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Galatians 4:4 “But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law.” Part of the “fullness of time” is that Jesus would be condemned to die, and it would include being bruised and bleeding. It would include a whipping so we can know “by His stripes we are healed.” (Isa. 53:4-6) That can also be translated as “we are being healed.” It is ongoing.

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