100:00:00,000 –> 00:00:07,000Friends, if you are the only Christian in your family and you often feel alone you need200:00:10,540 –> 00:00:17,540to see this. If God has made you light in a very dark place there are not so many Christians300:00:18,400 –> 00:00:24,820around you in your place of work or place of study you really need to see this.400:00:24,959 –> 00:00:29,900Welcome to Open the Bible with Pastor Colin Smith, I’m David Pick, glad you could be with500:00:29,900 –> 00:00:34,880us today. Colin, for those listening who feel they’re in a dark place they may be the only600:00:34,880 –> 00:00:40,099Christian in their family or their work place today’s message should be encouraging.700:00:40,099 –> 00:00:43,599Yeah if you’re in a dark place today you’ve tuned into the right programme and you’ve800:00:43,599 –> 00:00:50,360done that in the right time. Because we’re going to come alongside a man who was in one900:00:50,360 –> 00:00:58,099of the darkest situations imaginable. John the apostle alone, feeling so isolated he1000:00:58,099 –> 00:01:04,099was in prison and he’s given a glimpse of hope in the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ1100:01:04,099 –> 00:01:10,279and it speaks powerfully and practically into our lives today. This is a great great message1200:01:10,279 –> 00:01:12,000of hope in the word of God.1300:01:12,000 –> 00:01:17,500So I hope you’ll join us, if you can, in the book of Revelation chapter 7 verses 9-171400:01:17,500 –> 00:01:23,180today. As we as we begin the message heaven. Here is Colin.1500:01:23,180 –> 00:01:30,059Your future life will not be as it is now. Think of it this way your life today is a1600:01:30,059 –> 00:01:37,360kind of middle life. That’s what it is. Because all of us are on the way either to something1700:01:37,400 –> 00:01:44,099that is infinitely better or we are on the way to something that is infinitely worse.1800:01:44,099 –> 00:01:50,580People sometimes in our culture like to talk about living your best life now. Think about1900:01:50,580 –> 00:01:57,239that. Living your best life now. That is only possible if you are going to hell. That is2000:01:57,239 –> 00:02:04,339only possible if you going to hell. If hell is your future your best life is now. Better2100:02:04,500 –> 00:02:10,559make the most of it. But if heaven is your future your best life is still to come, my2200:02:10,559 –> 00:02:16,339friend. For a person outside of Christ this life this is as good as it is ever going to2300:02:16,339 –> 00:02:23,139get. But for a person who is in Christ, your pain in this world is the only pain you will2400:02:23,139 –> 00:02:29,139ever experience. Your struggles in this world are the only struggles you will ever endure.2500:02:29,139 –> 00:02:37,339This is as tough as it gets for you because your future is absolutely glorious. Think2600:02:37,339 –> 00:02:45,460of it this way, without Christ, without Christ this world is as near as you will ever get2700:02:45,460 –> 00:02:51,979to heaven the best you will ever see. With Christ this world is the closest you will2800:02:51,979 –> 00:02:57,860ever get to hell. It’s the worst you will ever see because ahead of you lies that which2900:02:58,000 –> 00:03:03,440is absolutely glorious. And I want you to open your Bible with me at Revelation and3000:03:03,440 –> 00:03:08,960chapter 7 so that we can look at it together. Now just to remind you as many of you know3100:03:08,960 –> 00:03:14,419these things well already, the Apostle John who penned this revelation that was given3200:03:14,419 –> 00:03:22,179to him was suffering in a brutal prison on an island called Patmos. And on a particular3300:03:22,179 –> 00:03:29,339Sunday, he tells us that he was in the Spirit. That his God’s Spirit came upon him and the3400:03:29,339 –> 00:03:36,740Spirit of God gave to him this glorious glimpse of Heaven itself. God as it were pulled back3500:03:36,740 –> 00:03:44,399the curtain for this man who was suffering so much, and opened Heaven itself. And God3600:03:44,399 –> 00:03:50,020gave this revelation that John recorded as he saw it in the book not only for this one3700:03:50,080 –> 00:03:56,020man in his prison on Patmos but he was told to write it down because God was giving this3800:03:56,020 –> 00:04:03,880revelation for us and that is why He has preserved it even for us today. So I want us to join3900:04:03,880 –> 00:04:10,860John as we open the Bible