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Oh. About

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a lot of

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Gray Sky News

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very strong. Law

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is very. Very.

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The. Good. News of great Joy isn't

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just for Christmas! Welcome to through

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the Bible with Doctor Jay Burden

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Mickey I'm your host. Steep sweats

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and we're continuing our study in

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Isaiah. Spotlighting the familiar burst in

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chapter seven that says therefore the Lord

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himself will give you a sign.

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Behold, a burgeoning show conceive and

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bearer sun and shall call his

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name Emanuel. We have a special

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introduction for this study, so here's

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Doctor Muggy to set the stage.

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The. Controversy is raging

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today about the person

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of cries. The. Enemy

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is doing everything it can

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to destroy. The Deity

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of cries does somehow another

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dismiss it. O'connor.

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Dictate. The. Relegate the

1:03

Lord Jesus not only to an

1:05

ordinary man, but they are trying

1:07

to rally gate to the basis

1:09

of main. A question

1:12

in was he god. It's.

1:14

Quite interesting. One of the first, Harris

1:16

says that the church. Was.

1:19

Was a man that question why they

1:21

was a man. You. See they

1:23

were too close time. Miracle.

1:25

See perform. The denies did

1:27

it. But they did denies

1:29

humanity. And. So

1:32

one of the early creeds of the

1:34

church said he's very man. A very

1:36

man. And. He's very God.

1:39

Are very God. But.

1:41

That didn't settle the question. It's

1:44

been going on in every century.

1:47

They. Just cannot let Jesus

1:49

alone. I'm. Currently of

1:52

the attack this made upon his

1:54

person. And. Of course, all

1:56

of that rests on the Virgin

1:58

birth. and we deal with

2:00

that, then we're going

2:02

to let Paul have the final word

2:04

in the message today. Well,

2:10

Dr. McGee certainly got my attention, and I hope that

2:13

he got yours too. Now, before we

2:15

jump into our study, we've got just a minute

2:17

to enjoy a couple of letters from fellow passengers

2:19

on the Bible bus. Here's what

2:21

Florence in Missouri recently shared. Thank

2:23

you so much for keeping Dr. McGee's

2:25

Bible teaching alive. As you say,

2:28

the Word of God never grows old. I find it

2:30

meets my needs now as a 93-year-old as it did

2:32

when I

2:34

was a teen and a young bride. As

2:37

I look back, I marvel at how He has

2:39

guided me through the years. My husband

2:41

is now in glory. Even as

2:43

a youngster without electricity in the dark nights,

2:45

he helped me with my fears, just as

2:47

he does now. Well, that's

2:49

a good word, Florence. Thank you for sharing that

2:51

wisdom. And then here's what Debbie in

2:54

Ohio wrote. It is with much

2:56

thankfulness that I write to those who are responsible

2:58

for keeping Dr. McGee's teaching on the air. My

3:00

dear mother, who lived to 106, listened

3:04

faithfully to him each day and passed

3:06

that on to her 11 children. After

3:08

all these years, God's Word never fails

3:10

to teach and encourage our hearts and

3:13

minds. Keep it coming for the generation

3:15

that will need it until Jesus returns

3:17

for all believers and we meet in

3:19

heaven. What a great family

3:21

legacy of faith. We love to

3:23

hear those stories, by the way. So thanks, Debbie, for

3:25

that. What are you learning

3:27

as we go through the Bible together? Well, you

3:30

know we'd love to hear from you. You can

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email us at BibleBus at ttb.org. You can send

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call and leave a voice message at 1-800-65-BIBLE. Now

3:50

let's pray and thank God for this time together.

3:52

Heavenly Father, thank you for your Son, Jesus,

3:54

who is very man of very man and

3:57

very God of very God. This mystery is

3:59

beyond us. But as we ask that

4:01

you would fill us with the wisdom and understanding

4:03

that's found in your word Thank you Lord for

4:05

the work of your spirit who guides and teaches

4:07

us. It's in Jesus name we pray Let's

4:13

turn to Isaiah 7 as we go through the

4:15

Bible with dr. J. Vernon McGee Now

4:18

you'll recall that I mentioned

4:20

last time that the prophet

4:23

had to speak into a

4:25

local Situation to prove to

4:27

the people at that time

4:30

that he was a prophet of God

4:32

and So he would speak

4:35

concerning a local situation and when

4:37

that was fulfilled and the far-off

4:40

Prophecy would be true. God

4:42

always made that a test

4:44

now Isaiah gives this

4:46

prophecy of the virgin bird and He

4:50

gives it to the whole house of Israel

4:53

and he says therefore the Lord

4:55

himself shall give you a sign

4:57

now This was for the house

4:59

of David behold a virgin shall

5:01

conceive Borrow son and

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shall call his name Emmanuel

