Martin Luther King's Last Speech: I've Been to the Mountaintop
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- "I've Been to the Mountaintop" is the last speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr.
King spoke on April 3, 1968, at the Mason Temple (Church of God in Christ Headquarters) in Memphis, Tennessee. On the following day, King was assassinated.
The speech primarily concerns the Memphis Sanitation Strike. King calls for unity, economic actions, boycotts, and nonviolent protest, while challenging the United States to live up to its ideals. At the end of the speech, he discusses the possibility of an untimely death.
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This man knew he was going to die. To persist and still speak ... that kind of courage is immeasurable.
Smh so sad tho man
R.I.P
yup he did rip the great martin
I agree he made a sacrifice
I like to think he really did speak to God. And was told that he was going to be killed. But if he was brave and stood tall he would be welcome into heaven and his legacy and impact would affect millions to come. I like to think he knew and wasnt scared, knowing it was god's plan.
He knew people were out to kill him. He knew his chance of being murdered was extremely high. But his purpose was bigger than his life, and that’s the most important thing he knew. This speech is one of the most powerful in human history.
James Earl Ray killed him.
@@jeromewade4110 i know
@@jeromewade4110 actually the cia and the fbi did james was framed for it
@@jeromewade4110 James Earl Ray was set up, and even MLK's family knows that. People in high places of power conspired to have him assassinated.
@@jeromewade4110 Dr kings family and children disagree with you.
This gives me the chills. When he says God has allowed him to go up to the mountain and that he has seen the promised land but may not get to there with us. He knew he was going to die but knew he would be in glory with the Lord. What a man of God he was.
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Agreed, he knew that death was evident for him. His eyes tells the story, so happy that God chose him to stand for love, righteousness and all people. Thank God for working and manifesting Himself through MLK.
Most of white America hated him at the time, right on up to his death.
He was a man sent from God himself, like Christ his Savior, despised and rejected of men, but resting now in the bosom of his Lord.
Moses
Many believe his “I Have a Dream” speech was his greatest speech. To me this is his greatest speech. The message is simple, and yet so profound. Stand up for your rights, stand up for The Constitution, even if it means carnal death.
He was serious. The blacks are the Hebrews of the Bible and God is coming to deliver them one last time from slavery and the land of their captivity. Just as in the days of old, he destroyed Egypt to set his people free, God is doing it again. This is why they killed him. Like they killed Jesus their savior also.
yeah, i would have to agree.
I agree. This is my favorite speech of his. He has so many great speeches, way better than The March on Washington speech, and that was a great speech also.
Reminder that MLK laughed while his friend sexually assaulted a female parishioner.
@@terrybunch7313 This is true. We need to tear down all the MLK statues. #RapeVictimsMatter
He knew he was gonna be killed. He also knew he was doing God's work and had no fear. He was divinely inspired and you can see that in his eyes. That soul was not from here if you get my meaning.
Totally understand. I'm not very religious, but I know this man was born for a reason. Many, many people pray for Heaven after death. This great man fought for Heaven on Earth, and practically gave his life for what he believed in.
Nobody knows for sure if there's an afterlife, but if there is, I know MLK's soul is at peace in Heaven.
It's too bad he'd be ashamed of what his people have become
@@EDS2314He’d be ashamed of the same pilgrims he’s always been ashamed of.
Most eerie speech ever delivered. It's as if he knew what was coming for him the next day
He did, he could see snipers placed in trees aiming at him: he knew what was coming.
@@xyzoub He knew before then. ‘Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord ‘.
@@xyzoub really , he could see snipers
It just shows Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's courage, that he saw death; but he also saw the redeemer who defeated death. It also exposes the cowardice of the heathens and devils, who had to hide away in trees from a distance.
I'm a 63 year old white man, and his framed picture sits on my dresser. A truly great American and an even better human being.
Loving people are loving people; skin color means nothing. Here on earth, it's love vs. hatred.
You can tell he was uneasy imagining the dangers before him, but as Nelson Mandela once said, "courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."
Mandela was literally a genocidal Jesuit puppet
@@OlympiaMarketing Please remember to take your pills.
fear is the mind killer
IMO...This is simply the greatest speech of all time. It seems eternal...spiritual...timeless. This speech will be heard by children many generations from now. The battle for freedom and liberty will never end. It's up to us to tell the lessons of history to our kids and pass the torch of freedom and liberty to them. No matter what color, no matter what creed, no matter where you live. This man fell on the sword of freedom so that we could have it. God bless.