and to look at what he saw. Verse 9 of Revelation in chapter 7.4000:04:10,860 –> 00:04:18,299He saw a great multitude. After this, I looked and behold a great multitude. Try and picture4100:04:18,380 –> 00:04:23,880this now as John saw it. A great multitude and it’s so many that no one could number4200:04:23,880 –> 00:04:30,880them and they come see their faces from every nation and from every tribe and from all peoples4300:04:31,839 –> 00:04:37,019and from all languages. Now think about this. John must have felt4400:04:37,019 –> 00:04:46,260so alone in that prison. One believer. And he has worked so hard in evangelism. He’s4500:04:46,260 –> 00:04:52,100labored for a long time in the church that was at Ephesus. That town where there was4600:04:52,100 –> 00:04:57,519so much idolatry, so much resistance to the gospel. Not easy to plant a church in Ephesus.4700:04:57,519 –> 00:05:02,380And God did a great work, but after a time, you know that the first love of the believers4800:05:02,380 –> 00:05:09,380at Ephesus, it began to go cold and so here were Christians with a low spiritual temperature.4900:05:10,380 –> 00:05:17,380And there’s so much to discourage John and here he is on the island prison. This is the5000:05:17,519 –> 00:05:24,519Alcatraz of the ancient world, folks. In prison, on the island, and the risen Christ comes5100:05:25,839 –> 00:05:31,820near to this man who has endured so much and Christ is saying to him, in effect, now John,5200:05:31,820 –> 00:05:37,660I’ve got something you have to see. You have to see this. And John looks and what does5300:05:37,959 –> 00:05:43,500he see? There is this vast crowd of people, he says, that no one could number and they5400:05:43,500 –> 00:05:50,500come from every nation. Friend, if you are the only Christian in your family and you5500:05:51,760 –> 00:05:58,760often feel alone, you need to see this. If God has made you a light in a very dark place,5600:06:01,839 –> 00:06:05,980there are not so many Christians around you in your place of work or in your place of5700:06:06,339 –> 00:06:12,980study, you really need to see this. If you have been laboring in the work of evangelism,5800:06:12,980 –> 00:06:19,980laboring in the cause of mission and sometimes you get discouraged, you need to see this,5900:06:21,980 –> 00:06:28,000this vast crowd, and where are they? They are standing before the Throne, and before6000:06:28,000 –> 00:06:34,079the lamb, this vast multicultural crowd of people that have been redeemed by Christ through6100:06:34,160 –> 00:06:41,200the gospel, they are in the presence of Jesus. And he sees something else. He notices that6200:06:41,200 –> 00:06:48,200they are clothed in white robes, and they have palm branches in their hands. So John6300:06:48,760 –> 00:06:55,760is struck not only by how many they are, but he’s also struck by how clean they are. White6400:06:56,760 –> 00:07:03,760robes, not a stain, not a hint of a spot on any single one of them. And they have palm6500:07:07,279 –> 00:07:14,279branches which are a sign of joy and victory. So this is a scene of celebration. These people,6600:07:14,459 –> 00:07:19,299we’re told verse 10, are crying out with a loud voice. They’re singing. They’re shouting,6700:07:19,480 –> 00:07:26,299and this celebration belongs to our God who sits on the throne and to the Lamb. And as6800:07:26,299 –> 00:07:30,760John looks at this scene, and I hope you’re trying to picture it in your own mind as you6900:07:30,760 –> 00:07:36,720look at the Bible in this very moment, he sees at the center of this vast crowd that7000:07:36,720 –> 00:07:43,640no one can number, he sees at the center, the One who is called the Lamb of God. And7100:07:43,640 –> 00:07:49,140His glory is inexpressible. And immediately around Him at the center of this great scene,7200:07:49,140 –> 00:07:55,980there are the angels, and then there are elders, and then He tells us, there are four living7300:07:55,980 –> 00:08:01,799creatures. And all of them are caught up in the joy of this worship that rises from the7400:08:01,799 –> 00:08:09,179vast crowd. And then suddenly, out of the picture, one7500:08:09,179 –> 00:08:15,619of the elders close to Jesus speaks to John. That must’ve taken Him completely by surprise.7600:08:16,540 –> 00:08:19,279You know, He’s watching. He’s spectating. He’s an7700:08:19,279 –> 00:08:23,820observer. And then suddenly someone comes out of the picture, as