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00:02 - [Narrator] This presentation is brought to you by 00:04 the friends of the Amazing Facts ministry. 00:08 - Nuclear submarines or boomers 00:11 are modern engineering wonders equivalent to 00:13 a tightly packed self-contained city where a crew 00:17 of 140 share the space of a three bedroom house. 00:21 A nuclear sub can stay submerged up to 90 days. 00:24 There's little contact with family during this time. 00:27 Along with the pressure being prepared 00:29 to launch nuclear weapons, it's one of 00:31 the most stressful military assignments. 00:34 To compensate, the Navy trains 00:36 the best chefs for these subs. 00:39 A meal might be prime ribs, sautéed mushrooms, 00:42 baked potatoes, fresh bread, and real chocolate cake. 00:46 They say an army travels on its stomach, and that's why 00:49 the military spends millions evaluating 00:51 what their soldiers eat. 00:53 Why is it that many Christians think God doesn't care 00:56 what His soldiers eat? 00:57 You know the Bible teaches that whether you eat or drink, 01:00 whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God. 01:04 Since our bodies are God's temple, we should present them 01:07 to Him as a living sacrifice and not abuse 01:10 them with gluttony, especially since 01:13 we're soldiers in His army. 01:15 So join me today for this program as we uncover 01:17 more amazing health facts from the word of God. 01:21 (soft music) 01:25 Well friends, we have a very important lesson tonight. 01:28 I want to welcome you to the Panorama of Prophecy. 01:31 Again, tonight is going to be a practical lesson, 01:33 but it's also a lesson found in the book of Daniel, 01:36 which is a book of prophecy. 01:38 We're going to be talking about the subject 01:40 of refusing Babylons buffet. 01:44 And if you have your Bibles, 01:45 you want to go to the book of Daniel. 01:47 Now Daniel is a book filled with apocalyptic prophecies. 01:51 We've got that prophecy in chapter two of the metal image, 01:54 you got the prophecy in chapter seven, 01:56 we're going to be talking about we've got the four beasts, 01:59 chapter eight, where you've got the ram and the goat, 02:01 chapter nine where you've got the dates concerning 02:03 the Messiah's return, and then it's one of 02:06 the longest prophecies in the Bible, which is 02:08 from Daniel chapter 10 through Daniel chapter 12 02:11 and where it talks about the abomination of desolation. 02:14 But it's very interesting that the first chapter 02:18 in the book of Daniel is dealing with one of 02:21 the keys to understanding all prophecy. 02:25 It has to do with self-control, wisdom, 02:29 mental clarity and your lifestyle. 02:32 And so of course, this story found in Daniel chapter one 02:35 sets the stage for why Daniel was who he was 02:39 through the rest of the book, it's very interesting. 02:42 You can read there in Daniel 1:8. 02:44 And it's assume that this is also true 02:47 of Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. 02:50 And it says, "He purposed in his heart he would not defile 02:53 himself with a portion of the King's delicacies". 02:56 What they had on the menu there in Babylon, 02:57 he said, "We can't eat it". 02:59 It included some food that was unclean and no doubt 03:02 had been offered to Babylonian idols. 03:04 And so he came up with a... 03:06 Daniel was very wise, came up with a solution 03:10 and he suggested to the prince of the Unix said, 03:14 "Test your servants for 10 days 03:16 and let them give us vegetables to eat and water to drink". 03:21 So it was a simple diet, basically it's a vegetarian diet. 03:26 I grew up living with my... 03:28 And my father's very wealthy, 03:30 sometimes he'd take us out to nice restaurants 03:32 and we'd order escargot, snails, frog legs, turtle steak, 03:39 and they're supposed to be the delicacies. 03:42 And then when I was poor and I lived up in the mountains, 03:43 I ate beans and rice and fruit, I had no refrigeration. 03:49 I felt much better eating the poor man's diet. 03:52 In some of the countries, when they eat a very simple diet 03:55 of beans and rice and things like that, 03:57 they live much longer, they have less disease, less cancer. 04:00 Then they're converted to the Western diet, 04:03 a lot of fat and sugar and processed food 04:06 and the heart disease and the cancer just skyrockets. 