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00:03 by the friends of the Amazing Facts Ministry. 00:06 ♪♪♪ 00:11 Doug Batchelor: Contrary to the popular belief that lightning 00:13 never strikes the same spot twice, it's actually been known 00:17 to strike objects, even people, multiple times during intense 00:21 electrical storms. 00:22 During one storm for instance, the Empire State Building in New 00:26 York was struck 15 times within 15 minutes. 00:30 Sometimes a single bolt of lightning will really consists 00:33 of as many as 42 discharges striking the same spot in such 00:38 quick succession that it appears like a single flash, but it all 00:41 happens in less than one quarter of a second. 00:44 Lightning from one cloud to another is also very common, and 00:48 it's been recorded to jump as far as 20 miles between clouds. 00:52 But whether lightning is moving from cloud to cloud, or cloud to 00:55 ground, or ground to cloud, it's hard to miss the brilliant, 00:58 blinding flash that illuminates the sky. 01:02 In Matthew 24, Jesus said, "For as lightning comes from the east 01:06 and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of 01:10 Man be." 01:11 In spite of His words, some still believe that His return is 01:15 going to be a secret, but what is the truth? 01:18 Join me now, friends, as we take a closer look at what the Bible 01:21 really says about the return of Christ. 01:28 Doug: I hope you've got your seatbelts on, because we're 01:30 going to be diving into some industrial-strength Bible study 01:34 now, talkin' about some of the high points of Christ's coming. 01:38 Our lesson tonight is dealing with the subject of the 01:42 "Coronation Of the King." 01:44 Now, I like history, it's amazing to me that Hernán 01:47 Cortés, Hernán Cortés and his conquistadors, when they landed 01:52 in Veracruz, Mexico, that with just 800 men, he went into the 01:57 capital of the city that had two-and-a-half, three million 02:01 people, there were at least 145,000 people living in Mexico 02:04 City at that time, and he was able to conquer it. 02:07 You know why? 02:08 In part because Montezuma and many of the other Aztecs had a 02:12 prophecy about these light-skinned gods that would 02:16 come from the east. 02:18 And when the Spanish came with their ships and the billowing 02:20 sails from east, they said, "Is that them?" 02:24 And then they're wearing their armor, they're riding on horses 02:26 they'd never seen before, and they thought they were gods. 02:29 And they marched right into the middle of the city and they took 02:32 the king because of false prophecy. 02:37 They fell, so we've gotta know what prophecy really says, or we 02:41 can be deceived. 02:42 And they were deceived by false prophecies, and that's a lot of 02:45 people in the last days, it's going to happen, false Christ. 02:48 Matthew 24:24, our Lord said, "False christs and false 02:52 prophets will rise and show signs and wonders." 02:54 Even if they do signs and wonders, if it does not go with 02:57 the Bible, do not believe it. 02:59 "To deceive, if it was possible, even the very elect." 03:03 I remember meeting my first false Christ. 03:06 I had just become a Christian, I was living in the mountains. 03:09 For a year-and-a-half, I lived in a cave in Southern 03:12 California, all by myself, way back in these mountains. 03:16 And this hiker came down the canyon and came by my cave, 03:19 which was right by the water, and I remember he stepped into 03:22 the cave yard, I had a yard. 03:26 He was about six feet tall, he had brown hair down to his 03:29 shoulders, had a beard, hazel eyes, good looking guy. 03:35 And he sat down and talked to me, he's going up in the 03:37 mountains, he's hiking along, and talked to me a little bit. 03:41 He said I am Jesus Christ. 03:44 Well, first he said I am Jesus, and I wasn't sure what 03:48 he thought. 03:49 He was acting a little odd. 03:51 I've got some Spanish friends, and their name is Jesus, maybe 03:54 that's his name. 03:55 I said, "You mean your name is Jesus?" 03:57 He said, "No, I am Jesus." 