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Is This The End?

January 31, 2021

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Messages of hope and redemption from Passion City Church in Atlanta, Georgia, with Louie Giglio.

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Is This The End?

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- It says in Chapter 4,
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- It says in Chapter 4,1 Peter, Verse 7,
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1 Peter, Verse 7,Peter writes, "By the power
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Peter writes, "By the powerof the Holy Spirit,
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of the Holy Spirit,the end of all things is near."
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the end of all things is near."So again, if you have,
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So again, if you have,if you can get a hold
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if you can get a holdof your Bible at home,
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of your Bible at home,go get it and open it
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go get it and open itso that you have it in your lap
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so that you have it in your lapbecause we're gonna ping around
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because we're gonna ping aroundinto different texts today,
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into different texts today,and I want you to be able
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and I want you to be ableto move quickly,
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to move quickly,but we're anchoring in Verse 7,
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but we're anchoring in Verse 7,"the end of all things is near."
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"the end of all things is near."In other words, we've talked
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In other words, we've talkedin this book about the rule
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in this book about the ruleof the Roman Empire
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of the Roman Empireand the effect
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and the effectthat that's having
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that that's havingthroughout Asia Minor.
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throughout Asia Minor.We've talked about
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We've talked aboutthe fact that believers
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the fact that believersare now living among pagans.
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are now living among pagans.They're living next door
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They're living next doorto people who don't know
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to people who don't knowabout Jesus,
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about Jesus,maybe haven't heard
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maybe haven't heardof the resurrection
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of the resurrectionor don't wanna believe it
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or don't wanna believe itor accept it.
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or accept it.We're seeing a situation
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We're seeing a situationwhere there's pressure
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where there's pressurefrom without to be a follower
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from without to be a followerof Jesus in your business,
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of Jesus in your business,in your neighborhood,
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in your neighborhood,in your community,
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in your community,among your friends,
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among your friends,and your family,
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and your family,that some people are married
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that some people are marriedto non-believers,
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to non-believers,and that's creating tension.
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and that's creating tension.Some people are working
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Some people are workingalongside non-believers,
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alongside non-believers,and that's creating tension
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and that's creating tensionwhere we are believing
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where we are believingin a King of kings,
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in a King of kings,yet we're under
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yet we're undera rule of law,
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a rule of law,and that creates
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and that createsa certain amount of tension,
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a certain amount of tension,and Peter's saying
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and Peter's sayingwith all of this,
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with all of this,the end is near.
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the end is near.All this is coming to a close,
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All this is coming to a close,and it's getting close.
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and it's getting close."Therefore, be clear minded
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"Therefore, be clear mindedand self-controlled
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and self-controlledso that you can pray."
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so that you can pray."Now, that's an interesting
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Now, that's an interestingcombination of ideas
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combination of ideasthat we're gonna look
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that we're gonna lookat more carefully,
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at more carefully,but the answer to the question
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but the answer to the questionare we living in the last days.
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are we living in the last days.The Word of God and the writer
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The Word of God and the writerof this letter writing
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of this letter writingin 64ish A.D. is saying, yes,
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in 64ish A.D. is saying, yes,the end of all things is near.
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the end of all things is near.Personally, that was true
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Personally, that was truefor Peter.
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for Peter.If you fast forward
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If you fast forwardover to Chapter 1 of 2 Peter,
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over to Chapter 1 of 2 Peter,so just look across
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so just look acrossthe page in Verse 12,
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the page in Verse 12,"So I will always remind you
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"So I will always remind youof these things even though
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of these things even thoughyou know them
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you know themand are firmly established
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and are firmly establishedin the truth you now have,
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in the truth you now have,I think it is right to refresh
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I think it is right to refreshyour memory as long as I live,"
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your memory as long as I live,"here we go, "in the tent
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here we go, "in the tentof this body.
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of this body.Because I know,"
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Because I know,"Peter is saying,
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Peter is saying,"that I will," what?
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"that I will," what?"Soon put it aside
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"Soon put it asideas our Lord Jesus Christ
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as our Lord Jesus Christhas made clear to me,
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has made clear to me,and I will make every effort
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and I will make every effortto see that after my departure
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to see that after my departureyou will always be able
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you will always be ableto remember these things."
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to remember these things."So, for Peter, his mindset
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So, for Peter, his mindsetis the end is near.
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is the end is near.His mindset is I am living
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His mindset is I am livingin the last days,
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in the last days,but also the mentality
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but also the mentalityof the believer
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of the believerwas we're all living
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was we're all livingin the last days.
