A few minutes before the Sunday services started, the townspeople were sitting in their pews and talking. Suddenly, Sатаn appeared at the front of the church. Everyone started screaming and running for the front entrance, trampling each other in a frantic effort to get away from evil incarnate. Soon everyone had exited the church except for one elderly gentleman who sat calmly in his pew without moving, seeming oblivious to the fact that God’s ultimate enemy was in his presence. … … Satan walked up to the old man and said, “Don’t you know who I am?” … … The man replied, “Yep, sure do.” … “Aren’t you afraid of me?” Sатаn asked. … “Nope, sure ain’t,” said the man. “Don’t you realize I can кill you with a word?” asked Sатаn. “Don’t doubt it for a minute,” returned the old man, in an even tone. “Did you know that I could cause you profound, horrifying, physical AGONY… for all eternity?” persisted Sатаn. “Yep,” was the calm reply. “And you’re still not afraid?” asked Sатаn. “Nope.” More than a little perturbed, Sатаn asked, “Well, why aren’t you afraid of me?” The man calmly replied, “Been married to your sister for the last 48 years!!..”
A few minutes before the Sunday services started, the townspeople were sitting in their pews and talking. Suddenly, Sатаn appeared at the front of the church. Everyone started screaming and running for the front entrance, trampling each other in a frantic effort to get away from evil incarnate. Soon everyone had exited the church except for one elderly gentleman who sat calmly in his pew without moving, seeming oblivious to the fact that God’s ultimate enemy was in his presence. …
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Satan walked up to the old man and said, “Don’t you know who I am?” …
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The man replied, “Yep, sure do.” …
“Aren’t you afraid of me?” Sатаn asked. …
“Nope, sure ain’t,” said the man.
“Don’t you realize I can кill you with a word?” asked Sатаn.
“Don’t doubt it for a minute,” returned the old man, in an even tone.
“Did you know that I could cause you profound, horrifying, physical AGONY… for all eternity?” persisted Sатаn.
“Yep,” was the calm reply.
“And you’re still not afraid?” asked Sатаn.
“Nope.”
More than a little perturbed, Sатаn asked, “Well, why aren’t you afraid of me?”
The man calmly replied, “Been married to your sister for the last 48 years!!..”