It’s one of the questions people may be wondering: Did God give Kate Middleton cancer?

In a recent video, Troy Black shared with the world his prophetic word about Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis. While the entire world has been set back in a daze as both the Princess of Wales and King Charles have announced their current struggles with cancer, Black says we should not be too quick to blame what is happening here on God.

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“Some people say ‘this is what they get,'” Black says. “They’re saying ‘this is what God put on their family.'”

However, just because some people believe that this is something God did to the royal family does not make it true.

“Then I heard the Lord say this. He said, ‘But that’s not the way I work. I didn’t give her cancer, and I don’t give that to people. That’s not the way I work,'” Black prophesies.

Black says that if this is not how God works, if He does not put the plague of cancer on people, then that means other forces are at work that have been a part of this.

“There also exists an enemy of God and of God’s people, and of the entire world, and his name is Satan,” Black says.

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Black likens this to the book of Job where Satan is allowed to do things to Job, however, it was not God who was the one actively doing the things that caused great pain to Job.

“He allowed Satan to have a certain authority over Job for a time for a certain reason,” Black says.

For Black, what he says God revealed to him is how cancer is a result of sin on this earth. It can and sometimes is used for the glory of God, but quite often it is a consequence of sin being released into this world through the fall. As Black confirms that cancer itself is not from God, says that how the Lord is using her diagnosis will help her build up endurance and strength. Black also interprets this message to mean that the princess will have a long life.

“A lengthy stay, an earthly legacy being planted over plenty of time,” Black prophesies. “Her faith is rising and it will be on display for all to see.”

The most critical component of what is going on with the princess is how she decides to center her hope. Black says this is a call for prayer so that Kate will place her hope and trust in Christ through this storm.

“She’s about to showcase a strength found in few,” Black prophesies. “She’s going to put on a show, she’s in for a ride, but I’m going to show ‘m releasing mercy over her, the strength to endure.”

As the royal family grapples with cancer this is the perfect time for us to join Troy Black in prayer for Kate Middleton as she deals with cancer while also being one of the most influential people of our day and age.

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In a devastating turn of events, 45 people were killed over the holiday weekend in a fatal bus crash.

As Fox News reported, the travelers were heading to an Easter festival in South Africa, but instead found themselves plunging nearly 200 feet off of a bridge instead.

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The only survivor of the crash was an eight-year-old child who was seriously injured and was receiving medical attention.

The bus rammed into a bridge on a mountain pass, leading it to plummet down the mountain, bursting into flames. As the Associated Press reported, “Many of the victims trapped inside the bus were burned beyond recognition.”

South Africa Minister of Transport, Sindiswe Chikunga, finds it plausible that the driver lost control. She also said, “I am sending my heartfelt condolences to the families affected by the tragic bus crash near Mamatlakala. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.”

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The worshippers were heading to the town of Moria, which garners millions of visitors each year for the Easter festivities.

This is the time to pray for the families and friends of all those who have been affected by this tremendous, tragic loss. For the young child who has undergone such a devastating experience, Christians need to pray for their health and restoration as life will never quite be the same for them again.

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‘Cult mom’ Lori Vallow’s husband, Chad Daybell’s trial is set to begin today.

Vallow and Daybell are accused of murdering Vallow’s two children, Joshua “J.J.” Vallow and Tylee Ryan. Joshua was seven years old and Tylee was 16.

AS ABC News reported, Vallow was convicted last year of the murder of her children from back in 2019. Daybell’s former wife, Tamara, also died right before he and Vallow married.

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It was previously discovered Vallow’s now-deceased ex-husband, Charles Vallow, sent messages to Lori that discussed how she had ruined him, stating, “You have destroyed me. I have never been lower in life,” Charles wrote.

Charles also discovered that Lori wrote a letter to Daybell in his name, asking him to help ghostwrite a book.

“I’m willing to pay you well to help me get this book into shape as my ghostwriter,” Vallow wrote to Daybell. The letter led to the uncovering of Vallow and Daybell’s affair.

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While this twisted story is egregiously complex, the dark spiritual side of it is heartbreaking. Daybell and Vallow used religion as a reason to justify their actions. As Charisma News reported, Vallow believed “people would become zombie-like entities and need to have their souls released from their physical form.”

Vallow also believed she was part of the 144,000 who would be taken to heaven at Christ’s Second Coming and that she had supernatural abilities. Vallow’s beliefs hinged onto Daybell’s, who took Mormon teachings and believed he had the capacity to tell the difference between good and evil spirits.

