27 May 2026

A Light Shining In A Dark Place: Why Anticipation Of The Rapture Changes Our Understanding Of World Events
Since I was ten years old, a very long time ago, I have believed in a pre-Tribulation Rapture. Even though I didn’t grasp its significance and had much to learn about it, I sensed that it aligned with the words of Scripture. Even after my seminary studies solidified this conviction, it took a long time for me to fully appreciate all that makes our blessed hope so wonderful. Our adversary has a very different attitude toward it. Over the past few decades, he has greatly intensified his attacks on our anticipation of meeting Jesus in the air to the point where the word “rapture” has become taboo in many churches,
Scripture illuminates what’s happening in our world as nothing else can. It explains why Satan has ratcheted up his vehement and deadly opposition to the Jewish people.

This year’s Hajj held in scorching heat as temperatures reach 44 degrees Celsius (111 F) in Mecca.
Over 1.5 million people have joined this year’s Hajj, despite the war in Iran causing unrest in the Middle East. More pilgrims have traveled from abroad this year than last year, according to Saudi officials. More than 30,000 Iranians have made it there, about a third of the 86,000 originally expected. The war is one explanation for the decrease, writes Iran’s state news agency IRNA. In recent days, temperatures have reached 44 degrees Celsius (111 F) in Mecca,

Nearly 50 countries condemn Russia at the UN over threats to embassies in Kyiv
Nearly 50 countries have condemned Russia’s threats against embassies in Kyiv in a joint UN statement. Threats against diplomatic institutions and embassies “are something we cannot accept,” said the statement read out by Ukraine’s envoy Andriy Melnyk. The joint reaction comes after Russia on Monday warned of a “systematic attack” on Kyiv and urged foreign diplomats and citizens to leave the Ukrainian capital. UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed “deep concern” in the Security Council about the escalation in the war and warned of the risks.

Tanker damaged in explosion in Gulf of Oman, crew safe
A tanker has been damaged in an explosion off the coast of Oman, the British maritime traffic watchdog, UKMTO, announced. The incident in the Gulf of Oman, approximately 60 nautical miles east of Muscat, is said to have been an “external explosion”. Iran has laid mines in nearby waters to block the Strait of Hormuz.

Israel deploys ‘significant ground forces’ to expand operations in southern Lebanon
The Israeli army has deployed “significant ground forces” to expand its operations in southern Lebanon, taking control of “strategic areas”, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday. Earlier, the town of Nabatiyeh was targeted by Israeli strikes following an unprecedented evacuation order.

“First 500 targets already marked”: Ukraine has a response plan if Belarus enters war, says drone forces commander
The comments come amid repeated warnings in Kyiv that Russia is seeking to draw Belarus deeper into the conflict through military coordination and planning discussions. The Commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, said Ukrainian forces are already preparing response plans in case Belarus becomes directly involved in Russia’s war against Ukraine, including a large set of pre-identified targets.

Ukrainian drones now reach so deep that Russia closed its main highway to Crimea
Occupation governor Vladimir Saldo signed the order after Ukrainian mid-range drones began hitting the road Russia’s southern military supply depends on. Russian authorities have closed the M-14 highway, Russia’s main route from Rostov-on-Don to occupied Crimea, to civilian traffic. The reason: Ukrainian drones are hitting Russian supply trucks along the route at a near-daily clip.

Metallic nanoparticles in vaccines can be activated by frequencies, and then they could say there is an Ebola outbreak
In 2025, Professor Dolores Cahill warned about metallic nanoparticles in vaccines that can be activated by radiation. She had been aware of this since 2001, when she worked in a biosafety laboratory and accessed information about these nanoparticles. And these nanoparticles had been present in vaccines for years before covid. In 2017, an Italian professor demonstrated that 39 vaccines for babies, adults and one for cats contained titanium, steel and barium nanoparticles. “They can modulate the frequency [to activate these nanoparticles] … [to cause] nosebleeds …[and] say there is an Ebola outbreak,” she said.

