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before kings and rulers for my name's

sake.” What comes to mind when you read

this? The book of Acts in chapter 4, chapter

5, chapter 12, and all through chapter 16.

And the Lord says in verses 14 through 16

of Luke 21, “Settle it therefore in your

hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall

answer: For I will give you a mouth and
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wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not

be able to gainsay nor resist. And ye shall
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be betrayed both by parents, and brethren,

and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you

shall they cause to be put to death.” Have

you been betrayed by relatives and kinfolk

and people like that? I probably should

have shown you some of the hateful emails

I’ve received from kinfolks, especially when

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