MATTHEW 11- REV. 15
Revelation
15:3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the
Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and
true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
https://youtu.be/XYxA_U1tbIU Matt. 11- Rev. 15
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.The Doors
.God’s full wrath
.Sea of glass and fire
.John’s ministry
.Agnus Dei
.after the smoke clears
.Aldous Huxley
NEW- [Rev. 15- Matt. 11- verses below]
REVELATION 15
John sees the fullness of the wrath of God being poured out-
Revelation
15:1 And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels
having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.
And a company of people ‘standing’ on a sea of glass mixed
with fire.
Revelation
15:2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had
gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and
over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of
God.
There is one time in human history where the full wrath of
God was satisfied- that was at the Cross.
Isaiah
53:4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did
esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.Isaiah 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
Those who identify with Jesus- have been thru the ‘sea of
water [baptism] and fire’.
Yes- John the Baptist said
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. but he that
cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he
shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire
In this chapter we also see the smoke filling the temple-
and no man could enter the presence of God [temple] until these 7 plagues- representing
the full wrath of God were finished.
Revelation
15:7 And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials
full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever.Revelation 15:8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.
At the Cross we read that the veil of the temple was ripped
in half from top to bottom-
And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the
bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
It showed us that none of us- no man- could have access to
the presence of God- until the full wrath of God was poured out on Jesus at the
Cross.
Yes- John is seeing things in this book- many symbols and
signs.
And while it can get confusing if we try and piece everything
together- like a sort of timeline of end time events.
But if we look carefully – we can see the story of
redemption here.
We- the people of God- are in process- we have identified
with Jesus thru water baptism- and yet- we also go thru the baptism of fire.
It might not feel good at the time- but when God is thru processing
us- if you will-
We get to ‘stand’ on that sea of glass- mixed with fire.
And we enter in to that temple of God- thru union with
Christ we become the temple-
Know
ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of
God dwelleth in you?
If
any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for
the temple of God is holy, which temple ye
are.
What?
know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost
which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
2 And I John saw the holy
city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride
adorned for her husband.
9 And
there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of
the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew
thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
10 And he
carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that
great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
Rev.
26 But Jerusalem which is
above is free, which is the mother of us all.
Gal.
MATT 11-
John the Baptist
sends 2 of his men to ask Jesus a question-
Matthew
11:2 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of
his disciples,Matthew 11:3 And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?
Jesus recounts the works that he is doing-
Matthew
11:4 Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things
which ye do hear and see:Matthew 11:5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
And then says ‘blessed are those who are not offended in me’-
Matthew
11:6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
I think John the Baptist was offended here.
It seems as if he was sitting in the prison cell- and waiting.
John was the type that would have gone to death for the cause
[he does eventually]-
Yet- this waiting time in the jail- it just didn’t seem like
part of the plan.
So- he sends his men to question Jesus ‘are you the one- or
should we look for another’.
Now- some think John doubted- others hold the view I just
shared.
Yet- after Jesus told John’s men to show John ‘again’ the
miracles- then he makes this statement-
Matthew
11:6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
So- it’s possible John was offended.
John was at the point of blowing his entire destiny here.
He was the forerunner- who made the great proclamation of
the Lamb of God -
The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith,
Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. Jn. 1:29
The same vision the apostle John sees in his apocalypse-
And
I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and ofthe
four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as
it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven
Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
For
the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne
shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters:
and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
John the Baptist’s sole purpose was to point men to Jesus.
Yet- with this single question- he is now raising doubts
among his own men.
Art thou he that should come, or do we look for
another?
Matt. 11:3B
Jesus then recounts the calling of John- how there is no greater
born of women-
Matthew
11:11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not
risen a greater than John the Baptist:Yet- he says this as well-
notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Matt:11b
I think Jesus was speaking of himself here- he humbled
himself more than any man- truly he made himself the least.
7 But
made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was
made in the likeness of men:
8 And
being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto
death, even the death of the cross.
Phil. 2
He tells us to walk the way he walked- this life of meekness
and humility.
His life was such a contrast to the teachers of his day.
He gave us the example of resting- waiting- taking his yoke.
Matthew
11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you
rest.Matthew 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Matthew 11:30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
John was in the jail- right before he was put in jail- he
was preaching a radical message of repentance and the kingdom of God.
The power of the Spirit was upon John- many came to his
baptism.
