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Welcome to Ten Minute Bible Talks! Where

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we can act The Bible to your life and. The time

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it takes to get to work. I'm Jensen Hope Mcnair.

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Jesus is king. Now.

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What comes to your mind when I say that?

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I. Have to admit that I think

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about Connie West's ninth studio album

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titled Jesus Is King. See.

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When West release this album, it left much

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of the Christian community divided over whether or

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not we should get behind the album either

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because of the lyrics are the fact that

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Connie West was the one who had written

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it. I'm. Not here to

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argue over whether it's okay to sing Jesus

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as King a church. What I

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do find interesting is the fact that

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when Connie released this album, he called

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it an expression of the gospel. He.

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Says that when he gave his life over

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to God, he wanted to spread the gospel

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and so he wrote Jesus as King. And.

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No matter what you think about the album

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or connie. I. Find it

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incredibly interesting the Connie title an

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album to spread the gospel. Jesus

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is king. Not. Because

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it's wrong. I actually think he's right on

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the money. But. Because if you

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ask most modern Christians what the

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gospel is, they give you an

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answer that had very little, if

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anything. To. Do with the idea

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of Jesus being king. Instead

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at most people's gospel go something

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like this. Jesus. Came and

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died for our sins or that we can go to

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heaven one day. And if you believe

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in him and repent of your sins, he will forgive you

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and take you to heaven when you die. Now.

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Most theologians would agree that this

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portrayal of the gospel includes key

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truths that we find in scripture.

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But. Many also agree that we're

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missing out on huge parts of

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the gospel story that Jesus himself

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seem to focus on. Jesus

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didn't come just to give us a

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get out of hell free card. He.

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Came with the mission. With a purpose.

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He. Aim as a still it to

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a bigger story. God had been writing

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for hundreds of years. He. Came

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to be keen. But.

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I'm getting ahead of myself. See today

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we're all the way back in Daniel.

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Seven Jesus has not come on the

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seen yet. Instead of we've

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been following the life of the annual.

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he's a safe will do living in

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exile in Babylon, and he's remaining faithful

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to God as he directly serves and

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the governments of foreign. Kings. And

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so far we've been dealing with narrative

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about the in his life. But.

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Today with chapter seven, the Book of

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Daniel takes a turn. From. Here

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on out we will be dealing

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with the prophetic apocalyptic visions the

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Daniel had throughout. His life. The

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chapter seven it doesn't follow chronologically from

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chapter six and said it takes us

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back to a time earlier on in

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Daniels life when he's given a vision

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from God. Now. As been

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listening and reading along with as you

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may have recognize that this vision has

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similar components to the one that Daniel

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interpreted for King Nebuchadnezzar. Back and chapter

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to. See. Daniel sees

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for beasts which represent for

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powerful kingdoms of the world.

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But. Inverse Nine Daniel see someone

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else enter the seen. As

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I lift thrones were placed and the

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ancient of days took a seat. With.

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Clothing with white as snow. And.

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A hair of his head at like pure wall.

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His throne with fiery flames.

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It's wheels were burning fire.

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A stream of fire issued and

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came out from before him. A

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thousand thousands served him. And ten

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thousand times, ten thousand. Stood before

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him. The. Court satin judgment.

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And. The books were opened, I

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looked then because of the sound of the

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great words that the horn was speaking and

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as I looked. The. Beast with killed

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and it's body destroyed and given over

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to be burned with fire. As.

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For the rest of the beasts, their dominion, it.

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Was taken away. But. Their lives

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were prolonged for a season and a time.

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So here. We. Have the ancient a day

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is who is God. And. He sitting on

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the judgment seat. He has

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why clothing to symbolizes purity, hair

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of wolves symbolizes wisdom, and a

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flame surrounding his throne. reminders of

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his power and divine presence as

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thousand thousands stand before him, telling

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us that all nations and not

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just these for or before him.

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Because he judges justly, the fourth

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beast is killed. And the

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remaining beasts have their dominion. Taken away

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from them though they persist. New.

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Kingdom can overpower or outlast God in

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his divine judgment. He will end of

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the oppressive kingdoms of the world and

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strip them of their dominion. And.

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In a falling vs we learn where this

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dominion the power to rule over the whole

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earth is given. Birth. Thirteen.

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And behold, With. The clouds

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of have in their came one at like a

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son of man. And he came

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to the ancient of days and was presented

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before him. Into him was

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given dominion and glory and a

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kingdom that all peoples, nations and

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languages should serve him. His

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dominion is an everlasting dominion which

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shall not pass away, and his

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kingdom one that shall not be

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destroyed. So. Here we

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learn that dominion and glory and

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an everlasting kingdom that will reign

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over all people and nations is

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given to one like a son

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of man. In. Other places

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in the Old Testament, the phrase

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son of Man is used just

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to denote that someone is human.

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Moon. But this son of

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man is different. He. The

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to son of Man he also come

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on the clouds which is used in

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other places of scripture as a symbol

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to denote divine authority. says. She

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has presented Before the age of

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days he's given dominion and glory

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and a kingdom of all which

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parallels Gods dominion. And

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so while this one is like a son

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of man, he is also distinctly other. His.

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Off. The Divine. And it is

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this son of Man who will be given the

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dominion to rule over all of creation. To.

