Mike Novotny - Revelation: How to Defeat the Devil

May 2, 2025 | S25:E18

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Time Of Grace With Mike Novotny | Mike Novotny - Revelation: How to Defeat the Devil | May 2, 2025

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>> i wonder what you
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Think about satan.
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Think about satan. according to a recent survey,
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According to a recent survey, 42% of americans think
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That satan is fictitious,
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That satan is fictitious, that he doesn't even exist.
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That he doesn't even exist. but jesus was very convinced
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But jesus was very convinced that satan is real.
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That satan is real. i believe that.
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I believe that. and if you believe that too,
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And if you believe that too, i wonder what you think,
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I wonder what you think, and how you think,
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And how you think, and how often
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And how often you think about satan,
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You think about satan, about the person that jesus
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About the person that jesus called the father of lies.
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Called the father of lies. the one the bible calls
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The one the bible calls the prince of this world who
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The prince of this world who leads the whole world astray.
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Leads the whole world astray. if we had time just
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If we had time just one-on-one to talk,
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One-on-one to talk, i wonder your mindset,
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I wonder your mindset, your theology, and your beliefs
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Your theology, and your beliefs about one of jesus'
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About one of jesus' greatest enemies, the devil.
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Greatest enemies, the devil. in my opinion, people get
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In my opinion, people get this messed up all the time
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This messed up all the time in modern culture because
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In modern culture because we either think of halloween
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We either think of halloween satan or horror movie satan,
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Satan or horror movie satan, but we forget about
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But we forget about biblical satan.
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Biblical satan. there's the cartoony
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There's the cartoony halloween satan.
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Halloween satan. you know, your buddy put the
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You know, your buddy put the little horns on the top
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Little horns on the top of his head or a pitchfork,
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Of his head or a pitchfork, the red jump --
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The red jump -- there's nothing
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There's nothing biblical about that.
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Biblical about that. nor is this idea that
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Nor is this idea that satan is just like some
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Satan is just like some demonic head twisting,
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Demonic head twisting, jump out of the closet
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Jump out of the closet and try to scare you
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And try to scare you kind of person.
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Kind of person. no, no.
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No, no. satan in the bible
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Satan in the bible is much more subtle
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Is much more subtle and crafty than that.
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And crafty than that. what concerns me when i think
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What concerns me when i think personally about satan
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Personally about satan is the simple disturbing fact.
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Is the simple disturbing fact. maybe i shouldn't mess with
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Maybe i shouldn't mess with your day and share it.
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Your day and share it. but here's what
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But here's what i think about satan.
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I think about satan. he knows me.
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He knows me. according to the bible,
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According to the bible, satan has been around
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Satan has been around as long as human beings
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As long as human beings have been around which means
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Have been around which means he knows exactly, exactly,
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He knows exactly, exactly, how to tempt a person
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How to tempt a person exactly like me.
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Exactly like me. he's watched the game film
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He's watched the game film on people with my personality.
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On people with my personality. and he has studied
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And he has studied countless examples of people
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Countless examples of people who are a lot like you.
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Who are a lot like you. he knows what bait works best
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He knows what bait works best and what bait you won't
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And what bait you won't bite on ever.
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Bite on ever. he knows what temptations
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He knows what temptations to tempt you with
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To tempt you with and which ones
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And which ones are absolutely uninteresting
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Are absolutely uninteresting to you spiritually.
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To you spiritually. it doesn't matter who you are,
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It doesn't matter who you are, how you're wired, your strengths
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How you're wired, your strengths or your weaknesses.
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Or your weaknesses. satan has had a thousand tries
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Satan has had a thousand tries at tempting and leading astray a
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At tempting and leading astray a person who's exactly like you.
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Person who's exactly like you. that is the data point about
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That is the data point about satan that keeps me up at night.
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Satan that keeps me up at night. like, if you're a driven person,
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Like, if you're a driven person, you're hardworking,
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You're hardworking, he won't bother
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He won't bother to tempt you with laziness
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To tempt you with laziness and an extra nap per week.
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And an extra nap per week. instead, he will drive you
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Instead, he will drive you to become so driven that
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To become so driven that you forget about
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You forget about the other things that
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The other things that matter so much to god.
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Matter so much to god. he'll make you so fixated on
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He'll make you so fixated on the goals and the achievement
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The goals and the achievement at work that you'll forget
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At work that you'll forget to ask yourself questions like,
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To ask yourself questions like, "when is the last time
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"when is the last time i spent an hour in prayer?
