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 This past June, the Salvati family, we went west.

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 And we were able to see the Grand Canyon and Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park,

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 and in a word, awesome.

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 I'll never forget, standing on the edge of the Grand Canyon,

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 and overwhelmed by its size and its age and its beauty and its power.

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 It's one of a kind.

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 You can see it from space.

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 It's awesome.

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 Overwhelmed amazement.

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 How are you feeling this morning?

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 Did you come in feeling awesome?

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 Maybe you're feeling burnt out.

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 You're serving out of obligation, not adoration,

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 and you're like, it'd be good to get some gratitude around here.

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 Maybe you're strung out.

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 I know there are parents in here who are sleep-deprived,

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 and they're just trying to hold it all together.

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 You're strung out.

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 Maybe you're checked out.

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 You have shelved discernment, biblical discernment,

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 and you've been doing one little compromise after the next,

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 and now you've just kind of glossed over,

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 and you've checked out.

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 Maybe you're a sellout,

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 indistinguishable from the rest of the non-believing world,

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 and you are ashamed to speak the name of Jesus.

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 Or maybe you're ready to tap out.

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 You've been living for Jesus.

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 You've been trying to be faithful to him.

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 You've got Thanksgiving on the horizon

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 with your unbelieving family,

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 and you're just thinking,

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 maybe I should just go and just keep my mouth shut

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 and let it all be peace, peace,

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 when there is no peace.

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 And you just want to tap out.

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 You just want to say,

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 I've tried to do my Jesus thing,

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 and I'm at it.

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 It's too hard.

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 Do you know what you need?

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 You don't need to pull yourself up by your own bootstraps.

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 You don't need to schedule a time better.

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 What you need is awe.

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 Awe.

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 Overwhelming amazement

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 at the one sitting on the throne

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 in heaven right now.

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 It's time to get your awe on.

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 And you get your awe on

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 by seeing the God on his throne.

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 Worthy.

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 Join in the chorus of praise.

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 Worthy.

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 Worthy.

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 Worthy.

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 Worthy.

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 Worthy.

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 This morning,

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 whether you're burnt out,

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 checked out,

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 strung out,

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 a sell out,

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 or on the verge of tapping out,

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 you've got to get your awe on.

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 You've got to see the one sitting on the throne.

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 In Revelation chapter 4 and 5,

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 we're given this vision

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 into the heavenly throne room.

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 It's quite an inspiring vision.

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 An awe-inspiring vision.

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 And this morning,

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 we're going to focus on chapter 4.

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 And chapter 4 develops in five steps.

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 First, there's the summons to the throne room.

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 Verse 1.

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 Chapter 4.

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 And then we see the one seated on the throne.

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 Verses 2 and 3.

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 And then there's this activity

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 from and before the throne.

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 Verses 5 and 6.

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 And then the entourage around the throne.

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 Four living creatures

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 with a bunch of eyeballs

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 and 24 elders.

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 Who are they?

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 I don't know.

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 Well, I do know.

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 I'm going to tell you.

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 They're around the throne.

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 And it all culminates

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 in praise

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 in verses 8 and 11.

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 Five steps

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 of an awe-inspiring vision

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 of God on His throne.

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 It's time to get your awe on.

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 And you get that

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 by seeing God on His throne.

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 So let's start with verse 1.

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 The summons.

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 You know, it would really be good

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 to have my Bible.

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 Verse 1

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 of chapter 4.

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 After this, I looked,

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 and behold,

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 a door standing open in heaven

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 and the first voice

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 which I heard speaking to me

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 like a trumpet said,

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 come up here

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 and I will show you

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 what must take place

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 after this.

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 In verse 1,

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 we are to see what John sees

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 and hear what John hears.

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 And what he sees

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 is an open door

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 in heaven.

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 Now, I don't know

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 what your experience

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 with open doors is

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 in the Salvati house.

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 An open door

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 in our house

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 typically means

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 there is something burning

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 in the kitchen

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 and we need to air it out.

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 And so,

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 that's not what's going on

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 in heaven.

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 Or,

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 in the Salvati house,

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 someone has forgotten

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 to close the door

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 and anybody can just

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 come in at that point.

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 But it's not like

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 God on His throne

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 is saying,

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 hey, Archangel Michael,

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 please close the door.

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 You forgot to close it.

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 That's not the open door.

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 The open door

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 in verse 1

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 is an invitation.

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 Come and see.

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 Come.

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 Open door.

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 An invitation.

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 And John

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 not only sees

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 this open door,

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 he tells us,

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 behold!

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 An open door

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 in heaven.

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 He wants us

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 to see.

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 We're going to have

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 a line of sight

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 into the very throne room

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 in heaven

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 through this vision.

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 And not only

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 does He tell us

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 to see this,

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 He hears a voice.

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 I heard

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 speaking to me

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 like a trumpet.

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 A voice.

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 Come up here

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 and I will show you

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 what must

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 take place

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 after this.

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 It's the same voice

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 of chapter 1

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 verse 10.

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 It's the voice

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 of the risen,

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 radiant,

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 and reigning Christ.

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 And it's trumpet

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 light because it's loud

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 and it's focused.

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 It is a

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 heart-piercing

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 word.

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 And the invitation

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 is to come up

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 to the open door

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 to look

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 in.

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 I will show you

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 what must take place

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 after this.

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 It's no coincidence

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 that this

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 Jesus

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 who had shed

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 His blood

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 for John

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 is the one

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 who's ushering

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 Him into

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 the very throne room

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 of God.

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 And He says,

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 I will show you

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 what must

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 take place

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 after this.

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 And that word must

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 is a divine

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 must.

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 It is

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 necessarily

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 going to happen.

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 What must

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 take place

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 after this,

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 these future

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 events that

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 are now going

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 to happen

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 after Jesus

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 has dressed

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 these seven

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 churches

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 in chapters 2

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 and 3.

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 What must

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 now take place

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 is ordained

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 by God

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 to happen.

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 It's a divine

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 necessity.

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 It will

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 happen.

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 And so

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 what happens

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 in chapters 4

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 and 5

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 is this

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 throne room

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 and what

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 gets enacted

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 from the

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 throne room

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 for chapters 6

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 through 22

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 in the book

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 of Revelation

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 is these

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 things that

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 must happen.

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 The outworking

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 of God's

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 will for the

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 fullness of

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 time culminating

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 in His judgment

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 of all things.

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 It's going

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 to happen.

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 So here

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 in this

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 summoning

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 John

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 is summoned

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 to peer

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 into the

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 throne room

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 of God

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 in heaven

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 to see

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 what must

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 happen

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 now

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 that these

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 letters to

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 the seven

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 churches

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 have been

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 written.

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 So those

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 are written

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 in 96 AD.

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 So John

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 is being

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 brought into

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 what's going

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 to happen

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 is going

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 to happen

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 right after

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 that.

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 And so

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 what we

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 are being

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 brought into

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 is God

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 at work

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 in the

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 world

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 now.

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 The vision

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 to the

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 churches

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 in chapters

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 2 and 3

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 is the

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 churches

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 being

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 challenged

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 on earth.

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 And what

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 this is

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 happening

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 in verse

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 1 is a

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 transition

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 from these

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 churches

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 being challenged

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 on earth

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 to God

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 on His

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 throne

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 unchallenged

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 in heaven.

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 We go

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 from earth

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 to heaven

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 the throne

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 room.

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 That's what's

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 happening

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 here.

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 And it's

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 very timely.

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 These

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 seven

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 churches

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 in Asia

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 Minor

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 modern day

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 Turkey

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 96 AD

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 they were

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 experiencing

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 all sorts

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 of stuff.

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 And they

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 were being

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 called to

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 overcome

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 and now

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 what happens

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 is they're

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 given this

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 vision

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 of God

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 exalted

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 on His

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 throne.

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 God is

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 on His

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 throne

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 church.

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 And we

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 are brought

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 into this

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 vision too.

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 It's time

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 to get

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 your

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 awe

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 on.

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 It's

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 time to

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 see the

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 one

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 sitting

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 on the

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 throne.

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 So if

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 you're

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 burnt

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 out,

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 if you're

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 strung

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 out,

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 if you're

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 checked

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 out,

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 if you're

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 a sell

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 out,

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 or you

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 are about

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 to tap

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 out,

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 this

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 vision

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 of God

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 on His

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 throne

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 is coming

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 at just

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 the right

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 time for

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 you.

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 it was

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 just the

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 right time

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 for the

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 seven

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 churches

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 in Asia

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 Minor,

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 and it's

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 just the

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 right time

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 for you.

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 So we've

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 seen the

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 summons.

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 Now let's

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 look at

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 verses 2

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 and 3,

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 the one

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 on the

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 throne.

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 John

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 peers through

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 the door

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 in verse

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 2.

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 He's

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 empowered

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 by the

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 Spirit.

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 That's also

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 from chapter

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 1,

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 verse 10.

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 It's a

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 vision given

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 to a

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 prophet,

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 and in

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 the Spirit

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 he beholds,

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 first thing,

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 a throne.

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 A throne.

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 That word

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 throne is a

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 very important

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 word in the

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 book of

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 Revelation.

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 It appears

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 46 times

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 throughout the

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 book.

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 40 of those

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 times is an

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 explicit reference

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 to God

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 on His

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 throne

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 reigning

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 over all.

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 And then

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 here in

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 chapter 4,

00:11:03.120 --> 00:11:03.899
 of those

00:11:03.899 --> 00:11:04.820
 40 times,

00:11:05.480 --> 00:11:05.860
 throne is

00:11:05.860 --> 00:11:06.759
 used 11

00:11:06.759 --> 00:11:08.060
 times in

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 chapter 4

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 alone.

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 So do you

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 know what

00:11:10.040 --> 00:11:10.460
 that means?

00:11:10.800 --> 00:11:11.660
 Chapter 4

00:11:11.659 --> 00:11:12.919
 is throne

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 dense.

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 It's

00:11:15.980 --> 00:11:16.659
 emphatic.

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 God wants

00:11:19.379 --> 00:11:20.039
 to get

00:11:20.039 --> 00:11:21.240
 throne on

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 your mind.

00:11:23.199 --> 00:11:24.000
 His throne.

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 His reign.

00:11:26.939 --> 00:11:27.699
 His working

00:11:27.699 --> 00:11:28.679
 out of all

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 things.

00:11:34.219 --> 00:11:35.279
 As Americans,

00:11:35.500 --> 00:11:37.459
 we don't

00:11:37.459 --> 00:11:37.939
 really think

00:11:37.939 --> 00:11:38.360
 much of

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 kings,

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 throne rooms,

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 thrones.

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 I mean,

00:11:43.839 --> 00:11:44.000
 we're

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 Americans.

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 But we're

00:11:47.240 --> 00:11:47.799
 familiar enough

00:11:47.799 --> 00:11:48.419
 with it to

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 know.

00:11:49.980 --> 00:11:50.539
 The closest

00:11:50.539 --> 00:11:51.179
 thing we have

00:11:51.179 --> 00:11:51.799
 to a king

00:11:51.799 --> 00:11:52.419
 is a president.

00:11:53.319 --> 00:11:53.639
 The closest

00:11:53.639 --> 00:11:54.079
 thing we have

00:11:54.079 --> 00:11:54.600
 to a throne

00:11:54.600 --> 00:11:55.019
 room is an

00:11:55.019 --> 00:11:55.699
 oval office.

00:11:56.240 --> 00:11:56.679
 The closest

00:11:56.679 --> 00:11:57.319
 thing we have

00:11:57.319 --> 00:11:58.259
 to throne

00:11:58.259 --> 00:11:59.100
 furniture is

00:11:59.100 --> 00:11:59.939
 the resolute

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 desk sitting

00:12:01.559 --> 00:12:02.100
 in the oval

00:12:02.100 --> 00:12:02.639
 office.

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 Maybe you've

00:12:03.379 --> 00:12:03.860
 seen National

00:12:03.860 --> 00:12:04.439
 Treasure 2.

00:12:04.440 --> 00:12:04.540
 people.

00:12:07.700 --> 00:12:08.600
 And we all

00:12:08.600 --> 00:12:09.080
 know that the

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 one seated

00:12:09.740 --> 00:12:11.260
 at this

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 desk is

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 making decisions

00:12:13.580 --> 00:12:14.100
 for our

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 nation.

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 That this

00:12:16.060 --> 00:12:16.780
 one at this

00:12:16.780 --> 00:12:18.760
 desk, he's

00:12:18.760 --> 00:12:19.820
 exercising

00:12:19.820 --> 00:12:20.440
 authority.

00:12:21.400 --> 00:12:22.480
 He's making

00:12:22.480 --> 00:12:23.500
 plans, setting

00:12:23.500 --> 00:12:23.880
 him into

00:12:23.880 --> 00:12:24.420
 motion.

00:12:25.420 --> 00:12:26.200
 The closest

00:12:26.200 --> 00:12:26.840
 thing that we

00:12:26.840 --> 00:12:28.400
 have to a

00:12:28.400 --> 00:12:29.020
 king in a

00:12:29.020 --> 00:12:29.460
 throne room

00:12:29.460 --> 00:12:30.000
 and a throne

00:12:30.000 --> 00:12:30.460
 is a

00:12:30.460 --> 00:12:31.680
 president in an

00:12:31.679 --> 00:12:32.479
 oval office

00:12:32.479 --> 00:12:33.919
 and a

00:12:33.919 --> 00:12:34.819
 resolute desk.

00:12:36.259 --> 00:12:36.620
 But the

00:12:36.620 --> 00:12:37.139
 throne that

00:12:37.139 --> 00:12:38.239
 John sees,

00:12:39.099 --> 00:12:40.719
 it's not in

00:12:40.719 --> 00:12:41.079
 a white

00:12:41.079 --> 00:12:41.419
 house.

00:12:41.779 --> 00:12:42.479
 It's not in

00:12:42.479 --> 00:12:43.120
 a palace or

00:12:43.120 --> 00:12:43.599
 a fortress.

00:12:44.419 --> 00:12:45.279
 It's not even

00:12:45.279 --> 00:12:46.159
 on earth.

00:12:47.519 --> 00:12:48.199
 This is a

00:12:48.199 --> 00:12:49.659
 throne in

00:12:49.659 --> 00:12:50.399
 heaven.

00:12:51.519 --> 00:12:52.459
 The throne

00:12:52.459 --> 00:12:53.819
 in heaven.

