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 Good evening. My name's Jim Crooks and I'm your guest speaker tonight at the Bible Teaching Service for Brunsfield Evangelical Church.

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 Very grateful to Graham for asking me to share in God's Word with you.

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 And when I asked him what topic it would be for tonight, he said it would be one of my own choosing.

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 So presently I'm reading a lot in the book of Exodus and the reading for today was actually about the veil of the tabernacle,

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 that portable temple that God designed and that he gave as a blueprint to Moses.

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 And the passage is about this particular veil and the curtain that was in there.

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 And I thought that we could usefully spend just a short time thinking about the significance of that,

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 even in our own lives, and apply some teaching to us.

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 So without any further ado, I just want to read the passages that were on my heart.

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 So Exodus chapter 26 is my daily reading for today.

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 And in it there is one verse of relevance and it says,

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 And the veil shall separate for you the holy place from the most holy.

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 Going into Hebrews chapter 10 we read,

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 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus,

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 by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain,

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 that is through his flesh,

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 and since we have a great priest over the house of God,

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 let us draw near with a true heart and full assurance of faith,

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 with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience,

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 and our bodies washed with pure water.

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 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering,

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 for he who promised is faithful.

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 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works,

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 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some,

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 but encouraging one another,

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 and all the more as you see the day drawing near.

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 Matthew chapter 27, one verse there, verse 51.

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 And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

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 From top to bottom.

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 So that's our readings,

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 and we're going to try and stitch all of these things together,

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 reading from Exodus,

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 and then in Hebrews,

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 and then in the Gospels in Matthew.

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 So, first of all,

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 just a little bit of background about the veil.

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 You'll have seen from the readings that we had

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 that the veil, or the curtain,

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 was in the portable temple called the tabernacle.

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 Eventually, when the Jews built a temple under Solomon,

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 then they did put a veil in there

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 between the two most sacred rooms in the temple.

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 But here in the tabernacle,

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 in the reading in Exodus,

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 first of all,

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 was that a veil went in to divide two rooms,

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 let's see,

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 at the heart of the tabernacle.

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 In the very heart of the tabernacle,

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 the place reserved for the presence of God,

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 that was called the holiest of all.

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 And it was a room that was ten cubits cubed.

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 A cubit is from your elbow to the tip of your finger.

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 But ten cubits cubed.

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 But the room that preceded that

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 was the holy place,

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 not the holiest of all,

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 but the holy place.

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 And in that room,

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 they kept things like the menorah,

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 the lampstand,

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 a table of bread.

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 There were twelve loaves in it,

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 and it was changed every week.

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 And they also had an altar of incense.

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 And it was there that the priests

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 went in to worship God.

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 So there was the holy place,

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 and then a veil,

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 and then the holiest of all.

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 And the veil was there

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 to separate the two rooms.

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 Now, the words that are used in Exodus 26

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 include the word for veil,

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 but also include a word for a screen.

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 And if you like,

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 the meaning of the words is

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 one is to cover,

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 to keep in,

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 to surround,

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 and the other is to separate.

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 So if you're looking

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 towards the holiest of all,

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 then you were separated from it

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 by this screen,

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 this veil.

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 And if you were inside

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 the holiest of all,

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 you were contained within it.

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 So we've got the idea

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 that there is something

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 to be contained in,

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 and there are other things

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 to be kept out.

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 And into the veil

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 there were woven cherubim.

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 Cherubim were angelic creatures,

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 and we first read about them

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 in Genesis in chapter 3.

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 Adam and Eve were in the Garden of Eden,

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 and you may remember the story

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 of how they disobeyed God's instruction,

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 and they took of the fruit

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 of the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

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 And as a result of that,

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 they broke their communion with God.

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 And because all of humanity,

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 if you like,

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 were in the loins of Adam,

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 they were all to be born from Adam.

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 He was our representative head.

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 And because he sinned,

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 all of humanity

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 were separated from God.

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 And God cast them out of the garden

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 because of their sin

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 and their disobedience.

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 And at the entrance to the garden,

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 so that they couldn't enter in again,

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 God appointed two cherubim.

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 And the cherubim served as a guardian

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 to the garden.

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 So they kept what was in there

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 holy and separate.

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 And they, if you like,

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 preserved the holiness of God.

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 But also they prevented others

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 from breaking in.

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 They were guarding there.

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 So there was this whole idea

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 of separation.

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 And the cherubim were woven

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 into the veil of the tabernacle.

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 And it was another picture

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 of separation between God and man.

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 It must have been a beautiful sight,

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 this screen.

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 But the principle that was involved

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 was that of separation.

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 And in fact,

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 as God gives the instruction

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 to his people of ancient times,

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 that was the key word

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 to understand the whole priestly ministry.

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 that there was to be a separation

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 between that which is clean

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 and that which is unclean.

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 Between that which is holy

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 and that which is profane.

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 And there was a separation

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 between God and man.

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 And yet God provided

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 the system of worship

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 so that man could come into

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 the presence of God.

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 and could only come in,

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 of course,

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 with blood of sacrifice.

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 So reading the Old Testament

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 and discovering all of these things

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 is very important for us

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 to think about

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 our own relationship with God.

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 God in his holiness

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 and we in our sinfulness.

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 And how that a sacrifice

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 and blood has been provided

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 so that we can go into

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 the presence of God.

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 And that's where we're going

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 with this teaching.

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 But when I was in Romania,

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 I used to go to Romania

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 quite a lot.

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 I was in the Patriarchal Cathedral

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 in Bucharest.

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 I was on an official visit

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 in my capacity

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 as Assistant Principal

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 of a college

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 and we were meeting

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 with other colleges out there.

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 but we had an official tour

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 of the Patriarchal Cathedral.

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 And as we went in,

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 the guide was explaining

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 about the iconostasis,

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 that barrier, if you like,

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 that's presented

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 just behind the altar.

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 On that screen,

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 there were various icons

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 and it was gilded

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 and precious stones.

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 But you'll see just behind

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 the two men in the middle

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 that there was a gateway.

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 And there was a curtain over that.

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 And I remember our guide saying,

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 do you know,

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 if we're very fortunate,

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 we will catch a glimpse

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 of the Patriarch

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 doing some priestly activities

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 behind that curtain.

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 And you know,

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 it was just

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 too good an opportunity

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 for me.

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 And I had to explain

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 what had happened

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 in Judaism,

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 how that there was

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 a curtain,

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 a screen,

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 a veil,

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 a barrier,

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 but that when Jesus died,

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 as we've read,

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 that barrier was removed

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 and the way into

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 God's presence

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 was clear and plain

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 and available

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 for everyone

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 who wanted to come to God

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 through the Lord Jesus Christ.

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 We had an interesting conversation.

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 But what had happened

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 basically in the early church

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 is that those who couldn't

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 leave the Jewish religion behind

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 when they became Christians,

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 they wanted to take

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 so much of Judaism with them.

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 They're called the Judaizers.

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 And the Judaizers

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 had a great influence

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 in the early church.

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 And out of the early church,

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 of course,

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 both Catholic

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 and Orthodox movements

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 began

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 and they retained

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 some of the features

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 of the tabernacle

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 and the temple.

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 And sadly,

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 the screen is one of them

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 so that only

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 the priests

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 can go behind the screen

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 and administer

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 in the presence of God.

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 But as we'll see,

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 this is a great shame

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 because what happened

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 was that the screen

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 of the tabernacle

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 and temple

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 was torn literally

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 and symbolically

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 or figuratively

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 to show that the way

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 into the immediate presence

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 of God

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 was available

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 for all.

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 So,

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 why was it torn?

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 Part of Matthew's narrative

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 in his Gospel

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 includes,

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 of course,

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 the preparation

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 for Calvary.

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 And we've been remembering

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 that just last weekend

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 at Easter time.

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 But

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 underpinning

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 all of Matthew's Gospel

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 is this journey

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 that Jesus

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 is taking

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 from his earthly ministry,

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 well,

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 right from

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 his nativity

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 through to

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 his adolescence

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 and then

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 into his earthly ministry

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 and he's journeying

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 towards the cross.

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 And

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 the death

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 of the Lord Jesus

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 is part

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 of that narrative.

