The Cure for Anxiety

This baby does not worry about who will feed her, clothe her, carry her on their back, put her to sleep, love her, comfort her, etc.

Just as the mother in this picture meets the babies ever need, God meets our every need. 

The mother feeds the baby when it is time.   

God feeds us His Holy word if we will just partake by reading His Word.

Sometimes we choke on the food of His Word because we are not willing to digest it. 

Sometimes it opens our heart so wide it hurts. 

Sometimes we reject what it says. 

Sometimes we take what it says and let it nurture us so we grow.

The mother puts clothes on the baby just as God provides clothing for us when we are baptized into Christ.  

God provides for our every need. 

We may not realize that He does because it may not be what we think we need at the time. 

God may not give us everything we think we need. 

He may say "No" or He may say "not now", or He may say "just wait", or He may say nothing at all.

Matthew 6:33-34

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

³³ But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

³⁴ “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Mark 10:29-52

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

²⁹ Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or farms, for My sake and for the gospel’s sake, ³⁰ but that he will receive a hundred times as much now in the present age, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and farms, along with persecutions; and in the age to come, eternal life.³¹ But many who are first will be last, and the last, first.”

Luke 12:22-31

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

²² And He said to His disciples, “For this reason I say to you, do not worry about your life, as to what you will eat; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. ²³ For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. ²⁴ Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap; they have no storeroom nor barn, and yet God feeds them; how much more valuable you are than the birds! ²⁵ And which of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life’s span? ²⁶ If then you cannot do even a very little thing, why do you worry about other matters? ²⁷ Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; but I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. ²⁸ But if God so clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you? You men of little faith! ²⁹ And do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not keep worrying. ³⁰ For all these things the nations of the world eagerly seek; but your Father knows that you need these things. ³¹ But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added to you.

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The Cure for Anxiety

This baby does not worry about who will feed her, clothe her, carry her on their back, put her to sleep, love her, comfort her, etc.

Just as the mother in this picture meets the babies ever need, God meets our every need. 

The mother feeds the baby when it is time.   

God feeds us His Holy word if we will just partake by reading His Word.

Sometimes we choke on the food of His Word because we are not willing to digest it. 

Sometimes it opens our heart so wide it hurts. 

Sometimes we reject what it says. 

Sometimes we take what it says and let it nurture us so we grow.

The mother puts clothes on the baby just as God provides clothing for us when we are baptized into Christ.  

God provides for our every need. 

We may not realize that He does because it may not be what we think we need at the time. 

God may not give us everything we think we need. 

He may say "No" or He may say "not now", or He may say "just wait", or He may say nothing at all.

Matthew 6:33-34

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

³³ But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

³⁴ “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Mark 10:29-52

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

²⁹ Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or farms, for My sake and for the gospel’s sake, ³⁰ but that he will receive a hundred times as much now in the present age, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and farms, along with persecutions; and in the age to come, eternal life.³¹ But many who are first will be last, and the last, first.”

Luke 12:22-31

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

²² And He said to His disciples, “For this reason I say to you, do not worry about your life, as to what you will eat; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. ²³ For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. ²⁴ Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap; they have no storeroom nor barn, and yet God feeds them; how much more valuable you are than the birds! ²⁵ And which of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life’s span? ²⁶ If then you cannot do even a very little thing, why do you worry about other matters? ²⁷ Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; but I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. ²⁸ But if God so clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you? You men of little faith! ²⁹ And do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not keep worrying. ³⁰ For all these things the nations of the world eagerly seek; but your Father knows that you need these things. ³¹ But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added to you.

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My Heart is so Full of Africa I can Hardly See Home!!!

^{This reminds me of Act 8:36-38} As they went along the road they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Look! Water! What prevents me from being baptized?” ³⁷ And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”] ³⁸ And he ordered the chariot to stop; and they both went down into the water, Philip as well as the eunuch, and he baptized him. 

