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Warren Wiersbe on Eternal Perspective - Dispensational (2 Corinthians 4:16-18)

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"Present affliction is momentary; coming glory is eternal. This age brings suffering; the age to come brings reward. We fix our eyes on what is unseen—Christ at God's right hand, our future resurrection, the millennial kingdom. What is seen is passing; what is coming is forever." — Warren Wiersbe. Dispensational: prophetic perspective.

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eternalage to comeresurrectionmillennialkingdom

Scripture References

2 Corinthians 4:16-18

Emotional Tone

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