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need to repeat it often, as well, and when



             we come to this subject of opposition to the



             Gospel and persecution and hatred by the



             world, you cannot read a book in the New



             Testament  without  reading  about  this



             subject. For example, five chapters in 1 Peter



             deal  with  the  subject  of  the  church  and



             persecution, and it's mentioned many times



             in the book of Revelation.




                    Now, I have about 35 verses dealing with



             persecution, and I want to give you at least



             some of those.  In Matthew chapter 5 is the



             Sermon  on  the  Mount,  The  Beatitudes,



             beginning in verse 1 down through about



             verse 12, and notice with me in verses 10,



             11,  and  12:  “Blessed are they  which  are






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