Sermon
Hold Fast to the Son: God's Superior Revelation
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You may be seated, kids, you are excused to your King's Kids class, and if you would open
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up your Bibles to Hebrews chapter 1, it's on page 1187 of your pew Bible, I am going
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to read God's Word, Hebrews chapter 1, 1 through 4, and may God open your eyes to behold the
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wonder of Jesus.
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Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets.
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But in these last days, He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed the heir of all
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things, through whom also He created the world.
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He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of His nature, and He upholds
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the universe by the word of His power.
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For, after making purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty
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on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name He has inherited is more excellent
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than theirs.
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may God bless the reading of His Word.
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Who do you listen to and why?
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Who has your ear?
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Who's the first on your list when it comes to giving your ear to someone?
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Let's say you inherit some money and you're like, I need to get some counsel on this.
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Do you go to your Uncle Vinny, who knows a guy?
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Hey, yeah, I got this guy.
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He's got an office in the back of the bowling alley.
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He'll give you some advice.
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Do you talk to them?
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Or let's say that your father-in-law is actual Charles Schwab.
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And he's like, you know what, call me anytime.
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You got my personal cell phone.
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Who's got the better word on finance?
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Charles Schwab.
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You need to refinish your basement.
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Your neighbor, who is in year seven of almost finishing his basement, he's got some tips
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for you.
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He's got some do-it-yourself videos.
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Or there's this guy in your church.
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He's got a business for the last 35 years called Basements Are Us.
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3,000 basements done.
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He's got a 4.98 rating on all social media platforms.
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And he's come up to you and say, hey, you know, if you ever refinish your basement, come
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talk to me.
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I got some tips.
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Who's got the better word?
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Basements Are Us.
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Your marriage needs help.
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Who do you ask for help?
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Do you Google marriage help and then get to the site with a self-appointed life coach who's
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on their fourth marriage?
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Or do you saddle up next to that seasoned couple from church?
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They're on year 35.
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Their marriage is thriving and they've been meeting with other couples and helping them
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navigate hard things in their marriages.
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Who's going to speak the better word?
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The book of Hebrews begins with comparison like this.
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Why we must listen to God's son.
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When it comes to salvation.
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When it comes to matters of eternity.
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When it comes to matters of forgiveness of sin and what you must be living for first and
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foremost.
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Who are you listening to and why?
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Why?
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Who's top on your list?
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Here's what I'm going to try to convince you of.
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I think you already know it.
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We must listen to God's son.
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Jesus.
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He's got to be the first on your list.
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And so this morning I'm going to drop out three points from these four verses.
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Jesus.
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The son is superior to the prophets.
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You need to listen to him.
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The son is superior to angels.
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You need to listen to him.
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And then we're going to look at why the son is superior to both prophets and angels and
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why you must listen to him.
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We must listen to God's son, Jesus.
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He is God's supreme revelation.
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So first, the son is superior to the prophets.
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This is verse one and two.
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Long ago at many times in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets.
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But in these last days, he's spoken to us by his son.
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Hebrews begins with a comparison.
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Between two eras in which God spoke.
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The first era, long ago, God spoke by the prophets.
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It's a reference to the old covenant.
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In this second era, in these last days, God spoke by a son, by his son.
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It's a reference to our present era, the new covenant.
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And what he does for the rest of this book, the writer of Hebrews is absolutely brilliant.
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He's going to pull this comparison all the way through the book.
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The old covenant time and the new covenant time to show how much better the new covenant is.
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It's a comparison and contrast of covenants here.
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Here's some things I want you to notice.
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The first thing about this comparison.
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Did you notice that God has spoke in both eras?
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In verse one, long ago at many times, many ways, God spoke.
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Verse two, but in these last days, he has spoken.
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God is a speaking God in both eras.
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Both in the old covenant, both in the new covenant.
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Our God, the God of the Bible, is a speaking God.
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He is a revealer of himself.
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He makes himself known.
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He makes his will known for us.
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And he shows through the Bible the unfolding nature of human history.
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It is extraordinary.
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This book is God speaking.
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God speaking.
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It's divine revelation.
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The New Testament is, in the Old Testament, are the two parts of the Bible.
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Did you know testament actually comes from a Latin word that means covenant?
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The writings of the old covenant and the writings of the new covenant.
