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Series Code: AFDB
Program Code: AFDB000032S
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00:08 ♪♪♪ 00:14 Doug Batchelor: Until the sin problem is dealt with there is 00:16 gonna be war, you just really gotta choose whose side you want 00:19 to be on. 00:20 You cannot be on both sides, Jesus said, "You're either with 00:24 Me or against Me." 00:25 If you are with Him, you're gonna be the target of 00:28 the enemy. 00:33 Doug Batchelor: In the beatitudes we've been looking 00:35 for, I just wanted to reemphasize this was not a 00:39 smattering of ideas and teachings but it is a progress. 00:46 First step, of course, is you come to the place where you're 00:49 poor in spirit, you realize that you're spiritually bankrupt, 00:54 that we can't do anything without God. 00:56 The second one is mourning over that. 01:00 The third one is, then, meekly submitting to God's will. 01:04 The fourth one is hungering for righteousness that you 01:07 don't have. 01:08 That will produce in you an attitude of mercy towards others 01:12 and a pursuit of purity and becoming peacemaking, which is 01:16 where we are today, talking about peacemakers and there's 01:20 really seven beatitudes and this is the seventh one. 01:24 The eighth beatitude, because the name of the series is "Eight 01:27 Keys to Joy and Peace," the eighth one is really the result 01:31 of living the seven. 01:33 So if you are being holy you're gonna then be a threat to the 01:37 devil and you're going to encounter resistance. 01:41 So today, we're getting involved in considering the 01:44 seventh beatitude. 01:46 Matthew 5, verse 9, "Blessed are the peacemakers, For they will 01:51 be called the sons of God." 01:54 So maybe I should have start at telling you what a peacemaker is 01:57 not because I run into so many misunderstandings about, what 02:00 does it mean to be a peacemaker and to receive that reward, that 02:04 promise that you will be called, "The sons," or, "The children 02:07 of God"? 02:08 If you work for the Peace Corps, that does not automatically make 02:12 you a peacemaker. 02:14 You may work at the United Nations for International Peace 02:17 and that would be commendable, but you can do that and be an 02:20 atheist, that doesn't make you a biblical peacemaker. 02:26 You may be the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and that's 02:33 good but that doesn't make you a peacemaker. 02:36 Atheists win the Peace Prize sometimes, they are not going to 02:40 be the sons of God. 02:42 And a lot of people think that a peacemaker is somebody who's 02:47 always trying to concede and reconcile, and they're willing 02:52 to give in because they just don't like conflict and so they 02:58 keep the peace by just giving in all the time. 03:01 Well, that's good and it's commendable to not want 03:05 unnecessary conflict but that's not the ultimate definition of 03:08 what a peacekeeper is. 03:10 Probably ought to stop at this point and say, why do we 03:13 need peacemakers? 03:16 Well yeah, why are people saying, "We need peace"? 03:19 Only time they're going to say, "We really need peace," is 03:21 because there's a war. 03:23 Now, I'd like to suggest there's four different kinds of war that 03:26 are going on right now. 03:28 First of all, we need peacemakers because we got war 03:31 between nations. 03:33 That is not the one that Jesus is principally concerned with. 03:36 Jesus said you might be a peacemaker but don't think 03:38 you're gonna settle the world's wars. 03:41 He said, "You will hear of wars," Matthew 24:6, "And rumors 03:45 of wars. 03:46 See that you're not troubled; all these things must come to 03:50 pass, the end is not yet. 03:52 For nation will rise against nation," He doesn't even 03:54 identify them, He says this is going to happen everywhere, 03:57 "Kingdom against kingdom." 03:59 That's just going to be the way of the world. 04:00 Now, why? 04:02 because there's just sin in the world, there's selfishness in 04:05 the world, and the same kind of selfishness and sin that causes 04:11 wars in families causes wars in nations. 04:14 It's usually greed or pride, people wanting to have control 04:20 and power. 04:23 So there's war between nations, and of course, we do need 04:26 peacemakers but don't hold your breath for world peace. 04:31 How many counsels and committees and summits have there been for 04:36 World Peace? 04:37 And how well has that turned out? 04:41 So we need peace because there are wars between people. 04:46 Now, I'm going to spend a moment on this point. 04:49 James chapter 4, verse 1, "Where do wars and fightings come from 04:54 among you? 04:55 Do they not come from the desires for pleasure that war in 04:58 your members?" 