Now as Daybell’s trial comes, he could face the death penalty if found guilty. Vallow is spending the rest of her life in prison for the murders of her children.

This trial is a reminder of how evil and sinful the human heart truly can be. Involving ourselves in demonic beliefs, cults and practices really can lead people into doing the worst possible actions that almost seem impossible. It’s a reminder that God has called us to be vessels of His light, not of darkness. {eoa}

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The Biden administration’s declaration of Easter as the ‘Transgender Day of Visibility’ was a slap in the face to Christians across the nation.

The president decided to celebrate the transgender community on the holiest of days for Christianity—the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

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A statement from the White House read, “On Transgender Day of Visibility, we honor the extraordinary courage and contributions of transgender Americans and reaffirm our Nation’s commitment to forming a more perfect Union—where all people are created equal and treated equally throughout their lives.”

This statement came as Christians all over the world spent time reflecting on the sacrifice Jesus Christ made on the cross and the ultimate victory He won by overcoming death itself through His resurrection.

The president’s proclamation received massive backlash, including former president Donald Trump and celebrity Caitlyn Jenner.

Trump campaign press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, issued a statement prior to Easter saying, “We call on Joe Biden’s failing campaign and White House to issue an apology to the millions of Catholics and Christians across America who believe tomorrow is for one celebration only—the resurrection of Jesus Christ.”

Jenner, who is transgender, also condemned the president for his actions of using Resurrection Sunday as a day to focus on the LGBTQ community.

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“I am absolutely disgusted that Joe Biden has declared he most Holy of Holy days – a self proclaimed devout Catholic – as Transgender Day of Visibility. The only thing you should be declaring on this day is ‘HE is Risen,'” Jenner wrote on X.

The assault against Christianity continued with the White House Easter Egg Roll, which did not allow for overtly religious symbols to be used the eggs. Further, the governor of New York decided to light up the city with pink, white and blue in honor of Transgender Day of Visibility.

The White House also released a short statement about Easter saying, “Jill and I send our warmest wished to Christians around the world celebrating Easter Sunday. Easter reminds us of the power of hope and the promise of Christ’s Resurrection.”

Acknowledging that Easter is a holiday alone is not enough to undo the damage the Biden administration has already made. Declaring a holiday that blatantly goes against the core tenets of Scripture on the biggest day of Christianity is completely blasphemous.

YouTuber Isaiah Saldivar confronted this spiritual issue head on:

“The president of the United States has made a mockery of Christianity,” Saldivar says. “This president is sticking the middle finger to God.”

Sean Feucht also posted a warning on Facebook with the White House statement on the proclamation of Transgender Day of Visibility.

“CHRISTIANS: This is your warning to completely separate yourselves from this demonic, blasphemous administration. They are evil,” Feucht wrote.

It appears as though the Biden administration has decided to deal directly with the devil. Saying you’re a Christian doesn’t make you one. Actions speak louder than words.

This is not the moment to be deceived. Jesus warned that deception would come in the end times, so we need to see that this rising deception is happening in front of us at this very moment. We cannot just simply accept everything we are told as good and true.

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This weekend is one of remembrance and of celebration. As we remember the brutal crucifixion Jesus endured for our sake so that we may be set free from the bondage of sin and death, it is also a time to rejoice in His victory.

In a powerful sermon, pastor Greg Locke shared with his congregation at Global Vision Bible Church the painful affliction Jesus went through on His journey to the cross. A man of sorrows with the suffering of the world upon Him, Jesus experienced pain in a way no man ever has or ever will. Once He was resurrected, Jesus’ disciples even had a hard time believing it was truly Him.

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“After His resurrection, after His glorification and after showing Himself on a couple of occasions to His disciples, He said to Thomas…even after My resurrection, you can take your hands and stick them into the prints in My feet and in My hands,” Locke says.

Locke says he wonders if this could be a representation that we will be able to see these marks in Jesus’ hands and feet for all of eternity as a reminder of what He did on our behalf.

Jesus’ crucifixion forever changed history. By atoning for our sins and taking the keys of death and hell itself, our destiny has been changed. His resurrection also did something great and powerful for the here-and-now of this life: He gave us His Spirit to go and fulfill the Great Commission to tell the world about what He has done.

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“He appears for 40 days several different times to His disciples and many others, and then in Acts chapter 1 He stands on a hillside, He gives a commission to His disciples and the Bible says when He gave that commission that He was caught up before them into the clouds, and He was received immediately out of their sight,” Locke says.

