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prophesied one as his work when that day comes.

There are four people who were prophesied in the Bible. The first two were John the Baptist and Jesus Christ. (Mal.4:5, Ps.2:7) The others are the two Olive Trees. (Zech.4:14, Rev.11:4) The former two appeared two thousand years after Abraham, and the latter two appeared two thousand years after Jesus.

Zechariah and John the apostle prophesied the two Olive Trees in the Old and New Testaments, respectively. Zechariah introduced the two Olive Trees as those who would be anointed to serve the Lord of all the earth (Zech.4:14). John also recorded that Jesus will give the power to his two witnesses and they will prophesy for 1,260 days that will mark the beginning of the spiritual war (Rev.11:3-4).

When Jesus came to this world, priests, teachers of the law, Pharisees, and Sadducees in Israel could not recognize him as the Son of God. Did they lack knowledge about the Bible? No. It’s also applied to us now. I truly hope that you carefully listen to the words of Lee Youngsoo, the Overcomer, so that you can realize the truth of God.

This book was compiled from about 3,500 of Lee Youngsoo’s

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sermons since 1973. I tried to adjust his sermons to a literary style. But some parts are still rendered in a colloquial style to maximize the delivery of his message. I also tried to avoid repetition and redundancy, but I kept some overlapped parts to enable a smooth flow of the text. Because you may not be able to listen to his sermons every Sunday, I added and deleted some parts where necessary. I tried to minimize mistakes in the text, but I take full responsibility for any errors found in this text.

I am grateful to my colleagues for their efforts in the typing, correcting, and reviewing of this book. I truly wish you be with the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and blessing of God.

May 2008, Yoon Sanghak, Ph.D.

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