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00:14 >> Happy Sabbath once again, 00:16 church family. 00:17 Please stand as we sing 00:19 "Mighty to Save." 00:23 ♪ 11:08 >> Our Scripture reading today 11:10 is found in Psalms 35:19-25, 11:14 and it reads, 11:15 "Do not let those gloat over me 11:18 who are my enemies 11:19 without cause. 11:20 Do not let those who hate me 11:22 without reason 11:23 maliciously wink the eye. 11:25 They do not speak peaceably, 11:27 but devise false accusations 11:29 against those 11:31 who live quietly in the land. 11:33 They sneer at me and say, 11:34 'Aha! Aha! 11:36 With our own eyes, 11:38 we have seen it,' 11:39 Lord, you have seen this; 11:41 do not be silent. 11:43 Do not be far from me, Lord. 11:45 Awake, and rise to my defense! 11:48 Contend for me, my God and Lord. 11:50 Vindicate me in your 11:52 righteousness, Lord my God; 11:54 do not let them gloat over me." 11:56 ♪ 16:15 [ Applause ] 16:29 >> After all that good music, 16:31 a wiser man would just sit down 16:32 and have the benediction. 16:36 But I'm not a wiser man 16:37 and I am going to preach. 16:40 My great thanks to director 16:42 Elsie and the Orion Strings. 16:43 Thank you 16:45 Many thanks to Elisabeth and her 16:46 whole crew, praise team. 16:48 Didn't they do wonderfully? 16:50 Just very, very well done. 16:51 Thank you. 16:51 Thank you very much for -- 16:52 [ Applause ] 16:57 And, as always, 16:59 Dr. Logan is on the organ 17:01 and always does a marvelous job 17:02 here, as well. 17:03 [ Applause ] 17:09 Welcome to Part 2 of our 17:11 continuing series entitled 17:13 "Why We Are Here." 17:16 If you weren't here last week, 17:17 let me catch you up to speed 17:19 very quickly. 17:20 Last week, we began with 17:21 the million-dollar question, 17:22 and if you were here, 17:25 millionaire with the briefcase 17:26 offering you $1 million 17:28 if you could correctly answer 17:29 the question, "What is 17:31 the mission of the 17:32 Seventh-Day Adventist Church?" 17:34 And I shared how, 17:36 when I've asked that question 17:37 in, you know, small groups 17:39 or larger groups of Adventists, 17:41 many answers are given. 17:41 Often, they do 17:42 not agree with one another. 17:44 Finally, someone will say, 17:46 "Our mission is to fulfill 17:47 the Great Commission of 17:48 Matthew 28:18-28 -- to make 17:49 disciples," et cetera, 17:50 et cetera. 17:52 And, indeed, that is a very 17:54 important part of our mission. 17:56 We are a Christian, 17:57 Christ-centered organization. 17:58 And so we are about fulfilling 18:00 the Great Commission of 18:02 Matthew 28:18-20. 18:03 And there is more. 18:07 There is still more. 18:08 And I didn't tell you what that 18:10 "still more" was last week, 18:11 because we needed to do a -- lay 18:12 a little bit of a foundation. 18:14 We needed to be able 18:15 to understand what it means 18:17 to be a prophetic movement. 18:20 And to do 18:21 We looked at three lessons of 18:22 what it means to be a prophet 18:24 and, by extension, what it means 18:25 to be a prophetic movement. 18:27 The three lessons were, number 18:28 one, "Prophets are to say 18:30 and do what God commands them 18:32 to say and do." 18:34 This is not up to a committee. 18:35 You don't have a coin toss 18:36 at the beginning of each year. 18:37 God decides what 18:38 the prophet will say and what 18:39 the prophetic movement will say. 18:40 Number two, "God often 18:42 commands prophets to say 18:44 and do strange things." 18:45 And we looked 18:47 And number three, "Prophets say 18:49 and do strange things 18:50 because God is trying to 18:51 rescue people from disaster." 18:53 Amen? 18:54 >> Amen. 18:55 >> It's not a hobby for God. 18:56 He's not looking 18:57 for something entertaining to do 18:58 at the end of time. 18:59 He does these things 19:00 to get people's attention 19:01 that they will be saved, 19:02 that they will be ready 19:03 when Jesus comes back. 19:06 And with that as a foundation, 19:09 let's get to it. 19:11 What is the mission 19:15 of the Seventh-Day 19:16 Adventist Church? 19:21 Well, the answer is, the mission 19:23 of the Seventh-Day 19:24 Adventist Church 19:26 is, indeed, to make mature 19:28 disciples of Christ, 19:29 and while fulfilling the 19:32 Great Commission of Matthew 28, 19:33 we take it one final 19:36 step further. 19:40 Turn, in your Bibles, please, 19:41 to Revelation 14:6. 19:45 Revelation 14:6. 19:47 It's on page 830 19:49 in your red pew Bible. 19:50 Should be sitting around 19:52 there somewhere around you. 19:53 Page 830. Revelation 14:6. 19:57 Now, I mentioned in Part 1 19:59 and I'm going to mention it 20:00 again here 20:01 and I may have to do it again 20:01 in some future parts -- 20:03 in this series, 20:04 because of time constraints, 20:05 I am going to be cutting 20:06 some corners every now and then. 20:08 I'm about to do that right now. 20:09 If you're a guest with us today, 20:11 we are so glad that you're here. 20:12 You're in for a real treat. 20:13 If I say something and 20:15 you're wondering to yourself, 20:16 "How did he possibly 20:17 get there from here?", 20:19 come and see me afterwards. 20:20 I'll be somewhere down here 20:21 in the front. 20:22 And I'd love to have some time 20:23 to answer your questions on this 20:24 very, very important topic. 20:26 So, I'm going to cut a corner 20:27 right now. 20:29 The one final step further that 20:32 the Seventh-Day Adventist Church 20:33 takes beyond 20:34 the Great Commission 20:37 is the three angels' messages 20:40 of Revelation 14:6-12. 20:44 >> Amen. 20:45 >> Well, you're doing better 20:46 than first service did. 20:48 We had to struggle for one or 20:49 two. 20:49 They were still scratching 20:51 their heads a little bit. 20:51 Yes, this is true. 20:52 The one final 20:53 step further that we take 20:55 beyond the Great Commission 20:56 of Matthew 28 is, indeed, 20:57 the three angels' messages 20:59 of Revelation 14:6-12. 21:00 Now, here's 21:01 where I'm going to cut a corner. 