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 All right, well, we are back in 2 Timothy this morning

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 as we take time to open up God's Word together.

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 So if you have your Bible with you, you can open it up to 2 Timothy.

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 And without getting into all the details,

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 my preaching schedule for this book is all mixed up.

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 But it's because Charles and Fred have been gracious to preach in my place

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 a couple of Sundays so that I could focus on the annual conference

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 with the BGC in Calgary and on sorting stuff out with purchasing a home.

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 So we're just going to keep working our way through.

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 We're going to be in chapter 2, verse 8 to 10 this morning.

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 And as much as I would have liked to finish this book by the end of June,

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 we'll just save the last chapter for this fall when I return from sabbatical.

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 If there's one thing that I've learned in my years of being a Christian,

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 it's that rushing through the Word of God doesn't really help us very much.

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 So with that being said, let's pick Paul's words up here in 2 Timothy 2, verse 8.

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 Paul writes,

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 Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David.

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 This is my gospel, for which I am suffering,

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 even to the point of being chained like a criminal.

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 But God's Word is not chained.

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 Therefore, I endure everything for the sake of the elect,

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 that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

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 There's only one imperative in these few verses.

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 One command.

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 What is it?

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 Remember.

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 Remember.

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 Remember Jesus Christ.

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 Why does the Apostle Paul even need to say this to Timothy?

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 The guy who has traveled all over the Mediterranean world with him,

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 countless miles, preaching about Jesus, planting churches.

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 Why does Paul even need to say this to Timothy?

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 He's being treated like a criminal.

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 Because it's all too easy to forget.

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 Remember Jesus Christ.

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 Now, I don't think Timothy's in danger of forgetting Jesus completely or outright.

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 But as we heard in verses 14 to 18,

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 it's all too easy to forget that Jesus is to be our main focus

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 and our main message and our main relationship.

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 It's all too easy to get off track,

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 to get distracted,

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 to get sidetracked into other ideas and teachings.

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 As Paul warned about in verses 14 to 18.

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 And so Paul doesn't hesitate,

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 even to this spiritual leader,

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 Timothy,

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 there in Ephesus,

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 to simply say to him,

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 remember Jesus Christ.

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 Paul's not saying this because Timothy has troubles remembering things,

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 but because Jesus is everything.

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 He's the most important person and reality.

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 And if we deviate from him,

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 if we get sidetracked into something or someone else,

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 we're missing it badly.

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 So remember Jesus Christ.

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 And Paul has really just two things to say about Jesus in this reminder.

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 Two things that he wants Timothy not to forget,

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 not to lose sight of.

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 First thing,

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 he was raised from the dead.

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 Remember Jesus Christ,

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 raised from the dead.

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 And second thing,

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 remember Jesus Christ,

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 descended from David,

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 that he is the Messiah,

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 descended from David.

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 But this is it,

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 he says.

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 This is my gospel.

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 The word gospel means good news.

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 This is my good news,

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 says Paul.

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 It's Jesus Christ,

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 raised from the dead,

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 descended from David.

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 Such a short statement of the gospel here.

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 And yet Paul says,

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 this is my message.

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 This news is why I'm suffering as I am.

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 Even to the point of being chained like a criminal.

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 Do you hear Paul's point here?

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 He's saying,

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 my life is on the line for this,

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 for Jesus,

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 the risen Christ.

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 Nothing matters more.

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 As we'll hear even more from Paul.

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 He's saying,

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 I would gladly die for this truth,

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 this news about Jesus.

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 And let's remember,

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 Paul,

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 he's in chains,

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 like a criminal,

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 but he hasn't done anything wrong.

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 He's suffering,

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 and it's because of his commitment to Jesus.

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 And to proclaiming the good news about Jesus.

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 Paul knows that Jesus is worth dying for.

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 And as we can see here,

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 he takes his faith in Jesus so seriously.

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 Do you?

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 Let's consider these two things about Jesus

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 that God wants to remind us of here.

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 First,

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 he calls Jesus Christ.

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 And says he is descended from David.

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 What's the significance of this?

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 The word Christ

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 comes from the Greek word Christos.

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 And it's the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew word Messiah.

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 Which means anointed one.

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 Contrary to popular notion,

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 Christ is not Jesus' last name.

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 It's actually a title.

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 And Paul makes it very clear

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 that this is what he means

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 when he spells it out.

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 Referring to Jesus.

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 Remember Jesus.

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 Christ descended from David.

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 Descended from David.

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 Who is David?

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 About a thousand years before Jesus came,

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 David was the king of Israel.

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 When David was just a young man,

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 God sent the prophet Samuel

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 to anoint him,

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 to pour oil on his head.

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 And that anointing signified

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 that David was God's choice.

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 It wasn't any man or people

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 that chose David to be the king of Israel.

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 It was God himself.

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 Nobody even suspected that David would be chosen for king.

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 He was the shepherd boy in the family of Jesse,

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 the least of Jesse's sons.

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 And yet we read in 1 Samuel 16

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 about how God specifically chose David

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 and put his spirit upon him.

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 And it's a wonderful account

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 of what God did there

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 in the books of 1 and 2 Samuel.

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 David was opposed fiercely

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 by his father-in-law,

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 Saul, who had the throne at the time.

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 And Saul tried numerous times

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 to murder David,

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 but nothing could stand against

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 God's choice and God's plan.

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 And we read about how God intervened

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 in all kinds of ways

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 to protect David

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 and to end the rule of Saul

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 and to establish David

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 as king over all his people in Israel.

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 God described King David

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 as a man after his own heart.

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 It was David who wrote many of the psalms

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 that we have in the Old Testament,

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 the prayers and poems

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 and songs of worship we find there.

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 And God made a special covenant with David

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 a set of solemn promises.

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 And we read about this

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 in 1 Chronicles 17.

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 And I'm just going to read

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 a portion of Scripture from there.

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 I'm going to take us back

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 into the Old Testament a little bit.

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 And as I read this,

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 I want to encourage you

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 to think about David

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 and how these words apply to David.

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 But also, I want to encourage you

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 to think about how this relates to Jesus,

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 the descendant of David.

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 Reading from 1 Chronicles,

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 chapter 17.

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 After David was settled in his palace,

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 he said to Nathan the prophet,

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 here I am living in a house of cedar

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 while the ark of the covenant of the Lord

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 is under a tent.

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 Nathan replied to David,

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 whatever you have in mind,

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 do it,

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 for God is with you.

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 But that night,

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 the word of God came to Nathan,

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 saying,

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 go and tell my servant David,

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 this is what the Lord says,

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 you are not the one

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 to build me a house

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 to dwell in.

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 I have not dwelt in a house

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 from the day I brought Israel

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 up out of Egypt to this day.

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 I have moved from one tent site

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 to another,

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 from one dwelling place

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 to another,

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 wherever I have moved

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 with all the Israelites.

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 Did I ever say to any of their leaders

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 whom I commanded

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 to shepherd my people,

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 why have you not built me

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 a house of cedar?

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 Now then,

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 tell my servant David,

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 this is what the Lord Almighty says,

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 I took you from the pasture,

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 from tending the flock,

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 and appointed you ruler

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 over my people Israel.

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 I have been with you

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 wherever you have gone,

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 and I have cut off

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 all your enemies

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 from before you.

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 Now I will make your name

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 like the names

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 of the greatest men

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 on earth,

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 and I will provide

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 a place

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 for my people Israel

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 and will plant them

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 so that they can have

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 a home of their own

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 and no longer be disturbed.

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 Wicked people

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 will not oppress them anymore

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 as they did

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 at the beginning

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 and have done

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 ever since the time

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 I appointed leaders

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 over my people Israel.

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 I will also subdue

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 all your enemies.

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 I declare to you

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 that the Lord

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 will build a house

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 for you.

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 When your days are over

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 and you go to be

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 with your ancestors,

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 I will raise up

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 your offspring

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 to succeed you.

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 And I will establish

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 his kingdom.

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 He is the one

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 who will build

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 a house for me,

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 and I will establish

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 his throne forever.

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 forever.

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 I will be his father

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 and he will be

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 my son.

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 I will never take

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 my love away from him

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 as I took it away

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 from your predecessor.

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 I will set him

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 over my house

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 and my kingdom

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 forever.

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 His throne

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 will be established

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 forever.

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 forever.

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 So what did God

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 promise to David

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 all those years ago?

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 Thousand years

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 before Christ came,

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 he promised to raise

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 up the offspring

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 of David

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 to succeed him

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 as king.

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 He promised to

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 establish the kingdom

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 of one of David's sons.

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 He promised to

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 establish the throne

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 of one of his sons

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 forever.

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 And he said

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 that he would be

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 the father of this

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 son of David

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 and that this

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 son of David

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 would be his son.

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 These are the promises

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 God made to king David

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 about a thousand years

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 before Jesus was born.

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 And there's a near

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 and a soon

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 fulfillment

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 to these promises

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 and there is a far

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 and distant future

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 fulfillment

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 to these promises.

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 Yes,

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 God was in these promises

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 referring to David's

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 immediate family.

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 One of your own sons

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 was fulfilled

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 in Solomon.

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 King Solomon.

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 He was the one

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 who built a house

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 for the Lord,

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 the great temple.

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 And so,

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 there was this near

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 and soon fulfillment.

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 But there is also

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 without a doubt

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 a far and distant

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 future fulfillment

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 to these promises.

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 Three times,

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 God used the word

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 forever

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 to refer to this kingdom.

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 The throne

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 that would

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 go on forever.

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 I will establish

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 his throne forever.

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 I will set him

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 over my house

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 and my kingdom

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 forever.

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 His throne

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 will be established

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 forever.

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 How can the throne

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 of Solomon

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 be established

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 forever

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 if Solomon

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 does not live

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 forever

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 but eventually

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 dies?

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 So,

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 even the way

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 that these

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 promises are phrased,

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 there's something

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 more being promised

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 than just one son

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 of David's

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 immediate family

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 to sit on the throne.

