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 We start, when do you think the world is going to end?

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 Well, we're not short on suggestions.

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 The scientist predicts that in five billion years,

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 the sun will have burnt itself out, making it impossible for life to exist.

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 The conspiracy theorists tell us that, well, we better be on the lookout

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 because we're going to be invaded by aliens,

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 as shown on the Hollywood film, War of the Worlds.

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 The religious fundamentalist, as he wanders up and down the pathway with his sandwich board,

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 announces with every earthquake and disaster that the end is nigh.

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 Of course, if you followed the Mayan calendar,

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 then you will know that we were all due to be destroyed by a meteorite last December.

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 And in case you don't know, that actually never happened.

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 We're still here.

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 So, when will the world end?

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 Or are we just going to continue on for all eternity?

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 Well, Jesus also tells us something about the end.

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 He tells us that the world as we know it will end when he returns.

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 Look at verse 26.

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 At that time, that's the end.

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 Men will see the Son of Man, the Lord Jesus,

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 coming in clouds with great power and glory.

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 And when will that happen?

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 Well, look down at verse 32 for the answer.

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 No one knows about that day or hour.

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 Not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

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 He's coming, but we don't know when.

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 And while we don't necessarily have all the details or all the answers that we want to our questions,

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 Jesus has told us what we do need to know.

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 And things that we can be absolutely certain about.

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 The first, the signs of the end.

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 Destruction.

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 Now, this is probably the most challenging for us mentally,

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 so keep with me on this.

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 The signs of the end.

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 Look at verse 1.

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 As he was leaving the temple, that's Jesus,

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 one of his disciples said to him,

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 Look, teacher, what massive stones!

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 What magnificent buildings!

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 Of course, he was referring to the temple.

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 Some of these foundation stones that they could see,

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 that supported the vast temple,

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 were 13 metres long and 3 metres high.

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 They were enormous.

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 A symbol of durability and permanence.

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 But look what Jesus said was going to happen.

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 Verse 2.

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 Do you see these great buildings?

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 Reply Jesus.

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 Not one stone will be left on another.

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 Every one will be thrown down.

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 This great, formidable temple,

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 which covered an area the size of 12 football pitches,

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 and all its grandeur and these great big stones,

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 is going to be destroyed.

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 But, quickly look at verse 29.

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 Even so, when you see these things happening,

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 when you see the temple being destroyed,

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 you know that it is near.

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 The end is right at the door.

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 You see, the destruction of the temple

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 is a sign for us today

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 that the world as we know it

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 will one day be destroyed.

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 Two things.

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 Signs of the temple's destruction.

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 So, as we look at this,

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 remember we're going back to

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 when the disciples were walking on this earth

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 and they were looking forward

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 towards the temple being destroyed.

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 So, they say to Jesus in verse 4,

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 they say to Jesus,

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 tell us when these things will happen.

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 When is the temple going to be destroyed?

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 What will be the sign

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 that they are all about to be fulfilled?

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 Now, we've got to remember that

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 as Jesus is speaking these words to them,

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 it's around 33 AD.

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 In 70 AD,

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 the temple was captured

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 and destroyed by the Roman general Titus.

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 You can read all about it

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 in any great big history book.

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 So, 37 years

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 before the temple was actually destroyed,

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 Jesus is here predicting

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 its destruction.

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 And now Jesus is telling his disciples

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 to watch out for the signs

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 before it actually happens.

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 So, what were the signs?

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 Well, he tells us, verse 7,

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 he says,

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 you'll hear of wars

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 and rumours of wars.

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 But do not be alarmed.

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 Such things must happen,

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 but the end

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 is still to come.

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 The destruction

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 is still to come.

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 Nation will rise

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 against nation

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 and kingdom

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 against kingdom.

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 There will be earthquakes

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 in various places

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 and famines.

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 But these are the beginning

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 of birth pains.

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 It's not the end.

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 They're only signs.

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 In fact,

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 there will be

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 persecution as well

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 in verse 9.

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 He says,

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 you're to be on your guard.

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 You will be handed over

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 to the local councils

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 and be flogged

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 in the synagogues.

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 There will also be

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 family division

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 as people decide

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 whether they follow Jesus

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 or whether they're

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 against Jesus.

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 In verse 12,

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 so,

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 brother will betray

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 brother to death

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 and the father his child.

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 Children will rebel

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 against their parents

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 and have them put to death.

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 So,

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 Jesus is saying,

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 look,

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 these are all signs.

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 These are all things

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 that are going to be happening

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 to confirm

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 with absolute certainty

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 that the temple

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 is going to be destroyed.

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 Let's hope this building

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 isn't going to be destroyed.

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 Now,

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 here's the connection.

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 Just as there were signs

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 pointing to the destruction

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 of the temple,

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 so the destruction

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 of the temple

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 becomes a sign

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 for us today

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 to confirm

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 the absolute certainty

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 that the world

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 as we know it

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 is going

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 to end.

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 Which brings us

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 to the second.

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 The temple destruction

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 is a sign

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 for us today.

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 Look at verse 14.

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 He says to them,

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 when you see

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 the abomination

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 that causes

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 desolation,

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 now that's a very strange

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 and confusing

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 phrase.

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 We haven't got time

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 to go into

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 all of what it means,

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 but basically

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 it is talking about

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 the destruction

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 of the temple.

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 So when you see

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 the abomination

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 that causes

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 desolation,

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 when you see

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 the temple

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 being destroyed,

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 standing where

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 it does not belong,

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 which refers

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 to the Romans

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 who came in

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 and destroyed it,

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 let the reader

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 understand.

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 So he's saying

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 just as there were

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 signs to confirm

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 the end of the temple,

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 we the readers

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 of the Gospel

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 of Mark today

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 must understand

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 that the temple

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 is our sign.

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 Secular history

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 records for us

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 in detail...

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 My word,

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 can you hear me?

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 No.

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 Okay.

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 I'm going to stop

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 and just wait

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 patiently.

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 Hi.

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 Hmm.

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 So,

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 let's start again

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 on that...

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 Gosh,

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 why didn't somebody

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 say if you

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 couldn't hear?

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 So,

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 just to go back

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 one step,

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 okay,

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 so we've got

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 signs of the temple

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 destruction.

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 Jesus is telling

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 his disciples

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 that all these

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 different things

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 will happen.

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 There'll be wars,

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 there'll be famines,

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 there'll be earthquakes,

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 there'll be persecution,

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 there'll be all kinds

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 of conflict

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 within families,

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 but these were all

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 signs leading up

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 to the destruction

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 of the temple.

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 Now,

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 for us,

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 let's read verse 14

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 again.

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 Okay?

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 When you see the

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 abomination that

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 causes desolation,

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 it's a difficult

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 phrase,

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 but it's really

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 referring to

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 the whole temple

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 destruction.

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 So he says,

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 when you see that,

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 standing where it

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 does not belong,

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 which refers to

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 the Romans who

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 came in and

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 invaded and

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 took over,

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 let the reader

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 understand.

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 So he's saying,

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 just as there were

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 signs to confirm

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 the end of the

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 temple,

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 we, the readers

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 today,

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 must understand

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 that the end

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 of the temple,

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 the temple's

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 destruction,

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 is our sign.

