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00:28 Welcome to Focus on God's Word.
00:31 We are here today beginning a brand new series 00:34 focusing on the incredible true story of Noah 00:38 found in the book of beginnings, 00:39 the book of Genesis. 00:41 Our series title is "Noah, Another Storm is Coming." 00:46 And today's message is finding God's grace. 00:50 Lockdown, that word we are all well familiar with, aren't we? 00:55 The word lockdown, 00:57 especially in the last little while 00:59 ever since COVID-19 01:00 came to town or came to our world 01:03 from that city of Wuhan there in Central China, 01:07 spread throughout the world. 01:08 And ever since then, 01:09 we have come to terms 01:11 and become well familiar with that word, lockdown. 01:15 Well, today, we want to begin 01:17 by going to the first ever lockdown, 01:20 the first family to experience lockdown 01:23 some 4,500 years ago, 01:26 the family of Noah 01:28 and the things that we can learn. 01:29 As I've been unpacking these four chapters 01:32 in the Book of Genesis, 01:33 I have discovered some incredible things 01:37 that, oh, we'd just love to share with you. 01:38 It's an incredible story that teaches us 01:41 about the coming of Jesus 01:43 and how we can be ready for the coming of Jesus. 01:45 Speaking of the coming of Jesus, 01:47 toward the end of His ministry, 01:50 Jesus just before His crucifixion 01:52 was on the Mount of Olives. 01:55 And I've had the opportunity of going to ancient Jerusalem 01:58 and I have a photo there that I took 02:01 whilst standing on the Mount of Olives 02:04 overlooking the city of Jerusalem. 02:06 And there is that famous Dome of the Rock 02:09 on the Temple Mount, 02:10 one of the most sacred sites in Islam, 02:13 where the Temple of Jerusalem once stood 02:16 and Jesus there as He looked out at the temple, 02:19 He gave an incredible prophecy, 02:21 signs that would date, predate His return 02:26 as well as signs 02:27 before the destruction of Jerusalem. 02:30 Now Jesus gave a number of signs 02:32 there in Matthew 24, 02:34 Luke 21, and Mark Chapter 13. 02:37 Apart from the greatest of all the signs, 02:39 which is the gospel going to all the world, 02:42 the greatest sign that we are on the eve 02:45 of the coming of Jesus that He gave 02:47 was the sign of Noah, 02:49 and the days of Noah. 02:52 So together, we're going to unpack 02:54 and explore this incredible subject, 02:57 because I believe is extremely relevant, 03:00 extremely challenging, 03:01 and extremely encouraging to all those 03:04 that are living on the eve of Christ's second coming. 03:07 So before we open up God's Word, 03:09 and before we open up to the words of Jesus 03:11 and discover how important this message is, 03:13 we're going to pause and we're going to pray. 03:15 So I invite you 03:16 to bow your heads with me as we pray. 03:19 Father in heaven, 03:20 we're about to open up Your Holy Word. 03:22 And we ask and pray that as we open up Your Word 03:25 that You will open up our hearts and our minds 03:27 that we may be able to understand 03:29 how important this subject indeed is, 03:33 for those of us that are living on the very edge of eternity, 03:37 the very eve of Your soon return. 03:39 So bless us as we open Your Word, 03:41 open our hearts and our minds. 03:43 And we pray this in Jesus' name. 03:45 Amen, and amen. 03:47 Well, we're going to go to the words of Jesus 03:50 as they are found in Matthew Chapter 24. 03:52 So I'm going to be opening in my Bible to Matthew 24. 03:55 The words will be up on the screen for you 03:58 to follow along. 03:59 Matthew 24, 04:01 and toward the end of Jesus' message 04:03 on the signs of His coming, 04:05 He shares these words, 04:07 and I'm beginning in verse 36, 04:08 Matthew 24:36. 04:13 "But of that day and hour no one knows, 04:15 not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only." 04:18 Jesus here is speaking of His second coming. 04:21 He goes on, 04:23 "But as the days of Noah were, 04:24 so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 04:27 For as in the days before the flood, 04:30 they were eating and drinking, 04:32 marrying and giving in marriage, 04:34 until the day that Noah entered the ark, 04:36 and did not know until the flood came 04:38 and took them all away, 04:40 so also will the coming of the Son of Man be." 04:43 So Jesus here makes it very clear 04:45 that as it was in the days of Noah, 04:47 so it will be before He returns. 04:50 He goes on 04:51 and it gives some more important information. 04:54 Verse 40, 04:55 "Then two men will be in the field: 04:57 one will be taken and the other left. 05:00 Two women will be grinding at the mill: 05:02 one will be taken and the other will be left. 05:04 Watch therefore," 05:06 says Jesus, He concludes, 05:08 "For you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. 05:11 But know this, 05:12 that if the master of the house had known 05:14 what hour the thief would come, he would have watched 05:17 and not allowed his house to be broken into. 05:19 Therefore you also be," what? 05:23 "Be ready, for the Son of Man 05:25 is coming at an hour you do not expect." 05:27 So here Jesus makes it crystal clear 05:29 that we need to be ready. 05:32 Life will be going on as normal just before Jesus comes. 05:36 Jesus here is describing life as normal. 05:41 And so He says, "Watch, and be ready." 05:45 Watch and be ready. 05:46 I want to repeat the all-important truth 05:49 apart from the gospel going to all the world, 05:52 the most important sign that Jesus gave, 05:55 that would help us understand 05:57 when His coming was near even at the doors, 06:00 even though we cannot know the day or the hour. 06:02 But when His coming was near even at the doors, 06:05 that sign is the sign of Noah. 06:09 Now in the Book of Luke, 06:10 Jesus adds to the sign of Noah by giving us another sign, 06:16 another very similar sign 06:18 and we go to the Book of Luke 06:20 and in Luke Chapter 17, 06:22 Luke there records the words of Jesus, 06:26 but he adds a detail that Matthew omits. 06:29 And I'm beginning in verse 26, Luke 17:26. 06:34 "And as it was in the days of Noah, 06:36 so it will be also in the days before the Son of Man." 06:40 Verse 27, 06:42 "They ate, they drank, 06:43 they married wives, they were given in marriage, 06:45 until the day that Noah entered the ark, 06:48 and the Lord came and destroyed them all. 06:51 Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot." 06:54 So here Jesus adds the experience 06:57 in the days of the Lot, 06:58 "They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, 07:01 they planted, they built, 07:03 but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom 07:05 it rained fire and brimstone from heaven 07:08 and destroyed them all. 07:09 Even so will it be in the day 07:12 when the Son of Man is revealed." 