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Well somebody in that day

5:10

might say well look here brother

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Isaiah What about this when will

5:14

this take place? I

5:16

have an ocean he could look down through the

5:18

centuries and say It'd probably be

5:20

a long time. Well, they would say then how

5:23

do we know it's going to be true? Well,

5:26

the way they're going to know it's going to

5:28

be true is because of the fact that

5:31

God had spoken through Isaiah On

5:34

many things that were fulfilled in

5:36

the days of those people now

5:38

One of them was this when

5:41

hezekiah was king the

5:43

Assyrians came outside to

5:45

the walls of Jerusalem a hundred

5:48

and fifty thousand strong and It

5:51

looked bad for Jerusalem and

5:54

it looked as if it would fall So

5:56

that hezekiah the king went into the

5:59

temple Got down on his

6:01

knees and try to think on his

6:03

face before God and cried out to

6:05

him for deliverance. And

6:07

God sent Isaiah in and he said

6:10

to him, you don't need to worry.

6:12

The Assyrian will not come into this

6:15

city. He'll not take it. And

6:17

not only that, but not

6:19

an arrow will be shot in

6:22

this city. Well, there are 150,000

6:24

soldiers out there. And

6:28

each one of them has got a quiver on his

6:30

back that's full of arrows. And

6:32

each one has a bow. And

6:34

you would think out of 150,000, there may

6:37

be a trigger happy soldier out

6:39

there. And he might

6:41

say one evening, well, I think I'll

6:43

just shoot an arrow over the wall

6:45

into the city and see

6:47

if anybody over there hollers out. And

6:51

if any soldier had shot an

6:53

arrow into that city, this

6:56

man Isaiah would have been a false prophet,

6:59

but not a soldier shot an

7:01

arrow. And that

7:04

city was spared and

7:06

the Assyrian didn't take it. May

7:08

I say it's on that basis

7:10

and other prophecies that he gave

7:12

that have already been fulfilled. But

7:15

now this one of the virgin birds for

7:17

those people was way down in the future.

7:20

But my friend for us today, it's

7:23

already transpired. Now

7:25

there's always been a discussion, and I

7:27

would like to back this up with

7:29

a little bit of background because

7:32

we will take it up in time,

7:34

the seventh chapter, in much more detail

7:36

than we will now. Ahaz

7:38

had come to the throne of

7:41

Judah, and Ahaz was a

7:43

bad king. Fact

7:45

of the matter is his father before

7:48

him, Joseph, had been a good king.

7:50

His grandfather, Isaiah, had been a

7:53

good king. And

7:55

his son after him was

7:57

a good king. That

8:00

he was a rascal. So.

8:02

God wanted to encourage him

8:04

and Vod wanted to help

8:07

him and so there was

8:09

actually several large taking place.

8:11

Putting them in the North. Had.

8:14

Lined up with Syria and today

8:16

I had seem strange to us

8:19

with the war between the arab

8:21

and jew big as intense as

8:23

it is and probably serious though

8:26

most fanatical enemy. A wall. Well.

8:29

In that, they, Syria and the Northern

8:31

Kingdom teamed up. And they

8:33

are going to fight again. Say hats

8:35

looks bad for a hat. So godsend

8:38

I say out the made it. So.

8:41

He gave them a word of encourage him. And

8:43

he said to him that he need

8:46

not worry that God would deliver him.

8:48

Now he says in order that you

8:50

might know ask a sign of long

8:52

ass or a son. Well

8:55

as soon a he was

8:57

a very pious, very pious

8:59

fraud by the way. First.

9:02

Twelve of Isis seven

9:04

reads. But. A has

9:06

sad I will not ask

9:08

neither. Well I am the

9:10

Lord. All. Lotta fires,

9:13

broad walks, And

9:15

I hear a lot of that faults

9:17

fi os they that day. I.

9:20

Heard a lady make this site.

9:22

My. Eyebrow. Frankly, don't enjoy

9:24

flying. I do a great be alive

9:26

it but I don't enjoy it. And

9:28

this light and knew about it and see

9:30

says is just due to a lack of

9:32

faith. He. Says we pray My

9:35

husband I pray before we get on

9:37

a plane. And. We know it's

9:39

not gonna fall. Well.

