>> male announcer: the following program is a commercial presentation of total gym fitness. >> hi, i'm chuck norris. >> and i'm christie brinkley. >> i'd like to ask you a question: do you have a dream? >> maybe it's to look and feel better or just lose a dress size. >> or drop 10 pounds or maybe even 50. >> or maybe you wish you could be as active as you were 10 years ago. >> chuck: or just keep up with your kids. >> in the next 30 minutes you're going to hear from actual total gym customers. they're people just like you, people that had a dream to look and feel better about themselves. >> so stay tuned to hear how you can live your dream. >> male announcer: chuck norris, one of the toughest action stars in the world, has been using the total gym for over 35 years. christie brinkley, one of the most famous models in the world has been using the total gym for over 16 years. now it's your turn to join

chuck, christie and hundreds of thousands of other total gym users who have gained the body they've always wanted thanks to the total gym. now you can try a total gym at home for 30 days for only $14.95 risk-free. >> i lost a hundred pounds. like i... lost almost a whole person, and that is an amazing feeling. >> well, you know, i'm 52 years old, i feel as fit as i have since i was in my 20s. >> within the first month, i could really start to see results. i dropped a dress size in just the first month. >> at 338 pounds, it was hard for me to do anything. i couldn't... run... i couldn't even tie my shoes. >> i got my new body all because of the total gym. just 10 minutes a day, three or four times a week, and you can have a new body too. and i love it. >> a recent clinical study from a major university examined if the total gym really did provide a true total body workout. 100% of the participants in the study reported losing weight and inches.

they also saw an increase in aerobic capacity, muscular strength and muscular endurance. so if you're looking for a total body solution, the answer is the total gym. >> i've been training on the total gym now for over 35 years. then i got my wife to start training on it 15 years ago... and now three years ago i got dakota working out on the total gym, and i started training him mainly for him to be able to excel in his other athletic endeavors. let's start to show some of the exercises that you do that help you in your gymnastics and help you in your martial arts. dakota's been doing this now for a little over three years, and it has really, as you can tell, has developed him incredibly. not getting the big muscles, you know, like a bodybuilder, but that lean and mean body-build that it really creates incredible strength. too many kids today are sitting on the couch and watching television and not getting the

exercise that they need, so instead of a kid sitting on the couch, he can get up, walk over to the total gym and get in a tremendous workout. and you parents, too, if you're spending too much time on the couch yourself, you know, you can get on the total gym and exercise with your kids. that's what's really great with dakota and i. it gives us something to do together, and i really enjoy working out with you. how about you, dakota? >> yeah. >> [laughs] you should try it out. arm wrestle this kid. i've tried it a couple times. [laughs] >> gena nelson dreamed about running a marathon. well, she has lost 55 pounds using the total gym, and just started training for her first race. >> oh, wow, this is... this picture is from week prior to using the total gym. when i first started using the total gym, my coworkers, they noticed a difference and they noticed that i was actually losing the weight and i was getting smaller and they wanted to know what my secret was, and i told 'em i didn't have

a secret, that i was using the total gym. prior to starting the total gym, my first goal was i wanted to complete a marathon. another goal of mine was to be able to fit into my size 5 jeans which i've been able to. if i can do it, anyone can do it. my name is gena nelson and i've lost 55 pounds using the total gym. >> total gym works your arms, your back, your stomach, anything you have, any part of your body, and it works it really well. every movement, whether it's the flys, the overhead, the squats, they're all efficient, so what you're doing is combining your time and your effort into one really productive workout. if i had to go to a gym and use all the different machines to get what i get out of total gym, i'd probably be on 15 to 20 machines, and waiting for somebody to get off it. with free weights or universals, i've never found the efficiency that total gym has. i would say if people are skeptical about using the total gym for a tremendous workout and you're used to going to a gym, pumping really heavy weights,

come try it. it will make you really happy, give you a great workout, it's fun, it's just a perfect piece of equipment and you get a great workout out of it, i guarantee it. [♪...] >> you can go from upper body, raid it-- right into your thighs. you can go right here, biceps. and then you can just move and glide from one position to the next. right now i'm really feeling it, you know, rounding out this, you know, trouble zone. >> man: uh-huh. >> i mean, you know, the fluidity with which you can move from exercise to exercise, so when one set of muscles fatigue, you just switch right to the next one. check it out. gonna tighten your belly and you're gonna use your core for everything that you do. not only are you working your shoulders right now but you're working your stomach. and this is one of the secrets of total gym and why it is that

you can get a workout in such a short time. [♪...] >> my 25th high school reunion coming up and i said, "i'm not going like this. i'm getting the total gym." the total gym was so easy to work, it was literally no putting together, just up, open, and you can use it right away. the total gym helped me lose about 28 pounds. i went from a size 8 that i was about to bust out of into a size 2, so i was very ecstatic. i went to my high school reunion looking fabulous. >> in my "before" picture i was about 182 pounds. i'm 42 with a beer gut. now i'm down to 155 pounds just by using the total gym. i was 157 pounds when i got out of the marine corps, so i haven't felt this good for over 27 years. >> my legs, my thighs, my rear end and everything was just huge. using the total gym, i lost

50 pounds. went from a size 13 to a size 6 in about 16 weeks. and i feel wonderful, i feel more energetic. >> and get up, you can do it. if i can do it, you can do it. >> it has changed my life where i want to tell everybody out there that i run into. i want to tell people, "this is what i've done." in just this short time. >> get the total gym, start out 10 minutes a day. that's all it takes. >> i would agree the total gym's given me an incredible lower body. [laughs] >> karena and katrina are known to the millions who follow them for exercise and fitness tips as the tone it up girls. let's see how they rate the total gym after giving it a try. >> hi, i'm karena. >> and i'm katrina, and we're from tone it up. >> we were so excited when total gym came to us and asked us to review their product. we've had it for a while now... >> and we've fallen in love with it. [♪...] if you really want to isolate the lower abs and the whole waistline and the upper abs,

this is the move. >> this is a great move for your chest. this next move is a great move to really target all the muscles in your upper body, your triceps, your lats. it's called the surfer. i really like this move for your waistline, your lower abs. quick, it's easy. gets the job done. this next move is one of our favorite exercises to work the booty. >> i love this move for lifting and toning the booty, because that's what we all want, right? [laughs] >> really like this to work the hamstrings, the back of both legs... and at the same time i'm working my abs. >> so the more muscles that you work at the same time, the more calories you burn, the higher your metabolism is, and the faster you tone up. i can go from working my shoulders to my biceps and then to my back, the back of my shoulders. >> and the cool thing about this is you can adjust the height of the bench, so whatever your fitness level, you can definitely work out on here. >> now our philosophy at tone it up is that you're not

going to do something unless you enjoy it and you have some fun, so this is perfect for that, and you'll never regret a workout, so just hop on, even if it's for five minutes, and do something for yourself. >> 11 years ago when i first started using the total gym i was 233 pounds. i was completely overweight. but the original plan of using the total gym was just to get me back in shape enough to go back to the gym, and the thing that i realized was is after starting to use the total gym, i didn't need to go back to the gym. the total gym gives me the workout that i need to be in the shape i'm in, to keep the weight loss down. i was at 233 pounds. i'm at 192 now, that's a 41-pound weight loss. and with the help of the total gym, i've been able to keep it off. >> male announcer: now for the first time, you can replace an entire gym full of equipment with the one piece of equipment that does it all. your total gym xls comes fully assembled. just open it up and you're ready to begin. >> female announcer: and this instructional dvd gives you complete programs for beginning, intermediate and advanced workouts. and right now, you'll also

receive john carleo's dvd with his amazing six-to-eight-minute- a-day total gym workout. and as a special bonus, you'll also receive trainer todd durkin's three-dvd series. >> i've created three new total gym workout programs, promising to deliver maximum results at every fitness level. >> female announcer: todd will motivate you to increase your strength, stamina and energy, raise your metabolism and burn fat, whatever your fitness level. these videos will help you get into the best shape of your life faster and easier than you ever imagined possible. >> male announcer: with total gym, you can work your major muscle groups simultaneously to get a total body workout in a fraction of the time you could with circuit training or free weights. >> female announcer: anyone can use the total gym, regardless of age or fitness level, because your own body weight provides the resistance. you simply raise the incline to increase resistance and lower it to reduce resistance. more reps at the lower incline slenderizes, firms and tones for that longer, leaner look. >> male announcer: while fewer reps at the higher inclines are ideal for bodybuilding. >> female announcer: and because the total gym stretches you as

you work out, workouts are fun and energizing, instead of boring and exhausting, and look at this! when you're finished with your workout, just fold it up and slide it under a bed, up against a wall or into a closet. >> male announcer: and when you call, don't forget to ask about the all-new, revolutionary ab crunch accessory. >> female announcer: total gym xls is built to last and it comes with a lifetime warranty. >> male announcer: and now, you can try the total gym absolutely risk-free. if you're not delighted, you can return it for a full refund. >> why wait? there's never been a better time to get into the best shape of your life with total gym. [♪...] call the number on your screen. [♪...] >> total gym recently teamed up with one of professional sports' top trainers, todd durkin, to create three new total gym high-energy workouts. >> i'm here on the total gym, one of my favorite tools. if you're anything like any of my clients, you often time start for a great workout. if you really want to get in lots of different exercises

