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Hell is not evil it's a place where evil gets punished. Hell is not pleasant, appealing, or encouraging. But Hell is morally good, because a good God must punish evil.

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