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 Mark chapter 13, you'll find it on page 1019, if you're using a church Bible.

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 And we'll read the whole chapter together.

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 Words spoken by Jesus just a matter of days before he would go to the cross.

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 Mark chapter 13, and let's hear the word of God together.

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 As he was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him,

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 And look, teacher, what massive stones, what magnificent buildings.

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 Do you see all these great buildings? replied Jesus.

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 Not one stone here will be left on another.

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 Every one will be thrown down.

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 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple,

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 Peter, James, John and Andrew asked him privately,

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 Tell us, when will these things happen?

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 And what will be the sign that they are all about to be fulfilled?

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 Jesus said to them,

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 Watch out that no one deceives you.

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 Many will come in my name, claiming, I am he, and will deceive many.

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 When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed.

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 Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.

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 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

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 There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines.

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 These are the beginnings of birth pains.

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 You must be on your guard.

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 You'll be handed over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues.

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 On account of me, you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.

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 And the gospel must first be preached to all nations.

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 Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial,

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 do not worry beforehand about what to say.

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 Just say whatever is given you at the time,

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 for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

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 Brother will betray brother to death and a father his child.

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 Children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death.

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 All men will hate you because of me,

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 but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.

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 When you see the abomination that causes desolation,

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 standing where it does not belong,

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 let the reader understand,

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 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

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 Let no one on the roof of his house go down or enter the house to take anything out.

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 Let no one in the field go back to get his cloak.

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 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers.

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 Pray that this will not take place in winter,

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 because those will be days of distress,

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 unequaled from the beginning when God created the world until now,

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 and never to be equaled again.

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 If the Lord had not cut short those days,

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 no one would survive.

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 But for the sake of the elect whom he has chosen,

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 he has shortened them.

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 At that time, if anyone says to you,

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 look, here is the Christ, or look, there he is,

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 do not believe it.

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 For false Christs and false prophets will appear

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 and perform signs and miracles to deceive the elect,

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 if that were possible.

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 So be on your guard.

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 I have told you everything ahead of time.

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 But in those days, following that distress,

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 the sun will be darkened,

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 and the moon will not give its light,

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 the stars will fall from the sky,

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 and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.

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 At that time, men will see the Son of Man

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 coming in clouds with great power and glory,

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 and he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds,

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 from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.

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 Now learn this lesson from the fig tree.

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 As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out,

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 you know that summer is near.

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 Even so, when you see these things happening,

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 you know that it is near right at the door.

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 I tell you the truth.

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 This generation will certainly not pass away

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 until all these things have happened.

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 Heaven and earth will pass away,

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 but my words will never pass away.

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 No one knows about that day or hour,

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 not even the angels in heaven, nor the sun,

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 but only the Father.

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 Be on guard.

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 Be alert.

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 You do not know when that time will come.

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 It's like a man going away.

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 He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge,

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 each with his assigned task,

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 and tells the one at the door to keep watch.

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 Therefore, keep watch,

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 because you do not know

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 when the owner of the house will come back,

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 whether in the evening or at midnight

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 or when the cock crows or at dawn.

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 If he comes suddenly,

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 do not let him find you sleeping.

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 What I say to you,

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 I say to everyone,

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 watch.

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 Muriel Spark,

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 a 20th century novelist

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 who lived in,

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 or grew up in Morningside here in Edinburgh,

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 wrote a book called Memento Mori.

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 And the story of that book

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 involves a group of elderly people

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 receiving anonymous phone calls

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 repeatedly over a course of months

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 where the caller would simply say,

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 remember,

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 you must die.

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 And we then hang up the phone.

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 And it was interesting to chart

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 the response of these elderly people.

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 Some of them feared that voice.

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 Others simply put it out their mind

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 and lived in denial.

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 Others turned to anticipate

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 their own death

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 with a sense of peace.

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 A different kind of artist,

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 R.E.M.,

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 the music group,

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 one of their early songs

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 was called

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 It's the End of the World

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 as We Know It.

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 And for them,

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 to finish the title,

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 they said,

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 and I feel fine.

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 I wonder

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 if it's something

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 that we think about

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 at the end of the world.

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 And if we do,

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 what sort of reaction,

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 what sort of emotion

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 does it conjure up for us?

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 In one hand,

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 I guess it's an uncomfortable topic

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 for us to consider,

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 but it's an important topic.

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 Do we have that same sense of fear

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 that some of the characters

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 from Amento Mori had?

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 Denial?

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 Perhaps even anticipation?

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 Well, Jesus turns to teach

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 on just that,

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 the end of the world.

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 So remember,

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 Jesus has been on his journey.

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 We've seen in the last couple of chapters

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 of Mark's gospel

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 that he's arrived at the temple.

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 He's condemned both

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 the religious leaders

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 and the worship in the temple

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 for being far from what God would want.

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 And then if we look at chapter 13,

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 the first three verses,

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 we see he's now leaving the temple.

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 The disciples,

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 they're amazed

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 at this wonderful marble and gold temple.

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 They're really impressed by it.

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 And Jesus announces

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 ultimate judgment on the temple

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 because the worship there

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 is far from pleasing to God,

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 a judgment that will fall

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 in AD 70.

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 And as Jesus' disciples

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 are processing this truth,

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 they recognize here is an event,

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 the destruction of the temple,

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 here is an event so huge

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 that they wonder to themselves,

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 will this signal the end of the world?

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 Verse four,

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 tell us when will these things happen

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 and what will be the sign

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 that they are all about to be fulfilled?

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 And so Jesus is going to begin to teach

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 for the rest of the chapter.

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 Remember, effectively,

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 the world must end.

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 And in this chapter,

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 he gives both a sense of reality

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 and a sense of hope

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 for life in the last days.

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 Reality and hope too

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 for facing the last day,

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 the second coming of the Lord Jesus.

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 You can find lots of books

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 written on the topic of the end days

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 and the last day,

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 dates and times and speculation.

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 It's really important

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 to hear Jesus on this topic.

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 So that's what we're going to do.

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 Before we really get going,

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 just as a little side note,

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 it's really important

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 to get our timing right

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 in Mark chapter 13.

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 I wonder if you've had the experience

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 in a holiday car journey,

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 if you've ever traveled with children,

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 and maybe you were that child

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 who would ask,

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 just after you pulled out of the driveway,

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 are we nearly there yet?

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 You know the question.

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 Usually, by the time

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 that question is getting asked,

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 there's usually still

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 a really long stretch of the journey,

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 sometimes a hard part

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 of the journey still to go.

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 Often, if you're going a long way,

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 you're not even sure

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 when you're going to arrive.

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 The disciples are asking,

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 are we nearly there yet?

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 Is the end of the world nearly here?

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 Well, Jesus doesn't give them a time.

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 He doesn't say in so many years.

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 What He does say multiple times,

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 four times in this chapter

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 is watch out,

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 be on your guard,

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 be ready.

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 And He says to them,

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 and He says to us,

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 our journey of faith,

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 it may be long,

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 and it may be hard and difficult.

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 And we don't know

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 when the end of the world is.

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 So what Jesus is trying to do

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 is He's trying to prepare us

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 to persevere

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 for that long, hard journey.

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 He wants us to persevere

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 in our walk of faith.

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 When we find ourselves

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 under pressure,

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 when we find that life

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 is really hard,

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 to find hope from Him.

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 The timeline of Mark 13.

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 It's important to get this right

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 because some of it is immediate.

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 He'll talk about some things

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 that will be fulfilled

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 within His generation,

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 but some of it is very much future.

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 So in verse 5,

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 all the way to verse 23,

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 Jesus is describing the last days.

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 That's the period of time

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 between the first coming of Jesus

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 and the second coming of Jesus.

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 So that's describing the last days.

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 And what Jesus says

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 is that these things

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 that He's talking about,

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 they're happening now.

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 Verse 28 to 31

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 are talking about the last days.

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 And He's saying,

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 some of the things

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 that I'm talking to you about,

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 talking to the disciples,

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 they will be fulfilled

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 in your own generation.

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 Do you see that in verse 30?

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 I tell you the truth,

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 this generation will certainly

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 not pass away

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 until all these things have happened.

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 So He's talking about the last days.

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 These are signs

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 of the end of the world.

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 So you've got that time frame,

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 but then there's also

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 Jesus teaching on the last day,

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 on the judgment day,

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 on the second coming.

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 Lots of different ways

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 the Bible talks about it.

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 And we find that

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 in verses 24 to 27.

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 So there's events

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 that lead up to the second coming,

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 but then there's separate teaching

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 on the return of Jesus.

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 And that time is unknown.

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 It's unexpected.

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 Verse 32,

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 no one knows about that day or hour,

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 only the Father.

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 And so in light of these two timelines,

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 Jesus is saying,

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 watch out, be ready,

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 be on your guard.

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 Okay, so let's look at the text.

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 Let's look first of all

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 at the last days.

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 What is Jesus saying to us?

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 He's saying to us

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 that these last days

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 are dark days.

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 And he gives us warnings

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 and promises.

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 So remember,

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 this is spoken first

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 to his disciples.

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 So what I want to do

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 is to look at the two warnings

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 that are applied specifically

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 to Jesus' generation.

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 The disciples

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 and those who would live

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 at the time

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 shortly after the death

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 and return of Jesus to heaven.

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 So verse 14

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 speaks about

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 the desecration

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 of the temple.

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 That's the first warning.

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 When you see

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 the abomination

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 that causes desolation

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 standing where it does not belong,

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 then let those

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 who are in Judea

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 flee to the mountain.

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 Now,

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 in the Old Testament,

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 book of Daniel,

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 Daniel had visions

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 about the abomination

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 that causes desolation.

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 In short,

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 something would happen

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 to make the temple

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 unfit for worship.

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 Something would happen

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 within the temple

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 such that God

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 would leave the temple

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 such that the people

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 would no longer

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 be able to worship God

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 in the temple.

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 Ultimately,

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 it would be destroyed.

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 Now,

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 that happened in history,

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 168 BC,

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 and Jesus is saying

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 it's going to happen again.

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 In actual fact,

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 Jesus has said

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 this has already been happening

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 in his own day.

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 Remember people buying

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 and selling

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 in the marketplace?

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 Remember the false worship

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 that's been going on?

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 God is not pleased with that.

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 Bear in mind too

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 that Jesus said,

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 I am the temple of God.

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 And how did the people

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 of his day treat the temple?

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 Well,

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 many rejected

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 and killed him.

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 And so,

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 Jesus is warning

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 the temple

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 is going to be

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 desecrated

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 and then destroyed.

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 And that would happen

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 as Rome came to attack

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 in 70 AD.

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 So,

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 that happened

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 in that generation.

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 Tied up with that,

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 Jesus goes on

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 to speak about

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 the distress

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 that would come

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 following those events.

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 Verse 15 to 19

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 speak about distress.

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 Verse 19 in particular,

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 because those will be

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 days of distress

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 unequaled from the beginning

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 when God created the world

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 until now.

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 So,

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 here is Jesus' warning

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 of intense suffering

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 to come.

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 He's saying to them,

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 don't waste a minute

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 gathering your possessions.

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 You better hope

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 the weather is good

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 because you need to run

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 because suffering is coming.

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 Rome's revenge,

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 as history would play out,

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 would be terrible

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 on Jewish rebellion.

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 And there was a time

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 of great suffering

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 for the city of Jerusalem

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 and the nation.

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 And so,

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 they are told

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 to watch out.

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 Desecration is coming.

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 Distress is coming.

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 So,

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 those are spoken

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 to Jesus' disciples

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 referring to

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 his own generation.

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 But he gives

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 three other warnings

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 that are more general

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 that we see played out

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 in life

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 in our days,

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 which are also

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 the last days.

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 The first thing

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 to pay attention to

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 is the deception

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 that comes.

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 So,

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 in verse 5,

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 Jesus said to them,

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 watch out

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 that no one

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 deceives you.

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 Many will come

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 in my name

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 claiming I am he

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 and will deceive

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 many.

