THE NORTH ATLANTA
C8 COMMUNITY MINISTRY
OF HIS
"FOLLOWER INTERCESSOR PRAYER KEEPERS"
Ephesians 3:20-21 nkjv
20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think,
according to the power that works in us,
21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever.
according to the power that works in us,
21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever.
C1 - THE POWER OF CONVERSION
Psalm 51:13 nkjv
13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,
And sinners shall be converted to You.
And sinners shall be converted to You.
John 1:12-13 nkjv
12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God,
to those who believe in His name: 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh,
nor of the will of man, but of God.
to those who believe in His name: 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh,
nor of the will of man, but of God.
Acts 3:19 nkjv
19 Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out,
so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord
so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord
Galatians 4:6 NKJV
6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts,
crying out, “Abba, Father!”
crying out, “Abba, Father!”
Ephesians 3:14-21 nkjv
14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory,
to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,
17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith;
that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints
what is the width and length and depth and height—
19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge;
that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory,
to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,
17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith;
that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints
what is the width and length and depth and height—
19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge;
that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think,
according to the power that works in us,
21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever.
according to the power that works in us,
21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever.
C2 - THE POWER OF CONSECRATION SANTIFICATION
To separate, consecrate; cleanse, purify, sanctify; regard or reverence as holy {hagiazō; Strongs G37}
1 Peter 3:15-17 nkjv
15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready
to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;
16 having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers,
those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed.
17 For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;
16 having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers,
those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed.
17 For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
John 17:17 nkjv
17 Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.
1 Thessalonians 5:23 nkjv
23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 13:12 nkjv
12 Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered outside the gate.
Colossians 3:15 nkjv
15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts,
to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.
to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.
Colossians 3:16 nkjv
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another
in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 3:13 nkjv
13 so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness
before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.
before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.
2 Thessalonians 2:13-17 nkjv
Stand Fast
13 But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord,
because God from the beginning chose you for salvation
through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth,
14 to which He called you by our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold the traditions which you were taught, whether by word or our epistle.
because God from the beginning chose you for salvation
through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth,
14 to which He called you by our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold the traditions which you were taught, whether by word or our epistle.
16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father,
who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and good hope by grace,
17 comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work.
who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and good hope by grace,
17 comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work.
2 Thessalonians 3:5 nkjv
5 Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ.
Hebrews 3:7-15 nkjv
Be Faithful To The End
7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says:
“Today, if you will hear His voice,
8 Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, In the day of trial in the wilderness,
9 Where your fathers tested Me, tried Me, And saw My works forty years.
10 Therefore I was angry with that generation, And said, ‘They always go astray in their heart,
And they have not known My ways.’
11 So I swore in My wrath, ‘They shall not enter My rest.’ ”
8 Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, In the day of trial in the wilderness,
9 Where your fathers tested Me, tried Me, And saw My works forty years.
10 Therefore I was angry with that generation, And said, ‘They always go astray in their heart,
And they have not known My ways.’
11 So I swore in My wrath, ‘They shall not enter My rest.’ ”
12 Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief
in departing from the living God;
13 but exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,”
lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
14 For we have become partakers of Christ
If We Hold The Beginning of Our Confidence Steadfast To The End,
15 while it is said:
in departing from the living God;
13 but exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,”
lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
14 For we have become partakers of Christ
If We Hold The Beginning of Our Confidence Steadfast To The End,
15 while it is said:
“Today, if you will hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”
Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”
James 3:13-18 nkjv
Heavenly Versus Demonic Wisdom
13 Who is wise and understanding among you?
Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom.
14 But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth.
15 This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic.
16 For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there.
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle,
willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.
18 Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom.
14 But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth.
15 This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic.
16 For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there.
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle,
willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.
18 Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
1 Peter 1:22-23 nkjv
22 Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth
through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren,
love one another fervently with a pure heart,
23 having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible,
through the word of God which lives and abides forever
through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren,
love one another fervently with a pure heart,
23 having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible,
through the word of God which lives and abides forever
C3 - THE POWER OF COVENANT
Romans 11:27 nkjv
27 For this is My covenant with them,
When I take away their sins.”
When I take away their sins.”
1 Corinthians 11:25 nkjv
25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying,
“This cup is the new covenant in My blood.
This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
“This cup is the new covenant in My blood.
This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
1 Corinthians 10:16-17,20-22 nkjv
16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ?
The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
17 For we, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread.
20 Rather, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to demons and not to God,
and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons.
21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons;
you cannot partake of the Lord’s table and of the table of demons.
22 Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?
The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
17 For we, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread.
20 Rather, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to demons and not to God,
and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons.
21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons;
you cannot partake of the Lord’s table and of the table of demons.
22 Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?