21:02 I do not have time 21:03 to tell you the history of this. 21:04 I will say that this is 21:06 the nose on the end 21:07 of the Adventist face. 21:08 This is absolutely core 21:10 to who we are. 21:11 In fact, it is no lie whatsoever 21:14 to say, from a missiological 21:15 perspective, if you take 21:17 the three angels' messages 21:18 away from the Seventh-Day 21:19 Adventist Church, 21:20 Adventism crumbles. 21:24 That's the absolute truth. 21:26 Now, a whole bunch of people 21:27 don't know this. 21:28 There's Adventists, you know, 21:29 right now scratching their head. 21:30 "Well, how could that be? 21:31 I mean, we've got all these 21:32 other good things and what..." 21:34 Ladies and gentlemen, 21:35 this is absolutely true. 21:36 In the beginning 21:37 of the Adventist Church, 21:38 when we were beginning 21:38 to be started, 21:40 out of the Great Disappointment, 21:41 until the time, 1863, when 21:42 the official name was adopted, 21:44 God took us on a very specific 21:46 and intentional journey. 21:47 And, indeed, the three angels' 21:49 messages are our specific reason 21:52 for being -- period. 21:54 >> Amen! 21:55 >> And if we don't do that, 21:59 well, we may be doing some good 22:00 things, but we're not being 22:01 what God called us to be. 22:02 These things -- this is 22:04 absolutely indispensable, 22:05 the three angels' messages, to 22:07 who we are as 22:08 Seventh-Day Adventists. 22:09 So, what are they? 22:11 What are 22:13 the three angels' messages? 22:14 Now, I don't mean, like, 22:15 what are the words that are -- 22:16 Anybody can read them. 22:17 They've been in the Bible 22:18 for quite some time. 22:19 Revelation 14:6-12. 22:20 They're all right there. 22:21 You can read them. 22:21 What do they mean? 22:26 Now, we're all okay, 22:29 but I've heard that there are 22:30 some Adventists in other places 22:32 that don't know the answer 22:33 to that question. 22:35 They're not sure what these 22:36 three angels' messages mean, 22:38 okay? 22:39 So I want us 22:40 to take some time here to unpack 22:42 what these things are and what 22:45 they mean, and to understand -- 22:46 We're going to start 22:47 with the first angel here 22:47 in just a moment. 22:48 And to understand 22:50 the first angel, 22:51 the second angel, 22:52 the third angel, we need to 22:53 start with some context. 22:54 Now, that's just good 22:55 Bible study no matter 22:55 what portion of Scripture 22:56 that you're studying. 22:57 Start with 22:58 some context, understand 23:00 the context of the verses 23:01 that you are studying. 23:02 So what's the context 23:03 of the three angels' messages? 23:04 Well, as it turns out, 23:06 number one, the three angels 23:09 and their messages are the focus 23:12 of the Book of Revelation. 23:15 They are the focus 23:17 of the Book of Revelation. 23:18 Now, some of you are doing 23:20 the math in your head like, 23:20 "Oh, wait a second. 23:22 in the Book of revelation. 23:23 This is Revelation 14. 23:25 That's not the middle of it. 23:26 I mean, 23:27 this is really the focus?" 23:29 The reason why we can say 23:31 and make a very good argument 23:31 that, indeed, 23:32 the three angels' messages 23:33 are the focus 23:34 for the Book of Revelation 23:35 is because of something called 23:36 chiastic structure. 23:39 Now, I know what most of you 23:40 were thinking this morning 23:41 when you woke up. 23:41 Your eyes opened and you said, 23:43 "Oh, I hope, today, he's going 23:45 to talk about chiastic 23:46 structure." 23:47 Well, good news. 23:48 This is your lucky day, 23:49 because we're going to do that 23:50 just for a few moments here. 23:51 Now, chiastic structure -- 23:52 to get an understanding 23:53 of what chiastic structure is, 23:54 you first need to know that 23:56 chiastic structure 23:57 is a way of expression 24:00 that is very often used 24:02 in Jewish apocalyptic writing. 24:04 The Book of Revelation, 24:05 while it's written in Greek -- 24:06 And you might say, 24:07 "Well, that's written to 24:08 a Western audience." 24:08 No, no, no. 24:09 The audience was primarily 24:10 steeped in 24:12 Jewish apocalyptic thought. 24:14 And so chiastic structure 24:15 was something that did not need 24:16 to be explained to them. 24:18 They expected it, and, indeed, 24:19 Revelation delivers. 24:20 So, what is it? 24:21 Well, 24:22 if you are a Western thinker 24:25 and you are reading a novel -- 24:27 And I'm sure it's a 24:28 Bible-based novel 24:29 and it's very healthy 24:30 and uplifting and all of that. 24:31 So, you're reading this novel. 24:32 If you want to know the 24:34 punch line, 24:35 where do you turn in the novel? 24:39 Which chapter? 24:40 The last one. That's right. 24:41 Because that's how 24:42 we Westerners think. 24:43 You know, "A" plus "B" equals 24:44 "C." 24:45 Boom, we're there. 24:46 We're at the end. 24:47 And, so, we flip to the end, 24:48 you know, cut to the chase, 24:49 that kind of thing. 24:49 Because we put 24:50 the emphasis at the end. 24:51 Not so with Jewish apocalyptic. 24:54 Not so with chiastic structure. 24:56 Chiastic structure 24:57 puts the point in the middle. 25:02 So picture a ladder leaning up 25:04 against a mirror, okay? 25:06 And it's got three steps on it, 25:07 "A," "B," and "C." 25:09 And then, in the mirror, 25:10 you can see the reflection, "C," 25:12 "B," and "A." 25:13 To help the emphasis, 25:16 chiastic structure 25:17 points people to the middle. 25:18 So "A" might have 25:20 some themes here, 25:21 and then "B" would have 25:22 some themes here, 25:23 and that leads to this point 25:24 in the middle of the story 25:26 of what's being told here, 25:27 what's being described. 25:28 And then you go "C," "B," "A." 25:30 Well, isn't that interesting? 25:31 If you take, thematically, 25:33 the Book of Revelation, 25:35 guess what's in the middle. 25:38 The three angels' messages of 25:39 Revelation 14:6-12. 25:43 Ladies and gentlemen, 25:43 in other words, 25:44 the primary reason that the Book 25:46 of Revelation was written 25:47 was the three angels' messages 25:48 of Revelation 14:6-12. 