He wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent ...
He wraps himself
Isaiah 49:18 "Lift up your eyes and look around; all your sons gather and come to you. As surely as I live," declares the LORD, "you will wear them all as ornaments; you will put them on as a bride."
Jeremiah 43:12 "He (Nebuchadnezzar) will set fire to the temples of the gods of Egypt; he will burn their temples and take their gods captive. As a shepherd wraps his garment around him, so will he wrap Egypt around himself and depart from there unscathed."
in light as with a garment
Psalm 18:12 Out of the brightness of his presence clouds advanced, with hailstones and bolts of lightning.
1 Timothy 6:16 ... who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen.
he stretches
Job 9:8 "He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea."
Jeremiah 51:15 "He made the earth by his power; he founded the world by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding."
out the heavens
Job 37:18 "... can you join him in spreading out the skies, hard as a mirror of cast bronze?"
Isaiah 40:22 He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in.
Isaiah 42:5 This is what God the LORD says--he who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and all that comes out of it, who gives breath to its people and life to those who walk on it: ...
Isaiah 44:24 "This is what the LORD says--your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb: I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by myself, ..."
Zechariah 12:1 This is the word of the LORD concerning Israel, The LORD who stretches out the heavens, who lays the foundation of the earth, and who forms the spirit of man within him, declares: ...
like a tent
Psalm 19:4 Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun, ...
NOTES:
Read John 20
(Parentheses are mine)
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Friday, December 31, 2010
Thursday, December 30, 2010
LIGHT Psalm 44:3
It was not by their sword that they won the land, nor did their arm bring them victory; it was your right hand, your arm, the light of your face, for you loved them.
It was not by their sword
Joshua 24:12-13 "I sent the hornet ahead of you, which drove them out before you--also the two Amorite kings. You did not do it with your own sword and bow. So I gave you a land on which you did not toil and cities you did not build; and you live in them and eat from vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant."
It was your right hand
Psalm 78:54 Thus he brought them to the border of his holy land, to the hill country his right hand had taken.
your arm
Exodus 15:15-16 "The chiefs of Edom will be terrified, the leaders of Moab will be seized with trembling, the people of Canaan will melt away; terror and dread will fall upon them. By the power of your arm they will be as still as a stone--until your people pass by, O LORD, until the people you bought pass by."
Psalm 77:15 With your mighty arm you redeemed your people, the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.
Psalm 79:11 May the groans of the prisoners come before you; by the strength of your arm preserve those condemned to die.
Psalm 89:10 You crushed Rahab like one of the slain; with your strong arm you scattered your enemies.
Psalm 98:1 Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.
Isaiah 40:10 See, the Sovereign LORD comes with power, and his arm rules for him. See, his reward is with him, and his recompense accompanies him.
Isaiah 52:10 The LORD will lay bare his holy arm in the sight of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
Isaiah 63:5 "I looked, but there was no one to help, I was appalled that no one gave support; so my own arm worked salvation for me, and my own wrath sustained me."
and the light of your face
Psalm 89:15 Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, O LORD.
for you loved them
Deuteronomy 4:37 Because he loved your forefathers and chose their descendants after them, he brought you out of Egypt by his Presence and his great strength, ...
NOTES:
Light of your face - Psalm 4:6; 13:1
Read John 19
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It was not by their sword
Joshua 24:12-13 "I sent the hornet ahead of you, which drove them out before you--also the two Amorite kings. You did not do it with your own sword and bow. So I gave you a land on which you did not toil and cities you did not build; and you live in them and eat from vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant."
It was your right hand
Psalm 78:54 Thus he brought them to the border of his holy land, to the hill country his right hand had taken.
your arm
Exodus 15:15-16 "The chiefs of Edom will be terrified, the leaders of Moab will be seized with trembling, the people of Canaan will melt away; terror and dread will fall upon them. By the power of your arm they will be as still as a stone--until your people pass by, O LORD, until the people you bought pass by."
Psalm 77:15 With your mighty arm you redeemed your people, the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.
Psalm 79:11 May the groans of the prisoners come before you; by the strength of your arm preserve those condemned to die.
Psalm 89:10 You crushed Rahab like one of the slain; with your strong arm you scattered your enemies.
Psalm 98:1 Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.
Isaiah 40:10 See, the Sovereign LORD comes with power, and his arm rules for him. See, his reward is with him, and his recompense accompanies him.
Isaiah 52:10 The LORD will lay bare his holy arm in the sight of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
Isaiah 63:5 "I looked, but there was no one to help, I was appalled that no one gave support; so my own arm worked salvation for me, and my own wrath sustained me."
and the light of your face
Psalm 89:15 Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, O LORD.
for you loved them
Deuteronomy 4:37 Because he loved your forefathers and chose their descendants after them, he brought you out of Egypt by his Presence and his great strength, ...
NOTES:
Light of your face - Psalm 4:6; 13:1
Read John 19
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010
LIGHT Psalm 89:14-15
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you. Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, O LORD.
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne
Psalm 97:2 Clouds and thick darkness surround him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
love and faithfulness go before you
Psalm 85:10-11 Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other. Faithfulness springs forth from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.
Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk
Psalm 1:1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.
in the light of your presence, O LORD
Psalm 44:3 It was not by their sword that they won the land, nor did their arm bring them victory; it was your right hand, your arm, the light of your face, for you loved them.
NOTES:
Read John 18
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Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne
Psalm 97:2 Clouds and thick darkness surround him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
love and faithfulness go before you
Psalm 85:10-11 Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other. Faithfulness springs forth from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.
Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk
Psalm 1:1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.
in the light of your presence, O LORD
Psalm 44:3 It was not by their sword that they won the land, nor did their arm bring them victory; it was your right hand, your arm, the light of your face, for you loved them.
NOTES:
Read John 18
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010
LIGHT Psalm 56:13
For you have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
For you have delivered me from death
Psalm 30:3 O LORD, you brought me up from the grave; you spared me from going down into the pit.
Psalm 33:18-19 But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love, to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
Psalm 49:15 But God will redeem my life from the grave; he will surely take me to himself.
Psalm 86:13 For great is your love toward me; you have delivered me from the depths of the grave.
Psalm 107:20 He sent forth his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.
Psalm 116:8-9 For you, O LORD, have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
that I may walk before God in the light of life
Job 33:29-30 "God does all these things to a man--twice, even three times--to turn back his soul from the pit, that the light of life may shine on him."
NOTES:
Read John 17
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For you have delivered me from death
Psalm 30:3 O LORD, you brought me up from the grave; you spared me from going down into the pit.
