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Benjamin Merkle Explains Why You Should Want to be “Left Behind”

In this excellent article, Ben Merkle challenges the interpretation that being “left behind” in Matthew 24 and Luke 17 is a bad thing.  Give it a read a let me know what you think!

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When Satan is Preying, Jesus is Praying

These words of Jesus disturb me, “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat” (Luke 22:31). The context doesn’t answer my questions, like “How did Satan present his demand?”  And, “Why should God … Continue reading

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