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It fails to raise us above the actual, and supplies no power stronger than the world; it brings no peace, and offers no rest on the Father-heart of God.

Herman Bavinck — The Philosophy of Revelation

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The Philosophy of Revelation

Lecture 1 - Lecture 1

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