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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.18,0:00:19.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪ theme music ♪
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.20,0:00:21.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) Welcome to Hope Sabbath School,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.07,0:00:23.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an in-depth, interactive study
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.25,0:00:24.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the Word of God.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.47,0:00:26.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm glad you joined us today
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.09,0:00:29.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as we continue a life-changing series
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.27,0:00:31.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of studies on the Gospel of Matthew.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.19,0:00:32.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today we're going to talk about
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.70,0:00:34.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The Teachings of Jesus
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.35,0:00:36.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the Last Days."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.37,0:00:37.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A relevant topic,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.79,0:00:39.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I know you'll be blessed.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.25,0:00:40.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So welcome to Hope Sabbath School
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.95,0:00:42.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and welcome to our team.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.15,0:00:43.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What a great series of studies.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.77,0:00:46.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm so thankful that the Spirit of God
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.09,0:00:48.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inspired a former tax collector,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.07,0:00:50.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Levi Matthew, to write this account,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.19,0:00:52.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm excited today because
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.09,0:00:53.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of our team, Tricia Lee,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.48,0:00:55.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is going to be leading in our study.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.23,0:00:57.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tricia Lee, thanks for your commitment
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.31,0:00:58.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the Word of God,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.36,0:01:00.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I know God is going to bless us
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.24,0:01:01.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in wonderful ways.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.88,0:01:02.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're just so glad
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.82,0:01:04.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you're part of Hope Sabbath School,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.94,0:01:07.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when you write to us it brings joy
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.12,0:01:10.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to our hearts to hear\Nhow God is blessing you.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.04,0:01:13.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can write to sshope@hopetv.org.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.10,0:01:14.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can also write a note
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.58,0:01:16.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on our Facebook page;
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.02,0:01:19.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we've got more than 150,000 followers
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.08,0:01:21.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on Facebook now, and it's wonderful.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.27,0:01:23.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes we'll put a picture\Nof you, if you send one.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.97,0:01:25.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're just part of a global family
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.76,0:01:27.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seeking God and wanting to be used
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.96,0:01:30.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to bless others with His Word.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.24,0:01:31.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So thanks for writing.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.37,0:01:33.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ely writes from California.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.85,0:01:35.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anybody from California?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.52,0:01:37.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of you have lived\Nin California, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.71,0:01:38.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.47,0:01:40.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Greetings to every Hope\NSabbath School member."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.79,0:01:42.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Team) Greetings.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.77,0:01:45.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Several of you look happy.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.55,0:01:47.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I watch your program every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.08,0:01:48.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learn a lot from the discussion.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.90,0:01:51.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also downloaded the app,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.10,0:01:53.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I love to watch the archives.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.74,0:01:56.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I feast on the Word of God every day."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.55,0:01:59.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, Ely, thanks for letting other\NHope Sabbath School members know
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.93,0:02:02.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that if you go to our website,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.17,0:02:05.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hopetv.org/hopess,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.12,0:02:07.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can not only watch programs
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.22,0:02:09.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in this series on the Gospel of Matthew
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.21,0:02:10.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you might have missed,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.64,0:02:13.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you can watch a\Nmultitude of past programs
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.78,0:02:15.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with wonderful topics
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.26,0:02:16.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that will be a blessing.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.42,0:02:18.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you have the app on your iPhone
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.83,0:02:20.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or your smartphone,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.51,0:02:22.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can access the archives there;
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.31,0:02:25.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can watch all kinds of\Nwonderful Bible studies.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.46,0:02:27.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, thanks for putting in a little promo,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.70,0:02:30.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ely, for the app, and that's
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.68,0:02:32.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a wonderful blessing to many people.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.60,0:02:34.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,James writes from Ghana.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.56,0:02:36.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyone with Ghanaian roots?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.39,0:02:39.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We do have some occasionally\Non our team, don't we?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.15,0:02:41.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I enjoy your class and the contributions
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.92,0:02:43.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you make.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.35,0:02:45.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I pick your contributions,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.65,0:02:48.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I replicate them in my class
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.45,0:02:49.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I teach in my church."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.88,0:02:50.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is that good?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.74,0:02:53.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) That's exactly\Nwhat we're hoping for.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.03,0:02:55.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Oh, how I wish I could contribute live,"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.97,0:02:57.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,says James.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.46,0:03:00.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Send my greetings to the\NHope Sabbath School team."
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.18,0:03:03.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, James, if you come\Nover when we're filming,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.34,0:03:05.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we'd love to have you\Nas part of the program,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.44,0:03:07.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but, you know, we're equally excited
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.42,0:03:09.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to know that you're leading a Bible study
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.88,0:03:12.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,program there in your homeland of Ghana,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.18,0:03:14.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, along with tens of thousands
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.18,0:03:16.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are downloading that outline,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.28,0:03:19.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're glad you're teaching\Nthe Word to others.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.39,0:03:21.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Benson writes from Kenya,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.31,0:03:22.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I know we've got one Kenyan.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.85,0:03:24.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Eric, wave to your brother from Kenya.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.97,0:03:27.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All right, a big smile for Benson
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.95,0:03:31.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,writing from Kenya, "I\Nfollow your programs.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.06,0:03:33.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am a Sunday School teacher."
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.40,0:03:35.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So Benson's teaching the Word
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.22,0:03:36.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in his church.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.50,0:03:38.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Please don't give up because your work
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.96,0:03:40.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is not in vain."
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.24,0:03:40.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Team) Amen.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.94,0:03:42.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) That's awesome!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.06,0:03:43.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"God bless you all, amen."
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.31,0:03:45.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well Benson, to know that you're a witness
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.51,0:03:47.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there in your church in Kenya
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.82,0:03:49.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,brings great joy to our hearts.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.36,0:03:51.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You encourage your other\NSunday School members
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.82,0:03:53.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to watch Hope Sabbath School,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.83,0:03:55.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they'll learn much more
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.45,0:03:57.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the Word of God, too.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.14,0:03:59.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's one last note,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.09,0:04:01.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actually, I've got a couple\Nhere; lots of people writing.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.90,0:04:04.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to thank Jean
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.09,0:04:06.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for writing from Russia.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.73,0:04:08.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You say, "Jean doesn't sound Russian."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.65,0:04:11.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, Jean is from Rwanda,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.13,0:04:13.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,studying in Russia.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.03,0:04:17.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I greet you in the mighty name of\Nour soon-coming Savior Jesus Christ."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.63,0:04:18.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Team) Amen.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.80,0:04:20.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) "Peace be with you.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.09,0:04:21.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am Rwandese,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.80,0:04:24.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,currently living and studying in Russia."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.21,0:04:27.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I want you to listen\Nto Jean's testimony.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.16,0:04:28.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I discovered Hope Sabbath School
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.95,0:04:34.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in late 2014 shortly\Nafter I came to Russia.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.19,0:04:38.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I used to go through the\NSabbath School study by myself
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.05,0:04:41.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I didn't have\Nanyone to study with me.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.24,0:04:44.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even after I discovered\Na church in the city,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.45,0:04:47.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was still difficult because all\Nof the services were held in"...?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.64,0:04:48.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Team) Russian.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.60,0:04:52.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) "...Russian, and I just\Nwas learning the language.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.71,0:04:54.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a response to my longings,..."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.96,0:04:56.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Somebody is going to say "amen" here.)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.84,0:04:58.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"As a response to my longings,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.83,0:05:00.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God revealed Hope Sabbath School to me,"
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.81,0:05:01.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Team) Amen.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.91,0:05:03.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) "...and I was able to be part
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.92,0:05:06.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the in-depth study of\Nthe Word of God in English.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.79,0:05:09.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It blessed me so much
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.16,0:05:11.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that even though I've now\Nacquired enough language skills
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.83,0:05:15.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to discuss the lesson in Russian,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.07,0:05:17.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I still watch Hope Sabbath School,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.43,0:05:18.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm blessed by that.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.89,0:05:22.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I pray that you keep serving,\Nletting people know
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.37,0:05:24.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the Word of God
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.31,0:05:28.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that you might even\Nbroadcast in different languages
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.09,0:05:31.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to reach many unreached\Nplaces for Christ."
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.23,0:05:33.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, Jean, I want to ask you to pray
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.45,0:05:37.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we are moving forward \Nwith closed captioning,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.63,0:05:39.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we are looking for the opportunity
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.95,0:05:41.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for volunteer translators
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.77,0:05:44.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a multitude of different languages
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.01,0:05:47.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that people who don't have\NEnglish as their language,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.44,0:05:49.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even a major second language,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.31,0:05:52.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will be able to watch and\Nread the closed captioning
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.04,0:05:54.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because, you know this\NGospel of the Kingdom
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.10,0:05:55.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is going to go the whole World,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.98,0:05:58.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then Jesus will come\Nback, isn't that right?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.42,0:06:00.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) So thank you for\Nbeing a witness there
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.92,0:06:02.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while you're studying in Russia.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.60,0:06:06.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One last note from Alexander in Zimbabwe.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.06,0:06:07.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyone from Zimbabwe, Simiso?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.84,0:06:10.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hold your hand up and\Nwave to your brother;
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.04,0:06:11.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we'll get that on the screen,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.42,0:06:13.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all the way from Zimbabwe.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.22,0:06:15.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Greetings, Hope Sabbath School team."