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 And then in verse 21,

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 at that time,

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 if anyone says to you,

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 look,

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 here is the Christ

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 or look,

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 there he is,

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 do not believe.

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 For false Christs

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 and false prophets

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 will appear.

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 So,

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 there are false claims.

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 There are some people

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 saying,

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 I'm the Christ

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 claiming the position

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 of God

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 and the honor of God.

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 Or they're saying,

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 Christ is here.

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 The return has come.

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 There are those

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 who are deceiving

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 the church of God

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 towards false worship.

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 So,

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 Jesus is warning

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 of this dangerous

00:15:36.920 --> 00:15:37.500
 deception

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 that takes place

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 in the last days.

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 What does that look like

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 for us?

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 Well,

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 maybe it's that

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 teaching that we hear

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 that says,

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 well,

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 ultimately,

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 all roads lead to God.

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 All religions

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 are equal.

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 There's no absolute truth.

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 So,

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 it doesn't matter

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 which God you believe in

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 so long as you're

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 religious.

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 Taking away

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 the unique place

00:16:02.100 --> 00:16:03.520
 of the Lord Jesus Christ.

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 Or perhaps,

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 it's the teaching

00:16:07.100 --> 00:16:07.520
 that we hear

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 that says,

00:16:08.060 --> 00:16:08.180
 well,

00:16:08.400 --> 00:16:09.140
 for me,

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 Jesus is life.

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 Jesus is my buddy.

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 Jesus is my guru.

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 Jesus is whatever

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 that strips us

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 away from the revelation

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 that we find

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 in the Bible

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 to the Jesus

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 of one's imagination.

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 Or it might be

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 the teaching

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 that you hear

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 from those

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 that claim

00:16:33.759 --> 00:16:34.899
 to be Christian churches

00:16:34.899 --> 00:16:36.560
 that denies

00:16:36.560 --> 00:16:37.820
 the virgin birth

00:16:37.820 --> 00:16:38.300
 of Jesus,

00:16:39.419 --> 00:16:40.159
 that denies

00:16:40.159 --> 00:16:41.860
 the atoning death

00:16:41.860 --> 00:16:42.980
 of Jesus for sin,

00:16:43.060 --> 00:16:43.500
 that deny

00:16:43.500 --> 00:16:44.320
 the resurrection

00:16:44.320 --> 00:16:45.399
 of Jesus,

00:16:45.480 --> 00:16:46.039
 that deny

00:16:46.039 --> 00:16:46.539
 that Jesus

00:16:46.539 --> 00:16:47.899
 will return

00:16:47.899 --> 00:16:49.539
 in glory.

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 There are ways

00:16:52.339 --> 00:16:54.139
 for God's people

00:16:54.139 --> 00:16:55.159
 to be deceived

00:16:55.159 --> 00:16:56.759
 and so Jesus says,

00:16:57.259 --> 00:16:58.299
 watch out.

00:16:59.259 --> 00:16:59.699
 He says,

00:17:00.259 --> 00:17:00.980
 stand firm

00:17:00.980 --> 00:17:02.399
 in the truth.

00:17:03.299 --> 00:17:04.039
 Here's a call

00:17:04.039 --> 00:17:04.480
 to us

00:17:04.480 --> 00:17:05.420
 as a local church

00:17:05.420 --> 00:17:07.019
 to remain committed

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 to the Bible

00:17:08.819 --> 00:17:09.680
 as the Word of God

00:17:09.680 --> 00:17:10.839
 with full authority,

00:17:11.460 --> 00:17:12.399
 to be committed

00:17:12.399 --> 00:17:13.440
 to the gospel.

00:17:16.299 --> 00:17:17.299
 There's not just

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 deception

00:17:17.839 --> 00:17:19.500
 in the last days,

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 though there's also

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 disasters.

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 Verse 8

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 makes that plain.

00:17:26.199 --> 00:17:26.779
 Verse 7,

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 also,

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 when you hear of wars

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 and rumors of wars,

00:17:29.099 --> 00:17:30.039
 do not be alarmed.

00:17:30.699 --> 00:17:31.500
 Nation will rise

00:17:31.500 --> 00:17:32.119
 against nation

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 and kingdom

00:17:32.539 --> 00:17:33.299
 against kingdom.

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 There'll be earthquakes

00:17:34.480 --> 00:17:35.619
 in various places

00:17:35.619 --> 00:17:36.379
 and famines.

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 These are the beginnings

00:17:38.699 --> 00:17:39.980
 or the beginning

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 of birth pains.

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 These are not the end.

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 These are signs

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 that this is life

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 in the last days.

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 A survey

00:17:49.699 --> 00:17:50.379
 was conducted

00:17:50.379 --> 00:17:51.579
 in the UK

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 asking people

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 about their

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 greatest fears.

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 Not phobias,

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 they do separate

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 surveys for phobias,

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 but when it comes

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 to those sort of

00:18:00.219 --> 00:18:03.479
 big overarching fears.

00:18:04.479 --> 00:18:05.179
 In the UK,

00:18:05.500 --> 00:18:06.179
 we are afraid

00:18:06.179 --> 00:18:07.259
 of international

00:18:07.259 --> 00:18:07.899
 terrorism.

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 We are afraid

00:18:09.559 --> 00:18:10.899
 of armed conflict.

00:18:12.039 --> 00:18:12.699
 We are afraid

00:18:12.699 --> 00:18:13.619
 of climate change.

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 We are afraid

00:18:14.259 --> 00:18:15.939
 of global pandemics

00:18:15.939 --> 00:18:16.659
 that will sweep

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 through the world.

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 It's easy

00:18:20.000 --> 00:18:21.199
 to be afraid.

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 You switch on

00:18:22.919 --> 00:18:24.259
 the news

00:18:24.259 --> 00:18:25.439
 and it's easy

00:18:25.439 --> 00:18:26.819
 to be afraid.

00:18:27.779 --> 00:18:28.359
 So there are

00:18:28.359 --> 00:18:29.559
 disasters going on

00:18:29.559 --> 00:18:30.000
 out there,

00:18:30.119 --> 00:18:30.819
 but also

00:18:30.819 --> 00:18:32.619
 we are aware

00:18:32.619 --> 00:18:33.199
 of our own

00:18:33.199 --> 00:18:35.119
 personal disasters.

00:18:36.259 --> 00:18:37.619
 Those heartaches

00:18:37.619 --> 00:18:38.259
 that we have,

00:18:38.359 --> 00:18:39.119
 those sorrows

00:18:39.119 --> 00:18:39.879
 that we endure,

00:18:40.019 --> 00:18:41.239
 those struggles

00:18:41.240 --> 00:18:42.039
 that we have

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 with our health

00:18:43.099 --> 00:18:44.220
 or in our workplace

00:18:44.220 --> 00:18:45.460
 or with family

00:18:45.460 --> 00:18:46.339
 relationships.

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 And it can be easy

00:18:49.359 --> 00:18:50.039
 to give in

00:18:50.039 --> 00:18:50.839
 to despair

00:18:50.839 --> 00:18:52.500
 as the people

00:18:52.500 --> 00:18:53.120
 of God.

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 And what does

00:18:54.859 --> 00:18:55.660
 Jesus say?

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 He says,

00:18:56.599 --> 00:18:57.160
 watch out.

00:18:57.500 --> 00:18:57.920
 He says,

00:18:58.079 --> 00:18:59.000
 stand firm.

00:18:59.440 --> 00:19:00.099
 He says,

00:19:00.240 --> 00:19:00.779
 trust.

00:19:02.019 --> 00:19:02.599
 Let me read

00:19:02.599 --> 00:19:03.960
 from Psalm 46.

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 How wonderful words.

00:19:06.000 --> 00:19:07.079
 God is our

00:19:07.079 --> 00:19:07.839
 refuge

00:19:07.839 --> 00:19:08.720
 and strength

00:19:08.720 --> 00:19:10.819
 and ever-present

00:19:10.819 --> 00:19:11.759
 help in trouble.

00:19:11.980 --> 00:19:12.220
 Therefore,

00:19:12.419 --> 00:19:13.720
 we will not fear

00:19:13.720 --> 00:19:15.220
 though the earth

00:19:15.220 --> 00:19:15.819
 give way

00:19:15.819 --> 00:19:16.819
 and the mountains

00:19:16.819 --> 00:19:18.459
 fall into the heart

00:19:18.459 --> 00:19:19.179
 of the sea.

00:19:19.859 --> 00:19:21.699
 The Lord Almighty

00:19:21.699 --> 00:19:23.459
 is with us.

00:19:24.079 --> 00:19:25.279
 The God of Jacob

00:19:25.279 --> 00:19:27.419
 is our fortress.

00:19:27.539 --> 00:19:28.959
 That's what our trust

00:19:28.959 --> 00:19:30.259
 and our confidence

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 must be

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 because

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 deception will come

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 and disasters

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 will come.

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 And not only that,

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 division

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 will come.

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 Division in the form

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 of opposition

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 and persecution.

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 Verse 9.

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 You must be

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 on your guard.

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 There's the warning again.

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 Be on guard.

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 You will be handed

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 over to the local

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 councils and flogged

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 in the synagogues.

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 Verse 12.

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 Brother will betray

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 brother to death

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 and a father his child.

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 Children will rebel

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 against their parents

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 and have them put to death.

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 All men will hate you

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 because of me.

00:20:08.160 --> 00:20:09.120
 William Lane

00:20:09.120 --> 00:20:10.640
 commenting on this passage

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 says that Jesus' life

00:20:12.820 --> 00:20:14.340
 is the cruel

00:20:14.340 --> 00:20:15.540
 prototype

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 for his followers.

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 How is Jesus treated

00:20:21.820 --> 00:20:23.540
 in the gospel of Mark?

00:20:23.600 --> 00:20:24.680
 What have we seen so far?

00:20:25.780 --> 00:20:26.920
 We've seen many people

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 oppose him.

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 Many reject him.

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 Many be hostile to him.

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 We've seen that Jesus

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 divides opinions.

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 Jesus divides communities.

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 Jesus divides families.

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 And just as it was

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 for Jesus,

00:20:42.579 --> 00:20:43.019
 he says,

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 so it will be

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 for his followers.

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 It was Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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 in Germany

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 in the 1930s

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 who said,

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 when Christ calls a man,

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 he bids him

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 come and die.

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 Die to self.

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 There is a sacrifice

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 involved in following

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 Jesus.

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 And here,

00:21:02.659 --> 00:21:03.439
 we are reminded

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 that Christians

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 may face opposition

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 from authorities

00:21:07.679 --> 00:21:11.179
 and from our own families.

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 How do we see that today?

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 We see it in

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 state-sponsored persecution.

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 We see it when

00:21:21.460 --> 00:21:23.619
 community leaders

00:21:23.619 --> 00:21:24.480
 surround

00:21:24.480 --> 00:21:26.279
 and intimidate

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 and destroy churches

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 in different parts

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 of the world.

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 We see it when

00:21:32.579 --> 00:21:34.299
 Christians find themselves

00:21:34.299 --> 00:21:35.859
 sidelined at work.

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 When we feel

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 the squeeze

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 on our

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 faith values.

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 Perhaps

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 you know

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 the experience

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 in your own family

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 of being the only Christian,

00:21:51.079 --> 00:21:52.119
 of being misunderstood

00:21:52.119 --> 00:21:53.819
 or mocked

00:21:53.819 --> 00:21:54.339
 or feeling

00:21:54.339 --> 00:21:55.420
 isolated.

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 division comes.

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 There is a cost

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 to discipleship.

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 It's another reminder

00:22:03.800 --> 00:22:05.000
 why membership matters

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 because we need each other.

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 This might be

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 the only family

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 that we have.

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 Opposition

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 is normal

00:22:11.060 --> 00:22:11.960
 so we need

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 community

00:22:13.220 --> 00:22:14.460
 for strength.

