Mike Novotny - Revelation: Spoiler Alert Jesus Wins!

May 15, 2025 | S25:E20

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Time Of Grace With Mike Novotny | Mike Novotny - Revelation: Spoiler Alert Jesus Wins! | May 15, 2025

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>> do any of you ever get
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Nervous as you look
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Nervous as you look around culture,
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Around culture, as you study the trends
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As you study the trends and the changes?
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And the changes? do you ever get nervous
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Do you ever get nervous for the future
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For the future of the church of jesus?
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I'm not sure if you pay
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I'm not sure if you pay attention to the surveys
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Attention to the surveys and the statistics,
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And the statistics, i'm not sure if you're
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I'm not sure if you're old enough to have
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Old enough to have noticed that culture,
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Noticed that culture, especially here in america
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Especially here in america has really shifted
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Has really shifted when it comes to its
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Priorities and its values.
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Priorities and its values. when you kind of look around
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When you kind of look around at your generation
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At your generation and what's normal,
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And what's normal, or you're part of an
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Or you're part of an older generation and you notice
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Older generation and you notice what used to be normal
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What used to be normal that no longer is,
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That no longer is, do you ever get worried
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Do you ever get worried or concerned for the future
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Or concerned for the future of christianity?
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Of christianity? i'm a guy who loves
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I'm a guy who loves to read studies and surveys,
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To read studies and surveys, you know,
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You know, what one generation
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What one generation or another believes.
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Or another believes. and every time i read a survey
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And every time i read a survey like that i never think,
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Like that i never think, "oh this is good for jesus."
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"oh this is good for jesus." instead it's always,
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Instead it's always, like, anxiety inducing
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Like, anxiety inducing and worrisome as if the mighty
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And worrisome as if the mighty name of jesus
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Name of jesus is slipping through
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Is slipping through our fingers right
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Our fingers right before our eyes.
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Before our eyes. for example,
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For example, if you're taking notes today,
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If you're taking notes today, i recently heard
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I recently heard from a 2023 survey that
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From a 2023 survey that the largest spiritual group
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The largest spiritual group in america is no longer
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The catholics in america,
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The catholics in america, and it's not
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And it's not the protestants in america,
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The protestants in america, it's not evangelical christians,
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It's not evangelical christians, it's not muslims,
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It's not muslims, it's not jewish people.
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It's not jewish people. the number one spiritual group
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The number one spiritual group currently in america,
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Currently in america, with 28%
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With 28% of the adult population
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Of the adult population are the "nones."
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Are the "nones." i'm not talking about women,
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I'm not talking about women, catholic women who take
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A vow of celibacy,
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A vow of celibacy, i'm taking n-o-n-e-s,
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I'm taking n-o-n-e-s, like what's your religion?
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Like what's your religion? none.
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None. people don't even
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People don't even claim to be christian.
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Claim to be christian. i'm not talking about people
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I'm not talking about people who just show up, you know,
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Who just show up, you know, on christmas and easter.
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On christmas and easter. these people would say,
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These people would say, "no, i don't even claim
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"no, i don't even claim to be part of that.
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To be part of that. i don't have any sincere
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I don't have any sincere interest in that.
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Interest in that. i'm not a follower of jesus."
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I'm not a follower of jesus." 28% of the population.
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28% of the population. and if you limit the survey
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And if you limit the survey just to american teenagers
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Just to american teenagers and 20-somethings
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And 20-somethings the number skyrockets
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The number skyrockets from 28% to 50%.
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From 28% to 50%. statistically, people who
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Statistically, people who are labeled as "none" feel no
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Are labeled as "none" feel no obligation to attend church.
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Obligation to attend church. they're much less interested in
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They're much less interested in any kind of organized religion.
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Any kind of organized religion. they don't read their bibles
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They don't read their bibles most of the time and that
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Most of the time and that doesn't bother them one bit.
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Doesn't bother them one bit. and i think about that.
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And i think about that. what's going to happen
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What's going to happen when the 20-somethings
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When the 20-somethings in america have kids
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In america have kids and they don't teach them
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And they don't teach them how to pray before bed,
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How to pray before bed, and they don't bring them
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And they don't bring them to hear the story of jesus'
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To hear the story of jesus' birth on christmas eve
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Birth on christmas eve or his death and resurrection
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Or his death and resurrection during holy week?
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During holy week? if my children have children
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If my children have children what will be the normal
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What will be the normal in this place?
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In this place? i'm not a prophet,
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I'm not a prophet, but it doesn't feel
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But it doesn't feel like jesus is winning.
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Like jesus is winning. then i read this other
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Then i read this other survey from gallup in 2023,
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Survey from gallup in 2023, it said that
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It said that currently in america,
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Currently in america, this is the worst data
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This is the worst data in american history,
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In american history, less than 1 in 3 people
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Less than 1 in 3 people think that pastors like me
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Think that pastors like me are honest and ethical.