“Then two men in white apparel stood amongst them and said, ‘why stand you gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus which you see rising into heaven shall so come again,’” Locke continues.

Jesus’ resurrection, while difficult to believe in the natural, completely proves that there is nothing impossible for God. Once Jesus conquered death, He gave us the opportunity to be empowered by the same Holy Spirit that overcame the bondages of hell, so that we might go and tell people all about what He has done.

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For the Christian community, Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday are two of the most widely celebrated days as we focus on what Jesus did for us through His death and resurrection. However, Maundy Thursday is a key piece leading up to the events that happened on these two days. So, what exactly is Maundy Thursday?

Maundy Thursday is the day the first communion took place.

It was during the Passover feast that Jesus first showed the disciples how to remember the sacrifice He would make on the cross by taking communion.

“As they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed it and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, ‘Take and eat. This is My body. Then He took the cup, and after He gave thanks, He gave it to them, saying, ‘Drink of it, all of you. For this is My blood of the New Covenant, which is shed for the many for the remission of sins,'” (Matt. 26:26-27).

While the disciples may not have understood what that meant at the time, it would all make sense later as they would see Jesus’ body broken and His blood poured out on the cross for them.

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Maundy Thursday is the night when Jesus washed the disciples’ feet.

While Peter especially did not want Jesus to wash his feet, Jesus did this as a symbol to remind His followers that the Son of man came to serve, not to be served. It was a testament of what He was about to do by going to the cross on their behalf, a reminder that there is no greater honor than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. It also symbolized that it is through Jesus and Jesus alone that we are washed clean of our sins and transgressions.

“Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands and that He came from God and was going to God, rose from supper, laid aside His garments, and took a towel and wrapped Himself. After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel with which He was wrapped,” (John 13:3-5).

Maundy Thursday is the night of Jesus’ prayer in Gethsemane.

Jesus’ prayer in Gethsemane is known for His transparency with the Father as He asked His heavenly Father to take away the cup He had been given. Jesus knew the weight placed on Him was one that no other person could carry—the full measure of the sins of the world. The agony that was to come was so great, that Jesus even sweat blood. Yet, in this moment, being fully God and fully man, He chose to submit Himself to the Father’s will, not for His own sake, but for the sake of mankind that we might be saved from eternal separation with God.

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“He prayed, ‘O My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done,'” (Matt. 26:42).

This is the night when Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver.

Judas brought a crowd of people representing the chief priests to arrest Jesus, and he showed them that Jesus was the one to arrest by giving Him a kiss.

“Now he who betrayed Him had given them a sign saying, ‘Whomever I shall kiss is the Man. Seize Him.’ He immediately came to Jesus and said, ‘Hail Rabbi!’ and kissed Him.” (Matt. 26:48-49).

Judas, later seeing what he had done by betraying Jesus gave back the money to the chief priests and then went and hung himself. The priests then took the money and purchased potter’s field, all of this fulfilling prophecy by the prophet Jeremiah, which read:

“They took the thirty pieces of silver, the value of that the sons of Israel set on Him, and gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord appointed me,” (Matt. 27:9-10).

Maundy Thursday is the day when Peter denied Jesus three times.

Peter never thought he would do something as significant as deny Jesus. He had already come to know Jesus as the Messiah, the Christ, the One who the Jewish people had waited for. Yet, just as Jesus told Peter, he would deny the Son of God three times before the rooster crowed. This just shows exactly how sinful and how far away the human heart truly is from God, the entire purpose as to why Jesus had to come. After Peter denied Jesus the third time, he immediately remembered that Jesus told him he would do this.

“Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken, ‘Before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.’ Then he went out and wept bitterly,” (Matt. 26:75).

Maundy Thursday is a tough, but significant day in Scripture. Because of the events that happened this day leading up to the crucifixion, the resurrection became possible. As you remember the goodness of the Lord on this day, this is a time to reflect on all that Jesus went through so that we could have eternal life and victory.

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After Jesus’ death on the cross what did He experience in hell? Here are five things you need to know about the Savior’s time in this dark and dreary place.

• Jesus placed His Spirit in His Father’s hands.

Best-selling author of “23 Minutes in Hell” Bill Wiese reminds us that the Scriptures tell us Jesus committed His Spirit into the hands of His heavenly Father.