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 We just

00:22:16.519 --> 00:22:17.580
 recently finished

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 watching

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 a documentary

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 following the

00:22:21.039 --> 00:22:21.500
 travels

00:22:21.500 --> 00:22:22.259
 of a British

00:22:22.259 --> 00:22:22.779
 adventurer

00:22:22.779 --> 00:22:23.039
 called

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 Levison Wood.

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 He was walking

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 from the

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 top of Mexico

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 through

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 Central America

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 and he was just

00:22:31.659 --> 00:22:32.440
 passing through,

00:22:32.519 --> 00:22:33.180
 just about finished,

00:22:33.240 --> 00:22:33.759
 passing through

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 the Darien Gap,

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 one of the most

00:22:36.220 --> 00:22:38.119
 inaccessible

00:22:38.119 --> 00:22:40.059
 jungle forests

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 in the world

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 and there

00:22:41.779 --> 00:22:43.180
 he met

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 some

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 men

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 from Pakistan

00:22:45.220 --> 00:22:46.480
 who were

00:22:46.480 --> 00:22:47.180
 journeying

00:22:47.180 --> 00:22:48.639
 as illegal immigrants

00:22:48.639 --> 00:22:49.500
 from Pakistan

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 all the way

00:22:51.160 --> 00:22:53.019
 to America

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 and they'd spent

00:22:53.880 --> 00:22:54.480
 days

00:22:54.480 --> 00:22:55.740
 trekking through

00:22:55.740 --> 00:22:56.519
 the mountains

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 totally unprepared

00:22:57.420 --> 00:22:57.920
 trekking through

00:22:57.920 --> 00:22:58.359
 mountains

00:22:58.359 --> 00:22:59.240
 going through

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 these really

00:22:59.799 --> 00:23:01.980
 dangerous forests

00:23:01.980 --> 00:23:04.019
 because they were

00:23:04.019 --> 00:23:04.980
 hoping for

00:23:04.980 --> 00:23:06.920
 the better life

00:23:06.920 --> 00:23:07.880
 the promised land

00:23:07.880 --> 00:23:09.660
 of America

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 and you know

00:23:12.359 --> 00:23:13.240
 in so many ways

00:23:13.240 --> 00:23:14.380
 that sort of

00:23:14.380 --> 00:23:14.880
 journey

00:23:14.880 --> 00:23:17.059
 well represents

00:23:17.059 --> 00:23:18.759
 the Christian

00:23:18.759 --> 00:23:19.099
 life

00:23:19.099 --> 00:23:21.740
 there is

00:23:21.740 --> 00:23:22.200
 struggle

00:23:22.200 --> 00:23:23.740
 there is

00:23:23.740 --> 00:23:24.259
 battle

00:23:24.259 --> 00:23:25.919
 sometimes we

00:23:25.919 --> 00:23:26.859
 feel like

00:23:26.859 --> 00:23:27.859
 immigrants

00:23:27.859 --> 00:23:28.960
 where nobody

00:23:28.960 --> 00:23:29.960
 else understands

00:23:29.960 --> 00:23:30.179
 us

00:23:30.179 --> 00:23:30.480
 where our

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 culture is so

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 different from

00:23:31.639 --> 00:23:31.980
 the people

00:23:31.980 --> 00:23:32.799
 around us

00:23:32.799 --> 00:23:34.839
 and so Jesus

00:23:34.839 --> 00:23:35.579
 is providing

00:23:35.579 --> 00:23:36.779
 realistic warning

00:23:36.779 --> 00:23:37.460
 for us

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 some of us

00:23:40.879 --> 00:23:41.179
 are reading

00:23:41.179 --> 00:23:41.960
 Pilgrim's Progress

00:23:41.960 --> 00:23:42.539
 this night

00:23:42.539 --> 00:23:43.480
 a spiritual

00:23:43.480 --> 00:23:44.079
 classic

00:23:44.079 --> 00:23:45.259
 from a bygone

00:23:45.259 --> 00:23:45.480
 age

00:23:45.480 --> 00:23:46.160
 it's a great

00:23:46.160 --> 00:23:46.920
 book to read

00:23:46.920 --> 00:23:47.620
 for a reminder

00:23:47.620 --> 00:23:48.400
 of the reality

00:23:48.400 --> 00:23:48.920
 of spiritual

00:23:48.920 --> 00:23:49.400
 battle

00:23:49.400 --> 00:23:52.200
 Jesus is saying

00:23:52.200 --> 00:23:52.839
 watch out

00:23:52.839 --> 00:23:55.059
 watch out

00:23:55.059 --> 00:23:55.740
 because in one

00:23:55.740 --> 00:23:56.380
 hand for us

00:23:56.380 --> 00:23:56.680
 there's the

00:23:56.680 --> 00:23:57.099
 pool of the

00:23:57.099 --> 00:23:57.480
 world

00:23:57.480 --> 00:23:59.019
 that's telling

00:23:59.019 --> 00:23:59.500
 us chase

00:23:59.500 --> 00:24:00.039
 your best

00:24:00.039 --> 00:24:00.539
 life now

00:24:00.539 --> 00:24:01.279
 what Jesus

00:24:01.279 --> 00:24:01.720
 is offering

00:24:01.720 --> 00:24:02.240
 sounds really

00:24:02.240 --> 00:24:02.839
 difficult

00:24:02.839 --> 00:24:03.940
 so why not

00:24:03.940 --> 00:24:04.579
 live for ease

00:24:04.579 --> 00:24:04.980
 and leisure

00:24:04.980 --> 00:24:05.559
 and pleasure

00:24:05.559 --> 00:24:07.599
 watch out

00:24:07.599 --> 00:24:08.059
 because there's

00:24:08.059 --> 00:24:08.539
 also that

00:24:08.539 --> 00:24:09.440
 internal war

00:24:09.440 --> 00:24:09.940
 going on

00:24:09.940 --> 00:24:10.220
 in our

00:24:10.220 --> 00:24:10.660
 heart

00:24:10.660 --> 00:24:12.319
 sin is

00:24:12.319 --> 00:24:13.220
 defeated

00:24:13.220 --> 00:24:14.660
 but still

00:24:14.660 --> 00:24:16.160
 wants to

00:24:16.160 --> 00:24:16.940
 fight

00:24:16.940 --> 00:24:17.420
 wants to

00:24:17.420 --> 00:24:18.040
 drag us

00:24:18.040 --> 00:24:18.480
 away

00:24:18.480 --> 00:24:19.420
 from

00:24:19.420 --> 00:24:20.080
 God

00:24:20.080 --> 00:24:20.680
 as John Owen

00:24:20.680 --> 00:24:21.220
 the Puritan

00:24:21.220 --> 00:24:21.600
 said

00:24:21.600 --> 00:24:22.279
 be killing

00:24:22.279 --> 00:24:22.700
 sin

00:24:22.700 --> 00:24:23.040
 or it

00:24:23.040 --> 00:24:23.519
 will be

00:24:23.519 --> 00:24:24.100
 killing

00:24:24.100 --> 00:24:24.519
 you

00:24:24.519 --> 00:24:25.040
 and then

00:24:25.040 --> 00:24:25.200
 there's

00:24:25.200 --> 00:24:25.759
 the temptation

00:24:25.759 --> 00:24:26.180
 of the

00:24:26.180 --> 00:24:26.480
 devil

00:24:26.480 --> 00:24:27.080
 constantly

00:24:27.080 --> 00:24:27.519
 saying to

00:24:27.519 --> 00:24:27.600
 us

00:24:27.600 --> 00:24:27.960
 well look

00:24:27.960 --> 00:24:28.220
 at your

00:24:28.220 --> 00:24:28.420
 sin

00:24:28.420 --> 00:24:28.759
 you call

00:24:28.759 --> 00:24:28.980
 yourself

00:24:28.980 --> 00:24:29.480
 a Christian

00:24:29.480 --> 00:24:29.800
 and you

00:24:29.800 --> 00:24:30.360
 did that

00:24:30.360 --> 00:24:32.300
 or he'll

00:24:32.300 --> 00:24:32.660
 point to

00:24:32.660 --> 00:24:32.800
 your

00:24:32.800 --> 00:24:33.300
 circumstance

00:24:33.300 --> 00:24:33.600
 and say

00:24:33.600 --> 00:24:33.980
 well look

00:24:33.980 --> 00:24:34.480
 how hard

00:24:34.480 --> 00:24:34.940
 life is

00:24:34.940 --> 00:24:35.240
 where's

00:24:35.240 --> 00:24:35.720
 this God

00:24:35.720 --> 00:24:36.019
 who made

00:24:36.019 --> 00:24:36.340
 all these

00:24:36.340 --> 00:24:36.700
 wonderful

00:24:36.700 --> 00:24:37.200
 promises

00:24:37.200 --> 00:24:39.060
 or maybe

00:24:39.060 --> 00:24:39.620
 just tempt us