04:10 Notice what happens after Daniel, convincing the prince of 04:13 the Unix, he said, "Give us 10 days to try this diet out". 04:16 And it says, "In all matters of wisdom and understanding, 04:20 about which the king examined them. 04:22 He found them 10 times better than all of the magicians 04:27 and astrologers that were in his realm." 04:30 10 times wiser, these young men. 04:33 Notice the connection between their perceptions, 04:35 their intelligence and their diet that is being made. 04:39 So why are we talking about this 04:41 as we delve into deep prophecies? 04:43 Because clarity of mind is actually going to help 04:46 in your understanding. 04:48 The devil is trying to befuddle this whole generation 04:51 in the world with drugs and dissipation and bad diet. 04:54 So we just don't think straight 04:56 and it affects our understanding, 04:57 it affects every aspect of our life and our relationships. 05:00 And that's why this is the first chapter 05:02 that you find in the book of Daniel. 05:04 It's a lesson on self control, giving glory to God 05:07 with your body and tells us that not only 05:11 did they live 10 times longer, you read on in that chapter 05:14 it says Daniel lived until the time of king Cyrus. 05:17 Meaning Daniel lived about a hundred years. 05:21 So he not only was sharp, and even you get 05:24 into Daniel chapter five, he's an old man 05:28 and he's still brilliant at that time, 05:31 and God is still speaking through him. 05:33 So we're going to find out what does the Bible say about 05:36 how you can have a more abundant life, a longer life, 05:39 a healthier life, a clearer mind, 05:41 and I think you're going to be blessed by this. 05:43 First of all, question number one, 05:45 what's a good Bible rule for healthful living? 05:49 "Therefore, whether you eat or whether you drink, 05:53 do all for the glory of God." 05:55 Now, if it tells us to eat and drink for God's glory, 05:58 is it possible for us to not eat and drink for God's glory? 06:03 Does that make sense? 06:04 Yeah, so certainly it is possible. 06:08 Friends, I think just, it is so critical for us 06:11 to understand the brain. 06:14 You know why God gives you legs? 06:17 To carry your brain around. 06:20 Even with modern computers today, for them to build 06:24 a computer that will do what the human mind does, 06:26 you would need a building as big as the Pentagon 06:29 to house it, you need all the water of Niagara falls 06:33 to power it, you would need all of the water 06:35 of Niagara falls to cool it. 06:37 The fastest computers they've got in the world now, 06:40 it goes back and forth between the US and China, 06:42 I think Korea's striving for the fastest computer 06:45 in the world, they cannot do what a mouse brain does yet. 06:51 You know how much processing is going on in your mind 06:53 even as we sit here right now? 06:56 You're taking these sound waves that are going through 06:58 the air and trying to make some logical sense out of it, 07:00 and you're converting this into abstract thought 07:02 and your brain is keeping your heart beating 07:05 and it's controlling your respiration. 07:07 You don't know that it might even be controlling 07:08 your temperature at this time. 07:10 And then all little hairs on your body are connected 07:12 with your brain and you're sensing anything 07:14 that might be going on. 07:15 You're hearing noises behind you and you're processing those. 07:17 And all of this is happening 07:20 at lightning speed right now, as we speak. 07:24 Your brain is a strange combination of a physical organ 07:30 and a spiritual thing. 07:33 And God communicates with us through our minds. 07:37 But because it's also physical, taking care of your body, 07:41 which houses your brain and follows the commands 07:43 of the brain, it affects your clarity. 07:47 It affects how clear it is, 07:49 how easy it is for God to speak to you. 07:51 If we're not following good practical principles 07:54 for good health, our minds get cloudy 07:56 and it's hard for us to comprehend spiritual truth. 08:00 And it's the truth that sets you free. 08:02 I don't think it's an accident that the first chapter in 08:04 this book of Daniel is talking to us about health practices. 