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281 | ... | Is 4:1 | Wild Olive Shoot | 170433 | ||
Aaron, If I may ask, from where have you pulled this position of the seven women being the complete church? You make reference to e-Sword in your personal info as being a valuable study stool. Have you bothered to read what commentary is available for this verse in question that is downloadable with e-Sword? It is not only many on this forum that do not agree with your position, as been so greatly communicated, but those and that in which who you claim to value in your studies. “Isa 4:1 - In that day - In that calamitous time. Seven - Many. A certain number for an uncertain. One man - Because few men shall survive that dreadful stroke. Only - Own us for thy wives. Our reproach - Virginity was esteemed a reproach; children, the usual fruit of marriage, being both an honour to their parents, and a blessing of God, especially to that people, from some of whose loins the Messiah was to spring.” – John Wesley “Isa 4:1 - And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man,.... Not in the days of Ahaz, when Pekah, son of Remaliah, slew in Judah a hundred and twenty thousand men in one day, 2Ch_28:6 as Kimchi thinks; for though there was then such a destruction of men, yet at the same time two hundred thousand women, with sons and daughters, were carried captive by the Israelites, 2Ch_28:8 but in the days of Vespasian and Titus, and in the time of their wars with the Jews; in which were made such slaughters of men, that there were not enough left for every woman to have a husband; and therefore "seven", or a great many, sue to one man to marry them, contrary to their natural bashfulness. It is a tradition of the Jews, mentioned both by Jarchi and Kimchi, that Nebuchadnezzar ordered his army, that none of them should marry another man's wife; wherefore every woman sought to get a husband; but the time of this prophecy does not agree with it:” – John Gill “Seven women - The number “seven” is used often to denote a “large” though “indefinite” number; Lev_26:28; Pro_24:16; Zec_3:9. It means that so great should be the calamity, so many “men” would fall in battle, that many women would, contrary to their natural modesty, become suitors to a single man, to obtain him as a husband and protector.” – Albert Barnes “Isa 4:1 - that day — the calamitous period described in previous chapter. seven — indefinite number among the Jews. So many men would be slain, that there would be very many more women than men; for example, seven women, contrary to their natural bashfulness, would sue to (equivalent to “take hold of,” Isa_3:6) one man to marry them.” -- Jamieson, Fausset and Brown “Here it is foretold that such multitudes of men should be cut off that there should be seven women to one man. 2. That by reason of the scarcity of men, though marriage should be kept up for the raising of recruits and the preserving of the race of mankind upon earth, yet the usual method of it should be quite altered, - that, whereas men ordinarily make their court to the women, the women should now take hold of the men, foolishly fearing (as Lot's daughters did, when they saw the ruin of Sodom and perhaps thought it reached further than it did) that in a little time there would be none left (Gen_19:31), - that whereas women naturally hate to come in sharers with others, seven should now, by consent, become the wives of one man, - and that whereas by the law the husband was obliged to provide food and raiment for his wife (Exo_21:10), which with many would be the most powerful argument against multiplying wives, these women will be bound to support themselves; they will eat bread of their own earning, and wear apparel of their own working, and the man they court shall be at no expense upon them, only they desire to be called his wives, to take away the reproach of a single life. They are willing to be wives upon any terms, though ever so unreasonable; and perhaps the rather because in these troublesome times it would be a kindness to them to have a husband for their protector.” – Matthew Henry How valuable is it to you that you don’t bother to consider how it helps you with what is discussed and decide to go off on your own tangent? WOS |
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282 | spirtual seed? | Gal 3:28 | Wild Olive Shoot | 170284 | ||
Jeff, You’re right about the thread going off-subject as my original post was in regard to unity within the Body. But isn’t that par for the course? Seriously though, even being that it went off course, I thought there were some interesting points and responses to follow with and follow up. So I followed along and interjected where I thought I could help. Just so you know where I stand, I agree with your comment: “There is no other salvation; there is also no teaching in scripture that indicates that any individual will be saved as a result of his or her race, ethnicity, tribe, or nationality.” I believe the Word is clear that the veil will be lifted and Israel, or the remnant that is God’s, will awake from their slumber and recognize Christ, when God determines. That remnant however is of Israel. Again, I think the Word is clear on that. So no, salvation has nothing to do with race, ethnicity, tribe, or nationality and rests solely with the grace of God through faith. I just see a specific race, ethnicity, tribe, or nationality, or rather the remnant of a specific one, being called when God determines, to faith in Christ, which is the assurance of their salvation. WOS |
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283 | spirtual seed? | Gal 3:28 | Wild Olive Shoot | 170238 | ||
Jeff, If you are insinuating that in fact, another gospel has been preached somewhere in this thread, please elaborate and show where this has happened? I’ve been following along with interest and have gone back through and cannot find where this has proven to be the case. If I’m overlooking, can you please help me brother and point out the erroneous gospel? WOS |
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284 | spirtual seed? | Gal 3:28 | Wild Olive Shoot | 170237 | ||