00:24:39.620 --> 00:24:39.960
 to look at

00:24:39.960 --> 00:24:40.460
 the rewards

00:24:40.460 --> 00:24:41.300
 now and forget

00:24:41.300 --> 00:24:42.180
 about the fact

00:24:42.180 --> 00:24:42.960
 that there is

00:24:42.960 --> 00:24:44.259
 an end of the

00:24:44.259 --> 00:24:44.880
 world that Jesus

00:24:44.880 --> 00:24:45.600
 is coming

00:24:45.600 --> 00:24:46.380
 there is eternity

00:24:46.380 --> 00:24:47.240
 to look forward

00:24:47.240 --> 00:24:47.600
 to

00:24:47.600 --> 00:24:50.340
 the last days

00:24:50.340 --> 00:24:51.980
 are dark days

00:24:51.980 --> 00:24:53.640
 difficult days

00:24:53.640 --> 00:24:55.600
 given all that

00:24:55.600 --> 00:24:56.720
 is there any

00:24:56.720 --> 00:24:58.140
 hope for us

00:24:58.140 --> 00:24:59.620
 well Jesus

00:24:59.620 --> 00:25:00.180
 says absolutely

00:25:00.180 --> 00:25:00.940
 yes there is

00:25:00.940 --> 00:25:01.720
 and he points us

00:25:01.720 --> 00:25:02.100
 to it

00:25:02.100 --> 00:25:03.400
 in his teaching

00:25:03.400 --> 00:25:04.920
 first of all

00:25:04.920 --> 00:25:06.500
 we have the

00:25:06.500 --> 00:25:07.420
 promise that God

00:25:07.420 --> 00:25:08.440
 works despite

00:25:08.440 --> 00:25:09.180
 the darkness

00:25:09.180 --> 00:25:10.340
 let's look at

00:25:10.340 --> 00:25:11.060
 verse 9

00:25:11.059 --> 00:25:12.000
 in the middle

00:25:12.000 --> 00:25:12.480
 of all this

00:25:12.480 --> 00:25:13.119
 persecution

00:25:13.119 --> 00:25:14.279
 Jesus says

00:25:14.279 --> 00:25:14.819
 on account

00:25:14.819 --> 00:25:15.279
 of me

00:25:15.279 --> 00:25:16.299
 you'll stand

00:25:16.299 --> 00:25:17.059
 before governors

00:25:17.059 --> 00:25:18.059
 and kings

00:25:18.059 --> 00:25:18.819
 as witnesses

00:25:18.819 --> 00:25:19.339
 to them

00:25:19.339 --> 00:25:19.919
 and the gospel

00:25:19.919 --> 00:25:20.700
 must first be

00:25:20.700 --> 00:25:21.259
 preached to all

00:25:21.259 --> 00:25:21.559
 nations

00:25:21.559 --> 00:25:22.460
 so there's going

00:25:22.460 --> 00:25:22.859
 to be people

00:25:22.859 --> 00:25:23.259
 that want to

00:25:23.259 --> 00:25:24.059
 destroy the church

00:25:24.059 --> 00:25:24.659
 but God is

00:25:24.659 --> 00:25:25.460
 stronger than

00:25:25.460 --> 00:25:26.119
 that opposition

00:25:26.119 --> 00:25:26.720
 and the gospel

00:25:26.720 --> 00:25:27.099
 is going to

00:25:27.099 --> 00:25:27.619
 spread

00:25:27.619 --> 00:25:30.759
 maybe we feel

00:25:30.759 --> 00:25:31.179
 that all the

00:25:31.179 --> 00:25:31.639
 people around

00:25:31.639 --> 00:25:32.119
 us are either

00:25:32.119 --> 00:25:32.759
 opposed or

00:25:32.759 --> 00:25:33.539
 apathetic to

00:25:33.539 --> 00:25:33.980
 the gospel

00:25:33.980 --> 00:25:34.460
 but you know

00:25:34.460 --> 00:25:35.019
 what God

00:25:35.019 --> 00:25:36.179
 is stronger

00:25:36.179 --> 00:25:37.639
 he can change

00:25:37.639 --> 00:25:38.200
 hearts and

00:25:38.200 --> 00:25:39.339
 transform lives

00:25:39.339 --> 00:25:40.259
 he will

00:25:40.259 --> 00:25:41.019
 continue to

00:25:41.019 --> 00:25:41.559
 build his

00:25:41.559 --> 00:25:42.119
 church until

00:25:42.119 --> 00:25:43.079
 Jesus returns

00:25:43.079 --> 00:25:43.639
 so God

00:25:43.639 --> 00:25:44.279
 works despite

00:25:44.279 --> 00:25:44.900
 the darkness

00:25:44.900 --> 00:25:48.019
 verse 11

00:25:48.019 --> 00:25:49.139
 we're reminded

00:25:49.139 --> 00:25:49.700
 that God is

00:25:49.700 --> 00:25:50.299
 with us in

00:25:50.299 --> 00:25:50.799
 the darkness

00:25:50.799 --> 00:25:52.299
 whenever you're

00:25:52.299 --> 00:25:53.579
 arrested and

00:25:53.579 --> 00:25:54.279
 brought to trial

00:25:54.279 --> 00:25:54.759
 don't worry

00:25:54.759 --> 00:25:55.500
 beforehand about

00:25:55.500 --> 00:25:56.180
 what to say

00:25:56.180 --> 00:25:57.359
 say whatever

00:25:57.359 --> 00:25:57.940
 is given you

00:25:57.940 --> 00:25:58.400
 at the time

00:25:58.400 --> 00:25:58.980
 for it's not

00:25:58.980 --> 00:25:59.920
 you speaking

00:25:59.920 --> 00:26:01.299
 but the Holy

00:26:01.299 --> 00:26:01.660
 Spirit

00:26:01.660 --> 00:26:04.220
 so when you

00:26:04.220 --> 00:26:04.960
 feel most

00:26:04.960 --> 00:26:05.579
 isolated

00:26:05.579 --> 00:26:06.400
 most opposed

00:26:06.400 --> 00:26:07.559
 most persecuted

00:26:07.559 --> 00:26:08.059
 remember

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 the spirit

00:26:08.900 --> 00:26:09.420
 is there

00:26:09.420 --> 00:26:09.880
 God

00:26:09.880 --> 00:26:11.400
 is there

00:26:11.400 --> 00:26:12.320
 helping us

00:26:12.320 --> 00:26:12.940
 to testify

00:26:12.940 --> 00:26:13.700
 for Jesus

00:26:13.700 --> 00:26:14.300
 helping us

00:26:14.300 --> 00:26:14.740
 to stand

00:26:14.740 --> 00:26:15.160
 firm

00:26:15.160 --> 00:26:15.820
 in our

00:26:15.820 --> 00:26:16.060
 faith

00:26:16.060 --> 00:26:16.440
 God is

00:26:16.440 --> 00:26:16.900
 with us

00:26:16.900 --> 00:26:17.160
 in the

00:26:17.160 --> 00:26:17.480
 darkness

00:26:17.480 --> 00:26:18.940
 and God

00:26:18.940 --> 00:26:19.500
 calls and

00:26:19.500 --> 00:26:20.000
 keeps us

00:26:20.000 --> 00:26:20.400
 through

00:26:20.400 --> 00:26:21.640
 the darkness

00:26:21.640 --> 00:26:23.000
 verse 13

00:26:23.000 --> 00:26:23.440
 all men

00:26:23.440 --> 00:26:23.860
 will hate

00:26:23.860 --> 00:26:24.380
 you because

00:26:24.380 --> 00:26:24.880
 of me

00:26:24.880 --> 00:26:26.000
 but he

00:26:26.000 --> 00:26:26.360
 who stands

00:26:26.360 --> 00:26:26.740
 firm to

00:26:26.740 --> 00:26:27.019
 the end

00:26:27.019 --> 00:26:27.940
 will be

00:26:27.940 --> 00:26:28.600
 saved

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 and in

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 verse 20

00:26:29.780 --> 00:26:30.860
 speaking

00:26:30.860 --> 00:26:31.400
 about days

00:26:31.400 --> 00:26:32.120
 of distress

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 but for

00:26:32.699 --> 00:26:33.099
 the sake

00:26:33.099 --> 00:26:33.419
 of the

00:26:33.419 --> 00:26:33.939
 elect

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 whom he

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 has

00:26:34.859 --> 00:26:35.379
 chosen

00:26:35.379 --> 00:26:36.079
 he

00:26:36.079 --> 00:26:36.479
 has

00:26:36.479 --> 00:26:37.039
 shortened

00:26:37.039 --> 00:26:37.819
 those

00:26:37.819 --> 00:26:38.199
 days

00:26:38.199 --> 00:26:38.500
 this is a

00:26:38.500 --> 00:26:38.859
 reminder

00:26:38.859 --> 00:26:39.919
 that God

00:26:39.919 --> 00:26:40.779
 is working

00:26:40.779 --> 00:26:41.619
 in history

00:26:41.619 --> 00:26:42.359
 for his

00:26:42.359 --> 00:26:42.639
 church

00:26:42.639 --> 00:26:43.199
 for his

00:26:43.199 --> 00:26:43.459
 people

00:26:43.459 --> 00:26:45.039
 God never

00:26:45.039 --> 00:26:45.879
 abandons

00:26:45.879 --> 00:26:46.339
 his people

00:26:46.339 --> 00:26:46.879
 not one

00:26:46.879 --> 00:26:47.219
 of his

00:26:47.219 --> 00:26:47.959
 chosen ones

00:26:47.959 --> 00:26:48.279
 will be

00:26:48.279 --> 00:26:48.559
 lost

00:26:48.559 --> 00:26:49.279
 we will

00:26:49.279 --> 00:26:49.899
 be

00:26:49.899 --> 00:26:50.859
 saved

00:26:50.859 --> 00:26:53.439
 and remember

00:26:53.439 --> 00:26:54.099
 Jesus is

00:26:54.099 --> 00:26:54.779
 speaking these

00:26:54.779 --> 00:26:55.419
 words while

00:26:55.419 --> 00:26:56.199
 he's on

00:26:56.199 --> 00:26:56.979
 that journey

00:26:56.979 --> 00:26:57.799
 to save

00:26:57.799 --> 00:26:58.439
 his own

00:26:58.440 --> 00:27:01.519
 reminding us

00:27:01.519 --> 00:27:01.900
 that trust

00:27:01.900 --> 00:27:02.279