with great results, you can get in dozens of different exercises in as little as 20, 30 minutes to blast your metabolism, release fat and get nice and strong. and whether you're just starting out or you're a seasoned, savvy fitness enthusiast, these exercises will surely work you as hard as you want to work. now, this is challenging as much as you want it to because i can vary the intensity by just the changing the height of the total gym. regardless of your age, or if you're a female who wants to get fit, or a recreational athlete, it really doesn't matter 'cause the total gym is going to allow you to work, live and play at your absolute best. >> one of the biggest reasons people give for why they don't work out is time. for example, take two friends, shari and tina. but while tina has to get in her car and drive across town to a gym, all shari has to do is walk across the living room to get to her own gym-- the total gym. not only does it give you a

complete workout faster than if you drove to the gym, but the convenience of having it in your home means that you'll really use it. and since working out on a total gym is so easy, shari can finish her workout in just about the time it takes tina to get to the gym! how often have you decided against going to the gym because you didn't have the time or the energy to drive all the way there, work out and then drive all the way back home? but the total gym is always ready when you are. [♪...] >> man: when i'm looking through these pictures, i just can't believe that's me. >> i'm kind of disgusted. >> i'm embarrassed-- i can't believe that was even me. >> i didn't feel good about myself. >> very ashamed of how i let myself go. when i first started noticing a difference was my jeans didn't fit anymore. >> dropped a dress size in just the first month. >> a couple of my favorite exercises on the total gym are the chest fly... >> really like the leg pulleys.

>> i was a size 12 and i went down to a size 5/6. >> ...in my arms... and my stomach. >> biceps. >> now, with the total gym, i've lost 175 pounds. >> i lost 52 pounds. >> i was 278 at my highest and right now i'm right around 230. >> i love this one for the back of my arms. >> i lost a hundred pounds. >> doing those back-up squats... really feel it. >> lost 30 pounds using the total gym. >> the exercises are becoming more fluid-- i'm able to change from one to the other pretty easily. >> and then i can go from there straight into a bicep curl. >> now i've lost 80 pounds and i've kept it off for about a year and a half. >> gym's so nice, too; you don't have to mess with changing weights and changing barbells and switching everything out. >> i was a little over 180 pounds. my weight today is 158 pounds. >> it's a total... gym-- i guess that was a good name for it. >> this is something i definitely want to stick with the rest of my life. it's just all right there-- total gym. >> thank you, total gym. >> thank you, total gym.

>> all: thank you, total gym! >> many times i'll come into the gym just to work on my triceps. why? because guys will always walk up to you and say, "hey, how's it going?" and they want to see if you have any muscle in your arms. and so that's what motivates me to come in here and work on these triceps, so when they do grab me by the arm, it's not gonna be all mushy. [laughs] so here's the exercise that i do. i'll do this here and i'll rotate 'em-- see how i'm rotating my hands? so this works different parts of the tricep. and then soon as i work this to exhaustion where i can't do any more, then i'll come up here and work the back. why the back? because as you get older, you have a tendency for your back to slump from lack of muscle, and i want to make sure that i'll always maintain a good posture no matter what my age is. and then soon as i do these then i'll go right back

to exhaustion on my triceps. and once i can't do any more of these, then i'll go back to my back with my palms down this time. and pull back again to keep that back straight. then i'll go back to exhaustion again on the triceps. i just finished a movie called expendables 2 and this is how i stayed in shape to do this movie, and i think i was in better shape than all the other actors... [laughs] on the set. >> i did a movie with chuck norris and of course, chuck norris uses the total gym and his wife, gena, is so fit, and i said, "how did you get that fit?" and she looked at me and she said, "total gym!" "wow", and then all of a sudden, i had the opportunity to get one. when i started using the total gym, i was amazed that it could be fun and not torturous! i could get the results i wanted but there are so many different types of exercises that one can do on the total gym. i think the biggest surprise for me and the biggest reward for me

using the total gym is that i can get great results in not a lot of time, because when i'm on a set and i'm working, and i'm working 16, 18 hours a day, it's hard to find the time. never did i know that i could work on the total gym for 15 minutes a day and see results. >> you know, i get so many people ask, "why the total gym?" well, i'd love to be able to give you just, like, a one-word answer, but the fact of the matter is there's a multitude of reasons, o.k.? i don't have to drive 30 minutes to the gym. i don't have to pay for gym membership. and once i do get into the workout, i don't have to worry about going to different machines. i don't have to worry about changing the pins, you know? i don't have to worry about guys already using the machine that i wanted to use. variety, convenience, affordability... i got news for you, man, there are a multitude of reasons why i use the total gym, and last but certainly not least, because it works.

>> this is stephen sofia, the most patient man in the world. >> [laughs] >> who allowed me to realize my broadway dream. he's my dance teacher, and i got the chance to play roxie hart in chicago thanks to stephen and my total gym. why don't you show me some of your favorite moves? >> absolutely. i can go right from the chest right into my back. i can add a rotation so i'm getting my oblique. >> you're feeling that right now in your back. >> in my back. >> in your belly... >> in my belly 'cause i have to hold myself up on the glide board-- right into biceps. i can go from biceps right into my shoulder press and then i can bring this back and i go right here and isolate from the elbow and hit the tricep. >> that's the secret of the total gym, is that you're using several muscles at the same time. how many machines can go straight from your arms into the legs. >> exactly. >> you can also stand here and do little pulses. >> mm-hmm. >> and boy, those'll really... >> you're really targeting it, burning it out.

>> really target that zone. >> yeah. >> i like to turn it into a little bit of a sit-up. >> absolutely. there's a nice, little crunch in there, but your arms are active. >> [laughs] >> i mean, this machine is... >> it's versatile. >> it's so versatile. >> it really is. >> there's so much you can do. it is truly a total body fitness machine. >> looking through these pictures, i just can't believe that's me three years ago. now, with the total gym, i've lost 175 pounds. when i weighed 338 pounds, it was hard for me to do anything. i couldn't run, i couldn't even tie my shoes. my kids were always after me, wanting me to go out and play with 'em and i couldn't really do it. i love the total gym because i've lost so much weight on it, it's just easier to spend time with my kids. we can play and i'm not all out of breath, and we have a good time now, don't we, baby? >> male announcer: now for the first time, you can replace an entire gym full of equipment with the one piece of equipment that does it all. your total gym xls comes fully assembled. just open it up and you're

ready to begin. >> female announcer: and this instructional dvd gives you complete programs for beginning, intermediate and advanced workouts. and right now, you'll also receive john carleo's dvd with his amazing six-to-eight-minute- a-day total gym workout. and as a special bonus, you'll also receive trainer todd durkin's three-dvd series. >> i've created three new total gym workout programs promising to deliver maximum results at every fitness level. >> female announcer: todd will motivate you to increase your strength, stamina and energy, raise your metabolism and burn fat, whatever your fitness level. these videos will help you get into the best shape of your life faster and easier than you ever imagined possible. >> male announcer: with total gym, you can work your major muscle groups simultaneously to get a total body workout in a fraction of the time you could with circuit training or free weights. >> female announcer: anyone can use the total gym, regardless of age or fitness level, because your own body weight provides the resistance. you simply raise the incline to increase resistance and lower it to reduce resistance. more reps at the lower incline

slenderizes, firms and tones for that longer, leaner look. >> male announcer: while fewer reps at the higher inclines are ideal for bodybuilding. >> female announcer: and because the total gym stretches you as you work out, workouts are fun and energizing, instead of boring and exhausting, and look at this! when you're finished with your workout, just fold it up and slide it under a bed, up against a wall or into a closet. >> male announcer: and when you call, don't forget to ask about the all-new, revolutionary ab crunch accessory. >> female announcer: total gym xls is built to last and it comes with a lifetime warranty. >> male announcer: and now, you can try the total gym absolutely risk-free. if you're not delighted, you can return it for a full refund. >> why wait? there's never been a better time to get into the best shape of your life with total gym. [♪...] call the number on your screen. [♪...] >> hi, my name's jenny walden and i lost 30 pounds using the total gym. i was watching tv and realized that all of a sudden, here i'm

a size 12, the biggest i've ever been. it was time for a change, and total gym was the answer for me. it was encouraging, because i started to notice a difference in... the way i felt, in the way my clothes started to fit. it was easy, really, to lose the 30 pounds. i was a size 12 and i went down to a size 5/6. thank you, total gym. >> the total gym is so effective that even world-class athletes like pro football player kellen winslow use it to stay in shape. [whooshing] >> you know, they ask me a lot of questions-- "how does it work?"-- and i show 'em. and i usually show 'em by starting off with the chest, the bench press, and it really helps me with my blocking. get about three sets of 15, three sets of 10... how much time you have and it's real efficient. it just keeps me flexible. i can, um... it takes a few seconds, you switch from the workout and then you get your triceps in.

come here with it... then you switch... just like that, and you can get your biceps in. [♪...] and just like that, within a minute, i've done three exercises. and it works, total gym works. >> olivia newton-john landed the lead role in the movie grease and she went on to win just about every kind of music award you can think of, but when it comes to looking and feeling younger, her secret weapon is the same as mine: the total gym. >> kind of a goal in my mind that i wanted to trim off a few pounds, trim off a few inches. total gym really is the perfect name for the machine, because i can do everything: i can do my upper body, i can do lower body, i can do pilates moves, i can do yoga moves. i think that if you want to make a change in your life, whether it's to lose weight, whether it's to get strong, whether it's to just lean out, whatever you want to do, the total gym can

satisfy all those things. i look at myself now and i go, "wow, you really did it!" 'cause people have said to me, "you're looking good." i said, "yeah, i've been working out on the total gym." "really? it really works?" i say, "yeah, it really does. it really works." >> let me show you why the total gym keeps me motivated. i want to work the tris... do these here. if i want to work the lats... right here. if i want to work the chest... here. and i'll combine them. i'll do the chest... lats... and tris. i'll mix 'em all three together if i start getting bored. if you're sitting up here then you can work the chest. you vary it. so you work all sections of the chest-- up higher... and then i'll practice my punches. see that? see the tremendous variety that you have with this total gym? it's absolutely incredible.