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 what's being promised

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 is an enduring

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 kingdom,

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 an everlasting

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 dynasty.

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 So,

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 how would God

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 keep this promise?

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 Well,

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 prior to the coming

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 of Jesus,

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 I mean,

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 we might have expected

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 that God

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 would keep this promise

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 just by ensuring

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 that in every generation

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 there is a descendant

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 of David

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 on the throne

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 of Israel.

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 and for many

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 centuries after

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 David,

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 King David,

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 there was.

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 But as we read

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 the Old Testament

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 history

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 and God's words

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 through the prophets,

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 we begin to see

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 glimpses of how

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 God intended

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 to keep this promise

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 that he made

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 to David

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 in a different way.

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 It starts to become

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 obvious when God

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 deliberately reduces

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 the once great

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 kingdom of David

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 and Solomon

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 by ten tribes

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 and then allows

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 the northern kingdom

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 to be conquered

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 and many of its

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 inhabitants to be

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 led away into exile

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 and then

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 even allows

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 the southern kingdom

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 to be conquered,

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 even Jerusalem

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 to be conquered

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 and its inhabitants

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 led away into

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 captivity

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 and its king

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 removed.

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 And if you read

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 through the prophets,

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 it's quite surprising.

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 Hundreds of years

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 before any of this

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 happened,

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 God was warning

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 the people,

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 he was telling

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 them,

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 I'm going to

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 bring disaster

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 if you keep

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 on this wicked

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 course that you're

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 on,

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 if you do not

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 repent and

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 humble yourselves.

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 And God even

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 spells out in many

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 of these passages

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 in the prophets

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 explicitly what

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 that disaster

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 would be.

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 He takes all

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 the credit

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 for dismantling

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 what remains

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 of the kingdom

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 of Israel

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 and yet at the

00:14:52.139 --> 00:14:52.799
 same time

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 we hear in the

00:14:54.019 --> 00:14:54.620
 prophets him

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 promising to

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 restore it

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 someday

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 and make it

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 the greatest

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 kingdom

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 that this

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 world has

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 ever seen.

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 And so this

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 is why a

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 thousand years

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 after David's

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 kingdom,

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 the Jewish

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 people of

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 Israel had

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 this expectation

00:15:09.480 --> 00:15:10.940
 and anticipation

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 of a coming

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 Messiah,

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 a great king

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 of God's

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 choosing,

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 whom God

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 would use to

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 establish the

00:15:20.159 --> 00:15:20.779
 kingdom again

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 and this time

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 permanently,

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 this time

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 forever.

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 We see this

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 anticipation and

00:15:27.540 --> 00:15:29.160
 expectation all

00:15:29.160 --> 00:15:30.500
 over the

00:15:30.500 --> 00:15:31.440
 gospel accounts

00:15:31.440 --> 00:15:31.879
 in the New

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 Testament.

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 We see it in

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 John chapter 4

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 verse 25 with

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 the woman at the

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 well.

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 I know that

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 Messiah is

00:15:40.040 --> 00:15:41.180
 coming, she

00:15:41.180 --> 00:15:41.500
 said.

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 He will explain

00:15:42.300 --> 00:15:43.340
 everything to us.

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 We see it when

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 she reports back

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 to the town,

00:15:46.980 --> 00:15:47.519
 her encounter

00:15:47.519 --> 00:15:48.100
 with Jesus.

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 Could this be

00:15:49.899 --> 00:15:50.480
 the Messiah?

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 We see it a

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 little later on

00:15:54.199 --> 00:15:54.819
 in the gospel

00:15:54.819 --> 00:15:55.379
 of John.

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 The people are

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 wondering,

00:15:58.240 --> 00:15:58.959
 they're asking

00:15:58.959 --> 00:15:59.539
 the question,

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 have the

00:15:59.959 --> 00:16:00.740
 authorities really

00:16:00.740 --> 00:16:01.459
 concluded that

00:16:01.459 --> 00:16:01.860
 he's the

00:16:01.860 --> 00:16:02.259
 Messiah?

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 When the

00:16:05.579 --> 00:16:06.340
 Messiah comes,

00:16:06.439 --> 00:16:07.100
 will he perform

00:16:07.100 --> 00:16:07.919
 more signs

00:16:07.919 --> 00:16:08.879
 than this man?

00:16:11.840 --> 00:16:12.459
 Some were

00:16:12.459 --> 00:16:13.139
 saying he is

00:16:13.139 --> 00:16:13.659
 the Messiah.

00:16:13.860 --> 00:16:14.240
 Others were

00:16:14.240 --> 00:16:14.720
 saying, well,

00:16:14.779 --> 00:16:15.199
 how can he

00:16:15.199 --> 00:16:15.579
 come from

00:16:15.579 --> 00:16:15.939
 Galilee?

00:16:16.000 --> 00:16:16.199
 They were

00:16:16.199 --> 00:16:16.819
 talking about

00:16:16.819 --> 00:16:17.740
 where he was

00:16:17.740 --> 00:16:18.480
 to come from.

00:16:19.039 --> 00:16:19.500
 Does not

00:16:19.500 --> 00:16:19.940
 the scripture

00:16:19.940 --> 00:16:20.539
 say that

00:16:20.539 --> 00:16:21.139
 the Messiah

00:16:21.139 --> 00:16:21.659
 will come

00:16:21.659 --> 00:16:22.360
 from David's

00:16:22.360 --> 00:16:23.120
 descendants and

00:16:23.120 --> 00:16:23.899
 from Bethlehem,

00:16:23.980 --> 00:16:24.460
 the town where

00:16:24.460 --> 00:16:25.139
 David lived?

00:16:28.200 --> 00:16:29.000
 Even Jesus'

00:16:29.179 --> 00:16:29.620
 opponents,

00:16:31.139 --> 00:16:31.879
 Jesus said,

00:16:32.080 --> 00:16:32.519
 they were

00:16:32.519 --> 00:16:33.220
 expecting the

00:16:33.220 --> 00:16:33.600
 Messiah.

00:16:34.120 --> 00:16:34.480
 They were

00:16:34.480 --> 00:16:34.980
 looking at

00:16:34.980 --> 00:16:35.980
 this promise.

00:16:36.820 --> 00:16:37.139
 He said,

00:16:37.220 --> 00:16:37.600
 why do the

00:16:37.600 --> 00:16:38.039
 teachers of

00:16:38.039 --> 00:16:38.659
 the law say

00:16:38.659 --> 00:16:39.000
 that the

00:16:39.000 --> 00:16:39.659
 Messiah is

00:16:39.659 --> 00:16:40.159
 the son of

00:16:40.159 --> 00:16:40.480
 David?

00:16:42.740 --> 00:16:43.379
 This was

00:16:43.379 --> 00:16:43.899
 what the

00:16:43.899 --> 00:16:44.539
 high priest

00:16:44.539 --> 00:16:45.379
 asked Jesus.

00:16:45.580 --> 00:16:46.039
 Are you

00:16:46.039 --> 00:16:46.639
 the Messiah,

00:16:47.200 --> 00:16:48.460
 the son of

00:16:48.460 --> 00:16:48.879
 the blessed

00:16:48.879 --> 00:16:49.259
 one?

00:16:49.259 --> 00:16:49.960
 looking back

00:16:49.960 --> 00:16:50.399
 on that

00:16:50.399 --> 00:16:51.379
 promise

00:16:51.379 --> 00:16:52.519
 made long

00:16:52.519 --> 00:16:52.879
 ago?

00:16:56.679 --> 00:16:57.399
 Even at

00:16:57.399 --> 00:16:57.679
 Jesus'

00:16:57.860 --> 00:16:58.179
 trial,

00:16:58.740 --> 00:16:59.159
 this was

00:16:59.159 --> 00:16:59.480
 at the

00:16:59.480 --> 00:16:59.779
 center.

00:17:01.279 --> 00:17:01.779
 He

00:17:01.779 --> 00:17:02.139
 opposes

00:17:02.139 --> 00:17:02.759
 payment of

00:17:02.759 --> 00:17:03.360
 taxes to

00:17:03.360 --> 00:17:03.659
 Caesar,

00:17:03.759 --> 00:17:04.180
 the religious

00:17:04.180 --> 00:17:04.879
 leader said,

00:17:04.940 --> 00:17:05.599
 and claims to

00:17:05.599 --> 00:17:06.240
 be Messiah.

00:17:06.900 --> 00:17:07.460
 And what's the

00:17:07.460 --> 00:17:08.220
 significance of

00:17:08.220 --> 00:17:08.519
 that?

00:17:09.000 --> 00:17:09.839
 A king.

00:17:13.480 --> 00:17:14.319
 And even as

00:17:14.319 --> 00:17:15.000
 Jesus hung on

00:17:15.000 --> 00:17:15.500
 the cross,

00:17:15.500 --> 00:17:16.740
 the people

00:17:16.740 --> 00:17:18.579
 jeered and

00:17:18.579 --> 00:17:19.079
 mocked.

00:17:20.059 --> 00:17:20.500
 He saved

00:17:20.500 --> 00:17:20.799
 others,

00:17:20.900 --> 00:17:21.119
 let him

00:17:21.119 --> 00:17:21.819
 save himself

00:17:21.819 --> 00:17:22.400
 if he's

00:17:22.400 --> 00:17:23.400
 God's

00:17:23.400 --> 00:17:23.920
 Messiah,

00:17:24.400 --> 00:17:25.039
 the chosen

00:17:25.039 --> 00:17:25.480
 one.