Lorin Lewis facts
@@todderickqwashington6249 look at how meaningful this speech is today. Are you free? Do you see liberty everywhere? I walk outside and I see 1984.
Nothing changed just a lot slicker.King gave his life and nothing changed
We hate each other so bad
Idk I think soldiers giving speeches before battle are way better
@@poultry-lover6665 but how does that make them better speeches
I believe Martin really did see the Promise Land. His words move me to tears. He was truly a man of God
Amen, Amen, and Amen!!!!!
I hope so but ua-cam.com/video/fpwcMa68M4I/v-deo.html
he didn't, GOD was in him
@@thatonesigmamale02make it make sense. If so God was powerless when black people where treated inhumane. Where was God then. It goes both ways
God gave them that punishment because of how much evil they were doing so he sent them into slavery@@noelnoni7310
"Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord".
Speechless...🕯✝️🕯
🕯✝️🕯
It’s from a civil war song.the battle hymn of the republic “Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the lord. He is trampling out the vintage
Where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightning Of His terrible swift sword; His truth is marching on.”
@@dariel7001 I'm pretty sure the song itself is referencing the Bible.
Dr King was a modern day prophet.
He did not mention the cross . Hopefully you are not referring to the Roman cross that is the very root of all evil on earth
The amount of energy this speech gives you is insane
He won. Not the people who killed him.
When I'm feelin depressed and anxious. I listen to this, and say a prayer. Always works and I'm ready for the world after that point.
I'm here for the same reason, I'm not even African American but from Africa, when I'm overwhelmed by the suffering of black people in Africa I return here. Him and Malcolm give me a strength that even Nelson Mandela doesn't give. God bless these souls, their messages I will keep forever
Amen we have to be of great courage no matter what
Different times man wish we had ppl like this still
Met too.
We are rooting for you bro!! You got this 💪🏿💪🏿
I always have goosebumps while listening to this speech. It never gets tired!!!!!!
It gets me every time. 💔♥️💔♥️
Likewise!
He was serious. The blacks are the Hebrews of the Bible and God is coming to deliver them one last time from slavery and the land of their captivity. Just as in the days of old, he destroyed Egypt to set his people free, God is doing it again.
Me toooo!!! He was a good man!!!
Still haven't gotten to the promiseland as a people but we will get there
How could anyone not love this child of God? He was sent by God to earth to do exactly what he died for.
Reminder that MLK laughed while his friend sexually assaulted a female parishioner.
Christ of the blacks.
@@terrybunch7313 source?
@@kakab66 If this was the second coming than someone messed up on shooting him.
@@kakab66 no for Mexicans
My 5 year old child asked me why school is closed tomorrow. I showed this video. This made me cry.
All we say to America is, "Be true to what you said on paper." If I lived in China or even Russia, or any totalitarian country, maybe I could understand some of these illegal injunctions. Maybe I could understand the denial of certain basic first amendment privileges because they had not committed themselves to that over there.
But somewhere I read of the freedom of assembly. Somewhere I read of the freedom of speech.
Somewhere I read of the freedom Somewhere I read that the greatness of America is the right to protest And so just as I say, we aren't going to let dogs or water hoses turn us around, we aren't going to let any injunction turn us around...
Well, I don't know what will happen now. We've got some difficult days ahead. But I've been to the mountaintop. And I don't mind.
Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over. And I've seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land!
And so I'm happy, tonight.
I'm not worried about anything.
I'm not fearing any man.
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.
"Somewhere I read that the greatness of America is the right to protest *far* right."
@@dogzday
Are you trying to correct the transcript or writing a timely comment about protesting a resurgence in far-right populism? Can’t quite tell
Will always remember these words. Just listen, and read the words. Everything don't always have to be a fight.
*Very Powerful*
@@Kyle_Schaff it's funny in a sick sorta way, all this slander that Dr. King was a communist when he just openly slandered China and the soviets for being totalitarian, n
Just awful
This speech his last speech makes me cry a river every time I hear it. Crying now
Me, too. Gives me chill bumps.
Me 2 I'm crying also 😭😢😭
Same here. It appears that God had given him a spiritual vision of days and years to come, a prophetic vision.