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 Secular history

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 records for us

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 in detail that

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 the temple was

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 completely destroyed

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 by the Romans

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 in 70 AD.

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 It's a historical

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 fact.

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 So if Jesus

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 predicts

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 that the temple

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 is going to be

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 destroyed,

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 if his predictions

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 were true,

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 then that means

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 we are to believe

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 his words

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 about the end

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 of the world.

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 If what Jesus

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 said was true

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 in the past,

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 that means we

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 can trust his

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 words for the

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 future.

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 Look at verse

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 31.

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 He says,

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 heaven and earth

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 will pass away,

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 but my words

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 will never

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 pass away.

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 The words of

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 Jesus in the

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 past were proven

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 to be true,

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 so why not

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 trust his word

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 about his return

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 and the end

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 that is to come?

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 It's a no-brainer.

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 Jesus is coming

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 back.

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 Look at the end

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 of verse 8.

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 There's this

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 phrase,

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 these are the

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 beginning of

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 birth pains.

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 Any mothers

00:11:07.519 --> 00:11:08.040
 who are here

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 this morning

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 will all know

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 that as you

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 come to give

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 birth,

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 labour pains

00:11:13.800 --> 00:11:14.139
 hit,

00:11:14.500 --> 00:11:15.139
 birth pains

00:11:15.139 --> 00:11:15.580
 come,

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 telling you

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 that the end

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 of the pregnancy

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 is close.

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 Something significant

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 is about to

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 happen.

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 Well,

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 for us,

00:11:25.460 --> 00:11:26.100
 we're to read

00:11:26.100 --> 00:11:26.340
 this,

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 that the temple

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 destruction

00:11:27.879 --> 00:11:29.360
 is like the

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 birth pains.

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 It's the signs

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 for us today

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 to tell us

00:11:32.240 --> 00:11:32.840
 that something

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 significant in

00:11:34.159 --> 00:11:34.740
 the future

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 is going to

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 happen.

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 But just as

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 birth pains

00:11:40.580 --> 00:11:41.340
 lead to new

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 life,

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 so the coming

00:11:43.820 --> 00:11:44.399
 of Jesus

00:11:44.399 --> 00:11:46.059
 is going to

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 bring about

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 new life.

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 So that's the

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 signs of the

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 end.

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 Second,

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 the promise

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 at the end

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 is restoration.

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 The coming of

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 Jesus into

00:11:57.799 --> 00:11:58.559
 this world

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 will bring

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 about a

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 complete

00:12:00.619 --> 00:12:01.299
 restoration

00:12:01.299 --> 00:12:01.959
 of this

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 world.

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 He will

00:12:02.979 --> 00:12:03.879
 restore it

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 to its

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 original

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 glory.

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 Look at

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 verse 24.

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 But in

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 those days,

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 the days

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 following the

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 destruction of

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 the temple,

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 following that

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 distress,

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 the sun

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 will be

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 darkened

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 and the

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 moon

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 will not

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 give its

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 light.

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 The stars

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 will fall

00:12:26.340 --> 00:12:26.800
 from the

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 sky and

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 the heavenly

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 bodies will

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 be shaken.

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 The world

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 as we know

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 it will

00:12:34.620 --> 00:12:35.300
 come to a

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 terrible end.

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 There will

00:12:36.759 --> 00:12:37.759
 be a cosmic

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 wipeout.

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 But,

00:12:39.900 --> 00:12:40.780
 verse 26,

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 at that

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 time,

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 men will

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 see the

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 Son of

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 Man,

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 that's

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 Jesus,

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 coming in

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 clouds with

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 great power

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 and glory.

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 now read

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 that carefully

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 again in

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 verse 26.

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 It doesn't

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 say Jesus

00:12:58.600 --> 00:12:59.220
 is going to

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 come on

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 the clouds.

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 He doesn't

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 say he

00:13:02.860 --> 00:13:03.420
 will come

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 with the

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 clouds,

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 but he

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 says he's

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 coming in

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 clouds.

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 In the

00:13:10.840 --> 00:13:11.279
 Bible,

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 clouds,

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 generally

00:13:14.159 --> 00:13:14.759
 speaking,

00:13:15.019 --> 00:13:16.440
 symbolise the

00:13:16.440 --> 00:13:17.200
 presence of

00:13:17.200 --> 00:13:17.580
 God.

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 So if God

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 was to show

00:13:19.980 --> 00:13:20.600
 that he was

00:13:20.600 --> 00:13:21.180
 with you,

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 if God

00:13:21.960 --> 00:13:22.300
 was to

00:13:22.300 --> 00:13:22.680
 show he

00:13:22.680 --> 00:13:23.420
 was present

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 among you,

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 then a

00:13:25.320 --> 00:13:26.240
 cloud appeared.

00:13:26.740 --> 00:13:27.240
 So we know

00:13:27.240 --> 00:13:28.019
 the story of

00:13:28.019 --> 00:13:28.740
 Moses going

00:13:28.740 --> 00:13:29.420
 up onto the

00:13:29.420 --> 00:13:29.800
 mountain,

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 and the

00:13:30.620 --> 00:13:31.460
 cloud came

00:13:31.460 --> 00:13:32.000
 down on

00:13:32.000 --> 00:13:32.420
 the mountain,

00:13:32.500 --> 00:13:32.840
 and God

00:13:32.840 --> 00:13:33.620
 spoke from

00:13:33.620 --> 00:13:34.180
 the cloud.

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 It was

00:13:35.420 --> 00:13:36.159
 God's way

00:13:36.159 --> 00:13:36.759
 of saying,

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 I am

00:13:37.279 --> 00:13:37.800
 here,

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 I am

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 present

00:13:39.320 --> 00:13:40.379
 with you,

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 I am

00:13:40.860 --> 00:13:41.659
 among you.

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 Now the

00:13:43.200 --> 00:13:43.860
 first time

00:13:43.860 --> 00:13:44.300
 we ever

00:13:44.300 --> 00:13:44.879
 read of

00:13:44.879 --> 00:13:45.379
 God being

00:13:45.379 --> 00:13:46.160
 present with

00:13:46.160 --> 00:13:46.779
 his people,

00:13:47.240 --> 00:13:48.000
 God dwelling

00:13:48.000 --> 00:13:48.639
 among his

00:13:48.639 --> 00:13:49.060
 people,

00:13:49.940 --> 00:13:50.360
 where's the

00:13:50.360 --> 00:13:50.899
 first time

00:13:50.899 --> 00:13:51.320
 we read

00:13:51.320 --> 00:13:51.759
 of that?

00:13:52.259 --> 00:13:52.680
 It's in

00:13:52.680 --> 00:13:53.240
 the Garden

00:13:53.240 --> 00:13:53.779
 of Eden,

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 the very

00:13:54.980 --> 00:13:55.879
 first few

00:13:55.879 --> 00:13:56.500
 verses of

00:13:56.500 --> 00:13:56.980
 the Bible,

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 and there

00:13:57.860 --> 00:13:58.320
 we see

00:13:58.320 --> 00:13:59.480
 God present,

00:14:00.080 --> 00:14:00.440
 living,

00:14:01.000 --> 00:14:01.399
 walking,

00:14:01.879 --> 00:14:03.120
 talking amongst

00:14:03.120 --> 00:14:03.840
 his people.

