church to Himself in glorious splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such things [that she might be holy and faultless].” We see that truly Christ shall be returning for a sanctified Church which Himself has cleansed or prepared by the Word. To see the seriousness of this kind of preparation, Revelation 20:6 tells us, “Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over these, the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and will reign with Him one thousand years.” Now we understand why the devil fights a lot not only with the ministers of the Word but also labors so hard to blind men from the truth by gathering them to deceived deceivers just Luke 17:37 says “wherever
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