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Speaker 1: May your continued faithfulness be felt in my life. May

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Speaker 1: wait to explore them all. In Jesus' name, Amen, thank

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Speaker 1: you for praying with us today. Continue your time with

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Speaker 1: God by listening to today's Bible story, brought to you

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Speaker 2: The Throne Room of God. In this story, John has

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Speaker 2: been exiled after being dipped in a vat of boiling oil.

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Speaker 2: As he sits on the shores of Patmos, God comes

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Speaker 2: Inspired by the Book of Revelations.

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Speaker 3: Hello, this is Jack Graham with today's episode of the

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Speaker 3: Bible in a Year podcast. We are making our way

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Speaker 3: all the way through the Bible, and it is an

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Speaker 3: incredible adventure. In our previous episode, we heard the conclusion

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Speaker 3: name of Nero, his work and witness continues bearing fruit

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Speaker 3: even to this very day. Today we'll begin to see

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Speaker 3: So let's listen now to reading from the Revelation, the

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Speaker 2: Exiled on the island of Patmos, I was sitting on

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Speaker 2: burst forth with rain. The wind howled against my bruised

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Speaker 3: And though these were specific instructions given to specific strategic

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Speaker 3: This much is clear. These twenty four elders represent the

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Speaker 3: And though he had only a fate understanding of what

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Speaker 3: We're told of things that are yet to come in

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Speaker 3: this was just the beginning. Let's pray God, we thank

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Speaker 3: we know is that he is alive, that Jesus is Lord,

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Speaker 3: May we live every day in this hope and look

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Speaker 3: I want to thank you for once again listening to

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Speaker 3: today's Bible in a Year podcast. One thing that you

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Speaker 3: in the scriptures is to go to Jack Graham dot org.

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Speaker 3: That's me, Jack Graham dot org, and there are resources

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Speaker 3: glory that you can find and grow in your Christian faith.

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Speaker 3: There is a study in the Book of Revelation, for example,

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Speaker 3: that you may want to check out. We have a

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Speaker 3: book called All Things New, all about the Book of Revelation,

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Speaker 3: and you can find it at Jack Graham dot org.

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Speaker 3: So let me encourage you to go there and be

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