| The same Spirit that raised Jesus from the
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| | telling us something strange happened
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| dead dwells within you. Do you believe
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| | after Jesus "gave up the ghost." It says:
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| that? Have you ever experienced His
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| | "And when Jesus had cried out again in a
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| presence? I've observed that most
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| | loud voice ["Tetelestai!" a Greek word
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| Christians barely have the power the get
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| | meaning "It is finished" or, literally,
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| up on Sunday morning or make it to a
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| | "Paid in Full!"], he gave up His spirit.
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| mid-week Bible Study. These days, one
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| | At that moment the curtain of the temple
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| would be hard-pressed to find a Christian
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| | was torn in two from top to bottom. The
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| who could muster the faith to believe for
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| | earth shook and the rocks split. The tombs
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| the healing of their own sniffles.The
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| | broke open and the bodies of many holy
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| Apostle Paul said, (Philippians 3:10),
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| | people who had died were raised to life.
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| "That I may know Him, and the power of His
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| | They came out of the tombs, and after
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| resurrection, and the fellowship of His
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| | Jesus' resurrection they went into the
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| sufferings, being made conformable unto
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| | holy city and appeared to many
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| His death...."Notice the four statements
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| | people."Only after Jesus' resurrection did
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| Paul makes in this verse:
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| | these resurrected Saints enter Jerusalem,
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| 1) "that I may know Him."
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| | confirming once and for all that Jesus was
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| 2) "and [that I may know] the power of
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| | indeed the Messiah. Can you imagine living
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| His resurrection."
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| | there and seeing all these resurrected
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| 3) " [that I may know] the fellowship of
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| | people walking around town? The Scriptures
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| His suffering."
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| | are silent as to whether these saints
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| 4) "[that I may be made] conformable unto
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| | testified about Jesus; it only points out
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| His death."Isn't that amazing? Here's
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| | that they walked the streets of Jerusalem.
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| Paul, an old man by this time, still
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| | Their presence alone was proof enough that
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| zealous for his faith in Christ as he ever
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| | Jesus was no ordinary man. Their
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| was, maintaining that his #1 aspiration in
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| | resurrection could only confirm the fact
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| life is this: "that I may know
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| | that Jesus was the Messiah.We could only
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| Him."Evangelist Leonard Ravenhill used to
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| | speculate about what happened to these
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| say "the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is
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| | people. One thing is certain: They were
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| the Standard of power in the New
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| | the firstfruits of what will happen when
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| Testament." Well put, Len. You see,
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| | Jesus returns (1 Thess 4:16-18). The fact
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| everybody wants power. Everybody wants to
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| | is, their function as witnesses was
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| rule the world; at the very least, the
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| | fulfilled.MEET MR. RESURRECTION
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| world they're living in. For some, it's
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| | Jesus declared,"I AM the resurrection."
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| getting enough food and water to make it
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| | Get that? The Resurrection isn't mere
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| one more day. To another, it's selling
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| | Christianity at all; the resurrection IS A
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| more dope than the competition. To someone
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| | PERSON!In Acts 24, Paul asserts that
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| else, it's done by climbing the corporate
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| | because Jesus rose, EVERYBODY will rise.
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| ladder or making another business
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| | Jesus was the LAST Adam (1 Cor 15:45). God
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| acquisition. The Satanist who becomes a
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| | expects us to have the world, our flesh
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| Christian will confess that the main draw
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| | and the devil under our feet. It's certain
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| to Satanism was the "power" that he saw
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| | that our uncertain emotions will get in
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| exhibited there. Seems some people are
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| | the way as they rise and fall with our
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| overly impressed with parlour
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| | bank account balances and circumstances.
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| tricks.Regardless of how we do it, "Vene,
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| | Jesus said we will have MANY troubles. But
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| Vidi, Vici" - I came, I saw, I conquered -
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| | He went through life in His own flesh,
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| is everyone's personal mantra, whether we
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| | too. He knows life can be tough as
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| admit it or not. Fact is, we can't conquer
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| | nails.The best part of Christ's
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| anything that satisfies until we conquer
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| | Resurrection is, and I say this selfishly,
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| sin in our own lives. Everything else will
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| | I admit, that He raised ME from the dead!