2 Corinthians 3:4-6 nkjv
The Spirit, Not the Letter
4 And we have such trust through Christ toward God.
5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves,
but our sufficiency is from God, 6 who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant,
not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves,
but our sufficiency is from God, 6 who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant,
not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
John 6:63 nkjv
63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing.
The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
Hebrews 8:6 nkjv
6 But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as
He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises.
He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises.
Hebrews 8:9 nkjv
9 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day
when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt;
because they did not continue in My covenant, and I disregarded them, says the Lord.
when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt;
because they did not continue in My covenant, and I disregarded them, says the Lord.
Hebrews 9:15 nkjv
15 And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant,
by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant,
that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.
by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant,
that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.
Hebrews 10:16 nkjv
16 “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord:
I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,”
I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,”
Hebrews 10:29 nkjv
29 Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose,
will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot,
counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing,
and insulted the Spirit of grace?
will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot,
counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing,
and insulted the Spirit of grace?
Revelation 11:19 nkjv
19 Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple. And there were lightnings, noises, thunderings, an earthquake, and great hail.
C4 - THE POWER OF COMPREHENSION
Matthew 13:15 nkjv
15 For the hearts of this people have grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing,
And their eyes they have closed,
Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I should heal them.’
And their eyes they have closed,
Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I should heal them.’
Romans 10:3 nkjv
3 For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness,
have not submitted to the righteousness of God.
have not submitted to the righteousness of God.
18 Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth,
that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.
that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.
Qualities Needed in Trials
19 So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;
20 for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
20 for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
Romans 11:25 nkjv
25 For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery,
lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel
until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel
until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
1 Corinthians 12:1 nkjv
Spiritual Gifts: Unity in Diversity
12 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant
2 Corinthians 2:11 nkjv
11 lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.
1 Thessalonians 4:13 nkjv
The Comfort of Christ’s Coming
13 But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep,
lest you sorrow as others who have no hope.
lest you sorrow as others who have no hope.
2 Timothy 2:23 nkjv
23 But avoid foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they generate strife.
Hebrews 2:1-3 nkjv
Do Not Neglect Salvation
2 Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard,
LEST WE DRIFT AWAY.
2 For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast,
and every transgression and disobedience received a just reward,
3 how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation,
which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord,
and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him
LEST WE DRIFT AWAY.
2 For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast,
and every transgression and disobedience received a just reward,
3 how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation,
which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord,
and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him
1 Corinthians 13:2 nkjv
2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge,
and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains,
but have not love, I am nothing.
and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains,
but have not love, I am nothing.
1 Corinthians 14:15 nkjv
15 What is the conclusion then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding.
I will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing with the understanding.
I will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing with the understanding.
1 Corinthians 14:16 nkjv
16 Otherwise, if you bless with the spirit,
how will he who occupies the place of the uninformed say “Amen” at your giving of thanks,
since he does not understand what you say?
how will he who occupies the place of the uninformed say “Amen” at your giving of thanks,
since he does not understand what you say?
1 Corinthians 14:19 nkjv
19 yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding,
that I may teach others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
that I may teach others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
1 Corinthians 14:20 nkjv
20 Brethren, do not be children in understanding; however, in malice be babes,
but In Understanding Be Mature.
but In Understanding Be Mature.
2 Corinthians 1:13 nkjv
13 For we are not writing any other things to you than what you read or understand.
Now I trust you will understand, even to the end
Now I trust you will understand, even to the end
Ephesians 1:3-21 nkjv
Understand Your Redemption and Blessings in Christ
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing
in the heavenly places in Christ, 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world,
that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love,
5 having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself,
according to the good pleasure of His will,
6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.
in the heavenly places in Christ, 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world,
that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love,
5 having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself,
according to the good pleasure of His will,
6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.
7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins,
according to the riches of His grace 8 which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,
9 having made known to us the mystery of His will,
according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself,
10 that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one
all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him. 11 In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things
according to the counsel of His will,
12 that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.
according to the riches of His grace 8 which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,
9 having made known to us the mystery of His will,
according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself,
10 that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one
all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him. 11 In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things
according to the counsel of His will,
12 that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.
13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation;
in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession,
to the praise of His glory.
in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession,
to the praise of His glory.
Prayer for Spiritual Wisdom
15 Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
16 do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers:
17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory,
may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,
18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling,
what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe,
according to the working of His mighty power
20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead
and seated Him at His right hand
in the heavenly places, 21 far above all principality and power and might and dominion,
and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.
16 do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers:
17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory,
may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,
18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling,
what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe,
according to the working of His mighty power
20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead
and seated Him at His right hand
in the heavenly places, 21 far above all principality and power and might and dominion,
and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.
Colossians 1:9-18 nkjv
Comprehend The Preeminence of Christ
9 For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you,
and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will
in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 10 that you may walk worthy of the Lord,
fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;
11 strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power,
for all patience and longsuffering with joy; 12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us
to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.
