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For Christians this present life is the closest they will come to Hell. For unbelievers, it is the closest they will come to Heaven.

Randy Alcorn

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Randy Alcorn
Age: 89 †
Born: 1898
Born: January 23
Died: 1987
Died: March 2
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Orange County
Virginia
George Randolph Scott
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