08:09 So with these things in mind, and we're talking 08:11 about glorifying God in our bodies, 08:14 should a Christian use alcoholic beverages? 08:17 Now we're not talking about grape juice now, 08:19 we're talking about the fermented stuff. 08:22 What is the Bible saying? 08:23 "Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, 08:28 whoever is led astray thereby is not wise". 08:31 Now how many want to be wise? 08:34 If we're led astray with it, then we're not wise. 08:37 The Bible tells us that Noah drank 08:39 and he stumbled around drunk in his tent, 08:41 and one of his family members ended up being cursed 08:43 as a result of that. 08:45 Lot's daughters got him to drink alcohol 08:47 and he committed incest with his daughters. 08:49 Whole race of people, the Moabites and Ammonites came around 08:52 that attacked God's people for centuries 08:55 because he got drunk. 08:57 King David tried to get Uriah drunk 08:59 so he would go against his conscience. 09:01 And you could just go through the history, the Bible says, 09:03 "Woe to him who gives his neighbor drink". 09:08 Because what's happening is everyone knows that 09:10 your response time is impaired by alcohol. 09:14 Alcohol is an addictive drug, it destroys brain cells, 09:18 not once, but every time you drink, 09:20 it's destroying brain cells. 09:21 And I don't know about you, but I can't afford 09:23 to lose anymore than I've already lost. 09:25 It dramatically affects our ability to reason. 09:29 You know I'm really passionate about this because 09:32 my father struggled with alcohol 09:35 and it affected our relationship. 09:37 People drink, they say things they later regret. 09:40 They stumble around, they do silly things. 09:44 My mother drank, I drank when I was younger. 09:47 You wake up in prison and you think 09:48 "How in the world did I get here, what did I do?" 09:51 You're embarrassed about silly things that you've done 09:54 and terrible things that you said. 09:57 It doesn't make you more intelligent. 10:00 Now I know, I used to drink. 10:02 It gives you that warm, fuzzy feeling, you can... 10:05 It says, "Give a wine to him who is ready to perish". 10:08 On the cross they offered Jesus wine, 10:09 He tasted it and He turned away. 10:11 He did not want His mind to be clouded 10:14 especially as our eternity hangs in the balance. 10:17 He didn't want to say anything that would give the devil 10:19 the advantage because His mind was no longer clear. 10:22 Christians should not drink. 10:24 Half of the people that go to the hospital every day 10:27 are there because of sickness, birth defects, injuries, 10:30 accidents caused by alcohol. 10:32 Over half the people who are in prison are there 10:34 because of crimes committed while under 10:36 the influence of alcohol. 10:38 Over half of all the calls the police get, especially where 10:41 there's domestic abuse involved, alcohol is connected. 10:45 Now just with those facts, 10:47 to what extent should Christians support that? 10:51 When one out of seven people who drinks becomes 10:53 an alcoholic, how much would you support that? 10:55 Should you support a dog that bites one out of seven people 10:59 that comes to your house? 11:00 You see what I'm saying? 11:03 And you might wonder why I'm coming on so strong 11:04 and many who are watching and listening, 11:06 you come from a Christian background, but you think, 11:08 "Well, you know, didn't Paul say, 11:10 'drink a little wine for your stomachs infirmities?'" 11:12 He's talking to Timothy. 11:13 The word there wine meant grape juice. 11:16 Jesus did not make booze for the wedding. 11:19 Doesn't talk about anyone being inebriated in those events. 11:23 And it's the same word that is used for 11:26 the fermented alcohol that you find 11:27 in other places in the Bible. 11:29 So people get confused sometimes. 11:31 You can look in Isaiah where it says, "As the new wine", 11:34 same word, wine, "Is in the cluster". 11:37 Well, when grape juice is in a cluster, is it fermented? 11:41 Clearly not. 11:42 And Jesus said His gospel was new wine. 11:45 Says you don't put the new wine and the old wine skins 11:47 or it'll ferment and they'll burst and you lose everything. 11:49 You put new wine and new wine skins 11:52 to keep it fresh as long as possible. 