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Are honest and ethical. i think the exact
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I think the exact number was 32%.
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Number was 32%. so, even though i've read
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So, even though i've read the bible cover to cover
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The bible cover to cover how many times,
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How many times, even though i went to school
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Even though i went to school for how many years,
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For how many years, if you could introduce me
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If you could introduce me to one of your friends
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To one of your friends who doesn't go to church,
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Who doesn't go to church, the vast majority
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The vast majority of them would think,
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Of them would think, before i even open my mouth,
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Before i even open my mouth, "oh this guy is not
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"oh this guy is not telling the truth."
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Telling the truth." maybe this is personal for me,
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Maybe this is personal for me, but the next time you're
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But the next time you're watching a tv show or a movie
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Watching a tv show or a movie and there's a pastor involved
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And there's a pastor involved i bet you 100 bucks
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I bet you 100 bucks he's a hypocrite before
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He's a hypocrite before the closing credits.
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The closing credits. he's hiding some secret,
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He's hiding some secret, he's super hateful.
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He's super hateful. he's not sincere or kind,
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He's not sincere or kind, he's after people's money
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He's after people's money and he'll use any version
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And he'll use any version of spirituality to get it.
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Of spirituality to get it. what happens when the people who
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What happens when the people who are literally trained to teach
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Are literally trained to teach the message of jesus are
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The message of jesus are the least trusted when
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The least trusted when it comes to jesus?
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It comes to jesus? and as long as i'm dropping
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And as long as i'm dropping a bunch of bad news on you,
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A bunch of bad news on you, you ready for the worst one?
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You ready for the worst one? according to a 2020 survey by
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According to a 2020 survey by the cultural research center,
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The cultural research center, 52% of self-proclaimed
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52% of self-proclaimed christians think that
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Christians think that getting to heaven
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Getting to heaven is something you earn or deserve
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Is something you earn or deserve by living a good life.
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By living a good life. fifty -- now if you're new
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Fifty -- now if you're new to church i just have
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To church i just have to tell you,
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To tell you, this is the exact opposite
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This is the exact opposite of what christianity
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Of what christianity is all about.
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Is all about. christianity teaches that god
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Christianity teaches that god is so great and heaven
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Is so great and heaven is so good you could never earn
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Is so good you could never earn or deserve it by
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Or deserve it by giving some money,
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Giving some money, saying some prayers,
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Saying some prayers, or walking a bunch
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Or walking a bunch of little old ladies
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Of little old ladies across the street.
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Across the street. it's so glorious the only way
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It's so glorious the only way that you or i could get there is
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That you or i could get there is if it's an absolute gift,
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If it's an absolute gift, and that's what it is.
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The good news is that
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Jesus did all of it.
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He lived and died,
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And rose so that people
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Who believe in him
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Would get to heaven.
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So if 52% of people
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Who think they're christians
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Don't even get,
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Like, the basics
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Of the christian faith,
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If half the population
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If half the population has no connection
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Has no connection to christianity and half
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To christianity and half of the people who do,
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Of the people who do, get christianity wrong,
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Get christianity wrong, what do think is going to happen
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What do think is going to happen to the reputation
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To the reputation and the message of the church?
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And the message of the church? so let's jump in today.
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So let's jump in today. we're in the book
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We're in the book of revelation once more,
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Of revelation once more, chapter 19.
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Chapter 19. we're going to jump in,
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We're going to jump in, in verse 11 where
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In verse 11 where we meet in this corner,
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We meet in this corner, standing for everything good
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Standing for everything good and of god,
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And of god, the lord jesus christ.
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The lord jesus christ. john writes this,
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"i saw heaven standing open
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And there before me
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Was a white horse,
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Whose rider,"
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This is jesus,
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"is called faithful and true.
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With justice he judges
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And wages war.
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His eyes are like blazing fire,
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And on his head are many crowns.
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He has a name written
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On him that no one
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Knows but he himself.
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He is dressed in a robe
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Dipped in blood,
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And his name is the word of god.
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The armies of heaven
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Were following him,
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Riding on white horses
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And dressed in fine linen,
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White and clean.
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Coming out of his mouth
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Is a sharp sword with
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Which to strike
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Down the nations.
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'he will rule them
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With an iron scepter.'"
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It's a quote
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About the messiah
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From the old testament.
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"he treads the winepress
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Of the fury of the wrath
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Of god almighty.
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On his robe and on his thigh
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He has this name written:
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King of kings
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And lord of lords."
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An epic description of jesus.
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In fact, there's so many
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In fact, there's so many good things
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Good things about jesus packed in here.
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About jesus packed in here. i want you to grab a pen,
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I want you to grab a pen, if you're taking notes.