Psalm 33:18-19 But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love, to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
Psalm 49:15 But God will redeem my life from the grave; he will surely take me to himself.
Psalm 86:13 For great is your love toward me; you have delivered me from the depths of the grave.
Psalm 107:20 He sent forth his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.
Psalm 116:8-9 For you, O LORD, have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
that I may walk before God in the light of life
Job 33:29-30 "God does all these things to a man--twice, even three times--to turn back his soul from the pit, that the light of life may shine on him."
NOTES:
Read John 17
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Monday, December 27, 2010
LIGHT Psalm 36:9
For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
For with you is the fountain of life
Psalm 87:7 As they make music they will sing, "All my fountains are in you."
Proverbs 10:11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 16:22 Understanding is a fountain of life to those who have it, but folly brings punishment to fools.
Jeremiah 2:13 "My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water."
in your light we see light
Psalm 4:6 Many are asking, "Who can show us any good?" Let the light of your face shine upon us, O LORD.
Psalm 27:1 The LORD is my light and my salvation--whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life--of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 76:4 You are resplendent with light, more majestic than mountains rich with game.
Psalm 104:2 He wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent ...
Isaiah 2:5 Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD.
Isaiah 9:2 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.
Isaiah 60:1 "Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you."
Isaiah 60:19 "The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory."
John 1:4 In him was life, and that life was the light of men.
1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
NOTES:
Fountain of life - Jeremiah 2:13; 17:13; John 4:10, 14
See - experience, have, enjoy, glimpse, find - Psalm 3:13; 6:6; 8:16; 16:10; 27:13; 34:8, 12; 42:5; 49:9, 19; 89:48; 90:15; 106:5; Job 9:25; Ecclesiastes 1:16; Isaiah 53:10; Lamentations 3:1
Light - Psalm 49:19; 56:13; Job 3:20; 33:30; Isaiah 53:11
Read John 16
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For with you is the fountain of life
Psalm 87:7 As they make music they will sing, "All my fountains are in you."
Proverbs 10:11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 16:22 Understanding is a fountain of life to those who have it, but folly brings punishment to fools.
Jeremiah 2:13 "My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water."
in your light we see light
Psalm 4:6 Many are asking, "Who can show us any good?" Let the light of your face shine upon us, O LORD.
Psalm 27:1 The LORD is my light and my salvation--whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life--of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 76:4 You are resplendent with light, more majestic than mountains rich with game.
Psalm 104:2 He wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent ...
Isaiah 2:5 Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD.
Isaiah 9:2 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.
Isaiah 60:1 "Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you."
Isaiah 60:19 "The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory."
John 1:4 In him was life, and that life was the light of men.
1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
NOTES:
Fountain of life - Jeremiah 2:13; 17:13; John 4:10, 14
See - experience, have, enjoy, glimpse, find - Psalm 3:13; 6:6; 8:16; 16:10; 27:13; 34:8, 12; 42:5; 49:9, 19; 89:48; 90:15; 106:5; Job 9:25; Ecclesiastes 1:16; Isaiah 53:10; Lamentations 3:1
Light - Psalm 49:19; 56:13; Job 3:20; 33:30; Isaiah 53:11
Read John 16
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Sunday, December 26, 2010
LIGHT Psalm 27:1
The LORD is my light and my salvation--whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life--of whom shall I be afraid?
The LORD is my light
2 Samuel 22:29 "You are my lamp, O LORD; the LORD turns my darkness into light."
and my salvation
Exodus 15:2 "The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him."
Psalm 3:8 From the LORD comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people.
The LORD is the stronghold of my life
Psalm 9:9 The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
of whom shall I be afraid?
Job 13:15 "Though he slay me, yet I will hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face."
Psalm 56:3-4 When I am afraid I will trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me?
Psalm 56:11 ... in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
Psalm 118:6 The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
NOTES:
Light = well being - Psalm 97:11; Job 18:5-6; 22:28; 29:3; Proverbs 13:9; Lamentations 3:2
Light = life & salvation - Psalm 18:28; Isaiah 9:2; 49:6; 58:8; 59:9; Jeremiah 13:16; Amos 5:18-20
The LORD is my light - Isaiah 10:17; 60:1-2, 19-20; Micah 7:8-9
My Savior - Psalm 27:9
Read John 15
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The LORD is my light
2 Samuel 22:29 "You are my lamp, O LORD; the LORD turns my darkness into light."
and my salvation
Exodus 15:2 "The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him."
Psalm 3:8 From the LORD comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people.
The LORD is the stronghold of my life
Psalm 9:9 The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
of whom shall I be afraid?
Job 13:15 "Though he slay me, yet I will hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face."
Psalm 56:3-4 When I am afraid I will trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me?
Psalm 56:11 ... in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
Psalm 118:6 The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
NOTES:
Light = well being - Psalm 97:11; Job 18:5-6; 22:28; 29:3; Proverbs 13:9; Lamentations 3:2
Light = life & salvation - Psalm 18:28; Isaiah 9:2; 49:6; 58:8; 59:9; Jeremiah 13:16; Amos 5:18-20
The LORD is my light - Isaiah 10:17; 60:1-2, 19-20; Micah 7:8-9
My Savior - Psalm 27:9
Read John 15
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Saturday, December 25, 2010
LIGHT Acts 26:18
"... to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me."
to open their eyes
Isaiah 35:5 Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
and turn them from darkness to light
Psalm 18:28 You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.
Isaiah 42:7 "... to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness."
Isaiah 42:16 "I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These things I will do; I will not forsake them."
Ephesians 5:8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light ...
Colossians 1:13-14 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
so that they may receive the forgiveness of sins
Luke 24:46-47 He told them, "This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem."
Acts 2:38-39 Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off--for all whom the Lord our God will call."
and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me
Acts 20:21 "I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus."
Acts 20:32 "Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified."
NOTES:
From darkness to light - Romans 13:12; 2 Corinthians 4:6; Ephesians 5:8-14; 1 Thessalonians 5:5
Are sanctified - 1 Corinthians 1:2
Read John 14
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to open their eyes
Isaiah 35:5 Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
and turn them from darkness to light
Psalm 18:28 You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.
Isaiah 42:7 "... to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness."
Isaiah 42:16 "I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These things I will do; I will not forsake them."
Ephesians 5:8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light ...
Colossians 1:13-14 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
so that they may receive the forgiveness of sins
Luke 24:46-47 He told them, "This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem."
Acts 2:38-39 Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off--for all whom the Lord our God will call."
and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me
Acts 20:21 "I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus."