00:17:25.920 --> 00:17:26.400
 So there

00:17:26.400 --> 00:17:26.900
 was all

00:17:26.900 --> 00:17:27.160
 this

00:17:27.160 --> 00:17:28.019
 anticipation

00:17:28.019 --> 00:17:28.799
 and expectation

00:17:28.799 --> 00:17:30.299
 that a

00:17:30.299 --> 00:17:30.900
 Messiah was

00:17:30.900 --> 00:17:31.220
 coming,

00:17:31.319 --> 00:17:31.920
 a king of

00:17:31.920 --> 00:17:32.660
 God's choosing,

00:17:32.819 --> 00:17:33.240
 the great

00:17:33.240 --> 00:17:33.559
 king,

00:17:33.660 --> 00:17:34.140
 the one who

00:17:34.140 --> 00:17:34.640
 would rule

00:17:34.640 --> 00:17:35.279
 over this

00:17:35.279 --> 00:17:36.079
 kingdom

00:17:36.079 --> 00:17:36.940
 forever.

00:17:36.940 --> 00:17:39.880
 not only

00:17:39.880 --> 00:17:40.279
 do we see

00:17:40.279 --> 00:17:40.920
 the anticipation

00:17:40.920 --> 00:17:41.500
 though,

00:17:42.000 --> 00:17:42.860
 we see all

00:17:42.860 --> 00:17:43.240
 over the

00:17:43.240 --> 00:17:44.100
 gospel accounts

00:17:44.100 --> 00:17:44.660
 that Jesus

00:17:44.660 --> 00:17:45.620
 was and

00:17:45.620 --> 00:17:48.180
 is that

00:17:48.180 --> 00:17:48.640
 Messiah,

00:17:49.100 --> 00:17:49.539
 the king

00:17:49.539 --> 00:17:50.019
 of God's

00:17:50.019 --> 00:17:50.320
 choosing.

00:17:50.460 --> 00:17:50.860
 We see it

00:17:50.860 --> 00:17:51.100
 in the

00:17:51.100 --> 00:17:52.100
 genealogies

00:17:52.100 --> 00:17:54.900
 given in

00:17:54.900 --> 00:17:55.660
 the gospels

00:17:55.660 --> 00:17:56.480
 tracing Jesus'

00:17:56.680 --> 00:17:57.380
 ancestry back

00:17:57.380 --> 00:17:57.860
 to David.

00:17:58.120 --> 00:17:58.799
 We see it

00:17:58.799 --> 00:17:59.420
 confirmed in

00:17:59.420 --> 00:17:59.920
 the census

00:17:59.920 --> 00:18:01.259
 order that

00:18:01.259 --> 00:18:02.299
 moved Mary

00:18:02.299 --> 00:18:02.799
 and Joseph

00:18:02.799 --> 00:18:03.480
 forcing them

00:18:03.480 --> 00:18:03.960
 to go back

00:18:03.960 --> 00:18:04.660
 to Bethlehem

00:18:04.660 --> 00:18:05.340
 to the town

00:18:05.340 --> 00:18:06.039
 of David

00:18:06.039 --> 00:18:07.039
 to register

00:18:07.039 --> 00:18:07.980
 further proving

00:18:07.980 --> 00:18:08.500
 that Jesus

00:18:08.500 --> 00:18:09.319
 was descended

00:18:09.319 --> 00:18:09.960
 from David.

00:18:10.480 --> 00:18:11.359
 We see it

00:18:11.359 --> 00:18:11.819
 at the birth

00:18:11.819 --> 00:18:12.319
 announcements

00:18:12.319 --> 00:18:13.659
 of Christ

00:18:13.659 --> 00:18:15.539
 that were

00:18:15.539 --> 00:18:16.000
 made by

00:18:16.000 --> 00:18:16.740
 the angels.

00:18:18.279 --> 00:18:18.599
 The Lord

00:18:18.599 --> 00:18:19.019
 God will

00:18:19.019 --> 00:18:19.740
 give this

00:18:19.740 --> 00:18:20.379
 child the

00:18:20.379 --> 00:18:20.799
 throne of

00:18:20.799 --> 00:18:21.319
 his father

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 David

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 and he

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 will reign

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 over Jacob's

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 descendants

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 forever.

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 His kingdom

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 will never

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 end.

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 We see it

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 declared by

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 the demons

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 that Jesus

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 drove out

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 of people.

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 Jesus

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 rebuked the

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 demons

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 and wouldn't

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 allow them

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 to speak

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 because they

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 knew he

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 was the

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 Messiah.

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 This was

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 the message

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 that Jesus

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 declared right

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 from the

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 start.

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 The time

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 has come.

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 The kingdom

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 of God

00:18:48.180 --> 00:18:48.680
 has come

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 near.

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 Repent

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 and believe

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 the good

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 news.

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 And we

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 see it

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 declared on

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 the lips

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 of the

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 apostles

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 and disciples

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 who saw

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 the miracles

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 that Jesus

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 was doing

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 and believed.

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 We have

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 found the

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 Messiah

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 that is

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 the

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 Christ.

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 And so

00:19:07.640 --> 00:19:08.299
 this issue

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 of whether

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 Jesus

00:19:09.000 --> 00:19:09.640
 was the

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 Messiah,

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 whether he

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 was God's

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 chosen king

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 for Israel

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 is at the

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 very center

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 of all of

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 it.

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 It was at

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 the very

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 center of

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 what happened

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 during the

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 Passion

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 Week.

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 Remember how

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 Jesus rode

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 into Jerusalem

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 on a donkey

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 in fulfillment

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 of that

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 messianic

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 prophecy in

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 Zechariah

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 to shouts

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 of blessed

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 is the

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 king of

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 Israel?

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 and that

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 he was

00:19:33.000 --> 00:19:33.519
 claiming to

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 be the

00:19:33.799 --> 00:19:34.119
 Messiah

00:19:34.119 --> 00:19:34.539
 was the

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 accusation

00:19:35.339 --> 00:19:36.019
 being made

00:19:36.019 --> 00:19:36.799
 by the

00:19:36.799 --> 00:19:37.139
 religious

00:19:37.139 --> 00:19:37.659
 leaders

00:19:37.659 --> 00:19:39.419
 after his

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 arrest.

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 It was the

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 question

00:19:41.619 --> 00:19:42.439
 Pilate asked,

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 are you

00:19:43.039 --> 00:19:43.619
 the king

00:19:43.619 --> 00:19:44.419
 of the

00:19:44.419 --> 00:19:44.799
 Jews?

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 It was the

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 thing written

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 on the sign

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 over his

00:19:47.539 --> 00:19:48.019
 head on the

00:19:48.019 --> 00:19:48.319
 cross.

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 This is

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 Jesus,

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 the king

00:19:51.179 --> 00:19:52.059
 of the

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 Jews,

00:19:52.479 --> 00:19:52.779
 to which

00:19:52.779 --> 00:19:53.379
 the religious

00:19:53.379 --> 00:19:53.899
 leaders

00:19:53.899 --> 00:19:55.419
 took issue.

00:19:56.519 --> 00:19:56.819
 No,

00:19:56.959 --> 00:19:57.399
 write that

00:19:57.399 --> 00:19:57.939
 he only

00:19:57.939 --> 00:19:58.539
 claimed to

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 be the

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 king of

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 the Jews.

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 This was

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 even

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 symbolized

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 in the

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 crown of

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 thorns

00:20:04.199 --> 00:20:04.579
 that was

00:20:04.579 --> 00:20:04.939
 put on

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 his head

00:20:05.439 --> 00:20:06.599
 and the

00:20:06.599 --> 00:20:07.219
 purple robe

00:20:07.219 --> 00:20:07.539
 that they

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 gave him

00:20:07.959 --> 00:20:08.419
 to wear

00:20:08.419 --> 00:20:08.959
 as they

00:20:08.959 --> 00:20:09.539
 mocked him.

00:20:10.819 --> 00:20:11.579
 And that

00:20:11.579 --> 00:20:12.199
 Jesus was

00:20:12.199 --> 00:20:12.819
 the Messiah,

00:20:13.739 --> 00:20:14.559
 the Christ,

00:20:14.919 --> 00:20:15.479
 the son of

00:20:15.479 --> 00:20:15.879
 David,

00:20:16.219 --> 00:20:16.939
 was confirmed

00:20:16.939 --> 00:20:17.679
 three days

00:20:17.679 --> 00:20:18.199
 after he

00:20:18.199 --> 00:20:19.619
 died when

00:20:19.619 --> 00:20:20.599
 God raised

00:20:20.599 --> 00:20:21.099
 him back

00:20:21.099 --> 00:20:21.639
 to life

00:20:21.639 --> 00:20:22.439
 from the

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 dead.

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 It was

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 confirmed

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 again 40

00:20:26.039 --> 00:20:26.579
 days later

00:20:26.579 --> 00:20:27.039
 when God

00:20:27.039 --> 00:20:27.539
 took him

00:20:27.539 --> 00:20:27.979
 up to

00:20:27.979 --> 00:20:28.299
 heaven

00:20:28.299 --> 00:20:30.000
 right before

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 the eyes

00:20:30.400 --> 00:20:30.680
 of his

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 followers

00:20:31.079 --> 00:20:31.640
 to sit

00:20:31.640 --> 00:20:31.960
 on

00:20:31.960 --> 00:20:32.460
 heaven's

00:20:32.460 --> 00:20:32.720
 throne.

00:20:34.640 --> 00:20:35.279
 This

00:20:35.279 --> 00:20:35.740
 theme

00:20:35.740 --> 00:20:36.460
 of Jesus

00:20:36.460 --> 00:20:37.359
 as Christ,

00:20:37.619 --> 00:20:38.680
 as Messiah,

00:20:38.880 --> 00:20:39.539
 as king,

00:20:40.079 --> 00:20:40.900
 is one of the

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 central themes

00:20:41.660 --> 00:20:42.559
 of the entire

00:20:42.559 --> 00:20:42.960
 Bible.

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 You can trace

00:20:44.680 --> 00:20:45.480
 it right from

00:20:45.480 --> 00:20:46.460
 Genesis all

00:20:46.460 --> 00:20:47.099
 the way through

00:20:47.099 --> 00:20:48.160
 to Revelation.

00:20:48.740 --> 00:20:49.140
 God was

00:20:49.140 --> 00:20:49.839
 hinting at it.

