Bible Verses to Memorize

“The time will come when many will be deprived of the written Word. But if this Word is printed in the memory, no one can take it from us.” 20MR 64 (1906)

“Let the more important passages of Scripture be committed to memory. Though at first the memory be defective, it will gain strength by exercise, so that after a time you will delight thus to treasure up the words of truth. And the habit will prove a most valuable aid to spiritual growth.” CG 511.4

“Study the Word of God. Commit its precious promises to memory so that, when we shall be deprived of our Bibles, we may still be in possession of the Word of God.” 10MR 298 (1909)

“Several times each day precious, golden moments should be consecrated to prayer and the study of the Scriptures, if it is only to commit a text to memory, that spiritual life may exist in the soul.” 4T 459 (1880)

“If we have some spare time, we will not go to a magazine to read some foolish, trifling, lying story, but we will find something in the Word to commit to memory.” WR, September 15, 1909 par. 6

“None but those who have fortified the mind with the truths of the Bible will stand through the last great conflict.” GC 593.2

“To read a certain number of chapters daily without careful thought as to the meaning of the sacred text, is a work of little profit. We cannot obtain wisdom without earnest attention and prayerful study.” RH, October 9, 1883 par. 2

KEY BIBLE VERSES TO REMEMBER OR MEMORIZE

Collected by Slawomir Gromadzki

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NEW TESTAMENT
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MATTHEW

Matthew 4:4 “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.”

Matthew 5:16 “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” (most quoted Bible verse by the EGW)

Matthew 5:17-19 “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfil. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle (dot) will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever keeps them and teaches others, shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” (Mark 7:7-8)

Matthew 5:44-48 “Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; For if you love only those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? Therefore be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.”

Matthew 6:20-21 “Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

Matthew 6:33 “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”

Matthew 7:7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”

Matthew 7:9 “If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!”

Matthew 7:13-14 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. Because small is the gate and narrow is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.” (Proverbs 14:12)

Matthew 7:22-23 “Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and performed miracles in Your name?’ And then I will tell them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’” (Mark 7:7-8)

Matthew 8:20 “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”

Matthew 10:22 “And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.”

Matthew 11:28-30 “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

Matthew 12:20 “A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench, until he leads justice to victory.”

Matthew 24:3-24 “As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. ‘Tell us,’ they said, ‘when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the world?’ Jesus answered … ‘You will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me … And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. So when you see standing in the holy place the abomination that causes desolation, spoken by the prophet Daniel, then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains … Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time. If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened. At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect … For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man … Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect … Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: as soon as its twigs become tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door … But about that day or hour, no one makes known, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father (will make known) … Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”

Matthew 25:1-13 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise. The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep. And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’ Then all those virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ ‘No,’ they replied, ‘ for there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’ But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom came. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding. And the door was shut. Later the other virgins also came saying, “Lord, Lord,” they said, ‘open the door for us!’ But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’ Watch, therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.”

Matthew 25:21-40 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, … He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was ill and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you ill or in prison and go to visit you?’ The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” (Compare with Matthew 7:22-23)

Matthew 26:40-41 “Could you not watch with Me one hour? Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak”.

Matthew 27:45–46 “Now from the sixth hour (noon) until the ninth hour (3 pm), there was darkness over all the land. And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, ‘My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?’”

Matthew 28:18-20 “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And lo (surely) I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

MARK

Mark 7:7-8 “In vain they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men. Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men.”

Mark 8:35-36 “For whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his soul?”

Mark 11:24 “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”

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LUKE

Luke 2:40 “And the Child grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.”

Luke 4:18-19 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because He has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”

Luke 5:31-32 “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but those who are ill. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

Luke 6:45 “A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks” (NKJV) “… the mouth speaks what the heart is full of” (NIV)

Luke 12:4-5 “Do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. But fear him who, after your body has been killed, has the power to cast you into hell.”

Luke 12:6 “Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hair of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.”

Luke 13:15-16 “You hypocrites! Doesn’t each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it out to give it water? Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day?”

Luke 22:42 “Father, take this cup from me; yet not my will but yours be done”.

NOTE: The “cup” in the Bible symbolizes the wrath of God that is to fall upon unrepentant sinners. This wrath is associated with horror, eternal separation from God, and eternal death. (See Rev. 14:9; Ez. 23:32-33).

JOHN‌

John 1:1,13 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God … And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.”

John 1:4-5 “In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”

John 1:12 “To those who received Him, He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name”.

John 1:29 “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!”

John 3:5-6 “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.”

John 3:14-17 “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.”

John 3:36 “He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”

John 4:13 “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”

John 4:24 “God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”

John 5:24 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.”

John 5.24 “Very truly I tell you (Greek says: Amen, amen, I tell you the truth), whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.”

John 6:37 “The one who comes to me I will by no means cast out.”

John 7:53-8:1 “Then they all went home, but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.”

John 8:31 “If you abide in My word, you are truly my disciples. And you will know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

John 10:27–28 “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me, and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of My hand.”

John 11:25 “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies‘.”

John 12:32 “And I, when I am lifted up from the earth (crucified), will draw all people to myself.” (the entire world was crucified in Christ, see 2 Cor 5:14; Rom 6:6-8; Rom 7:4)

John 14:1-3 “Let not your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.”

John 14:6 “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”

John 14:9-11 “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.”