00:12:54.339 --> 00:12:54.919
 The throne

00:12:54.919 --> 00:12:55.859
 that from

00:12:55.859 --> 00:12:57.240
 which authority

00:12:57.240 --> 00:12:58.799
 is exercised

00:12:58.799 --> 00:13:00.159
 over all

00:13:00.159 --> 00:13:00.859
 kingdoms.

00:13:00.860 --> 00:13:02.399
 whether that's

00:13:02.399 --> 00:13:02.879
 human,

00:13:03.379 --> 00:13:03.899
 animal,

00:13:04.340 --> 00:13:04.980
 whether that

00:13:04.980 --> 00:13:06.320
 is spiritual

00:13:06.320 --> 00:13:07.639
 or even

00:13:07.639 --> 00:13:09.159
 solar kingdoms,

00:13:09.460 --> 00:13:10.300
 from this

00:13:10.300 --> 00:13:10.800
 throne,

00:13:11.200 --> 00:13:12.279
 everything is

00:13:12.279 --> 00:13:13.399
 ruled over.

00:13:16.919 --> 00:13:18.240
 When we see

00:13:18.240 --> 00:13:18.720
 that word

00:13:18.720 --> 00:13:20.039
 throne, we

00:13:20.039 --> 00:13:21.379
 need to invest

00:13:21.379 --> 00:13:22.019
 it with

00:13:22.019 --> 00:13:22.740
 sovereignty.

00:13:23.440 --> 00:13:24.240
 Unrivaled,

00:13:24.500 --> 00:13:25.440
 all authoritative,

00:13:25.680 --> 00:13:26.500
 all powerful,

00:13:26.740 --> 00:13:27.899
 rule over all

00:13:27.899 --> 00:13:28.899
 things in

00:13:28.899 --> 00:13:30.000
 heaven and on

00:13:30.000 --> 00:13:30.779
 earth and

00:13:30.779 --> 00:13:31.279
 under the

00:13:31.279 --> 00:13:32.000
 earth and

00:13:32.000 --> 00:13:33.059
 across the

00:13:33.059 --> 00:13:33.620
 galaxies.

00:13:34.839 --> 00:13:35.839
 We're in the

00:13:35.839 --> 00:13:36.279
 throne room

00:13:36.279 --> 00:13:36.759
 of God.

00:13:39.679 --> 00:13:40.459
 If you're

00:13:40.459 --> 00:13:41.000
 familiar with

00:13:41.000 --> 00:13:41.620
 your Bibles,

00:13:41.779 --> 00:13:42.179
 you've been

00:13:42.179 --> 00:13:42.879
 there before.

00:13:43.899 --> 00:13:44.319
 Ezekiel

00:13:44.319 --> 00:13:45.159
 chapter 1

00:13:45.159 --> 00:13:45.779
 and Isaiah

00:13:45.779 --> 00:13:46.839
 chapter 6.

00:13:50.000 --> 00:13:50.799
 If you

00:13:50.799 --> 00:13:51.480
 were the

00:13:51.480 --> 00:13:52.360
 early church

00:13:52.360 --> 00:13:53.339
 in 96

00:13:53.339 --> 00:13:53.740
 AD,

00:13:54.339 --> 00:13:54.980
 this would

00:13:54.980 --> 00:13:55.179
 have been

00:13:55.179 --> 00:13:55.679
 really good

00:13:55.679 --> 00:13:56.039
 news.

00:13:56.899 --> 00:13:57.639
 You've just

00:13:57.639 --> 00:13:58.299
 been told by

00:13:58.299 --> 00:13:58.659
 the risen

00:13:58.659 --> 00:13:59.339
 Christ they're

00:13:59.340 --> 00:13:59.560
 going to be

00:13:59.560 --> 00:14:00.639
 facing challenges

00:14:00.639 --> 00:14:01.759
 and tribulations

00:14:01.759 --> 00:14:02.300
 you need to

00:14:02.300 --> 00:14:02.700
 overcome.

00:14:03.980 --> 00:14:04.399
 And now

00:14:04.399 --> 00:14:05.820
 the focus is

00:14:05.820 --> 00:14:06.259
 shifted

00:14:06.259 --> 00:14:08.280
 onto heaven

00:14:08.280 --> 00:14:09.639
 and God

00:14:09.639 --> 00:14:10.340
 on his throne

00:14:10.340 --> 00:14:11.899
 unrivaled

00:14:11.899 --> 00:14:14.000
 and unchallenged.

00:14:15.240 --> 00:14:15.720
 You see,

00:14:15.980 --> 00:14:16.840
 that throne

00:14:16.840 --> 00:14:18.340
 doesn't have a

00:14:18.340 --> 00:14:19.160
 little sign on

00:14:19.160 --> 00:14:19.800
 it that says,

00:14:20.320 --> 00:14:21.120
 be back after

00:14:21.120 --> 00:14:21.519
 lunch.

00:14:22.519 --> 00:14:23.560
 That throne

00:14:23.560 --> 00:14:24.139
 has someone

00:14:24.139 --> 00:14:25.080
 sitting on it.

00:14:25.080 --> 00:14:26.800
 and we

00:14:26.800 --> 00:14:27.940
 see this

00:14:27.940 --> 00:14:28.700
 someone

00:14:28.700 --> 00:14:29.780
 described

00:14:29.780 --> 00:14:31.180
 in verse

00:14:31.180 --> 00:14:32.120
 3.

00:14:34.300 --> 00:14:34.940
 And he

00:14:34.940 --> 00:14:35.420
 who sat

00:14:35.420 --> 00:14:35.780
 there

00:14:35.780 --> 00:14:36.940
 had the

00:14:36.940 --> 00:14:37.400
 appearance

00:14:37.400 --> 00:14:38.259
 of Jasper

00:14:38.259 --> 00:14:39.520
 and Carnelian

00:14:39.520 --> 00:14:39.879
 and around

00:14:39.879 --> 00:14:40.280
 the throne.

00:14:40.379 --> 00:14:40.600
 It was a

00:14:40.600 --> 00:14:41.080
 rainbow that

00:14:41.080 --> 00:14:41.360
 had the

00:14:41.360 --> 00:14:41.720
 appearance

00:14:41.720 --> 00:14:42.020
 of an

00:14:42.020 --> 00:14:42.400
 emerald.

00:14:43.139 --> 00:14:44.300
 The Greek

00:14:44.300 --> 00:14:44.759
 language,

00:14:44.960 --> 00:14:45.240
 which this

00:14:45.240 --> 00:14:45.480
 is a

00:14:45.480 --> 00:14:45.960
 translation

00:14:45.960 --> 00:14:46.639
 of,

00:14:47.180 --> 00:14:47.740
 it's

00:14:47.740 --> 00:14:48.000
 actually

00:14:48.000 --> 00:14:48.300
 more

00:14:48.300 --> 00:14:48.759
 specific.

00:14:49.820 --> 00:14:50.120
 It would

00:14:50.120 --> 00:14:50.520
 read like

00:14:50.520 --> 00:14:50.860
 this.

00:14:50.860 --> 00:14:52.220
 And he

00:14:52.220 --> 00:14:52.659
 who sat

00:14:52.659 --> 00:14:52.980
 there

00:14:52.980 --> 00:14:53.659
 had the

00:14:53.659 --> 00:14:54.480
 like

00:14:54.480 --> 00:14:55.700
 appearance

00:14:55.700 --> 00:14:57.259
 of Jasper

00:14:57.259 --> 00:14:58.000
 and Carnelian

00:14:58.000 --> 00:14:58.320
 and around

00:14:58.320 --> 00:14:58.659
 the throne

00:14:58.659 --> 00:14:58.960
 was a

00:14:58.960 --> 00:14:59.180
 rainbow

00:14:59.180 --> 00:14:59.639
 that had

00:14:59.639 --> 00:14:59.899
 the

00:14:59.899 --> 00:15:00.720
 like

00:15:00.720 --> 00:15:01.659
 appearance

00:15:01.659 --> 00:15:02.440
 of an

00:15:02.440 --> 00:15:02.759
 emerald.

00:15:04.580 --> 00:15:05.220
 He's

00:15:05.220 --> 00:15:06.100
 playing off

00:15:06.100 --> 00:15:06.740
 of Ezekiel

00:15:06.740 --> 00:15:07.600
 chapter 1

00:15:07.600 --> 00:15:09.379
 where Ezekiel

00:15:09.379 --> 00:15:09.779
 has a

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 vision of

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 God

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 on his

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 mobile

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 throne

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 and he

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 describes,

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 Ezekiel

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 describes

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 the God

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 he sees

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 as an

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 appearance

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 of his

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 likeness.

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 He's

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 not even

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 getting

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 close

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 to

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 describing

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 imaging

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 God

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 which

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 would

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 have

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 been

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 forbidden.

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 Though

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 there's

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 reverence

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 here.

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 Did you

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 notice the

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 stones,

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 Jasper,

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 Carnelian

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 and

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 Emerald?

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 They're

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 very valuable

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 stones.

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 They're going

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 to show up

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 later in

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 21

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 talking about

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 the new

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 Jerusalem

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 but all

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 these stones

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 are

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 translucent

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 which means

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 they let

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 light shine

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 through

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 and they

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 bring color.

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 without

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 seeing

00:15:52.659 --> 00:15:53.340
 what's

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 behind

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 them.

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 It's like

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 privacy

00:15:55.980 --> 00:15:56.480
 glass in

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 your

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 bathroom.

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 Let's

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 light out

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 but you

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 can't see

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 anything

00:15:59.159 --> 00:15:59.659
 inside of

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 it.

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 There's

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 mystery

00:16:01.700 --> 00:16:02.200
 here.

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 But

00:16:02.820 --> 00:16:03.399
 color,

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 light,

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 brilliance,

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 awe,

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 wonder.

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 And did

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 you notice

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 the rainbow

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 around the

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 throne?

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 verse

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 three,

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 and around

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 the throne

00:16:19.680 --> 00:16:20.060
 was a

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 rainbow.

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 Your

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 mind

00:16:23.120 --> 00:16:23.300
 should

00:16:23.300 --> 00:16:23.660
 make a

00:16:23.660 --> 00:16:24.120
 beeline

00:16:24.120 --> 00:16:24.600
 to

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 Genesis

00:16:26.759 --> 00:16:27.320
 chapter

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 nine

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 where

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 after the

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 flood

00:16:30.259 --> 00:16:31.160
 God

00:16:31.160 --> 00:16:31.840
 promises

00:16:31.840 --> 00:16:32.879
 not to

00:16:32.879 --> 00:16:33.080
 send

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 another

00:16:33.379 --> 00:16:33.740
 flood

00:16:33.740 --> 00:16:34.720
 and he

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 marks

00:16:35.500 --> 00:16:35.940
 that

00:16:35.940 --> 00:16:36.640
 promise

00:16:36.640 --> 00:16:37.000
 and we

00:16:37.000 --> 00:16:37.500
 see it

00:16:37.500 --> 00:16:38.460
 every time

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 there's a

00:16:38.840 --> 00:16:39.140
 summer

00:16:39.140 --> 00:16:39.600
 thunderstorm

00:16:39.600 --> 00:16:41.460
 rainbow.

00:16:41.460 --> 00:16:41.560
 rainbow.

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 You should

00:16:44.259 --> 00:16:44.580
 be thinking

00:16:44.580 --> 00:16:45.080
 mercy.

00:16:47.300 --> 00:16:47.580
 This

00:16:47.580 --> 00:16:48.060
 throne

00:16:48.060 --> 00:16:48.620
 exalted

00:16:48.620 --> 00:16:49.160
 high

00:16:49.160 --> 00:16:49.720
 with the

00:16:49.720 --> 00:16:50.019
 one

00:16:50.019 --> 00:16:50.680
 on it

00:16:50.680 --> 00:16:52.639
 over

00:16:52.639 --> 00:16:53.500
 all

00:16:53.500 --> 00:16:54.139
 things

00:16:54.139 --> 00:16:56.120
 mercy.

00:16:59.460 --> 00:17:00.220
 Awe

00:17:00.220 --> 00:17:00.820
 inspiring.

00:17:02.019 --> 00:17:02.600
 What we

00:17:02.600 --> 00:17:02.960
 have here

00:17:02.960 --> 00:17:03.460
 is God

00:17:03.460 --> 00:17:03.759
 and his

00:17:03.759 --> 00:17:04.100
 breathtaking

00:17:04.100 --> 00:17:04.720
 beauty

00:17:04.720 --> 00:17:05.200
 sitting

00:17:05.200 --> 00:17:06.039
 on his

00:17:06.039 --> 00:17:06.980
 overall

00:17:06.980 --> 00:17:07.799
 throne

00:17:07.799 --> 00:17:08.420
 in heaven

00:17:08.420 --> 00:17:09.640
 and what

00:17:09.640 --> 00:17:10.279
 the emphasis

00:17:10.279 --> 00:17:10.920
 of this

00:17:10.920 --> 00:17:11.880
 passage is

00:17:11.880 --> 00:17:12.820
 is God

00:17:12.820 --> 00:17:13.480
 is on

00:17:13.480 --> 00:17:14.140
 the throne

00:17:14.140 --> 00:17:15.000
 right now.

00:17:15.279 --> 00:17:15.620
 Would you

00:17:15.620 --> 00:17:16.180
 mind turning

00:17:16.180 --> 00:17:16.460
 to the

00:17:16.460 --> 00:17:16.960
 person next

00:17:16.960 --> 00:17:17.259
 to you

00:17:17.259 --> 00:17:17.820
 and telling

00:17:17.820 --> 00:17:18.340
 them right

00:17:18.340 --> 00:17:19.180
 now God's

00:17:19.180 --> 00:17:19.440
 on his

00:17:19.440 --> 00:17:19.860
 throne right

00:17:19.860 --> 00:17:20.100
 now?

00:17:20.300 --> 00:17:20.660
 Go ahead.

00:17:24.080 --> 00:17:25.180
 He is

00:17:25.180 --> 00:17:26.400
 on his

00:17:26.400 --> 00:17:26.740
 throne

00:17:26.740 --> 00:17:27.940
 right now.