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Testament, two different eras, God speaking in both.
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So that's the first thing I want you to notice.
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God is a speaking God, but he speaks on his terms.
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We need to listen to him on his terms.
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Next thing I want you to notice is when God spoke.
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We've already been talking about this.
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Then, long ago.
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The time before Christ's first coming.
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Verse 1.
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And now, in these last days, he has spoken.
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According to the New Testament, we are now living in the last days.
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We live in between the first coming and the second coming of Jesus.
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And that time, that era in between, the Bible calls the last days.
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It's life in between the advents.
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God spoke then, long ago, before Christ.
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And God has spoken now.
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God has spoken into this era.
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Next thing I want you to notice is to whom God spoke.
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Verse 1.
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To our fathers.
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It's a reference to the old covenant people.
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The people of Israel.
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Now remember, the original audience of this epistle, of this book.
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Were most likely Christians in Rome with a Jewish background.
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So they would have heard this and they would have thought.
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Oh yeah, yep.
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Our father's Israel.
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God spoke to by the prophets long ago.
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But now.
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Did you see that in verse 2?
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But in these last days, he has spoken to us.
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God's new covenant people.
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The church.
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The church.
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Those who have believed that Jesus is fully God and fully man.
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Who died in our place so that we could live for him.
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Our risen king.
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The church.
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Notice.
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By whom.
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God spoke.
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Long ago at many times and in many ways.
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God spoke to our fathers.
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By the prophets.
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In the old covenant.
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God spoke.
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By Jeremiah.
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And Ezekiel.
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And Jonah.
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Even Moses was considered a prophet.
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Many times.
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Over a long period of time.
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God.
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God spoke.
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Through these prophets.
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These sinful men.
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But faithful men.
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Do you remember Hosea?
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God spoke.
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A unique way.
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Through that prophet.
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Many ways.
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Hosea married a prostitute.
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Gomer.
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And it was a living word to Israel.
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Hosea was.
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Was like.
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The faithful God.
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Husband.
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And.
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And Gomer was the.
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Whore.
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Israel.
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It was quite a picture.
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Quite a word.
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Many times.
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Many ways.
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Many ways.
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These were.
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These prophets.
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Were.
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Speaking.
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God's word.
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But they themselves.
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Were sinful men.
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Who are being faithful.
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They were go-betweens.
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But now.
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He has spoken to us.
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By his son.
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Jesus.
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We don't.
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We don't learn the name of this son.
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Until.
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Chapter 2.
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Verse 9.
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Jesus.
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Not only.
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Was Jesus.
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Fully man.
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He was.
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Fully God.
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And so.
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In this.
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Revelation.
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Of Jesus.
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This.
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This.
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This son.
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What you have.
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Is.
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Not just.
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A sinner.
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Speaking God's words.
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You have God.
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Speaking.
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God's words.
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He is.
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Superior.
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To the prophets.
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Now you may be wondering.
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What's the relationship.
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Between the two.
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Jesus says it himself.
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In Matthew 5.
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17.
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Jesus says.
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I came not.
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To abolish.
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The law.
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And the prophets.
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But to fulfill them.
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The prophets.
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Over and over again.
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Were speaking.
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Calling Israel.
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Back to God.
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And they were anticipating.
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Someone.
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Who was coming.
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A king.
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That would come.
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A messiah.
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That would come.
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Who would bring salvation.
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With him.
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And.
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And it's fulfilled.
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Culminated.
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In.
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Christ.
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In the son.
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What the prophets.
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Spoke about.
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The son fulfilled.
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The son.
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Is God's supreme.
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Revelation.
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Full.
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And.
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Final.
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So the first thing.
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I just want you to see here is.
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The son is superior.
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To the prophets.
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Because he's God.
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Not a sinner.
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Speaking God's words.
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God.
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Speaking God's words.
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The second.
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Point.
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I want you to see.
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Is the son.
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Is superior.
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To the angels.
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We move from.
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Verses one and two.
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A comparison.
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To the prophets.
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Now to verse four.
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Where we have another comparison.
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Having become.
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As much superior.
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This son.
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Having become much.
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As much.
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As.
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Having become.
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As much superior.
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To angels.
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As the name he has inherited.
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Is more excellent.
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Than theirs.
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Verses one and two.
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Is comparison.
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Comparing right.