We just returned from Zambia after three weeks.
Before we go people say, "What are you going to do when you go to Zambia?"
I just say, "Whatever God wants me to do."
When I return home, people say, "What did you do while you were in Zambia?"
How is it possible to answer that so they can truly understand?
How can I tell them how happy it makes my soul when I first see the Zambian people I have known for seven years? 
They always have a huge smile on their face, a hardy hand shake and a tight hug that is fit only for family.
They say, "THANK YOU FOR COMING, I JUST THANK YOU FOR COMING."
How can they understand how my heart feels when I first hear the Zambian accents, when they sing praises to God in Chichewa, and when they call my name?
There is never enough time to spend with them. There are always so many people to see, so many villages to visit and so much teaching to be done.
I took over 2000 pictures and I wish I could post everyone of them so you could see what I see, feel what I feel, smell what I smell, hear what I hear, touch what I touch and taste what I taste. I wish you could feel what my heart feels, what my soul feels.
I think I take so many pictures because I do not want to forget one minute of my time in Zambia.
I do not want to forget one face, one baby, one child, one woman, one man, one soul.
The souls are why I go. 
The souls are why I return.
The souls are why my heart is so full of Zambia I can hardly see home, even though home is where I am now.
When people ask me what I am going to do when I go to Zambia I will always say, "Whatever God wants me to do."
When people ask me what I did when I went to Zambia I will always say, "Whatever God wanted me to do."
There are some things that are hard to explain.
When I go to Zambia, I go to do what Matthew 28:18-20 says.

Matthew 28:18-20

New American Standard Bible (NASB)
¹⁸ And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. ¹⁹ Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, ²⁰ teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

We had three baptisms while we were there. Not all because of us. Some were because of the work that had been done before we got there. However, praise God that we witnessed three souls being saved while we were there.
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My Heart is so Full of Africa I can Hardly See Home!!!

^{This reminds me of Act 8:36-38} As they went along the road they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Look! Water! What prevents me from being baptized?” ³⁷ And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”] ³⁸ And he ordered the chariot to stop; and they both went down into the water, Philip as well as the eunuch, and he baptized him. 

We just returned from Zambia after three weeks.
Before we go people say, "What are you going to do when you go to Zambia?"
I just say, "Whatever God wants me to do."
When I return home, people say, "What did you do while you were in Zambia?"
How is it possible to answer that so they can truly understand?
How can I tell them how happy it makes my soul when I first see the Zambian people I have known for seven years? 
They always have a huge smile on their face, a hardy hand shake and a tight hug that is fit only for family.
They say, "THANK YOU FOR COMING, I JUST THANK YOU FOR COMING."
How can they understand how my heart feels when I first hear the Zambian accents, when they sing praises to God in Chichewa, and when they call my name?
There is never enough time to spend with them. There are always so many people to see, so many villages to visit and so much teaching to be done.
I took over 2000 pictures and I wish I could post everyone of them so you could see what I see, feel what I feel, smell what I smell, hear what I hear, touch what I touch and taste what I taste. I wish you could feel what my heart feels, what my soul feels.
I think I take so many pictures because I do not want to forget one minute of my time in Zambia.
I do not want to forget one face, one baby, one child, one woman, one man, one soul.
The souls are why I go. 
The souls are why I return.
The souls are why my heart is so full of Zambia I can hardly see home, even though home is where I am now.
When people ask me what I am going to do when I go to Zambia I will always say, "Whatever God wants me to do."
When people ask me what I did when I went to Zambia I will always say, "Whatever God wanted me to do."
There are some things that are hard to explain.
When I go to Zambia, I go to do what Matthew 28:18-20 says.

Matthew 28:18-20

New American Standard Bible (NASB)
¹⁸ And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. ¹⁹ Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, ²⁰ teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

We had three baptisms while we were there. Not all because of us. Some were because of the work that had been done before we got there. However, praise God that we witnessed three souls being saved while we were there.
If you need a Bible Study you can visit this link:
http://www.worldbibleschool.org/connect

Have You Ever Taken a Sabbatical?

Please continue to visit my blog  as I take a Sabbatical.

A sabbatical is an extended time of rest—modeled on the Sabbath day—in which you take a long block of time to focus on something other than your career.  

This will not be a restful Sabbatical. However, it will be a work that is devoted to God.

The concept of a sabbatical is rooted in scripture.  

Starting in Genesis , God illustrates the natural rhythm of six days working, one day off. 

Later, in Leviticus  the Israelites are told to let the land rest one year out of every seven. 