11:54 So Paul tells us, "Do not do anything that might make 11:58 your brother stumble if you love your brother". 12:00 And it's not like we live in a society today where, 12:02 I'm dying of thirst, there's nothing to drink. 12:04 You go to the typical 711, there's 500 things you can drink 12:07 that don't have alcohol, right, or the supermarket. 12:10 So I know I spent some time writing this because 12:14 it's a problem in the world and in our culture. 12:16 With that in mind, tobacco is 12:20 the second most costly drug addiction in North America. 12:24 And I understand friends, some of you here 12:26 I know are struggling. 12:28 Many of you are watching I'm sure you're struggling with it. 12:29 I'm telling you, you can get the victory. 12:32 The Lord did it for me. 12:34 My father smoked for 50 years and he quit. 12:36 My grandfather smoked, I think I told you, for 50 years, 12:40 and he lived till 93. 12:42 And the Lord your savior is bigger than your devil. 12:48 He can save you from any addiction, 12:51 but you've gotta make up your mind you want to be free 12:53 and ask Him for help, and He will help you. 12:55 (soft music) 12:57 Don't go anywhere friends, we'll be back in just a moment 12:59 with the rest of today's presentation. 13:02 It's no secret friends, millions of people today 13:04 are suffering from health issues 13:06 that lead to crippling disease and shorter lives. 13:10 We spend billions every year on goofy health fads 13:13 that often end up hurting our bodies more than helping. 13:16 But what if I told you that the Bible has 13:19 the exact prescription that you need to live 13:22 a healthier and a happier life? 13:24 Amazing Facts wants to send you 13:26 a special free resource called "Amazing Health Facts". 13:30 This attractive full color magazine presents 13:32 eight powerful biblical health lessons 13:35 in a direct and captivating way, giving you practical, 13:38 easy to follow guidance on better living today. 13:41 Backed by modern research, each lesson is packed 13:44 with colorful and intriguing facts that will help you keep 13:47 your body, mind and spirit stronger than ever. 13:50 To get your free copy, call the phone number on the screen 13:53 and ask for offer number 806. 13:56 Or visit the web address. 13:57 And after you read this incredible resource, 14:00 be sure and share it with a friend. 14:02 Let's return now to today's presentation 14:04 and learn some more amazing facts from the word of God. 14:09 What mammals? 14:10 Now God talks about diet in the Bible. 14:12 When we're going into foods, 14:13 we talked about the original ideal diet is 14:16 going to be fruit, grains, nuts, vegetables, so forth beans. 14:20 But what about meat? 14:22 Does God say that you can eat meat? 14:24 Yes, it's not the ideal, 14:26 but the Bible does say you can eat it. 14:28 Which animals did He say that we're permitted to eat? 14:31 It tells us on Leviticus, 11 verse three, 14:33 "Whatever divides the hoof, having the cloven hoof, 14:36 the split hoof and chewing the cud". 14:38 It needed both categories. 14:40 And this would be things like the cow and the goat 14:43 and the sheep and the deer. 14:45 But there are some animals that had a cloven hoof 14:49 but that doesn't chew the cud like a camel, they're unclean. 14:53 I know some of you are going to have to go home and take 14:54 the camel steak out of your refrigerator. 14:56 Remember what Jesus said, the scribes and the Pharisees, 15:00 He said, "You're hypocrites because you strain your water so 15:02 that you will not swallow a gnat, but you swallow a camel". 15:06 You strain a gnat and you swallow a camel. 15:09 And He said, "You're being hypocrites". 15:10 They were not supposed to eat camel. 15:12 What about these sea creatures? 15:13 What does God say in His word are safe to eat 15:16 of those things that are in the sea? 15:18 What fish and seafood are clean? 15:20 Leviticus, 11 verse nine, "These you may eat 15:23 of all that are in the water. 15:25 Whatever is in the water that has fins and scales, 15:29 that you may eat." 15:32 And He did these two categories together, fins and scales. 15:36 I heard that the Navy years ago wanted to have 15:39 a survival book for its sailors if they were stranded, 15:44 a ship went down and they're in a life boat 15:45 and they want to know what sea creatures they could eat. 15:48 Some are poisonous. 