John 14:14-15 “If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it. If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.”

John 14:27 “My peace I give you. I do not give it to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” (Rom 5:1)

John 15:5 “He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.” (Gal 2:20; John 17:26)

John 15:7 “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.”

John 15:12 “This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.”

John 17:3 “This is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” NOTE:  The word “know” (Gr. “ginosko”) means to know someone personally, intimately, and experientially (see Phil 3:10  and Matthew 1:25).

John 17:21,23 “Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me… I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity”. (2 Cor 5:19; Gal 2:20; John 15:5)

John 17:26 “I made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.”

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ROMANS

‌Romans 1:16 “I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, for it is the power unto salvation for everyone who believes. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith, as it is written, ‘The just shall live by faith’.”

Romans 2:4 “The goodness of God leads you to repentance.”

Romans 3:10-12 “As it is written: There is none righteous, not one; All have turned away; There is no one who does good, not one.”

Romans 3:20 “Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.”

Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.”

Romans 3:26 “(God is) just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.”

Romans 3:28 “Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law.”

Romans 3:31 “Do we then make void the law through faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we establish the law.”

Romans 5:1-2 “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through Him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace (God’s power) in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God”

Romans 5:5 “Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.”

Romans 5:8 “But God demonstrates His love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

Romans 5:10 “For if when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life (by Christ’s current ministry in the heavenly sanctuary).”

NOTE: We were saved in the past from the condemnation of sin and second death, we are being saved now from the power of sin (from sinning), and in the future will be saved from the presence of sin (sinful nature).

Romans 5:18 “Therefore, as through one man’s offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man’s righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life.”

Romans 6:3-4 “Do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? Therefore, we were buried with Him through baptism into death so that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we also should walk in newness of life.”

Romans 6:6-7 “For we know that our old self (the principle of self-love) was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin. For he who has died has been freed from sin.”

Romans 6:8 “Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him.”

Romans 6:14 “For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.”

Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Romans 7:4 “Therefore, you also have become dead to the law through the body of Christ (Rom 6:6; 7:4), that you may be married to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, that we should bear fruit to God.”

Romans 7:6 “But now we have been delivered from the law, having died to what we were held by, so that we should serve in the newness of the Spirit and not in the oldness of the letter”.

Romans 7:14 “For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am carnal, sold under sin.”

Romans 7:17 “It is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me.”

Romans 7:22 “For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man. But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.”

Romans 8:1-4 “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh, so that the righteous requirements of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the spirit.”

Romans 8:5 “For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, set their minds on the things of the Spirit.”

Rom 8:9 “However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.”

Romans 8:13 “For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.”

Romans 8:18 “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.”

Romans 8:26 “Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.”

Romans 8:28 “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.”

Romans 8:31-32 “If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?”

Romans 8:35-39 “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: For your sake, we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered. Yet, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Romans 9:3 “For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, those of my own race, the people of Israel”.

Romans 10:4 “For Christ means the end of the law for for everyone who believes.” JB Fillips NT: “For Christ means the end of the struggle for righteousness-by-the-Law for everyone who believes in him.”

Romans 10:9-10 “If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart, one believes and is justified, and with the mouth, one confesses and is saved.”

Romans 10:17 “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”

Romans 12:1-2 “I urge you brothers and sisters…, offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God … And do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”

Romans 14:10 “But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for your brother? For we all (all believers) shall  stand before the judgment seat of Christ.”

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1 CORINTHIANS

1 Corinthians 1:18 “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.”

1 Corinthians 1:30 “But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God-and righteousness and sanctification and redemption.”

1 Corinthians 2:2 “For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.”

1 Corinthians 2:4-5 “And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.”

1 Corinthians 2:9 “But as it is written: What eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor what have entered into the man’s heart, God has prepared for those who love Him.”

1 Corinthians 2:11 “For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them?” NOTE: It is this human spirit God created in us that makes us conscious (see Zechariah 12:1).

1 Corinthians 2:14 “The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit.”

1 Corinthians 3:1-2 “And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ. I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able.”

1 Corinthians 3:16 “Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.”

1 Corinthians 6:17 “He who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.”

1 Corinthians 7:19 “Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing, but keeping the commandments of God is what matters.”

1 Corinthians 9:25,27 “Everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown… But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection.”

1 Corinthians 10:13 “God will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.”

1 Cor 10:16 “Is not the cup of blessing which we bless a sharing (participation) in the blood of Christ? Is not the bread which we break a sharing in the body of Christ?”

1 Corinthians 13:1-3 “If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. And if I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.” (John 15:5)

1 Corinthians 13:4-8 “Love is patient, love is kind, it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonour others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.”

1 Corinthians 13:13 “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”

1 Cor 15:22 “For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.”

1 Corinthians 15:33 “Do not be deceived: Evil company corrupts good habits.”

1 Corinthians 15:45 “And so it is written, The first man Adam became a living being. The last Adam became a life-giving spirit”.

1 Corinthians 15:56 “The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.” (That is why Rom 6:14)

2 CORINTHIANS

2 Corinthians 3.17 “Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty”.

2 Corinthians 3.18 “For we all, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord are being changed into the same image, from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of God”.

2 Corinthians 4:17 “For our short-lived, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison.”

2 Corinthians 5:10 “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.”

2 Corinthians 5:14 “For the love of Christ constrains us (compels us) because we judge thus that if one died for all then all died.”

