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Biblical-Literacy.Com © Copyright 2013 by Mark Lanier. Permission Biblical-Literacy.com © Copyright 2013 by Mark Lanier. Permission hereby granted to reprint this document in its entirety without change, with reference given, and not for financial profit. ODDS: 1 in 649,739 1. Every factor critical for the church to make it 1. Every factor critical for the church to make it 2. “Coincidence” is against all the odds Would you invest in this? "These Jews have penetrated to every city, and it would not be easy to find a single place in the inhabited world which has not received this race, and where it has not become master.” - Strabo (64BC - 24AD) "These Jews have penetrated to every city, and it would not be easy to find a single place in the inhabited world which has not received this race, and where it has not become master.” - Strabo (64BC - 24AD) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetrated to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it has not become master.” Cretans and Arabians - Strabo (64BC - 24AD) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetrated to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it has not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - Strabo (64BC - 24AD) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetrated to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it has not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - Strabo (64BC - 24AD) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetrated to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Medes and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it has not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - Strabo (64BC - 24AD) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetrated to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Medes and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it has not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - Strabo (64BC - 24AD) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetrated to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Medes and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it has not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - Strabo (64BC - 24AD) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetrated to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Medes and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it has not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - Strabo (64BC - 24AD) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetrated to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Medes and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it has not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - Strabo (64BC - 24AD) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetratedPontus to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Medes and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it has not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - Strabo (64BC - 24AD) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetratedPontus to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Asia Medes and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it has not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - Strabo (64BC - 24AD) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetratedPontus to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Asia Medes Phrygia and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it has not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - Strabo (64BC - 24AD) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetratedPontus to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Asia Medes Phrygia and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it has not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - Strabo (64BC - 24AD) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetratedPontus to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Asia Medes Phrygia and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it has not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - Strabo (64BC Egypt- 24AD ) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetratedPontus to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Asia Medes Phrygia and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it hasCyrene not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - StraboLibya (64 BC Egypt- 24AD ) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and Rome residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetratedPontus to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Asia Medes Phrygia and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it hasCyrene not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - StraboLibya (64 BC Egypt- 24AD ) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and Rome residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetratedPontus to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Asia Medes Phrygia and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world Crete of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it hasCyrene not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - StraboLibya (64 BC Egypt- 24AD ) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and Rome residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetratedPontus to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Asia Medes Phrygia and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world Crete of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it hasCyrene not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - StraboLibya (64 BC Egypt- 24AD ) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and Rome residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetratedPontus to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Asia Medes Phrygia and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world Crete
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