15:49 And so they did a bunch of research using your tax dollars, 15:53 and after years of research, they came up with the rule. 15:56 They said, "If it's got fins and scales, 15:58 it's probably safe". 16:00 They ended up saying what the Bible said. 16:03 But it goes on to say in Leviticus 11 verse 10, 16:06 "But all that are in the seas and in the rivers 16:08 that do not have fins and scales that move in the waters 16:11 or any living thing which is in the water, 16:14 they are an abomination to you". 16:16 Now that would mean oysters. 16:19 You realize that they're on the bottom, 16:21 they're called bottom feeders, they clean the water. 16:23 I think we have one president that died 16:25 from eating contaminated shellfish. 16:27 Lobsters, shrimp, I used to love, I used to catch lobster 16:32 and shrimp cocktail, and one of the few animals 16:34 that served with a digestinal tract still in it. 16:38 And it can be very toxic 16:40 that God does not want us eating those things. 16:42 And even if you didn't know what the medical reasons were, 16:45 it should be enough that God says don't do it. 16:47 It's not like there's nothing else to eat. 16:50 What about the birds, does God have a category for them? 16:53 It doesn't have a simple rule, like the cloven hoof 16:56 and chewing the cud or the fins and the scales. 16:58 But as you look at the different birds, probably 17:00 the best rule of thumb is 17:01 the foraging birds were safe to eat. 17:04 Those are the birds like the chicken. 17:07 The Bible says the dove and the quail, the grouse, 17:10 they go around, the turkey, they peck the seeds 17:12 and they're the forging birds like that. 17:14 The birds of carrion and 17:16 the other birds were declared unclean. 17:18 And here it says Leviticus, 11:15 and 16, 17:21 "Every raven after its kind, the ostrich, 17:25 the short aired owl, the sea gull and the hawk 17:27 after it's kind, they're unclean". 17:30 You're not supposed to eat owls and buzzards. 17:32 Someone's going to write down, "What about duck?" 17:35 Well, duck are in the swan category and it says in 17:37 the Bible they're unclean also. 17:40 And I even know Jewish friends that eat duck, 17:43 but technically they would be unclean. 17:47 Are the laws about the clean and the unclean animals part of 17:49 Moses' ceremonial law that ended at the cross? 17:52 Some people are saying, "Oh, those are the laws of the Jews, 17:55 those are health laws for the Jews. 17:56 The distinction between clean and unclean animals, 17:59 that's a Jewish law, it was nailed to the cross." 18:02 Is a Jewish stomach different from anyone else's stomach? 18:06 No, and by the way, the typical Jewish lifespan 18:09 of the Orthodox Jews is among the oldest. 18:12 So there must be something to some of it. 18:16 was Noah Jewish? 18:19 It's not a trick question, No. 18:21 Anyone here related to Noah? 18:24 Everybody, I hope, or you're an alien. 18:29 The Bible tells us that Noah made a distinction 18:32 between the clean and the unclean. 18:34 Genesis seven verse one and two, "Come into the ark, 18:37 you and all your household, and you shall take 18:40 with you seven of each, every clean animal, 18:44 the male and it's female. 18:46 Two of each animal that are unclean, 18:49 a male and it's female." 18:51 Now one reason for that was he also offered 18:53 the clean animals as sacrifice. 18:55 You're never supposed to offer an unclean animal. 18:58 One of the greatest insults that you could ever offer God 19:00 was to like, bring a pig or a skunk or a vulture 19:02 into the temple, saying, "I brought you a sacrifice". 19:05 You're only supposed to bring a clean animal as a sacrifice. 19:08 Those animals could also be eaten. 19:10 Well, your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. 19:13 We're not supposed to bring 19:14 the unclean things into that temple. 19:16 And pork, it is a salt-laden, carcinogenic thing. 19:26 Pork, some people say, "Oh, I eat the white meat". 19:28 Pork is not a white meat. 19:29 When it talks about white meat, it's talking about fish 19:31 and chicken or turkey or something like that. 19:33 I used to have my own meat business. 19:36 I don't have the picture on the screen anymore, 19:38 but I had a business called 19:39 Doug Bachelor's Wholesale prime Beef Steaks. 