00:20:50.079 --> 00:20:50.400
 He was

00:20:50.400 --> 00:20:51.140
 foretelling it.

00:20:51.400 --> 00:20:51.980
 He was making

00:20:51.980 --> 00:20:53.019
 promises about it.

00:20:53.200 --> 00:20:53.640
 He made a

00:20:53.640 --> 00:20:55.259
 covenant about it

00:20:55.259 --> 00:20:56.359
 for generations,

00:20:56.359 --> 00:20:58.259
 adding more

00:20:58.259 --> 00:20:58.599
 and more

00:20:58.599 --> 00:20:59.359
 details as

00:20:59.359 --> 00:20:59.699
 to what

00:20:59.699 --> 00:21:00.099
 this is

00:21:00.099 --> 00:21:00.500
 going to

00:21:00.500 --> 00:21:00.939
 add up

00:21:00.939 --> 00:21:01.279
 to and

00:21:01.279 --> 00:21:01.779
 look like.

00:21:02.179 --> 00:21:02.559
 And then

00:21:02.559 --> 00:21:03.199
 in the

00:21:03.199 --> 00:21:03.779
 New Testament

00:21:03.779 --> 00:21:04.639
 we read

00:21:04.639 --> 00:21:04.899
 of how

00:21:04.899 --> 00:21:05.359
 he began

00:21:05.359 --> 00:21:05.819
 fulfilling

00:21:05.819 --> 00:21:06.159
 it,

00:21:06.859 --> 00:21:07.319
 that the

00:21:07.319 --> 00:21:07.899
 first coming

00:21:07.899 --> 00:21:08.819
 of Jesus

00:21:08.819 --> 00:21:10.399
 2,000

00:21:10.399 --> 00:21:10.879
 years ago

00:21:10.879 --> 00:21:11.139
 in the

00:21:11.139 --> 00:21:11.799
 first century

00:21:11.799 --> 00:21:14.019
 and this

00:21:14.019 --> 00:21:14.500
 forever

00:21:14.500 --> 00:21:15.199
 kingdom

00:21:15.199 --> 00:21:16.459
 will reach

00:21:16.459 --> 00:21:17.379
 its ultimate

00:21:17.379 --> 00:21:18.039
 climax

00:21:18.039 --> 00:21:19.679
 when Jesus

00:21:19.679 --> 00:21:21.019
 the king

00:21:21.019 --> 00:21:21.959
 returns

00:21:21.960 --> 00:21:23.579
 to rule

00:21:23.579 --> 00:21:24.420
 and reign

00:21:24.420 --> 00:21:25.819
 right here

00:21:25.819 --> 00:21:26.319
 on earth

00:21:26.319 --> 00:21:27.500
 someday

00:21:27.500 --> 00:21:27.860
 in the

00:21:27.860 --> 00:21:28.180
 future.

00:21:30.180 --> 00:21:31.079
 It may

00:21:31.079 --> 00:21:31.539
 seem

00:21:31.539 --> 00:21:32.700
 like Paul

00:21:32.700 --> 00:21:33.220
 is not

00:21:33.220 --> 00:21:33.680
 saying a

00:21:33.680 --> 00:21:34.039
 whole lot

00:21:34.039 --> 00:21:34.620
 about Jesus

00:21:34.620 --> 00:21:35.059
 here

00:21:35.059 --> 00:21:35.759
 when he

00:21:35.759 --> 00:21:36.079
 says

00:21:36.079 --> 00:21:36.779
 remember

00:21:36.779 --> 00:21:37.200
 Jesus

00:21:37.200 --> 00:21:37.799
 Christ

00:21:37.799 --> 00:21:39.200
 descended

00:21:39.200 --> 00:21:39.880
 from David

00:21:39.880 --> 00:21:41.299
 but actually

00:21:41.299 --> 00:21:41.799
 he's saying

00:21:41.799 --> 00:21:42.460
 so much

00:21:42.460 --> 00:21:43.840
 about Jesus.