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I spent an hour in prayer? when is the last time
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When is the last time i held my spouse's hand
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I held my spouse's hand and led them in worship?"
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And led them in worship?" or, "when is the last time
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Or, "when is the last time i discipled my own children?"
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I discipled my own children?" he could care less if you
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He could care less if you make a million dollars
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Make a million dollars and are more successful
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And are more successful than any member of your family
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Than any member of your family has ever been as long as
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Has ever been as long as he can turn that drive up
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He can turn that drive up a step too far to get you
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A step too far to get you to cross a line.
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To cross a line. or, if you're a compassionate
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Or, if you're a compassionate person with a big heart,
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Person with a big heart, you might think, well,
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You might think, well, satan would be
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Satan would be intimidated by you.
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Intimidated by you. you're so compassionate.
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You're so compassionate. but no, he's seen you before.
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But no, he's seen you before. and he knows that if he can
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And he knows that if he can get you to turn up compassion
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Get you to turn up compassion just a step too much
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Just a step too much that you become
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That you become a people pleaser,
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A people pleaser, someone who can never
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Someone who can never confront difficult issues
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Confront difficult issues or ask hard questions.
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Or ask hard questions. 'cause you want to be liked
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'cause you want to be liked and you just want
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And you just want everyone to get along.
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Everyone to get along. he's okay with a person
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He's okay with a person just like you as long as he can
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Just like you as long as he can turn you up a bit too far.
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Turn you up a bit too far. if you're an analytical person,
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If you're an analytical person, he'll turn you into a critic,
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He'll turn you into a critic, and your family can never do
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And your family can never do anything totally right.
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Anything totally right. if you're a person who likes
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If you're a person who likes to relax and let things flow,
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To relax and let things flow, he'll turn you into
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He'll turn you into a lazy person
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A lazy person and other people will
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And other people will have to pick up your slack.
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Have to pick up your slack. if you're good with words
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If you're good with words and quick with a joke,
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And quick with a joke, he'll make you good
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He'll make you good at arguing and being defensive.
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At arguing and being defensive. if you're intelligent,
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If you're intelligent, he'll make you too intelligent
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He'll make you too intelligent for supernatural things.
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For supernatural things. the devil knows people
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The devil knows people just like you.
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Just like you. if you're a person
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If you're a person of high standards who pushes
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Of high standards who pushes hard at everything you do,
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Hard at everything you do, he'll make you impatient
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He'll make you impatient and unforgiving for people
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And unforgiving for people who struggle and fall short.
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Who struggle and fall short. if you're great with money,
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If you're great with money, he'll make you fixated
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He'll make you fixated on the bottom line of finances
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On the bottom line of finances instead of your faith.
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Instead of your faith. if you're amazingly organized,
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If you're amazingly organized, he'll turn your calendar into
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He'll turn your calendar into your idol which must be obeyed,
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Your idol which must be obeyed, otherwise there's no joy
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Otherwise there's no joy in your day.
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In your day. he can just --
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He can just -- he knows you and he knows me.
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He knows you and he knows me. when i think about that
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When i think about that simple fact like the devil
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Simple fact like the devil who is relentless,
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Who is relentless, who is a spiritual being
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Who is a spiritual being who neither slumbers nor sleeps,
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Who neither slumbers nor sleeps, when he is a master
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When he is a master at manipulating people.
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At manipulating people. i think about my own faith.
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I think about my own faith. i think about my wife.
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I think about my wife. i think about my kids.
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I think about my kids. and it's hard
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And it's hard not to fear the devil.
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Not to fear the devil. i'm sure he's pleased
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I'm sure he's pleased if we turn him into some
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If we turn him into some cartoon laughable character
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Cartoon laughable character while he subtly lurks
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While he subtly lurks like a prowling lion
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Like a prowling lion and devours us with
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And devours us with our most common temptations.
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Our most common temptations. you know, this simple fact
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You know, this simple fact i think is why god gave us
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I think is why god gave us the book of revelation.
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The book of revelation. a lot of people avoid
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A lot of people avoid the book of revelation
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The book of revelation with its numbers,
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With its numbers, and its imagery,
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And its imagery, and its visionary dreams.
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And its visionary dreams. but within
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But within the book of revelation,
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The book of revelation, we find two such important
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We find two such important things for our faith.
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Things for our faith. we find out that the devil
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We find out that the devil is real, and he's fierce,
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Is real, and he's fierce, and he is not
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And he is not to be underestimated.