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in the last days.We've talked before about
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We've talked before aboutthe emperor Nero
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the emperor Nerothe one whom it said about
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the one whom it said aboutin lore that he played
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in lore that he playedhis fiddle while Rome
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his fiddle while Romewas burning.
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was burning.Rome burned for nine days.
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Rome burned for nine days.The city was
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The city wascompletely destroyed,
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completely destroyed,and Nero was the emperor
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and Nero was the emperorin that moment.
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in that moment.It says he was a distance away
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It says he was a distance awayin his palace outside
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in his palace outsidethe city playing his fiddle
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the city playing his fiddlewhile the whole city
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while the whole cityburned to the ground.
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burned to the ground.Well, unfortunately,
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Well, unfortunately,there were no fiddles
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there were no fiddlesin the time of Nero,
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in the time of Nero,but he was playing
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but he was playingsomething people believe.
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something people believe.Maybe his lyre because
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Maybe his lyre becausethat was an instrument
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that was an instrumentavailable to him,
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available to him,but Nero created
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but Nero createdmassive problems for believers.
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massive problems for believers.The first time really
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The first time reallythat the powers of government
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that the powers of governmentreally turned towards
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really turned towardsthe people of faith in Jesus.
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the people of faith in Jesus.Reading in Foxe's
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Reading in Foxe's"Book of Martyrs",
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"Book of Martyrs",it says this,
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it says this,"This persecution was general
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"This persecution was generalthroughout the whole
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throughout the wholeRoman Empire,
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Roman Empire,but it rather increased
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but it rather increasedthan diminished
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than diminishedthe spirit of Christianity."
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the spirit of Christianity.""In the course of it,"
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"In the course of it,"speaking about the persecution
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speaking about the persecutionthat came with Nero,
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that came with Nero,"In the course of it,
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"In the course of it,St. Paul and St. Peter,"
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St. Paul and St. Peter,"our guy, "were murdered.
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our guy, "were murdered.To their names may be added
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To their names may be addedErastus, chamberlain
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Erastus, chamberlainof Corinth, Aristarchus
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of Corinth, Aristarchusthe Macedonian,
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the Macedonian,and Trophimus of Ephesus
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and Trophimus of Ephesusconverted by St. Paul
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converted by St. Pauland a fellow laborer with him,
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and a fellow laborer with him,Joseph commonly
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Joseph commonlycalled Barsabbas,
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called Barsabbas,and Ananias bishop of Damascus,
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and Ananias bishop of Damascus,each of the 70."
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each of the 70."So, all of a sudden,
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So, all of a sudden,the tide has turned.
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the tide has turned.We're just 30 years downstream
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We're just 30 years downstreamfrom the resurrection,
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from the resurrection,yet there's an enormous
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yet there's an enormousamount of persecution
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amount of persecutioncoming on the followers
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coming on the followersof Jesus.
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of Jesus.2 Peter tells us
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2 Peter tells usand the end of 1 Peter
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and the end of 1 Peterthat these believers
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that these believersare being scoffed at
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are being scoffed atbecause of the choice
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because of the choiceof their way of life
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of their way of lifeand following Jesus
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and following Jesusand in addition
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and in additionthey're being snuffed out
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they're being snuffed outby the persecution of Rome.
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by the persecution of Rome.And so, people are sensing
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And so, people are sensingmaybe this is the end
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maybe this is the endand certainly,
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and certainly,we're living in the last days
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we're living in the last daysbecause if Nero
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because if Nerois gonna torch believers
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is gonna torch believersat night to light the gardens
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at night to light the gardensfor his parties,
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for his parties,then surely it can't get worse
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then surely it can't get worsethan this.
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than this.And so, Peter when
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And so, Peter whenhe's writing back
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he's writing backin Chapter 4, Verse 7,
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in Chapter 4, Verse 7,and he says, "the end
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and he says, "the endof all things is near,"
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of all things is near,"no one reading this letter
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no one reading this letterwould go, oh,
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would go, oh,I really wanna bring
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I really wanna bringthat into question.
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that into question.Everybody was thinking
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Everybody was thinkingabsolutely it can't get worse
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absolutely it can't get worsethan that.
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than that.So, the answer is
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So, the answer isa resounding yes.
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a resounding yes.We are living in the last days
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We are living in the last daysaccording to the Word of God.
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according to the Word of God.The problem is I'm reading
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The problem is I'm readingin my text in Verse 7
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in my text in Verse 7the word near,
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the word near,but I have the opportunity
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but I have the opportunityand the perspective,
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and the perspective,if you will, of moving
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if you will, of movinga long way down stream,
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a long way down stream,2.000 years downstream,
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2.000 years downstream,and I'm looking back
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and I'm looking backat the text now
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at the text nowwith the context of history,
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with the context of history,human history,
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human history,and I'm going, man,
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and I'm going, man,I don't know about
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I don't know aboutthat word near.
