
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Oh, hallelujah. oh, my god.
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Oh, my god. i'm getting happy now.
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I'm getting happy now. oh, hallelujah.
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Oh, hallelujah. can you imagine when you
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Can you imagine when you look out on graveyards,
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Look out on graveyards, it's gonna look like
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It's gonna look like a plowed field.
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A plowed field. all the dead, all your granny
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All the dead, all your granny and your great godly grandfather
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And your great godly grandfather and your mother, your brother,
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And your mother, your brother, your son, your daughter.
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Your son, your daughter. they're gonna all bust open
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They're gonna all bust open the grave and the boxes
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The grave and the boxes and come out with
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And come out with a brand-new body.
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A brand-new body. and you'll have one too.
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[applause]
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Even so, in like manner,
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Even so, in like manner, those who sleep in jesus
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Those who sleep in jesus will god bring with him.
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Will god bring with him. how can we be assured
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How can we be assured of the rapture?
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Of the rapture? because jesus died
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Because jesus died and rose again.
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And rose again. and if he raised
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And if he raised jesus from the dead,
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Jesus from the dead, that's proof that jesus can
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That's proof that jesus can raise you and your loved ones
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Raise you and your loved ones from the dead.
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From the dead. and he can raise you
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And he can raise you if you're still alive.
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If you're still alive. it all hangs on the resurrection
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It all hangs on the resurrection of jesus christ.
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Of jesus christ. the same jesus that
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The same jesus that was born of a virgin,
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Was born of a virgin, the lord himself.
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The lord himself. the same jesus that
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The same jesus that performed 41 miracles.
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Performed 41 miracles. the same jesus that
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The same jesus that fed the 5,000.
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Fed the 5,000. the same jesus
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The same jesus that cast out devils.
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That cast out devils. the same jesus that
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The same jesus that healed the leper.
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Healed the leper. the same jesus
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The same jesus that raised lazarus.
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That raised lazarus. he's gon' say --
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He's gon' say -- all he said was "lazarus,"
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All he said was "lazarus," three words, "come forth."
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Three words, "come forth." and he came out after
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And he came out after being dead for four days.
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Being dead for four days. but this time he's gon' leave
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But this time he's gon' leave lazarus off and he's just
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Lazarus off and he's just gonna say, "come forth!"
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Gonna say, "come forth!" and the grave is gonna
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And the grave is gonna give up its dead.
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Give up its dead. somebody shout with me that
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Somebody shout with me that there's power over death, hell,
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There's power over death, hell, and the grave in jesus' name.
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[applause]
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Hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. matthew 24:36, "of the day
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Matthew 24:36, "of the day and of the hour knows no man,
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And of the hour knows no man, not the angels in heaven,
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Not the angels in heaven, no man but my father
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No man but my father in heaven only."
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In heaven only." matthew 24:38 and 39,
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Matthew 24:38 and 39, "for as the days of noah,
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"for as the days of noah, they were eating,
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They were eating, they were drinking,
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They were drinking, they were giving in marriage,"
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They were giving in marriage," it was just normal days,
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It was just normal days, "even until the very day
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"even until the very day they entered into the ark."
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They entered into the ark." it was nothing special
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It was nothing special about that day.
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About that day. i don't think it will be
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I don't think it will be anything special about that day,
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Anything special about that day, it will just be that day.
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It will just be that day. this is 1 john 3:2 and 3,
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This is 1 john 3:2 and 3, "beloved, now we are
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"beloved, now we are the children of god and it
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The children of god and it has not yet been revealed.
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Has not yet been revealed. we shall be like him
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We shall be like him for we shall see him."
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For we shall see him." now, notice the next verse.
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Now, notice the next verse. "and everyone who has
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"and everyone who has this hope in him," catch this,
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This hope in him," catch this, "purifies himself."
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"purifies himself." if you believe this message,
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If you believe this message, you don't live a loose,
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You don't live a loose, lax, moral, wicked, evil.
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Lax, moral, wicked, evil. you don't let
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You don't let your eyes, your ears,
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Your eyes, your ears, your heart be corrupted by
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Your heart be corrupted by a sinful, ungodly world.
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A sinful, ungodly world. you don't go to places.
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You don't go to places. you don't cheat on your wife.
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You don't cheat on your wife. you don't live immoral.
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You don't live immoral. you purify.
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You purify. this is how you know
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This is how you know you have the nature of christ.
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You have the nature of christ. not that you never fall,
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Not that you never fall, not that you're never
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Not that you're never tempted and you fail.