Yet now- in jail- he sat.
It wasn’t the same momentum he had as this radical prophet
in the wilderness.
Matthew
11:7 And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning
John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?Matthew 11:8 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.
Matthew 11:9 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.
Matthew 11:10 For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
So he simply was supposed to wait- sit- and bear the yoke.
It really wasn’t that hard- just wait.
Yet- that can be the toughest assignment we have- that’s the
time when you do question what’s next.
That’s the time when you might send 2 of your men to
question Jesus.
John baptized many with water- he was the one who told us Jesus
would baptize with fire.
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. but he that
cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he
shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: Matt. 3:11
Yes- John was sitting- waiting- the baptism of fire was just
around the corner- just wait John- just wait-
21 And
when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his
lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;
22 And
when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod
and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever
thou wilt, and I will give it thee.
23 And he
sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the
half of my kingdom.
24 And she
went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head
of John the Baptist.
25 And she
came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that
thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.
26 And the
king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which
sat with him, he would not reject her.
27 And
immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought:
and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
28 And
brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave
it to her mother.
Mark 6
PAST TEACHING-
(871)ROMANS 15:1-7 ‘we then that
are strong [more mature] ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not
please ourselves’. In Philippians we have the ‘KENOSIS’ the act of Jesus, who
being in the form of God, thought it not something to be used for his own
advantage. He did not see his purpose in the kingdom as one of ‘let’s find out
our rights in the covenant and posses what’s rightfully ours’. A few years back
it was common to hear ‘God told me his people don’t have a problem with giving
[oh really?] but they need to learn how to receive’. While there might be a
‘speck’ of truth in this, the overall ethos of the kingdom [according to Jesus
and Paul] is ‘we are not here to please ourselves, but give up our rights and
blessings for the purpose of pleasing others’ [building them up, edifying
them]. Paul makes this statement right after the chapter on Christian
convictions. He shows us that even if we are right on a particular issue, it is
‘more right’ to not offend or put a stumbling block in our brother’s path. It
is possible to ‘be right’ in a particular doctrine or truth, and yet ‘be wrong’
in that we might have used it in a way that destroyed the purpose of God in
building others up. Many in the church [at large!] have unwittingly ‘tore down’
the poor and oppressed by seeking ‘their own pleasure’. Many overseas countries
have been hurt by the amount of pleasure seeking doctrines that went into their
countries. Many 3rd world Pastors gave sacrificially out of their
extreme poverty to rich American ‘pleasure seekers’ and their poor people
suffered greatly when they did not get a literal 100 fold return as was
promised. Paul said ‘we that are strong ought to help the weak, and not please
ourselves’.
(872)ROMANS 15: 8-14 Paul freely
quotes from Psalms and Isaiah [the 2 most quoted Old Testament books in the New
Testament] and shows how God always had a future plan to include the Gentiles.
In the first century mindset, ‘salvation’ was seen more in a nationalistic
sense than an individual ‘me and Jesus’ type thing. The messianic promises were
for the ‘commonwealth’ of Israel. As the gospel would expand into the Gentile
nations, Peter would call us ‘a holy nation’. Still couching the purposes of
God and his kingdom in a nationalistic way [not human ‘nations’ but Gods
people]. So for Paul it is significant to show how King David [the greatest
king Israel ever had] actually prophesied [Psalms] of the future inclusion of
the Gentiles into the corporate ‘nation of God’. Also Paul says ‘you are able
to admonish one another’. A theme in Paul's writings is the ability of the
‘local believers/church’ to have within them a corporate ability for self
edification. He teaches an idea that says ‘you are all able members of Christ’s
Body, therefore build each other up’. Notice how Paul is not speaking into the
modern day concept of ‘the Pastor’ who is usually seen as the main ‘builder’.
In all of Paul’s letters he addresses the entire body to carry out the function
of the church. He tells the Corinthians ‘when you are all gathered together,
commit the unrepentant believer over to satan for the destruction of the
flesh’. He gave this very heavy charge to the church. He did not see it as
something that was to be carried out by a singular office [Bishop or Pastor].
So here we see Paul admonish the local believers to build each other up.