2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creation: old things have passed away; behold, all things are new.”

2 Corinthians 5:19 “God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself.”

2 Corinthians 5:21 “He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”

2 Corinthians 10:3-6 “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.”

2 Corinthians 12:7 “To keep me from becoming proud because of the abundance of wonderful revelations I received from God, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me.”

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GALATIANS

Galatians 1:8 “But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed.”

Galatians 2:20 “I have been crucified with Christ it is therefore not I who live but Christ lives in me”.

Galatians 3:1-2 “O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified? This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?”

Galatians 3:3,5 “Are you so foolish? … Does He who provides you with the Spirit …, do it by the works of the Law, or by hearing with faith?”

Galatians 3:10 “For as many as are of the works of the Law are under a curse; for it is written, ‘Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the book of the law, to do them’.”

Galatians 3:13 “Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us, for it is written, ‘Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree’.”

Galatians 3:24-25 “The law was our guardian until Christ came that we might be justified by faith. But after faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian”.

Galatians 5:1 “It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore stand fast in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with the yoke of bondage.”

Galatians 5:4 “You have become alienated from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace.”

Galatians 5:6 “For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.”

Galatians 5:13 “For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.”

Galatians 5:16–17 “Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.”

Galatians 5:24 “Those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.”

Galatians 5:22-25 (GB Phillips NT) “The Spirit, however, produces in human life fruits such as these: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, fidelity, tolerance and self-control—and no law exists against any of them.”

Galatians 6:14 “But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.”

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EPHESIANS

Ephesians 1:6 “He (God) made us accepted in the Beloved.”

Ephesians 1:13 “In Him (in Christ), you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise.”

Ephesians 2:4-7 “But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.”

Ephesians 2:8-10 “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.”

Ephesians 3:14,17-19 “For this reason I kneel before the Father (I pray on my knees for something most vital), so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power … to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge – that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.”

Ephesians 5:8 “For you were once darkness (spiritually dead = deprived of Holy Spirit and agape), but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (live by the Spirit).”

Eph 6:12 “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places (in the air – Eph 2:2).”

PHILIPPIANS

Philippians 1:6 “And I am sure, that He who has begun the good work in you, will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.”

Philippians 1:21 “For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”

Philippians 1:27 “Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel.”

Philippians 1:29 “For to you, it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake.”

Philippians 2:2 “Fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.”

Philippians 2:6-8 “Who, being in very nature God … he made himself nothing (Gr. “kenoo” = “emptied himself” of His divine prerogatives) by taking the very nature of a servant … And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him…”

Philippians 2:12-13 “Continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God who works in you to will and to act to fulfill his good purpose”.

Philippians 3:8-9 “I count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ.”

Philippians 3:10 “I want to know Christ, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death.” (NIV) NOTE:  The word “know” (Gr. “ginosko”) means to know someone personally, intimately, and experientially (see John 17:3  and Matthew 1:25).

Philippians 3:20 “For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.”

Philippians 4:4 “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice!”

Philippians 4:7 “And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

Philippians 4:12-13 “I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through Christ who gives me strength.”

COLOSSIANS

Colossians 1:16-17 “For in Him (most translations “by him” but Greek says “in”) all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible… He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.”

Colossians 1:19-20 “For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in him, and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross”.

Colossians 1:27 “God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.”

Colossians 2:9-10 “For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him.”

Colossians 3:1-3 “Since you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.”

1 TIMOTHY

1 Timothy 2:5 “For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus.”

1 Timothy 3:16 “Great is the mystery of godliness: God manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit.”

1 Timothy 4:10 “We trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.”

2 TIMOTHY

2 Timothy 1:7 “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love.”

2 Timothy 3:12 “All who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”

2 Timothy 3:16-17 “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

2 Timothy 4:2-4 “The time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but to suit their own desires, they will gather around them teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.”

1 THESSALONIANS

1 Thessalonians 1:3 “Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.” (NKJV) “We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.” (NIV)

1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 “For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise. After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord. Therefore encourage one another with these words.”

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”

1 Thessalonians 5:23 “May the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul (mind), and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ”.

2 THESSALONIANS

2 Thessalonians 1:7–9  “When Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven … in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who … do not obey the gospel … These shall be punished with everlasting destruction …”

TITUS

Titus 3:5 “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit.”

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HEBREWS

Hebrews 2:9 “Christ tasted death for everyone.”

Hebrews 2:14-15 “Since the children have flesh and blood, He (Christ) too shared in their humanity so that by His death he might destroy him who holds the power of death – that is, the devil – and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.”

Hebrews 2:16-17 “For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham’s descendants. For this reason, he had to be made like them, fully human in every way. For in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted.”

Hebrews 2:18 “For in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted.”

Hebrews 4:9-10 “There remains therefore a rest (Gr. “sabbatismos” = keeping of the Sabbath) for the people of God. For he who has entered God’s rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His.” [Here Paul tells the legalistic Jews and modern legalists that they must accept the gift of eternal rest (symbolized by Sabbath rest) by ceasing from trying to obtain that eternal rest by their own works. Today, if we keep the Sabbath in order to gain salvation, we lie and commit a horrible sin because by keeping the Sabbath we should manifest that we have already accepted the gift of eternal rest by faith alone and that we ceased from trying to gain that rest (salvation) by good works.]

