David Jeremiah - David Jeremiah

June 1, 2025 | S25:E22

During the Tribulation there will be 144,000 evangelists sharing the Gospel. Discover more about these end-times evangelists.

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Turning Point with Dr. David Jeremiah | David Jeremiah - David Jeremiah | June 1, 2025
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  • Male announcer: through his spoken and written words,
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  • Dr. david jeremiah has spiritually impacted the world.
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  • Now we've gathered some of his most powerful,
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  • Faith-filled insights into one book,
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  • "in the words of david jeremiah."
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  • Inside you'll find over 300 of his most memorable quotes,
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  • Words that challenge, inspire, and encourage.
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  • Contact "turning point" today.
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  • Dr. david jeremiah: museums.
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  • Within the walls of these institutions,
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  • The signs of our history are preserved
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  • Through collections of artistic, cultural,
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  • And scientific importance.
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  • Exhibits chronicle the people, places, and events
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  • That have shaped our world.
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  • There is coming a series of events so apocalyptic
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  • It will put a period behind the world as we know it
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  • And not one museum will be left standing
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  • To memorialize its destruction.
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  • But what if we could visit such a place?
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  • A museum containing the signs of what is to come,
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  • Exhibits and remnants of the end times.
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  • What could we learn?
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  • How would it change the way we live today?
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  • Though in truth, a museum of this kind will never be built.
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  • Through the lens of god's word,
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  • Our imagination can catch a glimpse
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  • Of not what has happened, but will happen.
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  • Come with me on a tour of bible prophecy,
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  • And we will discover the signs god has laid out in scripture,
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  • Signs that assure us god has a plan
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  • For the future and for eternity.
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  • Dr. jeremiah: on today's program,
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  • We take a look at the great spiritual awakening
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  • That occurs in the middle of rampant lawlessness
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  • And godlessness during the end times.
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  • This awakening comes from an unlikely source:
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  • Jews from the 12 tribes of israel.
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  • Their mission?
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  • To preach the gospel of jesus christ.
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  • The result?
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  • Revival.
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  • Stay tuned for today's edition of "turning point":
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  • "the 144,000 rescued."
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  • Announcer: from indianapolis, indiana,
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  • This is "turning point" with dr. david jeremiah.
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  • ♪ the greatest day in history ♪
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  • ♪ death is beaten, you have rescued me ♪
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  • ♪ sing it out ♪
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  • ♪ jesus is alive ♪
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  • ♪ the empty cross, the empty grave ♪
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  • ♪ life eternal, you have won the day ♪
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  • ♪ shout it out ♪
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  • ♪ jesus is alive, he's alive ♪
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  • ♪ and oh happy day, happy day ♪
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  • ♪ you washed my sin away ♪
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  • ♪ oh happy day, happy day ♪
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  • ♪ i'll never be the same ♪
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  • ♪ forever i am changed ♪
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  • ♪ oh what a glorious day ♪
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  • ♪ what a glorious way ♪
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  • ♪ that you have saved me ♪
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  • ♪ and oh what a glorious day ♪
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  • ♪ what a glorious name ♪
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  • ♪ oh happy day, happy day ♪
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  • ♪ you washed my sin away ♪
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  • ♪ oh happy day, happy day ♪
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  • ♪ i'll never be the same ♪
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  • ♪ forever i am changed ♪
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  • [audience applauding]
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  • Announcer: coming up on "turning point."
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  • Dr. jeremiah: there is a wonderful truth
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  • That god loves us and he's able to save us
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  • And even in the midst of the stress of this world,
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  • We can live a positive, christ-honoring,
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  • Productive life that will bring joy to our hearts
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  • And glory to his name.
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  • 31 undeniable prophecies of the apocalypse."
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  • Drawing from decades of experience
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  • As one of the world's most respected scholars
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  • Of bible prophecy,
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  • Dr. jeremiah brings his signature wisdom, depth,
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  • And compassion to "the book of signs,"
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  • His masterwork on prophecy.
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  • You'll come to understand the profound implications
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  • Of 31 major signs of the end times.
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  • And most importantly, you will walk away with hope
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  • And confidence for the future,
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  • And a renewed sense of purpose for your faith today.
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  • ♪ hallelujah to the lord, sing holy ♪
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  • ♪ he was born to save the world from sin ♪
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  • ♪ glory to god in the highest ♪
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  • ♪ glory to god ♪
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  • ♪ hallelujah to the lord, amen ♪
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  • ♪ glory to god in the highest ♪
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  • ♪ peace on earth good will to men ♪
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  • ♪ heavenly angels announced his arrival ♪
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  • ♪ in the little town of bethlehem ♪
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  • ♪ hallelujah to the lord ♪
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  • ♪ sing holy ♪
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  • ♪ he was born to save the world from sin ♪
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  • ♪ glory to god in the highest glory ♪
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  • ♪ hallelujah to the lord, amen ♪
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  • ♪ glory to god in the highest glory ♪
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  • ♪ peace on earth good will to men ♪
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  • ♪ heavenly angels announced his arrival ♪
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  • ♪ in the little town of bethlehem ♪
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  • ♪ hallelujah to the lord ♪
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  • ♪ sing holy ♪
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  • ♪ he was born to save the world from sin ♪
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  • ♪ glory to god in the highest glory ♪
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  • ♪ hallelujah to the lord, amen ♪
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  • ♪ hallelujah to the lord ♪
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  • ♪ sing holy, he was born to save the world from sin ♪
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  • ♪ glory to god in the highest glory ♪
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  • ♪ hey glory ♪
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  • ♪ glory to god in the highest glory ♪
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  • ♪ hallelujah to the lord, amen ♪
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  • ♪ amen, amen, amen ♪
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  • ♪ glory to god in the highest glory ♪
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  • [audience applauding]
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  • Male: c'mon, y'all.
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  • Sing along "get away jordan."
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  • ♪ get away, get away, get away, get away ♪
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  • Male: we'll need your help on this one, c'mon.
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  • ♪ get away jordan ♪
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  • ♪ get back, get back jordan ♪
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  • ♪ i wanna cross over to see my lord ♪
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  • ♪ get away, get away jordan ♪
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  • ♪ get away, get away chilly jordan ♪
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  • ♪ get back, get back, way back jordan ♪
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  • ♪ i wanna cross over to see my lord ♪
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  • ♪ well i promised the lord if he'd set me free ♪
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  • ♪ i wanna cross over to see my lord ♪
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  • ♪ i'd go until i find out what the end might be ♪
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  • ♪ i wanna cross over to see my lord ♪
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  • ♪ one day one day i was walking along ♪
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  • ♪ i know i heard a voice but i saw no one ♪
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  • ♪ the voice i heard sounded oh so sweet ♪
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  • ♪ came down from my head to the soles of my feet ♪
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  • ♪ get away jordan ♪
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  • ♪ get back, get back jordan ♪
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  • ♪ i wanna cross over to see my lord ♪
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  • ♪ get away, get away jordan ♪
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  • ♪ get away, get away chilly jordan ♪
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  • ♪ get back, get back, way back jordan ♪
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  • ♪ i wanna cross over to see my lord ♪
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  • ♪ well one of these mornings and it won't be long ♪
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  • ♪ i wanna cross over to see my lord ♪
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  • ♪ you're gonna look for me child ♪
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  • ♪ but i'll be gone ♪
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  • ♪ i wanna cross over to see my lord ♪
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  • ♪ just a few more risings and settings of the sun ♪
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  • ♪ all my battles be fought and my victories won ♪
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  • ♪ all the friends i used to love so dear ♪
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  • ♪ they've gone on to glory and left me here ♪
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  • ♪ when my feet get cold and my eyes are shut ♪
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  • ♪ body's been chilled by the hand of death ♪
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  • ♪ my tongue is glued to the roof of my mouth ♪
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  • ♪ hands lay folded across my breast ♪
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  • ♪ i won't have to worry 'bout the way i fare ♪
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  • ♪ god almighty done told me he'd be right there ♪
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  • ♪ to lift me up on the wings of love ♪
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  • ♪ carry my soul into heaven above ♪
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  • ♪ tell me jordan's deep and wide ♪
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  • ♪ but i told mom i'd meet her on the other side ♪
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  • ♪ get away jordan ♪
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  • ♪ get back, get back jordan ♪
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  • ♪ i wanna cross over to see my lord ♪
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  • ♪ get away, get away jordan ♪
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  • ♪ get away, get away chilly jordan ♪
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  • ♪ get back, get back, way back jordan ♪
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  • ♪ i wanna cross over to see my lord ♪
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  • ♪ my lord ♪
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  • [audience applauding]
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  • ♪ he gave his life's blood ♪
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  • ♪ for even me ♪
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  • ♪ once i was straying ♪
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  • ♪ i was straying in sin's dark valley ♪
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  • ♪ and no hope within ♪
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  • ♪ could i see ♪
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  • ♪ they searched through heaven ♪
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  • ♪ and they found--found a savior ♪
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  • ♪ to save a poor lost soul ♪
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  • ♪ like me ♪
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  • ♪ o what a savior ♪
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  • ♪ o hallelujah ♪
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  • ♪ his heart was broken ♪
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  • ♪ on calvary ♪
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  • ♪ his hands were nail scarred ♪
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  • ♪ his side was riven ♪
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  • ♪ he gave his life's blood ♪
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  • ♪ for even me ♪
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  • ♪ death's chilly--chilly waters ♪
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  • ♪ one day ♪
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  • ♪ i'm gonna be crossing ♪
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  • ♪ but i'll not fear ♪
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  • ♪ for his hand will lead me ♪
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  • ♪ gonna lead me safely o'er ♪
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  • ♪ and then i'll join that chorus ♪
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  • ♪ in that great city ♪
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  • ♪ oh, i'm gonna sing up there ♪
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  • ♪ forever ♪
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  • ♪ and ever more ♪
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  • ♪ yes, i will ♪
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  • ♪ o what a savior ♪
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  • ♪ o hallelujah ♪
  • 00:16:03.412 --> 00:16:13.455
  • ♪ his heart was broken ♪
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  • ♪ on calvary ♪
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  • ♪ his hands were nail scarred ♪
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  • ♪ his side was riven ♪
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  • ♪ he gave his life's blood ♪
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  • ♪ jesus gave his life's blood ♪
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  • ♪ for even me ♪
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  • ♪ for even me ♪
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  • ♪ o what a savior ♪
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  • ♪ ooh ♪
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  • Dr. jeremiah: everywhere i go, people want to know when they
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  • Talk about the events that are happening in our world today,
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  • They say something like this: "dr. jeremiah,
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  • Where is this all going?"
