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Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪ theme music ♪
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) Welcome to Hope Sabbath School,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an in-depth, interactive study
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the Word of God.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm glad you joined us today
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as we continue a life-changing series
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of studies on the Gospel of Matthew.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today we're going to talk
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about "The Teachings of Jesus
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the Last Days."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A relevant topic,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I know you'll be blessed.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So welcome to Hope Sabbath School
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and welcome to our team.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What a great series of studies.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm so thankful that the Spirit of God
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inspired a former tax collector,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Levi Matthew, to write this account,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm excited today because
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of our team, T ricia Lee,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is going to be leading in our study.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tricia Lee, thanks for your commitment
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the Word of God,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I know God is going to bless us
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in wonderful ways.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're just so glad
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you're part of Hope Sabbath School,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when you write to us it brings joy
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to our hearts to hear\Nhow God is blessing you.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can write to sshope@hopetv.org.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can also write a note
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on our Facebook page;
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we've got more than 150,000 followers
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on Facebook now, and it's wonderful.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes we'll put a picture of you,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you send one.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're just part of a global family
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seeking God and wanting to be used
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to bless others with His Word.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So thanks for writing.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ely writes from California.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anybody from California?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of you have lived\Nin California, right?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Greetings to every Hope\NSabbath School member."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Several of you look happy.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I watch your program every day.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learn a lot from the discussion.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also downloaded the app,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I love to watch the archives.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I feast on the Word of God every day."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, Ely, thanks for letting other
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hope Sabbath School members know
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that if you go to our website,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hopetv.org/hopess,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can not only watch programs
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in this series on the Gospel of Matthew
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you might have missed,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you can watch a\Nmultitude of past programs
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with wonderful topics
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that will be a blessing.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you have the app on your iPhone
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or your smartphone, you can access
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the archives there; you can watch
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all kinds of wonderful Bible studies.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So thanks for putting in a little promo,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ely, for the app, and that's
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a wonderful blessing to many people.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,James writes from Ghana.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyone with Ghanaian roots?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We do have some occasionally on our team,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't we?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I enjoy your class and the contributions
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you make.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I pick your contributions,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I replicate them in my class
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I teach in my church."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is that good?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Team) Yes.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) That's exactly\Nwhat we're hoping for.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Oh, how I wish I could contribute live,"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,says James.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Send my greetings to the\NHope Sabbath School team."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, James, if you come over
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we're filming, we'd love to have you
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as part of the program,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but, you know, we're equally excited
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to know that you're leading a Bible study
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,program there in your homeland of Ghana,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, along with tens of thousands
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are downloading that outline,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're glad you're teaching\Nthe Word to others.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Benson writes from Kenya,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I know we've got one Kenyan.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Eric, wave to your brother from Kenya.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All right, a big smile for Benson
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,writing from Kenya, "I\Nfollow your programs.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am a Sunday School teacher."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So Benson's teaching the Word
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in his church.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Please don't give up because your work
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is not in vain."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Team) Amen.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) Ah, that's awesome!
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"God bless you all, amen."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well Benson, to know that you're a witness
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there in your church in Kenya
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,brings great joy to our hearts.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You encourage
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your other Sunday School members
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to watch Hope Sabbath School,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they'll learn much more about
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Word of God, too.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's one last note, actually, I've got
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a couple here; lots of people writing.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to thank Jean
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for writing from Russia.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You say, "Jean doesn't sound Russian."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, Jean is from Rwanda,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,studying in Russia.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I greet you in the might name of\Nour soon-coming Savior Jesus Christ."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Team) Amen.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) "Peace be with you.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am Rwandese, currently living
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and studying in Russia."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I want you to listen\Nto Jean's testimony.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I discovered Hope Sabbath School
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in late 2014 shortly\Nafter I came to Russia.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I used to go through the\NSabbath School study by myself
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I didn't have\Nanyone to study with me.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even after I discovered\Na church in the city,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was still difficult because all\Nof the services were held in"...?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Team) Russian.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) "...Russian, and I just\Nwas learning the language.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a response to my longings,..."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Somebody is going to say "amen" here,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"As a response to my longings,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God revealed Hope Sabbath School to me,"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Team) Amen.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) "...and I was able to be part
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the in-depth study of\Nthe Word of God in English.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It blessed me so much that even though
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've now acquired enough language skills
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to discuss the lesson in Russian,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I still watch Hope Sabbath School,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm blessed by that.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I pray that you keep serving,\Nletting people know
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the Word of God and that you
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,might even broadcast\Nin different languages
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to reach many unreached\Nplaces for Christ."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, Jean, I want to ask you to pray
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we are moving forward \Nwith closed captioning,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we are looking for the opportunity
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for volunteer translators in a multitude
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of different languages so that people
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who don't have English as their language,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even a major second language,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will be able to watch and\Nread the closed captioning
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because, you know this\NGospel of the KIngdom
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is going to go the whole World,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then Jesus will come back,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,isn't that right?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Team) Amen.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) So thank you for\Nbeing a witness there
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while you're studying in Russia.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One last note from Alexander in Zimbabwe.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyone from Zimbabwe?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Simiso, hold your hand up\Nand wave to your brother,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we'll get that on the screen,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all the way from Zimbabwe.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Greetings, Hope Sabbath School team."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Team) Greetings!