04:59 We've got something inside, it's sin, it's selfishness and it 05:02 causes disputes. 05:05 James 3:17, "The fruit of righteousness is sown in peace 05:09 of them that make peace." 05:11 So one of the characteristics of Christians is we know how to 05:14 create reconciliation and peace, and that's something about what 05:20 Jesus came to do. 05:21 Did Jesus have to deal with that with the apostles? 05:24 Said, "What exactly was it you were arguing about on your way 05:28 to the upper room?" 05:30 Well, they didn't want to say, they all kinda looked at their 05:32 feet and their fingernails and [murmurs]. 05:35 He said, "Ah, you were arguing which of you is the greatest. 05:38 That war came from your pride, which of you is the greatest." 05:42 And then Jesus washed their feet and they were ashamed they 05:45 were arguing. 05:47 Another time they were arguing about which was the greatest and 05:49 He put a child in the middle of them and said, "Whoever would be 05:51 greatest among you must be the servant of all. 05:53 You must be like a child." 05:55 So Jesus was a peacemaker, He tried to bring peace even within 05:59 the disciples, there were disputes that were happening. 06:03 And so this is very important, to have this spirit 06:07 of reconciliation. 06:09 John 13:35, Jesus said, "By this all men will know that you're My 06:13 disciples, if you love one another." 06:18 So part of being a peacemaker is developing peace and helping 06:25 brethren reconcile. 06:28 One of the ways to maintain peace is to know when to 06:34 keep silent. 06:38 If someone says something unkind about someone you know, don't be 06:41 the first one to go tell them that, just keep it to yourself. 06:45 The Bible says, "A good friend withholds a matter," and 06:48 sometimes we start wars and there's all kinds of agitation 06:51 because people repeat bad things. 06:53 Now, what you wanna do as often as possible is repeat the good 06:56 things that someone says about someone else. 06:59 I knew pastor that he was a great reconciler and there were 07:03 a couple of brethren in the church, they went to the same 07:07 church, they would not sit on the same side of the church, 07:09 they would not talk to each other. 07:12 And the pastor would go visit Brother Brown, and he asked 07:16 Brother Brown, he said, "So, what do you think of 07:18 Brother Smith?" 07:19 "Well, that Brother Smith, he's just a no good, low down," and 07:22 he had all these terrible things to say about him. 07:24 He said, "Well, but you need to admit he's got a very 07:28 nice family." 07:30 Said, "Well yeah, I would admit that." 07:33 So then he goes and he sees Brother Smith, he said, "So, 07:35 what do you think of Brother Brown?" 07:37 "Oh, he's a no good, low down," he says, "Well, you know, he 07:40 says you've got a really nice family." 07:41 "Did he say that?" 07:43 Said, "Yeah," he says, "Can you think of anything nice to say 07:45 about him?" 07:46 Said, "He's an honest businessman." 07:48 He goes back and he tells Brother Brown, he said, "Yeah, 07:50 he says you're an honest businessman." 07:52 "He said that? 07:53 He said that?" 07:55 "Yeah." 07:56 Next thing you know, they're shaking hands in church. 07:57 So if you're going to repeat gossip, just repeat the good 08:00 stuff and compliment. 08:04 We sometimes drive wedges between people by speaking 08:09 the wrong kinds of words. 08:11 Now, the reason we need peacemakers, there's war between 08:13 nations, there's war between people, there's war in our 08:17 heads, in our hearts, and then we're at war with God. 08:20 Let me talk about the war within for just a moment, Bible has 08:23 a lot to say about this. 08:24 Romans 7:23, Paul said, "I see another law in my members, 08:31 warring," some people have no peace because of a war inside, 08:35 "Warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into 08:39 captivity to the law of sin that is in my members." 08:41 Why do we need peacemakers? 08:43 Because there's war. 08:45 Why is there war? 'Cause there's sin. 08:47 If there's no sin in the world, there'd be no war and we'd 08:49 have peace. 08:51 Until the sin problem is dealt with, there is gonna be war in 08:55 the world. 08:57 Now, that doesn't mean you can't have peace, because you can have 09:00 the sin problem dealt with. 09:02 Again, 1 Peter 2:11, "Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and 09:06 pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts that war against 09:11 the soul." 09:12 There's a war going on inside, I don't know if you're ever trying 09:15 to be a Christian you've felt the battle and there's a 09:19 struggle and it takes away our peace, because the things that 09:23 we know we should do we sometimes don't want to do. 09:26 And this is battle, the Bible calls it, "Between the flesh and 09:30 the spirit." 