Hebrews 4:12 “For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart”.

Hebrews 4:15 “For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.”

Hebr 5:7-9 “During the days of his life on earth, Jesus offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him.”

Hebrews 5:12-14 “For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the elementary truths of God; Anyone who lives on milk, being still a baby, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.”

Hebrews 6:4-6 “For it is impossible for those who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, if they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open shame.”

Hebrews 6:7-8 “For the earth which drinks in the rain that often comes upon it, and bears herbs useful for those by whom it is cultivated, receives blessing from God; but if it bears thorns and briers, it is rejected and near to being cursed, whose end is to be burned.”‌

Hebrews 7:9-10 “Even Levi, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, so to speak, for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.”

Hebrews 7:25 “Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.”

Hebrews 8:1-2 “The main point of what we are saying is this: We have a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, and who serves in the sanctuary, the true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by a mere human being.”

Hebrews 8:10 “This is the covenant that I will make with my people after those days, says the LORD: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.”

Hebrews 9:23 “Therefore it was necessary that the copies of the things in the heavens should be purified with these (blood of animals), but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices (blood of Jesus) than these.”

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”.

Hebrews 10:3 “But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year.”

Hebrews 10:10 “By that will (God’s will), we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ, once for all.”

Hebrews 10:38-39 “But my righteous one will live by faith. And I take no pleasure in the one who shrinks back.”

Hebrews 11:24-26 “By faith Moses refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward.”

Hebrews 11:34 (talking about Samson and other heroes of faith): “Out of weakness were made strong.” (Samson’s weakness was blindness, lack of power, and slavery)

Hebrews 12:4 “In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.”

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1 PETER

1 Peter 1:18-19 “Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.”

1 Peter 2:9 “But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.”

1 Peter 2:24 “He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.”

1 Peter 3:15 “Always be prepared to answer everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.”

1 Peter 4:17 “For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?”

1 Peter 3:18 “For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit.”

1 Peter 5:8 “Be sober, be vigilant (be alert); because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.”

2 PETER

2 Peter 1:4 “By which (God’s goodness and power) have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust (evil desires).”

2 Peter 1:20-21 “No prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.”

JAMES

James 1:5-8 “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not expect that he will receive anything from the Lord; For he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.”

James 1:13-15 “Let no one say when he is tempted, I am tempted by God; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.”

James 2:10 “For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all.”

James 2:26 “For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.”

James 4:8 “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.”

James 4:17 “Therefore, to him who knows how to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.”

1 JOHN

1 John 1:7 “The blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sin.”

1 John 1:8-10 “If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make God a liar and his word is not in us.”

1 John 2:1 “My little children, I write to you, so that you may not sin. But, if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous. He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.”

1 John 2:16 “For everything in the world — the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life (Gr. “bios”) — comes not from the Father but from the world.”

1 John 3:1-2 “Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.“

1 John 4:3 “Every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist.”

1 John 4:7-10 “Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love… In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”

1 John 4:17 “Love has been perfected among us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.”

1 John 4:18 “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.”

1 John 5:4 “For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.”

1 John 5:11 “He who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son. And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.”

1 John 5:12 “He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.”

1 John 5:12-13 “These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.”‌

1 John 5:14 “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.”

1 John 5:16-18 (NAS) “If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask and God will for him give life to those who commit sin not leading to death. There is a sin leading to death; I do not say that he should make request for this. All unrighteousness is sin, and there is a sin not leading to death. We know that no one who is born of God sins; but He who was born of God keeps him, and the evil one does not touch him.”

JUDE

Jude 13 “For whom (false leaders) is reserved the blackness of darkness forever (eternal death).”

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REVELATION

Revelation 2:10 “Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, so that you will be tested. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life. Those who are victorious will not be harmed by the second death.”

Revelation 3:15-19 “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and you do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked. I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garment, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.”

NOTE: If “hot” is works of faith, and “cold” is works of the flesh, then “lukewarm” would be what kind of works? Works of law (legalism) (source). Jesus has to “vomit” all legalists because of Gal 3:10 and Gal 2:16.

“I asked the meaning of the shaking I had seen, and was shown that it would be caused by the … counsel … to the Laodiceans… Some will … rise up against it, and this will cause a shaking among God’s people.” Testimonies For The Church 1:181 (1857)

Revelation 3:20 “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me”

Revelation 5:4-6 “And I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a book written inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals. Then I saw a mighty angel saying with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the scroll and to open its seals? And no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the book, or to look at it. So I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open and read the book. But one of the elders said to me, ‘Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the book hand to loose its seven seals’. And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain.”

Revelation 7:13-17 “Then one of the elders said to me, These who are clothed in the white robes, who are they, and where have they come from? I said to him, My Lord, you know. And he said to me, These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. For this reason, they are before the throne of God… The Lamb will be their shepherd, and will guide them to springs of the water of life; and God will wipe every tear from their eyes.”

‌Revelation 11:19 “Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple.”

Revelation 12:11 “And they have overcome him (devil) by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony. And they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die (did not love their life even when faced with death).”

Revelation 12:17 “And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.” (Rev 19:10 explains what is the testimony of Jesus)

Revelation 13:15–17 “He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. He causes all … to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.”