Every speech of his gives me chills and brings a tear to my eye! My parents preached the same, they're white and so am I, and I am so disappointed in the fact that racist people still thrive in this world.
me too
“Mine eyes have seen coming of Lord!”
Is possibly what makes this one of the best speeches in American History.
This whole speech is brilliantly framed within the heart of the American project and purpose. And to end it with the opening line of the Battle Hymn of the Republic, a song about the Union’s sacred mission, with later lines like: “as [Jesus] died to make men holy, let us die to make men free”
Absolute masterclass in tying religious metaphors like deliverance, with the very core of the goal of the American national purpose.
The way his voice breaks when he first says " I've been the the Mountain top" (1:35) kills me. RIP Dr. King
Yes it is sad I never noticed it before
Yes the truth was revealed, he knew he had been hoodwinked
@@indirussell7083 how so?
@@joshjwillway1545 politicians and others wanted to use him as a mouthpiece but MLK would not back down and once he started to advocate for things those in power knew threatened their power they murdered him. He had been hoodwinked by the likes of US presidents such as Lyndon B. Johnson and plenty of others and knew that if he continued to advocate for freedom and workers rights those who he once considered allies would kill him, yet he persisted on. MLK is one of the bravest humans to ever exist because he looked death in the face so many times and never backed down from what he KNEW was right.
every time i hear that sound, my body is covered in goosebumps.
Dr. King was anointed by God. He was an extraordinary human being. No fear of death. He knew he was going to die. He won because he's with God talking to all the great prophets and Jesus himself.
He was serious. The blacks are the Hebrews of the Bible and God is coming to deliver them one last time from slavery and the land of their captivity. Just as in the days of old, he destroyed Egypt to set his people free, God is doing it again. This is why they killed him. Like they killed Jesus their savior also.
"I may not get there with you"😭 he knew what was gonna happen. I'm just thankful for him and his sacrifice for me and people that look like me
I am as well
God's children be knowing there time. Thank you God
For humanity. When someone is hurt, a little of this world is hurt with them; when someone dіеs, a little of this world dіеs with them.
HURT PEOPLE HURT PEOPLE. THANK YOU GOD.
..and also for people who do not look like you. I think that was part of his message. May God bless you.
He is referencing the similarities with Moses. He knew he wasn't going much further.
He was serious. The blacks are the Hebrews of the Bible and God is coming to deliver them one last time from slavery and the land of their captivity. Just as in the days of old, he destroyed Egypt to set his people free, God is doing it again.
Of all his speeches, this one gets to me the most. He really was fearless.
😢 He was not fearless exactly 💯 but I do know what you mean when you say he was.
He was conquering the fear we all naturally have. He spoke to fear in this speech and basically was telling it I'm coming through you!
He decided 'DESPITE' FEAR DANGER RACISM, EVIL & IGNORANT PEOPLE & THEIR MANY PLOTS against his life he still preached on, marched on, ran on, towards the high mark of his calling, vision & goals.
Martin Luther King was on an assignment from his heavenly father and he knew that when he left this world he would be with him.
He understood he had one life to give. He stated that he would die for his people to have equality and a better life in a previous speech 💬. I just hate that there were cruel racist cowards that took him up on the offer and used a sniper hidden in the building like the dirty rat 🐀 he was to aim at and unarmed man and murder him in cold 🥶 🩸 blood. Then blame James Earl Ray - now that's real 😨 fear
And how inhumane!
We all are here on my assignment. Martin Luther King aced his, like so many times he skipped grades and 🎓 graduated HS early - he skipped old age/ more time on earth 🌍 to a new assignment with God. 😊
The Holy Spirit is so strong in this speech ! This man was a man of the lord through and through . Thank you DR.KING for your obedience to Jesus .
How was he obedient to jesus? I thought jesus was crucified way before mlk was even born.
@@jeeshin4048 Jesus is God, resurrected and lives eternally.
Watching this, I cant help think that he new he was going to be assassinated. I wasnt born when he was leading the civil rights movement but listening to him is like listening to the 2nd coming
I think he did. There were plots and rumors of plots and with everything on fire at that moment he had to know his time was coming to end. It shows the courage he had to stay out there, stay in public view, keep on fighting the good fight no matter what might be after him. I think the only thing he would've have been glad about was that it wasn't a bomb or something like that so no innocents were hurt.
