the spirit: Job 4:9; Psalms 18:15; Isaiah 11:4; Hosea 6:5; Revelation 1:16, Revelation 2:16, Revelation 19:15, Revelation 19:20-21
with the brightness: 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9; Hebrews 10:27
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2 Thessalonians 2:8
2 Thessalonians 2:8
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