The New and Living Way, Cross (Mt. 27:45-56)
Let us bless and greet one another, “Jesus is the Christ, the son of the living God.” Today we will be having the Communion ceremony because it is Passion Week. May this be a time where you come to worship and receive all the answers of your life, because with you alone, you cannot have the answer to life. No matter how much you worry, it’s just going to give you a headache and the demons are just going to work. I hope you will take everything of yourself to the Creator God. No matter how much you worry about anything else, there is no answer and you’ll only be confused.
1. Cross – Death
The reason Jesus Christ came to die on the cross was to be the answer for our lives. The people who are living in America say, “This is a problem,” and, “That’s a problem.” It means they have no answer. Because they are living a life that does not have the answer, imagine how difficult it is. When the students go in to take a test and they don’t know the answer, they are going to struggle through that test. And if they’re not able to give the answer, it means they don’t understand the question. With the knowledge we’ve learned in school, we cannot understand the problem of life. Jesus Christ died on the cross to solve that problem. Jesus Christ died on the cross 2000 years ago, but today in the churches, we must come to the conclusion that this is the answer to receive God’s grace. But if Jesus is not our answer, then we keep on trying to find our answer in the world. So I hope that believing in that one being, Jesus Christ, is the one answer to all of our lives.
Let’s say you have scars, or it’s really hard for you to study, all of these can be problems. Or, you have no financial power, all of these things are problems. Or, you have a really hard time maintaining relationships with people or, you’re afraid of being physically sick, these are all problems, but I hope that Jesus Christ, Who has come as the answer, will become your answer today. If you don’t have the answer, you’re bound to always wander. The answer has been given to us through the cross, but because we don’t think that’s the answer, we keep wandering through the world, looking for an answer. For students, the answer to your studies is not in your brain; it is with God. For business people, the answer is not in your experiences, it is in God through Christ. How will we live in the future in the age of AI? We don’t have the answer because we’ve never experienced it.
Jesus knew all of this and died on the cross in today’s scripture. If the members of the churches and the churches themselves do not come to the conclusion that this is the answer for all the problems in life, then there is no answer for the whole world. The cross is wisdom and power. The cross is the answer, it is power, and it is wisdom, but we keep on looking for things outside. If you have a mental illness, there’s no answer. If you get depression, there’s no answer. If you get a physical disease, there’s no answer. Even if a doctor can help you, he cannot help you with the fundamental things. You have this fear that has no reason, even if you’re not doing anything, you’re filled with fear? There’s no answer to that. “How will I live my married life?” There’s no answer to that. There’s no answer in this world.
1) Old Testament – New Testament
But what the Bible is telling us is, 2000 years ago, there was a man who was very powerless but He died on the cross, and that pitiful death on the cross was actually the solution to all of mankind’s problems.
(1) Disaster of darkness (Ex. 10:21-22) – Darkness (Mt. 27:45)
That Lord has come to this earth, and it says from the sixth hour to the ninth hour, meaning, from noon to 3 pm, there was darkness. Why would there be darkness in the middle of the day? Do you think God had nothing better to do and just made it dark? I’ll explain a little bit for any of you who may not know the Old Testament. In the Old Testament, before the Israelites had Exodus from Egypt, there were disasters, and the ninth disaster was the disaster of darkness. Think about it, the entire nation was dark for three days. For us, we wake up in the day, and there’s daylight, but there was darkness for three days.
(2) Disaster of the firstborn (Ex. 12:29-30) – Blood of the lamb (Ex. 12:21)
The next and final disaster was the disaster of the firstborn son where all the firstborn sons in all of the families and even the animals died. The firstborn son represents the entire family line, so if they are killed, it means the entire family line is killed. At that time, if they applied the blood of the perfect Passover Lamb onto their doorposts, then the angel of death would pass over that house. In the same way, right before Jesus Christ died on the cross, there was this darkness over the entire land.
(3) Death of mankind – Death of Jesus (Mt. 27:26)
Jesus Christ died for the curses and sins for all of mankind. The “Blood of the Lamb” means that this completely perfect and sinless God Himself must die on the cross and shed His blood to free us. The result of our Original Sin is death; otherwise, we would never die. It means first, spiritual death, and then next, physical death. That is our problem. There is nobody who would receive death with open arms. Even in your living life, you live with the fear of death, but you are living without realizing what your fear is. You need to get rid of your fear of death. There is a very famous general who said this about war, that, “The number of the enemy is not a real problem, but the fear inside of me is the real problem.” Why do we have this fear? I’ll tell you a little later.