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 And

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 it is

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 an expected

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 death

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 and even

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 the Lord Jesus

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 says,

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 and Matthew

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 records it,

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 the Son of Man

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 is about

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 to be delivered

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 into the hands

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 of men

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 and they will

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 kill him

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 and he will

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 be raised

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 on the third day.

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 We also know

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 that the death

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 of the Lord Jesus

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 is understood

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 by Matthew

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 as being

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 necessary

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 and he includes

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 the words

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 of the Lord Jesus

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 or the statement

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 about him.

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 From that time

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 Jesus

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 began to show

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 his disciples

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 that he must

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 go to Jerusalem

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 and suffer many things

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 from the elders

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 and chief priests

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 and scribes

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 and be killed

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 and on the third day

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 be raised.

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 Matthew

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 also tells

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 us

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 that

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 in the words

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 of the Lord Jesus

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 that his death

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 was to be

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 vicarious.

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 That is

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 not on

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 behalf of

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 Jesus himself

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 but on

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 behalf of

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 us.

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 And the Lord

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 Jesus says,

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 the Son of Man

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 came not to be

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 served but to

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 serve

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 and to give

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 his life

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 as a ransom

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 for many.

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 And so

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 when the narrative

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 reaches

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 is the crisis

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 of Calvary

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 and the Lord

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 Jesus

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 is crucified

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 on the cross.

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 The expressions

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 used by Matthew

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 and the other

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 gospelers

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 are very brief,

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 very terse

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 because the narrative

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 has been building up

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 to that point.

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 But as we read

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 there were

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 some unexpected

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 things that happened

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 at Calvary

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 and so

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 we read

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 in Matthew's

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 narrative

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 from Matthew

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 and 27

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 verse 51

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 and we

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 read that

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 that the

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 behold

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 the

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 curtain of the

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 temple was

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 torn in two

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 from the top

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 to the bottom.

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 But Matthew

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 uses this device

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 to introduce

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 something that

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 is a surprise.

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 he uses the

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 word

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 behold

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 and it's

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 in the same

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 kind of way

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 that we would

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 say

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 and do you

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 know what

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 happened next?

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 And as he

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 presents the

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 death of the

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 Lord Jesus

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 he wants to

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 present a

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 very unusual

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 detail

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 and that

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 detail is

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 about the

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 about the

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 curtain being

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 torn in two.

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 Behold

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 the curtain

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 of the temple

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 was torn in two

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 from top

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 to bottom.

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 Matthew uses

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 that little

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 word

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 behold

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 when he

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 introduces

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 surprises.