00:14:04.500 --> 00:14:05.120
 He's in the

00:14:05.120 --> 00:14:05.740
 Garden of

00:14:05.740 --> 00:14:06.060
 Eden,

00:14:06.440 --> 00:14:07.159
 the world

00:14:07.159 --> 00:14:08.220
 in all its

00:14:08.220 --> 00:14:08.860
 perfection,

00:14:09.399 --> 00:14:09.960
 in all its

00:14:09.960 --> 00:14:11.080
 beauty and

00:14:11.080 --> 00:14:11.680
 harmony.

00:14:11.980 --> 00:14:12.720
 It's a world

00:14:12.720 --> 00:14:13.220
 where there's

00:14:13.220 --> 00:14:13.919
 no death,

00:14:14.220 --> 00:14:14.620
 there's no

00:14:14.620 --> 00:14:15.320
 disease,

00:14:15.580 --> 00:14:16.060
 there are no

00:14:16.060 --> 00:14:16.759
 disasters,

00:14:17.220 --> 00:14:17.659
 there's no

00:14:17.659 --> 00:14:18.139
 sickness,

00:14:18.320 --> 00:14:18.700
 there's no

00:14:18.700 --> 00:14:19.259
 suffering.

00:14:19.259 --> 00:14:20.559
 It's peace

00:14:20.559 --> 00:14:21.379
 and perfection,

00:14:21.960 --> 00:14:23.100
 people living

00:14:23.100 --> 00:14:25.120
 in the

00:14:25.120 --> 00:14:26.080
 presence of

00:14:26.080 --> 00:14:26.519
 God.

00:14:28.720 --> 00:14:29.799
 Of course,

00:14:29.879 --> 00:14:30.200
 we don't

00:14:30.200 --> 00:14:30.779
 see that

00:14:30.779 --> 00:14:31.480
 anymore.

00:14:32.819 --> 00:14:33.759
 The world

00:14:33.759 --> 00:14:34.580
 has fallen

00:14:34.580 --> 00:14:35.399
 away from

00:14:35.399 --> 00:14:35.860
 God.

00:14:37.279 --> 00:14:37.919
 So when

00:14:37.919 --> 00:14:38.919
 Jesus comes,

00:14:39.019 --> 00:14:39.960
 verse 26,

00:14:40.399 --> 00:14:41.679
 in clouds,

00:14:42.679 --> 00:14:43.279
 he is

00:14:43.279 --> 00:14:44.379
 bringing the

00:14:44.379 --> 00:14:45.759
 presence of

00:14:45.759 --> 00:14:46.179
 God,

00:14:46.379 --> 00:14:46.819
 he is

00:14:46.819 --> 00:14:47.419
 bringing the

00:14:47.419 --> 00:14:48.519
 power and

00:14:48.519 --> 00:14:49.240
 the glory

00:14:49.240 --> 00:14:50.079
 of God

00:14:50.079 --> 00:14:51.240
 to us.

00:14:51.599 --> 00:14:51.959
 He is

00:14:51.959 --> 00:14:52.719
 coming to

00:14:52.719 --> 00:14:53.620
 restore the

00:14:53.620 --> 00:14:54.679
 world to

00:14:54.679 --> 00:14:55.519
 its beauty

00:14:55.519 --> 00:14:56.339
 and its

00:14:56.339 --> 00:14:57.039
 perfection.

00:15:01.539 --> 00:15:02.439
 Now the

00:15:02.439 --> 00:15:03.120
 purpose of

00:15:03.120 --> 00:15:04.019
 restoring the

00:15:04.019 --> 00:15:06.299
 world is

00:15:06.299 --> 00:15:06.839
 to gather

00:15:06.839 --> 00:15:07.679
 his people,

00:15:08.399 --> 00:15:09.199
 to share

00:15:09.199 --> 00:15:09.699
 in it,

00:15:10.219 --> 00:15:10.799
 so that

00:15:10.799 --> 00:15:11.219
 they may

00:15:11.219 --> 00:15:12.159
 enjoy it,

00:15:12.319 --> 00:15:13.039
 to be with

00:15:13.039 --> 00:15:13.939
 him, to be

00:15:13.939 --> 00:15:14.879
 part of his

00:15:14.879 --> 00:15:16.039
 new creation,

00:15:16.039 --> 00:15:17.079
 this new

00:15:17.079 --> 00:15:17.779
 world for

00:15:17.779 --> 00:15:18.659
 all eternity.

00:15:18.839 --> 00:15:19.099
 Look at

00:15:19.099 --> 00:15:19.980
 verse 27.

00:15:20.719 --> 00:15:21.059
 And when

00:15:21.059 --> 00:15:21.879
 he comes with

00:15:21.879 --> 00:15:22.559
 great power

00:15:22.559 --> 00:15:23.159
 and glory,

00:15:23.659 --> 00:15:24.419
 verse 27,

00:15:24.559 --> 00:15:25.379
 he will send

00:15:25.379 --> 00:15:26.240
 his angels

00:15:26.240 --> 00:15:27.539
 and gather

00:15:27.539 --> 00:15:28.279
 his elect

00:15:28.279 --> 00:15:28.719
 from the

00:15:28.719 --> 00:15:29.539
 four winds,

00:15:29.740 --> 00:15:30.299
 from the

00:15:30.299 --> 00:15:30.980
 ends of the

00:15:30.980 --> 00:15:31.759
 earth to

00:15:31.759 --> 00:15:32.459
 the ends

00:15:32.459 --> 00:15:32.779
 of the

00:15:32.779 --> 00:15:33.099
 heaven.

00:15:35.000 --> 00:15:35.799
 As we've

00:15:35.799 --> 00:15:36.279
 been reading

00:15:36.279 --> 00:15:37.159
 through Mark's

00:15:37.159 --> 00:15:37.500
 gospel,

00:15:38.199 --> 00:15:38.779
 we've seen

00:15:38.779 --> 00:15:39.240
 that the

00:15:39.240 --> 00:15:39.959
 invitation

00:15:39.959 --> 00:15:41.240
 from Jesus

00:15:41.240 --> 00:15:42.059
 to be part

00:15:42.059 --> 00:15:42.539
 of his

00:15:42.539 --> 00:15:43.339
 eternal

00:15:43.339 --> 00:15:43.839
 kingdom

00:15:43.840 --> 00:15:44.580
 with an

00:15:44.580 --> 00:15:45.060
 invitation

00:15:45.060 --> 00:15:45.820
 for all

00:15:45.820 --> 00:15:46.320
 people,

00:15:46.680 --> 00:15:47.120
 regardless

00:15:47.120 --> 00:15:47.600
 of their

00:15:47.600 --> 00:15:48.600
 race or

00:15:48.600 --> 00:15:49.040
 religion.

00:15:50.620 --> 00:15:51.460
 But look

00:15:51.460 --> 00:15:51.980
 closely.

00:15:52.639 --> 00:15:53.180
 Who is

00:15:53.180 --> 00:15:53.700
 going to be

00:15:53.700 --> 00:15:54.160
 part of

00:15:54.160 --> 00:15:54.820
 this gathering?

00:15:56.000 --> 00:15:56.360
 Look at

00:15:56.360 --> 00:15:57.200
 verse 27.