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.12,0:06:16.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Team) Greetings!
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.06,0:06:19.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) "I'm blessed to be watching\NHope Sabbath School in Harare..."
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.32,0:06:21.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(capital?) "...of Zimbabwe.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.44,0:06:23.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I really enjoy the discussions;
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.52,0:06:26.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're so interactive and informative.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.59,0:06:29.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,May God bless the entire\NHope Sabbath School team,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.45,0:06:31.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for spreading the Word of God."
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.39,0:06:33.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, you say that's a lot of emails
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.63,0:06:35.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,coming from around the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.03,0:06:39.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, you know, we are just so glad\Nthat we can be part of a global family.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.79,0:06:42.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we're going to sing\Ntogether now as a global family,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.41,0:06:44.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then Tricia Lee's going to lead us
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.22,0:06:46.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a powerful study of the Word of God,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.49,0:06:49.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The Teachings of Jesus\Nabout the Last Days,"
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.46,0:06:52.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we're singing now, Psalm 148.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.01,0:06:53.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope you've learned it for this series,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.99,0:06:57.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Praise Him in the Heights."
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.02,0:07:10.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪ music ♪
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.100,0:09:05.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) You know, I've got a feeling\Nwhen we're done with this series,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.28,0:09:07.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're going to be singing\Nthis in our sleep,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.72,0:09:09.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but what a great Psalm to sing,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.46,0:09:11.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Praise Him in the Heights,"
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.02,0:09:14.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, Tricia Lee, as you lead our\Nstudy today, I know we'll have a lot
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.26,0:09:18.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to praise Jesus for as He gives\Nus hope for the last days.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.04,0:09:20.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Amen, amen.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.92,0:09:23.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let us pray.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.08,0:09:25.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dear Lord, we need your Holy Spirit
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.18,0:09:26.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help us to understand
Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.54,0:09:28.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the times that we're living in.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.50,0:09:31.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need your Holy Spirit to help\Nus understand Your words to us
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.72,0:09:33.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the Last Days.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.12,0:09:34.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Please bless this study,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.34,0:09:36.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Christ's name we pray, Amen.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.12,0:09:37.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek, Team) Amen.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.22,0:09:38.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) I am so excited
Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.70,0:09:41.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that God has not left us in the dark
Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.16,0:09:43.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about what to expect, what will happen
Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.72,0:09:44.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the last days.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.76,0:09:47.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people are very anxious\Nor nervous about the things
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.87,0:09:49.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that happen at the end of time.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.86,0:09:54.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people have heard rumors or\Nstrange stories of the apocalypse
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.94,0:09:57.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or even science fiction zombies,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.68,0:10:00.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but God's Word reveals\Nto us what to expect.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.74,0:10:04.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So as we study together, let's just\Nthank God that He has not left us
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.64,0:10:07.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in darkness about what\Nwill come in the Last Days.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.83,0:10:08.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek, Team) Amen.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.77,0:10:10.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Let us turn our study
Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.50,0:10:13.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the Book of Matthew chapter 23.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:13.53,0:10:18.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before we hear what Jesus\Nteaches about the last days,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.38,0:10:22.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,first we find our study right\Nafter the Triumphal Entry.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.76,0:10:27.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jesus has entered Jerusalem, and\NHe has met the religious leaders,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.09,0:10:31.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and unfortunately they are filled\Nwith envy and anger towards Him,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.26,0:10:35.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and with a sorrowful heart He begins\Nto pronounce a series of woes to them.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.86,0:10:38.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Woe means misery or trouble to come,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:38.86,0:10:41.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bad things that are happening,\Nso He's warning them
Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.73,0:10:44.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the condition of their\Nhard hearts and what that means.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.61,0:10:47.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let's see first, before\Nwe talk about the last days,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:47.25,0:10:51.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what Christ says to the religious\Nleaders and to the people at the time
Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.34,0:10:55.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about these woes, this miserable\Ncondition that they are unfortunately now
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.40,0:10:58.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,finding themselves in\Nbecause they've rejected Him.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.08,0:11:01.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's start in Matthew chapter 23.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.24,0:11:03.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll ask Gary if he would\Nplease read for us
Dialogue: 0,0:11:03.46,0:11:06.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Matthew chapter 23, verses 1 through 12.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.91,0:11:11.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Gary) Okay, I'll be reading\Nfrom the New King James Version:
Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.29,0:12:33.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Amen.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:33.29,0:12:35.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So before addressing the\NScribes and Pharisees,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:35.48,0:12:37.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Christ first addresses the people;
Dialogue: 0,0:12:37.77,0:12:39.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He actually gives them some warnings.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:39.75,0:12:41.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nicole, would you summarize for us
Dialogue: 0,0:12:41.50,0:12:45.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what has Christ warned the people\Nabout in the verses we just read.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:45.37,0:12:54.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Nicole) Sure, I'm thinking back\Nto humility again and not being
Dialogue: 0,0:12:54.18,0:12:58.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,caught up in names and being\Nin certain places in society,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:58.04,0:13:00.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so I think He is warning\Nagainst being kind of hypocrites,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:00.98,0:13:04.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, saying one thing out of your\Nmouth, but acting and living a way
Dialogue: 0,0:13:04.42,0:13:06.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's not reflecting\Nwhat you're saying.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:06.38,0:13:10.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I think these 12 verses kind of\Ntalk about hypocrisy and warning
Dialogue: 0,0:13:10.38,0:13:14.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,against living a life that\Nyou're not actually living.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:14.04,0:13:15.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) That's correct.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:15.39,0:13:17.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's keep reading now \Nin verses 13 through 15
Dialogue: 0,0:13:17.73,0:13:20.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where now Jesus is speaking directly
Dialogue: 0,0:13:20.72,0:13:24.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the religious leaders and\Npronounces these woes upon them.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:24.60,0:13:30.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Olric, will you please read\NMatthew chapter 23:13-15?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:30.01,0:13:33.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Olric) Yes, I'll be reading\Nfrom the King James Version:
Dialogue: 0,0:14:17.59,0:14:19.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Wow, wow, strong words
Dialogue: 0,0:14:19.43,0:14:20.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from Jesus here.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:20.58,0:14:22.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jonathan, would you summarize for us
Dialogue: 0,0:14:22.36,0:14:27.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what is the rebuke that Jesus is giving\Nto the Scribes and Pharisees here?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:27.27,0:14:30.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Jonathan) It seems like He\Nis just kind of debunking
Dialogue: 0,0:14:30.31,0:14:32.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their whole approach to religion.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:32.41,0:14:35.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They had set up all these rules and\Nset up all these different things,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:35.69,0:14:37.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and He's calling their bluff.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:37.11,0:14:40.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's like, "You talk about My Kingdom,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:40.29,0:14:42.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you don't actually want people in;
Dialogue: 0,0:14:42.13,0:14:45.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you don't actually invite people\Nto really live these things out.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:45.32,0:14:47.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's more this external thing for you."
Dialogue: 0,0:14:47.46,0:14:49.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Strong\Nrebukes, but there is more.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:49.78,0:14:55.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Juliana, will you continue reading, for\Nus, Matthew 23, verses 16 through 24?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:55.10,0:14:58.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Juliana) Sure, and I will be reading\Nfrom the New King James Version:
Dialogue: 0,0:16:15.50,0:16:16.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Wow, wow.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:16.64,0:16:18.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Simiso,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:18.50,0:16:22.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,summarize for what Jesus is\Nrebuking the religious leaders.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:22.82,0:16:24.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Simiso) I think Jesus is rebuking
Dialogue: 0,0:16:24.48,0:16:28.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the religious leaders to\Nbe genuine and authentic
Dialogue: 0,0:16:28.56,0:16:31.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and be all rounded in terms of what
Dialogue: 0,0:16:31.23,0:16:33.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Scripture requires of them.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:33.40,0:16:37.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) That's correct,\Nwhen we look at verses 21 and 22,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:37.37,0:16:41.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it seems as though they have a lack of\Nreverence for the things that are holy.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:41.67,0:16:44.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're not really reverencing\Nwhat God is saying.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:44.83,0:16:46.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What do we see in verse 24
Dialogue: 0,0:16:46.71,0:16:50.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the tithing of mint and anise?
Dialogue: 0,0:16:50.67,0:16:53.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Olric, what is Christ telling them\Nor for what is he rebuking them?