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 So for

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 instance

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 in the

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 narrative

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 of the

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 nativity

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 an angel

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 appears

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 and warns

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 the holy

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 family

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 not to go

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 to Egypt

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 because

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 Herod was

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 plotting

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 to kill

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 the children

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 and then

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 when the

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 Lord Jesus

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 comes to

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 be baptized

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 Matthew

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 uses another

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 behold

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 there was

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 a voice

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 from heaven

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 and exactly

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 the same

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 is used

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 in Matthew

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 17

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 there it's

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 another voice

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 well it's

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 the same

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 voice from

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 heaven

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 it's the

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 same one

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 God

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 the Father

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 but it's

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 the record

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 of a

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 voice from

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 heaven being

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 used

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 and then

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 the Lord

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 Jesus

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 uses it

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 as well

00:16:12.720 --> 00:16:13.159
 in his

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 own words

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 as he

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 ends

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 his

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 earthly

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 ministry

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 and he

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 says to

00:16:18.819 --> 00:16:19.080
 his

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 disciples

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 behold

00:16:20.659 --> 00:16:21.919
 although I'm

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 going away

00:16:22.500 --> 00:16:23.439
 do you know

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 what happens

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 next

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 I am with

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 you

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 always

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 and so

00:16:28.659 --> 00:16:29.639
 Matthew

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 uses this

00:16:30.620 --> 00:16:32.120
 to if you

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 like accent

00:16:33.519 --> 00:16:34.500
 to highlight

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 that's what

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 is going to

00:16:36.460 --> 00:16:37.100
 happen here

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 is something

00:16:38.100 --> 00:16:38.720
 that's very

00:16:38.720 --> 00:16:39.420
 significant

00:16:39.420 --> 00:16:40.440
 and this

00:16:40.440 --> 00:16:40.860
 tearing

00:16:40.860 --> 00:16:41.700
 of the

00:16:41.700 --> 00:16:42.159
 temple

00:16:42.159 --> 00:16:43.460
 curtain

00:16:43.460 --> 00:16:44.259
 is very

00:16:44.259 --> 00:16:45.220
 significant

00:16:45.220 --> 00:16:46.820
 he includes

00:16:46.820 --> 00:16:47.420
 the detail

00:16:47.420 --> 00:16:47.920
 that it's

00:16:47.920 --> 00:16:48.240
 torn

00:16:48.240 --> 00:16:49.540
 from top

00:16:49.540 --> 00:16:50.480
 to bottom

00:16:50.480 --> 00:16:51.920
 that it's

00:16:51.920 --> 00:16:52.279
 a very

00:16:52.279 --> 00:16:52.779
 deliberate

00:16:52.779 --> 00:16:53.519
 act

00:16:53.519 --> 00:16:54.820
 that something

00:16:54.820 --> 00:16:55.820
 that may

00:16:55.820 --> 00:16:56.180
 have been

00:16:56.180 --> 00:16:56.820
 required

00:16:56.820 --> 00:16:57.840
 like a

00:16:57.840 --> 00:16:58.360
 covenant

00:16:58.360 --> 00:16:59.879
 a promise

00:16:59.879 --> 00:17:00.960
 a legal

00:17:00.960 --> 00:17:01.620
 contract

00:17:01.620 --> 00:17:02.360
 has been

00:17:02.360 --> 00:17:02.980
 torn

00:17:02.980 --> 00:17:03.940
 into

00:17:03.940 --> 00:17:05.079
 from the

00:17:05.079 --> 00:17:05.519
 top

00:17:05.519 --> 00:17:06.319
 to the

00:17:06.319 --> 00:17:06.539
 bottom

00:17:06.539 --> 00:17:06.859
 and it

00:17:06.859 --> 00:17:07.399
 implies

00:17:07.399 --> 00:17:08.819
 that God

00:17:08.819 --> 00:17:09.480
 himself

00:17:09.480 --> 00:17:10.659
 has torn

00:17:10.659 --> 00:17:11.259
 the veil

00:17:11.259 --> 00:17:12.299
 that the

00:17:12.299 --> 00:17:13.039
 veil which

00:17:13.039 --> 00:17:13.819
 he instructed

00:17:13.819 --> 00:17:14.539
 to be made

00:17:14.539 --> 00:17:14.879
 for the

00:17:14.879 --> 00:17:15.519
 tabernacle

00:17:15.519 --> 00:17:16.579
 and which

00:17:16.579 --> 00:17:17.159
 he instructed

00:17:17.159 --> 00:17:17.799
 to be made

00:17:17.799 --> 00:17:18.200
 for the

00:17:18.200 --> 00:17:18.599
 temple

00:17:18.599 --> 00:17:19.839
 is now

00:17:19.839 --> 00:17:20.399
 done away

00:17:20.399 --> 00:17:20.680
 with

00:17:20.680 --> 00:17:21.879
 it's rendered

00:17:21.879 --> 00:17:22.940
 obsolete

00:17:22.940 --> 00:17:24.659
 and it is

00:17:24.659 --> 00:17:25.119
 torn

00:17:25.119 --> 00:17:26.319
 in two

00:17:26.319 --> 00:17:27.319
 it's not

00:17:27.319 --> 00:17:28.019
 just a little

00:17:28.019 --> 00:17:28.819
 bit torn

00:17:28.819 --> 00:17:30.079
 but it is

00:17:30.079 --> 00:17:31.220
 torn up

00:17:31.220 --> 00:17:33.139
 if you like

00:17:33.140 --> 00:17:34.700
 and it is

00:17:34.700 --> 00:17:35.240
 completely

00:17:35.240 --> 00:17:35.900
 separated

00:17:35.900 --> 00:17:37.200
 that the

00:17:37.200 --> 00:17:38.380
 both sides

00:17:38.380 --> 00:17:38.759
 of the

00:17:38.759 --> 00:17:39.120
 curtain

00:17:39.120 --> 00:17:40.500
 now hang

00:17:40.500 --> 00:17:41.480
 listlessly

00:17:41.480 --> 00:17:43.720
 and redundantly

00:17:43.720 --> 00:17:44.980
 on both

00:17:44.980 --> 00:17:45.440
 sides

00:17:45.440 --> 00:17:46.280
 of the

00:17:46.280 --> 00:17:46.840
 entrance

00:17:46.840 --> 00:17:47.960
 into the

00:17:47.960 --> 00:17:49.020
 holiest of

00:17:49.020 --> 00:17:49.280
 all

00:17:49.280 --> 00:17:51.040
 and what

00:17:51.040 --> 00:17:51.560
 God is

00:17:51.560 --> 00:17:52.880
 demonstrating

00:17:52.880 --> 00:17:53.800
 is that

00:17:53.800 --> 00:17:54.480
 in the

00:17:54.480 --> 00:17:55.160
 death

00:17:55.160 --> 00:17:55.600
 of the

00:17:55.600 --> 00:17:55.880
 Lord

00:17:55.880 --> 00:17:56.300
 Jesus

00:17:56.299 --> 00:17:57.839
 this

00:17:57.839 --> 00:17:59.039
 planned

00:17:59.039 --> 00:17:59.859
 sacrifice

00:17:59.859 --> 00:18:01.460
 of the

00:18:01.460 --> 00:18:02.019
 son

00:18:02.019 --> 00:18:02.980
 of his

00:18:02.980 --> 00:18:03.419
 love

00:18:03.419 --> 00:18:05.200
 that this

00:18:05.200 --> 00:18:06.099
 is a

00:18:06.099 --> 00:18:06.700
 significant

00:18:06.700 --> 00:18:07.720
 world event

00:18:07.720 --> 00:18:08.680
 and that

00:18:08.680 --> 00:18:09.119
 there is

00:18:09.119 --> 00:18:10.019
 the turning

00:18:10.019 --> 00:18:10.859
 of history

00:18:10.859 --> 00:18:11.419
 about

00:18:11.419 --> 00:18:12.359
 on this

00:18:12.359 --> 00:18:12.899
 pivot

00:18:12.899 --> 00:18:13.980
 and to

00:18:13.980 --> 00:18:14.839
 symbolise

00:18:14.839 --> 00:18:15.319
 that

00:18:15.319 --> 00:18:16.680
 the

00:18:16.680 --> 00:18:17.960
 temple

00:18:17.960 --> 00:18:18.539
 curtain

00:18:18.539 --> 00:18:19.919
 was torn

00:18:19.919 --> 00:18:20.960
 in two

00:18:20.960 --> 00:18:22.079
 so it's

00:18:22.079 --> 00:18:22.980
 not just

00:18:22.980 --> 00:18:24.240
 that there

00:18:24.240 --> 00:18:25.579
 is a

00:18:25.579 --> 00:18:25.939
 literal

00:18:25.939 --> 00:18:26.419
 tearing

00:18:26.419 --> 00:18:26.960
 but there

00:18:26.960 --> 00:18:27.480
 is a

00:18:27.480 --> 00:18:28.480
 symbolic

00:18:28.480 --> 00:18:30.419
 doing away

00:18:30.419 --> 00:18:31.939
 with barriers

00:18:31.939 --> 00:18:32.460
 that there

00:18:32.460 --> 00:18:33.679
 were between

00:18:33.679 --> 00:18:34.960
 God and

00:18:34.960 --> 00:18:35.399
 man

00:18:35.399 --> 00:18:36.579
 that which

00:18:36.579 --> 00:18:37.059
 had to be

00:18:37.059 --> 00:18:37.559
 contained

00:18:37.559 --> 00:18:38.000
 within

00:18:38.000 --> 00:18:39.079
 that which

00:18:39.079 --> 00:18:39.539
 had to be

00:18:39.539 --> 00:18:40.419
 held out

00:18:40.419 --> 00:18:41.379
 has been

00:18:41.379 --> 00:18:41.859
 done away

00:18:41.859 --> 00:18:42.179
 with

00:18:42.179 --> 00:18:43.259
 and now

00:18:43.259 --> 00:18:43.879
 God

00:18:43.879 --> 00:18:44.619
 stands in

00:18:44.619 --> 00:18:45.099
 all his

00:18:45.099 --> 00:18:46.359
 majesty

00:18:46.359 --> 00:18:47.019
 and his

00:18:47.019 --> 00:18:47.439
 glory

00:18:47.439 --> 00:18:48.480
 in all his

00:18:48.480 --> 00:18:48.859
 grace

00:18:48.859 --> 00:18:49.339
 and his

00:18:49.339 --> 00:18:49.740
 mercy

00:18:49.740 --> 00:18:51.339
 and he

00:18:51.339 --> 00:18:52.000
 is saying

00:18:52.000 --> 00:18:52.740
 I'm

00:18:52.740 --> 00:18:53.299
 available

00:18:53.299 --> 00:18:54.859
 to everyone

00:18:54.859 --> 00:18:56.000
 and that

00:18:56.000 --> 00:18:56.519
 is the

00:18:56.519 --> 00:18:57.479
 theological

00:18:57.479 --> 00:18:59.019
 significance

00:18:59.019 --> 00:19:00.139
 so I

00:19:00.139 --> 00:19:00.559
 just want

00:19:00.559 --> 00:19:00.939
 to do

00:19:00.939 --> 00:19:01.879
 highlight

00:19:01.879 --> 00:19:02.740
 two

00:19:02.740 --> 00:19:03.619
 lessons

00:19:03.619 --> 00:19:04.240
 around

00:19:04.240 --> 00:19:05.279
 that

00:19:05.279 --> 00:19:06.240
 simple

00:19:06.240 --> 00:19:07.279
 principle

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 and the

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 lesson

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 first of

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 all

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 is simply

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 that when

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 Matthew

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 records

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 this

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 tearing

00:19:17.759 --> 00:19:18.219
 of the

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 temple

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 then

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 Matthew

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 is

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 demonstrating

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 that the

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 heavens

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 are now

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 open

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 for God

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 to declare

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 that Jesus

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 was the

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 Son of

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 God

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 just as he

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 did as he

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 tore aside

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 the heavens

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 in chapter 3

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 verse 17

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 and in

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 chapter 17

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 verse 5

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 of Matthew's

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 gospel

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 so now

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 God

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 tears

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 aside

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 everything

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 that stands

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 in the

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 way

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 and he

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 declares

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 that the

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 Lord Jesus

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 was the

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 Son of

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 God

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 and that

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 he was

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 making

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 sacrifice

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 on behalf

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 of God

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 and the

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 curtain

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 is permanently

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 opened

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 and so

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 standing

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 at the

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 cross

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 not in

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 the temple

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 but standing

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 at the

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 cross

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 here is

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 the voice

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 of a

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 centurion

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 not the

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 voice of

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 God

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 himself

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 but the

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 voice of

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 a Roman

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 centurion

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 not a

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 Jew

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 but a

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 Roman

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 and he

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 says

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 truly

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 this was

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 the

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 Son of

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 God

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 and God

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 has spoken

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 fully

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 and finally

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 in his

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 Son

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 and in

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 the death

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 of his

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 Son

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 God

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 reveals

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 completely

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 and beautifully

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 all his

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 love

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 and he

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 reveals

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 his very

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 heart

00:20:48.579 --> 00:20:49.460
 and he

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 reveals

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 everything

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 that he

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 desires

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 so although

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 the Lord

00:20:54.640 --> 00:20:55.100
 Jesus

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 and his

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 life

00:20:57.019 --> 00:20:57.819
 are of

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 great

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 significance

00:20:59.200 --> 00:20:59.779
 to us

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 in the

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 gospel

00:21:00.519 --> 00:21:01.640
 and that

00:21:01.640 --> 00:21:02.059
 there's a

00:21:02.059 --> 00:21:02.500
 build up

00:21:02.500 --> 00:21:02.960
 to this

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 point

00:21:03.400 --> 00:21:04.380
 here we

00:21:04.380 --> 00:21:04.799
 have the

00:21:04.799 --> 00:21:05.100
 full

00:21:05.100 --> 00:21:05.980
 demonstration

00:21:05.980 --> 00:21:07.140
 of the

00:21:07.140 --> 00:21:08.539
 love of

00:21:08.539 --> 00:21:08.860
 God

00:21:08.860 --> 00:21:09.539
 the God

00:21:09.539 --> 00:21:10.420
 who so

00:21:10.420 --> 00:21:10.980
 loved the

00:21:10.980 --> 00:21:11.380
 world

00:21:11.380 --> 00:21:12.299
 that he

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 gave

00:21:12.799 --> 00:21:13.140
 his

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 one

00:21:13.839 --> 00:21:14.900
 and only

00:21:14.900 --> 00:21:15.279
 Son

00:21:15.279 --> 00:21:18.200
 the second

00:21:18.200 --> 00:21:18.860
 lesson is

00:21:18.860 --> 00:21:19.519
 just simply

00:21:19.519 --> 00:21:20.059
 this and it

00:21:20.059 --> 00:21:20.400
 was really

00:21:20.400 --> 00:21:21.220
 taken from

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 our reading

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 in Hebrews

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 that in

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 Jesus'