09:31 And if you live according to the flesh you will die, and if you 09:34 want to live you've got to live according to the spirit, and 09:38 there's this tug of war that we have between love and 09:42 selfishness, all of us have it inside. 09:45 If I was the sum up the word sin, it would be selfishness. 09:50 And if I was to coalesce the word of salvation, love is 09:56 the essence of who God is. 09:58 And you've got the devil is the epitome of pride and 10:00 selfishness, and God is love, and we've got these two supreme 10:05 polar opposite motives that are battling in our hearts and until 10:08 we surrender to one, there's gonna be war. 10:11 Now, when you finally do surrender, the Bible says, 10:14 "Jesus reigns in your heart as Lord," there's peace in the 10:17 kingdom of your heart because you've surrendered your heart to 10:20 Him, and He gives you peace. 10:23 Now, how many of you want to be peacemakers? 10:26 Well, that's it, do you want that blessing? 10:28 it's the key to happiness and joy. 10:30 You can be a mediator, not only by refereeing disputes for 10:36 Christ and reconciling people, but by mediating through your 10:42 prayers you are being a peacemaker. 10:46 The world is separated from God, He wants those who will be 10:49 prayer warriors that will pray for intercession, that will pray 10:52 for reconciliation between us and God. 10:55 This is what Moses did, this is what Christ did. 10:58 Why did Jesus come? 10:59 He came as the great peacekeeper, peacemaker, I get 11:03 them mixed up, He came to reconcile us to God, we've been 11:06 separated by sin. 11:08 So this is I think one of the most important things that Jesus 11:11 was talking about when He said, "Blessed are the peacemakers." 11:14 You start out poor in spirit and then, as you mature through the 11:18 Christian experience, you come to the place where your big 11:21 mission in life is bringing other people to God. 11:24 People have been separated from God, there's a war between them 11:27 and God, and you're a great peacekeeper. 11:30 And this is the work of the believer. 11:32 You've got friends and everybody, they don't know 11:34 the Lord. 11:35 If we go out and we tell them about how they can live forever, 11:38 how they can have better lives now and eternal life, what could 11:41 be more important than that? 11:43 You become a peacemaker, and what does He declare of you? 11:47 You are the children of God, that means even the world will 11:51 identify you as His sons. 11:53 And those are the ones when God says, "Pray, 'Our Father,'" 11:57 Jesus said, "Pray, 'Our Father,'" it's because we are 11:59 His children because we've made peace with Him. 12:03 male announcer: Don't forget to request today's life-changing 12:06 free resource. 12:07 Not only can you receive this free gift in the mail, you can 12:09 download a digital copy straight to your computer or 12:12 mobile device. 12:13 To get your copy of today's free gift, simply call us and ask for 12:17 the offer number shown on your screen or visit the web address 12:21 and download a digital copy, and be sure to select the Digital 12:24 Download option on the Request page. 12:26 It's now easier than ever for you to study God's Word with 12:30 "Amazing Facts" wherever and whenever you want, and most 12:33 important, to share it with others. 12:37 Doug Batchelor: Now, those are the seven beatitudes, but 12:40 there's really eight beatitudes because it adds one more. 12:43 This beatitude is the result, it will be the result of living 12:47 this Christian life in a hostile world. 12:51 "Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' 12:54 sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven." 12:58 And then He goes on, He expands on this, "Blessed are you when 13:02 they revile you and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil 13:06 against you falsely for My sake. 13:09 Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in 13:12 heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were 13:16 before you." 13:18 So this beatitude is explaining the result: peacemakers will 13:22 be persecuted. 13:25 Are you hoping that you could have the ideal situation? 13:30 "Lord, I want to be a Christian and I want to have Christian 13:35 family and I want to live in a Christian country and I want the 13:41 people where I work to be Christians so I won't encounter 13:44 any resistance." 13:46 How many of you think that's likely? 13:49 That's not gonna happen. 13:52 The Bible tells us, "All who will live godly in Christ Jesus 13:55 will suffer persecution." 13:57 How many? 13:59 Again, it says in Psalm 34:19, "Many are the afflictions of the 14:03 righteous, but the Lord delivers them out of all of them." 14:07 Are there few or many afflictions of the righteous? 