2) Mocked by the people
(1) He’s calling Elijah (Mt. 27:47)
When Jesus Christ cries out, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” the people are saying, “Is He drunk? Why is He calling for Elijah?” but what that really means is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” which means that Jesus and God were separated at this time. It means that Jesus Christ, Who is God the Son, is separated from God the Father, and He is tasting death and hell. Jesus Christ is currently experiencing the suffering meant for us. He Who had no sin at all took my sins upon Himself. Because Jesus Christ is screaming out, “Eloi, Eloi,” the people are mocking Him, saying, “Why are you calling out to Elijah? Is he going to come and save you?” In Mal. 4:5, God gave the prophecy that, “I will send the prophet Elijah,” because Elijah never died, he was taken up to heaven in a chariot, and that’s the reason why when John the Baptist came to earth, they asked him, “Are you Elijah?”
(2) Offered wine vinegar to drink (Mt. 27:48)
(3) See if Elijah comes to save him (Mt. 27:49)
So, while Jesus Christ was dying on the cross, these people took a sponge and soaked it in wine vinegar, and they gave it to Jesus and mocked Him saying, “Let’s see if you live a little longer, Elijah will come and save you.”
3) Death of Jesus
(1) Curtain of the temple was torn in two (Mt. 27:51)
But when Jesus Christ died, it says the curtain separating the Holy of Holies split from the top down. I have to explain the Temple again for those who don’t know. Inside of the Temple, there was the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies. Inside the Holy of Holies, was where God resided, and that’s where the Ark of the Covenant was. In between the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies, there was a fabric curtain separating them, and inside of the Holy of Holies where God was residing, only the High Priest could enter once a year to atone the sins of all of Israel, with blood. However, if that High Priest was impure, he would die right then and there. That’s why, when the High Priest goes into the Holy of Holies, he has a rope tied around his waist, so that if he died in there, people could pull out his body with a rope instead of going inside and dying as well. That curtain that separated the Holy of Holies was about 10 cm thick of woven thread; it could not be ripped, but when Jesus Christ died, that curtain was torn from top to bottom.
(2) A new and living way (Heb. 10:19-20)
Heb. 10:19-20 tells us what the ripping of that curtain means. It means that, through the blood of Jesus Christ, we may now enter the Holy of Holies. “Sin” is being divided from God, it means that there is a spiritual blockage between God and us. Humans are composed of their body, their spirit, and their soul, and if our spirit is disconnected from God, then we lack spiritual strength and we’re controlled by Satan instead. Heb. 10:20 says, “By a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, His body.” By the death of Jesus Christ, we have received a new and living way to be with God.
(3) The earth shook, the tombs broke open (Mt. 27:52) – Overcame death
When Jesus Christ died, it says the earth shook and rocks were broken. Back in those days, whenever somebody had a burial, they would put their body into a cave and block it with rocks and stones so that only the skeleton would remain inside. They would block the entrance to this grave or this cave with a really large rock so that no grave robbers could go in, and they would put two smaller rocks next to it to prevent the rock from rolling away, and these were the rocks that split. The rocks splitting means that the graves have been opened, and what that means is that the death of Jesus Christ overcomes our death in the tomb.
2. Cross – Freed
1) Victory
(1) Break the power of the devil who holds the power of death (Heb. 2:14)
We have death because of sin. We were originally created to never die. First, we were separated from God, which is spiritual death, and then second, we have physical death. Then, this cross frees us from the fear of death and the authority of Satan. Heb. 2:14 says that, even right now, Satan is controlling people with the power of death.
