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Well, he's not referring to death itself. He

knows he's going to die. He's not referring

to being saved from the persecutors. I

mean, he's being persecuted. He's in prison;

he was expecting execution. So what is he

saying? I believe that when he says in this

verse that “the Lord shall deliver me from

every evil work,” he's saying that God will

keep him pure. I believe he's saying that

God will keep him holy. I believe he's saying

that God will keep his faith steady. I believe

he's saying to you and me that he did not

want to shrink from facing death for Christ's

sake; he did not want to compromise; he did

not want to go into apostasy; he did not

want to revert back and apostatize and

blaspheme the name of the Lord. So I

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