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To be underestimated. the devil comes in full
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The devil comes in full and living color in
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And living color in the book of revelation,
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The book of revelation, and yet, at the same time,
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And yet, at the same time, we find in this book
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We find in this book the answer to these temptations.
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The answer to these temptations. we find a way to overcome,
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We find a way to overcome, to slay the dragon,
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To slay the dragon, and to resist the one
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And to resist the one who knows our name,
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Who knows our name, knows our weaknesses,
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Knows our weaknesses, and knows perfectly
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How to tempt us.
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How to tempt us. so, let's jump in.
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So, let's jump in. revelation 12 begins
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Revelation 12 begins with these words.
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With these words. "a great sign
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"a great sign appeared in heaven:
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Appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun,
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A woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet
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With the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars
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And a crown of twelve stars on her head.
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On her head. she was pregnant
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She was pregnant and cried out in pain as
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And cried out in pain as she was about to give birth.
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She was about to give birth. then another sign
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Then another sign appeared in heaven:
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Appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon
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An enormous red dragon with seven heads and ten horns
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With seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on its heads.
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And seven crowns on its heads. its tail swept a third
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Its tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky
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Of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth.
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And flung them to the earth. the dragon stood in front
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The dragon stood in front of the woman who was
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Of the woman who was about to give birth,
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About to give birth, so that it might devour
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So that it might devour her child the moment
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Her child the moment he was born."
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He was born." uh-oh.
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The first picture that
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The first picture that this picture is just a picture
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I'll show you right here.
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I'll show you right here. a fierce, enormous dragon versus
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A fierce, enormous dragon versus a very, very pregnant woman.
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Now, the dragon,
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Now, the dragon, we're about to find out
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We're about to find out later in this chapter,
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Later in this chapter, is the devil.
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Is the devil. and as you can see,
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And as you can see, the book of revelation pictures
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The book of revelation pictures him in the fiercest
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Him in the fiercest possible terms.
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Possible terms. he's not just a dragon.
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He's not just a dragon. he's an enormous dragon.
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He's an enormous dragon. he doesn't have just one head
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He doesn't have just one head to tempt you and bite you,
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To tempt you and bite you, he has seven.
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He has seven. he has ten horns to gore you,
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He has ten horns to gore you, crowns on his head
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Crowns on his head to prove his authority as
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To prove his authority as the prince of this world.
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The prince of this world. he is waiting on tippy claws
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He is waiting on tippy claws to devour this woman,
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To devour this woman, which that make you ask,
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Which that make you ask, "well, who's the woman?"
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"well, who's the woman?" i believe in this instance,
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I believe in this instance, the woman is meant
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The woman is meant to represent us, christianity.
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To represent us, christianity. you might know sometimes
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You might know sometimes in the bible that
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In the bible that the church of jesus
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The church of jesus is described like a woman.
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Is described like a woman. the bride of christ
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The bride of christ she's sometimes called.
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She's sometimes called. she's clothed majestically,
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She's clothed majestically, because jesus clothes us
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Because jesus clothes us in his righteousness,
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In his righteousness, and in his purity,
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And in his purity, in his forgiveness,
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In his forgiveness, and in his salvation.
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And in his salvation. and there is a hint here that
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And there is a hint here that she has a crown with, what?
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She has a crown with, what? twelve stars on her head.
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Twelve stars on her head. you know what the number twelve
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You know what the number twelve represents in
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Represents in the book or revelation?
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The book or revelation? the church of jesus.
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The church of jesus. so, in the old testament,
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So, in the old testament, god's people were divided into
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God's people were divided into how many tribes?
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How many tribes? twelve.
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Twelve. in the new testament when
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In the new testament when jesus chose his apostles,
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Jesus chose his apostles, how many did he pick?
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How many did he pick? twelve.
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Twelve. so, 12 is often
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So, 12 is often the number that represents
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The number that represents the christian church.
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The christian church. so, she has this crown
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So, she has this crown of 12 stars to remind us,
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Of 12 stars to remind us, this is christianity.
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This is christianity. this is the people of god.
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This is the people of god. and compared to the dragon,
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And compared to the dragon, she's not so strong.
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She's not so strong. now, don't be mad at me
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Now, don't be mad at me any of you ladies who are
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Any of you ladies who are pregnant right now
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Pregnant right now or recently gave birth,
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Or recently gave birth, but here's what i've learned
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But here's what i've learned about pregnant women.
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About pregnant women. they're not that fast.