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| be found wanting.The Resurrection of Jesus
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| | That's right, God perpetuated that
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| Christ is the miracle of miracles. By that
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| | particular miracle in US! I was a zombie,
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| miracle, Jesus conquered Death, Hell and
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| | walking about in pursuit of life, stinking
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| the Grave, proving that He was God in the
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| | the high heavens. I was smelly, and others
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| flesh. Muhammed never did that. Confucius
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| | experienced the rotten stench of my
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| never did it. Buddha never did. With all
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| | existence. At the end of the Book of the
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| due respect to those dead religious
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| | Revelation, Jesus says: "Listen, I am He
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| leaders, they could NOT do it. Nobody
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| | that liveth and was dead and behold I am
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| could. Nobody, that is, but Jesus
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| | alive and I have the keys of death and of
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| Christ.Easter Sunday must be Satan's high
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| | hell." I take comfort that I won't die one
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| un-holy Day. Satan's empire fell at the
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| | minute sooner than God wants me to. He
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| moment of Resurrection. To those who plead
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| | knows when my work is completed. Nobody
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| with God, "Lord, destroy the work of the
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| | will destroy me before the appointed time.
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| devil!" or pray, "Deliver us from evil,"
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| | Besides, I could be the most healthy
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| here's the truth: Jesus has ALREADY done
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| | physical specimen of a man and I could get
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| these things.Ravenhill said, "The standard
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| | run over by a beer truck while jogging or
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| of God's power in the New Testament is the
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| | drive off a cliff while racing to a loved
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| resurrection of Jesus Christ from the
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| | one's death bed. "Precious in the sight of
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| dead. The standard of God's power in the
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| | the Lord is the death of his saints,"
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| Old Testament was the deliverance of the
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| | (Psalm 116:15).Romans 6:8 says: "Now if we
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| people of Israel through the Red Sea which
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| | be dead with Christ, we believe that we
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| brought them finally into the land of
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| | shall also live with Him: Knowing that
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| promise. In the Old Testament the miracle
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| | Christ being raised from the dead dieth no
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| is the raising of a dead nation, because
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| | more; death hath no more dominion over
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| they were in captivity, in Egypt, which is
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| | him."The Spirit that raised up Jesus from
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| a type of the world. They were under the
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| | the dead is the Spirit that quickens us,
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| dominion of Pharaoh, which is a type of
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| | because man is dead in trespasses and in
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| the devil, and they were brought as the
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| | sin. That's why some people cannot
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| Word of God says, "God called them with a
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| | acknowledge that they're sinners. They're
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| strong hand. He delivered them with a
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| | not rejecting the Gospel. Truth is, they
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| strong hand and a stretched out arm." All
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| | never actually heard it. Sure, their human
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| the way from Moses to Malachi there is a
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| | ears heard it, but dead people - zombies -
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| constant referring to "Look what God did
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| | are pretty unresponsive as a whole. A
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| when He delivered Israel." Now, is
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| | kernel of corn looks lifeless and dead
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| anything bigger than that? Have you got a
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| | until it is watered and begins to decay.
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| problem bigger than that? Can you imagine
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| | Then, life springs forth and produces many
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| anything that demands on God more than
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| | more kernels. Get the analogy? So, we keep
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| that?"Man, I love ol' Ravenhill.GOING
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| | watering. The harvest comes when it's TIME
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| DEEPER WITH GOD
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| | to come.No man comes unto the Father,
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| Because of Christ's Resurrection, WE can
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| | unless the Father draws him (John
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| be Resurrected, too. He is called "the
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| | 6:44).Paul wrote, to the Christian people
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| first fruits." So He is. Ephesians 2:5
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| | living in a depraved cesspool called
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| says: "You have been quickened who were
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| | Corinth ( 2 Corinthians 5:17), "If any man
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| dead in trespasses and in sins." Notice
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| | be in Christ he is a new creation." That's
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| something there: it doesn't say that we
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| | Good News! He makes a brand new YOU! No
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| WILL die. The verse says that we WERE
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| | patch jobs here! Romans 6:4,5 states:
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| dead. That same Holy Spirit that raised
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| | "Therefore we are buried with him by
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| Jesus from the dead will also raise you
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| | baptism into death: that like as Christ
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| and me.John 3:16 tells us that God loved
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| | was raised up from the dead by the glory
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| the world - you and me - SO MUCH - that He
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| | of the Father, even so we also should walk
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| gave His one and only Son, Jesus. The
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| | in newness of life. For if we have been
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| cross represents God's love; the
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| | planted together in the likeness of his
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| Resurrection represents God's
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| | death, we shall be also in the likeness of
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| Power.Imagine being the Apostle Paul for a
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| | his resurrection."Like a butterfly leaving
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| minute. You've raised the dead and many
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| | a cocoon perhaps?LOOK UP!