>> look at these pictures. i am embarrassed. i can't believe that was even me-- i mean, you have to remember, these are the pictures that i didn't delete off the camera right away. these are the ones that weren't "that bad." and so when i look at them, i'm just shocked. i can't believe that that's what i looked like. within the first month, i could really start to see results. i dropped a dress size in just the first month and i think i lost 10 pounds that very first month that we were trying it. i could feel my body and see my body being more toned and tightened. i could really feel results just within a few days. now i've lost 80 pounds and i've kept it off for about a year and a half. i'm so thankful that i had my total gym, that i stuck with it and that i don't look like this anymore. >> male announcer: now for the first time, you can replace an entire gym full of equipment with the one piece of equipment that does it all. your total gym xls comes fully assembled. just open it up and you're ready to begin. >> female announcer: anyone can use the total gym, regardless of age or fitness level, because

your own body weight provides the resistance. you simply raise the incline to increase resistance and lower it to reduce resistance. more reps at the lower incline slenderizes, firms and tones for that longer, leaner look. >> male announcer: while fewer reps at the higher inclines are eal for bodybuilding. >> female announcer: and because the total gym stretches you as you work out, workouts are fun and energizing, instead of boring and exhausting, and look at this! when you're finished with your workout, just fold it up and slide it under a bed, up against a wall or into a closet. total gym xls is built to last and it comes with a lifetime warranty. >> male announcer: and now, you can try the total gym absolutely risk-free. if you're not delighted, you can return it for a full refund. >> why wait? there's never been a better time to get into the best shape of your life with total gym. [♪...] call the number on your screen. [♪...] >> i saw some pictures of how big i'd actually gotten.

in this picture right here, i was building a home and when i saw that picture, i thought, if i keep gaining weight at the rate i'm going, i'm not going to live in this house very long at all, so i had to do something about that weight. people started noticing results. they were asking me what i was doing to stay in shape or get into shape. here's the wash blade. i told them it was the total gym. well, i was 278 at my highest and right now, i'm right around 230 now, so 48 pounds. when i look at pictures like these and i see the difference in my size and the condition i'm in, it's just amazing. i feel great. glad i ordered the total gym. >> i started using the total gym when i was in my 30s and have stayed with it ever since. it's been perfect for me at every age, from my 30s to today. i have never found a piece of equipment that is as effective as the total gym. now in my 70s, i can still do all the things i enjoy.

how about you? >> people come up to me and they say, "christie, i've used the total gym and it's changed my life." >> it has changed my life to where i want to tell everybody out there that i run into. i want to tell people, "this is what i've done in just a short time." >> why wait? there's never been a better time to get into the best shape of your life with the total gym. >> what's it gonna take to get you to just pick up the phone and change your life? >> what do have to lose except, you know, 70 pounds? >> it has worked for me and it can work for you. get ready to change your life with the total gym. >> announcer: the preceding program was id commercial presentation for total gym fitness.

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has coined a special term for the everyday, hard working person out there that takes care of their family we're calling them now, industrial athletes. take a look at this. years as a firefighter, and now a home inspector, has taken a tremendous toll on louis' joints. especially his knees. i had the knee surgery, the problem with the knee surgery is put more stress on the other knee. so i started to get pain in the other knee. pain was making it almost impossible to do his job. i was having trouble getting up and down ladders. i couldn't get out of a crawl space. then, louis discovered the miraculous pain relief of tommie copper. now that i'm using the tommie copper elbow and knee sleeves, i'm able to do the things i able to do when i was 30 years old. so, i got my life back. after menopause, janet gained weight and her cholesterol soared. i was very sad, and scared because the doctor was ready to put me on medicine, and i didn't want to do that. pain from an elbow injury made exercise impossible. i tried to work out and i was in worse pain. then she discovered

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she say, my friend? she said to me, well i guess you're not a firefighter any more. look at the way you're moving right now. and i was floored. floored. so, since tommie copper? my life has completely changed. i'm a completely new person. i saw on that tape the way you ran up those steps, you're able to get into crawl spaces, all those places. crawl spaces, up steps, up ladders, i'm walking roofs, i'm getting in and out of places that i've never been in before. now janet. yes. you're a little different story. who hooked you up with tommie copper? i saw the tommie copper television show. i thought i'd might as well give this a try. i had nothing else to lose. my cholesterol was way up, up over 400. i got the sleeve, i put it on, and that day, no pain. the next day, no pain. i kept it up. i'm so proud and grateful to tommie copper because these were the pants that i used to wear. there you go. that's what i'm talking about. and i

dropped my cholesterol, seriously. now you've seen how tommie copper has helped everyday people overcome debilitating aches and pains, but what about real life heroes who put their lives on the line every single day? take a look at this. being a firefighter is extremely strenuous. your body takes a beating. we get plenty of aches and pains. my knees, shoulders, elbows. it's very important to be physically fit. it's the difference between life and death. i'd try anything to get rid of the pain. hey guys. i'm in the town of baltimore, standing in front of the herman williams jr. fire house. it's named after my father! my father was the chief of the fire department her in baltimore city. the first african american chief of a major city fire department, in america. what a better place to put tommie copper to the test? we went to baltimore city's engine company 20. these brave men and women deal with pain every day. hopefully, tommie copper can help out a little bit. we're glad to be a part of it. i'm just going to give you guys a whole bunch of this stuff. everything from shirts, shorts, knees, ankles, elbows, wrists. all i want you to do in

the next couple weeks is try it out. if it works or it doesn't. tell me what you think. a little more than three weeks later, we came back to the fire house. did tommie copper help to relieve their pain? 100%. it feels great. and it makes the job easier. i've been wearing the tommie copper almost regularly. it actually gave me support for my shoulder. it increases my mobility. i love it. i'm doing so much better now. day to day pain, gone. i wish i would have known about it before. yah! baltimore's bravest! next. how can a 72 year old neurosurgeon compete in a grueling ironman triathlon? with a little help from tommie copper. still to come. less than 2 years since his tragic waterskiing accident, tommie copper's inventor attempts to get back into the game. more than 100 million americans live in pain. are you one of them? the arthritis is very painful and i have a problem walking. pain was so bad. day in and day out

for years. stop the pain of arthritis, injury and aging. relieve the chronic aches and stiffness that rob you of mobility, a good night sleep, an active life. visit tommie copper's online store. turn back the clock. stop the pain. and get moving again. tommie copper shirt has allowed me to work like i used to when i was in my 20s. i started with the knee sleeves and they were amazing. i put them on to sleep in and i didn't have any pain. the tommie copper compression sleeve works. and that's why i recommend it to all my patients. start living pain free for as little at $24.50. now that i'm using the tommie copper elbow and knee sleeves, i got my life back. since i started wearing tommie copper, not only have i experienced dramatic pain relief, it has improved my flexibility, and range of motion. i am even able to snowboard like i did 10 years ago, and at the end of the day, guess what! i'm pain free. the secret is tommie copper's unique therapeutic

copper compression. that works with a patented copper infused yarn, with exclusive multi-directional compression technology. choose from a variety of styles and colors by visiting our online store. americans spend millions on pain medication, only to find temporary relief. and experience lasting relief. comfortable all day compression sleeves for knees, elbows, calves, ankles, and wrists. long and short sleeve compression shirts. and incredibly versatile compression shorts. revolutionary copper compression gloves. copper compression socks, over the calf and crew leg. and stylish comfortable compression tights. call or go online right now, and as a special offer, exclusively for viewers of this program, buy two or more products and get shipping absolutely free. don't live in pain for one more second. do what i and so many others have already done. experience the incredible pain relief of tommie copper's revolutionary copper compression products.