9:41

My slam, that's not face

9:43

as foolish. You don't know?

9:46

At all. And then that was

9:48

that lady here in this area

9:51

south born in. That.

9:53

Went to a so far faith healer.

9:55

And. Said she was healed a cancer

9:58

and she always added to. Dr.

10:00

McGee doesn't go to that faith healer

10:02

and get healed himself. Well,

10:05

I need not tell you, I guess, that

10:07

she's buried not long ago. She

10:10

died of cancer, by the way. That's

10:12

foolish. I think she

10:15

should have gone to the best specialist that

10:17

there was. That's what I

10:19

did. And I went

10:21

to a man's a Christian too, and I

10:24

trusted the Lord, put

10:26

my life in his hand. And

10:29

I turned the case over to the great

10:31

physician, and I think when we do all

10:33

we can, he does all he can,

10:35

man. Faith is never foolishness.

10:38

And God's saying to this king, I

10:40

know how you feel. God knew his heart. He

10:42

was afraid, fearful. Now

10:44

ask a sign, and this pious

10:47

fraud says, I won't ask. I

10:49

won't tempt God. And he's

10:51

a rascal, friends. Faith

10:53

is never a leap in the dark.

10:56

It's not a happenstance. It

10:58

is not shutting your eyes and

11:00

expecting things to work out. Faith

11:03

always rests on fact. God asks

11:05

you to trust Christ because

11:08

he's a historical fact

11:10

today. He asked people before

11:12

them to bring a little sacrifice that

11:15

helped their faith. But

11:17

today, you and I look back

11:19

to a historical fact that he's

11:21

come, and this has been fulfilled.

11:23

Now will you notice what God

11:25

says to him? God says, listen,

11:27

verse 13, and he said, Hear

11:30

ye now, O house of David.

11:33

Is it a small thing for you to

11:35

worry man? But will

11:37

you worry my God also? God says, you

11:39

make me sick at my tummy. You

11:42

worry me. You make me

11:44

tired talking like that. Therefore,

11:47

the Lord himself shall give you a

11:49

sign. The Holy Virgin shall

11:51

conceive and bear a son, shall

11:54

call his name Emmanuel.

11:57

That is the verse we're going to look at now. just

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a few moments. This

12:02

chapter, by reason of this verse,

12:04

has become one of

12:07

the most controversial chapters in

12:09

Scripture, and unbelievers

12:11

have quite naturally discounted it,

12:13

and they've sought desperately but

12:16

in vain, for a

12:18

loophole to reject the virgin birth.

12:21

The battle has been waged about the

12:23

meaning of the Hebrew word here, or

12:25

virgin. It's

12:28

the Hebrew word Alma, and

12:31

it's translated virgin. But

12:33

the very interesting thing is

12:36

that in the Revised Standard

12:38

Version, which first came out,

12:41

it was translated young woman

12:43

at first, and virgins put

12:45

as a note. It

12:47

should have been reversed, of course. And

12:51

it was an argument that had to

12:53

do with what is the meaning of

12:55

the word Alma, and the insistence was

12:57

that all it meant was

13:00

actually just a young woman.

13:04

And it is true that there

13:06

are places where it is translated

13:09

young woman and

13:11

not translated virgin. But

13:14

you can be sure of one thing. It

13:16

always means virgin, and I'd like

13:19

to illustrate that. I'm going to

13:21

turn to the twenty-fourth chapter of

13:24

the book of Genesis, and

13:27

at verse 43 here, and

13:29

I'd like for you to notice this

13:31

verse, because this, by the way, is

13:33

a point in question. And

13:35

here in verse 43, I read this,

13:38

and this, by the way, and I

13:40

should give the background here, this was

13:42

when Abraham's servant went down to

13:44

get a bride for Isaac, and now he's

13:47

giving his story of how he's

13:49

come to that land, and he

13:51

has now met Rebekah. And

13:54

in verse 43, behold, I stand

13:56

by the well of water, And

13:59

it shall come to. Pass at one the birds

14:01

and com and forth the draw water.

14:04

And I say to her give me

14:06

i pray the a little water of

14:08

i pictured the drain. Well.

14:10

It's certainly understood what they

14:13

kind of le. Bride.

14:15

Now that this my and

14:17

won't spawn his masters son

14:19

eyes. Well. Let me

14:21

draw back now. The. Verse Six

14:24

seen in this chapter. Notice what

14:26

is said that. And

14:28

madame so was very fair to

14:31

look upon of birds. Now that's

14:33

a different work. And

14:35

be translated by young woman.