13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us
into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.
and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will
in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 10 that you may walk worthy of the Lord,
fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;
11 strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power,
for all patience and longsuffering with joy; 12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us
to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.
13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us
into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers.
All things were created through Him and for Him.
17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.
18 And He is the head of the body, the church,
who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead,
that in all things He may have the preeminence.
16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers.
All things were created through Him and for Him.
17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.
18 And He is the head of the body, the church,
who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead,
that in all things He may have the preeminence.
Colossians 2:2-15 nkjv
2 that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love,
and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding,
to the knowledge of the mystery of God,
both of the Father and of Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding,
to the knowledge of the mystery of God,
both of the Father and of Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
4 Now this I say lest anyone should deceive you with persuasive words.
5 For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit,
rejoicing to see your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
5 For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit,
rejoicing to see your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
6 As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him,
7 rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith,
as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.
7 rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith,
as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.
8 Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit,
according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world,
and not according to Christ. 9 For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily;
10 and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.
according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world,
and not according to Christ. 9 For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily;
10 and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.
Hebrews 11:3 nkjv
3 By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God,
so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.
so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.
James 3:13 nkjv
Heavenly Versus Demonic Wisdom
13 Who is wise and understanding among you?
Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom.
Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom.
1 Peter 3:7 nkjv
A Word to Husbands
7 Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel,
and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.
and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.
1 John 5:20 nkjv
20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding,
that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true,
in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.
that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true,
in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.
1 John 2:27 nkjv
27 But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you,
and you do not need that anyone teach you;
but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie,
and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.
and you do not need that anyone teach you;
but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie,
and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.
2 Timothy 2:7 nkjv
7 Consider what I say, and may the Lord give you understanding in all things.
Revelation 13:18 nkjv
18 Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast,
for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.
for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.
1 Thessalonians 1:9-10 nkjv
9 For they themselves declare concerning us what manner of entry we had to you,
and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,
10 and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead,
even Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.
and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,
10 and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead,
even Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.
2 Thessalonians 1:3-12 nkjv
"That Day" the lord returns and God’s Final Judgment and Glory On The Same Day
3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other,
4 so that we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God for your patience and faith
in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure,
5 which is manifest evidence of the righteous judgment of God,
that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you also suffer;
6 since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with tribulation those who trouble you,
7 and to give you who are troubled rest with us
when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels,
8 in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God,
and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord
and from the glory of His power, 10 when He comes, in that Day,
to be glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe,
because our testimony among you was believed.
4 so that we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God for your patience and faith
in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure,
5 which is manifest evidence of the righteous judgment of God,
that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you also suffer;
6 since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with tribulation those who trouble you,
7 and to give you who are troubled rest with us
when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels,
8 in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God,
and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord
and from the glory of His power, 10 when He comes, in that Day,
to be glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe,
because our testimony among you was believed.
11 Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling,
and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power,
12 that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you,
and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power,
12 that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you,
and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Thessalonians 1:9-11 nkjv
"That Day" / The Same Day as In The Days of Moses at the Red Sea, Noah and The Flood,
and Sodom and Gomorrah's Destruction and Lot's Escape
"That Day" / The Same Day as In The Days of Moses at the Red Sea, Noah and The Flood,
and Sodom and Gomorrah's Destruction and Lot's Escape
9 These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord
and from the glory of His power, 10 When He Comes, in THAT DAY,
To be glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe,
because our testimony among you was believed.
and from the glory of His power, 10 When He Comes, in THAT DAY,
To be glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe,
because our testimony among you was believed.
11 Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling,
and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power
and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power
1 Peter 3:20 nkjv
THAT DAY OF NOAH'S ESCAPE and THE WORLD'S EXTERMINATION ON THE SAME DAY
THAT DAY OF NOAH'S ESCAPE and THE WORLD'S EXTERMINATION ON THE SAME DAY
20 who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.
Jude 5-7 nkjv
5 But I want to remind you, though you once knew this, that the Lord,
having saved the people out of the land of Egypt,
afterward destroyed those who did not believe. 6 And the angels who did not keep their proper domain,
but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains
under darkness for the judgment of the great day; 7 as Sodom and Gomorrah,
and the cities around them in a similar manner to these,
having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh,
are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
having saved the people out of the land of Egypt,
afterward destroyed those who did not believe. 6 And the angels who did not keep their proper domain,
but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains
under darkness for the judgment of the great day; 7 as Sodom and Gomorrah,
and the cities around them in a similar manner to these,
having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh,
are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
2 Timothy 1:12 nkjv
12 For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed,
for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded
that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until That Day.
for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded
that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until That Day.
2 Timothy 1:18 nkjv
18 The Lord grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord in That Day
and you know very well how many ways he ministered to me at Ephesus.
2 Timothy 3:1-5 nkjv
and you know very well how many ways he ministered to me at Ephesus.