19:42 And I used to buy sections of beef and butcher them 19:46 and then I'd sell them. 19:47 During that time when I was living in the mountains, 19:49 in the cave, I ate beans and rice and I felt great. 19:52 Not long after that, I got the job butchering 19:54 and selling meat, and I was eating sirloin steak 19:59 and eggs for breakfast and T-bone for dinner 20:01 and New York steak for lunch. 20:03 And I mean, I was eating meat three times a day, 20:05 'cause I had all these prime cuts, 20:07 and I didn't feel very good. 20:10 And I know too much of anything's not good, 20:13 but I went to a friend one day, 'cause a customer said, 20:15 "Can you get me some prime pork?" 20:17 And my butcher friend, he laughed, he said, 20:19 "You can't get prime pork". 20:20 He said, "The US department of agriculture, 20:22 they don't grade pork that way. 20:23 They print leaflets that tell you to cook it good 20:25 or you're going to get trichina." 20:28 And so that was never supposed to be part of man's diet. 20:32 Now does God say that eating unclean food 20:34 is a serious offense? 20:37 "Behold, the Lord will come with fire." 20:40 This is Isaiah 66 verse 15 and verse 17. 20:43 "The Lord will come with fire 20:45 and with his chariots, like a whirlwind. 20:47 Those who sanctify themselves, eating swine's flesh 20:52 and the abomination and the mouse 20:55 shall be consumed together." 20:57 Wow, that's pretty clear. 20:59 Now He's not just talking about Jews 21:00 that break some Jewish law, He's talking about 21:02 His second coming and it's the people 21:04 that are defiling their body temples. 21:06 And He puts the abomination and mouse 21:10 in the same category with swine's flesh. 21:14 And no one out there's eating mouse burgers I'm hoping. 21:18 There are some places where they're eating dogs still, 21:20 in different parts of the world, 21:22 but God did not intend for us to eat pigs. 21:28 I used to take care of pigs for my neighbor 21:30 and I always struggle to find some new way to describe pigs. 21:33 And what I come up with is, pigs are pigs. 21:36 (audience laughing) They're not clean. 21:37 That's one thing, if you have a pet pig, 21:40 you can have a pet dog, they're in the same category. 21:41 You won't eat your dog, I hope. 21:43 They're smart, but they're scavengers. 21:46 The Bible says, "Do not give what is holy unto the dogs, 21:49 do not cast your pearls before swine. 21:52 As the dog returns to his vomit 21:54 and the pig to wallowing in the mere." 21:56 The dog and the pig are always bunched together 21:58 as the unclean scavengers in the Bible. 22:00 You can have nice pet dogs, 22:02 but you're not supposed to eat them. 22:04 The Bible says it's an abomination. 22:07 Jews around the world, even Muslims know this. 22:09 It's a basic Bible teaching, it's not just for the Jews. 22:14 What about Peter's vision in Acts chapter 10? 22:16 Peter is invited to go to the house of Cornelius, a Gentile. 22:21 Before he goes, he's on his roof praying and he's hungry. 22:24 And while he is on his roof praying, 22:26 he goes into a trance, he sees this vision. 22:29 And this sheet held together at the four corners 22:31 is lowered from the heavens. 22:33 And in this big sheet, think of like a circus tent sheet, 22:37 it's full of all these unclean animals. 22:40 And he hears a voice from heaven saying, 22:42 "Arise Peter, kill and eat". 22:44 Peter responds and says, "Not so Lord, 22:47 I have never eaten anything common or unclean". 22:50 It's all in Acts chapter 10. 22:51 Peter says, "I have never eaten anything common or unclean". 22:54 This is years after Jesus died. 22:56 If Jesus had been teaching you can eat anything, 22:58 Peter, would've been eating other things. 23:00 He says, "I have never eaten anything common or unclean". 23:02 Three times a sheet comes down, three times 23:05 Peter says, "Not so Lord". 23:06 He thinks it's a test, he says, "I'm going with Your word". 23:10 And then the sheet goes up and Peter's wondering 23:12 "What does this mean?" 23:14 There's a knock on the door, the Gentiles are inviting Peter 23:18 to come and to preach to them. 23:20 But a Jew is not supposed to go into the home of a Gentile 23:23 and not supposed to eat with them. 23:25 And God says, "Go with them, trust in me". 