Dialogue: 0,0:16:53.85,0:16:56.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Olric) They had this\Nteaching back then that
Dialogue: 0,0:16:56.68,0:17:02.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they were not to eat anything unclean,\Nand the gnat would be an unclean animal.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:02.72,0:17:06.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So they will take time to make sure
Dialogue: 0,0:17:06.79,0:17:09.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the water does not contain
Dialogue: 0,0:17:09.24,0:17:11.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,any of these little bugs,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:11.14,0:17:13.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but, you know, He is saying,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:13.89,0:17:18.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Your hypocrisy is so evident;
Dialogue: 0,0:17:18.53,0:17:24.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you take time to pay tithe\Nand cummin and this stuff.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:24.01,0:17:26.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're being outwardly religious,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:26.94,0:17:28.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but inwardly you're not there
Dialogue: 0,0:17:28.96,0:17:33.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because things like faith and mercy, love,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:33.15,0:17:34.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}that{\i0} you don't have.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:34.67,0:17:38.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You take time to look\Nat these little things,"
Dialogue: 0,0:17:38.93,0:17:42.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,okay, "but there are bigger\Nthings that you're not doing."
Dialogue: 0,0:17:42.90,0:17:44.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Have you\Never heard the phrase,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:44.97,0:17:48.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"the letter of the law but\Nnot the spirit of the law,"
Dialogue: 0,0:17:48.86,0:17:50.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being able to keep\Ncertain requirements
Dialogue: 0,0:17:50.89,0:17:54.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but not really having and\Nliving the love to motivate it?
Dialogue: 0,0:17:54.50,0:17:55.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's keep reading.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:55.42,0:17:57.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's some more rebukes\Nthat Jesus gives them.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:57.68,0:18:03.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jason, would you read for us\NMatthew 23, verses 25 through 36.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:03.99,0:18:06.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Jason) I'll be reading from\Nthe New King James Version.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:06.99,0:18:11.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Matthew chapter 23, verses\N25 through 36, says:
Dialogue: 0,0:20:17.75,0:20:18.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Wow.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:18.75,0:20:20.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are some strong words.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:20.42,0:20:23.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can't even imagine calling\Nsomeone a viper or a snake.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:23.80,0:20:25.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's hard to even picture Jesus doing it.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:25.78,0:20:28.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can imagine Him with tears in His eyes
Dialogue: 0,0:20:28.40,0:20:30.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,telling those people that he loved
Dialogue: 0,0:20:30.27,0:20:32.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those scathing rebukes.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:32.13,0:20:34.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why do you think the rebukes of Jesus
Dialogue: 0,0:20:34.73,0:20:35.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were so harsh?
Dialogue: 0,0:20:35.69,0:20:38.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why was He speaking to them so severely?
Dialogue: 0,0:20:38.10,0:20:38.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nathan?
Dialogue: 0,0:20:38.92,0:20:42.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Nathan) I think we can read this in two\Ndifferent ways, but we should read it
Dialogue: 0,0:20:42.75,0:20:47.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thinking of Jesus with tears\Nin His eyes and in His voice.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:47.29,0:20:53.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you look at the next verse that\Nfollows, verse 37 in Matthew 23.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:53.18,0:20:56.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can I read it from the New King\NJames Version, where He says:
Dialogue: 0,0:21:11.39,0:21:13.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, the pain in His voice;
Dialogue: 0,0:21:13.07,0:21:16.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's longing for them to be saved, and He\Nsays, "You're not willing to come to it."
Dialogue: 0,0:21:16.99,0:21:22.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It reminds me of, I think in Isaiah, God\Nspeaking through the prophet says,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:22.73,0:21:26.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"All day long I stood with My\Narms open wide to a stiff-necked
Dialogue: 0,0:21:26.43,0:21:29.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and rebellious people," -- Here\NHe is calling you to salvation,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:29.49,0:21:33.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you're turning away, not just\Nturning away but rebelling against Him.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:33.04,0:21:34.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) And it's sad.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:34.35,0:21:38.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a previous study, we've talked about\Nthe choices that we all have to make,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:38.18,0:21:40.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that God wants us to choose Him,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:40.24,0:21:43.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we do have the free\Nwill to choose otherwise.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:43.42,0:21:45.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) You know, I'm thinking,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:45.01,0:21:49.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tricia Lee, I really appreciate what\NNathan said about the love of Jesus.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:49.08,0:21:51.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there were some Pharisees,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:51.50,0:21:53.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nicodemus was a Pharisee
Dialogue: 0,0:21:53.84,0:21:56.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also a member of the Sanhedrin,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:56.33,0:21:57.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who did repent.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:57.80,0:21:59.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Yes, praise God.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:59.18,0:22:00.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) So you know,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:00.31,0:22:05.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if Jesus was just kind of harsh and kind\Nof fighting with the weapons of this world
Dialogue: 0,0:22:05.26,0:22:06.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or acting like they acted,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:06.80,0:22:08.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they'd have an excuse,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:08.11,0:22:10.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I think He is speaking\Nwith love in His heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:10.47,0:22:15.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, praise God, some of the\NScribes and Pharisees said,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:15.53,0:22:17.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"We need to repent;
Dialogue: 0,0:22:17.01,0:22:18.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we need to turn our lives around."
Dialogue: 0,0:22:18.84,0:22:20.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Amen, amen.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:20.26,0:22:21.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Reading through this passage,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:21.65,0:22:23.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something was very interesting,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:23.51,0:22:26.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'd like to ask the\Nclass this question:
Dialogue: 0,0:22:26.69,0:22:30.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How could He say that the guilt
Dialogue: 0,0:22:30.68,0:22:32.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of all the righteous\Nblood, all the martyrs,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:32.73,0:22:34.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would fall on this generation?
Dialogue: 0,0:22:34.54,0:22:35.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What does that mean?
Dialogue: 0,0:22:35.51,0:22:37.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How are they guilty of all these things?
Dialogue: 0,0:22:37.43,0:22:39.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're just living their little lives;
Dialogue: 0,0:22:39.54,0:22:42.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how is it that He can say that\Nthe blood of all the righteous
Dialogue: 0,0:22:42.81,0:22:47.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from Abel to Zechariah would\Nfall on this generation?
Dialogue: 0,0:22:47.50,0:22:51.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Any idea what the significance was\Nof that statement, Missy?
Dialogue: 0,0:22:51.95,0:22:55.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Missy) All throughout the\Ngenerations, God has sent prophets,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:55.13,0:22:56.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,throughout all ages,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:56.99,0:23:00.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but along with the prophets\Nwere the dissenters
Dialogue: 0,0:23:00.17,0:23:03.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who chose not to listen to them,\Nand not only that, to oppose them
Dialogue: 0,0:23:03.43,0:23:05.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and even kill the prophets.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:05.71,0:23:08.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they have the same spirit,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:08.20,0:23:11.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so this is why they would carry the guilt.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:11.02,0:23:14.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) I think you're right,\NMissy; Let's turn to Luke chapter 24,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:14.75,0:23:18.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we'll see that the Bible\Nsupports what you just said, Missy.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:18.06,0:23:20.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Luke chapter 24,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:20.93,0:23:29.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Eric, would you read for us Luke\Nchapter 24, verses 25 through 27?
Dialogue: 0,0:23:29.43,0:23:34.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Eric) I'm reading from the\NNew Living Translation,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:34.09,0:23:39.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Luke 24:25-27, and it says:
Dialogue: 0,0:24:01.56,0:24:03.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Amen, that's right, Missy.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:03.43,0:24:06.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All the prophets were\Ngiven the same message,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:06.61,0:24:09.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Gospel of Jesus that was\Nto come, the Messiah to come,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:09.60,0:24:11.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they were all testifying to Him,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:11.72,0:24:15.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so every generation, when they kept\Nrejecting the prophets that were sent
Dialogue: 0,0:24:15.68,0:24:17.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to them, they were rejecting Christ,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:17.99,0:24:22.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and ultimately when that generation\Nrejected Christ, they were rejecting
Dialogue: 0,0:24:22.96,0:24:27.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the entire message that had been sent\Nto them time after time after time.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:27.80,0:24:28.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jonathan?