00:17:30.080 --> 00:17:30.960
 The churches

00:17:30.960 --> 00:17:32.240
 in 96

00:17:32.240 --> 00:17:32.620
 AD

00:17:32.620 --> 00:17:33.620
 would have

00:17:33.620 --> 00:17:34.200
 welcomed

00:17:34.200 --> 00:17:34.759
 this

00:17:34.759 --> 00:17:36.279
 despite

00:17:36.279 --> 00:17:36.860
 what they

00:17:36.860 --> 00:17:37.200
 may have

00:17:37.200 --> 00:17:37.740
 been feeling

00:17:37.740 --> 00:17:39.480
 despite

00:17:39.480 --> 00:17:40.240
 the threats

00:17:40.240 --> 00:17:40.539
 and the

00:17:40.539 --> 00:17:40.980
 challenges

00:17:40.980 --> 00:17:41.319
 they were

00:17:41.319 --> 00:17:41.980
 experiencing

00:17:41.980 --> 00:17:43.539
 they were

00:17:43.539 --> 00:17:44.099
 being given

00:17:44.099 --> 00:17:44.799
 a vision

00:17:44.799 --> 00:17:45.259
 of God

00:17:45.259 --> 00:17:45.599
 on his

00:17:45.599 --> 00:17:45.920
 throne

00:17:45.920 --> 00:17:47.579
 and we

00:17:47.579 --> 00:17:48.000
 are too.

00:17:48.700 --> 00:17:49.259
 I don't

00:17:49.259 --> 00:17:49.500
 know what

00:17:49.500 --> 00:17:49.799
 you're going

00:17:49.799 --> 00:17:50.059
 through.

00:17:51.000 --> 00:17:51.460
 I don't

00:17:51.460 --> 00:17:51.619
 know if

00:17:51.619 --> 00:17:52.000
 you're burnt

00:17:52.000 --> 00:17:52.319
 out,

00:17:52.960 --> 00:17:53.319
 if you're

00:17:53.319 --> 00:17:53.619
 strung

00:17:53.619 --> 00:17:53.980
 out,

00:17:54.440 --> 00:17:54.899
 if you're

00:17:54.899 --> 00:17:55.220
 checked

00:17:55.220 --> 00:17:55.599
 out,

00:17:55.920 --> 00:17:56.420
 if you're

00:17:56.420 --> 00:17:56.899
 a sell

00:17:56.899 --> 00:17:57.279
 out,

00:17:57.500 --> 00:17:57.859
 or if

00:17:57.859 --> 00:17:58.119
 you're

00:17:58.119 --> 00:17:58.500
 about to

00:17:58.500 --> 00:17:58.899
 tap

00:17:58.899 --> 00:17:59.240
 out.

00:18:00.339 --> 00:18:00.720
 God's

00:18:00.720 --> 00:18:01.059
 on his

00:18:01.059 --> 00:18:01.440
 throne

00:18:01.440 --> 00:18:02.759
 and that

00:18:02.759 --> 00:18:03.039
 is to

00:18:03.039 --> 00:18:03.339
 have an

00:18:03.339 --> 00:18:03.819
 effect

00:18:03.819 --> 00:18:04.559
 on your

00:18:04.559 --> 00:18:05.139
 soul

00:18:05.139 --> 00:18:06.480
 which you

00:18:06.480 --> 00:18:07.139
 start crying

00:18:07.139 --> 00:18:07.399
 out,

00:18:07.400 --> 00:18:08.080
 worthy.

00:18:09.920 --> 00:18:10.200
 This

00:18:10.200 --> 00:18:10.940
 awe

00:18:10.940 --> 00:18:12.259
 gives

00:18:12.259 --> 00:18:13.440
 persevering

00:18:13.440 --> 00:18:14.040
 power.

00:18:16.660 --> 00:18:17.440
 All right,

00:18:17.519 --> 00:18:17.840
 we've

00:18:17.840 --> 00:18:19.080
 been

00:18:19.080 --> 00:18:19.519
 summoned,

00:18:20.340 --> 00:18:20.860
 we've

00:18:20.860 --> 00:18:21.500
 seen God

00:18:21.500 --> 00:18:22.040
 on his

00:18:22.040 --> 00:18:22.500
 throne,

00:18:23.040 --> 00:18:23.259
 are you

00:18:23.259 --> 00:18:23.720
 starting to

00:18:23.720 --> 00:18:23.900
 get your

00:18:23.900 --> 00:18:25.280
 awe on a

00:18:25.280 --> 00:18:25.720
 little bit?

00:18:29.720 --> 00:18:30.460
 The third

00:18:30.460 --> 00:18:31.140
 step now,

00:18:31.820 --> 00:18:32.259
 interesting

00:18:32.259 --> 00:18:33.060
 activity coming

00:18:33.060 --> 00:18:33.519
 from and

00:18:33.519 --> 00:18:34.000
 before the

00:18:34.000 --> 00:18:34.240
 throne.

00:18:34.240 --> 00:18:34.279
 throne.

00:18:34.960 --> 00:18:36.140
 I'm just

00:18:36.140 --> 00:18:36.440
 going to

00:18:36.440 --> 00:18:37.259
 point out

00:18:37.259 --> 00:18:37.720
 some stuff

00:18:37.720 --> 00:18:38.000
 and I'm

00:18:38.000 --> 00:18:38.420
 going to

00:18:38.420 --> 00:18:39.079
 camp out

00:18:39.079 --> 00:18:40.120
 on something.

00:18:40.720 --> 00:18:41.279
 There are

00:18:41.279 --> 00:18:41.720
 three things

00:18:41.720 --> 00:18:41.859
 here.

00:18:41.980 --> 00:18:42.380
 From the

00:18:42.380 --> 00:18:43.099
 throne are

00:18:43.099 --> 00:18:43.500
 coming

00:18:43.500 --> 00:18:44.640
 lightnings

00:18:44.640 --> 00:18:45.400
 and rumblings

00:18:45.400 --> 00:18:46.420
 and thunderstorms

00:18:46.420 --> 00:18:47.000
 and what

00:18:47.000 --> 00:18:47.839
 you're to be

00:18:47.839 --> 00:18:48.839
 thinking about

00:18:48.839 --> 00:18:49.440
 in light of

00:18:49.440 --> 00:18:49.980
 our Bibles

00:18:49.980 --> 00:18:51.880
 is Exodus

00:18:51.880 --> 00:18:54.120
 chapter 19,

00:18:54.640 --> 00:18:55.519
 Mount Sinai.

00:18:55.940 --> 00:18:56.299
 God

00:18:56.299 --> 00:18:57.279
 delivered his

00:18:57.279 --> 00:18:57.640
 people,

00:18:58.000 --> 00:18:58.240
 brought them

00:18:58.240 --> 00:18:58.480
 to this

00:18:58.480 --> 00:18:58.720
 mountain,

00:18:58.819 --> 00:18:59.059
 he's going

00:18:59.059 --> 00:18:59.420
 to make a

00:18:59.420 --> 00:18:59.859
 covenant with

00:18:59.859 --> 00:18:59.980
 him,

00:19:00.079 --> 00:19:00.339
 give him

00:19:00.339 --> 00:19:00.980
 his law,

00:19:01.299 --> 00:19:01.700
 and he

00:19:01.700 --> 00:19:02.920
 is theophanizing,

00:19:03.079 --> 00:19:03.660
 he's showing

00:19:03.660 --> 00:19:05.279
 up in

00:19:05.279 --> 00:19:06.000
 dark clouds

00:19:06.000 --> 00:19:06.580
 and rumbling

00:19:06.580 --> 00:19:07.279
 and you

00:19:07.279 --> 00:19:07.500
 know what

00:19:07.500 --> 00:19:07.800
 the people

00:19:07.800 --> 00:19:08.240
 were feeling?

00:19:08.500 --> 00:19:08.860
 A little

00:19:08.860 --> 00:19:09.440
 scared,

00:19:10.180 --> 00:19:10.560
 awe.

00:19:12.080 --> 00:19:12.740
 It's going

00:19:12.740 --> 00:19:13.160
 around the

00:19:13.160 --> 00:19:13.400
 throne,

00:19:13.519 --> 00:19:13.940
 it's coming

00:19:13.940 --> 00:19:14.680
 from the

00:19:14.680 --> 00:19:15.000
 throne.

00:19:16.580 --> 00:19:17.220
 And not

00:19:17.220 --> 00:19:17.840
 just that,

00:19:18.380 --> 00:19:18.960
 we read

00:19:18.960 --> 00:19:19.580
 that there

00:19:19.580 --> 00:19:20.620
 are these

00:19:20.620 --> 00:19:21.860
 seven burning

00:19:21.860 --> 00:19:23.040
 torches

00:19:23.040 --> 00:19:25.600
 and we're

00:19:25.600 --> 00:19:27.480
 told in

00:19:27.480 --> 00:19:28.180
 verse 5

00:19:28.180 --> 00:19:30.779
 that the

00:19:30.779 --> 00:19:31.580
 seven spirits

00:19:31.580 --> 00:19:32.060
 of God,

00:19:32.059 --> 00:19:32.099
 God.

00:19:33.179 --> 00:19:33.559
 I'm going

00:19:33.559 --> 00:19:33.779
 to come

00:19:33.779 --> 00:19:34.119
 back to

00:19:34.119 --> 00:19:34.679
 verse 4

00:19:34.679 --> 00:19:35.079
 in a

00:19:35.079 --> 00:19:35.460
 little bit.

00:19:37.960 --> 00:19:38.519
 These

00:19:38.519 --> 00:19:39.359
 seven spirits

00:19:39.359 --> 00:19:39.679
 of God

00:19:39.679 --> 00:19:40.179
 we've learned

00:19:40.179 --> 00:19:40.879
 earlier from

00:19:40.879 --> 00:19:41.419
 this series,

00:19:41.679 --> 00:19:42.359
 it's actually

00:19:42.359 --> 00:19:43.039
 a reference

00:19:43.039 --> 00:19:43.480
 to the

00:19:43.480 --> 00:19:44.419
 one Holy

00:19:44.419 --> 00:19:44.839
 Spirit

00:19:44.839 --> 00:19:45.839
 in his

00:19:45.839 --> 00:19:46.220
 fullness.

00:19:46.480 --> 00:19:47.099
 That number

00:19:47.099 --> 00:19:47.879
 seven for

00:19:47.879 --> 00:19:48.279
 the Hebrew

00:19:48.279 --> 00:19:48.940
 mind meant

00:19:48.940 --> 00:19:50.039
 completeness

00:19:50.039 --> 00:19:50.659
 and fullness.

00:19:51.440 --> 00:19:51.619
 And so

00:19:51.619 --> 00:19:52.299
 before the

00:19:52.299 --> 00:19:53.679
 throne in

00:19:53.679 --> 00:19:54.819
 heaven is

00:19:54.819 --> 00:19:55.740
 the fullness

00:19:55.740 --> 00:19:56.399
 of the

00:19:56.399 --> 00:19:56.919
 Spirit's

00:19:56.919 --> 00:19:58.339
 presence lighting

00:19:58.339 --> 00:19:59.679
 up the

00:19:59.679 --> 00:20:00.980
 heavenly temple.

00:20:00.980 --> 00:20:01.779
 that's what's

00:20:01.779 --> 00:20:02.220
 going on

00:20:02.220 --> 00:20:02.420
 there.

00:20:03.039 --> 00:20:03.539
 But what I

00:20:03.539 --> 00:20:03.799
 want to

00:20:03.799 --> 00:20:04.259
 show you

00:20:04.259 --> 00:20:06.319
 is this

00:20:06.319 --> 00:20:06.740
 sea.

00:20:08.440 --> 00:20:09.400
 There is a

00:20:09.400 --> 00:20:11.180
 sea before

00:20:11.180 --> 00:20:11.680
 the throne.

00:20:14.039 --> 00:20:14.940
 We read,

00:20:15.940 --> 00:20:16.279
 and before

00:20:16.279 --> 00:20:16.700
 the throne,

00:20:16.799 --> 00:20:17.319
 verse 6,

00:20:17.880 --> 00:20:18.519
 there was,

00:20:18.900 --> 00:20:19.480
 as it were,

00:20:20.279 --> 00:20:21.299
 a sea of

00:20:21.299 --> 00:20:21.940
 glass,

00:20:22.779 --> 00:20:23.960
 like crystal.

00:20:25.599 --> 00:20:25.960
 It's

00:20:25.960 --> 00:20:26.360
 interesting.

00:20:27.579 --> 00:20:28.019
 A sea,

00:20:28.240 --> 00:20:28.680
 am I reading

00:20:28.680 --> 00:20:29.140
 that right?

00:20:30.420 --> 00:20:31.259
 S-E-A,

00:20:31.820 --> 00:20:33.160
 sea of

00:20:33.160 --> 00:20:33.759
 glass.

00:20:36.799 --> 00:20:37.420
 You need

00:20:37.420 --> 00:20:38.039
 to understand

00:20:38.039 --> 00:20:39.519
 that in the

00:20:39.519 --> 00:20:39.799
 book of

00:20:39.799 --> 00:20:40.279
 Revelation,

00:20:40.640 --> 00:20:42.000
 and in the

00:20:42.000 --> 00:20:43.019
 Bible generally,

00:20:43.720 --> 00:20:45.200
 the sea is

00:20:45.200 --> 00:20:46.420
 associated with

00:20:46.420 --> 00:20:46.840
 evil,

00:20:47.799 --> 00:20:48.900
 with chaos.

00:20:49.980 --> 00:20:50.680
 It's a

00:20:50.680 --> 00:20:51.380
 chaos maker.

00:20:52.380 --> 00:20:52.500
 Do you

00:20:52.500 --> 00:20:52.940
 remember in

00:20:52.940 --> 00:20:53.560
 Mark chapter

00:20:53.560 --> 00:20:54.660
 4 and 5,

00:20:54.900 --> 00:20:55.560
 chapter 5,

00:20:55.559 --> 00:20:56.940
 Jesus shows

00:20:56.940 --> 00:20:57.879
 up in the

00:20:57.879 --> 00:20:58.740
 area of the

00:20:58.740 --> 00:21:00.480
 Gesinnerines,

00:21:00.599 --> 00:21:01.139
 and there is

00:21:01.139 --> 00:21:02.339
 this guy going

00:21:02.339 --> 00:21:02.940
 nuts.

00:21:03.399 --> 00:21:04.000
 He's a

00:21:04.000 --> 00:21:04.639
 demoniac

00:21:04.639 --> 00:21:05.379
 possessed by a

00:21:05.379 --> 00:21:06.359
 legion of

00:21:06.359 --> 00:21:07.179
 demons,

00:21:07.480 --> 00:21:07.759
 and he's

00:21:07.759 --> 00:21:08.319
 running around

00:21:08.319 --> 00:21:09.000
 the cemetery

00:21:09.000 --> 00:21:09.460
 naked,

00:21:09.599 --> 00:21:10.000
 and nobody,

00:21:10.419 --> 00:21:10.859
 no human

00:21:10.859 --> 00:21:11.659
 could bind

00:21:11.659 --> 00:21:11.980
 him.