During the seventh year, they’re allowed to eat what the land produces, but they must let it grow wild.  http://www.gospel.com/blog

I believe when I return I will have deeper and more meaningful blogs to post.

Thanks to everyone who is following me and continues to come to my blog for a visit.

I pray God's blessing on each one.

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Have You Ever Taken a Sabbatical?

Please continue to visit my blog  as I take a Sabbatical.

A sabbatical is an extended time of rest—modeled on the Sabbath day—in which you take a long block of time to focus on something other than your career.  

This will not be a restful Sabbatical. However, it will be a work that is devoted to God.

The concept of a sabbatical is rooted in scripture.  

Starting in Genesis , God illustrates the natural rhythm of six days working, one day off. 

Later, in Leviticus  the Israelites are told to let the land rest one year out of every seven. 

During the seventh year, they’re allowed to eat what the land produces, but they must let it grow wild.  http://www.gospel.com/blog

I believe when I return I will have deeper and more meaningful blogs to post.

Thanks to everyone who is following me and continues to come to my blog for a visit.

I pray God's blessing on each one.

For a Free Bible Study Click Here:

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Water John 4:14 and John 6:35

As I read Lemonade Makin' Mama's Blog about blood:water mission I was reminded of the first trip I made to Zambia.

photo by blood:water.mission

I was in total shock because of the lack of clean water. For that matter for the lack of any kind of water.

We stayed in a "nice" guest houses. At times we had no running water. The cleanness of it was questionable at best. Some times it ran and sometimes it didn't. Sometimes it was cloudy and sometimes it was brown. 

This was in a major cities of Zambia.

photo by blood:water.mission

What about in the villages?

We traveled to three different villages in the bush.

Where was the water?

Not in the huts.

Not in the schools.

Not in the church buildings where we did the medical missions.

Not in the baptistery.

The pools of water that they used to baptize were muddy, dirty, spots where people washed their clothes

and dipped five gallon buckets of water to take home to drink and cook with.

We took the water we needed with us.

photo by blood:water.mission

In 2007 we stayed in the bush for eight days and nights where there was no electricity or running water.

I never even saw a  borehole(water well). I do not know where they got the water.

Some how the men kept the 55 gallon barrels full of water and hot for us to use to bathe with.

They were such servants. I never saw them carrying the water. I did occasionally see them adding wood to the fire and stoke it.

Bore Holes or Wells as we call them are hard to find. Many times the people go to the dirty pools of water wherever they can find them. 

photo by blood:water.mission

Turn your water off for a day and do not use it. 

Think about what it would be like to live every day with little or no clean water. 

Think about what we as Americans waste everyday by drinking a half of a bottle of water and throwing the rest out.

Think about how little one dollar means to most of us.

Think about what you can do to help the billions of people who do not have clean water.

photo by blood:water.mission

If you want to help blood:water mission , please do.

If you want to donate money to our program that teaches the gospel 

and drills water wells in Zambia,

 you may contact me by leaving me a comment.

John 4:14

but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.

John 6:35

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; the who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst.

For a Free Bible Study Click Here:

bigcountry.worldbibleschool.org

I am not affiliated with Lemonade Makin' Mama or blood:water mission. I am affiliated with the church that supports a work in the Eastern Province of Zambia.

Water John 4:14 and John 6:35

As I read Lemonade Makin' Mama's Blog about blood:water mission I was reminded of the first trip I made to Zambia.

photo by blood:water.mission

I was in total shock because of the lack of clean water. For that matter for the lack of any kind of water.

We stayed in a "nice" guest houses. At times we had no running water. The cleanness of it was questionable at best. Some times it ran and sometimes it didn't. Sometimes it was cloudy and sometimes it was brown. 

This was in a major cities of Zambia.

photo by blood:water.mission

What about in the villages?

We traveled to three different villages in the bush.

Where was the water?

Not in the huts.

Not in the schools.

Not in the church buildings where we did the medical missions.

Not in the baptistery.

The pools of water that they used to baptize were muddy, dirty, spots where people washed their clothes

and dipped five gallon buckets of water to take home to drink and cook with.

We took the water we needed with us.

photo by blood:water.mission

In 2007 we stayed in the bush for eight days and nights where there was no electricity or running water.