00:21:44.120 --> 00:21:44.559
 He's saying

00:21:44.559 --> 00:21:45.259
 yes,

00:21:45.500 --> 00:21:46.400
 he is the

00:21:46.400 --> 00:21:46.799
 king of

00:21:46.799 --> 00:21:47.220
 God's

00:21:47.220 --> 00:21:47.559
 choosing

00:21:47.559 --> 00:21:48.100
 not just

00:21:48.100 --> 00:21:48.740
 for Israel

00:21:48.740 --> 00:21:49.500
 but for

00:21:49.500 --> 00:21:49.960
 the whole

00:21:49.960 --> 00:21:50.480
 world

00:21:50.480 --> 00:21:51.840
 forever

00:21:51.839 --> 00:21:53.439
 he is

00:21:53.439 --> 00:21:53.659
 that

00:21:53.659 --> 00:21:53.899
 king

00:21:53.899 --> 00:21:54.079
 of

00:21:54.079 --> 00:21:54.519
 kings

00:21:54.519 --> 00:21:55.480
 the

00:21:55.480 --> 00:21:55.819
 forever

00:21:55.819 --> 00:21:56.259
 ruler

00:21:56.259 --> 00:21:56.980
 of

00:21:56.980 --> 00:21:57.480
 earth's

00:21:57.480 --> 00:21:58.099
 last

00:21:58.099 --> 00:21:58.539
 kingdom

00:21:58.539 --> 00:22:01.220
 the

00:22:01.220 --> 00:22:01.500
 kingdom

00:22:01.500 --> 00:22:01.740
 of

00:22:01.740 --> 00:22:02.079
 God

00:22:02.079 --> 00:22:04.759
 who

00:22:04.759 --> 00:22:04.859
 would

00:22:04.859 --> 00:22:04.959
 have

00:22:04.959 --> 00:22:05.179
 thought

00:22:05.179 --> 00:22:05.419
 that

00:22:05.419 --> 00:22:05.799
 God's

00:22:05.799 --> 00:22:06.220
 plan

00:22:06.220 --> 00:22:07.720
 was to

00:22:07.720 --> 00:22:07.939
 keep

00:22:07.939 --> 00:22:08.179
 this

00:22:08.179 --> 00:22:08.799
 millennia's

00:22:08.799 --> 00:22:09.139
 old

00:22:09.139 --> 00:22:09.759
 promise

00:22:09.759 --> 00:22:11.240
 made

00:22:11.240 --> 00:22:11.439
 to

00:22:11.439 --> 00:22:11.779
 David

00:22:11.779 --> 00:22:12.459
 not

00:22:12.459 --> 00:22:12.919
 by an

00:22:12.919 --> 00:22:13.740
 unbroken

00:22:13.740 --> 00:22:14.419
 succession

00:22:14.419 --> 00:22:15.079
 of

00:22:15.079 --> 00:22:15.459
 kings

00:22:15.459 --> 00:22:16.339
 but

00:22:16.339 --> 00:22:17.099
 by one

00:22:17.099 --> 00:22:17.759
 flesh

00:22:17.759 --> 00:22:17.959
 and

00:22:17.959 --> 00:22:18.179
 blood

00:22:18.179 --> 00:22:18.879
 descendant

00:22:18.879 --> 00:22:19.059
 of

00:22:19.059 --> 00:22:19.419
 David

00:22:19.419 --> 00:22:20.740
 who

00:22:20.740 --> 00:22:20.919
 was

00:22:20.919 --> 00:22:21.220
 God

00:22:21.220 --> 00:22:21.759
 himself

00:22:21.759 --> 00:22:23.379
 born

00:22:23.379 --> 00:22:23.660
 into

00:22:23.660 --> 00:22:23.900
 our

00:22:23.900 --> 00:22:24.299
 world

00:22:24.299 --> 00:22:25.180
 to

00:22:25.180 --> 00:22:25.559
 live

00:22:25.559 --> 00:22:26.819
 to

00:22:26.819 --> 00:22:27.220
 die

00:22:27.220 --> 00:22:28.619
 to

00:22:28.619 --> 00:22:28.799
 be

00:22:28.799 --> 00:22:29.119
 raised

00:22:29.119 --> 00:22:29.339
 to

00:22:29.339 --> 00:22:29.680
 life

00:22:29.680 --> 00:22:31.539
 and

00:22:31.539 --> 00:22:31.700
 as

00:22:31.700 --> 00:22:31.920
 both

00:22:31.920 --> 00:22:32.220
 God

00:22:32.220 --> 00:22:32.400
 and

00:22:32.400 --> 00:22:32.599
 man

00:22:32.599 --> 00:22:32.799
 to

00:22:32.799 --> 00:22:33.019
 live

00:22:33.019 --> 00:22:33.460
 forever

00:22:33.460 --> 00:22:34.839
 and

00:22:34.839 --> 00:22:35.079
 so

00:22:35.079 --> 00:22:35.299
 to

00:22:35.299 --> 00:22:35.519
 reign

00:22:35.519 --> 00:22:36.000
 forever

00:22:36.000 --> 00:22:37.000
 when

00:22:37.000 --> 00:22:37.160
 he

00:22:37.160 --> 00:22:37.420
 comes

00:22:37.420 --> 00:22:37.839
 back

00:22:37.839 --> 00:22:39.720
 sometimes

00:22:39.720 --> 00:22:40.119
 in the

00:22:40.119 --> 00:22:40.339
 church

00:22:40.339 --> 00:22:40.519
 we

00:22:40.519 --> 00:22:40.859
 neglect

00:22:40.859 --> 00:22:41.140
 this

00:22:41.140 --> 00:22:41.359
 part

00:22:41.359 --> 00:22:41.460
 of

00:22:41.460 --> 00:22:41.579
 the

00:22:41.579 --> 00:22:41.980
 gospel

00:22:41.980 --> 00:22:43.339
 you

00:22:43.339 --> 00:22:43.440
 know

00:22:43.440 --> 00:22:43.599
 the

00:22:43.599 --> 00:22:44.019
 atonement

00:22:44.019 --> 00:22:44.420
 part

00:22:44.420 --> 00:22:46.480
 the

00:22:46.480 --> 00:22:46.660
 part

00:22:46.660 --> 00:22:46.900
 about

00:22:46.900 --> 00:22:47.160
 Jesus

00:22:47.160 --> 00:22:47.539
 dying

00:22:47.539 --> 00:22:47.680
 on

00:22:47.680 --> 00:22:47.819
 the

00:22:47.819 --> 00:22:48.180
 cross

00:22:48.180 --> 00:22:48.460
 for

00:22:48.460 --> 00:22:48.920
 forgiveness

00:22:48.920 --> 00:22:49.180
 of

00:22:49.180 --> 00:22:49.340
 our

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 sins

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 it

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 makes

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 sense

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 to

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 us

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 we're

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 comfortable

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 with

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 that

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 Jesus

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 is

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 our

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 savior

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 it

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 makes

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 sense

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 but

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 Jesus

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 as

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 Christ

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 Jesus

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 is

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 king

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 as

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 our

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 messiah

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 of a

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 kingdom

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 that is

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 still

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 coming

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 this

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 can be

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 difficult

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 to relate

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 to in

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 our

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 modern

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 times

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 and in

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 our

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 different

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 culture

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 but

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 this

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 too

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 is

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 no

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 less

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 the

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 good

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 news

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 of

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 Jesus

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 than

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 the

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 part

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 about

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 our

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 forgiveness

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 remember

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 Jesus

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 Christ

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 raised

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 from

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 the

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 dead

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 descended

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 from

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 David

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 this

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 is

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 my

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 gospel

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 we're

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 not

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 called

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 to

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 follow

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 an

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 idea

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 or

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 just

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 some

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 historical

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 person

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 we're

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 called

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 to

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 believe

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 and

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 follow

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 and

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 pledge

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 allegiance

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 to

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 the

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 greatest

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 king

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 that

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 this

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 world

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 has

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 ever

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 seen

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 who

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 is

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 coming

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 back

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 soon

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 to

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 rule

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 and

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 to

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 reign

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 we're

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 called

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 to

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 follow

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 the

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 man

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 who

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 right