2 Timothy 4:8 nkjv
8 Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge,
will give to me on That Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.
will give to me on That Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.
2 Timothy 3:1-5 nkjv
Perilous Times and Perilous Men
3 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come:
2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderers,
without self-control, brutal, despisers of good,
4 traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!
2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderers,
without self-control, brutal, despisers of good,
4 traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!
2 Thessalonians 2:1-4 nkjv
The Great Apostasy
2 Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, 2 not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. 3 Let no one deceive you by any means;
for That Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of [sin is revealed,
the son of perdition, 4 who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped,
so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
for That Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of [sin is revealed,
the son of perdition, 4 who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped,
so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
2 Peter 3:1-7 nkjv
3 Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle
(in both of which I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder),
2 that you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior,
3 knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts,
4 and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep,
all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.”
5 For this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old,
and the earth standing out of water and in the water,
6 by which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water.
7 But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word,
are reserved for fire until The Day {THAT DAY; mine} of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
(in both of which I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder),
2 that you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior,
3 knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts,
4 and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep,
all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.”
5 For this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old,
and the earth standing out of water and in the water,
6 by which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water.
7 But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word,
are reserved for fire until The Day {THAT DAY; mine} of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
2 Peter 3:10 nkjv
The Day of the Lord / "THAT DAY" / On The Same Day
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat;
both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
1 John 4:17 nkjv
17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness
in The Day of Judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.
in The Day of Judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.
Revelation 16:14 nkjv
14 For they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings]of the earth
and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of
that great day of God Almighty.
and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of
that great day of God Almighty.
2 Thessalonians 2:8 nkjv
8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth
and destroy with the brightness of His coming {On That Day; mine}.
and destroy with the brightness of His coming {On That Day; mine}.
Revelation 19:19-21 nkjv
THE DAY / THAT DAY
THE DAY / THAT DAY
19 And I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies,
gathered together to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army.
20 Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence,
by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast
and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning
with brimstone. 21 And the rest were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him
who sat on the horse. And all the birds were filled with their flesh.
gathered together to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army.
20 Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence,
by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast
and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning
with brimstone. 21 And the rest were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him
who sat on the horse. And all the birds were filled with their flesh.
Revelation 20 NKJV
Satan Bound 1,000 Years
20 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; 3 and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while.
The Saints Reign with Christ 1,000 Years
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands.
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
5 But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished.
This is the first resurrection.
6 Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection.
Over such the second death has no power,
but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
5 But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished.
This is the first resurrection.
6 Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection.
Over such the second death has no power,
but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.
Satanic Rebellion Crushed
7 Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison 8 and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea. 9 They went up on the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city.
And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them.
10 The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone
where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them.
10 The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone
where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
The Great White Throne Judgment
11 Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life.
And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books.
13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead
who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works.
14 Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.
And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books.
13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead
who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works.
14 Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.
Revelation 21:1-8 NKJV
All Things Made New
21 Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away.
Also there was no more sea. 2 Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell
with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God.
4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes;
there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying.
There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”
Also there was no more sea. 2 Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell
with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God.
4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes;
there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying.
There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”
5 Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.”
And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.”
And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.”
6 And He said to me, IT IS DONE! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End.
will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts.
7 He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son.
8 But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters,
and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone,
which is the second death.”
Revelation 19:7 nkjv
will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts.
7 He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son.
8 But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters,
and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone,
which is the second death.”
Revelation 19:7 nkjv
7 Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come,
and His Wife Has Made Herself Ready.”
and His Wife Has Made Herself Ready.”
C5 - THE POWER OF COMMUNION AND COMMON BOND
(koinōnia)
Strong: G2842
GK: G3126
fellowship, partnership, Acts 2:42; 2 Cor. 6:14; 13:13; Gal. 2:9; Phil. 3:10; 1 Jn. 1:3; participation, communion, 1 Cor. 10:16; aid, relief, Heb. 13:16; contribution in aid, Rom. 15:26
Ephesians 4:3 nkjv
1 Corinthians 10:16 nkjvMatthew 11:28-30 nkjv
28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart,
and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart,
and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
Philippians 2:5-11 nkjv
The Humbled and Exalted Christ
5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,
6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God,
7 but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant,
and coming in the likeness of men.
8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself
and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven,
and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,
11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God,
7 but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant,
and coming in the likeness of men.
8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself
and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven,
and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,
11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Acts 4:32-35 nkjv
Sharing in All Things in The Community
32 Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul;
neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own,
but they had all things in common.
33 And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus.
And great grace was upon them all.
34 Nor was there anyone among them who lacked;
for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds
of the things that were sold, 35 and laid them at the apostles’ feet;
and they distributed to each as anyone had need.
neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own,
but they had all things in common.
33 And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus.
And great grace was upon them all.
