"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life. "

--John 3:16

"Be patient then, brothers, until the Lord's coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord's coming is near."

-James 5: 7,8

"For I know the plans I have for you." declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you, and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

--Jeremiah 29:11

"For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Will you then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, you shall have praise of the same."

-Romans 13:3

"To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven."

-Ecclesiastes 3:1

"The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God...For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' made light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ."

--2 Corinthians 4:4, 6

"There's a way that seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death."

--Proverbs 16:25

"Jesus said to them, 'My food is to do the will of Him who sent me, and to finish His work.'"

--John 4:34

"Do not deceive yourselves. If any one of you thinks he is wise in this world, let him become a fool so he may be wise."

--1Corinthinians: 3:18

"Praise the Lord with guitar: sing to him with the harp, and an instrument of ten strings. Sing to him a new song, play skillfully, and shout a joyful noise. For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth. The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love. By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth. He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap: he lays up the depth in storehouses. Let all the inhabitants of earth stand in awe of him; let all the people of the world revere him. For he spoke, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast. The Lord foils the plans of the heathen: he makes the devices of the people of none effect. The counsel of the Lord stands firm forever, the thoughts of his heart is to all generations. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he chose for his own inheritance."

--Psalm 33: 2-12

"In Ephesus, Paul said to them, 'John's baptism was a baptism of repentance.' He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus. On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Ghost came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied. They were about twelve men in all. Paul entered the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively the things concerning the kingdom of God. But some of them became obstinate; they refused to believe and publicly spoke evil. So Paul left them. He took the disciples with him and had discussions daily in the lecture hall. This went on for two years, so that all the Jews and Gentiles who lived in the province of Asia heard the word of the Lord. God did special extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul: using handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him and were taken to the sick, and their diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them."

--Acts 19:4-12

"And, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven.

Behold thy King come unto thee. He is triumphant and victorious, lowly and riding upon an ass."

--Daniel 7:13; Zechariah 9:9 *Early Rabbinical Writings

"Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"

"'The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and raised to life the third day.' Then he said to them all: 'If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. For whosoever shall save his life shall lose it, but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, shall save it. What advantage is it for a man to gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?'"

"And he said to them, 'Go tell that fox, Behold I will drive out demons and heal people today and tomorrow, and the third day I shall reach my goal.'"

"And he said to them, 'This is what I told you while I was with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written in the law of Moses, in the prophets and in the psalms, concerning me.' Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. He told them. 'This is what is written: That Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day: and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. Ye are witnesses of these things. And, behold, I send the promise of my father upon you: tarry ye in the city, until ye be endued with power from on high.'"

--Luke 9:22-25; 13:32; 24:44-49

"For out of Jerusalem will come a remnant, and out of Mount Zion, a band of survivors. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this. Therefore, this is what the Lord says concerning the king of Assyria: 'He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow here. He will not come before it with shield or build a siege ramp against it. By the way that he came he will return; he will not enter this city,' declares the Lord. 'I will defend this city and save it, for my sake and for the sake of David my servant!'."

--Isaiah 37: 32-35

"He was driving out a devil which was dumb.; and when the devil had come out, the dumb man began to speak. The people were astonished, but some of them said, 'It is by Beelzebub prince of devils that he drives the devils out.' Others, by way of a test, demanded of him a sign from heaven. But he knew what was in their minds, and said, 'Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and a house divided against a house falls. Equally if Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub. If it is by Beelzebub that I cast out devils, by whom do your own people cast them out? If this is your argument, they themselves will refute you. But if it is by the finger of God that I drive out the devils, then be sure the kingdom of God has already come upon you. When a strong man fully armed is on guard over his castle his possessions are safe. But when someone stronger comes upon him and overpowers him, he carries off the arms and armor on which the man had relied and divides the plunder. He is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.' "

--Luke 11: 14-23; Mark 3:20-27; Matthew 12: 22-30

"Listen to me my people; and give ear to me, O my nation: for the law that shall proceed from me; my justice will become a light to the nations. My righteousness draws near; my salvation is gone forth, and my arms shall judge the people. The islands will look to me and wait in hope for my arm they shall trust."

