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RATTLESNAKE Handling Pastor Dies After Being Bitten During Church Service

A Pentecostal preacher Mark Randall Wolford died on Sunday after bitten by a poisonous snake he owned for years.

The 44 year old preacher are among Christians pastors who openly shared their beliefs that everyone is commanded by God in the Holy Bible to take up serpents without fear of death. The incident happened at his relatives home in West Virginia on May 27. He sat down next to a yellow timber rattlesnake and was bitten in the thigh.

The service soon came to a halt and Wolford was taken to his relative's home to recover from the poisonous bite. A common occurrence for the charismatic Christian who grew up with a father who also preached snake-handling during his ministry. House of the Lord Jesus pastor Wolford died about 10 p.m.

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Posted By NadeemIftekhar NadeemIftekhar | 12 months ago
Sad to know about the sad demise of Mr Mark. Rated u up.
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Posted By ahol888 Adrian Holman | 12 months ago
Taking up serpents means that a person has authority over evil. It doesn't mean that a person should be walking around with rattlesnakes. All that I needed to see when I clicked on this article was West Virginia.
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