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They're not that fast. man, i think with this brace
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Man, i think with this brace i could out-limp a woman
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I could out-limp a woman who had just given birth.
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Who had just given birth. she's very pregnant.
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She's very pregnant. and here is this enormous dragon
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And here is this enormous dragon who's obviously going
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Who's obviously going to devour her.
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To devour her. this picture is meant
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This picture is meant to make us think that
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To make us think that the church of jesus
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The church of jesus with all of our weaknesses
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With all of our weaknesses and flaws as very temptable,
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And flaws as very temptable, very fallible, human people.
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Very fallible, human people. you would think we are dead
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You would think we are dead face-to-face with the devil.
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Face-to-face with the devil. which is why i love what
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Which is why i love what the book of revelation
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The book of revelation says next.
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Says next. there he is waiting
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There he is waiting for the child to be born.
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Look what it says in verse 5,
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Look what it says in verse 5, "but the woman gave birth
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"but the woman gave birth to a son, a male child, who,
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To a son, a male child, who, 'will rule all the nations
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'will rule all the nations with an iron scepter.'
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With an iron scepter.' and her child was snatched up
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And her child was snatched up to god and to his throne.
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To god and to his throne. the woman fled into
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The woman fled into the wilderness to a place
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The wilderness to a place prepared for her by god,
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Prepared for her by god, where she might be taken care of
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Where she might be taken care of for 1,260 days."
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For 1,260 days." i think this is like
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A symbolic way of saying
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A symbolic way of saying that god is going to take care
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That god is going to take care of his people to the very end.
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Of his people to the very end. here's why i think that.
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Here's why i think that. one thousand two hundred
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One thousand two hundred and sixty days
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And sixty days is 42 months, right?
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Is 42 months, right? thirty days in a month,
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Thirty days in a month, times 42, 1,260.
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Times 42, 1,260. and 42 months
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And 42 months is 3.5 years, correct?
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Is 3.5 years, correct? i think that all
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I think that all of human history in the bible
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Of human history in the bible is sometimes represented
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Is sometimes represented by the number seven,
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By the number seven, just like god spent
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Just like god spent seven days creating the world.
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Seven days creating the world. so, if you take all
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So, if you take all of human history from
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Of human history from adam and eve until the end
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Adam and eve until the end of the world as a big seven
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Of the world as a big seven and you divide it with
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And you divide it with jesus in the middle,
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Jesus in the middle, the first big check --
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The first big check -- chunk, what we call
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Chunk, what we call the old testament would be 3.5.
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The old testament would be 3.5. and since the time of jesus till
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And since the time of jesus till the very end of the world
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The very end of the world would be 3.5.
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Would be 3.5. i think what this passage
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I think what this passage is saying is that
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Is saying is that for all 1,260 days,
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For all 1,260 days, from the time jesus was
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From the time jesus was snatched back up to heaven
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Snatched back up to heaven and sits at
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And sits at the right hand of god,
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The right hand of god, to the time when jesus
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To the time when jesus comes back to the very
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Comes back to the very last day of earth's history,
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Last day of earth's history, god will take care
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God will take care of his people.
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Of his people. did i lose you?
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Did i lose you? yeah.
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Yeah. ask a math major next to you.
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Ask a math major next to you. they'll explain it to you
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They'll explain it to you after church, right?
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After church, right? this is such good news.
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This is such good news. this is saying as bad
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This is saying as bad as it might seem,
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As it might seem, as you hear the wars
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As you hear the wars and the rumors of wars,
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And the rumors of wars, the protests
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The protests and the counter protests,
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And the counter protests, as you struggle with
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As you struggle with your own weaknesses and sin,
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Your own weaknesses and sin, as you stumble, and fall,
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As you stumble, and fall, and wonder,
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And wonder, "man, is my faith
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"man, is my faith going to make it?"
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Going to make it?" god has said, "there is a place
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God has said, "there is a place that you can run to,
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That you can run to, a place where i will
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A place where i will take care of you,
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Take care of you, not for 1,000 days,
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Not for 1,000 days, but hope you can figure out
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But hope you can figure out by yourself in the end."
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By yourself in the end." no.
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No. to the very last day
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To the very last day until jesus comes back,
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Until jesus comes back, god will take care
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God will take care of his church.
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Of his church. it might seem like
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It might seem like we are so outmatched,
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We are so outmatched, but once god steps in
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But once god steps in and provides for us
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And provides for us through his word, his promises,
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Through his word, his promises, and his forgiveness,
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And his forgiveness, to the very end,
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To the very end, he has promised
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He has promised to watch over your soul.
