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Nakedness
Let's go to the book of Revelation. I'm
reading in chapter 16. Now, notice the second
point, and that is the subject of nakedness. And
what does that mean? Simply the covering of
our body. Clothing is given in the Bible to
conceal, not to reveal. So our first point is
modesty, just the simplicity of our clothing, and
the second point is nakedness, the covering of
our body. As we come to Revelation, I want to
read one verse in chapter 16. And when we
come to the Scriptures, we find that God, again,
defines nakedness much differently than man
defines it. How much flesh and form should we
reveal? Now, if we ask man, we'll get one
answer; if we ask God, we’ll get another answer.
Again, we live in a naked society. I was even
reluctant about hanging the one picture up
there with a man in a dress coming down to his
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