(2) Free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death (Heb. 2:15)
Satan does not control and move with no basis; he controls us with our fear of death. Heb. 2:15 says that people are living all their lives, held in slavery by their fear of death. As soon as Adam and Eve sinned against God, they were filled with fear, and that is the fear of death. The source of all of your fear and my fear is death. PTSD from war comes from a fear of death. The reason that kids are so afraid of doing poorly in school is because they think that their life will be over; they think, “If I don’t get good grades, then I’m not going to get a good job, and I won’t be able to make money, so I’ll starve to death,” and Satan just controls us with that fear. So what if your business fails? But it’s not the business failing that we’re afraid of; we’re afraid we will die if our business fails. You’re so afraid for your children, you’re afraid if they keep living like this, they’re going to die, and that’s how Satan controls us.
After COVID, the rate of suicide in young adults in their 20s and 30s has tripled. Why do you think they are committing suicide, and why do you think there’s such a different before and after COVID? If you’re unemployed, you have six months of support from the government, but after COVID, the kids are trying to not work. It’s not that there’s a lack of jobs. Why do you think there’s so much suicide? I have never communicated with dead people, but this is from the result of my studies. The answer is inside of the Bible.
After COVID, the kids have lost all hope. For people who are in their 50s and 60s, they’ve lived most of their lives already, so it doesn’t matter as much. But for the younger people who need to have hope for the rest of their lives and try to make something of themselves, they see no hope because they’ve experienced the pandemic, and Satan controls them with that fear and takes them towards suicide. For you and me, what is the real source of our problems? Is whatever you’re thinking right now, really your problem? You’ve misdiagnosed. If you think that’s your problem, there is no answer for that.
The real problem is your fear of death. Your lack of money is not the problem, I’m telling you, it’s because you think you’ll die without money. Me being ugly is not the problem, but it’s my fear that, if I’m ugly, I’m not going to be able to get married, and then I’ll die alone. That’s the problem. You need to analyze your problem correctly. There’s nothing else in this world that can analyze the problem correctly. There is nothing else in this world that can analyze this problem correctly except the Bible, because the school cannot teach you, so yes, you do need your school education, but you’re studying things that don’t have the answer. All of you students who are listening to the message, what is your problem? It’s really not a problem at all, but you are creating your own problems out of fear.
(3) Moved to the law of the Spirit of life (Rom. 8:2)
Then, the Bible tells us in Romans 8:2 that through Jesus Christ, the law of the Spirit of Life has set you free from the law of sin and death. Through the cross of Jesus Christ, we who were living our lives, trapped under the authority of sin and death, have been changed into the law of the Spirit of life. The “Law of sin and death” means there is the authority of the law. Even the ex-president Trump cannot budge against the authority of the law. Even the current president, Biden, cannot budge against the law of America. When the law requires Trump to give up all of these fees and fines, he has to give up his entire possession in front of the law.
The “Law of sin and death” means that ever since we are born, we are born under the law of sin, and from our sin comes death and the fear of death, and the ruler of death is Satan who is controlling our lives. We must get rid of that. If you don’t get rid of that, you can never solve your problem. Money is not your problem. The real problem is thinking you’ll die without money. Getting sick is not the problem, but thinking you’ll die because of the sickness, is the problem. If somebody gets sick, the way that Satan works is that he seizes them by their fear of dying. The sickness is just a sickness; there’s no reason to be bound in the fear of death because the Lord is victorious. For us, we have already been moved into the path of eternal life.
2) Master
(1) Jesus’s death – My death
In today’s scripture, it says that Jesus gave up His Spirit, and that means death is a separation of the body and spirit. Our physical body is just where we live on earth, but our spirit is eternal. There will be a time when our body and our spirit are separated, and our spirit will not go to the eternal hell and death, our spirit will go into eternal life.
(2) Jesus’s resurrection – My resurrection
(3) My master (Gal. 2:20)
Gal. 2:20 says that Jesus’s death on the cross was not only His death, but it was my death and my resurrection, too. Now, my life is not me living, because I’ve died on that cross. The “me” who used to live as the master of my own life, as my own god, has been crucified. Now, the new “me,” this life that I live is the Christ living inside of me as my Lord, and I live with faith in Christ. That is why the cross is the answer to all problems in our lives. What happens when the churches of America begin to look down and misjudge the power of the cross? They may get more money and they may get more knowledge, but they will never solve the problem of fear. People look down on this, but the beginning of all problems is fear. People just say, “That’s a problem,” but they look down on the cross, and then they themselves live in fear. They look down and they laugh at the cross and they fall into addictions, they fall into mental division, obsession, they’re so seized by their scars, they can’t escape.