grab a tape measure and log on or call right now. welcome back to tommie copper tv. a few weeks ago, holly and i had the honor to attending a 5k run/walk to benefit arthritis sufferers. and especially incredible young man who has been dealing with pain since he was 8 years old. take a look at this. are you ready? go go go! we're at a charity run/walk event. and a lot of participants are dealing with arthritis pain. let's see if we can help them. so you guys got a ton of people running for you today. we do, we do. it's very special the fact that it's in honor of you, sir. yah. i know what it's like for what you're dealing with, but this can give you a little bit mobility. i'm tellin' you, i use it all the time. so let's see. i'm going to give out stuff right now. yah. what do we need? i have back issues. so give him a shirt. knees. knees, bang. i'm hookin' you up to bottom. every single piece of your body i want to cover. we're going to

switch this. i'm going to hook you up the whole 9 yards, you'll be walking around the house like this. what's up. i noticed you have that big knee sleeve on. yah. is it comfortable? nah. you need that to run? yah. i would like offer you this sleeve in exchange for that one. ok. will you wear that in the race today? yah. excellent. woo. can you tell us how you're doing? oh my god, i love it. fantastic. how do your knees feel, now. they actually feel perfect. not a single ounce of pain. right after i'm done, i usually get really stiff. but right now, i feel like i can do it again. talk to me. tell me how your knee feels. it feels awesome. fantastic. my back didn't bother me the whole run. not at all. is it really? that's the most exercise i've been able to do in 2.5 years. i have degenerative bone disease. until today, i haven't been

able to run more than 100 yards. i've had arthritis for about 4.5 years now. and i never felt as good with these. except for with these on. tommie copper works, there's no doubt about it. absolutely incredible, right? it really was, montel. and we hear this time and time again. people who experience relief, dramatic relief from tommie copper. i gotta give it up for her. now look. how does tommie copper's therapeutic compression work, dr mike cirigliano. come on, dr mike. you just saw some people who gave pretty dramatic stories. is this real? montel, you know, you and i've been together for quite a few years. i live by one motto, and that is; in god we trust, in everybody else, show me the data. there ya go. all right? now those folks, wore compression. the studies show

it actually reduces swelling and makes you have less pain and feel better. all right. let's talk a little bit about the science of why it actually works. can you help me with that? absolutely. here we are. ok. all right folks. now. let me get over here. so what does compression do? let's take a look. it forces pressure up against that leg and it does several things. it actually increases blood flow in the arteries, allowing blood to get further up quicker back into the heart. and that's the beauty of this modality of treatment called compression. now that's the explanation of how compression works from a medical doctor. now let's hear from a doctor who actually uses tommie copper for himself. he's a 72 year old neurosurgeon, who just happens to be, you ready for this? an iron man athlete. take a look at this. hi, i'm joe maroon. i'm a neurosurgeon and i just finished the half

iron man triathlon race in muncie indiana. for the first time, i wore the compression on my knee and the undergarments, and i have to say, i finished my best race ever at age 72. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome iron man triathlete, dr. joseph maroon. welcome to the show. have a seat sir. so adding something like compression wear, like what you have on now. why would you add this to your regimen? well, montel, whenever you're doing endurance events, you're looking for something that's going to enhance your performance, increase your endurance, and also, have better recovery time. i'm always looking, just like any athlete, for that edge. but you were out there in 100 degrees plus. actually, it was 103. yikes. but i think the fabric, the breathability, the comfort that i experienced, i really didn't notice at all. in fact, on the run, i felt very comfortable and it was helpful. just as a triathlete, as an iron man yourself, would you recommend to other ironmen they wear this? i felt these have

helped me tremendously and i'm certainly going to wear them in my future races. there you go. look. from an intense iron man competition, to the peace and tranquility of golf course. if you don't think golf doesn't take a toll on your body, you'll change your mind after you meet our next two guests. take a look at this. as i got into my 40s, i started getting some aches and pains in various parts of my body. my shoulder and particularly my forearms. being a golfer, i have back aches. being a golfer, i have knee aches, foot aches, and ankle aches. i take 6-8 advil in the morning before playing. it got to the point where i didn't want to play golf anymore. you really are destroying your body every time you swing. next, find out how tommie copper has helped these two golfers relieve their pain and improve their game. plus, two women want to thank montel for helping them become mothers again. and tommie copper inventor, tom kallish, will attempt to waterski for the first time since the ddevastating accident that nearly took his life. go dad.

visit tommie copper's online store. turn back the clock. stop the pain. and get moving again. as we get a little older, we do get arthritis in our thumb joints. so i said, hey, let me try and see, you know, if they can help. well, they helped. start living pain free for as little at $24.50. i have been teaching fitness for 32 years. wearing the shorts and the knees, i feel like someone gave me a dose of energy. experience tome copper's revolutionary copper compression for as little as $24.50. after i put on the tommie copper sleeve, i was able to fly up the stairs. call or go online right now, and as a special offer, exclusively for viewers of this program. buy two or more products and get shipping absolutely free. don't live in pain for one more second. experience the

incredible pain relief of tommie copper's revolutionary copper compression products. grab a tape measure and log on or call right now. before i do anythng in the morning, i always put my tommie copper on. i wear the ankle sleeve, the knee sleeve. i have the compression shorts, and i wear the compression shirt. i play with the tommie copper sleeve on. i don't realize it's there, it doesn't get in the way, and i don't get that pain anymore. none. welcome back to tommie copper tv. please welcome, from atlanta ga, professional golfer matt icard. from katona ny, scratch golfer, amateur golfer, mr phil wright. welcome to you both to tommie copper tv. how you doing? good sir. how are you sir? we were talking before a second, matt here, you want to become a pro golfer. you want to get your pro card, or something? i want to be on the pga tour, yes sir. and so now tell me what's going on. what's been stopping you from getting there? a little bit of pain here and there. and just being able to play more than i do right now. it's tough to walk

around on that course, right? got some aches and pains? yes, definitely through my knee and ankle. now how do you think tommie copper could help you get your card? i need to be able to be on the course 12-14 hours a day and practice and play. and phil, you're a scratch golfer. tell me what that means. that means i play at a competitive level, but never turned pro. so you go and beat up on your friends? exactly. i got it, i got it. tell them the truth, golf, the swing itself makes your body do unnatural things, right? exactly. so here, could you do a little demonstration for me phil? sure. show everybody exactly how this works. now i'm going to get out of the way, here. well, the golf swing in general is not something the body was naturally meant to do. as you can see, phil going here, so you're putting an inordinate amount of torque on your back, on you knee, through your hips. and as phil comes back through the other way, so you can see he's putting even more coming in through the hips and knees. look down there at his knees, where he's going through his knees, both knees switch... yah, you're putting force straight down and through

especially through the left knee and you're twisting your body. and your body isn't really meant to twist , it is meant to go forward and back. give me one of those good scratch swings. guys, give it up for our golfers. give it up for them. phil and matt. well, tommie, the man responsible for all these incredible stories of relief from tommie copper, and that's tommie copper inventor, tom kallish himself. before he comes out, he told me he has a very special message for all of us and i don't have any idea what it is. let's take a look at it together. take a look at this. hi montel, it's 6:30 in the morning. it's been a year and a half since the accident. i'm pretty confident i can make this happen. with god's help, and a little luck, and tommie copper, i'm off to the races. go dad. i'm a little tired. but i couldn't be more grateful.

the idea you could come back from what i had gone through, is nothing shy of a miracle. please welcome tom kallish to the show. talk to me for a second. let's talk about that accident you had. skiing, coect? i did. what was that? it was about a year and 3/4 ago and there was a buried tree trunk below the water that nobody saw. and, uh, when i hit it, lost my knee, my hip and two vertebrae's in my back. and basically, we thought it was over. and i found myself wearing the products all through the four surgeries i had to have. all through the recoveries. all through the rehabs. when you have a hip replacement, you're not supposed to get out of the hospital for a minimum of 4 days. i was out in 30 hours. and, uh, that was because i was able to do the things they needed me to do and i attribute them to these products i was

wearing. so you got it back. you're back to skiing out there in the water, but look, my friend. next week, i'm ducking out of here and finally going down to chile, because you know my big thing is snowboarding. this is the 13th anniversary of my announcement of ms. and i want to show people how tommie copper gave me back my life back. gave you your hip back, c'mon go snowboarding with me next week. you're inviting me on national tv to go away? yup. chile. i guess i'm going to chile next week. that's what i'm talking about. part of the reason you're here is to actually tell people to understand the man behind the product is a man who stands behind the product, because he uses the product. that's true. but you also started this idea of, tell them, a hundred thousand? a few months ago, we started a campaign on our facebook page called 100,000 stories of relief. we were so interested in hearing real people, real stories, real problems, real solutions. we got over 10,000 replies all over the world after combing through all these, there were two that really brought us to tears. take a look at this. my