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To watch over your soul. he started a good work
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He started a good work in your heart,
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In your heart, and he's promised
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And he's promised to carry it on to completion.
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To carry it on to completion. a couple months ago,
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A couple months ago, i saw these two little brothers
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I saw these two little brothers walk in the church at
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Walk in the church at our north campus.
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Our north campus. one was eight years old
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One was eight years old and one was five years old,
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And one was five years old, and they were clutching
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And they were clutching these little books that
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These little books that i learned from their parents
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I learned from their parents were their favorite books
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Were their favorite books in the whole world.
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In the whole world. if you've raised little boys,
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If you've raised little boys, maybe you're familiar with this.
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Maybe you're familiar with this. the books were basically,
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The books were basically, "what would happen
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"what would happen if this mighty beast
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If this mighty beast fought that mighty beast?"
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Fought that mighty beast?" have you heard of these?
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Have you heard of these? "what would happen
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"what would happen if a great white shark
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If a great white shark battled a giant octopus?
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Battled a giant octopus? what would happen
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What would happen if a silver back gorilla
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If a silver back gorilla battled a lion?"
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Battled a lion?" can you imagine the little boys
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Can you imagine the little boys reading these like,
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Reading these like, "yeah, what would happen?"
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"yeah, what would happen?" these epic battles.
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These epic battles. i was thinking,
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I was thinking, "what if there was a new edition
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"what if there was a new edition to that book series?
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To that book series? what would happen
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What would happen if a seven headed dragon
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If a seven headed dragon fought a pregnant woman?"
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[laughter]
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You're like,
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You're like, "uh, i think i know."
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[laughing]
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But isn't it amazing
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But isn't it amazing that even though the church
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That even though the church seems so frail and weak,
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Seems so frail and weak, even though
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Even though the surveys are saying,
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The surveys are saying, "well, the next generation
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"well, the next generation doesn't care about jesus."
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Doesn't care about jesus." isn't it amazing
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Isn't it amazing that despite all the things
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That despite all the things that have happened
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That have happened in the past 2,000 years
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In the past 2,000 years that seemed like they would
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That seemed like they would stamp out the church,
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Stamp out the church, from roman emperors throwing
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From roman emperors throwing christians into the colosseum,
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Christians into the colosseum, to aesthetic regimes,
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To aesthetic regimes, wiping out pastors,
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Wiping out pastors, churches, and faith.
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Churches, and faith. isn't it amazing that
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Isn't it amazing that for 2,000 years
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For 2,000 years the church still stands?
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The church still stands? and jesus has made
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And jesus has made a promise that because
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A promise that because of god's care and concern,
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Of god's care and concern, even the gates of hell
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Even the gates of hell will not overcome
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Will not overcome the christian faith.
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The christian faith. so, the next time you're worried
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So, the next time you're worried that you're outmatched,
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That you're outmatched, if you could write down
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If you could write down this truth that we just learned
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This truth that we just learned from revelation 12.
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From revelation 12. that you plus god's care
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That you plus god's care is greater than satan.
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Is greater than satan. which brings us
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Which brings us to part two for today.
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To part two for today. as john continues to write
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As john continues to write in revelation 12,
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He says this in verse 7.
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He says this in verse 7. "then war broke out in heaven.
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"then war broke out in heaven. michael and his angels,"
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Michael and his angels," what we'll call the good angels,
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What we'll call the good angels, "fought against the dragon,
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"fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels,"
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And the dragon and his angels," what we call demons,
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What we call demons, "fought back.
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"fought back. but he was not strong enough,
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But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place
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And they lost their place in heaven.
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In heaven. the great dragon
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The great dragon was hurled down,
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Was hurled down, that ancient serpent called
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That ancient serpent called the devil, or satan,
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The devil, or satan, who leads
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Who leads the whole world astray.
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The whole world astray. he was hurled to the earth,
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He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
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And his angels with him. then i heard a loud voice
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Then i heard a loud voice in heaven say,
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In heaven say, 'now have come
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'now have come the salvation and the power
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The salvation and the power and the kingdom of our god,
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And the kingdom of our god, and the authority
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And the authority of his messiah.
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Of his messiah. for the accuser
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For the accuser of our brothers and sisters,
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Of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before
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Who accuses them before our god day and night,
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Our god day and night, has been hurled down.
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Has been hurled down. they triumphed over him by
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They triumphed over him by the blood of the lamb and by
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The blood of the lamb and by the word of their testimony;
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The word of their testimony; they did not love their lives
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They did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.
