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not fear." He's saying, "I will stand because

Christ's presence is with me" — because he

knew he was going to be executed.

Let me tell you what Paul did. Paul got

his eyes off of the lion and put them on the

Lamb. Now, whether the lion is Nero or

whether it's the entire empire or whether it's

Satan or whatever it is, Paul got his eyes off

of the lion and kept his eyes on the Lamb,

and he's saying the Lord delivered me.

Notice that's not all. He said in verse 18 of 2

Timothy chapter 4, “And the Lord shall

deliver me from every evil work…” He's

saying the Lord is going to preserve me and

keep me from denying Him. And he goes on

to say, “and will preserve me unto his heavenly

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