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Speaker 1: because I know that this is a fixed fight. Through

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Speaker 2: The Beasts and the Hero. In our last story, John

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Speaker 3: how John, the Apostle of Jesus, was caught up in

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Speaker 3: Then John was taken to heaven and he saw the

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Speaker 3: praise and glory forever. Today, well here is John is

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Speaker 3: We see that our God is the ultimate victor, that

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Speaker 3: The dragon was symbolic of pure evil. The dragon was

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Speaker 3: like a roaring line, waiting and watching for whom he

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Speaker 3: We must be alert to the fact that the lying serpent,

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Speaker 3: the devil, the great Dragon himself is still on the loose,

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Speaker 3: John's vision continues telling us of a future time when

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Speaker 3: a beast will come. This beast is the anti Christ.

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Speaker 3: He is not the devil himself, but the son of Satan.

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Speaker 3: we live in Christ forever, because He is coming for us. Yes,

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Speaker 3: heaven to those who trust in Christ. When Christ comes,

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Speaker 3: he will defeat the enemy, the beast, once and for all.

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Speaker 3: The devil will be thrown into hell and chain forever,

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Speaker 3: That our God rings, and that nothing in this world,

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Speaker 3: or the control of God Almighty. We as believers can

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Speaker 3: look forward to the day when Christ comes and takes

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Speaker 3: don't know exactly when that will be, we can look

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Speaker 3: then we who know the Lord will share his glorious future,

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Speaker 3: and we will be with the King of Kings and

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Speaker 3: the Lord of Lords forever. Dear God, we thank you

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Speaker 3: for this eternal hope that we have in You. We

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Speaker 3: thank you for Jesus and the promise that you will

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Speaker 3: to you. May we always look to you, the Lamb

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Speaker 3: of God who takes away our sin, and believe in

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Speaker 3: you and live for you until you come for us

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Speaker 3: in Jesus' name. Amen. Thank you for listening to today's

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