House Dem who repeatedly tried to impeach Trump toppled in heated Texas race
Texas redistricting claimed a longtime Democratic incumbent Tuesday, as Rep. Christian Menefee defeated Rep. Al Green in a Houston-area runoff that forced two sitting House Democrats into the same race. Rep. Al Green, one of Congress’ most vocal Trump antagonists, lost his Democratic runoff Tuesday to fellow Texas Rep. Christian Menefee after redistricting scrambled Houston-area congressional lines.

‘Designated target’ Mojtaba Khamenei to sign Trump deal in ‘unprecedented’ courier setup
Khamenei has been in hiding for nearly three months since a strike killed his father on Feb. 28, experts say he is a target. Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, would have to approve any final deal with the U.S. through secret courier networks while remaining in hiding as a “designated target,” counterterrorism experts said Tuesday. The unprecedented arrangement, they claimed, means Washington is negotiating a high-stakes accord with an entirely invisible counterparty, with a potential memorandum signed by a regime leader and a “designated target” who can never publicly show his face. “Khamenei is a designated target, and every confirmed sighting is a coordinate,” Dr. Omar Mohammed told Fox News Digital.

‘Giant Turd’: Progressive Dems Continue To Rage At DNC 2024 Autopsy
This past week the DNC released its autopsy of the 2024 election. DNC chair Ken Martin sat on it for months, assured us there was no smoking gun, promised he’d already been sharing the lessons, and then finally dropped the 48,000 words on a Thursday with a note on the front saying the findings don’t reflect the views of the DNC. He released the autopsy and disowned it simultaneously. How do we campaign better with what we’ve got? How do we market this thing more effectively to the people we’re trying to sell it to? Never once do they stop and ask whether the thing they’re selling is bullshXX.

Hezbollah Chief Naim Qassem Targeted Twice In Recent Israeli Assassination Ops
Since then, Hezbollah’s leadership has been greatly degraded, also given the widescale pager explosion attacks. To fill the leadership vacuum, a co-founder of Hezbollah, and its first deputy secretary-general who had long assisted Nasrallah, Naim Qassem, stepped in as new Secretary-General.
But now, Israel is once again trying to accomplish a ‘decapitation strike’ – reportedly having targeted Qassem in at least two recent operations thus far.

Homeowners Face Eminent Domain Bulldozers As Data Centers Demand Ever More Power
Georgia Power isn’t negotiating anymore. The Southern Company subsidiary is seizing dozens of homes and hundreds of easements across Coweta and Fayette counties to ram through a 35-mile, 500-kilovolt transmission line that will feed at least four massive AI data centers. Project Wansley is just the latest flashpoint in a backlash that has been building for months. At least 20 to 30 homes face outright demolition. Another 300-plus properties will get permanent easements for towers planted in backyards and next to pools.

Hasan Piker Says Quiet Part Out Loud, Maps Radical Left NGO Network To China-Based Marxist Financier
Far-left Turkish-American millionaire and Twitch streamer Hasan Piker appears to have committed an operational-security mistake by publicly identifying American Marxist tech financier Neville Roy Singham, who has reportedly been living in China and has been linked by The New York Times to CCP-aligned propaganda networks, as a major financier of pro-Marxist revolutionary NGOs operating inside the U.S. On Sunday, Piker discussed the U.S. Treasury’s “Requests for Information” subpoena related to his “humanitarian trip” to Cuba with pro-China CodePink cofounder Susan Medea Benjamin. That story was first published by Fox News’ lead NGO investigator, Asra Nomani, on Saturday.

Reuters Peddles Fake News After Defense Contractor Misuses Civilian Starlink Terminals
Reuters dropped another misleading article today – this time attempting to manufacture drama between the Pentagon and SpaceX over Starlink usage during the Iran conflict. The story framed routine commercial contract discussions and terms-of-service enforcement as major “tensions” and growing Pentagon reliance giving Elon Musk undue leverage. Reuters article is false. They made improper use of the Starlink civilian system for military purposes. Direct violation of terms of service.

Defending The Fourth Amendment To Protect Gun Owners
without robust Fourth Amendment rights, we will never have much of a Second Amendment right. For that reason, both Gun Owners of America and Gun Owners Foundation have regularly filed amicus briefs to guard against erosion of Fourth Amendment rights. We recently filed such an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the High Court to ensure that law enforcement not abuse the investigative technique known as “knock and talk.”