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that word near.It probably felt super close
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It probably felt super closeto the reader
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to the readerin 64, 65, 66, 67, 68 A.D.,
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in 64, 65, 66, 67, 68 A.D.,but it doesn't feel
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but it doesn't feelas near in 2020.
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as near in 2020.So, how near are we
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So, how near are weand how can we say today
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and how can we say todaywe're living in the last days
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we're living in the last dayswhen the near
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when the nearis 2.000 years ago,
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is 2.000 years ago,and we do that by turning
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and we do that by turningthe page into 2 Peter 3
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the page into 2 Peter 3and understanding
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and understandingend times math.
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end times math.And I'd like to just pick up
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And I'd like to just pick upthe whole text
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the whole textif I can beginning in Verse 1.
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if I can beginning in Verse 1."Dear friends, this is now
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"Dear friends, this is nowmy second letter to you.
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my second letter to you.I've written both of them
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I've written both of themas reminders to stimulate you
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as reminders to stimulate youto wholesome thinking.
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to wholesome thinking.I want you to recall
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I want you to recallthe word spoken in the past
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the word spoken in the pastby the holy prophets
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by the holy prophetsand the command given
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and the command givenby our Lord and Savior
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by our Lord and Saviorthrough your apostles.
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through your apostles.First of all,
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First of all,you must understand
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you must understandthat in the last days scoffers
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that in the last days scofferswill come scoffing
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will come scoffingand following
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and followingtheir own evil desires.
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their own evil desires.They will say, 'Where is this
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They will say, 'Where is thiscoming He promised?'"
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coming He promised?'"So, he's answering
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So, he's answeringhis own question
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his own questionin the context
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in the contextof both of these letters.
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of both of these letters.They'll say where
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They'll say whereis this coming He promised?
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is this coming He promised?"Ever since our fathers died,
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"Ever since our fathers died,everything goes on
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everything goes onas it has since the beginning
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as it has since the beginningof creation,
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of creation,but the deliberately
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but the deliberatelyforget that long ago
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forget that long agoby God's Word,
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by God's Word,the heavens existed
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the heavens existedand the Earth was formed
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and the Earth was formedout of water and by water.
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out of water and by water.By these waters
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By these watersalso the world of that time
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also the world of that timewas deluged and destroyed
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was deluged and destroyedby the same word
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by the same wordthe present heavens
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the present heavensand Earth are reserved for fire
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and Earth are reserved for firebeing kept for the day
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being kept for the dayof judgment and destruction
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of judgment and destructionof ungodly men."
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of ungodly men."Now, here comes our text,
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Now, here comes our text,"But do not forget
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"But do not forgetthis one thing,"
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this one thing,"and what he doesn't want us
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and what he doesn't want usto forget today
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to forget todayis end times math.
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is end times math."Do not forget
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"Do not forgetthis one thing, dear friends.
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this one thing, dear friends.With the Lord,
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With the Lord,a day is like 1.000 years,
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a day is like 1.000 years,and 1.000 years
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and 1.000 yearsare like a day.
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are like a day.The Lord is not slow
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The Lord is not slowin keeping His promise
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in keeping His promiseas some understand slowness."
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as some understand slowness."In other words,
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In other words,don't look at this simply
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don't look at this simplythrough the lens of the watch
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through the lens of the watchthat's on your wrist.
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that's on your wrist."He is patient with you
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"He is patient with younot wanting anyone to perish
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not wanting anyone to perishbut everyone
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but everyoneto come to repentance,
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to come to repentance,but the day of the Lord
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but the day of the Lordwill come like a thief.
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will come like a thief.The heavens will disappear
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The heavens will disappearwith a roar,
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with a roar,the elements
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the elementswill be destroyed by fire,
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will be destroyed by fire,and the Earth and everything
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and the Earth and everythingin it will be laid bare."
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in it will be laid bare."End times math says that 2020,
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End times math says that 2020,as grueling as it is
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as grueling as it iswith its hundred disasters
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with its hundred disasterssince quarantine
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since quarantinewith its fires
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with its firesand its floods
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and its floodsand its storms
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and its stormsand its pestilence
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and its pestilenceand its plagues
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and its plaguesand its pandemics
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and its pandemicsthat in end times math,
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that in end times math,2020 lasted 86.4 seconds.
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2020 lasted 86.4 seconds.Now, some of you are saying
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Now, some of you are sayingI would've been happier
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I would've been happierwith 8.64 seconds.
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with 8.64 seconds.We could be done already.