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Tempted and you fail. but there's a nature
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In you that says,
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In you that says, i don't belong here.
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I don't belong here. it's like a sheep
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It's like a sheep can fall in a mud hole
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Can fall in a mud hole and if it falls in the mud,
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And if it falls in the mud, it doesn't like it and it
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It doesn't like it and it gets up and it says,
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Gets up and it says, "please wash me,
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"please wash me, please cleanse me."
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Please cleanse me." if you don't have that
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If you don't have that kind of nature, you're a hog,
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Kind of nature, you're a hog, not a sheep.
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Because a hog has a nature that,
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Because a hog has a nature that, "oh, i love this filth
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"oh, i love this filth and i'm not giving it up."
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And i'm not giving it up." luke 21:34, 35, 36 says,
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Luke 21:34, 35, 36 says, "take heed to yourself."
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"take heed to yourself." take heed to yourself.
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Take heed to yourself. "lest at any time
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"lest at any time you should be overcharged
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You should be overcharged with surfeiting."
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With surfeiting." what is surfeiting?
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What is surfeiting? overindulgence.
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Overindulgence. you're all about here and now
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You're all about here and now and materialism and things.
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And materialism and things. this is the word of the lord.
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This is the word of the lord. "that you not be
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"that you not be overwhelmed with surfeiting
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Overwhelmed with surfeiting and drunkenness."
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And drunkenness." notice that alcohol will play
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Notice that alcohol will play a major place in tempting
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A major place in tempting the end time generation.
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The end time generation. we've lowered the bar so much.
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We've lowered the bar so much. i still am a teetotaler.
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I still am a teetotaler. i still believe --
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I still believe -- i know, i know,
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I know, i know, i know, i know, i know.
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I know, i know, i know. i've heard it all,
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I've heard it all, but i'mma tell you something.
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But i'mma tell you something. anything that the bible said
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Anything that the bible said is like a serpent.
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Is like a serpent. anything that the bible said
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Anything that the bible said can damn your soul if you
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Can damn your soul if you overindulge in it,
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Overindulge in it, i'm gonna get as far from it.
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I'm gonna get as far from it. i don't wanna know
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I don't wanna know how close i can get up,
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How close i can get up, i'm gon' purify myself
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I'm gon' purify myself in some areas.
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In some areas. i expect grace to do
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I expect grace to do what i can't do.
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What i can't do. but i can get away from some
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But i can get away from some things because if i drink,
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Things because if i drink, i wanna get drunk,
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I wanna get drunk, and at least
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And at least i wanna feel a buzz.
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I wanna feel a buzz. that's your pastor.
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That's your pastor. and if i smoke weed,
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And if i smoke weed, and i did, i wanna feel it.
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And i did, i wanna feel it. so, i'm just gon' get
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So, i'm just gon' get all of that out of my life.
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All of that out of my life. i'm coming out of it --
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I'm coming out of it -- i got saved, i got out of that.
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I got saved, i got out of that. i'm done with that.
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[applause]
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Oh, i'm free.
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Oh, i'm free. i'm free.
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I'm free. i'm heaven-bound.
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I'm heaven-bound. i'm heaven-bound.
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[applause]
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♪ ♪
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>> well, i believe that
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>> well, i believe that this is the word of god
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This is the word of god for such a time as this,
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For such a time as this, in this critical hour
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In this critical hour that we're living in,
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That we're living in, jesus is coming again.
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Jesus is coming again. and when it happens,
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And when it happens, it will be sudden in the moment,
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It will be sudden in the moment, in the twinkling of an eye.
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In the twinkling of an eye. and the question is very simple,
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And the question is very simple, are you ready?
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Are you ready? jesus has made provision
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Jesus has made provision through the cross,
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Through the cross, through his death
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Through his death and his resurrection.
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And his resurrection. it's the proof.
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It's the proof. it's the forerunner of what will
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It's the forerunner of what will happen for every person who has
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Happen for every person who has jesus christ in their life.
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Jesus christ in their life. the blood of jesus christ
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The blood of jesus christ can cleanse you, forgive you,
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Can cleanse you, forgive you, and make you rapture ready.
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And make you rapture ready. jesus already paid the price
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Jesus already paid the price on the cross.
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On the cross. and so today,
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And so today, right where you are,
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Right where you are, i want you to pray with me.