Hezbollah trying to ‘hunt’ IDF commanders in southern Lebanon with FPV drones – report 
After killing seven Israeli soldiers with drones amid the ostensible ceasefire, Hezbollah has now begun targeting IDF commanders, according to the latest report by the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center. The situation on Israel’s northern border has been highly tense, as apparently successful diplomatic efforts under the mediation of the U.S. have brought about another extension of the ceasefire by 45 days.

Saudi Arabia stops work on NEOM’s The Line, shifts focus to Red Sea infrastructure amid Iran War 
Kingdom stopped funding, downgraded several planned mega projects. Saudi Arabia will further delay work on The Line, the planned futuristic megacity that was a central part of the broader NEOM project on the Red Sea coast, shifting focus toward infrastructure instead, the kingdom reportedly has decided to shift its focus to projects expected to deliver tangible results more quickly, such as port infrastructure and AI data centers.

US military strikes Iranian missile launch sites, boats in ‘self-defense’ action in southern Iran 
Amid ongoing negotiations for a permanent ceasefire, U.S. forces launched “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran on Monday evening, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said. “U.S. forces conducted self-defense strikes in southern Iran today to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces,” CENTCOM spokesperson Col. Tim Hawkins said in a statement. “Targets included missile launch sites and Iranian boats attempting to emplace mines. U.S. Central Command continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire,”

Iranian judiciary suspends President’s order to restore internet
The Iranian judiciary has aggressively intervened to halt the lifting of the country’s digital blockade, officially suspending a presidential body on Tuesday that had just ordered the end of a months-long national internet blackout, news agencies reported. According to the judiciary’s official Mizan Online website, the ruling to freeze the presidential committee was enacted following the filing of complaints. The state media platform did not immediately clarify which specific entities or officials had submitted the legal challenges.

North Korean leader oversees drill of AI-guided cruise and ballistic missiles
North Korea says its leader Kim Jong Un supervised tests of AI-guided and ballistic missiles designed to strike Seoul. North Korea has conducted a coordinated, multi-tier weapons test involving an array of tactical ballistic missiles, artillery rockets, and precision cruise missiles engineered for modern combat scenarios, …The report said that the comprehensive live-fire drills were executed under the direct personal supervision of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Hamas ramping up ‘psychological warfare’ on Gazans, Khan Yunis militia leader tells ‘Post’
“People are tired of Hamas. They’ve had enough,” Khan Yunis militia leader Hussam al-Astal told the Post. Tension has mounted in Gaza in recent days after Hamas claimed that members of the Israeli-backed militias in the strip requested to break away and rejoin Hamas. Hussam al-Astal, head of the anti-Hamas militia in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, rejected Hamas’s claims, arguing they were part of the organization’s psychological war to undermine the armed groups’ power and pressure Gazans not to reach out to them.

Iranian Hackers Responsible for Los Angeles Transit System Breach, 
Iranian hackers were responsible for a disruptive computer breach in March that forced Los Angeles‘ transit system to shut down parts of its network, Israeli researchers say. The saboteurs stole at least 700 gigabytes of emails, backups, and other files from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA), according to Gambit Security, a Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity firm that said it discovered the misappropriated data after it was inadvertently exposed online. In a report published on Tuesday, the company said a digital trail of evidence tied the server where the data was discovered to a previously known hacking operation that Israeli officials and researchers attributed to Tehran.

Second Chinese ‘Combat’ Patrol Buzzes Taiwan Within Days, On Heels of Xi-Trump Summit
In the wake of this month’s Trump-Xi summit in Beijing, and as a ‘paused’ but still looming major US-approved weapons deal and transfer to Taipei is set to go forward, China is stepping up military patrols near and around the self-ruled island of Taiwan.

Metallic nanoparticles in vaccines can be activated by frequencies, and then they could say there is an Ebola outbreak
In 2025, Professor Cahill warned of metallic nanoparticles in vaccines that can be activated by radiation…. In 2017, an Italian professor demonstrated that 39 vaccines for babies, adults, & one for cats contained titanium, steel & barium nanoparticles. “They can modulate the frequency [to activate the nanoparticles]…[to cause] nosebleeds…[and] say there is an Ebola outbreak.”