name is april thomas. i'm 33 years old. i have two kids. and without tommie copper, i wouldn't be able to keep up with my kids, or even get out of the bed. my name is karen whidden. and before tommie copper, i felt hopelessly trapped in a body filled with pain. three years ago, i walked around with this loose knee cap. i tore a lot of cartilage. so i had the surgery. but it didn't heal correctly. i could not walk. it was unbearable. for 15 years, i have been dealing with pain. and i've been diagnosed with ostio arthritis. it felt like somebody had stood over the top of my hip with a shotgun and blasted down through my hip and i felt like my heel was blown off. i thought there was no way out. i did want to die. i felt worthless, you know. i wasn't doing my job as a mom. it's such a great feeling to get your life back. especially when you have two little kids that

depend on you. i really was to the point where i just wanted give up. and i got the sleeve and it did exactly what it they said. and now i've never been happier. i can take care of my kids. i can get out of bed. no pain. immediately when i got the copper gear in the mail, i put it on. and i would say, within a couple of hours, i started to feel like my pain was retreating. i slept in it that night and by the next morning, i was completely pain free. i don't know how to describe it. it was gone. montel, thank you. i've got my life back. i'm not sure what i'm going to say when i meet montel. but i do want to give him a hug. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome from seattle wa, karen whidden. and from corpus kristi tx, april thomas. welcome them to the show. give them a big round of applause. hi ladies. give me that hug. c'mon girlfriend,

give me that hug. yes. come on over here. come on next to me. there you go. ladies, come on, april, talk to me for a minute. that knee problem, how long was that bothering you before you had the surgery? it went on for 2 years. then after that surgery, you thought you were going to get some relief, but what happened? it basically, the cartilage was so bad gone, that it swelled up 3 times the size it was. did you try the braces and other things? i bought braces, gels, endless pain killers where it was like i was more sleepy than up. you could no longer keep up with your littlest one. yes. and you had to ask someone else to step in to help you. right? and who was that you had to ask? my son. and he's only 10. and he's right there. right? but you knew you needed to get some relief. yes. how did you find out about the sleeves? i was up one night and i was like lord, if you want me to still be a mama, show me something. oh

know. and all of a sudden, you turned on the tv and there was my mug. exactly. that's exactly what happened. like 10 minutes after, i was going through the channels late at night and i couldn't sleep, i was in so much pain. and there you was. let me see. i said ok. let me just order it and after i put it on, i'm running again. well there you go. that's great. and, and running to keep up with the both of them, right? yah. how do you feel, though? 'cause i'm going to cry again. it's ok. to be a mom, it's my joy. and if i couldn't take care of my kids, it's like someone ripped my job out of my life. and now i'm having fun again. i have my life back. that's what i'm talking about. absolutely. and karen, similar, right? i had an accident in 2005. car accident. an automobile accident. um, i injured both arms, um, my back,

my left hip and neck. and because of that, a lot of people don't understand that pain medication puts some weight on you. right. and the fact you can't work out, puts more weight on you. right. the fact you get stressed out because you're not working out because you're in pain puts more weight on you. the fact you put more weight on you puts more weight on you. right? it's a cycle. right. and then you discovered tommie copper. i put it on right when i got it. i kept it on throughout the night, i woke up in the morning and i was like, it is gone. completely. and see. you know. hear me folks, it just doesn't only give back motion you had, it doesn't only give you a little bounce in your step, tommie copper give you your life back. so i gotta thank you ladies. thank you so much for sharing your stories with all of us. honestly. and tom, i gotta thank you for sharing this amazing product with us all the world, my friend. it is truly an honor to help people

in pain every day. an ultimate honor. we see there is a couple hundred people here today and it's going to be my pleasure to say all of you are going home with our products today. that's it. everybody is going home with tommie copper! visit tommie copper's online store. turn back the clock. stop the pain. and get moving again. between my knees and my elbows, the pain is so excruciating, you can't fall back to sleep. now with the tommie copper product, i get back to sleep like a baby. take the copper comfort challenge. we're so confident you'll find relief from tommie copper compression wear, we want you to try it for 30 days risk free. start living pain free for as little at $24.50. call or go online right now, and as a special offer, exclusively for viewers of this program. buy two or more products and get shipping absolutely free. experience the incredible pain relief of

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welcome to through the bible with les feldick a 30-minute walk through the scriptures, teaching in- depth bible truths, that change people's lives. now, here's your host les feldick: les feldick okay, it's good to see everybody once again. and i've explained it on the program so often that when i say i'm glad you're back, it's because our studio audience takes a coffee break while we get ready for the next half-hour. so we're always glad they're back in here for the next program. for those of you joining us on television we just want to thank you for your letters. my how i wish i could just answer every one, i just can't do it. but, i'd certainly like to. but keep writing them. your letters are the highlight of our day and iris and i just thrill at how you share how the lord is using us to bring

you either to a knowledge of yosalvation or to make theof scriptures more enjoyable, whatever the case may be. we just give the lord the credit for it. again, iris always likes to have me remind you that we are in book 49 today. and that means that since genesis 1:1 we have put out a lot of programs, but we're in book 49 and if you have any questions about this program use that number, it helps the girls tremendously. alright, we're in a bible study, let's go right back to where we left off in the closing moments of our last program and that was in hebrews chapter 5 verse 5. we're going to pick up again where we left off. "so also christ glorified not himself." remember, we pointed out that no priest dared to take the role without

god's divine appointment. and so even christ did not assume his priesthood but it was appointed to him by god the father. "so also christ glorified not himself to be made a high priest but he that said unto him, thou art my son, this day i have begotten thee." now we're going to go back once again where we were earlier in psalms chapter 2 because in case someone missed the last program we want you to understand what paul is referring to. that god the father designated to god the son that he should be a high priest but not in the lineage of aaron, the humanly priesthood, but it's going to be the priesthood according to melchizedek and we'll see that a little later in this half-hour. alright, psalms chapter 2 verse 7.

psalms chapter 2 verse 7, "i will declare the decree: the lord (here of course, the lord is a reference to god the father)...the lord hath said unto me (the son), thou art my son." and remember it's capitalized so we're speaking here of christ way back 1000 bc. "thou art my son, this day i have begotten thee." now let's turn all the way up to acts chapter 13 and find out what that meant when god said "this day i have begotten thee." i pointed out, i think, in the last program, david wrote the psalms around 1000 bc and that's not when christ became the only begotten son of god. but prophecy-wise, it was spoken. but in acts chapter

13, we have the scriptural definition of what it meant to be the only begotten son of god. i imagine most of us would be shocked that most of christendom, probably, i say probably, they probably think that he became the only begotten son of god at bethlehem when he was born of the woman. but, not so. that is not when he becomes the only begotten son of god but rather acts tells us exactly when. acts 13 and paul of course, is rehearsing all of this, how christ was crucified, how he was buried. now verse 33 of acts 13, god "god has fulfilled the same unto us

their children, (that is the promises which were made to the forefathers) in that he hath raised up jesus again (that is from the dead) as it is also written in the second psalm (that's why i took you back there before i came into acts)...as it is written in the second psalm, thou art my son, this day have i begotten thee." verse 34 defines it. "and as concerning that." you know i'm a stickler for every word. the average reader just slips over this. as concerning that. concerning what? that god declared him the only begotten son. now concerning that, he raised him from the dead.

now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, i will give you the sure mercies of david." so when did christ become the only begotten son? at his resurrection! at his resurrection. see, and this is why i'm always stressing at least i hope i am, that salvation can be through no other way but through christ's death, burial and resurrection. turn to i corinthians 15 again. for most of you this is over, and over and over but this is still the plainest portion of scripture to reveal the gospel of the grace of god. this is where every lost person has to come.

there is no salvation outside of this death, burial and resurrection. now you know that that raises a lot of eyebrows. i had someone call again the other morning, that their pastor, boy, i'd hate to be in his shoes, their pastor had said that after all christianity isn't the only approach to god, there are many. well, i've got news for him. i've got news for him. he's going to suddenly be shocked when he gets into eternity unless he has a change in the meantime because there is only one way. and another person called and had the same kind of a situation and the pastor had more or less said the same thing. and so he says, on his way out he asked him, well, what do you do? what do you do with john 14 verse