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The.
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The old.
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Covenant era.
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To the new covenant era.
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Prophets.
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And this.
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And his son.
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The comparison.
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Here in verse four.
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Is the comparison.
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Of names.
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Of names.
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In the.
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Bible.
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A name.
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Carries a lot.
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It.
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It.
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It's a revelation.
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Of who the person is.
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Their character.
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Their nation.
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Their nature.
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It's.
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It's title.
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As well.
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And so.
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What you could say here.
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Is it's a comparison.
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Of.
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Of two different.
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Types.
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Of.
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Kind of beings.
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The son is superior.
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To the angels.
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Because.
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Of.
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Everything.
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That goes.
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Into.
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The name.
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Son.
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The divine.
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Son.
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God's.
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Son.
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God himself.
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Very God.
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Of very God.
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If you would just look down.
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To verse eight.
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We're going to get into this.
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Next week.
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But in verse eight.
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We read this.
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This is some.
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From Psalm 45.
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But of the son.
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He says.
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Your throne.
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Oh God.
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Is forever and ever.
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Of the son.
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He says.
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Your throne.
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Oh God.
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Is forever and ever.
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The claim right here.
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Is that the son.
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Is God.
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On his throne.
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Forever and ever.
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And then if you look up.
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At verse six.
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Let all God's angels.
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Worship him.
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So.
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So.
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Here's the relationship.
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The son.
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Does not worship.
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The angels.
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The angels.
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Worship the son.
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Because he's God.
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On his throne.
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He's superior.
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To the angels.
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By nature.
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But you might be asking the question.
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Well why is.
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Why is.
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Why is.
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Why is the author of Hebrews.
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Bringing up angels anyway.
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What's his angel business.
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Because.
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Because he's going to carry it through chapter two.
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What's up with this.
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With these angels.
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Do we have a situation like what was going on in Colossi.
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The book of Colossians.
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Which was identifying.
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A problem.
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Some.
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Angel worship.
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Is that what's going on.
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That's not what's going on.
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Here's what's going on.
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Look at chapter two.
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Verse two.
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For since the message declared by angels.
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Proved to be reliable.
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It's another kind of revelation.
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That's what the writer of Hebrews has in mind.
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The angels were mediators.
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Of revelation.
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In Deuteronomy 33.2.
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And in Galatians 3.19.
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We read about how the law was put in place.
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By angels.
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The mosaic law was mediated by angels.
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The old covenant law.
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Angels had a hand in bringing it about.
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It's God speaking.
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It's kind of revelation.
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Revelation.
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So the comparison is between.
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God speaking by his son.
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And God.
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Speaking a message mediated by angels.
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The law of Moses.
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So on either side.
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Of Jesus being the supreme revelation.
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You have a reference to prophets.
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And you have a reference to angels.
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Who mediated the law.
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And remember.
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Jesus didn't come to abolish.
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The law of the prophets.
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But to fulfill them.
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The prophets and the law.
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Point at many times.
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In many ways.
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To the son.
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God in the flesh.
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God's salvation.
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Do you want some New Testament passages.
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That talk about the relationship.
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Between Jesus the son.
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And the old testament.
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Look up Luke 24.
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Look up John 5.
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39.
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Look up 2 Timothy 3.
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15.
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That the.
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That the sacred writings.
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Are able to make you wise.
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For salvation.
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In Christ Jesus.
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The sacred writings being.
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The law.
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The prophets.
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And the Psalms.
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They.
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They point to.
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In many ways.
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To Jesus.
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So.
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So then.
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God spoke.
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By the prophets.
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And angels.
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Now God is spoken.
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By his son.
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He is God's supreme revelation.
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Full and final revelation.
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To all.
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Okay.
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If we did a.
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Show of hands.
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You know.
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Some people have.
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In the room.
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Apple phones.
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Other people have.
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Kind of Google phones.
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Microsoft phones.
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Whatever.
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Whatever.
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Everybody gets updates.
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The prophets.
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It's kind of like.
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God.
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Updating his revelation.
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Prophet.
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After prophet.
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After prophet.
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The law.
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Itself.
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Of Moses.
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Is a major update.
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A revelation.
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Of who God is.
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What he calls his people to.
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What is coming.
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And.
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Both.
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The.
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The.
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The law.
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Mediated by angels.