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 now

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 is

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 seated

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 on

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 heaven's

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 throne

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 at

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 the

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 right

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 hand

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 of

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 the

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 father

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 waiting

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 until

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 that

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 day

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 when

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 he

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 will

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 ride

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 down

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 as

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 king

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 and

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 take

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 up

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 his

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 seat

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 on

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 his

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 earthly

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 throne

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 and

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 show

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 this

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 world

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 what

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 real

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 righteous

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 leadership

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 and

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 government

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 looks

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 like

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 what

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 did

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 the

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 prophet

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 Isaiah

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 say

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 nearly

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 2,500

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 years

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 ago

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 Isaiah

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 9

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 verse

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 6

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 and

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 7

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 for

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 to

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 us

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 a

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 child

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 is

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 born

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 to

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 us

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 a

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 son

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 is

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 given

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 and

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 the

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 government

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 will

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 be

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 on

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 his

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 shoulders

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 and

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 he

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 will

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 be

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 called

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 wonderful

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 counselor

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 mighty

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 God

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 everlasting

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 father

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 prince

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 of

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 peace

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 of

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 the

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 greatness

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 of

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 his

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 government

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 and

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 peace

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 there

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 will

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 be

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 no

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 end

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 he

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 will

00:24:44.360 --> 00:24:44.680
 reign

00:24:44.680 --> 00:24:44.940
 on

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 David's

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 throne

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 and

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 over

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 his

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 kingdom

00:24:47.080 --> 00:24:48.019
 establishing

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 and

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 upholding

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 it

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 with

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 justice

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 and

00:24:50.059 --> 00:24:50.559
 righteousness

00:24:50.559 --> 00:24:50.960
 from

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 that

00:24:51.380 --> 00:24:51.759
 time

00:24:51.759 --> 00:24:52.160
 on

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 and

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 forever

00:24:53.360 --> 00:24:54.600
 the

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 zeal

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 of

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 the

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 Lord

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 almighty

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 will

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 accomplish

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 this

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 Jesus

00:25:01.200 --> 00:25:01.819
 is a

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 king

00:25:02.120 --> 00:25:02.819
 worth

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 living

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 for

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 and

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 as

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 we

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 hear

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 now

00:25:06.580 --> 00:25:07.080
 in

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 the

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 words

00:25:07.399 --> 00:25:07.579
 of

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 Paul

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 Jesus

00:25:08.740 --> 00:25:09.019
 is

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 a

00:25:09.179 --> 00:25:09.460
 king

00:25:09.460 --> 00:25:10.059
 worth

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 dying

00:25:10.439 --> 00:25:10.799
 for

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 let's

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 look

00:25:14.599 --> 00:25:14.720
 for

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 just a

00:25:15.059 --> 00:25:15.240
 moment

00:25:15.240 --> 00:25:15.419
 at

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 this

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 second

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 thing

00:25:16.179 --> 00:25:16.379
 that

00:25:16.379 --> 00:25:16.559
 Paul

00:25:16.559 --> 00:25:16.960
 says

00:25:16.960 --> 00:25:17.339
 about

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 Jesus

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 here

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 he

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 says

00:25:19.319 --> 00:25:19.740
 remember

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 Jesus

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 Christ

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 raised

00:25:21.379 --> 00:25:21.619
 from

00:25:21.619 --> 00:25:21.799
 the

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 dead

00:25:22.099 --> 00:25:24.159
 raised

00:25:24.159 --> 00:25:24.399
 from

00:25:24.399 --> 00:25:24.579
 the

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 dead

00:25:24.859 --> 00:25:28.019
 why

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 didn't

00:25:28.259 --> 00:25:28.439
 Paul

00:25:28.439 --> 00:25:28.639
 say

00:25:28.639 --> 00:25:29.059
 remember

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 Jesus

00:25:29.460 --> 00:25:29.939
 Christ

00:25:29.939 --> 00:25:30.779
 crucified

00:25:30.779 --> 00:25:31.579
 on

00:25:31.579 --> 00:25:31.720
 the

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 cross

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 in

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 fact

00:25:34.000 --> 00:25:34.139
 to

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 the

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 Corinthians

00:25:34.619 --> 00:25:35.059
 Paul

00:25:35.059 --> 00:25:35.379
 summed

00:25:35.379 --> 00:25:35.619
 up the

00:25:35.619 --> 00:25:35.779
 good

00:25:35.779 --> 00:25:36.000
 news

00:25:36.000 --> 00:25:36.159
 with

00:25:36.159 --> 00:25:36.319
 that

00:25:36.319 --> 00:25:36.579