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If you're taking notes. there's six things that i see
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There's six things that i see that make me love jesus even
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That make me love jesus even more than i did yesterday.
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More than i did yesterday. the first one,
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The first one, the fact that jesus
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The fact that jesus is called "faithful and true."
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Is called "faithful and true." i love that my bible
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I love that my bible capitalizes those words.
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Capitalizes those words. "i saw before me this rider
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"i saw before me this rider on a white horse,
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On a white horse, whose is called,"
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Whose is called," capital "f", "faithful,"
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Capital "f", "faithful," and capital "t", "true."
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And capital "t", "true." this means that when jesus says
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This means that when jesus says something to you in the bible,
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Something to you in the bible, he has to do it.
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He has to do it. when he makes a promise
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When he makes a promise he has to keep it.
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He has to keep it. like, it is against --
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Like, it is against -- the fabric of the universe
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The fabric of the universe would fall a part if the one
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Would fall a part if the one who is faithful somehow
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Who is faithful somehow could not be faithful.
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Could not be faithful. if he says it,
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If he says it, he'll do it,
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He'll do it, you can bet on it,
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You can bet on it, you can bank on it.
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You can bank on it. you don't have to lose
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You don't have to lose sleep about it,
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Sleep about it, you don't have
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You don't have to stress about it,
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To stress about it, he is faithful and he is true.
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He is faithful and he is true. some people in this world want
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Some people in this world want to manipulate and use you,
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To manipulate and use you, they are unfaithful.
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They are unfaithful. other people have the best
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Other people have the best of intentions that they love you
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Of intentions that they love you and they vow to love
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And they vow to love and respect you
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And respect you or be there for you,
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Or be there for you, but they're human so
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But they're human so they run out
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They run out of energy or intention,
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Of energy or intention, they forget the promises
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They forget the promises they had made.
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They had made. but that's not jesus.
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But that's not jesus. he's capital "f", faithful.
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He's capital "f", faithful. if he makes you a promise
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If he makes you a promise in the word --
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In the word -- that's why we love it when
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That's why we love it when you come to church and hear
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You come to church and hear the promises of the word.
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The promises of the word. if he says it,
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If he says it, he has to do it.
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He has to do it. he's faithful.
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He's faithful. second, according
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Second, according to this description,
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To this description, jesus is also just.
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Jesus is also just. a great line,
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A great line, "with justice he judges
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"with justice he judges and wages war."
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And wages war." a simple definition
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A simple definition for the big idea justice
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For the big idea justice in the bible means to punish
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In the bible means to punish all the guilty and to protect
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All the guilty and to protect all the innocent.
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All the innocent. and every time jesus judges,
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And every time jesus judges, he does it with justice.
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He does it with justice. this doesn't always happen
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This doesn't always happen in our lives does it?
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In our lives does it? sometimes innocent people
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Sometimes innocent people become innocent victims.
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Become innocent victims. when i was growing up
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When i was growing up my older brother chris,
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My older brother chris, my mom's sitting
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My mom's sitting right over here,
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Right over here, he would always get
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He would always get in trouble because
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In trouble because he's the older brother
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He's the older brother and should've known better.
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And should've known better. chris, to this day,
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Chris, to this day, claims that i started the drama
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Claims that i started the drama 92% of the time.
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92% of the time. and i'm not going to tell you
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And i'm not going to tell you who was right in this debate.
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Who was right in this debate. but, you know,
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But, you know, sometimes you don't know
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Sometimes you don't know the whole story,
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The whole story, you don't know who is right.
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You don't know who is right. sometimes the class gets
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Sometimes the class gets punished even though these kids
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Punished even though these kids didn't do anything wrong.
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Didn't do anything wrong. sometimes the court can't
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Sometimes the court can't make a compelling case.
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Make a compelling case. sometimes you can out lawyer
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Sometimes you can out lawyer someone and get away
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Someone and get away with an injustice.
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With an injustice. sometimes there's bribes
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Sometimes there's bribes and favoritism,
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And favoritism, and sexism.
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And sexism. sometimes innocent people
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Sometimes innocent people become victims,
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Become victims, and guilty people get
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And guilty people get away with it.
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Away with it. but not with jesus.
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But not with jesus. when he comes to fight
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When he comes to fight for what's good
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For what's good and fight against what's evil,
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And fight against what's evil, with justice he judges
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With justice he judges and wages war.
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And wages war. you don't have to worry
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You don't have to worry that your spiritual enemies
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That your spiritual enemies have put a bribe into
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Have put a bribe into the pocket of jesus.
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The pocket of jesus. the one who's faithful
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The one who's faithful is also the one who is just.
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Is also the one who is just. number three, here's why,
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Number three, here's why, because he is all-knowing.
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Because he is all-knowing. verse 12 says that jesus'
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Verse 12 says that jesus' eyes are like blazing fire.
