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What happened during the four hundred silent years between Malachi and Matthew? We discover the story in the Apocrypha.

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What Made It Okay for God to Kill Women and Children In the Old Testament?

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This book aims to strengthen your faith in God’s goodness and wisdom, not just in calamity, but in the very sins that are woven into the calamity.

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