Dialogue: 0,0:24:28.56,0:24:31.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Jonathan) Just the fact that, not\Nonly did they reject the sayings
Dialogue: 0,0:24:31.99,0:24:35.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that were entrusted to them, now\Nthey came with greater power.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:35.18,0:24:38.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, like, when you have\NChrist doing all these miracles,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:38.04,0:24:42.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so if they reject Christ, who is\Nthe fulfillment and testimony
Dialogue: 0,0:24:42.16,0:24:45.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and perfect representation of\Neverything they were given,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:45.26,0:24:49.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they in essence have rejected it and\Nkilled everything else before them.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:49.75,0:24:54.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) But you know, we have no excuse
Dialogue: 0,0:24:54.56,0:24:57.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we have Jesus,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:57.29,0:25:02.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and yet, you know, one of the things\NI've noticed, teaching about Jesus,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:02.43,0:25:06.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are many young people who\Ngrow up in a Christian home
Dialogue: 0,0:25:06.16,0:25:10.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who have never read the Book of\NMatthew or Mark or Luke or John.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:10.24,0:25:13.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They have the testimony of Jesus Himself,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:13.90,0:25:16.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and yet a lot of times
Dialogue: 0,0:25:16.18,0:25:17.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we act like it doesn't exist.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:17.95,0:25:20.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) That would be\Nthe rebuke to our generation.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:20.57,0:25:22.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) I think it would be.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:22.13,0:25:27.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) We have this Word that has\Nsurvived generation after generation;
Dialogue: 0,0:25:27.13,0:25:29.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we know that it's been\Npreserved through time
Dialogue: 0,0:25:29.87,0:25:32.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,exactly as it was spoken to\Nthe prophets and written down;
Dialogue: 0,0:25:32.91,0:25:34.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we know the life of Christ,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:34.80,0:25:37.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so here we are today\Nwith such grace, such mercy,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:37.49,0:25:40.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if we still choose not to\Naccept God then that's the rebuke
Dialogue: 0,0:25:40.46,0:25:42.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we have on ourselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:42.14,0:25:43.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're going to keep reading now,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:43.82,0:25:47.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we're going to transition\Nnow to Matthew chapter 24
Dialogue: 0,0:25:47.45,0:25:49.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and get into the real heart of our study.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:49.73,0:25:52.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're going to now see that\NJesus leaves the Temple.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:52.21,0:25:53.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Again, tears in His eyes.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:53.83,0:25:56.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you Nathan; I believe\NHe had tears in His eyes, too.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:56.54,0:26:00.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sad that the people were doubting\NHim and not believing Him,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:00.25,0:26:02.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and now we're going to\Nsee another conversation
Dialogue: 0,0:26:02.84,0:26:07.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that He and the disciples get into\Nthat leads us to this amazing prophecy
Dialogue: 0,0:26:07.16,0:26:10.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the destruction of Jerusalem\Nas well as the last day events.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:10.68,0:26:14.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're going to read on\Nin Matthew chapter 24.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:14.13,0:26:17.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to ask Nicole if she\Nwould start reading for us
Dialogue: 0,0:26:17.69,0:26:23.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Matthew 24, verses 1 through 14.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:23.53,0:26:26.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Nicole) Matthew 24, verses 1 through 14,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:26.22,0:26:28.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm reading from the New\NInternational Version,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:28.95,0:26:29.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it says:
Dialogue: 0,0:26:59.21,0:27:02.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Nicole, would you pause\Nthere; I have a question for the group.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:02.80,0:27:04.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What do you think they mean by that?
Dialogue: 0,0:27:04.56,0:27:05.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The "end of the age?"
Dialogue: 0,0:27:05.56,0:27:08.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My New King James Version\Nsays, the "end of the age."
Dialogue: 0,0:27:08.74,0:27:12.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Does anyone's Bible say\Nsomething different?
Dialogue: 0,0:27:12.10,0:27:15.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyone have "end of the world?"
Dialogue: 0,0:27:15.37,0:27:18.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Any thoughts...?
Dialogue: 0,0:27:18.33,0:27:22.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Olric) What was happening\Nhere, they were equating
Dialogue: 0,0:27:22.21,0:27:24.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whatever destruction\Nwould come to Jerusalem,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:24.44,0:27:28.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they were equating it with\Nthe end of the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:28.15,0:27:30.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So they put the two events together
Dialogue: 0,0:27:30.50,0:27:33.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because this is how they\Nsaw it in their own minds.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:33.21,0:27:36.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why they asked Jesus\Nthe question in that manner.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:36.88,0:27:39.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Missy) It was a dual prophecy.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:39.04,0:27:41.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was talking about two separate events,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:41.43,0:27:44.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they run parallel to each other.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:44.62,0:27:47.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) But I think Olric's\Nright, that they thought
Dialogue: 0,0:27:47.06,0:27:48.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that must be the end of the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:48.82,0:27:52.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, if every stone in this Temple\Nof God is going to be torn down.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:52.58,0:27:56.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know that it's not going to be the\Nend of the world, it's only 40 years later
Dialogue: 0,0:27:56.36,0:27:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in 70 A.D. it will be fulfilled,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:58.00,0:28:00.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I think in their minds, as Olric said,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:00.22,0:28:04.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're thinking that must be one and\Nthe same thing as the end of all things.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:04.78,0:28:08.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Yes, one thing's for certain,\Nif we have questions on what that means
Dialogue: 0,0:28:08.65,0:28:10.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're going to find out\Nas we keep reading,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:10.77,0:28:13.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but certainly as we listen to\Nwhat's going to be read to us
Dialogue: 0,0:28:13.67,0:28:16.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as we continue in chapter 24 -
Dialogue: 0,0:28:16.33,0:28:20.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the end of the age - it\Nwas something drastic.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:20.13,0:28:22.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The end of the world is\Nwhat you described, Olric,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:22.50,0:28:26.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's the context that the\Ndisciples had in asking this question,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:26.25,0:28:30.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what is the sign of this big,\Ngrand, finale, if you would.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:30.25,0:28:32.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So Nicole, please keep reading for us.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:32.18,0:28:35.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Nicole) I'm reading from\Nverse 4 of Matthew 24.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:35.53,0:28:36.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It says:
Dialogue: 0,0:29:44.68,0:29:45.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Amen, amen.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:45.84,0:29:49.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Missy, you were right that\Nthis is a dual prophecy,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:49.12,0:29:50.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we're going to continue reading
Dialogue: 0,0:29:50.77,0:29:53.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and skip down to verses 21 through 28
Dialogue: 0,0:29:53.51,0:29:59.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the prophecy regarding\Nthe last days and the end times.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:59.67,0:30:03.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to ask Alex if he would\Nread for us verses 21 through 28.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:03.53,0:30:06.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Alex) Sure, and I'll be reading\Nfrom the King James Version:
Dialogue: 0,0:30:55.70,0:30:56.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Amen.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:56.58,0:30:58.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One last set of verses,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:58.34,0:31:02.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nancy, would you please read\Nverses 32 and 33 for us?
Dialogue: 0,0:31:02.84,0:31:08.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Nancy) Okay, and this is\Nfrom Matthew 24, verse 32
Dialogue: 0,0:31:08.70,0:31:10.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the New King James Version:
Dialogue: 0,0:31:32.46,0:31:34.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Amen, at the doors.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:34.70,0:31:39.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let's talk about these amazing,\Namazing Scriptures, amazing prophecy,
Dialogue: 0,0:31:39.14,0:31:41.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jesus letting us know what to expect
Dialogue: 0,0:31:41.72,0:31:43.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the last days.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:43.16,0:31:48.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What signs of the last days do\Nyou see, even today, taking place?
Dialogue: 0,0:31:48.66,0:31:49.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Olric.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:49.44,0:31:54.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Olric) Wars, rumors of wars, you\Nhave nation rising against nation,
Dialogue: 0,0:31:54.22,0:31:55.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's becoming more prevalent,
Dialogue: 0,0:31:55.95,0:31:57.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but not just more prevalent,
Dialogue: 0,0:31:57.70,0:32:02.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they're using more\Nsophisticated weapons
Dialogue: 0,0:32:02.19,0:32:03.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for their warfare,
Dialogue: 0,0:32:03.44,0:32:05.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it doesn't, you\Nknow, seem to be ending.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:05.77,0:32:07.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Okay, Juliana.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:07.09,0:32:10.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Juliana) Olric mentions\Nthings that are involving man,
Dialogue: 0,0:32:10.35,0:32:12.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I think that the\NEarth is also groaning.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:12.65,0:32:15.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're seeing more and\Nmore earthquakes.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:15.63,0:32:19.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think of what happened\Nnot that long ago in Nepal,
Dialogue: 0,0:32:19.11,0:32:22.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there's also been things in Mexico
Dialogue: 0,0:32:22.46,0:32:24.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in Africa and just all over the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:24.49,0:32:27.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have earthquakes, we have famines.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:27.24,0:32:29.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's things happening in rivers,
Dialogue: 0,0:32:29.17,0:32:30.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that animals are dying,
Dialogue: 0,0:32:30.79,0:32:33.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the environment...it's groaning;
Dialogue: 0,0:32:33.82,0:32:35.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's asking for Christ to come back.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:35.67,0:32:36.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Alex.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:36.65,0:32:39.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Alex) I think there are many\Nfalse prophets now, too.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:39.19,0:32:42.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just more and more, all the time, I\Nsee preachers and pastors coming out
Dialogue: 0,0:32:42.95,0:32:46.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with these end-time preachings and end-\Ntime things, and even a lot of my friends
Dialogue: 0,0:32:46.86,0:32:51.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are really getting into these things,\N"Here, check out this message," and such.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:51.12,0:32:55.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's like, wow, if I didn't know the\Ntruth, this would be so easy to believe.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:55.74,0:33:00.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, how they point things out in the\Nworld, but it's very easy to be deceived.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:00.08,0:33:01.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Jonathan.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:01.18,0:33:05.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Jonathan) I think it's interesting\Nto look at the things He chooses
Dialogue: 0,0:33:05.14,0:33:06.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how He lays them out.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:06.50,0:33:09.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I feel like in some sense He\Nkind of picks the things,
Dialogue: 0,0:33:09.88,0:33:12.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not so much that we can\Ncalculate the end of time,
Dialogue: 0,0:33:12.58,0:33:16.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but more to say, okay,\Nwhat do we need to look at
Dialogue: 0,0:33:16.48,0:33:20.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because, I mean, a lot of the things\NHe lays out happen throughout history.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:20.94,0:33:24.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The church was persecuted,\Nyou have earthquakes, I mean,
Dialogue: 0,0:33:24.94,0:33:26.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's been happening for a lot of time,
Dialogue: 0,0:33:26.85,0:33:30.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and certainly He does say things\Nthat get close to the end of time,
Dialogue: 0,0:33:30.02,0:33:33.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I think also He's just saying for\Nthe disciples and for us in general
Dialogue: 0,0:33:33.100,0:33:37.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a way to look at the world\Nand to have our hearts,
Dialogue: 0,0:33:37.70,0:33:41.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how to respond to\Nthe things that happen.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:41.47,0:33:45.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I think it's kind of, "How to\Nlive in the context of My Coming."