Why do we get scars? Think about this carefully. Yes, it is true, that person gave me a scar, but why didn’t you just not get scarred? Why did you receive that scar? It is because you were your own master. If the Lord is your Master, then even that scar will change into a blessing and an answer. Even if they did give you a scar, God will take care of them. Why do I receive that scar and accept it? That’s you not being dead. The “me” of my past is coming to life, receiving that scar and taking me into problems. So, you should never have any resentment. Your scars should no longer be a scar; you need to make that into a springboard to hold onto the gospel of Christ. If you have that scar, it will make you angry or wrathful. As that wrath builds and builds, we’re going to have things like the war in Russia and the many shootings in America.
So, the kids keep focusing on studying and getting good grades, but that’s really not the issue. For your studies, just do it with the talent and the will God has given you. But your state inside must change into a state of blessings. You need to have the skill that changes fear into peace. No matter what failure or mistake you face, you need to have the strength to not be bothered. But you have none of that skill, and you think all you need to do is study well and work well? You think, “If I have good human relationships and networking, then my business will do well,” but that’s just the outer cover because the problem inside of you is not being solved. Even right now, there is somebody who is falling asleep, and that’s pretty crazy, because even right now, as I give this message, they’re falling asleep. For that one person, we’ll refresh the message.
3) Witness
(1) The centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus’ tomb (Mt. 27:54)
(2) Many women who serve Jesus (Mt. 27:55-56)
(3) Son of God – Confess God (Mt. 27:54)
After Jesus Christ died and all of these things happened, the centurion who is the captain of the guard of about 100 people, and the women who were following Jesus–it’s always the women who stay behind, all the disciples ran away, but the main figures of the church have always been the women–they stayed behind and witnessed this. There’s only women here. Later on, there’s one person, Joseph of Arimathea, who sold his things for Jesus, but everybody else ran away; they’re not there. They shout so loud and confidently but they run away because of fear. They’re always shouting, “Oh, this and that,” but when they face a problem, they run away.
Do you know what an elite is? An elite is somebody who doesn’t run away when they face a problem, and when there’s a war in the nation, the elite is somebody who enlists in the war, but in the nations where things will not work out, they say they’re an elite, but when there’s a war, they run away. What is a spiritual elite? When there is a problem, you stand in the forefront. If there’s a problem in your business or society, you stand at the forefront. If you don’t learn this and you go into military school, you’ll fall into big problems. You only learn how to run away, and your mom will teach you, “When you face a problem, run away.” They’re going to teach you how to suck as much as you can out of America and run away when there’s a problem. That’s not an elite; an elite is someone who leads the way in the face of problems. When there is a problem inside the church, they go first in faith. That is an elite education, and I believe all of you are elites. No matter what anybody says, that’s what I believe because we do it with God’s power.
Joseph went alone to Egypt in confidence, that’s an elite, and he went in to save everybody. His older brothers were well educated in the world, but that didn’t matter; they were just laughing amongst themselves, but whenever there was a problem, all they did was criticize? That’s a coward. They only point out the problem, “This is a problem, that’s a problem,” that’s a chicken. When you face a problem, you have the answer, so you go in to solve it. Our future generations need to learn this correctly. When people get married and there’s a problem in your family, you’re the first one to run away. Even in my family, she wants to run away but I’ve planted this in her so she can’t. I said, “If you stood before the Lord, we have to go for the rest of our lives; what do you mean, ‘run away’? That’s not what you learned. I was raised as an unbeliever, and even I know better than that. Say you wanna run away one more time. Even your daughter will be like that.” I’m sure she’s not listening right now.
