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[1041.26 --> 1041.96] giving life,
[1041.96 --> 1043.78] restoration of God's
[1043.78 --> 1044.72] original design
[1044.72 --> 1045.30] for humanity
[1045.30 --> 1046.52] and all of creation.
[1047.68 --> 1048.92] So for Satan,
[1049.12 --> 1049.70] whose mission
[1049.70 --> 1051.28] is the exact opposite,
[1051.84 --> 1052.92] why would Satan
[1052.92 --> 1053.90] restore what is
[1053.90 --> 1054.66] already broken?
[1055.10 --> 1055.88] It just doesn't
[1055.88 --> 1056.52] make sense.
[1058.26 --> 1058.92] And so,
[1059.04 --> 1059.80] with that in mind,
[1059.92 --> 1061.00] if it really is
[1061.00 --> 1062.36] by the finger of God,
[1062.42 --> 1063.00] Jesus says,
[1063.10 --> 1064.50] that I do this miracle,
[1065.38 --> 1066.24] then what does that mean?
[1066.24 --> 1067.68] It means
[1067.68 --> 1068.54] the kingdom
[1068.54 --> 1069.30] of God
[1069.30 --> 1069.82] is here.
[1069.82 --> 1071.96] this would have been
[1071.96 --> 1072.96] so impactful
[1072.96 --> 1073.94] for the people listening.
[1074.72 --> 1075.64] The finger of God
[1075.64 --> 1076.16] expression
[1076.16 --> 1076.86] is actually
[1076.86 --> 1077.36] a reference
[1077.36 --> 1078.20] to the Old Testament
[1078.20 --> 1079.00] in Exodus,
[1079.40 --> 1080.24] where it references
[1080.24 --> 1081.40] God's action,
[1081.72 --> 1082.98] God's divine action
[1082.98 --> 1083.78] for his people.
[1084.32 --> 1084.56] And so,
[1084.64 --> 1085.60] for the Jews listening,
[1086.32 --> 1087.14] they would know
[1087.14 --> 1087.62] that Jesus
[1087.62 --> 1088.56] is being clear
[1088.56 --> 1089.78] about his divine identity.
[1090.14 --> 1091.14] By the finger of God,
[1091.18 --> 1091.94] if I do this
[1091.94 --> 1092.88] by the finger of God,
[1093.04 --> 1093.70] then the kingdom
[1093.70 --> 1094.54] of God is here.
[1095.12 --> 1096.62] Just like his other messages
[1096.62 --> 1097.80] all throughout the Gospels,
[1097.80 --> 1099.28] what does he say
[1099.28 --> 1100.46] as he begins his ministry?
[1101.48 --> 1102.06] Repent,
[1102.30 --> 1103.22] for the kingdom
[1103.22 --> 1103.90] of God
[1103.90 --> 1104.58] is here.
[1105.90 --> 1106.88] Same message,
[1107.74 --> 1108.64] same victory
[1108.64 --> 1109.54] that he proclaims
[1109.54 --> 1110.10] over the enemy,
[1110.26 --> 1110.88] that the kingdom
[1110.88 --> 1111.32] of God
[1111.32 --> 1111.76] is here.
[1115.98 --> 1116.54] Jesus
[1116.54 --> 1117.52] is exhibiting
[1117.52 --> 1117.98] authority
[1117.98 --> 1118.64] over Satan.
[1119.36 --> 1120.28] He's establishing
[1120.28 --> 1120.90] earth
[1120.90 --> 1122.02] as a place
[1122.02 --> 1123.10] where righteousness
[1123.10 --> 1124.62] can and does
[1124.62 --> 1125.16] triumph
[1125.16 --> 1126.24] over destruction.
[1126.68 --> 1127.46] That's the kingdom.
[1127.80 --> 1128.72] And that's why
[1128.72 --> 1129.60] he teaches us
[1129.60 --> 1130.02] to pray.
[1130.36 --> 1131.18] And that's the first song
[1131.18 --> 1132.08] that we sang together
[1132.08 --> 1132.88] today this morning.
[1134.42 --> 1134.94] Father,
[1135.16 --> 1135.82] let your kingdom
[1135.82 --> 1136.86] come on earth
[1136.86 --> 1138.04] as it is in heaven.
[1138.78 --> 1139.30] And so,
[1139.64 --> 1140.20] lead us
[1140.20 --> 1141.72] from the enemy.
[1142.92 --> 1143.34] Lead us
[1143.34 --> 1144.62] from the evil one.
[1145.22 --> 1145.96] He teaches us
[1145.96 --> 1146.34] to pray.
[1149.66 --> 1151.02] What's interesting here
[1151.02 --> 1151.98] is that Jesus
[1151.98 --> 1152.84] now takes this
[1152.84 --> 1154.02] one step further
[1154.02 --> 1155.08] and gives us
[1155.08 --> 1155.70] an illustration
[1155.70 --> 1157.04] of what this victory
[1157.04 --> 1157.56] over Satan