Revelation 19:10 “For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy”.

Revelation 14:1-4 “Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they remained virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever he goes.”

Revelation 14:6-10 “Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth; to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people; saying with a loud voice, ‘Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water.’ And another angel followed, saying, ‘Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she has made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.’ Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, ‘If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, ‘he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation’.”

Revelation 14:12 “Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.”

Revelation 15:3 “They (144,000) sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb.”

Revelation 18:4 “And I heard another voice from heaven saying, ‘Come out of her (Babilon), my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues’.”

Revelation 19:7-8 “The wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride (His true church) has made herself ready. Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear. The fine linen stands for the righteous acts of God’s holy people“. NOTE: The fine linen (the wedding garment) which stands for the righteous deeds of the saints (imparted righteousness) “was given her to wear” (v. 8), which means that this imparted righteousness (sanctification) was received by the church from Christ by faith.

Revelation 19:10 “For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy”.

Revelation 20:6 “Blessed and holy are those who have part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years”. NOTE: The second (everlasting) death has no power over the believers because Christ out of agape love experienced that death on their behalf (Gal 3:13).

Revelation 20:12 “And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books.”

Revelation 21:1 “And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also, there was no more sea.”  

Revelation 21:4 “God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”

Revelation 21:8 “He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

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OLD TESTAMENT

GENESIS

Genesis 1:1-4 “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Then God said, Let there be light; and there was light.”

Genesis 1:27 “God created human beings in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.”

Genesis 1:29 “Then God said, I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.”

Genesis 2:1-3 “Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them, were finished. And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created.”

Genesis 2:7 “And the LORD God formed man (Heb. “Adam” = humankind) of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.”

Genesis 2:15 “The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.”

Genesis 3:15 “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”

Genesis 6:5 “The LORD saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.”

Genesis 15:6 “Abram believed the LORD, and He credited it to him as righteousness.”

EXODUS

Exodus 15:26 “If you listen carefully to the LORD your God and do what is right in His sight, listen to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”

Exodus 20 (10 Commandments):
1  And God spoke all these words, saying:
‌2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
‌3 I. “You shall have no other gods before Me.
‌4 II.“You shall not make for yourself a carved image… you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
‌7 III. “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
‌8 IV. “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and sanctified it.
‌12 V. “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
‌13 VI. “You shall not murder.
‌14 VII. “You shall not commit adultery.
‌15 VIII. “You shall not steal.
‌16 IX. “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
‌17 X. “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”
Exodus 31:13-17 “Above all, you shall keep my Sabbaths, for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I, the Lord, sanctify you. You shall keep the Sabbath, because it is holy for you. Everyone who profanes it shall be put to death. Whoever does any work on it, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day shall be put to death… It is a sign forever between me and the people of Israel that in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested.”

Exodus 32:31-32  “Moses went back to the LORD and said, oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made themselves gods of gold. But now, please forgive their sin—but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written.”

Numbers 14:34 “According to the number of the days in which you spied out the land, forty days, for each day you shall bear your guilt one year, namely forty years, and you shall know My rejection”.

DEUTERONOMY

Deuteronomy 5 (Sabbath Commandment repeated with different reason) “12 Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. 13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 14 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your animals, nor your stranger who is within your gates. 15 And remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm. Therefore, the Lord your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.”

Deuteronomy 20:3-4 “Hear, o Israel: Today you are on the verge of battle with your enemies. Do not be afraid, and do not be terrified because of them; for the Lord your God is He who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.”

Deuteronomy 21:22 “If a man has committed a sin deserving of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, his body shall not remain overnight on the tree, but you shall surely bury him that day, so that you do not defile the land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance; for he who is hanged is accursed of God.”

Deuteronomy 24:16 “Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall children be put to death for their fathers; a person shall be put to death for his own sin.”

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.”

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JOSHUA

Joshua 1:8 “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.”

2 CHRONICLES

2 Chronicles 7:14 “If my people, who are called by my name, humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”

2 Chronicles 20:15 “Thus says the Lord to you: ‘Do not be afraid… the battle is not yours but God’s, Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord!”

2 Chronicles 20:20 “Believe in the Lord your God, and you shall be established (upheld, strong); believe His prophets, and you shall prosper (will be successful).”

2 KINGS

2 Kings 22:14-20 (After King Josiah read the Book of the law found by Hilkiah the high priest in the house of the LORD, he sent Hilkiah and Shaphan (the scribe) to Huldah, the prophetess) “And Huldah said to them, ‘This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Tell the man who sent you that this is what the LORD says: I am about to bring calamity on this place and on its people, according to all the words of the book that the king of Judah has read, because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods … But as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, tell him: ‘As for the words that you heard, because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you, declares the LORD. Therefore, I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be buried in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place.’ So they brought her answer back to the king.”

ISAIAH

Isaiah 4:1 “In that day (before Christ’s return – John 16:22-23) seven women (Churches – Revelation 12:17) shall take hold of one man (Christ), saying, ‘We will eat our own bread (own interpretation of the Word of God – Matthew 4:4) and wear our own clothes (own righteousness, not Christ’s); Only let us be called by your name (Christians) to take away our reproach (accusation, blame, punishment)’.”

Isaiah 30:21 “Your ears will hear a word behind you, ‘This is the way, walk in it,” whenever you turn to the right or to the left’.”