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So much as to shrink from death. therefore rejoice, you heavens
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Therefore rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell in them!
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And you who dwell in them! but woe to the earth
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But woe to the earth and the sea,
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And the sea, because the devil
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Because the devil has gone down to you!
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Has gone down to you! he is filled with fury,
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He is filled with fury, because he knows
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Because he knows that his time is short.'"
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That his time is short.'" "woe to the earth,"
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Revelation says,
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Revelation says, "the devil is filled
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"the devil is filled with fury,"
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With fury," and he's not hiding
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And he's not hiding under the bed.
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Under the bed. he's just whispering excuses
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He's just whispering excuses and accusations hoping that
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And accusations hoping that you believe one if not both.
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You believe one if not both. how do you overcome
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How do you overcome the father of lies?
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The father of lies? how do you get past
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How do you get past those two big temptations
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Those two big temptations that have worked on
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That have worked on countless souls
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Countless souls for countless years?
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Did you catch it?
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Did you catch it? verse 11, "but they,"
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Verse 11, "but they," the brothers and sisters,
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The brothers and sisters, "triumphed over him,"
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"triumphed over him," the devil, how?
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The devil, how? "by the blood of the lamb."
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If i see jesus bleeding
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If i see jesus bleeding for my sins on the cross,
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How can i say,
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"well, not a big deal."
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As they smash the crown
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Of thorns into his head,
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As i'm watching nails
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Pierce through the only
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Sinless flesh that has ever
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Endured on this earth.
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How can i say,
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"well, that's just how i am?"
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There was an old hymn that says,
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"if you think of sin
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But lightly,
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Nor suppose its evil
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Great here you can
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Esteem it rightly,
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And here your guilt
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May estimate."
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Stand in front
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Of the cross of jesus.
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Think about the wages
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Of our sin.
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And you won't excuse it,
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You'll see it for what it is.
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The wickedness that cost
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The son of god his very life.
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The son of god his very life. and while you're watching,
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And while you're watching, let the accusations lose
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Let the accusations lose their power over you.
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Their power over you. because if jesus shed his
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Because if jesus shed his holy, precious blood for you,
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Holy, precious blood for you, how could you not be forgiven?
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How could you not be forgiven? if jesus with arms stretched
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If jesus with arms stretched wide did not question,
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Wide did not question, "it's finished?"
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"it's finished?" but declared with a loud voice,
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But declared with a loud voice, "it is finished,"
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"it is finished," how could your sin
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Not be finished?
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If he's the son of god who knew
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Everything wrong that you
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Would ever do and he said,
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"i paid the price in full."
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How could the price
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Not be paid?
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What will the devil accuse you
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Of that hasn't been forgiven
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By the blood of jesus?
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Let him accuse you.
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Yeah, i said that.
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Yeah, i did that.
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But devil, don't forget
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What my jesus did for me
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On that friday.
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When he shed his holy, precious
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Blood that your lies
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Wouldn't stick,
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That there would be a place
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For me beside the throne of god.
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And the devil is good
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At his job,
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But he is not so good
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That he can overcome
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The blood of jesus.
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The blood of jesus. so, grab a pen
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So, grab a pen and write this down.
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And write this down. you cannot overcome satan,
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You cannot overcome satan, but you plus jesus' blood
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But you plus jesus' blood absolutely can.
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Absolutely can. which brings us
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Which brings us to the last part i want
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To the last part i want to study with you today.
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To study with you today. i'm going to move quickly,
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I'm going to move quickly, but i need your help.
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But i need your help. alright.
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Alright. so, this is a crowd
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So, this is a crowd participation of the sermon.
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Participation of the sermon. follow my lead.
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Follow my lead. revelation 12.
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Let's jump in at verse 13.
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Let's jump in at verse 13. it said, "when the dragon
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It said, "when the dragon saw that he had been
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Saw that he had been hurled to the earth,
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Hurled to the earth, he pursued the woman
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He pursued the woman who had given birth
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Who had given birth to the male child."
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To the male child." say, "uh-oh."
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Say, "uh-oh." one more time, say,
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One more time, say, "uh-oh, uh-oh."
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"uh-oh, uh-oh." verse 14, "but the woman
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Verse 14, "but the woman was given the two wings
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Was given the two wings of a great eagle,
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Of a great eagle, so that she might fly
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So that she might fly to the place prepared for her
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To the place prepared for her in the wilderness,
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In the wilderness, where she would be
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Where she would be taken care of for a time,
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Taken care of for a time, times and half a time,
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Times and half a time, out of the serpent's reach.