(873)ROMANS 15: 15-20 Paul
appeals to his apostolic authority as ‘the apostle to the Gentiles’ in defense
of his strong letter. He also says ‘I dare not use any thing that Christ has
not wrought by me to make the Gentiles obedient’. Was Paul saying he would not
speak about his past testimony and struggles with sin? I don’t think so. He
already spoke of these struggles in this letter [chapter 7]. If you keep
reading he says ‘thru mighty signs and wonders, by the power of Gods Spirit’.
If you read Galatians, Paul says ‘how did you receive the Spirit, by the works
of the law or the hearing of faith’ [P.S. for those still stuck on chapter 10
of Romans, see here how Paul saw the passive hearing as the only outward sign
of receiving the Spirit- not calling!] here Paul appeals to the Galatians and
says they received the Spirit and God wrought miracles among them [mighty signs
and wonders] thru faith. In Acts we saw how the primary purpose of the
charismatic signs and wonders was for the proclaiming of the gospel. The signs
testify of Jesus being the Messiah. So here in Romans I think Paul is simply
saying ‘I will not resort to the preaching of the law’, the main tool used by
the Judaizers to try and gain ‘obedience’ among the Gentiles in order to make
the Gentiles obedient [these are the things that Christ has not wrought by him.
They represented Paul's past experience in Judaism]. But instead he will
declare the gospel of God’s grace. He will lean on the Cross of Christ as the
functional tool to ‘bring obedience to the Gentiles’.
(874)ROMANS 15: 20-33 ‘Now I go to
Jerusalem to minister to the saints’ ‘my service to them’. Paul tells the
Romans that he is going to ‘minister’ and have ‘service’ towards the Jerusalem
saints. How would you take it if I said ‘I am going to New York to minister,
hold a ‘service’ in the church’. You would see me as saying I was going to
preach in a building, do my best to encourage the people. And before I left I
was going to receive an offering. Paul is saying nothing of the sort! His
‘ministry and service’ are speaking of his charitable work among the poor. He
received gifts from the churches for the sole purpose of meeting the needs of
the poor. He even says ‘if you Gentiles have been made partakers of their
blessings, you should help them out financially’. We are familiar with this
terminology when Paul uses it to speak of meeting the needs of Elders, but we
very rarely apply it to the meeting of the needs of the poor. Paul had a ‘service’
for the saints, and he was not speaking in terms of going to some town and
preaching a message and taking an offering. Service in the first century
context was giving of your time and resources for the benefit of others. Doing
things at your own expense, not always receiving a recompense yourself. I
wonder where they got such an ‘unbiblical idea’. It reminds me of the time when
Jesus put on a towel and washed the disciples feet. Another one of those
strange passages that seem to teach that leadership is here to serve, not be
served. These kingdom precepts do not fit in with the modern idea of
‘ministry/service’.
CHAPTER 16
.HOW DO WE UNDERSTAND THE BIBLE?
.DID THE EARLY CHURCH BELIEVE THE
RAPTURE?
.SHOULD WE ‘PREACH’ AT ALL?
(875)ROMANS 16- Some debate the
‘canonicity’ of this chapter. They feel that all the personal greetings from
Paul are too personal. Let’s talk a little about the Canon [inspiration of the
scriptures]. First, I am a ‘bible believing Christian’ who holds to the
historic doctrine of scripture. But you do have varying views on what the
historic doctrine is. I hold to the idea that God never intended for the
letters that were written in the first century, which have become our New
Testament, to be writings that were pulled out of time. That is the writers had
to have been writing with a contextual purpose in mind. The recipients of the
letters had to have had some type of practical instructions that they could
wrap their minds around. So for John to say something to the seven churches in
Asia Minor [Revelation] it was just common sense that the actual recipients of
the letters would expect something practical for their day. This of course does
not mean there are no further applications or instructions for us today, but we
need to have a more personal understanding of the give and take between the
Apostles and the people they were writing to. So this is how I think we should
view the personal stuff in the Canon. This also needs to be understood when
interpreting scripture. I have made the argument before for the 1st
century belief in Christ’s literal second coming. I have also taught how the
early church had no concept of a Rapture that was separated from the return of
Christ. The event spoken of by Paul in Thessalonians chapter 4 is a real thing
that takes place at Christ’s return. We get ‘caught up to meet him in the air’.
Now how confusing would it be for the first century readers of Paul's letters,
to have one letter that speaks of a second coming, and another that spoke of a
rapture? It would be next to impossible to have any coherent view of scripture
if they did stuff like this. You could then make an argument for any doctrine.