00:15:59.080 --> 00:16:00.259
 His elect.

00:16:01.540 --> 00:16:02.660
 Not everybody

00:16:02.660 --> 00:16:03.700
 is going to

00:16:03.700 --> 00:16:04.300
 be part of

00:16:04.300 --> 00:16:04.399
 it.

00:16:04.759 --> 00:16:05.620
 Only those

00:16:05.620 --> 00:16:07.120
 who belong

00:16:07.120 --> 00:16:07.780
 to him.

00:16:08.759 --> 00:16:09.580
 That means

00:16:09.580 --> 00:16:10.160
 all those

00:16:10.160 --> 00:16:10.500
 who have

00:16:10.500 --> 00:16:11.139
 turned to

00:16:11.139 --> 00:16:12.000
 Jesus Christ

00:16:12.000 --> 00:16:13.240
 and trusted

00:16:13.240 --> 00:16:13.840
 in him

00:16:13.840 --> 00:16:14.340
 as the

00:16:14.340 --> 00:16:15.120
 only means

00:16:15.120 --> 00:16:15.799
 of salvation.

00:16:16.320 --> 00:16:16.740
 The one

00:16:16.740 --> 00:16:17.120
 that they

00:16:17.120 --> 00:16:17.679
 recognise

00:16:17.679 --> 00:16:18.820
 as God's

00:16:18.820 --> 00:16:19.740
 chosen king,

00:16:20.120 --> 00:16:20.820
 the Messiah.

00:16:21.620 --> 00:16:22.059
 The one

00:16:22.059 --> 00:16:22.360
 who they

00:16:22.360 --> 00:16:22.779
 look to

00:16:22.779 --> 00:16:23.580
 for forgiveness

00:16:23.580 --> 00:16:24.580
 and place

00:16:24.580 --> 00:16:24.980
 all their

00:16:24.980 --> 00:16:25.580
 confidence

00:16:25.580 --> 00:16:26.379
 and trust.

00:16:28.299 --> 00:16:28.840
 And who

00:16:28.840 --> 00:16:29.159
 will be

00:16:29.159 --> 00:16:29.480
 there?

00:16:30.159 --> 00:16:30.440
 Well,

00:16:30.480 --> 00:16:30.679
 there will

00:16:30.679 --> 00:16:31.200
 be people

00:16:31.200 --> 00:16:31.679
 from the

00:16:31.679 --> 00:16:32.379
 four winds,

00:16:33.539 --> 00:16:33.960
 from the

00:16:33.960 --> 00:16:34.500
 north and

00:16:34.500 --> 00:16:35.000
 the south

00:16:35.000 --> 00:16:35.360
 and the

00:16:35.360 --> 00:16:35.899
 east and

00:16:35.899 --> 00:16:36.399
 the west,

00:16:36.840 --> 00:16:37.440
 people from

00:16:37.440 --> 00:16:37.960
 different

00:16:37.960 --> 00:16:38.840
 nations and

00:16:38.840 --> 00:16:39.340
 cultures.

00:16:39.340 --> 00:16:39.500
 others.

00:16:40.700 --> 00:16:41.460
 As I

00:16:41.460 --> 00:16:42.060
 said earlier,

00:16:42.180 --> 00:16:42.519
 I had the

00:16:42.519 --> 00:16:43.280
 privilege of

00:16:43.280 --> 00:16:44.000
 meeting with

00:16:44.000 --> 00:16:44.620
 people from

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 Albania and

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 Kosovo and

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 Macedonia and

00:16:47.519 --> 00:16:48.259
 Ukraine and

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 America and

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 Ireland and

00:16:49.980 --> 00:16:50.340
 England.

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 All people from

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 such a variety

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 of backgrounds

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 and different

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 languages.

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 But we were

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 gathered together

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 with one thing

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 in common,

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 that we were

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 people who

00:17:02.320 --> 00:17:03.160
 loved Jesus

00:17:03.160 --> 00:17:04.840
 and trusted

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 in him.

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 And these

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 are the

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 people that

00:17:09.600 --> 00:17:10.240
 God will

00:17:10.240 --> 00:17:11.720
 come to and

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 will gather

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 together to

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 bring them

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 to be with

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 him.

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 This promise,

00:17:20.300 --> 00:17:20.560
 this

00:17:20.560 --> 00:17:22.420
 anticipation of

00:17:22.420 --> 00:17:24.940
 restoration is

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 going to be

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 like moving

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 from the

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 winter months

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 into the

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 summer months.

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 Look at

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 verse 28.

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 Learn this

00:17:35.140 --> 00:17:35.799
 lesson from

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 the fig tree.

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 As soon as

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 its twigs get

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 tender and

00:17:40.400 --> 00:17:41.039
 its leaves

00:17:41.039 --> 00:17:41.960
 come out,

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 you know

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 that summer

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 is near,

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 it's coming,

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 we're moving

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 from winter

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 into summer.

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 And we know

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 that summertime

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 is that time

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 when all the

00:17:54.120 --> 00:17:55.140
 dead and the

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 bare things

00:17:55.820 --> 00:17:56.400
 begin to

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 flourish and

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 flower.

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 The dark,

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 rotting leaves

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 have all gone

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 and there's

00:18:02.279 --> 00:18:02.980
 new leaves

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 bursting into

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 vibrant

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 colours.

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 And this is

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 what it's

00:18:08.099 --> 00:18:08.579
 going to be

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 like when

00:18:09.139 --> 00:18:10.679
 Jesus returns,

00:18:11.539 --> 00:18:12.399
 summer with

00:18:12.399 --> 00:18:12.939
 all its

00:18:12.939 --> 00:18:13.720
 warmth and

00:18:13.720 --> 00:18:15.000
 life replacing

00:18:15.000 --> 00:18:16.119
 the cold and

00:18:16.119 --> 00:18:17.039
 dead of

00:18:17.039 --> 00:18:17.460
 winter.

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 No more

00:18:19.399 --> 00:18:20.079
 disease,

00:18:21.339 --> 00:18:21.960
 no more

00:18:21.960 --> 00:18:23.099
 sicknesses or

00:18:23.099 --> 00:18:23.740
 hospitals,

00:18:24.819 --> 00:18:25.220
 no more

00:18:25.220 --> 00:18:25.799
 disasters,

00:18:25.960 --> 00:18:26.339
 there'll never

00:18:26.339 --> 00:18:26.960
 be an item

00:18:26.960 --> 00:18:27.619
 on the news

00:18:27.619 --> 00:18:28.099
 about an

00:18:28.099 --> 00:18:29.099
 earthquake or

00:18:29.099 --> 00:18:29.659
 famine,

00:18:30.539 --> 00:18:31.159
 no more

00:18:31.159 --> 00:18:31.659
 death,

00:18:32.619 --> 00:18:33.240
 no more

00:18:33.240 --> 00:18:33.779
 sin,

00:18:34.740 --> 00:18:35.279
 and no more

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 evil,

00:18:36.319 --> 00:18:36.819
 and no more

00:18:36.819 --> 00:18:37.480
 violence,

00:18:37.659 --> 00:18:38.079
 and no more

00:18:38.079 --> 00:18:38.659
 crime,

00:18:38.779 --> 00:18:39.240
 and no more

00:18:39.240 --> 00:18:39.980
 destruction,

00:18:40.480 --> 00:18:41.659
 but God's

00:18:41.659 --> 00:18:42.399
 people,

00:18:43.139 --> 00:18:44.399
 in God's

00:18:44.399 --> 00:18:45.019
 presence,

00:18:45.959 --> 00:18:46.799
 for all

00:18:46.799 --> 00:18:47.939
 eternity.