Dialogue: 0,0:33:45.87,0:33:47.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) I think the positive thing
Dialogue: 0,0:33:47.52,0:33:49.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the Gospel is going\Nto go to the whole world,
Dialogue: 0,0:33:49.82,0:33:51.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then the end's going to come.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:51.40,0:33:52.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Yes.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:52.25,0:33:56.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) You know, I think the joy we have\Nas a little team, Hope Sabbath School,
Dialogue: 0,0:33:56.58,0:33:59.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that we're a little part of that,
Dialogue: 0,0:33:59.31,0:34:03.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and technology even in the lifetime
Dialogue: 0,0:34:03.17,0:34:04.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of many of our viewers,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:04.35,0:34:09.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's been a revolution\Nin terms of communication.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:09.20,0:34:11.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And of course, the Enemy's\Nwanting to use that,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:11.100,0:34:15.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as Alex said, to promote false ideas
Dialogue: 0,0:34:15.84,0:34:18.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and just idolatry,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:18.38,0:34:21.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I believe God's going to\Nuse that by His Spirit, too.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:21.06,0:34:24.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we're on the brink of where
Dialogue: 0,0:34:24.55,0:34:27.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Message can go rapidly\Naround the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:27.77,0:34:28.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Amen.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:28.69,0:34:35.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Alex, you mentioned the false\Nchrists that come in the last days,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:35.82,0:34:37.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what's our safeguard against
Dialogue: 0,0:34:37.61,0:34:39.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the deception of a false christ,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:39.34,0:34:42.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or let's talk some more about\Nwhat that looks like,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:42.21,0:34:48.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a false christ or someone that's\Ncoming in the name of Chris. Olric.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:48.26,0:34:51.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Olric) I've looked through\Nthe Old Testament,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:51.02,0:34:53.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I've seen some scenarios where
Dialogue: 0,0:34:53.97,0:34:57.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,false messages were\Nbrought to God's people.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:57.62,0:35:00.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We see in the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve
Dialogue: 0,0:35:00.57,0:35:04.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the Devil tempting\Nthem with false words.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:04.87,0:35:09.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even in the case of, in a previous\Nstudy we did in Jeremiah,
Dialogue: 0,0:35:09.93,0:35:15.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we see Jeremiah being countered there by\Nan individual by the name of Hananiah.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:15.14,0:35:19.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The problem with these false\Nchrists, false teachers,
Dialogue: 0,0:35:19.26,0:35:22.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they propel messages
Dialogue: 0,0:35:22.11,0:35:26.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that seem to distract God's people
Dialogue: 0,0:35:26.65,0:35:29.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from God's way of doing things,
Dialogue: 0,0:35:29.50,0:35:30.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the way God had commanded.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:30.87,0:35:32.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the way to counter this,
Dialogue: 0,0:35:32.94,0:35:36.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as we will see from the Word of God,
Dialogue: 0,0:35:36.30,0:35:39.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is through the truth\Nlike Isaiah 8, verse 20.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:39.46,0:35:40.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Let's go there.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:40.90,0:35:44.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's go there, Isaiah 8, verse 20,
Dialogue: 0,0:35:44.81,0:35:53.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Olric, will you read that for us?
Dialogue: 0,0:35:53.75,0:35:55.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Olric) Isaiah 8, verse 20,
Dialogue: 0,0:35:55.94,0:35:59.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reading from the King James Version:
Dialogue: 0,0:36:08.73,0:36:09.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Wow.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:09.55,0:36:12.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what I heard you say, Olric, is there
Dialogue: 0,0:36:12.05,0:36:14.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,may not just be manifestations of people
Dialogue: 0,0:36:14.76,0:36:18.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,saying that they are a false\Nmessiah, to physically "follow me,"
Dialogue: 0,0:36:18.43,0:36:21.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but even teachings of false Christianity
Dialogue: 0,0:36:21.54,0:36:24.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that can also be a way to\Ndeceive people in the last days.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:24.48,0:36:28.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) Right, and I think Alex made\Na really important point when he said,
Dialogue: 0,0:36:28.05,0:36:30.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I could follow what some\Nof my friends are saying
Dialogue: 0,0:36:30.83,0:36:33.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if I didn't study the Word,"
Dialogue: 0,0:36:33.17,0:36:38.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because these people, they do\Nsigns and wonders, it says,
Dialogue: 0,0:36:38.26,0:36:39.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they're religious;
Dialogue: 0,0:36:39.91,0:36:42.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're false christs and false prophets,
Dialogue: 0,0:36:42.91,0:36:46.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so they speak about maybe\Nneeding to be close to God,
Dialogue: 0,0:36:46.74,0:36:49.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, you know, it all sounds good,
Dialogue: 0,0:36:49.90,0:36:51.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's false.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:51.35,0:36:55.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, you know, we shouldn't\Ntry to..."Oh, is that false?"
Dialogue: 0,0:36:55.03,0:36:57.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we should be focusing on the true
Dialogue: 0,0:36:57.45,0:36:59.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and on Jesus who is the true Christ,
Dialogue: 0,0:36:59.96,0:37:01.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because when we see the false
Dialogue: 0,0:37:01.37,0:37:03.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we will immediately recognize
Dialogue: 0,0:37:03.49,0:37:04.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it isn't the truth.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:04.88,0:37:08.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) There's another promise that\NJesus Himself has made to His believers,
Dialogue: 0,0:37:08.73,0:37:10.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm going to ask Missy
Dialogue: 0,0:37:10.31,0:37:16.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if she would read for us John\Nchapter 10, verses 27 and 28.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:16.70,0:37:19.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John chapter 10:27-28.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:19.19,0:37:23.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it is a bit scary for some to\Nthink that you could be deceived
Dialogue: 0,0:37:23.57,0:37:25.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by false teachers and false miracles
Dialogue: 0,0:37:25.98,0:37:27.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and false people to lead us astray,
Dialogue: 0,0:37:27.68,0:37:32.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I thank God that He has\Nthis promise recorded for us.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:32.47,0:37:33.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) Amen.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:33.87,0:37:37.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Missy) I'm reading from the\NNew International Version:
Dialogue: 0,0:37:48.40,0:37:49.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) Amen.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:49.14,0:37:50.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee, Team) Amen.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:50.30,0:37:53.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) We are safe\Nin the hands of Jesus.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:53.43,0:37:56.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"My sheep hear my voice...\Nand they will follow."
Dialogue: 0,0:37:56.47,0:37:59.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you for reading that\NScripture in Isaiah, Olric.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:59.23,0:38:03.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If there is a message or a person that's\Nnot speaking according to the Word of God,
Dialogue: 0,0:38:03.78,0:38:06.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then that's an alarm for us,
Dialogue: 0,0:38:06.01,0:38:08.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but He's also promised\Nthat He will keep us,
Dialogue: 0,0:38:08.17,0:38:11.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we will recognize His voice, and\NI believe there are so many examples
Dialogue: 0,0:38:11.71,0:38:15.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the Bible of the Lord\Nrevealing Himself to His people,
Dialogue: 0,0:38:15.11,0:38:20.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,literally leading His people through\Nthe wilderness by day and by night,
Dialogue: 0,0:38:20.53,0:38:24.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so even in the midst of strong\Ndeception in the last days,
Dialogue: 0,0:38:24.01,0:38:26.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we keep our eyes on Jesus...
Dialogue: 0,0:38:26.15,0:38:26.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) Amen.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:26.93,0:38:28.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) ...He will see us through.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:28.88,0:38:31.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Simiso, let's read another\Npromise from the Lord
Dialogue: 0,0:38:31.52,0:38:33.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on why we shouldn't be afraid
Dialogue: 0,0:38:33.42,0:38:35.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and should not be discouraged.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:35.26,0:38:40.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Simiso, would you read John\Nchapter 14, verses 1 through 3?