 in Jesus

00:27:02.279 --> 00:27:02.779
 is never

00:27:02.779 --> 00:27:03.600
 misplaced

00:27:03.600 --> 00:27:04.740
 he is

00:27:04.740 --> 00:27:05.380
 our only

00:27:05.380 --> 00:27:05.860
 hope

00:27:05.860 --> 00:27:06.660
 in life

00:27:06.660 --> 00:27:07.180
 and death

00:27:07.180 --> 00:27:07.860
 so we

00:27:07.860 --> 00:27:08.220
 seek to

00:27:08.220 --> 00:27:08.960
 stand firm

00:27:08.960 --> 00:27:09.940
 trusting

00:27:09.940 --> 00:27:11.240
 in our

00:27:11.240 --> 00:27:12.019
 saviour

00:27:12.019 --> 00:27:13.320
 so the

00:27:13.320 --> 00:27:13.880
 last days

00:27:13.880 --> 00:27:14.299
 are

00:27:14.299 --> 00:27:15.200
 dark

00:27:15.200 --> 00:27:16.220
 days

00:27:16.220 --> 00:27:17.500
 but there

00:27:17.500 --> 00:27:17.960
 is hope

00:27:17.960 --> 00:27:18.960
 now let's

00:27:18.960 --> 00:27:19.559
 look briefly

00:27:19.559 --> 00:27:20.120
 at the

00:27:20.120 --> 00:27:20.980
 last day

00:27:20.980 --> 00:27:21.539
 the second

00:27:21.539 --> 00:27:21.900
 coming

00:27:21.900 --> 00:27:22.299
 let's look

00:27:22.299 --> 00:27:22.860
 at Christ's

00:27:22.860 --> 00:27:23.120
 return

00:27:23.120 --> 00:27:23.500
 and again

00:27:23.500 --> 00:27:23.900
 let's see

00:27:23.900 --> 00:27:24.320
 warnings

00:27:24.320 --> 00:27:26.059
 and promises

00:27:26.059 --> 00:27:26.580
 here

00:27:26.580 --> 00:27:27.320
 Jesus

00:27:27.320 --> 00:27:27.960
 turns from

00:27:27.960 --> 00:27:28.400
 signs

00:27:28.400 --> 00:27:28.780
 that the

00:27:28.780 --> 00:27:29.200
 end of

00:27:29.200 --> 00:27:29.300
 the

00:27:29.300 --> 00:27:29.480
 world

00:27:29.480 --> 00:27:29.640
 is

00:27:29.640 --> 00:27:29.960
 coming

00:27:29.960 --> 00:27:30.300
 to

00:27:30.300 --> 00:27:32.060
 drawing

00:27:32.060 --> 00:27:32.220
 our

00:27:32.220 --> 00:27:32.519
 attention

00:27:32.519 --> 00:27:32.740
 to

00:27:32.740 --> 00:27:32.920
 the

00:27:32.920 --> 00:27:33.120
 end

00:27:33.120 --> 00:27:33.220
 of

00:27:33.220 --> 00:27:33.300
 the

00:27:33.300 --> 00:27:33.540
 world

00:27:33.540 --> 00:27:34.100
 itself

00:27:34.100 --> 00:27:35.380
 there

00:27:35.380 --> 00:27:35.640
 is a

00:27:35.640 --> 00:27:35.980
 warning

00:27:35.980 --> 00:27:36.480
 here

00:27:36.480 --> 00:27:37.320
 that

00:27:37.320 --> 00:27:37.640
 judgment

00:27:37.640 --> 00:27:37.900
 day

00:27:37.900 --> 00:27:38.060
 is

00:27:38.060 --> 00:27:38.480
 coming

00:27:38.480 --> 00:27:39.380
 verse

00:27:39.380 --> 00:27:39.900
 24

00:27:39.900 --> 00:27:40.160
 in

00:27:40.160 --> 00:27:40.440
 those

00:27:40.440 --> 00:27:40.940
 days

00:27:40.940 --> 00:27:41.940
 following

00:27:41.940 --> 00:27:42.220
 that

00:27:42.220 --> 00:27:42.700
 distress

00:27:42.700 --> 00:27:42.940
 the

00:27:42.940 --> 00:27:43.180
 sun

00:27:43.180 --> 00:27:43.320
 will

00:27:43.320 --> 00:27:43.440
 be

00:27:43.440 --> 00:27:43.759
 dark

00:27:43.759 --> 00:27:43.920
 and

00:27:43.920 --> 00:27:44.060
 the

00:27:44.060 --> 00:27:44.220
 moon

00:27:44.220 --> 00:27:44.380
 will

00:27:44.380 --> 00:27:44.560
 not

00:27:44.560 --> 00:27:44.759
 give

00:27:44.759 --> 00:27:44.940
 its

00:27:44.940 --> 00:27:45.259
 light

00:27:45.259 --> 00:27:45.740
 the

00:27:45.740 --> 00:27:46.160
 stars

00:27:46.160 --> 00:27:46.360
 will

00:27:46.360 --> 00:27:46.600
 fall

00:27:46.600 --> 00:27:46.759
 from

00:27:46.759 --> 00:27:46.900
 the

00:27:46.900 --> 00:27:47.080
 sky

00:27:47.100 --> 00:27:47.200
 and

00:27:47.200 --> 00:27:47.320
 the

00:27:47.320 --> 00:27:47.580
 heavenly

00:27:47.580 --> 00:27:48.060
 bodies

00:27:48.060 --> 00:27:48.420
 will

00:27:48.420 --> 00:27:48.720
 be

00:27:48.720 --> 00:27:49.320
 shaken

00:27:49.320 --> 00:27:49.540
 this

00:27:49.540 --> 00:27:49.700
 is

00:27:49.700 --> 00:27:50.040
 Jesus

00:27:50.040 --> 00:27:50.460
 speaking

00:27:50.460 --> 00:27:50.680
 from

00:27:50.680 --> 00:27:50.800
 the

00:27:50.800 --> 00:27:50.960
 book

00:27:50.960 --> 00:27:51.100
 of

00:27:51.100 --> 00:27:51.540
 Isaiah

00:27:51.540 --> 00:27:52.540
 Isaiah

00:27:52.540 --> 00:27:53.100
 13

00:27:53.100 --> 00:27:53.680
 and

00:27:58.400 --> 00:27:58.720
 Babylon

00:27:58.720 --> 00:27:59.259
 and

00:27:59.259 --> 00:27:59.460
 then

00:27:59.460 --> 00:27:59.820
 judgment

00:27:59.820 --> 00:28:00.120
 on

00:28:00.120 --> 00:28:00.280
 the

00:28:00.280 --> 00:28:00.700
 nations

00:28:00.700 --> 00:28:01.040
 because

00:28:01.040 --> 00:28:01.840
 of

00:28:01.840 --> 00:28:02.940
 their

00:28:02.940 --> 00:28:03.440
 rebellion

00:28:03.440 --> 00:28:03.920
 against

00:28:03.920 --> 00:28:04.280
 God

00:28:04.280 --> 00:28:04.540
 and

00:28:04.540 --> 00:28:04.700
 his

00:28:04.700 --> 00:28:05.040
 people

00:28:05.040 --> 00:28:05.300
 and

00:28:05.300 --> 00:28:05.460
 his

00:28:05.460 --> 00:28:05.940
 purposes

00:28:05.940 --> 00:28:07.120
 for

00:28:07.120 --> 00:28:07.340
 their

00:28:07.340 --> 00:28:07.840
 continued

00:28:07.840 --> 00:28:08.660
 hostility

00:28:08.660 --> 00:28:09.000
 and

00:28:09.000 --> 00:28:09.480
 refusal

00:28:09.480 --> 00:28:09.840
 to

00:28:09.840 --> 00:28:10.720
 submit

00:28:10.720 --> 00:28:11.140
 to

00:28:11.140 --> 00:28:11.540
 God

00:28:11.540 --> 00:28:11.759
 their

00:28:11.759 --> 00:28:12.200
 refusal

00:28:12.200 --> 00:28:12.460
 to

00:28:12.460 --> 00:28:12.740
 honor

00:28:12.740 --> 00:28:13.019
 God

00:28:13.019 --> 00:28:13.200
 as

00:28:13.200 --> 00:28:13.400
 king

00:28:13.400 --> 00:28:13.800
 therefore

00:28:13.800 --> 00:28:14.420
 judgment

00:28:14.420 --> 00:28:14.940
 would

00:28:14.940 --> 00:28:15.840
 come

00:28:15.840 --> 00:28:17.480
 so

00:28:17.480 --> 00:28:17.680
 there's

00:28:17.680 --> 00:28:17.820
 a

00:28:17.820 --> 00:28:18.160
 warning

00:28:18.160 --> 00:28:18.720
 against

00:28:18.720 --> 00:28:19.480
 unbelief

00:28:19.480 --> 00:28:19.640
 and

00:28:19.640 --> 00:28:20.080
 rebellion

00:28:20.080 --> 00:28:20.300
 but

00:28:20.300 --> 00:28:20.480
 there's

00:28:20.480 --> 00:28:20.740
 also

00:28:20.740 --> 00:28:20.900
 a

00:28:20.900 --> 00:28:21.019
 word

00:28:21.019 --> 00:28:21.180
 of

00:28:21.180 --> 00:28:21.420
 hope

00:28:21.420 --> 00:28:23.560
 because

00:28:23.560 --> 00:28:23.780
 here

00:28:23.780 --> 00:28:23.880
 is

00:28:23.880 --> 00:28:24.019
 a

00:28:24.019 --> 00:28:24.380
 promise

00:28:24.380 --> 00:28:24.620
 that

00:28:24.620 --> 00:28:24.820
 though

00:28:24.820 --> 00:28:24.980
 the

00:28:24.980 --> 00:28:25.240
 world

00:28:25.240 --> 00:28:25.480
 is

00:28:25.480 --> 00:28:25.820
 dying

00:28:25.820 --> 00:28:27.080
 God

00:28:27.080 --> 00:28:27.220
 will

00:28:27.220 --> 00:28:27.460
 come

00:28:27.460 --> 00:28:27.880
 back

00:28:27.880 --> 00:28:28.580
 and

00:28:28.580 --> 00:28:28.740
 one

00:28:28.740 --> 00:28:28.860
 day

00:28:28.860 --> 00:28:28.980
 will

00:28:28.980 --> 00:28:29.120
 put

00:28:29.120 --> 00:28:29.440
 everything

00:28:29.440 --> 00:28:29.800
 right

00:28:29.800 --> 00:28:30.740
 it's

00:28:30.740 --> 00:28:30.840
 one

00:28:30.840 --> 00:28:30.900
 of

00:28:30.900 --> 00:28:30.980
 the

00:28:30.980 --> 00:28:31.140
 great

00:28:31.140 --> 00:28:31.480
 hopes

00:28:31.480 --> 00:28:31.580
 of

00:28:31.580 --> 00:28:31.700
 the

00:28:31.700 --> 00:28:32.080
 persecuted

00:28:32.080 --> 00:28:32.720
 church

00:28:32.720 --> 00:28:34.000
 that

00:28:34.000 --> 00:28:34.220
 Jesus

00:28:34.220 --> 00:28:34.400
 will

00:28:34.400 --> 00:28:34.640
 come

00:28:34.640 --> 00:28:34.780
 and

00:28:34.780 --> 00:28:34.940
 bring

00:28:34.940 --> 00:28:35.460
 justice

00:28:35.460 --> 00:28:37.140
 in

00:28:37.140 --> 00:28:37.440
 Jesus'