00:18:50.459 --> 00:18:52.419
 Jesus is

00:18:52.419 --> 00:18:52.959
 coming.

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 So that is

00:18:57.900 --> 00:18:58.539
 the promise.

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 But third,

00:19:01.319 --> 00:19:01.860
 we've got the

00:19:01.860 --> 00:19:02.299
 command,

00:19:03.059 --> 00:19:04.019
 until the

00:19:04.019 --> 00:19:04.420
 end.

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 Preparation.

00:19:08.120 --> 00:19:08.940
 Because this

00:19:08.940 --> 00:19:09.720
 is all great,

00:19:10.660 --> 00:19:11.460
 we can all

00:19:11.460 --> 00:19:12.079
 look forward

00:19:12.079 --> 00:19:12.660
 to it,

00:19:13.740 --> 00:19:14.100
 but what

00:19:14.100 --> 00:19:14.799
 about now?

00:19:15.220 --> 00:19:15.819
 We don't

00:19:15.819 --> 00:19:16.220
 know when

00:19:16.220 --> 00:19:16.700
 he's coming

00:19:16.700 --> 00:19:17.059
 back.

00:19:17.259 --> 00:19:17.940
 It could be

00:19:17.940 --> 00:19:18.420
 tomorrow,

00:19:19.559 --> 00:19:20.059
 it could be

00:19:20.059 --> 00:19:20.559
 ten years,

00:19:20.660 --> 00:19:21.000
 it could be

00:19:21.000 --> 00:19:21.440
 a thousand

00:19:21.440 --> 00:19:21.779
 years.

00:19:21.779 --> 00:19:22.559
 we do

00:19:22.559 --> 00:19:23.160
 not know.

00:19:24.119 --> 00:19:24.700
 So how

00:19:24.700 --> 00:19:25.039
 does it

00:19:25.039 --> 00:19:25.680
 affect me

00:19:25.680 --> 00:19:26.099
 now?

00:19:26.319 --> 00:19:26.559
 What

00:19:26.559 --> 00:19:27.200
 difference is

00:19:27.200 --> 00:19:27.500
 all of

00:19:27.500 --> 00:19:27.879
 this going

00:19:27.879 --> 00:19:28.240
 to make

00:19:28.240 --> 00:19:28.619
 to my

00:19:28.619 --> 00:19:28.960
 life?

00:19:29.980 --> 00:19:30.240
 Well,

00:19:30.259 --> 00:19:30.440
 there's

00:19:30.440 --> 00:19:31.899
 two main

00:19:31.899 --> 00:19:32.539
 commands

00:19:32.539 --> 00:19:33.680
 that he

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 gives us.

00:19:34.339 --> 00:19:34.599
 First,

00:19:35.879 --> 00:19:36.460
 be on

00:19:36.460 --> 00:19:36.660
 our

00:19:36.660 --> 00:19:37.079
 guard.

00:19:38.259 --> 00:19:38.740
 Verse

00:19:38.740 --> 00:19:39.279
 32,

00:19:40.379 --> 00:19:41.259
 no one

00:19:41.259 --> 00:19:41.859
 knows about

00:19:41.859 --> 00:19:42.500
 that day

00:19:42.500 --> 00:19:43.220
 or hour,

00:19:43.819 --> 00:19:44.680
 not even

00:19:44.680 --> 00:19:45.259
 the angels

00:19:45.259 --> 00:19:45.779
 in heaven

00:19:45.779 --> 00:19:46.279
 nor the

00:19:46.279 --> 00:19:46.579
 sun,

00:19:47.319 --> 00:19:48.180
 but only

00:19:48.180 --> 00:19:49.000
 the Father.

00:19:50.319 --> 00:19:50.879
 Be on

00:19:50.879 --> 00:19:51.379
 guard.

00:19:51.779 --> 00:19:53.220
 be alert.

00:19:54.440 --> 00:19:55.180
 You do

00:19:55.180 --> 00:19:55.839
 not know

00:19:55.839 --> 00:19:56.799
 when that

00:19:56.799 --> 00:19:57.299
 time will

00:19:57.299 --> 00:19:57.639
 come.

00:20:00.000 --> 00:20:00.700
 As we

00:20:00.700 --> 00:20:01.220
 mentioned at

00:20:01.220 --> 00:20:01.660
 the beginning,

00:20:01.799 --> 00:20:02.180
 lots of

00:20:02.180 --> 00:20:02.740
 people make

00:20:02.740 --> 00:20:03.359
 all kinds

00:20:03.359 --> 00:20:03.980
 of predictions

00:20:03.980 --> 00:20:04.639
 about the

00:20:04.639 --> 00:20:05.859
 coming of

00:20:05.859 --> 00:20:06.259
 Jesus.

00:20:07.700 --> 00:20:08.500
 In fact,

00:20:08.579 --> 00:20:08.899
 we should

00:20:08.899 --> 00:20:09.460
 actually be

00:20:09.460 --> 00:20:10.440
 very wary

00:20:10.440 --> 00:20:12.000
 of teachings

00:20:12.000 --> 00:20:13.139
 about the

00:20:13.139 --> 00:20:13.599
 predictions,

00:20:14.039 --> 00:20:14.559
 trying to

00:20:14.559 --> 00:20:15.039
 work out

00:20:15.039 --> 00:20:15.819
 the times

00:20:15.819 --> 00:20:16.599
 and what's

00:20:16.599 --> 00:20:17.139
 going on

00:20:17.139 --> 00:20:17.799
 and who's

00:20:17.799 --> 00:20:18.279
 in charge

00:20:18.279 --> 00:20:18.680
 in this

00:20:18.680 --> 00:20:19.019
 nation

00:20:19.019 --> 00:20:19.799
 and who's

00:20:19.799 --> 00:20:20.279
 controlling

00:20:20.279 --> 00:20:20.619
 this

00:20:20.619 --> 00:20:20.980
 region

00:20:20.980 --> 00:20:22.039
 and what's

00:20:22.039 --> 00:20:22.700
 going on.

00:20:22.920 --> 00:20:23.460
 Be wary

00:20:23.460 --> 00:20:23.900
 of these

00:20:23.900 --> 00:20:24.259
 things.

00:20:24.420 --> 00:20:24.740
 Go back

00:20:24.740 --> 00:20:25.099
 to verse

00:20:25.099 --> 00:20:25.779
 21.

00:20:30.359 --> 00:20:31.079
 At that

00:20:31.079 --> 00:20:31.420
 time,

00:20:31.539 --> 00:20:31.920
 if anyone

00:20:31.920 --> 00:20:32.460
 says to

00:20:32.460 --> 00:20:32.599
 you,

00:20:32.639 --> 00:20:32.839
 look,

00:20:33.059 --> 00:20:33.519
 here's the

00:20:33.519 --> 00:20:33.859
 Christ,

00:20:33.960 --> 00:20:34.279
 or look,

00:20:34.279 --> 00:20:34.940
 there he

00:20:34.940 --> 00:20:35.220
 is,

00:20:35.819 --> 00:20:36.319
 do not

00:20:36.319 --> 00:20:37.039
 believe it.