6? you know what that ways? "i am the way the truth and the life, no man cometh unto the father but by me." and you know what that preacher said, well, that doesn't mean what it says. well, that's a cop out, see? it does mean what it says. there is only one way and there is no other religion on earth that can make that claim, because. because, now we're seeing so much about various approaches to god lately, but remember and i've stressed this ever since i've been on television. christianity alone has the remedy for man's sin. the other's don't mention it. christianity alone teaches a resurrection from the dead. not just a matter of dying and going to heaven but there is coming a resurrection day. christianity alone stands on that premise. and that's why paul writes this 15th chapter

of corinthians then, in which there is more teaching on resurrection than all the rest of this book put together and probably more than all the other religious books in the world. and what's the whole vortex of it? that if christ be not raised from the dead then you are yet in your sin. and i've had some examples. scientists especially. i've got one man in particular and he's going to recognize it as soon as i share it. he said, you know for the longest time, he says, i went to church and i had no problem with christ's crucifixion, that he died and that he shed his blood and that he was buried. but, he says, as a scientist i couldn't accept the resurrection. but, he said, i was nothing more than a church member. but when i suddenly saw how that you constantly emphasized the

resurrection, he said, the lord opened my heart and i could believe it. that yes, christ was raised from the dead. and that's where our salvation lies. we've probably got multitudes of church members who believe like this man, that christ died the horrible death of the crucifixion but would not accept the resurrection. without it, they're lost. alright, now look at i corinthians says. this is why the resurrection is at the core of our belief system. verse 1 of i corinthians 15. remember now, this is all coming from "this day have i begotten thee." what day? the day he was raised from the dead. verse 1, "moreover brethren, i declare unto you the gospel (not a gospel -the gospel) which i preached unto you and which also you have received and wherein

you stand. (as a believer, positionally. now verse 2. plainer english could never be written.) by which (that is this gospel)...by which you are saved. if you keep in memory what i preached unto you unless you believed in vain, (for here is paul's gospel). for i delivered unto you first of all (because he was the one to whom this whole concept was revealed.) for i delivered unto you first of all that which i also received, (in other words, the god of glory appeared to this raging persecutor of those followers of jesus of nazareth. converted him there outside damascus. took him into the desert and unloaded on him all of these new concepts of

salvation by faith and faith alone in the death, burial and resurrection. this is unknown before. alright, now look what he said)...i delivered unto you first of all that which i also received how that christ died for our sins according to the scriptures (absolutely the old testament foretold it.) and that he was buried and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures." now that's the gospel. you can't pick and choose two parts. you can't say well i believe that he died. i believe that he was resurrected one way or another. but i can't believe he was dead for three days. see that? you take iteve all or you've got nothing. but when we believe that christ died for our sin. he was dead. he was buried.

he was in the tomb three days and three nights. and god raised him from the dead and he became then the only begotten son of god. and when we believe that, god moves in and transforms us and make us a new person. and without it, they can be "churchmemberized" until they're blue in the face and they're as lost as lost as can be. but it is this gospel that is based on the fact he was raised from the dead. alright now on that same premise i want to bring you back to romans chapter 1. romans chapter 1 which falls right in line with acts 13. chapremember what acts said. now concerning "that". that god declared him the only begotten son of god,

that concerning that, it was when god raised him from the dead that he became then the only begotten son of god. in romans chapter 1, i'm going to start with verse 1 so we pick up the flow. "paul a servant of jesus christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of god which he had promised before by his prophets in the holy scriptures." see what that says. it fits perfectly with i corinthians that he died for our sins according to what? the old testament scriptures. that he rose from the dead. according to what? the old testament scriptures. and here he repeats it, see? "which he promised before by the prophets in the holy scriptures." now verse 3, "concerning his son (the same son that hebrews is dealing with)...concerning

his son jesus christ our lord who was made of the seed of david (that is in the flesh) according to the flesh." now here it comes in verse 4, "and declared (by the psalmist. by god himself. and here through the apostle paul.)...and declared to be the son of god with (what? ) power, according to the spirit of holiness (that is the very power of the holy godhead)...according to the spirit of holiness by the (what? ) the resurrection of the dead." you see that? that's when the power of the son was confirmed, was consummated, was established or whatever word you can put on it. when he was raised from the dead. and without it there is no salvation.

and so if you doubt me, when you get home this evening you just read i corinthians 15 all over again and all through the chapter, how that, the very basis of our salvation is that christ arose from the dead. alright now then, back to hebrews chapter 5 and we'll go into the next half-a-verse. or verse 6, i guess. "as he saith also in another place." that's in psalms -my goodness -i forgot! but it's another one of the psalms, where it says "thou art a priest forever not after the order of aaron but after the order of (who?) melchizedek." what a difference! we pointed this out in our genesis study, but goodness sake that's eleven years ago isn't it? most people have

forgotten it or they've never seen it in the first place. alright, let's go back, if christ is a priest after the order of melchizedek instead of after the order of aaron then let's go back and establish this melchizedek. genesis chapter 14. genesis chapter 14. for a little background remember that lot had taken up residence near or in sodom and gomorrah and some enemy kings had overrun sodom and took the sodomites as well as lot and his family captive. and when abram (or abraham, i guess it is, no abram) and when abram got wind of that he raised up his own little private army and

pursued them and utterly defeated them and took the spoil. alright, then verse 17, "the king of sodom (whom of course, abram had rescued) the king of sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of the chedorlaomer (that is the one's who had overrun sodom) and of the kings that were with him at the valley of shaveh which is the king's dale." now verse 18, "and melchizedek (this is the first time he's mentioned in scripture)...and melchizedek the king of salem." i think most of you know what we're referring to but in case you don't. s-a-l-e-m is the last letters of what city? jerusalem! and jerusalem in scripture is the city of what? peace! it has never yet known peace but one day it will. one day the palestinian problem will be completely taken care of. one day the

world won't have to wring their hands over the middle east. because when the prince of peace comes and the city of jerusalem becomes his capital then it will finally reach that epitome of oe capital of peace. alright, but it's been known as the city of peace from day one. and so this melchizedek, verse 18 again, "who was the king of the city of peace brought forth bread and wine." now we covered that when we were in our genesis study but you see, bread and wine as such were not sacrifices in temple worship. bread and wine was never really introduced into the scriptures until paul in i corinthians chapter 11 explains it as what most of us now call the lord's supper. and the lord's

supper as paul explains it so graphically had only one purpose. and what was it? memorial! that's what he says "and when you do this in memory" see? it's a memorial service. it's a reminder of christ's death, burial and resurrection and that's what the bread and the wine signifies. see? the bread spoke of his broken body and the wine spoke of his resurrection life and so whenever we partake of those two, the bread and the wine, it is simply a means of reminding us of his death, burial and resurrection. and here god is giving a little preview of it way back in the life of abram. but that's not the point we want to make! verse 18, the last part. after he had brought forth the bread and wine, which was indicative of the coming death, burial and

resurrection of israel's messiah. "he was the priest of (jehovah? no it doesn't say that? but what?) the most high god." now we have to realize there is only one god in scripture but there are many names for him and that confuses people. but you see, we have all these different names of god to signify a particular role in his being god. in his attributes. and so for example, when abraham was going to sacrifice isaac and god withheld him. what was in the thicket behind him? well, the ram! who put it there? god did! and i always emphasize, you see, that ram was a wild ram. he was already three days journey from where he lived, so it was not a household pet like somebody tried to tell me one time.

he was three days journey from home, so that ram in the thicket was not the family pet, it was a wild one. but, did abraham and isaac have any trouble getting that animal on the altar? none. why? it was provided and it was docile. and it was a willing sacrifice. they didn't have to struggle with it and consequently what did abraham call the place? jehovah-jireh which simply meant "god provides." that's right. alright, so that was a name of jehovah. jehovah-jireh - he provides! it was just a distinctive attribute of god. psalms 23 is probably another one of the easiest ones. in the hebrew it's jehovah-rajah, which simply means, i am your shepherd. well, any jew could understand what

it was like to be the sheep under the guidance and protection of a shepherd. well, those are the various names of jehovah to just simply explain how god would fill all these various needs of the human race. now,ow the same way then with this priest melchizedek. he was a priest of - not jehovah - but of the most high god. my only way of defining that from scripture in a real easy way is to turn up to daniel. turn turn up to daniel. turn up to daniel chapter 4 and all the way through periodically, but in chapter 4 i've got a couple that are real easy to pick out. and if you know anything of bible study at all, daniel is written of course, by the jew daniel, but he deals almost exclusively with gentile empires. right?

the babylonian. the medes and the persians. and the greeks and the romans. all gentiles. alright now, if we're dealing with gentiles, then it stands to reason that we're not going to use the name of god that israel claimed which was jehovah. but we're going to use the term the most high because that's what the gentiles refer to him. here it is. daniel chapter 4 starting at verse 1. now this is the way you have to study the scriptures. "nebuchadnezzar the babylonian king (a gentile) unto all the people nations and languages that dwell in all the earth." that is the then known world. "peace be multiplied to you. i thought it good to show the signs and wonders that the high god" underline that. that's what nebuchadnezzar

referred to him. he didn't call him jehovah. he called him the most high god. alright, let's go to another verse. they're scattered throughout the chapter. they're scattered throughout daniel. but the next one i can see quickly is in verse 17. still in daniel 4 verse 17. you all got it? "this matter is by the decree of the watchers and the demand by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know that the most high ruleth in the kingdom of men and giveth to whomever he will." drop on to verse 34. "and at the end of the days i nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned to me and i blessed the most high." now have i made my point? the name of god in gentile language was the most high god. flip back to genesis

then for just a second and we'll see now then that this melchizedek king of the city of peace, jerusalem, brought forth bread and wine, which spoke of his death, burial and resurrection. and now the important part for our study is "he was the priest (not of jehovah. not of adhonai. but he was the priest of what?) the most high god." now put that all together and i guess i can bring you all the way back to hebrews and finish out the half-hour. you put this all together then, we find that the priesthood of melchizedek was not something associated with the nation of israel as aaron was. but his priesthood was associated with what? the

rest of the world! so the priesthood of melchizedek was not limited to the children of israel. the priesthood of melchizedek was that priesthood that would envelop everybody. and you know that it wasn't until christ's death, burial and resurrection that christ turned to the whole world. people get upset when you point out to them that when christ came to the nation of israel, it was jew only. with two exceptions. and oh, it makes them upset. but listen if you study your scripture you know that's what he was. he came only to the nation of israel. "he came unto his own" john says, "and his own received him not." but when his own rejected him then where did it go? it went to the whole human race. thank you for watching