25:50 People will look 25:51 at Seventh-Day Adventists, say, 25:52 "You guys just made 25:53 this stuff up." 25:54 No, we didn't. God did. 25:57 God put it here in the middle. 25:59 And the Jewish readers, 26:00 they would have been thinking, 26:01 Okay, that's it. 26:02 Alright, we see these other 26:02 themes. 26:03 There's these sevens 26:04 on either sides, et cetera, 26:05 things that are repeated." 26:06 In the middle are these 26:07 three angels' messages. 26:10 Context point number two. 26:12 The three angels' messages 26:14 are to be given just prior 26:16 to the Second Coming of Christ. 26:17 They are at the end of time. 26:20 You see, if we were to continue 26:21 reading in 14:14-16, 26:24 we would find there the harvest 26:24 of the Earth. 26:26 In other words, 26:27 these three angels' messages, 26:28 what they have to say, 26:29 what God is saying through them, 26:30 or whoever it is 26:32 that is the mouthpiece 26:33 for those three angels, 26:35 it is of eternal importance. 26:36 It is literally a 26:37 life-and-death matter. 26:39 What someone does 26:40 with the content 26:42 of the three angels' messages 26:43 will quite literally determine 26:45 their destiny forever. 26:49 So this is not a sideshow. 26:51 This is not a little dark corner 26:52 of Scripture that should just 26:53 kind of be brushed over, maybe 26:55 every now and then, you dust it 26:55 off. 26:56 No, no, no, no, no, no. 26:57 At this time in history, 26:58 this is front and center. 27:01 It's almost like God needed 27:03 to create an end-time movement 27:05 to emphasize 27:07 his end-time message. 27:11 So we cannot afford to take 27:12 these things lightly. 27:14 And with that said, 27:15 what are they? 27:17 Revelation 14, 27:18 beginning with Verse 6, 27:20 the first angel. 27:22 John here is speaking. 27:23 He's receiving this vision here. 27:24 He says, "Then I saw 27:24 another angel flying in mid-air, 27:27 and he had the eternal gospel 27:30 to proclaim to those who live 27:31 on the earth, to every nation, 27:33 tribe, language, and people." 27:34 Pause right there, please. 27:36 This is a global message. 27:37 It's not just to be here 27:38 in Berrien Springs. 27:39 It's not to be Saint Joe 27:40 or Benton Harbor just only. 27:41 It is to go all the world. 27:43 There is no one that you have 27:44 ever laid eyes on that should 27:46 not hear the three angels' 27:47 messages. 27:48 This is for everyone. 27:49 God is saying, 27:50 "This is for the world, 27:51 no exceptions, all the time, 27:52 everyone." 27:54 And notice what 27:55 the message is supposed to be. 27:57 It said there at the beginning, 27:58 "And he had the eternal --" 28:00 What? 28:02 Gospel. What does gospel mean? 28:04 Good news. That's right. 28:05 I mean, literally, you know, 28:06 when you translate 28:07 the Greek there, you could just 28:08 say good news, right? 28:10 And so this word gospel 28:11 became a technical term 28:12 to describe the good news 28:13 of salvation in Jesus Christ. 28:15 It is good news. 28:16 And notice 28:17 it's not just any good news. 28:18 It is eternal good news. 28:20 You can't stop it. 28:22 It just is going to go. 28:24 It's like the Energizer Bunny, 28:25 for those of you that are my age 28:26 and older, of gospel messages. 28:27 It keeps going and going 28:29 and going and going. 28:30 Eternal good news. 28:31 So, notice carefully 28:32 what that means. 28:34 Whatever the first 28:35 angel's message is, 28:38 it must be understood 28:39 as good news. 28:42 And guess what. 28:43 If I read it 28:44 and I think differently, 28:46 if I think it's bad news, 28:48 guess who has the privilege 28:50 of changing their opinion. 28:50 Me or God? 28:53 I know, tough choice, I know. 28:54 That's right. 28:56 Okay, I'm going to go with God. 28:56 I'm going to say 28:57 that God is right -- okay? -- 28:58 and I'm wrong. 28:59 I'm the one that's going to have 29:00 to change my opinion on this, 29:01 and maybe you will be, too. 29:02 So, let's see 29:03 what this incredible everlasting 29:05 good news is. 29:07 Verse 7. 29:09 "He said in a loud voice -- 29:10 no secrets here -- 29:12 "'Fear God and give Him glory, 29:16 because the hour of his judgment 29:18 has come. 29:19 Worship Him who made 29:21 the heavens, the earth, the sea, 29:23 and the springs of water.'" 29:27 And right now, 29:28 I need to introduce you 29:29 to my next-door neighbor, Bob. 29:31 Now, Bob is your next-door 29:32 neighbor, too. 29:33 Bob is in his 20s, 30s, and 40s. 29:34 He's not much of 29:35 a religious person. 29:36 He's kind of open 29:36 to spiritual stuff. 29:37 You know, every now 29:39 something on TV, but not a real 29:40 Bible study or whatnot. 29:41 And I have just been studying 29:43 my Bible 29:44 and I've learned the good news 29:45 of the first angel's message 29:46 and I'm going to go share 29:47 the good news now with Bob. 29:48 Are you ready? 29:53 Bob? Bob, it's me, Shane, 29:55 your next-door neighbor. 29:57 Bob? 30:01 Yeah, Bob, it's me. 30:02 No, I live next door. 30:03 Yeah, I know we hardly ever 30:05 talk, but I've got something 30:06 really good for you, alright? 30:07 Okay." 30:08 And Bob, being a nice guy, 30:09 lets me in. 30:11 "Alright, hey, Bob, listen, 30:13 I've been studying my Bible. 30:14 Do you have a Bible? 30:15 No? I'll get you one. 30:16 Alright, so, listen, 30:17 I've been studying my Bible, 30:18 and as it turns out, at the end 30:20 of time -- that's like when 30:20 we're right living right now, 30:21 Bob -- there's three messages 30:23 that God wants everybody 30:25 to know about, and I've just 30:26 read the first one. 30:27 It is such good news. 30:28 You're going to like this. 30:29 Do you want to hear it?" 30:29 And Bob -- 30:30 "Yeah, I'd like to hear it." 30:31 "Bob, listen, the good news that 30:33 God wants to share with you 30:35 is this. 30:35 Are you ready? 30:37 Be afraid because God's going 30:38 to judge you! 30:42 Now, do you want to come 30:44 to church with me 30:45 this week or next?" 30:52 And Bob's not sure if he ever 30:54 wants to go to church with me, 30:56 alright? 