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  • And god has given us this book so that we can be confident
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  • About what is going to happen.
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  • The book of revelation is a book
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  • That is filled with the mercy of god
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  • Along with the judgment of god.
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  • Almost every place where you see god meting out the judgment
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  • Upon this earth, which is deserved,
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  • You don't have to look very far
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  • Before there's a parentheses that shows his mercy
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  • And his grace.
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  • Did you know that god never, ever leaves himself
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  • Without a witness, no matter how dark things might be?
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  • Look at what's happening in our world today.
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  • And if we're not careful,
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  • We talk about all the bad things.
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  • But did you know that in the darkness of this world,
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  • There are many places
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  • Where the light is shining very brightly?
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  • And you know, the darker the night,
  • 00:20:42.524 --> 00:20:44.259
  • The brighter the light, amen?
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  • So the book of revelation is like that.
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  • And tonight, i wanna take you through a section of this book
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  • And we've written a little fictional story
  • 00:20:53.335 --> 00:20:56.004
  • Out of the details of the bible,
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  • And we've just kind of modernized it.
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  • I've even given some of the people names.
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  • The antichrist, who's mentioned in the book of revelation,
  • 00:21:02.411 --> 00:21:04.579
  • I've called him judas christopher.
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  • And the false prophet, he's damon dethro.
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  • So if you hear those names, those are the names
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  • That i've given.
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  • So the first part is a story,
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  • And then when we're finished with the story,
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  • There's the scripture behind the story.
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  • I want you to know that the things we're gonna talk about in
  • 00:21:19.494 --> 00:21:21.897
  • The early part of this message are really going to happen,
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  • And when i get done with my little story,
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  • I'll show you in the scripture where it says that.
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  • Eli jacobs plodded home from the synagogue,
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  • Head bowed and shoulders sagging.
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  • The orthodox jewish scholar looked older than his 56 years,
  • 00:21:38.480 --> 00:21:42.551
  • Especially on this day.
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  • He was discouraged.
  • 00:21:45.020 --> 00:21:46.655
  • His once burgeoning congregation in hadera, israel,
  • 00:21:46.655 --> 00:21:49.658
  • Had dwindled until only 12 members remained.
  • 00:21:49.658 --> 00:21:54.029
  • No longer able to support a rabbi,
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  • The congregation had pleaded with eli,
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  • A former professor of religion
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  • At jerusalem's hebrew university,
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  • Just to be their lay leader and not leave them
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  • Without leadership.
  • 00:22:06.675 --> 00:22:09.010
  • Eli couldn't argue.
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  • I mean, after all, he didn't have the responsibilities
  • 00:22:10.445 --> 00:22:12.381
  • That came with being a husband and a father.
  • 00:22:12.381 --> 00:22:14.983
  • He'd always been so deeply immersed in his studies
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  • That he'd never married.
  • 00:22:17.352 --> 00:22:19.321
  • And although he had devoted his life to judaism,
  • 00:22:19.321 --> 00:22:22.791
  • He often felt that somewhere along the way,
  • 00:22:22.791 --> 00:22:25.961
  • His religion had taken the wrong road.
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  • Most jews in israel were zionists,
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  • More secular than religious.
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  • And although eli was deeply devoted,
  • 00:22:33.869 --> 00:22:37.139
  • Even his own beliefs no longer touched his heart.
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  • He performed his synagogue duties with a growing sense
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  • Of detachment.
  • 00:22:44.579 --> 00:22:47.549
  • One evening, eli sat in his study at home.
  • 00:22:47.549 --> 00:22:50.685
  • As usual, his radio was turned to kol hamusica,
  • 00:22:50.685 --> 00:22:53.755
  • Tel aviv's classical station.
  • 00:22:53.755 --> 00:22:56.258
  • He stared without seeing at the open torah on his desk
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  • Until a stirring choral work began to penetrate his malaise.
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  • He had heard the piece many times.
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  • It was sir arthur sullivan's "the lost chord."
  • 00:23:07.669 --> 00:23:11.907
  • But tonight, its music spoke to his heart as never before.
  • 00:23:11.907 --> 00:23:16.611
  • The lyrics portray a weary composer sitting at his organ,
  • 00:23:16.611 --> 00:23:21.049
  • Letting his hands wander idly over the keys.
  • 00:23:21.049 --> 00:23:24.619
  • They unwittingly strike a magnificent chord of music
  • 00:23:24.619 --> 00:23:27.956
  • Like the sound of a great amen.
  • 00:23:27.956 --> 00:23:30.659
  • The chord leaps from the organ into the composer's soul,
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  • And though he tries desperately to find it again, he cannot.
  • 00:23:34.296 --> 00:23:39.034
  • Finally, he gives up, realizing that only in heaven
  • 00:23:39.034 --> 00:23:42.537
  • Will he ever hear that chord again.
  • 00:23:42.537 --> 00:23:46.074
  • "it's my own story," eli muttered.
  • 00:23:46.074 --> 00:23:48.543
  • "i have often sensed something undefined that i long to know
  • 00:23:48.543 --> 00:23:52.414
  • Fully, but like that chord, it eludes me."
  • 00:23:52.414 --> 00:23:55.750
  • He closed his torah, switched off the radio, and went to bed.
  • 00:23:55.750 --> 00:24:00.355
  • The next morning, he sat in his usual booth at the restaurant
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  • Down the street, ordering his typical breakfast,
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  • And moments later,
  • 00:24:06.027 --> 00:24:07.429
  • He heard his name spoken in a scottish brogue.
  • 00:24:07.429 --> 00:24:10.699
  • He looked up to see a gray-haired man
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  • Of about 60 standing beside his table.
  • 00:24:12.501 --> 00:24:16.171
  • "professor jacobs," the man said again.
  • 00:24:16.171 --> 00:24:19.107
  • Eli nodded.
  • 00:24:19.107 --> 00:24:20.809
  • "i am wallace duncan.
  • 00:24:20.809 --> 00:24:22.377
  • I am a christian pastor just sent to hadera
  • 00:24:22.377 --> 00:24:24.880
  • From a missionary society in edinburgh.
  • 00:24:24.880 --> 00:24:27.616
  • May i sit down?"
  • 00:24:27.616 --> 00:24:29.751
  • Eli nodded, and the scot explained his mission.
  • 00:24:29.751 --> 00:24:32.487
  • At present, some 75 christians lived in hadera,
  • 00:24:32.487 --> 00:24:35.790
  • And they had begged the missionary society for a pastor.
  • 00:24:35.790 --> 00:24:39.461
  • He had been sent to organize the separate house churches
  • 00:24:39.461 --> 00:24:43.164
  • Into a unified whole.
  • 00:24:43.164 --> 00:24:45.767
  • "hadera has more christians than devout jews," eli said ruefully.
  • 00:24:45.767 --> 00:24:50.405
  • And as the conversation continued,
  • 00:24:50.405 --> 00:24:52.140
  • The two men found that they had much in common.
  • 00:24:52.140 --> 00:24:55.076
  • They both loved the same books and music.
  • 00:24:55.076 --> 00:24:57.579
  • They were avid fans of american baseball.
  • 00:24:57.579 --> 00:25:00.015
  • And an hour later, as they parted,
  • 00:25:00.015 --> 00:25:02.050
  • They agreed to meet again the following friday.
  • 00:25:02.050 --> 00:25:05.587
  • And for the next three weeks, this really strange pair
  • 00:25:05.587 --> 00:25:09.391
  • Met every friday for breakfast,
  • 00:25:09.391 --> 00:25:11.326
  • And their friendship began to grow.
  • 00:25:11.326 --> 00:25:14.162
  • There was something about duncan that made him easy to talk to,
  • 00:25:14.162 --> 00:25:18.667
  • And eli found himself pouring out his doubts about the faith
  • 00:25:18.667 --> 00:25:22.103
  • That he'd given his life to.
