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Dec 2023
26m 26s

The Advent of Christ

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The earliest pages of Scripture promise a Deliverer who will crush evil and bring redemption for God's people. Today, R.C. Sproul explains how Jesus' arrival into the world brought the fulfillment of this ancient promise.

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