14:10 Now, it is better to be a Christian. 14:12 I mean, just sum it up this way, life is tough, it's a lot 14:15 tougher to be lost than to be saved, but if you're thinking 14:18 that being a Christian means you're not gonna have problems 14:21 you just have problems with a different power. 14:23 Before you are Christian, you are the enemy of God. 14:27 And by the way, He wins in the end, did you know that? 14:30 The devil, he'll support you, but you are the enemy of God. 14:34 Once you become a Christian, now you the enemy of the devil, so 14:37 you just really got to choose who you want, whose side you 14:39 want to be on. 14:40 You cannot be on both sides. 14:44 I've seen pastors that thought that they would bring healing 14:47 into their church by trying to accommodate two bad views and 14:52 they ended up angering everybody. 14:55 You got to know what you stand for and preach what you 14:57 stand for. 14:58 And if you're trying to, you know, make everybody happy, 15:02 that's not what it means to be a peacemaker, you need to stand 15:04 for principles of truth. 15:06 If you do that, you're going to be persecuted. 15:09 And Jesus said don't be shocked, you're going to get resistance. 15:14 John 15:18, "If the world hates you, know that it hated Me 15:18 before it hated you. 15:20 If you were of the world, the world would love its own. 15:23 Yet because you are not of the world, I chose you out of the 15:26 world, therefore the world hates you." 15:28 So if you're getting along with everybody in the world do you 15:32 think that's a good sign for a Christian? 15:35 You're probably not living in such a way that your religion is 15:38 a threat to the devil. 15:40 I remember hearing one time, you know, Wesley and Whitfield, when 15:43 they went around preaching they got a lot of opposition because 15:46 the church said you had to be an authorized preacher and had to 15:48 be in a church. 15:49 Well, they ignored this law and they were going through the 15:51 countryside preaching and they got, you can read it in the book 15:55 "Great Controversy," they got harassed, they got beat by mobs 15:58 and they'd escape with their lives by the skin of their teeth 16:01 several times. 16:02 And Wesley was riding along one day on his horse by himself and 16:09 he thought, "Boy, I haven't had any harassment or trouble or 16:14 persecution in two weeks." 16:17 And then a horrifying thought came and he thought, "Maybe I'm 16:20 no longer a threat to the devil, maybe I'm not 16:23 living righteously." 16:24 And he dropped off his horse right there and he knelt by the 16:26 side of the road and he said, "Lord, am I being faithful?" 16:30 And a neighbor that was living in the house saw him, recognized 16:35 him, and hurled a brick at him and said, "You Methodist, there 16:39 goes John Wesley, that Methodist preacher." 16:41 He missed him and Wesley got on his horse, runaway praising the 16:45 Lord for the evidence of God's blessing. 16:52 So if you're living godly, you will suffer persecution. 16:57 Now, where does it come from? 16:59 It will come from, it might be government, you know, at some 17:02 point they will persecute you. 17:04 Right now, there are places in the world where if you convert a 17:09 person from Christianity they can be killed. 17:12 Karen and I traveled to a country I'll not name right now 17:15 that you couldn't freely give out literature and if you did 17:20 give out any literature you had to put a stamp on it that said, 17:23 "This literature is not approved Muslim literature." 17:27 I mean, we have such religious freedom here in America, we 17:30 think it's everywhere, it's not. 17:32 So if you think, "Well, we're living in a world with no 17:35 persecution," that's not true, there's a lot of places in the 17:39 world where there's persecution. 17:41 And prophecy says someday there's going to be global 17:44 persecution, yes, even here in our country. 17:49 Jesus said in Matthew 10:34, "Do not think that I have come to 17:53 bring peace on earth." 17:55 You know, didn't the angel say, "Peace on earth and goodwill 17:57 towards men"? 17:59 Yes. 18:00 Jesus came to bring peace in that respect but it's not global 18:03 political peace. 18:05 "I didn't come to bring peace but a sword. 18:08 For I have come to 'set a man against his father, a daughter 18:12 against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her 18:15 mother-in-law'; and a man's enemies will be those of his 18:18 own household." 18:20 That's not only seen in families when you've got some Pagans that 18:24 won't accept Christ, the other members of the family will 18:26 persecute that person. 