00:28:37.680 --> 00:28:37.960
 day

00:28:37.960 --> 00:28:38.980
 we've

00:28:38.980 --> 00:28:39.120
 seen

00:28:39.120 --> 00:28:39.240
 it

00:28:39.240 --> 00:28:39.460
 throughout

00:28:39.460 --> 00:28:39.860
 Mark's

00:28:39.860 --> 00:28:40.100
 gospel

00:28:40.100 --> 00:28:40.360
 many

00:28:40.360 --> 00:28:40.860
 rejected

00:28:40.860 --> 00:28:41.080
 him

00:28:41.080 --> 00:28:41.240
 they

00:28:41.240 --> 00:28:41.600
 denied

00:28:41.600 --> 00:28:41.800
 his

00:28:41.800 --> 00:28:42.080
 power

00:28:42.080 --> 00:28:42.240
 and

00:28:42.240 --> 00:28:42.640
 authority

00:28:42.640 --> 00:28:42.860
 they

00:28:42.860 --> 00:28:42.980
 said

00:28:42.980 --> 00:28:43.080
 we

00:28:43.080 --> 00:28:43.260
 don't

00:28:43.260 --> 00:28:43.560
 trust

00:28:43.560 --> 00:28:43.820
 you

00:28:43.820 --> 00:28:44.940
 we

00:28:44.940 --> 00:28:45.120
 don't

00:28:45.120 --> 00:28:45.440
 want

00:28:45.440 --> 00:28:45.780
 you

00:28:45.780 --> 00:28:47.540
 and

00:28:47.540 --> 00:28:47.720
 Jesus

00:28:47.720 --> 00:28:47.940
 saying

00:28:47.940 --> 00:28:48.120
 that

00:28:48.120 --> 00:28:48.640
 attitude

00:28:48.640 --> 00:28:49.160
 will

00:28:49.160 --> 00:28:49.480
 bring

00:28:49.480 --> 00:28:50.720
 judgment

00:28:50.720 --> 00:28:52.760
 to

00:28:52.760 --> 00:28:53.020
 make us

00:28:53.020 --> 00:28:53.460
 recognize

00:28:53.460 --> 00:28:53.660
 how

00:28:53.660 --> 00:28:53.940
 serious

00:28:53.940 --> 00:28:54.140
 this

00:28:54.140 --> 00:28:54.260
 is

00:28:54.260 --> 00:28:54.540
 imagine

00:28:54.540 --> 00:28:54.860
 coming

00:28:54.860 --> 00:28:55.180
 face

00:28:55.180 --> 00:28:55.340
 to

00:28:55.339 --> 00:28:55.599
 face

00:28:55.599 --> 00:28:55.779
 with

00:28:55.779 --> 00:28:55.980
 our

00:28:55.980 --> 00:28:56.439
 queen

00:28:56.439 --> 00:28:57.740
 as an

00:28:57.740 --> 00:28:58.179
 example

00:28:58.179 --> 00:28:59.579
 we're

00:28:59.579 --> 00:28:59.819
 being

00:28:59.819 --> 00:29:00.199
 invited

00:29:00.199 --> 00:29:00.480
 to a

00:29:00.480 --> 00:29:00.619
 nice

00:29:00.619 --> 00:29:00.939
 fancy

00:29:00.939 --> 00:29:01.359
 ceremony

00:29:01.359 --> 00:29:01.500
 and

00:29:01.500 --> 00:29:01.599
 the

00:29:01.599 --> 00:29:01.779
 queen

00:29:01.779 --> 00:29:01.899
 is

00:29:01.899 --> 00:29:02.619
 shaking

00:29:02.619 --> 00:29:02.859
 lots

00:29:02.859 --> 00:29:02.959
 of

00:29:02.959 --> 00:29:03.139
 hands

00:29:03.139 --> 00:29:03.399
 imagine

00:29:03.399 --> 00:29:03.679
 when it's

00:29:03.679 --> 00:29:04.039
 your turn

00:29:04.039 --> 00:29:04.339
 to shake

00:29:04.339 --> 00:29:04.619
 hands

00:29:04.619 --> 00:29:04.819
 with the

00:29:04.819 --> 00:29:05.079
 queen

00:29:05.079 --> 00:29:06.099
 and you

00:29:06.099 --> 00:29:06.439
 turn your

00:29:06.439 --> 00:29:06.859
 back on

00:29:06.859 --> 00:29:07.119
 her

00:29:07.119 --> 00:29:07.559
 face

00:29:07.559 --> 00:29:09.439
 or

00:29:09.439 --> 00:29:09.779
 you

00:29:09.779 --> 00:29:09.979
 cover

00:29:09.979 --> 00:29:10.139
 your

00:29:10.139 --> 00:29:10.359
 ears

00:29:10.359 --> 00:29:10.579
 so you

00:29:10.579 --> 00:29:10.719
 don't

00:29:10.719 --> 00:29:11.019
 listen

00:29:11.019 --> 00:29:11.319
 to her

00:29:11.319 --> 00:29:11.539
 nice

00:29:11.539 --> 00:29:12.019
 words

00:29:12.019 --> 00:29:13.500
 or

00:29:13.500 --> 00:29:13.819
 worse

00:29:13.819 --> 00:29:14.139
 still

00:29:14.139 --> 00:29:14.500
 as she

00:29:14.500 --> 00:29:15.019
 comes

00:29:15.019 --> 00:29:15.399
 to shake

00:29:15.399 --> 00:29:15.559
 your

00:29:15.559 --> 00:29:15.819
 hand

00:29:15.819 --> 00:29:15.959
 you

00:29:15.959 --> 00:29:16.239
 turn

00:29:16.239 --> 00:29:16.519
 and you

00:29:16.519 --> 00:29:16.839
 slap

00:29:16.839 --> 00:29:17.079
 her

00:29:17.079 --> 00:29:17.399
 face

00:29:17.399 --> 00:29:19.419
 what a

00:29:19.419 --> 00:29:19.719
 shameful

00:29:19.719 --> 00:29:20.000
 thing

00:29:20.000 --> 00:29:20.479
 to do

00:29:20.479 --> 00:29:22.139
 what a

00:29:22.139 --> 00:29:22.599
 dishonorable

00:29:22.599 --> 00:29:22.919
 thing

00:29:22.919 --> 00:29:23.439
 to do

00:29:23.439 --> 00:29:23.759
 but the

00:29:23.759 --> 00:29:23.959
 bible

00:29:23.959 --> 00:29:24.259
 says

00:29:24.259 --> 00:29:24.599
 that's

00:29:24.599 --> 00:29:24.959
 how by

00:29:24.959 --> 00:29:25.239
 nature

00:29:25.239 --> 00:29:25.439
 we

00:29:25.439 --> 00:29:25.739
 choose

00:29:25.739 --> 00:29:25.919
 to

00:29:25.919 --> 00:29:26.139
 treat

00:29:26.139 --> 00:29:26.559
 god

00:29:26.559 --> 00:29:30.459
 and

00:29:30.459 --> 00:29:30.699
 just

00:29:30.699 --> 00:29:31.119
 as

00:29:31.119 --> 00:29:31.879
 if we

00:29:31.879 --> 00:29:32.119
 were to

00:29:32.119 --> 00:29:32.279
 treat

00:29:32.279 --> 00:29:32.419
 the

00:29:32.419 --> 00:29:32.639
 queen

00:29:32.639 --> 00:29:32.919
 that

00:29:32.919 --> 00:29:33.079
 way

00:29:33.079 --> 00:29:33.219
 there

00:29:33.219 --> 00:29:33.319
 would

00:29:33.319 --> 00:29:33.459
 be

00:29:33.459 --> 00:29:33.919
 significant

00:29:33.919 --> 00:29:34.659
 consequences

00:29:34.659 --> 00:29:35.159
 so the

00:29:35.159 --> 00:29:35.879
 consequences

00:29:35.879 --> 00:29:36.279
 of

00:29:36.279 --> 00:29:37.160
 treating

00:29:37.160 --> 00:29:37.720
 our

00:29:37.720 --> 00:29:38.000
 father

00:29:38.000 --> 00:29:38.200
 in

00:29:38.200 --> 00:29:38.500
 heaven

00:29:38.500 --> 00:29:39.240
 shamefully

00:29:39.240 --> 00:29:39.680
 will be

00:29:39.680 --> 00:29:40.399
 far worse

00:29:40.399 --> 00:29:40.879
 there is

00:29:40.879 --> 00:29:41.279
 judgment

00:29:41.279 --> 00:29:41.599
 and there

00:29:41.599 --> 00:29:42.059
 is hell

00:29:42.059 --> 00:29:42.440
 the bible

00:29:42.440 --> 00:29:43.079
 says

00:29:43.079 --> 00:29:44.639
 refusing

00:29:44.639 --> 00:29:45.460
 to receive

00:29:45.460 --> 00:29:46.019
 jesus

00:29:46.019 --> 00:29:47.180
 as lord

00:29:47.180 --> 00:29:48.000
 and saviour

00:29:48.000 --> 00:29:49.339
 so there is

00:29:49.339 --> 00:29:49.859
 warning

00:29:49.859 --> 00:29:50.779
 about the

00:29:50.779 --> 00:29:51.599
 last day

00:29:51.599 --> 00:29:52.759
 but there is

00:29:52.759 --> 00:29:53.920
 also promise

00:29:53.920 --> 00:29:54.859
 here too

00:29:54.859 --> 00:29:56.119
 the promise

00:29:56.119 --> 00:29:56.859
 of salvation

00:29:56.859 --> 00:29:57.359
 that comes

00:29:57.359 --> 00:29:57.700
 when the

00:29:57.700 --> 00:29:58.740
 king returns

00:29:58.740 --> 00:30:00.920
 jesus's

00:30:00.920 --> 00:30:01.539
 second coming

00:30:01.539 --> 00:30:01.879
 the bible

00:30:01.879 --> 00:30:02.359
 says will be

00:30:02.359 --> 00:30:02.940
 totally different

00:30:02.940 --> 00:30:03.259
 to the

00:30:03.259 --> 00:30:03.660
 first

00:30:03.660 --> 00:30:04.680
 verse 26

00:30:04.680 --> 00:30:05.139
 at that

00:30:05.139 --> 00:30:05.460
 time

00:30:05.460 --> 00:30:06.079
 men

00:30:06.079 --> 00:30:06.460
 will see

00:30:06.460 --> 00:30:06.860
 the son

00:30:06.860 --> 00:30:07.240
 of man

00:30:07.240 --> 00:30:07.579
 coming

00:30:07.579 --> 00:30:07.759
 in

00:30:07.759 --> 00:30:08.079
 clouds

00:30:08.079 --> 00:30:08.279
 with

00:30:08.279 --> 00:30:08.519
 great

00:30:08.519 --> 00:30:08.920
 power

00:30:08.920 --> 00:30:09.600
 and

00:30:09.600 --> 00:30:10.039
 glory

00:30:10.039 --> 00:30:10.559
 and

00:30:10.559 --> 00:30:10.680
 he

00:30:10.680 --> 00:30:10.840
 will

00:30:10.840 --> 00:30:11.160
 send

00:30:11.160 --> 00:30:11.360
 his

00:30:11.360 --> 00:30:11.660
 angels

00:30:11.660 --> 00:30:11.880
 and

00:30:11.880 --> 00:30:12.240
 gather

00:30:12.240 --> 00:30:12.480
 his

00:30:12.480 --> 00:30:12.799
 elect

00:30:12.799 --> 00:30:12.960
 from

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 the

00:30:13.100 --> 00:30:13.340
 four

00:30:13.340 --> 00:30:13.640
 winds

00:30:13.640 --> 00:30:13.799
 from

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 the

00:30:13.960 --> 00:30:14.240
 ends

00:30:14.240 --> 00:30:14.340
 of

00:30:14.340 --> 00:30:14.440
 the

00:30:14.440 --> 00:30:14.740
 earth

00:30:14.740 --> 00:30:14.880
 to

00:30:14.880 --> 00:30:15.039
 the

00:30:15.039 --> 00:30:15.539
 ends

00:30:15.539 --> 00:30:15.920
 of

00:30:15.920 --> 00:30:16.180
 the

00:30:16.180 --> 00:30:16.640
 heavens

00:30:16.640 --> 00:30:17.900
 when

00:30:17.900 --> 00:30:18.000
 he

00:30:18.000 --> 00:30:18.220
 comes

00:30:18.220 --> 00:30:18.539
 back

00:30:18.539 --> 00:30:18.680
 it

00:30:18.680 --> 00:30:18.840
 won't

00:30:18.840 --> 00:30:19.120
 be

00:30:19.120 --> 00:30:20.380
 quiet

00:30:20.380 --> 00:30:21.360
 in

00:30:21.360 --> 00:30:22.000
 weakness

00:30:22.000 --> 00:30:23.319
 humility

00:30:23.319 --> 00:30:23.779
 of a

00:30:23.779 --> 00:30:24.140
 stable

00:30:24.140 --> 00:30:25.059
 he

00:30:25.059 --> 00:30:25.180
 will

00:30:25.180 --> 00:30:25.420
 come

00:30:25.420 --> 00:30:25.559
 with

00:30:25.559 --> 00:30:25.740
 all

00:30:25.740 --> 00:30:26.100
 power

00:30:26.100 --> 00:30:26.299
 and

00:30:26.299 --> 00:30:26.579
 glory