“When He’s just about to die He said, ‘into Thy hands I commend My spirit,'” Wiese says. “So number one, His Spirit was in the hands of God.”

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• Jesus promised the thief on the cross the experience of paradise, not torment.

There’s a difference between paradise and hell. When Jesus was dying on the cross, He told the thief next to Him that he would be with Him in paradise, not in hell.

“He just let us know that he was going to paradise, not the torment side of hell,” Wiese says. “Hell was Luke 16 explains that there was this torment side that the rich man was in, thirsting, wanted a drop of water, he was in the flames and he wanted to cross over to the other side.”

Wiese says this means hell had two sides, and the side of paradise known as Abraham’s bosom is the side Jesus went to when He died. Jesus also told the disciples He was going to the Father, but would be back. So, Jesus left His Spirit in the hands of His heavenly Father and descended to Abraham’s bosom.

• Jesus led captivity captive.

While there is some debate about what Ephesians 4:8 means when it says, “He led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men,” Wiese says there’s a couple of suitable suggestions by commentaries that point to what Jesus did by “leading captivity captive.”

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“Some take that to mean that he led the captives that are in Abraham’s bosom out and took them to heaven,” Wiese says. “But most commentaries don’t agree with that.”

“Most of the commentaries say that the captivity captive was He was leading a proclaimed victory over the devil with his completed work,” Wiese continues.

Regardless of which commentary is most accurate, other Scriptures do point to the fact the graves of many bodies were opened, the righteous being taken up to heaven.

• Jesus preached to the spirits in prison.

This insight comes from 1 Peter 3:19, and as Wiese suggests, there are plenty of potential spirits that Jesus could have ministered to that are up for debate and discussion.

“They were either the rebellious fallen angels who left their own habitation or angelic nature and became men and had relations with women before the flood,” Wiese says.

Wiese also suggests the possibility that Jesus could have ministered to the people who would not repent when they heard Noah’s preaching, along with those who were repentant and waiting for Christ’s defeat of death on the cross. Wiese believes it is most likely that Jesus preached to the wicked people who would not repent during Noah’s day.

• Jesus took the keys of death and hell.

Wiese notes that Jesus took away this power from Satan, redeeming us for all eternity.

“He took them out of the hands of Satan,” Wiese says. “Satan had power of death and so forth, and so Jesus redeemed us from death, giving His life for ours so that we could have eternal life now and live in heaven.”

This Resurrection Sunday, give praise and glory to Christ that He forever changed history and our eternal destiny through His sacrifice on the cross.

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What could one of the world’s biggest pop stars and a show about Jesus Christ possibly have in common?

“The Chosen” shared on Instagram the honor they recently had by having their show illuminated onto the Christ the Redeemer monument in Rio De Janeiro in Brazil.

“The Chosen’s” logo, scenes from the show and images of the cast were projected onto Christ the Redeemer.

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“A public display of affection for a nation who’s welcomed ‘The Chosen’ with open arms,” The Chosen TV series wrote. “Fans in Brazil have blown us away–making ‘The Chosen’ #2 in the box office over the weekend.”

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There perhaps couldn’t be a more fitting place for a show about Jesus to be displayed than on a literal monument of the Savior Himself. However, the TV series is not the first big name to have had this type of a tribute.

Last year, the Christ the Redeemer monument was lit up for an entirely different reason.

During her world Eras tour, Brazil paid homage to Taylor Swift by projecting a copycat of her famous “Junior Jewels” t-shirt from her “You Belong With Me” music video. Instead of making the image look exactly like the shirt from the music video, the projection on the Christ the Redeemer monument read “Welcome to Brazil.”

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Swift as an icon is vastly different than “The Chosen.” While “The Chosen” has brought the stories from the gospels to millions of people around the globe, Swift has been a point of spiritual contention, from her demonic “Karma” music video to the satanic hand gestures both she and artist Ice Spice have made in public.

While Christ the Redeemer is a monument, it is representative of something more than just a person who lived. For many, it is a symbol of their Savior who has overcome sin, death and the grave. By placing images of recognition on the monument for someone like Swift, who represents secular and outright occult-like practices, brings up the question of idolatry. Have we placed entertainment and the things of this world above the things of God?

While people will have a variety of opinions about both “The Chosen” and Taylor Swift being featured on Christ the Redeemer monument, the most important thing we can take from this is to keep our eyes centered first and far most on Christ Himself, no matter what kind of content is being filtered into the mainstream culture.