He was serious. The blacks are the Hebrews of the Bible and God is coming to deliver them one last time from slavery and the land of their captivity. Just as in the days of old, he destroyed Egypt to set his people free, God is doing it again. This is why they killed him. Like they killed Jesus their savior also.
@@mickywanderer8276one innocent man was hurt
The greatest speech of all time
I'm doing research for a paper on the Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike and I'm sitting here, tears running down my face
I still bawl like a baby, all these decades later.
He knew what was coming.
Imagine the world we could be living in, had MLK, JFK, Malcolm X, RFK, and others not been shot down.
No, these men were not saints. But they were ruthlessly anticorruption.
Corruption is a fact of life now, "that's just the way it is". But it
wasn't always like that. Idealism wasn't always outside the realm of
possibility
Jus spread the message.. Pls. Ppl don't realise that when he spoke he spoke for every single person.. This ain't a me v you thing this is a what are WE gonna do about this trash heap of a planet.
Tears running down my face too
@@StellaWaldvogel ua-cam.com/video/aw3PUghqlAA/v-deo.html
He was serious. The blacks are the Hebrews of the Bible and God is coming to deliver them one last time from slavery and the land of their captivity. Just as in the days of old, he destroyed Egypt to set his people free, God is doing it again. This is why they killed him. Like they killed Jesus their savior also.
A prophetic voice echoing down through out the ages and stages of generations. Dr. Martin Luther King, was a prophet of God, who wasn’t afraid to stand against opposition.
“Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.”
- Dr. MLK
Reminder that MLK laughed while his friend sexually assaulted a female parishioner.
The US fools killed this great messenger but they did not kill his message 😢💔
He was serious. The blacks are the Hebrews of the Bible and God is coming to deliver them one last time from slavery and the land of their captivity. Just as in the days of old, he destroyed Egypt to set his people free, God is doing it again. This is why they killed him. Like they killed Jesus their savior also.
No, but America sells it like a cheap commodity
We have made so much progress since that day. But we’re not to the promised land yet. We have to keep figting
" Well I don't know what will happen now...we've got some difficult days ahead.
But it really doesn't matter with me now, because I've been to the Mountaintop.
I don't mind...like anybody , I would like to live a long life , longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will, and he's allowed me to go up to the Mountain. And I've looked over , and I've seen the Promised Land.
I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight , that we , as a people , will get to the Promised Land.
So I'm happy tonight , I'm not worried about anything! I'm not fearing any man! My eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord!!!"
Yeah brother, if Martin and Malcolm were here today the world would be a different place that's for sure.
This is one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard.
One of the greatest Americans to ever live. I’m white, conservative and I love him.
What makes me sad is all the sacrifice that MLK, Malcolm X and others have made with their very life and we can still take each other's lives so thoughtlessly.
I live in Florida, and I think everyone needs to hear this again, today.
“My eyes have seen the Glory of the coming of the Lord”
Such an incredible man of God! We all have our demons and shortcomings, I certainly know mine, but Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. persevered and led one of the greatest movements of the modern age. He is one of few true heroes from my childhood and today more so!
He was serious. The blacks are the Hebrews of the Bible and God is coming to deliver them one last time from slavery and the land of their captivity. Just as in the days of old, he destroyed Egypt to set his people free, God is doing it again.
@@amaranta5293 AMEN!!! So True!!!!
Yes, yes, yes, MLK was a chosen man of Yah for sure. A man worthy of honor despite his human flaws or shortcomings. If you check out Scripture, the heroes of the Holy Bible WERE NOT PERFECT PEOPLE either. They were chosen and they carried out their mission.
Reminder that MLK laughed while his friend sexually assaulted a female parishioner.
He gave it all he had for the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!!!!!
2020 and we’re still dealing with this smfh 🤦🏿♀️
I agree
too bad MLKJ's words aren't broadcast today...
Yeah, since everyone who actually wanted, and came close, to change it got assassinated within a few years
No we are not, dont disrespect all that fought to get to where we are today with your bullshit. This man was fighting for legitimate rights, legally, everyone is equal today because of what he fought for.
That’s because you haven’t returned to the LORD. You seek rights from your enemies instead of coming back to the LORD our God and acknowledging the error of our ways. We are in this position because we sinned against Him. Now if we hope to be free we must remember we are the people of God’s choice. We are the chosen, the nation of Israel. We must keep His laws and return to the Israelite Nation that he has risen in these Last Days which is The Israelite Church of God in Jesus Christ.
