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Feb 2023
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The Beatific Vision

LIGONIER MINISTRIES
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Now we trust in a God that we cannot see. But when our lives come to an end, we will behold Christ in His unveiled splendor and glory. In this episode, R.C. Sproul strives to describe the supreme hope that awaits every Christian: the beatific vision.

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