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| believe you were raised from death
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| | Look at Colossians 3:1, 2. Paul says, "If
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| yourself. You've healed people, cast out
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| | ye then be risen with Christ, seek those
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| demons, wrote more world-changing
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| | things which are above, where Christ
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| literature than anyone in history ever
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| | sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your
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| would...and your greatest ambition is "I
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| | affection on things above, not on things
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| want to know Him."Does that impress
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| | 'which are beneath.'"Why do we see such
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| anybody besides me?Is that your goal? It
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| | radical changes in some people but, in
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| certainly is my own. Don't settle for
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| | others, we'd never know they've ever
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| counterfeits, my friends. Religion,
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| | entered a church? It's one thing for God
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| ritualism, dogmatism, doctrines of devils
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| | to make things possible, it's quite
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| and of men...there are many traps that the
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| | another for us to appropriate these
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| enemy has set that are intended to appease
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| | things. Romans 2:12 says: "Buried with him
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| the religious nature of man and tap into
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| | in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with
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| our spiritual nature. They seem spiritual,
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| | him through the faith of the operation of
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| sound spiritual and make us "feel"
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| | God, who hath raised him from the dead.
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| spiritual. They are counterfeits that may
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| | And you, being dead in your sins and the
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| even raise a few goose pimples. Yet most
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| | uncircumcision of your flesh hath he
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| who settle for these trappings and partake
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| | quickened together with him, having
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| of them regularly are no deeper in their
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| | forgiven all trespasses..." Now look at
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| relationship with God than a committed
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| | verse 20: "Wherefore if ye be dead with
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| Army soldier is endeared by the military
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| | Christ from the rudiments of the world,
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| branch of which he is a part. They'll cut
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| | why, as though living in the world, are ye
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| you loose in a heartbeat after decades of
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| | subject to ordinances, (Do's and Don't's)
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| service. Institutional Christianity is no
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| | after the commandments and doctrines of
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| different; "Churchianity," I call it.Do
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| | men?" Romans 3:1 "If ye then be risen with
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| you want a deeper revelation of Christ?
| |
| | Christ, seek those things which are above,
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| There is something about the Resurrection
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| | 'wherein' Christ sitteth on the right hand
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| that we have yet to grasp. My wife and I
| |
| | of 'the Father'"Seek the high life, the
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| recently had a well dug on our property.
| |
| | holy life, that which is ABOVE. Walk the
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| They had to dig over 500 feet to find it
| |
| | Spirit-Life, the life of prayer, the life
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| but there was cool, clear water down there
| |
| | of inspiration, the life of joy. Remind
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| that just had to be untapped. Let's tap
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| | yourself today, not while on your death
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| into the Resurrection a little bit more.
| |
| | bed. Start victorious living NOW. Tozer
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| Everything we know about Christianity
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| | said: "Remember this: that while you and I
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| balances on that one occurrence, the
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| | are on earth we are passing through enemy
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| crowning miracle of God. For if there is
| |
| | territory." Yes, it's hostile country. The
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| no resurrection, we are yet in our
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| | enemy is going to open fire even at our
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| sins.WE'RE GONNA DIE!
| |
| | newest recruits. The world doesn't like
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| What was so unique about the
| |
| | what we do. It doesn't like what we say.
|
| Resurrection? Others in Scripture had
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| | It doesn't like the way we act.You must
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| experienced resurrection, after all.