Acts 20:32 "Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified."
NOTES:
From darkness to light - Romans 13:12; 2 Corinthians 4:6; Ephesians 5:8-14; 1 Thessalonians 5:5
Are sanctified - 1 Corinthians 1:2
Read John 14
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Friday, December 24, 2010
LIGHT Psalm 19:8
The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant giving light to the eyes.
The precepts of the LORD are right
Psalm 33:4 For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.
Psalm 119:128 ... and because I consider all your precepts right, I hate every wrong path.
giving joy to the heart
Psalm 119:14 I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches.
giving light to the eyes
Ezra 9:8 "But now, for a brief moment, the LORD our God has been gracious in leaving us a remnant and giving us a firm place in his sanctuary, and so our God gives light to our eyes and a little relief in our bondage."
Psalm 97:11 Light is shed upon the righteous and joy on the upright of heart.
Proverbs 13:9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.
Proverbs 4:18 The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
NOTES:
Read John 13
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The precepts of the LORD are right
Psalm 33:4 For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.
Psalm 119:128 ... and because I consider all your precepts right, I hate every wrong path.
giving joy to the heart
Psalm 119:14 I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches.
giving light to the eyes
Ezra 9:8 "But now, for a brief moment, the LORD our God has been gracious in leaving us a remnant and giving us a firm place in his sanctuary, and so our God gives light to our eyes and a little relief in our bondage."
Psalm 97:11 Light is shed upon the righteous and joy on the upright of heart.
Proverbs 13:9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.
Proverbs 4:18 The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
NOTES:
Read John 13
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Thursday, December 23, 2010
LIGHT Psalm 18:28
You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.
You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning
1 Kings 11:36 "I will give one tribe to his son so that David my servant may always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put my Name."
Psalm 132:17 "Here I will make a horn grow for David and set up a lamp for my anointed one."
my God turns my darkness into light
Job 29:2-3 "How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me, when his lamp shown upon my head and by his light I walked through darkness!"
Psalm 97:11 Light is shed upon the righteous and joy on the upright in heart.
Psalm 112:4 Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man.
John 1:5 The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.
Acts 26:17-18 "I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me."
2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
2 Peter 1:19 And we have the word of the prophets made more certain, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
NOTES:
Job 18:5-6; 21:17
Read John 12
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You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning
1 Kings 11:36 "I will give one tribe to his son so that David my servant may always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put my Name."
Psalm 132:17 "Here I will make a horn grow for David and set up a lamp for my anointed one."
my God turns my darkness into light
Job 29:2-3 "How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me, when his lamp shown upon my head and by his light I walked through darkness!"
Psalm 97:11 Light is shed upon the righteous and joy on the upright in heart.
Psalm 112:4 Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man.
John 1:5 The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.
Acts 26:17-18 "I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me."
2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
2 Peter 1:19 And we have the word of the prophets made more certain, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
NOTES:
Job 18:5-6; 21:17
Read John 12
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
LIGHT Psalm 4:6-8
Many are asking, "Who can show us any good?" Let the light of your face shine upon us, O LORD. You have filled my heart with greater joy than when their grain and new wine abound. I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
Let the light of your face shine upon us, O LORD
Numbers 6:24-26 "The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace."
You have filled my heart
Acts 14:17 "Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills you hearts with joy."
with greater joy
Isaiah 9:3 You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as men rejoice when dividing the plunder.
Isaiah 35:10 ... and the ransomed of the LORD will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.
Isaiah 65:18 "But be glad and rejoice forever in what I will create, for I will create Jerusalem to be a delight and its people a joy."
than when their grain and new wine abound
Genesis 27:28 "May God give you of heaven's dew and of the earth's richness--an abundance of grain and new wine."
I will lie down and sleep
Leviticus 26:6 "I will grant peace in the land, and you will lie down and no one will make you afraid. I will remove savage beasts from the land, and the sword will not pass through your country."
in peace
Job 11:18 "You will be secure, because there is hope; you will look about you and take your rest in safety."
for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety
Deuteronomy 33:28 So Israel will live in safety alone; Jacob's spring is secure in a land of grain and new wine, where the heavens drop dew.
Jeremiah 32:37 "I will surely gather them from all the lands where I banish them in my furious anger and great wrath; I will bring them back to this place and let them live in safety."
NOTES:
Heart - Proverbs 4:23
In peace - Psalm 3:5-6
Read John 11
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Let the light of your face shine upon us, O LORD
Numbers 6:24-26 "The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace."
You have filled my heart
Acts 14:17 "Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills you hearts with joy."
with greater joy
Isaiah 9:3 You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as men rejoice when dividing the plunder.
Isaiah 35:10 ... and the ransomed of the LORD will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.
Isaiah 65:18 "But be glad and rejoice forever in what I will create, for I will create Jerusalem to be a delight and its people a joy."
than when their grain and new wine abound
Genesis 27:28 "May God give you of heaven's dew and of the earth's richness--an abundance of grain and new wine."
I will lie down and sleep
Leviticus 26:6 "I will grant peace in the land, and you will lie down and no one will make you afraid. I will remove savage beasts from the land, and the sword will not pass through your country."
in peace
Job 11:18 "You will be secure, because there is hope; you will look about you and take your rest in safety."
for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety
Deuteronomy 33:28 So Israel will live in safety alone; Jacob's spring is secure in a land of grain and new wine, where the heavens drop dew.
Jeremiah 32:37 "I will surely gather them from all the lands where I banish them in my furious anger and great wrath; I will bring them back to this place and let them live in safety."
NOTES:
Heart - Proverbs 4:23
In peace - Psalm 3:5-6
Read John 11
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
LIGHT Job 38:19-21
"What is the way to the abode of light? And where does darkness reside? Can you take them to their places? Do you know the paths to their dwellings? Surely you know, for you were already born! You have lived so many years!"
where does darkness reside?
Genesis 1:4-5 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light "day" and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning--the first day.
Job 28:3 "Man puts an end to the darkness; he searches the farthest recesses for ore in the blackest darkness."
Psalm 139:11-12 If I say "Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me," even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you.
Do you know the paths to their dwellings?
Job 24:13 "There are those who rebel against the light, who do not know its ways or stay in its paths."
Surely you know, for you were already born!
Job 15:7 "Are you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills?"
NOTES:
Read John 10
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where does darkness reside?
Genesis 1:4-5 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light "day" and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning--the first day.
Job 28:3 "Man puts an end to the darkness; he searches the farthest recesses for ore in the blackest darkness."
