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What Jesus Really Meant When He Said ‘The Gates of Hell Will Not Prevail’

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Streams Ministries
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In Matthew 16:18, Jesus says, “I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.” But what does it mean when believers say “the gates of hell will not prevail”? Streams Ministries’ John E. Thomas clarifies this theological issue in this informative video.

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