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are the remnants of the first century area right outside jerusalem's holy temple. in fact, in this very spot where jews walked centuries ago, where jesus walked, where people entered and left the temple area. on this spot, the bridge that would carry people to and fro the temple area fell when the romans conquered the city and cracked this road that you see in front of you. this crack in a sense represents symbolically the crack of the jewish people, how the jewish people were disbursed, sent into exile. but, we believe in the fulfillment of prophecy and i believe that we're witnessing a miracle today of incredible proportions. a day like ezekiel prophesized with the dry bones in which they would come together

and this is what we're witnessing today- the miracle of the end gathering of the jewish people here in israel, and you can be a part of here in israel, and you can be a part of that. announcesaiah, jeremiah, ezekiel, revelations. i bore you "on wings of ezekiel, revelations. i bore you "on wings of eagles". announcer: jews of the former soviet union have always been one of history's most persecuted people suffering through stalin, hitler, and the holocaust and violent communist hitler, and the holocaust and violent communist repression. emigre: it was very dangerous because of the kgb and all of the government. it was so dangerous to show your judaism. emigre: they attempted to burn our house. they threw stones at our doors and they wrote on it

death to the jews. emigre: every day on the bus they would yell at me, "go home jew! this is not your home!" emigre: because i am a jew, someone took a knife and cut up the front door to our apartment. this is no place for my daughter. we are leaving this is no place for my daughter. we are leaving this country. announcer: in 1989, the doors of the former soviet union finally opened. for most jews who had been denied jobs and forced into terrible poverty, , there was still no hope of having the means to ever realize their dream of returning to their homeland. but thanks to the help of the worldwide jewish community and programs like "on wings of eagles", what was only a distant dream became a modern-day miracle in the fulfillment of miracle in the fulfillment of biblical prophecy. eckstein: this is the first sign that a jewish imigri will see when they arrive here in israel-welcome to israel.

speaking hebrew) welcome israel. speaking hebrew) welcome home. for the emigrants who arrive and see this sign, it's often a very emotional experience, an overwhelming often a very emotional experience, an overwhelming one. announcer: tens of thousands of jewish families in the former soviet union are waiting, praying, and hoping for their chance for freedom in the promise land. christians are joining with jews to rescue these persecuted people for several reasons. first is to participate in the modern-day fulfillment of biblical prophecy. second is to show to god's chosen people that christians love them as jesus loved them and are willing to stand with them in their times of tribulation and need with their support and prayers. and third is because god said in genesis 12:3 that he would bless those who bless said in genesis 12:3 that he would bless those who bless the seed of abraham. emotional donor: the only reason that i'm doing anything to help these people-it's not because i felt i should myself, but i was watching the little clip and god spoke to my heart

and said "let my people go." and i thought, lord, i'm not stopping your people from leaving. and he said, "you are if you're not helping." you're doing nothing. you're not letting them go. (singing:) "let my people go." announcer: you can help let god's people go. a gift of only $350 will help airlift one jew from the former soviet union to safety in israel. a married couple can be airlifted for only $700 and a family of four for $1,400. whatever you can give, no matter how small, will help to make possible a new life for a jew who is waiting and desperate to be free of persecution. eckstein: there are hundreds of thousands of jews still waiting in line for their turn to come and see this sign. and for every gift of $350, we will send you a postcard with the name of the person or people that you helped

sponsor and where they're from. won't you go to your phone now and help? this sign is a sign of hope to these jews. (singing:) let my people go. robertson: i commend rabbi eckstein for the work that he is doing with the international fellowship of christians and jews to alert us all to the biblical roots of modern day israel and also to encourage christians to involve themselves in supporting israel and the jewish people. falwell: i believe israel needs the support of evangelical christians as never before. that is why i believe in the work of the international fellowship of christians and jews. donor: i believe in god even from a young boy, but i believe in the prophets. i believe in the scriptures. and i believe that this "wings of eagles" is one of the greatest things

i've ever seen. donor: we had no idea that we would have the opportunity to come and to be part of this wonderful movement to bring, as they call it "aliyah" the jewish people back to as they call it "aliyah" the jewish people back to their homeland. spokesperson: aliyah is going up and anat's what aliyah means going up. spokesperson: it refers to someone who is immigrating to israel, not just moving from one country to another but is making a spiritual ascent, country to another but is making a spiritual ascent, going back to the homeland. eckstein: my father was born here in old jerusalem as were my grandparents and my great grandparents but since 1948 and the establishment of the state of israel, there has been a constant of israel, there has been a constant flow of "aliyah". we believe that when one moves here, when one comes here,

one is going up spiritually; here, one is going up spiritually; one is closer to god. emigre: this year i will be making "aliyah" to israel. i am proud to be a jew. emigre: i want it because it's my country. i know that i'm a jewish girl and i want it's my country. i know that i'm a jewish girl and i want to live there. russian jew: i have only one child and i want him to grow up where he can be safe, where he can be proud that he is jewish. feldman: the essence of the existence of the state of israel is that this is a homeland for the jews because if israel would have existed just 15 years before it was founded in 1933, uh, there wouldn't founded in 1933, uh, there wouldn't be an auswitch or a dachau. announcer: world war ii, hitler, the holocaust. announcer: world war ii, hitler,

holocaust survivor: the nazi camp where i was a prisoner, over 200,000 women went into that camp with me and at the end of the war only 536 of us were still alive. everyone else was dead. emotional donor: they said the ground would literally look like it was breathing with all the people that were lying there stacked on top of each other dead and some of them underneath had gotten crushed and hadn't actually died yet they were breathing. they would just move. it's just, whatever you can do to help the people here. eckstein: the people who are coming to israel now "on wings of eagles" they are the remnants of israel who saw the suffering, who experienced the atrocities. announcer: it is no wonder that when the doors of emigration opened, hundreds of thousands of jews who could never afford to pay for such a trip prayed to one day reach to pay for such a trip prayed to one day reach israel. eckstein: but many of us our

concerned that the doors of emigration could close any day. this is a great fear that i and others have. as jews continue to leave the former soviet union, it is critical that we work and that we pray and that we act while the doors of act while the doors of emigration are open. announcer: fear is increasing that the door to jewish emigration may once again close due to current instability and problems confronting the republics of the former soviet union. the purpose of this program is to not only raise the necessary funds to rescue as many jews as possible, but to encourage christians to pray that the door but to encourage christians to pray that the door remains open. eckstein: there's a jewish tradition that he who saves one life it is if he saved an entire world. indeed many of you may be familiar with that phrase of jewish tradition from the movie about the life of oscar schindler and how those he rescued engraved that phrase onto a ring that they made with the gold in their teeth,

and they gave it to schindler as a token of their appreciation for saving their lives. well today we have an opportunity quite different indeed but still an opportunity to save jewish lives. announcer: god has opened the door to bring the scattered children of israel home through "on wings of eagles". a gift of only $350 will help air lift one jew from the former soviet union to safety in israel. a married couple can be air lifted for only $700, and a family of four for $1,400. whatever you can give, no matter how small, will help to make possible a new life for a jew who is waiting and desperate to be free of persecution. become part of a modern-day prophetic miracle with your call now. eckstein: for $350 you can help sponsor a jew from the former soviet union and bring them here to israel

and with that gift we will send you a postcard with the name of a person that you sponsored or family or couple that you helped to bring here to freedom, to the land of opportunity and hope. hagee: we here at cornerstone church and john hagee ministries with great joy give to bring the jewish people from around the earth back to israel. boone: jewish people of the soviet union need your help and mine right now. we can be part of this. god is unfolding his prophetic plan in our lifetime. the children of israel are returning to the promise the children of israel are returning to the promise land. spokesperson: soviet citizens here live in very crowded conditions, very cramped quarters in big apartment buildings and the neighbors are always listening. the neighbors are always watching. russian jew: when i was growing up, my mother had to close the shutters

and draw the curtains before she lit sabbath candles. spokesperson: there's always somebody who's going to whisper to the authorities that so and so is observing the jewish holidays, and then this person is going to get in trouble. emigre: i remember that at the age of 5 or 6 years old i did not want to be jewish because it was a shame. it was a hate name, a curse. just being called a jew was it was a hate name, a curse. just being called a jew was a curse. emigre: i worry because i know what the life of the elderly people is there, not only because of the anti-semitism but economically it's impossible to live there. emigre: they have no money for food and money for things. (singing:) "let my people go". announcer: the governments of the former soviet union teeter at their inability to bring order and the jews who have been

the scapegoats for the ills of russian society are the ones who suffer the most. russian jew: people who worked their entire lives and saved money and it all just disappeared. the government promised to return the money, but it never did. announcer: three hundred and fifty dollars sounds like so little to many of us. (singing:) "let my people go". announcer: but for tens of thousands of jews in the former soviet union, $350 is an impossible sum of money. hope is fading that they will ever be able to save enough to leave the persecution they have endured for too long before the door closes again. (singing:) "let my people the door closes again. (singing:) "let my people go". eckstein: her father had a dream. her father also dreamed of coming but he didn't make it. he died before hand.