Psalm 139:11-12 If I say "Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me," even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you.
Do you know the paths to their dwellings?
Job 24:13 "There are those who rebel against the light, who do not know its ways or stay in its paths."
Surely you know, for you were already born!
Job 15:7 "Are you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills?"
NOTES:
Read John 10
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Monday, December 20, 2010
LIGHT 2 Samuel 22:29
You are my lamp, O LORD; the LORD turns my darkness into light.
Psalm 27:1 The LORD is my light and my salvation--whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life--of whom shall I be afraid?
Isaiah 2:5 Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD.
Micah 7:8 Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.
Revelation 21:23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.
Revelation 22:5 There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.
Job 18:5-6 "The lamp of the wicked is snuffed out; the flame of his fire stops burning. The light in his tent becomes dark; the lamp beside him goes out."
Job 21:17 "Yet how often is the lamp of the wicked snuffed out? How often does calamity come upon them, the fate God allots in his anger?
NOTES:
Read John 9
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Psalm 27:1 The LORD is my light and my salvation--whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life--of whom shall I be afraid?
Isaiah 2:5 Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD.
Micah 7:8 Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.
Revelation 21:23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.
Revelation 22:5 There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.
Job 18:5-6 "The lamp of the wicked is snuffed out; the flame of his fire stops burning. The light in his tent becomes dark; the lamp beside him goes out."
Job 21:17 "Yet how often is the lamp of the wicked snuffed out? How often does calamity come upon them, the fate God allots in his anger?
NOTES:
Read John 9
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Sunday, December 19, 2010
LIGHT Exodus 13:21 Part 1
By day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night.
By day the LORD went ahead of them
Exodus 33:14 The LORD replied, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest."
Deuteronomy 31:8 "The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."
Psalm 68:7 When you went out before your people, O God, when you marched through the wasteland, ...
Psalm 77:20 You led your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
in a pillar of cloud
Exodus 14:24 During the last watch of the night the LORD looked down from the pillar of fire and cloud at the Egyptian army and threw it into confusion.
Exodus 33:9-10 As Moses went into the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and stay at the entrance, while the LORD spoke with Moses. Whenever the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent, they all stood and worshiped, each at the entrance to his tent.
Exodus 40:38 So the cloud of the LORD was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel during all their travels.
Numbers 14:14 "And they will tell the inhabitants of this land about it. They have already heard that you, O LORD, are with these people and that you, O LORD, have been seen face to face, that your cloud stays over them, and that you go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night."
Nehemiah 9:12 "By day you led them with a pillar of cloud, and by night with a pillar of fire to give them light on the way they were to take."
Psalm 78:14 He guided them with the cloud by day and with light from the fire all night.
Psalm 105:39 He spread out a cloud as a covering and a fire to give light at night.
NOTES:
By day the LORD went ahead of them - Exodus 32:1; Deuteronomy 2:7; Judges 4:14; 5:4; Jeremiah 2:2; Habakkuk 3:13
In a pillar of cloud - Exodus 14:19; 24:16; 34:5; Numbers 9:16; 12:5; Deuteronomy 1:33; Nehemiah 9:19; Psalm 99:7; Isaiah 4:5; 1 Corinthians 10:1
Read John 8
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By day the LORD went ahead of them
Exodus 33:14 The LORD replied, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest."
Deuteronomy 31:8 "The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."
Psalm 68:7 When you went out before your people, O God, when you marched through the wasteland, ...
Psalm 77:20 You led your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
in a pillar of cloud
Exodus 14:24 During the last watch of the night the LORD looked down from the pillar of fire and cloud at the Egyptian army and threw it into confusion.
Exodus 33:9-10 As Moses went into the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and stay at the entrance, while the LORD spoke with Moses. Whenever the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent, they all stood and worshiped, each at the entrance to his tent.
Exodus 40:38 So the cloud of the LORD was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel during all their travels.
Numbers 14:14 "And they will tell the inhabitants of this land about it. They have already heard that you, O LORD, are with these people and that you, O LORD, have been seen face to face, that your cloud stays over them, and that you go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night."
Nehemiah 9:12 "By day you led them with a pillar of cloud, and by night with a pillar of fire to give them light on the way they were to take."
Psalm 78:14 He guided them with the cloud by day and with light from the fire all night.
Psalm 105:39 He spread out a cloud as a covering and a fire to give light at night.
NOTES:
By day the LORD went ahead of them - Exodus 32:1; Deuteronomy 2:7; Judges 4:14; 5:4; Jeremiah 2:2; Habakkuk 3:13
In a pillar of cloud - Exodus 14:19; 24:16; 34:5; Numbers 9:16; 12:5; Deuteronomy 1:33; Nehemiah 9:19; Psalm 99:7; Isaiah 4:5; 1 Corinthians 10:1
Read John 8
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Saturday, December 18, 2010
LIGHT Genesis 1:3
And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.
And God said
Genesis 1:6 And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water."
Psalm 33:6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.
Psalm 33:9 For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.
Psalm 148:5 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for he commanded and they were created.
Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
and there was light
2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
1 John 1:5-7 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.
NOTES:
Read John 7
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And God said
Genesis 1:6 And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water."
Psalm 33:6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.
Psalm 33:9 For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.
Psalm 148:5 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for he commanded and they were created.
Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
and there was light
2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
1 John 1:5-7 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.
NOTES:
Read John 7
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Friday, December 17, 2010
HEAVEN Revelation 21:10-11
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.
And he carried me away in the Spirit
Ezekiel 40:2 In the visions of God he took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain, on whose south side were some buildings that looked like a city.
Revelation 17:3 Then the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a desert. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.
and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God
Revelation 21:2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
It shone with the glory of God
Revelation 21:23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.
Isaiah 60:1-2 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the LORD rises upon you and his glory appears over you.
Ezekiel 43:2 ... and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of rushing waters, and the land was radiant with his glory.
Revelation 15:8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
Revelation 22:5 There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.
and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper
Revelation 21:18-19 The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass. The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, ...
Revelation 4:3 And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian. a rainbow, resembling an emerald, encircled the throne.
clear as crystal
Revelation 4:6 Also before the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal.
NOTES:
In the Spirit - Revelation 1:10
Read John 6
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And he carried me away in the Spirit
Ezekiel 40:2 In the visions of God he took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain, on whose south side were some buildings that looked like a city.
Revelation 17:3 Then the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a desert. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.
and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God
Revelation 21:2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
It shone with the glory of God
Revelation 21:23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.
Isaiah 60:1-2 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the LORD rises upon you and his glory appears over you.