00:21:12.379 --> 00:21:13.079
 Jesus shows

00:21:13.079 --> 00:21:13.419
 up,

00:21:13.559 --> 00:21:14.519
 and he sets

00:21:14.519 --> 00:21:14.899
 this guy

00:21:14.899 --> 00:21:15.440
 free,

00:21:16.240 --> 00:21:17.839
 and he's

00:21:17.839 --> 00:21:18.460
 calming in his

00:21:18.460 --> 00:21:18.799
 right mind.

00:21:18.839 --> 00:21:19.119
 Do you remember

00:21:19.119 --> 00:21:19.559
 what happened

00:21:19.559 --> 00:21:20.059
 before it?

00:21:20.059 --> 00:21:22.440
 Jesus is on

00:21:22.440 --> 00:21:24.139
 a boat on

00:21:24.139 --> 00:21:24.579
 the Sea of

00:21:24.579 --> 00:21:25.059
 Galilee,

00:21:26.179 --> 00:21:27.279
 making headway

00:21:27.279 --> 00:21:28.639
 to this place

00:21:28.639 --> 00:21:29.419
 to set this

00:21:29.419 --> 00:21:30.460
 demoniac free.

00:21:30.779 --> 00:21:30.879
 Do you

00:21:30.879 --> 00:21:31.220
 remember what

00:21:31.220 --> 00:21:31.799
 happens on

00:21:31.799 --> 00:21:32.139
 the sea?

00:21:32.599 --> 00:21:33.339
 It goes

00:21:33.339 --> 00:21:33.879
 nuts.

00:21:34.940 --> 00:21:35.500
 It's chaos.

00:21:36.119 --> 00:21:36.279
 Do you

00:21:36.279 --> 00:21:36.519
 remember what

00:21:36.519 --> 00:21:37.259
 Jesus says to

00:21:37.259 --> 00:21:37.639
 the sea?

00:21:38.799 --> 00:21:39.399
 Peace, be

00:21:39.399 --> 00:21:39.759
 still.

00:21:41.259 --> 00:21:41.940
 Be still

00:21:41.940 --> 00:21:42.599
 chaos.

00:21:44.599 --> 00:21:45.099
 Done.

00:21:46.379 --> 00:21:46.940
 It was

00:21:46.940 --> 00:21:48.339
 like glass.

00:21:48.339 --> 00:21:48.480
 glass.

00:21:50.119 --> 00:21:50.779
 And then

00:21:50.779 --> 00:21:51.720
 he sets

00:21:51.720 --> 00:21:52.559
 the demoniac

00:21:52.559 --> 00:21:53.019
 free.

00:21:53.139 --> 00:21:53.419
 There's a

00:21:53.419 --> 00:21:53.839
 connection

00:21:53.839 --> 00:21:54.359
 between

00:21:54.359 --> 00:21:55.399
 demonic,

00:21:55.639 --> 00:21:56.119
 satanic

00:21:56.119 --> 00:21:57.220
 activity

00:21:57.220 --> 00:21:57.839
 in the

00:21:57.839 --> 00:21:58.899
 raging sea.

00:21:59.679 --> 00:22:00.000
 Let me

00:22:00.000 --> 00:22:00.339
 point to

00:22:00.339 --> 00:22:00.839
 you further.

00:22:01.119 --> 00:22:01.559
 In Revelation

00:22:01.559 --> 00:22:02.619
 chapter 13,

00:22:03.019 --> 00:22:03.699
 the beast,

00:22:04.419 --> 00:22:05.000
 one of the

00:22:05.000 --> 00:22:05.819
 three of

00:22:05.819 --> 00:22:06.779
 the members

00:22:06.779 --> 00:22:07.279
 of the

00:22:07.279 --> 00:22:08.199
 anti-trinity,

00:22:08.720 --> 00:22:09.240
 dragon,

00:22:09.740 --> 00:22:10.079
 beast,

00:22:10.319 --> 00:22:11.059
 false prophet,

00:22:11.559 --> 00:22:12.079
 the beast,

00:22:12.500 --> 00:22:12.779
 do you know

00:22:12.779 --> 00:22:13.419
 where he comes

00:22:13.419 --> 00:22:13.939
 up from?

00:22:15.939 --> 00:22:17.099
 The sea.

00:22:18.339 --> 00:22:19.539
 Chaos maker.

00:22:21.039 --> 00:22:21.500
 And then

00:22:21.500 --> 00:22:21.879
 maybe you

00:22:21.879 --> 00:22:22.379
 remember when

00:22:22.379 --> 00:22:22.779
 you read in

00:22:22.779 --> 00:22:23.619
 your Bible

00:22:23.619 --> 00:22:24.119
 at the end

00:22:24.119 --> 00:22:24.779
 of Revelation,

00:22:25.179 --> 00:22:26.139
 Revelation 21,

00:22:26.359 --> 00:22:26.639
 you're reading

00:22:26.639 --> 00:22:27.119
 about the new

00:22:27.119 --> 00:22:27.559
 heavens and

00:22:27.559 --> 00:22:27.819
 the new

00:22:27.819 --> 00:22:28.220
 earth being

00:22:28.220 --> 00:22:28.699
 created,

00:22:28.939 --> 00:22:29.299
 and there's

00:22:29.299 --> 00:22:29.720
 this little

00:22:29.720 --> 00:22:30.579
 line there

00:22:30.579 --> 00:22:31.359
 that says,

00:22:31.980 --> 00:22:32.480
 in the sea

00:22:32.480 --> 00:22:33.299
 was no more,

00:22:33.659 --> 00:22:34.099
 and usually

00:22:34.099 --> 00:22:34.980
 what I do

00:22:34.980 --> 00:22:35.319
 is like,

00:22:35.419 --> 00:22:36.139
 I don't know

00:22:36.139 --> 00:22:36.339
 what that

00:22:36.339 --> 00:22:36.480
 means,

00:22:36.539 --> 00:22:36.879
 I just keep

00:22:36.879 --> 00:22:37.240
 on reading.

00:22:38.839 --> 00:22:39.379
 Here's what

00:22:39.379 --> 00:22:39.959
 that means.

00:22:40.959 --> 00:22:41.619
 Chaos is

00:22:41.619 --> 00:22:41.959
 done.

00:22:41.960 --> 00:22:45.360
 So now we

00:22:45.360 --> 00:22:45.860
 come back

00:22:45.860 --> 00:22:46.299
 to the

00:22:46.299 --> 00:22:46.960
 throne room.

00:22:47.980 --> 00:22:48.620
 And before

00:22:48.620 --> 00:22:49.360
 the throne

00:22:49.360 --> 00:22:51.259
 is a sea

00:22:51.259 --> 00:22:53.380
 of glass

00:22:53.380 --> 00:22:54.519
 like crystal,

00:22:56.220 --> 00:22:57.100
 smooth as

00:22:57.100 --> 00:22:57.539
 ice.

00:22:59.460 --> 00:22:59.700
 Oh,

00:22:59.759 --> 00:23:00.319
 there's no

00:23:00.319 --> 00:23:01.779
 chaos in

00:23:01.779 --> 00:23:02.180
 the throne

00:23:02.180 --> 00:23:02.579
 room of

00:23:02.579 --> 00:23:02.880
 God.

00:23:04.340 --> 00:23:05.860
 There's no

00:23:05.860 --> 00:23:06.880
 crazy making

00:23:06.880 --> 00:23:07.500
 going on.

00:23:07.500 --> 00:23:09.680
 it's at

00:23:09.680 --> 00:23:10.420
 peace,

00:23:11.740 --> 00:23:12.240
 tranquil.

00:23:13.240 --> 00:23:13.720
 God is

00:23:13.720 --> 00:23:14.359
 in control.

00:23:15.660 --> 00:23:16.359
 What we

00:23:16.359 --> 00:23:16.900
 see going

00:23:16.900 --> 00:23:17.460
 on around

00:23:17.460 --> 00:23:17.799
 here,

00:23:19.720 --> 00:23:19.960
 the

00:23:19.960 --> 00:23:20.779
 thunderstorm's

00:23:20.779 --> 00:23:21.259
 power,

00:23:22.539 --> 00:23:23.019
 the fullness

00:23:23.019 --> 00:23:23.420
 of the

00:23:23.420 --> 00:23:23.819
 Spirit's

00:23:23.819 --> 00:23:24.420
 presence,

00:23:25.000 --> 00:23:25.420
 and a

00:23:25.420 --> 00:23:25.819
 peaceful

00:23:25.819 --> 00:23:27.359
 sea right

00:23:27.359 --> 00:23:28.319
 in front

00:23:28.319 --> 00:23:29.119
 of the

00:23:29.119 --> 00:23:29.500
 throne.

00:23:31.500 --> 00:23:32.180
 It's

00:23:32.180 --> 00:23:32.500
 supposed to

00:23:32.500 --> 00:23:32.759
 get your

00:23:32.759 --> 00:23:33.299
 awe on.

00:23:35.140 --> 00:23:35.960
 It's good

00:23:35.960 --> 00:23:36.640
 news for

00:23:36.640 --> 00:23:37.019
 the burnt

00:23:37.019 --> 00:23:37.359
 out,

00:23:38.099 --> 00:23:38.480
 the strung

00:23:38.480 --> 00:23:38.779
 out,

00:23:39.259 --> 00:23:39.660
 the checked

00:23:39.660 --> 00:23:40.039
 out,

00:23:40.559 --> 00:23:40.960
 the sell

00:23:40.960 --> 00:23:41.339
 out,

00:23:42.140 --> 00:23:42.420
 and those

00:23:42.420 --> 00:23:42.880
 about to

00:23:42.880 --> 00:23:43.440
 tap out.

00:23:44.359 --> 00:23:44.940
 God's on

00:23:44.940 --> 00:23:45.279
 his throne

00:23:45.279 --> 00:23:45.779
 right now.

00:23:47.079 --> 00:23:47.779
 You may

00:23:47.779 --> 00:23:48.799
 not feel

00:23:48.799 --> 00:23:49.500
 like that,

00:23:50.240 --> 00:23:51.079
 but he

00:23:51.079 --> 00:23:51.500
 is.

00:23:54.640 --> 00:23:55.259
 Now I

00:23:55.259 --> 00:23:55.579
 want to go

00:23:55.579 --> 00:23:55.960
 back to

00:23:55.960 --> 00:23:56.799
 verse 4 and

00:23:56.799 --> 00:23:57.500
 verses 6 and

00:23:57.500 --> 00:23:58.259
 8, because

00:23:58.259 --> 00:23:58.759
 this is the

00:23:58.759 --> 00:23:59.859
 fourth move.

00:24:00.200 --> 00:24:00.960
 There is this

00:24:00.960 --> 00:24:02.099
 entourage around

00:24:02.099 --> 00:24:02.559
 the throne,

00:24:02.839 --> 00:24:03.160
 and I'm

00:24:03.160 --> 00:24:03.680
 guessing many

00:24:03.680 --> 00:24:04.019
 of you have

00:24:04.019 --> 00:24:04.339
 been like,

00:24:04.759 --> 00:24:05.420
 what are these

00:24:05.420 --> 00:24:06.000
 living creatures

00:24:06.000 --> 00:24:06.599
 with all those

00:24:06.599 --> 00:24:07.019
 eyeballs?

00:24:07.500 --> 00:24:09.779
 Well, this

00:24:09.779 --> 00:24:10.740
 entourage around

00:24:10.740 --> 00:24:11.599
 the throne is

00:24:11.599 --> 00:24:12.619
 encircling the

00:24:12.619 --> 00:24:12.819
 throne.

00:24:12.940 --> 00:24:13.460
 Think of two

00:24:13.460 --> 00:24:15.000
 concentric circles.

00:24:15.880 --> 00:24:16.740
 The group

00:24:16.740 --> 00:24:17.700
 around, the

00:24:17.700 --> 00:24:18.539
 furthest out, is

00:24:18.539 --> 00:24:20.640
 24 elders, and

00:24:20.640 --> 00:24:21.980
 then inside that,

00:24:22.180 --> 00:24:23.380
 right almost on

00:24:23.380 --> 00:24:24.200
 top of the throne,

00:24:24.339 --> 00:24:25.279
 are four living

00:24:25.279 --> 00:24:25.799
 creatures.

00:24:26.480 --> 00:24:27.539
 They're surrounding

00:24:27.539 --> 00:24:28.220
 the throne.

00:24:29.339 --> 00:24:30.119
 So who are these

00:24:30.119 --> 00:24:30.980
 24 elders?

00:24:30.980 --> 00:24:32.660
 Well, there's a lot

00:24:32.660 --> 00:24:33.099
 of debate.

00:24:33.099 --> 00:24:34.299
 Scholars say, well,

00:24:34.339 --> 00:24:35.379
 they might represent

00:24:35.379 --> 00:24:37.539
 the 24 Levites

00:24:37.539 --> 00:24:38.419
 worshiping the

00:24:38.419 --> 00:24:38.939
 temple in the

00:24:38.939 --> 00:24:39.379
 Old Testament.

00:24:39.980 --> 00:24:41.059
 Or there's some

00:24:41.059 --> 00:24:42.139
 really smart folks

00:24:42.139 --> 00:24:43.019
 that think that

00:24:43.019 --> 00:24:44.379
 this is a distinct

00:24:44.379 --> 00:24:45.980
 class of angels

00:24:45.980 --> 00:24:47.619
 around God's throne

00:24:47.619 --> 00:24:49.799
 that are kind of

00:24:49.799 --> 00:24:50.279
 like God's

00:24:50.279 --> 00:24:51.359
 angelic advisors.

00:24:53.000 --> 00:24:54.619
 But there's another

00:24:54.619 --> 00:24:55.639
 option, an option

00:24:55.639 --> 00:24:56.779
 that I tend to be

00:24:56.779 --> 00:24:57.559
 persuaded of,

00:24:57.659 --> 00:24:58.139
 key word,

00:24:58.279 --> 00:24:58.819
 persuaded,

00:24:59.059 --> 00:24:59.599
 lean to.

00:24:59.599 --> 00:25:00.719
 I wouldn't die

00:25:00.719 --> 00:25:01.299
 on this hill,

00:25:01.879 --> 00:25:03.500
 but I think you'll

00:25:03.500 --> 00:25:04.799
 see why in a

00:25:04.799 --> 00:25:05.059
 second.

00:25:07.179 --> 00:25:08.279
 That these 24

00:25:08.279 --> 00:25:10.139
 elders are actually

00:25:10.139 --> 00:25:11.740
 representing

00:25:11.740 --> 00:25:13.379
 redeemed humanity.

