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:''Alexander the coppersmith did me great harm; the Lord will repay him according to his deeds. Beware of him yourself, for he strongly opposed our message. '''At my first defense''' no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me. May it not be charged against them! But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), 2 Ti 4:14–17.</ref> | :''Alexander the coppersmith did me great harm; the Lord will repay him according to his deeds. Beware of him yourself, for he strongly opposed our message. '''At my first defense''' no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me. May it not be charged against them! But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), 2 Ti 4:14–17.</ref> | ||
== | ==Shouldn't revelation make things clearer?== | ||
Imagine you are looking at a sculpture that is covered and another person looking on claims that the sculptor has already given him a look at the uncovered sculpture. | Imagine you are looking at a sculpture that is covered and another person looking on claims that the sculptor has already given him a look at the uncovered sculpture. |