03:59 Well, I gotta really creepy feeling. 04:03 I was up in the mountains all by myself, and there's this guy 04:05 looking straight at me, and he's saying he's Jesus, and I just 04:09 read enough of the Bible to know that the Bible says he's coming 04:12 in the clouds and we're caught up to meet him. 04:15 And he said, "Don't you know there'll be many false Christs?" 04:19 I said, "Well, you know, doesn't the Bible say"--I didn't want to 04:22 hurt his feelings, 'cause what if he is Jesus? 04:24 I'd have a lot of questions for him, you know? 04:26 If he's Jesus, you don't want to offend him, that's really risky. 04:30 And so, I said, "You know, doesn't it say that, like, you 04:33 know, you're coming in the clouds?" 04:35 He said, "Yeah, that's right, but I'm meeting with a few 04:36 selected individuals first." 04:38 Make me feel special, you know. 04:40 And the guy, he knew some Scripture, he stayed in my cave 04:44 for, like, two-and-a-half days, and he ate all my food, and he 04:47 was a slob. 04:48 I had to clean up after him, I finally had to evict Jesus from 04:50 my cave. 04:52 And a few days later, I was down in Palm Springs, and I saw him 04:57 again, and he was walking down the street with this other tall 05:00 hippie, and tall hippie said, "This is Jesus." 05:04 So, he found his first apostle. 05:06 This is Jesus. 05:08 And then a few days later, I saw him and he was missing one of 05:11 his eye teeth. 05:13 He had offended somebody, which is not hard to do, I guess if 05:16 you're telling everyone you're God. 05:17 And I felt so much better. 05:19 I feel bad about his tooth, but I mean, I know Jesus has all his 05:22 teeth, and so that settled any doubts in my mind up to 05:25 that point. 05:26 So of course, there are people that are not clear out there, 05:30 and they say that they're Napoleon, and Cleopatra, or 05:32 Jesus, but what I'm worried about is the ones that are 05:36 smooth-talking wolves in sheep's clothing. 05:39 They claim, they say, that oh, I believe in Jesus. 05:44 "Therefore if they say, 'Look, he's in the desert,' do not 05:47 go out. 05:49 'Look, he is in inner rooms,' do not believe it." 05:52 We're supposed to stay away from and avoid, don't even look. 05:55 If someone says, "Look, Jesus is appearing on TV," I wouldn't 05:57 even change the channel. 05:59 Don't look, the devil's got hypnotic ability. 06:03 What will prevent the righteous from being deceived? 06:06 Answer, Isaiah 8 verse 20. 06:10 "To the law and the testimony." 06:12 Now, when it says the law and the testimony, that's the Bible 06:15 way of saying the law and the prophets, the Word of God. 06:18 The last Scripture in the Old Testament says, "Remember the 06:22 law of Moses, my servant. 06:23 Behold, I send you Elijah the prophet." 06:25 And in Revelation 19 verse 10, it says that the testimony of 06:29 Jesus is the Spirit of prophecy. 06:31 It's talking about the Word of God. 06:33 The word of God is a two-edged sword, you got the New and the 06:36 Old Testament. 06:37 And so, if they do not speak according to the Bible, how are 06:41 you going to tell the difference? 06:43 How many miracles they can do? 06:44 Can the devil do miracles? 06:47 You remember during the exodus, Moses threw down his rod, it 06:50 became a serpent. 06:52 Well, the Pharaoh's magicians threw down their rods, they 06:54 became serpents. 06:56 New Testament talks about a sorcerer named Simon who 06:59 deceived the people with his miracles. 07:01 So, you can't go by miracles, you can't go by feeling, can't 07:05 go by signs and wonders, the only thing is thus saith the 07:09 Lord, Jesus said. 07:10 We'll be judged by His word, so you've gotta read your Bible 07:13 for yourself. 07:14 So, what can we know about the time of Jesus's return? 07:18 We're going to go quickly through some what I think are 07:20 astounding evidences that give us some indication that Jesus's 07:24 coming is soon, and let me explain. 07:27 First of all, nobody knows the day and the hour. 07:30 Matthew 24:36, Jesus is really clear. 