  • 00:25:22.103 --> 00:25:24.372
  • When he finished, he smiled ruefully,
  • 00:25:24.372 --> 00:25:26.041
  • "i guess i'm an orthodox jew
  • 00:25:26.041 --> 00:25:27.776
  • Who wonders whether he still believes in judaism."
  • 00:25:27.776 --> 00:25:30.979
  • Duncan remained silent for a moment,
  • 00:25:30.979 --> 00:25:32.948
  • His chin resting on his hands.
  • 00:25:32.948 --> 00:25:35.016
  • "eli, do you know much about christianity?"
  • 00:25:35.016 --> 00:25:38.353
  • "well, only by hearsay.
  • 00:25:38.353 --> 00:25:39.988
  • I've never studied it."
  • 00:25:39.988 --> 00:25:41.990
  • "i hope you will not find my question offensive,
  • 00:25:41.990 --> 00:25:44.559
  • But i must ask.
  • 00:25:44.559 --> 00:25:46.127
  • Would you be willing to hear how christianity fulfills
  • 00:25:46.127 --> 00:25:49.064
  • The majority of the jewish old testament prophecies?"
  • 00:25:49.064 --> 00:25:54.235
  • "you know what, i guess i'm ready to listen,"
  • 00:25:54.235 --> 00:25:56.037
  • Eli responded, surprising himself.
  • 00:25:56.037 --> 00:25:58.773
  • "very good.
  • 00:25:58.773 --> 00:26:00.342
  • We'll begin at breakfast next friday."
  • 00:26:00.342 --> 00:26:02.577
  • Well, the following friday morning,
  • 00:26:02.577 --> 00:26:04.446
  • Eli was full of questions,
  • 00:26:04.446 --> 00:26:06.281
  • And as he entered the restaurant to meet with pastor duncan,
  • 00:26:06.281 --> 00:26:09.884
  • His friend was not there.
  • 00:26:09.884 --> 00:26:11.753
  • And eli noticed that patrons and cafe employees
  • 00:26:11.753 --> 00:26:14.422
  • Were clustered around the tv.
  • 00:26:14.422 --> 00:26:17.025
  • "what in the world is going on?" he said.
  • 00:26:17.025 --> 00:26:19.527
  • Well, one of the waitresses
  • 00:26:19.527 --> 00:26:20.962
  • Answered without taking her eyes
  • 00:26:20.962 --> 00:26:22.564
  • Off the screen: "thousands of people have disappeared
  • 00:26:22.564 --> 00:26:25.600
  • Out of israel, just vanished off the face of the earth.
  • 00:26:25.600 --> 00:26:28.837
  • They're saying that 75 people are missing from hadera."
  • 00:26:28.837 --> 00:26:33.141
  • "and millions upon millions have vanished around the world,"
  • 00:26:33.141 --> 00:26:35.744
  • A patron added.
  • 00:26:35.744 --> 00:26:37.545
  • "there have been disasters everywhere,
  • 00:26:37.545 --> 00:26:39.414
  • Two air crashes in tel aviv alone."
  • 00:26:39.414 --> 00:26:42.717
  • It soon became clear that all those missing were christians.
  • 00:26:42.717 --> 00:26:46.454
  • "so only christians have disappeared?"
  • 00:26:46.454 --> 00:26:48.390
  • Eli muttered, shaking his head in wonder.
  • 00:26:48.390 --> 00:26:51.359
  • "i have no idea what all this means, but it must say something
  • 00:26:51.359 --> 00:26:53.995
  • About the validity of christianity."
  • 00:26:53.995 --> 00:26:56.998
  • In the next few weeks,
  • 00:26:56.998 --> 00:26:58.433
  • He began studying the old testament prophecies
  • 00:26:58.433 --> 00:27:00.802
  • With his synagogue members.
  • 00:27:00.802 --> 00:27:02.871
  • But like the ethiopian eunuch in the book of acts,
  • 00:27:02.871 --> 00:27:05.507
  • The people floundered without anyone to explain
  • 00:27:05.507 --> 00:27:08.076
  • What they were reading, and eli sank into discouragement.
  • 00:27:08.076 --> 00:27:13.214
  • Then he saw the headline in the newspaper,
  • 00:27:13.214 --> 00:27:15.950
  • "self-styled prophets create turmoil in jerusalem."
  • 00:27:15.950 --> 00:27:20.555
  • This was on the front page of tel aviv's newspaper,
  • 00:27:20.555 --> 00:27:23.825
  • And eli's pulse quickened as he read the story.
  • 00:27:23.825 --> 00:27:27.429
  • Apparently, two unknown street preachers,
  • 00:27:27.429 --> 00:27:30.365
  • Calling themselves the two witnesses,
  • 00:27:30.365 --> 00:27:32.834
  • Were roaming the streets and parks of jerusalem,
  • 00:27:32.834 --> 00:27:35.670
  • Calling jews to repent of their sins,
  • 00:27:35.670 --> 00:27:38.273
  • Recognize that jesus the rabbi was the true messiah,
  • 00:27:38.273 --> 00:27:41.710
  • And return to their ancient calling to be a holy nation.
  • 00:27:41.710 --> 00:27:45.780
  • Eli dropped his newspaper.
  • 00:27:45.780 --> 00:27:47.916
  • Maybe these guys can answer my questions.
  • 00:27:47.916 --> 00:27:50.385
  • And within the hour, he was on a bus to jerusalem.
  • 00:27:50.385 --> 00:27:54.155
  • Once he arrived, he learned that the two men,
  • 00:27:54.155 --> 00:27:56.925
  • The two witnesses, were in jerusalem's major park,
  • 00:27:56.925 --> 00:28:01.930
  • And he hailed a cab so he could see for himself.
  • 00:28:01.930 --> 00:28:05.467
  • The park was filled with strolling couples
  • 00:28:05.467 --> 00:28:08.002
  • And joggers and picnicking families
  • 00:28:08.002 --> 00:28:10.138
  • And the hollow pop of tennis balls.
  • 00:28:10.138 --> 00:28:13.041
  • Yet an odd sound reached him from the distance.
  • 00:28:13.041 --> 00:28:15.844
  • It was a jumble of dissonant shouts and invectives.
  • 00:28:15.844 --> 00:28:19.714
  • Curious, he followed the noise and he soon saw the cause.
  • 00:28:19.714 --> 00:28:23.384
  • An angry mob was hurling rotten fruit and raw eggs
  • 00:28:23.384 --> 00:28:27.155
  • As two men standing on a bench were talking.
  • 00:28:27.155 --> 00:28:31.059
  • And as he watched, police officers appeared
  • 00:28:31.059 --> 00:28:33.728
  • And dispersed the unruly crowd.
  • 00:28:33.728 --> 00:28:36.564
  • The two men, dressed in threadbare black suits,
  • 00:28:36.564 --> 00:28:39.400
  • Strode to a drinking fountain where they tried
  • 00:28:39.400 --> 00:28:41.770
  • To wipe off their splattered clothing, and eli followed them.
  • 00:28:41.770 --> 00:28:46.474
  • As he approached, the taller man said,
  • 00:28:46.474 --> 00:28:49.410
  • "greetings, professor eli jacobs."
  • 00:28:49.410 --> 00:28:52.981
  • Eli's mouth fell open.
  • 00:28:52.981 --> 00:28:54.616
  • "how in the world did you know who i am?"
  • 00:28:54.616 --> 00:28:56.851
  • "well, god told me.
  • 00:28:56.851 --> 00:28:58.653
  • We have known you were coming since you left hadera."
  • 00:28:58.653 --> 00:29:01.990
  • Eli gaped in disbelief.
  • 00:29:01.990 --> 00:29:03.725
  • "who on god's earth are you?"
  • 00:29:03.725 --> 00:29:06.461
  • And they answered, "we are two of god's prophets.
  • 00:29:06.461 --> 00:29:09.597
  • Come, let's find a comfortable place to talk."
  • 00:29:09.597 --> 00:29:12.901
  • They led him to a nearby park, and under the shade
  • 00:29:12.901 --> 00:29:16.905
  • Of a spreading cedar, they began to discuss.
  • 00:29:16.905 --> 00:29:19.974
  • At their urging, eli told of his attempts
  • 00:29:19.974 --> 00:29:22.410
  • To find the current meaning of the ancient prophets.
  • 00:29:22.410 --> 00:29:25.580
  • "have you ever read the christian book of revelation?"
  • 00:29:25.580 --> 00:29:28.283
  • The shorter witness asked.
  • 00:29:28.283 --> 00:29:29.918
  • And when eli admitted that he had not, the man said,
  • 00:29:29.918 --> 00:29:31.653
  • "then we will read it with you."
  • 00:29:31.653 --> 00:29:34.455
  • And over the next few evenings, the two witnesses showed eli
  • 00:29:34.455 --> 00:29:37.392
  • How jewish prophetic books such as daniel and ezekiel
  • 00:29:37.392 --> 00:29:40.862
  • Matched up with the apostle john's revelation.