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We could be done already.But in end times math,
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But in end times math,the hardest year
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the hardest yearmost of probably will navigate
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most of probably will navigatein our lifetime
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in our lifetimelasted 86.4 seconds.
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lasted 86.4 seconds.So, we get perspective now
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So, we get perspective nowthat, yes, we are definitely
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that, yes, we are definitelyliving in the last days.
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living in the last days.It's been two days since Jesus
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It's been two days since Jesuswas raised from the dead.
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was raised from the dead.So, we're in Day 3.
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So, we're in Day 3.Don't know how many days
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Don't know how many daysthere are gonna be,
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there are gonna be,but we're in the third day
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but we're in the third dayright now, and a lot of things
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right now, and a lot of thingshappen on the third day,
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happen on the third day,so maybe it's all gonna happen
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so maybe it's all gonna happenon the third day
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on the third daymeaning some time
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meaning some timein the thousand-year span
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in the thousand-year spanthat we're in Jesus is coming,
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that we're in Jesus is coming,and this world
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and this worldis gonna end as we know it.
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is gonna end as we know it.It's not gonna be destroyed
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It's not gonna be destroyedby a flood
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by a floodas in the days of Noah
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as in the days of Noahbecause there's a promise
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because there's a promisethat won't happen again,
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that won't happen again,but it is going to be destroyed
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but it is going to be destroyedby fire according
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by fire accordingto the Word of God,
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to the Word of God,and everything in it
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and everything in itis gonna be laid bare.
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is gonna be laid bare.All the things we built.
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All the things we built.All our accomplishments.
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All our accomplishments.All of our pride.
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All of our pride.All of our bastions
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All of our bastionsof life on Earth.
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of life on Earth.They're going away
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They're going awayin a heartbeat
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in a heartbeatlike a fire roaring
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like a fire roaringthrough Northern California
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through Northern Californiaand then you see
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and then you seeon the news a day later,
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on the news a day later,like, metal frames
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like, metal frameswhere a school existed
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where a school existedand a chimney
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and a chimneywhere a multi-million
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where a multi-milliondollar house existed
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dollar house existedand all of a sudden,
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and all of a sudden,like a thief in the night,
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like a thief in the night,things that we built
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things that we builtand things that we depended on
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and things that we depended onand things that we thought
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and things that we thoughtwere gonna bring us happiness,
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were gonna bring us happiness,they're gone in an instant.
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they're gone in an instant.Imagine the entire Earth
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Imagine the entire Earthbeing gone like that.
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being gone like that.And only a chimney
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And only a chimneystanding to say, yeah,
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standing to say, yeah,it was great, but it's gone.
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it was great, but it's gone.And not only that,
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And not only that,the heavens as well so that God
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the heavens as well so that Godcan as we see in 1 and 2 Peter
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can as we see in 1 and 2 Petercreate a new heaven a new earth.
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create a new heaven a new earth.We're gonna see this verse
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We're gonna see this versein a moment.
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in a moment.So, if we are in fact
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So, if we are in factliving in the last days,
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living in the last days,if we don't know
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if we don't knowwhen the 86.4 seconds
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when the 86.4 secondsis gonna be up and Jesus
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is gonna be up and Jesusis going to appear,
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is going to appear,how do we make sure,
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how do we make sure,A, that we don't get lulled
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A, that we don't get lulledinto this thinking
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into this thinkinglike the scoffers,
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like the scoffers,where is the Lord's appearing?
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where is the Lord's appearing?Oh, Peter must have
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Oh, Peter must havegot it wrong.
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got it wrong.The Holy Spirit
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The Holy Spiritmust've been mistaken,
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must've been mistaken,the end of all things is near.
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the end of all things is near.I don't think so.
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I don't think so.How do we not get lulled
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How do we not get lulledinto that human,
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into that human,I'm-looking-at-my-watch
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I'm-looking-at-my-watchmentality and how do we live
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mentality and how do we liveas though we're in end times
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as though we're in end timesmath where a day
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math where a dayis like 1.000 years
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is like 1.000 yearsand 1.000 years are like a day
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and 1.000 years are like a daywe're on Day 3 right now?
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we're on Day 3 right now?How do we live with that view?
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How do we live with that view?A few things.
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A few things.Number one,
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Number one,we live with patience.
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we live with patience.Patience is a virtue,
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Patience is a virtue,they say, but no one likes it.
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they say, but no one likes it.Patience is a Fruit
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Patience is a Fruitof the Spirit,
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of the Spirit,but none of us wanna have
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but none of us wanna haveanything to do with it.
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anything to do with it.We're not very patient
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We're not very patientwith ourselves.