Dialogue: 0,0:38:40.71,0:38:46.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why we should not be afraid\Nof these last day events.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:46.07,0:38:48.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Simiso) John 14, verses 1 through 3,
Dialogue: 0,0:38:48.67,0:38:51.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm reading from the\NNew King James Version.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:51.41,0:38:52.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It says:
Dialogue: 0,0:39:14.01,0:39:14.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Team) Amen.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:14.97,0:39:18.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the last days are a necessary step
Dialogue: 0,0:39:18.32,0:39:21.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the process of getting\Nus closer to going Home.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:21.76,0:39:25.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jesus is coming back to take\Nus Home to be with Him,
Dialogue: 0,0:39:25.46,0:39:27.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and as scary as last day events,
Dialogue: 0,0:39:27.36,0:39:29.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wars and earthquakes and pestilence
Dialogue: 0,0:39:29.44,0:39:33.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and family members betraying\None another, may sound,
Dialogue: 0,0:39:33.84,0:39:35.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God has promised to keep us
Dialogue: 0,0:39:35.44,0:39:37.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the promise is that when He returns
Dialogue: 0,0:39:37.62,0:39:40.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He is going to take us Home with Him.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:40.12,0:39:41.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek, Tricia Lee) Praise God.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:41.70,0:39:44.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Missy mentioned earlier\Nthat there was a dual prophecy,
Dialogue: 0,0:39:44.88,0:39:48.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the disciples were thinking\Nabout the destruction of Jerusalem,
Dialogue: 0,0:39:48.10,0:39:49.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Jesus answered their question
Dialogue: 0,0:39:49.96,0:39:52.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about when those things\Nwould take place as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:52.50,0:39:54.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's read the verses\Nwhere Jesus describes
Dialogue: 0,0:39:54.96,0:39:57.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the destruction of Jerusalem.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:57.32,0:39:59.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Eric, would you read for us
Dialogue: 0,0:39:59.52,0:40:05.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Matthew chapter 24, verses 15 through 20?
Dialogue: 0,0:40:05.20,0:40:08.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Eric) I'm reading from the New\NLiving Translation, and it says:
Dialogue: 0,0:40:59.86,0:41:01.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Amen, amen.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:01.40,0:41:05.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gary, we talked a bit earlier about\Nit being difficult for the disciples
Dialogue: 0,0:41:05.08,0:41:08.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to think of the destruction of\NJerusalem to happen at any other time
Dialogue: 0,0:41:08.62,0:41:10.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than at the end of the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:10.02,0:41:10.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why was that?
Dialogue: 0,0:41:10.76,0:41:15.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why did they connect the two together?
Dialogue: 0,0:41:15.83,0:41:20.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Gary) I guess how they related
Dialogue: 0,0:41:20.63,0:41:25.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the Temple, their mission;
Dialogue: 0,0:41:25.28,0:41:27.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're the people of God.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:27.84,0:41:32.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They couldn't get past the fact that,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:32.48,0:41:36.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if this is not going to\Nbe in existence anymore,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:36.38,0:41:39.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then that must mean everything\Nmust be falling apart.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:39.90,0:41:43.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) You know, I think they're trusting\Nin the building rather than in God.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:43.60,0:41:47.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And before we judge them and\Ngo, "That's really foolish,"
Dialogue: 0,0:41:47.28,0:41:50.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think we could trust\Nin our institutions.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:50.32,0:41:53.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We could trust in our organization,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:53.22,0:41:55.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the truth of the matter is,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:55.18,0:41:57.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that before this is all over,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:57.46,0:41:59.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a lot of those things could collapse.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:59.85,0:42:01.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) That's true.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:01.06,0:42:05.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) And all we have is\Nto hold on to our Savior,
Dialogue: 0,0:42:05.47,0:42:08.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, because we know\Nthat He's going through.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:08.23,0:42:10.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's going to take us\Nthrough to the very end.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:10.37,0:42:12.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But lest we be too hard on them, I think
Dialogue: 0,0:42:12.77,0:42:15.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they associated confidence in God,
Dialogue: 0,0:42:15.20,0:42:16.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and now it's the building,
Dialogue: 0,0:42:16.47,0:42:19.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and pretty soon God's kind of set aside,
Dialogue: 0,0:42:19.58,0:42:23.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they're just trusting\Nin their structures.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:23.02,0:42:24.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) You're absolutely right.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:24.81,0:42:27.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're going to have to let go\Nof a lot of ideas that we have,
Dialogue: 0,0:42:27.88,0:42:29.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,things that we hold dear,
Dialogue: 0,0:42:29.60,0:42:32.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to accept Jesus and His return.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:32.03,0:42:33.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Juliana, would you read for us.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:33.53,0:42:37.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's turn to Philippians chapter 3:7-8,
Dialogue: 0,0:42:37.95,0:42:39.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we'll hear an account of someone
Dialogue: 0,0:42:39.89,0:42:43.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who had to let go of some\Nthings they held dear.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:43.12,0:42:47.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Philippians chapter 3:7-8.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:47.44,0:42:50.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Juliana) I'm reading from\Nthe New King James Version:
Dialogue: 0,0:43:11.26,0:43:12.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Amen!
Dialogue: 0,0:43:12.34,0:43:14.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What we didn't read is that previously
Dialogue: 0,0:43:14.68,0:43:18.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're hearing an account of\Nhaving confidence in self
Dialogue: 0,0:43:18.08,0:43:22.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and being able to keep the Law\Nand being of the stock of Israel,
Dialogue: 0,0:43:22.01,0:43:24.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all the things that I'm sure the disciples
Dialogue: 0,0:43:24.25,0:43:28.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were very proud of in thinking about\Nthe institution and the Temple.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:28.19,0:43:29.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They had to let those things go,
Dialogue: 0,0:43:29.88,0:43:34.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and surely we will have to\Nlet some things go, as well,
Dialogue: 0,0:43:34.23,0:43:35.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to accept Christ.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:35.37,0:43:38.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We talked in a previous study\Nabout falling on the Rock,
Dialogue: 0,0:43:38.21,0:43:39.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,submitting to Christ
Dialogue: 0,0:43:39.69,0:43:44.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and learning to count the things of\NGod as gain and learning how to let go.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:44.17,0:43:48.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's keep reading in Matthew chapter 24.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:48.89,0:43:51.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not only does Jesus tell\Nus what to look for
Dialogue: 0,0:43:51.40,0:43:55.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in His coming, but He gives\Nus a description of His coming,
Dialogue: 0,0:43:55.08,0:43:56.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and certainly this is key,
Dialogue: 0,0:43:56.42,0:43:58.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we're watching and we're waiting,
Dialogue: 0,0:43:58.38,0:44:02.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we want to be ready when He comes,\Nand we want to know what we're looking for
Dialogue: 0,0:44:02.22,0:44:03.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when He comes.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:03.09,0:44:05.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So Nathan, would you please read for us
Dialogue: 0,0:44:05.29,0:44:09.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Matthew 24, verses 27 through 31?
Dialogue: 0,0:44:09.20,0:44:12.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Nathan) All right, I'll be reading\Nfrom the New King James Version:
Dialogue: 0,0:44:59.91,0:45:02.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Amen! Amen.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:02.01,0:45:05.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What are some of the characteristics\Nand aspects of Jesus' coming?
Dialogue: 0,0:45:05.21,0:45:07.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What do we learn from this passage?
Dialogue: 0,0:45:07.99,0:45:10.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Nicole) Everyone will\Nsee Him when He comes.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:10.16,0:45:13.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) It's visible, so it\Nlooks like there are a lot of angels.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:13.44,0:45:15.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can't miss the whole\NHeavenly Host of angels.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:15.91,0:45:17.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What else do we learn?
Dialogue: 0,0:45:17.70,0:45:18.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Olric) The trumpet sound.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:18.96,0:45:20.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) So it's loud; it's audible.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:20.88,0:45:22.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, what else have we learned here?
Dialogue: 0,0:45:22.83,0:45:26.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Jason) There will be some signs of\Nthe heavens that precede the coming,
Dialogue: 0,0:45:26.21,0:45:28.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,particularly with the\Nsun, moon, and stars.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:28.89,0:45:30.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Anything else?
Dialogue: 0,0:45:30.26,0:45:31.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) It's dramatic.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:31.74,0:45:33.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not just, "Oh, I\Nthink I see something."
Dialogue: 0,0:45:33.85,0:45:34.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Yes.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:34.76,0:45:37.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) It's like lightening from the east
Dialogue: 0,0:45:37.34,0:45:38.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all the way to the west,
Dialogue: 0,0:45:38.74,0:45:40.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I think that's important, because,
Dialogue: 0,0:45:40.56,0:45:43.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, Jesus talks about,\Nis this secret or is it...
Dialogue: 0,0:45:43.42,0:45:45.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think it's a surprise
Dialogue: 0,0:45:45.11,0:45:48.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even for those of us who\Nare looking for His coming,
Dialogue: 0,0:45:48.57,0:45:49.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when it actually happens.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:49.77,0:45:53.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean If it happened in the\Nmiddle of this broadcast,
Dialogue: 0,0:45:53.08,0:45:55.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know I'd use my favorite Hebrew word,
Dialogue: 0,0:45:55.16,0:45:56.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hallelujah,
Dialogue: 0,0:45:56.65,0:45:58.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I would be surprised
Dialogue: 0,0:45:58.41,0:46:01.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I thought we were\Ngoing to finish the program.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:01.45,0:46:03.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right? RIght?