34 Nor was there anyone among them who lacked;
for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds
of the things that were sold, 35 and laid them at the apostles’ feet;
and they distributed to each as anyone had need.
Ephesians 4:3 nkjv
3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ?
The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God,
and The Communion of The Holy Spirit be with you all.
and The Communion of The Holy Spirit be with you all.
Philippians 2:1-3 nkjv
Unity Through Humility
2 Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any Fellowship of The Spirit,
if any affection and mercy, 2 fulfill my joy by being like-minded,
having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit,
but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.
if any affection and mercy, 2 fulfill my joy by being like-minded,
having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit,
but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.
Acts 9:31 nkjv
The Church Prospers
31 Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified.
And walking in the fear of the Lord and in The Comfort of The Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.
And walking in the fear of the Lord and in The Comfort of The Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.
Romans 1:1 nkjv
1 Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God
Galatians 1:10 nkjv
10 For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men?
For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.
For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.
2 Corinthians 4:5 nkjv
5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord,
and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake.
Colossians 4:12 nkjv
and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake.
Titus 1:1-3 nkjv
1 Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect
and the acknowledgment of the truth which accords with godliness, 2 in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began, 3 but has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior
and the acknowledgment of the truth which accords with godliness, 2 in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began, 3 but has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior
James 1:1 nkjv
1 James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,
To the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad
12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a bondservant of Christ, greets you,
always laboring fervently for you in prayers,
that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
always laboring fervently for you in prayers,
that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
Revelation 22:8-9 nkjv
8 Now I, John, saw and heard these things. And when I heard and saw,
I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things.
I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things.
9 Then he said to me, “See that you do not do that.
For I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets,
and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”
For I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets,
and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”
Ephesians 6:5-7 nkjv
Bondservants and Masters
5 Bondservants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh,
with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ;
6 not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God
from the heart, 7 with goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men
2 Peter 1:1-11 nkjv
with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ;
6 not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God
from the heart, 7 with goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men
2 Peter 1:1-11 nkjv
1 Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ,
To those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:
2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,
3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness,
through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,
4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises,
that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature,
having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness,
through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,
4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises,
that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature,
having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
Fruitful Growth in the Faith
5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue,
to virtue knowledge, 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness,
7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.
8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful
in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness,
and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.
to virtue knowledge, 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness,
7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.
8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful
in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness,
and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.
10 Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure,
for if you do these things you will never stumble;
11 for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly
into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Jude 1-11 nkjv
for if you do these things you will never stumble;
11 for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly
into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Jude 1-11 nkjv
1 Jude, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James,
To those who are called, sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ:
2 Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.
Contend for the Faith
3 Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith
which was once for all delivered to the saints.
4 For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness
and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ.
which was once for all delivered to the saints.
4 For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness
and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ.
5 But I want to remind you, though you once knew this, that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.
6 And the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day;
7 as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh,
are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
6 And the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day;
7 as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh,
are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
8 Likewise also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak evil of dignitaries.
9 Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses,
dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
10 But these speak evil of whatever they do not know; and whatever they know naturally, l
ike brute beasts, in these things they corrupt themselves.
11 Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain,
have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.
9 Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses,
dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
10 But these speak evil of whatever they do not know; and whatever they know naturally, l
ike brute beasts, in these things they corrupt themselves.
11 Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain,
have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.
C6 - THE POWER OF COMMONWEALTH COMMUNITY
Ephesians 2:12 nkjv
12 that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel
and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
Romans 9:6 nkjv
6 But it is not that the word of God has taken no effect. For they are not all Israel who are of Israel,
C7 - THE POWER OF OUR COMMISSION
Matthew 28:18-20 nkjv
18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying,
“All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them
in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you;
and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
“All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them
in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you;
and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Matthew 16:17-19 nkjv
17 Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah,
for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.
18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church,
and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
19 And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven,
and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven,
and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.
18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church,
and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
19 And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven,
and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven,
and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
C8 - THE POWER OF HIS COMING AGAIN FOR US
Revelation 19:7 nkjv
7 Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory,
for the marriage of the Lamb has come,
and His Wife Has Made Herself Ready.”
"IT IS WRITTEN" MEANS TO BE ESTABLISHED AND CLEAR FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND
AND BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOU TO KNOW AND DO ... AND TO NOT GRIEVE GOD
AND YOU COME TO BE DECEIVED AND SUFFER HIS WRATH
1 Peter 1:16 nkjv
for the marriage of the Lamb has come,
and His Wife Has Made Herself Ready.”
"IT IS WRITTEN" MEANS TO BE ESTABLISHED AND CLEAR FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND
AND BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOU TO KNOW AND DO ... AND TO NOT GRIEVE GOD
AND YOU COME TO BE DECEIVED AND SUFFER HIS WRATH
Matthew 24:11 nkjv
11 Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.
James 1:22 nkjv
22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
1 Peter 1:16 nkjv
16 because It Is Written, “Be holy, for I am holy.
