Mermen Textual Analysis

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I think Prophecy is something you believe in like a tradition. My family always burns a bay berry candle every Christmas eve. I think if you believe in something as long as it is not hurting no one it should be ok. I agree with the video. Just not sure how this is going to change my life. I did not understand why the bible was written so much and why it was written in many different languages. Also how can anyone translate what the original written was? Back when God write the bible how was it determined what languages to write it in. I agree with the video there are many different holy bibles out there. But how do we know what one is the truth. The book of Mermen to me makes no since. I think there should only be one

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