00:30:26.579 --> 00:30:26.720
 and

00:30:26.720 --> 00:30:27.000
 every

00:30:27.000 --> 00:30:27.480
 eye

00:30:27.480 --> 00:30:28.220
 will

00:30:28.220 --> 00:30:28.500
 see

00:30:28.500 --> 00:30:28.779
 him

00:30:28.779 --> 00:30:29.440
 and

00:30:29.440 --> 00:30:29.620
 what

00:30:29.620 --> 00:30:29.799
 does

00:30:29.799 --> 00:30:30.059
 this

00:30:30.059 --> 00:30:30.420
 mean

00:30:30.420 --> 00:30:30.880
 for

00:30:30.880 --> 00:30:31.360
 his

00:30:31.359 --> 00:30:31.759
 church

00:30:31.759 --> 00:30:32.059
 for

00:30:32.059 --> 00:30:32.299
 his

00:30:32.299 --> 00:30:32.679
 people

00:30:32.679 --> 00:30:33.519
 did

00:30:33.519 --> 00:30:33.679
 you

00:30:33.679 --> 00:30:33.959
 see

00:30:33.959 --> 00:30:34.199
 verse

00:30:34.199 --> 00:30:34.839
 27

00:30:34.839 --> 00:30:35.299
 he

00:30:35.299 --> 00:30:35.459
 will

00:30:35.459 --> 00:30:35.799
 send

00:30:35.799 --> 00:30:36.039
 his

00:30:36.039 --> 00:30:36.339
 angels

00:30:36.339 --> 00:30:36.519
 and

00:30:36.519 --> 00:30:36.659
 he

00:30:36.659 --> 00:30:36.799
 will

00:30:36.799 --> 00:30:37.379
 gather

00:30:37.379 --> 00:30:38.339
 his

00:30:38.339 --> 00:30:38.659
 elect

00:30:38.659 --> 00:30:38.939
 he'll

00:30:38.939 --> 00:30:39.279
 come

00:30:39.279 --> 00:30:39.979
 back

00:30:39.979 --> 00:30:40.599
 in

00:30:40.599 --> 00:30:40.819
 other

00:30:40.819 --> 00:30:41.059
 words

00:30:41.059 --> 00:30:41.240
 for

00:30:41.240 --> 00:30:41.439
 his

00:30:41.439 --> 00:30:41.819
 chosen

00:30:41.819 --> 00:30:42.219
 ones

00:30:42.219 --> 00:30:43.019
 the

00:30:43.019 --> 00:30:43.319
 ones

00:30:43.319 --> 00:30:43.559
 he

00:30:43.559 --> 00:30:44.319
 loves

00:30:44.319 --> 00:30:44.479
 the

00:30:44.479 --> 00:30:44.639
 one

00:30:44.639 --> 00:30:44.819
 he

00:30:44.819 --> 00:30:45.079
 has

00:30:45.079 --> 00:30:45.359
 died

00:30:45.359 --> 00:30:45.500
 for

00:30:45.500 --> 00:30:45.639
 he

00:30:45.639 --> 00:30:45.799
 will

00:30:45.799 --> 00:30:46.339
 gather

00:30:46.339 --> 00:30:46.579
 them

00:30:46.579 --> 00:30:46.879
 wherever

00:30:46.879 --> 00:30:47.179
 they

00:30:47.179 --> 00:30:47.559
 are

00:30:47.559 --> 00:30:49.000
 heaven's

00:30:49.000 --> 00:30:49.199
 earth

00:30:49.199 --> 00:30:49.479
 he

00:30:49.479 --> 00:30:49.659
 will

00:30:49.659 --> 00:30:50.159
 gather

00:30:50.159 --> 00:30:50.719
 them

00:30:50.719 --> 00:30:52.679
 in

00:30:52.679 --> 00:30:52.939
 a couple

00:30:52.939 --> 00:30:53.079
 of

00:30:53.079 --> 00:30:53.279
 days

00:30:53.279 --> 00:30:53.619
 after

00:30:53.619 --> 00:30:53.919
 this

00:30:53.919 --> 00:30:54.219
 Jesus

00:30:54.219 --> 00:30:54.500
 would

00:30:54.500 --> 00:30:54.719
 be

00:30:54.719 --> 00:30:55.219
 talking

00:30:55.219 --> 00:30:55.399
 to

00:30:55.399 --> 00:30:55.519
 his

00:30:55.519 --> 00:30:55.959
 disciples

00:30:55.959 --> 00:30:56.240
 who

00:30:56.240 --> 00:30:56.479
 were

00:30:56.479 --> 00:30:57.339
 troubled

00:30:57.339 --> 00:30:57.979
 about

00:30:57.979 --> 00:30:58.179
 the

00:30:58.179 --> 00:30:58.379
 fact

00:30:58.379 --> 00:30:58.539
 that

00:31:01.359 --> 00:31:01.519
 your

00:31:01.519 --> 00:31:01.799
 hearts

00:31:01.799 --> 00:31:02.000
 be

00:31:02.000 --> 00:31:02.299
 troubled

00:31:02.299 --> 00:31:03.259
 in

00:31:03.259 --> 00:31:03.479
 my

00:31:03.479 --> 00:31:04.000
 father's

00:31:04.000 --> 00:31:04.399
 house

00:31:04.399 --> 00:31:05.259
 are

00:31:05.259 --> 00:31:06.000
 many

00:31:06.000 --> 00:31:06.699
 rooms

00:31:06.699 --> 00:31:07.959
 I'm

00:31:07.959 --> 00:31:08.219
 going

00:31:08.219 --> 00:31:08.459
 there

00:31:08.459 --> 00:31:08.639
 to

00:31:08.639 --> 00:31:08.899
 prepare

00:31:08.899 --> 00:31:09.079
 a

00:31:09.079 --> 00:31:09.419
 place

00:31:09.419 --> 00:31:09.639
 for

00:31:09.639 --> 00:31:09.939
 you

00:31:09.939 --> 00:31:10.799
 and

00:31:10.799 --> 00:31:11.000
 I'll

00:31:11.000 --> 00:31:11.219
 come

00:31:11.219 --> 00:31:11.779
 back

00:31:11.779 --> 00:31:12.500
 and

00:31:12.500 --> 00:31:12.939
 take

00:31:12.939 --> 00:31:13.259
 you

00:31:13.259 --> 00:31:13.959
 to

00:31:13.959 --> 00:31:14.199
 be

00:31:14.199 --> 00:31:14.579
 with

00:31:14.579 --> 00:31:14.740
 me

00:31:14.740 --> 00:31:14.919
 when

00:31:14.919 --> 00:31:15.259
 Jesus

00:31:15.259 --> 00:31:15.699
 comes

00:31:15.699 --> 00:31:16.179
 back

00:31:16.179 --> 00:31:16.559
 in

00:31:16.559 --> 00:31:17.179
 glory

00:31:17.179 --> 00:31:17.679
 he

00:31:17.679 --> 00:31:17.879
 will

00:31:17.879 --> 00:31:19.079
 call

00:31:19.079 --> 00:31:19.299
 the

00:31:19.299 --> 00:31:19.619
 elect

00:31:19.619 --> 00:31:19.819
 to

00:31:19.819 --> 00:31:20.119
 himself

00:31:20.119 --> 00:31:20.359
 so

00:31:20.359 --> 00:31:20.500
 we

00:31:20.500 --> 00:31:20.639
 can

00:31:20.639 --> 00:31:21.199
 enjoy

00:31:21.199 --> 00:31:21.779
 his

00:31:21.779 --> 00:31:22.159
 glory

00:31:22.159 --> 00:31:22.599
 for

00:31:22.599 --> 00:31:23.159
 all

00:31:23.159 --> 00:31:24.099
 eternity

00:31:24.099 --> 00:31:24.479
 that's

00:31:24.479 --> 00:31:24.619
 the

00:31:24.619 --> 00:31:24.959
 final

00:31:24.959 --> 00:31:25.479
 goal

00:31:25.479 --> 00:31:25.699
 of

00:31:25.699 --> 00:31:26.219
 salvation

00:31:26.219 --> 00:31:27.099
 to

00:31:27.099 --> 00:31:27.639
 enjoy

00:31:27.639 --> 00:31:28.159
 being

00:31:28.159 --> 00:31:28.439
 in

00:31:28.439 --> 00:31:28.599
 the

00:31:28.599 --> 00:31:29.059
 presence

00:31:29.059 --> 00:31:29.500
 of

00:31:29.500 --> 00:31:29.779
 our

00:31:29.779 --> 00:31:30.299
 God

00:31:30.299 --> 00:31:30.979
 and

00:31:30.979 --> 00:31:31.259
 our

00:31:31.359 --> 00:31:31.639
 Savior

00:31:31.639 --> 00:31:32.459
 to

00:31:32.459 --> 00:31:32.759
 enjoy

00:31:32.759 --> 00:31:33.179
 life

00:31:33.179 --> 00:31:33.419
 in

00:31:33.419 --> 00:31:33.619
 his

00:31:33.619 --> 00:31:33.939
 kingdom

00:31:33.939 --> 00:31:34.819
 to

00:31:34.819 --> 00:31:35.319
 enjoy

00:31:35.319 --> 00:31:35.759
 forever

00:31:35.759 --> 00:31:36.039
 being

00:31:36.039 --> 00:31:36.500
 children

00:31:36.500 --> 00:31:36.819
 in

00:31:36.819 --> 00:31:36.979
 his

00:31:36.979 --> 00:31:37.399
 family

00:31:37.399 --> 00:31:38.379
 to

00:31:38.379 --> 00:31:38.719
 enjoy

00:31:38.719 --> 00:31:39.179
 life

00:31:39.179 --> 00:31:39.299
 of

00:31:39.299 --> 00:31:39.439
 that

00:31:39.439 --> 00:31:39.959
 wonderful

00:31:39.959 --> 00:31:40.419
 feast

00:31:40.419 --> 00:31:40.740
 that is

00:31:40.740 --> 00:31:41.139
 spoken

00:31:41.139 --> 00:31:41.479
 of

00:31:41.479 --> 00:31:42.419
 to

00:31:42.419 --> 00:31:42.579
 be

00:31:42.579 --> 00:31:42.740
 the

00:31:42.740 --> 00:31:43.159
 bride

00:31:43.159 --> 00:31:43.579
 of

00:31:43.579 --> 00:31:44.179
 Christ

00:31:44.179 --> 00:31:44.939
 united

00:31:44.939 --> 00:31:45.199
 to

00:31:45.199 --> 00:31:45.439
 him

00:31:45.439 --> 00:31:45.719
 in

00:31:45.719 --> 00:31:46.139
 love

00:31:46.139 --> 00:31:47.259
 forever

00:31:47.259 --> 00:31:48.039
 the

00:31:48.039 --> 00:31:48.279
 Bible

00:31:48.279 --> 00:31:48.500
 is

00:31:48.500 --> 00:31:48.759
 full

00:31:48.759 --> 00:31:48.899
 of

00:31:48.899 --> 00:31:49.059
 these

00:31:49.059 --> 00:31:49.439
 pictures

00:31:49.439 --> 00:31:49.639
 of

00:31:49.639 --> 00:31:50.179
 security

00:31:50.179 --> 00:31:50.919
 and

00:31:50.919 --> 00:31:51.439
 love

00:31:51.439 --> 00:31:51.740
 and

00:31:51.740 --> 00:31:52.139
 joy

00:31:52.139 --> 00:31:52.399
 and

00:31:52.399 --> 00:31:52.759
 peace

00:31:52.759 --> 00:31:53.000
 that

00:31:53.000 --> 00:31:53.399
 never

00:31:53.399 --> 00:31:53.740
 end

00:31:53.740 --> 00:31:53.919
 to

00:31:53.919 --> 00:31:54.579
 sustain

00:31:54.579 --> 00:31:54.819
 our

00:31:54.819 --> 00:31:55.279
 hope

00:31:55.279 --> 00:31:57.939
 in

00:31:57.939 --> 00:31:58.059
 the

00:31:58.059 --> 00:31:58.299
 last

00:31:58.299 --> 00:31:58.779
 days

00:31:58.779 --> 00:31:59.500
 which

00:31:59.500 --> 00:31:59.919
 are

00:31:59.919 --> 00:32:01.039
 dark

00:32:01.039 --> 00:32:01.539
 days

00:32:01.539 --> 00:32:03.539
 there's

00:32:03.539 --> 00:32:03.720
 one

00:32:03.720 --> 00:32:04.159
 final

00:32:04.159 --> 00:32:05.000
 watch

00:32:05.000 --> 00:32:05.279
 out

00:32:05.279 --> 00:32:05.519
 one

00:32:05.519 --> 00:32:05.940
 final

00:32:05.940 --> 00:32:06.339
 be on

00:32:06.339 --> 00:32:06.500
 your

00:32:06.500 --> 00:32:06.819
 guard

00:32:06.819 --> 00:32:07.019
 from

00:32:07.019 --> 00:32:07.259
 verse

00:32:07.259 --> 00:32:07.879
 33

00:32:07.879 --> 00:32:08.220
 to

00:32:08.220 --> 00:32:08.480
 verse

00:32:08.480 --> 00:32:09.180
 37

00:32:09.180 --> 00:32:10.159
 Jesus

00:32:10.159 --> 00:32:10.619
 tells

00:32:10.619 --> 00:32:10.879
 that

00:32:10.879 --> 00:32:11.220
 short

00:32:11.220 --> 00:32:11.779
 parable

00:32:11.779 --> 00:32:13.399
 a

00:32:13.399 --> 00:32:13.700
 master

00:32:13.700 --> 00:32:14.519
 goes away

00:32:14.519 --> 00:32:15.019
 and the

00:32:15.019 --> 00:32:15.319
 servants

00:32:15.319 --> 00:32:15.700
 are supposed