07:33 He settled that. 07:34 Someone comes to you and says I did the calculation and I know 07:37 the day He's coming, or even if they start telling you they know 07:40 the year He's coming, everyone's been wrong so far. 07:43 Lot of the world has lost faith in Christ coming because there 07:47 have been so many false shepherds that starts setting 07:50 dates on it. 07:51 God doesn't say He wants us to know the date, He wants us to 07:54 be ready. 07:55 How many of you wait until April 15 before you file your taxes? 08:00 Some people wait until the last week, don't you? 08:02 Wait 'til the end. 08:03 If you knew the day of Jesus's coming, you'd probably live 08:06 recklessly until a week before. 08:09 He wants us to be ready. 08:12 Now, we may not know the day or the hour, but did Jesus say we 08:15 can know when it is near? 08:17 You read in Matthew 24:33, "You also, when you see all these 08:22 things, know that it is near, even at the doors." 08:24 And friends, I think we're seeing those signs now. 08:27 Let's look at some. 08:28 For one thing, there's been just incredible increase of natural 08:32 disasters, and the planet, I think we all know that resources 08:38 are being consumed. 08:39 This is a graph, you can't see it very well, but the insurance 08:43 companies, they're not religious, they're just looking 08:45 at the exposure from natural disasters, whether it's water, 08:49 hydrological damage, or geological damage, or from 08:53 hurricanes or something, and it continues to accelerate. 08:57 And this is from, like, 1980 on. 09:00 There's a growth. 09:02 "National Geographic" published an article a few years ago where 09:05 they said half of the wildlife in the world, 52%, has 09:10 disappeared between 1970 and 2010, 40-year period. 09:16 There are other signs, moral signs. 09:18 Bible says evil men and seducers will wax worse and worse. 09:22 Jesus said as it was in the days of Noah, what does it say about 09:25 the days of Noah? 09:26 Violence filled the land. 09:29 Every day, more American youth die in gang violence than 09:33 fighting in foreign wars. 09:35 Isn't that kinda tragic? 09:37 It happens almost every day just in Chicago. 09:40 Then, more people die in Chicago in gang fights than in the U.S. 09:43 military around the world. 09:45 Overpopulation, here's just--I get my notes here real quick, 09:50 'cause some of these graphs are a little small for me to read. 09:53 Look at how things have changed with the population of 09:55 the world. 09:56 It took 5,000 years to get the first one billion people in the 10:00 world, 5,000 years to get one billion. 10:03 Then it took 123 years to get the second billion. 10:08 Then it took 33 years to get the third billion, that was 1960, I 10:12 remember that. 10:14 Then it took 14 years to get the fourth billion, 13 years to get 10:16 the fifth billion, 12 years to get the sixth billion, 12 years 10:20 to get the seventh billion, now we're at 7.8 billion people, and 10:27 we're losing farmable land. 10:28 There's just been a lot of natural disasters. 10:30 This can't go on forever. 10:33 And then you heard one of our people on the street, they said 10:35 we think the world is going to end with a nuclear bomb. 10:38 Even since they began the disarmament talks 40 years ago, 10:42 there's still thousands and thousands of nuclear warheads, 10:46 some of them from the fall of the U.S.S.R. 10:48 We're afraid they're going to end up in rogue hands. 10:50 And North Korea is still rattling their sabers, talking 10:55 about getting nuclear weapons. 10:56 Iran is talking about getting nuclear weapons. 10:58 And history has shown us that man has never made a weapon he 11:01 did not use. 11:03 That if enough time goes by, either through accident, 11:06 madness, or folly, there will be an incident. 11:10 It's a sort of a law of life. 11:11 I hope Jesus comes before that point, but Jesus said except 11:17 those days be shortened, speaking of the second coming, 11:19 except those days be shortened, no flesh would be saved. 11:23 But for the elect's sake, those days will be shortened. 