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Eyes are like blazing fire. he sees everything
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He sees everything with absolutely clarity.
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With absolutely clarity. you can't hide anything
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You can't hide anything from jesus.
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From jesus. his vision isn't
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His vision isn't clouded by greed,
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Clouded by greed, or pride, or old age.
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Or pride, or old age. because he is all knowing
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Because he is all knowing he's able to judge
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He's able to judge like no one else can judge.
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Like no one else can judge. all the evidence of all
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All the evidence of all the cases are printed
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The cases are printed in 72 point font,
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In 72 point font, and jesus doesn't need
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And jesus doesn't need his readers to render a verdict.
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His readers to render a verdict. number four,
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Number four, maybe a key point
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Maybe a key point in this section,
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In this section, he's also authoritative.
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He's also authoritative. you heard in
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You heard in revelation 19 phrases like,
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Revelation 19 phrases like, "on his head are many crowns,"
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"on his head are many crowns," a symbol of authority.
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A symbol of authority. "the armies of heaven
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"the armies of heaven were following him,"
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Were following him," not themselves but him,
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Not themselves but him, because he's the one
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Because he's the one in authority.
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In authority. "he rules the nations
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"he rules the nations with an iron scepter."
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With an iron scepter." and, i love this,
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And, i love this, "on his robe and on his thigh,"
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"on his robe and on his thigh," how do you picture that?
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How do you picture that? i picture jesus like
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I picture jesus like a heavyweight boxer with,
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A heavyweight boxer with, like, a satin robe
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Like, a satin robe embroidered on the back,
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Embroidered on the back, and it opens up and, like,
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And it opens up and, like, on his thigh
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On his thigh he's got this sweet --
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He's got this sweet -- i don't think there's
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I don't think there's a dragon there or something.
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A dragon there or something. i don't know
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I don't know how you picture this,
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How you picture this, but on his robe
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But on his robe and on his thigh here's
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And on his thigh here's what's written,
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What's written, "king of kings,
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"king of kings, and lord of lords."
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And lord of lords." maybe you can't fight against
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Maybe you can't fight against the king and his army,
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The king and his army, against a lord
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Against a lord with all of his resources,
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With all of his resources, but jesus is the king
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But jesus is the king above every other king,
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Above every other king, and the lord above
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And the lord above every other lord.
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Every other lord. he's not sweating when world
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He's not sweating when world superpowers stand up to him,
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Superpowers stand up to him, he is infinitely above them
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He is infinitely above them because on his head are many
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Because on his head are many crowns and he rules the universe
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Crowns and he rules the universe with an iron scepter.
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With an iron scepter. number 5, this text teaches
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Number 5, this text teaches us that jesus is holy.
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Us that jesus is holy. he hates sin,
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He hates sin, and he must deal with it.
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And he must deal with it. the verse is pretty
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The verse is pretty graphic isn't it?
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Graphic isn't it? verse 15,
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Verse 15, "he treads the winepress
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"he treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath
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Of the fury of the wrath of god almighty."
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Of god almighty." do you know how you,
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Do you know how you, like, viscerally feel in your
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Like, viscerally feel in your heart when you read some,
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Heart when you read some, like, disturbing news story
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Like, disturbing news story that's like,
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That's like, jacked up abusive parents
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Jacked up abusive parents like to put their kids
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Like to put their kids in the basement?
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In the basement? like, part of you just
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Like, part of you just gets righteously angry that
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Gets righteously angry that that must be trampled on,
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That must be trampled on, crushed, dealt with.
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Crushed, dealt with. that's a good instinct
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That's a good instinct in your heart.
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In your heart. we can't shrug or smile
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We can't shrug or smile at things that are evil.
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At things that are evil. when you see it for what it is,
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When you see it for what it is, you say no.
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You say no. that's exactly how jesus
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That's exactly how jesus feels about all sins.
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Feels about all sins. like grapes are smashed
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Like grapes are smashed underneath human feet
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Underneath human feet in a winepress,
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In a winepress, so jesus treads the winepress
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So jesus treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath
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Of the fury of the wrath of god almighty.
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Of god almighty. don't mess with jesus.
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Don't mess with jesus. sin is not funny to him.
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Sin is not funny to him. he has to deal with it
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He has to deal with it in his righteousness.
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In his righteousness. but, finally, my favorite part,
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But, finally, my favorite part, jesus is also loving.
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Jesus is also loving. amazing verse.
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Amazing verse. i wonder if you caught it.
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I wonder if you caught it. verse 13, "he is dressed
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Verse 13, "he is dressed in a robe dipped in blood."
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In a robe dipped in blood." that embroidered robe
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That embroidered robe that says king of kings
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That says king of kings and lord of lords,
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And lord of lords, it's dipped in blood
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It's dipped in blood but the battle
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But the battle hasn't even begun.