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Out of the serpent's reach. then from his mouth
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Then from his mouth the serpent spewed water
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The serpent spewed water like a river,
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Like a river, to overtake the woman
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To overtake the woman and sweep her away
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And sweep her away with the torrent."
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With the torrent." say, "uh-oh."
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Say, "uh-oh." >> congregation: uh-oh.
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>> congregation: uh-oh. >> uh-oh.
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>> uh-oh. "but," verse 16,
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"but," verse 16, "the earth helped the woman
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"the earth helped the woman by opening its mouth
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By opening its mouth and swallowing the river
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And swallowing the river that the dragon had
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That the dragon had spewed out of his mouth."
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Spewed out of his mouth." say, "oh, oh."
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Say, "oh, oh." verse 17, "then the dragon
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Verse 17, "then the dragon was enraged at the woman
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Was enraged at the woman and went off to wage war
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And went off to wage war against the rest
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Against the rest of her offspring."
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Of her offspring." say, "uh-oh."
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Say, "uh-oh." "those who keep
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"those who keep god's commands and hold fast
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God's commands and hold fast to their testimony about jesus."
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To their testimony about jesus." and if you keep reading
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And if you keep reading you should say, "oh, oh.
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Uh-oh.
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Uh-oh. oh.
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Oh. the devil, uh-oh.
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The devil, uh-oh. oh, jesus, oh."
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Oh, jesus, oh." i love the book of revelation.
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I love the book of revelation. it's a synopsis
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It's a synopsis of the whole bible.
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Of the whole bible. it's bad.
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It's bad. it gets worse,
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It gets worse, but don't worry
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But don't worry 'cause jesus wins.
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'cause jesus wins. so, let me have you
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So, let me have you write this down.
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Write this down. here's the big message we're
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Here's the big message we're learning from revelation 12.
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Learning from revelation 12. and in fact, this whole book
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And in fact, this whole book that god gave us that you are
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That god gave us that you are not greater than satan
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Not greater than satan but you plus god always are.
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But you plus god always are. did you know that the devil
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Did you know that the devil does not want you to read
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Does not want you to read the book of revelation?
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The book of revelation? he wants you to be
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He wants you to be so confused and baffled
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So confused and baffled by over interpretations
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By over interpretations and mysterious numbers
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And mysterious numbers that you just stay away
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That you just stay away from it because it is
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From it because it is the book that exposes him for
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The book that exposes him for the fierce predator that he is,
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The fierce predator that he is, and also shows that
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And also shows that by the mighty name of jesus,
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By the mighty name of jesus, he is the prey of the gospel.
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He is the prey of the gospel. and that's why i have
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And that's why i have a prayer for you.
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A prayer for you. i pray that for
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I pray that for the next 1,260 days
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The next 1,260 days to the very end of your life,
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To the very end of your life, you stay close
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You stay close to the blood of jesus.
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To the blood of jesus. i don't want you
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I don't want you just to be spiritual.
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Just to be spiritual. the devil is cool
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The devil is cool with spiritual.
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With spiritual. i don't want you just
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I don't want you just to pray to some higher power.
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To pray to some higher power. that doesn't bother the devil
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That doesn't bother the devil for one second.
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For one second. i want you to build into
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I want you to build into the rhythms of your life
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The rhythms of your life the one thing that the devil
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The one thing that the devil cannot stand up against,
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Cannot stand up against, the blood of christ,
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The blood of christ, the thing that will make you
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The thing that will make you take your sin seriously
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Take your sin seriously no matter how fierce
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No matter how fierce your personal struggle is.
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Your personal struggle is. the thing that will convince you
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The thing that will convince you at the end of the day,
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At the end of the day, the end of every day,
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The end of every day, that i am forgiven, safe,
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That i am forgiven, safe, and saved because of jesus.
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And saved because of jesus. i want you to come to a place
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Like this where the cross
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Is lifted high and the gospel
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Is proclaimed every single
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Sunday where
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It's not morality tails or tips
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At being a better human,
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But the blood of christ is
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Proclaimed in all of its glory.
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I want you not just to pray
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To god, that's good.
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I want you to have
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A daily connection
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To the word of god where
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The blood of jesus shows up
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On nearly every page.
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I want you to be rooted,
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Not just in some religion
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Or vague spirituality.
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I want you to be rooted
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In the message of jesus
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That is about the blood.