So, it’s the same inside the family, inside the church, no matter where you go, because God has that power. If you’re in America, you’re living for God’s Kingdom. If you’re employed at this company, then you devote yourself to God’s Kingdom in that company. But if you receive the wrong education, you’re just going to say, “How can I get everything I can from this company and run away?” That’s the wrong education. Young adults, listen well, you’re getting married on May 19, and that’s something to congratulate. But the important thing is not the wedding ceremony, it’s how you live after that. Listen carefully because if you don’t know the mystery of the cross, when things get hard, you try to run away. If one of you says you’re going to run away, I’m not going to officiate your wedding. You need to listen very well to today’s message so you will not run away, because people run away when they lack strength. If you just remain where you are, then God will work. Our family is no easy thing, either. I have been fighting for my life ever since I was a bachelor. I was the first to get married so I don’t know what marriage is like, and everybody thinks, “If this is what married life is like, it’s better to not be married.” Doesn’t everyone go through that? Isn’t that life? Then, through that difficulty, you gain patience and understanding and go into God’s grace.
3. Those who proclaim only the cross
1) Witness of resurrection
(1) Mission of Mount Olives – Kingdom of God (Ac. 1:3)
What’s important is, what is the Word God has given to us after He resurrected? The Kingdom of God, you must understand this. If you don’t understand these words, then automatically, you will live for the goals you have in this world. Then, if you get a job, it’s going to be hard; when you get married, it’s going to be hard; wherever you go, it’s going to be difficult. The message of the Early Church is that, “This Jesus Whom you crucified, God has appointed as Lord and Christ. This Christ, this Messiah, meaning He is the Savior Who saves us from sin, Satan, and hell, whom you crucified, God has made Him your Lord.”
Everywhere Paul went, he gave two messages, that, “Jesus is the Christ, that Jesus Whom you heard about, He is the Savior. The Christ, the Messiah is the One Who saves you from sin, hell, and death.” Then, the second message is, “Now, you must have Him as your Lord and live to establish God’s Kingdom,” that’s it, those two. Christ, Who has finished our fundamental problems, must be my Lord, and you must finish your life with that. If the Creator God becomes my Master, then my life is done, but the real problem is that Christ is not your Lord. When you are your Lord, then you have problems. But if Christ is your Lord, then Satan, demons, and fear will all flee. On that cross, He has come as the true King of all Kings Who finished all fundamental problems, and lives within us as our Lord. When Jesus becomes my Lord, He reigns over me with His Kingdom. What is the goal of your life? It is Him becoming my Lord and establishing His Kingdom.
(2) To the ends of the earth, All nations and people
(3) Only the power of the Holy Spirit (Ac. 1:8)
Your number one goal in life is to spread that Kingdom to the ends of the earth. If you really agree with this inside of your heart, then God will work from that moment on. But if you don’t really agree with that right now, then it means you are living, prioritizing the things of this earth, then you will not be able to go beyond your limitations. But for you, first seek God’s Kingdom and His righteousness, then all these things will be given to you as well. Today, we have the Communion and I hope you will change, I hope you will confess with faith, “I am crucified on the cross and Christ is my Lord.” The Lord works upon me with the power of Creation. If you are your own lord, then it is a problem; but if Christ is your Lord, then it’s not a problem. The real problem is there is something that we put our faith in and rely on, inside of us. We need money, but there are people who rely on money, then that means money is your lord, but in reality, money is not your lord; Satan is your lord. Then, that person is not having a difficult time because of money, but it is because Satan is holding onto them.
So, you need to quickly change yourself to no longer rely on money and instead, rely on the Lord. There are some people who rely on their bank account or savings, saying, “I’ve got this much so I should be good,” but you cannot rely on that. There are some people who rely on their own skills, but you cannot rely on that. Those are things you need as you live life, but if you keep on relying on these things, one day, it’s not going to be enough, and one day, you’ll fall. The reason kids are studying so hard right now is because they want to pile it up and rely on their academics. Even though they go to church and they believe in Jesus Christ, Christ is not their Master or Lord; they’re relying on something else. We need to change that, and that’s the reason Jesus died on the cross and resurrected.
In America, there is so much to rely on. If you get older, you can rely on the government, and you rely on welfare more than you rely on God. You think, “If I don’t have this money, I’ll die,” that’s why you’re so bound by Satan. I hope you will rely only on the Lord. You must never rely on people. You must not rely on your children, nor rely on your parents. You must rely on the Lord, then God will begin to work. No matter where you are, it’s the same, then God will begin to move.