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Hasn't even begun. so it forces you to ask,
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So it forces you to ask, well, whose blood is it?
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Well, whose blood is it? and the answer is, his own.
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Jesus was so full of love
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For sinful people,
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For those who used
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To rebel against his kingdom,
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That he sacrificed himself
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For his very enemies.
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He died in the greatest act
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Of sacrificial love in human
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History so that when you
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Believe in him,
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You don't have to worry
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That god's going
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To trample you underneath
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His angry feet.
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If jesus shed his blood before
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If jesus shed his blood before the judgement day has arrived
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The judgement day has arrived then you can cling to the cross.
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Then you can cling to the cross. your sins will be separated
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Your sins will be separated as far from you as the east
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As far from you as the east is from the west
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Is from the west no matter how many,
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No matter how many, or how messed up they are,
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Or how messed up they are, so that when god
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So that when god looks at you,
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Looks at you, instead of being
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Instead of being furious and wrathful,
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Furious and wrathful, a smile will break
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A smile will break over his face,
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Over his face, and he will express to you
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And he will express to you the greatest affection
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The greatest affection and acceptance that your heart
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And acceptance that your heart has ever known.
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Has ever known. in this corner,
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In this corner, in the cosmic battle,
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In the cosmic battle, we meet jesus,
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We meet jesus, and revelation 19 tells us
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And revelation 19 tells us he is faithful,
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He is faithful, he is just,
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He is just, he's all knowing,
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He's all knowing, authoritative, holy,
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Authoritative, holy, and he is loving.
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And he is loving. but there's someone
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But there's someone that wants to fight jesus.
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That wants to fight jesus. in this other corner
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In this other corner is everything and everyone
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Is everything and everyone that is anti-christ.
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That is anti-christ. just one verse that we see
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Just one verse that we see in verse 19,
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Here's jesus enemies.
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Here's jesus enemies. "then i saw the beast
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"then i saw the beast and the kings of the earth
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And the kings of the earth and their armies gathered
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And their armies gathered together to wage war against
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Together to wage war against the rider on the horse
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The rider on the horse and his army."
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What do you think's going
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What do you think's going to happen next?
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To happen next? before you answer,
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Before you answer, does anyone --
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Does anyone -- did anyone catch
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Did anyone catch what i just did?
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What i just did? have to pay attention
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Have to pay attention to preachers.
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To preachers. not all of them
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Not all of them tell you the truth.
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Tell you the truth. i said in this corner,
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I said in this corner, in verses 11 through 16,
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In verses 11 through 16, is jesus,
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Is jesus, and in this corner the beast
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And in this corner the beast and the kings,
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And the kings, but that was in verse 19,
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But that was in verse 19, which means,
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Which means, if you're good at math,
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If you're good at math, i skipped two verses.
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I skipped two verses. i suppose i didn't want
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I suppose i didn't want to spoil it,
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To spoil it, but apparently the bible did.
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But apparently the bible did. because the actual flow
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Because the actual flow of revelation 19
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Of revelation 19 is in this corner jesus,
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Is in this corner jesus, and before we even meet
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And before we even meet his enemies,
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His enemies, look what verses 17 and 18 say.
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"and i saw an angel standing
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In the sun,
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Who cried in a loud voice
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To all the birds
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Flying in midair,
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'come, gather together
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For the great supper of god,
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So that you may eat the flesh
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Of kings, generals,
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And the mighty,
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Of horses and their riders,
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And the flesh of all people,
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Free and slave,
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Great and small.'"
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The anti-christian
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Forces were so great
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And mighty, but...
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"but the beast was captured,
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And with the beast
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The false prophet,
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Who had performed
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The signs on its behalf.
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With these signs he had deluded
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Those who had received the mark
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Of the beast and worshiped
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Its image.
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The two of them were thrown
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Alive into the fiery lake
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Of burning sulfur."
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Done, gone, dead.
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"the rest --"
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Ooh, are they going
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To fight jesus?
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Nope.
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"the rest were killed
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With the sword coming
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Out of the mouth of the rider
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On the horse,"
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And just as promised,
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"the birds gorged
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Themselves on their flesh."
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Apparently, the bible is more
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Into your personal peace than
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Into your personal peace than the suspense of a good story.
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The suspense of a good story. apparently, god didn't want you
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Apparently, god didn't want you to go through this day
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To go through this day or try to fall asleep
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Or try to fall asleep this night holding your breath,
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This night holding your breath, wondering if it's going
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Wondering if it's going to work out.
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To work out. apparently god likes to spoil
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Apparently god likes to spoil the ending so that you
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The ending so that you can have a peace that
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Can have a peace that goes beyond understanding.
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Goes beyond understanding. in fact,
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In fact, this hit me the other day.