Revelation 1:3 nkjv
3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy,
and keep those things Which Are Written in it; for the time is near.
and keep those things Which Are Written in it; for the time is near.
1 Corinthians 2:9 nkjv
9 But As It Is Written:“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The Things Which God Has Prepared For Those Who Love Him.”
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The Things Which God Has Prepared For Those Who Love Him.”
Romans 1:17 nkjv
17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith;
As It Is Written, “The just shall live by faith.”
As It Is Written, “The just shall live by faith.”
Acts 15:15 nkjv
15 And with this the words of the prophets agree, Just As It Is Written
Luke 4:4 nkjv
4 But Jesus answered him, saying,
“It Is Written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’"
“It Is Written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’"
Luke 19:46 nkjv
46 saying to them, “It Is Written,
‘My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’ ”
‘My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’ ”
Mark 7:6 nkjv
6 He answered and said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites,
As It Is Written:
As It Is Written:
‘This people honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me.
Matthew 4:10 nkjv
10 Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan!
For It Is Written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”
For It Is Written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”
1 Corinthians 10:7 nkjv
7 And do not become idolaters as were some of them.
As it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.”
THE WRITTEN WORD OF GOD AND THE WRITTEN WORDS OF CHRIST
ESTABLISH THE TRUTH AND THE WILL OF GOD CLEARLY FOR US
TO KNOW , TO UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY , TEACH CORRECTLY, AND BE ACCOUNTBLE FOR
NOTHING MORE ... NOTHING LESS ... AND ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ELSE!
AS IT IS WRITTEN ... JESUS CLEARLY ESTABLISHED THE TRUTH OF HIS RETURN ON THAT DAY
THE SAME DAY OF HIS REIGNING DOWN WRATH
ON THE BEAST AND FALSE PROPHET AND THE FIRST RESSURECTION OF ONLY THOSE KILLED
FOR NOT WORSHIPPING THE BEAST WHO REFUSED THE MARK OF THE BEAST
THAT HIS RETURN WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY AFTER THE GREAT TRIBULATION OF GOD
HAVING MARKED HIS TRUE FOLLOWERS NOT TO BE HARMED BY GOD'S PLAGUES ON ALL UNBELIEVERS
SO UNBELIEVERS WOULD FEAR GOD, TRUELY REPENT TO TURN TO GOD,
AND WORSHIP AND GIVE ALL GLORY TO HIM ONLY ... THE REST OF THEIR DAYS.
As it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.”
THE WRITTEN WORD OF GOD AND THE WRITTEN WORDS OF CHRIST
ESTABLISH THE TRUTH AND THE WILL OF GOD CLEARLY FOR US
TO KNOW , TO UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY , TEACH CORRECTLY, AND BE ACCOUNTBLE FOR
NOTHING MORE ... NOTHING LESS ... AND ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ELSE!
2 Timothy 2:15 nkjv
15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed,
Rightly Dividing The Word of Truth.
Rightly Dividing The Word of Truth.
AS IT IS WRITTEN ... JESUS CLEARLY ESTABLISHED THE TRUTH OF HIS RETURN ON THAT DAY
THE SAME DAY OF HIS REIGNING DOWN WRATH
ON THE BEAST AND FALSE PROPHET AND THE FIRST RESSURECTION OF ONLY THOSE KILLED
FOR NOT WORSHIPPING THE BEAST WHO REFUSED THE MARK OF THE BEAST
THAT HIS RETURN WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY AFTER THE GREAT TRIBULATION OF GOD
HAVING MARKED HIS TRUE FOLLOWERS NOT TO BE HARMED BY GOD'S PLAGUES ON ALL UNBELIEVERS
SO UNBELIEVERS WOULD FEAR GOD, TRUELY REPENT TO TURN TO GOD,
AND WORSHIP AND GIVE ALL GLORY TO HIM ONLY ... THE REST OF THEIR DAYS.
Revelation 9:20,21 nkjv
20 But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues,
Did Not Repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons,
and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk.
21 And they did not repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts.
Did Not Repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons,
and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk.
21 And they did not repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts.
Revelation 16:9,11 nkjv
9 And men were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; and they did not repent and give Him glory.
11 They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores,
and did not repent of their deeds.
IN CONTRAST TO ...
and did not repent of their deeds.
IN CONTRAST TO ...
Revelation 11:13
New King James Version
13 In the same hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell. In the earthquake seven thousand people were killed, and the rest were afraid and gave glory to the God of heaven.