Dialogue: 0,0:46:03.75,0:46:06.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah, but it's not secret.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:06.91,0:46:08.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not secret;
Dialogue: 0,0:46:08.26,0:46:11.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's visible, audible, but it's dramatic!
Dialogue: 0,0:46:11.12,0:46:13.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's like lightning from\Nthe east to the west.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:13.55,0:46:15.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) My version of the Bible
Dialogue: 0,0:46:15.28,0:46:19.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,says that "the powers of the\Nheavens will be shaken."
Dialogue: 0,0:46:19.41,0:46:22.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can't even imagine what that's like,\Nbut I feel like we won't miss
Dialogue: 0,0:46:22.86,0:46:24.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when the heavens are shaking.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:24.66,0:46:28.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a dramatic, dramatic occurrence.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:28.14,0:46:29.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We'll all see it.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:29.83,0:46:31.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We will not miss it.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:31.48,0:46:33.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What else can we learn\Nabout Jesus' coming?
Dialogue: 0,0:46:33.66,0:46:37.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's turn over to\N1 Thessalonians chapter 4
Dialogue: 0,0:46:37.31,0:46:40.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where there's another description of\Nsome of the "what" that takes place
Dialogue: 0,0:46:40.75,0:46:42.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the "how" that takes place
Dialogue: 0,0:46:42.23,0:46:43.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when Jesus comes.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:43.06,0:46:48.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,1 Thessalonians chapter 4:15-17.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:48.08,0:46:50.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll ask Gary to read that for us.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:50.45,0:46:54.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Gary) Sure, and I'll be reading\Nfrom the New King James Version:
Dialogue: 0,0:47:25.78,0:47:27.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) What else is happening
Dialogue: 0,0:47:27.45,0:47:28.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the coming of Jesus?
Dialogue: 0,0:47:28.69,0:47:30.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're not going to miss\Nany of these things.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:30.78,0:47:32.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I heard again, the loud shout,
Dialogue: 0,0:47:32.25,0:47:33.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Lord Himself is coming,
Dialogue: 0,0:47:33.54,0:47:34.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Archangel.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:34.65,0:47:37.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can imagine if the Archangel\Nand the Lord are shouting,
Dialogue: 0,0:47:37.62,0:47:39.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is going to be a loud shout.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:39.79,0:47:41.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What else do we see?
Dialogue: 0,0:47:41.26,0:47:44.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Nathan) In verse 15, we read that\Nthere would be a resurrection.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:44.36,0:47:47.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Yes, hard to miss!
Dialogue: 0,0:47:47.53,0:47:50.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Nathan) We're not going to\NHeaven without the ones...
Dialogue: 0,0:47:50.09,0:47:52.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think probably the Thessalonians\Nwere writing to Paul
Dialogue: 0,0:47:52.68,0:47:56.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and saying, "What about our loved\Nones who have fallen asleep in Jesus?
Dialogue: 0,0:47:56.02,0:47:59.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are we going to go to Heaven when Jesus\Ncomes, and we'll leave them behind?"
Dialogue: 0,0:47:59.59,0:48:02.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He says, "No, before we go, they're\Ngoing to be raised from the Earth."
Dialogue: 0,0:48:02.93,0:48:05.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that's something that we\Nwon't really miss, will we?
Dialogue: 0,0:48:05.61,0:48:06.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's hard to miss that.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:06.79,0:48:10.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) I think growing up I thought the\Nloud shout was like, "Yo!" you know?
Dialogue: 0,0:48:10.45,0:48:13.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I think the shout\Nis, "Awake!" you know,
Dialogue: 0,0:48:13.99,0:48:18.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the Scripture speaks about\N"awake, you who sleep in the dust."
Dialogue: 0,0:48:18.85,0:48:21.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's like, "Lazarus, come forth!"
Dialogue: 0,0:48:21.33,0:48:23.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when Jesus raises Lazarus.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:23.05,0:48:25.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it's not just, "Yo!" you know?
Dialogue: 0,0:48:25.25,0:48:28.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a shout
Dialogue: 0,0:48:28.50,0:48:30.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that will conquer death;
Dialogue: 0,0:48:30.24,0:48:31.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it will defeat death.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:31.28,0:48:35.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) I've even imagined to myself\Nsometimes, like, "Honey, I'm home!"
Dialogue: 0,0:48:35.23,0:48:37.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're the Bride and He's coming, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:48:37.53,0:48:39.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With excitement, He's here.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:39.44,0:48:43.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's not forget, though,\Nwhy Jesus was so sad
Dialogue: 0,0:48:43.35,0:48:47.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in rebuking the Pharisees and the Scribes\Nand the religious leaders in Jerusalem
Dialogue: 0,0:48:47.21,0:48:48.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who had rejected Him.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:48.60,0:48:50.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was because He realized
Dialogue: 0,0:48:50.68,0:48:54.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that at His coming there\Nwill be no second chance,
Dialogue: 0,0:48:54.46,0:48:55.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that things are final.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:55.74,0:49:00.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our destinies will be decided\Nby Christ the Judge,
Dialogue: 0,0:49:00.27,0:49:02.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's why He had\Nthose tears in His eyes,
Dialogue: 0,0:49:02.73,0:49:05.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because He knew their\Nsalvation was on the line.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:05.34,0:49:06.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's look at some verses
Dialogue: 0,0:49:06.72,0:49:08.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,again in Matthew 24
Dialogue: 0,0:49:08.07,0:49:11.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because there are some who believe\Nthat there is a second chance,
Dialogue: 0,0:49:11.16,0:49:15.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that when Jesus comes again there's\Nanother chance to get things right.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:15.05,0:49:18.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we will learn that it really is\Nthe end of time, the end of the age,
Dialogue: 0,0:49:18.95,0:49:20.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the end of the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:49:20.14,0:49:24.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how important it is for us to make\Nour choice and our decision for Him now
Dialogue: 0,0:49:24.09,0:49:25.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and today.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:25.01,0:49:30.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Olric, will you read for us\NMatthew 24, verses 36 through 42?
Dialogue: 0,0:49:30.74,0:49:33.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,36 through 42.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:33.14,0:49:35.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Olric) Reading from\Nthe King James Version:
Dialogue: 0,0:50:15.16,0:50:18.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Through verse 42.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:18.38,0:50:19.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Olric) Verse 40:
Dialogue: 0,0:50:36.61,0:50:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Amen, thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:38.00,0:50:40.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Particularly verses 40 and 41,
Dialogue: 0,0:50:40.83,0:50:44.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are some that believe that there is\Nsomething called the "Secret Rapture,"
Dialogue: 0,0:50:44.62,0:50:50.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the Lord will come at one point and\Ntake some chosen people away secretly,
Dialogue: 0,0:50:50.05,0:50:54.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and others will not know, and that those\Nwho are left behind have a second chance
Dialogue: 0,0:50:54.61,0:50:58.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for some period of time to get\Nthings right before He comes again.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:58.77,0:51:03.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what we've learned so far and\Nwhat these texts are describing to us
Dialogue: 0,0:51:03.22,0:51:06.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is, well, the first thing we can say\Nabout the women is that they are
Dialogue: 0,0:51:06.69,0:51:09.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kind of going along in\Ntheir everyday lives, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:51:09.62,0:51:12.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are going along, it's\Nbusiness as usual, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:51:12.16,0:51:14.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are at the mill,\Nis that where they are?
Dialogue: 0,0:51:14.30,0:51:17.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Grinding at the mill, and so exactly\Nwhat Pastor Derek described
Dialogue: 0,0:51:17.79,0:51:21.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about, we could be filming one\Nof these Sabbath School lessons,
Dialogue: 0,0:51:21.10,0:51:22.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the Lord could come.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:22.29,0:51:25.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're going about our\Nlives; it's a surprise.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:25.20,0:51:29.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It catches us suddenly, and that's\Nthe shock that can be with two people
Dialogue: 0,0:51:29.51,0:51:32.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,working at a mill or two\Npeople sleeping in bed.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:32.19,0:51:32.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:32.93,0:51:35.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Olric) Notice what is being said here.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:35.33,0:51:41.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this passage, Jesus is not\Nsaying that you should not work.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:41.09,0:51:43.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is daily work that they are doing.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:43.17,0:51:47.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The problem is, is that these\Ntwo passages, 40 and 41,
Dialogue: 0,0:51:47.29,0:51:51.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are in the context of Jesus saying that,
Dialogue: 0,0:51:51.59,0:51:55.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"My coming will be a\Nsurprise," not a secret,
Dialogue: 0,0:51:55.81,0:51:57.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just a surprise,
Dialogue: 0,0:51:57.18,0:51:58.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it will be loud,
Dialogue: 0,0:51:58.67,0:52:00.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it will be visible.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:00.09,0:52:04.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the surprise is, it will come at\Na time when people least expect it
Dialogue: 0,0:52:04.97,0:52:07.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because many folks, as He's saying here,
Dialogue: 0,0:52:07.72,0:52:09.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will be going about their daily work...