  • 00:29:40.862 --> 00:29:44.032
  • They went on to compare these prophecies with world events.
  • 00:29:44.032 --> 00:29:47.836
  • Eli shook his head trying to take it all in.
  • 00:29:47.836 --> 00:29:50.705
  • "i wish i knew what we could do about it," he said.
  • 00:29:50.705 --> 00:29:53.441
  • "well, that we can tell you," the taller witness said.
  • 00:29:53.441 --> 00:29:57.011
  • "god has taken his people out of the world to focus
  • 00:29:57.011 --> 00:29:59.848
  • On his promise to bring his people, the jews, back to him.
  • 00:29:59.848 --> 00:30:04.419
  • In fact, god sent you to us because you have a role
  • 00:30:04.419 --> 00:30:07.121
  • To play in that plan.
  • 00:30:07.121 --> 00:30:09.824
  • You are to be his evangelist to all who will listen."
  • 00:30:09.824 --> 00:30:14.629
  • "you were not the first god has sent to us,"
  • 00:30:14.629 --> 00:30:16.631
  • The second witness said,
  • 00:30:16.631 --> 00:30:18.366
  • "and soon there will be 144,000 of you,
  • 00:30:18.366 --> 00:30:22.770
  • 12,000 from each of the ancient tribes of israel,
  • 00:30:22.770 --> 00:30:26.374
  • And you will lead a worldwide movement
  • 00:30:26.374 --> 00:30:28.509
  • To evangelize the world for christ before the end comes."
  • 00:30:28.509 --> 00:30:32.814
  • "but i'm not even a christian," eli said.
  • 00:30:32.814 --> 00:30:35.717
  • "well, are you ready to become one?"
  • 00:30:35.717 --> 00:30:38.353
  • "i am."
  • 00:30:38.353 --> 00:30:39.787
  • Eli's voice was sober, and he said,
  • 00:30:39.787 --> 00:30:42.624
  • "i believe that jesus christ is truly the son of god."
  • 00:30:42.624 --> 00:30:46.694
  • The two witnesses prayed with eli as he accepted christ
  • 00:30:46.694 --> 00:30:49.931
  • As his messiah.
  • 00:30:49.931 --> 00:30:51.466
  • And when they finished praying, eli asked, "what now?"
  • 00:30:51.466 --> 00:30:55.236
  • "come tomorrow and we'll tell you."
  • 00:30:55.236 --> 00:30:58.172
  • That night in his hotel room, eli jacobs dreamed
  • 00:30:58.172 --> 00:31:01.442
  • Of vague distant chords from a breathtaking song.
  • 00:31:01.442 --> 00:31:05.914
  • Though he could not remember the melody after he awoke,
  • 00:31:05.914 --> 00:31:08.650
  • He knew he had just heard a lost chord like the one
  • 00:31:08.650 --> 00:31:11.753
  • That had so tantalized the composer sullivan.
  • 00:31:11.753 --> 00:31:15.123
  • Its elusive echoes filled him with unspeakable joy.
  • 00:31:15.123 --> 00:31:20.161
  • When eli arrived at the park that afternoon,
  • 00:31:20.161 --> 00:31:22.297
  • An even more clamorous mob surrounded the two witnesses.
  • 00:31:22.297 --> 00:31:25.466
  • And as he approached, the rioters began to pelt
  • 00:31:25.466 --> 00:31:27.769
  • The speakers as before, this time not with eggs,
  • 00:31:27.769 --> 00:31:31.940
  • This time with stones.
  • 00:31:31.940 --> 00:31:34.676
  • Though the air swarmed with rocks being hurled
  • 00:31:34.676 --> 00:31:36.744
  • At short range, the witnesses stood unscathed.
  • 00:31:36.744 --> 00:31:40.148
  • Finally, the frustrated crowd just gave up and went away.
  • 00:31:40.148 --> 00:31:44.118
  • "what just happened?" eli cried.
  • 00:31:44.118 --> 00:31:45.987
  • "how is it possible that none of those stones hit you?"
  • 00:31:45.987 --> 00:31:50.591
  • "god has promised to protect us," they said,
  • 00:31:50.591 --> 00:31:52.927
  • "from harm until our task is complete,
  • 00:31:52.927 --> 00:31:55.797
  • Which brings us to the reason we asked you to return."
  • 00:31:55.797 --> 00:31:59.300
  • Eli sat on a bench as the two witnesses
  • 00:31:59.300 --> 00:32:01.102
  • Began their explanation: "as you go out into the world
  • 00:32:01.102 --> 00:32:04.939
  • Many will reject your message.
  • 00:32:04.939 --> 00:32:07.241
  • When people hear that the plagues and the earthquakes
  • 00:32:07.241 --> 00:32:09.911
  • And the contamination now beginning to cover the earth
  • 00:32:09.911 --> 00:32:12.747
  • Are god's warnings, they will take out their anger on you."
  • 00:32:12.747 --> 00:32:18.052
  • "well, that's not very pleasant to hear," eli said,
  • 00:32:18.052 --> 00:32:20.788
  • "but it will be worth it if our nation returns to her calling."
  • 00:32:20.788 --> 00:32:24.592
  • "that's absolutely right," the taller witness said,
  • 00:32:24.592 --> 00:32:26.894
  • "the good news is that god has sealed and secured you
  • 00:32:26.894 --> 00:32:30.231
  • For this purpose."
  • 00:32:30.231 --> 00:32:31.899
  • And soon there were 144,000 evangelists preaching
  • 00:32:31.899 --> 00:32:36.738
  • Across the globe, and in their wake came intense persecution.
  • 00:32:36.738 --> 00:32:41.342
  • When the disasters foretold by the two witnesses
  • 00:32:41.342 --> 00:32:43.778
  • Began to descend upon the unrepentant world,
  • 00:32:43.778 --> 00:32:47.582
  • People blamed messianic jews for the calamities.
  • 00:32:47.582 --> 00:32:51.452
  • But because the lord had sealed these preachers,
  • 00:32:51.452 --> 00:32:54.288
  • They were able to persevere unscathed.
  • 00:32:54.288 --> 00:32:58.726
  • Three and a half years after the rapture,
  • 00:32:58.726 --> 00:33:01.095
  • The world was rocked by new traumas
  • 00:33:01.095 --> 00:33:03.364
  • From an unprecedented reign of terror against the jews.
  • 00:33:03.364 --> 00:33:06.434
  • Natural disasters increased exponentially all over the world
  • 00:33:06.434 --> 00:33:10.338
  • Causing widespread death and unprecedented misery.
  • 00:33:10.338 --> 00:33:14.709
  • Eli and the rest of the worldwide network
  • 00:33:14.709 --> 00:33:17.345
  • Of 144,000 evangelists,
  • 00:33:17.345 --> 00:33:19.847
  • Now sure they were in a race against time,
  • 00:33:19.847 --> 00:33:22.850
  • Spent every waking hour calling people to repentance.
  • 00:33:22.850 --> 00:33:27.355
  • Heartening successes were interspersed
  • 00:33:27.355 --> 00:33:29.557
  • With violent rejections, but the many
  • 00:33:29.557 --> 00:33:32.193
  • They had led to the faith became shining beacons
  • 00:33:32.193 --> 00:33:35.296
  • Of love and holiness,
  • 00:33:35.296 --> 00:33:37.131
  • And many became diligent champions of the good news.
  • 00:33:37.131 --> 00:33:41.936
  • Now, that's a fictional account that introduces the subject that
  • 00:33:41.936 --> 00:33:46.307
  • We've all heard somebody talk about, the 144,000 witnesses.
  • 00:33:46.307 --> 00:33:51.913
  • And i'm not going to go through the litany of what everybody
  • 00:33:51.913 --> 00:33:54.449
  • Thinks those people mean because there's only one meaning
  • 00:33:54.449 --> 00:33:58.286
  • And it's given to us very plainly in the bible.
  • 00:33:58.286 --> 00:34:01.489
  • During the tribulation period, which happens
  • 00:34:01.489 --> 00:34:03.558
  • Right after the church is taken to heaven,
  • 00:34:03.558 --> 00:34:06.127
  • The antichrist is going to work to consolidate his power
  • 00:34:06.127 --> 00:34:09.330
  • And he's going to do everything he can do
  • 00:34:09.330 --> 00:34:11.165
  • To take israel down.
  • 00:34:11.165 --> 00:34:13.501
  • While he is crushing those who refuse to bow before his statue,
  • 00:34:13.501 --> 00:34:17.738
  • The greatest spiritual awakening of all time
  • 00:34:17.738 --> 00:34:20.341
  • Is gonna take place on this earth.
  • 00:34:20.341 --> 00:34:22.844
  • And this awakening will come through the ministry
  • 00:34:22.844 --> 00:34:26.180
  • Of the 144,000 sealed jewish evangelists.
  • 00:34:26.180 --> 00:34:31.853
  • Perhaps if you go to an evangelical church,
  • 00:34:31.853 --> 00:34:33.855
  • You may have heard your pastor or some visiting teacher say
  • 00:34:33.855 --> 00:34:37.525
  • That before jesus christ comes back to this earth,
  • 00:34:37.525 --> 00:34:40.428
  • There's going to be a great revival,
  • 00:34:40.428 --> 00:34:42.930
  • And people are going to come back to the lord.