There would be no coherent thinking if you were living in Thessalonica and read
a letter from Paul that used the same terminology about the return of Christ as
he used in a letter to the Corinthians. And if you relocated to Corinth and
said ‘Oh, yes. Paul wrote to us about the resurrection and return of Jesus. But
when he wrote to us he was speaking of the rapture, but when he wrote to you he
was talking about a different event called the second coming’. This type of
thinking would have been disastrous for the early church. They were all
receiving letters from Paul that contained basic truth. The fact that these letters
were not included in an entire collection [as we have today] leads us to
believe that the basic message had to stay the same in all of these letters, or
else you would have had havoc in the early church.
(876)ROMANS 16- CONCLUSION
Okay, lets try and finish up Romans. We do see some good stuff in this
last chapter. We see Paul addressing women as
functional ministers in the church. Phoebe is a deaconess, Junia an
apostle! I still believe that Elders were only men, but women did function
[parts]
MY PAST TEACHING [verses at end]
THE BREAKING IN OF THE KINGDOM- BEHOLD THE LAMB
I taught yesterday in San Antonio- BEHOLD THE LAMB
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Ok- I am going to try and segue into the fulfilment of the
promises that we have been covering for the last few months
The appearing of
Christ- what we call The Advent- which we celebrate at this time of the year
[December 25th].
Jesus comes into the world- thru a Virgin- Mary.
If you read the Prophetic Praise/prayer of Mary- found in
Luke- you see the Hope of Israel- for the coming of a deliverer who would save
the people of God from their oppressors [remember what I said- in the videos-
about Christ/Messiah- like the judges of the Old Testament- they came to
deliver the people from oppressive rule].
We call this prayer of Mary- ‘Mary’s Magnificat’ [Latin for
‘my soul magnifies the Lord’]- she is the chosen one- to have the promised
child.
The prophet Malachi spoke about a Forerunner- one who would
come before Christ-
The bible refers to him as Elijah- who would prepare the way
for Christ.
Jesus tells us that John the Baptist was the fulfillment of
this prophecy.
John makes the great declaration ‘Behold- the Lamb of God
who takes away the sins of the world’.
REPENT- AND BE BAPTIZED- ALL OF YOU
John’s ministry was- well- rough.
Jesus said ‘what did
you go out to see- some timid guy dressed in expensive clothes? No- but a
prophet- and more than a prophet- this is the one spoken about who would
prepare the way’ [these are my own paraphrases- I’m writing them ‘on the fly’-
when I do this I’ll try and copy the exact verse at the bottom].
It’s significant that John- In his first prophetic
announcement of Christ- ‘sees’ a LAMB.
Remember what I said when teaching the book of Revelation-
that the apostle John [not the same John] also saw a LAMB [They were both
functioning in a prophetic/apostolic role when they made these proclamations-
remember what I said in our videos? How the church is a spiritual temple- built
on the foundation of the apostles and prophets- meaning their teaching- the
things God revealed to them- so they SEE Jesus as the Lamb- because this
kingdom will be established on the Death and resurrection of Christ- note in
the scriptures I pasted at the bottom- How the Lamb is ‘the light’ of this
city- how the revelation [understanding] of Jesus as the final Lamb sacrifice
is indeed the foundation that the Apostles/Prophets built the church upon]
Luke 1:47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
Luke 1:48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
Luke 1:49 For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.
Luke 1:50 And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
Luke 1:51 He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
Luke 1:52 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
Luke 1:53 He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away
[just a note here- this becomes one of the major themes in the ministry of Jesus- and the Apostles- especially James letter[ not the apostle- but the brother of Jesus- who was the main leader at the Jerusalem church- read about him in Acts 15]. The rich are often contrasted with the poor- and in a negative light. I could give many scriptures on this. The point being that in today’s Protestant world- there is a focus on wealth- the obtaining of it- yet- a careful reading of the New Testament does not follow this very popular line of thought- and we already see this in this prophetic proclamation of Mary].