Ezekiel 43:2 ... and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of rushing waters, and the land was radiant with his glory.
Revelation 15:8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
Revelation 22:5 There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.
and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper
Revelation 21:18-19 The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass. The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, ...
Revelation 4:3 And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian. a rainbow, resembling an emerald, encircled the throne.
clear as crystal
Revelation 4:6 Also before the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal.
NOTES:
In the Spirit - Revelation 1:10
Read John 6
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
HEAVEN Revelation 21:1-2
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth
2 Peter 3:13 But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness.
for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away
Revelation 6:14 The sky receded like a scroll, rolling up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place.
I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem
Revelation 21:10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.
Isaiah 52:1 Awake, awake, O Zion, clothe yourself with strength. Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, the holy city. The uncircumcised and defiled will not enter you again.
Revelation 11:2 "But exclude the outer court; do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles. They will trample on the holy city for 42 months."
Revelation 22:19 And if anyone takes words away from this book of prophecy, God will take away from him his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.
coming down out of heaven from God
Hebrews 11:10 For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
Hebrews 12:22 But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, ...
Revelation 3:12 "Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will he leave it. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on him my new name."
prepared as a bride
Revelation 19:7 "Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready."
NOTES:
Read John 5
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Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth
2 Peter 3:13 But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness.
for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away
Revelation 6:14 The sky receded like a scroll, rolling up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place.
I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem
Revelation 21:10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.
Isaiah 52:1 Awake, awake, O Zion, clothe yourself with strength. Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, the holy city. The uncircumcised and defiled will not enter you again.
Revelation 11:2 "But exclude the outer court; do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles. They will trample on the holy city for 42 months."
Revelation 22:19 And if anyone takes words away from this book of prophecy, God will take away from him his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.
coming down out of heaven from God
Hebrews 11:10 For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
Hebrews 12:22 But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, ...
Revelation 3:12 "Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will he leave it. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on him my new name."
prepared as a bride
Revelation 19:7 "Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready."
NOTES:
Read John 5
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
HEAVEN Revelation 19:11
I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war.
I saw heaven standing open
Matthew 3:16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him.
there before me was a white horse whose rider
Revelation 19:19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to make war against the rider on the horse and his army.
Revelation 19:21 The rest of them were killed with the sword that came out of the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.
Revelation 6:2 I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.
is called Faithful and True
Revelation 3:14 "To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God's creation."
With justice he judges and makes war
Exodus 15:3 "The LORD is a warrior; the LORD is his name. Pharaoh's chariots and his army he has hurled into the sea. The best of Pharaoh's officers are drowned in the Red Sea."
Psalm 96:12b-13 Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy; they will sing before the LORD, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his truth.
Isaiah 11:3b-4 He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears; but with righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.
NOTES:
Read John 4
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I saw heaven standing open
Matthew 3:16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him.
there before me was a white horse whose rider
Revelation 19:19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to make war against the rider on the horse and his army.
Revelation 19:21 The rest of them were killed with the sword that came out of the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.
Revelation 6:2 I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.
is called Faithful and True
Revelation 3:14 "To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God's creation."
With justice he judges and makes war
Exodus 15:3 "The LORD is a warrior; the LORD is his name. Pharaoh's chariots and his army he has hurled into the sea. The best of Pharaoh's officers are drowned in the Red Sea."
Psalm 96:12b-13 Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy; they will sing before the LORD, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his truth.
Isaiah 11:3b-4 He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears; but with righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.
NOTES:
Read John 4
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
HEAVEN Revelation 19:1-2a
After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting: "Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, for true and just are his judgments."
like the roar of a great multitude
Revelation 19:6 Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting: "Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns."
Revelation 11:15 The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said: "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign for ever and ever."
Hallelujah!
Revelation 19:3 And again they shouted: "Hallelujah! The smoke from her goes up for ever and ever."
Revelation 19:4 The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God, who was seated on the throne. And they cried: "Amen, Hallelujah!"
Salvation
Revelation 7:10 And they cried out in a loud voice: "Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb."
Revelation 12:10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: "Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down."
and glory and power
Revelation 4:11 "You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being."
Revelation 7:11b-12 They fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying: "Amen! Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!"
for true and just are his judgments
Revelation 16:7 And I heard the altar respond: "Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are your judgments."
NOTES:
Read John 3
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like the roar of a great multitude
Revelation 19:6 Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting: "Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns."
Revelation 11:15 The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said: "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign for ever and ever."
Hallelujah!
Revelation 19:3 And again they shouted: "Hallelujah! The smoke from her goes up for ever and ever."
Revelation 19:4 The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God, who was seated on the throne. And they cried: "Amen, Hallelujah!"
Salvation
Revelation 7:10 And they cried out in a loud voice: "Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb."
Revelation 12:10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: "Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down."
and glory and power
Revelation 4:11 "You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being."
Revelation 7:11b-12 They fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying: "Amen! Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!"
for true and just are his judgments
Revelation 16:7 And I heard the altar respond: "Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are your judgments."
NOTES:
Read John 3
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Monday, December 13, 2010
HEAVEN Revelation 12:7-9
And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. The great dragon was hurled down--that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
Michael and his angels
Jude 9 But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a slanderous accusation against him, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!"
fought against the dragon
Revelation 12:3 Then another sign appeared in the heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on his heads.
and the dragon and his angels fought back
Matthew 25:41 "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.'"
that ancient serpent
Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden?'"
called the devil
Revelation 20:2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
or Satan
Matthew 4:10 Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'"
who leads the whole world astray
Revelation 20:3 He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be set free for a short time.
Revelation 20:7-8 When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth--Gog and Magog--to gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore.
Revelation 20:10 And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
He was hurled to the earth and his angels with him
Luke 10:18 He replied, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven."
John 12:31 "Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out."
NOTES:
That ancient serpent - Genesis 3:1-7
Leads astray - 2 Corinthians 11:3; Luke 22:31; John 13:2
Read John 2
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Michael and his angels
Jude 9 But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a slanderous accusation against him, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!"
fought against the dragon
Revelation 12:3 Then another sign appeared in the heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on his heads.
and the dragon and his angels fought back
Matthew 25:41 "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.'"
that ancient serpent
Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden?'"
called the devil
Revelation 20:2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
or Satan
Matthew 4:10 Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'"
who leads the whole world astray
Revelation 20:3 He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be set free for a short time.
Revelation 20:7-8 When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth--Gog and Magog--to gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore.
Revelation 20:10 And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
He was hurled to the earth and his angels with him
Luke 10:18 He replied, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven."