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And prophets.
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They were anticipating.
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A full.
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And final.
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Update.
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Coming.
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An update.
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In which.
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Beyond.
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That update.
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There was no more need.
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For another update.
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The son.
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The messiah.
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Jesus.
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Our salvation.
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Isaiah.
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Is not our salvation.
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Neither is Jeremiah.
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Or Ezekiel.
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Or Jonah.
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Angels.
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Cannot.
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Make purification.
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For our sins.
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Jesus.
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Jesus.
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The son.
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God in the flesh.
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Is our salvation.
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He is God's supreme revelation.
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That's why.
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We.
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Must.
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Listen to him.
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Pay careful.
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Attention to him.
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Hold fast to him.
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Not drift from him.
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The son is superior.
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To angels.
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Jesus.
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The last thing I want to show you is.
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The son is superior.
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Because he's God.
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He's God's salvation.
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In.
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In verses two and three.
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We've got big Jesus country.
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Big Jesus country.
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There's a reason why.
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The writer starting off.
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This way.
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He.
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He.
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He points to seven distinct qualities.
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Of the son.
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That end up being.
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Seven reasons why.
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He is superior.
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To the prophets and angels.
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And you can group them in prayers.
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Pairs.
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Now I know what you might be thinking.
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If there are seven qualities.
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There can only be three pairs.
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And one left over.
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That's how we're going to proceed.
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The first pair.
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Let me read them to you.
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There's seven of them.
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Whom he appointed heir of all things.
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Through whom also he created the world.
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He's the radiance of the glory of God.
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God.
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The exact imprint of his nature.
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He upholds the universe by the word of his power.
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He makes purification for sins.
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And he sat down at the right hand of the majesty on high.
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Seven qualities of the son.
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Seven.
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The first pair.
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Is a pairing of the first and the seventh.
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And it has to deal with his authority.
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Did you notice.
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That in verse two.
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He was appointed heir of all things.
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That has a Psalm two.
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Kind of tipping of the hat.
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Behind it.
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Psalm two eight says this.
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Ask of me and I'll make the nations your heritage.
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And the ends of the earth.
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Your possession.
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It's a messianic Psalm.
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It's anticipating the coming of God's king.
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The Messiah.
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And what's being said here is that.
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The son is the heir of all things.
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All people.
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All places.
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All time.
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They're all his.
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They all belong to him.
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It's a big authoritative claim.
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All time.
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We also read.
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The other pair of this.
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Is the seventh quality.
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He sat down at the right hand of the majesty on high.
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Behind that is a reference to Psalm.
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Psalm 110 verse one.
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Some people argue that.
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All of the book of Hebrews.
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Is an exposition of Psalm 110.
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It's going to show up again and again and again.
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But what we see here is that.
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It's.
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It's the son.
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Who has taken his seat.
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At the right hand of the majesty on high.
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And that throne.
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That he sits on.
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Is forever and ever.
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And it is over all things.
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All things have been put under his feet.
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All things are his.
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He has full executive authority over all things.
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All things do his bidding.
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What we see in this first pair is.
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Is the authority of the son.
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There's no prophet.
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With that authority.
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There's no angel.
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With this authority.
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The second pairing is.
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The second and fifth.
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On the list.
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So the second is this.
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Through whom he also created the world.
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And the fifth is.
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He upholds the universe.
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By the word of his power.
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Both are dealing with creation.
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His.
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His relationship.
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To creation.
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And.
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In the second on the list.
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Which is seen in verse two.
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Is that he created the world.
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If you're new to Christianity.
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And you're.
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And you're new to the idea.
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Of who Jesus is.
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What.
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What the Bible.
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In the New Testament.
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In particular.
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Claims.
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Is that the second person.
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Of the Trinity.
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Is the agent.
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Of creation.
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Listen to John one.
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One through three.
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In the beginning.
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It was the word.
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And the word was.
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With God.
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And the word was God.
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He was in the beginning.
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With God.
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Verse three.
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All things were made.
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Through him.
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And without him.
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Was not anything made.
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That was made.
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The word.
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Is Jesus.
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The son.
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Colossians.
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One sixteen.
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For by him.
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The son.
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All things were created.
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In heaven.
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And on earth.
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Visible.
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And invisible.
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Whether thrones.
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Or dominions.