JESUS CLEARLY SAID ... JUST AS IT IS WRITTEN AS THE WORD OF GOD TO CLARIFY FOR US
THAT GOD'S GREAT TRIBULATION WOULD BE CUT SHORT FOR THE SAKE OF HIS ELECT
THE BELIEVERS IN THOSE DAYS
AND THAT HIS RETURN WOULD NOT COME UNTIL AFTER THE GREAT TRIBULATION WAS ENDED
Matthew 24:21-22
THE TRIBULATION OF GOD UPON WORSHIPPERS OF THE BEAST WITH THE MARK OF THE BEAST
JESUS CLEARLY SAID ... JUST AS IT IS WRITTEN AS THE WORD OF GOD TO CLARIFY FOR US
THAT GOD'S GREAT TRIBULATION WOULD BE CUT SHORT FOR THE SAKE OF HIS ELECT
THE BELIEVERS IN THOSE DAYS
AND THAT HIS RETURN WOULD NOT COME UNTIL AFTER THE GREAT TRIBULATION WAS ENDED
Matthew 24:21-22
THE TRIBULATION OF GOD UPON WORSHIPPERS OF THE BEAST WITH THE MARK OF THE BEAST
21 For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22 And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved;
but for The Elect’s {OF THOSE DAYS} sake those days will be shortened.
but for The Elect’s {OF THOSE DAYS} sake those days will be shortened.
Matthew 24:29-31
The Return, The Coming of the Son of Man, "THAT DAY" "THE DAY OF THE LORD"
29 “IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE TRIBULATION of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven,
and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see The Son of Man Coming
On The Clouds of Heaven WITH GREAT POWER AND GREAT GLORY.
31 And He will send HIS ANGELS With A Great Sound Of A Trumpet,
and They Will Gather Together His elect {OF THOSE DAYS; mine}
from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
{The Angels From One End of Heaven To The Other Not The Elect}
30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven,
and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see The Son of Man Coming
On The Clouds of Heaven WITH GREAT POWER AND GREAT GLORY.
31 And He will send HIS ANGELS With A Great Sound Of A Trumpet,
and They Will Gather Together His elect {OF THOSE DAYS; mine}
from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
{The Angels From One End of Heaven To The Other Not The Elect}
Revelation 11:15
New King James Version
THE SAME DAY AS THE RAPTURE ... JUST LIKE IN THE DAY OF:
NOAH THE ARK and THE FLOOD, THE RED SEA DELIVERANCE,
and THE DIVINE DELIVERANCE OF LOT FROM
GOD'S WRATH AND DESTRUCTION UPON SODOM and GAMMORAH
THE SAME DAY AS THE RAPTURE ... JUST LIKE IN THE DAY OF:
NOAH THE ARK and THE FLOOD, THE RED SEA DELIVERANCE,
and THE DIVINE DELIVERANCE OF LOT FROM
GOD'S WRATH AND DESTRUCTION UPON SODOM and GAMMORAH
Seventh Trumpet: The Kingdom Proclaimed
15 Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!”
Revelation 16 nkjv
15 “Behold, I am coming as a thief.
Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.”
Revelation 16 nkjv
God's Great Tribulation and The Seven Angels With The Seven Bowls Like The Plagues Upon Egypt
16 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels,
“Go and pour out the bowls of the wrath of God on the earth.”
“Go and pour out the bowls of the wrath of God on the earth.”
First Bowl: Loathsome Sores
2 So the first went and poured out his bowl upon the earth, and a foul and loathsome sore came upon the men who had the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image.
Second Bowl: The Sea Turns to Blood
3 Then the second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it became blood as of a dead man;
and every living creature in the sea died.
and every living creature in the sea died.
Third Bowl: The Waters Turn to Blood
4 Then the third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water,
and they became blood. 5 And I heard the angel of the waters saying:
and they became blood. 5 And I heard the angel of the waters saying:
“You are righteous, O Lord,
The One who is and who was and who is to be,
Because You Have Judged These Things.
6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets,
And You have given them blood to drink.
For it is their just due.”
The One who is and who was and who is to be,
Because You Have Judged These Things.
6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets,
And You have given them blood to drink.
For it is their just due.”
7 And I heard another from the altar saying,
“Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments.”
“Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments.”
Fourth Bowl: Men Are Scorched
8 Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and power was given to him to scorch men with fire. 9 And men were scorched with great heat,
and they blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues;
and they did not repent and give Him glory.
and they blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues;
and they did not repent and give Him glory.
Fifth Bowl: Darkness and Pain
10 Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom became full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues because of the pain.
11 They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores,
and did not repent of their deeds.
11 They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores,
and did not repent of their deeds.
Sixth Bowl: Euphrates Dried Up
12 Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up,
So that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared {FOR ARMAGGEDON; mine}.
13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
14 For they are Spirits Of Demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth
and of the whole world, To Gather Them To The Battle Of That Great Day of God Almighty.
So that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared {FOR ARMAGGEDON; mine}.
13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
14 For they are Spirits Of Demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth
and of the whole world, To Gather Them To The Battle Of That Great Day of God Almighty.
15 “Behold, I am coming as a thief.
Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.”