07:14 Jesus here is crystal clear. 07:17 "Make no mistake," 07:18 he says, 07:20 "as it was in the days of Noah, 07:22 as it was in the days of Lot, 07:24 so it will be just before He comes." 07:28 So the question you and I need to ask is, 07:31 are we indeed living in the time of Noah, 07:36 in the time of Lot. 07:38 In this series, we're going to be focusing 07:39 mainly on the days of Noah. 07:41 However, based on the words of Christ, 07:44 we will also be taking a look 07:46 at some of those connecting points 07:48 from the days of Lot 07:49 because these two stories have so many, 07:52 so many similar instances, and so many similar examples 07:58 of what it was like in the days of Noah 08:00 and in the days of Lot. 08:02 So what must I do to be ready? 08:06 Another storm is coming indeed. 08:10 Well, to begin with, 08:12 we want to take a look at three key points 08:14 that I have discovered, 08:16 as I've been going through the story of Noah and Lot. 08:20 And here are the three all important points Firstly, 08:22 the story of Noah 08:24 clearly identifies earth's final generation. 08:28 Secondly, it enables us to know and understand 08:32 how we can be ready when the Son of Man returns. 08:35 And thirdly, it provides instruction 08:37 on how we can prepare others for Jesus' soon return. 08:43 These are three key points 08:44 and we're going to be unpacking these 08:47 over the next six messages together 08:50 from the story of Noah, 08:51 these four chapters in Genesis 08:55 from Genesis 6 to Genesis Chapter 9 08:59 are filled with everything that you and I need to know 09:03 about the times that we are living in, 09:04 and more importantly, 09:06 how we can prepare ourselves as well as others 09:10 for the soon return of Jesus. 09:13 So let's go to the story of Noah. 09:16 We're going to go to the Book of Genesis 09:18 to the book of beginnings. 09:20 And we're going to go to Genesis 6:1, 09:24 where the story begins. 09:26 Genesis 6:1, Now it came to pass, 09:32 when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, 09:35 and daughters were born to them." 09:38 Here is a huge clue, a huge titanic clue 09:42 that helps us to know right from the get go, 09:45 that we are indeed living in the days of Noah. 09:48 The Bible says 09:50 that there was a multiplication of the human race 09:54 on the face of the earth 09:56 during the time of Noah. 09:57 I looked up that word multiply. 10:00 And the word multiply, 10:02 the Hebrew word in Strong's Concordance 10:05 is defined as to multiply by the myriad. 10:09 Now I scratched my head 10:10 as some of you may be scratching your head, 10:12 what does that word myriad mean? 10:15 And so I looked up that word in the dictionary. 10:18 And notice the dictionary.com definition of myriad, 10:22 "A countless or extremely great number of people or things." 10:27 Now does that describe our world today? 10:30 Is our world exploding 10:32 when it comes to its population? 10:34 Indeed, it is. Have a look at this graph. 10:37 Here we have the world's population 10:40 over the last 1,000 years. 10:43 And you can see it, 10:45 it was only up until about 200 years ago, 10:48 that we finally reached 1 billion people 10:52 from the time of the flood. 10:53 We don't exactly know how many people were around 10:56 at the time of the flood. 10:58 But we certainly know that from the flood 11:00 to up until 200 years ago, it took us 11:03 all that time to get to 1 billion people, 11:05 and then have a look at the chart. 11:07 It's just going, 11:08 it's just going up exponentially. 11:10 And we're almost up to 8 billion people. 11:13 So right from the very beginning, 11:15 God says there will be a population explosion 11:18 just before I return again. 11:22 Now, not only was the population explosion, 11:26 not only did the people multiply, 11:28 but in Noah's day, God blessed the people, 11:31 that antediluvian race 11:33 as it's became known were blessed by God 11:36 in ways that you and I cannot imagine. 11:37 They almost live for 1,000 years. 11:40 Their intellect was beyond what we can imagine. 11:43 They had health and strength that once again, 11:47 we cannot imagine, 11:49 they had the blessings and the resources 11:52 that God provided here on this earth 11:55 that was almost perfect. 11:56 It was almost perfect. 11:57 Yes, sin had invaded this world ever since Adam and Eve sinned. 12:02 But this world was in such a beautiful sight, 12:05 it never rained. 12:06 Instead, there was a beautiful mist 12:08 that came up that watered the earth and this world 12:11 was filled with great blessings. 12:14 I just want to go to our classic 12:18 on the story on Noah. 12:20 It's the book Patriarchs and Prophets, 12:22 written by the Christian, 12:24 the inspired Christian author, Ellen White 12:26 more than a century ago, 12:27 and she gives us some insight 12:30 as to the kind of world that existed before the flood. 12:33 Notice these words, she writes, 12:36 "There were evident tokens of decay, 12:39 but the earth was still rich and beautiful 12:41 in the gifts of God's providence. 12:44 The hills were crowned with majestic trees 12:46 supporting the fruit-laden branches of the vine. 12:49 The vast gardenlike plains were clothed with verdure, 12:53 and sweet with the fragrance of a thousand flowers. 12:56 The fruits of the earth were in great variety 12:58 and almost without limit. 13:00 The trees far surpassed in size, beauty 13:03 and perfect proportion any now to be found, 13:06 their wood," notice these words, 13:08 "their wood was of fine grain and hard substance, 13:12 closely resembling that of stone, 13:14 and hardly less enduring. 13:16 Gold, silver and precious stones 13:19 existed in abundance. 13:21 The human race yet retained much of its early vigor 13:25 Had that long-lived people, 13:27 with their rare powers to plan and execute, 13:29 devoted themselves to the service of God, 13:32 they would have made their Creator's name 13:34 a praise in the earth, 13:36 and would have answered the purpose 13:37 for which He gave them life. 13:39 But sadly, they failed to do this." 13:43 So here we have a description 13:46 of what life was like before the flood. 