30:57 He's realizing 30:58 now he's kind of been enjoying 30:59 the low contact level we've been 31:00 having over the last decade, 31:02 right? 31:02 Okay? 31:03 Because it doesn't sound like 31:04 good news at all, right? 31:06 You know, everlasting good news. 31:08 Fear God! Judgment! 31:10 You know. 31:11 And let's be honest, 31:14 that reaction of, "Ooh, 31:15 that's not good news" 31:16 is not unique to Bob. 31:20 Even in the Seventh-Day 31:21 Adventist Church, 31:24 there's a great deal of fear 31:26 around what this angel 31:27 has just said, right? 31:30 And, yet, remember, God has 31:32 said -- God has already said 31:34 what's coming is good news. 31:37 And if we don't see it 31:39 as good news, 31:40 guess who has the privilege 31:41 of changing their opinion. 31:42 It's us, right? 31:44 If we see it as bad news, 31:46 we are misunderstanding 31:47 what God is saying. 31:50 So let's see 31:50 if we can unpack this. 31:51 How could this possibly 31:53 be good news? 31:54 Well, as it turns out, 31:58 there are actually at least 32:01 two ways that the Bible 32:03 uses the word "fear." 32:07 Okay, number one, the first way 32:08 that the Bible uses the word 32:09 "fear" is stark terror. 32:11 Okay? We're used to that one. 32:13 We know what that one is about. 32:14 In other words, 32:15 at the end of time -- 32:15 Because that's the context 32:17 that the three angels' messages 32:17 are given in. 32:18 At the end of time, 32:19 those who know what is right 32:22 but defiantly do otherwise. 32:24 You know, the Bible sometimes 32:25 calls this high-handed sin. 32:27 This is somebody who knows 32:28 what God wants them to do 32:29 and just very happily like, 32:31 you know, in your face, 32:32 God, I'm going to do 32:33 what I want to do, okay? 32:34 High-handed sin. 32:35 For those people 32:37 at the end of time, 32:38 when they enter 32:39 the presence of God, 32:40 they will experience terror. 32:47 And, again, some of you are 32:47 struggling. 32:48 You think, "Well, 32:49 where is the good news? 32:51 Where's the good news in that?" 32:54 Just this. 32:56 It is, indeed, 32:58 bad news for the oppressor, 33:03 but, oh, such good news 33:05 for the oppressed. 33:08 Bad news for the oppressor, 33:11 but, oh, such good news 33:12 for the oppressed. 33:15 Now, let's dig into this 33:16 a little bit further 33:17 here, in illustration. 33:18 Use your imagination 33:19 with me, please. 33:20 So let's imagine that you leave 33:22 the paradise 33:23 that is Berrien Springs 33:25 and you move away inexplicably 33:27 to another town, 33:29 a small town somewhere out 33:30 in the middle of nowhere. 33:32 And let's say you don't have 33:33 much cash on you, whatnot. 33:34 You buy the best house 33:36 you can afford. 33:37 It's not in the worst 33:38 neighborhood or part of town. 33:39 It's not in the best. 33:40 And you move in, 33:41 and pretty soon, you hear a 33:42 rumor that 33:43 at the far end of the street, 33:44 there is a man there 33:47 that preys on children. 33:51 And you tell your little girl -- 33:53 You say, "Sweetie, don't 33:54 go down that end of the street. 33:56 You stay here. 33:56 If you play with your friends 33:57 as you make friends, 33:58 you play with them over here. 33:59 You don't go down to that end 34:00 of the street." 34:01 "Okay, okay." 34:04 And then, one day, it happens. 34:08 She's late coming home 34:09 from school. 34:11 You ask the neighbors. 34:12 They haven't seen her. 34:14 You go around the neighborhood. 34:15 The sun is beginning to set. 34:16 It's getting dark. 34:16 You're 34:18 And you think to yourself, 34:19 "Please, Lord, no, no, no, no." 34:23 And you go down to the end 34:24 of the street where he lives 34:28 and you go into that house 34:31 and you are too late. 34:37 And you look over on the side 34:38 of the room, 34:42 satisfied. 34:45 "She's all yours," he says. 34:50 And I want you 34:51 to imagine something with me. 34:52 I want you to imagine 34:56 that you go up to that abuser 35:01 and you point at him 35:02 and you say -- And I want you to 35:04 imagine that this is true. 35:07 And you say, 35:08 "My God, Jesus Christ, 35:12 is walking down the road 35:14 right now to see you." 35:21 Question -- what do you want 35:24 the man's response to be? 35:29 Option A -- "Oh, Jesus. 35:32 I've heard about him. 35:34 That's no problem at all. 35:35 He'll just forgive me. 35:36 No worries at all." 35:38 Keeping my eyes open 35:39 for the next person, 35:40 the next girl. 35:42 Option B -- 35:47 would you like his response 35:48 instead to be falling down 35:50 in a dead faint 35:51 because he realizes 35:53 that the judge of all the Earth 35:54 is coming to see him? 36:03 Let's be real clear about 36:04 something here. 36:06 It is a sad fact that 36:08 among many Christians, 36:09 including inside of the 36:10 Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 36:11 there is no room for justice. 36:13 God is such a doormat, you can 36:16 do whatever you want to do 36:18 to anybody as long as you want, 36:20 and God's just going to sit 36:21 there and smile. 36:23 I want you to know, the first 36:25 angel doesn't agree with that. 36:28 The first angel actually says 36:29 exactly the opposite. 36:31 The first angel makes it 36:33 very, very clear 36:34 that justice is coming. 36:36 The final judgment 36:38 of all humanity has begun. 36:40 Justice is coming. 36:41 The judge of all the Earth 36:42 really is on His way. 36:45 And notice carefully, it 36:47 is this kind of judgment, 36:49 God's perfect judgment, 36:51 the investigative judgment. 36:52 We're not talking about 36:53 human judgment here. 36:54 I mean, we give it our best 36:54 shot. 36:55 and whatnot. 36:56 But at the end 36:57 of the day, we're human beings. 36:58 We're fallible. 36:59 We make mistakes. 37:00 God doesn't. Praise the Lord. 37:02 God doesn't. 37:03 His judgment is perfect. 37:05 The verdict will be perfect. 37:06 How He executes will be perfect 37:07 because God is love. 37:08 God is perfect. 