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Have a kingdom that will never be destroyed to

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be the one who will be. King

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Forever. And Daniel

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as he's seeing this vision. He's

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anxious and troubled later. It.

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Hell's as his thoughts greatly alarmed him.

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Who. Would this may be. What?

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Would his kingdom be like. How

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would he overcome the kingdoms of the

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world? Daniel. Is stunned by what

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he has seen and he doesn't have the complete.

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Picture. But. This vision of

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the son of Man would stick in the minds

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of the Jewish people. As foreign

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kingdoms ruled over and oppress them, they

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would look back and be reminded that

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God had promised to establish davis kingdom

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for ever. and here. They. Learned

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that he would do it through this

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son of man, one who would be

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human. And. Yet also

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divine. And so they waited. Not.

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For a personal savior. Not. For someone

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who had set them free from hell. In.

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A They waited for a king. And

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then. A man from this earth

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named Jesus came onto the scene. And

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threw out his ministry. Recorded

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in the Gospels, we find

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a multitude of accounts of

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Jesus referring to himself as.

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The. Son of man. And as

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he does so, he ruffle feathers. At

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first people may think he is just

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calling himself a human, a son of

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man of adam. But. As

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his ministry progresses as he becomes

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more bold as becomes more scrutinized,

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they begin to realize what she's

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actually saying. See. When they realize

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he's been saying things like. The. Time

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is a sales and the kingdom of God

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is at hand. Repent and believe in the

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gospel. Since. The very beginning

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of his ministry. They cannot ignore

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the fact that Jesus isn't just

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claiming to be a son of

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man. But. V D. son of

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Man. The wonder was prophesied

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to come all the way back

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in Daniel. Chapter seven. And.

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A mark fourteen when they arrested. The

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for his claims and put him on trial.

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There's no more guessing needed. Jesus

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makes it very clear who he

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is. Again, the high

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priests asked him, Are you the

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Messiah The son of the Blessed

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One. I. Am said Jesus

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and you will see the son of

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Man sitting at the right hand of

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the mighty One and coming on the

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clouds of having. Jesus.

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Is so clear in his assertion that

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he is the one from Daniel Seven.

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That they kill him for blasphemy. They

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hang him on across to die because he tells

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him that he is the one Dino spoke of.

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The. Stands before the ancient of days

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and comes down on the clouds

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to establish his kingdom. The promised

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kingdom was no end. He is

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the promised Messianic keen. There's no

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mistaking what he sang here. Jesus.

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Never wavered from his message. He.

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Was sent to establish a kingdom that would

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never end. He was sent

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as the promised king of the son

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of Man who would have an everlasting

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dominion and glory. Jesus brought

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the good news the gospel that

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should come from the better kingdom.

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One that would not oppressed the week. One.

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That would not be divided by opinions.

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One that was not built on greed.

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One that would not be rampant with

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injustice, evil, war, and unrest. He

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would establish an everlasting kingdom

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full of love. Justice.

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And peace. And. He spent

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his life teaching his disciples and

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the crowds about what this kingdom

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look. What? Kind of king

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he would be and how we could

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live alongside him in disk in the.

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Course. Part. Of Jesus establishing

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his kingdom meant that he had to make

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a way for sinful people to dwell with

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a Holy God. And so he

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secured our righteousness on the cross and broke

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the chains the death had on humanity when

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he rose from the dead. The good news

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of the gospel is the Jesus made a

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way for you and I to live in

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his kingdom with him. As our

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King for. This means

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that Jesus is. When. He

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is the one a Daniel Seven tells

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us about. He's the King and he

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invites you and me to live our

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lives. And humble submission

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to. A good king. Obediently

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following him and devoting our

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gifts or talents our entire

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lives to establishing his king.

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Them. In our life. One.

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Day He will return and bring

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his physical reign over all the

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earth. He has full dominion

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now, but the kingdoms of the world still

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exist. Death. Has no claim to

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as if we have given our lives

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over to Jesus. We. Are

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members of a Better Kingdom? This.

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Kingdom terms with the King The King who

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calls us to live in the way that

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we were created to live. Too.

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Often we forget Jesus as purpose and coming

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to earth. We. Forget the he came

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to establish a kingdom. To be a king.

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We. Forget that He calls us to repent

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and believe. In. The gospel believes

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there's a better kingdom, a better

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kings, a better way to live.

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And to not just believes and a

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mental affirmation way, but the believe so

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deeply. The Jesus as King right knew

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that it shapes, it influences every area

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of our lives. If you really truly

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believe that Jesus was the one who

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the Father sent to bring his everlasting

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kingdom to this world, If you really

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believe that Jesus is that promised King

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how it your life changed to they.

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King Jesus is asking for

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your whole life. And.

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In return he's in fighting you into

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a mission. The Purpose: A kingdom. It's

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far bigger than you. It's the

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best thing you could ever hope for. The

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most beautiful kingdom that will never fail, never

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fallen to ruin, never be torn apart. With

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ruled by a good and loving king who

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created you. Created. You to

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live in a way. That is good for

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you. See bleeding And the gospel

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isn't just saying you believe Jesus died and rose

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from the dead so you don't go to Hell.

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It's. So much bigger than that.

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So much more beautiful than that. It's

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so much more transformative than the. The.

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Good news of the gospel begins

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today. not when you die. Jesus

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is. King today. Sees.

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This is calling you to build

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his kingdom alongside him today. Will.

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