Isaiah 33:15 (regarding watching movies with violence, evil, and death) “Those who walk righteously stop their ears from hearing about plots of bloodshed and shut their eyes from looking at evil.”

Isaiah 40:6-8 “All people are like grass, and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field… The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the Word of our God endures forever.”

Isaiah 40:27-31 “Why do you say, o Jacob, And speak, o Israel: My way is hidden from the Lord, and my just claim is passed over by my God? Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak. He increases strength. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall, but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”

Isaiah 41:10 “Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.”

Isaiah 43:1-4 “But now, this is what the Lord says—he who created you, Jacob, who formed you, Israel: ‘Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior … Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you‘.”

Isaiah 45:7 (King James Version) “I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.”

NOTE: Only KJV uses the word “evil”. Other translations use “calamity”. In Isiah 45:7 God seems to say, “I could have prevented it but allowed sin to appear in the perfect universe and develop so I accept the blame but only until the great day of judgement when every mouth will be shut”. On the great day of judgment, God will prove that there was no reason for sin to appear in the perfect universe, and that God couldn’t prevent it because He could do it only by depriving his creatures of the freedom of choice. On that day God, however, He will place the responsibility for introducing and developing sin on the head of Azazel (Lucifer).

Isaiah 52:7 “How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who proclaims peace, who brings glad tidings of good things, who proclaims salvation“.

Isaiah 53 “He was despised and rejected, a man of suffering, familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by Him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. He was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people he was punished.”

Isaiah 54:17 “No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you.”

Isaiah 55:2 “Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food.” (ESV)

NOTE: Our Creator who created and designed for us only fresh unrefined rich in nutrient plant foods is asking us here why we consume the white refined bread and other refined grains and foods that are deprived of nutrients and not able to satisfy the nutritional needs of our body and contribute to poor brain function, mental health problems, weak immunity and various chronic health issues. If we “listen diligently” to God’s Word and pray we get strength to eat only “what is good” and we “delight yourselves in rich (in nutrients) food” only.

Isaiah 55:8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.”

Isaiah 56:4-7 “For thus says the Lord: To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, who choose the things that please me and hold fast my covenant, I will give in my house an everlasting name that shall not be cut off. And the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord, to love the name of the Lord, everyone who keeps the Sabbath and does not profane it, and holds fast my covenant— these I will bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.”

Isaiah 58:13-14 “If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath and from doing as you please on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight and the Lord’s holy day honorable, and if you honor it by not going your own way and not doing as you please or speaking idle words, then you will find your joy in the Lord, and I will cause you to ride in triumph on the heights of the land and to feast on the inheritance of your father Jacob. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

Isaiah 63:16-17 “Yet You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O LORD, are our Father; our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.

Isaiah 66:23 “From new moon to new moon, and from Sabbath to Sabbath, all flesh shall come to worship before me, declares the Lord.” NOTE: All saved saints will worship God on every Sabbath throughout eternity.

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JEREMIAH

Jeremiah 1:5  “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart.”

Jeremiah 1:8 “Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.”

Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the thoughts that I have about you, declares the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of calamity, to give you a future and a hope. And you will call me and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me for you will search for me with all your heart.”

Jeremiah 30:17 “For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD.”

Jeremiah 31:3 “I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.”
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Jeremiah 31:31-34 “This is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people … For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.”

Jeremiah 33:3 “Call unto me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”

LAMENTATIONS

Lamentations 3:22-23 “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”

DANIEL

Daniel 6:10 “But when Daniel learned that the law had been signed, he went home and knelt down as usual in his upstairs room, with its windows open toward Jerusalem. He prayed three times a day, just as he had always done, giving thanks to his God.”

Daniel 7:22 “Until the Ancient of Days came, and a judgment was made in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom.”

Daniel 7:25 “He (little horn = papal Rome) shall speak pompous words against the Most High, Shall persecute the saints of the Most High, And shall intend to change times and law. Then the saints shall be given into his hand For a time and times and half a time.”

Daniel 8:14 “And he said to me, For two thousand three hundred days; then the sanctuary shall be cleansed.”

EZEKIEL

Ezekiel 4:6 “I assign you, a day for each year“.

Ezekiel 18:20 “The person who sins is the one who will die. The child will not be punished for the parent’s sins, and the parent will not be punished for the child’s sins. Righteous people will be rewarded for their own righteous behavior, and wicked people will be punished for their own wickedness.”

Ezekiel 33:11 “Say to them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! Why will  you die?’”

Ezekiel 37:1-14 “The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by the Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley that was full of dry bones … Then He said to me, ‘Son of man, can these bones live?‘ And I answered, ‘Lord GOD, You know.’ Again He said to me, ‘Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD: Behold, I am going to make breath enter you so that you may come to life. And I will attach tendons to you, cover you with flesh and skin, and put breath in you so that you may live; And you will know that I am the LORD.’ So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a rattling loud noise, and behold, the bones came together, bone to bone. And I looked, and behold, tendons were on them, and flesh grew and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them. Then He said to me, ‘Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, Come from the four winds, breath, and breathe on these slain, so that they come to life.’ So I prophesied as He commanded, and the breath entered them, and they came to life and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army. Then He said to me, ‘Son of man, these bones are the house of Israel. Behold, they say, Our bones are dried up and our hope has perished. We are completely cut off. Therefore, prophesy and say to them, This is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am going to open your graves and cause you to come up out of your graves, My people; and I will bring you into the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I opened your graves and make you to come up out of your graves, My people. And I will put My Spirit in you and you will come to life, and I will place you on your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken and done it,’ declares the LORD.”