Romans 11:25,26: 25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. 26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: The following commentary from John Gill hits the subject in great detail concerning your statement “This remnant exists not because they were born into the tribe of Israel, but because of God’s grace!” “Rom 11:25 - that ye should be ignorant of this mystery; he was desirous that they should abound and improve in all spiritual knowledge and judgment, and, among the rest, be better informed of this particular article, the call of the Jews: and his view in apprizing them of it is expressed in the following clause, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits: lest they should imagine that they were the only wise and knowing persons, and be elated in their minds with their knowledge and understanding, and look with contempt upon the poor, blind, ignorant Jews, as if they were always to remain in such a state of darkness and infidelity. The thing he had to inform them of is, that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in; by Israel is meant the Jews, the descendants of Jacob, whose name was Israel. … …This blindness "happened" to them not by chance, but befell them by the decree, and according to the will of God, who hardens whom he pleases; and according to various predictions in the Old Testament, cited in Mat_13:14; and in righteous judgment, for since they liked not to retain God and his Christ in their knowledge, it was but just in God to give them up to reprobate minds, to judicial blindness, and hardness of heart: but then this blindness only happened to them "in part"; not that it was only in some measure or some degree, for it was total, they were darkness itself, and had no spiritual and evangelic light at all on whom it fell; but that this blindness was not general with respect to persons, there were some few, a seed, a remnant, that were delivered from it, though the far greater part of the nation were involved in it, and continue in it to this day; and will do, "until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in": that is, till the whole number of God's elect among them, be called and brought into the Gospel church state, which in the latter day will be very great; when the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea; when the kingdoms of this world shall become the kingdoms of our Lord and his Christ; and the abundance of the sea shall be converted, and the forces of the Gentiles shall come to the church, and multitudes of them shall flock thither, as doves to their windows: and since the blindness of the Jews is not yet removed, it seems plain that the full number of God's chosen ones among the Gentiles is not yet completed in regeneration; for as soon as ever they are all called and brought in, the vail will be taken away from the Jews, and they will be turned unto the Lord. Rom 11:26 - And so all Israel shall be saved,.... Meaning not the mystical spiritual Israel of God, consisting both of Jews and Gentiles, who shall appear to be saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation, when all God's elect among the latter are gathered in, which is the sense many give into; but the people of the Jews, the generality of them, the body of that nation, called "the fulness" of them, Rom_11:12, and relates to the latter day, when a nation of them shall be born again at once; when, their number being as the sand of the sea, they shall come up out of the lands where they are dispersed, and appoint them one head, Christ, and great shall be the day of Jezreel; when they as a body, even the far greater part of them that shall be in being, shall return and seek the Lord their God, and David their King; shall acknowledge Jesus to be the true Messiah, and shall look to him, believe on him, and be saved by him from wrath to come.” – John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible I hope this can shed some light on the subject. WOS |
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285 | Are we to expect unity? | Gal 3:28 | Wild Olive Shoot | 170066 | ||
Thanks John. Although you may have misunderstood the intent behind my question as being just a question, you offered your opinion, which makes your point of view clear to me. “1 Cor 1:13 Has Christ been divided? Paul was not crucified for you, was he? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?” Thank you Brother. WOS |
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286 | Are we to expect unity? | Gal 3:28 | Wild Olive Shoot | 170058 | ||
Dear hobbs, From where do they arise? No place particular. Just interact with people on a daily basis. Listen to conversations around you. With attention to the subject of the question, read some posts on this very forum. And yes, many do quote Scripture my friend. That is one of the things that upsets me so. Scripture is used, for the purpose of what seems to me, to further divide the Body of Christ, or try to, in many cases. I was asking what our expectations should be Brother. That’s all. Are we to expect unity or is it okay to let Word of God and misunderstood or misused Scripture further divide in an attempt to rebuild the wall of hostility that our Lord knocked down. It’s a general question and I was just simply trying to see other’s perspectives. I’m having no controversy, I’m just asking a question. WOS |
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287 | Commentator wrong about Luke, Theophilus | Luke | Wild Olive Shoot | 169991 | ||
Bereaniam, I copied all of that info from the article referenced in an original post, just re-posted it. They aren't my words or thoughts. WOS |
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288 | Paul our pattern to follow, not Jesus? | Luke 24:46 | Wild Olive Shoot | 169760 | ||
Dear Bereaniam, I must apologize for I too spoke of you in the masculine. Just a habit I guess to refer to the otherwise unidentified as he or him until I know better. Not quite sure why I do that. Might be interesting to know myself someday. So please, except my apology. WOS |
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289 | If we told Jesus the whole truth... | Mark 5:33 | Wild Olive Shoot | 169757 | ||