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With all the commotion happening around the red heifers as a massive altar is being constructed for the 10th red heifer sacrifice since Moses’ time, many people may be wondering what is so special about these animals. Here are three things you need to know about the red heifers.

• Christians are not to look to the red heifers as a way for purification.

The red heifers are part of a biblical sacrifice commanded in Numbers. However, sacrificing a red heifer is not what makes us as Christians in right-standing with God. As James Lasher of Charisma Media says in his latest Beyond the Article video, this is not where Christians should believe their sanctification comes from.

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“For Christians, believers in Jesus Christ, the significance of the red heifer is not that it is used to ceremonially purify priests outside of the holy of holies,” Lasher says.

We are purified only through the blood of Jesus Christ. There is no other name under heaven by which we might be saved, including that of the red heifers.

• The red heifers are a sign of the end times.

This is where a greater importance of the red heifer comes into play for the Christian believer. These cows, while not the way that our sins are atoned for, are indeed a sign that we are drawing nearer to the return of Jesus Christ. This is because they represent the possibility of a third temple still to be built.

“The belief of many, according to the prophets of the Bible, is that there is still a third temple to be built,” Lasher says. “Most likely on the Temple Mount where the holy of holies is believed to have existed.”

This would pose a significant issue as the Dome of the Rock, one of Islam’s holiest sites currently sits on this location. This would indeed cause war and rumors of war to break out, which Jesus warned about during the end times in Matthew 24.

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Further, for those of the Jewish faith, the rebuilding of this temple is critical, and one of the last pieces the Temple Institute in Jerusalem currently needs to reconstruct this building includes the ashes of a red heifer.

So, the larger meaning of the red heifer for the end times is that they represent the rebuilding of the temple, which could also lead into further wars as told by Jesus Himself.

• The red heifers are a sign for us to dive deeper into the Word of God.

Because so much of the significance of the red heifers relates to biblical prophecy about the rebuilding of the Temple Mount, we should turn toward Scripture to understand what they and end times prophecy means for our lives in this day and age.

“If you truly want to know what is going on in the world today, look at the events such as the red heifers taking place through a biblical lens. Use biblical knowledge and wisdom to discern the signs of the times,” Lasher says.

As we begin to study the Word of God more, we will have the capacity to see the signs of the times around us with greater clarity.

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How can you tell if a prophecy is real or if it is false?

In a roundtable discussion, prophetic voices Troy Black, Chris Garcia, Alwyn Uys and Rob Sanchez cracked the code to some of the toughest questions surrounding prophecy.

One of the first things Sanchez pointed out is that prophecy is meant as edification, comfort and exhortation of the church. Garcia added onto this, describing the value of a prophetic word being part of the alignment of God’s Word.

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“The Lord will never tell you something that is contrary to the Word of God,” Garcia says. “There will never be something God will say that is opposed to Scripture. So, Scriptures, the authority of the Word of God is absolutely paramount.”

Garcia also notes that prophesying does not mean that you are adding to the Word of God.

“The Bible is the final authority in which we are to live our lives,” Garcia says. “There’s no such thing as necessarily ‘new additional’ revelation on top of Scripture. Rather, we reveal and unveil what the Scriptures declare.”

Garcia further noted that a true prophetic word will bear witness to the spirit and act as a confirmation with a tone of love. Whether that tone serves to correct or restore, it will not be an embarrassment to the person receiving the word, nor will it bring confusion. Instead, it will have the characteristics of the fruit of the Holy Spirit.

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“Does it bring joy, love, peace, does it build you up?” Garcia asks. “Does it encourage you in your walk? Even warnings from God—warnings will also have tones of restoration, tones of bringing you back to where you need to be.”

Black also noted that prophesying out of a deficiency in our own lives can lead to consequences of adding in something that was not intended to be there.

“We can give something with the wrong tone or we can add something where we can like try to give encouragement or direction afterwards,” Black says. “But maybe that’s not God’s wants to give His children the keys and the ability to recognize when someone is prophesying an accurate word out of the wrong tone.”

Garcia further notes that part of knowing how to accurately give a prophetic word is knowing when to give that word in the right timing.

“There’s a harmony, there’s a timing, there is a cadence, there is a moment and a time to give that word, and there’s a moment and a time from refraining and marinating on that word before releasing it,” Garcia says.

While it will always take the discernment of the person receiving the prophetic word to know whether or not something truly is from God, these pieces of advice can act as signposts of what to look when determining the validity of a prophetic word.

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