00:21:26.559 --> 00:21:26.940
 death

00:21:26.940 --> 00:21:28.059
 and in

00:21:28.059 --> 00:21:28.319
 his

00:21:28.319 --> 00:21:29.259
 broken

00:21:29.259 --> 00:21:29.960
 body

00:21:29.960 --> 00:21:32.799
 symbolized

00:21:32.799 --> 00:21:33.279
 by the

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 torn

00:21:33.599 --> 00:21:34.059
 curtain

00:21:34.059 --> 00:21:34.700
 as well

00:21:34.700 --> 00:21:36.480
 that this

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 is the

00:21:36.860 --> 00:21:37.460
 means by

00:21:37.460 --> 00:21:37.940
 which

00:21:37.940 --> 00:21:39.220
 anyone who

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 would have

00:21:39.640 --> 00:21:40.320
 access to

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 the presence

00:21:40.840 --> 00:21:41.420
 of God

00:21:41.420 --> 00:21:42.400
 must come

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 must come

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 to Christ

00:21:44.340 --> 00:21:45.540
 must come

00:21:45.540 --> 00:21:46.540
 to Calvary

00:21:46.540 --> 00:21:47.540
 must have

00:21:47.540 --> 00:21:48.140
 their sins

00:21:48.140 --> 00:21:48.840
 dealt with

00:21:48.840 --> 00:21:50.040
 there because

00:21:50.040 --> 00:21:51.020
 Jesus as the

00:21:51.020 --> 00:21:51.759
 Lamb of God

00:21:51.759 --> 00:21:52.840
 has presented

00:21:52.840 --> 00:21:53.660
 the blood of

00:21:53.660 --> 00:21:54.640
 the sacrifice

00:21:54.640 --> 00:21:56.140
 in the holiest

00:21:56.140 --> 00:21:56.640
 of all

00:21:56.640 --> 00:21:57.540
 and his

00:21:57.540 --> 00:21:58.440
 sacrifice has

00:21:58.440 --> 00:21:59.140
 been accepted

00:21:59.140 --> 00:22:00.520
 and the way

00:22:00.520 --> 00:22:01.220
 unto God

00:22:01.220 --> 00:22:01.900
 is forever

00:22:01.900 --> 00:22:02.920
 made clear

00:22:02.920 --> 00:22:04.120
 and there is

00:22:04.120 --> 00:22:04.600
 no more

00:22:04.600 --> 00:22:05.580
 sacrifice for

00:22:05.580 --> 00:22:05.920
 sins

00:22:05.920 --> 00:22:06.620
 there is

00:22:06.620 --> 00:22:06.940
 nothing

00:22:06.940 --> 00:22:07.660
 that humanity

00:22:07.660 --> 00:22:08.500
 can do

00:22:08.500 --> 00:22:10.039
 to earn

00:22:10.039 --> 00:22:10.580
 God's

00:22:10.580 --> 00:22:10.900
 favour

00:22:10.900 --> 00:22:11.860
 God in

00:22:11.860 --> 00:22:12.480
 his mercy

00:22:12.480 --> 00:22:12.860
 and his

00:22:12.860 --> 00:22:13.180
 grace

00:22:13.180 --> 00:22:13.960
 provided

00:22:13.960 --> 00:22:15.240
 the

00:22:15.240 --> 00:22:16.000
 Lord

00:22:16.000 --> 00:22:16.460
 Jesus

00:22:16.460 --> 00:22:17.820
 and his

00:22:17.820 --> 00:22:18.600
 sacrifice

00:22:18.600 --> 00:22:19.360
 on Calvary

00:22:19.360 --> 00:22:20.320
 has given

00:22:20.320 --> 00:22:21.700
 full satisfaction

00:22:21.700 --> 00:22:22.800
 to a

00:22:22.800 --> 00:22:23.539
 holy God

00:22:23.539 --> 00:22:24.820
 and so the

00:22:24.820 --> 00:22:25.460
 writer to the

00:22:25.460 --> 00:22:26.200
 Hebrews as he

00:22:26.200 --> 00:22:26.759
 goes on to

00:22:26.759 --> 00:22:27.980
 explain the

00:22:27.980 --> 00:22:28.620
 significance

00:22:28.620 --> 00:22:29.720
 of this

00:22:29.720 --> 00:22:30.740
 access to

00:22:30.740 --> 00:22:31.160
 God

00:22:31.160 --> 00:22:32.259
 he says

00:22:32.259 --> 00:22:33.519
 that we

00:22:33.519 --> 00:22:33.880
 can have

00:22:33.880 --> 00:22:34.520
 confidence

00:22:34.520 --> 00:22:35.340
 to enter

00:22:35.340 --> 00:22:36.440
 the holy

00:22:36.440 --> 00:22:37.080
 places

00:22:37.080 --> 00:22:39.380
 and so he

00:22:39.380 --> 00:22:40.780
 encourages us

00:22:40.780 --> 00:22:42.260
 with what

00:22:42.260 --> 00:22:42.840
 I've called

00:22:42.840 --> 00:22:43.300
 at another

00:22:43.300 --> 00:22:43.720
 time

00:22:43.720 --> 00:22:45.120
 a salad

00:22:45.120 --> 00:22:45.620
 sermon

00:22:45.620 --> 00:22:46.520
 because it

00:22:46.520 --> 00:22:47.260
 always begins

00:22:47.260 --> 00:22:48.000
 with letters

00:22:48.000 --> 00:22:49.060
 he says

00:22:49.060 --> 00:22:49.460
 letters

00:22:49.460 --> 00:22:50.480
 draw near

00:22:50.480 --> 00:22:51.620
 to God

00:22:51.620 --> 00:22:52.640
 do you know

00:22:52.640 --> 00:22:53.560
 we ought not

00:22:53.560 --> 00:22:54.320
 to be flippant

00:22:54.320 --> 00:22:54.920
 about this

00:22:54.920 --> 00:22:55.380
 at all

00:22:55.380 --> 00:22:56.860
 but what

00:22:56.860 --> 00:22:57.500
 was a

00:22:57.500 --> 00:22:57.900
 privilege

00:22:57.900 --> 00:22:58.320
 that was

00:22:58.320 --> 00:22:59.520
 not granted

00:22:59.520 --> 00:23:01.480
 to millions

00:23:01.480 --> 00:23:03.000
 upon millions

00:23:03.000 --> 00:23:04.099
 throughout all

00:23:04.099 --> 00:23:04.519
 of human

00:23:04.519 --> 00:23:05.000
 history

00:23:05.000 --> 00:23:06.599
 access was

00:23:06.599 --> 00:23:07.319
 only granted

00:23:07.319 --> 00:23:08.359
 to one

00:23:08.359 --> 00:23:09.299
 person once

00:23:09.299 --> 00:23:09.819
 a year

00:23:09.819 --> 00:23:11.000
 and with

00:23:11.000 --> 00:23:11.519
 the blood

00:23:11.519 --> 00:23:11.960
 of a

00:23:11.960 --> 00:23:12.559
 sacrifice

00:23:12.559 --> 00:23:13.720
 the high

00:23:13.720 --> 00:23:14.140
 priest

00:23:14.140 --> 00:23:16.019
 in Israel

00:23:16.019 --> 00:23:17.359
 he alone

00:23:17.359 --> 00:23:17.920
 could go

00:23:17.920 --> 00:23:18.619
 behind the

00:23:18.619 --> 00:23:18.960
 curtain

00:23:18.960 --> 00:23:20.059
 once a

00:23:20.059 --> 00:23:20.440
 year

00:23:20.440 --> 00:23:22.059
 but now

00:23:22.059 --> 00:23:23.319
 that curtain

00:23:23.319 --> 00:23:24.079
 is done

00:23:24.079 --> 00:23:24.740
 away with

00:23:24.740 --> 00:23:26.099
 our high

00:23:26.099 --> 00:23:26.500
 priest

00:23:26.500 --> 00:23:27.400
 is there

00:23:27.400 --> 00:23:28.220
 permanently

00:23:28.220 --> 00:23:29.420
 for us

00:23:29.420 --> 00:23:30.279
 interceding

00:23:30.279 --> 00:23:30.859
 for us

00:23:30.859 --> 00:23:32.779
 and because

00:23:32.779 --> 00:23:33.740
 he is there

00:23:33.740 --> 00:23:34.799
 because he

00:23:34.799 --> 00:23:35.359
 has taken

00:23:35.359 --> 00:23:35.879
 away the

00:23:35.879 --> 00:23:36.240
 curtain

00:23:36.240 --> 00:23:37.259
 then we

00:23:37.259 --> 00:23:37.779
 can draw

00:23:37.779 --> 00:23:38.180
 near

00:23:38.180 --> 00:23:39.220
 to God

00:23:39.220 --> 00:23:40.920
 I

00:23:40.920 --> 00:23:42.160
 usually

00:23:42.160 --> 00:23:42.819
 describe

00:23:42.819 --> 00:23:43.440
 prayer

00:23:43.440 --> 00:23:44.359
 as one