(singing hebrew:) kadosh, kadosh, kadosh. announcer: by showing the love of christ, christians can help erase the pain of decades of suffering and persecution. the international fellowship of christians and jews makes it possible for a jew to return home at the low cost of $350 per person. by partnering with the jewish agency for israel and the world wide jewish community, you can be assured that your gift will be used in the most cost-effective manner possible. eckstein: your gift of $350 actually goes to help in three components of the rescue process. first of all, the processing of the jewish imigris in the former soviet union, registering them to come here on aliyah, and then the actual air lift, and, finally, we don't just leave people off at the gates here and say "goodbye," but we help them in some of their basic needs to adjust to israeli in some of their basic needs to adjust to israeli society.

announcer: two thousand years ago the bible foretold that jews would be suffering in the land of the north. and two thousand years ago the bible also foretold an exodus to israel that would be greater than the exodus moses led out of the land of egypt. for only $350 you can help air lift one desperate jew to safety and freedom in the holy land of israel. $700 will pay for a needy married couple, and $1,400 for a family of four. robertson: now more than ever it is important for christians and jews to build bridges of cooperation and understanding between our faith communities. together, we can greatly bless israel and the jewish people. mainse: you show love by getting involved to help and one of the ways all of us can be involved is by giving to the "wings of eagles" fund.

falwell: i believe that this man is doing a noble work worthy of our support and understanding and i hope that every friend that i have out there right now will make this work and this fellowship a part of your religious budget. announcer: when you call with a gift of $350 or more, when the person or people you sponsor arrive, you will receive a postcard from israel with their names and where they are from in the former soviet union so that you can continue to bless them with your prayers. please call now while the door is still open to their please call now while the door is still open to their flight to freedom. eckstein: one of the first things that a jewish imigri does when he or she arrives here in israel and especially when they come to jerusalem is come to this place, the kotel, the western wall. it's the last remnants of the ancient temple that was here in jerusalem. right across the wall was the holy of holies. (singing:) "holy, holy, holy

eckstein: they come here to thank god, to thank god for their freedom, for the dream fulfilled of next year in jerusalem, for a life that is beginning anew. and many of you who are watching this broadcast now made possible their coming watching this broadcast now made possible their coming here to the western wall. emigre: i'm very grateful to all who have helped by giving to this cause, even though, at times my new life has been difficult. i have no regrets, not even has been difficult. i have no regrets, not even for a moment. emigre: i'm so thankful and will be thankful until the last day. i want to praise god gor our health and for our happiness. emigre: my husband and i didn't have anything. we had no money, so we are very, very thankful for all the people who did give so that we could come to

israel. emigre: i am very thankful for all the people who did their best to help us come here. we don't have to be afraid here. we don't have to be afraid anymore. thank you. announcer: all indications are that time may be running out for jews still waiting to be rescued in the former soviet union. ethnic cleansing, genocide, and neo-nazism are on the rise everywhere. it should be no surprise that jews, who are praying for help to return to their homeland of israel before the doors close again, homeland of israel before the doors close again, are getting more desperate. emigre: i saw a dramatic change when even the newspaper in our own neighborhood became openly anti-semitic. i was terrified. before it was always just i was terrified. before it was always just below the surface. eckstein: this is simeon. he is retarded and his parents brought him

here to isr1el just a year ago because his parents were concerned that when they died, simeon would be killed and their apartment in moscow taken by the authorities. so, they came to israel for taken by the authorities. so, they came to israel for refuge. emigre: i came to israel in 1996 from russia. even with some democratic changes, there is much anti- semitism. people are still taught that jews should be looked down on and old habits are hard to change. emigre: they grow up with the education that all jewish people, they are rich, they are clever. they are all the troubles of the russian people. it was their education. emigre: we noticed more and more in the newspapers and on the television that the soviet government was supporting anti- semitism. we realized that for the sake of our children we must we realized that for the sake of our children we must go.

eckstein: this plane ticket may look like any other plane ticket, but this one is didifferent because this plane ticket can bring a jew in the former soviet union home to israel, to the land of milk and honey. there's just one catch. this ticket has a time limit. the doors of opportunity and emigration to israel are open now. we don't know how long those doors will remain open. so, won't you go to your phone now and help sponsor one individual, one ticket, one new life that you can plant in the land of israel. announcer: "on wings of eagles" is a modern day fulfillment of scriptural prophecy. over a million of the scattered remnants of the children of israel have already returned home from the former soviet union since the doors opened in 1989. but more than 300,000 still pray for the day they will be rescued from persecution, economic devastation, and anti-semitism.

russian jew: it is not safe here in russia. our apartment was vandalized and we were even robbed right outside our front door. the police will do nothing door. the police will do nothing about it. announcer: time may be running out with political instability and a worsening economy in the former soviet union. we must act now. for only $350 you can air lift one jew to safety and freedom. $700 for a married couple or $1,400 for parents and two children. whatever you can give, will show that christians and jews can join together in saving lives and bringing biblical prophecy to life today. hagee: the word of god says in jeremiah, "behold the days are comings saith the lord when they shall no longer say blessed is the lord god which brought us up out of egypt which is exodus 1, but they shall say blessed is the lord that brought us from the north part" which is russia.

in other words, in other words it is a biblical thing for us to help jewish people come to the nation of israel. boone: you and i as christians can make it possible for tens, maybe hundreds of families, to return to israel. that opportunity is here today. it may not be that opportunity is here today. it may not be tomorrow. imigri: this is the hardest thing i have ever had to do. my wife and i have been married 28 years. we both lost our first spouses in the war. they were killed. my daughter and grand children are in israel. they need me. her daughter and grandchildren are here. she must stay, and i must go. we know that, but it doesn't make it any go. we know that, but it doesn't make it any easier. it is hard to leave my wife here.

all my memories are here, but there we will be with our own people and our children will have hope for a better life. announcer: through "on wings of eagles", christians are involved in something much more significant than just fulfilling biblical prophecy, they can reach out to bless god's chosen people with their love, prayers, concern, and support in their time of need. donor: when i became appointed with "on wings of eagles", i told my wife a year ago christmas, "we're going to do something different this christmas." no presents, no trips. let's bring a family of five from russia. donor: this is a good work that god is giving us the grace to do. and i would tell the christian community, "hurry. the time is short. hurry." announcer: we are horrified at the reports of persecution and ethnic cleansing that are going on in our world today.

people ask why and wonder what can we do. there is something that you can do right now. for $350 through "on wings of eagles", you can help one desperate jew to escape from suffering and hardship to safety and freedom in israel. meridor: we are continuing what we believe is a sacred, sacred job for the future of the jewish people in the land of israel. edelstein: after all our efforts to get jews out of the soviet union, to open the gate, we can't betray the task right now. (group:) "spaceba" eckstein: spaceba-thank you in russian. these people, new emigrants here to israel, are thanking you who've made it possible for them to come here to the land of israel, to the land of promise, the land of hope and opportunity. but, they've left people behind; friends, family members, others who seek to fulfill their dream,

who seek to come here to join them in the land of israel. and we can help make that dream possible. announcer: the international fellowship of christians and jews is bringing christians and jews together to make it happen. for only $350 you can help air lift one desperate jew to safety and freedom in the holy land of israel. seven hundred dollars will pay for a needy married couple and $1,400 for a family of four. when you call with a gift of $350 or more, when the person or people you sponsor arrive, you will receive a postcard from israel with their names and where they are from in the former soviet union so that you can continue to bless them with your prayers. please call now while the door is still open for their please call now while the door is still open for their flight to freedom. eckstein: in the jewish tradition, a tree represents hope. it represents the future. and here at yad vashem, the holocaust memorial museum in jerusalem,

we plant trees to honor those righteous gentiles who risked their lives, perhaps even gave their lives to help the jewish people at their time of need. this tree represents hope for the future it represents everything we dream for of shalom of peace for the dream for of shalom of peace for the future. i remember walking through this garden, through this avenue and my little daughter asking me- she said, "abba ." innocently enough, "daddy, i see the trees, but why isn't there a forest?" but why isn't there a forest?" why aren't there more trees? and that question has haunted me and every other jew i know over all these years. why aren't there more trees? we're grateful for those that there are, but why weren't there more people? a gift of $350 will help

uproot a jew, who may be experiencing anti-semitism in the former soviet union, and lead him from a life of despair to a life of hope here in the holy land. a gift of $700 will help a couple and perhaps you can bring this message to the attention of your church or your bible study group so that they can be involved in extending their hand to the jewish people as friends so that maybe when (emotional) my children's maybe when (emotional) my children's children grow up, maybe they will see a forest. maybe they will see a forest implanted in the lives of the people, the new emigrants, the end gathering the new emigrants, the end gathering of the jewish exiles.

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