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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand. Life has.

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<v Speaker 2>Life has its share of ups and downs no matter

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<v Speaker 2>what you do. Flat tires, an unexpected plumbing problem at

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<v Speaker 2>your house, even illness. It's just to name a few.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't nerve or bubble wrap the world. It has

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<v Speaker 2>sharp edges, and you will feel them from time to time.

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<v Speaker 2>At times, you'll have bad or inconvenient things happen to you.

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<v Speaker 2>It's been said, don't don't be surprised by the average

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<v Speaker 2>things in life. You know, people will have flat tires,

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<v Speaker 2>including you. Does that mean the enemies after you because

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<v Speaker 2>you have a flat tire or these types of things, No,

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<v Speaker 2>there are. You're going to have things in life that

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<v Speaker 2>happen to you. If you get to a place where

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<v Speaker 2>you think that it's always the devil under every stone,

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<v Speaker 2>you miss the fact that when there really is spiritual warfare.

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<v Speaker 1>Going off and on and on in your life.

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<v Speaker 2>Because you've mistaken it for this or now everything is

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<v Speaker 2>spiritual warfare, and you really miss.

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<v Speaker 1>It when it actually is the enemy.

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<v Speaker 2>And this is a whole different classification of trials that

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<v Speaker 2>come your way. These are the spiritual trials. So it's

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<v Speaker 2>not just a flat tire or plumbing problem. That's not

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<v Speaker 2>why does this happen to me? Is not the time

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<v Speaker 2>for that, because why does this happen to you? Because

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<v Speaker 2>you're a human living on earth who has a home

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<v Speaker 2>or a car, and these things happen. But this other classification,

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<v Speaker 2>this other type of trial that comes your way, is

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<v Speaker 2>a spiritual trial. These are attacks that, strangely enough, are

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<v Speaker 2>often brought on by you. When you invite the enemy

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<v Speaker 2>into your life. It's like inviting the devil for dinner.

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<v Speaker 2>For whatever it is in your life that you're doing.

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<v Speaker 2>There are times where you do things where you welcome

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<v Speaker 2>the enemy. In any Christian any Christian family, can take

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<v Speaker 2>on attacks from the enemy. But as a believer, you

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<v Speaker 2>must remember that the knob of your spiritual door is

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<v Speaker 2>on the inside and it's only opened by you. The

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<v Speaker 2>devil can't truly get in your life unless you open

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<v Speaker 2>the door and give them opportunity. This opportunity comes from

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<v Speaker 2>you rejecting the things of God from the things of God,

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<v Speaker 2>looking for that opportunity that you know is not godly,

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<v Speaker 2>looking for that relationship that you know is not godly,

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<v Speaker 2>rejecting things that you know are godly. You have opportunities

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<v Speaker 2>in your life. They come your way and you think, well,

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<v Speaker 2>just because they came your way, they must be of God.

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<v Speaker 2>Not always. There are relationships that are not good for you.

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<v Speaker 2>There's jobs that you shouldn't be at, or maybe there's

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<v Speaker 2>another one that is coming your way that would be

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<v Speaker 2>better for you. There are things that you do to

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<v Speaker 2>manipulate at times so bad that you welcome the eny man.

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<v Speaker 2>You get to that place where it doesn't matter what

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<v Speaker 2>the consequences are, you just want what you want. You're

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<v Speaker 2>giving the devil an opportunity when you ignore the warning signs,

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<v Speaker 2>the red flags in your life. How many times on

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<v Speaker 2>this very program have reopened the phone lines and talk

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<v Speaker 2>to people that have called up and they have warning

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<v Speaker 2>signs and relationships or situations and they ignore them. When

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<v Speaker 2>you go through something like this, when you ignore those

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<v Speaker 2>red flags, those warning signs, the alarms that are going

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<v Speaker 2>off in your life, you're giving the enemy an opportunity.

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<v Speaker 2>Ephesians four twenty seven says, and do not give the

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<v Speaker 2>devil an opportunity, pointing out that you play a part

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<v Speaker 2>in us, You play a part in the dance, in

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<v Speaker 2>that interaction with the enemy. The devil himself to play

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<v Speaker 2>a part in your life. Now you may make excuses

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<v Speaker 2>for it. You may look for reasons and say, well,

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<v Speaker 2>I was doing this because, well I was lonely and

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<v Speaker 2>I wanted someone in my life. But in doing that,

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<v Speaker 2>when the loneliness or your situation supersedes what you know

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<v Speaker 2>to be right or good or the will of God,

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<v Speaker 2>then you open up that door and say, come on,

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<v Speaker 2>end devil, and you invite the devil to dinner, because

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<v Speaker 2>that seems like a better plan than waiting on God.

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<v Speaker 2>The enemy prowls around you looking for this opening, even

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<v Speaker 2>masquerading to look more pleasant to you, trying to fool you,

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<v Speaker 2>to look like an opportunity for relationship, to look like

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<v Speaker 2>a job, opportunity, to look like an opportunity to get

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<v Speaker 2>something easier, less stress, making something more obtainable, to satisfy that.

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<v Speaker 1>Quick fix.

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<v Speaker 2>One Peter five eight says, be of sober spirit, be

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<v Speaker 2>on the alert your adversary. The devil prows around like

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<v Speaker 2>a roaring line, seeking someone to devour. Don't let that

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<v Speaker 2>someone be you. Don't give the enemy the opportunity to

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<v Speaker 2>consume you. Second Corinthians eleven fourteen says, no wonder for

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<v Speaker 2>even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. If

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<v Speaker 2>you get caught up in that that appearance, the way

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<v Speaker 2>things appear to you, and it looks like, Hey, here's

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<v Speaker 2>that opportunity I've wanted. Not always is that the right

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<v Speaker 2>way to go. Thessalonian says, to test all things, hold

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<v Speaker 2>fast to that which is true. If you're constantly running

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<v Speaker 2>after whatever opportunity comes your way, you'll set yourself up.

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<v Speaker 2>If you allow people in your life that you know

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<v Speaker 2>aren't good for you, you set yourself up. You open

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<v Speaker 2>yourself up. If you disregard the things of God, you

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<v Speaker 2>treat people poorly, you don't follow the rules in life,

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<v Speaker 2>changing them always.

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<v Speaker 1>To suit your needs, you open it up for the enemy.

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<v Speaker 2>You surround yourself's self with the things in life that

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<v Speaker 2>are vulgar or contrary to God, or ugly, you open

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<v Speaker 2>up the opportunity. And each of these opportunities are an opening,

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<v Speaker 2>a crack, a possibility for the enemy to enter Ephesians

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<v Speaker 2>four twenty seven. Again, and do not give the devil

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<v Speaker 2>an opportunity, Any crack, any fissure, any little opening in

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<v Speaker 2>your life is an opportunity for the enemy. It's not

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<v Speaker 2>that the devil is behind every bad thing that happens

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<v Speaker 2>to you. As I said, you live in this life.

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<v Speaker 2>You are a human being. You will go through things

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<v Speaker 2>that human beings go through. Sometimes that's sickness. Sometimes it's

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<v Speaker 2>a flat tire. Sometimes it's a leak that is sprung

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<v Speaker 2>in your bathroom. All of these things, I understand may

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<v Speaker 2>seem like trials, but they aren't necessarily of the devil.

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<v Speaker 1>They're of the world. The world is a place with many,

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<v Speaker 1>many sharp edges.

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<v Speaker 2>But the special type of trial, this this spiritual trial

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<v Speaker 2>from the enemy, often is a relationship between you and

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<v Speaker 2>the enemy. You are giving permission. You're opening the door

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<v Speaker 2>to your world, to your life, rejecting the things of

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<v Speaker 2>God by toying or getting too close to the creek

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<v Speaker 2>that you fall in. Think of that visual for a moment,

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<v Speaker 2>of getting so close, always trying to tempt fate, and

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<v Speaker 2>see how close you can get to doing the things

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<v Speaker 2>that are counter to what you know how to be

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<v Speaker 2>good and right, and in doing so, creeping ever so

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<v Speaker 2>closely to that line, just a little bit each time,

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<v Speaker 2>that sooner or later.

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<v Speaker 1>You stand at the.

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<v Speaker 2>Door of your spirit, of your heart, and you hear

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<v Speaker 2>a knock and you open and it's not me, but

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<v Speaker 2>the enemy looking for an opportunity to come in to

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<v Speaker 2>devour and destroy. You're going to have issues in You're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna have normal life issues that come with life. You're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna trip, sometimes you're gonna hurt yourself. Sometimes you're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>break your favorite dishes. You're going to do things that

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<v Speaker 2>happen because you're human and you're in the world. Some

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<v Speaker 2>will be bigger than others. Sometimes you may become ill,

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes you may there may be what they call acts

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<v Speaker 2>of God, earthquakes, floods, these types of things. You will

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<v Speaker 2>be affected. Life will happen to you. But there's another

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<v Speaker 2>set of trials, of tribulations, of problems that will come

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<v Speaker 2>your way that have the thumb print of the enemy.

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<v Speaker 2>But the enemy doesn't get in your life easily. The

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<v Speaker 2>enemy gets in your life by you doing things to

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<v Speaker 2>attract or allow the enemy in truly inviting the enemy

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<v Speaker 2>to be with you.

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<v Speaker 1>And I know what you're thinking right now.

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<v Speaker 2>You go, absolutely not, Lord, I would never ever ever

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<v Speaker 2>bring the enemy into my life. But you Doians Ephesians

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<v Speaker 2>four twenty seven even says, and do not give the

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<v Speaker 2>devil an opportunity. And some things that you do in

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<v Speaker 2>your life are giving the enemy opportunity. You have to

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<v Speaker 2>find ways to defend yourself from building that that structure

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<v Speaker 2>in your life that leaves those openings for the enemy

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<v Speaker 2>to get in. So how does the faithful believer defend

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<v Speaker 2>themselves against the enemy. Well, scripture says to submit to

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<v Speaker 2>God and resist the devil James four seven. Submit therefore

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<v Speaker 2>to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from

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<v Speaker 2>you by resisting by first submitting to God. Also, the

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<v Speaker 2>Bible instructs you to put on the whole armor of

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<v Speaker 2>God for the ultimate protection from evil Ephesians six eleven.

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<v Speaker 2>Put on the full armor of God so that you

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<v Speaker 2>will be able to stand firm against the schemes.

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<v Speaker 1>Of the devil.

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<v Speaker 2>And you can read the rest of Chapter six and

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<v Speaker 2>Ephesians to learn about the complete armor of God. But finally,

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<v Speaker 2>remember that although the devil is called the prince of

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<v Speaker 2>this world, when all is said and done, God will

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<v Speaker 2>be without a doubt.

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<v Speaker 1>The victor.

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<v Speaker 2>Romans sixteen twenty says, the God of Peace will soon

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<v Speaker 2>crush Satan at your feet. The grace of our Lord

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus Christ be with you. Graham. Welcome to the Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 3>Show are you saying Stugram, Yes, how can I help you? Hi?

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<v Speaker 3>Good morning to you. Hi. Yes, I was calling because

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<v Speaker 3>I was concerned. I was considering, Uh, you know, this

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<v Speaker 3>is a holidays even we've got Halloween, we've got Christmas,

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<v Speaker 3>and then there's all the various holidays in the world,

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<v Speaker 3>and you know, it's a confusing thing because people do

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<v Speaker 3>different things. And I studied past with the Johoah's witnesses,

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<v Speaker 3>and I was touched by their thing about Christmas. That

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<v Speaker 3>really brought a light to me about that Deptember twenty

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<v Speaker 3>fifth business, that it isn't there. And then I think

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<v Speaker 3>about it and think about it, and I did research

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<v Speaker 3>and things, and you know, like, for example, a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of these cards are greeting cards, sales eployees, like Mother's Day,

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<v Speaker 3>Father's Day, Grandparents' Day, Secretary's Day, and it's been at them.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, in scripturally, I kind of take Romans

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<v Speaker 3>fifteen five onward till the end of the subject really

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<v Speaker 3>to heart that we don't live for our subverb. Well,

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<v Speaker 3>we observe it to the Lord. We observe whatever day

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<v Speaker 3>we observed to God, and we do it and give thanks.

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<v Speaker 3>And we shouldn't be judging our brothers, but we should

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<v Speaker 3>just not do the things that are blatantly.

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<v Speaker 2>So are you worried about celebrating holidays?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, yeah, because I'm not so much worried about it.

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<v Speaker 3>I personally have totally embraced each day is a blessing

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<v Speaker 3>and do the best you can with it. And you know,

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<v Speaker 3>because everybody knew how old they were, you know, in

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<v Speaker 3>the Bible.

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<v Speaker 1>I will tell you this. There's nothing wrong with holidays.

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<v Speaker 1>Are they the holy days of the past.

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<v Speaker 2>No, are a lot of them, at bare minimum, embellished

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<v Speaker 2>by the greeting card companies. Absolutely, But that doesn't mean

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<v Speaker 2>that you can't celebrate a mother, or someone's birth or

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<v Speaker 2>any of these things. I think that there are some groups,

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<v Speaker 2>some may consider them fringe groups, that take this to

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<v Speaker 2>a degree where they don't celebrate anything, and to me,

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<v Speaker 2>that is more militant and Unchristian in the attitude of

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<v Speaker 2>celebrating all things. I mean, first Thessalonians five sixteen and

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<v Speaker 2>eighteen rejoice, always pray, without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstance,

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<v Speaker 2>for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>For you there's do you need a special day?

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<v Speaker 2>But then you could say the same about the Sabbath.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't need a special day for that either. It's

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<v Speaker 2>just a matter of taking the time and rejoicing and

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<v Speaker 2>celebrating people. And sometimes it's easier to put something on

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<v Speaker 2>off all the time. You do it with relationships of

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<v Speaker 2>any kind. You do it with friendships, with getting together

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<v Speaker 2>it might be. You put them off constantly, and sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>it's easier to just get something on the calendar and say,

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<v Speaker 2>this is the day that we're going to celebrate mothers

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<v Speaker 2>or fathers or family or friends or whatever it might be.

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<v Speaker 2>And some of them may feel silly and you don't

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<v Speaker 2>have to celebrate them. And yes, you can go back

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<v Speaker 2>to the origins of Christmas and Eastern and you can

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<v Speaker 2>look that they weren't celebrated by the early Church. And

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<v Speaker 2>time of my birth. All those things absolutely true. However,

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<v Speaker 2>there's nothing wrong with taking a time putting it on

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<v Speaker 2>the calendar. In the case of things like Christmas, Easter,

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<v Speaker 2>there were pagan holidays during that time. The Early Church

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<v Speaker 2>they kind of plopped My Birth and my Resurrection into

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<v Speaker 2>those slots to try and squelch or squash the pagan

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<v Speaker 2>religious ceremonies or festivals or things like that. And that

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<v Speaker 2>was the way of the Early Church trying to kind

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't matter. It doesn't matter, It doesn't even matter. There's

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<v Speaker 2>pagan ties in when it comes to Christmas and it

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<v Speaker 2>comes to Easter, the bunny rabbits, the eggs, all that

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<v Speaker 2>stuff comes from pagan roots. The Christmas tree itself is

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<v Speaker 2>tied to pagan roots. But it doesn't matter because that's

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<v Speaker 2>not what people are celebrating. And so to take a

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<v Speaker 2>time of celebrate to enjoy any more than people are celebrating,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, Pagans on Halloween, they're just not No kid

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<v Speaker 2>is looking at the theological significance of Halloween. They're thinking,

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<v Speaker 2>I get to dress up, which kids love to do,

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<v Speaker 2>and run around and get candy for for free. That's it.

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<v Speaker 2>No theological you know. And I know that there's a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of churches and Christian organizations that put on harvest

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<v Speaker 2>dances or harvest events to try and sidestep the Halloween

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<v Speaker 2>situation and holiday. But the truth is that the harvest

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<v Speaker 2>was an incredibly pagan part of their ritual.

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<v Speaker 1>That's where the.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, they were tied into the earth and to

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<v Speaker 2>Mother Earth and it's fruits and all of these things,

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<v Speaker 2>and you just start looking for the devil under every

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<v Speaker 2>rock and that doesn't help anybody. So celebrating birthdays, celebrating Christmas, Easter,

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<v Speaker 2>the upcoming Halloween, any of these things is fine. It

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<v Speaker 2>depends how you celebrate them. If you celebrate Christmas by

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you know, killing a baby animal, probably not

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<v Speaker 2>putting a smile on God's face. But if you enjoy family,

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<v Speaker 2>come together, hear music, have food, praise God in the process,

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<v Speaker 2>there's nothing wrong with any of these days. I think.

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<v Speaker 2>I think there's this attitude of this attitude of giving

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<v Speaker 2>up things that people assume is automatically christ like, that

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<v Speaker 2>if you give up anything or you sacrifice something, that

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<v Speaker 2>it's christ like. And there are times where you're called

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<v Speaker 2>to give things up. There's times where you're called to

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<v Speaker 2>give up relationships or maybe move jobs or whatever it

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<v Speaker 2>might be. But that doesn't mean you need to sacrifice

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<v Speaker 2>all the time. There was this young lady that I

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<v Speaker 2>to give her life to God. Her mother had passed away,

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<v Speaker 2>and she had things from her mother that meant so

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<v Speaker 2>much to her that she assumed that they were idols

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<v Speaker 2>in her life. And as she started to dedicate her

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<v Speaker 2>life to God, she started giving up these things, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>mementos that were the last vestige and connection she had

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<v Speaker 2>with a person in her life, her mother, and she

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<v Speaker 2>threw them in a dumpster to show God how much

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<v Speaker 2>she loved God. And years later she was so resentful

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<v Speaker 2>towards God that she fell away. Now you may say, well,

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<v Speaker 2>then those things were idols. No, that that's not the point.

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<v Speaker 2>The point is that that God is not asking you

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<v Speaker 2>to do some grand gesture every moment. God is asking

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<v Speaker 2>you to live a life that glorifies God. And these

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<v Speaker 2>big acts of book burning and getting rid of records

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<v Speaker 2>and all these, you know, it's not about any of that.

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<v Speaker 2>It's about trying to connect with people, be kind to them. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>is that going to get you into heaven? No, you

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<v Speaker 2>have to have a relationship with God. But these things

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<v Speaker 2>on this world, on this planet, are important, and that

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<v Speaker 2>is to connect with one another, to love and to

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<v Speaker 2>be kind to one another, and and not look for

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<v Speaker 2>religiosity at every turn. There are times for that. There

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<v Speaker 2>are times for reflection. There are times for deep prayer, obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>and to sit and to ponder the things of God,

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<v Speaker 2>whether it be through meditation, godly biblical meditation, or to

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<v Speaker 2>connect with God in those ways all wonderful. However, these

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<v Speaker 2>big grand gestures and people in the Philippines that during

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<v Speaker 2>Easter are nailing themselves to crosses does nothing for God

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<v Speaker 2>and his will and his movement and his cause. So

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<v Speaker 2>giving up something that someone enjoys, like a birthday, and

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<v Speaker 2>to be celebrating life and enjoying one another and all

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<v Speaker 2>these things, it means nothing to God. There is no

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<v Speaker 2>Oh my goodness, Well look what they're giving up. It

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<v Speaker 2>means nothing. It is it's an outward It's something to

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<v Speaker 2>stir up other people and to say, look how different

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<v Speaker 2>I am. If you want to show people how different

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<v Speaker 2>you are, be kind, connect with people, put them first,

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<v Speaker 2>be selfless. But there's nothing wrong with celebration. If you

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<v Speaker 2>want to make it about your your mother, on your birthday.

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<v Speaker 2>That's fine too, but there's nothing wrong with celebrating and

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<v Speaker 2>finding excuses to celebrate and putting it on the calendar.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely nothing, Anthony. Welcome to the Jesus Christ show.

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<v Speaker 4>I am. When God cast out the angels down to earth?

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<v Speaker 4>Did they land in the land of Earth? Best Samerians

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<v Speaker 4>because their Bible is exactly like ours. I've been studying

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<v Speaker 4>history and our ten commandments can be found Moses law

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<v Speaker 4>Cannanabbi's law books or spell one point six of the

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<v Speaker 4>Egyptian Bible paraphrases are ten commandments.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's not the and that's not the only similarities.

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<v Speaker 2>There are great similarities throughout other civilizations as well, by

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<v Speaker 2>Greece and.

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<v Speaker 4>Methra and Kabalonism. And the way that they preach transcendence

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<v Speaker 4>is the exact same cycle as what Jesus went towards.

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<v Speaker 2>Well well wait wait wait wait wait, transcendence in what form.

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<v Speaker 4>The the death and the resurrection is their final stage of.

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<v Speaker 2>Sens But there's but there's also there's also pre cycles

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<v Speaker 2>that are much different than Christianity by far, so be

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<v Speaker 2>careful not to confine them. And just because there's similarities,

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<v Speaker 2>last uh, last week, we talked about counterfeits, and there

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<v Speaker 2>gets to be a point where similarities don't mean the same.

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<v Speaker 2>There are counterfeit dollar bills that are very similar, but

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't try and pass them.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, But what I was saying is when God casts

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<v Speaker 4>out the angels, if they landed in the land of

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<v Speaker 4>Earth years ago and the flood happened, is six thousand

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<v Speaker 4>years ago, and then the Egyptian culture had the exact

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<v Speaker 4>same thing that experience had and all that. And then

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<v Speaker 4>Jesus came back to teaches that you know that that

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<v Speaker 4>was the wrong way of worship, and this is the

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<v Speaker 4>right way to set the records trade. As you would

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<v Speaker 4>if you take a map, and he mapped out all

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<v Speaker 4>the religions, the timelines in which they existed and were created,

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<v Speaker 4>and mapped out all the similarities in one color marker,

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<v Speaker 4>all the differences in a different color marker, all the

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<v Speaker 4>similarities between You can see how religion its migration distorted it,

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<v Speaker 4>and its birth was with the fallen angels. And then

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<v Speaker 4>Jesus came back to set the records trade because we

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<v Speaker 4>were worshiping essentially the Book of Lists. They essentially took

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<v Speaker 4>our Bible and made themselves the gods of it.

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<v Speaker 2>There are theories based on similar notions. The problem is

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<v Speaker 2>that the timeline is based on the timeline is when

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<v Speaker 2>it becomes difficult when you're dealing with fallen angels and

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<v Speaker 2>the concept of the fallen angels you talked about twelve

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<v Speaker 2>seven through nine talking about the battle with Michael and

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<v Speaker 2>his angels fighting against the dragon or Satan. There's no

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<v Speaker 2>specific time as a matter of fact, when something's happening

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<v Speaker 2>in heaven. In that concept, it's really outside of time.

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<v Speaker 2>So if you're using that as a basis to say, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>well it's started here and there's similarities, no doubt, similarities

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<v Speaker 2>may point to a standard through point where you have

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<v Speaker 2>a belief system starting here, moving through here. Some parts

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<v Speaker 2>are taken, some parts are removed, some of it's polluted,

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<v Speaker 2>some of it's added to what have you. I get that,

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<v Speaker 2>and that has most certainly taken place, But to try

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<v Speaker 2>and trace it back entirely to the fallen angels might

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<v Speaker 2>be a little difficult from a historical or timeline perspective.

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<v Speaker 2>But absolutely no doubt that with the falling of the

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<v Speaker 2>angels and the angels coming to earth, as it says

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<v Speaker 2>in scripture, it says in that very scripture, Revelation twelve

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<v Speaker 2>seven through nine talks about that he was thrown down

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<v Speaker 2>to the earth and his angels were thrown down with him,

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<v Speaker 2>that in that process that there wasn't counterfeits and destruction

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<v Speaker 2>and things that went along with it. So I get

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<v Speaker 2>the big picture of where you're going and how you

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<v Speaker 2>look at it. It looks like here you had a faith,

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<v Speaker 2>and then pow, you have those that would be motivated

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<v Speaker 2>to destroy that faith, causing pollution and counterfeits and all

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<v Speaker 2>these things that would twist it around. And that you

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<v Speaker 2>say that you can kind of trace that back, but

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<v Speaker 2>I think you're dealing with other things that are outside

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<v Speaker 2>the timeline of history and then within the timeline of history,

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<v Speaker 2>and that post is kind of a problem to figure

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<v Speaker 2>out as to what to place, when and where man

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