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NAHUM

Nahum 1:9 “Affliction will not rise up a second time.” NOTE: Sin will never again appear in the perfect universe.

JOEL

Joel 2:1 “Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy hill. Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming. It is close at hand.”

Joel 2:12 “Even now, declares the LORD, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping and mourning. Tear your hearts, and not your garments; Return to the LORD your God, For He is compassionate and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness; And He relents from punishment.”

Joel 2:23 “Be glad then, you children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God; For He has given you the former rain faithfully (for your vindication), And He will cause the rain to come down for you— The former rain (in autumn, during sowing), And the latter rain (in spring during ripening) in the first month (as before).”

JONAH

Jonah 4:11 “And should I not pity that great city of Nineveh, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand—and also many animals?”

MICAH

Micah 6:8 “He has shown all you people what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”

Micah 5:2 “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to Me the One to be Ruler in Israel, whose goings forth are from everlasting (from the days of eternity – NAS).”

Micah 7:8-10 “Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light. Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the indignation of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness. Then my enemy will see and will be covered with shame.”

Micah 7:18 “Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance— who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea. You will show faithfulness to Jacob and loving devotion to Abraham, as You swore to our fathers from the days of old.”

PROVERBS

Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not rely on your own understanding; In all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil. It will bring health to your body and strength to your bones.”

Proverbs 6:6 “Go to the ant, you lazy one (slaggerd). Observe its ways and be wise.”

Proverbs 6:16-19 “These six things the Lord hates, yes, seven are an abomination to Him: A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood, A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil, A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren.”

Proverbs 8:13 “To fear the Lord is to hate evil”.

Proverbs 10:19 “When there are many words, wrongdoing is unavoidable, But one who restrains his lips is wise.”

Proverbs 11:14 “Where there is no guidance, the people fall, but with many counsellors there is victory.”

Proverbs 14:12 “There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.” (Mat 7:13-14)

Proverbs 14:28 “In a multitude of people is a king’s (pastor’s) glory, But in the lack of people is the downfall of a prince (pastor).”

Proverbs 14:30 “A peaceful (calm) heart (mind) leads to a healthy body; but jealousy is like cancer in the bones.” (New Living Translation)

Proverbs 15:1 “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”

Proverbs 15:3 “The eyes of the LORD are in every place, Watching the evil and the good.”

Proverbs 15:22 “Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.”

Proverbs 16:7 “When man’s life pleases the LORD, even his enemies are at peace with him.”

Proverbs 16:31 “Gray hair is a crown of glory, (if) it is gained in a righteous life.”

Proverbs 16:32 “He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.” “Better to be patient than powerful; better to have self-control than to conquer a city.”

Proverbs 17:22 “A joyful heart is good medicine, But a broken spirit dries up the bones.” Polish translation: “A joyful heart is the best medicine, But a broken spirit dries up the bones.”

Proverbs 17:28 “Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent.”

Proverbs 18:10 “The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.”

Proverbs 18:13 (Message) “Answering before listening is stupid and rude.”

Proverbs 18:14 “The human spirit can endure in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?”

Proverbs 19:18 “Discipline your children while there is hope. Otherwise, you will ruin their lives.”

Proverbs 20:13 “If you love sleep, you will end in poverty. Keep your eyes open, and there will be plenty to eat!”

Proverbs 21:18 “It is better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome (contentious) and irritating woman.”

Proverbs 21:19 “It’s better to live alone in the desert than with a quarrelsome, complaining wife.”

Proverbs 23:9 “Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, For he will despise the wisdom of your words.”

Proverbs 27:15 “A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping of a leaky roof in a rainy day.”

Proverbs 28:13 “He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.”

Proverbs 31:1 “A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies… ‘Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.’ Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fading, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Honor her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate”.

Proverbs 18:10 “The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe”

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ECCLESIASTES

Ecclesiastes 4:11 “If two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?”

Ecclesiastes 4:12 “A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.”

Ecclesiastes 5:1 “Guard your steps when you go to the house of God, and go near to listen.”

Ecclesiastes 5:3 “A dream comes when there are many cares.”

Ecclesiastes 5:12 “People who work hard sleep well, whether they eat little or much.”

Ecclesiastes 7:2 “It is better to go to a house of mourning (funeral house) than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of everyone. The living should take this to heart.”

Ecclesiastes 7:5 “It is better to heed the rebuke of a wise person than to listen to the song of fools (or “foolish songs”).

Ecclesiastes 7:16 “Do not be overrighteous, neither be overwise—why destroy yourself?”

Ecclesiastes 9:5 “For the living know that they will die; But the dead know nothing.”‌

Ecclesiastes 12:7 (After we die) “The dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 “Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind. For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.” (2 Cor 5:10)

PSALMS

Psalm 4:8 “In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, o Lord, make me dwell in safety.”

Psalm 22

(Prophetic reflection of the thoughts and sufferings of dying Saviour)

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from saving me,
so far from my cries of anguish?
My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,
by night, but I find no rest.