Although I don’t think I can add to the replies, I like how Matthew Henry addressed this. In part he said concerning this passage: “As secret acts of sin, so secret acts of faith, are known to the Lord Jesus, and are under his eye. If believers derive virtue from Christ ever so closely, he knows it, and is pleased with it.”… …“We must not be ashamed to own the secret transactions between Christ and our souls; but, when called to it, mention, to his praise, and the encouragement of others, what he has done for our souls, and the experience we have had of healing virtue derived from him. And the consideration of this, that nothing can be hid from Christ, should engage us to confess all to him.” Since the healing came based on faith, an inward profession, the outward confession of the truth in regard to the miracle seems not to be a prerequisite. Would Christ have withdrawn the healing had not the woman confessed and spoke the truth? To the question though, would we see more miracles; since God delights in truth, it may be so, but yet it remains that there were many great men, upright men such as the Patriarchs who flat out lied on occasion, and they seen many miracles. I think to say that we would see more might possibly signify that miracles are a reward of some sort for something we have done. Since they serve a greater purpose, as seemingly portrayed in the verses in question, I don’t see why they would increase based on being truthful, I think faith plays a bigger role than the truth. Just my thoughts. WOS |
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290 | Paul our pattern to follow, not Jesus? | Luke 24:46 | Wild Olive Shoot | 169694 | ||
Dear CDBJ, In response to: “Another one that I like is, “If you were ever arrested for being a believer in Jesus Christ, could they find enough evidence to convict you?”” I pray so, but at this point in my life, there may be more to the contrary. So I press on and thank Him that His grace has pardoned me from the rightly due punishment of the latter. WOS |
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291 | Paul our pattern to follow, not Jesus? | Luke 24:46 | Wild Olive Shoot | 169684 | ||
Actually, I’m hoping it goes nowhere, where it should go. I simply asked Bereaniam to reconcile his statement that Jesus kept all 613 of the Jewish laws in light of the facts that He took no wife and touched and was touched by things considered unclean, which he has not yet accomplished. Christ fulfilled God’s Law, this I know, but of the 613 referenced by Bereaniam, how many are man’s law in which God’s words were twisted and contorted. I do not believe God would have to live by or even yet, fulfill man’s law. Do you? I see the great Apostle Paul being placed upon a pedestal in which he himself probably would have rebuked us for. Since the Holy Spirit inspired the words that Paul penned they require adherence, but to claim we are to follow Paul over Christ? I’ll follow the author of my salvation. The minute Paul can save my soul, I’ll reconsider. Based on the following, I find it hard to understand how one can claim we should be following a servant and not the Master. Granted, Paul was called by Christ Himself and if I could live my life as Paul did, I’d be doing something. I think to live as Christ would be even more. But I missed where God told us that Paul “saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” 1Corinthians 1:10-17: 10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. 11 For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. 12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ. 13 Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul? 14 I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius; 15 Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name. 16 And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other. 17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. John 13:13-16: 13 Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. 14 If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. 15 For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. 16 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. Matthew 10:24 The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord. Ephesians 5:1,2: 1 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; 2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour. Philippians 2:5-8: 5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. WOS |
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292 | Paul our pattern to follow, not Jesus? | Luke 24:46 | Wild Olive Shoot | 169680 | ||
As I understand, and I am by no means an expert on Jewish law, but a couple of the 613 you refer to is to be fruitful and multiply based on Genesis 1:28 and as well to take a wife by kiddushin, the sacrament of marriage based on Deuteronomy 24:1. The Scripture you requested: Mark 1:40-42: 40 And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. 42 And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed. Luke 8:49-55: 49 While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master. 50 But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole. 51 And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden. 52 And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth. 53 And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. 54 And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise. 55 And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat. WOS |
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293 | Paul our pattern to follow, not Jesus? | Luke 24:46 | Wild Olive Shoot | 169621 | ||
Bereaniam, You wrote: “Jesus kept the law, all 613, wore tassels, was circumcised, tithed, agreed w/stoning disobedient children, etc.” Just a question, you claim Jesus kept all 613 laws, the Mitzvot: Did Jesus take a wife? Did Jesus touch lepers? Did Jesus touch the bodies of the dead? Can you explain those things in light of Jesus keeping all 613? I just named a few, but there may be more? As I see it, there are many related to marriage. WOS |
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294 | kw5kw, do u worship God WHEN u repent? | Rom 7:19 | Wild Olive Shoot | 169524 | ||