00:25:15.339 --> 00:25:16.559
 That they are

00:25:16.559 --> 00:25:18.099
 representing saints

00:25:18.099 --> 00:25:20.719
 of old and new.

00:25:21.919 --> 00:25:22.559
 Now, why would I

00:25:22.559 --> 00:25:22.939
 say that?

00:25:24.659 --> 00:25:25.740
 When you read the

00:25:25.740 --> 00:25:26.959
 descriptions of

00:25:26.959 --> 00:25:28.599
 these 24 elders

00:25:28.599 --> 00:25:29.839
 elders in verse

00:25:29.839 --> 00:25:31.919
 4, you read

00:25:31.919 --> 00:25:32.359
 that they're

00:25:32.359 --> 00:25:33.019
 seated on

00:25:33.019 --> 00:25:34.500
 thrones, that

00:25:34.500 --> 00:25:35.000
 they're clothed

00:25:35.000 --> 00:25:35.859
 in white garments,

00:25:37.579 --> 00:25:38.159
 that they've got

00:25:38.159 --> 00:25:41.079
 gold, gold crowns

00:25:41.079 --> 00:25:41.699
 on their heads.

00:25:43.839 --> 00:25:44.619
 It should ring

00:25:44.619 --> 00:25:45.299
 some bells.

00:25:47.539 --> 00:25:48.799
 The letter to the

00:25:48.799 --> 00:25:49.919
 church of Laodicea,

00:25:51.399 --> 00:25:51.659
 you remember

00:25:51.659 --> 00:25:53.259
 what Jesus said,

00:25:54.319 --> 00:25:55.240
 come by for me.

00:25:56.519 --> 00:25:57.539
 Come by for me.

00:25:58.599 --> 00:26:00.059
 Gold refined by

00:26:00.059 --> 00:26:00.559
 fire,

00:26:01.919 --> 00:26:02.659
 white garments.

00:26:04.419 --> 00:26:04.879
 And then,

00:26:05.379 --> 00:26:06.279
 towards the end

00:26:06.279 --> 00:26:06.799
 of three,

00:26:06.959 --> 00:26:07.519
 he says,

00:26:08.099 --> 00:26:08.539
 the one who

00:26:08.539 --> 00:26:08.959
 conquers,

00:26:09.059 --> 00:26:09.719
 I will grant him

00:26:09.719 --> 00:26:10.379
 to sit with me

00:26:10.379 --> 00:26:11.039
 on my throne,

00:26:11.500 --> 00:26:12.439
 as I also conquered

00:26:12.439 --> 00:26:13.159
 and sat down with

00:26:13.159 --> 00:26:13.980
 my father on his

00:26:13.980 --> 00:26:14.299
 throne.

00:26:15.679 --> 00:26:16.099
 Throne,

00:26:17.099 --> 00:26:17.919
 white garments,

00:26:18.579 --> 00:26:18.859
 gold.

00:26:20.439 --> 00:26:22.119
 I think that this

00:26:22.119 --> 00:26:23.159
 beleaguered church

00:26:23.159 --> 00:26:24.259
 is given a vision

00:26:24.259 --> 00:26:26.179
 of their representatives

00:26:26.179 --> 00:26:27.279
 around the throne.

00:26:27.279 --> 00:26:27.339
 throne.

00:26:30.740 --> 00:26:32.079
 There are 24 of them.

00:26:33.559 --> 00:26:34.299
 What's up with the

00:26:34.299 --> 00:26:34.920
 number 24?

00:26:35.200 --> 00:26:36.539
 Well, it's a clear

00:26:36.539 --> 00:26:37.399
 doubling of the

00:26:37.399 --> 00:26:38.660
 number 12, as in

00:26:38.660 --> 00:26:40.319
 the 12 tribes of

00:26:40.319 --> 00:26:41.359
 Israel, as in the

00:26:41.359 --> 00:26:43.700
 12 apostles of the

00:26:43.700 --> 00:26:44.059
 Lamb.

00:26:44.920 --> 00:26:45.460
 And when you get

00:26:45.460 --> 00:26:46.359
 back into Revelation

00:26:46.359 --> 00:26:47.460
 21, the new

00:26:47.460 --> 00:26:48.379
 Jerusalem, this

00:26:48.379 --> 00:26:50.099
 glorious city coming

00:26:50.099 --> 00:26:51.240
 down from heaven,

00:26:51.779 --> 00:26:53.059
 what you see is

00:26:53.059 --> 00:26:54.639
 described as this

00:26:54.640 --> 00:26:56.280
 gigantic wall around

00:26:56.280 --> 00:26:57.780
 the city has 12

00:26:57.780 --> 00:26:58.980
 gates, and there

00:26:58.980 --> 00:27:00.200
 are names on those

00:27:00.200 --> 00:27:02.160
 12 gates, the 12

00:27:02.160 --> 00:27:03.700
 tribes of Israel.

00:27:04.020 --> 00:27:05.320
 And this same one

00:27:05.320 --> 00:27:06.900
 city has 12

00:27:06.900 --> 00:27:08.240
 foundations, and on

00:27:08.240 --> 00:27:09.360
 those 12 foundations

00:27:09.360 --> 00:27:11.680
 are 12 names, the

00:27:11.680 --> 00:27:13.100
 12 names of the

00:27:13.100 --> 00:27:14.500
 apostles of the

00:27:14.500 --> 00:27:14.800
 Lamb.

00:27:15.320 --> 00:27:16.440
 This one city,

00:27:17.720 --> 00:27:18.400
 together,

00:27:19.180 --> 00:27:21.240
 representing all of

00:27:21.240 --> 00:27:24.019
 God's redeemed, 12

00:27:24.019 --> 00:27:25.200
 tribes, 12

00:27:25.200 --> 00:27:27.700
 apostles, God's

00:27:27.700 --> 00:27:29.940
 people who believe

00:27:29.940 --> 00:27:31.700
 in Jesus, Jew and

00:27:31.700 --> 00:27:32.299
 Gentile.

00:27:33.620 --> 00:27:35.640
 These 24 elders are

00:27:35.640 --> 00:27:37.299
 representatives of the

00:27:37.299 --> 00:27:38.500
 Old Testament and New

00:27:38.500 --> 00:27:39.500
 Testament saints

00:27:39.500 --> 00:27:41.799
 reigning with God in

00:27:41.799 --> 00:27:42.740
 His presence.

00:27:44.019 --> 00:27:44.740
 And that's just the

00:27:44.740 --> 00:27:45.420
 first part of the

00:27:45.420 --> 00:27:45.720
 entourage.

00:27:45.720 --> 00:27:45.880
 entourage.

00:27:47.640 --> 00:27:48.720
 Let's turn to the

00:27:48.720 --> 00:27:49.779
 second group around

00:27:49.779 --> 00:27:51.400
 the throne, those

00:27:51.400 --> 00:27:52.500
 within the circle.

00:27:54.500 --> 00:27:56.339
 And verses 6 and

00:27:56.339 --> 00:27:57.440
 8, we read about

00:27:57.440 --> 00:27:57.720
 them.

00:28:00.700 --> 00:28:03.339
 They are described

00:28:03.339 --> 00:28:04.539
 as living creatures.

00:28:06.220 --> 00:28:07.000
 And when you read

00:28:07.000 --> 00:28:07.900
 their descriptions of

00:28:07.900 --> 00:28:08.759
 having eyeballs all

00:28:08.759 --> 00:28:09.519
 over the place and

00:28:09.519 --> 00:28:12.380
 wings, you're kind of

00:28:12.380 --> 00:28:14.559
 left shocked.

00:28:15.720 --> 00:28:17.700
 this is really weird.

00:28:19.819 --> 00:28:21.079
 It's meant to have

00:28:21.079 --> 00:28:22.039
 that effect on you.

00:28:22.940 --> 00:28:24.100
 And it's meant to

00:28:24.100 --> 00:28:25.079
 stir your thinking.

00:28:26.259 --> 00:28:27.860
 These symbols often

00:28:27.860 --> 00:28:29.120
 point back to the

00:28:29.120 --> 00:28:30.579
 Old Testament as

00:28:30.579 --> 00:28:32.019
 these are right now.

00:28:32.440 --> 00:28:34.039
 These creatures,

00:28:34.200 --> 00:28:35.059
 living creatures

00:28:35.059 --> 00:28:36.279
 around the throne,

00:28:36.380 --> 00:28:37.079
 these four living

00:28:37.079 --> 00:28:39.100
 creatures, they have

00:28:39.100 --> 00:28:40.200
 so many similarities

00:28:40.200 --> 00:28:42.839
 to the angels of

00:28:42.839 --> 00:28:44.360
 Ezekiel 1 and Isaiah

00:28:44.360 --> 00:28:45.299
 6 that are

00:28:45.299 --> 00:28:46.599
 surrounding the

00:28:46.599 --> 00:28:47.500
 throne visions

00:28:47.500 --> 00:28:48.059
 there.

00:28:50.200 --> 00:28:51.240
 Winged creatures

00:28:51.240 --> 00:28:52.539
 with really odd

00:28:52.539 --> 00:28:53.059
 features.

00:28:55.399 --> 00:28:56.299
 In verse 7, we

00:28:56.299 --> 00:28:57.079
 read that the first

00:28:57.079 --> 00:28:57.599
 of these living

00:28:57.599 --> 00:28:58.519
 creatures is like a

00:28:58.519 --> 00:28:59.839
 lion.

00:29:00.559 --> 00:29:01.819
 The second is like

00:29:01.819 --> 00:29:02.759
 an ox.

00:29:03.339 --> 00:29:04.220
 The third is like

00:29:04.220 --> 00:29:05.099
 a man.

00:29:05.639 --> 00:29:06.619
 And the fourth is

00:29:06.619 --> 00:29:07.599
 like an eagle.

00:29:08.740 --> 00:29:09.200
 Do you know what

00:29:09.200 --> 00:29:10.539
 those four creatures

00:29:10.539 --> 00:29:11.419
 have in common?

00:29:11.420 --> 00:29:13.259
 they are the

00:29:13.259 --> 00:29:14.800
 strongest of their

00:29:14.800 --> 00:29:15.360
 species.

00:29:18.100 --> 00:29:19.560
 They represent

00:29:19.560 --> 00:29:21.779
 their species.

00:29:23.360 --> 00:29:24.400
 And when he put

00:29:24.400 --> 00:29:25.140
 four of them

00:29:25.140 --> 00:29:26.740
 together around the

00:29:26.740 --> 00:29:27.880
 throne, you have

00:29:27.880 --> 00:29:30.380
 representation of

00:29:30.380 --> 00:29:32.480
 all species, all

00:29:32.480 --> 00:29:34.440
 creation around the

00:29:34.440 --> 00:29:34.860
 throne.

00:29:34.859 --> 00:29:40.299
 four carries the

00:29:40.299 --> 00:29:41.619
 sense of the

00:29:41.619 --> 00:29:42.399
 four winds, the

00:29:42.399 --> 00:29:43.199
 four points of the

00:29:43.199 --> 00:29:43.599
 compass.

00:29:46.199 --> 00:29:47.579
 These four living

00:29:47.579 --> 00:29:49.079
 creatures are

00:29:49.079 --> 00:29:50.559
 representatives of

00:29:50.559 --> 00:29:52.059
 all of God's

00:29:52.059 --> 00:29:52.599
 creation.

00:29:55.319 --> 00:29:57.059
 And these creatures

00:29:57.059 --> 00:29:58.459
 have six wings like

00:29:58.459 --> 00:29:59.379
 the seraphim in

00:29:59.379 --> 00:30:01.019
 Isaiah 6.

00:30:01.019 --> 00:30:03.740
 In verses 6 and

00:30:03.740 --> 00:30:05.160
 8, we read that

00:30:05.160 --> 00:30:06.359
 they're covered with

00:30:06.359 --> 00:30:06.980
 eyes.

00:30:07.240 --> 00:30:07.859
 You kind of think

00:30:07.859 --> 00:30:08.299
 it's kind of

00:30:08.299 --> 00:30:10.819
 grotesque until you

00:30:10.819 --> 00:30:13.099
 realize why they're

00:30:13.099 --> 00:30:15.039
 so eyeballed out.

00:30:17.319 --> 00:30:19.819
 Look at verse 8.

00:30:21.099 --> 00:30:21.799
 And the four living

00:30:21.799 --> 00:30:22.900
 creatures, each of

00:30:22.900 --> 00:30:23.799
 them with six wings,

00:30:24.139 --> 00:30:24.759
 are filled out with

00:30:24.759 --> 00:30:25.519
 so many eyeballs.

00:30:27.940 --> 00:30:28.940
 It's who they're

00:30:28.940 --> 00:30:29.539
 around.

00:30:31.019 --> 00:30:33.660
 All of their eyes

00:30:33.660 --> 00:30:34.680
 are fixed on the

00:30:34.680 --> 00:30:35.500
 one sitting on the

00:30:35.500 --> 00:30:35.720
 throne.

00:30:37.359 --> 00:30:39.240
 All attention, all

00:30:39.240 --> 00:30:40.700
 attention in the

00:30:40.700 --> 00:30:41.740
 heavenly throne room

00:30:41.740 --> 00:30:42.799
 is on the one

00:30:42.799 --> 00:30:43.420
 sitting on the

00:30:43.420 --> 00:30:43.700
 throne.

00:30:44.160 --> 00:30:46.000
 All eyes on the

00:30:46.000 --> 00:30:46.879
 one sitting on the

00:30:46.879 --> 00:30:47.119
 throne.

00:30:47.720 --> 00:30:49.379
 All of their eyes

00:30:49.379 --> 00:30:51.579
 are on him.

00:30:52.559 --> 00:30:54.639
 All of creation is

00:30:54.639 --> 00:30:56.279
 bearing witness to

00:30:56.279 --> 00:30:57.579
 the creator on the

00:30:57.579 --> 00:30:57.879
 throne.

00:31:01.019 --> 00:31:05.099
 these four creatures

00:31:05.099 --> 00:31:07.039
 represent all of

00:31:07.039 --> 00:31:08.759
 creation and they

00:31:08.759 --> 00:31:09.900
 make up the second

00:31:09.900 --> 00:31:11.139
 half of the entourage

00:31:11.139 --> 00:31:12.079
 around the throne.

00:31:12.599 --> 00:31:13.220
 Let's put it all

00:31:13.220 --> 00:31:13.559
 together.