00:32:15.700 --> 00:32:15.960
 to be

00:32:15.960 --> 00:32:16.220
 busy

00:32:16.220 --> 00:32:16.599
 and then

00:32:16.599 --> 00:32:16.740
 the

00:32:16.740 --> 00:32:16.980
 master

00:32:16.980 --> 00:32:17.259
 comes

00:32:17.259 --> 00:32:17.599
 back

00:32:17.599 --> 00:32:17.819
 at an

00:32:17.819 --> 00:32:18.180
 unexpected

00:32:18.180 --> 00:32:18.879
 time

00:32:18.879 --> 00:32:19.899
 and the

00:32:19.899 --> 00:32:20.200
 point

00:32:20.200 --> 00:32:20.740
 is that

00:32:20.740 --> 00:32:20.920
 the

00:32:20.920 --> 00:32:21.259
 servants

00:32:21.259 --> 00:32:21.559
 should

00:32:21.559 --> 00:32:21.759
 be

00:32:21.759 --> 00:32:22.240
 ready

00:32:22.240 --> 00:32:22.920
 the

00:32:22.920 --> 00:32:23.180
 master

00:32:23.180 --> 00:32:23.399
 will

00:32:23.399 --> 00:32:23.619
 come

00:32:23.619 --> 00:32:23.859
 back

00:32:23.859 --> 00:32:24.019
 they

00:32:24.019 --> 00:32:24.200
 don't

00:32:24.200 --> 00:32:24.359
 know

00:32:24.359 --> 00:32:24.700
 when

00:32:24.700 --> 00:32:25.440
 therefore

00:32:25.440 --> 00:32:25.700
 they

00:32:25.700 --> 00:32:26.000
 should

00:32:26.000 --> 00:32:26.359
 be

00:32:26.359 --> 00:32:27.139
 serving

00:32:27.139 --> 00:32:27.440
 they

00:32:27.440 --> 00:32:27.700
 should

00:32:27.700 --> 00:32:27.940
 be

00:32:27.940 --> 00:32:28.319
 showing

00:32:28.319 --> 00:32:28.659
 him

00:32:28.659 --> 00:32:29.000
 that

00:32:29.000 --> 00:32:29.500
 honor

00:32:29.500 --> 00:32:31.200
 now

00:32:31.200 --> 00:32:31.519
 Jesus

00:32:31.519 --> 00:32:31.980
 has

00:32:31.980 --> 00:32:32.339
 very

00:32:32.339 --> 00:32:32.900
 clearly

00:32:32.900 --> 00:32:33.559
 said

00:32:33.559 --> 00:32:34.180
 to

00:32:34.180 --> 00:32:34.599
 us

00:32:34.599 --> 00:32:34.799
 that

00:32:34.799 --> 00:32:35.140
 he

00:32:35.140 --> 00:32:35.960
 will

00:32:35.960 --> 00:32:37.059
 return

00:32:37.059 --> 00:32:38.000
 he

00:32:38.000 --> 00:32:38.180
 will

00:32:38.180 --> 00:32:38.680
 come

00:32:38.680 --> 00:32:39.299
 back

00:32:39.299 --> 00:32:39.779
 in

00:32:39.779 --> 00:32:40.220
 power

00:32:40.220 --> 00:32:41.559
 and glory

00:32:41.559 --> 00:32:42.759
 one day

00:32:42.759 --> 00:32:44.579
 and so

00:32:44.579 --> 00:32:44.920
 the question

00:32:44.920 --> 00:32:45.400
 for us

00:32:45.400 --> 00:32:45.940
 then is

00:32:45.940 --> 00:32:46.279
 will

00:32:46.279 --> 00:32:46.680
 he

00:32:46.680 --> 00:32:47.279
 find

00:32:47.279 --> 00:32:47.519
 us

00:32:47.519 --> 00:32:47.859
 ready

00:32:47.859 --> 00:32:49.339
 he is

00:32:49.339 --> 00:32:49.440
 the

00:32:49.440 --> 00:32:49.779
 master

00:32:49.779 --> 00:32:49.960
 will

00:32:49.960 --> 00:32:50.059
 he

00:32:50.059 --> 00:32:50.279
 find

00:32:50.279 --> 00:32:50.440
 us

00:32:50.440 --> 00:32:50.799
 ready

00:32:50.799 --> 00:32:51.500
 for

00:32:51.500 --> 00:32:51.759
 that

00:32:51.759 --> 00:32:52.039
 day

00:32:52.039 --> 00:32:52.259
 when

00:32:52.259 --> 00:32:52.400
 we

00:32:52.400 --> 00:32:52.859
 stand

00:32:52.859 --> 00:32:53.259
 at

00:32:53.259 --> 00:32:53.460
 the

00:32:53.460 --> 00:32:53.859
 judgment

00:32:53.859 --> 00:32:54.200
 seat

00:32:54.200 --> 00:32:54.400
 of

00:32:54.400 --> 00:32:54.759
 God

00:32:54.759 --> 00:32:55.940
 are

00:32:55.940 --> 00:32:56.119
 we

00:32:56.119 --> 00:32:56.660
 ready

00:32:56.660 --> 00:32:57.800
 for

00:32:57.800 --> 00:32:58.080
 that

00:32:58.080 --> 00:32:58.440
 day

00:32:58.440 --> 00:33:00.220
 how

00:33:00.220 --> 00:33:00.720
 are

00:33:00.720 --> 00:33:00.980
 we

00:33:00.980 --> 00:33:01.220
 to

00:33:01.220 --> 00:33:01.400
 be

00:33:01.400 --> 00:33:01.800
 ready

00:33:01.800 --> 00:33:03.740
 we

00:33:03.740 --> 00:33:03.900
 get

00:33:03.900 --> 00:33:04.200
 ready

00:33:04.200 --> 00:33:04.420
 by

00:33:04.420 --> 00:33:04.779
 trusting

00:33:04.779 --> 00:33:05.019
 in

00:33:05.019 --> 00:33:05.340
 Jesus

00:33:05.340 --> 00:33:06.519
 by

00:33:06.519 --> 00:33:06.900
 trusting

00:33:06.900 --> 00:33:07.100
 in

00:33:07.100 --> 00:33:07.380
 his

00:33:07.380 --> 00:33:07.840
 saving

00:33:07.840 --> 00:33:08.240
 work

00:33:08.240 --> 00:33:09.560
 by

00:33:09.560 --> 00:33:10.019
 resting

00:33:10.019 --> 00:33:10.240
 in

00:33:10.240 --> 00:33:10.600
 him

00:33:10.600 --> 00:33:11.860
 alone

00:33:11.860 --> 00:33:12.860
 by

00:33:12.860 --> 00:33:13.560
 recognizing

00:33:13.560 --> 00:33:13.840
 that

00:33:13.840 --> 00:33:13.980
 he

00:33:13.980 --> 00:33:14.160
 is

00:33:14.160 --> 00:33:14.460
 on

00:33:14.460 --> 00:33:14.700
 this

00:33:14.700 --> 00:33:15.160
 journey

00:33:15.160 --> 00:33:16.120
 to

00:33:16.120 --> 00:33:16.600
 save

00:33:16.600 --> 00:33:16.820
 his

00:33:16.820 --> 00:33:17.000
 own

00:33:17.000 --> 00:33:17.300
 people

00:33:17.300 --> 00:33:17.500
 that

00:33:17.500 --> 00:33:17.740
 he's

00:33:17.740 --> 00:33:18.120
 on

00:33:18.120 --> 00:33:18.400
 the

00:33:18.400 --> 00:33:18.640
 way

00:33:18.640 --> 00:33:18.820
 to

00:33:18.820 --> 00:33:18.960
 the

00:33:18.960 --> 00:33:19.320
 cross

00:33:19.320 --> 00:33:19.820
 in

00:33:19.820 --> 00:33:20.019
 order

00:33:20.019 --> 00:33:20.240
 to

00:33:20.240 --> 00:33:20.480
 face

00:33:20.480 --> 00:33:20.660
 the

00:33:20.660 --> 00:33:20.980
 judgment

00:33:20.980 --> 00:33:21.180
 for

00:33:21.180 --> 00:33:21.360
 the

00:33:21.360 --> 00:33:21.640
 sins

00:33:21.640 --> 00:33:21.800
 of

00:33:21.800 --> 00:33:21.960
 his

00:33:21.960 --> 00:33:22.360
 people

00:33:22.360 --> 00:33:23.700
 to

00:33:23.700 --> 00:33:24.100
 secure

00:33:24.100 --> 00:33:24.820
 salvation

00:33:24.820 --> 00:33:25.100
 for

00:33:25.100 --> 00:33:25.240
 his

00:33:25.240 --> 00:33:25.480
 people

00:33:25.480 --> 00:33:25.720
 by

00:33:25.720 --> 00:33:26.400
 forgiving

00:33:26.400 --> 00:33:26.660
 our

00:33:26.660 --> 00:33:26.860
 sins

00:33:26.860 --> 00:33:27.019
 so

00:33:27.019 --> 00:33:27.120
 we

00:33:27.120 --> 00:33:27.220
 can

00:33:27.220 --> 00:33:27.360
 be

00:33:27.360 --> 00:33:28.120
 reconciled

00:33:28.120 --> 00:33:28.259
 to

00:33:28.259 --> 00:33:28.660
 God

00:33:28.660 --> 00:33:35.000
 the

00:33:35.000 --> 00:33:35.279
 last

00:33:35.279 --> 00:33:35.600
 days

00:33:35.600 --> 00:33:35.920
 are

00:33:35.920 --> 00:33:36.360
 dark

00:33:36.360 --> 00:33:36.740
 days

00:33:36.740 --> 00:33:36.960
 but

00:33:36.960 --> 00:33:37.160
 there

00:33:37.160 --> 00:33:37.420
 is

00:33:37.420 --> 00:33:37.759
 that

00:33:37.759 --> 00:33:38.240
 final

00:33:38.240 --> 00:33:38.600
 day

00:33:38.600 --> 00:33:39.000
 coming

00:33:39.000 --> 00:33:39.380
 a day

00:33:39.380 --> 00:33:39.600
 of

00:33:39.600 --> 00:33:40.079
 glory

00:33:40.079 --> 00:33:40.980
 a day

00:33:40.980 --> 00:33:41.160
 of

00:33:41.160 --> 00:33:41.500
 honor

00:33:41.500 --> 00:33:42.200
 a day

00:33:42.200 --> 00:33:42.339
 that

00:33:42.339 --> 00:33:42.480
 we

00:33:42.480 --> 00:33:42.799
 love

00:33:42.799 --> 00:33:42.980
 and

00:33:42.980 --> 00:33:43.240
 joy

00:33:43.240 --> 00:33:43.460
 for

00:33:43.460 --> 00:33:43.600
 all

00:33:43.600 --> 00:33:44.120
 eternity

00:33:44.120 --> 00:33:44.360
 for

00:33:44.360 --> 00:33:44.480
 the

00:33:44.480 --> 00:33:44.700
 people

00:33:44.700 --> 00:33:44.860
 of

00:33:44.860 --> 00:33:45.200
 God

00:33:45.200 --> 00:33:46.880
 so

00:33:46.880 --> 00:33:47.100
 let

00:33:47.100 --> 00:33:47.500
 Jesus

00:33:47.500 --> 00:33:48.180
 determine

00:33:48.180 --> 00:33:49.380
 how

00:33:49.380 --> 00:33:49.559
 we

00:33:49.559 --> 00:33:49.860
 think

00:33:49.860 --> 00:33:50.059
 about

00:33:50.059 --> 00:33:50.220
 the

00:33:50.220 --> 00:33:50.360
 end

00:33:50.360 --> 00:33:50.460
 of

00:33:50.460 --> 00:33:50.539
 the

00:33:50.539 --> 00:33:50.799
 world

00:33:50.799 --> 00:33:51.700
 and

00:33:51.700 --> 00:33:51.799
 it's

00:33:51.799 --> 00:33:52.160
 important

00:33:52.160 --> 00:33:52.380
 that

00:33:52.380 --> 00:33:52.500
 we

00:33:52.500 --> 00:33:52.740
 do

00:33:52.740 --> 00:33:52.920
 to

00:33:52.920 --> 00:33:53.100
 think

00:33:53.100 --> 00:33:53.380
 about

00:33:53.380 --> 00:33:54.059
 our

00:33:54.059 --> 00:33:54.259
 own

00:33:54.259 --> 00:33:54.860
 mortality

00:33:54.859 --> 00:33:55.699
 and

00:33:55.699 --> 00:33:55.859
 think

00:33:55.859 --> 00:33:56.059
 about

00:33:56.059 --> 00:33:56.359
 the

00:33:56.359 --> 00:33:56.699
 return

00:33:56.699 --> 00:33:56.899
 of

00:33:56.899 --> 00:33:57.199
 Jesus

00:33:57.199 --> 00:33:58.219
 and

00:33:58.219 --> 00:33:58.299
 to

00:33:58.299 --> 00:33:58.419
 be

00:33:58.419 --> 00:33:58.819
 ready

00:33:58.819 --> 00:33:59.059
 for

00:33:59.059 --> 00:33:59.379
 that

00:33:59.379 --> 00:34:00.699
 by

00:34:00.699 --> 00:34:01.119
 trusting

00:34:01.119 --> 00:34:01.459
 him

00:34:01.459 --> 00:34:02.279
 now

00:34:02.279 --> 00:34:03.159
 and

00:34:03.159 --> 00:34:03.639
 forever

00:34:03.639 --> 00:34:04.519
 let's

00:34:04.519 --> 00:34:04.719
 pray

00:34:04.719 --> 00:34:05.079
 together

00:34:05.079 --> 00:34:05.399
 briefly

00:34:05.400 --> 00:34:08.240
 without