| |
| | draw, moment by moment, upon the
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| Elijah raised the widow's son (I Kings
| |
| | Resurrection Life of Jesus. That
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| 17:17-24). Elisha raises the Shunammite's
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| | Resurrection Life of Jesus is the Spirit
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| child (II Kings 4:32-37). Peter raises
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| | who raised up Jesus form the dead. Gone is
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| Dorcas (Acts 9:36-41). Paul raised
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| | every sin that man has ever committed from
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| Eutychus to life (Acts 20:9-12). Jesus
| |
| | here to eternity past and future. No
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| Himself is recorded as having raised a
| |
| | matter how "badly" you may have sinned, it
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| few. What is the difference between these
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| | makes no difference. Sure, there will
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| resurrections and His own?First: theirs
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| | always be consequences for our sins, but
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| had no power in itself nor did theirs
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| | nothing will never separate us from God's
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| offer any power to anyone else.Second:
| |
| | love. The Word says that Jesus was raised
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| they were all called forth from the dead
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| | from the dead and He die no more. And
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| by Jesus or some other man of God. Jesus
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| | because He lives, we shall live
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| wasn't called forth by anybody.Third: when
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| | also.Ravenhill said, "Jesus is risen. He's
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| they were resurrected, some were wearing
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| | cut off from the world. He lives in it,
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| burial cloths. Jesus walked out and left
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| | but He is not of it. Again, I can't
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| those rags in the tomb like a caterpillar
| |
| | explain what this does to me, but when I
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| slips out of a cocoon.The biggest
| |
| | think that for 40 days and nights He
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| difference between His Resurrection and
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| | didn't say a word to the world...Makes me
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| anybody else's was that, eventually, they
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| | wonder...if God turns His back on America
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| all died again. Years ago, while I was
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| | before long we are in for an awful, awful
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| praying and asking God for a friend's
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| | lot of trouble. Worse than we've ever
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| healing, He reminded me that everyone
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| | dreamed of. Maybe if Gabriel could shout a
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| Jesus healed eventually died. What was the
| |
| | word to America right now, or to England,
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| purpose for those who come back - cheated
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| | or to Australia, so called civilized
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| Death - as we say? To bring glory to His
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| | countries, he'd say, what Jesus said: "Oh,
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| name, I imagine. To share the experience
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| | Jerusalem, oh Corazin, oh Bethsaida, if
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| with others that they might repent and
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| | thou knewest the day of thy visitation."
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| receive Him, I guess. God has a plan,
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| | We don't know how blessed we are... We've
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| that's all I know.Everyone who was
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| | food, we've clothing. You think it might
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| resurrected died twice. They must have,
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| | take a judgment, or prison to get some
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| unless they're all hiding away in secret
| |
| | people really together? To break down bad
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| somewhere, like an ace relief pitcher
| |
| | spirits, and unforgiving spirits, and
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| awaiting "the nod" to get into the game.
| |
| | hardness of heart? Will it have to be done
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| But Scripture states: "It's appointed unto
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| | in tears, because it hasn't been done at
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| man once to die and then the judgement,"
| |
| | the cross through the love of the Lord
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| (Hebrews 9:27). In general, yes, that's
| |
| | Jesus?"Selah. That's good stuff.Let's
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| true. Any exceptions in Scripture involved
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| | aspire, by the grace of God,
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| Jesus or those He used - and currently IS
| |
| | moment-by-moment to trust in the
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| using - to do so. That's right, people are
| |
| | Resurrection Life granted to us by Jesus
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| STILL being raised from the dead around
| |
| | Himself. He died that we might be
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| the globe. Some might say, "But Enoch and
| |
| | cleansed, purified, that we might lead a
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| Elijah didn't die!" The end of Revelation
| |
| | victorious life and, thereby, advance His
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| says they will after lying about in the
| |
| | cause. The resurrection life of Jesus
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| streets of Jerusalem. Perhaps they'll die
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| | quickens our mortal bodies.Don't resist.
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| from a terrorist's bomb in a nightclub.
| |
| | Though the war has been won, there's a
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| Who knows. God says in Adam all die. That
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| | mop-up operation that needs to be tended
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| means we're ALL gonna die.Matt 27:50-53 is
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| | to.Let's roll!
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