it were,7800:08:23,820 –> 00:08:30,899and speaks to John. And He asks him a question. And He says,7900:08:30,899 –> 00:08:39,039Who are these, clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?8000:08:39,039 –> 00:08:44,039You get John’s sense of shock in that verse. He says, One of the elders was speaking8100:08:44,299 –> 00:08:50,719as if He, I mean, as if I knew. And so John takes a page out of Ezekiel’s8200:08:50,719 –> 00:08:54,780book. Do you remember in the story of Ezekiel in the Old Testament? God showed8300:08:54,780 –> 00:08:59,780a vision to that man. A vision of dry bones. And asked a question. Can these8400:08:59,780 –> 00:09:03,979bones live? And Ezekiel said, Well God, you know.8500:09:03,979 –> 00:09:06,619And so when John was asked the question, He does exactly the same.8600:09:06,619 –> 00:09:09,780He takes a page out of Ezekiel’s book, and verse fourteen, he says,8700:09:10,619 –> 00:09:17,299And that leads the elder who is right next to Jesus there to become the8800:09:17,299 –> 00:09:23,840voice that tells John and therefore tells us who these people are who are in8900:09:23,840 –> 00:09:27,979heaven. That’s something we all desperately need to know. And what their9000:09:27,979 –> 00:09:34,340experience of heaven is actually like. And it’s all here for you in Revelation9100:09:34,340 –> 00:09:37,340and chapter seven.9200:10:40,299 –> 00:10:44,119Now about these people in heaven we learned two things about them here’s the9300:10:44,119 –> 00:10:50,359first that they have been crushed that’s the first thing that John is told. Who9400:10:50,359 –> 00:10:54,919are these people? They’re people who have been crushed-they are the ones the9500:10:54,919 –> 00:11:02,719Elder says coming out of the great tribulation. Now it may be that there is9600:11:02,719 –> 00:11:08,400a reference here to seven years of tribulation that take place in the end9700:11:08,960 –> 00:11:14,960But it cannot possibly be limited to that. Because God’s people endured9800:11:14,960 –> 00:11:19,559tribulation, trials, suffering, affliction in every generation-John was9900:11:19,559 –> 00:11:25,159experiencing it while he saw the vision. Jesus said in John chapter 16 and verse10000:11:25,159 –> 00:11:30,47933, he said, while you are in this world you will have tribulation that’s what he10100:11:30,479 –> 00:11:37,440said. Now all of us know what it is to face trouble in this world and therefore10200:11:37,440 –> 00:11:41,900this immediately connects with us. Here’s this crowd and they’re full of joy. But10300:11:41,900 –> 00:11:45,760the elder says to John, the first thing you need to know is that every one of10400:11:45,760 –> 00:11:50,619them have come out of crushing experiences in life just as you may be10500:11:50,619 –> 00:11:56,640experiencing crushing things in your life today. They’ve been crushed.10600:11:56,640 –> 00:12:05,000So important for us. Just in this one congregation, this one congregation, one10700:12:05,020 –> 00:12:12,760church. In the last few weeks we have wept with the parents who have lost a six-year-old10800:12:12,760 –> 00:12:20,840child. We have wept with middle school and college student whose mother died10900:12:20,840 –> 00:12:27,599after a cancer diagnosed just six months earlier. We’ve seen people in the prime11000:12:27,619 –> 00:12:36,340of their life struck down with terminal cancers and we ask the question, why is11100:12:36,340 –> 00:12:39,580it that so many bad things seem to happen to so many good and wonderful11200:12:39,580 –> 00:12:46,659people and I cannot give you an answer to that question but I can tell you that11300:12:46,659 –> 00:12:53,880the most godly people sometimes endure the most terrible suffering. Look at11400:12:53,940 –> 00:13:03,119it says, for Jesus utterly, unbearably crushed. The holy son11500:13:03,119 –> 00:13:11,679of God. But Jesus is not in the crusher now. See, that’s what the book of11600:13:11,679 –> 00:13:18,059Revelations is about. Look John, look at Jesus, not on the cross, not with nails11700:13:18,059 –> 00:13:23,000through his hands and through his feet. He’s at the center, he’s on the throne11800:13:23,320 –> 00:13:28,039and he’s sharing the joy of this vast vast vast company of people. He’s with11900:13:28,039 –> 00:13:33,380them and they are with him. And every one of the people in this crowd in12000:13:33,380 –> 00:13:39,280heaven, they’ve all been crushed, but none of