Revelation 17:24, “They will are war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is the Lord of lords an King of kings…” The understated simplicity of this verse is beautiful to consider. John is writing about nothing less than the culminating manifestation of worldly opposition to God, embodied in the […]
Psalm 29:5,8,9-10, “The voice of YHWH breaks the cedars…The voice of YHWH shakes the wilderness…and in his temple, all cry, ‘Glory!’ YHWH sits enthroned as king forever.” . Matthew 27:50-51, “Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up His spirit….And the earth shook.” The voice of YHWH thunders with greatest majesty on
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Revelation 7:17, “…the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” In this text, John brings together three great truths about Jesus. He is: 1) the Divine King — John tells us
Isaiah 49:10, “…they shall not hunger or thirst, neither scorching wind nor sun shall strike them, for he who has pity on them will lead them, and by springs of water will guide them.” And the one who leads us has pity on us because He is one of us (Revelation 7:17, the Lamb is
“There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High. God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved; God will help her when morning dawns.” – Psalm 46:4 And that City is the Bride of Christ (Ps.45:13-15; Rev. 21:2, 22:1-2). It’s interesting
John 17:22-23, “The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you
Revelation 1:5, “…Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings on earth.” Faithful Witness – Crucifixion Firstborn of the Dead – Resurrection Ruler of the Kings – Ascension And this is the one who loves us and freed us from our sins by His blood.
Jude 24-25, “Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.”
Exodus 28:29, “So [the high priest] shall bear the names of the sons of Israel in the breastpiece of judgment on his heart, when he goes into the Holy Place, to bring them to regular remembrance before the LORD.” Hebrews 8:1, “We have such a high priest…”
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Matthew 17:7, “Rise, and have no fear.” Whenever spoken by Holy God to Sinful Man, these are blood-bought words.
John 20:19-20, “Peace be with you.” When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side; His wounds, our peace.
1 Corinthians 15:55, “O death, where is your victory?” Our eyes will open after death on the One who bore away its sting.
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Isaiah 25:8, “He will swallow up death forever, and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces.”
2 Corinthians 4:16, “So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.”
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Luke 7:48-50, “And he said to her, ‘Your sins are forgiven.’ Then those who were at table with him began to say among themselves, ‘Who is this, who even forgives sins?’ And he said to the woman, ‘Your faith has saved you; go in peace.’” Because Mary’s Child was not aborted, there is lavish forgiveness for those whose
Revelation 22:13, “I am the Alpha and the Omega The First and the Last The Beginning and the End.” – Jesus Christ
Psalm 56:9, “This I know, that God is for me.” We cannot say this without out seeing His wounds, also for us…
Revelation 5:6, “…I saw a Lamb standing, as though it hand been slain” The wounds of death drawn into the Beatific vision.
Job 18:14, “He is torn from the tent in which he trusted and is brought to the King of Terrors” Without Christ, supreme Beauty is supreme Terror.