00:20:37.839 --> 00:20:38.440
 For false

00:20:38.440 --> 00:20:39.259
 Christs and

00:20:39.259 --> 00:20:40.099
 false prophets

00:20:40.099 --> 00:20:40.720
 will appear

00:20:40.720 --> 00:20:41.440
 and they'll

00:20:41.440 --> 00:20:42.079
 even perform

00:20:42.079 --> 00:20:42.819
 signs and

00:20:42.819 --> 00:20:43.539
 miracles to

00:20:43.539 --> 00:20:44.279
 deceive the

00:20:44.279 --> 00:20:45.059
 elect God's

00:20:45.059 --> 00:20:45.379
 people,

00:20:45.380 --> 00:20:46.360
 if that

00:20:46.360 --> 00:20:46.980
 were possible.

00:20:47.920 --> 00:20:48.640
 Be on

00:20:48.640 --> 00:20:49.200
 your guard

00:20:49.200 --> 00:20:49.980
 against getting

00:20:49.980 --> 00:20:50.580
 taken up

00:20:50.580 --> 00:20:51.000
 by all

00:20:51.000 --> 00:20:52.040
 this mad

00:20:52.040 --> 00:20:52.880
 teaching.

00:20:53.740 --> 00:20:54.580
 We just

00:20:54.580 --> 00:20:55.280
 simply do

00:20:55.280 --> 00:20:56.000
 not know.

00:20:58.220 --> 00:20:58.740
 Instead,

00:20:59.280 --> 00:20:59.880
 go back

00:20:59.880 --> 00:21:00.260
 to verse

00:21:00.260 --> 00:21:00.780
 34.

00:21:03.260 --> 00:21:03.980
 We've got

00:21:03.980 --> 00:21:04.660
 to be on

00:21:04.660 --> 00:21:05.260
 our guard.

00:21:06.740 --> 00:21:07.300
 Verse

00:21:07.300 --> 00:21:07.700
 34,

00:21:07.820 --> 00:21:08.360
 it's like a

00:21:08.360 --> 00:21:08.900
 man going

00:21:08.900 --> 00:21:09.260
 away.

00:21:09.920 --> 00:21:10.740
 He leaves

00:21:10.740 --> 00:21:11.220
 his house

00:21:11.220 --> 00:21:11.740
 and he puts

00:21:11.740 --> 00:21:12.360
 his servants

00:21:12.360 --> 00:21:13.080
 in charge,

00:21:13.600 --> 00:21:14.080
 each with

00:21:14.080 --> 00:21:14.800
 his assigned

00:21:14.800 --> 00:21:15.360
 task.

00:21:15.380 --> 00:21:16.760
 and tells

00:21:16.760 --> 00:21:17.100
 the one

00:21:17.100 --> 00:21:17.360
 at the

00:21:17.360 --> 00:21:17.820
 door to

00:21:17.820 --> 00:21:18.180
 keep

00:21:18.180 --> 00:21:18.660
 watch.

00:21:22.140 --> 00:21:22.760
 I'm one

00:21:22.760 --> 00:21:23.600
 of three

00:21:23.600 --> 00:21:24.140
 siblings.

00:21:24.340 --> 00:21:24.640
 I'm the

00:21:24.640 --> 00:21:24.900
 youngest

00:21:24.900 --> 00:21:25.240
 one,

00:21:25.340 --> 00:21:25.620
 so my

00:21:25.620 --> 00:21:26.060
 brother and

00:21:26.060 --> 00:21:26.520
 sister had

00:21:26.520 --> 00:21:26.960
 all left

00:21:26.960 --> 00:21:27.280
 home.

00:21:28.780 --> 00:21:29.420
 And in

00:21:29.420 --> 00:21:29.920
 my teenage

00:21:29.920 --> 00:21:30.400
 years,

00:21:30.540 --> 00:21:30.860
 it was

00:21:30.860 --> 00:21:31.540
 quite normal

00:21:31.540 --> 00:21:31.920
 for my

00:21:31.920 --> 00:21:32.260
 mum and

00:21:32.260 --> 00:21:32.460
 dad.

00:21:32.620 --> 00:21:33.000
 They could

00:21:33.000 --> 00:21:33.380
 go away

00:21:33.380 --> 00:21:33.860
 for a day.

00:21:34.020 --> 00:21:34.280
 Sometimes

00:21:34.280 --> 00:21:34.800
 they were

00:21:34.800 --> 00:21:35.660
 away for

00:21:35.660 --> 00:21:36.040
 longer.

00:21:36.660 --> 00:21:37.080
 Not that

00:21:37.080 --> 00:21:37.300
 they'd

00:21:37.300 --> 00:21:37.660
 abandoned

00:21:37.660 --> 00:21:37.900
 me,

00:21:38.020 --> 00:21:38.520
 but they

00:21:38.520 --> 00:21:39.100
 felt I

00:21:39.100 --> 00:21:39.580
 was okay

00:21:39.580 --> 00:21:40.020
 at home.

00:21:41.080 --> 00:21:41.420
 And I'd

00:21:41.420 --> 00:21:41.880
 always ask

00:21:41.880 --> 00:21:42.000
 them,

00:21:42.060 --> 00:21:42.440
 when are

00:21:42.440 --> 00:21:42.760
 you coming

00:21:42.760 --> 00:21:43.240
 back?

00:21:43.240 --> 00:21:45.440
 And,

00:21:45.620 --> 00:21:45.859
 okay,

00:21:45.960 --> 00:21:46.500
 sometimes I'd

00:21:46.500 --> 00:21:46.859
 know the

00:21:46.859 --> 00:21:47.579
 day,

00:21:47.759 --> 00:21:48.900
 but I just

00:21:48.900 --> 00:21:49.319
 didn't know

00:21:49.319 --> 00:21:50.839
 when they

00:21:50.839 --> 00:21:51.259
 were coming

00:21:51.259 --> 00:21:52.120
 back on

00:21:52.120 --> 00:21:52.660
 that day.

00:21:54.000 --> 00:21:54.819
 Which meant,

00:21:55.319 --> 00:21:55.799
 and I think I

00:21:55.799 --> 00:21:56.400
 figured out why

00:21:56.400 --> 00:21:57.079
 they never told

00:21:57.079 --> 00:21:57.339
 me,

00:21:57.660 --> 00:21:58.500
 to make sure

00:21:58.500 --> 00:21:59.140
 that everything

00:21:59.140 --> 00:21:59.880
 was in order

00:21:59.880 --> 00:22:01.279
 and the parties

00:22:01.279 --> 00:22:02.039
 the night before

00:22:02.039 --> 00:22:02.539
 might have been

00:22:02.539 --> 00:22:03.240
 cleaned up in

00:22:03.240 --> 00:22:03.720
 time or

00:22:03.720 --> 00:22:04.140
 whatever.