37:10 The investigative judgment 37:11 in heaven is the only judgment 37:13 that can finally 37:14 bring evil to an end such that 37:16 it will never rise again. 37:17 >> Amen. 37:19 >> Now follow me carefully here. 37:21 The first angel refers 37:23 to this final-judgment 37:25 process with a phrase. 37:26 It says, "The hour of His 37:27 judgment has come." 37:28 That is unique in all of 37:29 Scripture. 37:31 except here in the first angel. 37:33 There's other places 37:34 where it says, you know, 37:36 or "The day of His judgment." 37:38 Only one place, right here, 37:40 "The hour of His judgment." 37:41 In other words, this is 37:42 punctilio. 37:42 This is a point 37:43 in time that is relatively short 37:45 compared to the rest of history 37:47 in which this judgment hour, 37:49 this final judgment process, 37:50 begins. 37:51 This specific judgment 37:53 process began in heaven 37:54 October 22, 1844. 37:59 Now, I'm going to 37:59 cut a corner here. 38:00 This sermon is not about 38:01 the 2,300-day prophecy. 38:03 We'll save that 38:04 for another time. 38:05 But I will say this. 38:07 Because we know that Jesus came 38:08 and was baptized when He was 38:10 and died when He did 38:11 and we know when the gospel 38:12 went to the Gentiles, 38:14 the first 490 years of the 38:15 2,300-year prophecy has been 38:17 fulfilled right on time 38:18 perfectly. 38:19 Jesus is the anchor. 38:21 If we know that we got it right 38:22 because Jesus confirmed it, 38:23 we know the ending date is 38:24 right, too -- October 22, 1844. 38:27 That's when the pre-advent 38:28 investigative judgment began. 38:30 It has been going on 38:31 since that time. 38:33 And so many times, 38:35 so many times, many Christians 38:40 are fearful of this idea 38:42 of the judgment of God. 38:44 They are fearful 38:45 of the very idea 38:46 of the investigative judgment 38:47 going on right now in heaven. 38:50 I mean, the thing that says, 38:51 "Well, my name is going to come 38:52 on the judgment. 38:52 Oh, will I be able to stand?" 38:53 Et cetera, et cetera. 38:56 But did you know -- 38:57 did you know that in light 39:00 of what Scripture actually says, 39:03 every person that can hear 39:05 my voice right now 39:06 would not only approve 39:08 of such a judgment process, 39:09 but actually crave it. 39:12 You say, how could that possibly 39:14 be? 39:16 At least two reasons. 39:17 Number one, when thinking of the 39:19 final judgment, always remember 39:21 this foundational fact -- 39:23 God is not looking for ways 39:25 to keep you out of His kingdom, 39:26 but to get you into His kingdom. 39:29 What is the way 39:30 into the kingdom? 39:31 Who is the way into the Kingdom? 39:33 Jesus is. Absolutely. 39:34 He is our Savior and our 39:36 Redeemer. 39:37 Jesus did not die on the cross 39:40 so that he could then say, 39:41 "Na-na-na, boo-boo. 39:42 Found another way to keep you 39:43 out of the kingdom." 39:45 No, He didn't do that. 39:46 Jesus came precisely 39:48 that we might be saved. 39:50 You know, John 3:16, 39:52 probably the most famous 39:53 Bible text in the world, right? 39:55 "For God so loved the world that 39:56 He gave His only begotten son 39:58 so that whosoever believeth 39:59 in Him should not perish, 40:00 but have everlasting life." 40:01 What's Verse 17 say? 40:07 "He did not come into the world 40:10 to condemn the world, 40:11 but to save the world 40:12 through Him." 40:14 That's judgment terminology. 40:15 And Paul picks up on this. 40:16 Notice this text here. 40:17 Romans 8:1. 40:18 "Therefore, there is now 40:19 no condemnation." 40:21 How much condemnation? 40:22 No condemnation 40:23 for those who are what? 40:25 In Christ Jesus. 40:27 This is judgment language. 40:29 The root word here -- this is 40:31 very -- this is legal 40:32 terminology 40:32 that's being used here. 40:33 Paul knows exactly 40:35 what he's referring to. 40:36 This is not random. 40:37 Paul is referring 40:38 to the judgment of Jesus Christ 40:39 about the world. 40:41 And if you are in Jesus -- 40:43 Remember what I said last 40:45 week? 40:46 The finest hour of the 40:48 church lies just before us. 40:50 For those that are in 40:51 Jesus Christ, this judgment 40:52 holds no fear for us 40:54 because we are in Jesus 40:55 and He will bring us 40:55 through safely. 40:56 Amen? 40:56 >> Amen. 40:57 >> Amen. 41:00 Secondly, notice this -- the 41:02 detailed nature of this judgment 41:04 process, with all the 41:06 unfallen universe looking on -- 41:07 You know, this is Daniel 7. 41:09 This vision about the Son of Man 41:12 coming into -- not to this 41:13 Earth, but into this judgment 41:15 scene, being welcomed 41:16 there by "the jury," 41:17 as it were, angels, et cetera. 41:19 You know, the detailed nature 41:20 of this judgment, 41:21 all the unfallen universe 41:23 looking on, 41:23 going through the life records 41:24 of all who have ever lived, 41:25 including us -- 41:26 this is absolutely essential to 41:29 the forever abolition of evil. 41:32 I mean, can you imagine 41:34 if a judge today where -- Let's 41:36 say that you were falsely 41:38 accused of something, right? 41:40 And the judge said, "Hey, 41:41 you know what? 41:43 I've got a golf game coming 41:44 up here and I need to be there. 41:45 So I'm just going to look 41:46 at half the evidence today. 41:49 And I'll make my judgment 41:50 based on that," okay? 41:52 What would you say about that 41:53 judge? 41:55 Okay, get him off the bench. 41:56 I mean, that's not justice 41:57 at all, right? 41:58 I want you to see 41:59 all the evidence because 42:00 I am innocent of this thing. 42:02 Well, 42:04 we are innocent of His blood. 42:05 Correct? 42:06 We're covered by His blood. 42:07 We are no longer held guilty 42:09 for those things. 42:10 I want the judgment 42:12 to see every nook and cranny. 42:14 I want them to see it all. 42:16 Because if it's not all seen, 42:18 you know what the devil will do. 42:19 He will find a loophole. 