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We're living in an unprecedented day (when) evil is no longer evil. We've changed the terminology-- iniquity is now infirmity wickedness is now weakness devilry is now deficiency.

Leonard Ravenhill

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Leonard Ravenhill
Age: 87 †
Born: 1907
Born: June 18
Died: 1994
Died: November 27
Evil
Iniquity
Living
Infirmity
Deficiency
Unprecedented
Wickedness
Weakness
Longer
Changed
Terminology

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