13:49 God poured out His blessings. 13:52 But sadly, the more God poured out His blessings, 13:56 the more His people created in Him, 13:58 His image turned away from Him. 14:02 I can't help but think of the world that I live in, 14:07 our western world, 14:09 compared to the third world. 14:10 The western world has no time for God 14:13 and the things of God's kingdom. 14:15 And yet those who are poor in the things of this world 14:18 seem to have more time for the things of God 14:22 and His kingdom. 14:24 Let's continue reading. 14:25 Let's continue reading the story. 14:28 Back to Genesis Chapter 6. 14:29 And we'll begin in verse 1, once again. 14:31 "Now it came to pass, 14:32 when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, 14:35 and daughters were born to them, 14:37 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, 14:40 that they were beautiful, 14:41 and they took wives for themselves 14:43 of all whom they chose." 14:45 Now, the Bible here says that, 14:48 at this time the sons of God 14:51 came into the daughters of men, 14:54 and they had children. 14:56 Now there are many who mistakenly believe 14:58 that the sons of God referenced here is to angels, 15:02 that fallen angels somehow came together 15:05 and they formed unions with human beings. 15:10 And through that they, they had children. 15:15 That's not what the Bible here is teaching at all. 15:17 The sons of God here is simply a reference 15:20 to those that chose to be faithful to God. 15:24 The daughters of men is a reference to the opposite, 15:27 those who chose not to be faithful to God. 15:30 Throughout Scripture, God is dealing with opposites. 15:33 You can go through the entire scriptures 15:34 and you're dealing with opposites, 15:36 truth and error, light and darkness. 15:38 The Book of Revelation is a classic example of that. 15:43 So how do we know what this reference is, 15:46 in regards to the sons of God and the daughters of men? 15:50 It's actually quite simple. 15:51 All you need to do is you need to go back 15:52 to the previous two chapters, Chapter 4 and Chapter 5. 15:56 And in Chapter 4, there we have Adam and Eve 15:59 who have two sons, and what were their names? 16:01 Cain and Abel. 16:03 Cain and Abel. 16:05 Cain killed his brother Abel. 16:08 And sadly, 16:09 that was the first murder on this planet. 16:13 But to replace Abel, 16:15 God provided another son for Adam and Eve, 16:18 and they named him Seth. 16:20 And so in Genesis Chapter 4 and Genesis Chapter 5, 16:23 you have the lines of Cain. 16:25 Firstly, the line of Cain is described, 16:27 then you have the line of Seth. 16:30 The line of Cain 16:33 is the reference to the daughters of men. 16:36 The line of Seth 16:37 is the reference to the sons of God. 16:40 In fact that that term sons of God appears 16:42 throughout the Old Testament and the New Testament 16:45 in relation to God's children, 16:47 sometimes children of God is used in that way. 16:52 When we take a look at these two different lines, 16:55 we discover that there are very clear differences 16:59 between the two lines. 17:02 If we take a look at Cain's line, 17:04 let's firstly go to Cain's line. 17:08 In Genesis 4:16, 17:12 Genesis 4:16, 17:16 we read these words regarding Cain. 17:18 "Then Cain went out from the presence of the Lord 17:22 and dwelt in the land of Nod on the east of Eden." 17:26 Before we go any further, 17:30 the reference here to Cain, 17:32 by the way Cain, do you know what his name means? 17:35 His name means 17:36 one who has been given to me by the Lord, 17:39 you know, the Lord has provided, 17:41 the Lord has provided. 17:43 You can read about that in Genesis 4:1, 17:46 where after Eve bore Cain, she said, 17:50 "I have acquired a man from the Lord." 17:52 In fact, the original is, 17:54 "I have acquired a man, 17:57 the Lord, the Lord." 17:59 Eve believed, according to the name of Cain 18:02 that she gave to her firstborn son, 18:04 that he was to be the Promised Messiah, 18:07 the Promised Messiah, the Lord. 18:09 And so that's how she named him. 18:11 But that was to be sadly 18:14 the greatest disappointment of her life. 18:16 And it says, 18:18 that Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, 18:21 he left the presence of the Lord. 18:24 And he went, and dwelt in the land of Nod. 18:29 That word Nod means wandering. 18:33 And it really is the message. 18:38 When we leave the presence of the Lord, 18:40 we go what? 18:41 Wandering. 18:43 We go wandering. 18:44 And that's exactly what happened with Cain. 18:47 The Bible goes on in verse 17. 18:48 "And Cain knew his wife, 18:51 and she conceived and bore Enoch. 18:56 And he built a city, 18:58 and called the name of the city 18:59 after the name of his son, Enoch." 19:02 So, Cain has a son. 19:05 He calls him Enoch, and he builds a city, 19:08 and he names the city after his son. 19:13 In opposition to what God said, 19:15 which was to be fruitful 19:17 and multiply and fill the earth 19:19 to spread out over all the earth. 19:23 Also, in Cain's line, we discover 19:27 that they were involved in polygamy 19:32 against God's original plan in Genesis 6:2, 19:35 in fact, it says, as we read earlier, 19:38 that the daughters of men so that the... 19:42 Sorry, "The sons of God saw that the daughters of men, 19:44 that they were beautiful, 19:45 and they took wives for themselves." 19:47 Polygamy. 19:48 God's plan was one man and one woman. 19:51 If God wanted Eve to have more than one, 19:54 sorry, if God wanted Adam to have more than one wife, 19:57 He would have taken two ribs out. 19:59 Isn't that right? 20:00 Rather than one rib. 20:03 In Genesis 4:19, 20:06 as part of Cain's line, 20:08 we find an individual called Lamech. 20:11 And this is what it says. 20:12 "Then Lamech took for himself two wives: 20:16 the name of one was Adah, 20:17 and the name of the second was Zillah." 20:21 This is fascinating. 20:23 Not only that, we have polygamy here 20:25 for the first time in Scripture 20:27 in Cain's line, 20:29 which was against God's plan. 20:31 But we have two women named. 20:32 In fact, there's another woman that's named in Cain's line, 20:35 you won't find any women named in the line of Seth. 20:39 Now that's very significant, 20:40 which we're going to get to in just a moment. 20:43 But we also discovered this individual Lamech, 20:46 he was someone who was, 20:48 he was someone who is described as violent, 20:51 revengeful, boastful, and a law unto himself. 