“Warning Signs Flashing Red”: Ebola Outbreak Spreading Faster Than Response, Aid Group Says
The Ebola outbreak in Africa could become the deadliest in history because it is spreading faster than responders can deal with it, an aid group said on May 26. “The initial failure to detect this outbreak has allowed it to spread to several areas of Ituri province in northeast DRC, where the first cases were identified, as well as to North Kivu and South Kivu provinces, and now Uganda.”

What Do They Have Planned? Scientists Are Projecting That the Population of The World Could Fall By 50 Percent By 2064
The global elite have warned about overpopulation for a long time. Many are convinced humanity is the greatest environmental threat our planet faces, so they believe dramatically reducing the number of people should be a top priority…. The things they’ve been doing are not working fast enough, and there are some that are pushing for more extreme measures.

A UN Mission To Sexualize Children: The Classroom’s Best Kept Secret
In classrooms across the globe, a quiet yet burgeoning campaign is underway to shape what children as young as 5 are taught about sex, relationships, and their bodies. It’s driven by some of the world’s most influential institutions – such as the UN –  while parents, legal guardians, and the wider public are kept largely in the dark about what’s happening behind school walls.

US forces carry out defensive strikes against IRGC targets
American forces on Monday destroyed Iranian vessels laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz and struck missile-launch sites in a series of defensive strikes, United States Central Command said. A senior U.S. official said the attacks “eliminated” two IRGC mine-laying vessels and a surface-to-air missile site in Bandar Abbas that had been used to target American fighter jets.

AI Is Learning to Fly Planes: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
AI is moving from the airport terminal to the cockpit, with aviation companies exploring systems that can automate pilot tasks now, and support fully autonomous flight later. Apparently, AI could make flying safer, more efficient, and less dependent on overstretched human crews…. But safety-critical automation errors are devastatingly costly. What, then, could go wrong?

Alert NJ: CAIR Operative Ali Aljarrah Poised to Seize Passaic County Commissioner Seat — Mamdani’s Win Fuels Islamic Machine
As Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York City emboldens the Islamic machine, a senior CAIR Action NJ operative is now poised to seize power in Passaic County. Ali Aljarrah, deeply embedded in Hamas-linked networks and pro-Palestine extremism, represents the next phase of organized Muslim voting blocs transforming New Jersey politics from within.

Trump moves Cabinet meeting from Camp David to White House as Iran talks intensify
The gathering comes as the administration weighs next steps in high-stakes negotiations with Iran following recent U.S. defensive strikes near the Strait of Hormuz and amid continued tensions despite an ongoing ceasefire effort. Trump has suggested the sides are nearing a potential breakthrough, while Iranian officials pushed back on claims that a deal is imminent.

Prognostications for Last Days of the Church Age Update :: By The Gospelist

The following article was originally published in May of 2024.  The speculations that were offered were not based on extra-biblical sources; they were based on two principles (New updates will be separated by a line across the page) :

Prognostications for the Last Days of the Church Age :: By The Gospelist – Rapture Ready

  1. An accurate understanding of eschatology,
  2. A theoretical timeframe of when the prophetic events of the Bible should occur. This timeline is based on the following:

3960 BC: Creation

33 AD: Church Age begins

2033 AD: Church Age concludes

2040 AD: Christ’s Second Advent

The above math was not difficult to calculate.  All you need is a general idea of when the Holy Spirit came upon the disciples (33 AD), assume a 2,000-year church age, account for a seven-year tribulation, then subtract 6,000 years to arrive at the date of the creation.

Once you have the timeline, all that is necessary is to insert all future prophecies into it in chronological order.

Paul informed us that we would not be in darkness when the Day of the Lord was upon us (I Thessalonians 5:1-6).  I have been on this earth for well over sixty years, and none of what we are seeing is remotely normal.  When people can no longer figure out that there are only two sexes, that is a clear sign that we are already deep into God’s judgment against the world.

It is hard to deny that this Day is close.