00:22:04.140 --> 00:22:06.400
 I had to be

00:22:06.400 --> 00:22:07.240
 on guard,

00:22:07.839 --> 00:22:08.420
 watchful,

00:22:08.980 --> 00:22:09.579
 that everything

00:22:09.579 --> 00:22:10.579
 was in order

00:22:10.579 --> 00:22:11.599
 because I

00:22:11.599 --> 00:22:12.019
 didn't know

00:22:12.019 --> 00:22:12.279
 when they

00:22:12.279 --> 00:22:12.679
 were coming

00:22:12.679 --> 00:22:13.139
 back.

00:22:14.319 --> 00:22:14.679
 And in

00:22:14.679 --> 00:22:15.220
 the same

00:22:15.220 --> 00:22:15.619
 way,

00:22:16.639 --> 00:22:17.179
 we've got

00:22:17.179 --> 00:22:17.539
 to have

00:22:17.539 --> 00:22:18.099
 our life

00:22:18.099 --> 00:22:19.359
 in order

00:22:19.359 --> 00:22:21.519
 to make

00:22:21.519 --> 00:22:22.159
 sure that

00:22:22.159 --> 00:22:22.519
 we are

00:22:22.519 --> 00:22:23.279
 people who

00:22:23.279 --> 00:22:24.639
 are trusting

00:22:24.639 --> 00:22:25.319
 in Jesus,

00:22:26.000 --> 00:22:26.439
 walking

00:22:26.439 --> 00:22:28.019
 with Jesus,

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 living for

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 Jesus,

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 that our

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 lives are

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 being directed

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 and shaped

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 by his

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 plans and

00:22:35.799 --> 00:22:36.659
 his desires

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 and not

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 my own.

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 be on

00:22:41.519 --> 00:22:42.319
 our guard.

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 Don't

00:22:44.279 --> 00:22:44.840
 drift

00:22:44.840 --> 00:22:45.660
 into a

00:22:45.660 --> 00:22:46.299
 pattern of

00:22:46.299 --> 00:22:46.920
 living for

00:22:46.920 --> 00:22:47.740
 yourself and

00:22:47.740 --> 00:22:49.100
 going your

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 own way.

00:22:51.400 --> 00:22:52.259
 We do

00:22:52.259 --> 00:22:52.900
 not know.

00:22:54.120 --> 00:22:54.680
 We must

00:22:54.680 --> 00:22:55.220
 be ready.

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 We must

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 be about

00:22:56.259 --> 00:22:56.900
 the business

00:22:56.900 --> 00:22:57.900
 of the

00:22:57.900 --> 00:22:58.240
 king.

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 That's

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 why it

00:22:59.799 --> 00:23:00.799
 says earlier

00:23:00.799 --> 00:23:01.940
 that the

00:23:01.940 --> 00:23:02.640
 gospel must

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 be preached

00:23:03.220 --> 00:23:03.900
 to all

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 nations.

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 This is

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 our task.

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 This is

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 what we are

00:23:07.100 --> 00:23:07.400
 to be

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 about.

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 we are

00:23:09.519 --> 00:23:09.759
 to be

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 people who

00:23:10.259 --> 00:23:10.660
 are living

00:23:10.660 --> 00:23:11.259
 for his

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 kingdom

00:23:11.720 --> 00:23:13.019
 and for

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 his

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 things.

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 Make sure

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 that when

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 he returns

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 we are

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 on our

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 guard.

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 We are

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 busy

00:23:20.360 --> 00:23:21.079
 about

00:23:21.079 --> 00:23:21.420
 his

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 work.

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 Second,

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 be

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 watchful.

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 Verse

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 35,

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 therefore

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 keep

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 watch

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 because

00:23:33.640 --> 00:23:34.039
 you do

00:23:34.039 --> 00:23:34.600
 not know

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 when the

00:23:35.079 --> 00:23:35.620
 owner of

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 the house

00:23:36.140 --> 00:23:37.200
 will come

00:23:37.200 --> 00:23:37.640
 back.

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 Whether

00:23:38.620 --> 00:23:38.980
 it's in

00:23:38.980 --> 00:23:39.140
 the

00:23:39.140 --> 00:23:39.480
 evening

00:23:39.480 --> 00:23:39.900
 or at

00:23:39.900 --> 00:23:40.299
 midnight

00:23:40.299 --> 00:23:41.600
 or when

00:23:41.600 --> 00:23:41.759
 the

00:23:41.759 --> 00:23:41.980
 cock

00:23:41.980 --> 00:23:42.319
 crows

00:23:42.319 --> 00:23:42.620
 are at

00:23:42.620 --> 00:23:42.940
 dawn.

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 If he

00:23:44.019 --> 00:23:44.299
 comes

00:23:44.299 --> 00:23:44.819
 suddenly,

00:23:45.940 --> 00:23:46.519
 do not

00:23:46.519 --> 00:23:46.940
 let him

00:23:46.940 --> 00:23:47.660
 find you

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 sleeping.

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 Don't be

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 sleeping.

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 Not

00:23:53.700 --> 00:23:54.680
 physically,

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 but make

00:23:57.400 --> 00:23:57.920
 sure you're

00:23:57.920 --> 00:23:58.440
 not going,

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 oh,

00:23:59.640 --> 00:24:00.000
 Jesus

00:24:00.000 --> 00:24:00.759
 coming back?

00:24:01.660 --> 00:24:02.259
 Load of

00:24:02.259 --> 00:24:02.619
 nonsense.

00:24:04.079 --> 00:24:04.519
 Jesus

00:24:04.519 --> 00:24:05.140
 coming back?

00:24:05.259 --> 00:24:05.500
 Well,

00:24:06.279 --> 00:24:07.200
 he's

00:24:07.200 --> 00:24:07.619
 taken a

00:24:07.619 --> 00:24:08.099
 long time

00:24:08.099 --> 00:24:08.440
 already,

00:24:08.599 --> 00:24:09.259
 so I've

00:24:09.259 --> 00:24:09.539
 got a

00:24:09.539 --> 00:24:09.920
 good few

00:24:09.920 --> 00:24:10.579
 years left

00:24:10.579 --> 00:24:10.920
 yet.

00:24:11.640 --> 00:24:12.079
 Do my

00:24:12.079 --> 00:24:12.660
 own thing.

00:24:13.039 --> 00:24:13.400
 Live my

00:24:13.400 --> 00:24:13.960
 own way.

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 It's

00:24:16.779 --> 00:24:17.140
 too

00:24:17.140 --> 00:24:17.960
 serious

00:24:17.960 --> 00:24:19.180
 to be

00:24:19.180 --> 00:24:19.660
 putting it

00:24:19.660 --> 00:24:19.960
 off.

00:24:21.480 --> 00:24:21.960
 In

00:24:21.960 --> 00:24:22.259
 fact,

00:24:22.339 --> 00:24:22.720
 look back

00:24:22.720 --> 00:24:23.119
 to verse

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 18.