20:57 Jesus says that they married wives, 21:00 if you read about that in Luke 17:27. 21:03 So let's take a look at the line of Seth, 21:08 the line of Seth. 21:10 But before we do the line of Seth, 21:11 I do need to add one more point. 21:13 When you take a look at the line of Cain, 21:14 you discover that in the line of Cain there, 21:18 the focus is on the here and now 21:20 and the temporary. 21:22 There is a city that is built. 21:24 Okay. 21:26 There's also animal husbandry, nothing wrong with that, 21:28 but the focus is on the here and now. 21:30 There is musical instruments. 21:32 There's metal work, 21:35 and there's the things of the here and now. 21:37 We'll discover that in the line of Seth, 21:40 it is very different. 21:41 So let's go to the line of Seth, 21:43 in Genesis 4:25 and 26. 21:47 And notice the significant difference here. 21:51 "And Adam knew his wife again, 21:54 and she bore a son and named him Seth, 21:57 'For God has appointed another seed for me 22:01 instead of Abel, whom Cain killed.'" 22:03 So that's what the word Seth means, 22:05 God has appointed another seed. 22:08 Verse 26, 22:10 "And as for Seth, to him also a son was born, 22:14 and he named him Enosh. 22:17 Then men began to call on the name of the Lord." 22:20 Wow. 22:21 So we have Cain described as 22:23 he, his first son is named after a city 22:28 that he builds for himself, 22:29 it reminds us of the Tower of Babel 22:31 and the builders who wanted to make a name for themselves. 22:34 Whereas Seth, here he has a son, called Enosh. 22:38 And I looked up that word, 22:40 and the word Enosh means frail and mortal man, 22:45 frail and mortal man. 22:47 So we have, we have the message of dependence upon God, 22:51 frailty, Enoch, 22:56 Enosh. 22:58 We also discover here that the people begin to call 23:03 on the name of the Lord. 23:05 Seth's line are calling on the name of the Lord. 23:08 In Scripture to call on the name of the Lord 23:11 is often associated with a sacrifice for the Lord. 23:15 It's associated with building an altar to the Lord. 23:19 So what is the focus? 23:21 The focus is on God and the things of God, 23:23 not the temporary things of the here and now 23:25 as in the line of Cain, 23:26 but the things of God. 23:29 And as you go through the genealogy of Seth, 23:33 you discover, it begins with Adam, 23:36 in the following verses, 23:37 and the image of God is coming through, 23:40 the image of one man and one woman, 23:42 and marriage and the families coming through. 23:45 And there are two individuals that have descriptions 23:49 associated with them. 23:50 One is Enoch, who walked with the Lord. 23:53 And the other one is Noah, 23:55 who the Lord brought into this world as a comfort. 23:58 And we'll look at that later on. 24:00 So we have these two very different lines. 24:07 So what was it 24:08 that brought about the downfall 24:09 of the sons of God, 24:12 and the descendants of Seth? 24:14 Chapter 6, verse 2. 24:16 Notice what it says. 24:18 It says, 24:19 "That the sons of God saw the daughters of men, 24:21 that they were beautiful, 24:23 and they took wives for themselves 24:25 of all whom they chose." 24:27 They entered into polygamous marriages and relationships, 24:32 and they were caught up in the beauty 24:37 of the daughters of men. 24:39 That word there beauty 24:41 is the same word that is used to describe Eve 24:44 when she sees the tree 24:47 that God said don't eat from this tree, 24:50 but it was pleasant to the eyes. 24:51 That's the same word there that is used. 24:55 It's interesting that the three women 24:57 in Cain's line 24:59 they all their names are descriptors 25:03 of outward beauty. 25:05 All three of those women, 25:06 I don't have time to unpack that right now. 25:08 But all three women, 25:09 their names are descriptors of beauty, 25:12 outward beauty. 25:15 So what's taking place here? 25:17 God is watching the ultimate crisis unfold 25:20 before His very eyes. 25:23 And what's the ultimate crisis? 25:24 The ultimate crisis is 25:25 these two lines that were to remain separate, 25:30 the sons of God that were to remain separate 25:32 and faithful to God 25:35 are now mixing and mingling 25:38 with the daughters of men. 25:40 They are intermarrying and God's royal line 25:46 through whom He would bring forth the Promised Messiah 25:49 is about to get snuffed out. 25:51 And God literally waits to the very last moment 25:55 where there is one man, his name is Noah, 25:59 and his family that he has influenced 26:03 to be faithful to God that are left on planet earth. 26:07 Yes, there were others who live before the flood, 26:10 that were also faithful to God and they died before the flood, 26:13 but we're looking at a fraction of the world's population 26:16 that are faithful to God. 26:19 In Genesis 6:3, we keep reading. 26:23 In Genesis 6:3, it says, 26:24 "And the Lord said, 26:26 'My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, 26:29 for he is indeed flesh, 26:30 yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.'" 26:33 The final straw, the final straw 26:37 was the mixing of truth and error, 26:39 the mingling of light and darkness, 26:42 the sons of God and the daughters of men 26:44 coming together. 26:47 Compromise was about to destroy 26:51 the Promised Messiah. 26:53 And so God had to intervene. 26:55 God had to intervene. 26:57 In fact, Noah preached as we have just read 27:00 for 120 years, from 2418 BC 27:04 to 2298 BC. 27:10 Let's keep reading in verse 4, 27:14 in verse 4 of Genesis Chapter 6, 27:19 "There were giants on the earth in those days, 27:23 also afterward, 27:25 when the sons of God came into the daughters of men..." 27:28 There we have a repetition. 27:30 Every time you find a repetition in Scripture, 27:35 it's for emphasis. 27:37 It's for emphasis. 27:39 God is saying that this brought about the flood. 27:44 The final straw was 27:46 when God's people mixed and mingled, 27:51 and took on board the principles 27:52 and the kingdom principles of this world found in 27:56 the people of this world, or the daughters of men. 27:59 Verse 4, 28:00 "There were giants on the earth in those days, 28:02 and also afterward, 28:04 when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men 28:07 and they bore children to them. 28:09 Those were the mighty men 28:11 who were of old, men of renown." 28:14 Now, what does it mean by giants? 28:16 I looked up that word giants. 28:19 And the word literally means extraordinary ones, 28:23 mighty ones, or ones that have fallen, 28:28 ones that have fallen. 