I never even saw a  borehole(water well). I do not know where they got the water.

Some how the men kept the 55 gallon barrels full of water and hot for us to use to bathe with.

They were such servants. I never saw them carrying the water. I did occasionally see them adding wood to the fire and stoke it.

Bore Holes or Wells as we call them are hard to find. Many times the people go to the dirty pools of water wherever they can find them. 

photo by blood:water.mission

Turn your water off for a day and do not use it. 

Think about what it would be like to live every day with little or no clean water. 

Think about what we as Americans waste everyday by drinking a half of a bottle of water and throwing the rest out.

Think about how little one dollar means to most of us.

Think about what you can do to help the billions of people who do not have clean water.

photo by blood:water.mission

If you want to help blood:water mission , please do.

If you want to donate money to our program that teaches the gospel 

and drills water wells in Zambia,

 you may contact me by leaving me a comment.

John 4:14

but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.

John 6:35

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; the who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst.

For a Free Bible Study Click Here:

bigcountry.worldbibleschool.org

I am not affiliated with Lemonade Makin' Mama or blood:water mission. I am affiliated with the church that supports a work in the Eastern Province of Zambia.

July 4, 2012

God bless America,

Land that I love.

Stand beside her, and guide her

Through the night with a light from above.

From the mountains, to the prairies,

To the oceans, white with foam

God bless America, My home sweet home.

Copyright 1938, 1939 by Irving Berlin
Copyright renewed 1965, 1966
by Irving Berlin
Copyright assigned to Winthrop Rutherfurd, Jr., Anne Phipps Sidamon-Eristoff, and Theodore R. Jackson as Trustees of the God Bless America Fund. International copyright secured.
All rights reserved.

Let us never forget that our real freedom comes through Jesus Christ who died for our sins.

Galatians 5:1

It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.

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July 4, 2012

God bless America,

Land that I love.

Stand beside her, and guide her

Through the night with a light from above.

From the mountains, to the prairies,

To the oceans, white with foam

God bless America, My home sweet home.

Copyright 1938, 1939 by Irving Berlin
Copyright renewed 1965, 1966
by Irving Berlin
Copyright assigned to Winthrop Rutherfurd, Jr., Anne Phipps Sidamon-Eristoff, and Theodore R. Jackson as Trustees of the God Bless America Fund. International copyright secured.
All rights reserved.

Let us never forget that our real freedom comes through Jesus Christ who died for our sins.

Galatians 5:1

It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.

For a Free Bible Study Click below:

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Sweet Holy Blessings

What a sweet Holy blessing to spend time with these three very special ladies in my life.
Our times together have not always been blessed. 
We have had some extremely hard times.
Times that severed the ties between us for a period of time.
Something that tore my heart out from my soul.
Something that  cut so deeply that I thought I would bleed to death at times.
Something that seemed so unreal that I could not comprehend it.
Psalm 38: 4-6
V.4 For my iniquities are gone over my head;
As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.
V.5 My wounds grow foul and fester
Because of my folly.
V.6 I am bent over and greatly bowed down; I go mourning all day long.
V. 11 My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague;
And my kinsmen stand afar off.
Matthew 6:14
"For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
But if you do not forgive others then your Father will not forgive your transgressions.
How many Sweet Holy Blessings do we give up because of lack of forgiveness?
Thank God that we came to our senses and let Him work His will in us.
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Sweet Holy Blessings

What a sweet Holy blessing to spend time with these three very special ladies in my life.
Our times together have not always been blessed. 
We have had some extremely hard times.
Times that severed the ties between us for a period of time.
Something that tore my heart out from my soul.
Something that  cut so deeply that I thought I would bleed to death at times.
Something that seemed so unreal that I could not comprehend it.
Psalm 38: 4-6
V.4 For my iniquities are gone over my head;
As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.
V.5 My wounds grow foul and fester
Because of my folly.
V.6 I am bent over and greatly bowed down; I go mourning all day long.
V. 11 My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague;
And my kinsmen stand afar off.
Matthew 6:14
"For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
But if you do not forgive others then your Father will not forgive your transgressions.
How many Sweet Holy Blessings do we give up because of lack of forgiveness?
Thank God that we came to our senses and let Him work His will in us.
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Are You Chasing Rabbits?