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Or rulers.
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Or authorities.
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All things were created.
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Through him.
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And for him.
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Big Jesus country.
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So he.
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Is the creator.
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Of all.
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He's knit you together.
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In your mother's womb.
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He is the Genesis one.
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Speaker of all things.
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Into existence.
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Out of nothing.
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That's a word of power.
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The fifth on the list.
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Is that he upholds the universe.
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All things.
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By the word of his power.
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The same word.
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By which he created all things.
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He upholds.
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All things.
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Do you know a prophet.
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That can do that?
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Do you know an angel.
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That can do that?
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The sense of this upholding.
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Is this.
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Carries with it.
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The sense of sustaining.
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All things.
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I've got a song for you.
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I warned people.
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Earlier.
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That was going to sing.
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He's got the whole world.
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In his hands.
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He's got the whole.
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Universe.
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In his hands.
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He's got your next.
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Breath.
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In his hands.
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He's got the whole thing.
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All things.
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In his hands.
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That's the claim.
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He upholds the universe.
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By the word of his power.
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Now there's another.
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Implication to this.
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He's directing all things.
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He's just not sustaining all things.
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He's.
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He's directing all things.
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He is God.
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He is the executor.
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Of God the father's will.
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Carrying it out to a T.
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He upholds the universe.
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By the word of his power.
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That's the second pair.
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Having to do with his relationship.
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To creation.
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He has authority over all.
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He is the creator.
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An upholder of all.
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And then we get.
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To the really fun stuff.
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The third pair.
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Is.
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The third and fourth.
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On the list.
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And.
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They are the very interior.
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Of the list.
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They.
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They're right next to each other.
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We read it.
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I got confused.
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I was in John.
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In verse three.
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He is the radiance.
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Of the glory of God.
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And.
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The exact imprint.
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Of his nature.
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What a pair.
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They're.
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They're both getting at the same thing.
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But it's the interior.
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Of this list.
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It's.
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It's the hot spot.
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Of the list.
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He is the radiance.
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Of the glory of God.
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Did you do it?
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He's got all authority.
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Authority over all.
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He's the creator of all.
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This pair.
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Is saying that he's all God.
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All God.
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He's the radiance.
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Of the glory of God.
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Do you know how the moon reflects?
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Do you know when you're outside.
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You're seeing a full moon.
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Do you know why you're seeing it?
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It's reflecting the brilliance of the sun.
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That brightness is not coming from the moon.
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The brilliance is a reflected brilliance.
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Moonshine is a reflected glory.
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It's indirect.
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Sunshine is radiated glory.
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It's direct.
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It's coming from the very thing.
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When you squint your eyes and look quickly at the sun.
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And you see its brightness.
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That's.
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That's the kind of.
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Brilliance we're talking about here.
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Where we're.
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When.
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When we.
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Get a sense.
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When you're reading the gospels.
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And you're seeing.
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Jesus in the gospels.
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He is radiating.
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Godness.
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Because he's God.
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He's.
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He's seen.
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Godness.
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He's.
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He's radiating his glory.
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It's not a reflected glory.
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Glory.
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It's radiated.
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Because he himself is God.
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God.
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He's all God.
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He's also the exact imprint of his nature.
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Of God's nature.
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That the sun.
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Fully shares.
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The same essence.
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And substance.
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Of God.
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The father.
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All of God.
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The father's attributes.
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Are fully shared.
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By the son.
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They are distinct.
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But equal.
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Sharing.
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In God's essence.
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We're getting at the trinity.
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It is a glory.
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To get your mind around.
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If you can.
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In John 14.
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Jesus has this conversation.
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With Philip.
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Philip said to him.
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Lord.
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Show us the father.
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And it is enough for us.
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Jesus said to him.
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Have I been with you so long.
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And you still do not know me.
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Philip.
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Philip.
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Whoever has seen me.
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Has seen the father.
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How can you say.
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Show us the father.
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The point is.
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He is the exact imprint.
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Of God's nature.
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Sharing in all of God's divine attributes.
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You see the son.
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You see his father.
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Because they're both fully God.
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So this radiating of God's glory.
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The exact imprint.
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Of God's nature.
-
There are two ways of saying the same thing.
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That the son.
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Is all God.
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No prophet.
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No angel.
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Can claim that.
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That's why he is.