00:23:44.359 --> 00:23:44.700
 of the

00:23:44.700 --> 00:23:45.099
 most

00:23:45.099 --> 00:23:46.460
 portable

00:23:46.460 --> 00:23:47.079
 items

00:23:47.079 --> 00:23:47.700
 in all

00:23:47.700 --> 00:23:48.000
 of the

00:23:48.000 --> 00:23:48.359
 world

00:23:48.359 --> 00:23:50.639
 you don't

00:23:50.639 --> 00:23:51.180
 have to

00:23:51.180 --> 00:23:52.160
 carry it

00:23:52.160 --> 00:23:52.779
 with you

00:23:52.779 --> 00:23:54.339
 in some

00:23:54.339 --> 00:23:54.779
 kind of

00:23:54.779 --> 00:23:55.799
 special box

00:23:55.799 --> 00:23:56.940
 or in

00:23:56.940 --> 00:23:57.399
 beads

00:23:57.399 --> 00:23:58.559
 or in

00:23:58.559 --> 00:24:00.539
 any

00:24:00.539 --> 00:24:01.180
 artifact

00:24:01.180 --> 00:24:03.019
 but you

00:24:03.019 --> 00:24:03.579
 carry it

00:24:03.579 --> 00:24:04.059
 in your

00:24:04.059 --> 00:24:04.539
 heart

00:24:04.539 --> 00:24:06.059
 and anywhere

00:24:06.059 --> 00:24:06.700
 you are

00:24:06.700 --> 00:24:07.019
 in the

00:24:07.019 --> 00:24:07.419
 world

00:24:07.419 --> 00:24:08.500
 and at

00:24:08.500 --> 00:24:09.279
 any time

00:24:09.279 --> 00:24:10.319
 of the

00:24:10.319 --> 00:24:11.000
 day or

00:24:11.000 --> 00:24:11.399
 night

00:24:11.399 --> 00:24:12.259
 and in

00:24:12.259 --> 00:24:12.740
 any

00:24:12.740 --> 00:24:13.500
 circumstance

00:24:13.500 --> 00:24:15.220
 we can

00:24:15.220 --> 00:24:15.879
 pray

00:24:15.879 --> 00:24:16.919
 to God

00:24:16.919 --> 00:24:17.299
 we can

00:24:17.299 --> 00:24:18.019
 draw near

00:24:18.019 --> 00:24:18.639
 to God

00:24:18.639 --> 00:24:19.899
 he is

00:24:19.899 --> 00:24:21.200
 permanently

00:24:21.200 --> 00:24:22.619
 forever

00:24:22.619 --> 00:24:23.899
 near to

00:24:23.899 --> 00:24:24.259
 us

00:24:24.259 --> 00:24:25.180
 and for

00:24:25.180 --> 00:24:25.759
 we who

00:24:25.759 --> 00:24:26.740
 have come

00:24:26.740 --> 00:24:27.420
 to know

00:24:27.420 --> 00:24:27.980
 forgiveness

00:24:27.980 --> 00:24:28.759
 of sins

00:24:28.759 --> 00:24:30.039
 at Calvary

00:24:30.039 --> 00:24:31.819
 and have

00:24:31.819 --> 00:24:32.480
 professed

00:24:32.480 --> 00:24:33.299
 faith in

00:24:33.299 --> 00:24:33.680
 the Lord

00:24:33.680 --> 00:24:34.039
 Jesus

00:24:34.039 --> 00:24:34.700
 Christ

00:24:34.700 --> 00:24:36.339
 we have

00:24:36.339 --> 00:24:37.619
 this means

00:24:37.619 --> 00:24:38.339
 to draw

00:24:38.339 --> 00:24:39.339
 near to

00:24:39.339 --> 00:24:39.799
 God

00:24:39.799 --> 00:24:40.859
 at any

00:24:40.859 --> 00:24:41.279
 time

00:24:41.279 --> 00:24:42.299
 and in

00:24:42.299 --> 00:24:42.660
 any

00:24:42.660 --> 00:24:43.240
 place

00:24:43.240 --> 00:24:44.319
 and so

00:24:44.319 --> 00:24:44.519
 we're

00:24:44.519 --> 00:24:45.039
 encouraged

00:24:45.039 --> 00:24:45.859
 to do

00:24:45.859 --> 00:24:46.279
 that

00:24:46.279 --> 00:24:47.500
 just this

00:24:47.500 --> 00:24:47.779
 week

00:24:47.779 --> 00:24:48.299
 one of

00:24:48.299 --> 00:24:49.119
 the young

00:24:49.119 --> 00:24:49.559
 brothers

00:24:49.559 --> 00:24:50.039
 that I

00:24:50.039 --> 00:24:50.819
 walk

00:24:50.819 --> 00:24:51.379
 alongside

00:24:51.379 --> 00:24:53.200
 when he

00:24:53.200 --> 00:24:53.940
 was talking

00:24:53.940 --> 00:24:54.460
 about

00:24:54.460 --> 00:24:55.720
 confessing

00:24:55.720 --> 00:24:56.180
 sin

00:24:56.180 --> 00:24:56.539
 and

00:24:56.539 --> 00:24:57.340
 seeking

00:24:57.340 --> 00:24:58.100
 God's

00:24:58.100 --> 00:24:58.559
 help

00:24:58.559 --> 00:25:00.340
 to know

00:25:00.340 --> 00:25:00.820
 victory

00:25:00.820 --> 00:25:01.240
 in his

00:25:01.240 --> 00:25:01.600
 life

00:25:01.600 --> 00:25:02.380
 he said

00:25:02.380 --> 00:25:03.299
 then what

00:25:03.299 --> 00:25:03.620
 do we

00:25:03.620 --> 00:25:03.820
 do

00:25:03.820 --> 00:25:04.100
 Jim

00:25:04.100 --> 00:25:05.680
 then what

00:25:05.680 --> 00:25:05.980
 do we

00:25:05.980 --> 00:25:06.279
 do

00:25:06.279 --> 00:25:08.080
 and of

00:25:08.080 --> 00:25:08.279
 course

00:25:08.279 --> 00:25:08.700
 all I

00:25:08.700 --> 00:25:09.299
 could say

00:25:09.299 --> 00:25:09.740
 was

00:25:09.740 --> 00:25:10.840
 well we

00:25:10.840 --> 00:25:11.779
 are in

00:25:11.779 --> 00:25:12.279
 the presence

00:25:12.279 --> 00:25:12.920
 of God

00:25:12.920 --> 00:25:13.900
 and we

00:25:13.900 --> 00:25:14.620
 abide

00:25:14.620 --> 00:25:15.100
 there

00:25:15.100 --> 00:25:17.120
 we need

00:25:17.120 --> 00:25:17.539
 to take

00:25:17.539 --> 00:25:18.039
 time

00:25:18.039 --> 00:25:19.200
 to know

00:25:19.200 --> 00:25:19.980
 the presence

00:25:19.980 --> 00:25:20.779
 of God

00:25:20.779 --> 00:25:21.380
 with us

00:25:21.380 --> 00:25:22.660
 to be

00:25:22.660 --> 00:25:23.100
 silent

00:25:23.100 --> 00:25:23.760
 before him

00:25:23.760 --> 00:25:24.820
 not always

00:25:24.820 --> 00:25:25.100
 to be

00:25:25.100 --> 00:25:25.400
 making

00:25:25.400 --> 00:25:26.240
 requests

00:25:26.240 --> 00:25:27.940
 but in

00:25:27.940 --> 00:25:28.200
 that

00:25:28.200 --> 00:25:28.780
 position

00:25:28.780 --> 00:25:29.660
 that

00:25:29.660 --> 00:25:30.260
 place

00:25:30.260 --> 00:25:30.540
 of

00:25:30.540 --> 00:25:31.120
 quiet

00:25:31.120 --> 00:25:31.920
 solitude

00:25:31.920 --> 00:25:33.360
 and silence

00:25:33.360 --> 00:25:34.200
 and serenity

00:25:34.200 --> 00:25:35.580
 before God

00:25:35.580 --> 00:25:36.760
 to give in

00:25:36.760 --> 00:25:37.120
 to the

00:25:37.120 --> 00:25:37.460
 worship

00:25:37.460 --> 00:25:38.840
 that we

00:25:38.840 --> 00:25:39.980
 must feel

00:25:39.980 --> 00:25:41.480
 and just

00:25:41.480 --> 00:25:41.920
 to be

00:25:41.920 --> 00:25:42.320
 in his

00:25:42.320 --> 00:25:42.920
 presence

00:25:42.920 --> 00:25:44.640
 we're also

00:25:44.640 --> 00:25:45.240
 encouraged

00:25:45.240 --> 00:25:45.620
 to

00:25:45.619 --> 00:25:47.399
 let us

00:25:47.399 --> 00:25:48.079
 hold

00:25:48.079 --> 00:25:49.039
 fast

00:25:49.039 --> 00:25:50.019
 unwaveringly

00:25:50.019 --> 00:25:50.479
 let us

00:25:50.479 --> 00:25:50.819
 hold

00:25:50.819 --> 00:25:51.619
 unwaveringly

00:25:51.619 --> 00:25:52.619
 to our

00:25:52.619 --> 00:25:53.279
 confession

00:25:53.279 --> 00:25:54.359
 of faith

00:25:54.359 --> 00:25:55.739
 because there

00:25:55.739 --> 00:25:56.259
 is one in

00:25:56.259 --> 00:25:56.699
 the heavens

00:25:56.699 --> 00:25:57.379
 who represents

00:25:57.379 --> 00:25:57.879
 us

00:25:57.879 --> 00:25:58.939
 one who