28:31 So here we have the Bible describing 28:35 what is taking place immediately before the flood. 28:40 And what were the consequences? 28:43 This is so important, don't miss this. 28:46 What are the consequences 28:47 when light and darkness come together? 28:51 What are the consequences 28:52 when we sit on the fence? 28:54 What are the consequences when, when those who are hot, 28:58 mixed together with those who are cold 29:01 and they end up lukewarm? 29:02 What are the consequences, 29:04 and I'm quoting Revelation Chapter 3. 29:07 And the message to Laodicea. 29:09 Notice what the consequences are. 29:10 We read in verses 5 and onwards. 29:13 Here we go. 29:15 Verse 5, 29:16 "Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man 29:21 was great in the earth, 29:23 and that every intent 29:24 of the thoughts of his heart was only evil," what? 29:28 "Continually." We keep reading. 29:31 "And the Lord was sorry 29:33 that He had made man on the earth, 29:35 and He was grieved in His heart. 29:37 So the Lord said, 29:40 "I will destroy man 29:41 whom I have created from the face of the earth, 29:45 both man and beast, 29:46 creeping thing and birds of the air, 29:48 for I am sorry that I have made them." 29:51 Wow. 29:52 Some of the most, some of the most sad words 29:56 that you will ever read in all of Scripture 29:57 where God is grieved, 29:59 and He is sorry that He created man. 30:03 This is man that He created in His own image 30:05 according to His own likeness. 30:08 We keep reading and in verse 11, 30:12 the sad consequences of mixing truth and error 30:15 of commingling light with darkness. 30:18 Verse 11, 30:19 "The earth also was corrupt before God, 30:23 and the earth was filled with," what? 30:25 "With violence." 30:26 Verse 12, 30:28 "So God looked upon the earth, 30:29 and indeed it was corrupt, 30:30 for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth. 30:33 And God said to Noah, 30:35 'The end of all flesh has come before Me, 30:38 for the earth is filled with violence through them, 30:41 and behold, I will destroy them with the earth.'" 30:45 Here we have what God sees, 30:48 just over 1,500 years 30:50 from when God created this perfect world, 30:53 we have this world in a place where, 30:56 where there is evil, 30:58 wickedness of violence and corruption, 31:02 right across this world, 31:03 except for a handful of people. 31:07 The human race has chosen, has chosen 31:11 to turn their backs on God, 31:13 to walk away from the presence of God, 31:16 to wander 31:21 on an earth called Nod. 31:26 And that is the sad and sorry situation of planet earth 31:32 that brought about the flood. 31:34 And God's only solution to this cancer 31:38 was to destroy this world, 31:40 and to save those who are willing to be saved. 31:44 I think back to my own experience 31:48 of the malignant melanoma 31:51 that was diagnosed in my right shoulder, 31:53 back in 2007. 31:55 So that's many moons ago. 31:58 And I remember what I had to face. 32:03 This cancer had to be taken out completely, 32:07 roots and all 32:09 in order for my life potentially to be preserved. 32:13 If it hadn't spread, and thank God it hadn't spread. 32:16 We all know what cancer does. 32:19 We've all experienced cancer. 32:21 I have experienced that on more than one occasion. 32:24 It's taken my precious mother's life 32:28 much too soon. 32:30 I know cancer firsthand. 32:33 We know that with cancer 32:34 unless it is completely eradicated. 32:39 It will ultimately destroy the entire person 32:43 and separate loved ones and bring great heartache 32:46 and pain and grief. 32:49 And that's exactly 32:50 what God's heart was experiencing grief, 32:53 heartache, pain, 32:59 grief. 33:01 God was sorry, He was grieved. 33:06 But was the seed of God completely extinguished? 33:11 Have a look at what verse 8 says of Genesis Chapter 6. 33:14 Genesis 6:8. 33:17 We read these words, 33:20 "But Noah found," what? 33:22 "Grace, in the eyes of the Lord." 33:27 Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. 33:32 That's a powerful word grace, a powerful word. 33:36 Notice what the word means grace. 33:39 It means to receive kindness and favor, acceptance, 33:43 something pleasant or precious. 33:47 Something we don't deserve. 33:48 That's what grace is. 33:50 As someone put it, grace, you could use it as an acronym, 33:56 God's reward at Christ's expense. 33:59 That's grace, that's grace. 34:03 Notice it says 34:04 that Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. 34:08 It mentions the eyes of the Lord. 34:11 That's a significant phrase, 34:13 because that phrase appears over and over again 34:15 in Scripture associated with God's grace. 34:20 I'm going to take you to another situation 34:23 where God's grace was lavishly poured out 34:26 upon his rebellious and stiff-necked people. 34:31 At the foot of Mount Sinai after God had given 34:35 His covenant of love to His people, 34:37 His chosen ambassadors to the world 34:39 to share the gospel to whole, to the whole world, Israel, 34:43 whilst Moses is up on Mount Sinai collecting 34:46 the Ten Commandments 34:47 written by God's very own finger 34:49 from two tablets of stone 34:50 from God's very own throne room. 34:54 The people down below have broken the covenant, 34:58 they smashed the covenant, they destroyed the covenant 35:01 by erecting a golden calf. 35:08 And so Moses goes and He pleads, 35:10 pleads with God, 35:12 and he goes to God's soft spot. 35:15 And you know what God's soft spot is? 35:19 It's grace. 35:21 It's grace. 35:22 And notice what we read. 35:25 We read Moses interaction with God. 35:29 And we read these words in Exodus Chapter 33. 35:33 Follow along with me, Exodus 33:12. 35:36 "Then Moses said to the Lord, 35:38 'See, You say to me, 'Bring up this people.' 35:40 But You have not let me know whom You will send with me. 35:43 Yet You have said, 35:45 'I know you by name, 35:46 and you have also found," what? 35:48 "Grace in My sight.'" 35:50 Notice how many times this phrase appears 35:51 in the next few verses. 35:53 We keep reading, verse 13. 35:54 "Now therefore, I pray, 35:56 if I have found grace in Your sight, 35:58 show me now Your way, 35:59 that I may know You and that I may find," what? 36:02 "Grace in Your sight. 36:04 And consider that this nation is Your people." 36:07 Verse 14. 36:09 "And He said, 36:10 'My Presence will go with you, 36:11 and I will give you rest." 36:13 By the way, the name Noah means rest. 36:18 That means rest. 36:20 Let's keep reading. 