11:26 For me, some of the most powerful prophecies are these 11:29 you find in Daniel 12. 11:31 "But you, Daniel shut up the words and seal the book until 11:33 the time of the end. 11:35 Many will run to and fro, and knowledge will be increased." 11:39 Friends, there has been no history, there's been no 11:41 generation in history like our generation that has seen an 11:45 explosion of knowledge. 11:46 My grandfather was born in Harlem, New York City, when they 11:50 rode horses yet at home, in New York City by candlelight. 11:54 In one generation, look at all the incredible transformations 11:58 we've seen. 11:59 Automobile, airplanes, penicillin, radio, television. 12:03 Knowledge is exploding. 12:04 Can you imagine trying to explain your smartphone to the 12:07 Apostle Peter? 12:11 "Say, hey, I just, I can Google it, what verse do you want?" 12:13 We have the whole Bible here. 12:15 Yeah, you want to talk to someone the other side of 12:16 the planet? 12:18 Here, I'll call them right now. 12:19 You can look at 'em and you can talk to 'em. 12:20 Can you imagine trying to explain the marvel? 12:22 We take it for granted. 12:25 You probably would be stoned as a witch if you went back 200 12:27 years and showed that to somebody. 12:30 Look at how the world has changed. 12:32 Knowledge will increase, Daniel said, and people will run to 12:35 and fro. 12:36 People are traveling more now than any other time in the 12:38 history of man, far from the place of their birth. 12:40 Here for me is one of the greatest. 12:43 "This gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world for 12:45 a witness unto all nations, and then the end will come." 12:50 What's happening right here is exhibit A? While I'm talking to 12:53 you here in the Granite Bay area, this message is bouncing 12:56 off satellites up in the sky, and it is going around the world 12:59 via 3ABN, Hope Channel, Amazing Facts Television, as well as 13:03 other earthbound stations and the internet all over 13:06 the planet. 13:07 We've got people from all over the world said we're going to be 13:09 tuning into "Panorama of Prophecy." 13:12 And I've been in India several times where people are living 13:17 under blue tarps, but they've got a satellite dish pointing 13:21 out, seriously. 13:24 I've been in Africa where people are barefoot, but they got a 13:26 cell phone. 13:29 And just all over the world, Karen and I were in New Guinea, 13:31 quick story, and we wanted to go out in the jungle, our crew 13:35 that's in the back remembers this. 13:37 We wanted to go out in the jungle and get some what looked 13:39 like, you know, typical cultural footage. 13:42 We found a plant shack and a typical yard and garden, and our 13:48 translator said to the host people, "Would it be alright if 13:51 our guests get out and do a little videotaping here? 13:54 You've got a beautiful place." 13:55 She said sure. 13:56 We got out, we are way out in the jungle of New Guinea in the 13:59 center highlands. 14:01 I get out of the car, walk over and meet the lady, she looks 14:04 like she saw a ghost. 14:06 I thought she was going to have a heart attack. 14:07 She starts to jab and in Pidgin English tells our translator, "I 14:11 watch your programs all the time. 14:14 I never dreamed I'd see you in my yard." 14:17 And we gave her a hug. 14:20 That was so incredible. 14:21 They crank up a generator and they watch with satellite, or 14:24 they can do it on their phones. 14:26 We were in China, Amazing Facts was one of the few groups that 14:30 was allowed to go into Wuxi, China, and we did a meeting like 14:33 this on television, and it was broadcast. 14:36 And then they restricted things again, but we were able to get 14:38 in there and do 15 presentations. 14:40 We've seen the gospel. 14:42 Now we've got people all over the world, including China, that 14:44 email us, that are studying the gospel. 14:46 What did Jesus say will happen? 14:48 The end will come. 14:51 Well friends, this is happening right now. 14:52 The gospel is going into all the world, and I'm one, or Amazing 14:56 Facts is one of thousands of Christian ministries that are 14:59 preaching the gospel. 