Luke 1:54 He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;
Luke 1:55 As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: 6And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse. Malachi 4:5-6
Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see ? A reed shaken with the wind? 8 But what went ye out for to see ? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold , they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. 9 But what went ye out for to see ? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. 10 For this is he, of whom it is written , Behold , I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence , and the violent take it by force . 13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. 14 And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come . 15 He that hath ears to hear , let him hear Matthew 11
The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith , Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. John 1:29
And looking upon Jesus as he walked , he saith , Behold the Lamb of God! John 1:36
And I beheld , and, lo , in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain , having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. Revelation 5:6
And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying , Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints
And he saith unto me, Write , Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of theLamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. Rev 21:23
NOTE- The proclamation of John ‘Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world’- In Latin the term is Agnus Dei- as a boy we sung this hymn in Catholic church ‘Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world- have mercy on us’.
[Agnus Dei, qui tollis
peccata mundi, miserere nobis.- this is the full phrase in the Latin – taken
from John’s declaration- where the Christian song/chant comes from]
[parts]
Note- Morrison got the name
for his group from Aldous Huxley’s book ‘The Doors of Perception’. Strangely-
the book- 1st published in 1954- deals with Huxley’s drug trip- on
Mescaline [the drug I took- and seemed to open up a fascination with near death
experiences]. Huxley recorded his own trip on Mescaline- and even used the term
‘sacramental vision’ describing the hallucinations he had.
One of the quotes I found
interesting while researching for this post was ‘We need to experience death
consciousness to awaken to what’s important’ the bible says ‘teach us to number
our days that we may apply our hearts to wisdom’.
Another quote- from the
Nihilistic perspective- ‘we are condemned to be free’- without a God
perspective- free will- even when talking about the ‘choice’ to die- has no
real meaning- there really is no higher good served- because life has no
meaning. But- when your death serves a greater purpose [like redeeming mankind]
then it can actually be a virtue- a good thing- if your death impacts others in
a positive way- then yes- it’s not meaningless- to the contrary- it’s
profitable.
VERSES-
Matthew 11:1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of
commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in
their cities.
Matthew 11:2 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of
Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
Matthew 11:3 And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or
do we look for another?
Matthew 11:4 Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John
again those things which ye do hear and see:
Matthew 11:5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the
lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor
have the gospel preached to them.
Matthew 11:6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in
me.
Matthew 11:7 And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the
multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed
shaken with the wind?
Matthew 11:8 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in
soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.
Matthew 11:9 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I
say unto you, and more than a prophet.
Matthew 11:10 For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I
send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
Matthew 11:11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of
women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he
that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Matthew 11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the
kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
Matthew 11:13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until
John.
Matthew 11:14 And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was
for to come.
Matthew 11:15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Matthew 11:16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is
like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
Matthew 11:17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not
danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
Matthew 11:18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they
say, He hath a devil.
Matthew 11:19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they
say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and
sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
Matthew 11:20 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of
his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
Matthew 11:21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida!
for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and
Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
Matthew 11:22 But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for
Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.
Matthew 11:23 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven,
shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in
thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
Matthew 11:24 But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable
for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
Matthew 11:25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee,
O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the
wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
Matthew 11:26 Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.
Matthew 11:27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and
no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father,
save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
Matthew 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy
laden, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am
meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Matthew 11:30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
Revelation 15:1 And I saw another sign in heaven, great and
marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled
up the wrath of God.
Revelation 15:2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with
fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image,
and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass,
having the harps of God.
Revelation 15:3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of
God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord
God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
Revelation 15:4 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy
name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before
thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
Revelation 15:5 And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple
of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:
Revelation 15:6 And the seven angels came out of the temple,
having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their
breasts girded with golden girdles.
Revelation 15:7 And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven
angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and
ever.
Revelation 15:8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the
glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple,
till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.
Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God. Acts 14:22
For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one
stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave
the graving thereof, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will remove the
iniquity of that land in one day. Zech.
3:9
Behold, I will send my messenger,
and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall
suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in:
behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts. Mal. 3:1
Philipians 2:1 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if
any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and
mercies,
Philipians 2:2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the
same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
Philipians 2:3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory;
but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
Philipians 2:4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man
also on the things of others.
Philipians 2:5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ
Jesus:
Philipians 2:6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not
robbery to be equal with God:
Philipians 2:7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon
him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
Philipians 2:8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled
himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
Philipians 2:9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and
given him a name which is above every name:
Philipians 2:10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
Philipians 2:11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus
Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life.
John 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the
world; but that the world through him might be saved.
John 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that
believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of
the only begotten Son of God.
Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. Ps. 119:67
And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was
seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were
lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great
hail. Rev. 11:19
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