One of the commands of the Lord is for God’s people to “keep watch.”  If we see something suspicious, we should alert the church to our suspicions.  If it is a false alarm, we are still following Christ’s mandate to stay alert for his return.

The fact that all the signs of Christ’s imminent return are coming together as we approach the two-thousandth year of the church age is suspicious.

If this theory is correct, then we should be seeing the signs and prophecies of Christ’s soon return coming together over the next several years.

For those who may not understand how theories work, a theory is published and is reviewed by the public.  Some may build on the theory while others will attempt to debunk it.

In the end, reality will determine if this theory is correct or not.

Finally, the purpose of these prognostications is to provide an outline of the things that should occur if we are close to the rapture of the church.  It is designed to keep us Scripture-focused and comforted as things become increasingly horrifying.  These prognostications should also motivate us to share the Gospel with greater vigor.

To summarize some of the prognostications that I believed must happen in order for everything to progress as theorized (that I laid out in my article in May of 2024) were:

(1) The various attempts to destroy President Trump will fail.

(2) Trump will be elected President.

(3) Trump will be elected overwhelmingly, which will render Democrats incapable of cheating.

(4) Trump will take office with little resistance from the corrupt Democrats.

(5) Trump’s election will result in greater freedom for what is left of the church to spread the Gospel.

(6) The evil Globalists will work to upend Trump’s agenda every step of the way (they have used many of our corrupt judges who have determined that any policy that benefits the people of this country is unconstitutional).

(7) The left will experience temporary widespread unpopularity.

(8) Censorship will be temporarily reduced (ex. Facebook appointed free speech advocates to serve on their board; YouTube is allowing more material through).

(9) Trump will resist the UN and its attempts at creating a corrupt, worldwide government, which will likely cause it to relocate due to lack of support.

(10) The Obama-appointed swamp rats in the federal government will go into hiding and operate behind the scenes.

(11) President Trump will set back the plans of the evil Globalists for a short time by ending the corruption of the Godless Democrats who are their lackeys.

(12) The Democrats will want revenge for losing power and will persecute viciously those who denied that to them if/when they return to power in 2029.

Donald Trump had to win the presidency because, had Kamala won, we would have been plunged into hyperinflation before the appointed time (which is estimated around 2033-2034).  Things are going on normally just prior to the rapture, so someone had to right the U.S. ship economically.

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The next projections, in my opinion, for 2026 and beyond are:

(1) The number of churches that preach the Gospel will continue to dwindle, which will lead to the takeover of a totalitarian form of government. Our last great preacher of God’s word, John MacArthur, has passed, and the number of pastors who preach the Gospel is shrinking. The State of Colorado is now led by Marxist totalitarian perverts, and our largest city, New York, has been taken over by a Marxist Muslim.

Many of our largest states, such as California, Minnesota, and New Jersey, have been taken as well.  The evil of Marxist Islamism, which has taken Europe, is slowly overtaking the USA as the Holy Spirit continues to withdraw his hand of protection. (Note: the people of Europe are starting to push back, but they are going to find out that communists do not give up power willingly.)

(2) The Holy Spirit is slowly removing His restraining influence over the world, and even with great leadership in government, we are descending into violence and sexual perversion. This is occurring in conjunction with the ever-decreasing number of churches that preach the Gospel.  When the Holy Spirit withdraws, the number of reprobates (who vote) increases.  The government will not be able to stop this decline.

(3) Once President Trump steps down in 2029 and a Democrat takes over, our reprieve from evil and persecution will be over.

(4) Although the Republicans will likely win the mid-term elections significantly and keep the House and the Senate, which will allow Trump to create great prosperity, this affluence will lead to complacency for the next election and allow the Democrats to retake power. Faithlessness always follows great prosperity. The evil Globalists and their Democrats will quickly move to create policies to steal the wealth that was created under Trump and use it to empower themselves while subjugating the people.

(5) When the murderous Democrats win the 2028 presidential election, the U.S. Constitution will be useless when they take power. As Dan Bongino likes to say, “People are Policy.” The Democrats had a series of “No Kings” protests, which signaled their intention once they return to power.  They intend to install the next Democrat president as king.