14:38

Neither. Had any man known her? So.

14:41

You say it's protect. I

14:43

don't sign that anyone could

14:46

miss understand what's being said.

14:49

That. Regardless, even though the

14:51

word but one the word out

14:53

month those used year it

14:55

has to do with our

14:57

version. And it means

15:00

no man is known. I sometimes

15:02

wonder about the liberals. says the

15:04

bible does not teach the virgin

15:07

birth. Used to be of

15:09

are prominent preacher in Los Angeles here

15:11

that the night and said the bible

15:13

didn't featured always felt like calling him

15:15

up. And asking him if

15:18

is. Papa had top that him

15:20

when he was aboard. About. The

15:22

birds and beasts. He. Needed

15:24

a poll. Found that my friend.

15:27

Best. As Claire now you can the

15:29

not The birds and bird. Would

15:33

you can't deny that? Eyes Science. And

15:35

math you are making it very

15:37

clear. That. They are talking about

15:40

the virgin birth. And so

15:42

this word here. Is a

15:44

word I think that makes it

15:46

very clear. That. It

15:48

means not only are not mad

15:51

woman now a very fine

15:53

Hebrew scholar in the East. Only

15:56

this several years that.

15:59

He said the. The problem and this

16:01

was the time of this revised.

16:03

Translation. And by the way,

16:05

I've noticed that some of the lighter additions

16:08

of the revised standard. Version.

16:10

Have changed it back to version. I

16:12

guess that they see was on them.

16:15

And some of them, at least the

16:17

change is bad. But. They old

16:19

edition of course is not shape.

16:22

And they attempted to make the change to

16:24

not bad at all. What? As

16:26

well for us to know there's. An

16:29

I think the thing that is conclusive.

16:32

Is. The fact that when this

16:34

is quoted, Over in the

16:36

gospel of Matthew. That.

16:38

The Greek word black there's

16:41

no controversy about it is

16:43

the Greek word parse en

16:45

Las Vegas Parthenon: the ruins

16:47

in Athens. That. Was

16:49

so the Greek goddess Athena.

16:52

And believe me, the Greeks emphasize

16:54

the fact she was the verge

16:57

and there's been no controversy about

16:59

that. And this is the way

17:01

the Holy Spirit interpreted it in

17:03

the doing You see so that

17:05

when it is folded over here

17:08

and the angel that appeared to

17:10

zo 's it. Made. It

17:12

very clear and I think I should

17:14

turn over the read that Sex and

17:16

now. First. Sight scene of

17:18

Matthew One. Now. The birth

17:20

of Jesus Christ was on. This was Not

17:23

the words. This is why it happened. Because.

17:26

He's made of our sprains saying he

17:28

said so and so begat Sullen So

17:30

and Jake the begat Joseph bars when

17:33

America of whom was born Jesus is

17:35

called. Price was something's been saying. Goes.

17:38

If is not the father, That's what's

17:40

been claimed here. Now. He's

17:42

gone target. This is the way it happened.

17:45

When. As as mother Mary was

17:47

a spouse, she was engaged to

17:49

Joseph's before. As I same the

17:51

gather that's obvious Joseph was not

17:53

the fog. She was found with

17:55

child of the Holy spirit. Then.

17:57

Joseph are husband being a just

17:59

man and not willing to my

18:02

car a public example was minded

18:04

for a while back. But.

18:06

While he thought on these fines.

18:09

V. Holy Angels a lot appeared on

18:11

the him in a dream. St Joseph

18:13

bow son of David Ferrer not to

18:16

take the under the marriage I was.

18:18

For. That which is been saved and her

18:20

is of the holy spirit. As

18:23

Angels testimony. And see

18:25

your brain forth a sawn. Partial.

18:28

Call his name Jesus for

18:30

he shows Sabres people from

18:32

their fans. Now. All

18:34

this was done. That. It

18:37

might be fulfilled which was spoken

18:39

of the Law by the Prophet

18:41

say. They. Are hall of

18:43

Bar journey she'll be with trial and

18:45

so bring forth a science and they

18:47

shall call his name a man You

18:49

well what's being interpreted as. Mod.

18:52

With us. Now. This

18:55

word here behold of birds and

18:57

so be with shop. Is.

18:59

The Greek word parsons. Now.

19:02

The Holy Spirit shows this work.

19:05

Because. He had

19:07

given the word out much the

19:09

Isaiah an Hour mom mean. Birds.

