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Many, however, prefer that, referring to the substance of her belief: “She believed that there shall be a fulfilment,” etc. It is urged that the conception, which was the principal point of faith, had already taken place, so that the fulfilment was no longer future. On the other hand, the angel's announcement to Mary included more than the fact of conception; and Elizabeth, in the spirit of prophecy, may have alluded to what is predicted in Luk 1:32, Luk 1:33.