(6) The 2028 presidential election will be the last free election in this country. By 2032, the winner of the 2028 election, who will likely be Gavin Newsom, will wield dictatorial power like a king. Newsome is the likely nominee of the Democrat Party because he has no conscience, lies pathologically, and has demonstrated outrageous destructive power.

(7) The Marxists and the Muslims will have unrestrained power by 2030 after a Democrat is elected in 2029. The severe persecution of Christians in this country will move into high gear once their people are in place. The evil that will result in this chaos is building now.

(8) Lawlessness will increase in 2029 as law enforcement worldwide will no longer punish real crimes. The Democrats will turn law enforcement on its head and punish those who violate the tenets of social justice (which is happening in Europe now). They will not punish crimes that violate God’s law, like murder, rape, and theft; they will punish those whom they call ‘racists,’ ‘Zionists,’ ‘homophobes,’ ‘Islamophobes,’ and ‘climate deniers.’

(9) The Marxist Muslim Mamdani, the incompetent puppet mayor of NY, will cause the evacuation of NY by productive citizens. The UN, which is becoming increasingly irrelevant, will follow by the end of 2026 or take another form and reemerge in Babylon (this prediction is looking a little iffy for 2026).

(10) Babylon, Iraq, is still moving forward with its desire to control the hub of world trade. The Iran war should accelerate this. It should become a major player on the world stage by 2033.  If the Democrats lose the midterm elections and are unable to stop President Trump, the evil Globalists will begin to look for a competitor to the U.S.  China is too unreliable, so Satan will begin preparing Babylon for world domination in 2027.

(11) Evil and injustice will proliferate throughout the nation beginning in 2029. Christians will be censored, and the Vatican, which controls the Roman Catholic Church, has already conformed to the agenda of the evil Globalists and will become the dominant ‘church.’ Most Protestant churches (Laodicean) will fall in line with the RCC and will be populated with false teachers who preach social justice instead of the Gospel.

(12) Pope Leo XIV has demonstrated that he is on board with the agenda of the evil Globalists. It is possible he will be the false prophet of Revelation, but he has not shown that level of competence yet. Unless he is inhabited by a demon soon, or gets better at deception, he will be removed, and the real False Prophet will be installed.  Currently, Pope Leo’s main role seems to be to assist America in conforming to the Globalists’ agenda.

(13) The Roman Catholic Church will be the dominant church in the West by 2030. Those Catholics who resist their destructive doctrines will be excommunicated from this abomination and become targets of the government. The RCC will be in bed with the Islamists and the evil Globalists.

(14) The Globalists who have purchased a legion of Marxist and Muslim lackeys will wield unchecked power over the world. They will begin setting up their system to control global commerce so no one can buy or sell without their permission. This system will be fully operational by 2037.

(15) ‘Woke’ returns on steroids in 2029, as the Days of Noah (extreme violence) and Lot (extreme Sexual perversion) grow increasingly worse. America will be overrun by third-world savages, and the nation will never be restored to its former glory.

(16) The great falling away from the faith begins in earnest by 2030.

(17) The mocking of Christians, especially dispensationalists, will grow even worse as true Christians will be ridiculed around the world.

(18) Censorship, especially of the Gospel, will be in full force by 2030.

(19) The nation of Israel begins reinstituting the Mosaic law by 2030 amidst the social confusion. Israel’s construction of the third temple should begin around this time.

(20) America begins losing most of its influence and economic prosperity to Babylon by 2032. The nations of the earth are already turning away from the U.S. and have shown a preference for the wicked government of China (the Globalists’ template). All remnants of the West, otherwise known as Christendom, will soon be swept away.

(21) The ten kings, who will rise out of political chaos, will be identifiable by 2032,

(22) The rapture occurs before summer 2033, when the full number of Gentiles will have come in.

We should begin to see most of the prophecies coming together between 2030 to 2033 to the point that, for those who are watching, it is undeniable.

The evil Globalists will be able to control all information by this time, and those who are of the world will accept any narrative they put out.  It will be very easy to deceive a nation and a world that is weak in faith.

If this theory is correct, the church has very little time to share the Gospel and call sinners to repent.

If this theory is incorrect, the worst thing that happened should be that we shared the Gospel with greater vigor.

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