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This hit me the other day. i've been reading to you
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I've been reading to you from the fourth to last
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From the fourth to last chapter of the bible,
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Chapter of the bible, but there's 1,263
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But there's 1,263 separate chapters.
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Separate chapters. so, we're almost
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So, we're almost to the very end.
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To the very end. and you might say,
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And you might say, "well all those people,
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"well all those people, pastor mike,
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Pastor mike, they had to wait
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They had to wait to hear this message?"
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To hear this message?" and the answer is, nope.
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And the answer is, nope. do you know what happens when
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Do you know what happens when they go all the way back
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They go all the way back to the book of genesis,
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To the book of genesis, all the way back
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All the way back to the first pages?
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To the first pages? do you know what happens
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Do you know what happens when we get back
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When we get back to the first page where
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To the first page where evil showed up?
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Evil showed up? god spoiled it.
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God spoiled it. genesis 3, the fall into sin.
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Genesis 3, the fall into sin. adam and eve, the serpent,
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Adam and eve, the serpent, crafty, sneaks, tempts.
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Crafty, sneaks, tempts. "did god really say --
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"did god really say -- no, god's not
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No, god's not telling you the truth."
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Telling you the truth." adam and eve rebel against god.
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Adam and eve rebel against god. they take the fruit,
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They take the fruit, they eat it, god shows up.
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They eat it, god shows up. the very same page where evil
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The very same page where evil enters the world god shows up,
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Enters the world god shows up, he looks satan right
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He looks satan right in the eye and he says
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This in genesis 3:15,
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This in genesis 3:15, "he," that's the coming savior,
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"he," that's the coming savior, jesus, "will crush your head.
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Jesus, "will crush your head. oh you'll will strike his heel.
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Oh you'll will strike his heel. you'll fight back,
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You'll fight back, you'll wound him on the cross."
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You'll wound him on the cross." but do you know how
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But do you know how this story ends?
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Jesus wins.
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Jesus wins. so, write that down
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So, write that down in your bulletins,
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In your bulletins, in your minds,
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In your minds, and in your hearts.
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And in your hearts. despite how bad it is,
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Despite how bad it is, despite how much worse
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Despite how much worse it might get,
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It might get, you don't have
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You don't have to hold your breath
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To hold your breath our god is good at his job.
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Our god is good at his job. jesus is the king of kings
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Jesus is the king of kings and lord of lords
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And lord of lords and he will win.
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And he will win. five hundred years ago
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Five hundred years ago there was a catholic priest
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There was a catholic priest and monk named martin luther.
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And monk named martin luther. maybe you've heard the story.
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Maybe you've heard the story. martin luther started
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Martin luther started what's called the reformation,
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What's called the reformation, and what really kept luther up
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And what really kept luther up at night is that he
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At night is that he was so passionate about god,
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Was so passionate about god, but he never felt
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But he never felt any peace with god.
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Any peace with god. it's what he would later call
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It's what he would later call in his writings,
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In his writings, "the monster of uncertainty."
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"the monster of uncertainty." he could pray,
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He could pray, he could memorize scripture,
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He could memorize scripture, he could repent,
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He could repent, he could confess every sin.
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He could confess every sin. he used to whip himself
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He used to whip himself for being such a sinner.
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For being such a sinner. starve himself.
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Starve himself. he would try harder,
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He would try harder, he would pray for hours.
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He would pray for hours. and despite trying to be as
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And despite trying to be as good as he could,
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Good as he could, he never could
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He never could escape this monster.
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Escape this monster. maybe it's not good enough.
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Maybe it's not good enough. he's god after all.
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He's god after all. and then luther, through
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And then luther, through his own study of the bible,
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His own study of the bible, specifically in the book
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Specifically in the book of romans,
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Of romans, he discovered that god wanted
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He discovered that god wanted to spoil the ending.
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To spoil the ending. not just with the judgment day,
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Not just with the judgment day, but with our own personal
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But with our own personal stories of salvation.
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Stories of salvation. god never wanted you to hold
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God never wanted you to hold your breath and think,
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Your breath and think, "am i good enough?
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"am i good enough? have i done enough?
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Have i done enough? he's god.
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He's god. i mean, i messed that up
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I mean, i messed that up but then i did this good thing.
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But then i did this good thing. and i --
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And i -- i made that mistake
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I made that mistake but i tried to learn from it."
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But i tried to learn from it." god never wanted you to question
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God never wanted you to question if you were good enough,
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If you were good enough, and that's why jesus stretched
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And that's why jesus stretched out his arm on
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Out his arm on a cross and said,
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A cross and said, "it's finished."
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"it's finished." spoiler alert!
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Spoiler alert! "god so loved the world that
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"god so loved the world that he gave his one and only son,
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He gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him
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That whoever believes in him shall not perish
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Shall not perish but will have eternal life.
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But will have eternal life. you might fight many battles.
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You might fight many battles. there might be a lot
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There might be a lot of temptation ahead of you.
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Of temptation ahead of you. you might win some
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You might win some skirmishes and lose some,
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Skirmishes and lose some, but if you have jesus,
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But if you have jesus, you don't have to hold
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You don't have to hold your breath and wonder
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Your breath and wonder if you're going
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If you're going to make it to heaven.
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To make it to heaven. you will.
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You will. because everyone who follows
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Because everyone who follows jesus on the white horse
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Jesus on the white horse is dressed in linen,
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Is dressed in linen, white and clean,
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White and clean, in purity and perfection.
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In purity and perfection. we don't have to carry
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We don't have to carry around guilt and shame.
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Around guilt and shame. we know how the story ends
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We know how the story ends and how our story ends
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And how our story ends because we believe
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Because we believe at the end of the day
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At the end of the day jesus wins.
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Jesus wins. so brothers and sisters
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So brothers and sisters i ask you,
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I ask you, what would happen to you today,
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What would happen to you today, tonight, this year,
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Tonight, this year, if you would believe
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If you would believe the spoiler?
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The spoiler? some of you have avoided
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Some of you have avoided the book of revelation
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The book of revelation for most of your life
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For most of your life because it freaks you out.
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Because it freaks you out. what if god gave us
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What if god gave us the book of revelation
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The book of revelation to calm us down?
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To calm us down? to admit, "yeah,
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To admit, "yeah, yeah it's going
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Yeah it's going to be hard,
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To be hard, but don't hold your breath."
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But don't hold your breath." what would happen the next time
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What would happen the next time you see the news,
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You see the news, the next time you doom scroll,
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The next time you doom scroll, the next time you
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The next time you read the survey?
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Read the survey? "it's bad.
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"it's bad. it's getting worse."
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It's getting worse." what would happen in your heart
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What would happen in your heart if you would remember
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If you would remember the last pages of this book
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The last pages of this book or the first pages and realize
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Or the first pages and realize how the story ends?
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How the story ends? some theologians call this,
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Some theologians call this, "the already and the not yet"
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"the already and the not yet" of the christian faith.
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Of the christian faith. are we in heaven?
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Are we in heaven? not yet.
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Not yet. has satan finally been defeated?
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Has satan finally been defeated? not yet.
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Not yet. but do we know that
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But do we know that we're going to heaven?
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We're going to heaven? already.
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Already. am i safe with god?
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Am i safe with god? already.
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Already. am i done fighting
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Am i done fighting these spiritual battles?
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These spiritual battles? not yet.
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Not yet. i have to pray.
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I have to pray. i have to share my faith.
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I have to share my faith. i have to reach out
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I have to reach out to the next generation.
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To the next generation. but do i already know
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But do i already know that god loves me,
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That god loves me, accepts me, approves of me?
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Accepts me, approves of me? i do.
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I do. this all reminds me
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This all reminds me of the pastor and the janitor.
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Of the pastor and the janitor. have i told you this story yet?
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Have i told you this story yet? there was once a pastor who was
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There was once a pastor who was teaching his way through
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Teaching his way through the book of revelation.
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The book of revelation. he's in the church
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He's in the church basement with, like,
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Basement with, like, the really super devout bible
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The really super devout bible readers in the church.
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Readers in the church. and, people are trying their
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And, people are trying their best but with all the monsters
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Best but with all the monsters and the mysteries and the beast,
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And the mysteries and the beast, i mean, numbers
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I mean, numbers and the interpretation,
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And the interpretation, half the people are lost.
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Half the people are lost. one day after a particularly
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One day after a particularly hard lesson everyone left,
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Hard lesson everyone left, the pastor was cleaning up his
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The pastor was cleaning up his materials and he noticed
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Materials and he noticed the church janitor waiting
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The church janitor waiting to clean things up
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To clean things up after the study was done.
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After the study was done. the janitor's in the doorway
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The janitor's in the doorway leaning on his mop with a little
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Leaning on his mop with a little bible open in his hands.
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Bible open in his hands. pastor notices the bible,
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Pastor notices the bible, smiles, says,
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Smiles, says, "hey what you reading?"
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"hey what you reading?" the janitor smiled,
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The janitor smiled, "book of revelation."
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"book of revelation." "oh.
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"oh. do you know what it means?"
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Do you know what it means?" the pastor asked.
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The pastor asked. "sure do, pastor,"
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"sure do, pastor," the janitor said.
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The janitor said. "okay.
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"okay. well tell me,
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Well tell me, what does the book
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What does the book of revelation mean?"
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Of revelation mean?" the janitor smiled even wider,
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The janitor smiled even wider, "i think it means jesus wins."
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"i think it means jesus wins." and the pastor packed up
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And the pastor packed up his dozen pages of notes
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His dozen pages of notes and he said,
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And he said, "yes it does."
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"yes it does." friends, it's bad,
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Friends, it's bad, and there are no promises.
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And there are no promises. it might get worse.
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It might get worse. but please do not worry
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But please do not worry for a single second because,
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For a single second because, spoiler alert, jesus wins.
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Spoiler alert, jesus wins. let's pray.
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Let's pray. oh god, it's so good to know
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Oh god, it's so good to know what's coming around the corner.
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What's coming around the corner. it's so good not to have to hold
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It's so good not to have to hold our breath and think that some
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Our breath and think that some of us are going
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Of us are going to end up in hell.
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To end up in hell. it's so good to know
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It's so good to know that because
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That because of the cross of jesus,
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Of the cross of jesus, everyone who repents
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Everyone who repents and believes
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And believes does not have to fear
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Does not have to fear your anger,
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Your anger, fury, or wrath,
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But instead know
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That your face is shining on us,
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And you have been
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So gracious to us.
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It's so great to know
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That whatever
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Happens in culture,
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Whatever changes,
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God, we're going to try
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To be faithful to you as we can.
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But we don't have to force
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Ourselves to have peace,
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We just find it in
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The promises that you've made.
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And we believe that
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You are faithful and true.
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Oh god, i pray for three groups
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Of people right now:
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For those who are ashamed,
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For those, maybe,
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Who have called themselves
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Christians but have forgotten
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That at the heart
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Of christianity
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Is a message that guarantees
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The taking away of shame.
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I pray that they would
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Believe that jesus' robe
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Is dipped in blood,
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And that blood is sufficient
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To cleanse us from everything
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Wrong we've ever done.
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Help them to leave free today.
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Help them to leave those
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Burdens behind today.
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Help them to drop their guilt
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At the foot of the cross
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And know that they are loved
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And accepted
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Because of the blood
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Of your son.
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Second i pray
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For older christians.
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God, when you see
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Things change in a culture,
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It's easy to not just
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Be sad but to be mad.
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It's easy to vent
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And be angry and afraid.
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But we need mature leaders
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In faith who see these
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Changes with kings, presidents,
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Administrations, and laws,
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And who remember what's
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Written on jesus' thigh
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And on his robe,
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That he is the king of all kings
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That he is the king of all kings and the lord of all lords.
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And the lord of all lords. that his word is the final word.
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That his word is the final word. god, help our older,
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God, help our older, mature christians to live
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Mature christians to live in peace and be an example
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In peace and be an example for younger generations.
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For younger generations. and finally, god,
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And finally, god, i pray for young christians.
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I pray for young christians. there's much work to be done.
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There's much work to be done. they are now growing up
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They are now growing up in a culture where
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In a culture where the majority of their neighbors,
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The majority of their neighbors, friends, and classmates
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Friends, and classmates have no clue what the gospel is.
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Have no clue what the gospel is. help them not to assume
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Help them not to assume that they know who you are,
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That they know who you are, help them to remember
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Help them to remember that half the people,
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That half the people, if not more,
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If not more, sitting next to them
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Sitting next to them don't know the basics
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Don't know the basics of the gospel,
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Of the gospel, that there is a god of love
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That there is a god of love who sent his son to do all
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Who sent his son to do all the work that we could be
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The work that we could be good enough for heaven.
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Good enough for heaven. god i pray that you
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God i pray that you would raise up a whole
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Would raise up a whole generation of evangelists
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Generation of evangelists who would share
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Who would share this good news.
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This good news. we need it in this country
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We need it in this country perhaps more than ever.
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Perhaps more than ever. so helps us to step up
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So helps us to step up to that calling
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To that calling with your spirit,
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With your spirit, with your help,
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With your help, and with your grace.
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And with your grace. we pray all these things
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We pray all these things in the mighty,
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In the mighty, worthy name of jesus,
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Worthy name of jesus, and all god's
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And all god's people said, "amen."
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>> what a comforting message
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>> what a comforting message from pastor mike today
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From pastor mike today about who jesus is and what
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About who jesus is and what he will do to make all things
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He will do to make all things right in the end.
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Right in the end. i have some exciting news
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I have some exciting news to share with you.
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To share with you. thanks to some generous friends
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Thanks to some generous friends of the ministry,
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Of the ministry, we have a $125,000
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We have a $125,000 challenge grant this month.
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That means your gift will go twice as far
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Will go twice as far to help people discover
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To help people discover that everything they need
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That everything they need is found in jesus.
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>> the world looks like
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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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To fill you with hope.
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In mike novotny's new book,
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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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“jesus wins!”
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Is our way of thanking you
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For helping us show more people
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The confidence we have through
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Mike Novotny - Revelation: Spoiler Alert Jesus Wins!

May 15, 2025 | S25:E20

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