 very

00:25:36.579 --> 00:25:37.000
 language

00:25:37.000 --> 00:25:37.259
 he

00:25:37.259 --> 00:25:37.500
 said

00:25:37.500 --> 00:25:37.899
 the

00:25:37.899 --> 00:25:38.439
 message

00:25:38.439 --> 00:25:38.679
 we

00:25:38.679 --> 00:25:39.000
 preach

00:25:39.000 --> 00:25:39.179
 is

00:25:39.179 --> 00:25:39.639
 Christ

00:25:39.639 --> 00:25:40.319
 crucified

00:25:40.319 --> 00:25:41.639
 but

00:25:41.639 --> 00:25:42.319
 here

00:25:42.319 --> 00:25:42.980
 in

00:25:42.980 --> 00:25:43.359
 Paul's

00:25:43.359 --> 00:25:43.599
 summary

00:25:43.599 --> 00:25:43.939
 of the

00:25:43.939 --> 00:25:44.299
 gospel

00:25:44.299 --> 00:25:45.119
 to

00:25:45.119 --> 00:25:45.500
 Timothy

00:25:45.500 --> 00:25:45.799
 there's

00:25:45.799 --> 00:25:46.199
 no mention

00:25:46.199 --> 00:25:46.460
 of the

00:25:46.460 --> 00:25:46.740
 cross

00:25:46.740 --> 00:25:47.339
 whatsoever

00:25:47.339 --> 00:25:48.480
 it's

00:25:48.480 --> 00:25:48.779
 Jesus

00:25:48.779 --> 00:25:49.319
 Christ

00:25:49.319 --> 00:25:50.500
 raised

00:25:50.500 --> 00:25:51.000
 from

00:25:51.000 --> 00:25:51.179
 the

00:25:51.179 --> 00:25:51.460
 dead

00:25:51.460 --> 00:25:52.319
 why

00:25:52.319 --> 00:25:52.519
 does

00:25:52.519 --> 00:25:52.740
 Paul

00:25:52.740 --> 00:25:53.039
 choose

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 to

00:25:53.199 --> 00:25:53.399
 so

00:25:53.399 --> 00:25:53.799
 emphasize

00:25:53.799 --> 00:25:54.339
 this

00:25:54.339 --> 00:25:55.079
 particular

00:25:55.079 --> 00:25:55.539
 gospel

00:25:55.539 --> 00:25:55.980
 truth

00:25:55.980 --> 00:25:56.220
 that

00:25:56.220 --> 00:25:56.539
 Jesus

00:25:56.539 --> 00:25:57.339
 rose

00:25:57.339 --> 00:25:57.559
 from

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 the

00:25:57.740 --> 00:25:58.000
 dead

00:25:58.000 --> 00:25:58.819
 in

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 this

00:25:59.039 --> 00:25:59.319
 letter

00:25:59.319 --> 00:26:00.899
 and

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 I

00:26:01.019 --> 00:26:01.159
 think

00:26:01.159 --> 00:26:01.259
 it

00:26:01.259 --> 00:26:01.439
 has

00:26:01.439 --> 00:26:01.919
 everything

00:26:01.919 --> 00:26:02.179
 to

00:26:02.179 --> 00:26:02.460
 do

00:26:02.460 --> 00:26:03.159
 with

00:26:03.159 --> 00:26:03.539
 Paul's

00:26:03.539 --> 00:26:04.079
 situation

00:26:04.079 --> 00:26:04.399
 right

00:26:04.399 --> 00:26:04.699
 now

00:26:04.700 --> 00:26:06.720
 he's

00:26:06.720 --> 00:26:07.019
 at the

00:26:07.019 --> 00:26:07.319
 end

00:26:07.319 --> 00:26:08.880
 he's

00:26:08.880 --> 00:26:09.059
 on

00:26:09.059 --> 00:26:09.279
 death

00:26:09.279 --> 00:26:09.559
 row

00:26:09.559 --> 00:26:11.900
 he is

00:26:11.900 --> 00:26:12.080
 soon

00:26:12.080 --> 00:26:12.279
 to

00:26:12.279 --> 00:26:12.539
 die

00:26:12.539 --> 00:26:14.160
 and so

00:26:14.160 --> 00:26:14.420
 what's

00:26:14.420 --> 00:26:14.539
 the

00:26:14.539 --> 00:26:14.799
 remedy

00:26:14.799 --> 00:26:15.080
 to

00:26:15.080 --> 00:26:15.360
 that

00:26:15.360 --> 00:26:17.420
 it's

00:26:17.420 --> 00:26:17.580
 the

00:26:17.580 --> 00:26:18.059
 resurrection

00:26:18.059 --> 00:26:18.400
 of

00:26:18.400 --> 00:26:18.720
 Jesus

00:26:18.720 --> 00:26:19.840
 from

00:26:19.840 --> 00:26:20.000
 the

00:26:20.000 --> 00:26:20.279
 dead

00:26:20.279 --> 00:26:21.039
 it's

00:26:21.039 --> 00:26:21.480
 Jesus

00:26:21.480 --> 00:26:22.039
 promise

00:26:22.039 --> 00:26:23.039
 to give

00:26:23.039 --> 00:26:23.480
 eternal

00:26:23.480 --> 00:26:23.960
 life

00:26:23.960 --> 00:26:24.700
 in the

00:26:24.700 --> 00:26:25.019
 same

00:26:25.019 --> 00:26:25.440
 manner

00:26:25.440 --> 00:26:27.880
 to all

00:26:27.880 --> 00:26:28.340
 who believe

00:26:28.340 --> 00:26:28.680
 in his

00:26:28.680 --> 00:26:28.980
 name

00:26:28.980 --> 00:26:30.940
 the

00:26:30.940 --> 00:26:31.400
 resurrection

00:26:31.400 --> 00:26:31.680
 of

00:26:31.680 --> 00:26:31.940
 Jesus

00:26:31.940 --> 00:26:32.200
 has

00:26:32.200 --> 00:26:32.539
 become

00:26:32.539 --> 00:26:33.160
 exceedingly

00:26:33.160 --> 00:26:33.620
 precious

00:26:33.620 --> 00:26:33.980
 to

00:26:33.980 --> 00:26:34.220
 Paul

00:26:34.220 --> 00:26:34.640
 because

00:26:34.640 --> 00:26:35.220
 it

00:26:35.220 --> 00:26:35.559
 is

00:26:35.559 --> 00:26:35.759
 the

00:26:35.759 --> 00:26:36.160
 guarantee

00:26:36.160 --> 00:26:36.539
 that

00:26:36.539 --> 00:26:36.940
 Jesus

00:26:36.940 --> 00:26:37.240
 who

00:26:37.240 --> 00:26:37.700
 promised

00:26:37.700 --> 00:26:38.019
 this

00:26:38.019 --> 00:26:38.880
 everlasting

00:26:38.880 --> 00:26:39.380
 life

00:26:39.380 --> 00:26:39.599
 this

00:26:39.599 --> 00:26:40.220
 resurrection

00:26:40.220 --> 00:26:40.740
 to his

00:26:40.740 --> 00:26:41.140
 followers

00:26:41.140 --> 00:26:42.019
 can actually

00:26:42.019 --> 00:26:42.759
 deliver it

00:26:42.759 --> 00:26:45.099
 and

00:26:45.099 --> 00:26:45.319
 without

00:26:45.319 --> 00:26:45.519
 the

00:26:45.519 --> 00:26:45.900
 resurrection

00:26:45.900 --> 00:26:46.200
 of

00:26:46.200 --> 00:26:46.519
 Jesus

00:26:46.519 --> 00:26:47.900
 I

00:26:47.900 --> 00:26:48.000
 mean

00:26:48.000 --> 00:26:48.160
 what

00:26:48.160 --> 00:26:48.380
 kind

00:26:48.380 --> 00:26:48.519
 of

00:26:48.519 --> 00:26:48.759
 kingdom

00:26:48.759 --> 00:26:49.000
 would

00:26:49.000 --> 00:26:49.180
 this

00:26:49.180 --> 00:26:49.480
 be

00:26:49.480 --> 00:26:51.759
 the

00:26:51.759 --> 00:26:52.160
 promise

00:26:52.160 --> 00:26:52.460
 of the

00:26:52.460 --> 00:26:52.759
 forever

00:26:52.759 --> 00:26:53.220
 kingdom

00:26:53.220 --> 00:26:53.660
 and all

00:26:53.660 --> 00:26:53.860
 its

00:26:53.860 --> 00:26:54.240
 goodness

00:26:54.240 --> 00:26:54.700
 and all

00:26:54.700 --> 00:26:54.960
 of its

00:26:54.960 --> 00:26:55.519
 blessings

00:26:55.519 --> 00:26:56.460
 rests

00:26:56.460 --> 00:26:56.920
 on the

00:26:56.920 --> 00:26:57.259
 shoulders

00:26:57.259 --> 00:26:57.720
 of the

00:26:57.720 --> 00:26:58.039
 forever

00:26:58.039 --> 00:26:58.519
 king

00:26:58.519 --> 00:26:59.299
 who

00:26:59.299 --> 00:26:59.740
 defeated

00:26:59.740 --> 00:27:00.180
 death

00:27:00.180 --> 00:27:01.220
 and rose

00:27:01.220 --> 00:27:01.779
 to life

00:27:01.779 --> 00:27:02.200
 and will

00:27:02.200 --> 00:27:02.480
 ever

00:27:02.480 --> 00:27:02.859
 live

00:27:02.859 --> 00:27:04.180
 to reign

00:27:04.180 --> 00:27:04.420
 over

00:27:04.420 --> 00:27:04.759
 this

00:27:04.759 --> 00:27:05.240
 kingdom

00:27:05.240 --> 00:27:05.680
 of

00:27:05.680 --> 00:27:06.039
 God

00:27:06.039 --> 00:27:08.379
 and so

00:27:08.379 --> 00:27:08.700
 these

00:27:08.700 --> 00:27:09.139
 are the

00:27:09.139 --> 00:27:09.460
 two

00:27:09.460 --> 00:27:10.619
 precious

00:27:10.619 --> 00:27:11.220
 realities

00:27:11.220 --> 00:27:12.259
 of the

00:27:12.259 --> 00:27:12.559
 gospel

00:27:12.559 --> 00:27:13.059
 that Paul

00:27:13.059 --> 00:27:13.559
 wants to

00:27:13.559 --> 00:27:13.960
 remind

00:27:13.960 --> 00:27:14.420
 Timothy

00:27:14.420 --> 00:27:14.740
 of

00:27:14.740 --> 00:27:15.539
 near the

00:27:15.539 --> 00:27:15.799
 end

00:27:15.799 --> 00:27:16.139
 of his

00:27:16.139 --> 00:27:16.519
 life

00:27:16.519 --> 00:27:17.400
 Jesus

00:27:17.400 --> 00:27:18.039
 conquered

00:27:18.039 --> 00:27:18.559
 death

00:27:18.559 --> 00:27:21.680
 he is

00:27:21.680 --> 00:27:21.859
 the

00:27:21.859 --> 00:27:22.079
 long

00:27:22.079 --> 00:27:22.500
 awaited

00:27:22.500 --> 00:27:22.819
 king

00:27:22.819 --> 00:27:23.480
 of

00:27:23.480 --> 00:27:23.900
 God's

00:27:23.900 --> 00:27:24.299
 choosing

00:27:24.299 --> 00:27:25.339
 to

00:27:25.339 --> 00:27:25.680
 fulfill

00:27:25.680 --> 00:27:26.240
 all the

00:27:26.240 --> 00:27:26.440
 good

00:27:26.440 --> 00:27:26.879
 promises

00:27:26.879 --> 00:27:27.220
 God

00:27:27.220 --> 00:27:27.440
 has

00:27:27.440 --> 00:27:27.660
 made

00:27:27.660 --> 00:27:27.940
 this

00:27:27.940 --> 00:27:28.120
 is

00:27:28.120 --> 00:27:28.380
 why

00:27:28.380 --> 00:27:28.580
 I'm

00:27:28.580 --> 00:27:29.060
 suffering

00:27:29.060 --> 00:27:29.300
 as

00:27:29.300 --> 00:27:29.460
 I

00:27:29.460 --> 00:27:29.740
 am

00:27:29.740 --> 00:27:30.680
 even

00:27:30.680 --> 00:27:30.840
 to

00:27:30.840 --> 00:27:31.000
 the

00:27:31.000 --> 00:27:31.220
 point

00:27:31.220 --> 00:27:31.340
 of

00:27:31.340 --> 00:27:31.519
 being

00:27:31.519 --> 00:27:31.900
 chained

00:27:31.900 --> 00:27:32.100
 like

00:27:32.100 --> 00:27:32.259
 a

00:27:32.259 --> 00:27:32.640
 criminal

00:27:32.640 --> 00:27:35.960
 but

00:27:35.960 --> 00:27:36.400
 God's

00:27:36.400 --> 00:27:36.640
 word

00:27:36.640 --> 00:27:36.820
 is

00:27:36.820 --> 00:27:37.180
 not

00:27:37.180 --> 00:27:37.759
 chained

00:27:37.759 --> 00:27:38.380
 he

00:27:38.380 --> 00:27:38.779
 says

00:27:38.779 --> 00:27:39.660
 they

00:27:39.660 --> 00:27:39.860
 may

00:27:39.860 --> 00:27:39.980
 be

00:27:39.980 --> 00:27:40.160
 able

00:27:40.160 --> 00:27:40.360
 to

00:27:40.360 --> 00:27:40.580
 tie

00:27:40.580 --> 00:27:40.800
 me

00:27:40.800 --> 00:27:41.080
 down

00:27:41.080 --> 00:27:41.259
 and

00:27:41.259 --> 00:27:41.660
 restrain

00:27:41.660 --> 00:27:41.920
 me

00:27:41.920 --> 00:27:42.100
 but

00:27:42.100 --> 00:27:42.320
 they

00:27:42.320 --> 00:27:42.680
 can't

00:27:42.680 --> 00:27:43.240
 restrain

00:27:43.240 --> 00:27:43.860
 the

00:27:43.860 --> 00:27:44.340
 gospel

00:27:44.340 --> 00:27:44.820
 message

00:27:44.820 --> 00:27:45.160
 about

00:27:45.160 --> 00:27:45.519
 Jesus

00:27:45.519 --> 00:27:45.800
 our

00:27:45.800 --> 00:27:46.140
 Lord

00:27:46.140 --> 00:27:46.960
 it's

00:27:46.960 --> 00:27:47.100
 going

00:27:47.100 --> 00:27:47.259
 to

00:27:47.259 --> 00:27:47.700
 spread

00:27:47.700 --> 00:27:48.180
 and

00:27:48.180 --> 00:27:48.360
 it

00:27:48.360 --> 00:27:48.660
 cannot

00:27:48.660 --> 00:27:48.920
 be

00:27:48.920 --> 00:27:49.340
 stopped

00:27:49.340 --> 00:27:52.140
 verse

00:27:52.140 --> 00:27:52.500
 10

00:27:52.500 --> 00:27:55.440
 therefore

00:27:55.440 --> 00:27:55.859
 I

00:27:55.859 --> 00:27:56.160
 endure

00:27:56.160 --> 00:27:56.720
 everything

00:27:56.720 --> 00:27:57.099
 for the

00:27:57.099 --> 00:27:57.319
 sake

00:27:57.319 --> 00:27:57.460
 of

00:27:57.460 --> 00:27:57.579
 the

00:27:57.579 --> 00:27:57.940
 elect

00:27:57.940 --> 00:27:58.680
 that

00:27:58.680 --> 00:27:58.980
 they

00:27:58.980 --> 00:27:59.400
 too

00:27:59.400 --> 00:28:00.079
 may

00:28:00.079 --> 00:28:00.480
 obtain

00:28:00.480 --> 00:28:00.700
 the

00:28:00.700 --> 00:28:01.200
 salvation

00:28:01.200 --> 00:28:01.480
 that

00:28:01.480 --> 00:28:01.619
 is

00:28:01.619 --> 00:28:01.920
 in

00:28:01.920 --> 00:28:02.259
 Christ

00:28:02.259 --> 00:28:02.720
 Jesus

00:28:02.720 --> 00:28:03.460
 with

00:28:03.460 --> 00:28:03.859
 eternal

00:28:03.859 --> 00:28:04.339
 glory

00:28:04.339 --> 00:28:06.160
 why

00:28:06.160 --> 00:28:06.359
 is

00:28:06.359 --> 00:28:06.599
 Paul

00:28:06.599 --> 00:28:06.880
 willing

00:28:06.880 --> 00:28:07.099
 to

00:28:07.099 --> 00:28:07.380
 suffer

00:28:07.380 --> 00:28:07.680
 like

00:28:07.680 --> 00:28:07.859
 he

00:28:07.859 --> 00:28:08.180
 is

00:28:08.180 --> 00:28:08.880
 and

00:28:08.880 --> 00:28:09.220
 even

00:28:09.220 --> 00:28:09.640
 die

00:28:09.640 --> 00:28:11.559
 because

00:28:11.559 --> 00:28:11.940
 through

00:28:11.940 --> 00:28:12.599
 his

00:28:12.599 --> 00:28:13.180
 preaching

00:28:13.180 --> 00:28:14.140
 the

00:28:14.140 --> 00:28:14.640
 gospel

00:28:14.640 --> 00:28:16.420
 the

00:28:16.420 --> 00:28:16.759