Dialogue: 0,0:52:09.60,0:52:11.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Eating, drinking.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:11.06,0:52:15.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Olric) ...doing all this stuff\Nwithout getting themselves ready.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:15.72,0:52:18.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) You know, there are many\Nsincere Christians who may believe
Dialogue: 0,0:52:18.87,0:52:20.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a Secret Rapture of the saints
Dialogue: 0,0:52:20.59,0:52:21.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then another chance,
Dialogue: 0,0:52:21.93,0:52:25.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and certainly we may not have\Neverything right about Scripture,
Dialogue: 0,0:52:25.67,0:52:28.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we know if we love Jesus, and\Nwe've accepted His salvation,
Dialogue: 0,0:52:28.96,0:52:31.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that whenever He comes\Nwe'll be ready, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:52:31.71,0:52:34.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we're not saved by\Ncorrect understanding.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:34.15,0:52:35.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The danger is
Dialogue: 0,0:52:35.49,0:52:37.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that people would put off
Dialogue: 0,0:52:37.40,0:52:40.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until tomorrow the commitment\Nthey need to make today
Dialogue: 0,0:52:40.63,0:52:43.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and say, "Well, maybe when they\Ngo I can make another chance,"
Dialogue: 0,0:52:43.97,0:52:46.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's, of course, the deception
Dialogue: 0,0:52:46.71,0:52:50.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the Bible says,\N"Today, if you hear His voice,
Dialogue: 0,0:52:50.16,0:52:51.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do not harden your heart."
Dialogue: 0,0:52:51.44,0:52:52.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Amen.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:52.30,0:52:54.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, let's read another\NScripture, one chapter over,
Dialogue: 0,0:52:54.78,0:52:59.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Matthew chapter 25,\Nverses 31 through 34,
Dialogue: 0,0:52:59.09,0:53:01.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I will ask Simiso to read that for us,
Dialogue: 0,0:53:01.71,0:53:04.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Matthew 25:31-34.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:04.63,0:53:08.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It will give us a little bit more insight\Nabout what happens when the Lord comes
Dialogue: 0,0:53:08.40,0:53:10.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this idea of being taken.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:10.79,0:53:16.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Simiso) Matthew 25:31-34, I'm reading\Nfrom the New King James Version:
Dialogue: 0,0:53:51.40,0:53:53.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Amen, amen.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:53.08,0:53:56.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When Jesus comes, His\Ncoming is not a secret.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:56.55,0:53:59.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It may be a surprise to some who\Nare going about their everyday lives
Dialogue: 0,0:53:59.82,0:54:01.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not watching, not being ready,
Dialogue: 0,0:54:01.31,0:54:03.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's His judgment that determines
Dialogue: 0,0:54:03.17,0:54:04.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who's on the left, who's on the right,
Dialogue: 0,0:54:04.100,0:54:08.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who's taken to be with\NHim when He returns.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:08.27,0:54:11.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Again, Jesus knew this, and that's why
Dialogue: 0,0:54:11.37,0:54:14.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He pleaded and begged because He knew that
Dialogue: 0,0:54:14.07,0:54:15.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the choices we make today,
Dialogue: 0,0:54:15.61,0:54:17.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the choices they made in that day,
Dialogue: 0,0:54:17.29,0:54:18.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were what would determine
Dialogue: 0,0:54:18.65,0:54:20.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether they would be on the right hand
Dialogue: 0,0:54:20.58,0:54:22.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or on the left hand,
Dialogue: 0,0:54:22.09,0:54:24.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether they'd be taken\Nback Home with Him.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:24.99,0:54:28.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) And those who are left...\NI think this is really important;
Dialogue: 0,0:54:28.22,0:54:30.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you've been emphasizing\Nthe need for a decision.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:30.51,0:54:34.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We read that where the body is,
Dialogue: 0,0:54:34.35,0:54:36.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there the vultures will gather.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:36.41,0:54:37.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As we study Scripture,
Dialogue: 0,0:54:37.81,0:54:42.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those who are left are\Nnot left to continue on,
Dialogue: 0,0:54:42.31,0:54:45.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they are destroyed by the\Nbrightness of Christ's coming,
Dialogue: 0,0:54:45.75,0:54:48.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's why we need to\Nmake our decision today.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:48.49,0:54:49.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Amen, amen.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:49.79,0:54:51.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, let's wrap up our study
Dialogue: 0,0:54:51.47,0:54:54.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in learning what it means\Nto watch and be ready
Dialogue: 0,0:54:54.75,0:54:57.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how we should act when we\Nknow that the Lord is coming.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:57.52,0:54:59.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jason, would you read for us
Dialogue: 0,0:54:59.69,0:55:04.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,verses 42 through 51 of Matthew 24?
Dialogue: 0,0:55:04.30,0:55:06.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Jason) I'll be reading from\Nthe New King James Version,
Dialogue: 0,0:55:06.96,0:55:10.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Matthew chapter 24, verses 42 through 51:
Dialogue: 0,0:56:11.76,0:56:12.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Oh, mercy.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:12.87,0:56:14.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Olric, quickly,
Dialogue: 0,0:56:14.16,0:56:15.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how can we be ready
Dialogue: 0,0:56:15.96,0:56:17.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for Jesus' Second Coming?
Dialogue: 0,0:56:17.51,0:56:20.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Olric) Simple, get ourselves ready
Dialogue: 0,0:56:20.61,0:56:24.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,spiritually first through our\Ncommitment to Jesus Christ,
Dialogue: 0,0:56:24.13,0:56:27.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and use that commitment to reach others.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:27.23,0:56:28.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Tricia Lee) Amen, amen.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:28.51,0:56:30.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you for this wonderful study,
Dialogue: 0,0:56:30.25,0:56:33.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and let's continue to thank God that He\Nreveals to us the things that will come
Dialogue: 0,0:56:33.100,0:56:35.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the future through His Word.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:35.51,0:56:36.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) Thank you, Tricia Lee.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:36.94,0:56:38.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What an amazing study,
Dialogue: 0,0:56:38.41,0:56:41.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and thank you for joining us\Nfor Hope Sabbath School today.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:41.88,0:56:43.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jesus wants you to be ready.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:43.98,0:56:46.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He wants you to know peace and joy today,
Dialogue: 0,0:56:46.67,0:56:50.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even in the midst of the\Ndifficulties around you.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:50.39,0:56:53.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to pray that you'd\Nmake that commitment today,
Dialogue: 0,0:56:53.49,0:56:55.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just as Olric said, today,
Dialogue: 0,0:56:55.57,0:56:58.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you'll trust Christ as your Savior
Dialogue: 0,0:56:58.47,0:57:01.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while we have this wonderful opportunity.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:01.19,0:57:02.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's pray.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:02.05,0:57:04.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our Father in Heaven, we\Ndon't want to take for granted
Dialogue: 0,0:57:04.85,0:57:08.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the great privilege of\Nlearning the truth about Jesus
Dialogue: 0,0:57:08.27,0:57:10.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and accepting Him as our Savior
Dialogue: 0,0:57:10.93,0:57:12.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while there is still time.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:12.73,0:57:16.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I pray for each one who\Nhears this prayer today,
Dialogue: 0,0:57:16.77,0:57:20.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we may make our\Ncalling and election sure
Dialogue: 0,0:57:20.18,0:57:24.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by trusting Jesus as our\NSavior and soon-coming King.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:24.70,0:57:27.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And God, I thank you\Nthat you'll also use us
Dialogue: 0,0:57:27.16,0:57:29.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to share that Good Word, that Word of hope
Dialogue: 0,0:57:29.85,0:57:31.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with those around us,
Dialogue: 0,0:57:31.55,0:57:33.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Jesus' name, Amen.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:33.59,0:57:34.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Team) Amen.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:34.68,0:57:37.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) Well, we're looking\Nfor that glorious appearing,
Dialogue: 0,0:57:37.41,0:57:39.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we'll see Him come, we'll hear Him,
Dialogue: 0,0:57:39.55,0:57:41.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we'll hear a shout that\Nwill wake the dead.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:41.99,0:57:44.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's going to be a glorious reunion.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:44.61,0:57:46.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Won't you determine today
Dialogue: 0,0:57:46.17,0:57:49.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you'll be part of the\NRedeemed for all eternity,
Dialogue: 0,0:57:49.59,0:57:51.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and won't you also make the commitment
Dialogue: 0,0:57:51.73,0:57:54.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Jesus wants you to\Nshare that Good News
Dialogue: 0,0:57:54.27,0:57:57.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that others can be with\Nus on that glorious day.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:57.55,0:57:58.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Go out,
Dialogue: 0,0:57:58.67,0:58:01.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make a difference to the\Nlives of those around you.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:01.15,0:58:29.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪ theme music ♪