Participants: Pr. Lyle Albrecht
Series Code: RIN
Program Code: RIN000006
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01:00 Good evening and welcome.
01:02 Good to see each of you. 01:05 Any of you folks ever been to Paris? 01:07 Could I see your hands? 01:08 Look at the hands. Yes, yes, and yes. 01:11 You've been to Paris. 01:12 Any of you ever wanted to go to Paris? 01:16 No, yea. Many of you did. 01:19 Alright. 01:21 We're going to London tonight. 01:24 Would you fasten your seatbelts as the lights go down, please. 01:28 If you've been to London, you're going to appreciate 01:30 and enjoy this as well, I know. 01:32 It seems that everyone who has been there 01:36 has wanted to go back. 01:38 And I think the major reason is that she's our mother 01:42 and we share a common language along with a common 01:46 governmental style, at least to a large degree. 01:49 Let's then begin to look around the city of London, shall we? 01:52 We're going to cross the English Channel 01:54 from Oostende in Belgium. 01:56 It'll take us about 3.5 hours on this propeller driven ship. 02:01 And the water is rough and that is going to slow us down some. 02:05 The waters of the English Channel are among the most 02:09 violent in all this world. 02:13 The water of the Channel, really, operates more like, 02:16 well, more like a river than it does an ocean. 02:19 It comes from the North Sea, to the north of course, 02:24 and then flows in a southerly direction until it dumps 02:28 into the Atlantic Ocean down in the south. 02:32 The waters of the Channel are most violent 02:35 during May and June. 02:38 Winds can come suddenly, without warning. 02:41 And back before we had all kinds of weather technology, 02:44 it caused many a fishermen to go down into the depths. 02:49 Some of you folks probably know as well, that now 02:53 there is a tunnel beneath the English Channel. 02:58 Always before, you had to cross the water in a boat. 03:01 And then they came with a hydrofoil which was more like 03:04 an airplane, really, than a boat. 03:05 It has fans that blow down on the water and literally 03:10 lifts the ship up until it's 4 or 5 feet above the water. 03:14 And then it has propellers that drive it just like a 03:17 propeller drive airplane. 03:18 And when it leaves the tarmac on the one side of departure, 03:23 you're on dry ground. 03:24 And when it stops on the other side, you get out on 03:28 dry ground as well. 03:30 But we're making this crossing, as I mentioned, 03:32 on a regular prop driven ship. 03:35 And it takes us, depending on the weather and conditions, 03:38 3.5 to 4 hours. 03:40 We're going over to Calais, over to the area of the White Cliffs. 03:44 From Calais, I should better say, in France, 03:46 over to the White Cliffs of Dover. 03:49 The White Cliffs, folks, are really nothing more or less 03:52 than the sand hills that have been washed away by the constant 03:56 pounding of the waters of the English channel. 04:01 We're going to disembark here and get aboard the train. 04:05 The train that will, in just a few minutes really, take us in 04:09 to the city of London. 04:12 The major cities of the world were born on 04:15 the banks of a river. 04:18 In Paris, it's the Seine. 04:20 And in another city, it's something else. 04:23 Here, it is the River Tems. 04:25 I, by the way, shall never forget the first time 04:28 I came to the city of London. 04:30 I was in a train car, and in that same compartment with me 04:36 were two ladies who are natives to the city. 04:38 And as we crossed the River Tems in the train car, 04:42 one of them fairly jumped out of her seat and said, 04:44 "Oh look, look. Now you can see the beautiful River Tems. " 04:49 Well, if I'd been born and raised in the city, 04:53 I know I would have felt just like she felt. 04:56 But I had a little bit of a different feeling. 04:59 I know that I've seen more beautiful rivers. 05:03 The Yakama and certainly the Columbia. 05:06 And the one that runs by your house as well. 05:09 Let's have a little bit of a close up here as we look at 05:13 this panoramic view of the city. 05:15 I want to use my pointer to take you right to the 05:18 very center of the picture. 05:19 There it is. 05:20 That, ladies and gentlemen, is the dome to the largest 05:24 Anglican Cathedral in all the world. 05:26 It's the second largest cathedral because St. Peter's, 05:30 over in the Vatican, is first. 05:32 But it is the second largest. 05:34 It's an Anglican, and it is really, kind of the 05:37 mother church of the Anglican communion. 05:40 And here, of course, in the United States, 05:41 we call it Episcopalian. 05:44 Now, take your minds back many years and you'll remember when 05:48 a beautiful, beautiful girl by the name of Diana 05:53 married the prince. 05:55 Prince Charles and Lady Diana were married inside that 06:00 beautiful, beautiful cathedral. 06:02 The architect of the cathedral was a man by the 06:04 name of Christopher Wren. 06:06 And if you want to read an interesting biography, 06:08 go to your library, or perhaps you can pull up the information 06:12 off the internet, read a biography or two 06:15 of Christopher Wren. 06:17 He's buried in the basement area of the cathedral. 06:20 And the tomb, the sarcophagus in which he's buried 06:24 is very, very lovely in it's own right. 06:26 Peggy and I had the happy privilege to be in the 06:30 city of London when the London Philharmonic was playing 06:36 and the London City Choir was singing together with them. 06:39 And it happened in this church and we had front row seats. 06:43 One of the great musical thrills of my life. 06:46 Next, I guess, to being at the Grand Ole Opry. 06:52 I thought you'd appreciate that. 06:53 Well, there's more to see. 06:55 If you have not a lot of either time or money, 06:57 a good way to see the city of London is to get aboard 07:00 one of these double deck buses. 07:02 You want to be sure to get up in the top there and 07:04 get a side seat, a window seat. 07:06 And your driver will also be your guide. 07:09 He'll have one of those little microphones around his ear and 07:12 and by his mouth. 07:13 And he'll drive you around and show you the major sights 07:16 and explain to you what happened here and what happened there. 07:20 And one thing that I recall so very well from my visit, 07:24 and this is related to what we're going to talk about 07:27 from the Bible in a little bit. 07:28 He took us to the place where the Bubonic Plague broke out. 07:34 That horrible, horrible illness. 07:37 That disease that we now know was spread 07:40 from fleas to rats to people. 07:45 And the people died here by the hundreds, 07:48 and then by the thousands, and then by the tens of thousands. 07:57 A good place to catch a tour bus, and you see one over on 08:01 the right hand side, is here at Piccadilly Circus. 08:04 Now from my high school years, I had read 08:08 about Piccadilly Circus. 08:10 And I thought somehow, that it was a place where you went 08:14 to see lions and tigers and clowns and big circus tents. 08:19 But of course, it's not that at all. 08:21 It's a traffic circle. 08:23 The word circus is from the word circle, 08:26 and vice versa, from the Latin. 08:28 And this is a main hub of traffic downtown, 08:32 from the center of which the boulevards go off like 08:35 the spokes of a wheel. 08:37 Piccadilly Circus. 08:38 It also happens to be a gathering place 08:41 for the young adults. 08:42 Young teenagers and folks in their early 20's perhaps. 08:46 And single, largely. 08:47 And they gather here, and they tell their friends newly met 08:51 where they have been and what they've seen, 08:53 and the cheap places to stay. 08:56 And from there they spread out to see the sights of the city, 09:02 and then to other places in the world as well. 09:05 We're going to stop briefly and pay our respects at the tomb 09:09 of the British Unknown Soldier. 09:13 The group that I was with had made prior arrangements 09:18 to stop and take a wreath of flowers over to the tomb 09:22 of the British unknown. 09:23 And I shall never forget that experience as well. 09:26 We mentioned a bit ago that we're related to the folks 09:29 over in England in many, many ways. 09:32 Politically and because that's really our birth mother 09:36 in the sense of language and a lot of other ways. 09:39 And so, we have been friends, more than that, 09:43 we have been companions on nearly every major battle field 09:48 for the last 200 years, haven't we. 09:50 Alright. 09:52 So we pay our respects to the tomb of the unknown. 09:54 Now, not so very far away is perhaps the second most 09:58 famous address in all of the city of London. 10:01 Everyone that goes wants to go see where the Queen lives. 10:04 And of course, I was able to do that. 10:07 Buckingham Palace, and then some of the palaces 10:10 on the perimeter, I was able to tour as well. 10:12 But second to the place of the royals, folks want to go 10:17 to Number 10 Downing. 10:18 Who lives at Number 10 Downing Street? 10:21 The Prime Minister. That's exactly right. 10:23 When I first went to this city, they would allow you to go 10:27 right up to the front door and visit with the bobbies 10:31 that stood guard at the front door. 10:32 Of course you can't do that now. 10:34 There's where my buddies and I were doing it. 10:37 Having a little chat with the bobbies and asking 10:40 if the Prime Minister was home and what he liked for breakfast. 10:44 But because of terrorism and all of that, you have to get a 10:48 picture like this with a telephoto lens from more 10:50 than a block and a half away. 10:52 What terrorism has done to the world is very tragic, isn't it. 10:57 And we've not seen the worst of it yet, I'm afraid. 11:02 Now, nearby, we're going to stop at Whitehall, 11:04 the military academy. 11:06 The military academy where those who guard 11:09 the royals are trained. 11:12 It's been in the world news of late that Prince Harry 11:17 was on the ground at a certain battlefield recently 11:21 and in harm's way. 11:22 And he had to be brought home because it got leaked. 11:25 And you know all of that which goes along with it. 11:27 Well, the guards that guard him, not only on the battlefield 11:32 but when he's at home or in the area, are trained here. 11:35 Those who guard the Queen and the Prince are trained 11:41 right here at Whitehall, the military academy. 11:46 Next, we're going to stop at a church that I believe to be 11:50 one of the most famous in all the world. 11:52 Not because of it's architecture, 11:54 not because of its size. 11:56 But rather, because of the men who have pastored this church. 12:01 One in very particular. 12:03 He's like so many of the Brits, he has four names. 12:08 John R. W. Stott. 12:14 Now when you go to the Christian book store and you 12:18 find his books, or you're able to buy his recordings, do that. 12:22 They'll be a great blessing to you. 12:24 I had read his books, I had listened to him by way of tape. 12:29 And I wanted so very, very badly to be able to meet him. 12:32 I knew that if I would get a seat in his church 12:37 I would have to get there early. 12:39 Because while the majority of the Christian churches 12:42 in and around the city and the surrounding areas 12:45 are largely empty on worship day, this church is 12:49 packed to the rafters. 12:50 Packed until often there's not even standing room. 12:53 And so I left my overnight place at about nine the next morning. 13:00 Got aboard the subway. 13:02 They, over there of course, call it the underground. 13:04 Got off at Piccadilly, which is only a block or two from here. 13:08 And then I double times it, I jogged right on down. 13:11 From half a block away, I could see that there was already 13:15 a line in front of the door. 13:18 More than that, I noticed that there were television trucks 13:22 with the big satellite antennas and all of the rest. 13:26 Something special was happening. 13:28 I stood in that line for 10 or 12 minutes, 13:32 and when it didn't move I snuck around to the side door 13:36 and attempted to sneak in. 13:38 But there, I was met by a very able deacon. 13:40 And he said, "I'm sorry sir, we have no room. 13:43 We're already full. " 13:44 Now this is just a little after 9 o'clock. 13:48 I played to his sympathies. 13:50 I said, "Sir, I have come all the way from the United States. 13:55 I'm a preacher and I want so very much just to hear in person 14:00 Pastor Stott speak. " 14:04 "Well sir," he said, "I'm sorry on two counts then. " 14:07 "Firstly," he said, "we have no room, not even standing room. 14:12 Perhaps later, I may find you a place. 14:14 But secondly, and more importantly, even if I can find 14:18 you a place, you can't hear Pastor Stott. 14:20 He's not in residence at all today," he said. 14:22 "Matter of fact, one of your chaps 14:24 is filling our pulpit today. " 14:26 Now whom do you folks think? 14:27 What preacher would come from the United States 14:30 over to this very famous church and fill it to 14:33 capacity by 9 o'clock? 14:34 Whom do you think it was, huh? 14:38 Who said Jim Baker? I heard you. 14:41 Come on now. 14:44 No, it was Billy Graham indeed. 14:46 And after a bit, the deacon came to me and he said, 14:49 "I found you a spot sir. " 14:51 And it was right up front. 14:52 And I was seated. 14:54 And I heard Dr. Billy Graham present a message 14:58 on the Shepherd Psalm that I think I shall never forget. 15:00 And afterward, I had the privilege to shake his hand. 15:05 That's my claim to fame. 15:08 I had to wait another 8 years in order to 15:12 meet and hear John Stott. 15:14 I was working in the city of Birmingham, Alabama 15:17 when he came to the Baptist university there, 15:21 Samford University. 15:22 And he taught a class for two weeks on preaching. 15:25 And I had the privilege to audit his class. 15:28 I sat at his feet, had lunch with him one day, 15:31 and told him the story that I just told you about 15:34 going all that way to meet him and hearing Dr. Billy Graham. 15:38 Well, we're going to stop next at the place of Trafalgar. 15:42 Trafalgar Square is also dedicated to the war dead 15:48 of the British armies, and Navy more particularly. 15:51 And atop that column, that you see in the very center, 15:55 is a statue of Lord Nelson. 15:58 British Admiral Lord Nelson who lead the British fleet 16:02 out onto the high seas, when their enemies fought them there 16:06 with an armada much larger than that of the British. 16:08 Their enemies, the French and the Spanish, combined together. 16:12 And it was in that battle of Trafalgar that Lord Nelson 16:16 was gravely wounded, but hid his wounds so that his soldiers 16:21 would fight bravely on. 16:22 So he's honored here in Trafalgar Square. 16:26 Now, we're going to pause at the place 16:28 of lawmaking for the British. 16:30 These are the halls of Parliament. 16:32 Now how many of you folks have ever been to one of the halls, 16:36 or perhaps both the halls of Congress in Washington D.C.? 16:39 Could I see your hands? 16:40 Yea. Many, many of you have been. 16:42 I have been there. 16:43 I lived and worked out of Washington D.C. for 3 years. 16:47 There is generally, a sense of decorum. 16:53 Some call is southern gentility, southern politeness. 16:58 And the speaker will say, "The lady from California 17:02 now will speak. " 17:04 "The gentleman from Louisiana now has the floor. " 17:09 And there is this politeness. 17:12 "With all due respect," someone will say and answer, you see. 17:16 Over here, it's quite different. 17:18 Someone stands up to speak and about half of the folks 17:21 out there say, "Boo, down with the bugger. " 17:24 "Let the lady sit down, boo. " 17:27 It's really venom but they seem to get their job done, 17:30 none the less. 17:31 The halls of Parliament. 17:32 And here also we find, I suppose, the most famous clock 17:37 in all the world. 17:39 There it is. 17:40 It was Roger Miller, the country singer and writer 17:42 who immortalized it, I guess, for all time when he composed 17:46 and sang that little ditty. 17:47 "England swings like a pendulum do. 17:51 Bobbies on bicycles, two by two. 17:53 Westminster Abbey, the tower of Big Ben. 17:56 The rosy red cheeks of the little children. " 17:59 "England Swings" 18:01 Now this, you probably already knew. 18:03 Almost every grandfather clock, and almost every 18:10 grandmother clock has the chimes that are patterned after 18:15 the chimes of the tower of Big Ben. 18:18 So the next time your grandfather clock goes off, 18:20 you'll remember this, won't you. 18:22 I'm sure you will. 18:24 We come now, to a cathedral that is 1000 years old, 18:27 ladies and gentlemen. 18:30 Instead of a place of worship, it's become more of an archive. 18:34 It has become a burial ground for some 18:38 very, very famous people. 18:40 Nearly every member of the royal family, 18:43 and by that I mean the kings and queens, 18:45 not their children and grandchildren. 18:48 The kings and queens from the time of William the Conqueror, 18:51 even until the recent time, have been buried inside here. 18:56 In addition to the royals, there for instance, is Poets Corner 19:01 where in crypts you'll find the tombs of Keats and Shelley 19:06 and Byron, and so forth. 19:08 And Samuel Johnson, perhaps the greatest speaker and writer 19:12 in all of the English language, is honored inside here. 19:16 But I want to take your minds to a couple of things. 19:19 Firstly, the architecture. 19:21 The architecture here is gothic. 19:25 And I happen to feel it's one of the most beautiful examples 19:29 of gothic architecture. 19:31 I remind you once more, it was built 1000 years ago. 19:36 Now with that in mind, we're going to step inside 19:39 and we're going to look up at the ceiling. 19:44 Hand carved marble, ladies and gentlemen. 19:47 Done not with power tools, but by men with hammers 19:53 and chisels and crude sanding implements. 19:57 I think they did a good job. What do you think? 20:01 Now, I'm going to take your minds to an event 20:03 that happened here not so terribly long ago. 20:06 Time goes by more rapidly than we young folks 20:10 really relate to sometimes. 20:13 At the time of the death of Princess Diana, 20:16 her funeral was conducted here. 20:20 And about where I'm standing to shoot this picture 20:24 was the catafalque upon which her casket was 20:27 with the little note from her sons William and Harry, 20:32 "Goodbye mom. " 20:35 You remember, her own brother eulogized her from nearby. 20:39 Now we're going to go, you and I together, 20:42 around behind the high altar. 20:44 And we're going to notice something that is of importance. 20:47 That, ladies and gentlemen, is the seat of coronation. 20:51 If and when Prince Charles becomes the King of England, 20:54 he will sit in that chair as the crown is placed upon his head 20:58 and the scepter placed in his hand. 21:02 And I want you to notice something beneath the chair. 21:06 There has been made, a shelf, over the centuries. 21:08 Right there. 21:10 And inside that shelf, there is a great big rock. 21:13 I suppose that thing weights 200-250 pounds. 21:17 It has two names. 21:18 It's called the "Stone of Destiny. " 21:21 And it's also known as the "Stone of Scone" 21:24 because it originated from Scone, Scotland. 21:30 For hundreds of years before ever it was brought here 21:33 and placed beneath the seat of coronation, 21:36 the Scottish kings sat upon it while they were crowned. 21:40 And then the British got hold of it and decided it'd be 21:42 a good place for them to show it off here beneath 21:46 their own seat of coronation. 21:49 And a few years ago, some enterprising Scots 21:54 got inside this cathedral. 21:56 That's not so difficult. 21:57 But they got this rock from under the chair. 22:02 And I don't know, it must have taken 22:04 two or three of them just to carry it. 22:06 Or maybe they had a suitcase, kind of make believe 22:11 they had camera equipment. 22:12 I don't know how they did it, but they got it out 22:14 and they got it clear back up to Scotland. 22:16 And they had it for about 3 days before 22:18 it was discovered missing. 22:20 And when the folks from England discovered it was missing, 22:23 they had a fit. 22:26 I mean, they were ready to shed blood. 22:29 And the Scots said, "We're not going to fight over a rock. " 22:33 "Have it back. " 22:34 And so under heavy escort, they brought it back 22:37 and replaced it here. 22:39 But now the rest of the story. 22:41 A few months ago, the government here said, 22:45 "Look, it was your rock. It belongs to you. 22:49 Have it back. " 22:51 You'd think someone was tired of hauling 22:53 the thing back and forth, wouldn't you? 22:55 But if you're going to see the thing now, they tell me 22:57 you must go Edinburgh in Scotland. 22:59 The Stone of Scone, the Stone of Destiny. 23:03 Now we've come, ladies and gentlemen, to 47 City Road. 23:08 We've come to the church that was the last place of preaching 23:12 of a man who's become my indoor sport. 23:17 The man whom I feel was one of the greatest Christians 23:19 ever to live since the time of the Bible writers and authors; 23:24 Paul and Titus and Timothy. 23:28 Originator of a Christian movement that changed the world. 23:33 His name, John Wesley. 23:38 John Wesley was born into the home of 23:43 a nonconformist preacher. 23:47 That means he didn't go along with some of the teachings 23:50 of the Anglican church. 23:52 And because of his disagreements theologically, he was disallowed 23:57 preaching inside any Anglican church, 24:00 where church and state were one and the same 24:03 back in those days. 24:05 He raised a family of 11 children along with 24:09 his dear Christian wife. 24:10 And almost without exception, each of those 11 children 24:15 went into some form of ministry. 24:17 Preaching ministry, missionary ministry, medical ministry. 24:21 And that to include the girls. 24:26 When John and his brother Charles became 24:29 eligible for college, they were granted scholarships 24:33 over in the area of Oxford, Cambridge. 24:36 They were made Oxford scholars. 24:38 That meant, as long as they chose to stay, 24:41 their tuition was paid and their books were provided to them. 24:46 And they were given a living stipend. 24:49 And they were scholars indeed. Straight "A" students. 24:53 It wasn't too very long after their arrival 24:56 at the Oxford Universities that the boys began to 25:00 gather around themselves, others of like mind 25:02 with a love for Jesus. 25:04 And they set a certain time every morning, about sunrise, 25:08 to get up and have worship together, 25:10 and then to study their Bibles together. 25:13 And then, of course, there was school work to be done. 25:16 But they would also set a time during the day to go 25:20 into the cities and visit the places of the poor, 25:24 the indigent, the poor houses, and the hospitals 25:27 for the really poor folks, and the orphanages. 25:30 And then they would stand on street corners and 25:33 speak of their love for Jesus. 25:34 And then they would gather together again in the 25:37 evening time, study together, pray together. 25:40 And ere long, this group of young men became known, 25:45 disparagingly, as the Methodists 25:48 because of their methodical practice 25:51 of their faith in Jesus. 25:52 A time for this, a time for this, and a time for this. 25:56 Upon his graduation, John Wesley decided he wanted to go 26:01 and be a missionary in some area where they'd 26:05 never heard of Jesus Christ. 26:06 So he got aboard the boat and came over to 26:09 what is today, Savannah, Georgia. 26:12 And he began a ministry to Native Americans. 26:15 John Wesley was small in stature. 26:18 At best, they say he stood about 4 ft 11 in. 26:22 Maybe 5 feet if he had heels on his shoes. 26:25 But he was a Christian giant. 26:29 There was a girl, native to the area of Savannah Georgia, 26:34 who was smitten with him. 26:36 I mean, she fell head over heels in love with him. 26:40 And she began to tell around that they were 26:44 going to be married. 26:45 "John Wesley has asked me to be his wife. " 26:47 "I'm going to be a pastor's wife. " 26:49 And when the word got back to John Wesley, 26:51 he immediately put out the disclaimer. 26:53 He said, "Not at all. " 26:55 He said, "I've never given this girl the slightest hint 26:58 that I'm romantically inclined toward her. 27:00 I've always been kind to her, respectful of her. 27:03 But I have never, never suggested anything 27:07 of a romantic nature. 27:08 No, we're not going to be married. " 27:11 A couple of days later, her daddy said, "Oh yea?" 27:18 He said, "We can either do it peacefully or you can 27:21 do it in front of a shotgun. 27:23 But you're not going to jilt my daughter. " 27:25 Oh, by the way, you know what in Idaho we call a formal wedding? 27:30 That's when you have a white shotgun. 27:38 And so, John Wesley decided it was time to get out of Dodge. 27:41 And so, one night under cover of darkness, he slipped out through 27:44 the swamps filled with gators and poisonous snakes 27:47 to Tybee Island. 27:48 And there he caught the first boat that would take him 27:51 back to London. 27:53 And he began a ministry on the back of mules and horses 27:57 that would take him a distance of over 300,000 miles. 28:03 In his later years, they built for him this little church. 28:07 Large by today's standards, but small by comparison to 28:11 standards of the great cathedrals. 28:14 And the place was packed. 28:16 John Wesley married the nurse of his third illness. 28:20 Tragedy he didn't marry the the nurse of his 28:22 first or second illness. 28:23 But he made the mistake of marrying the nurse 28:26 of his third illness. 28:27 And it was not a marriage made in heaven. 28:29 I mean, the kindest thing you can say about his wife is, 28:32 "She was mean. " 28:36 He was preaching from this church, and in the pulpit 28:39 one worship morning, on the ten commandments. 28:41 He said, "You know brothers and sisters, I've been accused of 28:43 breaking each of the commandments 28:44 except the one that says, 'Thou shalt not steal. ' 28:47 I've never been accused of breaking that one. " 28:49 And his wife jumped up, shouting in the middle of his sermon, 28:52 "John, that's a lie. 28:54 Just last week, you stole six pence from my purse. " 28:58 And John Wesley said, "Well brothers and sisters, 28:59 I guess that completes the list now. " 29:08 One day, one of his students, a pastor in training 29:12 came here to the front door of his little parsonage. 29:16 The door was opened a bit and he heard inside 29:20 noise, a ruckus. 29:23 Fearful that there was a robbery taking place, or something, 29:26 he pushed the door open and went right in. 29:29 And he said, there he found John Wesley's wife mopping the floor 29:33 with the poor little guy. 29:34 Literally dragging him around by the hair of his head. 29:38 For his safety sake, John Wesley separated from his wife 29:43 and spent his last years, about 11, quite alone here. 29:47 He's buried around behind. 29:49 I went around to his grave, and there I knelt. 29:53 There I prayed, "Oh God, give me the burden 29:56 that you have given John Wesley and so many other of your 29:59 faithful Christians. 30:01 Give me the burden. 30:03 And may I be methodical, Methodist, 30:06 in my love for Jesus Christ. " 30:08 Thank you for traveling with me tonight. 30:11 There've been a couple of alarming stories as regards 30:14 your health and mine in the last couple of days. 30:16 I'm going to share them with you, only just very briefly. 30:21 It happened in Los Angeles, a man in a motel, 30:24 not the best perhaps, but certainly not the worst, 30:28 discovered a white powder. 30:30 He called the police, and the police came thinking, first 30:32 of all, that it was cocaine. 30:35 And some sampled it and sniffed like they do cocaine 30:38 and tasted it on their lips. 30:40 The tragedy is, it was ricin. 30:43 That terrible poison, that deadly poison that's made 30:46 out of the castor bean. 30:47 It's assumed now, that there is one that is at least 30:51 very critically ill. 30:52 And perhaps as many as 20 or 30 others who's outcome 30:56 we're at this point unsure of. 30:58 It was the same poison, do you remember, that a few years ago 31:01 was used in the subways over in Japan to take the lives of 31:05 around 40 people. 31:07 And then yesterday, there was the announcement 31:11 that in the city of Las Vegas, a certain health clinic 31:14 has been using hypodermic needles more than once. 31:19 And I shouldn't say that, I ought to qualify to say 31:23 they're not using the same needle. 31:25 But they're using the same vials and they're 31:27 using the same plunger. 31:29 And the sad news is that they believe now that there have been 31:33 somewhere around 40,000 people that have been infected, 31:37 because of this, with either hepatitis 31:39 or the HIV virus, or both. 31:43 Disease. 31:45 Growing like wildfire in so many parts of the world. 31:48 And the prophecies suggest that they're going to come 31:51 to this part of the world as well. 31:53 It was science fiction only just a few years ago, 31:55 some of you will remember The Andromeda Strain, 31:58 and the fear of a disease coming that would wipe out 32:02 a great amount, a large number of the human race. 32:06 And then there was the movie Medicine Man 32:09 played by Sean Connery that was, too, sort of 32:14 on the side of make believe. 32:15 But more recently, there came the movie some of you will 32:18 remember that was acted by Dustin Hoffman. 32:21 And it was based on a true story of a disease 32:23 that was traced to the jungle. 32:25 A disease that could very easily come to our own shores 32:29 and be spread like fire in dry grass. 32:33 I want you to open your Bibles please to Revelation chapter 21 32:37 and let's read God's future, God's plan for His redeemed. 32:42 Revelation chapter 21. 32:43 We've said over and over again that the Revelation 32:46 is for those who live in the last days. 32:49 And we're going to begin tonight with the really good news. 32:52 Revelation chapter 21, beginning with the first verse 32:56 and reading down through to the end of verse four. 32:59 Revelation 21:1-4, here in vision says John, 33:05 "I saw a new heaven and a new earth, the first heaven and 33:08 the first earth were passed away and there was no more sea. 33:11 And then I saw the holy city, the New Jerusalem, coming down 33:14 from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride 33:16 adorned for her husband. 33:19 And I heard a great voice out of heaven that said, 33:21 'Look, the tabernacle of God is with men, 33:24 He's going to be with them and be their God. '" 33:29 "And then He'll wipe away every tear from their eyes," 33:31 it says in verse four. 33:33 "And then there'll be no more death, 33:35 there'll be no more sorrow, there shall be no more pain 33:38 for the former things have passed away. " 33:43 In the beginning, God created the world that was perfect. 33:46 In the center of His perfect world, he placed a garden. 33:48 In the center of the garden, He placed our parents Adam and Eve. 33:51 It was a perfect environment. 33:55 In the end, we're going to return to the original. 33:58 God's going to remake the earth. 34:00 In the center of His remade earth, 34:01 He's going to place the garden. 34:03 In the center of the garden, He's going to invite 34:05 His children to come and partake of the fruit 34:08 of the various trees. 34:10 In the beginning, they breathed fresh clean air. 34:15 They drank pure water. 34:17 They had a vegetarian diet. 34:19 And by the way, you folks may or may not know 34:26 that where I come from, and that's Idaho, 34:29 they call a vegetarian, "Man who cannot chew. " 34:38 And now you know what I have to go through 34:39 a little better, don't you now. 34:40 Huh? Alright. 34:42 And so, they had a very perfect environment. 34:45 Pure air, pure water. The very best to eat. 34:48 All vegetarian because there was no death. 34:50 In Isaiah 11:6, God said there shall not be anything hurt 34:56 or destroyed in all of My holy kingdom. 34:59 I remember so very well, a lady that Peggy worked with when she 35:03 was going through college. 35:05 This lady, as a child, had a pet chicken. 35:07 Any of you had a pet chicken? 35:09 Not the average pet, but this lady had a pet chicken. 35:12 And she found it in dumplings one day, and from that time 35:16 ever after, she couldn't even look at cooked chicken. 35:20 Let alone eat it. 35:21 We're not going to have to worry about it in the earth made new. 35:24 Not only did they have a perfect environment and good food 35:27 and good clean air and water, they exercised. 35:30 The Bible says they were involved in gardening. 35:34 It was a life free of stress. 35:36 In the middle of the garden, there was a tree called 35:39 the tree of life. 35:40 And they ate from that tree for their perpetual health. 35:43 And then as we read on through Genesis, we come to chapter 3 35:47 and we find the devil coming, tempting our parents, 35:49 Adam and Eve, with the forbidden fruit. 35:51 They failed the test and then the earth is cursed. 35:54 "Thorns and thistles, it shall produce. " 35:56 It says in Genesis chapter 3 and about verse 18. 35:59 And from that time, there came weeds in the garden. 36:04 Now I want you to listen very carefully to this. 36:08 The further and further folks remove themselves 36:13 from the Father, the greater and more dreadful the disease. 36:19 The further folks remove themselves 36:22 from the Father, the greater and more deadly the disease. 36:28 And could I suggest to you that the same rule still 36:31 applies till this very day? 36:34 Now I want to read to you several scriptures. 36:36 We're going to have to move quickly because 36:38 we're going to go through a lot of really good 36:40 Bible verses this evening. 36:41 The next one is going to take us to Exodus chapter 15. 36:44 So begin to turn there with me right now if you will. 36:47 Here is God's promise to His 36:48 obedient children after the fall. 36:50 This takes us to Moses leading the children of Israel out. 36:55 Exodus chapter 15 and we're going to notice at verse 26. 36:59 Genesis and then Exodus, chapter 15 and verse 26. 37:06 God says this to his children that are going now from Egypt 37:11 over into the Promise Land. 37:12 God says, "If you will diligently listen to My voice, 37:18 and if you will do that which is right in My sight 37:20 if you'll give an ear to My commandments 37:23 and keep My statutes, then I will put none of these diseases 37:28 upon you which you knew in Egypt. 37:29 For I, the Lord, have healed thee. " 37:33 That's good news, it's it. 37:35 Good news. 37:36 God says, "If you'll do what I say, if you'll follow 37:38 My principles, if you'll know My example and be faithful to it, 37:42 then I'm going to bless you in many ways, 37:46 including good health. " 37:49 Down in Egypt, the folks had been accustomed to a diet 37:52 that was not according to God's original plan. 37:55 Moreover, they were accustomed to being involved in 37:58 immorality; sexually and promiscuity. 38:02 And we know that from the evidence that has been 38:04 unearthed in the tombs and in the tomb writings 38:07 regarding the golden calf. 38:08 We read about the folks building the golden calf while Moses 38:11 is up on the mountaintop. 38:12 And somehow, we just fall to the mistaken notion 38:14 that it's a simple matter, "well they've kind of 38:16 gone back to idolatry. " 38:18 But when the Old testament says they rose up to play, 38:21 it's talking about a sexual orgy. 38:24 And so, they had turned a long way from God 38:26 and from His original plan in terms of diet and in terms of 38:30 living the life that God had suggested 38:33 that they lead and live. 38:35 We're, from here, going to go to Jeremiah. 38:37 Isaiah and then Jeremiah chapter 30, 38:41 and we're going to notice verse 17. 38:44 Then we're going to go over a chapter or two 38:46 and notice another verse. 38:48 Jeremiah chapter 30, beginning down at verse 17. 38:53 Jeremiah 30:17 38:55 God says here in promise, "'I will restore health unto you. 38:59 I will heal your wounds,' says the Lord. 39:05 'Because they have been called an outcast 39:07 I am the Lord of Zion who will take care of you. '" 39:11 And that's from a modern translation. 39:13 Now let's drop over, shall we, to chapter 30. 39:16 Jeremiah chapter 30 and we're going to notice verse 17. 39:21 I'm sorry, chapter 33. 39:22 We were just in 30. 39:23 Chapter 33 and we'll notice together verse 6. 39:26 And it's very similar. 39:27 Here's God's promise to His children as regards 39:30 to their being faithful to Him. 39:31 "Behold, I will bring forth health and cure. 39:35 And I will cure My people, and I'll reveal unto them 39:39 the abundance of My peace and My truth. " 39:44 Would you folks notice with me, that good health 39:47 and peace of mind comes at the point 39:51 of following the truths of God? 39:54 Jesus promised, in John chapter 10 and the 10th verse, 39:57 "I have come that I might give you life, 40:01 and that more abundantly. " 40:04 Jesus said, "If you'll live My way, I will bring to you 40:07 an abundant life. " 40:08 And He will do that. 40:10 I know He will. 40:11 Now, I want you to go with me if you will please, to 3 John. 40:15 Not John's gospel, but those little Johnnie letters 40:18 right before The Revelation. 40:20 And the third of them is very small. 40:21 It's only just one chapter, and we're going to read verse 2. 40:25 3 John, the third little letter. 40:29 And well, let's read verses 1 and 2, shall we do that. 40:33 Let's read versus 1 and 2 of the third letter of John. 40:36 Right before Jude and then Revelation. 40:39 Here's what he says. 40:40 "The Elder, unto the well beloved Gaius, 40:45 whom I love in the truth. 40:48 Beloved, I wish above all things you might prosper and 40:54 be in health, even as your soul prospers. " 40:59 And so there again, we see the plan of God given and spoken 41:01 through Jesus to His servants of the New Testament. 41:05 "I want you to be happy and I want you, certainly, 41:08 to be healthful as well. " 41:11 Now, in the last days, God says that there are going to be some 41:16 serious medical difficulties in spite of modern medicine. 41:20 And so, I'm going to invite you with me please to transition. 41:23 We're going to go to the last book, The Revelation, once more. 41:26 And we're going to notice, firstly, at chapter 18. 41:29 Revelation chapter 18 and we're going to read at verse 8. 41:35 The last book for those who live in the last days. 41:38 And this, by the way, has to do with the plagues, 41:40 and the reference here is to spiritual Babylon. 41:43 And that means, all who have turned their backs on the 41:46 clear truths of God's word. 41:48 To spiritual Babylon, there comes this warning. 41:51 Chapter 18 of the Revelation, and verse 8. 41:54 "Therefore, the plagues will come in one day. " 41:57 I'm going to pause here to remind some of you folks 42:00 that in the Bible, when you're studying a passage that is 42:03 clearly prophetic, you interpret that, traditionally, 42:06 to mean a literal year. 42:08 Ezekiel chapter 4 and verse 6, and Numbers chapter 14, 42:12 where God has said repeatedly, 42:13 "I have given you a day for a year. " 42:16 And so, New Testament scholars have said that we're to 42:19 understand this in terms of its lasting for a literal year. 42:23 The plagues will come in a year. 42:26 "There will be mourning and there will be famine. 42:30 And she shall be utterly burned, for strong is the Lord God 42:34 who brings the judgment. " 42:37 Now with that in mind, we're going to go to the sermon 42:40 of Jesus on end time events. 42:42 We refer to it nearly every evening. 42:43 It's to be found in Matthew chapter 24, 42:46 and we're going to read the 7th verse. 42:48 Matthew chapter 24, to note especially tonight, verse 7. 42:54 Matthew 24:7 42:55 Here is Jesus' warning. 42:57 You remember the context. 42:58 And while you're turning, I'll just remind us once more. 43:01 The disciples have said, "Lord, what is it going to be like 43:04 when you come back? 43:05 Tell us so that we and our children, and their children, 43:07 can be ready. " 43:08 And Jesus said it's going to be like this and this and this. 43:11 "And when you see these things happen, 43:13 then know that the end is near. " 43:15 And so I take up the reading then, 43:16 chapter 24 of Matthew, and the 7th verse. 43:20 Where Jesus said, "For nation shall rise against nation, 43:24 and kingdom against kingdom. " 43:26 Now I'm going to pause there just a little bit 43:28 to dovetail something that is not necessarily related, 43:32 but I think will make a lot of sense to you. 43:34 We talk about war and rumor of war being signs, 43:38 and we think about this nation fighting with that nation, 43:41 and this country fighting against this country. 43:43 And we could make tonight a long list of the wars that 43:46 are going on between nations right now, and perhaps 43:49 on another night we will take a careful look at that. 43:52 But I want to share with you a little bit of the 43:54 original language as it has to do with this passage. 43:57 The word there that's translated as "kindred against kindred, 44:03 nation against nation, kingdom against kingdom. " 44:05 The word is "ethnos". 44:11 Some of you "A" students are going to want to write it down. 44:13 "Ethnos," it's from that word that we have our word 44:17 "ethnic" and "ethnicity". 44:19 What God, is here saying, is that in the last day, 44:22 you're going to find a lot of folks that belong 44:25 to the same race, they live in the same country, 44:28 but the neighborhoods are at war. 44:30 Do you see what we're saying now? 44:31 Yeah. 44:33 The Crips and the Bloods are fighting one against the other. 44:36 Or the Hispanics are fighting against the Blacks. 44:39 Or they have divided up into gangs inside the prisons. 44:43 Ethnic groups warring against one another. 44:45 And we're seeing that now, ladies and gentlemen, 44:48 like we have never seen it in the history of mankind. 44:51 And I think again, that's one of the signs. 44:53 Let's go beyond that. 44:54 "Nation rise against nation, kingdom against kingdom. 44:58 There shall be famines and pestilences. " 45:02 And then it goes on to talk about earthquakes. 45:04 And we've spent a good bit of time with that 45:06 on other evenings. 45:07 Pestilence. 45:09 I've done my homework. 45:13 The origin of the New Testament word "pestilence" 45:17 is better translated as illness, disease, pandemic. 45:24 And that all, by the way, comes from a man 45:26 by the name of Webster, along with New Testament scholars. 45:30 It comes from the New Testament word "loimos"; pestilence. 45:36 HIV virus that becomes full blown AIDS. 45:41 Since 1981, there have been more than 30 million deaths 45:47 as the result of that disease alone. 45:50 May I take your mind down to Sub-Saharan Africa. 45:53 60% of the population in the 45:55 Sub-Saharan Africa have, today, AIDS. 46:00 Only 1 in 6 of them get any medication at all, 46:03 and there is no cure. 46:07 Worse than AIDS? Is it possible? 46:12 It is. 46:15 Dr. Michio Kaku, PhD. degree from City University of New York 46:22 said, and I'm quoting, "The viruses we now have 46:27 in the making are much, much more deadly than any 46:31 prior disease, including AIDS." 46:34 Dr. Michael Osterholm from the Center of Infectious Diseases 46:39 and the University of Minnesota said, and I quote, 46:41 "Pandemics are like earthquakes, like hurricanes and tsunami's. 46:46 They accrue. " 46:47 And he's getting back to this idea that we've shared before 46:49 about the birth pangs, you know. 46:51 At the time, they get stronger, and nearer the time of delivery 46:56 they're more intense and they come closer and closer together. 46:59 The birth pang syndrome. 47:01 Now listen up. 47:03 New and more deadly, and this, by the way, was demonstrated 47:06 by the movie in which Dustin Hoffman played the lead, 47:08 E.coli and Ebola. 47:11 And I'm going to read to you a little bit. 47:13 "Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus 47:17 is now one of the greatest threats around the world. 47:21 MRSA, we call it. 47:23 And then we have also the threat of toxic shock that's growing. 47:26 We have the flesh-eating necrotizing fasciitis. 47:31 We have the synergistic cellulitis. 47:33 And then we also have SSSS, 47:36 staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome. " 47:39 And it goes on and gets worse. 47:43 Then there are the airborne diseases, the touch contact. 47:48 And your doctor, you may notice, stands back 47:50 with very few exceptions. 47:52 But the nurse, as we've also alluded, is the one that has 47:56 the close-up personal contact with your vomit 47:58 and with your other problems. 48:04 Where are these diseases most likely to spread from? 48:07 What's the most dangerous place? 48:09 The stool in the public restroom? 48:11 No. 48:12 Is it the doorknob down at the restaurant? 48:14 No. Though Lyle, by the way, now has a habit of opening 48:18 nearly all public doors kind of like this. 48:20 I was asked the other day if I'd lost a hand. 48:24 I said, "No sir, and I don't want to lose my life either. " 48:28 What is the most likely place for you contracting a disease? 48:32 The handle of the grocery cart at the grocery store. 48:36 And that's why many of the stores now are providing 48:39 that little towelette that they want you to wipe your hand 48:42 and then wipe the handle. 48:44 Because that's where everybody grips. 48:47 And that's also where the sick kids hang on and drool. 48:52 Be careful about the grocery cart at the grocery store. 48:57 Disease warfare against man made plagues. 48:59 Now listen please, and very carefully 49:01 as we transition once again. 49:03 Colonel Randall Larsen, retired from the United States Air Force 49:07 now Director of Homeland Security. 49:09 And I'm going to read to you a short statement from him. 49:12 "Nature can be harsh. 49:14 However, that which now really scares me 49:20 are the man made diseases. 49:24 Dr. Serguei Popov from the National Center for Biodefense 49:29 from the George Mason University. 49:32 By the way, he's the man who headed up the Soviet Union's 49:36 disease projects. 49:37 And he recently said, "It is possible to take smallpox, 49:42 one of the worst natural killers, and engineer it 49:45 to become the final ultimate weapon. " 49:52 And then he went on to say that the recipe for doing this 49:55 with smallpox is to be found out on the internet. 50:01 Dr. Steven Bloch, PhD. of Biophysics, 50:04 Stanford University of California said, and I quote, 50:07 "We've lived many, many decades with the 50:09 threat of nuclear annihilation. 50:11 Fortunately, however, only a few folks had access 50:14 to the nuclear button. 50:15 But, what happens when we give that button to everybody?" 