 people

00:28:16.759 --> 00:28:17.000
 that

00:28:17.000 --> 00:28:17.259
 God

00:28:17.259 --> 00:28:17.519
 has

00:28:17.519 --> 00:28:17.900
 chosen

00:28:17.900 --> 00:28:18.160
 will

00:28:18.160 --> 00:28:18.680
 obtain

00:28:18.680 --> 00:28:19.839
 salvation

00:28:19.839 --> 00:28:20.959
 with

00:28:20.959 --> 00:28:21.379
 eternal

00:28:21.379 --> 00:28:21.859
 glory

00:28:21.859 --> 00:28:23.799
 just

00:28:23.799 --> 00:28:24.000
 like

00:28:24.000 --> 00:28:24.179
 with

00:28:24.179 --> 00:28:24.439
 Jesus

00:28:24.439 --> 00:28:25.039
 himself

00:28:25.039 --> 00:28:25.419
 a

00:28:25.419 --> 00:28:25.740
 willingness

00:28:25.740 --> 00:28:26.059
 to

00:28:26.059 --> 00:28:26.259
 be

00:28:26.259 --> 00:28:26.659
 condemned

00:28:26.659 --> 00:28:26.879
 in

00:28:26.879 --> 00:28:27.039
 the

00:28:27.039 --> 00:28:27.339
 courts

00:28:27.339 --> 00:28:27.539
 of

00:28:27.539 --> 00:28:27.939
 man

00:28:27.939 --> 00:28:28.559
 and

00:28:28.559 --> 00:28:28.959
 die

00:28:28.959 --> 00:28:29.579
 will

00:28:29.579 --> 00:28:29.799
 bring

00:28:29.799 --> 00:28:30.059
 about

00:28:30.059 --> 00:28:30.240
 the

00:28:30.240 --> 00:28:30.599
 eternal

00:28:30.599 --> 00:28:31.259
 salvation

00:28:31.259 --> 00:28:32.279
 and

00:28:32.279 --> 00:28:32.679
 glory

00:28:32.679 --> 00:28:33.319
 of

00:28:33.319 --> 00:28:33.539
 those

00:28:33.539 --> 00:28:33.720
 who

00:28:33.720 --> 00:28:34.159
 believe

00:28:34.159 --> 00:28:35.099
 it's

00:28:35.099 --> 00:28:35.220
 like

00:28:35.220 --> 00:28:35.559
 Paul's

00:28:35.559 --> 00:28:35.819
 life

00:28:35.819 --> 00:28:35.980
 is

00:28:35.980 --> 00:28:36.279
 following

00:28:36.279 --> 00:28:36.500
 the

00:28:36.500 --> 00:28:36.740
 same

00:28:36.740 --> 00:28:37.139
 pattern

00:28:37.139 --> 00:28:37.839
 as

00:28:37.839 --> 00:28:38.240
 Jesus

00:28:38.240 --> 00:28:39.779
 by

00:28:39.779 --> 00:28:40.240
 refusing

00:28:40.240 --> 00:28:40.459
 to

00:28:40.459 --> 00:28:40.639
 be

00:28:40.639 --> 00:28:41.000
 silent

00:28:41.000 --> 00:28:41.299
 by

00:28:41.299 --> 00:28:41.819
 continuing

00:28:41.819 --> 00:28:42.139
 to

00:28:42.139 --> 00:28:42.480
 preach

00:28:42.480 --> 00:28:43.139
 this

00:28:43.139 --> 00:28:43.579
 message

00:28:43.579 --> 00:28:43.779
 of

00:28:43.779 --> 00:28:44.119
 Jesus

00:28:44.119 --> 00:28:44.480
 the

00:28:44.480 --> 00:28:44.919
 Christ

00:28:44.919 --> 00:28:46.240
 the

00:28:46.240 --> 00:28:46.579
 people

00:28:46.579 --> 00:28:46.819
 whom

00:28:46.819 --> 00:28:47.099
 God

00:28:47.099 --> 00:28:47.339
 has

00:28:47.339 --> 00:28:47.819
 chosen

00:28:47.819 --> 00:28:48.939
 will

00:28:48.939 --> 00:28:49.139
 be

00:28:49.139 --> 00:28:49.699
 saved

00:28:49.700 --> 00:28:50.940
 forever

00:28:50.940 --> 00:28:53.240
 and

00:28:53.240 --> 00:28:53.400
 though

00:28:53.400 --> 00:28:53.680
 Paul

00:28:53.680 --> 00:28:54.140
 suffers

00:28:54.140 --> 00:28:54.660
 now

00:28:54.660 --> 00:28:56.279
 and

00:28:56.279 --> 00:28:56.680
 dies

00:28:56.680 --> 00:28:57.299
 soon

00:28:57.299 --> 00:28:57.840
 after

00:28:57.840 --> 00:28:58.160
 writing

00:28:58.160 --> 00:28:58.420
 this

00:28:58.420 --> 00:28:58.720
 letter

00:28:58.720 --> 00:29:00.100
 those

00:29:00.100 --> 00:29:00.259
 who

00:29:00.259 --> 00:29:00.420
 hear

00:29:00.420 --> 00:29:00.600
 the

00:29:00.600 --> 00:29:00.980
 gospel

00:29:00.980 --> 00:29:01.220
 and

00:29:01.220 --> 00:29:01.539
 believe

00:29:01.539 --> 00:29:01.720
 it

00:29:01.720 --> 00:29:01.880
 will

00:29:01.880 --> 00:29:02.100
 be

00:29:02.100 --> 00:29:02.640
 saved

00:29:02.640 --> 00:29:03.980
 forever

00:29:03.980 --> 00:29:05.799
 they'll

00:29:05.799 --> 00:29:06.000
 come

00:29:06.000 --> 00:29:06.180
 to

00:29:06.180 --> 00:29:06.480
 enjoy

00:29:06.480 --> 00:29:07.059
 life

00:29:07.059 --> 00:29:07.440
 and

00:29:07.440 --> 00:29:08.100
 glory

00:29:08.100 --> 00:29:09.140
 with

00:29:09.140 --> 00:29:09.539
 all

00:29:09.539 --> 00:29:09.799
 the

00:29:09.799 --> 00:29:10.080
 others

00:29:10.080 --> 00:29:10.259
 whom

00:29:10.259 --> 00:29:10.500
 God

00:29:10.500 --> 00:29:10.700
 has

00:29:10.700 --> 00:29:11.059
 chosen

00:29:11.059 --> 00:29:11.319
 for

00:29:11.319 --> 00:29:11.680
 himself

00:29:11.680 --> 00:29:12.019
 it's

00:29:12.019 --> 00:29:12.160
 just

00:29:12.160 --> 00:29:12.360
 like

00:29:12.360 --> 00:29:12.539
 he's

00:29:12.539 --> 00:29:12.700
 doing

00:29:12.700 --> 00:29:12.840
 a

00:29:12.840 --> 00:29:12.940
 bit

00:29:12.940 --> 00:29:13.039
 of

00:29:13.039 --> 00:29:13.160
 a

00:29:13.160 --> 00:29:13.559
 calculation

00:29:13.559 --> 00:29:14.059
 here

00:29:14.059 --> 00:29:14.319
 like

00:29:14.319 --> 00:29:14.700
 my

00:29:14.700 --> 00:29:15.279
 temporary

00:29:15.279 --> 00:29:15.960
 suffering

00:29:15.960 --> 00:29:17.799
 my

00:29:17.799 --> 00:29:18.759
 momentary

00:29:18.759 --> 00:29:19.380
 death

00:29:19.380 --> 00:29:20.240
 because

00:29:20.240 --> 00:29:20.440
 of

00:29:20.440 --> 00:29:20.680
 my

00:29:20.680 --> 00:29:21.060
 preaching

00:29:21.060 --> 00:29:21.260
 the

00:29:21.260 --> 00:29:21.620
 gospel

00:29:21.620 --> 00:29:21.840
 of

00:29:21.840 --> 00:29:22.100
 Jesus

00:29:22.100 --> 00:29:22.380
 will

00:29:22.380 --> 00:29:22.800
 result

00:29:22.800 --> 00:29:23.040
 in

00:29:23.040 --> 00:29:23.760
 eternal

00:29:23.760 --> 00:29:25.040
 salvation

00:29:25.040 --> 00:29:26.000
 and

00:29:26.000 --> 00:29:26.660
 glorious

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 life

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 for those

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 who

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 hear

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 and

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 believe

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 those

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 whom

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 God

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 has

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 chosen

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 and

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 that's

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 a

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 pretty

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 good

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 trade

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00:31:03.859 --> 00:31:04.240
 people

00:31:04.240 --> 00:31:06.939
 have

00:31:06.939 --> 00:31:07.039
 us

00:31:07.039 --> 00:31:07.399
 that

00:31:07.399 --> 00:31:07.599
 we don't

00:31:07.599 --> 00:31:07.819
 know

00:31:07.819 --> 00:31:08.339
 exactly

00:31:08.339 --> 00:31:08.839
 who

00:31:08.839 --> 00:31:09.059
 the

00:31:09.059 --> 00:31:09.379
 chosen

00:31:09.379 --> 00:31:09.779
 are

00:31:09.779 --> 00:31:11.240
 only

00:31:11.240 --> 00:31:11.539
 God

00:31:11.539 --> 00:31:11.819
 knows

00:31:11.819 --> 00:31:12.099
 that

00:31:12.099 --> 00:31:13.919
 but

00:31:13.919 --> 00:31:14.099
 do

00:31:14.099 --> 00:31:14.279
 we

00:31:14.279 --> 00:31:14.459
 know

00:31:14.459 --> 00:31:14.659
 that

00:31:14.659 --> 00:31:14.939
 God

00:31:14.939 --> 00:31:15.359
 intends

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 to

00:31:15.539 --> 00:31:15.839
 use

00:31:15.839 --> 00:31:16.279
 us

00:31:16.279 --> 00:31:17.199
 to

00:31:17.199 --> 00:31:17.539
 bring

00:31:17.539 --> 00:31:17.919
 those

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 he's

00:31:18.240 --> 00:31:18.679
 chosen

00:31:18.679 --> 00:31:19.439
 to

00:31:19.439 --> 00:31:20.019
 salvation

00:31:20.019 --> 00:31:21.559
 and

00:31:21.559 --> 00:31:21.899
 eternal

00:31:21.899 --> 00:31:22.399
 life

00:31:22.399 --> 00:31:24.799
 sometimes

00:31:24.799 --> 00:31:25.279
 as we

00:31:25.279 --> 00:31:25.619
 think of

00:31:25.619 --> 00:31:25.779
 these

00:31:25.779 --> 00:31:26.019
 kinds

00:31:26.019 --> 00:31:26.139
 of

00:31:26.139 --> 00:31:26.699
 conversations

00:31:26.699 --> 00:31:26.979
 with

00:31:26.979 --> 00:31:27.279
 people

00:31:27.279 --> 00:31:27.439
 I

00:31:27.439 --> 00:31:27.599
 think

00:31:27.599 --> 00:31:27.719
 we

00:31:27.719 --> 00:31:27.879
 get

00:31:27.879 --> 00:31:28.259
 stuck

00:31:28.659 --> 00:31:29.099
 wondering

00:31:29.099 --> 00:31:30.479
 what

00:31:30.479 --> 00:31:30.919
 might

00:31:30.919 --> 00:31:31.119
 I

00:31:31.119 --> 00:31:31.559
 lose

00:31:31.559 --> 00:31:32.879
 if I speak up?

00:31:33.960 --> 00:31:35.480
 If I speak about Jesus,

00:31:35.599 --> 00:31:36.500
 if I take the risk

00:31:36.500 --> 00:31:39.399
 and talk to them about spiritual things,

00:31:39.500 --> 00:31:40.700
 what might I lose?

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 But I pray that God would use these words

00:31:45.319 --> 00:31:46.599
 to help us think differently.

00:31:47.639 --> 00:31:48.980
 Not what might we lose,

00:31:49.500 --> 00:31:51.500
 but what might they gain

00:31:51.500 --> 00:31:54.039
 if I take up the name of Jesus,

00:31:54.220 --> 00:31:55.139
 if I speak up,

00:31:55.200 --> 00:31:56.059
 if I take a risk,

00:31:56.059 --> 00:31:58.740
 if I tell them this hope that I have.

00:31:59.339 --> 00:32:00.639
 And isn't that worth

00:32:00.640 --> 00:32:03.540
 whatever scorn or insult

00:32:03.540 --> 00:32:05.040
 or ridicule or mistreatment

00:32:05.040 --> 00:32:06.040
 may come my way?

00:32:08.160 --> 00:32:09.960
 Of course, not everyone we share with

00:32:09.960 --> 00:32:10.600
 will believe,

00:32:11.380 --> 00:32:12.500
 but some will.

00:32:14.280 --> 00:32:16.100
 And that's a difference of eternity

00:32:16.100 --> 00:32:17.080
 for that person.

00:32:18.759 --> 00:32:20.280
 And so let us not get distracted

00:32:20.280 --> 00:32:21.320
 or sidetracked

00:32:21.320 --> 00:32:23.360
 as we've been talking about this morning.

00:32:23.500 --> 00:32:24.740
 Let's not get caught up,

00:32:24.740 --> 00:32:27.000
 so caught up in the things of this world.

00:32:27.480 --> 00:32:29.020
 Remember Jesus,

00:32:29.460 --> 00:32:30.480
 the risen King,

00:32:31.320 --> 00:32:33.020
 may this be our gospel

00:32:33.020 --> 00:32:35.180
 for which we live

00:32:35.180 --> 00:32:37.000
 and if it comes to it,

00:32:37.060 --> 00:32:38.060
 for which we suffer

00:32:38.060 --> 00:32:39.560
 and die.

00:32:40.200 --> 00:32:41.860
 Enduring whatever comes our way

00:32:41.860 --> 00:32:44.660
 for the sake of God's chosen people

00:32:44.660 --> 00:32:46.600
 that they too

00:32:46.600 --> 00:32:48.660
 may obtain the salvation

00:32:48.660 --> 00:32:49.700
 that we have found

00:32:49.700 --> 00:32:51.840
 with eternal glory.

00:32:53.100 --> 00:32:53.860
 Let's pray.

00:32:53.860 --> 00:32:53.940
 Amen.

00:32:53.940 --> 00:32:54.000
 Amen.

00:32:54.000 --> 00:32:54.040
 Amen.

00:32:54.040 --> 00:32:54.060
 Amen.

00:32:54.060 --> 00:32:54.100
 Amen.

00:32:54.100 --> 00:32:54.120
 Amen.

00:32:54.120 --> 00:32:54.140
 Amen.

00:32:54.140 --> 00:32:54.180
 Amen.

00:32:54.180 --> 00:32:56.100
 Amen.

00:32:56.100 --> 00:32:56.140
 Amen.

00:33:00.640 --> 00:33:04.580
 Amen.

00:33:25.580 --> 00:33:26.700
 Amen.

00:33:26.700 --> 00:33:30.640
 we so look forward to that day when he will return.

00:33:32.559 --> 00:33:34.259
 Oh, I pray that we would live

00:33:34.259 --> 00:33:38.960
 in accordance with the reality that he is right now

00:33:38.960 --> 00:33:41.140
 the King of Kings who will come on that day.

00:33:42.799 --> 00:33:44.180
 Do that work in us, we pray,

00:33:45.279 --> 00:33:47.319
 for his honor and his name.

00:33:48.180 --> 00:33:48.460
 Amen.