00:31:13.960 --> 00:31:14.639
 Because if you put it

00:31:14.639 --> 00:31:15.519
 all together, and

00:31:15.519 --> 00:31:16.359
 this is why I think

00:31:16.359 --> 00:31:17.400
 they represent what

00:31:17.400 --> 00:31:18.720
 they do, you have

00:31:18.720 --> 00:31:21.000
 representation of all

00:31:21.000 --> 00:31:22.099
 of God's works of

00:31:22.099 --> 00:31:23.359
 redemption and

00:31:23.359 --> 00:31:24.900
 representation of all

00:31:24.900 --> 00:31:25.759
 of God's work of

00:31:25.759 --> 00:31:27.740
 creation in the throne

00:31:27.740 --> 00:31:29.319
 room paying close

00:31:29.319 --> 00:31:30.819
 attention to the one

00:31:30.819 --> 00:31:31.399
 on the throne.

00:31:37.399 --> 00:31:39.879
 It's an entourage of

00:31:39.879 --> 00:31:41.480
 representations of

00:31:41.480 --> 00:31:42.460
 those who are blood

00:31:42.460 --> 00:31:44.679
 bought and those who

00:31:44.679 --> 00:31:46.819
 God has called into

00:31:46.819 --> 00:31:47.599
 existence.

00:31:47.599 --> 00:31:53.359
 we are being given a

00:31:53.359 --> 00:31:56.819
 glimpse into the throne

00:31:56.819 --> 00:31:59.279
 room of God and those

00:31:59.279 --> 00:32:02.500
 attending him and it

00:32:02.500 --> 00:32:03.379
 is awesome.

00:32:05.259 --> 00:32:06.359
 It's what's happening

00:32:06.359 --> 00:32:06.939
 right now.

00:32:08.480 --> 00:32:09.480
 We're going to wrap up

00:32:09.480 --> 00:32:10.459
 this service maybe at

00:32:10.459 --> 00:32:11.859
 1120, 1125.

00:32:11.859 --> 00:32:14.159
 we're going to go our

00:32:14.159 --> 00:32:15.000
 different ways.

00:32:16.759 --> 00:32:18.199
 But the heavenly worship

00:32:18.199 --> 00:32:20.619
 service never ends.

00:32:22.079 --> 00:32:23.399
 It never stops.

00:32:24.979 --> 00:32:27.459
 Because the entourage,

00:32:28.459 --> 00:32:29.759
 they're not indifferent

00:32:29.759 --> 00:32:32.139
 into whose presence

00:32:32.139 --> 00:32:32.839
 they're in.

00:32:32.839 --> 00:32:36.159
 they're not burnt out.

00:32:37.799 --> 00:32:39.179
 They're not strung out.

00:32:41.019 --> 00:32:42.480
 They're not checked out.

00:32:43.579 --> 00:32:45.019
 There's no sell out.

00:32:45.740 --> 00:32:46.759
 They're not about to tap

00:32:46.759 --> 00:32:47.039
 out.

00:32:48.539 --> 00:32:49.519
 Oh, they're dialed in.

00:32:51.019 --> 00:32:52.599
 We've seen the entourage.

00:32:54.259 --> 00:32:57.359
 They've got their awe on.

00:32:57.359 --> 00:33:02.099
 Because awe always

00:33:02.099 --> 00:33:04.299
 culminates in praise.

00:33:05.240 --> 00:33:06.579
 And that's what we see

00:33:06.579 --> 00:33:07.919
 happening in verses 8 and

00:33:07.919 --> 00:33:08.179
 11.

00:33:08.319 --> 00:33:09.519
 It's the final move of

00:33:09.519 --> 00:33:10.099
 this chapter.

00:33:12.139 --> 00:33:12.619
 Summons.

00:33:12.959 --> 00:33:13.479
 We've seen the one

00:33:13.479 --> 00:33:13.819
 sitting.

00:33:14.299 --> 00:33:15.379
 We see what's going on

00:33:15.379 --> 00:33:16.099
 around the throne.

00:33:16.099 --> 00:33:17.159
 The entourage.

00:33:17.599 --> 00:33:18.879
 And now the praise.

00:33:21.659 --> 00:33:22.939
 Both the four living

00:33:22.939 --> 00:33:25.019
 creatures and the 24

00:33:25.019 --> 00:33:27.279
 elders offer up

00:33:27.279 --> 00:33:28.379
 praise to the one

00:33:28.379 --> 00:33:29.220
 sitting on the throne.

00:33:31.319 --> 00:33:32.899
 It starts with the

00:33:32.899 --> 00:33:33.680
 four living creatures.

00:33:33.879 --> 00:33:36.519
 They read in verse 8.

00:33:36.779 --> 00:33:38.899
 They never cease to say,

00:33:39.519 --> 00:33:40.440
 Holy, holy, holy

00:33:40.440 --> 00:33:41.680
 is the Lord God Almighty

00:33:41.680 --> 00:33:43.220
 who was and is

00:33:43.220 --> 00:33:44.259
 and is to come.

00:33:44.599 --> 00:33:46.099
 This is what they do.

00:33:47.059 --> 00:33:48.579
 They keep on praising

00:33:48.579 --> 00:33:49.299
 God.

00:33:49.579 --> 00:33:51.299
 They've got their awe on.

00:33:51.299 --> 00:33:52.440
 And it culminates

00:33:52.440 --> 00:33:53.279
 in praise.

00:33:55.259 --> 00:33:56.399
 It's what the seraphim

00:33:56.399 --> 00:33:57.139
 are doing in Isaiah.

00:33:57.279 --> 00:33:57.720
 6.

00:33:58.099 --> 00:33:59.399
 Holy, holy, holy

00:33:59.399 --> 00:34:00.359
 is the Lord God

00:34:00.359 --> 00:34:01.420
 Almighty.

00:34:02.619 --> 00:34:03.680
 And that's what we see

00:34:03.680 --> 00:34:04.299
 happening here.

00:34:04.599 --> 00:34:05.680
 There's a three-fold

00:34:05.680 --> 00:34:07.799
 praise for who God

00:34:07.799 --> 00:34:08.179
 is.

00:34:08.440 --> 00:34:09.099
 His holiness,

00:34:09.619 --> 00:34:10.440
 His power,

00:34:10.820 --> 00:34:11.940
 and His eternality.

00:34:12.320 --> 00:34:13.619
 Holy, holy, holy.

00:34:14.119 --> 00:34:16.840
 It's the distinct

00:34:16.840 --> 00:34:18.320
 character trait of God.

00:34:18.440 --> 00:34:19.759
 It's the only word

00:34:19.759 --> 00:34:21.380
 used three times

00:34:21.380 --> 00:34:22.719
 to describe God

00:34:22.719 --> 00:34:23.679
 in worship of Him.

00:34:23.980 --> 00:34:24.960
 There's no other word

00:34:24.960 --> 00:34:25.780
 repeated three times.

00:34:25.780 --> 00:34:26.599
 We don't have,

00:34:27.019 --> 00:34:28.019
 oh, you're God of love,

00:34:28.079 --> 00:34:28.519
 love, love.

00:34:28.699 --> 00:34:29.539
 Oh, you're God of power,

00:34:29.619 --> 00:34:30.079
 power, power.

00:34:30.260 --> 00:34:31.340
 We have a God who is

00:34:31.340 --> 00:34:32.519
 holy, holy, holy.

00:34:33.679 --> 00:34:34.960
 It's emphatic.

00:34:36.280 --> 00:34:38.460
 It means set apart

00:34:38.460 --> 00:34:40.119
 in one's nature,

00:34:40.539 --> 00:34:41.940
 in one's essence,

00:34:42.599 --> 00:34:43.000
 other.

00:34:43.000 --> 00:34:51.099
 And these four living

00:34:51.099 --> 00:34:52.360
 creatures recognize it.

00:34:53.519 --> 00:34:54.780
 There's no one like you.

00:34:56.079 --> 00:34:57.440
 No one like you.

00:35:00.940 --> 00:35:02.039
 God doesn't think

00:35:02.039 --> 00:35:02.840
 that His holiness

00:35:02.840 --> 00:35:03.500
 is boring,

00:35:03.659 --> 00:35:04.539
 and neither do

00:35:04.539 --> 00:35:05.860
 these four living

00:35:05.860 --> 00:35:07.079
 creatures around

00:35:07.079 --> 00:35:07.719
 the throne.

00:35:07.940 --> 00:35:09.079
 There's no boredom

00:35:09.079 --> 00:35:10.179
 in God's presence.

00:35:10.179 --> 00:35:10.239
 There's no boredom

00:35:10.239 --> 00:35:12.179
 in God's presence.

00:35:12.599 --> 00:35:13.579
 Not only is He

00:35:13.579 --> 00:35:14.379
 holy, holy, holy,

00:35:14.519 --> 00:35:15.719
 He is almighty.

00:35:16.099 --> 00:35:16.980
 And we're very familiar

00:35:16.980 --> 00:35:18.339
 with this word almighty.

00:35:18.559 --> 00:35:20.440
 Maybe overly familiar.

00:35:20.899 --> 00:35:22.679
 It means all-powerful,

00:35:23.460 --> 00:35:24.079
 unlimited,

00:35:24.739 --> 00:35:25.659
 unrivaled.

00:35:25.879 --> 00:35:26.799
 There's no other

00:35:26.799 --> 00:35:27.579
 created being

00:35:27.579 --> 00:35:28.219
 or thing

00:35:28.219 --> 00:35:29.339
 that even comes

00:35:29.339 --> 00:35:30.779
 close to rivaling

00:35:30.779 --> 00:35:32.299
 God in His power.

00:35:32.619 --> 00:35:33.059
 Let me give you

00:35:33.059 --> 00:35:33.460
 an example.

00:35:33.899 --> 00:35:35.379
 I like sci-fi things.

00:35:35.539 --> 00:35:36.379
 I like movies

00:35:36.379 --> 00:35:37.359
 about black holes

00:35:37.359 --> 00:35:38.460
 and spaceships

00:35:38.460 --> 00:35:39.559
 coming to black holes

00:35:39.559 --> 00:35:40.299
 and they gotta put

00:35:40.299 --> 00:35:41.500
 all their thrusters on

00:35:41.500 --> 00:35:42.199
 in order to get away

00:35:42.199 --> 00:35:43.079
 from the black hole.

00:35:44.900 --> 00:35:45.800
 Black holes

00:35:45.800 --> 00:35:47.099
 are like

00:35:47.099 --> 00:35:47.980
 mysterious,

00:35:48.599 --> 00:35:49.739
 gigantic things

00:35:49.739 --> 00:35:50.480
 that nobody

00:35:50.480 --> 00:35:51.460
 wants to deal with.

00:35:51.699 --> 00:35:52.440
 They can have

00:35:52.440 --> 00:35:53.239
 kind of like this

00:35:53.239 --> 00:35:54.500
 almightiness to them.

00:35:56.699 --> 00:35:57.980
 But if this is true,

00:35:59.920 --> 00:36:01.000
 God the Creator

00:36:01.000 --> 00:36:02.480
 not only thought up

00:36:02.480 --> 00:36:03.079
 black holes,

00:36:03.380 --> 00:36:04.400
 not only has them

00:36:04.400 --> 00:36:05.280
 named all throughout

00:36:05.280 --> 00:36:05.820
 the universe,

00:36:06.159 --> 00:36:06.619
 He's the one

00:36:06.619 --> 00:36:07.340
 who flicked them

00:36:07.340 --> 00:36:08.039
 into existence

00:36:08.039 --> 00:36:08.760
 with His pinky.

00:36:12.519 --> 00:36:13.480
 God doesn't get

00:36:13.480 --> 00:36:14.420
 sucked into black holes.

00:36:16.920 --> 00:36:18.200
 There is nothing,

00:36:19.320 --> 00:36:20.140
 no one,

00:36:20.440 --> 00:36:21.880
 that comes close

00:36:21.880 --> 00:36:23.300
 to the power

00:36:23.300 --> 00:36:24.700
 of the Lord God

00:36:24.700 --> 00:36:25.620
 Almighty.

00:36:26.740 --> 00:36:27.880
 He speaks things

00:36:27.880 --> 00:36:28.840
 into existence

00:36:28.840 --> 00:36:30.720
 with just words.

00:36:30.719 --> 00:36:34.359
 He saves

00:36:34.359 --> 00:36:35.059
 sinners

00:36:35.059 --> 00:36:38.119
 from the consequences

00:36:38.119 --> 00:36:38.859
 of their sins.

00:36:38.980 --> 00:36:39.579
 There's a power,

00:36:40.359 --> 00:36:41.219
 no one has a power

00:36:41.219 --> 00:36:41.779
 like that.

00:36:42.219 --> 00:36:43.019
 And not just

00:36:43.019 --> 00:36:44.139
 is He powerful,

00:36:44.319 --> 00:36:45.199
 He is eternal

00:36:45.199 --> 00:36:46.139
 who was

00:36:46.139 --> 00:36:46.819
 and is

00:36:46.819 --> 00:36:47.919
 and is to come.

00:36:49.119 --> 00:36:50.000
 Here are four

00:36:50.000 --> 00:36:51.299
 created beings

00:36:51.299 --> 00:36:52.279
 around the throne

00:36:52.279 --> 00:36:53.199
 and they are

00:36:53.199 --> 00:36:53.959
 basically

00:36:53.959 --> 00:36:55.359
 kind of reiterating

00:36:55.359 --> 00:36:56.279
 Psalm 92,

00:36:56.500 --> 00:36:57.279
 from everlasting

00:36:57.279 --> 00:36:58.219
 to everlasting,

00:36:58.819 --> 00:36:59.819
 you are God.

00:36:59.820 --> 00:36:59.860
 God,

00:37:00.440 --> 00:37:01.820
 there's no one

00:37:01.820 --> 00:37:02.640
 like that.

00:37:03.940 --> 00:37:04.800
 You may have

00:37:04.800 --> 00:37:05.220
 an eternity

00:37:05.220 --> 00:37:05.960
 in front of you,

00:37:06.180 --> 00:37:07.059
 you do not have

00:37:07.059 --> 00:37:07.460
 an eternity

00:37:07.460 --> 00:37:08.180
 behind you.

00:37:10.519 --> 00:37:11.420
 God does.

00:37:12.640 --> 00:37:13.660
 He is the

00:37:13.660 --> 00:37:15.620
 ancient of days,

00:37:15.820 --> 00:37:16.460
 no beginning

00:37:16.460 --> 00:37:17.200
 and no end.