00:25:58.939 --> 00:25:59.500
 is there

00:25:59.500 --> 00:26:00.019
 all of

00:26:00.019 --> 00:26:00.539
 the time

00:26:00.539 --> 00:26:01.859
 because we

00:26:01.859 --> 00:26:02.579
 can avail

00:26:02.579 --> 00:26:03.259
 ourselves

00:26:03.259 --> 00:26:04.019
 of his

00:26:04.019 --> 00:26:04.599
 presence

00:26:04.599 --> 00:26:05.439
 and his

00:26:05.439 --> 00:26:05.899
 help

00:26:05.899 --> 00:26:06.839
 at any

00:26:06.839 --> 00:26:07.319
 place

00:26:07.319 --> 00:26:07.839
 and in

00:26:07.839 --> 00:26:08.179
 any

00:26:08.179 --> 00:26:08.579
 time

00:26:08.579 --> 00:26:09.819
 then we

00:26:09.819 --> 00:26:10.219
 have

00:26:10.219 --> 00:26:11.039
 grace

00:26:11.039 --> 00:26:11.659
 to help

00:26:11.659 --> 00:26:12.799
 in time

00:26:12.799 --> 00:26:13.759
 of need

00:26:13.759 --> 00:26:15.440
 we profess

00:26:15.440 --> 00:26:16.740
 our faith

00:26:16.740 --> 00:26:17.660
 to a

00:26:17.660 --> 00:26:18.119
 watching

00:26:18.119 --> 00:26:19.019
 and a

00:26:19.019 --> 00:26:19.359
 listening

00:26:19.359 --> 00:26:19.920
 world

00:26:19.920 --> 00:26:21.279
 and in

00:26:21.279 --> 00:26:21.900
 silence

00:26:21.900 --> 00:26:23.119
 and sometimes

00:26:23.119 --> 00:26:23.920
 with speech

00:26:23.920 --> 00:26:25.400
 we are in

00:26:25.400 --> 00:26:25.920
 the presence

00:26:25.920 --> 00:26:26.579
 of God

00:26:26.579 --> 00:26:27.640
 to gain

00:26:27.640 --> 00:26:29.500
 all the

00:26:29.500 --> 00:26:30.000
 strength

00:26:30.000 --> 00:26:30.379
 that we

00:26:30.379 --> 00:26:30.700
 need

00:26:30.700 --> 00:26:31.559
 for daily

00:26:31.559 --> 00:26:31.920
 living

00:26:31.920 --> 00:26:33.559
 and to

00:26:33.559 --> 00:26:33.759
 live

00:26:33.759 --> 00:26:34.500
 consistent

00:26:34.500 --> 00:26:35.160
 lives

00:26:35.160 --> 00:26:36.779
 before

00:26:36.779 --> 00:26:37.160
 him

00:26:37.160 --> 00:26:38.160
 and then

00:26:38.160 --> 00:26:38.759
 we're also

00:26:38.759 --> 00:26:40.160
 encouraged

00:26:40.160 --> 00:26:40.619
 to do

00:26:40.619 --> 00:26:41.180
 let us

00:26:41.180 --> 00:26:42.259
 stir one

00:26:42.259 --> 00:26:42.599
 another

00:26:42.599 --> 00:26:43.259
 up to

00:26:43.259 --> 00:26:43.579
 love

00:26:43.579 --> 00:26:44.519
 and good

00:26:44.519 --> 00:26:45.000
 works

00:26:45.000 --> 00:26:46.059
 now the

00:26:46.059 --> 00:26:46.839
 old rendering

00:26:46.839 --> 00:26:47.399
 of that

00:26:47.399 --> 00:26:47.819
 in the

00:26:47.819 --> 00:26:48.480
 King James

00:26:48.480 --> 00:26:49.039
 version

00:26:49.039 --> 00:26:50.099
 of my

00:26:50.099 --> 00:26:50.480
 youth

00:26:50.480 --> 00:26:51.220
 was

00:26:51.220 --> 00:26:52.059
 let us

00:26:52.059 --> 00:26:52.679
 provoke

00:26:52.679 --> 00:26:53.339
 one another

00:26:53.339 --> 00:26:54.759
 well let's

00:26:54.759 --> 00:26:55.379
 provoke one

00:26:55.379 --> 00:26:55.899
 another to

00:26:55.899 --> 00:26:56.519
 love and

00:26:56.519 --> 00:26:56.879
 to good

00:26:56.879 --> 00:26:57.259
 works

00:26:57.259 --> 00:26:59.119
 but the

00:26:59.119 --> 00:27:00.099
 meaning is

00:27:00.099 --> 00:27:00.939
 made much

00:27:00.939 --> 00:27:01.639
 more clear

00:27:01.639 --> 00:27:02.279
 here isn't

00:27:02.279 --> 00:27:02.539
 it

00:27:02.539 --> 00:27:03.480
 stir one

00:27:03.480 --> 00:27:04.159
 another up

00:27:04.159 --> 00:27:05.039
 we've not

00:27:05.039 --> 00:27:05.579
 to provoke

00:27:05.579 --> 00:27:06.159
 one another

00:27:06.159 --> 00:27:07.059
 but we've

00:27:07.059 --> 00:27:07.480
 to stir

00:27:07.480 --> 00:27:08.000
 one another

00:27:08.000 --> 00:27:08.379
 up

00:27:08.379 --> 00:27:09.379
 to love

00:27:09.379 --> 00:27:09.980
 how do

00:27:09.980 --> 00:27:10.419
 we stir

00:27:10.419 --> 00:27:10.799
 love

00:27:10.799 --> 00:27:12.519
 well we

00:27:12.519 --> 00:27:13.000
 stir up

00:27:13.000 --> 00:27:13.519
 love by

00:27:13.519 --> 00:27:14.299
 loving people

00:27:14.299 --> 00:27:15.659
 first and

00:27:15.659 --> 00:27:16.180
 then we

00:27:16.180 --> 00:27:17.720
 encourage them

00:27:17.720 --> 00:27:18.960
 to step

00:27:18.960 --> 00:27:19.440
 out and

00:27:19.440 --> 00:27:20.220
 love others

00:27:20.220 --> 00:27:21.099
 not to

00:27:21.099 --> 00:27:21.519
 love us

00:27:21.519 --> 00:27:22.039
 back in

00:27:22.039 --> 00:27:23.220
 return but

00:27:23.220 --> 00:27:23.799
 for them

00:27:23.799 --> 00:27:24.440
 to love

00:27:24.440 --> 00:27:25.859
 others and

00:27:25.859 --> 00:27:26.659
 that is the

00:27:26.659 --> 00:27:28.200
 loving life

00:27:28.200 --> 00:27:28.559
 of the

00:27:28.559 --> 00:27:29.019
 Christian

00:27:29.019 --> 00:27:30.339
 of sacrifice

00:27:30.339 --> 00:27:31.319
 for others

00:27:31.319 --> 00:27:32.759
 and also

00:27:32.759 --> 00:27:33.480
 we are to

00:27:33.480 --> 00:27:34.779
 embark on

00:27:34.779 --> 00:27:35.680
 a life of

00:27:35.680 --> 00:27:36.899
 good works

00:27:36.900 --> 00:27:38.460
 of course

00:27:38.460 --> 00:27:39.740
 faith is

00:27:39.740 --> 00:27:40.500
 the gateway

00:27:40.500 --> 00:27:41.640
 to the

00:27:41.640 --> 00:27:42.540
 presence of

00:27:42.540 --> 00:27:42.960
 God

00:27:42.960 --> 00:27:44.160
 we can't

00:27:44.160 --> 00:27:44.560
 come to

00:27:44.560 --> 00:27:45.140
 God by

00:27:45.140 --> 00:27:45.740
 any other

00:27:45.740 --> 00:27:46.220
 means

00:27:46.220 --> 00:27:47.259
 we cannot

00:27:47.259 --> 00:27:48.019
 work for

00:27:48.019 --> 00:27:50.120
 his grace

00:27:50.120 --> 00:27:50.759
 and favour

00:27:50.759 --> 00:27:51.240
 in our

00:27:51.240 --> 00:27:51.580
 lives

00:27:51.580 --> 00:27:52.680
 but once

00:27:52.680 --> 00:27:53.100
 we come

00:27:53.100 --> 00:27:53.840
 by faith

00:27:53.840 --> 00:27:55.259
 our faith

00:27:55.259 --> 00:27:56.180
 must be

00:27:56.180 --> 00:27:57.100
 demonstrated

00:27:57.100 --> 00:27:58.040
 by our

00:27:58.040 --> 00:27:58.900
 good works

00:27:58.900 --> 00:28:00.060
 we must

00:28:00.060 --> 00:28:00.680
 show the

00:28:00.680 --> 00:28:01.280
 evidence

00:28:01.280 --> 00:28:02.140
 of the

00:28:02.140 --> 00:28:02.660
 revolution

00:28:02.660 --> 00:28:03.080
 that has

00:28:03.080 --> 00:28:03.460
 happened

00:28:03.460 --> 00:28:03.960
 in our

00:28:03.960 --> 00:28:04.400
 lives

00:28:04.400 --> 00:28:06.540
 and lastly

00:28:06.539 --> 00:28:07.779
 as we

00:28:07.779 --> 00:28:08.859
 consider

00:28:08.859 --> 00:28:09.960
 the torn

00:28:09.960 --> 00:28:10.420
 veil

00:28:10.420 --> 00:28:11.539
 and our

00:28:11.539 --> 00:28:12.759