36:22 Verse 15, 36:23 "Then he said to Him, 36:24 'If Your Presence does not go with us, 36:27 do not bring us up from here." 36:28 Hang on a minute, hang on a minute, 36:30 what did we read earlier about Cain? 36:33 Cain walked away from the presence of God 36:35 and Moses is saying that 36:37 unless Your presence is with us, 36:39 we are not going anywhere. 36:44 We're not going anywhere. We need Your presence. 36:47 We keep reading. 36:49 "For how then will it be known that Your people 36:51 and I have found grace in Your sight, 36:53 except You go with us? 36:55 So we shall be separate, 36:57 Your people and I, from all the people 37:00 who are upon the face of the earth." 37:01 And then verse 17, we read. 37:03 "So the Lord said to Moses, 37:05 'I will also do this thing 37:06 that you have spoken, for you have found," what? 37:10 "Grace in My sight, and I know you by," what? 37:14 "I know you by name." 37:15 And name in the Bible is more than just the name. 37:18 Name in the Bible represents character, 37:20 it represents what? 37:22 Character. 37:24 And God says to Moses, 37:26 "You love your people. 37:29 You have my character 37:31 because I love this stiff-necked, 37:33 rebellious people. 37:36 And yes, I will provide My grace. 37:41 They too will find grace in My sight." 37:45 What does the Bible say about Noah? 37:47 Noah found grace 37:50 in the sight of the Lord. 37:53 Noah not only found grace, 37:56 Noah was a man of grace. 38:00 Notice what it says about Noah in Genesis 6:9. 38:05 It says, 38:06 "This is the genealogy of Noah. 38:08 Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. 38:11 Noah walked with God." 38:13 That word there just 38:14 can also be translated righteous, righteous. 38:17 In fact, in Genesis 7:1, 38:20 that's exactly how that word is translated. 38:22 Notice Genesis 7:1. 38:24 It says, 38:25 "Then the Lord said to Noah, 38:26 'Come into the ark, you and all your household, 38:28 because I have seen that you are," what? 38:31 "Righteous before Me in this generation." 38:34 Noah was a man of righteousness, 38:38 who preached a message of grace 38:41 based on the righteousness of God. 38:43 Notice what we read in Hebrews 11:7, 38:48 Hebrews 11:7. 38:49 It says, 38:53 "By faith Noah, 38:54 when warned about the things not yet seen, 38:56 in holy fear, built an ark to save his family, 39:00 by his faith he condemned the world 39:02 and became heir of the righteousness 39:04 that is in keeping with faith." 39:06 It was a message of righteousness by faith, 39:10 make no mistake about that. 39:13 Noah preached a message of righteousness by faith 39:16 based on God's grace. 39:19 And this is the message that God has 39:22 for the final end time generation 39:25 that will live on the eve of Jesus' Second Coming. 39:28 So you and I, my friends, those of you who are watching, 39:32 you and I, we have, we have been blessed by God 39:35 to receive His grace. 39:38 We have been blessed by God 39:41 to share His grace with those around us. 39:44 The greatest privilege in the entire universe 39:47 has been entrusted to this sin sick, fallen planet 39:51 and its inhabitants to share the message of grace 39:55 that they have received from God 39:58 through His incredible grace. 40:02 In 2 Peter 2:5, we read these words, 40:07 "And did not spare the ancient world, 40:09 but saved Noah, one of eight people, 40:11 a preacher of righteousness." 40:14 Noah was a preacher of righteousness. 40:18 Those who are saved by God's grace, 40:21 those who experienced the righteousness of God 40:25 will share that message far and wide. 40:30 That is why Noah invested his entire life, 40:34 he invested his entire resources 40:38 in the salvation of souls. 40:43 In Romans 1:16 and 17, we read these words. 40:48 The Apostle Paul here unpacks the gospel of Christ, 40:52 and he uses these words, 40:53 "For I'm not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, 40:56 for it is the power of God 40:57 to salvation for everyone who believes, 40:59 for the Jew first, and also for the Greek." 41:02 And notice, 41:03 what the gospel of Christ is, "For in it," 41:06 that is in the gospel of Christ, 41:08 "the righteousness of God is," what? 41:11 "Revealed from faith to faith, as it is written, 41:14 'The just shall live by faith.'" 41:17 So what is the gospel of Christ? 41:19 The Apostle Paul tells us, 41:21 he is not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, 41:23 because it is the righteousness of God 41:27 that is revealed by faith. 41:29 And Noah was a man of faith, 41:34 a man of faith. 41:35 And in the context of the story of Noah, 41:40 Peter makes an appeal to those that will be living, 41:45 especially at the end of time and notice the words of Peter, 41:48 in 2 Peter 3:9, 41:50 the context is the second coming, 41:54 and the days of Noah. 41:56 And we're going to look at that on another occasion. 41:57 But notice this verse, in verse 9, it says, 42:00 "The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, 42:03 as some count slackness, 42:04 but is longsuffering toward us all, 42:06 not willing that any should perish, 42:08 but that all should come to repentance." 42:12 So what's God's plan for you and I? 42:16 It's to receive what? 42:17 God's grace 42:20 and to share it with those around us, 42:22 for God is not willing that any should perish, 42:25 but that all should come to repentance. 42:28 So the question is, how can I receive God's grace? 42:32 How can I receive God's grace? 42:34 How can I find God's grace? 42:36 It's there. 42:37 How can I? 42:39 Genesis 6:9 42:40 back to the story of Noah, it says, 42:43 "This is the genealogy of Noah. 42:44 Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. 42:48 Noah did what? 42:50 He walked with God, he walked with God. 42:54 That's the focus that I want to focus in on right now. 42:58 He walked with God. 42:59 There is one other individual in the line of Seth, 43:03 that you read about in Genesis Chapter 5, 43:06 that also walked with God. 43:07 And it's mentioned not once, but twice. 43:09 And his name was what? 43:11 Enoch. 43:12 Enoch walked with God. 43:14 There are others like Abraham that walked with God, 43:18 and others in scriptures. 