50:20 And he's talking, by the way, about the information 50:23 that's so readily available out on the internet. 50:27 Then one more quotation briefly from a man who knows 50:30 what's he's talking about. 50:31 His name is Dr. Robert Butterworth. 50:33 He has PhD. in Trauma Psychiatry and Psychology. 50:37 And he asks, "Who would do such a thing?" 50:41 And he's talking about germ warfare 50:43 and spreading these diseases that are manufactured 50:46 in some government medical institution. 50:49 "Who would do such a thing? 50:51 Well in most instances, it's not about oil, 50:54 nor is it about money or revenge. 50:56 But it is about relief. " 50:59 I'm sorry, it is about relief, rather. 51:01 It's about reliefs, relief, belief, and religion. 51:08 He's talking about a holy war. 51:18 Dr. Redlener from the National Center for Disaster Preparedness 51:25 Columbia University recently said this. 51:30 "The thought of holding your little child in your arms 51:34 while it's dying is something that is catastrophic 51:41 to even consider. 51:44 But in the event of this kind of medical emergency, 51:48 the hospitals are going to be over run. 51:52 The scientists are going to be racing to find 51:55 some kind of a cure, some kind of a help. 51:57 But look how long it's taken us to find relief for cancer. " 52:06 God said that in the last days, there were going to be plagues. 52:10 There are going to be diseases rampant and pandemic. 52:16 And we're on the verge of it now. 52:19 And we could become discouraged and we could go into hiding. 52:22 We could go to some remote part of the world, 52:25 crawl in a hole and pull it in after us. 52:27 But that's not God's suggestion. 52:30 This gospel of the kingdom must go to the whole world. 52:33 We have a work to do. 52:34 And God has promised His children, 52:37 "I'm going to keep you well while you do My job. " 52:40 And so we're going to conclude now with some 52:42 promises from God's word. 52:44 In Psalm 91:10 God said, "There shall no... " 52:48 You know it, help me. 52:50 "There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague 52:54 come nigh thy dwelling. " 52:56 Malachi 4:2, there we have God's promise. 53:01 "The Sun shall arise," talking about Jesus 53:05 and His second coming. 53:06 "The Sun shall arise with healing in His wings. " 53:10 Revelation 21:4, where we began a little bit ago. 53:15 There God says, "I shall wipe away every tear. 53:19 And there'll be no more sorrow, no more suffering, 53:21 no more pain, no more death, 53:23 for the former things have passed away. " 53:27 I want to tell you, ladies and gentlemen, 53:29 it's going to be a pretty safe neighborhood. 53:31 It's going to be a pretty healthful neighborhood 53:34 when God comes to pitch His tent in our neighborhood. 53:38 Don't you think so? 53:39 And that's His promise. 53:41 John said, "I saw the holy city New Jerusalem, coming down 53:45 from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride 53:47 adorned for her husband. " 53:48 And by the way, here's an interesting thought 53:51 that came to me not so very long ago. 53:53 I was asked to go to conduct a wedding this past summer. 53:59 The bride, I met a day or two before the wedding. 54:04 She was not the prettiest girl I had ever seen, 54:07 and that may be being kind. 54:11 Sweet and good. 54:15 But not necessarily beautiful. 54:18 But when she came walking down the aisle, 54:22 beaming, looking at her husband to be, 54:28 smile all across her face, I've got to tell you 54:31 that girl was transformed. 54:33 I couldn't believe it was the same girl I'd met 54:35 the day before at the practice. 54:36 I mean, she was drop dead gorgeous. 54:39 I, in all of my years of marrying, have never 54:43 met an ugly bride. 54:44 So John said, "I saw the holy city, the New Jerusalem, 54:49 came down prepared like a bride ready to marry her husband. " 54:54 Then Jesus says, "I'll wipe away every tear from their eyes. " 54:58 And God our Father says, "I'm going to build My tabernacle, 55:01 I'm going to put My tabernacle in your neighborhood. " 55:04 And that folks, is an allusion to the Old Testament times 55:07 when a goat herder or a sheep herder would be out in the 55:11 wilderness tending his sheep, out in the area where 55:13 robbers and briggins and bad guys would come after dark 55:17 and beat up on you and take all of your goodies. 55:20 And so, a man alone would see the fires of others 55:24 who would congregate together for the purpose of safety 55:28 and the enjoyment of fellowship, singing. 55:31 And that's what God says, "I'm going to, 55:34 at the end of all things, put My house in the middle 55:37 of your neighborhood. " 55:39 It's going to be a pretty safe place, isn't it. 55:41 We're not going to have to worry about the thief 55:43 or the robber or the rapist. 55:44 And we're not going to have to worry about diseases, 55:49 pandemics, plagues, or even the common cold. 55:53 And so I say once again, hurry back Lord Jesus. 55:57 The Bible refers to our Lord as the great Physician. 56:02 The great Healer. 56:04 And I want Him soon to come. 56:07 Peggy and I, a few weeks ago, lost our middle child. 56:15 Suddenly. 56:17 No warning. 56:19 He was the picture of health. 56:25 But he had, in the 15 years prior to his death, been in 56:28 involved in about 6 automobile accidents. 56:32 Two of them very, very serious. 56:35 None of them his fault, by the way. 56:39 This, by the way, is one of the reasons that I say to you folks 56:43 every evening when we conclude, be sure to wear your seatbelts. 56:49 But one of the accidents that happened to my boy, 56:51 his back was broken and he had internal injuries, 56:55 and he had skull injuries, and he was bleeding 56:58 about the face and the head. 56:59 And the hospital called me and said, "Your son is dying. " 57:07 We prayed and begged God, and God spared his life 57:11 for another 17 years. 57:14 But he had such terrible pain. 57:16 The back was broken and the knee was shattered 57:19 and he had 5 or 6 surgeries. 57:21 He had such terrible pain. 57:25 So Peggy and I, in the last few weeks, 57:30 have found a longing 57:36 for the great Physician, 57:40 for the healing Father. 57:43 No more disease, 57:46 no more suffering, 57:49 and no more sorrow. 57:53 Please Jesus, 57:56 hurry. 58:03 Please Jesus, come back as soon as you can. 58:07 In the interim, we have children and grandchildren 58:09 many others, spouses we love so much who are not ready. 58:13 Make every appeal to their hearts. 58:14 Don't give up on them. 58:16 But at the same time, 58:20 don't postpone your coming. 58:26 In Jesus' name, amen. |
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