  • 00:34:42.930 --> 00:34:45.566
  • Now, all of us wishes that would happen,
  • 00:34:45.566 --> 00:34:47.435
  • And perhaps it will in a small way,
  • 00:34:47.435 --> 00:34:49.337
  • But there is no indication in the scripture
  • 00:34:49.337 --> 00:34:51.706
  • That we should expect such a thing.
  • 00:34:51.706 --> 00:34:53.674
  • In fact, the bible teaches us the exact opposite.
  • 00:34:53.674 --> 00:34:57.145
  • The bible says that before the lord returns to take us
  • 00:34:57.145 --> 00:34:59.981
  • To heaven, there's going to be a falling away from the faith.
  • 00:34:59.981 --> 00:35:03.784
  • And if you look at the statistics for mainline churches
  • 00:35:03.784 --> 00:35:06.721
  • Today, it seems like maybe we're in the beginning of that
  • 00:35:06.721 --> 00:35:09.891
  • Because a lot of people who used to go to church,
  • 00:35:09.891 --> 00:35:12.260
  • A lot of people who used to be religious have pushed away,
  • 00:35:12.260 --> 00:35:15.496
  • And churches are struggling.
  • 00:35:15.496 --> 00:35:17.865
  • Just as discouraging as it is to see what's happening
  • 00:35:17.865 --> 00:35:20.234
  • In the world today with the faith,
  • 00:35:20.234 --> 00:35:22.436
  • Except for some shining lights that god has raised up,
  • 00:35:22.436 --> 00:35:25.840
  • After the rapture, the bible says,
  • 00:35:25.840 --> 00:35:27.575
  • During the tribulation, we are going to have the greatest
  • 00:35:27.575 --> 00:35:29.844
  • Revival that's ever happened on planet earth.
  • 00:35:29.844 --> 00:35:32.813
  • And it's all going to come because of this group of men
  • 00:35:32.813 --> 00:35:37.685
  • Called the 144,000 witnesses.
  • 00:35:37.685 --> 00:35:41.322
  • Now, i didn't make this story up.
  • 00:35:41.322 --> 00:35:43.090
  • I know it sounds rather fantastic,
  • 00:35:43.090 --> 00:35:44.959
  • But i want you to know that it comes right from the bible.
  • 00:35:44.959 --> 00:35:47.662
  • So i'm gonna put these verses up on the screen
  • 00:35:47.662 --> 00:35:49.630
  • And i'm gonna move quickly
  • 00:35:49.630 --> 00:35:51.132
  • Through this little presentation.
  • 00:35:51.132 --> 00:35:53.100
  • I want you to know that god's plan for the future is etched
  • 00:35:53.100 --> 00:35:57.038
  • In the incredibly authoritative and inspired scriptures.
  • 00:35:57.038 --> 00:36:03.211
  • Do i know what's gonna happen in the tribulation period?
  • 00:36:03.211 --> 00:36:06.414
  • Not everything, but here's one thing i do know.
  • 00:36:06.414 --> 00:36:10.218
  • There's gonna be a great religious revival.
  • 00:36:10.218 --> 00:36:13.788
  • Now, the bible tells us in revelation 7
  • 00:36:13.788 --> 00:36:17.658
  • And in revelation 14 that there are going
  • 00:36:17.658 --> 00:36:20.728
  • To be 144,000 witnesses selected from the 12 tribes of israel.
  • 00:36:20.728 --> 00:36:26.500
  • Revelation 7:4: "i heard the number of those who were sealed.
  • 00:36:26.500 --> 00:36:30.605
  • One hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes
  • 00:36:30.605 --> 00:36:34.375
  • Of the children of israel were sealed."
  • 00:36:34.375 --> 00:36:36.677
  • Now, the matter of who these witnesses are
  • 00:36:36.677 --> 00:36:38.813
  • Is not left up for us to wonder.
  • 00:36:38.813 --> 00:36:41.115
  • I've heard some of the fantastic ideas that people have had
  • 00:36:41.115 --> 00:36:44.452
  • About who these people are.
  • 00:36:44.452 --> 00:36:45.920
  • But if you go to the book of revelation,
  • 00:36:45.920 --> 00:36:47.722
  • It actually lists every tribe of israel,
  • 00:36:47.722 --> 00:36:51.459
  • And after it, it says, "and 12,000 from this tribe."
  • 00:36:51.459 --> 00:36:55.496
  • And then it lists the next one, "and 12,000 from this tribe."
  • 00:36:55.496 --> 00:36:58.699
  • All 12 tribes, the bible says, out of those old,
  • 00:36:58.699 --> 00:37:01.235
  • Historic jewish tribes,
  • 00:37:01.235 --> 00:37:03.504
  • 12,000 witnesses will be selected.
  • 00:37:03.504 --> 00:37:06.207
  • And they are going to be used of god in a marvelous way
  • 00:37:06.207 --> 00:37:10.144
  • In this revival.
  • 00:37:10.144 --> 00:37:11.846
  • Throughout the scripture, the number 12
  • 00:37:11.846 --> 00:37:13.981
  • Is consistently associated with the nation of israel.
  • 00:37:13.981 --> 00:37:17.351
  • The jewish high priest wore a breastplate
  • 00:37:17.351 --> 00:37:19.654
  • Bearing 12 precious stones.
  • 00:37:19.654 --> 00:37:22.857
  • On the table of shewbread in the temple were 12 holy loaves.
  • 00:37:22.857 --> 00:37:27.228
  • In the city of jerusalem, there are 12 gates,
  • 00:37:27.228 --> 00:37:30.298
  • And matthew 19:28 tells that one day the 12 apostles
  • 00:37:30.298 --> 00:37:34.802
  • Will sit on the 12 thrones judging the 12 tribes of israel.
  • 00:37:34.802 --> 00:37:39.073
  • Twelve is a good number for the jews.
  • 00:37:39.073 --> 00:37:41.542
  • It's a great number for israel.
  • 00:37:41.542 --> 00:37:44.078
  • They're selected from the 12 tribes,
  • 00:37:44.078 --> 00:37:46.147
  • And the bible says these witnesses
  • 00:37:46.147 --> 00:37:48.416
  • Are going to be sealed on their foreheads.
  • 00:37:48.416 --> 00:37:51.619
  • Now, i used to try to explain that, and nobody understood,
  • 00:37:51.619 --> 00:37:55.056
  • But now that everybody's got a tattoo,
  • 00:37:55.056 --> 00:37:56.824
  • It's pretty easy for people to understand this.
  • 00:37:56.824 --> 00:37:59.026
  • In fact, my question is, by that time, will there be any room
  • 00:37:59.026 --> 00:38:01.862
  • Left on the human body for the seal to be placed?
  • 00:38:01.862 --> 00:38:06.567
  • And i'm joking, of course.
  • 00:38:06.567 --> 00:38:08.436
  • But the bible says these 144,000 witnesses
  • 00:38:08.436 --> 00:38:11.539
  • Are gonna have a special mark on their forehead.
  • 00:38:11.539 --> 00:38:15.076
  • It says in verses 2 and 3: "i saw another angel
  • 00:38:15.076 --> 00:38:17.812
  • Ascending from the east, having the seal of the living god.
  • 00:38:17.812 --> 00:38:21.749
  • And he cried with a loud voice, 'do not harm the earth
  • 00:38:21.749 --> 00:38:25.453
  • Or the sea or the trees until we have sealed the servants
  • 00:38:25.453 --> 00:38:29.690
  • Of our god on their foreheads.'"
  • 00:38:29.690 --> 00:38:32.693
  • And in revelation 7, it doesn't tell us what that seal says,
  • 00:38:32.693 --> 00:38:37.598
  • But in chapter 14 in verse 1, we read these words:
  • 00:38:37.598 --> 00:38:41.669
  • "his father's name will be written on their foreheads."
  • 00:38:41.669 --> 00:38:46.173
  • So maybe adonai or the father's name will be on their forehead.
  • 00:38:46.173 --> 00:38:49.910
  • Everyone who is a special witness during that period
  • 00:38:49.910 --> 00:38:53.347
  • Of time will be marked.
  • 00:38:53.347 --> 00:38:56.250
  • And the seal of the living god won't just be a mark
  • 00:38:56.250 --> 00:38:59.220
  • On the outside of their body, but it will be a reminder
  • 00:38:59.220 --> 00:39:02.790
  • Of the presence of the spirit of god within these men.
  • 00:39:02.790 --> 00:39:06.494
  • They will have an incredible power to communicate the truth.
  • 00:39:06.494 --> 00:39:09.797
  • In fact, i'd like to think about, have you ever been
  • 00:39:09.797 --> 00:39:12.533
  • With a very excited, energized jewish man?
  • 00:39:12.533 --> 00:39:17.438
  • If you ever go to israel, you will come away with a great
  • 00:39:17.438 --> 00:39:20.141
  • Appreciation for their vigor and their excitement about life.
  • 00:39:20.141 --> 00:39:24.078
  • Just imagine turning 144,000 of these guys loose on this earth
  • 00:39:24.078 --> 00:39:28.516
  • With the gospel of jesus christ and the power of the holy spirit
  • 00:39:28.516 --> 00:39:31.986
  • In them and their purpose is just to preach the word of god
  • 00:39:31.986 --> 00:39:34.188
  • Until people hear it and respond.
  • 00:39:34.188 --> 00:39:37.725
  • And the bible says in joel chapter 2
  • 00:39:37.725 --> 00:39:40.227
  • That "it shall come to pass that i will pour out my spirit;
  • 00:39:40.227 --> 00:39:43.731
  • And your sons and your daughters will prophesy,
  • 00:39:43.731 --> 00:39:46.667
  • And your old men will dream dreams,
  • 00:39:46.667 --> 00:39:49.370
  • And your young men shall see visions.
  • 00:39:49.370 --> 00:39:51.405
  • And on my menservants i will pour out my spirit
  • 00:39:51.405 --> 00:39:54.842
  • In those days."
  • 00:39:54.842 --> 00:39:56.977
  • These witnesses are selected from the 12 tribes of israel.
  • 00:39:56.977 --> 00:40:00.848
  • They're sealed on their foreheads,
  • 00:40:00.848 --> 00:40:02.683
  • And they're the servants of the living god.
  • 00:40:02.683 --> 00:40:05.453
  • And the bible says they're also separated to god.
  • 00:40:05.453 --> 00:40:07.988
  • That means they have a special calling from the lord.
  • 00:40:07.988 --> 00:40:11.559
  • Revelation 14:4 says: "these are the ones who were not defiled
  • 00:40:11.559 --> 00:40:15.796
  • With women, for they are virgins."
  • 00:40:15.796 --> 00:40:18.332
  • Now, a lot of people have tried to spiritualize that and talk
  • 00:40:18.332 --> 00:40:21.135
  • About the fact that they had not committed spiritual adultery,
  • 00:40:21.135 --> 00:40:24.371
  • But that's reading way too much into the text.
  • 00:40:24.371 --> 00:40:27.475
  • I believe these men will be celibates
  • 00:40:27.475 --> 00:40:29.743
  • Who just run around the earth preaching the gospel.
  • 00:40:29.743 --> 00:40:32.680
  • And frankly, when you learn about what goes on in the
  • 00:40:32.680 --> 00:40:34.715
  • Tribulation, there won't be any time for family for these guys.
  • 00:40:34.715 --> 00:40:38.552
  • They'll be on a journey and on a mission,
  • 00:40:38.552 --> 00:40:40.588
  • And it will be a full-time task.
  • 00:40:40.588 --> 00:40:42.790
  • When we understand the pressures of the tribulation period,
  • 00:40:42.790 --> 00:40:45.993
  • It's easy to comprehend why these preachers
  • 00:40:45.993 --> 00:40:47.995
  • Would have a difficult married life.
  • 00:40:47.995 --> 00:40:50.798
  • And the bible says they're strong in their faith.
  • 00:40:50.798 --> 00:40:53.400
  • Revelation 14 says: "these are the ones who follow the lamb,
  • 00:40:53.400 --> 00:40:57.371
  • And in their mouth was found no deceit,
  • 00:40:57.371 --> 00:40:59.940
  • For they are without fault before the throne of god."
  • 00:40:59.940 --> 00:41:03.410
  • You know, the bible tells us that the effective,
  • 00:41:03.410 --> 00:41:05.779
  • Fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
  • 00:41:05.779 --> 00:41:11.118
  • In other words, it accomplishes a lot.
  • 00:41:11.118 --> 00:41:13.354
  • These men will be fervent, they will be righteous,
  • 00:41:13.354 --> 00:41:17.057
  • And they will preach with a kind of zeal that we seldom see
  • 00:41:17.057 --> 00:41:21.662
  • In our world anymore today.
  • 00:41:21.662 --> 00:41:23.964
  • Most of you are old enough to remember with me
  • 00:41:23.964 --> 00:41:28.035
  • Some of the earlier days in our faith
  • 00:41:28.035 --> 00:41:30.471
  • When we would have evangelists come to our church
  • 00:41:30.471 --> 00:41:33.307
  • And some of them weren't quiet.
  • 00:41:33.307 --> 00:41:35.776
  • They came with a zeal and excitement
  • 00:41:35.776 --> 00:41:37.845
  • And i wished as a little boy, my daddy was a preacher,
  • 00:41:37.845 --> 00:41:40.080
  • I'd go and sit on the front row
  • 00:41:40.080 --> 00:41:41.682
  • And watch these guys.
  • 00:41:41.682 --> 00:41:43.384
  • Some of them took props into the pulpit
  • 00:41:43.384 --> 00:41:44.952
  • To illustrate their messages,
  • 00:41:44.952 --> 00:41:46.587
  • And some of them were really frightening to me.
  • 00:41:46.587 --> 00:41:48.522
  • I remember hearing a story about a little boy who went to one
  • 00:41:48.522 --> 00:41:51.025
  • Of these evangelistic crusades that was held in an old,
  • 00:41:51.025 --> 00:41:54.562
  • Very formal church where the pulpit was surrounded
  • 00:41:54.562 --> 00:41:58.098
  • By a little white fence.
  • 00:41:58.098 --> 00:41:59.733
  • It was up at the top and this little boy watched this preacher
  • 00:41:59.733 --> 00:42:01.802
  • Going crazy up there preaching and he turned to his mom
  • 00:42:01.802 --> 00:42:04.405
  • And he said, "mommy, what are we gonna do
  • 00:42:04.405 --> 00:42:05.906
  • If he gets out of there?"
  • 00:42:05.906 --> 00:42:07.274
  • And that's the way it was for me growing up.
  • 00:42:07.274 --> 00:42:09.143
  • A lot of these preachers were pretty vibrant.
  • 00:42:09.143 --> 00:42:11.612
  • You haven't seen anything until you see 144,000 men
  • 00:42:11.612 --> 00:42:15.983
  • Who are righteous, without fault,
  • 00:42:15.983 --> 00:42:18.419
  • Preaching the gospel of jesus christ
  • 00:42:18.419 --> 00:42:20.554
  • To men and women who will be so desperate to hear them
  • 00:42:20.554 --> 00:42:23.357
  • Because of what's happened on the earth during that time.
  • 00:42:23.357 --> 00:42:26.694
  • They are also spared from the coming judgment.
  • 00:42:26.694 --> 00:42:30.564
  • Notice it says: "do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees
  • 00:42:30.564 --> 00:42:36.070
  • Until we have sealed the servants of our god
  • 00:42:36.070 --> 00:42:39.340
  • On their foreheads."
  • 00:42:39.340 --> 00:42:41.108
  • In other words, these men will not be able to be taken out.
  • 00:42:41.108 --> 00:42:45.879
  • There will certainly be an anger against them
  • 00:42:45.879 --> 00:42:47.982
  • Because of their preaching,
  • 00:42:47.982 --> 00:42:49.550
  • But the bible says nobody will be able to touch them
  • 00:42:49.550 --> 00:42:51.518
  • Because almighty god is gonna have his arms
  • 00:42:51.518 --> 00:42:53.320
  • Wrapped around them.
  • 00:42:53.320 --> 00:42:54.655
  • You know, it's an interesting thing that even today
  • 00:42:54.655 --> 00:42:56.790
  • We can practice that, can we not?
  • 00:42:56.790 --> 00:42:58.792
  • I'm gonna tell you a little secret.
  • 00:42:58.792 --> 00:43:01.195
  • When i first started to travel as a young pastor,
  • 00:43:01.195 --> 00:43:03.897
  • My kids were little.
  • 00:43:03.897 --> 00:43:05.699
  • I used to get on airplanes flying out
  • 00:43:05.699 --> 00:43:08.135
  • Of fort wayne, indiana, and have a little pang of fear
  • 00:43:08.135 --> 00:43:11.305
  • That would come into my heart.
  • 00:43:11.305 --> 00:43:13.007
  • I don't think it was-- i wasn't afraid to die.
  • 00:43:13.007 --> 00:43:15.075
  • I wasn't anxious to die, but i wasn't afraid to.
  • 00:43:15.075 --> 00:43:17.544
  • But i had great fear for my kids,
  • 00:43:17.544 --> 00:43:20.047
  • For my wife and my little children.
  • 00:43:20.047 --> 00:43:22.950
  • And one day, an older pastor came to me and he gave me
  • 00:43:22.950 --> 00:43:25.919
  • This little saying, and i wrote it in my bible,
  • 00:43:25.919 --> 00:43:27.988
  • And here's what it says:
  • 00:43:27.988 --> 00:43:29.590
  • "god's man in the center of god's will is immortal
  • 00:43:29.590 --> 00:43:33.861
  • Until god is done with him."
  • 00:43:33.861 --> 00:43:36.096
  • And i never forgot that.
  • 00:43:36.096 --> 00:43:37.831
  • But that doesn't mean you should be presumptuous.
  • 00:43:37.831 --> 00:43:39.733
  • Listen, you know, a lot of people will hear that
  • 00:43:39.733 --> 00:43:42.403
  • And they'll say, "oh, i can just do whatever i want."