43:20 What does it mean to walk with God? 43:22 It means to be faithful to God. 43:24 It means to honor God. 43:25 It means to love God with all your heart, 43:27 with all your soul, with all your strength, 43:29 with all your might, 43:31 as Jesus put it. 43:34 To walk with God means that you make a decision 43:39 that you want to live your life in harmony 43:42 with the principles of God's kingdom, 43:45 and you will turn your back on the principles 43:48 of this world, this fallen world 43:50 that is coming to destruction. 43:54 Another storm is coming. 43:57 Another storm is coming. 43:59 Jesus told us that, 44:01 the whole of Scripture tells us that. 44:04 The only way to be ready for the storm 44:07 that is on the horizon, 44:08 and I believe that it will be here sooner than we think 44:13 is to fully put our faith and trust in God. 44:17 There is no other way. 44:19 There is no other way. 44:22 Noah put his full faith and trust in the Word of God. 44:25 It says in Genesis 6:22, 44:28 "Thus Noah did, 44:29 according to all that God commanded him, so he did in." 44:32 In Genesis 7:5 it repeats. 44:35 "And Noah did according to all that the Lord commanded him." 44:38 God said build a boat. 44:40 And God told Noah how to build this boat, 44:42 450 feet long, 44:46 some 75 feet wide, some 45 feet high, 44:50 three stories, one door in the side. 44:54 You know, cover it with pitch 44:56 outside and inside make it of gopher wood, 44:59 ensure that there are, 45:01 there is one pair of every unclean animal 45:04 and there are seven pairs of every clean animal. 45:07 You can all read that in the story. 45:09 And Noah did according to everything that God said. 45:13 He followed God in every aspect. 45:17 He was faithful to God. 45:19 So the question is, 45:21 "Will God have a people 45:23 just like Noah at the end of time? 45:26 Will God have a people just like Noah, 45:28 who are saved by grace, 45:31 and choose by their power of God's grace 45:35 and through the power of the Holy Spirit, 45:37 to live their lives wholly consecrated to God, 45:41 and to do everything that God invites them to do 45:44 not to be saved, 45:45 but because they have been saved by grace, 45:47 which always precedes whatever God asks you to do? 45:50 Don't ever forget that? 45:52 Will God have such a people? 45:54 If we go to the Book of Revelation, 45:55 the answer is there. 45:57 God describes His end-time people, 45:58 Revelation 14:4-5. 46:00 Notice these words, these are the ones, 46:03 speaking of God's end time people, 46:05 those who are faithful to God at the end of time. 46:07 "These are the ones 46:08 who were not defiled with women, 46:10 for they are virgins. 46:11 These are the ones who do. 46:13 They follow the Lamb wherever he goes, 46:15 they walk with God, they walked with Christ. 46:18 These were redeemed from among men 46:20 being firstfruits to God and to the lamb." 46:23 Verse 5, 46:24 "And in their mouth was found," what? 46:27 "No deceit or no guile, 46:29 for they are without fault before the throne of God. 46:32 Well, if we had time, I would love to, 46:34 I'd love to park myself right here 46:37 and unpack these words. 46:38 In fact, we could spend a whole hour or two 46:40 just on these words, 46:42 comparing him to Noah 46:43 who is described in exactly the same way, 46:47 as a man who was just a man who was righteous, 46:50 a man who was perfect or blameless, 46:52 or one who was filled with integrity. 46:54 That's what that word literally means 46:56 perfect, blameless, filled with integrity. 47:00 And a man who walked with God, 47:02 a man who followed God and His ways. 47:06 Jesus asked this question 47:10 for those who would be living at the end of time 47:12 in Luke 18:8, 47:14 Jesus asked the question, 47:15 "When the Son of Man comes, 47:17 will He really find faith on the earth? 47:20 Will Jesus really find faith on the earth 47:23 when He comes? 47:24 It's gonna be like the days of Noah. 47:28 Were they many faithful in the days of Noah 47:29 before the flood? 47:30 How many? Eight people. 47:32 That's all, eight people. 47:34 And so Jesus said as it was in the days of Noah, 47:37 so it will be before I come. 47:40 So the question when I come, will there be any faith, 47:44 real faith on the earth? 47:47 That's a real question, isn't it? 47:51 Will God have a faithful people at the end 47:54 even though they will be in the minority? 47:58 Yes, He will. 47:59 Notice the answer from Revelation 14, 48:01 Revelation 14:12. 48:03 Here is the answer to Jesus question. 48:05 "Here is the patience of the saints, 48:07 here are those who keep the," what? 48:10 "The commandments of God and the faith of Jesus." 48:13 Yes, God will have a people on planet earth 48:16 at the end of time just like Noah, 48:21 who are faithful to God, no matter what anyone says. 48:25 They don't care what the world says. 48:27 All they care is what God says and what God's Word says. 48:30 Faithful to God, no matter what, 48:33 though the heavens fall, as one author said. 48:36 True to the needle, as to the pole, 48:40 or something along those lines, 48:42 but faithful to God. 48:44 God will have a people like that. 48:45 In fact, in Revelation 22:11, 48:48 we have here in the final chapter 48:50 of the Book of Revelation, 48:52 two groups at the end of time, 48:54 and here they are described 48:56 as they were in the days of Noah, 48:57 Revelation 22:11. 48:59 God says, 49:00 "At the end of time, when all is said and done 49:02 when everyone's made their decision, 49:04 God says from His throne room, 49:06 "He who is unjust, let him be unjust still, 49:09 he who is filthy, let him be filthy still, 49:12 he who is righteous, let him be righteous still, 49:15 he who is holy, let him be holy still." 49:20 God is looking for a faithful people today. 49:24 He is inviting you, my dear friend, 49:26 from wherever you are watching to be faithful to Him. 49:31 Are you willing to take on board the challenge? 49:33 Are you willing to take on board 49:35 this wonderful privilege? 49:36 There is no greater privilege 49:39 than to be an ambassador of God 49:42 at the end of time 49:43 sharing God's grace to a sin sick, 49:46 lost planet inviting people 49:48 to come into the ark, God's salvation. 49:52 And by the way, by the way, the word ark, 49:55 the word ark only appears twice in all of Scripture. 49:59 Once here in the story of Noah, 50:01 and the second time to describe 50:03 that basket as we refer to it, 50:05 then Moses was placed in and protected by God, 50:09 that was an ark, in the original language. 50:14 Protection, love from God. 50:18 So as we seek to land, let's summarize. 50:22 Noah walked with God, 50:26 lived and preached 50:27 the message of righteousness by faith. 