15:01 What will the angels do at the second coming? 15:04 "His angels will gather together, His elect from the 15:06 four winds of heaven," that means north, south, east, west, 15:10 "To the other." 15:12 Since we're living just before Jesus's second coming, how 15:15 should we relate to this solemn and this glorious event? 15:20 "Therefore be ye also ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an 15:25 hour that you do not expect." 15:27 Friends, we don't want to wait till the last minute before we 15:30 get ready for Jesus's coming, amen? 15:33 We want to be ready. 15:34 How can we be ready? 15:36 Jesus tells us, "Come to me." 15:39 Jesus is desperate to save everybody. 15:41 He loves everybody. 15:44 "For God so loved the world, he gave hHs Son that whoever 15:46 believes in Him might not perish, but have 15:49 everlasting life." 15:51 And no matter where you are in your life, if you'll just tell 15:54 the Lord, "Forgive me for my sins, give me a new heart." 15:58 Repent of your sins, tell Him what they are, He knows. 16:01 He wants to give you a purpose for living. 16:02 God does not want you to die. 16:06 Doug: Don't go anywhere, friends. 16:07 In just a moment, we'll return for the rest of 16:09 today's presentation. 16:12 Are you familiar with the prophetic signs of Christ's 16:14 return and just how close we really are to the most 16:18 extraordinary cosmic event in history? 16:21 Will we be suddenly and secretly raptured as millions are left 16:24 behind, or will Jesus's return be as loud and bright as 16:29 lightening from sky to sky? 16:31 Well, there might be a million different theories out there, 16:34 but there's only one Bible truth, and Jesus promises if we 16:38 seek, we will fine. 16:40 That's why Amazing Facts wants you to have the rock-solid facts 16:44 on this subject with our newest Bible resource. 16:47 It's called "The Day of the Lord." 16:49 This colorful, fully-illustrated magazine contains every 16:53 fascinating fact you need to know about the when, where, and 16:57 how of Jesus's soon return. 17:00 To get your free copy, call the phone number on the screen and 17:03 ask for offer number 825, or visit the web address. 17:07 And after you read this incredible resource, be sure and 17:10 share it with a friend. 17:11 Let's return to today's presentation and learn some more 17:14 amazing facts from the Word of God. 17:18 Doug: How will people be rewarded at Jesus's 17:20 second coming? 17:22 As I mentioned, there's only two groups. 17:24 He says, "Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with 17:28 Me to give to everyone according to his work." 17:32 You know, friends, if our sins are not confessed and under the 17:36 blood of the Lamb, then everybody is going to pay for 17:38 their sins, and the Bible tells us that the penalty for sin is 17:42 death, but the gift of God is everlasting life. 17:47 He wants to give that to everybody. 17:49 He says I'm coming quickly, and My reward is with Me. 17:52 Isn't that interesting? 17:54 I am coming quickly. 17:55 You might be thinking, "Well, Pastor Doug, why is it taking so 17:58 long for Jesus to get here?" 18:00 A day with the Lord is like a thousand years, and a thousand 18:02 years as a day. 18:04 Jesus was here 2,000 years ago, that's two days for God. 18:08 That's pretty quick. 18:10 And by the way, what's the average lifespan now? 18:14 Seventy-five, eighty, depends on what country you're in and what 18:18 you eat. 18:19 What does that compared to eternity? 18:23 You know, right now it's hard for me to believe that I'm 18:26 my age. 18:28 It went by so quick. 18:30 Someone asked Billy Graham, "What's the most amazing thing 18:33 that you've learned about life?" 18:35 He said it's brevity. 18:37 He says I can't believe I'm 95 years old when they asked him 18:40 this question, and he lived to 99. 18:44 He said the brevity of life. 18:46 It went by so quick. 18:48 So when Jesus does come, everybody's going to agree, 18:50 well, that was quick. 