He had nothing left to fear. Beautiful
He was serious. The blacks are the Hebrews of the Bible and God is coming to deliver them one last time from slavery and the land of their captivity. Just as in the days of old, he destroyed Egypt to set his people free, God is doing it again. This is why they killed him. Like they killed Jesus their savior also.
Because that he done on this earth 🌎 was finished and God was pleased with what he had done ✔
Still he did not want to die, he had a family and beautiful young wife. Man had not turned 40 yet....He willingly took the bullet that he, and everyone else knew was coming, so that we we could all move forward. That is what he is telling us here: "They are going to kill me if I keep doing this, and I am here to tell you I am not going to stop, and you should not either after I am gone. In fact...you should intensify your efforts". Can no longer watch this speech with out reflexively tearing up.
“I would like to live a long life…..but I’m not concerned about that now.” He knew he was gonna die, very brave man.
Greatest speech in human history.
He knew. I can't imagine the weight of knowing they were going to kill him, but he knew. This speech always floors me.
The greatest speech in human history...
In HISTORY? Really?
@@dariel7001 absolutely. Can you imagine giving a speech, knowing that you are about to be killed, but you still find time to encourage your people and still praise God. And to unselfishly say “I won’t make it to the promised land with you but WE as a people will get there”. That is the greatest speech ever
Most moving speech by one of our greatest Americans... Moves me every time...
He was serious. The blacks are the Hebrews of the Bible and God is coming to deliver them one last time from slavery and the land of their captivity. Just as in the days of old, he destroyed Egypt to set his people free, God is doing it again. This is why they killed him. Like they killed Jesus their savior also.
@@amaranta5293 No one knows exactly what the Hebrews of the Bible looked like, but most likely they were Semitic, no African.
@@williamkoscielniak7871😂😂😂 continue dreaming..You'll see what will happen
@@updated9917 Yeah I might wind up dead, but so what? We all die. Better to live in truth than to live in fear.
Every sentence he uttered dripped with context, expression and intent. You could replay this a hundred times over and still learn new things at every turn.
FACTS
Facts
I listen to this every year around this time.
He was serious. The blacks are the Hebrews of the Bible and God is coming to deliver them one last time from slavery and the land of their captivity. Just as in the days of old, he destroyed Egypt to set his people free, God is doing it again. This is why they killed him. Like they killed Jesus their savior also.
I catch myself listening to It random times of year and ofc MLK Day and Black History Month lol
His words are prophetic because it's almost as if he knew his time was very short. He knew that he had maybe days or even hours left. He knew 😥
Gives me chills every time I listen to it.
One of the greatest speeches of all time
One of the greatest men to have ever lived ⛰️
“I may not get there with you.” That line gets me every time. MLK was and still is one of the greatest inspirations.
MLK = Moses of Black People
Use to get chills, these days, tears.
Brought me straight to tears 😭 Rest in peace and power, Dr. King 👑
GOOSEBUMPS !! died within 24 hrs after this speech
LEGEND
I love this speech.even though It saddens me.he predicted .he would not get there with us ... I know he is in the presence of the Lord.
He was serious. The blacks are the Hebrews of the Bible and God is coming to deliver them one last time from slavery and the land of their captivity. Just as in the days of old, he destroyed Egypt to set his people free, God is doing it again. This is why they killed him. Like they killed Jesus their savior also.
This man’s voice, on top of his words, is powerful.
A truly illuminated man. The pinnacle of humanness.
This speech, being MLK's last one, always haunts me. I think he knew he didn't have long for this world. He says he had "been to the Mountaintop!" Whether it was the KKK or the CIA or a conspiracy of both, sadly, MLK knew his words were "dangerous." He sadly knew his life was at risk before that fateful day at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. But he kept on with his speech, and he was as strong willed as ever.
Sadly, Martin Luther King, Jr. didn't "get there with us." But spiritually, he did. His story has more or less left a big impact on my life, living in Atlanta now (the place of his birth) and having lived in Memphis were he was sadly gunned down.
MLK stood for what he believed was right, even if it cost him his life.
I watch this every MLK day. Amongst other thoughts and emotions, one that arises every year is that look in his eyes that indicates his mind is elsewhere, and on some heavy thing. And yet he presses on, and gives the speech he know will be helpful to his cause. The phonetics of "but it really don't matter with me now", and the ensuing comments, are incredibly moving. The prediction, message, and timing of this are tragic, and I agree with other comments that this is one of the best segments of any speech I've ever seen.
