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unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to
the battle of that great day of God Almighty.” Revelation 16:13, 14.
Except those who are kept by the power of God, through faith in His
word, the whole world will be swept into the ranks of this delusion. The
people are fast being lulled to a fatal security, to be awakened only by
the outpouring of the wrath of God.
Saith the Lord God: “Judgment also will I lay to the line, and
righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge
of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place. And your
covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell
shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then
ye shall be trodden down by it.” Isaiah 28:17, 18.

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