Cyprian of Carthage
That the end of the world comes suddenly.
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89. That the end of the world comes suddenly.
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The apostle says: “The day of the Lord shall so come as a thief in the night. When they shall say, Peace and security, then on them shall come sudden destruction.” Also in the Acts of the Apostles: “No one can know the times or the seasons which the Father has placed in His own power.”
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