 continual

00:28:12.759 --> 00:28:13.680
 drawing near

00:28:13.680 --> 00:28:14.799
 to God

00:28:14.799 --> 00:28:15.680
 then we

00:28:15.680 --> 00:28:16.079
 are to

00:28:16.079 --> 00:28:16.539
 also

00:28:16.539 --> 00:28:17.319
 meet

00:28:17.319 --> 00:28:17.799
 together

00:28:17.799 --> 00:28:18.599
 to

00:28:18.599 --> 00:28:19.279
 encourage

00:28:19.279 --> 00:28:19.960
 one another

00:28:19.960 --> 00:28:20.859
 in the

00:28:20.859 --> 00:28:21.259
 faith

00:28:21.259 --> 00:28:22.200
 that has

00:28:22.200 --> 00:28:22.599
 been so

00:28:22.599 --> 00:28:23.000
 difficult

00:28:23.000 --> 00:28:23.740
 hasn't it

00:28:23.740 --> 00:28:25.059
 during the

00:28:25.059 --> 00:28:25.379
 Covid

00:28:25.379 --> 00:28:26.180
 restrictions

00:28:26.180 --> 00:28:27.399
 but

00:28:27.399 --> 00:28:29.079
 things will

00:28:29.079 --> 00:28:29.940
 come back

00:28:29.940 --> 00:28:31.220
 to normal

00:28:31.220 --> 00:28:32.980
 but I

00:28:32.980 --> 00:28:33.480
 would certainly

00:28:33.480 --> 00:28:33.940
 hope and

00:28:33.940 --> 00:28:34.420
 pray that

00:28:34.420 --> 00:28:34.899
 things aren't

00:28:34.899 --> 00:28:35.619
 going to be

00:28:35.619 --> 00:28:36.779
 the old

00:28:36.779 --> 00:28:37.339
 normal

00:28:37.339 --> 00:28:38.819
 but that

00:28:38.819 --> 00:28:39.439
 we really

00:28:39.439 --> 00:28:40.519
 are enthused

00:28:40.519 --> 00:28:41.899
 by meeting

00:28:41.899 --> 00:28:42.399
 together

00:28:42.399 --> 00:28:43.979
 by corporate

00:28:43.979 --> 00:28:44.639
 worship

00:28:44.639 --> 00:28:46.239
 by fellowship

00:28:46.239 --> 00:28:46.819
 together

00:28:46.819 --> 00:28:48.239
 by loving

00:28:48.239 --> 00:28:49.000
 deeds and

00:28:49.000 --> 00:28:49.979
 loving language

00:28:49.979 --> 00:28:51.679
 that we will

00:28:51.679 --> 00:28:52.359
 be able to

00:28:52.359 --> 00:28:53.679
 use amongst

00:28:53.679 --> 00:28:54.319
 one another

00:28:54.319 --> 00:28:55.839
 and so

00:28:55.839 --> 00:28:56.939
 we've got

00:28:56.939 --> 00:28:58.319
 this principle

00:28:58.319 --> 00:28:59.799
 that we

00:28:59.799 --> 00:29:00.839
 have been

00:29:00.839 --> 00:29:01.539
 taught by

00:29:01.539 --> 00:29:02.119
 the torn

00:29:02.119 --> 00:29:02.479
 veil

00:29:02.480 --> 00:29:03.480
 veil

00:29:03.480 --> 00:29:03.500
 that it's

00:29:03.500 --> 00:29:04.460
 access to

00:29:04.460 --> 00:29:04.860
 God

00:29:04.860 --> 00:29:06.019
 completely

00:29:06.019 --> 00:29:07.559
 the coronavirus

00:29:07.559 --> 00:29:08.380
 has been

00:29:08.380 --> 00:29:09.460
 there and

00:29:09.460 --> 00:29:09.860
 there's been

00:29:09.860 --> 00:29:10.480
 no access

00:29:10.480 --> 00:29:11.180
 to all

00:29:11.180 --> 00:29:11.720
 kinds of

00:29:11.720 --> 00:29:12.200
 things

00:29:12.200 --> 00:29:13.319
 but that

00:29:13.319 --> 00:29:14.099
 never affected

00:29:14.099 --> 00:29:15.079
 our access

00:29:15.079 --> 00:29:15.940
 to God

00:29:15.940 --> 00:29:17.579
 nor can

00:29:17.579 --> 00:29:18.319
 anything

00:29:18.319 --> 00:29:19.579
 affect our

00:29:19.579 --> 00:29:20.460
 access to

00:29:20.460 --> 00:29:20.839
 God

00:29:20.839 --> 00:29:22.279
 and just as

00:29:22.279 --> 00:29:22.700
 we think

00:29:22.700 --> 00:29:23.259
 then about

00:29:23.259 --> 00:29:24.599
 that torn

00:29:24.599 --> 00:29:25.059
 veil

00:29:25.059 --> 00:29:26.000
 again

00:29:26.000 --> 00:29:27.299
 it's to

00:29:27.299 --> 00:29:27.779
 remember

00:29:27.779 --> 00:29:28.819
 that the

00:29:28.819 --> 00:29:29.500
 way into

00:29:29.500 --> 00:29:30.420
 the very

00:29:30.420 --> 00:29:31.259
 presence of

00:29:31.259 --> 00:29:31.640
 God

00:29:31.640 --> 00:29:32.599
 is

00:29:32.599 --> 00:29:33.740
 completely

00:29:33.740 --> 00:29:34.279
 free

00:29:34.279 --> 00:29:35.519
 and open

00:29:35.519 --> 00:29:36.299
 it's an

00:29:36.299 --> 00:29:36.740
 immense

00:29:36.740 --> 00:29:37.259
 privilege

00:29:37.259 --> 00:29:39.119
 and we

00:29:39.119 --> 00:29:39.819
 should avail

00:29:39.819 --> 00:29:40.400
 ourselves

00:29:40.400 --> 00:29:41.559
 of it

00:29:41.559 --> 00:29:42.339
 to draw

00:29:42.339 --> 00:29:42.880
 near to

00:29:42.880 --> 00:29:43.160
 him

00:29:43.160 --> 00:29:44.900
 to hold

00:29:44.900 --> 00:29:45.519
 fast

00:29:45.519 --> 00:29:46.440
 to

00:29:46.440 --> 00:29:47.579
 have

00:29:47.579 --> 00:29:48.400
 consistent

00:29:48.400 --> 00:29:49.240
 profession

00:29:49.240 --> 00:29:50.119
 of our

00:29:50.119 --> 00:29:50.599
 faith

00:29:50.599 --> 00:29:51.619
 to

00:29:51.619 --> 00:29:52.220
 demonstrate

00:29:52.220 --> 00:29:52.819
 love

00:29:52.819 --> 00:29:53.759
 for each

00:29:53.759 --> 00:29:54.059
 other

00:29:54.059 --> 00:29:55.319
 and to

00:29:55.319 --> 00:29:56.279
 reflect the

00:29:56.279 --> 00:29:57.019
 revolution of

00:29:57.019 --> 00:29:57.440
 God in

00:29:57.440 --> 00:29:58.000
 our hearts

00:29:58.000 --> 00:29:58.839
 by our

00:29:58.839 --> 00:29:59.559
 good works

00:29:59.559 --> 00:30:00.420
 and then

00:30:00.420 --> 00:30:01.599
 also to

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 be meeting

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 together to

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 encourage one

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 another in

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 the faith

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 may God

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 bless you

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 as you

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 enjoy the

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 presence of

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 God

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 let's briefly

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 pray

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 Father thank

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 you for

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 this incredible

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 design in the

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 tabernacle

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 and then in

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 the temple

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 and we thank

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 you Father

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 that it

