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The Sun Turned to Darkness: Christianity's Threatened Light - Illustration on divine protection | IllustrateTheWord

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The Sun Turned to Darkness: Christianity's Threatened Light

By Joseph S. ExellSource: archive.org202 wordsAI-crafted by ChurchWiseAI

Yet Exell extends the image to Christianity itself as the *helios* (sun) of our moral age.

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divine protection spiritual warfare apocalyptic fulfillment light versus darkness

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Acts 1:20

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