18:52 For most people, it will be too soon. 18:54 There's going to be another group. 18:56 What will the wicked say when Jesus returns? 19:00 "And all the kings," this is Revelation 6:15. 19:04 "And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, 19:07 and the commanders, and the mighty men, and every slave, and 19:11 every free man hid themselves in the caves and the rocks and the 19:14 mountains, and they said unto the rocks and the mountains, 19:17 'Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits upon the 19:21 throne and from the wrath of the Lamb. 19:24 For the great day of His wrath is come, and who is able 19:27 to stand?'" 19:29 That's a big question, friends. 19:31 Jesus has given us these prophecies so that we can know 19:34 that He is coming back. 19:35 He came on time the first time. 19:37 You know, there are hundreds of prophecies in the Bible that 19:39 talk about the first coming of Jesus, and one reason that we 19:42 know that Jesus was the Messiah is because of all of 19:45 these prophecies. 19:46 We're going to look at some of them another night. 19:48 We're told what town He'd be born in, we're told all the 19:51 events about His betrayal the amount, where the money was 19:55 going to be thrown, how He would be crucified. 19:57 You read Psalm 22 where it begins, "My God, My God, why 20:01 have you forsaken Me? 20:03 They cast lots for My garments, they pierced My hands and 20:06 My feet." 20:07 All this was part of the prophecies in the Old Testament 20:10 to help us recognize when He did come, His word can be trusted. 20:14 Well, now He's given us hundreds of prophecies about His second 20:16 coming, why? 20:18 He wants us to be ready when it happens, friends. 20:21 What will the righteous say when Jesus appears? 20:25 "Behold, this is our God. 20:27 We've waited for Him, and He will save us. 20:30 We will be glad and rejoice in His salvation." 20:33 Friends, we don't have to be afraid of Christ coming. 20:36 The Bible calls it the blessed hope. 20:39 If you've got a love relationship with Jesus, you are 20:41 yearning for Him to come. 20:43 You know, if you're wondering how important a seminar like 20:46 this is, one of the last words in the Bible, "Even so, come 20:51 Lord Jesus." 20:53 The last words of the Bible bejeweled with His name are 20:56 saying Lord, come. 20:58 It was a priority to Jesus, it should be a priority to the 21:02 people here. 21:03 Now, some of us have been distracted. 21:05 You know, Christ warned us. 21:07 He said if that evil servant says in his heart my Lord delays 21:09 His coming, the Lord of that master will come in a day that 21:12 he's not looking for him. 21:14 Jesus warned us that before His coming, He shares a parable of 21:17 the ten virgins, they were all asleep. 21:20 Before Jesus went to the cross, the apostles fell asleep. 21:24 And much of the church is sleeping right now when the most 21:26 stupendous event in history is about to transpire, the coming 21:30 of the Lord. 21:32 The whole world's going to be shaken by this. 21:34 It's going to be as real as it gets, friends, and He wants us 21:37 to be ready, because it's like that sign out in front of the 21:41 Baptist Church. 21:42 It said, "Repent now and avoid the rush." 21:45 If we wait until we see Him coming, it'll be too late. 21:50 We need to get ready and stay ready, amen? 21:54 You know, I like history. 21:56 I think there's some important lessons that we can learn 21:58 from history. 21:59 I got done, I think it was last year, I read a book called "The 22:04 Endurance," and it's about the adventures of Ernest Shackleton, 22:09 this great Antarctic explorer, and he was sent on this special 22:15 transarctic expedition. 22:16 He picked out, he handpicked some of the finest men, look at 22:19 the advertisement that he put out. 22:21 "Men wanted for hazardous journey. 22:23 Low wages, bitter cold, long hours of complete darkness. 22:27 Safe return doubtful. 22:28 Honor and recognition in event of success." 