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THE FLY

It's no secret that the stars are falling from the sky... 
We're falling from the sky tonight
Jesus: "'the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.'" Matthew 24:29 NIV see also Isaiah 13:10 & 34:4
 
The sun turned... blood red, and the stars in the sky fell to earth... Revelation 6:12-13 NIV
Stars are falling from the sky... 
It's no secret that our world is in darkness tonight...
They say the ​sun is sometimes eclipsed by the moon
Jesus: "'the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light'" Matthew 24:29 & Mark 13:24 NIV
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“The stars… will not show their light. The rising sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light.” Isaiah 13:10 NIV
 
“I will… make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.” Ezekiel 32:7 KJV
 
“the sun and moon are darkened, and the stars no longer shine.” Joel 2:31 & 3:15 NIV
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“That day is a day of wrath… a day of darkness… clouds and thick darkness” Zephaniah 1:15 KJV
 
Jesus: “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12 NIV
Love we shine like a burning star
We're falling from the sky...
Jesus: “I saw Satan falling like lightning from the sky.” Luke 10:18 ICB
A man will beg
A man will crawl
From the sheer face of love
Like a fly from a wall
God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this... You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life." Genesis 3:14 NIV
 
Nations.... will lick dust like a snake, like creatures that crawl on the ground. Micah 7:17 NIV
The Universe exploding 'cos-a one man's lie
Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, "Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!" In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him. "He saved others," they said, "but he can't save himself!... Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him." Matthew 27:38-42 NIV
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