John 12:31 "Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out."
NOTES:
That ancient serpent - Genesis 3:1-7
Leads astray - 2 Corinthians 11:3; Luke 22:31; John 13:2
Read John 2
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Sunday, December 12, 2010
HEAVEN Revelation 11:19
Then God's temple in heaven was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant. And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake and a great hailstorm.
Then God's temple in heaven was opened
Revelation 15:5 After this I looked and in heaven the temple, that is, the tabernacle of the Testimony, was opened.
Revelation 15:8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant
Exodus 25:22 (Read verses 10-22 for the complete description) There, above the cover between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony, I will meet with you and give you all my commands for the Israelites.
2 Chronicles 5:7 The priests then brought the ark of the Lord's covenant to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, and put it beneath the wings of the cherubim.
Hebrews 9:3-4 Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place, which had the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. This ark contained the gold jar of manna, Aaron's staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.
And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder
Revelation 4:5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. Before the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits of God.
an earthquake and a great hailstorm
Revelation 16:21 From the sky huge hailstones of about a hundred pounds each fell upon men. And they cursed God on account of the plague of hail, because the plague was so terrible.
NOTES:
Ark of his covenant - Deuteronomy 10:1-2; 2 Kings 25:8-10
(Parentheses are mine)
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Then God's temple in heaven was opened
Revelation 15:5 After this I looked and in heaven the temple, that is, the tabernacle of the Testimony, was opened.
Revelation 15:8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant
Exodus 25:22 (Read verses 10-22 for the complete description) There, above the cover between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony, I will meet with you and give you all my commands for the Israelites.
2 Chronicles 5:7 The priests then brought the ark of the Lord's covenant to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, and put it beneath the wings of the cherubim.
Hebrews 9:3-4 Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place, which had the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. This ark contained the gold jar of manna, Aaron's staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.
And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder
Revelation 4:5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. Before the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits of God.
an earthquake and a great hailstorm
Revelation 16:21 From the sky huge hailstones of about a hundred pounds each fell upon men. And they cursed God on account of the plague of hail, because the plague was so terrible.
NOTES:
Ark of his covenant - Deuteronomy 10:1-2; 2 Kings 25:8-10
(Parentheses are mine)
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Saturday, December 11, 2010
HEAVEN Revelation 5:13
Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, singing: "To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power for ever and ever!"
Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth
Revelation 5:3 But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open the scroll or even look inside.
Philippians 2:10 ... that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, ...
To him who sits on the throne
Revelation 5:1 Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals.
Revelation 5:7 He came and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne.
and to the Lamb
Revelation 5:6 Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
Revelation 6:16 They called to the mountains and the rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!"
Revelation 7:10 And they cried out in a loud voice: "Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb."
be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!
1 Chronicles 29:11 "Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all."
Malachi 1:6 "A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If I am a father, where is the honor due me? If I am a master, where is the respect due me?" says the LORD Almighty. "It is you, O priests, who show contempt for my name. But you ask, 'How have we shown contempt for your name?'"
Malachi 2:2 "If you do not listen, and if you do not set your heart to honor my name," says the LORD Almighty, "I will send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have not set your heart to honor me."
Romans 11:36 For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.
NOTES:
Read Luke 24
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Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth
Revelation 5:3 But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open the scroll or even look inside.
Philippians 2:10 ... that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, ...
To him who sits on the throne
Revelation 5:1 Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals.
Revelation 5:7 He came and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne.
and to the Lamb
Revelation 5:6 Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
Revelation 6:16 They called to the mountains and the rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!"
Revelation 7:10 And they cried out in a loud voice: "Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb."
be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!
1 Chronicles 29:11 "Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all."
Malachi 1:6 "A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If I am a father, where is the honor due me? If I am a master, where is the respect due me?" says the LORD Almighty. "It is you, O priests, who show contempt for my name. But you ask, 'How have we shown contempt for your name?'"
Malachi 2:2 "If you do not listen, and if you do not set your heart to honor my name," says the LORD Almighty, "I will send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have not set your heart to honor me."
Romans 11:36 For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.
NOTES:
Read Luke 24
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Friday, December 10, 2010
HEAVEN 2 Peter 3:11-13
Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness.
You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God
1 Corinthians 1:7 Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.
Revelation 16:14 They are spirits of demons performing miraculous signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty.
and speed its coming
2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
Acts 3:19-20 "Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, and that he may send the Christ, who has been appointed for you--even Jesus."
Matthew 6:10 "... your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven."
That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat
2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.
Isaiah 34:4 All the stars of the heavens will be dissolved and the sky rolled up like a scroll; all the starry host will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like shriveled figs from the fig tree.
we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth
Isaiah 65:17 "Behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind."
Isaiah 66:22 "As the new heavens and the new earth that I make will endure before me," declares the LORD, "so will your name and descendants endure."
Revelation 21:1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.
the home of righteousness
Daniel 9:24 "Seventy 'sevens' are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the most holy."
NOTES:
Await his coming - Acts 3:21
Speed its coming - Psalm 50:3;
Home of righteousness - Isaiah 11:4-5; 45:8
Read Luke 23
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You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God
1 Corinthians 1:7 Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.
Revelation 16:14 They are spirits of demons performing miraculous signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty.
and speed its coming
2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
Acts 3:19-20 "Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, and that he may send the Christ, who has been appointed for you--even Jesus."
Matthew 6:10 "... your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven."
That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat
2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.
Isaiah 34:4 All the stars of the heavens will be dissolved and the sky rolled up like a scroll; all the starry host will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like shriveled figs from the fig tree.
we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth
Isaiah 65:17 "Behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind."
Isaiah 66:22 "As the new heavens and the new earth that I make will endure before me," declares the LORD, "so will your name and descendants endure."
Revelation 21:1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.
the home of righteousness
Daniel 9:24 "Seventy 'sevens' are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the most holy."
NOTES:
Await his coming - Acts 3:21
Speed its coming - Psalm 50:3;
Home of righteousness - Isaiah 11:4-5; 45:8
Read Luke 23
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Thursday, December 9, 2010
HEAVEN 1 Peter 3:21b-22
It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at God's right hand--with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him.
It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ
1 Peter 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, ...
who has gone into heaven
Hebrews 4:14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.
Acts 1:9-11 After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. "Men of Galilee," they said, "why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven."
and is at God's right hand
Hebrews 1:3 The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
Hebrews 12:2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him
Matthew 28:18 Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me."
Romans 8:38-39 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Ephesians 1:21 ... far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.