I have been trying to prepare lessons to teach in Zambia. My mind keeps jumping from one topic to another.  My husband calls it "chasing rabbits".
Lord God, Most Holy, Most High please calm my mind so I can prepare what You want.
Then this scripture comes to my mind.
Psalm 46:10 ASB
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
Some times I have to stop, drop and roll as I used to teach my pre-school students about fire.
Some times I am running around like I am on fire, not knowing what to do, not getting anything done.
If I just stop, and focus on God.
If I just drop to my knees and pray and thank God for all things.
If I just roll all my cares and worries over to Him.
Then, I can refocus and get the fires put out that are hindering my focusing on Him and worshiping Him as He desires.
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Are You Chasing Rabbits?

I have been trying to prepare lessons to teach in Zambia. My mind keeps jumping from one topic to another.  My husband calls it "chasing rabbits".
Lord God, Most Holy, Most High please calm my mind so I can prepare what You want.
Then this scripture comes to my mind.
Psalm 46:10 ASB
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
Some times I have to stop, drop and roll as I used to teach my pre-school students about fire.
Some times I am running around like I am on fire, not knowing what to do, not getting anything done.
If I just stop, and focus on God.
If I just drop to my knees and pray and thank God for all things.
If I just roll all my cares and worries over to Him.
Then, I can refocus and get the fires put out that are hindering my focusing on Him and worshiping Him as He desires.
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Will We Know One Another in Heaven?

John 14:6
Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.

I sometimes wonder if we will know one another in heaven.
This is a very touching song by Eric Claptons Song 
Tears in Heaven
Would you know my name
If I saw you in heaven?
Would you feel the same
If I saw you in heaven?
I must be strong and carry on
'Cause I know I don't belong here in heaven
Would you hold my hand
If I saw you in heaven?
Would you help me stand
If I saw you in heaven?
I'll find my way through night and day
'Cause I know I just can't stay here in heaven


While the Bible does not directly ask this question, the human heart does. David Padfield Adorning The Word, Volune 6
I know that I have been able to move through the grief process by believing that I will some day see my Mother in heaven. 
There are many other family members that I hope and pray I will see there too.
Recently I was with my lovely niece whom I love dearly. 
We were sitting in a Deli having a long awaited and highly blessed visit. 
I heard a soft voice say "Mrs Holmes?" With a definite question mark on the end.
I was so deep in the moment with my lovely niece that the sound of my name shocked me back to the surroundings of the Deli.
I looked in the direction of the sound, to see a young man with glasses looking at me, as if to say with his eyes are you really Mrs Holmes?
I looked at him intently and he looked at me intently. 
He said, "You are Mrs Holmes?" Again with that question mark at the end.
I said yes I am as I studied that face trying to decide how he knew my name. 
I  knew that I must know him but it was just putting all the pieces together to recall a name.
Having taught pre-school for twenty years, having 20 children each year, added up to 400 little ones that touched my life. 
When one teaches children that young they rarely remember you, even after a year.
I scanned my brain to see if I could put a name with that face. 
I did vaguely remember some of the features. 
The glasses where a huge clue.
Then the eyes beyond the glasses really stood out. 
The body was the part that did not fit the picture. 
It was like one of those computer generated pictures they do of children who have been missing a long time to show what they would look like grown.
In a matter of seconds from the time my eyes first met his, just as I was about to say his name, he said I am "****** *******".
I said, Yes, yes,******** I remember you but you have grown up so much. 
The last time I saw  him he was 4 or 5 years old. 
I said, "What are you up to these days?" 
He said, "I just graduated for high school and I am going in to the Air Force in a couple of weeks." 
So it has been thirteen years since I saw him.
No matter how long it has been since we saw our loved ones who have passed on, I believe that when(and if) we see them in heaven we will know them and they will know us.

However, it is not what I believe but what the scriptures say.
Matthew 25: 31 NASB
But the Son of May comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne.
V. 32
All nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separated the sheep from the goats;
and 
V.33
He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left.
V. 34
Then the King will say to those on His right, Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
V. 41
Then He will also say to those on His left, Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels;
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