  • 00:43:42.403 --> 00:43:44.738
  • There's an old preacher friend of mine that's in heaven now,
  • 00:43:44.738 --> 00:43:48.175
  • J. vernon mcgee.
  • 00:43:48.175 --> 00:43:49.677
  • He used to tell a story about a guy in his church who came up
  • 00:43:49.677 --> 00:43:51.679
  • To him one day and said to him, "you know what?
  • 00:43:51.679 --> 00:43:53.947
  • I'm so confident in god's sovereign provision for me that
  • 00:43:53.947 --> 00:43:58.385
  • If my time had not come, i could walk right out in the middle
  • 00:43:58.385 --> 00:44:01.655
  • To this intersection down here in la,
  • 00:44:01.655 --> 00:44:03.857
  • Right in front of this busy corner,
  • 00:44:03.857 --> 00:44:05.492
  • And if my time had not come, i'd be okay."
  • 00:44:05.492 --> 00:44:08.262
  • And old mcgee said to the boy, "if you walk down into the
  • 00:44:08.262 --> 00:44:11.331
  • Middle of that intersection at noon tomorrow, i promise you,
  • 00:44:11.331 --> 00:44:14.468
  • Your time has come."
  • 00:44:14.468 --> 00:44:16.003
  • We need to understand that, don't we?
  • 00:44:16.003 --> 00:44:17.604
  • Because there's a fine line between being confident
  • 00:44:17.604 --> 00:44:19.707
  • In god's provision and then being overconfident
  • 00:44:19.707 --> 00:44:22.342
  • And being foolish.
  • 00:44:22.342 --> 00:44:23.744
  • I'm not jumping out of airplanes these days,
  • 00:44:23.744 --> 00:44:25.813
  • But i'm trusting god to take care of me.
  • 00:44:25.813 --> 00:44:27.948
  • And these witnesses are gonna have that kind of protection
  • 00:44:27.948 --> 00:44:30.951
  • From almighty god.
  • 00:44:30.951 --> 00:44:32.419
  • He's gonna care for them until their work is done.
  • 00:44:32.419 --> 00:44:36.390
  • And the bible says also that in the midst of the tribulation,
  • 00:44:36.390 --> 00:44:40.327
  • While everything else is happening around them,
  • 00:44:40.327 --> 00:44:42.429
  • Listen to verse 1: "and i looked, and behold,
  • 00:44:42.429 --> 00:44:45.399
  • A lamb standing on mount zion,
  • 00:44:45.399 --> 00:44:47.167
  • And with him one hundred and forty-four thousand."
  • 00:44:47.167 --> 00:44:49.703
  • Listen to this, very interesting.
  • 00:44:49.703 --> 00:44:51.472
  • At the beginning of the story of these witnesses,
  • 00:44:51.472 --> 00:44:53.674
  • We are told there are 144,000.
  • 00:44:53.674 --> 00:44:57.511
  • When you get all the way to the end,
  • 00:44:57.511 --> 00:44:59.213
  • You see these witnesses in heaven.
  • 00:44:59.213 --> 00:45:00.981
  • Their job is done.
  • 00:45:00.981 --> 00:45:02.583
  • They're finished with their work on this earth.
  • 00:45:02.583 --> 00:45:04.184
  • And you know what the bible says?
  • 00:45:04.184 --> 00:45:05.819
  • There's not 143,999 of them.
  • 00:45:05.819 --> 00:45:09.857
  • There's 144,000 of them.
  • 00:45:09.857 --> 00:45:13.460
  • All of them go through the tribulation,
  • 00:45:13.460 --> 00:45:15.963
  • And not one of them is lost.
  • 00:45:15.963 --> 00:45:18.699
  • This is an amazing story about how god is going to provide the
  • 00:45:18.699 --> 00:45:22.870
  • Message of hope and salvation during a very dark time
  • 00:45:22.870 --> 00:45:26.573
  • On this earth.
  • 00:45:26.573 --> 00:45:28.408
  • And do you know how successful they're gonna be?
  • 00:45:28.408 --> 00:45:30.978
  • Listen to this report filed by john in the 7th chapter
  • 00:45:30.978 --> 00:45:35.849
  • Of revelation:
  • 00:45:35.849 --> 00:45:37.718
  • "after these things i looked, and behold, a great multitude
  • 00:45:37.718 --> 00:45:43.590
  • Which no one could number, of all nations and tribes
  • 00:45:43.590 --> 00:45:47.928
  • And peoples and tongues, standing before the throne
  • 00:45:47.928 --> 00:45:52.065
  • And before the lamb, clothed with white robes,
  • 00:45:52.065 --> 00:45:55.169
  • And palm branches in their hands."
  • 00:45:55.169 --> 00:45:57.504
  • What a wonderful picture that is.
  • 00:45:57.504 --> 00:45:59.940
  • Listen, the bible says so many people are gonna
  • 00:45:59.940 --> 00:46:03.510
  • Come to christ during that time that you don't even have any way
  • 00:46:03.510 --> 00:46:06.847
  • To number them.
  • 00:46:06.847 --> 00:46:08.549
  • Great multitude which no one can number, and they represent
  • 00:46:08.549 --> 00:46:12.286
  • All of the nations and the tribes and the peoples
  • 00:46:12.286 --> 00:46:14.588
  • And the tongues from all over the earth,
  • 00:46:14.588 --> 00:46:17.057
  • The harvest from the great revival
  • 00:46:17.057 --> 00:46:20.160
  • Of the 144,000 witnesses.
  • 00:46:20.160 --> 00:46:24.498
  • And that is going to be something, you know,
  • 00:46:24.498 --> 00:46:27.568
  • That we'll be able to observe in heaven.
  • 00:46:27.568 --> 00:46:31.104
  • This is, i believe, the fulfillment of this promise
  • 00:46:31.104 --> 00:46:34.441
  • Of jesus given in his olivet discourse.
  • 00:46:34.441 --> 00:46:37.845
  • Jesus said, "the gospel of the kingdom will be preached
  • 00:46:37.845 --> 00:46:42.015
  • In all the world as a witness to all the nations,
  • 00:46:42.015 --> 00:46:46.220
  • And then the end will come."
  • 00:46:46.220 --> 00:46:48.388
  • Ladies and gentlemen, one of these days,
  • 00:46:48.388 --> 00:46:50.791
  • There's going to be this massive spiritual return to god
  • 00:46:50.791 --> 00:46:54.862
  • During one of the darkest times on planet earth.
  • 00:46:54.862 --> 00:46:59.166
  • And the bible tells us that when they are finally finished
  • 00:46:59.166 --> 00:47:02.936
  • With their task, they're going to be taken to heaven.
  • 00:47:02.936 --> 00:47:07.407
  • And the bible gives us a picture that every musician
  • 00:47:07.407 --> 00:47:11.712
  • I've ever shared this with seems to get excited about.
  • 00:47:11.712 --> 00:47:15.582
  • They're singing a new song when they get to heaven.
  • 00:47:15.582 --> 00:47:18.218
  • Listen to this: "and i looked, and behold, a lamb standing on
  • 00:47:18.218 --> 00:47:23.056
  • Mount zion, and with him one hundred and forty-four thousand,
  • 00:47:23.056 --> 00:47:26.526
  • Having his father's name written on their foreheads.
  • 00:47:26.526 --> 00:47:29.329
  • And i heard the sound of harpists playing their harps.
  • 00:47:29.329 --> 00:47:33.567
  • And they sang as it were a song before the throne,
  • 00:47:33.567 --> 00:47:36.403
  • Before the four living creatures and the elders.
  • 00:47:36.403 --> 00:47:38.872
  • And no one could learn that song except the hundred and
  • 00:47:38.872 --> 00:47:41.708
  • Forty-four thousand who were redeemed from the earth."
  • 00:47:41.708 --> 00:47:44.611
  • John says he looks and he sees in heaven,
  • 00:47:44.611 --> 00:47:46.513
  • Prophetic, this picture.
  • 00:47:46.513 --> 00:47:48.749
  • All of these 144,000 witnesses who've been preserved and have
  • 00:47:48.749 --> 00:47:52.886
  • Spent their whole life preaching the gospel during
  • 00:47:52.886 --> 00:47:55.656
  • The tribulation period, they're now all in heaven.
  • 00:47:55.656 --> 00:47:57.958
  • And the bible says they're gathered around the throne
  • 00:47:57.958 --> 00:48:00.394
  • And they're singing.
  • 00:48:00.394 --> 00:48:01.962
  • This choir has 144,000 men in it.
  • 00:48:01.962 --> 00:48:05.065
  • It's the biggest glee club i've ever read about
  • 00:48:05.065 --> 00:48:08.402
  • Anyplace in the world.
  • 00:48:08.402 --> 00:48:10.237
  • And they're going to sing together.
  • 00:48:10.237 --> 00:48:12.105
  • And the bible says no one else can sing this song except them
  • 00:48:12.105 --> 00:48:16.476
  • Because they're the only ones who have experienced
  • 00:48:16.476 --> 00:48:19.346
  • What they've experienced.
  • 00:48:19.346 --> 00:48:20.948
  • And the song is the result of the joy in their hearts
  • 00:48:20.948 --> 00:48:24.217
  • Having gone through this terrible period
  • 00:48:24.217 --> 00:48:26.286
  • Watching god's hand of mercy snatch people out
  • 00:48:26.286 --> 00:48:30.057
  • And bring them to heaven.