Ephesians 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
NOTES:
Read Luke 22
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It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ
1 Peter 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, ...
who has gone into heaven
Hebrews 4:14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.
Acts 1:9-11 After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. "Men of Galilee," they said, "why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven."
and is at God's right hand
Hebrews 1:3 The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
Hebrews 12:2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him
Matthew 28:18 Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me."
Romans 8:38-39 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Ephesians 1:21 ... far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.
Ephesians 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
NOTES:
Read Luke 22
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010
HEAVEN 1 Peter 1:4-5
... and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade--kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
and into an inheritance
Acts 20:32 "Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified."
Romans 8:17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs--heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
that can never perish, spoil or fade
1 Peter 5:4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.
kept in heaven for you
Colossians 1:5 ... the faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven and that you already heard about in the word of truth, the gospel ...
2 Timothy 4:8 Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day--and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.
who through faith are shielded by God's power
1 Samuel 2:9 "He will guard the feet of his saints, but the wicked will be silenced in darkness. It is not by strength that one prevails; ...
John 10:28 "I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand."
until the coming of the salvation
1 Peter 1:9 ... for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
Romans 11:14 ... in the hope that I may somehow arouse my own people to envy and save some of them.
Romans 13:11-12 And do this, understanding the present time. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
that is ready to revealed in the last time
Romans 8:18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.
NOTES:
Read Luke 21
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and into an inheritance
Acts 20:32 "Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified."
Romans 8:17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs--heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
that can never perish, spoil or fade
1 Peter 5:4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.
kept in heaven for you
Colossians 1:5 ... the faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven and that you already heard about in the word of truth, the gospel ...
2 Timothy 4:8 Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day--and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.
who through faith are shielded by God's power
1 Samuel 2:9 "He will guard the feet of his saints, but the wicked will be silenced in darkness. It is not by strength that one prevails; ...
John 10:28 "I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand."
until the coming of the salvation
1 Peter 1:9 ... for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
Romans 11:14 ... in the hope that I may somehow arouse my own people to envy and save some of them.
Romans 13:11-12 And do this, understanding the present time. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
that is ready to revealed in the last time
Romans 8:18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.
NOTES:
Read Luke 21
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010
HEAVEN Hebrews 12:23-24
... to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the judge of all men, to the spirits of righteous men made perfect, to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
to the church of the firstborn
Colossians 1:18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.
whose names are written in heaven
Revelation 20:12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books.
Revelation 21:27 Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life.
You have come to God, the judge of all men
Genesis 18:25 "Far be it from you to do such a thing--to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?"
Psalm 94:2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth; pay back to the proud what they deserve.
to the spirits of righteous men made perfect
Philippians 3:12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.
to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant
Luke 22:20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you."
and to the sprinkled blood
Hebrews 9:19 When Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves, together with water, scarlet wool and branches of hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people.
Hebrews 10:22 ... let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.
1 Peter 1:2 ... who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by his blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel
Genesis 4:10 The LORD said, "What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground."
Hebrews 11:4 By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as a righteous man, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
NOTES:
God, judge of all men - Hebrews 4:13; Romans 14:10-12; 1 Corinthians 3:10-15; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Revelation 20:11-15
Spirits of righteous men made perfect - Hebrews 11:4, 7, 40; Romans 3:24-26; 4:3, 23-25
Mediator of a new covenant - Hebrews 7:22; 8:6, 13; 9:15; 1 Timothy 2:5
Read Luke 20
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to the church of the firstborn
Colossians 1:18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.
whose names are written in heaven
Revelation 20:12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books.
Revelation 21:27 Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life.
You have come to God, the judge of all men
Genesis 18:25 "Far be it from you to do such a thing--to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?"
Psalm 94:2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth; pay back to the proud what they deserve.
to the spirits of righteous men made perfect
Philippians 3:12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.
to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant
Luke 22:20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you."
and to the sprinkled blood
Hebrews 9:19 When Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves, together with water, scarlet wool and branches of hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people.
Hebrews 10:22 ... let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.
1 Peter 1:2 ... who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by his blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel
Genesis 4:10 The LORD said, "What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground."
Hebrews 11:4 By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as a righteous man, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
NOTES:
God, judge of all men - Hebrews 4:13; Romans 14:10-12; 1 Corinthians 3:10-15; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Revelation 20:11-15
Spirits of righteous men made perfect - Hebrews 11:4, 7, 40; Romans 3:24-26; 4:3, 23-25
Mediator of a new covenant - Hebrews 7:22; 8:6, 13; 9:15; 1 Timothy 2:5
Read Luke 20
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Monday, December 6, 2010
HEAVEN Hebrews 9:24
For Christ did not enter a man-made sanctuary that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God's presence.
For Christ did not enter a man-made sanctuary that was only a copy of the true one
Hebrews 8:2 ... and who serves in the sanctuary, the true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by man.
he entered heaven itself
Hebrews 9:12 He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, having obtained eternal redemption.
Hebrews 4:14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.
now to appear for us in God's presence
Romans 8:34 Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died--more than that, who was raised to life--is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.
Hebrews 7:25 Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
1 John 2:1 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense--Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
NOTES:
Read Luke 19
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For Christ did not enter a man-made sanctuary that was only a copy of the true one
Hebrews 8:2 ... and who serves in the sanctuary, the true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by man.
he entered heaven itself
Hebrews 9:12 He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, having obtained eternal redemption.
Hebrews 4:14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.
now to appear for us in God's presence
Romans 8:34 Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died--more than that, who was raised to life--is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.
Hebrews 7:25 Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
1 John 2:1 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense--Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
NOTES:
Read Luke 19
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Sunday, December 5, 2010
HEAVEN Hebrews 8:5
They serve at a sanctuary that is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: "See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain."
They serve at a sanctuary that is a copy
Hebrews 9:23 It was necessary, then, for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
and shadow of what is in heaven
Colossians 2:17 These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.
Hebrews 10:1 The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming--not the realities themselves. For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.
This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle
Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
Hebrews 12:25 See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?
See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain
Exodus 25:40 "See that you make them according to the pattern shown you on the mountain."
NOTES:
Hebrews 9:11-12
Read Luke 18
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They serve at a sanctuary that is a copy
Hebrews 9:23 It was necessary, then, for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
and shadow of what is in heaven
Colossians 2:17 These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.
Hebrews 10:1 The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming--not the realities themselves. For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.
This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle
Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
Hebrews 12:25 See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?
See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain
Exodus 25:40 "See that you make them according to the pattern shown you on the mountain."