Amazing speech .... he was closer to God than the rest of us .. he gives me chills .. as always the evil tried to take out the 'light' .... but it just spread out, right across the World
Tears freely roll down my cheeks when I listen to this speech. What a saint. He knew was going to killed but it didn’t stop him. “I just want to do God’s will” The same dilemma Jesus wrestled with in the Garden of Gethsemane.
Great speech Pastor. Rest with Christ and wait for His promised land.
Reminder that MLK laughed while his friend sexually assaulted a female parishioner.
Amen
You can't kill a message. Rest in peace, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. You changed the world for the better, forever.
His speech is like a beautiful song: You never get tired of listening to it.
Dr King was truly anointed. You can fill the spirit come out.
wow! I am so inspired by this man and I am hispanic! Every time I am challenged in life, all I do is to think of what I have learned in college about the African Americans, especially those like Booker T. Washington when I started to understand of the tying the laces of the boots....when I also understood the wise understandings of W.B., Dubois....all of them inspire me to the core just as did Ms. Ida B. Wells. These and more figures in history help me to do what's right.
His words are still so inspiring...
Am glad that he can now rest in the glorious kingdom of God.
As an activist reaching the end of my own life, I remember this speech and the events of that week -- I was a child, but my father worked night security for the SCLC summer marches, and was a minister. That week changed my life.
And this speech helps me reach peace with what I've been able to accomplish, but still makes me question the state of the world.
It's a constant balance, isn't it? Between that which people do as the real "social justice warriors" (a title that shouldn't be so tarnished), and those who are not true to what we said on paper.
Please God help me to use my own body and voice as a vessel for your Love. We need you today. Thank you for helping so many others along the way.
Most effective speech ending I've ever seen. So powerful. Especially the way he forcefully ended and walked off as a proud
As a proud black man.
He walked away as if he thought someone was going to shoot him
“I might not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people will get to the promised land.” Very chilling. He knew what was coming and he wanted to make sure the people did not stop the movement after his passing.
What made his speeches great is that you could see that he meant every word from the bottom of his soul
When he proclaims “my eyes have seen the glory of the comin’ of the lord”… I’m like yes indeed I do believe you have maaaaaaan that delivery was a force of nature enough to make the devil tremble .
He didn’t need a mic drop for this to be the most powerful ending to any speech, cementing his legacy in eternity and trembling with the gravity of his message.
Biggest and best mic drop of all time
Peace and love to MLK Jr and all he stood for!!!
Even in 2023 I still egt goosebumps whenever I listen to this speech... Dr LKM is timeless
Happy MLK Day 2023 The civil rights leader in Honor of Dr. King
52 years ago today
When he said i might not get there with you.....he knew his time was short...but he continued his journey....
Quite simply the best speech of all time.
Greatest rhetorical speaker in American history
You could literally perceive that sense of foreboding in his eyes and the overwhelming courage in his voice...an acute awareness of his transcendental call to serve humanity - come rain, come shine.
When he said, "Like anybody, I would like to live a long life...". Not knowing he would d-die the n-next day. 😭😭😭😭😭😭. It hurts me so much!!
He knew in his heart.
He knew it was soon, thats why he said what he said
Why are you stuttering in comment?
@@MichaelJ44 because they are retarded
@Ed Gy hi
This speech was so powerful.Because it's ovious that Dr Martin Luther king knew that his time was coming really soon.He knew that he only had so much time to make a difference in the world.He was constantly getting all kinds of crazy calls and Death threats around this time.But even with all of that he still remain strong and he continued to follow God and obey the will of God for his life.
He is saying to the gunman and others that you can kill me but it wont stop what is to come for my people. What a great man you were Martin Luther King.
When I read Martin's book A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches his philosophies changed my whole way of being in the world; specifically the way I interact with other people; the way I understand other people and myself.
He was serious. The blacks are the Hebrews of the Bible and God is coming to deliver them one last time from slavery and the land of their captivity. Just as in the days of old, he destroyed Egypt to set his people free, God is doing it again. This is why they killed him. Like they killed Jesus their savior also.
I firmly believe he truly did see a prophetic vision of the future and saw unity in America. After God found me I learned that there are gifts of the spirit that are granted to us.
