Episode notes
At Jesus’s last breath, a crowd of saints rose from their tombs in Jerusalem. Pastor John offers six reasons Matthew’s Gospel includes this event.
Ask Pastor John
by Desiring God · English · Devotional & Spiritual
John Piper answering tough theological and pastoral questions.
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