18:28 I know people that they come from a Hindu family or they come 18:32 from a Muslim family and they accepted Christ, their whole 18:35 family now shuns them. 18:37 They just say it's like they said, "You're dead," they're 18:40 gonna completely cut them off. 18:42 And so, yeah, there's persecution even from within. 18:45 Now, when it says it might even be in your own house, it can 18:48 even be in your own church. 18:51 Who was it that turned Jesus over? 18:55 Who was it that tried to kill David? 18:56 His son, his own king. 18:59 Who was it that sold Joseph? 19:01 His brothers. 19:03 Now, sometimes there will be persecution that may spring from 19:07 even within. 19:10 Are you to rejoice at times like that? 19:12 It's hard but you're sharing in the sufferings of Jesus. 19:19 One of the reasons we might rejoice in persecution, one 19:23 reason is because God has made a promise; the Lord promised that 19:28 all things can be worked together by the Lord for good. 19:32 You don't always know it right away. 19:35 How many of you remember the story in the Bible where Samson 19:38 wrestled with a lion? 19:39 He had a fight with a lion, he killed the Lion. 19:42 Well it's no fun to fight lions. 19:45 A few weeks later, he came back to the lion and there were bees 19:49 that had made honey in the lion. 19:50 He got honey out of the lion. 19:53 He probably never knew that day he was fighting that lion that 19:55 he would end up getting honey out of it later. 19:58 Sometimes when you're going through trials and persecution 20:01 and battles, you don't know why but you'll get honey out of it 20:05 later, God can somehow turn it into a blessing later. 20:10 So one of the ways we share our faith is say, "Oh, I'm gonna 20:13 rejoice in this persecution. 20:14 I don't know why I'm rejoicing now, but I trust that You will 20:16 work all things together for good. 20:18 And somehow, I may not understand or see it now, You're 20:22 going to bring something good out of this someday." 20:25 I always thought it was the most amazing example of faith when 20:31 you read about Daniel. 20:33 He's about to go to the lion's den, he goes to his upper room 20:36 and he gets on his knees to pray and the Bible says that, "He 20:40 gave thanks." 20:41 Last thing in the world on my mind if I was about to be cat 20:45 food is to thank the Lord, I probably couldn't think of 20:48 anything to be thankful for. 20:50 But the Bible says, "In all things, give thanks." 20:53 And Daniel, thanking the Lord for this coming trial since it 20:58 was a habit, he prayed, he gave God thanks, he knew that God was 21:02 going to somehow work it out to His glory. 21:04 And did He ever work it out for His glory? 21:05 We're talking about it still today. 21:07 Look at what a witness Daniel was because he was faithful 21:10 through his persecutions. 21:12 The whole world got the decree from the king because of that. 21:17 Now, finally, in conclusion, you know this is our third and final 21:20 message on the beatitudes, I think the most important thing I 21:24 can say is those eight beatitudes exemplify the life 21:29 of Jesus. 21:31 When we're called to model those beatitudes, we're really being 21:35 called to follow Christ. 21:38 Just look at it for a moment, "Blessed are the poor 21:41 in spirit." 21:42 Was Jesus poor? 21:44 2 Corinthians 8:9, "For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus 21:48 Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became 21:52 poor, that through His poverty you might become rich." 21:56 Jesus became poor in spirit. 22:00 "Blessed are those who mourn." 22:02 Isaiah 53, says, "He is despised and rejected of men, A Man of 22:06 sorrows and acquainted with grief." 22:09 And you can read where Jesus at the tomb of Lazarus, there He 22:13 wept, He wept over Jerusalem, Jesus mourned but He'll rejoice 22:18 someday when He sees the New Jerusalem. 22:21 Meek, "Blessed are the meek." 22:24 Was Jesus meek? 22:25 Isaiah 53, "He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened 22:30 not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a 22:34 sheep before its shearers is silent, He opened not 22:36 His mouth." 22:38 Was He meek? 22:39 The Bible tells us, "Take My yoke upon you and learn of Me," 22:41 Matthew 11, "I am gentle and lowly," I am meek and lowly, 22:46 "And you will find rest for your souls." 22:48 "Blessed are the meek." 22:49 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness." 22:53 Was Jesus hungry? 22:54 He fasted in the wilderness for 40 days, He was hungrier than 22:57 you've probably ever been. 23:00 And, "Blessed are the merciful." 23:01 Was Jesus merciful? 23:03 The Lord is very compassionate and merciful. 