23:28 Later, Peter recounting the story, 23:30 he says, Acts chapter 10:28, 23:33 "God has shown me that I should not call 23:36 any pig unclean, any man unclean". 23:41 The purpose of the vision had nothing 23:42 to do with food articles. 23:44 God was telling the Jews, "You can now go to the Gentiles, 23:47 do not call the Gentiles unclean." 23:50 That was the reason of the vision. 23:52 He used the metaphors and the pictures 23:55 that a Jew would understand. 23:57 But the Lord is still clear that our bodies are 24:00 the temple of the Holy Spirit. 24:01 He did not take away the health laws, 24:03 He still wants us to care about our health. 24:05 Will people in heaven kill and eat animals? 24:09 What does the Bible say? 24:10 "The Wolf will dwell with the lamb. 24:12 The leopard will lie down with the young goat. 24:15 The calf and the young lion and the fatling together, 24:18 and a little child will lead them." 24:20 Again, "They will not hurt or destroy 24:24 in all my holy mountain". 24:26 The animals will not eat each other. 24:29 So friends, are we going to kill and eat them? 24:32 The Bible tells us, Revelation 21:4, 24:34 "There is no more death". 24:37 Nothing dies, and we will not be killing and eating them. 24:41 So how do I make these lifestyle changes 24:44 that will please the Lord? 24:46 Not only please the Lord, make you feel better, 24:48 help you be a better servant. 24:51 How do you do that, how do you make these practical changes? 24:53 I mean let's face it, you get into a rut of lifestyle habit 24:56 and it's hard to break. 24:58 Well, you learned your habits, you'll learn new ones. 25:01 With God's help, everything can change. 25:04 There's a promise in Ezekiel 11:18, 25:07 "They will take away the detestable things". 25:09 When you realize there's something in your life 25:11 that doesn't please the Lord, throw it away. 25:14 One day I had to throw my cigarettes away. 25:16 One day I had to pour my alcohol down the drain 25:19 and I stopped drinking. 25:21 And there was a struggle for a while, but you know what? 25:23 I don't struggle anymore because you change, 25:25 you replace it with something good. 25:27 You overcome your habits. 25:29 He says, "I will give them a new heart 25:32 and I'll put a new spirit within them that they might walk 25:35 in My statutes and keep My judgements and do them". 25:40 Having healthy bodies and clear minds help us to comprehend 25:42 the things that we're going to be getting into. 25:44 God wants you body, soul and spirit in the last days. 25:49 (soft music) 25:53 - [Narrator] Don't forget to request 25:54 today's life changing free resource. 25:56 Not only can you receive this free gift in the mail, 25:58 you can download a digital copy straight 26:01 to your computer or mobile device. 26:02 To get your digital copy of today's free gift, simply text 26:06 the keyword on your screen to 40544, 26:09 or visit the web address shown on your screen 26:12 and be sure to select the digital download option 26:14 on the request page. 26:16 It's now easier than ever for you to study God's word 26:19 with Amazing Facts, wherever and whenever you want. 26:22 And most important, to share it with others. 26:26 - [Announcer] "Go into all the world and preach 26:29 the gospel to every creature." 26:31 Through radio, television, print, evangelistic events 26:35 and the internet, Amazing Facts International is heeding 26:38 the call of Jesus to go into all the world. 26:41 Millions of individuals in over 150 countries 26:44 have been blessed by the word of God. 26:47 Amazing Facts has spawned new spheres of influence 26:49 in India, Africa, China, and Indonesia. 26:53 With each new country come hundreds 26:55 of translated booklets, study guides 26:57 and video presentations produced in each region 26:59 for the people of that region. 27:01 Armed with these precious truths, gospel workers 27:04 are empowered to spread bright rays of light 27:07 on every path they travel. 27:09 Please visit reachtheworld.amazingfacts.org 27:13 to learn more about Amazing Facts International 27:15 and how you can participate 27:16 in this exciting soul-winning ministry. 27:19 That website again is reachtheworld.amazingfacts.org. 27:24 Thank you for your support. 27:26 - [Announcer 2] Have you ever skipped a meal? 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