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We live in a very confusing time, a time the Bible refers to and warns about in Isaiah 5, specifically verses 20-21 – “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight. Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine, and champions at mixing drinks, who acquit the guilty for a bribe but deny justice to the ...
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