  • 00:48:30.057 --> 00:48:31.992
  • They're gonna be so excited.
  • 00:48:31.992 --> 00:48:33.994
  • Years ago, i learned about this, and some of you
  • 00:48:33.994 --> 00:48:36.196
  • Probably already know about it, but i'll refresh you.
  • 00:48:36.196 --> 00:48:39.266
  • The american grammy award-winning composer
  • 00:48:39.266 --> 00:48:42.202
  • Eric whitacre gives us a little taste
  • 00:48:42.202 --> 00:48:45.172
  • Of what this choir is going to sound like.
  • 00:48:45.172 --> 00:48:48.108
  • Whitacre is best known for his virtual choir in which people
  • 00:48:48.108 --> 00:48:52.612
  • From all around the world record their voices singing one or more
  • 00:48:52.612 --> 00:48:56.817
  • Parts of a song, and then he takes the best tracks from all
  • 00:48:56.817 --> 00:49:00.620
  • Of these that are sent to him and blends them together
  • 00:49:00.620 --> 00:49:03.457
  • Into one astonishingly beautiful recorded choir.
  • 00:49:03.457 --> 00:49:07.394
  • And he posts the results on youtube.
  • 00:49:07.394 --> 00:49:10.731
  • Whitacre's virtual choir 1.0 features 185 singers
  • 00:49:10.731 --> 00:49:15.936
  • From 12 different countries.
  • 00:49:15.936 --> 00:49:18.772
  • His most recent effort, virtual choir 3.0,
  • 00:49:18.772 --> 00:49:22.175
  • Combined 3,746 submissions from 73 countries,
  • 00:49:22.175 --> 00:49:29.016
  • And it was released in april of 2012.
  • 00:49:29.016 --> 00:49:32.419
  • The choir has been called the choir as big as the internet
  • 00:49:32.419 --> 00:49:37.290
  • And the world's most beautiful choir.
  • 00:49:37.290 --> 00:49:40.027
  • But i want to tell you something.
  • 00:49:40.027 --> 00:49:41.428
  • One day, there's gonna be a choir better than anything
  • 00:49:41.428 --> 00:49:44.531
  • Whitacre ever thought about.
  • 00:49:44.531 --> 00:49:46.566
  • Twelve thousand singers from every jewish tribe gathered
  • 00:49:46.566 --> 00:49:50.737
  • Together around the throne singing praise to almighty god.
  • 00:49:50.737 --> 00:49:56.276
  • That's the story of the 144,000 witnesses.
  • 00:49:56.276 --> 00:50:01.982
  • And men and women,
  • 00:50:01.982 --> 00:50:03.450
  • As devastating as this period will be,
  • 00:50:03.450 --> 00:50:06.553
  • The thing that i carry away from this
  • 00:50:06.553 --> 00:50:09.156
  • Is that god never removes his hand from this earth.
  • 00:50:09.156 --> 00:50:13.060
  • I hear people say, "do you think god has given up on america?"
  • 00:50:13.060 --> 00:50:16.963
  • I don't think that's the right question.
  • 00:50:16.963 --> 00:50:18.799
  • I think the question is, "has america given up on god?"
  • 00:50:18.799 --> 00:50:22.636
  • You know, that's the question.
  • 00:50:22.636 --> 00:50:24.938
  • I can answer the first one with assurance.
  • 00:50:24.938 --> 00:50:26.807
  • Almighty god has not given up on our nation, and it could well be
  • 00:50:26.807 --> 00:50:30.877
  • That before the lord returns to take those who have put
  • 00:50:30.877 --> 00:50:33.313
  • Their trust in him to heaven, he will pour out his spirit
  • 00:50:33.313 --> 00:50:36.216
  • Once again on this nation.
  • 00:50:36.216 --> 00:50:37.984
  • Maybe we'll have a fourth great awakening in america.
  • 00:50:37.984 --> 00:50:40.654
  • I would love to be a part of that and to see god do that,
  • 00:50:40.654 --> 00:50:43.490
  • And it could happen.
  • 00:50:43.490 --> 00:50:45.659
  • But listen, one of these days, this world as we know it is
  • 00:50:45.659 --> 00:50:51.031
  • Going to come to an end, and the tribulation will happen.
  • 00:50:51.031 --> 00:50:55.836
  • And during that tribulation, when there is so much evil,
  • 00:50:55.836 --> 00:50:58.972
  • God will still be reaching out and begging people
  • 00:50:58.972 --> 00:51:03.410
  • To come to him and receive his grace.
  • 00:51:03.410 --> 00:51:06.580
  • Now, as we think about all of this and we try to ask
  • 00:51:06.580 --> 00:51:09.549
  • Ourselves, "so what does that mean to me today?"
  • 00:51:09.549 --> 00:51:13.453
  • Listen, i'm sure that throughout the whole world today,
  • 00:51:13.453 --> 00:51:16.623
  • There's more than 144,000 people who are preaching the gospel.
  • 00:51:16.623 --> 00:51:20.694
  • We got our own 144,000 witnesses, don't we?
  • 00:51:20.694 --> 00:51:24.197
  • The problem is we don't have as much tribulation
  • 00:51:24.197 --> 00:51:26.766
  • As they have then, and so we're not as prone to listen
  • 00:51:26.766 --> 00:51:29.636
  • As they will be prone to listen then.
  • 00:51:29.636 --> 00:51:32.139
  • Here's the deal, you guys.
  • 00:51:32.139 --> 00:51:33.974
  • If you don't know jesus christ, more than likely almighty god
  • 00:51:33.974 --> 00:51:38.545
  • Has sent somebody into your life to tell you about him.
  • 00:51:38.545 --> 00:51:41.615
  • God has sent some witness into your life, somebody for you to
  • 00:51:41.615 --> 00:51:44.818
  • Know, somebody for you to watch, somebody for you to listen to.
  • 00:51:44.818 --> 00:51:48.788
  • And that witness is a gift from god to you
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  • So that you can receive god's grace in your life.
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  • And don't think about ever pushing that witness away.
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  • That's god's grace to you.
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  • I believe that you are here tonight because god wants you to
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  • Hear the gospel once more, that christ died on the cross for you
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  • To pay the penalty for all of your sin,
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  • And he just asks you to receive him as your savior.
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  • That's the message of the gospel.
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  • I know for sure i won't be a part
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  • Of the 144,000 witnesses in the future.
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  • I just want to be one of god's witnesses in the present.
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  • I'm asking god to give me a sense of urgency about the years
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  • That still lie before me that will help me tell people
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  • About jesus as i've never told them before.
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  • The message of the gospel is the best good news there ever was.
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  • In this world which is going to hell in a handbasket, there is a
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  • Wonderful truth that god loves us and he's able to save us.
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  • And even in the midst of the stress of this world,
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  • We can live a positive, christ-honoring, productive life
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  • That will bring joy to our hearts and glory to his name.
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  • So let me ask you this question tonight: are you a christian?
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  • Have you received the witness of the gospel that's been shared
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  • With you either tonight or perhaps even before tonight?
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  • If you were to die tonight and stand before god,
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  • And he would look you in the eyes and say to you,
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  • "why should i let you into my heaven," what would you say?
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  • Don't give any silliness about how good of a person
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  • You've been.
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  • That won't matter,
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  • Because you don't get into heaven by how good you are.
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  • If that were the case, none of us would ever be good enough.
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  • Here's some news everybody should write down.
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  • Almighty god doesn't grade on the curve.
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  • Are you okay with that?
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  • He grades on a straight percentage basis.
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  • You gotta get 100% on the test or you don't get in.
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  • You say, "well, nobody can do that."
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  • You got it.
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  • And that's why jesus came and died on the cross.
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  • And i like to say, he took the test for all of us, didn't he?
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  • He took the test for all of us.
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  • And all he asks you to do, my friend, tonight is to accept
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  • What he did on the cross as your only hope of heaven
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  • And ask jesus christ to forgive you, and he will do it.
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  • He's never, ever turned anyone away in all of history,
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  • And you aren't gonna be the first.
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  • No matter what you've done or how far you may feel
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  • You are away from god tonight, i'm here to tell you
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  • That god loves you and that christ died for you.
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  • And if you will open your heart to receive him, he will come and
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  • Set up his throne in the throne room of your heart and give you
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  • Guidance and direction for the rest of your life.
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  • The most important decision you will ever make
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  • Is to make jesus christ your savior and lord.
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  • Dr. jeremiah: america has witnessed some powerful
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  • Evangelists throughout the years, like billy graham,
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  • D.l. moody, billy sunday, and luis palau.
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  • 7-year tribulation.
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  • The 144,000 will powerfully preach the gospel in the future.
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  • But if you don't know christ, why not accept him
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  • As your savior today?
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  • If you do, you will be caught up in the rapture
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  • Dr. jeremiah: so many of our churches people
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  • Are not coming to christ.
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  • This is the day and age as we prepare for this time
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  • That's coming in the future when we as god's people
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  • Ought to be on fire with the gospel of jesus christ.
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