16 And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon.
Seventh Bowl: The Earth Utterly Shaken
17 Then The Seventh Angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying,
“It is done!”
18 And there were noises and thunderings and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake,
such a mighty and great earthquake as had not occurred since men were on the earth. 19 Now the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell.
And great Babylon was remembered before God,
to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath.
20 Then every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
21 And great hail from heaven fell upon men, each hailstone about the weight of a talent. Men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, since that plague was exceedingly great.
Revelation 20 nkjv
Satanic Rebellion Crushed
The Great White Throne Judgment
The Second Resurrection and ... The Second Death The Terminal Eternal Separation Condemnation
“It is done!”
18 And there were noises and thunderings and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake,
such a mighty and great earthquake as had not occurred since men were on the earth. 19 Now the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell.
And great Babylon was remembered before God,
to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath.
20 Then every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
21 And great hail from heaven fell upon men, each hailstone about the weight of a talent. Men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, since that plague was exceedingly great.
Revelation 20 nkjv
Satan Bound 1,000 Years
20 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; 3 and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished.
But after these things he must be released for a little while.
But after these things he must be released for a little while.
The Saints Reign with Christ 1,000 Years
4 And I saw thrones, and They sat on them, and judgment was committed to Them.
Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
5 But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished.
This is the first resurrection.
6 Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be Priests of God and of Christ, and Shall Reign With Him A Thousand Years.
Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
5 But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished.
This is the first resurrection.
6 Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be Priests of God and of Christ, and Shall Reign With Him A Thousand Years.
Satanic Rebellion Crushed
7 Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison 8 and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea.
9 They went up on the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city.
And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them.
10 The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and
the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
9 They went up on the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city.
And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them.
10 The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and
the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
The Great White Throne Judgment
The Second Resurrection and ... The Second Death The Terminal Eternal Separation Condemnation
11 Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it,
from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away.
And there was found no place for them.
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened.
And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life.
And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books.
13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it,
and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them.
And they were judged, each one according to his works.
14 Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.
Revelation 21:1-8 nkjv
from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away.
And there was found no place for them.
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened.
And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life.
And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books.
13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it,
and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them.
And they were judged, each one according to his works.
14 Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.
Revelation 21:1-8 nkjv
All Things Made New
21 Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. 2 Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. 4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying.
There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”
There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”
5 Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.”
And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.”
And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.”
6 And He said to me, “IT IS DONE!
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End.
I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts.
7 He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son.
8 But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and
all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End.
I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts.
7 He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son.
8 But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and
all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
Revelation 21:9-11 nkjv
The New Jerusalem
9 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues
came to me and talked with me, saying, “Come, I will show you the bride, the Lamb’s wife.”
10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
11 having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal.
The Glory of the New Jerusalem
came to me and talked with me, saying, “Come, I will show you the bride, the Lamb’s wife.”
10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
11 having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal.
The Glory of the New Jerusalem
22 But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
23 The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it.
The Lamb Is Its Light.
24 And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light,
and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it.
25 Its gates shall not be shut at all by day (there shall be no night there).
26 And they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it.
27 But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie,
but Only Those Who Are Written In The Lamb’s Book of Life.
Revelation 3:2-5 nkjv
23 The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it.
The Lamb Is Its Light.
24 And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light,
and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it.
25 Its gates shall not be shut at all by day (there shall be no night there).
26 And they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it.
27 But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie,
but Only Those Who Are Written In The Lamb’s Book of Life.
Revelation 3:2-5 nkjv
2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die,
for I have not found your works perfect before God.
3 Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent.
Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief,
and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.
4 You have a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their garments;
and they shall walk with Me in white, for They Are Worthy.
5 He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments,
and I Will Not Blot Out His Name From The Book of Life;
but I Will Confess His Name Before My Father and Before His angels.
Revelation 22:6-7 nkjv
for I have not found your works perfect before God.
3 Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent.
Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief,
and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.
4 You have a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their garments;
and they shall walk with Me in white, for They Are Worthy.
5 He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments,
and I Will Not Blot Out His Name From The Book of Life;
but I Will Confess His Name Before My Father and Before His angels.
Revelation 22:6-7 nkjv
It Is Written The Time Is Near
6 Then he said to me, “These words are faithful and true.”
And the Lord God of the holy prophets sent His angel
to show His servants the things which must shortly take place.
And the Lord God of the holy prophets sent His angel
to show His servants the things which must shortly take place.
7 “Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
Revelation 22:12-18 nkjv
Revelation 22:12-18 nkjv
Jesus Testifies to the Churches
12 “And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me,
to give to every one according to his work.
13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.”
to give to every one according to his work.
13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.”
14 Blessed are those who do His commandments,
that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.
15 But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters,
and whoever loves and practices a lie.
that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.
15 But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters,
and whoever loves and practices a lie.
16 “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches.
I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.”
I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.”
17 And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!”
And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.
And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.
A Warning
18 For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book