In you our ancestors put their trust;
they trusted and you delivered them.
To you they cried out and were saved…

But I am a worm and not a man,
scorned by everyone, despised by the people.
All who see me mock me;
they hurl insults, shaking their heads.
‘He trusts in the Lord,
let the Lord rescue him.
Let him deliver him,
since he delights in him.

You brought me out of the womb;
you made me trust in you, even at my mother’s breast.
From birth, I was cast on you;
from my mother’s womb, you have been my God.

Do not be far from me,
for trouble is near
and there is no one to help.

Many bulls surround me.
Roaring lions that tear their prey
open their mouths wide against me.
I am poured out like water,
and all my bones are out of joint.
My heart has turned to wax;
it has melted within me.
My mouth is dried up like a potsherd (sunbaked clay),
and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;
you lay me in the dust of death.

Dogs surround me,
a pack of villains encircles me;
they pierce my hands and my feet.
All my bones are on display (I can count all My bones);
people look and stare at me.
They divide my clothes among them
And for My clothing they cast lots.

But you, Lord, do not be far from me.
You are my strength; come quickly to help me.
Deliver me from the sword,
my precious life from the power of the dogs (dog).
Rescue me from the mouth of the lions.

I will declare your name to my people;
in the assembly, I will praise you.
You who fear the Lord, praise him!
For he has not despised or scorned
the suffering of the afflicted one;
he has not hidden his face from him
but has listened to his cry for help…”

Psalm 22 by Isaac Watts

Now let our mournful songs record
The dying sorrows of our Lord,
When he complained in tears and blood,
As one forsaken of his God.

The Jews beheld him thus forlorn (oppressed),
And shake their heads, and laugh in scorn:
“He rescued others from the grave;
Now let him try himself to save.

“This is the man did once pretend
God was his Father and his Friend
If God the blessed loved him so,
Why does he fail to help him now?”

Heartless people! cruel priests!
How they stood round like savage beasts!
Like lions gaping to devour,
When God had left him in their power.

They wound his head, his hands, and feet,
Till streams of blood each other meet;
By lot his garments they divide,
And mock the anguish in which he died.

But God, his Father, heard his cry;
Raised from the dead, he reigns on high,
The nations learn his righteousness,
And humble sinners taste his grace.‌

Psalm 23 

The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.
He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.

Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
My cup runs over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.

Psalm 40

I waited patiently for the Lord;
he turned to me and heard my cry.
He brought me up out of a horrible pit,
out of the mud and mire;
he set my feet on a rock
and established my steps.
He put a new song in my mouth,
a hymn of praise to our God.

Sacrifice and offering you did not desire;
burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not require.
Then I said, ‘Here I am, I have come –
it is written about me in the scroll.
I desire to do your will, my God;
your law is within my heart.’

Troubles without number surround me;
my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see.
They are more than the hairs of my head,
and my heart fails within me.

Psalms 32:8 “I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.”

Psalm 34:18 “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted”.

Psalm 103:2-3 “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases.”

Psalm 50:15 “Call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”

Psalm 51:5 “Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.”

Psalm 58:3 “The wicked are estranged from the womb; They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.” Psalm 58:3 “Even from birth the wicked go astray; from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies.”

Psalm 91:1-14 “Whoever goes to the Lord for safety, whoever remains under the protection of the Almighty, can say to him, ‘You are my defender and protector. You are my God; in you I trust.’ He will keep you safe from all hidden dangers and from all deadly diseases. He will cover you with his wings; you will be safe in his care; his faithfulness will protect and not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.”

Psalms 96:2 “Sing to the LORD, bless His name; Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day“.

Psalms 100 “Make a joyful shout to the LORD, all you lands! Serve the LORD with gladness; Come before His presence with singing. Know that the LORD, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. For the LORD is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations.”

Psalm 103:2-5 “Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits— who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”

Psalm 121:1-2 “I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.”

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HOSEA 

Hosea 6:1-6: “Come, let us return to the LORD; For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds. After two days He will revive us; On the third day He will raise us up that we may live in His presence.  So let’s press on to know the LORD. His appearance is as sure as the rising sun; and He will come to us like the rain, like the latter and former rain. O Ephraim, what shall I do to you? What can I do with you, Judah? For your faithfulness is like a morning cloud, And like the early dew it goes away. Therefore, I cut you in pieces with my prophets, I killed you with the words of my mouth—then my judgments go forth like the sun. For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, And the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.”

Hosea 12:3-6 “In the womb, Jacob grasped his brother’s heel. As a man, he wrestled with God … and overcame as he wept and begged for God’s favour. He found Him at Bethel and talked with Him there, the Lord God Almighty, the Lord is His name! But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and wait for your God always.”

JOEL

Joel 2:12-13 “Now, says the LORD, Turn to Me with all your heart, With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning. Tear your heart and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity.”

ZECHARIAH

Zechariah 3:1-4 “Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. The Lord said to Satan, ‘The Lord rebuke you, Satan! … Is this not a brand plucked from the fire? Remove the filthy garments from him. See, I have taken your iniquity away from you and will clothe you with white robes‘.”

Zechariah 12:1 “The Lord … forms the human spirit within a person.” (NKJV) “The Lord … forms the spirit of man within him.” (NASB)

1 Corinthians 2:11

MALACHI

Malachi 3:10 “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this, says the LORD Almighty, and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.”

Malachi 4:2 “But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.”

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