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And the earth shall restore those that are asleep in her, and so shall the dust those that dwell in silence; and the secret places shall deliver those souls that were committed unto them.
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And the Most High shall appear upon the seat of judgment, and misery shall pass away, and the long suffering shall have an end.
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But judgment only shall remain, truth shall stand, and faith shall wax strong.
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And the work shall follow, and the reward shall be shown, and the good deeds shall be in force, and wicked deeds shall bear no rule."
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Then said I, "Abraham prayed first for the people of Sodom, and Moses for the fathers who sinned in the wilderness,
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and Joshua after him for Israel in the time of Achan,
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and Samuel and David for the destruction, and Solomon for those who should come to the sanctuary,
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and Elijah for those who received rain and for the dead, that he might live,
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and Hezekiah for the people in the time of Sennacherib, and many for many.
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Even so now, seeing corruption has grown up and wickedness increased, and the righteous have prayed for the ungodly, why shall it not be so now also?"
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He answered me and said, "This present life is not the end, where much glory doth abide; therefore have they prayed for the weak.