NOTES:
Hebrews 9:11-12
Read Luke 18
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Saturday, December 4, 2010
HEAVEN Hebrews 1:3
The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
The Son is the radiance of God's glory
John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
and the exact representation of his being
John 14:9 Jesus answered: "Don't you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?"
sustaining all things by his powerful word
Colossians 1:17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
After he had provided purification for sins
Titus 2:14 ... who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
Hebrews 7:27 Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself.
Hebrews 9:11-14 When Christ came as high priest of the good things that are already here, he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not man-made, that is to say, not a part of this creation. He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, having obtained eternal redemption. The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean. How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!
he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven
Mark 16:19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God.
NOTES:
Radiance - John 1:18
Exact representation - Colossians 1:15
Seated at God's right hand - Hebrews 1:13; 8:1; 10:12; 12:2; Ephesians 1:20; Colossians 3:1; 1 Peter 3:22
Read Luke 17
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The Son is the radiance of God's glory
John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
and the exact representation of his being
John 14:9 Jesus answered: "Don't you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?"
sustaining all things by his powerful word
Colossians 1:17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
After he had provided purification for sins
Titus 2:14 ... who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
Hebrews 7:27 Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself.
Hebrews 9:11-14 When Christ came as high priest of the good things that are already here, he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not man-made, that is to say, not a part of this creation. He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, having obtained eternal redemption. The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean. How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!
he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven
Mark 16:19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God.
NOTES:
Radiance - John 1:18
Exact representation - Colossians 1:15
Seated at God's right hand - Hebrews 1:13; 8:1; 10:12; 12:2; Ephesians 1:20; Colossians 3:1; 1 Peter 3:22
Read Luke 17
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Friday, December 3, 2010
HEAVEN 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.
For the Lord himself will come down from heaven
Matthew 16:27 "For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father's glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done."
and with the trumpet call of God
Matthew 24:31 "And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other."
and the dead in Christ will rise first
1 Corinthians 15:23 But each in his own turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him.
2 Thessalonians 2:1-2 Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers, not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by some prophecy, report or letter supposed to have come from us, saying that the day of the Lord has already come.
Revelation 14:13 Then I heard a voice from heaven say, "Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on." "Yes," says the Spirit, "they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them."
After that, we who are still alive and are left
1 Corinthians 15:51-52 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed--in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
will be caught up together with them in the clouds
Acts 1:9 After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.
Acts 8:39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing.
Revelation 1:7 Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him. So shall it be! Amen.
Revelation 11:12 Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, "Come up here." And they went up to heaven in a cloud, while their enemies looked on.
And so we will be with the Lord forever
John 12:26 "Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me."
NOTES:
The Lord himself - Acts 1:11
Archangel - Daniel 10:13; Jude 9
We who are still alive - 1 Thessalonians 4:15
With the Lord - 1 Thessalonians 5:10; John 14:3; 2 Corinthians 5:8; Philippians 1:23; Colossians 3:4
Read Luke 16
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For the Lord himself will come down from heaven
Matthew 16:27 "For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father's glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done."
and with the trumpet call of God
Matthew 24:31 "And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other."
and the dead in Christ will rise first
1 Corinthians 15:23 But each in his own turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him.
2 Thessalonians 2:1-2 Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers, not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by some prophecy, report or letter supposed to have come from us, saying that the day of the Lord has already come.
Revelation 14:13 Then I heard a voice from heaven say, "Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on." "Yes," says the Spirit, "they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them."
After that, we who are still alive and are left
1 Corinthians 15:51-52 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed--in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
will be caught up together with them in the clouds
Acts 1:9 After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.
Acts 8:39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing.
Revelation 1:7 Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him. So shall it be! Amen.
Revelation 11:12 Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, "Come up here." And they went up to heaven in a cloud, while their enemies looked on.
And so we will be with the Lord forever
John 12:26 "Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me."
NOTES:
The Lord himself - Acts 1:11
Archangel - Daniel 10:13; Jude 9
We who are still alive - 1 Thessalonians 4:15
With the Lord - 1 Thessalonians 5:10; John 14:3; 2 Corinthians 5:8; Philippians 1:23; Colossians 3:4
Read Luke 16
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Thursday, December 2, 2010
HEAVEN 1 Thessalonians 1:9b-10
They tell how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead--Jesus who rescues us from the coming wrath.
They tell how you turned to God
Acts 14:15 "Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news, telling you to turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and the sea and everything in them."
from idols
1 Corinthians 12:2 You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.
Galatians 4:8 Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.
to serve the living and true God
Matthew 16:16 Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
and to wait for his Son from heaven
1 Corinthians 1:7 Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.
whom he raised from the dead
Acts 2:24 "But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him."
Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath
Romans 1:18-20 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.
NOTES:
Read Luke 15
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They tell how you turned to God
Acts 14:15 "Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news, telling you to turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and the sea and everything in them."
from idols
1 Corinthians 12:2 You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.
Galatians 4:8 Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.
to serve the living and true God
Matthew 16:16 Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
and to wait for his Son from heaven
1 Corinthians 1:7 Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.
whom he raised from the dead
Acts 2:24 "But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him."
Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath
Romans 1:18-20 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.
NOTES:
Read Luke 15
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010
HEAVEN Colossians 1:15-17
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
He is the image
John 14:9 Jesus answered, "Don't you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?"
of the invisible God
John 1:18 No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father's side, has made him known.
1 Timothy 1:17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Hebrews 11:27 By faith he (Moses) left Egypt, not fearing the king's anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible.
the firstborn over all creation
Colossians 1:18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.
For by him all things were created
John 1:3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities
Ephesians 1:19b-21 That power is like the working of his mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.
all things were created by him and for him
Romans 11:36 For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever! Amen.
He is before all things
John 1:1-2 In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.
NOTES:
Image - 2 Corinthians 4:4; Hebrews 1:3
He is before all things - John 8:58
Read Luke 14
(Parentheses are mine)
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
He is the image
John 14:9 Jesus answered, "Don't you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?"
of the invisible God
John 1:18 No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father's side, has made him known.
1 Timothy 1:17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Hebrews 11:27 By faith he (Moses) left Egypt, not fearing the king's anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible.
the firstborn over all creation
Colossians 1:18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.
For by him all things were created
John 1:3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities
Ephesians 1:19b-21 That power is like the working of his mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.
all things were created by him and for him
Romans 11:36 For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever! Amen.
He is before all things
John 1:1-2 In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.
NOTES:
Image - 2 Corinthians 4:4; Hebrews 1:3
He is before all things - John 8:58
Read Luke 14
(Parentheses are mine)
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
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