@@johne.chalco4134 The story of this world run by devils, deceivers, is going to end how it started. It started with God bringing his people out of a Egypt with a mighty hand. These same people were taken back into slavery one last time.
“And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them. So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day and forward. And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword. According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions have I done unto them, and hid my face from them. Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name; after that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt safely in their land, and none made them afraid. When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies' lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations; then shall they know that I am the LORD their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there. Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.”
Ezekiel 39:21-29 KJV
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I bought that book a week ago on July 20, 2022 at The King Center.
God Bless Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr.
God must of told him his work was complete here on earth
Yes. I was thinking the same thing
Oh yeah, God had to have given him some kind of revelation! And look how exhausted he was at the end of that speech...Looking at that, and hearing he had the heart of a man twice his age...I cannot help but wonder how much longer he would've lasted physically. As sad and tragic as the next day was, who knows if that wasn't actually God’s grace? His work was complete, and he suffered no longer...rest in glory Dr. King.
I wished he would have lived to see Barrack Obama become president.
Martin Luther King JR was a very humble man.
No truer words were said. God bless you, Martin Luther King Jr. You are not with us but your words will forever live in our hearts and minds. That, indeed, we will always be free.
Dr. King had a premonition be would not live much longer. A Fear which also reflected the death threats. So he gave his last message to give hope and made his peace with God.
I am convinced that he went to the mountaintop, and God show him something. it could’ve been that He was going to died the following day. but in any case, dr king did know something was going to happened, the Spirit of the Lord was on him. that passion in his speech tells you that he saw something. what a beautiful man. like many others whom i would like to meet in heaven, along with my parents, Martin Luther is one of them.
He was serious. The blacks are the Hebrews of the Bible and God is coming to deliver them one last time from slavery and the land of their captivity. Just as in the days of old, he destroyed Egypt to set his people free, God is doing it again. This is why they killed him. Like they killed Jesus their savior also.
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
He was one of the great prophets of the future all generations will have. We can and will get there. I believe him when he said his been to the mountain top. We will create a just and equitable society for all.
In South Africa it will take a long time to reach the promise land, kusenzima.
I agree.... This speech give me chills up my spinal cord every time I hear it..... One of the most anointed and powerful prophet's in history... I don't think we will get another one like him no time soon
"Somewhere I read that the greatness of American is the right to protest for right." Hell yeah.
When I was 8 years old I heard this speech on tv and it changed my life I didn’t understand politics but I did understand God and love, God bless this man he made the world a better place.
This man knew his light would be extinguished soon, he expected it during this speech. There has never been a better speech delivered
Wow what a speech... what a man of conviction. This speech is timeless... never will it be outdated. May God raise such men in our time and generation. He is such an inspiration.
Every year King's national holiday comes around. I usually kind of forget about it. I'll enjoy the day off from work. But usually during the evening something will remind me of Dr King. And I'll watch this speech. And every year it surprises me and moves me to tears. Rest in peace Dr King. May your words never be forgotten
The Angels smiles with you. King.
My eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord that's a shout all by itself talking about a real pastor a real preacher a real man of God thank you Lord for Dr Martin Luther King 😭😭😭😭🙏
"I'm not fearin' any Man! Mine eyes have seen the coming of the glory of the Lord!"
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This still makes my hair stand every time I hair this I just want to say thank you Dr king and Mrs King Malcom X and Betty shabbaz and all of our civil rights icons that fought and died and that was tortured and what they family had to endure and never gave up thank you lift every voice teach your children nieces and nephew grandchildren and great grand our true history
This is not the Martin Luther King's last speech, this is AMERICA's greatest speech.
He was serious. The blacks are the Hebrews of the Bible and God is coming to deliver them one last time from slavery and the land of their captivity. Just as in the days of old, he destroyed Egypt to set his people free, God is doing it again. This is why they killed him. Like they killed Jesus their savior also.
For those wondering He is quoting Moses in the Bible who never made it into the promised land and in fact died before the Israelites made it in. But he went up the mountain and God allowed him to see the promised land and therefore give him peace in knowing the Israelites will make it.
True stuff from Columbus, OH
People need to listen to the whole speech it's by far one of the best ever and definitely his best. Every subject he touched on And the manner in which he addressed them It seems like it was written a few days ago
Amen. This is for today.
Reminder that MLK laughed while his friend sexually assaulted a female parishioner.
This and Bobby Kennedy’s speech the next night.