--Isaiah 51: 4-5

"Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes to the Father, except through me...If you love me, you will obey what I command. And I will ask the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, to be with you forever; Even the Spirit of truth whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. For you know him, for he lives with you and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, ye also shall live. On that day you will realize I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me: and he that loves me shall be loved of my Father, and I too will love him and manifest myself to him.' "

--John 14: 6, 15-21

"God said to Abraham, Do not be so distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you, hearken to her voice, because it is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned. I will make the son of your maidservant into a nation also, because he is your seed."

--Genesis 21:12,13

"No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwells in us, and his love is made complete in us. Hereby we know that we live in him, and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world. Whoever shall acknowledge that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them, and they in God, so we know and believe the love God has towards us. God is love, and whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them."

--1 John 4:12-16

"During the night, the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven and said, Blessed be the name of God forever: for wisdom and might are his: And he changes the times and the seasons; he sets up kings and deposes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him. I thank and praise you, O God of my fathers: You have given me wisdom and might, you have made known to me what we have asked of you, and you have now made known to us the king's dream."

--Daniel 2: 19-23

"That day, in the evening, he said to them, 'Let us cross over to the other side of the lake.' And they launched forth. They left the crowd and took him with them in the boat where he had been sitting; and there were little ships accompanying them. There arose a great tempest, and the waves broke over the boat until it was all but swamped. Now he was in the stern asleep on a pillow; they roused him and said, 'Master we are sinking! Do you not care?' He stood up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, 'Peace, be still!' The wind ceased and there was a dead calm. He said to them, 'Why are you fearful? Have you no faith, even now?' They were awestruck, and marveled to one another, saying 'What manner of man is this, whom even the wind and sea obey?'"

--Matthew 8: 23-27; Mark 4: 35-41; Luke 8: 22-25

"He makes wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear, he burns the shields with fire. Be still, and know that I am God, I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth."

--Psalm 46:9, 10

"Listen to me, O house of Jacob, all you who remain of the house of Israel, you whom I have upheld since you were conceived, and have carried since your birth. Even to your old age and gray hairs, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will deliver you, and I will rescue you. To whom will you compare me or count me equal? To whom will you liken me that we may be compared? Some pour out gold from their bags and weigh out silver on the scales; they hire a goldsmith to make it into a god, and they bow down and worship it. They lift it to their shoulders and carry it; they set it up in its place, and there it stands. From that spot it cannot move. Though one cries out to it, it does not answer; it cannot save them from their troubles. Remember this, fix it in mind, take it to heart, you rebels. Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say: my counsel shall stand."

--Isaiah 46: 3-10

"Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with your free spirit and sustain me. Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will turn back to you. Deliver me from guilt, O God, the God who saves me, and my tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness."

--Psalm 51: 10-14

"And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace to the heathen: his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth."

--Zechariah 9:10

"For whatsoever things were written in the past was to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope."

--Romans 15:4

"And the children of the Levites carried the ark of God, with the poles upon their shoulders, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the Lord. David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers of joyful songs, a choir accompanied with instruments of music: lyres, harps, horns, flutes, zithers and pipes, and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up their voice with joy."

--1 Chronicles 15: 15,16

"Who has believed our message and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? He grew up before him like a tender plant, and like a root out of dry ground: he had no comeliness or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. He is despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows and familiar with suffering: like one from whom men hide their faces; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he has borne our grief and carried our sorrows: yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and by his wounds we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; each of us has turned to his own way; and the Lord 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 her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people he was stricken. He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth. Yet it pleases the Lord, it is his will, to cause him to suffer, and though the Lord makes his life a guilt offering, he shall see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge my righteous servant shall justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. Therefore I shall give him a portion among the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out his life unto death: and was numbered with the transgressors; for he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors."

-Isaiah 53

"I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day Jesus comes. It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart....and this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ - to the glory and praise of God."

--Philippians 1: 3-7, 9-11

"See I will send you the prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of their children to their fathers..."

--Malachi 4: 5.6

"If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature; old things are passed away; behold, all things are, become new."

--2Cor 5:17

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