00:37:17.200 --> 00:37:18.200
 He is the

00:37:18.200 --> 00:37:19.300
 everlasting

00:37:19.300 --> 00:37:20.940
 I am

00:37:20.940 --> 00:37:23.400
 set apart

00:37:23.400 --> 00:37:25.440
 in all that He is.

00:37:28.120 --> 00:37:29.660
 In a very real sense,

00:37:29.820 --> 00:37:31.720
 time owns you.

00:37:32.740 --> 00:37:34.100
 You are bound

00:37:34.100 --> 00:37:35.380
 by time.

00:37:35.760 --> 00:37:36.720
 We've got 70,

00:37:36.880 --> 00:37:37.640
 80 years

00:37:37.640 --> 00:37:38.980
 if we're strong.

00:37:40.220 --> 00:37:41.880
 We've got to be places.

00:37:43.620 --> 00:37:45.260
 We've got to hit our marks.

00:37:48.200 --> 00:37:49.720
 But isn't it good to know

00:37:49.720 --> 00:37:51.680
 that the one sitting

00:37:51.680 --> 00:37:52.320
 on the throne,

00:37:52.980 --> 00:37:54.380
 He is timeless.

00:37:54.380 --> 00:37:57.940
 He owns time.

00:37:57.940 --> 00:38:00.740
 Time serves God's purposes.

00:38:01.280 --> 00:38:02.099
 That's why Jesus

00:38:02.099 --> 00:38:02.680
 can say,

00:38:02.900 --> 00:38:03.519
 I will show you

00:38:03.519 --> 00:38:04.160
 what must

00:38:04.160 --> 00:38:05.599
 take place

00:38:05.599 --> 00:38:06.840
 because I've got

00:38:06.840 --> 00:38:08.500
 time as a tool.

00:38:10.360 --> 00:38:12.140
 God owns time

00:38:12.140 --> 00:38:12.720
 because

00:38:12.720 --> 00:38:14.180
 God is

00:38:14.180 --> 00:38:14.800
 timeless.

00:38:16.880 --> 00:38:18.119
 It's three-fold praise.

00:38:18.119 --> 00:38:21.039
 these living creatures

00:38:21.039 --> 00:38:21.719
 are

00:38:21.719 --> 00:38:23.960
 praising God

00:38:23.960 --> 00:38:24.719
 for His holiness,

00:38:24.960 --> 00:38:25.779
 for His power,

00:38:25.980 --> 00:38:27.199
 for His eternality

00:38:27.199 --> 00:38:28.279
 and none of them

00:38:28.279 --> 00:38:28.819
 are bored.

00:38:30.400 --> 00:38:31.380
 It's a glorious

00:38:31.380 --> 00:38:32.059
 sight.

00:38:36.019 --> 00:38:36.739
 And then

00:38:36.739 --> 00:38:37.799
 these four living creatures

00:38:37.799 --> 00:38:38.679
 in verse 9,

00:38:40.059 --> 00:38:41.880
 they're like worship leaders.

00:38:41.880 --> 00:38:44.740
 they're saying,

00:38:45.019 --> 00:38:45.840
 holy, holy, holy.

00:38:47.480 --> 00:38:48.539
 Holy, holy, holy

00:38:48.539 --> 00:38:49.680
 is the Lord God Almighty.

00:38:50.579 --> 00:38:51.160
 He who was

00:38:51.160 --> 00:38:51.519
 and is

00:38:51.519 --> 00:38:52.160
 and is to come

00:38:52.160 --> 00:38:53.280
 and whenever

00:38:53.280 --> 00:38:54.200
 they say that

00:38:54.200 --> 00:38:55.019
 because they keep on

00:38:55.019 --> 00:38:55.440
 saying it

00:38:55.440 --> 00:38:56.640
 or things like it.

00:38:58.140 --> 00:38:58.980
 Verse 10,

00:38:59.820 --> 00:39:00.320
 the other,

00:39:01.160 --> 00:39:01.840
 those outside

00:39:01.840 --> 00:39:02.340
 the circle,

00:39:02.440 --> 00:39:03.260
 the 24 elders,

00:39:04.200 --> 00:39:05.539
 they hear that

00:39:05.539 --> 00:39:06.980
 and then they respond.

00:39:07.440 --> 00:39:08.240
 They've got their

00:39:08.240 --> 00:39:09.099
 awe on

00:39:09.099 --> 00:39:10.240
 and it culminates

00:39:10.240 --> 00:39:11.039
 in praise.

00:39:12.280 --> 00:39:13.880
 They hear these words,

00:39:14.000 --> 00:39:14.840
 holy, holy, holy

00:39:14.840 --> 00:39:15.880
 is the Lord God Almighty.

00:39:17.059 --> 00:39:17.559
 He who was

00:39:17.559 --> 00:39:17.900
 and is

00:39:17.900 --> 00:39:18.539
 and is to come

00:39:18.539 --> 00:39:19.140
 and you don't

00:39:19.140 --> 00:39:19.800
 see the elders.

00:39:23.280 --> 00:39:24.440
 What time is it?

00:39:27.860 --> 00:39:28.940
 They're falling down.

00:39:30.400 --> 00:39:31.599
 They're worshiping Him.

00:39:33.160 --> 00:39:33.880
 They're lifting

00:39:33.880 --> 00:39:34.539
 their voices.

00:39:34.760 --> 00:39:35.260
 They're casting

00:39:35.260 --> 00:39:36.420
 their crowns.

00:39:37.660 --> 00:39:38.680
 This crown

00:39:38.680 --> 00:39:39.740
 is mine

00:39:39.740 --> 00:39:40.500
 because you gave it

00:39:40.500 --> 00:39:40.940
 to me.

00:39:40.940 --> 00:39:42.659
 I'm giving it back.

00:39:43.820 --> 00:39:44.800
 You be praised

00:39:44.800 --> 00:39:45.480
 and glorified.

00:39:47.320 --> 00:39:48.400
 Oh, it's such a good

00:39:48.400 --> 00:39:49.139
 picture for us

00:39:49.139 --> 00:39:50.619
 of how to respond

00:39:50.619 --> 00:39:52.599
 to who God is.

00:39:52.880 --> 00:39:54.179
 When we are awed

00:39:54.179 --> 00:39:54.780
 by God,

00:39:54.860 --> 00:39:55.559
 the response

00:39:55.559 --> 00:39:57.480
 is dropping down.

00:39:57.940 --> 00:39:58.800
 It's humility.

00:39:59.059 --> 00:40:00.019
 It's giving back.

00:40:00.619 --> 00:40:01.400
 It's a great picture

00:40:01.400 --> 00:40:02.039
 for us

00:40:02.039 --> 00:40:03.400
 and look what they're saying.

00:40:03.400 --> 00:40:05.840
 worthy are you,

00:40:05.920 --> 00:40:06.820
 our Lord and God.

00:40:06.820 --> 00:40:08.860
 You don't know this,

00:40:09.680 --> 00:40:10.880
 but that same phrase

00:40:10.880 --> 00:40:11.880
 was used

00:40:11.880 --> 00:40:12.700
 to

00:40:12.700 --> 00:40:15.240
 greet

00:40:15.240 --> 00:40:16.240
 the Emperor

00:40:16.240 --> 00:40:16.960
 Domitian

00:40:16.960 --> 00:40:19.639
 in 96 A.D.

00:40:19.639 --> 00:40:22.099
 worthy are you,

00:40:22.239 --> 00:40:22.579
 Emperor,

00:40:22.739 --> 00:40:23.420
 Roman Emperor.

00:40:25.099 --> 00:40:26.099
 Worthy are you,

00:40:26.099 --> 00:40:27.359
 our Lord and God,

00:40:27.519 --> 00:40:27.819
 Emperor.

00:40:29.920 --> 00:40:31.400
 You see what's going on here?

00:40:33.139 --> 00:40:34.179
 The 24 elders

00:40:34.179 --> 00:40:35.319
 surrounding the throne,

00:40:36.359 --> 00:40:36.940
 they're like,

00:40:37.659 --> 00:40:37.859
 uh,

00:40:38.000 --> 00:40:38.619
 no.

00:40:40.960 --> 00:40:41.940
 There is only

00:40:41.940 --> 00:40:43.219
 one who is worthy.

00:40:43.219 --> 00:40:46.679
 He is no created thing.

00:40:47.559 --> 00:40:48.859
 He is no man or woman.

00:40:50.079 --> 00:40:51.259
 He's not sitting

00:40:51.259 --> 00:40:52.199
 on a human throne.

00:40:54.459 --> 00:40:56.019
 He's the one lifted up.

00:40:57.239 --> 00:40:58.099
 He's the one

00:40:58.099 --> 00:40:59.039
 on the throne in heaven.

00:41:00.579 --> 00:41:01.419
 These elders

00:41:01.419 --> 00:41:02.099
 representing

00:41:02.099 --> 00:41:03.319
 all of the redeemed

00:41:03.319 --> 00:41:04.279
 are saying

00:41:04.279 --> 00:41:05.759
 there is only one

00:41:05.759 --> 00:41:07.099
 who is worthy

00:41:07.099 --> 00:41:08.339
 to receive glory

00:41:08.339 --> 00:41:09.759
 and honor

00:41:09.759 --> 00:41:11.039
 and power.

00:41:11.259 --> 00:41:12.039
 It's a pile up

00:41:12.039 --> 00:41:13.099
 of praise words

00:41:13.099 --> 00:41:13.219
 words.

00:41:13.500 --> 00:41:14.619
 Words just can't

00:41:14.619 --> 00:41:15.400
 get all the way

00:41:15.400 --> 00:41:16.179
 around it.

00:41:16.360 --> 00:41:16.440
 It's,

00:41:16.779 --> 00:41:17.299
 they're seeing

00:41:17.299 --> 00:41:18.199
 His majesty

00:41:18.199 --> 00:41:21.440
 and their

00:41:21.440 --> 00:41:22.480
 worship

00:41:22.480 --> 00:41:24.400
 is reserved

00:41:24.400 --> 00:41:25.759
 for no other

00:41:25.759 --> 00:41:27.339
 than Him.

00:41:32.299 --> 00:41:33.380
 They give a reason

00:41:33.380 --> 00:41:33.839
 for it.

00:41:35.059 --> 00:41:36.279
 For you created

00:41:36.279 --> 00:41:36.980
 all things.

00:41:39.299 --> 00:41:40.400
 Worthy are you

00:41:40.400 --> 00:41:41.219
 for you created

00:41:41.219 --> 00:41:42.019
 all things.

00:41:42.019 --> 00:41:43.400
 there is no one

00:41:43.400 --> 00:41:44.980
 else who speaks

00:41:44.980 --> 00:41:46.099
 things into

00:41:46.099 --> 00:41:47.000
 existence

00:41:47.000 --> 00:41:49.159
 and then by

00:41:49.159 --> 00:41:50.119
 their will

00:41:50.119 --> 00:41:51.400
 keep them

00:41:51.400 --> 00:41:52.019
 existed.

00:41:53.300 --> 00:41:54.320
 That's the claim.

00:41:55.280 --> 00:41:55.980
 Not only did He

00:41:55.980 --> 00:41:56.400
 create,

00:41:57.320 --> 00:41:58.360
 He sustains.

00:41:59.400 --> 00:41:59.759
 And for

00:41:59.759 --> 00:42:00.940
 these churches

00:42:00.940 --> 00:42:01.900
 and for us,

00:42:02.340 --> 00:42:02.980
 that means

00:42:02.980 --> 00:42:04.360
 He is keeping

00:42:04.360 --> 00:42:05.139
 alive

00:42:05.139 --> 00:42:06.219
 all of

00:42:06.219 --> 00:42:06.820
 our

00:42:06.820 --> 00:42:09.099
 friends

00:42:09.099 --> 00:42:10.300
 and enemies.

00:42:10.300 --> 00:42:15.640
 God reigns

00:42:15.640 --> 00:42:16.160
 over it all.

00:42:17.980 --> 00:42:18.539
 He keeps

00:42:18.539 --> 00:42:19.200
 all things

00:42:19.200 --> 00:42:19.880
 in existence

00:42:19.880 --> 00:42:21.100
 by His

00:42:21.100 --> 00:42:21.920
 will.

00:42:23.600 --> 00:42:24.140
 Okay,

00:42:24.220 --> 00:42:24.680
 take a breath.

00:42:25.320 --> 00:42:25.840
 God's will.

00:42:26.680 --> 00:42:27.060
 Take another breath.

00:42:27.180 --> 00:42:27.820
 God's will.

00:42:30.820 --> 00:42:31.760
 He's keeping you

00:42:31.760 --> 00:42:32.160
 alive.

00:42:33.760 --> 00:42:34.580
 He's keeping

00:42:34.580 --> 00:42:35.340
 all things

00:42:35.340 --> 00:42:35.840
 alive.

00:42:35.840 --> 00:42:39.200
 just to let you

00:42:39.200 --> 00:42:39.440
 know.

00:42:40.579 --> 00:42:41.180
 Chapter 5

00:42:41.180 --> 00:42:41.820
 rolls around

00:42:41.820 --> 00:42:42.579
 and the four

00:42:42.579 --> 00:42:43.380
 living creatures

00:42:43.380 --> 00:42:44.300
 join their

00:42:44.300 --> 00:42:45.140
 voices with the

00:42:45.140 --> 00:42:46.079
 24 elders.

00:42:46.200 --> 00:42:46.620
 They're no longer

00:42:46.620 --> 00:42:47.519
 singing by themselves.

00:42:47.740 --> 00:42:48.680
 They're together

00:42:48.680 --> 00:42:50.120
 with one voice

00:42:50.120 --> 00:42:51.079
 singing a new

00:42:51.079 --> 00:42:51.440
 song,

00:42:51.660 --> 00:42:52.420
 no longer to the

00:42:52.420 --> 00:42:53.000
 one on the throne,

00:42:53.180 --> 00:42:54.360
 but to the Lamb

00:42:54.360 --> 00:42:55.320
 who was slain.

00:42:55.380 --> 00:42:55.760
 We're going to learn

00:42:55.760 --> 00:42:56.460
 about Him in two

00:42:56.460 --> 00:42:56.820
 weeks.

00:42:57.660 --> 00:42:59.160
 They form a chorus

00:42:59.160 --> 00:42:59.860
 because they got

00:42:59.860 --> 00:43:01.760
 their awe on.