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Because at the end of the day,
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The blood is the thing that
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Defeats our greatest enemy.
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Defeats our greatest enemy. now, i want to invite our band
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Now, i want to invite our band back up here on stage
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Back up here on stage 'cause i want to sing about
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'cause i want to sing about that amazing blood of jesus.
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That amazing blood of jesus. there was a classic hymn
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There was a classic hymn that was written over
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That was written over a hundred years ago that
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A hundred years ago that just reminds us of these
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Just reminds us of these basic truths that
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Basic truths that there's nothing in the world
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There's nothing in the world that can empower us
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That can empower us to stand against the devil.
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To stand against the devil. there's nothing that can
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There's nothing that can wash away the sins of our past.
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Wash away the sins of our past. there's nothing can make us
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There's nothing can make us whole despite our
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Whole despite our human brokenness,
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Human brokenness, nothing but
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Nothing but the blood of jesus.
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♪ ♪
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And today as we sing
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And today as we sing about the blood of christ,
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About the blood of christ, and the cross of christ,
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And the cross of christ, and the great sacrifice
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And the great sacrifice of christ,
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Of christ, i want you to believe
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I want you to believe the goodness of the gospel.
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The goodness of the gospel. god wasn't waiting around
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God wasn't waiting around until you were strong enough
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Until you were strong enough to fight the dragon yourself.
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To fight the dragon yourself. instead, he came down
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Instead, he came down from heaven,
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From heaven, he endured incredible pain,
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He endured incredible pain, and he conquered the devil,
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And he conquered the devil, crushed his head even though his
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Crushed his head even though his heel was struck at the cross.
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Heel was struck at the cross. so, brothers and sisters,
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So, brothers and sisters, i want you to stand up.
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I want you to stand up. i want us to triumph
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I want us to triumph over the accuser
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Over the accuser of the brothers and sisters.
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Of the brothers and sisters. we triumph over him
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We triumph over him by the blood of the lamb.
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By the blood of the lamb. what can wash away your sin?
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What can wash away your sin? let's sing the answer
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Let's sing the answer to that question.
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To that question. nothing but the blood
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Nothing but the blood of jesus.
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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>> sing this is
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>> sing this is all my hope.
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♪ ♪
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>> let's pray.
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>> let's pray. jesus, we magnify, and hallow,
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Jesus, we magnify, and hallow, and exalt your holy name.
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And exalt your holy name. there are philosophies
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There are philosophies and religions in this world,
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And religions in this world, god, but all of them tell us
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God, but all of them tell us to be better.
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To be better. instead, you did
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Something better.
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There are gods and goddesses
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Of world religions that ask
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For the shed blood of our sons,
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But instead you are the son
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Who shed his blood.
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There are philosophies
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And theories, god,
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That we just have to try
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Harder and do better,
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But instead, you did something
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Infinitely greater when you did
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Everything to win our salvation.
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We love you, jesus
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Not just for your teachings
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But for the blood that you shed.
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We love you, not just for
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Your compassion but for
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The cross that you bore.
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We love you, not that you
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Started our salvation,
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But that you completed it
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To the very, very end.
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So, may you be our refuge
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And our strength.
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May your blood and your cross be
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Our righteousness and our hope.
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May we be a place that
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Every day, every minute,
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And every moment
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Of these 1,260 days runs back
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To the place that you have
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Prepared for our safety,
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The sacrifice of jesus
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On the cross where
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He made us good with god.
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Today we celebrate
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Our redemption
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And our reconciliation,
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The salvation that we have
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Not by our works,
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But by the works of jesus.
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It's in his holy name that
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We celebrate and we pray.
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And all god's people said,
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"amen."
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>> such a great message
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>> such a great message from pastor mike today
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From pastor mike today reminding us that the devil
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Reminding us that the devil knows how to tempt us,
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Knows how to tempt us, but with god's power we don't
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But with god's power we don't have to fall for his schemes.
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Have to fall for his schemes. i have some exciting
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I have some exciting news for you.
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>> announcer: the world looks
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Like it's falling apart.
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It seems like satan has
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The upper hand and you may
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Even wonder if jesus can really
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Pull out the victory.
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Revelation may seem like
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A strange book with
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A confusing message,
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But god has
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A very simple purpose,
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You'll discover how to let go
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Of fear and instead live
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With the confidence that god
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Has already won.
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Mike Novotny - Revelation: How to Defeat the Devil

May 2, 2025 | S25:E18

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