It's quite fine to position yourself with another and use their words, it's done quite often, just make sure you give proper credit, that's all. Just for info, you do get to preview your post prior to posting. If you notice something that isn't right or you feel needs to be edited, simply use your back button on your browser to return to the previous page prior to submitting. WOS |
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295 | kw5kw, do u worship God WHEN u repent? | Rom 7:19 | Wild Olive Shoot | 169517 | ||
Please give proper credit where credit is due. These words you post are not yours but rather those of John Calvin. Calvin Refutes Sabbath-keeping Institutes of the Christian Religion By John Calvin 33 and 34 http://www.cryingvoice.com/Endtimes/Sabbath2.html WOS |
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296 | Paul's evil practices Pre or PostJesus | Rom 7:19 | Wild Olive Shoot | 169457 | ||
So what are you saying? You sin to worship God? Do you really believe this is why Christ died for you, so you can sin in order to repent and as result worship God? Do you understand what you are claiming? Did you read the Scripture I posted? How about some more? Romans 6:1,2: 1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? “shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? that is, shall we persist in a vicious way of living with this view, that the grace of God may be magnified hereby? is it right to commit sin on such an account? or is this a fair inference, a just consequence, drawn from the doctrine of grace? To be sure it was not, the objection is without any ground and foundation; sin is not "per se", the cause of the glorifying God's grace, but "per accidens": sin of itself is the cause of wrath, and not of grace; but God has been pleased to take an occasion of magnifying his grace, in the forgiveness of sin: for it is not by the commission of sin, but by the pardon of it, that the grace of God is glorified, or made to abound. Moreover, grace in conversion is glorified by putting a stop to the reign of sin, and not by increasing its power, which would be done by continuing in it; grace teaches men not to live in sin, but to abstain from it; add to this, that it is owing to the want of grace, and not to the aboundings of it, that men at any time abuse, or make an ill use of the doctrines of grace; wherefore the apostle's answer is,” – John Gill 1John 2:1,2: 1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. 1John 3:8,9: 8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. It is a ridiculous argument for you to make that sinning keeps us close to God. I’m afraid you are wrong on this and have a terrible misunderstanding of what the grace of God is. Romans 3:5-8: 5 But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man) 6 God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world? 7 For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner? 8 And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just. To claim that we should do evil that good may come is a very improper attitude which Paul Himself addressed. Your argument of sinning to stay close to God… Well it just doesn’t measure up to God’s Word. Sorry. WOS |
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297 | Paul's evil practices Pre or PostJesus | Rom 7:19 | Wild Olive Shoot | 169453 | ||
Dear kw5kw, You posted: “It's the small sins that will keep us --as humans-- close to God.” How is that so? Luke 13:27 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. Romans 8:7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. Isaiah 59:1,2: 1 Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: 2 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. Song of Solomon 2:15 Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes. “the little foxes; heresies and heretics are to be nipped in the bud, before they increase to more ungodliness; otherwise errors, which may seem small at first, soon grow larger and spread themselves, and become fatal to the churches:” John Gill Proverbs 14:9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour. 1Corinthians 5:6 Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? James 1:14, 15: 14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. Sin separates us from God. In no way is it conceivable that sin keeps us close to God. How great our sins that they could not have been atoned for at any other price? How great His love that He would not stop short anywhere, until life itself had been resigned? He laid down His life for us. Sinning does not keep us close to God. WOS |
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298 | Appointed times, habitation boundaries | Acts 17:26 | Wild Olive Shoot | 169338 | ||
Humbled, I get from John Gill’s commentary on vv26, 27 that because we know it is God who does all of this for us, it should lead us to seek to know Him as well as fear and serve Him and glorify His name. I think because we can recognize His providence and that how everything is dependant on Him, and what He has actually given unto us, we would desire to seek Him, to know Him better than simply by what nature has revealed to us about Him. My opinion anyhow. WOS |
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299 | Church membership scriptural? | Heb 10:25 | Wild Olive Shoot | 169314 | ||
Hebrews 13:7 Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown Commentary explains pertaining to “of their conversation”: “Considering how they manifested the soundness of their faith by their holy walk, which they maintained even to the end of that walk…” I think our leaders, those we submit to, are identifiable by their manner of life, their walk with God. Verse 7 may be speaking of past leaders but Hebrews 13:17 seems to indicate the same for our present leaders. We can use the same criteria from past to present. One would think we would have to be more discerning with present leaders however, as we don’t have their “end” to help us with our assessment but only their current affairs. WOS |
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300 | Paul's evil practices Pre or PostJesus | Rom 7:19 | Wild Olive Shoot | 169208 | ||
Tim, I understand your position much more clearly now and I thank you. WOS |
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