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with ourselves.Have you noticed that?
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Have you noticed that?We're not very patient
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We're not very patientwith God a lot of the time,
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with God a lot of the time,and we're certainly not patient
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and we're certainly not patientwith other people.
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with other people.But patience is the working
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But patience is the workingof the Holy Spirit.
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of the Holy Spirit.When the Holy Spirit
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When the Holy Spiritis involved,
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is involved,one of the ways
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one of the waysyou're gonna know
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you're gonna knowHe's involved
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He's involvedis because patience
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is because patienceis gonna be in the story.
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is gonna be in the story.It's one of the fruits
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It's one of the fruitsof the spirit,
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of the spirit,and so God being
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and so God beingthe Holy Spirit, Father,
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the Holy Spirit, Father,Son, and Spirit,
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Son, and Spirit,operates in patience,
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operates in patience,and He's gonna need you
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and He's gonna need youto operate in patience
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to operate in patience'cause you're living
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'cause you're livingin the last days,
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in the last days,and He's gonna need you
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and He's gonna need youto be patient with Him
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to be patient with Himand His sovereign purpose
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and His sovereign purposeand plan even though for you
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and plan even though for youif you could get your hands
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if you could get your handson the levers today,
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on the levers today,you might make it all work out
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you might make it all work outon a different timeline,
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on a different timeline,and He's gonna need me
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and He's gonna need meand you to humble ourselves
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and you to humble ourselvesinto His patient plan.
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into His patient plan.Trust me.
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Trust me.No one wants to pull
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No one wants to pullthe plug on an ungodly world
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the plug on an ungodly worldmore than a Holy God.
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more than a Holy God.But also, no one understands
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But also, no one understandsthe magnitude
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the magnitudeof what's gonna go down
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of what's gonna go downthe drain if He does
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the drain if He doesthan a Holy God.
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than a Holy God.Some of your coworkers
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Some of your coworkersare going down the drain.
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are going down the drain.Some of your family members
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Some of your family membersare going down the drain.
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are going down the drain.Some nations by and large
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Some nations by and largeare going down the drain.
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are going down the drain.Entire world viewpoints
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Entire world viewpointsare going down the drain.
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are going down the drain.Man's way of thinking
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Man's way of thinkingis going down the drain.
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is going down the drain.All of man's pride
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All of man's prideis going down the drain.
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is going down the drain.All of ungodliness
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All of ungodlinessis going down the drain.
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is going down the drain.All of it is going down
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All of it is going downthe drain,
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the drain,and God knows that
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and God knows thatand so He's not eager today
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and so He's not eager todayin His sovereign power say
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in His sovereign power sayI'm done with you guys.
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I'm done with you guys.I'm pulling the plug.
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I'm pulling the plug.And where I hear believers
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And where I hear believersall the time say, man,
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all the time say, man,I just wish the Lord
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I just wish the Lordwould come,
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would come,the Lord is saying, man,
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the Lord is saying, man,I don't wanna pull this plug
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I don't wanna pull this plug'cause when I do,
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'cause when I do,those three families
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those three familiesthat live on you cu-de-sac,
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that live on you cu-de-sac,they're not gonna be standing
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they're not gonna be standingin the city of righteousness.
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in the city of righteousness.They're still scoffing
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They're still scoffingat the Savior, and I,
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at the Savior, and I,He is saying, God,
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He is saying, God,am a patient God,
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am a patient God,and my patience right now
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and my patience right nowis overwhelming my justice
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is overwhelming my justicebecause I wanna see everybody
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because I wanna see everybodyin the story.
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in the story.This is what Peter writes
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This is what Peter writeswhen he talks about the way
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when he talks about the waythat we should live.
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that we should live.He says in Verse 8,
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He says in Verse 8,"Do not forget this one thing.
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"Do not forget this one thing.With the Lord,
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With the Lord,a day is like 1.000 years
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a day is like 1.000 yearsand 1.000 years are like a day.
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and 1.000 years are like a day.The Lord is not slow
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The Lord is not slowin keeping His promises
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in keeping His promisesas some understand slowness.
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as some understand slowness.He is," can you say
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He is," can you saythe word with me,
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the word with me,"He is patient with you."
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"He is patient with you."Why?
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Why?"Not wanting anyone
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"Not wanting anyoneto perish but everyone
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to perish but everyoneto come to repentance."
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to come to repentance."And so, what this does for me
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And so, what this does for meknowing that I'm living
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knowing that I'm livingin the last days
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in the last daysis it highlights my desire
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is it highlights my desireto let the Spirit of God
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to let the Spirit of Godform a spirit of patience in me
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form a spirit of patience in mebecause I have to have patience
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because I have to have patienceto understand
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to understandthat the pain has a purpose.