them are being crushed now. Now12100:13:39,280 –> 00:13:44,140listen, you may be facing a time of great crushing in your life today, and this is12200:13:44,140 –> 00:13:50,419why you need the book of Revelation. Some of you face responsibilities in your12300:13:50,460 –> 00:13:57,020work that weigh heavy upon you. Other people don’t easily understand the12400:13:57,020 –> 00:14:03,900weight that you carry. You feel sometimes like you are tied to a whipping post and12500:14:03,900 –> 00:14:12,820it feels crushing. Some of you struggle with depression. You might be surprised12600:14:12,820 –> 00:14:17,059to know how many others in the congregation share that with you. A12700:14:17,219 –> 00:14:22,960darkness comes upon you and it just will not seem to lift.12800:14:22,960 –> 00:14:32,020Your mind is always troubled. You feel crushed by the weight of this. For some12900:14:32,020 –> 00:14:36,099of you, you face great pain and great difficulties in your home.13000:14:36,099 –> 00:14:43,320Husband, wife, children. Home used to be the place for you where you would go and13100:14:43,479 –> 00:14:50,020go and go and rest. now the only time you find rest is when you’re away13200:14:50,020 –> 00:14:58,119Look at this vast crowd of people in heaven. All of them have been crushed.13300:14:58,119 –> 00:15:05,619That’s the first thing the elder tells John. None of them are crushed now. All13400:15:05,619 –> 00:15:10,440of them have come out of great tribulation. but they are now before the13500:15:10,460 –> 00:15:19,260apostles and they are full of joy and they are adoring the lamb. And, one day13600:15:19,260 –> 00:15:23,859John as you languish on the Isle of Patmos you will be there too. That’s the13700:15:23,859 –> 00:15:29,119point. Isn’t it? And, one day my friend as you face that great pressure in your13800:15:29,119 –> 00:15:34,280work. One day as you facing and enduring and honoring Christ through that great13900:15:34,280 –> 00:15:38,440difficulty in your family. One day as you go on struggling through the darkness14000:15:38,780 –> 00:15:44,359in your family for a time. One day you will be there too. They’ve14100:15:44,359 –> 00:15:52,619been crushed but look at them now. Here’s the second thing that John learns from14200:15:52,619 –> 00:15:57,820the elder, not only have they been crushed but the people who are in the14300:15:57,820 –> 00:16:04,119presence of Jesus there. They’ve been cleansed, look at verse 14. they have14400:16:04,739 –> 00:16:11,739their robes in the blood of the lamb. Now, here’s the second really important14500:16:15,219 –> 00:16:21,760thing you need to know about people in heaven. They are all people who needed to14600:16:21,760 –> 00:16:28,119be washed, every one of them. They’ve washed their robes. In other words, all14700:16:28,119 –> 00:16:33,200of them came to a place of knowing and understanding that they needed in some14800:16:33,320 –> 00:16:38,359way, shape or form to be washed. Now, I try and connect this back to John14900:16:38,359 –> 00:16:45,080on his island prison, that he was confined to what would’ve been a grubby cell,15000:16:45,080 –> 00:16:49,280and I don’t suppose for a moment that the Patmos penitentiary had much15100:16:49,280 –> 00:16:53,640of a laundry service, what do you think, eh? So, what kind of clothes15200:16:53,640 –> 00:16:58,799do you think that John was wearing as he saw this glorious vision and the15300:16:58,859 –> 00:17:03,559brightness of this pure white and these robes that covered these folks15400:17:03,559 –> 00:17:08,319from head to toe? And there John is in his own filthy15500:17:08,319 –> 00:17:12,160clothes on a Sunday morning. And God opens a glimpse of heaven15600:17:12,160 –> 00:17:17,099to him, and he sees the people of God and they’re dressed in this marvelous15700:17:17,099 –> 00:17:22,079white, pure white, brilliant, pristine, from top to toe.15800:17:22,500 –> 00:17:27,920And the robes, of course, speak of purity.15900:17:27,920 –> 00:17:31,880And John sees and recognizes immediately, as you will see that this is saying16000:17:31,880 –> 00:17:37,359that is not a hint of a stain on even one of these people in the presence of Jesus.16100:17:37,359 –> 00:17:40,599And this is a marvelous picture of what Jesus Christ16200:17:40,599 –> 00:17:46,359does for our souls. You see, our souls get stained,16300:17:46,359 –> 00:17:51,880they get soiled, they get grubby. They get grubby in