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) "I'm blessed to be watching
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hope Sabbath School in Harare,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,capital of Zimbabwe.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I really enjoy the discussions;
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're so interactive and informative.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,May God bless you, the entire\NHope Sabbath School team,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for spreading the Word of God."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, you say that's a lot of emails
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,coming from around the world,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, you know, we are just so glad
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we can be part of a global family.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we're going to sing together now
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a global family,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then Tricia Lee's going to lead us
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a powerful study of the Word of God,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The Teachings of Jesus\Nabout the Last Days,"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but were singing now, Psalm 148.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope you've learned it for this series,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Praise Him in the Heights."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪ music ♪
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) You know, I've got a feeling
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we're done with this series,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're going to be singing\Nthis in our sleep,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but what a great Psalm to sing,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Praise Him in the Heights,"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, Tricia Lee, as you lead our\Nstudy today, I know we'll have a lot
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to praise Jesus for as He gives\Nus hope for the last days.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Amen, amen.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let us pray.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dear Lord, we need your Holy Spirit
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help us to understand the times
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we're living in.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need your Holy Spirit to help\Nus understand Your Word to us
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the Last Days.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Please bless this study,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Christ's name we pray, amen.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek, Team) Amen.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) I am so excited that God
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has not left us in the dark about\Nwhat to expect will happen
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the Last Days.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people are very anxious\Nor nervous about the things
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that happen at the end of time.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people have heard rumors or\Nstrange stories of the apocalypse
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or even science fiction zombies,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but God's Word reveals\Nto us what to expect.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So as we study together, let's just\Nthank God that He has not left us
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in darkness about what\Nwill come in the Last Days.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek, Team) Amen.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Let us turn our study
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the Book of Matthew chapter 23.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before we hear what Jesus\Nteaches about the Last Days,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,first we find our study right\Nafter the Triumphal Entry.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jesus has entered Jerusalem, and\NHe has met the religious leaders,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and unfortunately they are filled\Nwith envy and anger towards Him,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and with a sorrowful heart He beings\Nto pronounce series of woes to them.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Woe means misery or trouble to come,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bad things that are happening, so \NHe's arning them about the condition
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of their hard hearts and what that means.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let's see first, before\Nwe talk about the Last Days,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what Christ says to the religious\Nleaders and to the people at the time
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about these woes, this miserable\Ncondition that they are unfortunately now
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,finding themselves in\Nbecause they've rejected Him.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's start in Matthew chapter 23.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll ask Gary if he would\Nplease read for us
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Matthew chapter 23, verses 1 through 12.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Gary) Okay, I'll be reading\Nfrom the New King James Version:
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Amen.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So before addressing the\NScribes and Pharisees,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Christ first addresses the people,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and He actually gives them some warnings.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nicole, would you summarize for us
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what has Christ warned the people\Nabout in the verses we just read.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Nicole) Sure, I'm thinking back\Nto humility again and not being
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,caught up in names and being\Nin certain places in society,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so I think He is warning\Nagainst being kind of hypocrites,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, saying one thing out of\Nyour mouth, but acting and living
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a way that's not reflecting\Nwhat you're saying.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I think this whole kind of 12 verses\Ntalks about hypocrisy and warning
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,against living a life that\Nyou're not actually living.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) That's correct.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's keep reading now \Nn verses 13 through 15,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where now Jesus is speaking directly
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the religious leaders and\Npronounces these woes upon them.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Olric will you please read\NMatthew chapter 23:13-15?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Olric) Yes, I'll be reading\Nfrom the King James Version:
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Wow, wow, strong words
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from Jesus here.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jonathan,would you summarize for us
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what is the rebuke that Jesus is giving\Nto the Scribes and Pharisees here?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Jonathan) It seems like\NHe is just underpinning
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their whole approach to the religion.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They had set up all these rules and\Nset up all these different things,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and He's calling their bluff.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's like, "You talk about My Kingdom,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you don't actually want people in;