23:06 John 8:11, "Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more." 23:12 And then said, "Blessed are the pure," Christ is the essence of 23:16 purity, He was without sin. 23:18 Psalm 119, verse 140, "Your word is very pure," and Jesus is the 23:23 Word made flesh. 23:24 Even Pilate said, "I find no fault in Him." 23:28 Was Christ a peacemaker? 23:30 He's called the Prince of Peace, He is the King of Peace, and you 23:34 know what? 23:35 He's taking us to the New Jerusalem. 23:37 And what does the word Jeru Shalom mean? 23:40 City of Peace. 23:42 He came to help us make peace with God. 23:44 Colossians 1:20, "And by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, 23:49 by Him, whether things on earth or in heaven, having made peace 23:54 through the blood of His cross." 23:56 Jesus is the Great Peacemaker. 23:58 Was Christ persecuted? 24:00 Well, that's sort of a rhetorical question, isn't it? 24:03 He was persecuted for righteousness' sake. 24:05 They didn't want to destroy Jesus because of His badness but 24:08 because of His goodness, His goodness made their badness 24:12 stand out. 24:13 Christ's was persecuted. 24:15 And in spite of that, when He was persecuted, Jesus thanked 24:18 the Father through it all. 24:21 So what do you get when you follow the beatitudes. 24:23 It says, "Theirs is the kingdom of heaven... 24:26 They shall be comforted... 24:28 They will inherit the earth... 24:30 They will be filled... 24:32 They will obtain mercy... 24:33 They will see God... 24:35 They will be called the sons of God." 24:38 What beautiful promises all summed up in this simple sermon 24:44 of the beatitudes, a simple message that Jesus gave in just 24:48 12 verses. 24:50 You know, I'm looking forward to being in that kingdom. 24:55 I think there are days of persecution ahead but, you know, 24:59 it's hard to come to the place where you can rejoice in 25:01 persecution until you take the previous steps of recognizing 25:05 our poverty of spirit, mourning over our failures, then 25:10 accepting His forgiveness. 25:12 And then, as you go from there you become meek in heart and you 25:16 hunger and thirst for righteousness, you want that 25:19 purity of heart, you want to be a soul-winner. 25:24 And don't worry, the persecution will come, and those days you'll 25:27 be able to even rejoice through persecution. 25:29 But it begins with first coming to Jesus and accepting Him as 25:34 our Lord and our Savior. 25:39 male announcer: Don't forget to request today's life-changing 25:42 free resource. 25:43 Not only can you receive this free gift in the mail, you can 25:45 download a digital copy straight to your computer or 25:48 mobile device. 25:49 To get your digital copy of today's free gift, simply text 25:53 the keyword on your screen to 40544 or visit the web address 25:57 shown on your screen and be sure to select the Digital Download 26:01 option on the Request page. 26:02 It's now easier than ever for you to study God's Word with 26:06 "Amazing Facts" wherever and whenever you want, and most 26:09 important, to share it with others. 26:14 male announcer: Deep within the pages of the Bible, stories of 26:18 great heroes, heroes of great deeds, great love and 26:26 great sacrifice. 26:28 But behind them is another Hero, hidden in plain sight amid 26:33 the shadows. 26:36 He was there from the beginning and He'll be there until 26:41 the end. 26:43 Discover the golden thread of a Savior woven throughout the 26:47 entire Bible tapestry. 26:51 "Shadows of Light: Seeing Jesus in All the Bible," a new book by 26:57 Doug Bachelor. 26:59 Get your copy today by calling 800-538-7275 or 27:04 visit AFBookstore.com. 27:06 Once again, to purchase your copy of "Shadows of Light," 27:09 call 800-538-7275. 27:14 male announcer: You can become a Bible expert with the "Amazing 27:17 Facts" "Storacles of Prophecy" Bible study experience, now 27:21 available in 18 languages. 27:23 These 24 easy-to-read lessons will give you confidence about 27:26 what the Bible actually says about the Second Coming, the 27:30 Rapture, the Antichrist and the Mark of the Beast. 27:33 You'll also get the truth about hell and the afterlife, and 27:37 practical insight about grace, salvation, and how to truly live 27:41 like Jesus. 27:43 Even better, it's absolutely free at Storacles.com. 27:47 So don't miss out, get started on your Bible study adventure 27:51 today at Storacles.com. 28:03 male announcer: Don't forget to request today's free offer, it's 28:06 sure to be a blessing. 28:07 And thank you for your continued support as we take the Gospel of 28:11 Jesus Christ to the world. 28:13 We hope you'll join us next week as we delve deep into the Word 28:16 of God to explore more Amazing Facts. 28:24 male announcer: This presentation was brought to you 28:25 by the friends of the "Amazing Facts" ministry. |
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