this world16400:17:51,880 –> 00:17:58,459because of our sinful thoughts and because of our sinful deeds.16500:17:58,459 –> 00:18:04,040And our souls get messed up in so many ways.16600:18:04,040 –> 00:18:12,560And they make you feel, don’t they, like you really don’t belong in the presence of God.16700:18:12,560 –> 00:18:17,540You say in your more honest moments, though in this country so many fancy themselves in16800:18:18,219 –> 00:18:23,180say in your more honest moments, I find it difficult to think of myself there.16900:18:23,180 –> 00:18:26,680I know my own heart.17000:18:26,680 –> 00:18:32,239And here John sees these folks and they’ve been washed.17100:18:32,239 –> 00:18:38,420Notice how they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the lamb.17200:18:38,420 –> 00:18:41,420This is very important.17300:18:41,420 –> 00:18:46,640They did not wash their robes in the tribulation.17400:18:46,640 –> 00:18:47,640Think about this.17500:18:47,640 –> 00:18:50,979Some people have the idea that suffering makes you pure and holy.17600:18:50,979 –> 00:18:55,459No, suffering in and of itself doesn’t make anyone pure and holy.17700:18:55,459 –> 00:19:00,699Suffering may bring out the best in you, suffering may bring out the worst in you.17800:19:00,699 –> 00:19:04,640Suffering sometimes can reveal hidden sins and secret resentments.17900:19:04,640 –> 00:19:07,219They did not wash their robes in their own suffering.18000:19:07,219 –> 00:19:12,719There’s nothing purifying about suffering in and of itself.18100:19:12,719 –> 00:19:16,599No one gets perfect through pain.18200:19:16,599 –> 00:19:17,839How did they wash their robes?18300:19:17,839 –> 00:19:22,180They washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb.18400:19:22,180 –> 00:19:23,239What does that mean?18500:19:23,239 –> 00:19:31,560Jesus is the Lamb of God, the Bible says, who takes away the sins of the world.18600:19:31,560 –> 00:19:36,619And when He hung on that cross, His blood was shed.18700:19:36,619 –> 00:19:42,359And when a person comes to Christ, as you could come to Jesus Christ today if you have18800:19:42,400 –> 00:19:49,619not come already, when a person comes to Jesus Christ in faith and in repentance, the shed18900:19:49,619 –> 00:19:54,199blood of Jesus gets applied to that person’s life.19000:19:54,199 –> 00:20:00,520And here in the miracle of God, the shed blood of Jesus will make you clean.19100:20:00,520 –> 00:20:02,420That’s the promise of the Bible.19200:20:02,420 –> 00:20:07,920Now this is an extraordinary thing, because blood normally stings, doesn’t it?19300:20:07,920 –> 00:20:09,880I cut myself.19400:20:09,880 –> 00:20:12,040Blood stains.19500:20:12,099 –> 00:20:21,900But this blood, the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ cleanses from every stain.19600:20:21,900 –> 00:20:27,719And these white robes, then, are a wonderful picture of the purity that will be yours in19700:20:27,719 –> 00:20:32,880heaven, that belongs to every person who is in Jesus Christ.19800:20:32,880 –> 00:20:37,439Right now, when you come to faith in Jesus, the guilt of your sin is removed.19900:20:37,439 –> 00:20:39,400That’s why there is no condemnation for you.20000:20:39,560 –> 00:20:42,800You don’t need to live in fear any longer.20100:20:42,800 –> 00:20:47,959Right now, when you come to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the power of sin is broken.20200:20:47,959 –> 00:20:49,839Here’s what that means.20300:20:49,839 –> 00:20:50,839There is no sin.20400:20:50,839 –> 00:20:55,979There is no temptation that you cannot overcome with the help of the Holy Spirit this week.20500:20:55,979 –> 00:20:58,500I’ll say that again.20600:20:58,500 –> 00:21:01,800The power of sin is broken, what that means is this.20700:21:01,800 –> 00:21:02,800There is no sin.20800:21:02,800 –> 00:21:08,739There is no temptation that you cannot overcome by the power of the Holy Spirit this week.20900:21:09,680 –> 00:21:14,699But friends, you don’t need to be a Christian for terribly long and you don’t even need21000:21:14,719 –> 00:21:21,280to know yourself terribly well to know that sin itself remains present in every Christian21100:21:21,280 –> 00:21:25,719throughout our life in this world, but not forever.21200:21:26,640 –> 00:21:27,880Not forever.21300:21:29,699 –> 00:21:34,280You’ve been listening to Open the Bible with Pastor Colin Smith and a message simply called21400:21:34,280 –> 00:21:35,280Heaven.21500:21:35,339 –> 00:21:40,280It’s taken from Revelation chapter 7, and if you’ve missed the message today or you’ve21600:21:40,280 –> 00:21:45,439missed any of Pastor Colin’s messages in recent days, you can easily catch up or go back and21700:21:45,439 –> 00:21:53,020listen again online at our website https://openthebible.org.uk Or you can find them as a podcast on all21800:21:53,020 –> 00:21:59,180the main podcast sites, search for Open the Bible UK or follow the link from our website.21900:21:59,180 –> 00:22:05,060Don’t forget to checkout Open The Bible Daily, our series of short 2-3 minute daily22000:22:05,920 –> 00:22:11,699reflections based on Pastor Colin’s teaching and read in the UK by Sue MacLeish22100:22:11,699 –> 00:22:15,900At Open the Bible we welcome contact with our listeners, if you have been blessed by22200:22:15,900 –> 00:22:20,339Pastor Colin Smith’s teaching and you would like to reach out to us, there are several22300:22:20,339 –> 00:22:24,939ways you can do that, you can write to us at Open the Bible P.O.22400:22:25,300 –> 00:22:41,819If we’re not available when you call leave22500:22:41,819 –> 00:22:44,219a message for us and we will return your call.22600:22:44,219 –> 00:22:51,640And you can find all those contact details on our website OpenTheBible.org.uk22700:22:51,640 –> 00:22:54,900Open the Bible is supported financially by our listeners22800:22:54,959 –> 00:23:00,560by many groups and individuals who make generous donations regularly or just once.22900:23:01,060 –> 00:23:05,359If you’re considering becoming one of our contributors thank you so much.23000:23:05,359 –> 00:23:10,160You can give online at our website which makes it easy to set up either a23100:23:10,180 –> 00:23:15,180one-off gift or a regular direct debit. Just click on the donate button at the23200:23:15,180 –> 00:23:19,959top right of your computer screen or at the bottom of the drop down menu on your phone.23300:23:20,219 –> 00:23:25,219Here’s Open the Bible’s Amanda Cunningham to talk about this month’s Thank You Gift.23400:23:25,219 –> 00:23:29,119Thanks David. Well as I’ve been at home during the summer23500:23:29,119 –> 00:23:34,079holidays with three children, I think I’ve become aware that we all face23600:23:34,079 –> 00:23:40,400battles that seem impossible to win at times. And in the 10 greatest struggles23700:23:40,400 –> 00:23:46,199of your life Colin Smith unpacks those real-life challenges we all face like23800:23:46,199 –> 00:23:52,900wrestling with God or time or truth or contentment. He then shows us how they23900:23:52,900 –> 00:23:56,900connect to something deeper. Our relationship with God and the ten24000:23:56,900 –> 00:24:02,400Commandments. But this book isn’t about rules, it’s about freedom. Colin reveals24100:24:02,400 –> 00:24:07,880how these age-old commandments are actually life-giving guidance designed24200:24:07,880 –> 00:24:14,760to lead you and me into peace purpose and fulfillment. And what I particularly24300:24:14,900 –> 00:24:18,800love about this book is the really helpful study guide at the back which24400:24:18,800 –> 00:24:23,599means it’s ideal for doing in a book group with others or on your own. We24500:24:23,599 –> 00:24:29,000would love to send you a free copy with five Psalm 23 note cards in September24600:24:29,000 –> 00:24:34,920when you donate a one-off gift of at least 50 pounds or set up a new direct24700:24:34,920 –> 00:24:40,479debit of at least five pounds. But please do remember to give your address details24800:24:40,880 –> 00:24:45,339when you donate if you would like to receive this gift. This offer is24900:24:45,339 –> 00:24:49,739available all this month when you set up a new direct debit for five pounds or25000:24:49,739 –> 00:24:55,140more or a one-off gift of £50 or more. Full terms and conditions are on our25100:24:55,140 –> 00:25:01,180website openthebible.org.uk and you can give directly online. Please25200:25:01,180 –> 00:25:04,920remember to include your full name and address so that we can send you your25300:25:04,920 –> 00:25:10,239free gift. For Open the Bible and Pastor Colin Smith I’m David Pick and I hope25400:25:10,300 –> 00:25:15,020you’ll join us again next time.25500:25:18,459 –> 00:25:22,839Heaven is more than a wonderful place where you’ll learn all sorts of amazing25600:25:22,839 –> 00:25:29,060things. Find out why next time on Open the Bible.