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you don't invite people to\Nreally live these things out.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's more this external thing for you."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Strong\Nrebukes, but there is more.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Juliana, will you continue reading for\Nus Matthew 23, verses 16 through 24?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Juliana) Sure, and I will be reading\Nfrom the New King James Version:
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Wow, wow.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Simiso, summarize for what is Jesus\Nrebuking the religious leaders.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Simiso) I think Jesus is rebuking
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the religious leaders to\Nbe genuine and authentic
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and be ____16:30 rounded in terms of what
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Scripture requires of them.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) That's correct.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we look at verses 21 and\N22, it seems as though they have
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a lack of reverence for\Nthe things that are holy.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're not really reverencing\Nwhat God is saying.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What do we see in verse 24
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the tithing of mint and anise?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Olric, what is Christ telling them or\Nfor what is Christ rebuking them?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Olric) They had this teaching\Nback then that they were not
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to eat anything unclean, and the\Ngnat would be an unclean animal.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So they will take time to make sure
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the water does not contain any
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of these little bugs, but, you know,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He is saying, "Your hypocrisy
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is so evident; you take time to pay tithe
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and cummin and this stuff.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're being outwardly religious,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but inwardly you're not there because
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,things like faith and mercy, love,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you don't have.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You take time to look\Nat these little things,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but there are bigger things\Nthat you're not doing."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Have you\Never heard the phrase,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"the letter of the law but\Nnot the spirit of the law,"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being able to keep\Ncertain requirements
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but not really having and\Nliving the love to motivate it?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's keep reading.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's some more rebukes\Nthat Jesus gives them.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jason, would you read for us\NMatthew 23, verses 25 through 36.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Jason) I'll be reading from\Nthe New King James Version.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Matthew chapter 23, verses\N25 through 36, says:
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Wow, these\Nare some strong words.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can't even imagine calling\Nsomeone a viper or a snake.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's hard to even picture Jesus doing it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can imagine Him with tears in His eyes
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,telling those people that he loved
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those scathing rebukes.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why do you think the rebukes of Jesus
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were so harsh?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why was He speaking to them so severely?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nathan.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Nathan) I think we can read this in two\Ndifferent ways, but we should read it
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thinking of Jesus with tears\Nin His eyes and in His voice.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you look at the next verse that\Nfollows, verse 37 in Matthew 23.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can I read it from the New King\NJames Version, where He says:
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, the pain in His voice; He's\Nlonging for them to be saved, and He says,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"You're not willing to come to it."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It reminds me of, I think in Isaiah, God\Nspeaking through the prophet says,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"All day long I stood with My\Narms open wide to a stiff-necked
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and rebellious people," -- Here\NHe is calling you to salvation,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you're turning away, not just\Nturning away but rebelling against Him.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) And it's sad; it's sad.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a previous study, we've talked about\Nthe choices that we all have to make,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that God wants us to choose Him,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we do have the free\Nwill to choose otherwise.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) You know, I'm thinking,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tricia Lee, I really appreciate what\NNathan said about the love of Jesus.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there were some Pharisees,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nicodemus was a Pharisee
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also a member of the Sanhedrin,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who did repent.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Yes, praise God.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) So you know, if Jesus was
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just kind of harsh and kind of fighting
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the weapons of this world
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or acting like they acted,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they'd have an excuse,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I think He is speaking\Nwith love in His heart.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, praise God, some of\Nthe Scribes and Pharisees
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,said, "We need to repent;
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we need to turn our lives around."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Amen, amen.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Reading through this passage,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something was very interesting,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'd like to ask the\Nclass this question:
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How could He say that the guilt of all\Nthe righteous blood, all the martyrs
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would fall on this generation?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What does that mean?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How are they guilty of all these things?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're just living their little lives;
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how is it that He can say that the\Nblood of all the righteous from Abel
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to Zechariah would fall\Non this generation?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Any idea what was the significance\Nof that statement, Missy?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Missy)