19:13

And now. This Hebrew scholars

19:15

said this. the me. He

19:17

said it is possible for milan

19:20

have three daughters. And.

19:22

Somebody ask him how many daughter's that he

19:24

says I have. Three. Daughters to

19:26

our marriage and one as

19:28

a girl at home. Now.

19:31

If you would raise some question about

19:33

one is use that word girl. Why

19:35

the man you'd say well you certainly

19:38

don't mean all birds. I think

19:40

these hits in the nose spray. Process.

19:42

Why the meat? And this

19:44

scholars said to me. These.

19:47

Liberals do not have the

19:49

feel of the language. That's

19:51

a very interesting signed by the way. So.

19:54

That is quite clear what the sign years

19:56

That to me is. The most amazing thing

19:58

of all is that. He

20:01

was never call a minuet.

20:04

It says here they sir fall his name

20:06

a man he will and you can find

20:08

any place in the Gospels way was called

20:10

a manual and mine or means God with

20:13

us. Oh you say they're

20:15

call is jesus? That's right, And.

20:17

He's gonna say this people

20:19

from their sins but friends

20:21

he sent save people from

20:23

their san. Unless

20:26

he is a man, you will

20:28

god with us. A wonderful

20:30

Leslie. On. This

20:32

day. He's a man.

20:34

Wow. He's gone. With.

20:37

Us the day. And gods

20:39

far us and the god who a

20:41

sigh of this today. Because

20:43

we have a save. On.

20:46

Of of words. How. Important.

20:49

Bodies. But. I

20:51

wanna add an adem that. To.

20:54

The message from Isaiah.

20:57

We've. Had some. Reaction.

21:00

From. Members of crowds when

21:02

we were. But. Just a

21:05

few days ago and collage him. And

21:08

in the first chapter and fifteen

21:10

verse. And I'd like

21:12

to go back that far. Just a

21:14

moment to to and block is that.

21:17

Now. Let me read this. Who.

21:19

Is the image of the

21:21

invisible god. The

21:23

first born of every

21:26

creature. Now.

21:28

That could be translated Dad

21:30

the first born. Over

21:33

all creation. And

21:36

I will not repeat the things

21:38

that we said before, but I

21:40

would like to add this to

21:42

it. In Revelation

21:45

Three fourteen. We.

21:47

Have it that he is the

21:49

beginning of the creation of God.

21:52

And the word bar is

21:54

art say. That. He is

21:56

the ruler. Of. The

21:58

creation of gone. And

22:00

there are those that side of a

22:02

tribute to him or beginning. But.

22:05

It means he is the ruler

22:07

of the creation of God sees

22:09

over it Now the first born

22:11

over all creation. It's

22:13

a statement that you will

22:15

find news several times in

22:18

the scriptures. Eyes. Of

22:20

for instance as call Them Hebrews

22:22

Lab and seventeen. Abrahams

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Only but gotten some. Yet.

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The Ishmael was also his son.

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And he had sons back the tour.

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And at least so between Abraham

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and Isaac. Was. A

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very unique, some wonderful

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characters. And as the

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only but gotten our lord is the.

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Unique. Son.

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Is are no way that. Are.

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F C B not the Colonel

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some and will lose the eternal

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father. I would like

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to conclude this was sharing

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with you. Have. A

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wonderful statement. says.

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Worse was contrary. So.

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The loss of why. His.

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Death was contrary to the laws

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of death. He. Had no

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cornfields of fisheries, but he could

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spread a table for five thousand

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and that bread and face despair.

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He. Walked on know beautiful carpets or

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valve that rugs. Body. Was found

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the waters of a sea of Galilee

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and they supported him. When. He

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died zoo man mourn. But. A

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black craig was hung over the sun.

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A man trammell not for their

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sans the earth beneath them. so

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founder the load. All night

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your honored him centers alone

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rejected him. Corruption could

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not get hold of his body.

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The saw that had been reading

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with his blood but not claim

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his desk. Or. His ears

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he preached as gospel he wrote

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know book. He. Built Meltzer.

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House had no monetary

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backing, but after 1900 years,

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he is the one

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central character of

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human history. He

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is our Savior and

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our God, and he

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was virgin both. May

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God bless you. Isn't

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that the truth? Do you agree with

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all Dr. McGee said of our precious Jesus?

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He is the Shepherd of our souls, He

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is our Advocate, the Lord of our lives,

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God Himself, and also our Savior. If

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