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God's supreme revelation.
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And that's why you must listen to him.
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Above all else.
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He's authority over all.
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He's the creator of all.
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He is.
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All God.
-
But there's one more quality.
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It's the sixth on the list.
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Making purification for sin.
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This one who has authority of all.
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This one who creator and upholds all.
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This one who is all God.
-
Jesus paid it all.
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Making purification for sins.
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God in the flesh.
-
The supreme revelation of God.
-
He purifies us from our sin.
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Under the old covenant.
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Countless bulls.
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Countless goats.
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In a bloody work.
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Were sacrificed for sin.
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Over and over.
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And over.
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And over.
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And over.
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And over.
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And over.
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And over.
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Again.
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The blood of bulls and goats.
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Cannot take away sin.
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They can't cleanse your conscience.
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From your sin.
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It can't give you a full forgiveness.
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That's why they have to do it again and again.
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What's shocking is that the very sacrificial system.
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That the Mosaic law put into place.
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Mediated by angels.
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To this over and over again sacrifice.
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It was anticipating.
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It was anticipating the one who would come.
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Who with one and for all.
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One sacrifice.
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Would make for all time.
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Those pure who believe.
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Cleansing their conscience.
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Purifying them from sin.
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Forgiving us from sin.
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Jesus.
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The lamb of God.
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John would say.
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He paid it all.
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He paid for all of our sin.
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He purifies us from all sin.
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Each of us who believes.
-
No old covenant prophet can do that.
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No.
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No angel.
-
Could make purification for your sins.
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They could speak of him.
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They could anticipate him.
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Only the son.
-
Who is all authority.
-
Who is the creator and upholder of all.
-
Who is all God.
-
Only he could pay it all.
-
He is God's supreme revelation.
-
Because not only he's God.
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He is God's only salvation.
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Salvation is found in no one else.
-
All the scriptures point to him.
-
That's why he's supreme.
-
Imagine.
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God the father asks you.
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To do a series of interviews.
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For this position of God's supreme revelation.
-
Gives you some questions to ask.
-
First interviewee comes in.
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Isaiah.
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Son of Amos.
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He walks in.
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You ask Isaiah.
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Are you able to be the.
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Heir of all things.
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Can you actually sit.
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At God's right hand.
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Majesty I'm high.
-
To which Isaiah says.
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Absolutely not.
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I'm not qualified for this.
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I'm a sinner.
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I'm a sinner.
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I can't do that.
-
To which you ask.
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Can you make purification for sins.
-
And he says.
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Absolutely not.
-
So you say.
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Thank you.
-
Thank you Isaiah.
-
Would you please send in the next.
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Person to be interviewed.
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In walks Moses.
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You ask Moses the question.
-
Moses.
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Are you the creator of all.
-
Are you the upholder of all things.
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No no.
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I am not.
-
Moses.
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Can you make purification for sins.
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No I cannot.
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I'm a sinner.
-
I need my sins purified.
-
Thank you so much for the interview.
-
Please go back.
-
Would you send out the next.
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Interviewee.
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In walks.
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The angel Gabriel.
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Gabriel.
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Are.
-
Are you the radiance.
-
Of the glory of God.
-
Are you the exact imprint.
-
Of God's nature.
-
Gabriel says.
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No no no.
-
I can reflect God's glory.
-
And I want to do his will.
-
But I'm a created being.
-
I don't radiate his.
-
Only God can do that.
-
Can you make purifications.
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For sin.
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No.
-
Thanks for the interview.
-
Would you please send in the next.
-
Interviewee.
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In walks.
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Jesus the son.
-
Are you heir of all things.
-
Yes.
-
Can you sit at God's right hand.
-
Yes.
-
And I do.
-
Are you the creator of all.
-
Yes.
-
Are you the upholder of all.
-
I got your next breath.
-
Are you the radiance.
-
Of God's glory.
-
All the time.
-
Are you the exact imprint.
-
Of his nature.
-
Oh from.
-
From everlasting.
-
To everlasting.
-
Can you make purification.
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For sins.
-
I can.
-
And I have.
-
Once for all.
-
Sacrifice.
-
For you.
-
Jesus is God's.
-
Supreme revelation.
-
Superior to prophets.
-
And angels.
-
Because he's not a created thing.
-
Nor is he a sinner.