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 comes right

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 through to

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 the gospels

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 and also the

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 epistles

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 we thank

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 you for

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 the unity

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 of the

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 book

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 and for

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 this

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 unintended

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 consequence

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 in some

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 ways

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 or coincidence

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 that there

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 is a

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 veil that

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 is to

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 be torn

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 and symbolising

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 the way

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 into God

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 is made

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 free

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 to all

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 that you

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 are accessible

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 by all

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 through the

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 Lord Jesus

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 and through

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 what he did

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 in Calvary

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 Father we

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 pray

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 that we

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 might use

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 this most

00:31:00.140 --> 00:31:01.180
 portable

00:31:01.180 --> 00:31:02.080
 of gifts

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 and that we

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 will pray

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 without ceasing

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 that we

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 will have

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 lives that

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 are

00:31:07.500 --> 00:31:08.680
 worshipful

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 we pray

00:31:09.920 --> 00:31:10.420
 that our

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 lives will

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 be

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 marked by

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 a closeness

00:31:13.420 --> 00:31:13.900
 to you

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 that we

00:31:15.240 --> 00:31:15.860
 will be

00:31:15.860 --> 00:31:16.760
 consistent

00:31:16.760 --> 00:31:17.240
 in our

00:31:17.240 --> 00:31:17.840
 profession

00:31:17.840 --> 00:31:18.640
 of faith

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 and we

00:31:19.720 --> 00:31:20.360
 have hope

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 through

00:31:20.800 --> 00:31:21.860
 the curtain

00:31:21.860 --> 00:31:22.720
 to be

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 one day

00:31:23.259 --> 00:31:23.800
 in your

00:31:23.800 --> 00:31:24.380
 immediate

00:31:24.380 --> 00:31:25.200
 presence

00:31:25.200 --> 00:31:26.280
 and we

00:31:26.280 --> 00:31:26.740
 thank you

00:31:26.740 --> 00:31:27.060
 Father

00:31:27.060 --> 00:31:28.340
 that we

00:31:28.340 --> 00:31:28.780
 will be

00:31:28.780 --> 00:31:29.360
 able to

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 stir one

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 another up

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 to love

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 and good

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 works

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 and as we

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 continue to

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 meet together

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 we pray

00:31:36.020 --> 00:31:36.560
 our Father

00:31:36.560 --> 00:31:37.360
 it will be

00:31:37.360 --> 00:31:38.259
 for your

00:31:38.259 --> 00:31:38.620
 glory

00:31:38.620 --> 00:31:39.480
 as we

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 encourage

00:31:40.040 --> 00:31:40.660
 one another

00:31:40.660 --> 00:31:41.520
 in our

00:31:41.520 --> 00:31:41.920
 faith

00:31:41.920 --> 00:31:42.700
 and we

00:31:42.700 --> 00:31:43.100
 pray for

00:31:43.100 --> 00:31:43.780
 your blessing

00:31:43.780 --> 00:31:44.580
 towards this

00:31:44.580 --> 00:31:44.860
 end

00:31:44.859 --> 00:31:45.699
 we give

00:31:45.699 --> 00:31:46.359
 you thanks

00:31:46.359 --> 00:31:47.399
 in Jesus

00:31:47.399 --> 00:31:47.839
 name

00:31:47.839 --> 00:31:48.979
 Amen

00:31:48.979 --> 00:31:50.719
 Thank you

00:31:50.719 --> 00:31:51.299
 very much

00:31:51.299 --> 00:31:51.979
 for listening

00:31:51.979 --> 00:31:52.379
 and I do

00:31:52.379 --> 00:31:53.379
 trust that

00:31:53.379 --> 00:31:53.679
 the Lord

00:31:53.679 --> 00:31:54.299
 will encourage

00:31:54.299 --> 00:31:54.839
 your hearts

00:31:54.839 --> 00:31:55.199
 as you

00:31:55.199 --> 00:31:55.759
 serve him

00:31:55.759 --> 00:31:57.199
 to draw

00:31:57.199 --> 00:31:57.539
 near

00:31:57.539 --> 00:31:58.699
 we have

00:31:58.699 --> 00:31:59.379
 confidence

00:31:59.379 --> 00:32:00.599
 to enter

00:32:00.599 --> 00:32:01.059
 the holy

00:32:01.059 --> 00:32:01.619
 places

00:32:01.619 --> 00:32:02.459
 God bless