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I want you to pray with me. say these words,
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Say these words, "jesus, i believe in you,
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"jesus, i believe in you, i humble myself before
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I humble myself before you today.
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You today. i call on your name,
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I call on your name, i believe your word
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I believe your word and i want to be ready
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And i want to be ready when you come again.
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When you come again. god, touch me, save me,
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God, touch me, save me, forgive me, cleanse me
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And i receive it right now
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And i receive it right now in jesus' mighty name."
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In jesus' mighty name." i believe amen and amen.
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I believe amen and amen. you have begun
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You have begun a brand new journey
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A brand new journey and if you made that decision,
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And if you made that decision, one of the greatest things
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You can do is pick up the phone,
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And dial the number that's on
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The screen or go online
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And reach out
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And tell us what christ
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And tell us what christ has done for you while you
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Has done for you while you watch this telecast.
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Watch this telecast. if you decide to call,
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If you decide to call, we will pray with you.
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We will pray with you. there will be someone ready
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There will be someone ready to pray with you today.
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To pray with you today. jesus loves you,
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Jesus loves you, he sees you, and he cares.
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♪ ♪
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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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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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>> before we go today,
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>> before we go today, i want to take just a moment
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I want to take just a moment and pray a simple
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And pray a simple but powerful prayer over
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But powerful prayer over your life.
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Your life. i've written a new book called
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I've written a new book called "the power of short prayers,"
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"the power of short prayers," and we're hearing remarkable
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And we're hearing remarkable results of encouragement
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Results of encouragement from people.
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One of them is called
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One of them is called grace, grace,
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Grace, grace, it's from zechariah 4.
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It's from zechariah 4. it's a simple prayer that i pray
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It's a simple prayer that i pray whenever i'm facing an obstacle,
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Whenever i'm facing an obstacle, an impossible situation,
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An impossible situation, a building program
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A building program needing resources.
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Needing resources. i'm facing mountains.
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I don't know what you're
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I don't know what you're facing today.
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Facing today. it may be
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It may be a mountain of sickness,
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A mountain of sickness, a mountain of problems
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A mountain of problems in your home that
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In your home that seem insurmountable.
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Seem insurmountable. you may be facing
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You may be facing financial difficulty
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Financial difficulty and you don't know what
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And you don't know what you're going to do.
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You're going to do. but i speak and i shout
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But i speak and i shout grace, grace over that
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Grace, grace over that mountain that's in your life,
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Mountain that's in your life, in your marriage,
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In your marriage, in your home, in your family.
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In your home, in your family. nothing is impossible for god.
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Nothing is impossible for god. grace for what you're
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Grace for what you're going through,
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Going through, grace to strengthen you,
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Grace to strengthen you, grace to give you the peace
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Grace to give you the peace and the power that you need
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And the power that you need to not give up.
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To not give up. and i pray grace, grace
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And i pray grace, grace in jesus' name,
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In jesus' name, praise the lord.
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Praise the lord. i believe god is moving
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I believe god is moving mountains in people's
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Mountains in people's lives today.
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Lives today. faith can do it.
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Faith can do it. and i want to encourage you
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To get a copy
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To get a copy of my brand new book,
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Of my brand new book, "the power of short prayers."
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"the power of short prayers." this will teach you how
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This will teach you how to daily walk with god.
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To daily walk with god. thank you so much for
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Watching today.
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Watching today. thank you for supporting
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Thank you for supporting this ministry.
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This ministry. we're only here
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We're only here because you give.
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Because you give. pray about what god would
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Pray about what god would have you do today.
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Have you do today. i believe that he will bless
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I believe that he will bless people who help us spread
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People who help us spread the gospel all over the world.
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The gospel all over the world. thank you and god bless you.
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♪ ♪
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>> the first thing
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>> the first thing that'll happen when
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That'll happen when you get to heaven is god
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You get to heaven is god will say, "no more tears,
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Will say, "no more tears, no more sorrow,
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No more sorrow, no more pain,
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No more pain, no more death.
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No more death. welcome home."
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Welcome home." and it'll be a reunion with
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And it'll be a reunion with others who have gone before us.
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Others who have gone before us. take a praise break.
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Take a praise break. it's real.
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It's real. hallelujah, he's coming again.
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>> we hope you've enjoyed
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This teaching
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By jentezen franklin.
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And thank you for
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Your continued support
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Of this ministry.
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Your prayers
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And financial support
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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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♪ ♪
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Jentezen Franklin - Jesus Is Returning Soon

May 24, 2026 | 27:29

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