-
He is God.
-
And he is.
-
God's.
-
Salvation.
-
Sin.
-
Which brings me.
-
To our conclusion.
-
The son.
-
Is superior.
-
To the prophets.
-
The son.
-
Is superior.
-
To the angels.
-
The son.
-
Is superior.
-
To both.
-
Because the son.
-
Is not only God.
-
He is God's.
-
Salvation.
-
On display.
-
That's why.
-
That's why we need.
-
To pay careful.
-
Attention.
-
To him.
-
Chapter 2.
-
Verse 1.
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He is.
-
Our great salvation.
-
We can't drift.
-
From him.
-
We can't fall away.
-
From him.
-
There's no life.
-
Outside of him.
-
He's.
-
He's the full.
-
And final revelation.
-
Of God.
-
We.
-
We're all in.
-
With him.
-
Spirit.
-
So let me give you.
-
Three ways.
-
To apply this.
-
Quickly.
-
Look.
-
And listen.
-
To the son.
-
Look.
-
And listen.
-
To him.
-
If you haven't.
-
Started reading.
-
The book of Hebrews.
-
I would encourage you.
-
To do so.
-
With an eye.
-
To the son.
-
It's big.
-
Jesus book.
-
But.
-
But another way.
-
To do it.
-
Is start reading.
-
A gospel.
-
And as you're.
-
Reading through.
-
The gospels.
-
You are beholding.
-
The radiance.
-
Of God's glory.
-
Incarnate.
-
In the son.
-
The exact.
-
Imprint.
-
Of his nature.
-
Interacting with people.
-
And speaking.
-
Show me your glory.
-
And when you're looking.
-
Oh you listen.
-
Carefully.
-
To what he says.
-
His is the words of life.
-
Life.
-
Look and listen.
-
To the son.
-
The second.
-
Application.
-
Is.
-
Laud him.
-
Worship him.
-
You've got.
-
You've got some.
-
Worship material.
-
Right here.
-
In this text.
-
Let me give you an example.
-
Of what you can do.
-
Tomorrow morning.
-
Lord Jesus.
-
Thank you for giving me life.
-
You are the heir.
-
Of all things.
-
You are seated.
-
At the right hand.
-
Of God.
-
Right now.
-
I don't rule my life.
-
You do.
-
You are the creator.
-
Of all.
-
You knit me together.
-
In my mother's womb.
-
And you've numbered my days.
-
You.
-
You uphold.
-
The universe.
-
All things.
-
It's.
-
You will decide.
-
If I have a tomorrow.
-
You are directing.
-
All of human history.
-
You.
-
Lord Jesus.
-
You're all God.
-
You're the radiance.
-
Of his glory.
-
You are the exact.
-
Imprint.
-
Of his nature.
-
There is no one like you.
-
And because there's no one like you.
-
I am all yours.
-
Today.
-
Today.
-
And you make purification for my sins.
-
I come.
-
I don't come to you in fear.
-
But in boldness.
-
Knowing that once and for all.
-
You paid it all.
-
You can start.
-
You can start tomorrow that way.
-
It's all right there.
-
In verses two and three.
-
Laud him.
-
You look and listen.
-
And you laud him.
-
You give him what's due him.
-
It's a wonderful way to treasure him.
-
Above all else.
-
And finally.
-
Put your hope in him.
-
Hold fast to him.
-
Remember.
-
He's the great known.
-
He's bigger than your unknowns.
-
Don't let your unknowns result in drift from him.
-
Draw near to him.
-
Remember who he is.
-
And stand firm in him.
-
Hold fast to him.
-
In the midst of unknowns.
-
Hey.
-
Who are you listening to?
-
And why?
-
The first person on your list.
-
Is the son.
-
Because he is God's supreme revelation.
-
Will you pray with me?
-
Oh divine son.
-
There is no one like you.
-
You are the radiance of the glory of God.
-
You are the exact imprint of his nature.
-
And you gave your life for us.
-
And now we gladly say.
-
We're all in for you.
-
For the rest of the day.
-
And this week.
-
Till we gather together again.
-
Lord willing.
-
If you give us next Sunday.
-
We will make every day.
-
As much as we can.
-
For the glory of your name.
-
Because of who you are.
-
In Jesus name we pray.
-
Amen.
-
Amen.
-
Thank you.