42:21 "Well, you didn't look at this. 42:22 You didn't look at this thing, 42:23 Jesus, when You went through 42:24 that judgment process. 42:25 No, You didn't look over here. 42:26 I've still got some life 42:28 left in me." 42:28 I don't want any life left 42:29 in the devil 42:30 when we're all done. 42:31 I want it to be finished, all 42:32 done. 42:33 The detailed nature 42:35 of the judgment is a gift. 42:37 It is a blessing. 42:38 Because only then will evil 42:41 absolutely be forever abolished, 42:43 never to rise again. 42:46 You know, this is why David 42:47 could say what he said. 42:48 Psalm 7:6-9. 42:49 through nine David says, 42:51 "Arise, O Lord, in your anger, 42:53 rise up against 42:54 the rage of my enemies. 42:55 Awake, my God; 42:56 decree --" What? 42:58 Justice. 42:59 So notice what he's doing here. 43:00 He's not just looking for, 43:01 you know, 43:02 a little opinion here and there. 43:02 He wants justice. 43:04 "Give me something definitive." 43:05 "Let the assembled peoples 43:06 gather around you. 43:08 Rule over them from on high; 43:09 let the Lord judge the peoples." 43:13 And just in case 43:15 David was concerned 43:15 that we might miss the point 43:17 of how good this judgment is, 43:18 notice what he says next. 43:19 "Judge --" Who? 43:22 Me! 43:24 He says, "Judge me, O Lord. 43:25 Please, judge me next. 43:26 Make me your next person 43:28 that you're looking at. 43:28 Judge me." How come? 43:30 "According to my righteousness, 43:31 according to my integrity, 43:31 O Most High. 43:32 O righteous God, 43:34 who searches hearts -- 43:35 minds and hearts." 43:36 Here's the reason now why 43:37 he wants God to judge him. 43:38 "Bring to an end 43:40 the violence of the wicked 43:42 and make the righteous secure." 43:45 The only way that sin 43:47 will forever be abolished 43:48 is if God goes through this 43:50 investigative-judgment part 43:51 so there are no questions 43:53 left unanswered 43:55 for the onlooking universe 43:56 and so that the devil 43:57 has no excuse to continue. 44:00 It's a gift. 44:03 With the investigative judgment, 44:04 evil is doomed. 44:05 It is bad news 44:06 for the oppressor, 44:08 but, oh, such good news 44:09 for the oppressed. 44:12 So, let me just ask you 44:13 this morning, are you an 44:16 oppressor of other people? 44:22 You say, "Pastor Shane, we're 44:23 all good people here. 44:24 I mean, this is church, right?" 44:27 It would be great 44:27 if the answer is no, 44:29 that no one here 44:30 is oppressing somebody. 44:31 If you're hearing my voice 44:32 right now and you are 44:34 an oppressor of other people, 44:35 you're using other people, you 44:37 are manipulating other people, 44:38 you are soaking up 44:39 from them for your own ends, 44:40 your own pleasure, 44:41 your own advantage, 44:45 I just want to encourage you 44:46 to think carefully in light 44:47 of what we've just read. 44:50 It is not too late 44:51 for you to turn. 44:53 God is a God of compassion. 44:56 But that compassion 44:56 will not last forever. 44:59 There is a process 45:00 going on right now. 45:02 And if I read my Bible 45:03 correctly, we may be nearing 45:04 the end of that soon. 45:06 You may or may not have 45:07 a lifetime to choose for 45:08 or against Jesus Christ. 45:10 Jesus is waiting. 45:11 There's a far better way than 45:13 you oppressing other people. 45:14 Come back. 45:16 He will hold you accountable 45:17 for your decisions. 45:19 He loves you 45:20 and He wants you back. 45:24 And secondly, are there some 45:25 of you listening this morning 45:28 that are oppressed? 45:31 Is there somebody that's using 45:32 you, that's harming you, 45:34 that's taking advantage of you, 45:35 taking from you 45:36 just for their own pleasure, 45:37 for their own advantage? 45:39 Is the devil oppressing you 45:41 these days? 45:43 If so, lift up your heads, for 45:47 your redemption draweth nigh. 45:49 Because the first angel tells me 45:52 that justice is coming. 45:54 He loudly proclaims, 45:55 "Fear God and give Him glory, 45:57 because the hour of His judgment 45:58 has come." 46:00 And the end of evil 46:01 is just over the horizon. 46:04 Bad news for the oppressor, 46:06 but, oh, such good news 46:08 for the oppressed. 46:13 So, that's the first way 46:15 that the word "fear" is used in 46:17 Scripture. 46:19 Blessedly, there is a second. 46:21 And, by the way, 46:23 both of these interpretations 46:24 of the word "fear" apply 46:26 in the first angel's message 46:28 Psalm 34:1. 46:30 Psalm 34:1. 46:32 It's on page 380 46:33 in your Red Bible. 46:34 Page 380, Psalm 34, 46:37 beginning with Verse 1. 46:38 There are a number of places 46:39 in Scripture 46:40 in which these two meanings -- 46:42 to two uses of the word "fear" 46:43 are utilized. 46:44 Psalm 34 46:46 is the tightest that I know of. 46:48 This is the closest proximity 46:49 that these two senses 46:50 of the word "fear" are used. 46:51 It's incredible to see. 46:53 Psalm 34, beginning with 46:54 Verse 1. 46:55 David says, "I will extol 46:57 the Lord at all times. 46:59 His praise will always be 47:00 on my lips. 47:01 My soul will boast in the Lord. 47:03 Let the afflicted hear 47:04 and rejoice. 47:06 Glorify the Lord with me. 47:07 Let us exalt his name together. 47:09 I sought the Lord, 47:10 and he answered me. 47:11 He delivered me 47:12 from all my --" What? 47:14 "All my fears." 47:15 Okay, so, pause for just a 47:16 moment. 47:16 Notice what David 47:17 is saying here. 47:18 This is clearly -- Like, this 47:19 is terror, right? 47:20 This kind of stuff -- 47:22 God has delivered him from it. 47:22 They're all gone. 47:23 All those fears are gone. 47:24 Verse 5. 47:26 "Those who look to Him --" 47:28 to God -- "are radiant. 47:29 Their faces 47:30 are never covered with shame. 47:31 This poor man called, 47:33 and the Lord heard him. 47:34 He saved him 47:35 out of all of his troubles." 47:36 Notice Verse 7. 47:38 "The angel of the Lord encamps 47:40 around those who --" What? 47:41 Fear. Wait a second. 47:43 I thought 47:43 we were all done with that. 47:45 I mean, that's what David 47:46 just said a few verses earlier. 