22:31 Everybody signed up. 22:33 All the men wanted to be part of that. 22:35 Well, he handpicked just the best of the best, and he took 22:38 those 26, I think there are 27 in all, including him, and they 22:42 went to go to Antarctica with the purpose of completely 22:46 crossing the continent. 22:47 They would be the first to do it, but it was an unusually 22:50 cold winter. 22:51 Their ship, The Endurance, was trapped in the ice, and they 22:56 basically lived on this boat frozen in the ice for months. 23:00 But the ice continued, the pressure continue to crush and 23:02 crack the ship. 23:04 Water started coming in, they had to transfer anything that 23:07 was of value outside onto the ice, and then they lived on 23:09 the ice. 23:11 The ship fell apart and swallowed by the ice, their sled 23:15 dogs that they planned to use to take them across eventually had 23:18 to become food, and the men realized they were starving, 23:22 they're eating seal. 23:23 Shackleton was an incredible leader of men. 23:26 He said our only hope is to drag our two lifeboats to where 23:30 there's water that is not frozen, try to get to the 23:33 nearest island, which was Elephant Island. 23:36 Incredibly difficult trip with these men dragging these boats 23:39 filled with their gear across this bumpy, ice-broken surface, 23:43 but they did it. 23:45 They put them in the water, then they had a harrowing adventure 23:47 getting over to Elephant Island. 23:48 They were so disappointed, they just had 20 feet of rocky beach, 23:52 everything else was ice. 23:54 Shackleton said we're going to die here. 23:57 So, he and five other men, he said we're going to go 700 miles 24:00 over the worst ocean in the world. 24:03 He said we're going to go to a whaling station on South Georgia 24:05 Island, we'll get help there, we'll come back for you. 24:08 He said, men, I will come back. 24:10 Be ready, 'cause the ice will open briefly, you've gotta be 24:14 ready to load up and get out. 24:17 He made an 800-mile voyage. 24:21 They actually survived a hurricane that took down a 24:24 500-ton ship, and they're in a 20-foot boat, five men, 20-foot 24:29 little sailboat with canvas over the top. 24:32 Their fur coats began to rot because they were laying in 24:35 water for days on their body, and they had hair all over them 24:38 from the fur coats, and they were starving. 24:40 They had just enough food to try to get them there. 24:43 The navigator, there should be a book about him, Frank 24:45 Whirley, incredible. 24:47 He with a sextant looking at the sun was able to take that little 24:51 ship across an Antarctic Ocean in a hurricane, and he found 24:55 South Georgia Island. 24:56 It's a little spit of land. 24:59 There's a whaling station there, but they landed on the 25:00 wrong side. 25:02 They had to cross these alpine mountains. 25:04 Only one other person has done it since then, and they had 25:08 almost no gear. 25:09 And he was so dedicated to saving his men that when he got 25:12 to the wailing station, starving, cold, frostbit, he 25:16 said, I need a boat to go get my men. 25:19 "I've left my men, I'm going back for them." 25:22 Three times he took ships and they got stuck in the ice and he 25:27 had to turn back. 25:29 Finally, in the fourth try he got there. 25:31 Now in the meantime, his men, they knew Shackleton would not 25:34 leave them, and the leader in the group said every morning 25:40 they would wake up, and they would pack their gear, and 25:45 they'd say we don't know, today might be the day when the boss 25:47 shows up. 25:49 And when they saw the signs one day and the ice began to open 25:51 up, and that was on his fourth day, they'd been there four 25:54 months waiting for him to return, he came. 25:58 And he said you gotta get in, we've got to get out right now, 26:00 the ice is going to catch us again. 26:02 And they hopped in the boat and they were out of there in 26:05 minutes, because they had been looking for him to come. 26:08 They were ready for him to come. 26:09 Friends, we want to--don't want to get ready when He comes, you 26:12 want to be ready, amen? 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