00:43:02.300 --> 00:43:03.100
 And then chapter 5

00:43:03.099 --> 00:43:04.119
 verses 11 and 12

00:43:04.119 --> 00:43:05.460
 joining the

00:43:05.460 --> 00:43:06.519
 entourage are

00:43:06.519 --> 00:43:07.460
 all the angels,

00:43:07.599 --> 00:43:08.719
 myriads of angels

00:43:08.719 --> 00:43:10.059
 all in heaven

00:43:10.059 --> 00:43:11.139
 and they join the

00:43:11.139 --> 00:43:11.860
 four living creatures

00:43:11.860 --> 00:43:12.719
 and 24 elders

00:43:12.719 --> 00:43:14.299
 to sing a song

00:43:14.299 --> 00:43:15.259
 to the Lamb

00:43:15.259 --> 00:43:16.819
 who was slain.

00:43:16.900 --> 00:43:17.460
 The angels

00:43:17.460 --> 00:43:18.400
 got their awe

00:43:18.400 --> 00:43:19.159
 on and it

00:43:19.159 --> 00:43:20.440
 culminates in praise.

00:43:21.000 --> 00:43:21.659
 And then in 5

00:43:21.659 --> 00:43:22.159
 13,

00:43:22.559 --> 00:43:24.559
 all of heaven

00:43:24.559 --> 00:43:25.799
 is joined

00:43:25.799 --> 00:43:27.539
 by every creature

00:43:27.539 --> 00:43:28.440
 on earth

00:43:28.440 --> 00:43:29.360
 and under the

00:43:29.360 --> 00:43:29.719
 earth

00:43:29.719 --> 00:43:30.779
 to bless

00:43:30.779 --> 00:43:31.519
 the one

00:43:31.519 --> 00:43:32.119
 sitting on the

00:43:32.119 --> 00:43:32.360
 throne

00:43:32.360 --> 00:43:33.660
 and to the

00:43:33.660 --> 00:43:34.220
 Lamb.

00:43:35.320 --> 00:43:35.920
 It all

00:43:35.920 --> 00:43:36.760
 culminates in

00:43:36.760 --> 00:43:37.240
 praise

00:43:37.240 --> 00:43:38.820
 of all things

00:43:38.820 --> 00:43:39.519
 on heaven

00:43:39.519 --> 00:43:40.280
 and on earth

00:43:40.280 --> 00:43:41.000
 and around.

00:43:42.940 --> 00:43:44.019
 It's awesome.

00:43:46.079 --> 00:43:46.840
 The throne room

00:43:46.840 --> 00:43:47.360
 of God

00:43:47.360 --> 00:43:48.079
 is filled

00:43:48.079 --> 00:43:48.860
 with the glory

00:43:48.860 --> 00:43:49.480
 of God

00:43:49.480 --> 00:43:51.260
 and awestruck

00:43:51.260 --> 00:43:52.220
 attendants

00:43:52.220 --> 00:43:53.120
 who see Him

00:43:53.120 --> 00:43:54.220
 for who He is.

00:43:56.539 --> 00:43:56.980
 Awe

00:43:56.980 --> 00:43:58.620
 culminates

00:43:58.620 --> 00:43:59.840
 in praise

00:43:59.840 --> 00:44:01.039
 in heaven

00:44:01.039 --> 00:44:02.420
 and on earth.

00:44:04.599 --> 00:44:05.699
 It's from this

00:44:05.699 --> 00:44:06.259
 throne room

00:44:06.259 --> 00:44:07.019
 as we go

00:44:07.019 --> 00:44:07.739
 through the

00:44:07.739 --> 00:44:08.539
 book of Revelation.

00:44:09.500 --> 00:44:10.199
 This throne room

00:44:10.199 --> 00:44:10.820
 filled with

00:44:10.820 --> 00:44:12.880
 beautiful glory

00:44:12.880 --> 00:44:14.340
 and ceaseless praise.

00:44:14.559 --> 00:44:15.159
 It's from this

00:44:15.159 --> 00:44:15.719
 throne room

00:44:15.719 --> 00:44:16.800
 that the Lamb

00:44:16.800 --> 00:44:18.199
 will execute

00:44:18.199 --> 00:44:19.219
 the very plan

00:44:19.219 --> 00:44:19.820
 of the one

00:44:19.820 --> 00:44:20.639
 sitting on the throne

00:44:20.639 --> 00:44:21.320
 for the fullness

00:44:21.320 --> 00:44:22.159
 of time.

00:44:23.619 --> 00:44:24.559
 He's on

00:44:24.559 --> 00:44:25.159
 His throne

00:44:25.159 --> 00:44:26.039
 right now

00:44:26.039 --> 00:44:28.199
 carrying out

00:44:28.199 --> 00:44:28.840
 His purposes.

00:44:28.840 --> 00:44:29.960
 That's good news.

00:44:33.960 --> 00:44:34.960
 Are you feeling

00:44:34.960 --> 00:44:35.600
 burnt out?

00:44:38.039 --> 00:44:39.160
 Strung out?

00:44:40.180 --> 00:44:40.920
 Checked out?

00:44:41.960 --> 00:44:42.740
 Sell out?

00:44:43.460 --> 00:44:44.800
 You want to tap out?

00:44:44.980 --> 00:44:45.640
 Maybe you're just

00:44:45.640 --> 00:44:46.720
 bored out

00:44:46.720 --> 00:44:47.480
 of your mind.

00:44:47.480 --> 00:44:47.539
 right?

00:44:49.539 --> 00:44:50.579
 It's time to get

00:44:50.579 --> 00:44:51.260
 your on

00:44:51.260 --> 00:44:53.139
 because God

00:44:53.139 --> 00:44:53.860
 is on

00:44:53.860 --> 00:44:55.079
 His throne

00:44:55.079 --> 00:44:56.380
 right now.

00:44:56.719 --> 00:44:57.619
 So join the

00:44:57.619 --> 00:44:58.920
 chorus of praise.

00:45:02.320 --> 00:45:03.260
 The cure for

00:45:03.260 --> 00:45:03.619
 burnout

00:45:03.619 --> 00:45:04.719
 is awe.

00:45:04.980 --> 00:45:05.679
 The cure

00:45:05.679 --> 00:45:06.659
 for getting

00:45:06.659 --> 00:45:07.380
 strung out

00:45:07.380 --> 00:45:08.159
 is awe.

00:45:08.360 --> 00:45:09.019
 The cure

00:45:09.019 --> 00:45:09.639
 for getting

00:45:09.639 --> 00:45:10.340
 checked out

00:45:10.340 --> 00:45:11.300
 is awe.

00:45:11.519 --> 00:45:11.940
 The cure

00:45:11.940 --> 00:45:12.940
 for a sell out

00:45:12.940 --> 00:45:14.240
 is awe.

00:45:14.539 --> 00:45:14.980
 The cure

00:45:14.980 --> 00:45:15.519
 for being

00:45:15.519 --> 00:45:16.280
 wanted to

00:45:16.280 --> 00:45:16.960
 tap out

00:45:16.960 --> 00:45:18.079
 is awe.

00:45:18.199 --> 00:45:18.719
 The cure

00:45:18.719 --> 00:45:19.719
 for the one

00:45:19.719 --> 00:45:20.240
 bored out

00:45:20.240 --> 00:45:21.000
 of their mind

00:45:21.000 --> 00:45:22.820
 is awe.

00:45:25.039 --> 00:45:25.840
 Get a line

00:45:25.840 --> 00:45:26.400
 of sight

00:45:26.400 --> 00:45:27.019
 on the throne

00:45:27.019 --> 00:45:27.280
 room.

00:45:29.139 --> 00:45:29.940
 Get a line

00:45:29.940 --> 00:45:30.579
 of sight

00:45:30.579 --> 00:45:31.300
 on the one

00:45:31.300 --> 00:45:31.900
 seated on

00:45:31.900 --> 00:45:32.360
 the throne.

00:45:32.360 --> 00:45:32.500
 throne.

00:45:37.500 --> 00:45:38.400
 You need to

00:45:38.400 --> 00:45:38.760
 get your

00:45:38.760 --> 00:45:39.460
 awe on.

00:45:40.660 --> 00:45:41.280
 And the way

00:45:41.280 --> 00:45:41.980
 to get your

00:45:41.980 --> 00:45:42.720
 awe on

00:45:42.720 --> 00:45:44.140
 is beholding

00:45:44.140 --> 00:45:44.599
 the one

00:45:44.599 --> 00:45:45.660
 sitting right

00:45:45.660 --> 00:45:46.160
 now

00:45:46.160 --> 00:45:48.440
 on the throne.

00:45:49.340 --> 00:45:50.000
 And when you

00:45:50.000 --> 00:45:50.320
 do

00:45:50.320 --> 00:45:51.960
 you're going to

00:45:51.960 --> 00:45:52.380
 join the

00:45:52.380 --> 00:45:53.300
 chorus of praise.

00:45:54.480 --> 00:45:55.400
 Let me leave

00:45:55.400 --> 00:45:55.980
 you with this

00:45:55.980 --> 00:45:57.240
 final thought.

00:45:57.239 --> 00:46:00.419
 the heavenly

00:46:00.419 --> 00:46:01.559
 worship

00:46:01.559 --> 00:46:02.559
 of God

00:46:02.559 --> 00:46:03.279
 right now.

00:46:03.939 --> 00:46:04.639
 The heavenly

00:46:04.639 --> 00:46:05.639
 worship service

00:46:05.639 --> 00:46:06.339
 that is going

00:46:06.339 --> 00:46:07.299
 on right now

00:46:07.299 --> 00:46:08.659
 it's going

00:46:08.659 --> 00:46:09.259
 to continue.

00:46:10.379 --> 00:46:10.699
 You're going

00:46:10.699 --> 00:46:11.019
 to leave

00:46:11.019 --> 00:46:11.759
 this building

00:46:11.759 --> 00:46:12.539
 but the

00:46:12.539 --> 00:46:13.419
 24 elders

00:46:13.419 --> 00:46:14.119
 and the

00:46:14.119 --> 00:46:14.539
 four living

00:46:14.539 --> 00:46:15.039
 creatures

00:46:15.039 --> 00:46:15.759
 and the

00:46:15.759 --> 00:46:16.239
 myriads of

00:46:16.239 --> 00:46:16.819
 angels

00:46:16.819 --> 00:46:17.419
 they're going

00:46:17.419 --> 00:46:18.000
 to continue

00:46:18.000 --> 00:46:19.000
 to worship

00:46:19.000 --> 00:46:19.799
 Him.

00:46:20.959 --> 00:46:21.859
 It is

00:46:21.859 --> 00:46:23.059
 our glory

00:46:23.059 --> 00:46:23.659
 and joy

00:46:23.659 --> 00:46:25.259
 to enter

00:46:25.259 --> 00:46:26.039
 into the

00:46:26.039 --> 00:46:26.599
 ceaseless

00:46:26.599 --> 00:46:27.219
 praise

00:46:27.219 --> 00:46:28.439
 of all

00:46:28.439 --> 00:46:29.019
 attending

00:46:29.019 --> 00:46:29.439
 Him

00:46:29.439 --> 00:46:30.759
 and to

00:46:30.759 --> 00:46:31.739
 cry out

00:46:31.739 --> 00:46:32.159
 to Him

00:46:32.159 --> 00:46:33.579
 worthy.

00:46:35.019 --> 00:46:35.719
 Worthy

00:46:35.719 --> 00:46:36.500
 are you.

00:46:37.759 --> 00:46:38.099
 Worthy

00:46:38.099 --> 00:46:38.500
 is the

00:46:38.500 --> 00:46:38.859
 one who

00:46:38.859 --> 00:46:39.480
 is holy.

00:46:40.480 --> 00:46:40.839
 Worthy

00:46:40.839 --> 00:46:41.259
 is the

00:46:41.259 --> 00:46:41.579
 one who

00:46:41.579 --> 00:46:42.239
 is almighty

00:46:42.239 --> 00:46:43.699
 and worthy

00:46:43.699 --> 00:46:44.199
 is the

00:46:44.199 --> 00:46:44.639
 one who

00:46:44.639 --> 00:46:45.480
 was and

00:46:45.480 --> 00:46:46.339
 is and

00:46:46.339 --> 00:46:46.919
 is to

00:46:46.919 --> 00:46:47.299
 come

00:46:47.299 --> 00:46:48.079
 who is

00:46:48.079 --> 00:46:48.699
 on His

00:46:48.699 --> 00:46:49.099
 throne

00:46:49.099 --> 00:46:50.099
 forever

00:46:50.099 --> 00:46:51.739
 and ever.

00:46:52.599 --> 00:46:52.959
 Amen

00:46:52.959 --> 00:46:54.199
 and

00:46:54.199 --> 00:46:54.619
 amen.

00:46:54.899 --> 00:46:55.319
 God

00:46:55.319 --> 00:46:56.259
 we thank

00:46:56.259 --> 00:46:56.619
 you so

00:46:56.619 --> 00:46:56.900
 much

00:46:56.900 --> 00:46:57.099
 for

00:46:57.099 --> 00:46:57.539
 revelation

00:46:57.539 --> 00:46:58.039
 4.

00:46:59.500 --> 00:47:00.059
 God

00:47:00.059 --> 00:47:00.460
 would you

00:47:00.460 --> 00:47:00.880
 use

00:47:00.880 --> 00:47:01.539
 this

00:47:01.539 --> 00:47:02.639
 to

00:47:02.639 --> 00:47:03.219
 give

00:47:03.219 --> 00:47:04.079
 persevering

00:47:04.079 --> 00:47:04.460
 power

00:47:04.460 --> 00:47:04.940
 to our

00:47:04.940 --> 00:47:05.420
 souls

00:47:05.420 --> 00:47:06.400
 to get

00:47:06.400 --> 00:47:06.599
 through

00:47:06.599 --> 00:47:06.880
 this

00:47:06.880 --> 00:47:07.259
 week

00:47:07.259 --> 00:47:07.539
 and

00:47:07.539 --> 00:47:07.779
 this

00:47:07.779 --> 00:47:08.139
 day

00:47:08.139 --> 00:47:08.799
 for you.

00:47:09.839 --> 00:47:10.460
 For the

00:47:10.460 --> 00:47:10.839
 glory of

00:47:10.839 --> 00:47:11.239
 your name

00:47:11.239 --> 00:47:12.339
 the good

00:47:12.339 --> 00:47:12.599
 of all

00:47:12.599 --> 00:47:12.980
 people

00:47:12.980 --> 00:47:14.059
 and all

00:47:14.059 --> 00:47:14.559
 God's

00:47:14.559 --> 00:47:14.799
 people

00:47:14.799 --> 00:47:15.159
 said

00:47:15.159 --> 00:47:16.579
 amen.

00:47:16.579 --> 00:47:16.719
 amen.