47:47 "Took all my fears away." 47:49 And now he says, "Oh, the angel 47:50 of the Lord encamps around those 47:51 who fear Him, 47:54 and He delivers them." 47:55 Verse 8. 47:56 "Taste and see 47:57 that the Lord is good. 47:58 Blessed is the man 48:00 who takes refuge in Him. 48:01 Fear the Lord, you, His saints, 48:03 for those who fear Him 48:05 lack nothing." 48:07 Wow! Ladies and gentlemen, 48:11 this sense of fear is clearly 48:13 not stark terror. 48:15 No, no, no, no, no, no, no. 48:16 This type of fear is honor 48:19 and respect. 48:21 That's what this means. 48:22 Honor and respect. 48:24 You can see it very clearly. 48:25 It's spelled out in the context. 48:26 God is not looking for us to be 48:27 in stark terror of Him. 48:28 He doesn't like that. 48:29 He doesn't want that. 48:30 But He does want us to fear Him 48:32 in this sense -- that we honor 48:33 and respect Him, that we put Him 48:36 first in our list, that we let 48:37 Him lead in our lives. 48:38 And in exchange -- I mean, 48:40 this is incredible. 48:42 Little old us, you know, 48:43 just you're one of billions 48:45 of people that have crawled 48:46 on the planet and, you know, 48:47 billions more life-forms, 48:48 et cetera, that God could spend 48:49 time -- And He says to us, "If 48:51 you will honor and respect me, 48:52 I'll take care of your needs." 48:55 Wow! All of your spirit -- He 48:58 said, "They will lack nothing." 48:59 That's what David said. 49:01 That's what -- By the 49:01 inspiration 49:02 of the Holy Spirit of God, 49:03 they will lack nothing. 49:04 If you honor and respect 49:06 God, put Him first place 49:07 in your life, let Him lead you, 49:09 He will take care of you. 49:11 Even if you walk through the 49:12 Valley of the Shadow of Death, 49:13 He will still be with you. 49:14 He will bring you through. 49:16 Even if they take your house 49:18 and your car and your clothes 49:19 and your family, even if they 49:20 take your very life, 49:22 Jesus says, "No problem. 49:24 I'll bring him back up again. 49:25 And He will. 49:26 He will take care of you 49:27 no matter what happens 49:29 if you honor and respect Him. 49:31 No wonder David said, "Blessed 49:33 are those who fear the Lord." 49:36 Because those who fear Him 49:36 lack nothing. 49:38 Is that good news? 49:40 Yeah, that's good news. 49:41 Alright, we're 2 for 2 here 49:42 in the first part 49:43 of the first angel's message, 49:44 and we're not even done yet. 49:46 Verse 7, please. 49:47 Revelation 14, 49:51 beginning with Verse 7. 49:54 It says, "He said in a loud 49:55 voice, Fear God and give him 49:56 glory, because the hour of His 49:57 judgment has come." 49:58 We've looked at that a little 49:59 bit. 49:59 Then he finishes with this 50:00 in the first angel. 50:02 "Worship Him who --" What? 50:04 What's that word? 50:05 "Who made." 50:06 "Worship Him who made the 50:08 heavens, the earth, the sea, 50:10 and the springs of water. 50:11 Worship him who made." 50:16 You know, I see my enemy on the 50:16 wall. 50:19 As one of my professors 50:19 used to say, 50:21 In other words, 50:23 So I'm going to -- 50:23 Okay, we're gonna -- There's 50:24 so much packed into 50:26 these three angels' messages. 50:27 If you write something 50:28 2,000 years in advance 50:30 and you intend for this 50:31 Christmas present to be opened 50:32 at the end of history, 50:33 1844, post, there's all kinds of 50:36 stuff crammed in there. 50:36 I don't have time 50:37 to go into it all, 50:38 but let me at least notice this. 50:41 The first angel is going 50:43 to great lengths to point out 50:45 one salient thing -- 50:47 that God is our Creator. 50:52 Now, some Christians 50:54 look at a statement like that 50:55 and they go, "Well, duh. 50:56 I mean, tell me something else 50:57 that's more interesting," okay? 51:00 No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. 51:01 I would gently suggest to 51:02 you that this is one of the most 51:03 overlooked facts 51:05 of God's existence in all of 51:08 human history. 51:10 And the reason I say that is 51:11 because the first angel here 51:12 is seeking to emphasize 51:14 God's creatorship, right? 51:17 There's a call to worship. 51:18 You know, fear God, 51:18 give Him glory, 51:20 Worship -- There's a call to 51:21 worship, and he wants to make 51:23 sure that we worship the right 51:23 God. 51:24 The right God is the creator. 51:26 No one else. 51:27 Now, why would he say that? 51:29 Because to say that God 51:30 is the creator 51:31 is the most important thing 51:33 we can ever say about Him. 51:36 It's more important than saying 51:38 he's our redeemer, 51:40 because only the creator 51:41 can be our redeemer. 51:43 What does David say? 51:45 "Create in me a clean heart and 51:47 renew a right spirit within me." 51:49 Salvation is an act of creation. 51:51 Only the creator can save us. 51:54 And so the first angel -- 51:55 At the end of time, 51:57 all the marbles are out there. 51:58 This is for the final game. 52:01 The angel wants us to know 52:02 very clearly who it is that 52:04 we are to worship -- no one 52:04 else. 52:06 Did you notice 52:06 also the importance 52:07 that the Seventh-Day Sabbath 52:09 is given in this message? 52:11 You know, we almost have 52:12 a direct quotation 52:13 from the Fourth Commandment 52:14 in the Ten Commandments? 52:15 Some people say, "You know what? 52:16 You Adventists make too much 52:17 of the Seventh-Day Sabbath. 52:18 It's not that big of a deal." 52:19 Oh, yes it is. 52:19 God himself put it there. 52:21 God put it right here 52:22 in this first angel's message. 52:23 It's almost a direct quotation, 52:25 again, from the Fourth 52:26 Commandment of the Big Ten. 52:28 So the Sabbath here 52:29 takes on profound importance. 52:31 It reminds us of who God is, 52:32 that He is our creator. 52:35 Exactly. And at the end of time, 52:36 indeed, the Sabbath will be 52:37 extremely pertinent 52:38 and important in there. 52:40 We're going to talk more about 52:41 that in a future installment. 