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that the pain has a purpose.Peter talked about the day
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Peter talked about the daythat he was on the Mount
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that he was on the Mountof Transfiguration.
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of Transfiguration.It's the way he sort
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It's the way he sortof premises everything
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of premises everythingin 2 Peter,
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in 2 Peter,and Peter talks about it
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and Peter talks about itthis way in Verse 16.
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this way in Verse 16.I don't think we have the text
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I don't think we have the textor maybe it will come up,
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or maybe it will come up,but let me read it
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but let me read itfor us if we don't.
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for us if we don't.He said, "We did not follow
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He said, "We did not followcleverly invented stories
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cleverly invented storieswhen we told you
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when we told youabout the power and coming
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about the power and comingof our Lord Jesus Christ,
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of our Lord Jesus Christ,but we were eyewitnesses
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but we were eyewitnessesof His majesty.
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of His majesty.For He, Jesus,
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For He, Jesus,received honor and glory
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received honor and gloryfrom God the Father
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from God the Fatherwhen the voice came to Him
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when the voice came to Himfrom the majestic glory,"
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from the majestic glory,"all caps.
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all caps.That's causing me to take
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That's causing me to takea step back, "saying,
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a step back, "saying,'This is my Son whom I love.
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'This is my Son whom I love.With Him I am well pleased.'
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With Him I am well pleased.'We ourselves heard this voice
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We ourselves heard this voicethat came from Heaven
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that came from Heavenwhen we were with Him
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when we were with Himon the sacred mountain."
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on the sacred mountain."What happened?
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What happened?Jesus said to Peter,
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Jesus said to Peter,James, and John,
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James, and John,"Come up with me on the mount."
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"Come up with me on the mount."Once they were high
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Once they were highon the mountain,
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on the mountain,the glory of God descended,
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the glory of God descended,and they saw Jesus,
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and they saw Jesus,and they saw Moses,
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and they saw Moses,and they saw Elijah,
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and they saw Elijah,and they saw the glory of God,
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and they saw the glory of God,and then they heard a voice
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and then they heard a voicefrom the majestic glory
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from the majestic glorysaying this is my Son
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saying this is my Sonwhom I love, and the text says
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whom I love, and the text saysin the Gospels they fell
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in the Gospels they fellwith their faces
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with their facesto the ground when they heard
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to the ground when they heardthe voice, and Jesus came over
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the voice, and Jesus came overand said, hey,
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and said, hey,it's okay.
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it's okay.It's okay.
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It's okay.We're all gonna be okay.
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We're all gonna be okay.And when they got up off
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And when they got up offof the ground, they looked,
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of the ground, they looked,and they only saw Jesus.
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and they only saw Jesus.So what happened?
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So what happened?In a moment God does
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In a moment God doeswhat He occasionally does.
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what He occasionally does.He connected the dots.
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He connected the dots.Most often on this world
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Most often on this worldthe dots are not connected.
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the dots are not connected.You don't know
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You don't knowhow your prayer this morning
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how your prayer this morningis changing eternity.
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is changing eternity.You can't see
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You can't seehow it's all working.
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how it's all working.You don't know
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You don't knowhow your worship today
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how your worship todayis changing the Kingdom of God,
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is changing the Kingdom of God,but it's happening.
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but it's happening.You don't see
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You don't seehow your gift today,
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how your gift today,your generosity today
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your generosity todayis working, but trust me,
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is working, but trust me,God's connecting the dots.
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God's connecting the dots.But on this day,
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But on this day,He connected the dots.
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He connected the dots.He said, guys, I know
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He said, guys, I knowyou're trying to figure
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you're trying to figureall this out.
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all this out.I know it's not all making sense
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I know it's not all making senseright now, so come up
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right now, so come upon the mountain.
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on the mountain.I wanna show you something.
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I wanna show you something.A, there's something called
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A, there's something calledthe glory of God,
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the glory of God,and it will put you
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and it will put youon your face.
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on your face.B, there's Moses
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B, there's Mosesand there's Elijah.
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and there's Elijah.There's your boys right there.
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There's your boys right there.He gave you the law.
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He gave you the law.He told you about
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He told you aboutthe holiness of God.
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the holiness of God.He helped you see that no one
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He helped you see that no onecould be righteous
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could be righteousin and of himself.
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in and of himself.He helped you see that no one
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He helped you see that no onecan see God and live.
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can see God and live.He helped you understand
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He helped you understandthat you can't do
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that you can't doten simple things
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ten simple thingsin your own strength,
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in your own strength,and Elijah came
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and Elijah camewith that foreboding sense
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with that foreboding senseof that there's going to be
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of that there's going to bea seat change happening,
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a seat change happening,and the Spirit of God
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and the Spirit of Godis gonna come on people,
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is gonna come on people,and God's gonna move
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and God's gonna movemiraculously through people.
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miraculously through people.God's got the power.
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God's got the power.God's got the authority.
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God's got the authority.God's not afraid of anything.
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God's not afraid of anything.You can bring all the prophets
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You can bring all the prophetsof Baal and bring them
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of Baal and bring themto Mount Carmel,
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to Mount Carmel,but I'll show you fire
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but I'll show you firecoming down from heaven,
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coming down from heaven,and Elijah is gonna outrun
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and Elijah is gonna outrunthe chariot of Ahab
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the chariot of Ahaball the way down
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all the way downthe road to Jezreel.
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the road to Jezreel.I'm gonna show you spirit power,
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I'm gonna show you spirit power,and I'm gonna show you
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and I'm gonna show youthe need for a Savior.
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the need for a Savior.In the end,
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In the end,they're gonna go away,
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they're gonna go away,and it's just gonna be Jesus.
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and it's just gonna be Jesus.So, we don't.
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So, we don't.Thank you, Moses.
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Thank you, Moses.Thank you, Elijah.
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Thank you, Elijah.But Jesus does what He said.
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But Jesus does what He said.He fulfills the law,
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He fulfills the law,and He fulfills the prophets.
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and He fulfills the prophets.The law said
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The law saidthere has to be a savior,
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there has to be a savior,and the prophet said
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and the prophet saidHe's on the way,
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He's on the way,but it's gonna be a long time
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but it's gonna be a long time'til He gets here.
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'til He gets here.Hundreds of years
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Hundreds of yearsbefore He gets here.
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before He gets here.And then religion said
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And then religion saidin a way
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in a wayMoses, you didn't make it, man,
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Moses, you didn't make it, man,and you're not going
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and you're not goinginto the Promised Land,
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into the Promised Land,and Elijah, you say
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and Elijah, you saythere's this coming savior,
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there's this coming savior,but He's not coming
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but He's not comingin your lifetime
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in your lifetimeor your kids' lifetime
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or your kids' lifetimeor your grandkids' lifetime
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or your grandkids' lifetimeor your great
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or your greatgrandkids' lifetime.
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grandkids' lifetime.And all of a sudden,
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And all of a sudden,God said let me show you grace.
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God said let me show you grace.Moses, come stand
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Moses, come standin the Promised Land.
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in the Promised Land.Elijah, there He is right there.
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Elijah, there He is right there.And He connected the dots.
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And He connected the dots.Now, you would think
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Now, you would thinkthat would've been enough
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that would've been enoughfor Peter that he would've
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for Peter that he would'vehave gotten it all right
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have gotten it all rightafter that, but he still
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after that, but he stillhad a couple of bumps
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had a couple of bumpsin the road even after God
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in the road even after Godconnected the dots,
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connected the dots,but God's probably not
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but God's probably notconnecting the dots
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connecting the dotsfor you like that today.
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for you like that today.So, you're living
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So, you're livingby faith patiently.
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by faith patiently.Somehow God is using all this
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Somehow God is using all thisbecause He wants people
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because He wants peopleto be saved.
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to be saved.So, I'm going to adopt
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So, I'm going to adopta spirit of patience in my life.
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a spirit of patience in my life.The second thing
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The second thingthat's true of us
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that's true of uswhen we get this end times math
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when we get this end times mathand we do believe
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and we do believeI'm in the last days,
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I'm in the last days,we do understand
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we do understandI'm living in the last days,
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I'm living in the last days,the second thing that happens
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the second thing that happensto us is we get urgent.
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to us is we get urgent.So, we're patient,
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So, we're patient,but we're also urgent.
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but we're also urgent.You're like
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You're likehow can you be patient
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how can you be patientand be urgent at the same time?
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and be urgent at the same time?I'm talking about being urgent.
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I'm talking about being urgent.Not about things that last
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Not about things that lasta minute or two,
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a minute or two,but things that last forever.
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but things that last forever.We are really urgent right now
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We are really urgent right nowabout stuff that lasts
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about stuff that lastsa minute or two,
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a minute or two,86.4 seconds or so,
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86.4 seconds or so,but God wants us to be urgent
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but God wants us to be urgentabout the things
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about the thingsthat last forever today,
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that last forever today,and He's encouraging us
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and He's encouraging usto get a spirit of urgency
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to get a spirit of urgencyin our lives
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in our livesbecause we're reading
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because we're readingover here that He comes
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over here that He comeslike a thief.
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like a thief.He comes quickly.
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He comes quickly.That's what he said, 2 Peter 3,
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That's what he said, 2 Peter 3,"but the day of the Lord
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"but the day of the Lordwill come like a thief."
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will come like a thief."So, an end times liver,
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So, an end times liver,and if I could be
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and if I could bea little bold --
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a little bold --A I-believe-Jesus-
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A I-believe-Jesus--is-coming-soon
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-is-coming-soonkind of person.
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kind of person.You know how you know
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You know how you knowyou're an I-believe-Jesus-
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you're an I-believe-Jesus--is-coming-soon person?
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-is-coming-soon person?Because you've shared the Gospel
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Because you've shared the Gospelwith everybody in your company.
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with everybody in your company.You know how
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You know howyou're in the company
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you're in the companyof I'm one of the ones
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of I'm one of the onesthat believe Jesus
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that believe Jesusis coming soon?
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is coming soon?Because you've left a note
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Because you've left a noteon your mailbox
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on your mailboxthat said if Jesus comes,
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that said if Jesus comes,I'm not 100% sure
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I'm not 100% surehow the pets work out,
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how the pets work out,and we have a pet in the house.
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and we have a pet in the house.I have a friend
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I have a friendwho does that
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who does thatbecause they believe Jesus
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because they believe Jesusis coming soon.
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is coming soon.If you're in that company
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If you're in that companyI believe Jesus is coming soon,
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I believe Jesus is coming soon,I believe it could be any day,
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I believe it could be any day,look what's happening.
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look what's happening.The fires, the floods,
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The fires, the floods,the storms, the pandemic,
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the storms, the pandemic,the plagues.
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the plagues.All of this turmoil we're in.
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All of this turmoil we're in.I believe Jesus is coming soon.
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I believe Jesus is coming soon.Then everybody
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Then everybodyin your neighborhood
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in your neighborhoodis getting a short Gospel
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is getting a short Gospelpresentation in their mailbox
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presentation in their mailboxthis Christmas.
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this Christmas.Hi, we're the Johnsons.
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Hi, we're the Johnsons.You may not know us well.
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You may not know us well.We live seven houses
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We live seven housesdown on your street.
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down on your street.We just wanna make sure
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We just wanna make sureeverybody in the neighborhood
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everybody in the neighborhoodknew that we're believers
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knew that we're believersin Jesus, and I know
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in Jesus, and I knowI don't know
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I don't knowwhere you're coming from,
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where you're coming from,but we really do believe
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but we really do believethat there's an opportunity
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that there's an opportunityright now for everybody
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right now for everybodyto put their faith
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to put their faithin Jesus to be forgiven,
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in Jesus to be forgiven,to know grace,
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to know grace,to know His mercy,
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to know His mercy,to know His kindness,
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to know His kindness,to be born again, to be brought
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to be born again, to be broughtto a brand-new life,
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to a brand-new life,and in the event that
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and in the event thatwe're living in
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we're living inthat last moment or two,
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that last moment or two,we just didn't want Jesus
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we just didn't want Jesusto come and for us
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to come and for usnot to have told you
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not to have told youthe good news
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the good newsthat we've been sitting on
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that we've been sitting onseven doors down.
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The third thing,
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The third thing,coming down to the end here,
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coming down to the end here,that will be true of us
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that will be true of usif we're living
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if we're livingin the last days
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in the last daysis we'll be confident.
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is we'll be confident.Fear is a less-than mentality.
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Fear is a less-than mentality.You know how the little triangle
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You know how the little trianglegoes that way?
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goes that way?That's the less than, right?
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That's the less than, right?Lesser than.
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Lesser than.And I believe Satan
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And I believe Satanis winning.
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is winning.Therefore, I'm gonna
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Therefore, I'm gonnalive in fear.
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live in fear.But Peter is trying
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But Peter is tryingto encourage us.
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to encourage us.Satan is roaring,
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Satan is roaring,but he's not winning.
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but he's not winning.So, I'm gonna live confidently
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So, I'm gonna live confidentlyin a greater than mentality
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in a greater than mentalitymeaning I'm not gonna
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meaning I'm not gonnalive in fear.
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live in fear.I'm gonna live in confidence
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I'm gonna live in confidence'cause I don't believe Satan
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'cause I don't believe Satanis winning more than I believe
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is winning more than I believeJesus is coming.
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Jesus is coming.And I just want us to walk away
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And I just want us to walk awaytoday in faith,
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today in faith,not in fear.
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not in fear.Fear wants the mic,
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Fear wants the mic,but Jesus is the Lord.
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