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 We get

00:24:28.559 --> 00:24:29.700
 a small

00:24:29.700 --> 00:24:30.539
 description

00:24:30.539 --> 00:24:31.539
 of what

00:24:31.539 --> 00:24:31.859
 it was

00:24:31.859 --> 00:24:32.460
 like when

00:24:32.460 --> 00:24:32.920
 the Romans

00:24:32.920 --> 00:24:33.440
 actually

00:24:33.440 --> 00:24:34.099
 invaded

00:24:34.099 --> 00:24:35.539
 and destroyed

00:24:35.539 --> 00:24:36.539
 Jerusalem

00:24:36.539 --> 00:24:37.120
 and the

00:24:37.120 --> 00:24:37.759
 temple and

00:24:37.759 --> 00:24:38.420
 captured and

00:24:38.420 --> 00:24:39.079
 burnt and

00:24:39.079 --> 00:24:39.779
 wrecked everything

00:24:39.779 --> 00:24:40.539
 that was

00:24:40.539 --> 00:24:40.799
 there.

00:24:40.920 --> 00:24:41.120
 Verse

00:24:41.120 --> 00:24:41.620
 18,

00:24:42.460 --> 00:24:43.059
 Jesus is

00:24:43.059 --> 00:24:43.559
 talking about,

00:24:43.599 --> 00:24:43.839
 he says,

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 pray that

00:24:44.440 --> 00:24:45.200
 this doesn't

00:24:45.200 --> 00:24:45.779
 take place

00:24:45.779 --> 00:24:46.319
 in winter.

00:24:46.500 --> 00:24:46.779
 In other

00:24:46.779 --> 00:24:46.960
 words,

00:24:47.000 --> 00:24:47.259
 it's going

00:24:47.259 --> 00:24:47.640
 to be so

00:24:47.640 --> 00:24:47.960
 bad,

00:24:48.079 --> 00:24:48.200
 but,

00:24:48.660 --> 00:24:48.940
 you know,

00:24:49.779 --> 00:24:50.099
 it's going

00:24:50.099 --> 00:24:50.599
 to be worse

00:24:50.599 --> 00:24:51.000
 if it was

00:24:51.000 --> 00:24:51.440
 in winter

00:24:51.440 --> 00:24:51.819
 time.

00:24:51.819 --> 00:24:54.220
 Because,

00:24:54.339 --> 00:24:54.960
 verse 19,

00:24:55.059 --> 00:24:55.460
 those will

00:24:55.460 --> 00:24:55.939
 be days

00:24:55.939 --> 00:24:56.799
 of distress,

00:24:57.779 --> 00:24:58.359
 unequaled

00:24:58.359 --> 00:24:58.799
 from the

00:24:58.799 --> 00:24:59.339
 beginning when

00:24:59.339 --> 00:25:00.159
 God created

00:25:00.159 --> 00:25:00.659
 the world

00:25:00.659 --> 00:25:01.399
 until now

00:25:01.399 --> 00:25:02.500
 and never

00:25:02.500 --> 00:25:02.879
 to be

00:25:02.879 --> 00:25:03.339
 equaled

00:25:03.339 --> 00:25:03.679
 again.

00:25:04.419 --> 00:25:04.879
 It was

00:25:04.879 --> 00:25:05.480
 terrifying

00:25:05.480 --> 00:25:06.740
 when they

00:25:06.740 --> 00:25:07.240
 came and

00:25:07.240 --> 00:25:07.939
 destroyed the

00:25:07.939 --> 00:25:08.359
 place.

00:25:09.740 --> 00:25:10.240
 And he's

00:25:10.240 --> 00:25:10.599
 saying if

00:25:10.599 --> 00:25:11.259
 that's what

00:25:11.259 --> 00:25:11.559
 it was

00:25:11.559 --> 00:25:13.839
 like when

00:25:13.839 --> 00:25:14.419
 the temple

00:25:14.419 --> 00:25:15.220
 was destroyed,

00:25:16.399 --> 00:25:17.619
 what will

00:25:17.619 --> 00:25:18.460
 it be like

00:25:18.460 --> 00:25:20.039
 when the

00:25:20.039 --> 00:25:20.619
 Son of

00:25:20.619 --> 00:25:21.059
 Man

00:25:21.059 --> 00:25:22.700
 comes in

00:25:22.700 --> 00:25:23.919
 clouds with

00:25:23.919 --> 00:25:24.980
 great power

00:25:24.980 --> 00:25:26.099
 and glory.

00:25:26.899 --> 00:25:27.399
 And God

00:25:27.399 --> 00:25:28.460
 comes in

00:25:28.460 --> 00:25:29.179
 his judgment

00:25:29.179 --> 00:25:29.960
 to bring

00:25:29.960 --> 00:25:30.940
 his people

00:25:30.940 --> 00:25:31.779
 to himself.

00:25:32.339 --> 00:25:32.879
 But if we

00:25:32.879 --> 00:25:33.319
 are found

00:25:33.319 --> 00:25:33.859
 sleeping,

00:25:35.019 --> 00:25:36.819
 what will

00:25:36.819 --> 00:25:37.399
 it be like?

00:25:41.519 --> 00:25:42.619
 This is a

00:25:42.619 --> 00:25:43.779
 serious warning

00:25:43.779 --> 00:25:45.399
 for us

00:25:45.399 --> 00:25:45.700
 all.

00:25:46.899 --> 00:25:47.859
 Whoever we

00:25:47.859 --> 00:25:48.139
 are,

00:25:49.000 --> 00:25:49.519
 whether we

00:25:49.519 --> 00:25:49.839
 are a

00:25:49.839 --> 00:25:50.259
 believer

00:25:50.259 --> 00:25:51.279
 or not

00:25:51.279 --> 00:25:52.160
 yet a

00:25:52.160 --> 00:25:52.539
 believer,

00:25:53.000 --> 00:25:54.099
 make sure

00:25:54.099 --> 00:25:56.420
 we are

00:25:56.420 --> 00:25:56.879
 ready

00:25:56.879 --> 00:25:58.519
 to meet

00:25:58.519 --> 00:25:59.460
 the Lord.

00:26:00.900 --> 00:26:02.039
 Make sure

00:26:02.039 --> 00:26:02.500
 we are

00:26:02.500 --> 00:26:02.879
 ready

00:26:02.879 --> 00:26:04.079
 to meet

00:26:04.079 --> 00:26:04.579
 Jesus

00:26:04.579 --> 00:26:05.920
 because he

00:26:05.920 --> 00:26:07.339
 is coming.

00:26:08.299 --> 00:26:08.799
 Look at

00:26:08.799 --> 00:26:09.579
 verse 37.

00:26:10.859 --> 00:26:11.700
 What I

00:26:11.700 --> 00:26:12.420
 say to you,

00:26:13.420 --> 00:26:14.619
 I say to

00:26:14.619 --> 00:26:15.219
 everyone

00:26:15.219 --> 00:26:17.739
 watch.

00:26:18.959 --> 00:26:19.599
 Watch.

00:26:20.619 --> 00:26:21.759
 Let's

00:26:21.759 --> 00:26:21.859
 pray.

00:26:21.859 --> 00:26:23.359
 Let's

00:26:23.359 --> 00:26:23.559
 pray.

00:26:23.559 --> 00:26:23.979
 Let's

00:26:23.979 --> 00:26:25.819
 pray.

00:26:26.519 --> 00:26:27.859
 Let's

00:26:27.859 --> 00:26:27.899
 pray.

00:26:27.899 --> 00:26:36.639
 ch

00:26:36.639 --> 00:26:37.639
 that

00:26:37.639 --> 00:26:40.859
 him.