52:43 We could go on 52:44 about other references. 52:45 You know, the fountains of water 52:47 here, a reference to, 52:48 you know, a literal global flood 52:49 that took place because of the 52:50 fountains breaking forth there 52:52 and a six-day literal creation. 52:53 There's so much that's packed in 52:55 here to this first angel's 52:56 message. 52:57 But we're going to save that 52:58 for another time. 52:59 We are, however, ready to sum up 53:02 the meaning of the first 53:04 angel's message. 53:06 And this is just the best way 53:07 that I know how to put it down. 53:08 If you're the kind of person 53:09 that likes to write notes 53:10 or put it on your phone or your 53:11 device, whatever, you might 53:11 want to write this down. 53:13 In a nutshell -- I'm going to 53:14 do one of these for the first, 53:15 the second, and the third angels 53:16 when the time comes. 53:17 The nutshell 53:18 for the first angel -- 53:19 what does the first angel's 53:20 message mean? 53:21 I believe it means to honor 53:23 and worship the Creator, 53:25 for justice is coming and time 53:27 is running out. 53:29 This is not the first judgment 53:30 that we're talking about. 53:31 It's not the middle judgment. 53:32 It's the final judgment. 53:34 We may or may not have a 53:35 lifetime to choose Jesus Christ. 53:38 Jesus may come before we die. 53:39 Wouldn't that be great? 53:41 Wouldn't that be awesome, right? 53:43 Honor and worship the Creator, 53:44 for justice is coming and time 53:46 is running out. 53:48 And I think I need to visit 53:50 Bob again. 53:56 Hey, Bob, it's me again. 53:58 Yeah, your neighbor Shane. 54:00 I know. One more chance. 54:02 I mean, you know, 54:03 just one more chance, please? 54:04 And Bob's a nice guy, 54:05 so he's going to let me in. 54:09 Hey, Bob, listen, so, 54:12 about that first message that 54:13 I shared with you last time. 54:14 I may have jumped the gun 54:15 a little bit. 54:16 I went to church 54:17 and I heard a sermon about it, 54:18 and it might be a little 54:18 different 54:20 So, actually, you know, 54:21 the first part of God's 54:23 last three messages to you 54:26 is that if you will honor 54:27 and respect Him, 54:30 He'll take care of you. 54:32 I mean, whatever it is 54:34 that you're facing now, 54:34 Bob -- I don't know all 54:35 that you're going through, but 54:36 God will take care of you. 54:38 You know, we put Him first -- 54:40 I try to put him first 54:41 in my life. 54:41 I can tell you firsthand, 54:42 I mean, He provides for me, 54:44 even -- There's all kinds 54:44 of stuff against me. 54:46 He holds me in His hands. 54:48 And, you know, Bob, 54:50 when you turn on the TV 54:51 and look on your computer 54:53 on news feeds and stuff, 54:54 you know, all the carnage 54:54 and the bloodshed 54:56 and children being, you know, 54:58 beaten and treated terribly. 54:59 You know what? 55:00 Right now, 55:01 God is doing a process 55:02 that's going to stop 55:03 all of that forever. 55:05 It's never going to come back 55:06 when He's finished. 55:07 And when He's finished with 55:08 that, He's going to come back 55:09 and He's going to make 55:10 all of these things right. 55:13 What do you think, Bob? 55:15 What do you think about 55:16 that kind of a god? 55:22 And my guess is, Bob likes that 55:24 a lot. 55:27 And I hope you do, too. 55:30 Ladies and gentlemen, 55:30 we live in a world 55:32 that is filled with oppression. 55:34 Even if we live in 55:36 a somewhat peaceful country 55:37 like this one that's, 55:38 you know, relatively at peace, 55:41 every day, the devil puts us on 55:42 his list and we are oppressed, 55:44 and he comes after us with a 55:45 vengeance, like a roaring lion. 55:47 Justice is coming. 55:51 The first angel has proclaimed 55:53 it, and God is looking 55:54 and He is asking, 55:55 "Will the prophetic movement 55:58 do the things 56:00 that I've asked them to do 56:01 and say the things that 56:02 I've asked them to say?" 56:04 You know, right now, 56:06 across the planet 56:07 that have never heard 56:08 the three angels' messages. 56:09 They've never heard 56:09 the good news that's in them. 56:11 There are people even right here 56:12 within our sphere of influence, 56:14 there are thousands of them 56:14 that have never heard 56:16 God's good news for this time. 56:18 I just want to ask you, 56:19 do you want to be part 56:21 of a movement that changes that? 56:23 Do you want to be part of God's 56:25 final last-day movements 56:26 of bringing this good news to 56:27 the world and even right here? 56:29 Can you say Amen? 56:30 >> Amen. 56:31 >> Amen. May the Lord find us 56:32 faithful and joyful 56:34 with many others with us 56:37 when He soon returns. 56:40 [ Applause ] 56:51 >> Thank you for taking the time 56:52 to join us in worship today. 56:53 I'd like to spend just 56:55 another moment with you here 56:56 at the end of our program 56:57 to share a word of hope. 57:00 In fact, that's what this little 57:01 book is all about. 57:04 In these uncertain times -- 57:05 and let's face it, they're 57:06 uncertain all over the planet -- 57:08 this book, entitled 57:09 "The Great Hope," 57:11 will help you understand 57:12 not just what God has planned 57:13 for your future, 57:15 but for the future of the entire 57:16 human race. 57:18 You know, light keeps shining 57:20 on this dark, old world, 57:21 and new truths, 57:22 long forgotten, are being 57:24 constantly rediscovered. 57:26 If you need a fresh dose of hope 57:28 in your life these days, 57:29 or if you know somebody else 57:30 who could sure use 57:31 that gift of hope, 57:32 then I'd like to invite you 57:33 to grab your phone 57:35 and dial our toll-free number. 57:36 877, the two words "HIS WILL." 57:40 That's 877-HIS-WILL. 57:43 And at no charge to you, 57:44 we'll get a copy in the mail 57:45 to you right away. 57:47 Till the next time we meet, 57:49 may the peace and hope 57:50 of the Lord Jesus Christ 57:52 be with you always. 58:00 ♪ |
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