50:29 Noah believed by faith in the Word of God. 50:33 Noah was a man who proclaimed the coming judgment. 50:36 Noah did all he could 50:38 to prepare the people of his generation 50:40 for the coming storm. 50:42 This in a nutshell was the experience of Noah, 50:46 and this is what God is calling you and I too today, 50:50 for Jesus said, 50:51 "As it was in the days of Noah, 50:54 so it will be when the Son of Man returns." 50:57 God is calling us, He's calling you, my friend, 51:01 to join Him. 51:04 In being an ambassador, filled with the Holy Spirit, 51:07 sharing this message of hope and love with people, 51:11 preparing them for the soon return of Jesus. 51:15 Sadly, there were only eight individuals 51:19 that were saved. 51:22 Eight out of, we don't know how many. 51:25 But I'm assuming there were millions of people 51:27 at the very least. 51:30 At that time in history after 15, 51:32 after more than 1,500 years of history 51:35 and people living for almost 1,000 years, 51:38 you can imagine how many children you can have ladies, 51:41 in 1,000 years. 51:43 Maybe you don't want to imagine that 51:44 maybe you don't want to imagine 51:46 how many children you gonna have. 51:50 But notice what the author again, 51:53 Ellen White has to say about Noah's faithfulness, 51:56 although only his family was saved. 52:00 "Noah's warnings had been rejected by the world, 52:03 but his influence and example resulted in blessings 52:07 to his family. 52:08 As a reward for his faithfulness and integrity, 52:11 God saved all the members of his family with him. 52:14 What encouragement to parental fidelity!" 52:18 What encouragement to parental fidelity. 52:21 That word fidelity, in case you're wondering, 52:23 it means allegiance, it means loyalty, 52:25 it means devotion, it means faithfulness. 52:28 What an example to parental faithfulness. 52:31 I've got a picture up here of my mother, my dear mother, 52:35 who now rests awaiting the sound of the trumpet. 52:39 And here is a picture of my mother 52:41 when we came to Australia, back in the 1970, 52:47 I think it was 1971, actually, no, early 1971 52:51 is when my mum and dad came from Macedonia to Australia. 52:54 And I was born six months later. 52:56 So my mum was three months pregnant, 52:57 when she made that journey from Macedonia to Australia. 53:03 And this is one of my favorite pictures with my mum, 53:07 and there in the background is the church. 53:10 The Sedan Church there in Melbourne, in Melbourne. 53:15 And there is my mom with the bottle in her hand, 53:18 and she's teaching me to do what? 53:20 She's teaching me to pray. 53:23 And to thank God for where that milk came from. 53:27 It didn't just come out of nowhere. 53:29 It came from the Creator God who loves me, 53:32 and who made this milk for me so that I could grow. 53:37 My mother was a great blessing in my life, 53:41 the greatest blessing in my life. 53:44 Although I wandered away from God, 53:46 although I wandered through the land of Nod, 53:51 the land of wanderings, 53:53 but because of my mother's influence, 53:56 because of my mother's fidelity, 53:58 I stand here before you today, experiencing the grace of God 54:04 and the privilege of being an ambassador for God 54:07 to share the message of His grace 54:11 with those around me. 54:13 So, parents, I want to encourage you, 54:15 I want to encourage you, 54:17 if your children are wandering in the land of Nod, 54:22 don't give up. 54:23 Keep praying, keep being an example. 54:28 That one day, like my mother's prodigal son, 54:33 that your children too will come back to the Lord 54:35 and be ready for the soon return of Jesus. 54:38 Keep praying, be faithful. 54:40 Don't give up. 54:41 Don't give up. 54:43 Keep praying and be an example. 54:45 And I believe God will answer your prayers. 54:49 Today God is inviting us to choose 54:51 to be part of His end time Noah generation. 54:56 In Genesis 7:1, 55:00 "God says to Noah, 55:02 'Come into the ark, 55:05 you and all your household, 55:07 because I have seen that you are righteous 55:10 before Me in this generation.'" 55:11 Come, come, Jesus in Matthew 11:28. 55:15 He says, 55:16 "Come unto Me, 55:18 all you who labor and are heavy laden, 55:19 and I will do," what, 55:21 "I will give you rest." 55:23 And the final invitation in all of Scripture 55:27 by God is in Revelation 22:17, 55:30 the final invitation and notice the final invitation of God, 55:34 and the Spirit and the bride say what? 55:36 "Come! 55:38 And let him who hears say, 'Come!'. 55:41 And let him who thirsts come. 55:43 Whoever desires, let him take the water of life," what? 55:47 "Freely.'" 55:48 Come, come, come, 55:51 God is inviting you to come. 55:56 There is only one way to be saved at the end of time. 55:59 There is only one ark. 56:00 There was only one ark 4,500 years ago. 56:03 And there is only one ark today and that ark is Jesus Christ. 56:07 Make no mistake, that ark is Jesus Christ. 56:10 There is salvation alone in Jesus Christ. 56:13 He is inviting you today to come, come, come, 56:18 the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit, 56:20 all of heaven say, 56:22 "Come, come, come." 56:25 So wherever you are in your journey, 56:27 it matters not, God is inviting you 56:29 to give your heart and life to Him. 56:30 Jesus coming soon, He really is coming soon. 56:34 I believe that with all my heart 56:35 and as we continue to unpack the story of Noah, 56:37 you'll discover how close indeed 56:40 we are to the coming of Jesus, He wants you to be ready. 56:43 He wants all of us to be ready. 56:44 And He wants us to be His ambassadors 56:46 filled with His Holy Spirit 56:48 to prepare others for the soon return of Jesus. 56:51 Why don't you come? 56:52 Why don't you come? Let's pray together. 56:54 Father in heaven, 56:56 we want to thank You so much for the blessings of Jesus. 56:58 We want to thank You so much 57:00 that Jesus gave us words of encouragement 57:03 that He said that as it was in days of Noah, 57:05 so it will be before I come. 57:06 If there was grace to be found in the days of Noah, 57:10 there will be grace to be found in the days before I come. 57:14 Father, today we come. 57:16 We don't deserve grace, 57:17 but we come asking and pleading for it, 57:20 because of Your great love and mercy. 57:22 We pray that You will bless us and fill us with Your grace. 57:25 In Jesus' name we pray and everybody say 57:27 amen and amen and amen. |
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