When this fundamental thing was restored in the Early Church, the gospel was spread all the way to Rome, and the Spirit of God began to work from that point on, and when God works, there’s nobody who can block that. There’s nothing that can block that. Even during the COVID pandemic, the Kingdom of God continued to spread. There is the war in Russia and Ukraine, and I heard from a missionary that even in the midst of war, the gospel is being proclaimed, that people aren’t leaving, but they are staying there and the number of people receiving the gospel continues to increase.
2) Only prayer
(1) Praying holding onto only the covenant (Ac. 1:14)
The Kingdom of God is fulfilled by the Lord, according to His promise. That’s why we must devote ourselves in prayer, that means that you acknowledge Christ as your Lord, and you pray for the Kingdom of God. But we keep misunderstanding prayer; we keep thinking that prayer is seeking after our physical needs, but Jesus said that those things will follow you, if you do what? If you seek God’s Kingdom, then everything else will follow you. Then, first and foremost, you must pray for the Kingdom of God inside of you for Christ to be your Lord and Master, reigning over you. You pray for Christ to be the Lord of your family, your field, your job, and establish God’s Kingdom like that. Then, you must pray for the Kingdom of God to be established in this world. Your desire and God’s plan is to spread the Kingdom of God to all the nations and all the peoples of the world. That is God’s plan, and if that becomes my desire as well, then everything is finished. But if God’s plan is not my hope or desire, and I put my hope and desire in something else, that’s the problem.
(2) Filling and working of the Holy Spirit (Ac. 2:1-4)
(3) Door to the 15 nations open (Ac. 2:9-11)
If you hold onto the Word of God and pray, then without a doubt, you will receive the answers with the working of the Holy Spirit, and when the Holy Spirit works, the doors of evangelism and your business will open at the same time. But there are some people who don’t rely on God and they try to open up the doors of their business and evangelism with their own strength? That has no answer. When the power of God comes upon you, then the Holy Spirit will open the doors of meetings, missions, and business.
3) All regions
(1) Two, three people – Reveal the light (Ac. 2:42, 46-47)
(2) Macedonia – Mission region (Ac. 16)
(3) Rome – The whole world (Rom. 16)
So when you leave this church and go into the field and gather with two or three people in the name of Jesus Christ as your Lord, to establish God’s Kingdom there, then God’s works will take place there. That’s the life the members of the Early Church lived. You’re not going to your job to work, but you’re going as an employee to establish God’s Kingdom there, then God will begin to work there. If God is not working, then of course, Satan is continuing to work. Then, even if you work really hard, that’s just your diligence, but unless the God of blessing is protecting and answering your work, it’s going to be a disaster because yes, you can work hard, but you cannot protect. I might be able to make money, but I cannot control my expenses because even if you make tremendous amounts of money, if you’re losing a lot of money, you’re still in the negatives. That’s not something I can do. Yes, I can work really hard, but all of the money that trickles out the back, I cannot stop. I cannot conquer my fear. So, I hope you will pray in your field, at your school and at your job, for this gospel to be spread upon all the people of America and across all nations.
Conclusion
1. Concentration – Strength
As soon as you wake up in the morning, I hope you will concentrate on the cross and pray for that Christ to be your Lord.
2. Problem, Conflict, Crisis – Answer, Blessing
Problems happen because you lack strength. The reason your illness is a problem is because your body doesn’t have the strength to overcome it. Why is your mental illness a problem? Because you lack the strength to overcome it. Why is the devil a problem for you? Because you don’t have the strength to overcome him. The strength to overcome that is the faith in the cross of Jesus Christ, His death and resurrection, now living inside of me as my Lord. May you have this blessing throughout the week.
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Message Prayer
Shall we pray together at this time?
Offering Prayer and Newcomer Blessing
God, we thank You. We have returned Your materials as offering. We believe You will work upon all the hands that have given the offering for tithe, temple construction, future generations, missions, Sundays, thanksgiving, and other offerings, with the economy of light to save the 237 nations and the 5000 tribes. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray, amen.
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Benediction
Now may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the unending love of God, and the indwelling, working, guidance, and fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be upon the heads of all the people of God, the people of all nations, and the remnants who believe that Jesus Christ’s death on the cross has finished all of our fundamental problems, and Christ has resurrected as our Lord, and want to live to spread the gospel to the 237 nations and the 5000 tribes, be with them from now until forevermore always, amen.